Chapter 734: The Ultimate Warrior
Chapter 734: The Ultimate Warrior
DD discarded his trump card, "D-Force," from his hand to the graveyard.
He did it willingly.
But his expression was grim, his face twitching as he muttered, "I'll kill you," under his breath.
"Do you think losing D-Force will change anything?"
DD's voice was sharp.
"My Blood Demon D still possesses the power of annihilation, and I remain the strongest duelist!"
He revealed a card from his hand.
"Spell Card, Angel's Alms, draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from your hand."
He immediately summoned a monster from his hand.
"Normal Summon, Mushroom Fang!"
A green, hideous monster appeared, with a large, round green head and a single blood-red eye, surrounded by twisting green tentacles.
[Mushroom Fang, ATK 1700]
"Mushroom Fang's effect: Banish two WATER monsters from your graveyard, and Special Summon a Mushroom Fang Spawn in Attack Position."
DD revealed two WATER monsters from his graveyard, obviously the ones he had just discarded.
"Banishing Bottle Turtle and Water Spirit Aqua Aeria from the game, Special Summon Mushroom Fang Spawn!"
The two WATER monsters disappeared from the field, and the green-eyed monster with tentacles waved its arms. Soon, two streams of water gathered and transformed into a slightly larger version of itself, a giant eye with tentacles.
[Mushroom Fang Spawn, ATK 700]
"Next, I activate the Spell Card Demon Chain, Special Summon Metal Devil Spawn!"
[Metal Devil Spawn, ATK 0]
"So quickly, you've gathered three tributes again," Adel observed gravely.
It was clear that Blood Demon D was the core of DD's deck, and the rest of his deck consisted of either support cards for Blood Demon D or cards that could quickly summon it. Even without D-Force, Blood Demon D was still his best option.
This was the only choice for him because Blood Demon D was the source of his power, the card that had given him the strength to reach the pinnacle.
This was the same reason many duelists in this world were obsessed with summoning their ace monsters, even if their aces were just high-level Normal Monsters. The more they encountered extraordinary duelists, the more they felt this way.
"Three monsters as tributes, once again, to paint this world in blood!"
DD shouted.
"Ultimate D, Destiny Hero - Blood Demon D, Summon!!!"
The three monsters dissolved into a bloody mire, and the hideous Blood Demon slowly rose from the crimson pool, its bone wings spreading out to release a terrifying crimson aura, as if to blot out the sky.
[Destiny Hero - Blood Demon D, ATK 1900]
But without D-Force, its effect was significantly weaker, and its presence was less imposing than the last time it had appeared.
"Destiny Hero - Blood Demon D's effect: Once per turn, absorb a monster as equipment!" DD commanded, "Absorb Nightmare Penguin!"
Blood Demon D's blood arrows transformed into tentacles again, binding and absorbing Nightmare Penguin into its body, gaining half of the penguin's ATK.
[Nightmare Penguin, ATK 900]
[Destiny Hero - Blood Demon D, ATK 1900 → 2350]
"Then, direct attack with Blood Demon D!" DD ordered, "Blood Terror!"
Blood Demon D spread its bone wings, and countless blood arrows flew towards You Xuan, but they collided with a grayish-black transparent shadow and were blocked.
"Banish Spirit Guardian from the graveyard," You Xuan said, "This turn, you can negate one of your opponent's attacks."
DD furrowed his brows.
"Fine, then, set two cards, and end your turn."
DD exhaled.
Although the loss of D-Force would still have a significant impact, at least he had summoned Blood Demon D again. Destiny should still be on his side.
He had always won this way, even without investing in his deck during official matches, Blood Demon D had given him the power to suppress any duelist. There was no reason he couldn't win now.
Unless the person before him had the power to surpass even this Ultimate D.
That was impossible; no one could surpass Ultimate D; it had to be so.
Otherwise, wouldn't his killing of Adel's father, concealing the truth all these years, and enduring the torment of power, all become a joke?
"Then, to my turn, draw," You Xuan said, "It seems you have great faith in this so-called Ultimate Hero."
"Of course," DD said, "Blood Demon D's power is absolute."
"Is that so?"
You Xuan nodded slightly.
Then he showed a smile that, in DD's eyes, was somewhat terrifying.
"Then, let's start by crushing this part of your strategy."
DD was taken aback. "What?"
"Banish the LIGHT 'Silent Magician' and the DARK 'Midnight Knight' from the game."
You Xuan slowly raised the card in his hand.
"Sacrifice the souls of light and darkness to the field of chaos, and the legendary warrior appears again. The heavens and earth shall open—"
"—Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Opening, Summon!"
The intertwining light and darkness vanished into the vortex of chaos, and the chaos suddenly exploded. Sword energy slashed through the void, and the warrior emerged from the vortex in a dazzling display.
[Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Opening, ATK 3000]
"Messenger of Opening," DD said gravely, "The legendary warrior, do you still dare to challenge the power of Ultimate D?"
"It seems you've misunderstood something."
You Xuan spoke calmly.
"The challenger... is you."
DD: "!"
"Midnight Knight, banished from the graveyard earlier, activates its other effect. When this card is banished from the game, add a Ritual Monster from your deck to your hand."
You Xuan picked up a card that automatically popped out of his deck.
Action: Duel King You Xuan and Ed Phoenix, the Tera-dera Temple Teacher, were engaged in a fierce duel.
"Add another 'Chaos Warrior' from your Deck to your hand." You Xuan activated the effect of his Ritual Monster, 'Chaos Warrior'. Although he only had one copy, the original Common Bone Ritual Monster 'Chaos Warrior' was obtained from a research institute under the Kaiba Corporation, so it wasn't the only one.
"Next, the effect of the 'Opening Messenger' is activated. Once per turn, remove a monster on the field from play." You Xuan declared, "I'll remove 'Destiny Hero - Demon D' from play."
"Chaos Dimension Slash!" You Xuan unleashed the power of his sword, the blade's aura slicing through the void. It was the legendary sword that split heaven and earth, its blade aura shattering dimensions, leaving a long trail of destruction that spread towards the location of Demon D.
"An expected attack!" Ed remained calm, "I activate my face-down Trap Card, 'Demon Chain'! Negate the effect of 'Opening Messenger', prevent it from changing its battle position, and it cannot declare an attack!"
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A green-colored Demon Chain shot out from the Trap Card, wrapping around the Chaos Warrior!
"With the power of Demon D, I'm invincible!" Ed's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and he shouted in a near-insane manner, "Even the legendary warrior can't touch Demon D, not even a single finger!"
"Is that so?" You Xuan said, "It seems that not only me, but even the legendary warrior has been underestimated by you."
The Chaos Warrior nodded in agreement.
You Xuan waved his hand, "I activate my face-down Trap Card, 'Transcendent Warrior Rebirth'! Send one 'Chaos Warrior' from your field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon another 'Chaos Warrior' from your hand with a different name, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"
Ed was startled, "Ignoring Summoning conditions?"
"That's right. I just searched for 'Chaos Warrior' with the effect of 'Midnight Knight' and added it to my hand." You Xuan revealed the Ritual Monster in his hand.
"Rebirth, Opening Messenger, once again open the gates of chaos and descend upon us - Chaos Warrior, Transcendent Summon!"
A cyclone of chaos erupted from the Opening Messenger, instantly dispersing the approaching Demon Chain. Amidst the chaotic aura, the blade's aura surged, and the Chaos Warrior reappeared in a new set of armor.
[Chaos Warrior: ATK 3000]
"The Opening Messenger has been Tributed and no longer exists on the field, so 'Demon Chain' has lost its target and is now ineffective," You Xuan explained.
"However, this Chaos Warrior that was Special Summoned through Transcendent Warrior Rebirth is just a 3000 ATK vanilla monster without the power to defeat Demon D," Ed said solemnly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized the problem, and his pupils contracted sharply.
"It seems you've realized it," You Xuan smiled, "Indeed. The 'Chaos Dimension Slash' of the Opening Messenger has been activated, but before its effect resolves, the Opening Messenger has already been Tributed and removed from the field."
"By the time the effect of 'Demon Chain' resolves, it has already lost its target, so the activation of Chaos Dimension Slash remains valid," You Xuan continued.
As he spoke, the Chaos Warrior's blade aura sliced through the dimensional barrier, creating a rift in space. The void released a terrifying force that sucked Demon D into it!
"Another escape through Tribute?" Ed was shocked.
He was a rising star in the professional dueling scene, having encountered numerous skilled duelists. But as he recalled, he felt that in his entire life, he had never met a duelist who could so effortlessly utilize tactics like Tribute escapes and Chain Rearrangement.
"Although the Chaos Warrior activated 'Chaos Dimension Slash', it cannot attack during the same turn. However, the Opening Messenger, which used Chaos Dimension Slash, has already been Tributed and is no longer on the field, so it has no relation to the newly Summoned 'Chaos Warrior'," You Xuan explained.
"This turn, the Chaos Warrior can still attack."
The Chaos Warrior, expressionless, drew its sword effortlessly, its deadly blade aura pointing directly at Ed's face.
Ed's face twitched.
What kind of joke was this? He was the World Champion, empowered by the Ultimate Force D.
He had sold his soul, vowing never to lose again.
He had promised to reach the pinnacle of the world.
Even with Demon D summoned, how could he still lose?
This was unacceptable. He had one last move: "I activate my face-down Trap Card - Dimension Imprisonment!"
Ed: "!"
This guy, Ed, had such a powerful move hidden!
"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, remove that attacking monster from play!" Ed's eyes turned bloodshot, "Disappear, Chaos Warrior!"
But before he could finish his sentence, he was stunned, almost biting his tongue.
The Chaos Warrior, with a casual swing of its blade, effortlessly broke through the rift of Dimension Imprisonment.
The void was rendered useless by the chaotic blade aura and instantly dissipated.
Ed was bewildered, frustrated, and confused.
Why?
Even if it was the legendary warrior, wasn't this just a vanilla monster? How could it ignore even Dimension Imprisonment?
"A Counter Trap," You Xuan pointed to the last face-down card on the field, "Transcendent Warrior's Shield. When you control a 'Chaos Warrior' monster, if a monster effect, Spell, or Trap Card is activated targeting a monster on the field, negate the activation and destroy it."
You Xuan paused and said calmly, "I told you, you underestimated the legendary warrior."
Ed stared blankly as the sword slashed towards him, an unstoppable force. Despite exhausting his Destiny Force and using all his tricks, he couldn't stop this one sword.
Suddenly, he felt as if the glory of the past decade was like a joke, so laughable and so insignificant.
[Ed, LP 1300 → LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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