Chapter 139: Why Is It You Guys Again?
Chapter 139: Why Is It You Guys Again?
Kaku took a deep breath. "My turn, let's draw!"
With the combined efforts of the Warring States Period and the Troublemaking Trio, he was unable to summon any monsters, and his life points had dwindled down to 1300. This meant that he would most likely be ridden by the White Rabbit and burned to death in the next turn.
He glanced at the card he drew and narrowed his eyes.
There was no other choice. At this point, he could only rely on drawing cards to create an opportunity for himself.
"I set a card on the field." Kaku drew the card he had just picked up and declared, "Then I activate this card—Magic Card 'The Heavenly Treasure Tablet'! Both players draw cards until they have six cards in their hand!" (Animation Effect)
You Xuan raised his eyebrows.
As expected of a character from the DM era, back then, the Heavenly Treasure Tablet was like the Greed Jar in GX, a staple in every deck.
"Here it comes!"
Drawing six cards at once seemed to have turned the tide for Kaku, as he laughed heartily and slammed a card onto the field.
"Magic Card 'Black Hole'! Destroy all monsters on the field!"
A subtle black line slowly unfolded in the void, like a torn wound, and in an instant, it gave birth to a celestial body of destruction. The expansion of the black line formed a small black hole, like ghostly flames in the abyss or an all-devouring eye of a demon, indiscriminately pulling everything within its domineering gravitational force and shredding it to pieces.
"All monsters on the field are destroyed! This lifts the summoning blockade!" Kaku shouted.
With the Troublemaking Trio gone, he could now freely summon monsters. If he summoned a Machine-type monster, the effect of the Warring States Period would restrict him to only using Machine-type monsters.
In that case, the disruption caused by the trio would essentially vanish since his deck only consisted of Machine-type monsters anyway.
"However, at this moment, the subsequent effect of 'Troublemaking Trio' also activates," You Xuan reminded him. "'Troublemaking Trio'—when this card is destroyed, inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent for each monster."
"What?!?"
Kaku's face twisted in surprise once more, and the comedic trio reappeared like transparent ghosts. In unison, they shouted, "Triangle Attack!" before turning around and crashing their behinds into Kaku's face.
"Waaah!"
[Kaku: LP 1300 → LP 400]
He broke out in a cold sweat.
Those annoying things had such a nasty trick up their sleeves. If he had 400 less LP, they would have blown themselves up and taken him down with them.
Nonetheless, he had managed to break free from the oppressive situation.
"The summoning blockade is lifted, so I can summon monsters now! I activate the effect of 'Machine Corps – Fortress' from my graveyard!
By discarding Machine-type monsters from my hand whose total Levels are 8 or more, Fortress returns to the field from the graveyard! I discard 'Machine Corps – Super Deformation' from my hand, a Level 8 monster, to bring it back with even greater power—
—Machine Corps – Fortress, rise again!"
The heavy fortress drilled out from the vortex in the graveyard, its cannons and spears once again aimed at You Xuan's empty field.
"No matter how many times it's destroyed, Fortress will always regenerate!" Kaku proclaimed. "Feel the overwhelming firepower of my Machine Corps! Direct attack from Machine Corps – Fortress!"
The fortress's turret rotated, its cannons zeroing in on their target. The energy core within the turret whirred with a deep, vibrating hum as it emitted a scorching glow.
The heavy cannon fired, and a dazzling beam blasted forth from its muzzle, resembling an enraged fire dragon rampaging across the field and leaving a brilliant trail of light in its wake.
"Then, I activate my face-down card."
You Xuan waved his hand, and a trap card rose from the backfield.
"Trap Card—Dimensional Wall! When your opponent declares an attack, they take the battle damage instead!"
"Another trap?!?"
Kaku's eyes narrowed behind his glasses, and he gritted his teeth.
"But it's useless! Counter Trap—Trap Interference Wave! I negate and destroy any trap card activated during the Battle Phase!
The activation of 'Dimensional Wall' is negated!"
The newly formed Dimensional Wall shattered, and the fortress's attack continued unimpeded. You Xuan bore the brunt of the attack, staggering back two steps as his virtual body wavered like a rippling stream.
[You Xuan: LP 3200 → LP 700]
However, he quickly regained his composure and stood firm, glancing at his right hand, which was flowing with data streams.
"I see. So, it can simulate the sense of touch, allowing even a digital consciousness to feel impacts as if they were real?"
"That's right," Keihei replied. "We strive to recreate the most authentic and immersive dueling experience within the 'Link System.'"
You Xuan pondered this information.
So, even if it was just a digital consciousness, a Shadow Game in the game space would be equally effective, or rather, it was only natural.
Shadow Games were the fundamental law of this world, transcending time and space. As early as the second episode of the DM anime, Pegasus had demonstrated the ability to initiate a Shadow Game through a videotape and a game.
And back then, they didn't even have the internet; it was just a simple videotape playing on a television.
In theory, implementing a Shadow Game through an online game should be much easier than that.
"It's not over yet!" Kaku said coldly. "I haven't forgotten about that dangerous 'White Rabbit of Inaba' in your hand. If you attack with it next turn, I'm still finished.
Therefore, I activate the Magic Card 'Hand Destruction' from my hand! Both players discard their entire hands and then draw the same number of cards!"
"Hmm, indeed cautious."
You Xuan discarded the "White Rabbit of Inaba" to the graveyard and then drew more cards.
"My turn is over," Kaku laughed. "Your blockade has been broken, and in the end, you still can't withstand the absolute firepower of my Machine Corps!
It's only a matter of time now. Next turn, I'll finish you off for good!"
It seemed that the boy had truly been pushed to his limit, which was understandable. Based on You Xuan's experience, being locked down and mocked often led to such symptoms.
"My turn, draw." You Xuan said calmly, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell 'Emergency Food', sending the Continuous Trap 'Warring States Period' to the graveyard and recovering 1000 Life Points."
[You Xuan: LP 700 → LP 1700]
The yellow, green, and black trio leaped back and forth from the graveyard, reappearing on the field once more.
Kaku's face twisted in annoyance as he laid eyes on them: "These disgusting things again?"
However, since they were on his opponent's field, he could take this chance to give them a sound beating and exact revenge for the humiliation they caused him.
"Activate the Magic Card, 'Polymerization'! Fuse 'Black Pandemonium', 'Green Pandemonium', and 'Yellow Pandemonium' from the field!"
Kaku: "!"
Could these jokers even be fused?
"The triple fusion of the Pandemonium Trio! The crystallization of their brotherly bond, now appears—
—Pandemonium King, Fusion Summon!"
Within the triple fusion vortex, dazzling radiance erupted. Behold, he wore red underwear over his pants, with a flowing cape and a towering stature. It was none other than the super—
—sized jester.
Hmm, although the entrance effect was quite flashy, the jester seemed to remain a jester at heart. With a white, oversized head, a large mouth, and a goofy smile, he embodied the image of a comedic character.
[Pandemonium King, ATK 0]
Kaku: "?"
What was the meaning of this zero-attack fusion monster? Was this some sort of joke?
"Next, I activate the Field Magic Card, 'Pandemonium Hometown'!" You Xuan declared, "As long as there is a 'Pandemonium' monster on the field, the original ATK and DEF of all monsters on both sides of the field must be swapped!"
Kaku: "Attack and defense switch?!?"
[Pandemonium King, ATK 0 → ATK 3000]
[Machine Corps - Fortress, ATK 2500 → ATK 1600]
Attack and defense reversed!
"Pandemonium King attacks Machine Corps - Fortress!" You Xuan commanded.
The Pandemonium King flexed his biceps and then suddenly flew forward in a Superman-like pose, fist cocked back as he punched towards the Machine Fortress.
Kaku's expression turned sour.
What kind of joke was this?
Was he, Kaku, about to be defeated by this clown of a monster?
If that punch landed, not only would the damage be severe, but the humiliation would be unbearable.
He couldn't let that happen!
"I reveal my face-down card! Trap Card - Evil God's Great Calamity! When an opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy all monsters on both fields!!! (Animation Effect)"
This was the same trap card that the six-year-old Malik had once used, but the physical card had been modified to "When an opponent attacks, destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the field."
"Pandemonium King, be gone!"
The trap unleashed a massive vortex, and its violent power swept across the field, engulfing both the heavy steel fortress and the charging Pandemonium King.
All monsters were destroyed!
"And at this moment, the effect of 'Machine Corps - Super Deformation' in the graveyard is also triggered!" Kaku laughed triumphantly, "When 'Machine Corps - Fortress' is sent from the field to the graveyard, by removing Fortress from the game, Super Deformation can be Special Summoned from the graveyard!
Come forth! Machine Corps - Super Deformation!!!!"
The fortress that had just left the field reappeared, its armor plates shifting rapidly as if they were alive. A massive mechanical arm extended, and the pillar-like body transformed and assembled into a towering torso, forming a gigantic robot that stood on the field like a steel war god.
[Machine Corps - Super Deformation, ATK 2600]
Keihei's expression turned solemn: "To break through such a blockade and achieve a reversal in this situation... As expected of an elite Card Professor."
You Xuan: "Then I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"Hmph, it seems you're out of options now?" Kaku sneered, "My turn."
Kaku drew a card and then spoke confidently.
"Well, for a student, your performance has been quite surprising.
But there's nothing you can do; I'm just too strong. In the face of my invincible machines..."
"I activate my face-down Trap Card, 'Pandemonium Trio'.
Special Summon three Pandemonium Tokens to your opponent's field."
[Pandemonium Tokens, DEF 1000 → DEF 0] x3
The Tokens are also affected by the 'Pandemonium Hometown' Field Spell, causing their attack and defense to be swapped.
The yellow, green, and black trio of Tokens appeared on Kaku's field and promptly lay down, striking their signature pose.
Token Yellow: "Long time no see!"
Token Green: "Sorry to bother you again~"
Token Black: "Rumble rumble~ rumble rumble~"
There they were, the three jokers.
Veins popped on Kaku's forehead.
Why were they back again?
But he quickly calmed down: "What does it matter if they're summoned now? Your blockade has been broken, and even if I summon these useless monsters, they can't stop my invincible machines."
"I activate another face-down card." You Xuan snapped his fingers, "Trap Card - Torrential Tribute! When a monster is summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!"
Kaku was taken aback once more.
Using the Pandemonium Trio to summon monsters and trigger the activation of Torrential Tribute to get rid of his own Super Deformation?
Wait, that wasn't right!
Suddenly, he realized something.
It wasn't that simple!
The effect of these disgusting Pandemonium monsters was:
_[When this card is destroyed, the controlling player takes 300 points of damage.]_
Kaku's mind went blank.
In the next moment, endless torrents burst forth from the Trap Card, sweeping across the field, engulfing his massive steel machine, and crushing the three Tokens like dried leaves in a storm.
Then, the three Pandemonium brothers reappeared in their ghostly forms.
"No, don't—"
Kaku started to back away involuntarily, and in his eyes, the three jesters, clad in red triangular pants, transformed into rampaging beasts.
"Stay back, get away from me, don't come closer—"
But the three brothers had already turned around, moons shining, as they charged towards Kaku's face.
The damage was high, and the humiliation was even greater.
"Noooooooo!!!!!!!"
[Kaku: LP 400 → LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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