Chapter 1169: Scrap Twin Dragon
Chapter 1169: Scrap Twin Dragon
"Send ten cards to the graveyard."
Shirley frowned.
While defending, the real goal is to send a large number of resources to the graveyard?
So, the Dimensional Barrier was just a decoy. The fact that the Dimensional Barrier can be negated was also considered by the opponent.
Shirley frowned, feeling slightly annoyed, as if everything about her had been laid bare.
Her tactics, ideas, even the effects of her monsters, seemed to be entirely within the opponent's grasp.
Shirley shook her head.
No, this is just an illusion. The opponent is intentionally making her feel like everything is under their control. The Scrap Dragon has already been defeated, and the Floral Knight is now on the field. She has a high-attack monster to suppress the opponent and a Trap to negate magic and trap effects, giving her a significant advantage.
And with the Traps in her hand, she should have a good chance of winning this duel!
Shirley waved and covered two cards: "Cover two cards. My turn is over."
Youxuan: "Then it's my turn. Draw."
Youxuan drew a card.
Shirley narrowed her eyes and observed her opponent.
Although the Scrap Dragon had been defeated, the opponent still had the "Scrap Chimera" from the previous turn, which could provide sustained resources. Summoning the Chimera would allow the opponent to revive a Tuner from the graveyard and easily perform another Synchro Summon. A Synchro monster with an Attack Power of 2700 or higher could take out her Floral Knight.
But she had set up defensive Traps for this.
Youxuan: "Normal Summon 'Scrap Shark.'"
[Scrap Shark, Attack Power 2100]
Shirley: "?"
What? Not summoning the Scrap Chimera?
Youxuan: "Then, I activate the Quick-Play Spell 'Scrap Downpour' from my hand!
Send one 'Scrap' card from my deck to the graveyard, destroy one Scrap monster on my field, and then draw a card."
This card again!
Shirley's heart tightened.
She remembered that this card played a crucial role in the opponent's previous turn. Sending cards to the graveyard allows for precise resource management from the deck.
Destroying her own Scrap monster might seem like a loss of resources, but the Scrap deck's characteristic is that destroying one's own monsters can trigger various effects to aid in the setup. If she hadn't noticed this by now, she would be a poor duelist indeed. So, this effect is also a way to gain resources.
And drawing a card from the deck is a clear advantage.
For the Scrap system, this single card can convert into a significant amount of resources and cannot be ignored.
Should she negate it?
Shirley hesitated for a moment.
The Floral Knight can only negate the effects of magic and trap cards. If the opponent manages to summon a powerful monster, this resistance will be meaningless.
And the opponent has already used their Normal Summon for this turn. Even if she knows the opponent still has the Scrap Chimera, they won't be able to summon it.
After a brief moment of thought, Shirley made her decision.
"I activate the effect of 'Floral Knight'!"
Shirley commanded.
"Once per turn, I can negate and destroy the activation of a magic or trap card. I negate and destroy 'Scrap Downpour'!"
The magic card in front of Youxuan exploded into fragments.
"Truly a decisive decision."
Youxuan smiled lightly.
"Then, at this moment, I destroy my 'Scrap Shark'!"
The Scrap Shark on Youxuan's field exploded into pieces.
Shirley's expression changed: "Why? I clearly negated the effect of 'Scrap Downpour.'"
"Not Scrap Downpour, but the Scrap Shark itself!" Youxuan explained, "When any monster effect, magic, or trap card is activated, Scrap Shark must destroy itself!"
Shirley gritted her teeth: "So, there was a second plan besides Scrap Downpour."
"Indeed, you have already noticed the characteristic of Scrap monsters. Destroying them triggers various effects."
Youxuan smiled.
"When Scrap Shark is destroyed by the effect of a card with 'Scrap' in its name and sent to the graveyard, I send one 'Scrap' monster from my deck to the graveyard."
Shirley: "."
In the end, she couldn't prevent the opponent from precisely sending cards to the graveyard.
"I send 'Scrap Golem' from my deck to the graveyard."
Youxuan waved again.
"I activate a covered card, the Continuous Trap 'Blood Compensation'!
By paying 500 Life Points, I can perform an additional Normal Summon."
[Youxuan, LP 3400 → LP 2900]
Shirley: "!"
Blood Compensation... This is bad, he can still Normal Summon!
Youxuan: "Normal Summon 'Scrap Chimera'!"
[Scrap Chimera, Attack Power 1700]
"Effect of Scrap Chimera: Special Summon the Tuner monster 'Scrap Beast' from the graveyard!"
[Scrap Beast, Attack Power 1600]
"Level 4, Tuner monster 'Scrap Beast'!
Level 4, 'Scrap Chimera'!
Tuning!"
[4 + 4 = 8]
"Bringing the roar of scrap once more, Synchro Summon—
—Scrap Dragon!!"
Scrap Dragon Mark II!
Yes, although it is a relatively rare card, Youxuan has managed to complete a full set of three. This is the power of being the head of the Law Enforcement Bureau.
[Scrap Dragon, Attack Power 2800]
Shirley's face darkened.
Here comes that troublesome Scrap Dragon again.
"Scrap Dragon's effect: destroy one card on each player's field", Youxuan said. "I destroy my 'Blood Compensation' and your 'Floral Knight'!"
Scrap Dragon let out a roar, steam spewing from its body as its ability activated again. Youxuan's back-row continuous trap and Shirley's Floral Knight were both engulfed in flames, disappearing in a blaze.
Shirley: "But at this moment, I activate my Trap Card—'Fellow Traveler'! When a monster on the field is sent to the graveyard, I can destroy one monster on the field. I destroy 'Scrap Dragon'!"
Though her ace was neutralized, this was within her expectations. At least she could take one down with her.
A one-for-one trade!
Scrap Dragon was also pierced by the Trap's laser, exploding into a fireball.
"Then, Scrap Dragon's effect: when it is destroyed and sent to the graveyard by an opponent's card, I can special summon a 'Scrap' monster from my graveyard, excluding Synchro Monsters."
Shirley, of course, hadn't forgotten this effect.
But she could only choose a 'Scrap' monster that wasn't a Synchro Monster, meaning she couldn't revive her greatest threat, Scrap Dragon.
Next, Youxuan would likely revive a 'Scrap' monster with high attack power from the graveyard and attack her 'Apprentice Knight.'
And at that moment, Shirley's final trap would activate, the one she had set up for a counterattack.
Shirley's eyes flicked to her last trap card in the back row.
Trap Card—Half Counter.
When a monster on my field is attacked, during the damage calculation, the attacked monster's attack power increases by half the attack power of the attacking monster until the end of the turn.
No matter what monster Youxuan summoned to attack, it would face Half Counter's retaliation!
Shirley narrowed her eyes.
Come on, use Scrap Dragon's effect to revive a monster and fall into the Half Counter trap.
Youxuan: "I special summon 'Scrap Golem' from my graveyard!"
[Scrap Golem, Attack Power 2300]
"Scrap Golem?" Shirley was taken aback.
This monster hadn't appeared in the duel yet. It must be the one that was sent to the graveyard by Scrap Shark.
Youxuan: "Scrap Golem's effect: once per turn, I can special summon a 'Scrap' monster with 4 stars or less from my graveyard. I special summon 'Scrap Beast'!"
[Scrap Beast, Attack Power 1600]
Once again, the field was set up with a tuner and a non-tuner.
Shirley began to feel uneasy.
"Level 4, tuner monster 'Scrap Beast'!
Level 5, 'Scrap Golem'!
Synchro!
4 + 5 = 9
A destructive light is born from the rusted metal, tearing through dimensions! Synchro Summon—
—Scrap Twin Dragon!!!"
The ground trembled, and cracks in the earth spewed out azure radiation flames. The scrap metal debris floated and disintegrated in the light, reassembling into a more fearsome form. The synchro aura distorted, as if eroded by violent energy. With a mechanical roar that shattered glass, the massive steel dragon descended, its body wrapped in unstable energy. It had two steel heads, and each breath exhaled a green radioactive mist, with high-voltage electricity sparking from the gaps in its armor, as if ready to trigger a chain explosion.
[Scrap Twin Dragon, Attack Power 3000]
"A Level 9 Synchro!"
Shirley was shocked.
The situation was developing a bit differently than she had anticipated.
Even after trading off Scrap Dragon, Youxuan managed to summon such a powerful monster in this dire situation.
But there was no need to panic.
Whether it had 3000 attack power or was a Level 9 monster, as long as she used Half Counter...
Youxuan: "I set a card on the field."
Youxuan set the card, then snapped his fingers.
"Scrap Twin Dragon's effect: once per turn, I can destroy one card on my field and return up to two cards on your field to your hand!"
Shirley: "!!!"
The blonde beauty was completely flustered, her pupils contracting. "What!?"
"I destroy the card I just set and your 'Apprentice Knight' and back-row set card, returning them to your hand!"
The mechanical eyes of the twin-headed dragon locked onto its targets. Its back heat vents opened, spewing out high-pressure steam and radiation pulses. The core in its chest spun violently, emitting a sharp metallic screech.
A twisted gravitational field enveloped the Apprentice Knight and the back-row set card, forcing them to return to Shirley's hand in a data stream.
Shirley's face was a mix of shock and disbelief.
She had been completely outmaneuvered.
Thoroughly outplayed and utterly dominated.
From the moment Youxuan sent Scrap Golem to the graveyard, the course of the duel had been set. Shirley had used all her tricks, but Youxuan had more up his sleeve, his strategies flowing like an endless stream, far exceeding her calculations.
She clenched the Half Counter card in her hand, her expression grim.
"Completely... outsmarted?"
Youxuan: "Scrap Twin Dragon, direct attack!"
A thick, nuclear current surged from the dragon's breath, like a beam of judgment, striking Shirley. The path it took seemed to melt into a glass-like trench, and the radiation storm ripped through her body.
"Ah—"
[Shirley, LP 2200 → LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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