Chapter 228: Misunderstanding
Chapter 228: Misunderstanding
"The invincible Green Baboon, strong and formidable indeed." You Xuan nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, even if you regret it now, it's too late." The large Meat Messenger snorted arrogantly, but suddenly sensed that something was amiss with the atmosphere.
The opponent's attitude was too calm, not like someone facing a formidable opponent. Instead, his words gave off a strange impression as if he were praising his wife.
The messenger even felt that a glint had flashed in the man's eyes, reminiscent of a hunter spotting prime prey. A chill ran down his spine.
Was this guy crazy?
"I'll place two cards face-down and end my turn." You Xuan snapped his fingers casually.
The envoy pushed the unease from his mind once more.
"Regardless, as long as I win this duel and offer you as nourishment for the revival of the gods, it will be fine." The messenger declared, "My turn, draw! Attack with my Forest Guardian, Green Baboon!"
The Green Baboon roared, pounding its chest before leaping into the air and throwing a punch at You Xuan.
"I activate my face-down trap card, Blood Tribute." You Xuan snapped his fingers again, "This continuous trap card allows me, during either player's Battle Phase, to pay 500 Life Points and Normal Summon a monster."
You Xuan: 4000 LP → 3500 LP
The messenger frowned, "But the effect of Blood Tribute only allows you to Normal Summon a monster with 4 or less stars. There's no way a monster of that level can rival my invincible Green Baboon."
"I Normal Summon Tsukuyomi." You Xuan declared.
Tsukuyomi: ATK 1100
"When Tsukuyomi is successfully summoned, I can change one monster on the field to face-down Defense Position." You Xuan smiled, "So, Forest Guardian, Green Baboon, flip down."
"What?!"
The messenger's face twisted in surprise as a crescent moon appeared. The raging Green Baboon, mid-charge, suddenly started blinking as if it were drunk, stumbling a few steps before falling flat on its face and becoming a face-down card.
Snores could be heard from beneath the card.
Messenger: "..."
"It seems your Green Baboon needs a nap." You Xuan smiled.
"Fine, so my Battle Phase ends." The messenger said in a low voice, "But now you have a monster on the field. I Normal Summon Shiranui!"
Shiranui: ATK 800 → 1300
"Then I activate the quick-play spell card, 'Half Seal' to halve the ATK of a monster on the field until the end of this turn and give it an effect that prevents it from being destroyed in battle. I choose my own monster, Shiranui!"
Shiranui: ATK 1300 → 650
"The effect of Shiranui allows me to destroy it during my Main Phase if there is a monster on my opponent's field with higher ATK."
The messenger waved his hand.
"Die, Shiranui!"
The timid Shiranui cautiously raised its head, stealing a glance at Tsukuyomi on You Xuan's field before letting out a piercing scream.
Too scared to fight, it exploded into a ball of fur.
"At this moment, the effect of the other Green Baboon in my graveyard activates." The messenger coldly smiled, "When a Beast-Type monster on the field is destroyed, I can pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon the Green Baboon.
Return to the field, Forest Guardian, Green Baboon!"
Messenger: 5000 LP → 4000 LP
A vortex opened in the graveyard, and the towering, muscular Green Baboon emerged once more, pounding its chest and roaring.
Forest Guardian, Green Baboon: ATK 2600
The effect of Shiranui might seem meaningless at first glance—a suicide effect. However, when combined with the Green Baboon, it became incredibly powerful.
Shiranui could self-destruct, triggering the Green Baboon's jump effect. Additionally, when Shiranui was destroyed by its own effect, it could revive itself from the graveyard during the next Standby Phase.
This meant that every turn, it could infinitely revive itself from the graveyard, self-destruct again, and trigger the Green Baboon's revival ability, making it an endless renewable resource in this invincible combo.
The messenger shouted, "I told you, the Green Baboon is immortal! No matter how many times it's destroyed."
"I activate my face-down trap card, Bottomless Trap Hole." You Xuan declared, "When a monster is summoned, change it to face-down Defense Position, and its position cannot be changed."
Messenger: "..."
The second Green Baboon slid and fell into the pit, face-down like the first, soon accompanied by snores.
While it was true that the Green Baboon could revive any number of times when destroyed, if it was banished, it was powerless, essentially removed from play.
"During the End Phase of this turn, Tsukuyomi's effect activates," You Xuan said as the golden-haired Tsukuyomi on the field transformed into a golden light and returned to his hand.
"If Tsukuyomi is successfully summoned, she returns to the controller's hand during the End Phase of the turn she was summoned."
Messenger: "!"
Only at this moment did the messenger fully grasp the severity of the situation.
Tsukuyomi could be summoned, allowing a monster on the field to be changed to face-down Defense Position, and with Blood Tribute, she could be summoned during the opponent's turn as well. This meant that every turn, the messenger would be forced to take a face-down card.
The messenger's pupils contracted as he stared fixedly at the spot where Tsukuyomi had just left the field.
What a face-down card combo!
"My turn, draw!" You Xuan said. "I activate the magic card 'Reverse Book of the Elements.' When there is a Special Summoned monster on the opponent's field and no monsters on my field, I can draw two cards from my deck." (Original card)
After drawing, he immediately revealed one of his hand cards.
"I summon 'Female Warrior of Another Dimension.'"
[Female Warrior of Another Dimension, ATK 1500]
Messenger: "!"
The messenger had seen this monster in battles with other tribes, and he remembered the female warrior's effect:
_[When this card battles an opponent's monster, exclude both cards from playing.]_
This was the perfect counter to the Green Baboon's invincibility. While the Green Baboon could revive any number of times when destroyed, if it was excluded, its immortality was effectively broken.
Currently, the messenger had two face-down Green Baboons on his field, but one of them couldn't be flipped due to the effect of "Bottomless Trap Hole," essentially taking out half its power. If the remaining one was also excluded...
He couldn't allow that to happen.
"I activate the trap card, 'Torrential Tribute!' When a monster is summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!" the messenger shouted.
A surge of azure water gushed out, sweeping away both face-down Green Baboons and the newly summoned Female Warrior of Another Dimension.
"And at this moment, the effect of the third 'Forest Guardian, Green Baboon' in my hand also activates!" the messenger exclaimed.
Messenger: "Ha ha ha, do you see this? This is the power of a messenger chosen by the gods, my power. You may be a somewhat special Duelist, but it's useless against such power."
You Xuan smiled. "Is that so?"
"What?" The messenger frowned.
How could this guy remain so calm after witnessing the immortal formation of his Green Baboons?
"Blood Tribute's effect, pay 500 Life Points to Normal Summon 'Killer Tomato,'" You Xuan said calmly.
You Xuan: 3500 LP → 3000 LP
"Then, using Blood Tribute's effect again, pay 500 Life Points to tribute Killer Tomato and perform an Advanced Summon."
You Xuan raised his hand. "Level Six, War God Geb!"
[War God Geb, ATK 2200]
This was the same monster that had been exchanged with Night Walker during their duel, useless in that situation but valuable in specific combinations, so You Xuan had also purchased a copy through International Illusion Society channels.
You Xuan: 2500 LP → 2000 LP
Grus Insect: ATK 1500
"Then, using 'Blood Tribute's' effect again, I Normal Summon 'Tsukuyomi' from my hand."
You Xuan: 2000 LP → 1500 LP
Tsukuyomi: ATK 1100
"Hmm?" The envoy frowned. "I understand now. The Green Baboon only has 1800 Defense Points, so if I use Tsukuyomi's effect to flip it into face-down Defense Position, War God Geb can take it down."
But he soon curled his lips into a cold smile. "However, don't forget that I still have two more Green Baboons in my graveyard. Green Baboon has an immortal body, so your little tricks are useless!"
You Xuan paid him no heed. "I activate Tsukuyomi's effect. When Tsukuyomi is successfully Summoned or flipped face-up, I can change one monster on the field into face-down Defense Position."
"I choose to change Tsukuyomi itself into face-down Defense Position!"
Envoy: "?"
What was this move?
The female magician chanted an incantation, and a crescent moon appeared, causing Tsukuyomi to transform into a face-down card on the field.
"But the effect of 'War God Geb' activates," You Xuan explained. "As long as this card is on the field, all monsters must be in face-up Attack Position. Therefore, Tsukuyomi is forcibly changed back to Attack Position."
Tsukuyomi: ATK 1000
Envoy: "???"
He was completely bewildered.
What was the point of all this?
You Xuan smiled. "The effect of Grus Insect, which I Summoned earlier, activates. Each time there is a face-down Defense Position monster on the field that is flipped face-up, this card gains one 'Insect Indicator,' increasing its Attack Points by 300."
Grus Insect: ATK 1500 → ATK 1800
Envoy: "Hmph, a mere 300 Attack Points increase."
"Tsukuyomi's effect can also be activated when this card is flipped face-up, allowing me to change one monster on the field into face-down Defense Position," You Xuan said lightly.
Although War God Geb's effect had the restriction of "[Negate the effects of all face-up monsters that this card points to]", Tsukuyomi was not a face-up monster, so it would not be affected.
"Therefore, according to Tsukuyomi's effect, I change Tsukuyomi itself into face-down Defense Position."
"Then, due to the effect of War God Geb, Tsukuyomi is forcibly changed back to Attack Position."
"The effect of Grus Insect activates again, increasing its Attack Points by 300 when a face-down Defense Position monster on the field is flipped into Attack Position."
". . ."
The envoy's pupils contracted, and his mouth hung open in a silent scream as he began to feel a sense of horror.
This... this was...
INFINITE LOOP!!!
Every time Tsukuyomi was flipped face-up, its effect would trigger, allowing it to be flipped face-down again. But the moment it was face-down, War God Geb's effect would force it back into Attack Position, creating an endless cycle.
With each loop, Grus Insect's Attack Points would increase by 300.
You Xuan smiled. "Indeed, after an infinite number of loops, Grus Insect's Attack Points will become..."
Grus Insect: ATK ∞
"Infinite Attack Points?!"
The envoy's expression twisted in fear, and he was almost consumed by terror.
No, this couldn't be real.
The envoy began to tremble, his brutish face now contorted with shock and confusion. He finally realized that he had been the blind one. The man before him was undoubtedly a monstrously powerful Duelist.
But how unlucky was he?
What had he done to deserve encountering such an overpowered Duelist while he was just trying to have some fun in the club?
"Alright," You Xuan said, crossing his arms as the towering, infinite-powered insect loomed behind him. "Any last words?"
The envoy's body shook, and he managed to squeeze out a smile that looked more like a painful grimace. "M-misunderstanding..."
But You Xuan wasn't listening anymore.
"Grus Insect, attack 'Forest Guardian, Green Baboon'!" He smiled faintly. "Try to withstand this attack with your immortal body."
"WAAAAHHHH!!!"
A piercing scream echoed through the heavens and the earth, lingering long after the green light of the barrier had devoured the envoy's filthy soul.
Envoy: 3000 LP → 0 LP
The next match would be against the Tenth Generation King, and it was expected to be the longest duel so far.
(End of Chapter)
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