Chapter 733: Breaking Free
Chapter 733: Breaking Free
"Transforming Pot and Nightmare Penguin?" DD frowned, "Do you plan to use Nightmare Penguin's bounce effect to get rid of Blood Demon D?"
But Mu Da! I said that with Blood Demon D on the field, all your monsters are blank, and their effects can't be activated."
"It's just the 'field' part," You Xuan explained, "Blood Demon D can nullify the effects of all my field monsters, but what if it's not on the field?"
"What?"
"Quick-Play Spell 'Mysterious Chinese Pot' sacrifices a field monster to restore its Attack or Defense value as Life Points."
You Xuan waved his hand.
"I sacrifice 'Transforming Pot'."
【Transforming Pot, ATK 700】
"Restore Transforming Pot's ATK value as LP."
【You Xuan, LP 3300 → LP 4000】
"Restored Life Points?" DD furrowed his brows, "But even with restored Life Points, it's useless against Blood Demon D."
But as soon as he said this, he realized something was amiss, and his pupils suddenly constricted.
"Wait, this...?"
"Seems like you noticed," You Xuan smiled faintly, "Not bad. The effect of Transforming Pot has already been sacrificed to the graveyard by Chinese Pot, so during effect resolution, it's in the graveyard and not on the field. Therefore, this effect won't be negated by Blood Demon D."
Just like how I got rid of Light King Yu's Light of Imprisonment earlier, it's the same strategy—sacrificing to escape. A classic card game tactic.
"And the effect of Transforming Pot..."
DD's heart trembled once more.
Damn, the effect of this pot is...
"Right. Transforming Pot forces both of us to discard our entire hand and draw five cards."
You Xuan pointed to the top card of DD's deck.
"And you must draw five cards, including the top card of your deck, 'D-Power'."
"I see!" Ed exclaimed, "D-Power can release Blood Demon D's hidden power when it's face-up at the top of the deck, but if it's drawn..."
All of Blood Demon D's hidden abilities will be lost!
"Furthermore, I activate 'Desert Light' to flip my field monster. Both 'Transforming Pot' and 'Nightmare Penguin' have mandatory effects."
When two mandatory effects are triggered at the same time, I can decide which one to resolve first and which one to resolve later.
This is what card players call "Chain Rearrangement".
The principle is simple. In a single chain in the game, the effect that was activated first is resolved last. So, according to this principle, when multiple mandatory effects are triggered simultaneously, by putting the effect I want to resolve last, I can freely decide the order of different effects.
"Therefore, among these two effects, I choose to activate Nightmare Penguin's effect first, targeting Destiny Hero Demon D, bouncing it back to the hand.
Chain 2, activate the effect of Transforming Pot, discarding our hands and drawing five cards.
Chain 3, follow up with Mysterious Chinese Pot, sacrificing Transforming Pot to ensure it won't be negated by Blood Demon D."
You Xuan explained.
"So, Transforming Pot escapes Blood Demon D's restriction through sacrifice, and both of us draw five cards. Since D-Power is no longer at the top of your deck, Blood Demon D loses its ability to negate monster effects, and also loses the object immunity granted by D-Power."
"Finally, the effect of Nightmare Penguin, which was activated first, is resolved. But by the time Nightmare Penguin's effect is resolved, D-Power is no longer on the field, and all of Blood Demon D's immunity and suppression are gone, so Nightmare Penguin's effect goes through."
You Xuan pointed at the monster on the opponent's field and gave a slight tug.
"Bounce Destiny Hero Demon D back to the hand."
A series of chains, and in the end, the effects of both flipped monsters went through smoothly.
Blood Demon D roared in frustration, but the towering pillar of water below engulfed him, leaving no choice but to transform into a blood arrow and return to DD's hand.
Of course, as Blood Demon D left the field, the absorbed Chaos Warrior also flew back to You Xuan's side and quietly returned to the graveyard.
DD's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Impossible!"
"Blood Demon D, empowered by D-Force, is invincible. How could it be broken?"
Adel, a professional Duelist, was equally shocked by the turn of events.
Sacrificing Escape from Chain Rearrangement, Blood Demon D, which seemed almost unbeatable, was easily countered by a combination of weak cards.
Of course, to You Xuan, this was nothing noteworthy.
Aren't these just basic card game mechanics?
In this day and age, who doesn't know how to perform a basic Chain Rearrangement?
"I set three cards face-down, and my turn is over."
"Damn, you dare to take my Blood Demon D!" DD glared at his hand and snarled.
"Read the 69th chapter at the book bar! 6=9+book_bar, the first to release this novel."
"You'll regret this."
Adel was impressed by You Xuan's performance, but as he calmed down and thought about it, he still felt a sense of unease.
Although You Xuan elegantly dismantled the opponent's field, the crisis was not truly averted. With Blood Demon D and D-Force both returned to DD's hand, they were like ticking time bombs without visible fuses.
As long as DD gathers three Tribute monsters, Blood Demon D will descend again, and D-Force can be activated at any time.
DD was once a World Champion, and his current state seemed even stronger than Adel remembered. He had no doubt that gathering three Tribute monsters would not be a difficult task for DD.
"My turn, draw!"
As expected, DD's eyes gleamed with malicious intent, and he laughed maniacally.
"Your elegant counterattack is merely delaying the inevitable! With the power of Ultimate D, I will..."
"I activate a face-down card," You Xuan declared expressionlessly, "Trap Card, 'Mind Collapse'. Declare a card name, and if you have that declared card in your hand, you must discard all copies of it."
DD's arrogant expression froze.
What?
Declare a card from the opponent's hand?
"I declare 'D-Force'," You Xuan said, "If you have 'D-Force' in your hand, please discard it."
He even politely asked.
Of course, he could also declare Blood Demon D, but he wasn't sure if the Blood Demon D in the anime had a resurrection restriction. If it doesn't, discarding it to the graveyard and then using a Resurrection or any other revival card would easily bring it back, which might actually help the opponent.
Even with a resurrection restriction, there are typically more ways to recover monster cards than magic cards. Monsters in the graveyard are often resources, while magic cards are usually harder to reuse.
In the anime's system, without D-Force, Blood Demon D poses little threat. It has no effect resistance, no field-wide suppression, and only a pitiful 1900 ATK as an Eight-Star monster.
Oh, right, it can absorb an opponent's monster and gain its power. But with You Xuan's Transforming Pot and Nightmare Penguin on the field, sacrificing either of them would have no impact.
Judging by DD's distorted and twitching expression, You Xuan knew he had made the right call.
"You Bastard!"
(End of Chapter)
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