Chapter 1099: No Such Thing as a Missed Draw
Chapter 1099: No Such Thing as a Missed Draw
The heavens seemed to darken abruptly as a jet-black energy surged toward the sky. An ancient power awakened deep within the earth, and a massive hand burst through the soil.
The ground split open, revealing a colossal figure slowly rising from the depths. Its skin, resembling bronze, was as if forged from a thousand hammer strikes, and its body swayed as if still in a deep slumber.
The giant, whose size nearly blotted out the sun, cast an endless shadow over the arena. Each step it took seemed to shake the very earth. Its eyes slowly opened, revealing golden irises that seemed to reflect the entire Duel arena.
The Slumbering Titan Gudong has been summoned!
"R-r-really summoned it out!"
Long Ya was at a loss for words.
The glasses-wearing top student was also stunned, taking a while to murmur, "Gudong, the real Gudong."
It wasn't a rare card; in this dimension and era, everyone knew about this monster. Most had seen its appearance, but not in a proper Duel arena. Instead, they had only seen its summoning effects and animation through holographic systems.
Almost no one hadn't fantasized about summoning this monster in a Duel and dominating the battlefield.
Of course, everyone who had these fantasies also knew how unrealistic they were.
It was too difficult!
Gudong was widely regarded as almost impossible to summon. While its power made many believe that summoning it was equivalent to winning the Duel, its design was so contrived that it almost seemed to discourage summoning altogether.
A one-star Normal Monster had to remain on the field for ten turns, or twenty turns if counting both players' turns. If a one-star Effect Monster were allowed, the difficulty would be significantly reduced.
One-star Normal Monsters were the lowest of the low, mere cannon fodder.
That's why the mere act of summoning Gudong was considered a miracle in the Duel world.
And now, this miracle was being displayed before the two children in this enclosed arena, and not just a successful summoning, but within a single turn.
Summoning the Slumbering Titan Gudong in one turn, if someone had said this to them before, even a low-grade student at Duel Academy would have thought the person was insane.
But now...
They began to wonder if they were the ones who were insane.
[Slumbering Titan Gudong, Attack Power?]
"Attack", Youxuan said. "Slumbering Titan Gudong, attack the Power Tool Dragon."
As Youxuan gave the order, the black giant swung its fist.
The moment the black fist was swung, time seemed to stand still. A shockwave erupted from the fist, plowing a deep trench several meters into the ground wherever it passed.
"Attack Power is a question mark... Ah, what was Gudong's effect again? I think I saw it, but I can't remember", Long Ya said, clutching his head.
At this moment, Long Ya indeed resembled Jou more and more, a pure slacker-type Duelist who preferred to rely on his deck rather than his brain, whether in studying or Dueling.
The glasses-wearing top student reminded him, "When the Slumbering Titan Gudong is in battle, its Attack Power always becomes the opponent's monster's Attack Power plus 1000 points!"
Long Ya slapped his forehead. "Oh! I remember now."
[Power Tool Dragon, Attack Power: 2700]
[Slumbering Titan Gudong, Attack Power: ? → Attack Power: 3700]
In the previous turn, the Power Tool Dragon had received a 1000-point Attack Power boost from the "Tool Duo D&C" Equip Spell, but the effect of this card was different depending on whose turn it was.
The equipped monster only received the 1000-point Attack Power boost on its own turn. So now, the Power Tool Dragon only had a 400-point Attack Power boost from the "Blazing Piercer" Equip Spell, bringing its current Attack Power to 2700.
Gudong's fist struck the Power Tool Dragon, shattering the electric saw and drill in its hands. The Power Tool Dragon's body was compressed and deformed, its parts sizzling and flying in all directions, and its mechanical body exploded under the pressure.
Long Ya: "Aaah!"
[Long Ya, LP: 3000 → LP: 2000]
"This is the power of Gudong."
Youxuan raised his hand. "Not finished yet. Now, the Treasure Hunter Panda will attack directly."
The small panda also dashed forward, its round body leaping into the air and performing a somersault before delivering a powerful kick to Long Ya's head.
[Treasure Hunter Panda, Attack Power: 1100]
Long Ya was kicked into a daze and fell to the ground.
[Long Ya, LP: 2000 → LP: 900]
Youxuan: "Turn ends."
"Damn... You actually summoned Gudong, and in one turn. Who are you, mister?"
Long Ya rubbed his sore bottom, looking at Youxuan in awe.
"This is... too overpowered."
"Nothing is impossible if you believe. As I said, the world of Dueling has endless possibilities", Youxuan said with a serious face. "There is nothing that cannot be done."
"Oh, oh, oh..."
Long Ya's face showed admiration.
No wonder he was a Duelist familiar with the King. He had seen all of the King's Duels, and this man seemed even more powerful than the King!
"The Duel isn't over yet", Youxuan reminded him with a smile.
"Right, right", Long Ya nodded. "The Slumbering Titan Gudong's Attack Power is always 1000 points higher than the opponent's monster, so summoning any monster won't help."
"Right, in that case, we can only think of a way to use the effects of the cards."
The bespectacled top student facepalmed. "Longya, you really don't remember anything, do you? Magic Cards, Trap Cards, or Monster effects—none of them work on Gudong."
"Nani!?"
Longya was stunned.
"Doesn't that make him invincible?"
"Calm down, Longya, you still have a chance." The bespectacled student consoled him. "Even if Gudong can't be defeated, look at the opponent's Deck. It's almost empty!"
Longya, dazed, glanced at the opponent's nearly depleted Deck.
Then it hit him.
"That's right! He's almost out of cards because he summoned Gudong. So I don't need to defeat him; I just need to hold out until he draws his last card."
"Exactly!" the bespectacled student said. "That's when you win!"
"Got it!"
A fierce determination rekindled in Longya's eyes.
"Then, my Turn, Draw!"
He quickly scanned his hand, quickly formulating a plan.
Right, this card will do the trick!
"I summon Magnet Warrior U in Defense Position!"
[Magnet Warrior U, Defense: 800]
"Then, the Trap Card 'Magnet Warrior Return Impact' that was sent to the Graveyard by your 'Hand Erasure'!
By excluding this card from the game, I can Special Summon a 'Magnet Warrior' monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position.
I'll revive this one—
—another Magnet Warrior U!"
[Magnet Warrior U, Defense: 800]
"The effect of Magnet Warrior U when in Defense Position is that as long as this card is on the field face-up, the opponent cannot select any other monster as an attack target!
And now I have two Magnet Warrior Us on the field!"
Longya's eyes crinkled into a crescent moon as he proudly pointed to the left Magnet Warrior.
"If they attack the right Magnet Warrior, the left one will object, saying, 'No way, you can only attack me!'
Then he pointed to the right Magnet Warrior.
"Attack the left one, and the right one will object, saying, 'You can only attack me!'
In other words—"
The bespectacled student slapped his palm. "I see, so neither of them can be attacked! Impressive, Longya, you always come up with unique ideas at crucial moments!"
"Ahaha, not really."
Longya was smug.
"My Turn ends!"
Great, just as my classmate said, with this setup, even Gudong can't attack, and we'll just be wasting turns. But the opponent's Deck can't keep up with this.
"My Turn, Draw."
Youxuan, expressionless, played a card.
"I activate the Magic Card 'Mask of Last Words.'
This card can be returned to the Deck and shuffled."
Youxuan inserted the displayed card back into the Deck, which automatically shuffled.
Longya and the bespectacled student's smiles froze.
Huh?
Wait a minute...
This Magic Card can be returned to the Deck and shuffled.
So, even if the opponent's Deck has only one card left, they can draw it every turn, activate it, and return it to the Deck.
Hmm...
A few seconds of silence.
Then Longya suddenly exploded.
"Doesn't that mean his Deck will never run out!?"
At this rate, the opponent could keep going indefinitely, even if Longya's Deck runs dry.
The bespectacled student looked helpless. "Well, who in their right mind would bring a card like that?"
But then he was even more impressed by Youxuan.
"But that means this guy even considered the possibility of running out of cards in his Deck."
How impressive!
"Well, even though I can keep drawing, this game is about to end. I had a lot of fun", Youxuan said with a light laugh.
"Last turn, when 'Void Hell' was activated, I discarded all my cards. One of those cards was this one.
The effect of AD Modifier. By excluding 'AD Modifier' from the Graveyard, I can change the battle position of one monster on the field.
I'll change my Magnet Warrior U from Defense Position to Attack Position."
One of Longya's Magnet Warrior Us unwillingly transformed into robot form and stood up.
[Magnet Warrior U, Attack: 800]
Longya: "Ah! My Magnet..."
He clutched his head.
"Ah, what do I do? Now my attack lockdown is gone!"
Magnet Warrior U's effect in Defense Position is "The opponent cannot select other monsters as attack targets", but in Attack Position, it can only attack the monster with the highest Attack Power on the opponent's field.
"Attack, Treasure Hunter Panda, target the remaining Magnet Warrior U in Defense Position", Youxuan said.
The Treasure Hunter Panda launched its claws, easily breaking through the Magnet Warrior with only 800 Defense.
"Then, Slumbering Titan Gudong, attack the Attack Position Magnet Warrior U."
[Slumbering Titan Gudong, Attack Power: ? → Attack Power: 1800]
Gudong's punch smashed the small Magnet Warrior to pieces, the shockwave surging toward Longya.
"Ugh!"
[Longya, LP: 900 → LP: 0]
(End of Chapter)
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