"Then I will banish the Light Attribute monster 'Radiant Angels' that was sent to the graveyard last turn, along with another Dark Attribute 'Apprentice Magician' in the graveyard, from the game!"
Mitsuzawa: "!"
It's that summoning condition again...
Could there really be a second Pioneer's Envoy!?
Of course, that's impossible. But even without the Great Opening, Yugen still has the Small Opening in hand.
"The mage who wields the magic of light and dark, now descends here—
—Chaos Wizard, Summon!"
[Chaos Wizard, Attack Power 2300]
"Chaos Wizard's effect activate! Once per turn, by forfeiting its own attack, you can banish one monster on the field from the game.
Banish the last 'Variable Beast: Cannon Dragon' from the game!"
The Chaos Wizard spun his palms, the magic of light and dark flowing in his hands, a chaotic vortex erupting from beneath Cannon Dragon's feet. The heavy mecha dispersed within the magical vortex without any resistance.
Mitsuzawa: "..."
Come on, sir, going to the Other Dimension again?
Chazz, who had been beaten into silence by Judai outside the stage, finally raised his head, a spark of spirit in his eyes.
He knows this move well.
This is exactly the feeling needed! Banish, banish them all, banish everything for me!
Send every last one to the Other Dimension!
"But at least this way it can't attack this turn..." Mitsuzawa took a deep breath.
The effects of both the Great Opening and the Small Opening are the same—no attack declarations can be made in the turn that a Dimension Slash ability has been used.
"Not necessarily." Yugen interrupted.
Mitsuzawa: "!?"
"Indeed, the Pioneer's Envoy that used this effect cannot attack this turn, but that doesn't mean my offensive ends here."
Yugen then revealed another card from his hand.
"Magic Card 'Sudden Mutation'! Sacrifice one monster on your field to Special Summon a Fusion Monster from your Fusion Card Deck that has the same level as the sacrificed monster!
I sacrifice 'Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation'!"
Mitsuzawa: "!!!"
That's right, as long as the effect-activated Chaos Warrior is sacrificed, the attack can continue this turn.
Furthermore, Chaos Warrior's level is eight, which means an eight-star fusion boss monster can be summoned unconditionally!
"The dragon that gains the power of meteors and calls for victory, wielding magma power, appear—
—Level eight, Meteor Black Dragon, Summon!"
The advanced fusion form of the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon, obtained from the Dueling Department, descended onto the field, its body like flowing magma, spread its wings wide!
[Meteor Black Dragon, Attack Power 3500]
Mitsuzawa's face slightly changed: "It really is... the legendary evolution of the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon, summoned without the need for the True Red-Eyed Black Dragon..."
Sudden Mutation is also a Magic Card that appeared in GX, commonly used by Yuki Judai. But he usually uses this card to evolve the "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" into "New Bubbleman."
In real competitive play, no one normally does this kind of thing.
The combination Yugen is using now is precisely one of the combos commonly seen in upper-tier card decks back in the day. Chaos Warrior has incredibly simple summoning conditions and can easily banish a monster to the Other Dimension. Sudden Mutation conveniently compensates the side effect of not being able to attack after using Dimension Slash, and easily swaps for an eight-star fusion monster that might otherwise be very difficult to summon.
However, the eight-star fusion monsters that world champions used back then were generally "Cyber Double-headed Dragon," with 2800 Attack Power that could hit twice in a single turn. Clear the field with Chaos Warrior and then transform into Double-headed Dragon, capable of delivering 5600 damage instantly.
But it's predictable that the Double-headed Dragon is in Caesar's deck in this world, and Yugen hasn't seen it available on the market yet. Furthermore, after some scouting, he found that the eight-star fusions readily available either have summoning restrictions or are rather weak...
Although the Meteor Black Dragon is a Mortal Bone, it at least has the noble high attack power of 3500, 'above Blue-Eyes, but only below Obelisk,' and most importantly, it's free.
"'Meteor Black Dragon's Direct Attack!"
The Meteor Black Dragon opened its mouth, a lava-like fire pillar gushing out, sweeping over Mitsuzawa in a linear blow.
"Ugh!"
[Mitsuzawa, LP 4000→LP 500]
His Life Points were instantly reduced to a flickering candle in the wind, Mitsuzawa gritted his teeth, half-kneeling on the ground, wisps of black smoke from holographic imagery still rising from his body.
After the large monsters were consecutively banished to the Other Dimension and with no defensive measures in place, Mitsuzawa suddenly became vaguely aware of one thing.
The opponent might have considered the possibility of him executing a "Trap Lock" strategy from the very beginning.
The combination of Chaos and Dimension Slash, continuously banishing the opponent's monsters while launching strong attacks. Mitsuzawa's own monsters were relentlessly sent to the Other Dimension by the opposing player's pesky effects, and because of his own "Royal Palace Notice," he couldn't use traps for defense...
Under these circumstances, isn't it himself who's being disgustingly affected by the "Trap Lock"?