"Direct attack of Demon Machine Motor Omega!"
The red mecha's engine spewed flames, with its blade raised high, charging toward Yugen whose frontline was already a blank space!
"This ends now. Surrender and hand over your soul!"
Of course, Yugen couldn't just give up as he was told: "Activate the covered card! Trap Card 'Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force'!"
"At this point, you still had a Reflection Mirror Power hidden!?" Thief Keith was also taken aback.
"That's right, Reflection Mirror Power destroys all attack-position monsters upon the opponent's attack declaration!"
A pale blue protective layer appeared before him, forcibly withstanding the descending blade of the red mecha. The powerful counter energy reflected off the shield, sweeping back onto Keith's half of the field in a rain of light.
"Tch, Fall Hole Magic Tube Holy Defense, you've got troublesome traps one after another..."
Keith remarked with a grimace.
Each card in the deck was supposedly carefully selected, the soul of a duelist, no?
But I reckon your soul might be a little tainted...
"...However, that won't do!"
Keith exclaimed.
"Counterattack Trap - Counter-Revolution! When an effect destroys two or more cards on the field, negate that activation and remove it from the game."
Yugen frowned. This guy really has some tricks, even having something like this up his sleeve.
Indeed, when facing an opponent blessed with Destiny Power, ordinary tactics often lose their effectiveness.
In the real card environment after Yu-Gi-Oh! entered the 5DS era, this "Counter-Revolution" was essentially replaced by a trap card "Starlight Avenue" with similar effects that gave you a Stardust Dragon for free. He vaguely remembered the days when players in that environment would open with four covered cards, only for the opponent to blow it all away with a Great Storm, directly summoning a Stardust Dragon...
[Trap Card - Starlight Avenue. Negate and destroy effects that destroy two or more cards on your field, then Special Summon one "Stardust Dragon" from the Extra Deck.]
Though the famous Starlight Avenue doesn't exist in this era, Counter-Revolution had a comparable effect. The indestructible shield of Holy Defense cracked, shattering into fragments.
"Therefore, the battle continues, Demon Machine Motor's direct attack!" Thief Keith raised his voice again, "This time it's really over..."
"Enter the damage step of the battle," Yugen quickly displayed a card from his hand, placing it in the graveyard, "The effect of 'Kite Robot' from my hand!"
During the damage calculation phase of the opponent's direct attack, discard the 'Kite Robot' from the hand, and you can negate the battle damage once.
A semi-transparent kite image appeared, guarding Yugen with its body. The killer attack of Demon Machine Motor was completely blocked by the kite's virtual image, the blade unable to slash any further.
"How is there still something like this..." Thief Keith was frustrated.
"So persistent... The turn in which Desperate Revolver Dragon's effect was activated, it can't attack. My turn ends.
Looks like you've earned yourself another turn of life."
Yugen noticed, Keith's Demon Machine Motor didn't activate an effect to summon derivatives at the end of the turn... but he quickly realized that the original Demon Machine Motor Omega didn't seem to have this effect.
Once it was cardified, Demon Machine Motor was adapted into an Effect Monster, with effects to boost its own attack power and obligatorily Special Summon Motor derivatives during the end phase. However, in the original work, this card was a Mortal Bone, a blank slate with no effects.
The whole process left Miss Saint Elf on the edge of her seat, finally letting out a breath of relief. She felt this duel left her needing a quick-effective heart pill, nearly cheering out loud when she saw Yugen's Holy Defense, and almost despaired when it was countered...
The Hero's dramatic duel was truly exhilarating.
However, she didn't know; in fact, even if Revolver Pistol Dragon could attack once more, the Kite Robot in Yugen's graveyard could still block another hit.
What doesn't the ancient Divine Level Hand Pit cover?
"To be honest, making it this far is already impressive, kid." After consecutive unsuccessful attacks, Keith seemed to start trying a psychological offensive again, "But all your tricks have been unraveled, your trump card defeated by me.
Even if you miraculously summon another Upper-Level Monster from this situation next turn, it will be destroyed as soon as it enters the battle phase by the Desperate Revolver Dragon.
Moreover, the effect of Continuous Trap 'Gunfire Strike' will be chain-activated as well, further interfering and hindering your actions... To be frank, your odds of winning have approached zero infinitely, and continuing to resist is meaningless."
Keith put a hand on his hip, proudly declaring.
"But it's not your fault, I'm just too powerful!"
Yugen replied expressionlessly: "You were beaten by Mortal Bone."
Mortal Bone, the nickname President Kaiba gave Joey back then, which slowly became widespread as City Blade's reputation grew.
Keith's expression twitched, angrily replying: "I'm the strongest card professor in America! A dueling expert undefeated throughout America!"
Yugen calmly repeated: "You were beaten by Mortal Bone."
"Damn it... That time was just bad luck." Keith gritted his teeth, "Now I've returned from Hell, and one day I'll find that guy again, to reclaim my rightful victory..."
Yugen continued: "You were beaten by a grade-schooler hired by Beckas."
Keith: "......"
Let's just go back to talking about Mortal Bone then...
Thief Keith's face grew even darker: "I know what kind of person you are, you're no different from them. You definitely think I'm a despicable duelist, right? All that so-called 'duelist's dignity' crap?"