Chapter 1122: The Vengeful Young Girl
Chapter 1122: The Vengeful Young Girl
"Duel!" x2
[Youxuan, LP 4000]
[Akane Shizukana, LP 4000]
"You've failed."
Youxuan looked at Akane with a playful smirk.
"I said, if you could make it from the Cup of Fortune all the way to the top, defeat the King, and become the new Duel champion of this city, then maybe, just maybe, it would be worth facing me again.
But unfortunately, it seems your fire of revenge is not as strong as you thought."
"Shut up! Shut up!"
Akane, who had just finished her Duel with Youxuan, had her constraint band shattered in the previous battle, causing her long hair to fall in disarray.
"The Duel doesn't matter anymore. I just want to kill you and avenge Dwayne. Everything else is irrelevant.
I'll start my turn and draw!"
Akane began her turn by drawing a card.
"I summon 'Thorn of Malice' in Attack Position!"
The ground in front of her shimmered, and a small green plant pushed through the soil, blooming with a lackluster flower.
[Thorn of Malice, Attack Power 100]
"Thorn of Malice's monster effect is activated!" Akane declared. "By tributing this card, I deal 300 points of damage to my opponent!
Take that!"
Though it was only 300 points of damage, Akane's psychic power was at full strength, her disheveled hair whipping in the wind. Thorn of Malice dissipated into light, and a tendril lashed out at Youxuan, but he calmly raised his Duel Disk like a shield, deflecting the attack.
[Youxuan, LP 4000 → LP 3700]
"Additionally, after this effect is activated, I can Special Summon up to two more 'Thorn of Malice' from my Deck in Attack Position."
Two more cards emerged from Akane's Deck.
"Come forth, two more Thorns of Malice!"
Two more patches of soil appeared, and two new, twisted plants grew up on Akane's field.
[Thorn of Malice, Attack Power 100] x2
"These Thorns of Malice, Special Summoned by this effect, cannot activate their own effects."
Akane then revealed a magic card from her hand.
"But I'll follow up by activating the Magic Card 'Locked Plant Gate'!"
A projection of the card appeared behind her, resonating with the two Thorns of Malice on her field. Leaves swirled around, forming a closed gate at the front of her field.
"Locked Plant Gate can only be activated when I have two or more identical Plant-Type monsters on my field.
My opponent cannot declare an attack next turn!"
"Starting with a direct damage effect and an attack lockdown. You really are a closed-off kid, Akane. Not very cute at all." Youxuan shrugged.
"Shut up!" Akane shouted angrily. "I'll set two cards, and my turn ends."
She pointed at Youxuan.
"I'll use everything I have in this Duel, even if it means risking my life. I won't lose to you again."
"Oh?" Youxuan said. "For Dwayne's sake?"
"Don't you dare say his name!"
"Alright, alright, I won't." Youxuan smiled. "But just a friendly reminder, human memory can be flawed. Sometimes people only believe what they want to believe. Like Dwayne, have you ever doubted him at all?"
"I said, shut up!"
"Okay. My turn, draw." Youxuan said. "When there are Special Summoned monsters on my opponent's field and no monsters on my own, I activate the Magic Card 'Treasure of Adversity.'
I draw two cards."
Youxuan drew two cards.
"Next, the effect of 'Mechanical Fortress' in my hand." Youxuan continued. "By discarding mechanical monsters from my hand with a total level of eight or more, I can Special Summon 'Mechanical Fortress' from my hand or Graveyard."
I discard the Level 8 Machine-Type, Planet Series card 'The Big Saturn' from my hand.
And Special Summon 'Mechanical Fortress' from my hand!
The heavy mechanical fortress landed and quickly began to transform. Its long heavy cannon locked onto the front, and the thick treads settled on the ground. The fully armed fortress, like a loaded gun, was ready to fire at any moment.
[Mechanical Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
Akane Shizukana furrowed her brow slightly.
A Machine-Type Deck. This time, he didn’t use the Plant-Type cards. Is this his own Deck now?
Does that mean he’s taking this seriously?
Akane gritted her teeth. Even though she knew her opponent was likely stronger, she had no choice. Her life had lost its direction, and now the only thing she could do was take revenge on this person.
Yes, that’s the only way. Only by doing this can she temporarily ignore her sorrow and her uncertainty about the future.
"You immediately summoned a high-level monster", Akane said, "but because of the effect of 'Locked Plant Gate,' you can't Attack this Turn. Summoning such a powerful monster is pointless."
"It seems you’ve given me quite a challenge, Akane."
Youxuan feigned a headache.
"Well, there’s nothing I can do about it.
I activate the Magic Card 'Prototype Replacement'!" (Original card)
In the GX manga, David, the original owner of the 'Big Saturn' card that Youxuan found, had a complete Saturn set.
"Prototype Replacement allows me to tribute one Machine-Type monster on my field to Special Summon one Machine-Type monster from my Graveyard."
Youxuan pointed to his field.
"I tribute 'Mechanical Fortress' to revive the card that was sent to the Graveyard when I summoned the fortress."
The massive alloy fortress was enveloped in a column of light, its metal parts melting away as if in a fiery blaze. A brilliant light burst forth, releasing a vast amount of energy into the sky.
"Here it comes! Planet Series—
—The Big Saturn!!!"
A colossal steel shadow emerged from the light, its golden-brown rings spinning wildly, slicing through the air and emitting blinding arcs of electricity and thunderous roars. The ground shook violently, and rocks floated and swirled, like planetary dust around a vortex center.
The golden rings, like collapsing star rings, transformed into a blinding white light wheel. Countless gears and energy conduits extended and intertwined from the light wheel, forming a steel fortress. The Big Saturn slammed into the ground with a deafening crash, its overwhelming presence like a cosmic tyrant standing amidst the ruins.
[Big Saturn, Attack Power 2800]
As a psychic Duelist, Akane could sense the unique aura of the 'Planet Series' from this steel giant, and she couldn’t help but be moved: "This monster’s power..."
But she shook her head and said firmly, "But no matter how strong the monster is, you can’t Attack."
"True, but Saturn’s power doesn’t need an Attack to be effective", Youxuan said. "First, the effect of 'Big Saturn.'
Once per turn, by paying 1000 Life Points, Saturn’s Attack Power increases by 1000 until the end of the turn!"
[Youxuan, LP 3700 → LP 2700]
[Big Saturn, Attack Power 2800 → Attack Power 3800]
In the real card game, activating this effect would also require discarding an additional card from the hand, but in the original version, only Life Points need to be paid.
Akane was surprised: "Knowing you can’t Attack, you still spend Life Points to boost your strength?"
"Don’t blink", Youxuan said with a light laugh. "It’ll be over in a moment if you’re not careful."
(End of Chapter)
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