Chapter 1177: Yego's Despair
Chapter 1177: Yego's Despair
Chapter 1177: Yego's Despair
Attack Seal!
Due to the Synchro Barrier on the field, Youxuan cannot attack for the next three turns since he has the Tuner monsters Scrap Beast and Scrap Cerberus.
By now, it was clear what Yego's deck strategy was: targeting Synchro monsters.
After all, this was the Synchro Dimension, where nine out of ten powerful duelists relied on Synchro summons.
In such an environment, Yego chose to go against the grain, avoiding Synchro summons altogether and instead focusing on a deck that specifically countered Synchro strategies.
Within a single turn, he had already set up both a Synchro summon lock and an attack lock, showing considerable talent in this self-imposed restrictive style.
Many decks that relied on Synchro summons had low-level monsters with attack power below 1000. Without Synchro summons, their combat effectiveness was severely reduced. In this environment, Yego's restrictive deck might indeed be quite powerful.
"I can't summon or attack, so I'll set a card and end my turn", Youxuan reminded.
"However, at the end of this turn, the effect of 'Royal Ledger' on 'Jester King' will end, and Jester King's attack power will return to its original value."
[Jester King, Attack Power 0]
Seeing his lockdown take effect, Yego's confidence soared.
It seemed that this fake Governor Gothwin wasn't invincible after all.
"Wait for me, my wife and son! Dad will defeat the evil and return to you!"
Youxuan remained calm.
He was used to it. He often found himself on the side of the villain, with the opposite side shouting about friendship and bonds, trying to burst with power and finish him off. After so many experiences, he had become quite composed.
"My turn, draw!"
Yego declared.
"I summon 'Jester Queen'!"
[Jester Queen, Attack Power 800]
"When Jester Queen is summoned, all cards in my Spell/Trap Zone must be destroyed, right?"
Yego smiled confidently.
"But I've already activated this card!
The Continuous Trap 'Royal Decree'!
As long as this card remains on the field, neither player can destroy any Continuous Trap Cards except 'Royal Decree'.
Therefore, the only card that will be destroyed by Jester Queen's effect is 'Royal Decree' itself.
'Synchro Barrier', 'Royal Ledger', and 'Dissonance' are all protected by the Royal Decree and will not be destroyed!"
Yego inserted another card into his Duel Disk.
"Finally, the Continuous Spell 'Secret Passageway'!
If all monsters on my field have lower attack power than the opponent's monsters, I can choose one of my monsters to directly attack the opponent this turn!"
At this moment, Yego had only two monsters on the field. Jester King's attack power had already dropped to 0 when other monsters were present, leaving only Jester Queen as the choice.
Yego: "I choose Jester Queen to gain the ability to directly attack!"
Youxuan: "Oh? Jester Queen's ability is..."
"Exactly! Jester Queen's effect allows this card to attack as many times as there are cards in my Spell/Trap Zone in a single turn!"
Youxuan: "Your back row currently has 'Secret Passageway', 'Dissonance', 'Synchro Barrier', and 'Royal Ledger'—four cards."
"Right!" Yego said proudly, "So Jester Queen can attack four times!
Go, Jester Queen, direct attack, four hits in a row!"
Jester Queen rose into the air, throwing four orbs of light. A series of explosive sounds and a cloud of smoke engulfed Youxuan and his half of the field.
[Youxuan, LP 4000 → LP 3200 → LP 2400 → LP 1600 → LP 800]
Youxuan staggered backward two steps, then brushed the smoke off his clothes.
"Wow, this is the power of a man who is determined to protect his family? Scary, I almost got taken down."
"Right, this is my resolve! No matter what happens, no matter what kind of enemy I face, I will never let anything separate me from my family!"
Yego said.
"I know I'm a despicable person. For money, for survival, I can abandon my dignity and dirty my hands. I'll even serve as a dog for others, no matter what I have to do.
But! Even a lowly person like me has a bottom line!
He clenched his right fist and struck his chest.
"Absolutely, I will never give up my family! I will protect them until the end!"
Clap, clap, clap, clap—
Youxuan applauded.
"Too touching, too impressive", Youxuan shook his head in mock regret, "So touching that I almost regret having to finish you off."
"Still saying such things", Yego gritted his teeth, "Your Life Points are already hanging by a thread."
He shook his head and fell silent.
"I switch 'Jester King' to defense position and end my turn."
[Jester King, Attack Power 0 → Defense Power 0]
Youxuan: "My turn, draw."
Youxuan drew a card and revealed his hand.
"I activate the Spell Card 'Magic Plant Pot' to send the Continuous Spell 'Virus Mail' to the Graveyard and draw two cards from my deck."
Youxuan drew two cards.
"Quick-Play Spell: Scrap Barrage."
Youxuan revealed one of the cards he had drawn.
"Send one Scrap card from my Deck to the Graveyard, then draw one card and destroy one Scrap monster I control."
Youxuan revealed the card he retrieved from his Deck.
"I send 'Scrap Searcher' from my Deck to the Graveyard and destroy my 'Scrap Beast.'"
The Scrap Beast exploded with a loud bang, and Youxuan drew a card.
"Then I Tribute 'Scrap Chimera' and Advanced Summon!"
Youxuan revealed another card from his hand.
"Level 5: Scrap Golem!"
[Scrap Golem, Attack Power 2300]
"The effect of Scrap Golem: Once per turn, I can select one Level 4 or lower Scrap card from my Graveyard and Special Summon it to my or my opponent's field."
"I will Special Summon 'Scrap Searcher' to your field!"
Yego: "???"
What?
Special Summon to my field?
Huh?
[Scrap Searcher, Attack Power 100]
Yego stared in confusion at the Scrap Searcher that had casually taken a spot on his field.
Gifting me a bird?
"The effect of Scrap Searcher", Youxuan said calmly. "When this card is successfully Special Summoned, all monsters on my field that do not have 'Scrap' in their names are destroyed!"
All monsters except Scrap...
Yego: "!!!"
What?
What non-Scrap monsters do I have on my field?
"Good", Youxuan smiled. "Therefore, all monsters on your field, except for Scrap Searcher, are destroyed."
Goodbye, jesters.
Boom!
A storm of flames swept across the field, instantly engulfing Yego's Jester King and Jester Queen in massive fireballs, reducing them to ashes.
Yego's eyes widened, and his teeth clenched in frustration. "Damn it, you even took my jesters..."
"Don't be so angry, it's not over yet."
Youxuan smiled and casually waved his hand.
"Next, I activate my Set Card, Trap Card: Faulty Resurrection."
Yego: "?"
What's this weird card?
Special Summoning a monster from the opponent's Graveyard to their field? Giving them resources?
Playing cards so politely, how embarrassing...
At that moment, Yego suddenly realized something terrifying, his pupils contracting and his limbs going cold as his eyes widened.
"Oh? You noticed."
Youxuan smiled.
"Exactly. The monster I will Special Summon from your Graveyard is your own 'Jester Queen.'"
[Jester Queen, Defense Power 800]
"The effect of Jester Queen: When this card is Summoned or Special Summoned, all Spell and Trap Cards on the field are destroyed!"
Youxuan snapped his fingers.
"Goodbye to your back row."
"No, don't... Ahhh—"
Yego clutched his head and screamed.
But it was too late. The four cards in his back row—Royal Decree, Discord, Synchro Barrier, and Secret Passageway—exploded one by one into fragments.
Yego fell to his knees, his face filled with despair.
How... How can this be...
In just one turn, he had summoned two monsters to his field, only to have them destroy his impenetrable front and back rows.
And one of those monsters was his own!
Yego felt like he had been betrayed by his own jesters.
"Finally, I equip the Equip Spell 'Gigantic' to 'Scrap Golem.' When my Life Points are lower than my opponent's, the equipped monster's Attack Power doubles."
"My Life Points are a mere 800, so Scrap Golem's Attack Power doubles."
[Scrap Golem, Attack Power 2300 → Attack Power 4600]
"Battle phase. Scrap Golem, attack 'Scrap Searcher.'"
[Scrap Searcher, Attack Power 100]
The Golem delivered a powerful punch, shattering the Scrap Searcher into pieces. The shockwave of over 4000 points of damage swept through Yego, leaving him reeling.
[Yego, LP 4000 → LP 0]
Yego tumbled to the ground, feeling dizzy and seeing darkness.
Did I... lose?
The legendary Darkness Duel, a Duel for life and death. A Duel I absolutely couldn't afford to lose, a Duel where I promised to always protect my family...
Yego closed his eyes in pain.
"I'm sorry, I'm useless. I'll have to leave you first..."
Then he heard "Godwin's" cold voice beside him.
"You lost. Go to sleep. When you wake up, you'll be back in the Public Security Bureau's office. You'll only remember working overtime tonight."
Forget everything...
"Eh?"
Yego's eyes snapped open, staring at "Commander Godwin" in shock.
"I don't have to die?"
(End of Chapter)
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