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Chapter 415: Great Power Comes with Great Risk
Chapter 415: Great Power Comes with Great Risk
"I summon the true Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
"The true Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon attacks 'Chaos Soldier, Messenger of Chaos'!" Kaiba shouted, "Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!!!"
The three mouths of the Ultimate Dragon opened wide, and a brilliant white light surged forth like a torrent of destruction.
"At this moment, I activate this Trap Card," You Xuan declared, "Sacrifice's Treasure Talisman."
If all your face-up Attack Position monsters' original ATK is lower than that of your opponent's monster with the lowest ATK, draw 2 cards from your deck. However, during the turn, you cannot summon monsters or change the battle positions of your monsters." (Original effect)
The effect of this card after physicalization is basically the same, with the addition of the restriction that there must be at least two or more monsters on your field. However, its practicality is somewhat diminished.
"You only have the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on your field, so the Ultimate Dragon is the monster with the lowest attack," You Xuan explained. "The Messenger of Chaos has lower attack power than the Ultimate Dragon."
You Xuan drew two cards from his deck.
"So I draw two cards," he continued.
The Ultimate Dragon's bombardment swept in, and the terrifying impact carried a momentum that destroyed everything in its path, even the Chaos Soldier couldn't resist. His shield lasted only half a second before shattering in the white light, and he too was consumed by the brilliance and forced to leave the field.
[You Xuan: LP 4000 → LP 2500]
You Xuan raised his arm to block, and the white-hot energy and shockwave passed over him dominantly.
"As expected of President Kaiba, it's not that easy to stop you," he remarked.
"That's right!" Jaden thought of something, "The True Ultimate Dragon can attack three times in one turn, so doesn't that mean..."
Once again, the field was cleared, and You Xuan now had to face the True Ultimate Dragon's two consecutive attacks!
Even the invincible Kuribo could only block one attack, and it was powerless against the might of the Ultimate Dragon.
Kaiba waved his hand dismissively.
With his evolution, he had surpassed even that insignificant monster, Kuribo!
"In the end, are you only a Duelist of this caliber?! Must you stop here?!" Kaiba shouted, looking up.
"Direct attack from the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, second strike!"
The earth-shattering impact, the shining light in the mouth of the white dragon, seemed to herald the end of this duel.
You Xuan revealed a card in his hand.
"Then, the effect of 'Kite Machine,'" You Xuan said, "Discard this card from my hand to make the battle damage from one direct attack become 0."
The invincible Kite Machine appeared on the field, its semi-transparent body forming a barrier that blocked the front, not even the Ultimate Dragon's shockwave could budge it.
"Then, the third strike!" Kaiba shouted.
"Kite Machine activates its second effect from the graveyard," You Xuan explained, "While this card is in the graveyard, there is only one chance to make the battle damage from a direct attack become 0." (Original effect)
One card to block two attacks, now that's what you call value!
"Hmph, you're barely holding on with your consecutive defenses," Kaiba sneered.
"It's not just defense, President Kaiba. Defense is a form of offense," You Xuan smiled, "And I haven't forgotten about the True Ultimate Dragon's side effect."
"Hmph." Kaiba replied indifferently, "The True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon can only use its consecutive attack effect once per duel. Additionally, during the End Phase of the turn this effect is used, the True Ultimate Dragon must be destroyed." (Original effect)
As he finished speaking, the True Ultimate Dragon was enveloped in white light, slowly dissipating from the field as countless white light particles.
The Kite Machine taking down the Ultimate Dragon was a feat to boast about for a lifetime.
"I set one card, and my turn is over," Kaiba said.
"My turn, draw," You Xuan said.
He glanced at the card he drew and revealed it immediately.
"I summon 'Magical Warrior - Breaker'!"
A warrior clad in red armor, the Magical Warrior, appeared on the field, wielding a longsword and a shield. The magic indicator lights on the shield lit up as soon as it was summoned.
Kaiba narrowed his eyes slightly.
This monster happened to be "that guy's" as well.
The warrior in red armor was famously known from Atem's deck, renowned for its "Berserker Crush" combo, and could be considered Insect Weevil's worst nightmare.
It seemed like a coincidence, but many of the monsters and tactics You Xuan employed seemed to overlap with "that guy" from Kaiba's memories.
"When the Magical Warrior is successfully summoned, place one magic indicator. Its attack increases by 300 points." You Xuan explained, "However, I will immediately remove this indicator and activate its second effect.
The Magical Warrior can destroy any Magic or Trap card on the field by removing its own magic indicator."
You Xuan pointed to Kaiba's back row, likely the only face-down card he had left for defense.
"Destroy that face-down card."
The Magical Warrior swung its sword, sending a crescent-shaped magic sword energy toward Kaiba's back row.
"I activate my Trap Card!"
Kaiba swiftly activated the targeted face-down card before it was destroyed by the Magical Warrior's sword energy.
"Trap Card, 'Messenger of Harmony'. For this turn, monsters cannot be destroyed by battle, and any battle damage I receive becomes 0."
Several blue-robed messengers appeared on his field, chanting incantations and releasing a transparent shield that formed a hemispherical barrier, protecting him within.
The sword energy cleaved the Trap Card in two, but it couldn't stop the effect from activating.
You Xuan: "Then, I set two cards. End of turn."
The spectators could barely breathe, witnessing the intense duel unfolding before them.
"Even if the True Ultimate Dragon's attack failed, he already had a defensive backup plan." Marufuji Ryo commented, "But now, the field advantage has shifted back to You Xuan."
"It's hard to say." Judai continued with his excited expression, "The next draw could change the world of this duel again. Isn't this the charm of dueling?"
".Indeed."
Marufuji nodded.
For these two, the duel had only just begun.
"My turn, draw!"
Kaiba waved his hand dramatically.
"I set one card.
Then I activate the Magic Card, 'Life-Shortening Treasure'. Draw cards until you have five cards in your hand."
The iconic card of the CEO, instantly refilling his ammunition to five cards.
"However, during the fifth End Phase of your turn after activation, you must discard all cards in your hand."
You Xuan shrugged.
Indeed, great power comes with great risk.
But to be fair, this side effect had been activated in the original story, albeit only once, in the movie 'Pyramids of Light'.
And it was this movie that settled the long-standing controversy over the effect of this card – whether the fifth End Phase was counted by alternating turns or only the player's own turns.
In 'Pyramids of Light', it was confirmed that it was the "fifth End Phase of your turn", meaning if counted by alternating turns, it would be the ninth turn.
"You've grown into a decent duelist in the past six months." Kaiba remarked, "But this level of skill is not enough to satisfy me.
Watch closely, You Xuan, the true battle is about to begin!"
(End of Chapter)
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