"At the end phase of the turn, the side effect of Hell Dragon activates."
Yuichi said gloomily.
"At the end phase of the turn this card has attacked, this card is destroyed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hell Dragon exploded into pieces with a loud bang.
"However, Hell Dragon has another effect. When it's destroyed, by sacrificing one monster on my field, it can be special summoned from the graveyard.
I sacrifice the Trap Monster 'Mirror Image Swamp Man' to revive 'Hell Dragon'!"
The swamp monster was sacrificed and dissipated, and the Hell Dragon that had just left the field was immediately resurrected and returned to the field.
[Hell Dragon, Attack Power 2000]
"My turn, draw card."
Yugen glanced at the card he drew and waved his hand to cover it on the field.
"I set a Covering Card on the field.
Then 'Giant Machine City', its other effect activates!
Once per turn, destroy one card on my field other than this card and add a 'Mechanical Robot' monster from the deck to my hand."
He pointed at the Cover Card at his feet.
"I want to destroy the Covering Card I just set to search for a 'Mechanical Robot' monster from the deck."
The Cover Card shattered into golden sparkles with a pop, and at the same time, a card automatically ejected from the deck. Meanwhile, a massive hemispherical metal facility appeared behind Yugen.
"The card I just destroyed is a Trap Card 'Magical Garage'." Yugen said, "When this set card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can special summon a Level 4 or lower Mechanical Race monster from my hand." (Animation effect)
This card's animation limits it to Level 4 or lower Mechanical Race, while the physical card has been modified to only special summon Mechanical Robot monsters. In terms of restrictions, the animation effect is undoubtedly stronger, but it makes no difference to Yugen at this moment.
"Therefore, I special summon 'Blender Man' from my hand!"
[Blender Man, Defense Power 2200]
Yuichi frowned, "It's that thing again..."
"Next, activate Blender Man's effect! Once per turn, by sacrificing one Mechanical Race monster on my field, I can special summon a 'Mechanical Robot' monster other than Wind Attribute from the deck.
I sacrifice 'Blender Man' itself..."
Blender Man disappeared after being sacrificed, and the duel disc executed an automatic search again, ejecting a card from the deck.
"I special summon this card from the deck—
——Level 8, Battle Armor Robot - Armor and Electricity Fusion!"
The white fighter jet shot out from the vortex where Blender Man was sacrificed, transforming at high speed like a Decepticon, changing from a plane into a heavy white robot in moments, landing on the field with a thud.
[Battle Armor Robot - Armor and Electricity Fusion, Attack Power 2700]
"Attack Power 2700!"
Yuichi was taken aback and immediately waved his hand without hesitation.
"Activate Cover Card! Trap Card - Bottomless Trap Hole, destroy and remove from play any monster summoned with attack power of 1500 or above!"
An unfathomable pit leading straight to the Other Dimension appeared, and as the Battle Armor Robot barely took the stage, it fell into it with a boom, exploding into nothingness.
Audience outside the field: "A Level 8 monster was instantly eliminated..."
"Yamamoto is no pushover either."
Mitsuzawa Earth crossed his arms, frowning slightly, but he didn't speak this time.
Yugen watched as the last hindrance in Yuichi's back row vanished, understanding it all.
So it was Bottomless Trap Hole...
But now all obstacles have been eliminated, and the equation for victory is complete.
On the surface, the Battle Armor Robot with 2700 attack power looks like a deck ace level monster, but it's not. It was merely a pioneer paving the way for the real boss by springing traps.
"Then I'll normally summon the 'Mechanical Robot' monster I just searched with 'Giant Machine City's' effect from the deck..."
Yuichi's eyelid twitched fiercely.
His attention had been on the Blender Man special summoned by the garage and the big monster pulled out by the Blender Man, so he hadn't noticed.
Now that he thought about it, the effect of the city allowed him to freely search for a Mechanical Robot monster from the deck. With the other side's tactical style, the monster they searched, could it be...
"Normal summon 'Submarine Robot', attack position."
Just as expected!
Seeing that annoying little submarine popping onto the field again, Yuichi now almost wanted to point at the thing and roar.
See! I knew it! I just knew it!
It's this dumbass thing again!
The surrounding students immediately burst into an uproar.
The city can search the submarine from the card deck, the submarine can slap directly, and when slapping, the city can consolidate defenses from the card deck by stacking kites, and the submarine shifting to defense can also block attacks. Next turn, the city can search for Submarine No. 2 again...
Quite a few people, understanding this point, couldn't help but gasp.
Upon reflection, this build is not just introverted but also quite sophisticated. At least none of the newcomers present had heard of it before.
"How do I remember that the Mechanical Robot Card Deck is supposed to be not that great?" A student was puzzled.
"Me too. I remember seeing a freshman using it during the entrance exam, seemed like they were ranked last or part of Osiris Red, as weak as they come..."
"It's not the card deck, but the user."
Mitsuzawa Earth, silent for a while, spoke up, folding his arms with a faintly amused smile.
"As expected of the first place, interesting."
"Another direct attack by the Submarine Robot..." Yuichi gritted his teeth, "But even with the effect of 'Giant Machine City' switching attack and defense, I still have life points left. Next turn..."
"Activate the effect of 'Blender Man' in the graveyard." Yugen interrupted the chant, "I pay half my life points, and from my own graveyard..."
[Yugen, LP 4000→LP 2000]
The graveyard area of the Duel Disc quickly ejected five cards in succession.
Two Blender Men, one Submarine Robot, one Kite Robot, and one Truck Robot discarded in the first turn.
"Banish these five cards from the game!"
Yuichi: "?"
Huh? What is this??
Banish five cards?
The images of the four robots turned into golden light and merged into one of the Blender Men, the massive mixer behind the blender spinning rapidly until it erupted into a dazzling golden light, the roar sounding almost deafening—
—Take my road roller!
Yugen: "Blender Man's effect, pay half your life points, banish any number of Mechanical Race monsters from your graveyard, including this card, from the game.
You can choose one 'Mechanical Robot' Fusion Monster whose level exactly matches the number of banished monsters and special summon it from the Fusion Card Deck, ignoring summoning conditions.
However, the monster special summoned by this effect will self-destruct at the end of the turn.
I banish five Mechanical Robots from the graveyard, so I can special summon a level-five 'Mechanical Robot' monster from the Fusion Card Deck.
The card I'm summoning is—
—Level 5, Double-Rider Bicycle Robot!"
And from that golden swirl, a tiny bicycle drifted out from the vortex of fusion, screeching to a halt on the field, turning its dragon head with great swagger.
[Double-Rider Bicycle Robot, Attack Power 1600]
Yuichi frowned: "Even summoning such a small fry..."
"Battle phase, first is the attack of 'Double-Rider Bicycle Robot'!" Yugen announced, "The effect of this card allows it to make a direct attack by reducing its attack power by 500 points!" (animation effect)
After becoming a physical card, this card removed the restriction of "reducing attack power by 500" and can make direct attacks unconditionally, a rare monster that has been strengthened after physical cardization. But that's okay, the attack and defense switch of the submarine's slap is worth 1800 damage, totaling 2900 points, more than enough.
"Nani!?"
Yuichi almost jumped out of his skin.
Looking again at that cartoony, even slightly comical little bicycle, he suddenly felt as if he were staring at the Grim Reaper.
No...
...Why is your fusion monster also this kind of stuff?
Isn't everyone who plays fusion these days supposed to love powerful and cool mighty beasts? Aren't they all supposed to engage in grand and proper direct duels?
There was hardly a single fair and right royal city PK between the monsters the whole duel, are you kidding with this duel?
But what was it they say? Avoidance is shameful, but useful.
The poor Hell Dragon was also quite helpless, just staring blankly at a bicycle and a submarine, arrogantly passing over its head, slapping its master into a pig-head in the process...
Helplessly watching as that submarine and bicycle brazenly swept over, it almost wanted to scream.
Yamero (stop)!
This is simply not a duel!
"Ugh aaaah!"
[Yuichi, LP 2200→LP 0]