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Chapter 138: The Mounting Offense Trio
Chapter 138: The Mounting Offense Trio
Ultimate Disruption Art: Chaotic Triangular Hurricane!
This move could be considered the pinnacle of the Disruption Brothers' abilities. The three brothers assumed their classic comical pose, bottoms touching, and rose like spinning firewheels. An irresistible tri-colored storm swept towards their opponent's half of the field, destroying everything in its path.
"Hmph, these weaklings won't breach my mechanical defenses!"
Keke responded hastily.
"I activate the Quick Effect of 'Ride,' a Trap Card! Select one 'Ally Monster' from your own Graveyard and equip it to a face-up monster on the field that can be equipped!"
A card popped out from his Duel Disk's Graveyard zone.
"I equip 'Peacekeeper, the Geargiano Token' from my Graveyard to 'Fortress, the Geargiano Token' on the field!"
A small transforming machine emerged from the Graveyard, encasing the heavy fortress in a layer of red armor.
"When 'Fortress, the Geargiano Token' would be destroyed by battle or card effect, 'Peacekeeper, the Geargiano Token' can be destroyed instead!"
The tri-colored storm swept across the field, shattering the equipped ally armor. But with this protection, the wobbling fortress endured and stood firm against the storm.
"Heh, weaklings will always be weaklings," Keke adjusted his glasses, "My strategy is clearly superior."
You Xuan remained silent and played another card, "I activate the Spell Card, 'Horse Bone's Bargain.' Send all monsters on the field to the Graveyard, except those whose effects are currently applied, and draw two cards.
I send 'Disruption Green' to the Graveyard and draw two cards from my Deck."
He then picked up four cards from his hand.
"I set four cards face-down and end my turn."
Keke: "!"
Setting four cards face-down? Guiping was curious about You Xuan's Dueling style since he knew his brother held this particular opponent in high regard.
Witnessing this scene, Guiping's thoughts drifted to two familiar faces.
One was Liulinger, the sunny boy with a perpetual smile from the Duel City era. His face and laughter remained vivid in Guiping's memory, even though the boy had dueled himself out of existence.
The other was none other than the legendary figure who had retired from the Dueling world but continued to employ underworld tactics, sending his underworld opponents back to where they belonged with his overworld strategies. Guiping glanced at You Xuan with a hint of curiosity.
Could this guy be a Duelist like Yuugi?
That would be quite a rarity.
"My turn, draw!" Keke huffed, "No matter what tricks you have up your sleeve, the power of my machines will crush them effortlessly! I summon..."
"Hold on, we're still in the standby phase," You Xuan snapped his fingers, "I activate my face-down Trap Card, 'Crossbow Squad!' Sacrifice a monster on your field to destroy an opponent's card!
I sacrifice 'Disruption Black' to destroy 'Fortress, the Geargiano Token'!"
A massive crossbow appeared on You Xuan's field, and Disruption Black jumped onto it. Drawing the bow, Disruption Black transformed into a human cannonball, comically flipping in mid-air, and with his bottom forward, he blasted through the impenetrable shell of the fortress with a loud bang.
The fortress was pierced, and electricity crackled and danced. In just a moment, the massive fortress collapsed with a thunderous roar, turning into a pile of scrap metal.
Disruption Black's animated performance only served to irritate Keke.
"Hmph, my fortress was destroyed by these weaklings?"
But it didn't matter.
His indestructible 'Fortress, the Geargiano Token' could always be revived from the Graveyard. All he needed to do was discard a total of eight or more stars' worth of Machine-Type monsters from his hand, and it would spring back to life.
"Immediately after that, I activate another face-down card."
You Xuan revealed another card from his back row.
"Trap Card: 'Disruption Trio!' Special Summon three 'Disruption Tokens' to your opponent's field, and these Tokens cannot be used as Tributes for a Tribute Summon.
Go, Disruption Trio Tokens!"
The yellow, black, and green Tokens appeared on Keke's field, each taking a position and skillfully pretending to snore, drink tea, and read the newspaper, respectively.
Keke frowned at the sight of these three creatures on his field and scowled, "You're just giving me free monsters? Is this what they teach you at the academy these days?"
"Hehe, I'm a newcomer, so my Dueling skills are understandably lacking."
You Xuan smiled.
"However, I do have an idea of my own, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on it, Senior. I'll activate this face-down card as well."
He waved his hand and revealed the last card in his back row.
"Continuous Trap: 'Warring States'!"
Keke narrowed his eyes, examining the Trap.
"Warring States"? What's that supposed to do?"
"Each player sends all monsters on their field to the Graveyard, except those of one Type," You Xuan explained with a grin.
"As long as this card remains on the field, we can only have monsters of a single Type on our fields."
Keke: "?"
He seemed unable to grasp the implication of this card immediately.
Staring at the Continuous Trap, then at the three Tokens drinking tea, reading the newspaper, and snoring on his field, Keke: "!!!!!!!"
What?!
He could only have monsters of a single Type on his field, and the Disruption Trio Tokens were all Beast-Type.
That meant he could only Summon Beast-Type monsters from now on? But he played a machine-themed Deck! How could he possibly have any Beast-Type monsters in his Deck?!
Ah, he thought. So the [Disruption Trio] and [Warring States] were the core strategy of the Disruption Blockade from the early days. They were the centerpiece of this deck, but during the last duel with the Maze Brothers, You Xuan hadn't drawn them.
[Warring States] was also an ancient card from that era. By modern Yu-Gi-Oh! standards, it was a formidable lockdown card from the underworld, and it remained a limited card to this day. However, in the early days, this card wasn't immediately appreciated by players.
"[Only able to control one Type of monster]," Keke muttered. "That's undoubtedly a devastating blow for many decks with diverse Types. A single trap card like this can end the game before it even begins."
However, it was important to remember that early Yu-Gi-Oh! was a slower format. It was common for players to trade blows over several turns, often ending up with just a single lonely monster on the field. In such an environment, [Warring States] was considered mediocre by the standards of real duelists, and for a long time, it failed to make a significant impact on the meta.
But the [Disruption Canceler] build had discovered this card and unlocked its potential.
The oppressive lockdown effect of [Warring States] might not be enough on its own, but what if you also gave your opponent three useless tokens?
"Senior, what do you think of this tactic?" You Xuan asked politely, as always.
Keke: "."
He wanted to say, "Is this what they teach you at Duel Academy these days?" but he couldn't find the words.
"I set a monster on the field," he said through gritted teeth. "Then, I set a card and end my turn."
His entire deck was Machine-Type, so it was as if his ability to summon monsters had been sealed. All he could do was set monsters in face-down defense position.
However, if the face-down monsters he set were flipped face-up, and their Types were different from the monsters already on the field, they would still have to be sent to the Graveyard due to the effect of "Warring States."
"Then, during the End Phase, I activate the Set card," You Xuan said. "Trap Card: 'Reap What You Sow!' Inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent for each monster on their field!"
This was also one of the primary offensive strategies of the early [Disruption Canceler] decks. With the [Disruption Trio] on the opponent's field, it guaranteed a minimum of 1500 damage.
"There are currently four monsters on your field," You Xuan explained. "So, please accept 2000 points of damage, Senior."
The three Disruption Tokens and the Set monster radiated a fiery light, rushing toward Keke and engulfing him in a blast that caused his body to stagger and his data-formed figure to distort, with data streams overflowing.
[Keke, LP 4000 → LP 2000]
"Ugh...unforgivable!" Keke grit his teeth.
Just as he was seething with anger, the Disruption Trio put on another animated display.
Token Green: "Oh dear, I feel like we've really done something underhanded here. So sorry about that."
Token Yellow: "But for some reason, I feel more comfortable over here."
Token Black: "Snore...snore..."
The animated sequence felt like a hammer blow to Keke's chest, causing his vision to darken.
You...!
"My turn, draw!" You Xuan drew a card, glancing briefly at the trio on the opponent's field.
Come to think of it, the three Disruption Black, Green, and Yellow cards he bought for this deck looked rather plain, but every time he summoned them, these three Tokens on the opponent's field put on quite a show.
Could these Tokens have spirits?
"Then, it's my turn again. Draw!" You Xuan looked at his hand and revealed a card. "Magic Card: 'Pot of Greed.' Draw two more cards."
After drawing, he immediately played one of the new cards.
"Normal Summon: 'Inaba White Rabbit'!"
[Inaba White Rabbit, ATK 700]
"'Inaba White Rabbit' and 'Disruption Yellow' on my field are both Beast-Type, so they're not affected by 'Warring States' and can be summoned.
Additionally, this card can directly attack the opponent's Life Points."
You Xuan waved his hand.
"Direct attack with 'Inaba White Rabbit'!"
The red-eyed white rabbit wielded its hammer and flew forward, slamming the hammer onto Keke's forehead and causing stars to flash before his eyes.
[Keke, LP 2000 → LP 1300]
At this moment, the three Tokens actually seemed concerned.
Token Yellow: "Oh dear, that looks like it hurt quite a bit. Are you alright?"
He said nonchalantly as he casually ate some snacks and sipped his tea.
Token Green: "That sounded painful!" He flipped through the newspaper noisily.
Token Black: "Snore...snore..."
Keke's back teeth were about to crack: "You...cough...you..."
You Xuan rested his chin on his hand.
Hmm, this effect is even better than I expected.
After all, in reality, such a tactic might only annoy your opponent with its self-destruct strategy, but here, not only did he have to endure the tactic, but he also had to bear the ridicule of these three Tokens riding his face.
The look on Keke's face, twisting in frustration, was a testament to the effectiveness of this strategy.
"Set a card face-down," You Xuan said, adding another card to his backrow.
"At the End Phase of the turn it was summoned, 'Inaba White Rabbit' returns to its owner's hand."
The white rabbit transformed into a beam of light and returned to his hand as a card.
"My turn is over."
(End of Chapter)
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