Chapter 173: Endless Assault with Equipment
Chapter 173: Endless Assault with Equipment
"Launch Turtle, I summon you!"
You Xuan frowned slightly.
"Wow, he even brought out Launch Turtle.
This monster needs no introduction; it's a legendary creature that has left its mark in the history of Duel Monsters. It's well-known not only as Yugi Muto's regular monster but also for its enduring presence in various FTK (First Turn Kill) strategies, making it the soul card of countless FTK players."
"'Sword of Revealing Light's effect," Moonwalk said. "When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I draw 1 card." (Original card)
It was also the same original equipment card that Manjoume used during his first duel with You Xuan.
"Now for Launch Turtle's effect," Moonwalk continued. "By sacrificing a monster on my field, I can directly inflict damage to my opponent equal to half the ATK of their sacrificed monster." (Old effect)
The key to this effect lies in the fact that it has no 'once per turn' limitation, which is why it has become a crucial component in various FTK strategies.
Of course, this effect was nerfed back in 2014. The new effect added a 'once per turn' restriction, significantly weakening it.
There's no reason for Launch Turtle in this world to have such a limitation.
"Oh no, 'Messenger of Peace' prevents battle damage and destruction, so he switched to effect damage. You Xuan has 2000 LP left, and Mr. Tenma has more than enough ammunition on his field."
Sanazawa's expression turned grave.
"This is the legendary duelist at work," Asuka said, feeling a bit anxious for You Xuan despite herself. "Even 'Messenger of Peace' can't stop the pace of his offense."
She glanced at You Xuan with concern.
Could he counter this move?
"First, 'United We Stand'!" Moonwalk declared. "I'll sacrifice 'United We Stand' to inflict damage equal to half its ATK!"
With an ATK of 3700, 'United We Stand' would deal a substantial amount of damage with just this one attack!
But You Xuan snapped his fingers.
"Counter Trap—Divine Wrath!" You Xuan announced. "Discard 1 card to negate the effect of an Effect Monster and destroy it!"
He discarded another card into the Graveyard, and immediately, thick clouds gathered in the airspace above the field. Chaotic and deep lead-gray clouds, as if absorbing all the darkness. Lightning flashed, and countless silver snakes danced, as a divine thunderbolt tore through the clouds. With the authority and terror of a god, it blasted Launch Turtle into smithereens.
"He even blocked that. Impressive."
Moonwalk raised his arm to shield himself from the impact and the dust, a slight smile on his face.
"However, since I summoned 'Launch Turtle' this turn, I can activate the Magic Card 'Card of Sanctity' from my hand!" (Original card)
Another magic card appeared before Moonwalk.
"During the turn, you conducted an Advanced Summon; draw 2 cards from your Deck. However, you cannot use the cards you draw this turn, and if you would Set them, you must Set at least 1 of them."
Moonwalk drew two more cards.
"Now, I activate the Magic Card that's already face-up on my field."
With a grand gesture, he proclaimed:
"Magic Card 'Armed Dragon LV5'!" (Original card)
As the magic card flipped, several more equipment cards appeared on his field!
"A second one?!?" Sanazawa exclaimed, surprised.
You Xuan was also taken aback for a moment, but he quickly understood. For such a crucial tactical card in a deck, there's no reason not to include more than one if possible.
"I think I don't need to explain the effect again," Moonwalk said. "I can Special Summon 'United We Stand,' 'Magician's Force,' and 'Sword of Revealing Light' from my Graveyard as Equip monsters with 500 ATK and DEF each!"
【United We Stand: ATK 500】
【Magician's Force: ATK 500】
【Sword of Revealing Light: DEF 500】
"And they gain their respective equip effects, boosting their ATK!" Moonwalk continued. "There are five monsters on the field, so United We Stand's ATK increases by four thousand points!
I have four Equip Cards in my front row and one face-down card in my backrow, for a total of five Magic and Trap Cards.
【Magician's Force: ATK 500 → ATK 3000】
This time, the lowest ATK among them, the Jewel Master Sword, is placed in a face-down defense position.
"Then, I'll Set three cards in my backrow!" Moonwalk declared. "In this moment, with the increase in the number of Magic and Trap Cards on the field, the attack power of Magician's Force is further increased by 500 for each card, for a total increase of 1500!"
【Magician's Force: ATK 3000 → ATK 4500】
"In an instant, he's back to this formation." Sanazawa took a deep breath. "Two monsters with an attack power of four thousand five hundred."
Fortunately, the Battle Phase for this turn had already passed, and with the "Messenger of Peace" protecting Moonwalk, he couldn't launch another offense for the time being.
Asuka remained silent, but she was thinking the same as Sanazawa.
The terror of a legendary duelist!
Her gaze involuntarily shifted to You Xuan.
He seemed just as calm and collected as always, showing no signs of distinction.
This was something she had noticed long ago. There was always an inexplicable sense of composure in You Xuan's duels, no matter who his opponent was.
Whether facing a master or a novice, a legend or not, he seemed to treat them all merely as "dueling opponents." There was neither tension nor passion evident in his duels.
There was a sense of "I'm just playing cards casually, and somehow I end up winning without really trying" that was peculiar.
So, including Asuka, many people in the academy always felt that he had never truly gone all out against anyone.
Like others, Asuka had always thought that this composure stemmed from his confidence in his own abilities. Perhaps he never felt that any of the opponents he faced in the academy were worth his full effort.
But now it seemed that even against an opponent of this caliber, he remained the same.
"My turn, draw." You Xuan said, "At the start of the Prep Phase, the effect of 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' in the graveyard activated.
When this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, during the controller's next Prep Phase: Special Summon it from the Graveyard."
Moonwalk's expression changed slightly. "Nephthys, the Phoenix God? But when did..."
Then he immediately realized and recalled the card in his hand that had been destroyed during the previous turn, which had caught his attention.
"The card destroyed by the Prayer."
"Correct," You Xuan said. "The card destroyed by the Prayer during the previous turn was indeed 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God.' And since it was destroyed by an effect and not discarded, the effect of the Phoenix God can be triggered.
Arise from the ashes and be reborn in divine flames that burn all!"
Tenma Moonwalk frowned. "It can trigger its revival ability even when destroyed from the hand."
Scorching divine flames gathered in the sky, red as the burning sunset or molten iron in a furnace. Beams of scorching light pierced the clouds, as if transcending the limits of time and space, taking the form of a burning divine bird.
【Nephthys, the Phoenix God: ATK 2400】
Sanazawa immediately understood. "That's right! The Phoenix God can destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the field, and although the equipment cards summoned by Mr. Tenma are treated as monsters, they are still Magic Cards."
Asuka also realized, "The power of the Phoenix God is the bane of this equipment combination!"
You Xuan raised his arm, and the divine bird burned fiercely behind him, enveloped in flames.
"Effect of Phoenix God: When this card is successfully Special Summoned by its own effect, destroy all Magic and Trap Cards your opponent controls!"
(End of Chapter)
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