Chapter 406
"What?!"
Just then, Yusei suddenly shouted, "At this moment, the monster effect of [Junk Guardian] activates!"
"Once per turn, you can choose one monster your opponent controls and change its battle position."
"What did you say?!"
Before 'Kiryu' could react, Hundred-Eyes Dragon uncontrollably switched to a defensive stance.
"Tch, a Synchro Monster specifically targeting me?" 'Kiryu' clicked its tongue in displeasure.
This effect is clearly designed specifically to counter Earthbound God. Although Earthbound God are unaffected by Spell & Trap effects, they still have to accept Earthbound God effects. The strength of Earthbound God lies in their ability to attack directly, but Junk Guardian can simply block their attacks with a single card.
Chapter Sixty-Eight Underworld Combination
'Kiryu's' expression was somewhat ferocious at this moment, "But my turn is not over yet, the terror of the unarmed combination is not just to this extent..."
"[Hundred-Eyes Dragon]'s effect activates. This time, I'll use the effect of [Infernity Necromancer] from my Graveyard. Once per turn, when my hand is empty, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Infernal] monster sleeping in my Graveyard. Then, Special Summon [Infernity Demon] in Attack Position!"
[Infernity Demon: Attack Power 1800]
"[Infernity Demon]'s effect activates: When this card is Special Summoned with zero cards in hand, you can add one [Infernal] card from your Deck to your hand, and add [Infernity Barrier] to your hand..."
After searching for a Trap Card, 'Kiryu' immediately sets it face-down. "Set another card face-down, end of turn."
"Infernity Barrier..." Yusei narrowed his eyes slightly.
This is a counter trap card from the Infernal faction with a three-color counter effect. It seems the opponent intends to use this card to remove Junk Guardian. Counter traps can only be chained with other counter traps, and Yusei has no way to counter it, so he can only force this card out of the way early...
"My turn!"
(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC3)
Yusei quickly decided which card to play. "When you control a monster with '[Junk]' in its name, you can Special Summon 'Junk Servant' from your hand."
His gaze then shifted downwards. "Then I activate the effect of [Lefty Saber] from the graveyard, banishing this card from the Yugi and adding another [Righty Saber] to my hand from the deck."
"I summon [Righty Saber] again, and Special Summon a second [Lefty Saber] from my Deck in Defense Position."
"Then I used a level 4 [Junk Servant] to adjust the star level of a level 1 [Righty Saber]!"
Once the four stars synchronized with the power of the Synchronization Ring, they instantly transformed into dazzling brilliance.
"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Jet Warrior]!"
The next moment, a jet-powered, jet-engineered, black steel warrior flew in at breakneck speed.
[Jet Warrior: Attack Power 2100]
"At this moment, the monster effect of [Jet Warrior] activates. When this card is successfully Synchro Summon, you can return one card from your opponent's field to their hand, and return [Hundred-Eyes Dragon] to your hand."
"Whispering sound!"
Although Hundred-Eyes Dragon is Dark Synchro Monster and not a regular Synchro Monster, it is still summoned from the Extra Deck. Once hit by an effect that bounces it back to the hand, it will return to the Extra Deck.
Left with no other choice, 'Kiryu' had to reveal his face-down card. "Activate Counter Trap [Infernity Barrier]: If you control Attack Position monster with 'Infernal Flame' in its name and you have zero cards in your hand, you can negate and destroy your opponent's monster effects, Spell Cards, and Trap Card activations!"
After completing its mission, the Jet Warrior exploded into countless fragments with a loud bang.
Of course, defense alone isn't enough to defeat the enemy, so Yusei continued his maneuver, "I activate another effect of [Jet Warrior] from my Graveyard. By Tributing one Level 2 or lower monster on my field, this card can be Special Summoned from my Graveyard in Defense Position. I release [Lefty Saber]... Come back, [Jet Warrior]!"
"It's not over yet..." Yusei then pressed a button on the Duel Disk: "Activate Continuous Trap [Angel Ascension Technique], Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower monster from your Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level [Righty Saber] from your Graveyard."
Now I have enough Synchro Materials on the Yusei again. "I'll use a Level 5 [Jet Warrior] to Synchro Train a Level 1 [Righty Saber]!"
"Let the gathered power become a spear that pierces the earth, and a path illuminated by light!"
"Synchro Summon! Crush, [Drill Warrior]!"
As soon as Yusei finished speaking, the light of synchronization shone brightly once more, and a warrior clad in brown armor, equipped with drills on his right hand and shoulder, burst through the light and landed beside the guardian.
[Drill Warrior: Attack Power 2400]
"What a pity... This level of monster is far inferior to my [Hundred-Eyes Dragon], and because of the effect I bestowed upon it, the [Hundred-Eyes Dragon] cannot be targeted. The only monster you can attack is the [Infernity Demon], but if you destroy it..."
'Kiryu' didn't continue, but Yusei understood what this meant: once the Infernity Demon entered the graveyard, the effect of the Infernity Necromancer could be activated to revive it and search for powerful Infernal cards.
But it doesn't matter!
Yusei hadn't intended to attack it in the first place. "I activate the monster effect of [Drill Warrior]. This card can attack the player directly by halving its ATK!"
[Drill Warrior: Attack Power 2400 → 1200]
"What?!"
Capaclap: Why are you, a living person, suddenly playing the underworld card?
I can attack directly, but I won't let you attack... How come two Synchro Monsters with seemingly mediocre effects combine to create such a bizarre combination?
"Pierce through, drill fire!"
With Yusei's command, the drill that pierced the sky was instantly launched from the soldier's arm.
Boom--!!!
"Gurgle...!"
[Kyosuke Kiryu: LP4000→2800]
(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC2)
With fewer Speed Counter, 'Kiryu's' D-Wheel speed dropped by one gear, and it was immediately overtaken by Yusei's D-Wheel.
"Onore!!"
'Kiryu' has decided to crush the Drill Warrior, however...
As Yusei placed his hand into the graveyard, he said, "[Drill Warrior]'s other effect can be activated once per turn during your Main Phase: by discarding one card from your hand and banishing this card from the Yugi, this card can be Special Summoned during your next Standby Phase."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2 → 1]
Drill Warrior: You give Luda to me!
Seeing the invincible Drill Warrior temporarily leave the stage in a victorious manner, 'Kiryu's' face instantly contorted with pain, his facial expression gradually twisting.
Capak Apoo: You f***ing!!! (shouting)
Is this a premeditated plan to wear him down to death? How disgusting!
"My turn!"
'Kiryu' angrily drew a card, but the moment he saw it in his hand, his previously ferocious expression returned to normal: 'Hmph, I won't let you use that disgusting combination again!'
"I set a card face-down, then change [Infernity Demon] to Defense Position. My turn is over."
Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Life Stream Dragon Appears Again
"My turn!"
(Yusei Fudo SPC4, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC3)
"Drill Warrior is Special Summoned except during my Preparation Phase. After that, I add one monster from my Graveyard to my hand. I add [Junk Servant] to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 1 → 3]
"Hmph, it's [Drill Warrior] again? But I won't let you attack anymore, I'm activating the Trap Card [Infernity Inferno]!"
"When you have zero cards in your hand, you can banish one card with '[Infernal Fire]' in Yugi name from your Graveyard and destroy one card on your opponent's field."
"I'll remove the [Infernity Barrier] from the graveyard and destroy the [Drill Warrior]!!"
As soon as 'Kiryu's' roar subsided, terrifying lightning suddenly descended from the sky.
Rumble rumble rumble!!!
With a deafening roar of thunder, the Drill Warrior was instantly reduced to ashes.
"Drill Warrior..."
Without the Drill Warrior, Yusei could no longer attack recklessly, so...
"I activate the effect of [Lefty Saber] in the graveyard once again, banishing this card from the graveyard, adding the last [Righty Saber] card from the deck to my hand, and Normal Summon."
"And when [Righty Saber] is successfully summoned, Special Summon the last [Lefty Saber] from the Deck according to its effect."
After the two cards appeared in succession, Yusei didn't rush to play the next card. Instead, he said, "At this moment, the other effect of [Lefty Saber] activates. If this card is successfully Special Summoned, its Level can be increased to 3 for this turn."
"It's not over yet. Since I have a [Junk] monster on my field, I will Special Summon [Junk Servant] once again."
In the blink of an eye, a bunch of monsters appeared on the Yusei.
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 3 → 2]
'Kiryu' sneered, 'Hmph~, an 8-star material monster, are you finally going to summon the dragon of the Dragon Signer this time?'
Hundred-Eyes Dragon cannot be destroyed by effects, Junk Destroyer is out of the question, we'll have to summon other monsters.
Then Yusei raised his voice and shouted, "I'm using a Rank 3 [Lefty Saber] and a Rank 4 [Junk Servant] to adjust the Rank 1 [Righty Saber]!"
"May our gathered prayers become the shining stars of new life, and the path that shines brightly!"
"Synchro Summon! Fly, [Stardust Dragon]!!"
In an instant, starlight surged, and the silvery-white stardust dragon flapped its wings and flew swiftly out above the flames.
'Roar--!'
[Stardust Dragon: Attack Power 2500]
"Since [Stardust Dragon] was successfully Synchro Summon, the effect of [Stardust Xiaolong] in the Graveyard was activated, and this card in the Graveyard can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard in Attack Position."
Upon seeing this, 'Kiryu' widened her eyes. "Stardust Dragon and Stardust Xiaolong... Could this development be!?"
"Just as you expected!" Yusei immediately played a Spell Card. "I activate [Sp-Summoning Accelerator] from my hand. When I have 4 or more Speed Counter, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from my hand... Come, [Savior Dragon]!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2 → 0]
After the pink Savior Dragon appeared, Yusei continued Synchro: "I'll use [Stardust Dragon] and [Stardust Xiaolong] to Synchro the [Savior Dragon]!"
The Savior Dragon rapidly grew larger and became ethereal, enveloping both the large and small Stardust Dragons within it.
"May the gathered starlight illuminate new miracles and become a radiant path!"
"Synchro Summon! Light, come, [Life Stream Dragon]!!"
As soon as I finished speaking, nine stars aligned in a line, and a dazzling, harmonious light shone forth. The next second, a sacred star dragon flew in from within the light.
[Life Stream Dragon: Attack Power 3800]
'Kiryu' couldn't help but click his tongue, "Tch, so it's finally appeared? That hateful Red Dragon clone..."
This time, Yusei did not use the power of the Red Dragon to print it out, because the two cards from the last duel remained in his deck for future use.
Yusei waved his hand and shouted, "[Life Stream Dragon]'s effect activates: Once per turn, negate the effect of one monster your opponent controls this turn. The effect of the monster whose effect is negated can be activated as this card's effect only once this turn. I negate [Hundred-Eyes Dragon]'s effect and gain its effect, then ascend and absorb it!"
'Kiryu' gritted her teeth, "But, the effect of [Hundred-Eyes Dragon] is gained by absorbing the effects of Dark Attribute Monster in its own Graveyard. [Life Stream Dragon], having absorbed the effect of [Hundred-Eyes Dragon], cannot use my power to attack me directly!"
Yusei didn't expect to decide the winner in this round; sealing the Hundred-Eyes Dragon's effect would be enough.
Then he gave the order, "Battle begins! Attack the [Hundred-Eyes Dragon] with [Life Stream Dragon], Meteor Burst at supersonic speed!!"
As soon as the sound faded, the Life Stream Dragon accelerated instantly, its body enveloped in cyan energy, and it transformed into a meteor that crashed directly into the Hundred -Hundred-Eyes Dragon, smashing it to pieces with a loud 'boom'.
"Ugh...!"
[Kyosuke Kiryu: LP2800→2000]
"Oh no! But don't forget, according to the effect of [Hundred-Eyes Dragon], I can choose one card from my deck to add to my hand. I'm going to add the Living Dead from my deck..."
However, before Kiryu could finish speaking, Yusei suddenly interrupted him, "Don't even think about doing that! [Life Stream Dragon]'s other effect activates. When your opponent activates the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Effect Monster, you can release this card to negate that activation and destroy all cards on your opponent's field. Stardust Power!"
"What!?" 'Kiryu's' pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this. "Not only did it negate the effect, but it also destroyed all the cards on my field!?"
The Life Stream Dragon instantly conjured two clones and crashed into the enemy again, shattering the Infernity Demon and the Continuous Trap in the back row, disappearing from the field along with itself.
Now not only is 'Kiryu' empty-handed, but the arena is also empty.
Yusei then pressed the button on the Duel Disk again, "My turn is not over yet, I activate the Trap Card [Equal Exchange]. Due to this card's effect, I can Special Defense Position. For this turn, the Level of 1 monster I control is increased by the Level of the Special Summoned monster."
"I Special Summoned [Life Stream Dragon] and Level Up! [Junk Guardian] to 16 stars."
Seeing this, 'Kiryu' asked in surprise, "What do you want to do by summoning [Life Stream Dragon] on my field?"
Yusei quickly explained, "My turn ends here, and then [Life Stream Dragon] must return to its owner's Extra Deck during the End Phase, and [Stardust Dragon] from my Graveyard must be Special Summoned."
Chapter Seventy: The Death Dragon
After this round of offensive, both sides were completely out of cards, with zero in hand. 'Kiryu' didn't even have a single card on the field, but Yusei still had the Junk Guardian, which hard counters Earthbound God, and Stardust Dragon counters destruction effects.