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Pegasus J. Crawford took a deep breath.
With only five hundred Life Points remaining, his field was almost empty. His opponent's field, however, had the legendary warrior, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, renowned in the Duel Monsters world, making his situation almost absolutely desperate.
But why?
Why couldn't he stop trembling?
Yes, this was it.
Facing a top-tier opponent, burning all his identity as a Duelist, the thrill of a battle where everything was poured in.
Mokuba was right. His duel with Yugi Muto all those years ago, though it helped him break free from the mental control of the Three Sacred Beasts, was immediately followed by a sense of hitting a wall.
For years, he felt unable to make a breakthrough, as if he had reached his limit. But precisely because of this, he craved stronger opponents even more.
Only battles with the strong could stimulate him to break through his limits and ascend to a higher realm.
And now, in a first-year student of Duel Academy, he unexpectedly found that feeling.
Without a doubt, this was an opponent truly worthy of him unleashing his full power to attempt a breakthrough!
Although he was the one with the title of "Legendary Duelist" and the other was just a student, Pegasus naturally placed himself in the challenger's position.
He would overcome this chasm and achieve self-breakthrough!
"My turn, draw!" Pegasus said, "I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed', drawing two cards from my Deck!"
Pegasus narrowed his eyes after drawing, a smile unconsciously curving his lips.
It seemed he had drawn the card to reverse this desperate situation.
"First, I activate the Spell Card 'Level Conversion Lab'!" Pegasus declared, "I can choose one monster on my field and change its Level to any Level from 1 to 8!" (Original card)
This was also a card Pegasus used against Yugi in the manga.
"I choose 'Interdimensional Matter Transporter Dragon' on my field to increase its Level to 8!"
[Interdimensional Matter Transporter Dragon, LV5āLV8]
Mokuba raised an eyebrow: "A Level-adjusting card?"
"Exactly, it's the final paving for the advent of my new power!"
As Pegasus spoke, he slowly drew a card from his hand.
"This is the first time I've used this new power in public since acquiring it, and I never expected it to be in such a situation."
You Xuan frowned slightly.
What was with this stance, as if he was about to print a card?
"But you are indeed an opponent worthy of my full power, so watch closely, the evolved form of the Beast King!
I TRIBUTE 'Interdimensional Matter Transporter Dragon', whose Level has become 8, and Special Summon from my hand..."
He held the Monster Card high above his head; even before it was summoned, a storm seemed to brew.
"The pulsation of the Divine Beast shakes the earth, descending across the torrent of timeā
āBeast King Barbaros, Summon!!!"
The earth vibrated as the Divine Beast appeared from the storm, its golden mane gleaming under the light, as if draped in a sacred aura. Its eyes sparkled with sharp light, like keen blades. The giant sphinx-like beast struck the ground with its claws, creating a swirling storm of dust and sand.
Beast King Barbaros, Summon!
You Xuan glanced sideways at Barbaros's new alias.
Pegasus had indeed not been idle all these years, even printing new aliases for his ace monster.
[Beast King Barbaros, ATK 3000]
"Although this card is Level 8, it doesn't require two Tributes for a Normal Summon; it only needs monsters on your field whose total Levels are 8 or higher as Tributes for a Special Summon!"
Pegasus shouted.
"Furthermore, 'Beast King Barbaros' can, once per turn, banish up to two 'Barbaros' monsters from your Graveyard or field to destroy up to two cards on your opponent's field!"
Mokuba was surprised: "Such a powerful ability!"
"Indeed, this is the evolved form of the Beast King. If you can defeat my ultimate ace, then try it!" Pegasus said, "I banish 'Beast King Barbaros' from my Graveyard to destroy your 'Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning' and your Set Card on the left side of your back row!"
You Xuan immediately responded: "Then Counter Trap Card, 'Solemn Judgment'! By discarding one card from my hand, I negate the activation of a monster's effect and destroy it!"
Pegasus was startled.
To think he still had such a Trap Card hidden in this situation?
His resources were depleted, and Beast King Barbaros, while his trump card, was also his last resort. If Beast King Barbaros was countered here, he would be completely powerless to turn the tide.
That won't do!
"Counter Trap Card, 'Riryoku'!" Pegasus's back row also chained, "By discarding one card from my hand, I negate the activation of a card that has the effect of 'destroying a monster on the field' and destroy it!"
The fierce lightning of Solemn Judgment struck, but it merely hit a transparent shield of destruction. Transparent ripples spread across the shield's surface, and the backlash of the thunder obliterated the Solemn Judgment Trap itself.
Counter successful!
"Beast King Barbaros's effect continues!" Pegasus J. Crawford shouted, "Black Luster Soldier and that other Set Card are destroyed!"
Beast King Barbaros's lightning swept across the field, instantly clearing You Xuan's field. Black Luster Soldier exploded under the lightning, and the Set Card on the back row flipped up and shattered, revealing it to be 'Magic Cylinder'.
"Furthermore, the card I discarded from my hand was the Spell Card 'Pot of Duality', and when this card is sent from the hand to the Graveyard, I draw two more cards from my Deck!" (Original card)
"Besides Solemn Judgment, there was also a Magic Cylinder. Truly an impenetrable formation," Pegasus said. "But now, all your defenses are cleared!"
The surrounding Duel Professor also seemed to feel that the outcome was now decided.
"However, to be able to push Master Pegasus to such an extent..." Tiramisu commented, "And he's just a student. What a terrifying kid."
This child's future prospects were surely limitless.
But Pegasus did not relax.
Is it over?
No, as long as there are Life Points remaining, one must never lower their guard.
And he could feel that this opponent was not ordinary.
He had only dismantled the overt defenses; his opponent might not truly be out of counter-measures.
"I activate the Spell Card 'Card Exchange'!" Pegasus declared, "We both reveal our hands and must each choose one of our opponent's cards to add to our own hand!"
The Duel Professors were stunned.
Hadn't he already won in this situation?
Why bother exchanging hands?
"Hmm... what terrifying intuition."
You Xuan revealed his hand.
Pegasus narrowed his eyes.
Indeed, his intuition was correct.
Kiteroid!
By discarding it from the hand, it's a hidden trump card that can protect from direct attack damage.
A Duel Professor was shocked: "He still had a countermeasure hidden in his hand!"
"Master Pegasus even accounted for that..."
Pegasus: "Then I take 'Kiteroid' from your hand!"
You Xuan: "Then I take 'Gate Guardian'."
This was also a card Pegasus used in the manga, a Level 6 Fiend-Type monster with 2200 ATK. However, it was actually quite useless; he chose it because there was no other option, Pegasus only had this one.
"Even his hand defenses have been dismantled. This guy really has something up his sleeve," Mokuba mumbled.
Then he looked at You Xuan again.
Is this guy... finished?
Well, to be able to duel Master Pegasus to this extent, he was indeed quite formidable already.
"Beast King Barbaros Ur, direct attack!"
Pegasus raised his hand and roared.
The decisive blow, and his final offensive!
But he had a strange premonition.
Even having done all this, such an attack... might still be one step short.
Sure enough, just as Beast King Barbaros's attack was about to connect, a burst of electric light erupted on You Xuan's side of the field. Like a transparent barrier, a magnetic repulsion forcefully pushed the sphinx-like Beast King Barbaros away.
"The effect of 'Electromagnetic Turtle' in my Graveyard! Only once, during the opponent's Battle Phase, I can banish this card from the game to force the end of that Battle Phase."
Pegasus let out a long breath.
For some reason, though he felt a slight regret that the attack didn't go through, he wasn't surprised.
"When was it sent to the Graveyard?" Pegasus asked.
You Xuan: "'Morphing Jar'."
"I see." Pegasus pondered, "So, such a deep layer of defense was laid out so long ago."
He smiled and shook his head.
"Then my turn ends."
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