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Chapter 1199: This is the Spirit
Chapter 1199: This is the Spirit
"Black-Winged Dragon (Armored Mode), attack 'Evil Hero the Phantom'!"
With only 2500 Attack Power, the armored wings spread and charged toward Rabier. The stark size difference made it seem like a futile attempt, akin to a mantis trying to stop a cart.
Youxuan narrowed his eyes: "However, this guy has an effect..."
At that moment, the armored wings had already punched the Phantom King. Of course, with such a vast power gap, the Phantom King didn't even flinch, looking as if a mosquito had just hit him, leaving no trace.
Naturally, the armored wings wouldn't be destroyed in battle, so it remained unscathed.
However, if you looked closely, you could see that when the armored wings pulled back, a tiny object, like a nail, seemed to have been left on the Phantom King's massive body.
Crow Hogan: "The monster effect of the armored wings! This card reduces battle damage to 0, and after battle, it can place a wedge on the monster it battled with!"
In K language, this means placing a wedge counter.
"Next, use the effect of the armored wings again!" Crow Hogan shouted, "By removing the wedge counter placed until the end of the turn, the Attack Power and Defense of the monster with the counter are reduced to 0!"
"Hmm?" Youxuan said, "This effect can be activated during the battle phase, too?"
He thought for a moment and realized it was indeed the case. In the anime, the armored wings often placed a wedge and immediately removed it in the same battle phase, allowing other Black Feathers to finish off the opponent.
This was much more powerful than the real card. The real card's effect of the armored wings could only remove the wedge during the main phase, meaning if it attacked and placed a wedge, it had to wait until the end of the battle phase to remove it. This meant that to defeat a monster with a wedge, it would take at least one more turn to reduce its Attack Power to 0 and attack again.
This made it much less efficient. A delay of one turn introduced too many variables. The opponent might use the monster with the wedge as tribute, or the armored wings might not even survive until the next turn.
Crow Hogan: "Reduce the Attack Power of Evil Hero the Phantom to 0!"
The wedge was removed, and cracks immediately began to spread from the point of impact on the Phantom King's body. The cracks quickly radiated like a spider web across his chest, making the massive Phantom King look like a ceramic statue about to shatter, riddled with cracks.
[Evil Hero the Phantom, Attack 4000 → Attack Power 0]
"Next, attack again!"
Crow Hogan shouted.
"Blackfeather - Blackgun Blaster, attack 'Evil Hero the Phantom'!"
This highlighted the strength of the armored wings in the anime. Once the effect was activated, it could immediately use a teammate to finish off the opponent in the same battle phase. The bird-beast warrior leaped forward, its spiral lance bursting forth with a transparent vortex, piercing through the crack in the Phantom King's chest.
A loud rumble echoed as the Phantom King's body crumbled, shattering into countless fragments and collapsing into a pile of debris.
[Youxuan, LP 7400 → LP 5700]
"Got that! I've defeated the strongest Phantom!" Crow Hogan said, "This is the power of my Black Feathers. When we work together, no enemy is too strong for us!"
Youxuan brushed off the dust from his clothes: "That's true."
But then he shifted his tone and smiled.
"However, even with your pride in the Black Feathers, you haven't reached your full potential yet."
"Nani?"
Crow Hogan was angry.
"What are you saying?"
Questioning his strength was one thing. Reluctant as he was to admit it, Crow Hogan had to face the fact that his opponent was strong, possibly stronger than him. In a one-on-one match against Goodwin, he would likely have no chance.
But this wasn't about questioning his strength; it was about questioning his handling of the Black Feathers, questioning his bond with his monsters!
That, he couldn't tolerate!
"The potential of the Black Feathers is far greater than you think, Crow Hogan. You've only tapped into a fraction of it."
Youxuan paused, his gaze sweeping over the other two.
"Actually, the same goes for Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas. Your decks all have infinite potential, but whether you can evolve and unlock that potential depends on you."
The three of them were taken aback.
What was this guy suddenly talking about?
Indeed, Yusei Fudo's Tuners, Jack Atlas's Synchros, and Crow Hogan's Black Feathers all had significant future developments, far surpassing their current potential. Their decks and they themselves were still in their early stages, with room for significant improvement.
But if that weren't the case, Youxuan wouldn't need to fight them. His role as the antagonist was to push them to improve faster.
So Youxuan added with a smile, "However, no matter how great the potential, if it isn't awakened, it remains just potential. To develop and evolve, you need to survive today first."
Crow Hogan gritted his teeth: "Stop being so cocky...
My battle phase is over, but my turn isn't!"
He played another card from his hand.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Shield Break'! It can destroy a monster in Defense Position on the field!
Destroy the 'Chaos Phantom' that Yusei Fudo changed to Defense Position!"
A green magic beam pierced through the black mud on Youxuan's field, shattering the chaotic vortex into fragments.
Crow Hogan: "Besides the Phantom, your Chaos Phantom can transform back into a Phantom next turn... Don't think I've forgotten about that!
I have a counter for that too!"
He drew two more cards.
"Set two cards to the back row, my turn ends!"
Crow Hogan clenched his fist and shouted.
"Bring out any Phantoms or other tricks you have! No matter what, the bond between us and our monsters, the bond within our team, will never be outmatched!"
"Ha ha ha, nice, very nice, that's the spirit."
Youxuan applauded.
"Exactly, that's the spirit. Keep it up."
The three of them: "..."
Their opponent, who was supposed to be destroying the world, had suddenly taken over their lines, leaving them unsure whether he was mocking them or something else.
"But it's not enough, not yet."
Youxuan shook his head.
"This level of enthusiasm isn't enough to defeat me, or to truly defeat the Phantoms."
Yusei Fudo's heart sank.
Can't truly defeat... Could this Phantom come back to life?
(End of Chapter)
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