Chapter 75: The Combined Assault!
Chapter 75: The Combined Assault!
"Ahhh!" Asuka screamed as she was once again on the receiving end of You Xuan's relentless assault, just like before. With the Restriction Release effect doubling the firepower of Card Gunner, the onslaught showed no signs of letting up as it mercilessly bore down on the young girl, culminating in a thunderous explosion that sent a towering plume of black smoke soaring into the air.
[Asuka: LP 4000 → LP 2000]
The entire arena fell into a stunned silence.
Who was Tenjoin Asuka?
A superstar of the Middle School Division, she had been scouted directly into Obelisk Blue since her enrollment. Even setting aside her physical appearance, she was already highly regarded as a duelist, with many predicting her to be a strong contender for this year's Newcomer King.
Everyone had expected a fierce and closely contested duel, a showcase of masterful tactics and exhilarating exchanges. Yet, here they were, witnessing what seemed to be the imminent conclusion of the match in the very first turn.
Hinata Hoshikawa, the senior whose expression had been blank and eyes vacant as if traumatized since her previous duel, finally showed a flicker of emotion on her face at this moment.
No, to be more precise, she seemed almost revitalized, the gloom that had shrouded her now swept away, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
Yes!
Trample all over her just like you did to me! Break her like you broke me!
Seemingly forgetting her previous dejection, Hoshikawa's smile took on an increasingly twisted cast.
"I seem to have let my guard down," Asuka remarked as she endured the onslaught, finally managing to catch her breath.
While it was indeed her usual strategy to trade blows and take damage in exchange for counterattacks, she knew that miscalculating even slightly could result in her defeat, turning the duel into a comedic farce.
Such an unprecedented and bizarre loss would undoubtedly be immortalized as a joke, with her name etched onto the academy's pillar of shame.
Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Asuka forced herself to refocus on the duel at hand.
"Due to the effect of 'Double Sevoulez Pose,' my monster can counter-attack. Go, Cyber Tutu, direct attack!"
The electronic star leaped into the air, her form graceful and elegant as a ballerina. She spun and delivered a sweeping kick, her leg arcing through the air like a whirlwind as it headed straight for You Xuan.
[You Xuan: LP 4000 → LP 3000]
"The effect of the Equip Magic 'Angel's Wings'! When battle damage is inflicted, increase that damage by 300 points!"
[You Xuan: LP 3000 → LP 2700]
You Xuan brought up his Duel Disk to block the virtual image's impact, his body swaying slightly from the force before he steadied himself.
"I'll end my turn by setting three cards face-down," You Xuan declared. "During the End Phase, the effect of 'Restriction Release' activates. Any Machine-Type monster that was affected by this card's effect is destroyed."
Card Gunner exploded in a blast, turning into a cloud of ash.
"However, due to the effect of 'Card Gunner,' when this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I draw 1 card."
You Xuan drew a card.
Only then did the surrounding crowd release the breath they had been holding.
"That was intense right from the get-go."
"Tenjoin's Life Points are hanging by a thread already. This is getting dangerous."
You Xuan: "..."
For a moment, he had forgotten about the concept of 'locking blood.' In the original work, it was often a curse, where the one who locked their opponent's blood first usually held the advantage. In this case, however, it had given Asuka the opportunity to strike back.
Hmm, but surely it wouldn't be that abstruse here... right?
"My turn, draw!"
Asuka steadied herself, her eyes determined.
So, he had seen through her strategy and countered it. But due to the drawback of Restriction Release, his field was now devoid of monsters.
However, there were still those face-down cards on his field...
"Hesitation won't get me anywhere," Asuka stated firmly. "I will stay true to my dueling style! Battle! Cyber Tutu, direct attack!"
Cyber Tutu leaped and twisted in the air, its graceful form soaring forward. It unleashed a spinning back kick, aimed squarely at You Xuan.
"As expected, bold as ever," You Xuan remarked, narrowing his eyes. "Then, I activate my face-down Trap Card—Dimensional Wall! When you declare an attack, the battle damage from this attack is inflicted on you instead!"
Crowd: "!!!"
"To reveal such a Trap Card at this critical juncture?!"
There was no doubt that this trap card completely shifted the tides of the duel. The one who would suffer defeat from this direct attack was now none other than Asuka herself.
"As expected, you have a countermeasure," Asuka said, quickly slotting in a card. "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, 'Heroine's Light'!" (Animation Card)
She sent "Cyber Tutu" from her Duel Disk to the Graveyard and swiftly revealed another card from her hand.
[Cyber Heroine: ATK 2300]
"Amazing!" Nakamura exclaimed from the Student Council, "Since the attacking monster left the field, this battle is invalid, and no battle damage is inflicted!"
"And since it was Special Summoned during the Battle Phase, the Cyber Heroine can still attack!" his fellow student added, "If this attack goes through, it'll deal a huge amount of damage!"
Asuka couldn't help but smile smugly, "I'm not that easy to beat, huh?"
She arched an eyebrow, noticing another face-down card that You Xuan had flipped on his back row.
You Xuan calmly pointed to the card, "Equip Spell - Moon Book. Change the 'Cyber Heroine' to face-down Defense Position."
Asuka: "..."
Spectators: "..."
The huge monster that had just landed was sent tumbling by Hinata's magic, turning into a face-down card on the field.
Hoshikawa Hinata: "Hahahaha! That's what I'm talking about! Face-down! You can face-down anything!"
She seemed to have shaken off her previous gloom, and now she was the happiest person in the arena.
". Another effect of the Equip Spell 'Angel's Wings'," Asuka took a deep breath, "When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, draw 1 card from your Deck.
Then, Set 2 cards face-down, and my turn is over."
You Xuan: "My turn, Draw.
I activate the Continuous Spell 'Alternate Dimension Hangar' from my hand!" (Animation Card)
A magic card appeared, and three cards automatically popped out of his Deck. You Xuan drew out the three cards and showed them to his opponent.
"When 'Alternate Dimension Hangar' is activated, you can select 3 Level 4 or lower Ally monsters with different names from your Deck and exclude them from playing.
I exclude 'Y-Dragonhead', 'Z-Metal Tank', and 'W-Ejection Wing' from my Deck!"
He raised his arm and opened his hand, and the three cards transformed into a red metallic dragon, a tank-like metal tread, and blue combat wings respectively, each being sucked into the black vortex above his field.
"It's the legendary VWXYZ!" Asuka's expression turned solemn.
The audience stirred, "Those are the rare cards used by Kaiba Seto!"
"Then I Normal Summon 'X-Head Cannon'!"
[X-Head Cannon: ATK 1800]
"At this moment, the second effect of 'Alternate Dimension Hangar' activates." You Xuan explained, "When a monster is summoned or Special Summoned to my field, if the names of those monsters are printed on the excluded Ally monster cards, I can Special Summon those corresponding monsters from the exclusion zone!"
You Xuan revealed the two cards he had excluded earlier.
"Both 'Y-Dragonhead' and 'Z-Metal Tank' have 'X-Head Cannon' printed on them, so I Special Summon both of them!"
The black vortex in the exclusion zone opened once more, and two golden lightning bolts fell from the black hole, the red dragon head and heavy tread landing on his field.
[Y-Dragonhead: ATK 1500]
[Z-Metal Tank: ATK 1500]
"These Special Summoned monsters cannot be used as Tributes, nor can they attack." You Xuan waved his hand, "However, I can combine 'X-Head Cannon', 'Y-Dragonhead', and 'Z-Metal Tank' on my field!"
The three machines began to transform, releasing electricity that attracted each other. They reassembled, stacking on top of each other like a tower of warriors, and soon formed a formidable, heavy-duty mech!
X-Head Cannon formed the head, Metal Tank the base, and Y-Dragonhead protruded from between its legs. "(Cough) 'XYZ-Dragon Cannon', Fusion Summon!"
[XYZ-Dragon Cannon: ATK 2800]
(End of Chapter)
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