Chapter 872: Viper King Vinomirion
Chapter 872: Viper King Vinomirion
Viper King Vinomirion, Descend!
"So this is Professor Cobra's ace, impressive!"
You Xuan couldn't help but praise.
"Indeed, it seems to be a monster with extraordinary power."
Cobra let out a hum.
"You'll soon understand Vinomirion's strength. Battle!"
Viper King Vinomirion, attack 'Leader Zarug'!"
Viper King let out a sinister chuckle, and his five fingers suddenly extended like springs, shooting forward. Upon closer inspection, they were not fingers but five small, curved snakes, each with a sinister smile like that of Viper King, spitting tiny tongues.
You Xuan's expression remained unchanged, "Zarug, counter-attack."
Zarug looked at him with a pitiful expression.
Huh? Am I fighting Viper King? Is this for real? Of course, an order is an order, and Zarug had no choice but to reluctantly draw his gun and engage. The outcome was predictable; he fired his revolver several times, but Viper King didn't even bother to defend or dodge, and the bullets bounced harmlessly off its hard scales.
Viper King's small snakes immediately bound Zarug, biting into his dark muscles. Zarug howled in pain as the snake venom quickly permeated his bitten areas, turning his skin purple-black before exploding.
"However, I'll activate the trap 'Guardian Wall' in response." You Xuan said, "Reducing the battle damage I take to 0 and allowing me to draw a card from my deck."
The defensive barrier blocked the damage, and You Xuan drew a card.
Zarug, now a ghost again, reluctantly left the field, and his Black Scorpion comrades quickly surrounded and supported him.
"Boss? Are you okay?"
"Pfft, I'm fine. I was just a bit careless." Zarug gritted his teeth, "Otherwise, I'd show that damn snake who's boss."
His underlings stared at him with wide eyes, thinking that their boss's strength didn't match his big talk.
"I activate the Continuous Spell 'Damage Reduction Field'. As long as this card remains on the field, all battle damage both players take is halved." Cobra said, drawing the last two cards from his hand.
"Then, I'll set two cards and end my turn."
Viper King crossed his arms, hissing and spitting tongues, his cold smile carrying a hint of mockery and provocation.
Amon, observing from the side, slightly furrowed his brows.
"Viper King, there must be some hidden trickery. It seems to be a monster with concealed terrifying power." Amon muttered, then turned to You Xuan, "How will the King respond to such an unknown threat?"
However, for You Xuan, it wasn't exactly an "unknown threat." He was well aware of Viper King's abilities.
Cobra smirked inwardly.
If a mere 3000-ATK monster could pose a challenge, then the title of Duel King would be undeserved. He had no doubt that his opponent had the ability to defeat Viper King.
But Cobra didn't mind, or rather, he even anticipated this.
Viper King's hidden ability. When this card is destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, it can be revived an infinite number of times by removing Reptile-Type monsters from the graveyard. In other words, it has as many lives as there are Reptiles in the graveyard.
But that's not the main point.
The reason Viper King is Cobra's proud ace is that it serves as a medium for the descent of an even more terrifying entity. When Viper King is destroyed, the trap card 'Serpent Deity Descent' can be activated to summon the truly invincible demon god, 'Toxic Serpent Deity·Vinomagnia'.
That is his true trump card; once summoned, it almost guarantees victory, an unbeatable monster with god-like power!
Cobra narrowed his eyes.
"Come, destroy my Viper King. Whether you use powerful monsters or effect destruction, the moment you defeat it, you'll face your defeat!"
Of course, these were his inner thoughts.
Professor Cobra maintained his composure, his face expressionless as always, revealing no signs of emotion.
"My turn, draw."
You Xuan drew a card and revealed it.
"Equip Spell, 'Magic Wand,' equip it to 'Black Forest Witch' on the field.
This card can only be equipped to a Spellcaster-Type monster, increasing its attack by 500."
[Black Forest Witch, ATK 1100 → ATK 1600]
"Then, I activate the second effect of Magic Wand. By sending the equipped monster and this card to the graveyard, I can draw two cards from my deck."
The Witch and the Wand vanished from the field, and You Xuan drew two cards from his deck.
"Next, I activate the effect of Black Forest Witch. By sending this card to the graveyard, I can add a monster with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to my hand."
Professor Cobra clicked his tongue.
In the previous turn, he had considered breaking through the Witch to trigger her search ability, but he didn't want to give his opponent the freedom to search. That's why he chose to attack Leader Zarug first.
Now, it seemed that not only had his opponent used the search effect, but they had also drawn two extra cards. In hindsight, it might have been better to take out the troublesome Witch first.
"I add this card with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to my hand."
You Xuan smiled mysteriously and drew a card that popped out of his deck on its own.
"I add 'Deep Ravine Soldier' to my hand."
He revealed the searched card, and his deck automatically shuffled itself on the duel disk. He immediately placed the drawn monster card on the duel disk.
"Then, I Normal Summon 'Deep Ravine Soldier'!"
A clear torrent of water burst forth, and a water-attributed warrior emerged from the water. He resembled a deep-sea creature standing upright, wielding a golden trident. As he swung his trident, the water swirled as if obeying his command.
[Deep Ravine Soldier, ATK 1800]
"The effect of Deep Ravine Soldier allows me to discard a water-attributed monster from my hand to the graveyard, and then return any card on the field to its owner's hand."
You Xuan showed a monster card from his hand.
"I send the water-attributed monster, 'Killer Snake,' from my hand to the graveyard, and return your ace, 'Toxic Snake King Vinomirion,' to your hand!"
Professor Cobra: "!"
The professor's pupils constricted slightly, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.
It wasn't a battle or an effect destruction, but a card being bounced back to the hand.
The effect of Serpent Deity Descent could only be activated when Vinomirion was destroyed, and Vinomirion's own revival effect was only useful when it was defeated in battle. But if it was bounced back to the hand...
Deep Ravine Soldier waved his trident, and the water transformed into a water dragon, instantly swallowing Vinomirion, as if even its venomous liquid was being washed away.
Vinomillion roared, but helplessly transformed into a beam of light and returned to its owner's hand.
"Battle. I attack Professor Cobra directly with 'Deep Ravine Soldier'!" You Xuan gestured.
Deep Ravine Soldier stepped forward, as if walking on water. The water swirled around his trident, like an enchantment, and he stabbed straight at Professor Cobra's heart.
"Ugh!"
Professor Cobra staggered back.
"I activate my face-down card, Continuous Trap, 'Damage = Crawling Beast'! Once per turn, when a Crawling Beast-Type monster battles and inflicts battle damage to me, I can Special Summon a Crawling Beast-Type monster from my deck with an attack equal to or less than the battle damage I took!"
(End of Chapter)
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