"It's my turn, draw!"
It was Yugen's turn.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Life-Reducing Treasure Scroll'." Yugen said, "Draw cards from the deck until your hand has five cards. During the preparation phase after five turns of this effect, discard all the cards in your hand."
This was the first time using this card in a real duel since obtaining it.
Although the Attack Power of the Silent Mage Lv8 is superior to the Desperate Revolver Dragon, once entering the Battle Phase, the opponent can use the effect of the Second-speed Explosion, making an attack impossible.
"Then, set three cards on the field and end the turn." Yugen said.
"Hahaha, relying on skipping the Battle Phase to avoid the effect of the 'Desperate Revolver Dragon', in the end, you can only strengthen your defense?"
Thief Keith snickered twice.
"Well, in the face of my power, being powerless is only natural.
My turn, draw!"
He directly inserted the drawn card into the Duel Disc, and three golden beams flew out of the graveyard.
"Magic Card 'Burial Spell Treasure Scroll'! Banish three Magic Cards from the graveyard to draw two cards from the deck." (Anime card)
The three golden beams successively transformed into the images of three Magic Cards, dissipating with a fleeting golden glow.
"Banish 'Price Reduction Shopping', 'Earth Split', and 'Demon Sanctuary' from the graveyard, and draw two cards!"
After drawing cards again, he glanced at his hand, and sneered again, "Heh, I really drew a good card.
I Normal Summon 'BM-4 Bomb Spider'!"
[BM-4 Bomb Spider, Attack Power 1400]
This monster Yugen also remembered, it was a troublesome thing he encountered in the real card environment back then. Bomb Spider can, once per turn, target one Mechanical Race, Dark Attribute monster on your field and one card on the opponent's field, and destroy both selected cards.
And the effect of the 'Desperate Revolver Dragon' is that when a Mechanical Race, Dark Attribute monster on your field is destroyed, it can be Special Summoned directly from the hand. Thus, you can Normal Summon Bomb Spider to separately destroy the opponent's monster and itself, triggering the effect of the big guy in the hand to appear directly.
Moreover, it has a second effect. When a Mechanical Race, Dark Attribute monster on your field destroys an opponent's monster by battle or its own effect, it can deal damage to the opponent equal to half the Attack Power of the destroyed monster. So each monster destroyed by the Desperate Revolver Dragon grants additional damage, making it the perfect partner for the Desperate Revolver Dragon.
However...
"Activate Cover Card, Trap Card - Fallen Pit!" Yugen raised his hand, flipping open one of the Cover Cards in his backfield, "When a monster with over 1000 Attack Power is summoned, destroy it directly.
Destroy 'BM-4 Bomb Spider'!"
Although powerful, as soon as Bomb Spider landed, it fell into the vortex on the ground, exploding into a fireball with a thunderous boom in the Underworld.
"Another troublesome trap..." Thief Keith grumbled, "Then I'll activate the Magic Card 'Monster Slot Machine' from my hand!
Select one face-up monster on your field, and then banish one monster with the same Level from the graveyard.
I choose the Level 8 'Desperate Revolver Dragon' on my field!"
At the same time, a swirl of golden light erupted in his graveyard, and a card popped out.
"Banish the Level 8 'Metal Demon - Zoya' from the graveyard!
After this, I can draw a card from the deck. If the card drawn by this effect is also a Level 8 monster, that monster can be Special Summoned!"
Yugen squinted his eyes.
A single draw, and it has to be a Level 8 monster. Statistically speaking, the probability seemed extremely low.
But he also knew, in the anime world, characters who activate such card effects almost never miss the draw.
Moreover...
His gaze swept across the 'Orichalcos Barrier' surrounding him.
Keith was a minor boss-level character in the early stages of the anime, and with the fate power cheat of the whoever-uses-it-dies barrier...
"Watch this, the draw of the great me!"
Thief Keith raised his right hand high, the hexagram on his forehead emitted an even more dazzling green light, as if beginning to spin. An invisible energy seemed to flow into his hand from the barrier.
"Draw!"
Sure enough, after a single draw, he immediately burst into laughter, directly revealing the card he drew.
"I drew the Level 8 'Demon Machine Motor Omega'!
"Therefore, Demon Machine Motor Omega is directly Special Summoned!"
The imposing Mecha stood tall, its body covered in fiery red armor, as if scorched by flames. Its streamlined and fierce lines, eyes seeming ready to emit blazing red beams, and cold blades springing from its arms.
[Demon Machine Motor Omega, Attack Power 2800]
Yugen: "..."
The Revolver Pistol Dragon series indeed belongs to Thief Keith's Card Deck, and the Demon Machine Motor is also part of Thief Keith's card deck used in the spin-off comics. Including the "Metal Demon - Zoya" he just banished from the Graveyard is indeed something he used in the animation.
However, so many different series, such a chaotic system crammed into one deck, not only doesn't lead to a dead draw but they can also form such a combination, supporting and cooperating like this...
No wonder they say the chaotic pile in the animation is the true path.
"Similarly, due to the effect of 'Orichalcos Barrier,' the attack power of Demon Machine Motor increases!"
[Demon Machine Motor Omega, Attack Power 2800→Attack Power 3300]
"This time there's nothing to protect your Magician!" Thief Keith shouted, "Then I will change the 'Desperate Revolver Dragon' that was turned to Defense position last turn back to Attack position, and enter the Battle Phase.
The effect of 'Desperate Revolver Dragon': Toss a coin thrice, and choose to destroy the opponent's monsters based on the number of heads!"
"Activate Cover Card." Yugen responded, "Continuous Trap - Safe Zone!
Select a monster in Attack Position on your field, the monster protected by this card can't be targeted by opponent's effects, nor be destroyed by battle or card effects."
The Trap took effect, forming a powerful transparent force shield protecting the Silent Magician from the Revolver's fire.
"Ha, is it so? Then what happens?" Thief Keith sneered dismissively, "The effect of Desperate Revolver Dragon! Desperate Trigger!"
Miss Saint Elf gasped, "Even though knowing it can't be destroyed, you still activate it?"
Yugen frowned, "But, with the protection of 'Safe Zone,' Silent Magician can't be destroyed."
"That may not be! Before processing Revolver Dragon's effect of coin tossing, I activate Continuous Trap - Gunfire Strike!"
Thief Keith's backfield flipped, the Trap Card depicted Revolver Pistol Dragon in the midst of firing, clearly a Trap tailored for the Revolver Dragon deck.
"Once per turn, when the coin tossing effect is activated, different effects can be triggered based on the number of heads!"
Thief Keith waved his hand.
"According to Desperate Revolver Dragon's effect, the cylinder spins!"
The cylinder whirled, ammunition loaded, two revolver barrels lit with flames.
"Hahaha, looks like your luck isn't great. I got two hits this time!" Thief Keith said, "Naturally, there's only one monster on your field, Silent Magician, and it's protected by 'Safe Zone' making it indestructible.
But at this moment, Gunfire Strike's effect activates!"
The Trap Card glowed golden, the energy released seemingly transformed into ammunition filling the body of the Revolver Gun Dragon on the field.
"First, the initial effect. When there are more than one head, inflict five hundred points of damage to the opponent!"
The gun barrel on Gun Dragon's left side fired, a shot traversed the entire field, piercing through Yugen's chest. Yugen grunted, staggered, and took a half step back.
[Yugen, LP 1900→LP 1400]
"The second effect! When there are more than two heads, destroy one card on the opponent's field!
The one I want to destroy, of course, is..."
Thief Keith raised his hand and pointed to his backfield.
"Continuous Trap - Safe Zone!"
The second shot fired, the lethal bullet piercing through the backfield Trap. The Trap Card exploded into golden light specks dissipating, the protective layer around Silent Magician also vanished.
"The side-effect of 'Safe Zone.'" Yugen said flatly, "When Safe Zone leaves the field, the chosen monster is destroyed. Hence 'Silent Mage Lv8' is destroyed."
Silent Magician's figure gradually became illusory and translucent, fading away little by little. She turned reluctantly, exchanged a glance with her master, seeming to apologize for her inability to continue protecting him.
"No problem." Yugen said calmly, "It's enough. Leave the rest to me."
Silent Magician nodded, her figure dissipating from the field.
"That's one annoying Mage gone, it ends now!"
Thief Keith appeared to see the finish line of victory was near, his expression grew more distorted with glee, shouting with all his might.
"The final blow! Direct attack with Demon Machine Motor Omega!"