Chapter 427: A Secret?
Chapter 427: A Secret?
Baroque the Thunder took out his Flaming Longsword, and the audience saw a flash of fire in the field, as if piercing through the center of the stage. The Disturbance Yellow on You Xuan's field was burned to ashes by the flames.
[Disturbance Yellow, Defense: 1000]
The Judge continued, "The effect of Baroque the Thunder has also been activated. After a monster is destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, Baroque can activate its special ability during the End Phase of this turn to Special Summon the destroyed monster to his field in an Attack Position. The effects of this Special Summoned monster become invalid, but its attribute becomes Fire!"
"An effect to take control by battling!" Xiadai couldn't help but exclaim.
"And its attribute becomes Fire, further increasing its attack power with the number of Fire Attribute monsters." Xiang Lu also said in a low voice, "What a terrifying monster."
A similar effect exists in the physical card game and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's with the Synchro Monster "Royal Oppressor," which can take control of an opponent's monster through battle. Such a powerful ability caused Royal Oppressor to be banned from play for six years, and it was only after its Summoning conditions were altered that it was released back into the game.
At this moment, Baroque the Thunder had already unleashed a flame from his hand, piercing the ground as if opening a gateway to the underworld, binding the Disturbance Yellow that had been sent to the graveyard.
"I activate a Set Card," You Xuan declared. "Trap Card: 'Disturbance Swarm.' When a face-up 'Disturbance' monster on my field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can add that monster back to my deck, shuffle it, and then draw two cards, discarding one card from my hand." (Original Card)
The Disturbance monster in the graveyard vanished as You Xuan drew it into his hand and inserted it back into his deck. The deck automatically shuffled at high speed.
You Xuan then drew two more cards into his hand, after which he selected one card to discard into the graveyard.
Simultaneously, with its target lost, Disturbance Yellow in the graveyard also turned into light particles and dissipated. The binding flames of Baroque the Thunder had missed their mark and returned without success.
"Disturbance..." The Judge frowned slightly.
He had not expected his opponent to use such weak monsters in the final stage of the tournament, especially when facing him.
Even he, the Judge, had intentionally used a HERO Deck against Xiang Hongye and then switched to another tactical approach against Xiadai. Yet, for the finals, he had brought out his original Deck to be cautious.
Was his opponent looking down on him by bringing such weak monsters to the final stage?
Of course, You Xuan didn't mean to offend. After all, when facing a boss-level opponent like the Judge, he wouldn't waste such an opportunity to test his luck intentionally.
However, You Xuan was aware that the Judge was skilled in handling various tactics, and duelists like him often excelled at studying their opponents' Decks and finding ways to counter them. Therefore, by employing ever-changing tactics against such an opponent, You Xuan could not only catch him off guard but also avoid being specifically targeted.
Moreover, after the previous duel, You Xuan felt that his Destiny Power was at its peak, allowing him to play with unprecedented freedom. In this state, he was confident he could effortlessly handle using several unrelated Decks.
The audience, including the Judge, might have expected the final stage to be an intense battle of the strongest, a clash that would decide the world's fate. But they certainly wouldn't have imagined what awaited the Judge in this duel.
Judge: "I Set one card. End Phase."
"My turn, Draw Phase." You Xuan began, "Entering the Standby Phase. The card I discarded during the activation of Disturbance Swarm was 'Yellow Spring Frog.'
Effect of Yellow Spring Frog: During the Standby Phase, if this card is in the graveyard and there are no Spell or Trap Cards in my backrow, this card is Special Summoned.
[Yellow Spring Frog: ATK 0/DEF 100]
'Also during the Standby Phase, the effect of 'Take Over 5' from the graveyard. Exclude this card and the card with the same name in my deck from the game, then draw one card.'
You Xuan drew a card and immediately revealed it: "Magic Card 'Spider's Silk', which allows me to add a card that my opponent sent to the graveyard one turn ago to my hand." (Original Card)
White silk shot out from the card, sticking to one of the Judge's graveyard cards and pulling it into You Xuan's hand.
'I add the Magic Card "Greed Jar" to my hand,' You Xuan said, 'and then activate "Greed Jar" to draw two cards from my deck.'
Judge: 'Are you using my Greed Jar?'
You Xuan drew two more cards, and immediately played one of them.
'Magic Card "Earth Crush." Destroy the opponent's monster with the highest DEF.'
A crack spread across the ground, quickly extending to Baroque the Thunder's feet. He lost his footing and fell into the fissure, shattering into pieces.
'I only have Baroque the Thunder on my field,' the Judge nodded, 'so Baroque the Thunder is destroyed.'
'Then I sacrifice 'Yellow Spring Frog' for a Tribute Summon! The bane of sealed monsters -
- Magic Canceler!'
Yellow Spring Frog transformed into specks of light and scattered in the whirlwind of the sacrifice, as a huge white machine appeared with a resounding roar.
[Magic Canceler, ATK 1800]
'Oh, there it is! You Xuan's Magic Canceler!' Judai exclaimed.
'As long as Magic Canceler remains on the field, neither player can activate Magic Cards, and all Magic Card effects become invalid,' You Xuan explained.
'There is an 'Orichalcos Barrier' on the field,' the Judge said calmly, 'but the effect of the barrier cannot be negated.'
You Xuan paid no heed: 'Direct attack from Magic Canceler!'
A beam of energy, akin to breaking magic, shot out and struck the Judge directly. The latter stood his ground, calmly taking the brunt of the impact.
[Judge: LP 4000 → LP 2200]
'Well done!'
Even Ryo Marufuji couldn't help but cheer for You Xuan.
'First blood! You've gained the advantage on the field.'
You Xuan drew three more cards into his hand.
'I set three cards. End of turn.'
The Judge merely dusted himself off, as if brushing away smoke and ash from his body.
'A splendid attack, and with that, you've also sealed my Magic Cards.'
The Judge narrowed his eyes.
Magic Canceler was indeed a tricky card to deal with.
With all Magic Cards sealed, it meant he couldn't activate the second and third layers of his Orichalcos Barrier, significantly hindering his ability to deploy his subsequent strategies.
'Could this guy have known about the characteristics of my Orichalcos cards and deliberately chosen Magic Canceler to counter me?' he wondered.
However, before Orichalcos, only Dartz had used this deck, and only Atem and Kaiba should have witnessed its workings.
How does this man seem to know as well? Could Kaiba Seto have told him?
No, he felt that this man might even know more than Kaiba Seto.
The Judge frowned slightly, finding You Xuan increasingly inscrutable, and he became more cautious.
'Fujiki You Xuan, what secrets are you hiding?'
(End of Chapter)
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