Chapter 402

Jack's almost furious tone ( with King's Aura) startled Ushio turned his head back. "Oh, then it's alright..."

But just as Ushio looked out the window, a flash of light caught his attention. "What's that?"

He looked closely and saw a fireball shooting towards the helicopter. He immediately exclaimed, "Oh no!!"

Just as everyone was wondering what was happening, the dragon seals on the arms of all the dragon-marked individuals suddenly lit up.

Before they could react, the red energy rapidly expanded and created a barrier around the helicopter. The next second, a violent roar resounded outside the barrier.

Boom--!!!

"Waaaaah--!!!"

"What happened?!"

"It's an attack!"

"Could it be Dark Signer?"

After the firelight subsided, Yusei immediately looked out the window and saw a figure draped in a black robe standing on the ruins.

So Yusei grabbed Ushio's shoulder and ordered, "The enemy has appeared. Let's land here!"

"Huh? Shouldn't we be retreating first?"

Honestly, that attack just now really terrified Ushio; if it weren't for the Red Dragon's power, he probably would have crashed.

"It's no use, the enemy won't let us go, we might as well face them directly."

Shade: "Please land, Inspector Ushio."

"I see..."

Since his sweetheart had said so, Ushio couldn't appear too weak, so he followed Yusei's instructions and landed the helicopter.

A short while later, the helicopter landed not far from the figure.

After seeing Yusei and the others disembark, the man spoke in a flippant tone, "Ha~, I didn't expect the Red Dragon to protect you guys. I thought I could kill you with that [fireball] just now. What a pity~!"

"That voice... could it be...!?" Qiu's pupils contracted upon hearing the voice. She had heard that man's voice countless times; she knew it all too well.

Yusei raised his Duel Disk, staring warily at the man before him. "Divine, is that you?!"

"Hmph hmph hmph~, I've missed you so much after just one day apart, Autumn and... Yusei Fudo!"

The man pulled back his hood, revealing Divine's repulsive face, his hairstyle still outrageous, and his eyes now dyed black.

Qiu: "Divine, you've clearly been bound to the Earthbound God..."

Divine said coldly, "That's right, that's why I've come back for revenge, especially on you, Yusei Fudo!!"

He practically yelled it out by the end; if Yusei hadn't exposed him that day, he could still be living a carefree life.

Jack scoffed, "Hmph~, Yusei's enemy? Step back, all of you..."

Aki: "Be careful, Yusei."

Yusei nodded. "Mm."

After leaving the battlefield to Yusei inserted his deck into the Duel Disk and randomly said, "Enough talk, let's duel!"

Yusei might hesitate when facing Kiryu, but against a pure villain like Divine, there's no need for further words; just crush him!

"Heh heh heh heh~ Don't think that I'm completely different now that I've gained new power, just like I was the day before yesterday!"

Divine raised his right arm, and the hummingbird-shaped mark on his right arm suddenly generated an invisible wave, with purple flames rapidly rising around it until it formed a giant painting that surrounded everyone.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Divine: LP4000]

Once the duel began, Yusei decisively seized the initiative without hesitation.

"I'll go first, draw a card!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 5 → 6]

After quickly scanning his hand, Yusei quickly came up with a plan. He then immediately placed a card into his Spell & Trap Zone. "I'll activate the Continuous Spell [Synchro Chase] first."

"Then, if you have no monsters on your field, Special Summon [Junk Forward] from your hand, and then Summon the Tuner monster [Nitro Synchron]."

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 6 → 3]

Without any hesitation, Yusei played three cards and then shouted, "I'm using a Level 3 [Junk Forward] to level up my Level 2 [Nitro Synchron]!"

"Come forth, wounded warrior! Synchro Summon, [Scars Warrior]!"

In an instant, a bright green light shone, and an indomitable warrior covered in wounds landed on the Yusei Arena. His right arm was tightly bound with bandages, along with the sword blade.

At the same time, Yusei pointed to the Continuous Spell beside him and continued, "At this moment, because I Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster with '[Warrior]' in its name, I Special Summoned one of the Material Monsters used in this Synchro Summon in Defense Position based on the effect of [Synchro Chase], and Special Summoned [Nitro Synchron] from my Graveyard!"

"Then the level 5 [Scars Warrior] will use its star level to adjust the level 2 [Nitro Synchron]!"

"May our gathered prayers become a new force, a path that shines with light!"

"Synchro Summon! Burn, [Nitro Warrior]!"

[Nitro Warrior: Attack Power 2800]

Chapter Sixty Necroid Synchro

After the Big-Butt Warrior was brought onto the field, Yusei immediately drew a card from the top of his deck, saying, "Due to the effect of [Nitro Synchron], draw one card from your deck."

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 4]

"Hmph~, Cost Down of summoning, huh? Typical of you, you hateful guy..." Divine scoffed, "But that level of Synchro Monster can't beat my current deck!"

"..." Ignoring his opponent's inexplicable confidence, Yusei played a Spell Card with no clear meaning. "I activate the Spell Card [Necroid Synchro] from my hand!"

"By banishing one Tuner monster and up to two non-Tuner monsters from your Graveyard, you can Synchro Summon a [Stardust] Synchro Monster with the same total Level, except that the effects of the monsters Special Summoned by this effect are negated."

This effect can completely ignore the material requirements; to paraphrase a certain popular saying, "The king's synchronization must be capricious!"

"Therefore, I used a level 3 [Junk Forward] and a level 5 [Scars Warrior] to upgrade the level 2 [Nitro Synchron]!"

"Let the gathered power reside in the iron fist, transforming into the will to shatter steel! Let it become a path of radiant light!"

"Synchro Summon! Manifest, [Stardust Warrior]!"

As soon as Yusei finished speaking, a thick pillar of light suddenly rose up, and a steel giant in the shape of a Stardust Dragon solidified in front of him.

[Stardust Warrior: Attack Power 3000]

Seeing this, Ryuuga exclaimed excitedly, "Excellent! Now Yusei has two powerful Synchro Monsters on his field!"

Aki: "Although [Stardust Warrior]'s effect is very powerful, monsters Special Summoned via [Necroid Synchro] are nullified. Synchro monsters summoned in this way only have pure ATK. Is that really enough?"

Jack crossed his arms and sneered, "Hmph~, Yusei's every move is carefully considered; he definitely has his plans. Just keep watching and you'll see."

That's right. Although Stardust Warrior's effect is negated and it doesn't use regular materials, it was still summoned through a regular Synchro Summon, so this card currently has no revival restriction.

So Yusei set two more cards to the back row, "I'll set two more cards face down, end of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 1]

"Hehehe~, is the formation finally complete? Now it's my turn... my turn!"

[Divine's hand cards: 5→6]

The moment Divine drew his card, Yusei decisively pressed a button on his Duel Disk and shouted, "Activate the Continuous Trap [Stardust Blessing] at this very moment!"

"Um?"

Seeing that Yusei had played his face-down card but hadn't made any further moves, Divine began his turn's action. "I summon the Tuner monster [Psychic Wheelman] from my hand."

As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a burst of light appeared, and a Lucky Wheel (not really) suddenly materialized on the field.

"And if you control a Level 3 monster other than [Psychic Tracker], you can Special Summon [Psychic Tracker] from your hand in Defense Position."

[Divine's hand: 6 → 4]

The instant he played his second monster card, Yusei immediately raised his hand and shouted, "When this monster is Special Summoned, the monster effect of [Stardust Warrior] activates. By Tributing this card, negate that Special Summon!"

Divine thought it was something serious, but upon hearing the effect, he immediately burst into laughter. "Hahaha~, are you stupid? That effect is indeed terrifying, but don't forget that due to the effect of [Necroid Synchro], the effect of [Stardust Warrior] is nullified, a complete waste of your ace monster!"

"So what?"

"What?!"

At that moment, Yusei pointed to the Trap Card beside him and said, "At this instant, the effect of the Continuous Trap [Stardust Blessing] activates!"

"Once per turn, if a [Stardust] Synchro Monster you control activates its effect by Tributing itself, you can Special Summon that monster back. Your opponent cannot activate any effect in response to this, and if Special Summoned in Attack Position, that monster cannot be destroyed by battle."

"What did you say?!"

"Awaken, [Stardust Warrior]!"

With a flash of light, the Stardust Warrior reappeared.

Ryuuga: "Sigh! The [Stardust Warrior] summoned using [Stardust Blessing] won't be destroyed in battle!"

Jack shook his head and analyzed, "Wrong, Yusei's purpose isn't that... If a monster whose effect is negated leaves the field and then returns, its effect will be refreshed..."

Ryuusei continued, "In this way, the [Stardust Warrior] effect can be activated again, and the effect will no longer be invalid."

Aki nodded. "That's right. Yusei specifically targeted this moment to refresh the effect, all to prevent Divine from using Synchro Summon."

"What an amazing combination! As expected of Yusei!"

"Tch!" Divine clicked his tongue in annoyance. "You dared to give me such a troublesome monster, but don't think I can't do anything about it!"

"Let me show you my newly acquired power..." He then pushed his palm forward and raised his voice, "I'm using a level three [Psychic Tracker] to adjust the star level of a level three [Psychic Wheelman]!"

"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Super Psychic Equalizer]!"

In an instant, the light of synchronization rose, and then a silver robot with two large wheels attached to its two legs landed on the Divine field.

[Super Psychic Equalizer: Attack Power 2000]

Then Divine burst into unrestrained laughter. "Hahahaha~, the effect of [Super Psychic Equalizer] is that monsters on the field cannot attack if their ATK is lower than this card, and cannot activate their effects if their ATK is higher than this card!"

"Hey! What are you going to do? Should we take this opportunity to disable this guy's Synchro Summon, Yusei Fudo?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Yusei gritted his teeth and immediately made a decision. "Then I will activate the effect of [Stardust Warrior] once again, by releasing myself and negating the special summon of [Super Psychic Equalizer]!"

Bang! Bang!

In the blink of an eye, the two Synchro Monsters turned into stardust and disappeared from the field.

"That's it, that's all you can do!" Divine licked his lips and grinned wickedly. "Thanks to you destroying [Super Psychic Equalizer], I can activate its other effect."

"Really!"

"If [Super Psychic Equalizer] is destroyed by the opponent and sent to the Graveyard, add one Tuner monster of the same Type and Attribute and one non-Tuner monster from the Graveyard to your hand. The monsters that return to your hand are [Psychic Wheelman] and [Psychic Tracker]."

[Divine's hand: 4 → 6]

Chapter Sixty-One: Overload Demon

"You still have a high-level monster with 2800 ATK on your field, and I've already Normal Summon a monster this turn. Do you think I can't do anything?" Divine stared at the calm Yusei and sneered.

'No, I don't think so...'

Yusei glanced at the other person coldly, but did not respond.

Seeing that Yusei didn't react, Divine took it as a tacit Yusei and continued, "Hmph, how naive! My true power is much more than that... Activate the Field Spell [Brain Research Institute] from my hand!"

Swish!

As Divine added a card from his hand to the field's card slot, the surrounding environment quickly transformed into a dark research institute, with a culture tank containing a head standing in the center.

"As long as [Brain Research Institute] is on the field, both players may summon one additional Psychic-Type monster in addition to the Normal Summon. Each time a monster is summoned using this method, a Psychic Counter shall be placed."

As he spoke, Divine slammed a monster card he had retrieved onto the Duel Disk.

"I summon [Psychic Tracker]."

[Brain Research Institute: Psychic Counter 0→1]

"Furthermore, [Psychic Wheelman] has the same effect as [Psychic Tracker]: if a Level 3 monster other than itself is present, it can be Special Summoned from your hand in Defense Position."

He then played another Spell Card, "It's not over yet. I'll activate Quick-Play Spell [Emergency Teleport] from my hand and Special Summon another [Psychic Tracker] through its effect."

[Divine's hand: 6 → 2]

In the blink of an eye, three monsters appeared on his field in succession, and his emotions gradually became more and more excited.