Yūki raised his hand and pointed at the giant in heavy rock armor with a massive drill on his field, Elemental HERO Grand Neos.
"By its own effect, it must return to the Extra Deck during the End Phase of my turn."
Whoosh!
The heavy rock armor on Grand Neos gave off a fierce hum of energy.
The enormous golden drill slowly folded inward, turning into dazzling bright-yellow particles of light that streamed back into the Extra Deck slot of Yūki's Duel Disk like a golden waterfall flowing in reverse.
As the EARTH Attribute Grand Neos left the field, the attribute radiance surrounding Elemental HERO Sunrise on the field also dimmed a little.
[Elemental HERO Sunrise] [ATK: 2900 → 2700]
The Hooded Man stared fixedly at the only monster remaining on Yūki's field and let out a heavy, stale breath.
"Hah... hah..."
Thank goodness.
The pressure finally eased a little.
That Grand Neos, which had kicked Mad Dog of Darkness back to his hand, had nearly scared his heart to a stop.
The Hooded Man glanced down at his completely empty front and back rows, his knuckles clenching instinctively.
His situation was terrible.
His front row had been stripped bare, and all his set cards had been shattered. If he failed to draw a crucial comeback card this turn, Sunrise would finish him off with a single punch next turn.
Whether he survived depended entirely on this draw!
"Heh heh... you think you've already won?!"
The black mist around the Hooded Man surged violently, shrouding his entire figure in what looked like twisted black flames.
His scarlet eyes locked onto the top of his Deck, and his right hand shot upward!
"A true Shadow Duelist will always receive the abyss's favor!"
"My turn-draw!!"
The card sliced through the