Chapter 939: Trap Battle
Chapter 939: Trap Battle
"Android-Psychoforce, direct attack!"
With a wave of You Xuan's hand, Sogga was undoubtedly summoned to the field this time. The Trap Ban Zone was opened, and Reidou's backfield was completely sealed, rendering any counter-trap he might have useless.
Psycho Wave!
The android raised its palms in front of its chest, and a massive surge of electricity and psychic energy gathered in its hands, transforming into a roaring psychic light wave that exploded forth.
The psychic energy ball exploded on Reidou, causing him to stagger back half a step, his black robe fluttering in the chaotic psychic currents.
[Reidou, LP4000→LP1600]
"Next, I activate the magic card 'Treasure Chest of the Universe.' During the turn I perform an advanced summon, I draw two cards from my deck, but these cards cannot be used. If possible, at least one of them must be set face-down."
"Finally, I set a card face-down, and my turn ends."
You Xuan smiled.
"It seems you're not very skilled at dealing with Sogga's type."
Reidou steadied himself and remained silent.
He had indeed received instructions from the Master of the Tomb Keepers to invite the Duel King for an important discussion, and if the opportunity arose, he could also test the depth of the current generation's King.
Before coming, Reidou had done some research on You Xuan and knew that this generation's King had a versatile tactical style and unpredictable strategies. However, to his knowledge, although investigations showed that this person indeed possessed the Android deck, it wasn't frequently used.
As a first-time opponent, Reidou had not revealed his full capabilities in this impromptu duel, yet You Xuan boldly summoned Sogga twice in a row as a show of strength. Could this be a mere coincidence?
Reidou took a deep breath.
Nevertheless, his mission remained unchanged. As a duelist, even in the most unfavorable circumstances, he had to believe in his deck and see his duel through to the end.
Even if he was going to lose, he would at least do his best to draw out more of his opponent's strength beforehand, fulfilling the task given by the Master of the Tomb Keepers to some extent.
Moreover, as the greatest nemesis to his deck, the Android, Reidou was not without a plan.
"My turn, draw."
Reidou drew a card and immediately revealed the magic card in his hand.
"Magic card 'Jar of Greed,' draw two cards from the deck."
Reidou drew the cards and then took a deep breath, focusing his energy.
"From my hand, I activate the magic card—
—Acid Storm!"
As the magic card was activated, the sky instantly dimmed, followed by a downpour of rain.
But this rain was not ordinary; it fell with a loud clatter onto the android's metallic body, immediately emitting a hissing sound and rising transparent white smoke.
Sogga looked at his hands in horror, watching as his alloy body visibly corroded in the rain. Large patches of rust spread like a plague across his body, covering most of it in just a moment.
Sogga roared in frustration, and his body began to disintegrate and dissipate until it completely turned into a pile of scrap metal.
"Acid Storm is an acid rain that deals a devastating blow to Machine-type monsters," Reidou explained. "All Machine-type monsters on the field in face-up Defense Position must be destroyed by the corrosive acid."
You Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Let me guess, a card specifically targeting the Android?"
Reidou smiled. "My deck is primarily trap-based, with over eighty percent of its cards being traps. I'm well aware that the Android, Sogga, is the biggest weakness of this deck, and he's a Machine-type monster.
You don't think I've never considered a countermeasure all these years, do you?"
You Xuan nodded in agreement. That made sense. Even if he hadn't thought of it before, he should have after suffering a significant loss to Sogga in the city.
And in the GX era, although the Android Soga was still a rare card, it was no longer as uncommon. In GX, several characters were shown to possess Soga. As a Red Pit faith player, Reidou should also have prepared countermeasures.
So using Soga to target Reidou would indeed target his traps, but it would also be countered by the opponent in return.
Well, but Reidou can only consider Soga as a single card. The deck You Xuan is currently using, with Androids as its core, is a combination of the support cards that come with the Soga Spirit and the results of long-term research in the laboratory. It is the only deck of its kind in the world.
"And I activate this card,"
Reidou's expression turned solemn as he played another card from his hand.
"The Guardian's Shrine, the Royal Forbidden Domain—
—Continuous Magic 'Royal Shrine'!"
A magnificent palace with golden and jade hues, an ancient black jackal sculpture crouched in the center, guarding the mysterious sealed coffin behind it. This was the prototype of the physical palace scene that the opponent had just materialized through dark power.
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The Royal Shrine, judging from the name "Shrine," should obviously be a Field Spell. It first appeared as a Field Spell in the animation, but the real card was modified to be a Continuous Magic. However, the subsequent appearances of the shrine in the animation have already changed to match the real card, not only becoming a Continuous Magic, but also with its effect modified to the real card version.
Reidou's initial Royal Shrine was a Field Spell, but the one he is using now is Continuous. You Xuan knew that it was probably updated to the real card version, but it was mostly the old effect.
Indeed, the real card version of the Royal Shrine had also been weakened. This card, as the pillar of the Red Pit and Reidou's representative card, has the critical effect of "The controller of this card can immediately activate traps that are set face-down on the field during their turn," which is almost equivalent to being able to activate traps directly from the hand during one's turn, making it incredibly powerful.
However, it was later banned due to its overwhelming strength, and only after the effect was weakened was it allowed to be used again. The new effect was changed to once per turn, allowing only one trap to be activated during the turn it is set face-down, and this effect can only be used once per turn.
"Set three cards in the back row."
Reidou quickly added three more face-down cards to his back row.
You Xuan knew that with the support of the shrine, these three face-down cards in the back row, although just set down, could all be activated immediately. And with Soga already removed from his field, the pressure from the three face-down cards in the back row was still significant.
"The Royal Shrine is the sanctuary of traps. Within the shrine, our side's traps can be activated the turn they are set face-down!"
Reidou directly activated one of the face-down cards in his back row.
"Therefore, I activate the set card, Trap Card 'Apophis the Transformer'!"
Although it was a trap, a monster was summoned to Reidou's Monster Zone. Initially, it appeared to be a black python with a pitch-black body, a bald, dark head, and a giant snake head dancing behind its neck. Its upper body resembled a human, while its lower body was that of a snake, and it held a sword and shield in its hands.
Apophis the Transformer, when activated, becomes a Normal Monster and is Normal Summoned to your Monster Zone.
Reidou's deck had almost no monsters, and these Trap Monsters, which replaced traps, were his main source of offense.
However, even when used as a monster, it was still a trap.
"Then, I activate the set card," You Xuan responded in the back row as well, "Continuous Trap - Royal Proclamation!"
"As long as this card remains on the field, the effects of all other Trap Cards on both sides of the field become invalid!"
(End of Chapter)
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