Chapter 1185: The King's Loop!
Chapter 1185: The King’s Loop!
"Tech Merger Transparent Metal Skeleton!" Antinomy declared. "Attack Cotton Candy!"
If this attack succeeded, it would be his victory!
Once again, he found himself at a critical moment, yet Antinomy felt no excitement, no sense of impending triumph.
Could he win?
Sure enough, in the next instant, another Trap Card stood up on Yuma Tsukumo's D-Wheel.
"I activate the Continuous Trap, 'Soul Barrier.'
As long as I have a monster on the field, all battle damage I take is reduced to 0!"
Instantly, a transparent ripple enveloped the frail Cotton Candy, as if a barrier of absolute defense had formed by burning its soul.
"Of course, he had something up his sleeve."
Just as Antinomy thought this, a flash of insight struck him.
Wait a moment.
Right, Soul Barrier reduces all battle damage to 0 as long as a monster is on the field. That should include piercing damage. So, when I attacked with 'Tech Merger Blade Gunner' and dealt 2700 points of damage to 'Morphing Jar,' if Yuma had activated Soul Barrier beforehand, he could have blocked it.
But he didn't. Instead, he chose to take the damage and then summon Cotton Candy from his deck.
Even if it can't be destroyed in battle, is it really worth sacrificing so many Life Points to summon such a weak monster?
Or is there something else...
"Your perception is quite sharp; you seem to have noticed something."
Yuma Tsukumo smiled slightly.
"If you have a sense of danger, then let me tell you, that feeling is correct."
The brief panic on his face vanished, replaced by a mischievous grin, as if he had just succeeded in a prank.
"To activate the Trap Card 'Damage Capacitor,' I discarded a card from my hand."
Yuma Tsukumo waved the card in his hand.
"The card I discarded is 'The Executioner - Evil Conqueror.'"
The sinister and fearsome Executioner appeared above his D-Wheel.
Antinomy: "This card is..."
"Correct. The Executioner - Evil Conqueror allows the controller to activate a Trap Card from their hand when it is sent to the Graveyard."
Yuma Tsukumo paused, a light smile on his lips.
"Do you remember when I said that I am not the strongest in the dimension I come from, and that there is someone even more powerful than me?"
Antinomy pondered.
"What you are about to see is the lethal combination created by that true supreme being!"
He swiftly drew two cards from his hand.
"I activate these two cards from my hand!
First, the Continuous Trap, 'Dimensional Sphinx'!"
Summoned from the Trap, a massive golden statue resembling the classic Egyptian Sphinx appeared, as if emerging from the endless void of another dimension. A torrent of golden energy surged, forming a second barrier that overlaid the Soul Barrier.
The Tech Merger Transparent Metal Skeleton's attack struck the barrier, its force penetrating. Cotton Candy's resilient body withstood the impact, and the piercing damage was entirely nullified by the Soul Barrier.
Then, the energy from the Dimensional Sphinx's barrier surged back, striking Antinomy himself.
Antinomy: "Gah!"
[Antinomy, LP 4000 → LP 3200]
Antinomy, shocked: "How... why?"
His monster had a higher Attack Power. Even if it couldn't destroy the opponent's monster and the damage was negated, why did he lose Life Points?
Yuma Tsukumo: "The Continuous Trap, 'Dimensional Sphinx,' is activated by selecting an Attack Position monster on my field.
When a monster is attacked by a monster with higher Attack Power, it deals damage equal to the difference in their Attack Power to the opponent.
Antinomy was suddenly enlightened.
Cotton Candy’s Attack Power is 300, while the Transparent Metal Skeleton’s Attack Power is 1100. Since Cotton Candy can’t be destroyed, and the battle damage is negated, the result is that Antinomy takes the recoil damage due to the effect of Dimensional Sphinx.
“Not yet, here’s the second card!”
Youxuan smiled.
“Continuous Trap, Dimensional Mirage!
Select one Attack Position monster on your opponent’s field. When one of your Attack Position monsters is not destroyed by battle with that opponent’s monster, you can banish one monster from your Graveyard, and that opponent’s monster must attack again!”
Antinomy was taken aback, but quickly seemed to understand something, his expression changing rapidly.
“Attack again? Could it be…!?”
Youxuan then revealed a card from his Graveyard, and a shadow appeared above his D-Wheel.
“I banish ‘Morphing Jar’ from my Graveyard to activate the effect of ‘Dimensional Mirage.’
The Tech Merger Transparent Metal Skeleton must attack ‘Cotton Candy’ again.”
Antinomy now fully understood.
This is a pseudo-infinite loop!
His Transparent Metal Skeleton attacks Cotton Candy, and each battle results in him taking 800 points of damage. With the effect of ‘Dimensional Mirage,’ as long as his attack doesn’t destroy the opponent’s monster, Youxuan can keep forcing the attack by banishing monsters from his Graveyard.
Youxuan’s Graveyard contains at least three monsters: Morphing Jar, Thanatos the Dark Destroyer, and The Executioner - Evil Conqueror. With Antinomy’s remaining Life Points at 3200, it would only take four repeated attacks to complete the loop and secure a kill.
In other words, if just one monster card was discarded to the Graveyard through the effect of ‘Morphing Jar,’ Antinomy would be finished.
Zone, observing from the void, couldn’t help but murmur, “To instantly create such a terrifying combination, he truly is a formidable opponent.”
Zone quickly realized that Youxuan had mentioned this was a setup designed by another Duel King from their dimension.
As a savior of the post-apocalyptic world, Zone had a deep understanding of the various Duel Kings throughout history. He soon recalled a legendary Duel King with a starfish-like head, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt this setup indeed matched that King’s style.
Could it really be “that one”?
“Antinomy, will you just let this end here?” Zone asked.
The situation had instantly turned from Youxuan’s potential defeat to a critical moment for Antinomy’s survival!
Seeing his Transparent Metal Skeleton being forced to charge forward again under the illusion of the Mirage, Antinomy wasted no time in revealing his countermeasure.
“Activate the Cover Card, Continuous Trap ‘Mandatory Evacuation’!
By sending one card from my field to the Graveyard, I can force the Battle Phase to end.”
Antinomy pointed to his Transparent Metal Skeleton, which was being forced to attack.
“I send ‘Tech Merger Transparent Metal Skeleton’ to the Graveyard to force the end of the Battle Phase!”
(End of Chapter)
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