Chapter 1138: Unleashing Legendary Power
Chapter 1138: Unleashing Legendary Power
"Iron Knight?"
Plasido frowned slightly.
He recognized this monster; it was relatively common among lower-tier cards and wasn't exactly a nobody in Duel Monster history. With 1800 Attack Power, it stood out among early lower-tier monsters, and its effect seemed to destroy any card equipped to it.
A mostly ignored effect, generally useless, and could be treated as a 4-star blank card.
If this were in Youxuan's dimension, most people would be taken aback upon seeing the Iron Knight, immediately suspecting that "that card" might be coming next. But this was a new dimension, and Plasido had already dismissed the Iron Knight as a non-threatening "irrelevant minion."
"By activating Focus Socket's effect, all monsters on my field except the one receiving the effect cannot declare an attack this turn."
Plasido said coldly.
"Finally, I'll set two more cards and end my turn."
Youxuan: "My turn, draw."
"Activate the Magic Card, 'Magical Book in the Pot.' Both players draw three cards from their decks."
Youxuan replenished his hand.
"Next, I'll activate the Continuous Trap, 'Cosmos' once again!"
The cosmic space dominated the field. Plasido was unsurprised, as it was the Trap that had been forcibly set back last turn, and he hadn't forgotten about it.
Youxuan revealed another card from his hand.
"Magic Card, 'Weapon Cave.'"
"In exchange for not performing a Normal Summon this turn, I'll send the top card of my deck to the Graveyard, then add an Equip Spell from my deck to my hand."
An Equip Spell?
Plasido frowned.
At this point, he couldn't determine which Equip Spell Youxuan intended to fetch, but the Iron Knight's Attack Power was 1800. If Youxuan retrieved an Equip Spell that boosted Attack Power by 1000, such as the "Devil's Axe", it could potentially counter his Mechanical Emperor Infinity. However, the Iron Knight's effect would destroy any card equipped to it, making it impossible to equip anything.
But why did he feel uneasy?
His intuition told him that Youxuan wouldn't make a meaningless move. The Iron Knight's self-destruct effect and the Equip Spell he was about to fetch might be connected in some way.
His thoughts raced, considering many possibilities in a split second.
Finally, Plasido gritted his teeth and decided to trust his intuition.
"Activate the effect of 'Mechanical Emperor Infinity'!" Plasido declared. "Once per turn, when the opponent activates a Magic Card, negate and destroy it!"
The Mechanical Emperor swung his sword, and a transparent blade of energy shattered the Magic Card in Youxuan's back row, causing the Weapon Cave to explode into fragments.
Youxuan squinted his eyes. "Oh? Do you know the combination with Iron Knight and Devil's Axe?"
Plasido remained silent.
"Your reaction suggests you have no idea what I'm planning. You instinctively negated the Weapon Cave, which is quite impressive.
But",
Youxuan paused, smiling.
"Will you regret this when you see this?"
He revealed another card.
"Magic Card, 'Fireball'! Deal 500 points of damage to the opponent player!"
Plasido nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
No way—
Would a normal person actually bring this card?
[Plasido, LP: 200]
Using a single card to deal 500 points of damage was one of the most common and least rare burn spells, but almost no one would bring it.
Yet, today, this oddball had it, and he, the great Emperor, was about to be burned to death by it.
What a joke?
Impossible, absolutely impossible. If he were to lose, it wouldn't be like this, being burned to death by a mere Fireball. That burn wouldn't be to his Life Points, but to his dignity as the Emperor!
"Activate the Set Card, Trap Card 'Destructive Healing'!" Plasido said. "By destroying a monster on my field, I can recover Life Points equal to the destroyed monster's Attack Power.
I destroy 'Lava Demon' and recover 3000 Life Points!"
Boom!
The Lava Demon exploded in a corrosive red light, and the energy released was absorbed into Plasido, converting into Life Points.
[Plasido, LP: 200 → LP: 3200]
After recovering his Life Points, the Fireball hit him head-on, exploding in his face.
[Plasido, LP: 3200 → LP: 2700]
"Trying to insult me with a mere Fireball?" Plasido sneered. "Thanks for the Lava Demon you gave me.
Even if I were to die, I would never be defeated by something as trivial as a Fireball!"
"Really?" Youxuan smiled. "Have you ever heard that you shouldn't speak too confidently?"
Plasido huffed, saying nothing.
"Then, I'll activate the Trap Card 'Super Warrior's Rebirth' from the Graveyard!"
Plasido was taken aback. "Activate a Trap Card from the Graveyard?"
A Trap Card spun out from Youxuan's field, ascending into the air.
"Super Warrior's Rebirth was discarded to the Graveyard last turn by 'Hand Destruction,' but it can't be activated in the turn it was sent there", Youxuan explained. "By banishing this card from the game, I can return a 'Chaos Warrior' monster from the Graveyard to my hand.
I add 'Chaos Warrior, Herald of the Beginning' to my hand."
Graveyard revealed two more cards.
"Next, I'll use the Graveyard to remove the Light-attribute 'Silent Magician' and the Dark-attribute 'Chaos Sorcerer' from the game. As the messengers of light and darkness, let them open the heavens and earth once more—
—Chaos Warrior, Herald of the Beginning, summon!"
[Chaos Warrior, Herald of the Beginning, Attack Power 3000]
Placido couldn't help but grimace as the Chaos Warrior made its reappearance. "This troublesome guy is back so soon."
But he could still handle it.
Placido glanced at his back row, where a Cover Card lay.
The Cover Card was the Trap Card "Defensive Attack." When the opponent declared a direct attack, it would halve the attacking monster's Attack Power and allow him to draw a card from his Deck.
This way, whether the opponent used the Chaos Warrior's power to remove the Mechanical Emperor from the game and then attack directly, or used the continuous attack effect to break through the Mechanical Emperor and then attack directly, he could defend against it.
It would also speed up his draw, giving him a chance to counterattack next turn.
"From the look on your face, you don't seem to be afraid, even when facing the legendary Herald of the Beginning", Youxuan said with a narrow-eyed smile.
"The Chaos Warrior has the ability to remove monsters and attack consecutively. Knowing this, you're still not afraid. So, that Cover Card is probably a defensive card that can be used when you're attacked, right?"
Placido was speechless.
"You should be afraid", Youxuan shook his head.
"The reason you feel so confident is that you don't understand the true power of the Chaos Warrior. Now, let me show you something special."
Youxuan smiled slyly.
"The true hidden power behind the legend."
Placido's heart skipped a beat.
The hidden power of the legendary warrior?
Could the Chaos Warrior's abilities be more than what was described on the card?
"Activate the Magic Card 'Primal Seed'!"
Youxuan raised his hand.
"This card can be activated when 'Chaos Warrior, Herald of the Beginning' is on my field. From the removed cards, I can return two cards to my hand."
"Removed cards?" Placido frowned. "The only cards you removed were the materials used to summon the Chaos Warrior."
Then it hit him. The cosmic space they were in.
Right, the Cosmos!
Since the Cosmos was activated, all cards were removed from the game instead of being sent to the Graveyard.
"Indeed", Youxuan said calmly.
"So, I will return these two cards from the removed pile."
He waved two Magic Cards.
"Return the Magic Card 'Weapon Cave' and the Magic Card 'Fireball' to my hand."
The two magic cards were returned to Youxuan's hand.
"Fireball", Placido frowned.
Trying to burn away 500 more Life Points? But his Life Points weren't as fragile as before. What was the point now?
"Of course, this means I can use 'Weapon Cave' to search for my Butterfly Short, and the Iron Knight is still on the field. Unfortunately, you won't get to see that today."
"After all, I said before that the Chaos Warrior is the star of today's show."
Youxuan smiled sweetly.
"Once again, I activate the Magic Card 'Fireball,' dealing 500 points of damage."
[Placido, LP 2700 → LP 2200]
Placido snorted. "Are you trying to bore me to death with this?"
"It seems you still don't understand the situation", Youxuan sighed.
"You were so good at dodging danger before, but you haven't figured it out yet?
As long as the Chaos Warrior, Herald of the Beginning, is on the field, I can use the effect of 'Primal Seed' to return removed cards to my hand.
So, let's say."
He smiled mysteriously, waving another card.
"I have another 'Primal Seed' in my hand?"
Placido was stunned.
A second... 'Primal Seed'?
"Because the Cosmos is on the field, the cards I just activated were removed instead of sent to the Graveyard", Youxuan explained. "So, I activate this second 'Primal Seed' from my hand.
This time, I will return the first 'Primal Seed' and the Magic Card 'Fireball' from the removed pile to my hand."
Placido: "!!!!!!!"
Two 'Primal Seeds,' one 'Fireball,' and the Cosmos.
This was bad, no, it was over!
"Magic Card 'Fireball,' 500 points of damage." Youxuan smiled.
[Placido, LP 2200 → LP 1700]
Placido trembled with anger. "Y-You..."
"Do you think I'm just planning to bore you to death with Fireballs? Ahaha, you're a real prophet", Youxuan chuckled. "Once again, I activate the Magic Card 'Primal Seed.'
Chaos Warrior, tear through dimensions!"
The Chaos Warrior, expressionless, swung its sword to tear through the dimensions. The first 'Primal Seed' and the recently activated 'Fireball' fell back into Youxuan's hand from the dimensional rift.
Chaos Warrior: I'm just a cold, emotionless dimension-tearer.
When the master said he wanted to show the opponent the true power of the legendary warrior, the Chaos Warrior had a pretty good idea what was coming.
Although this was a bit different from the Chaos Warrior's usual combat style...
But it didn't matter. As long as the master was having fun, that was all that mattered.
"..."
After several more cycles.
"...Once again, I use 'Primal Seed' to return 'Fireball,' then activate the Magic Card 'Fireball'!"
Youxuan was genuinely having a blast.
Ultimate Skill: Infinite Fireball Hell!
[Placido, LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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