"My turn, draw a card."
Nightwalker immediately slapped down the drawn card.
"Summon 'Long Spear Scale Insect'!"
Although named Long Spear Scale Insect, the summoned monster was a Dragon Race. Green wings, holding a spiral long spear, glaring menacingly at Yugen's covered monster on the field.
[Long Spear Scale Insect, Attack Power 1800]
"Long Spear Scale Insect is a monster that can inflict piercing damage when attacking a defense monster," Nightwalker said, "Attack with 'Long Spear Scale Insect'!"
Long Spear Scale Insect flapped its wings, and the spear thrust forward.
"But the Continuous Trap 'Soul Barrier' is on the field. As long as I have monsters on my field, I won't take battle damage, even piercing effects,"
Yugen said.
"And the monster you're attacking is this..."
The covered monster flipped, revealing a slyly grinning one-eyed giant pot.
"Transformation Pot!" Yugen said, "When this card is flipped, both players discard their entire hands and draw five cards each from their card decks."
Although its flip effect is considered too slow in the current environment, in the past, Transformation Pot was a powerful Forbidden Card, a game-changer on the tournament field.
This card, like Nephthys Phoenix God, was a farewell gift from Sher of the New Doma Three Musketeers. Though Sher has passed, his spirit lives on. Even though he is gone, his will carries on with his card deck, surely he can rest in peace.
"Therefore, according to the effect of Transformation Pot," Yugen drew a handful of cards from his deck, "Draw from the card deck!"
Nightwalker also replenished his hand, squinting slightly as he examined the cards.
"Cover two cards, turn ends."
"Then it's my turn."
Yugen drew his card, paused slightly, then smiled faintly.
"As expected of Mr. Pegasus, really impressive. Looks like it's not looking good unless I show my true skills..."
Even the Professor Cards couldn't help but be astonished.
Meaning up until now, they hadn't been playing to their fullest?
"Oh?"
Nightwalker also showed an interested expression.
"So you were holding back until now?"
"Not exactly,"
Yugen smiled, slowly drawing out a card from his hand.
"Then let's go."
Yugen raised his right arm, and a pitch-black vortex, akin to a gateway to the Netherworld, opened in the field before him amidst a clash of light and dark energies swirling upward.
"Remove from play the Light Attribute 'Divine Mage' and Dark Attribute 'Apprentice Magician' from the graveyard!
Sacrificing the souls of light and dark to the Chaos Field, calling forth the legendary strongest warrior! Great Opening—
—Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, summon!"
Within the swirling chaos, endless darkness and void intertwined, until a powerful force surged at the extreme point of chaos, a dazzling light burst forth, like a rising sun.
Darkness was instantly driven away as the blade of light and dark split the chaos, the warrior's armor shimmering with a mysterious glow, as if stepping into a storm.
[Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, Attack Power 3000]
"Messenger of... creation?"
Many of the onlookers couldn't conceal their surprise.
That legendary warrior, in the hands of a student?
Keihei nodded with relief: "Oh, seems like they can skillfully wield the power of chaos now."
If his brother knew, surely he would be pleased?
"Messenger of Creation, attack 'Long Spear Qilin Dragon'!" Yugen commanded, "Path-Breaking Double Slash!"
Chaos Warrior brandished its sword, the sword qi of light and dark seemingly dividing the heavens and earth!
This sword brings with it 1200 points of battle damage. Pegasus Nightwalker has only 1000 remaining Life Points, and the opening sword will directly decide victory!
"Then I use the effect of Continuous Trap 'Blood Compensation'," Nightwalker said, "Pay 500 points of Life Points for a Normal Summon!
I pay 500 points of Life Points, sacrificing 'Long Spear Qilin Dragon', in defense mode, summon 'Cursed Dragon'!"
[Nightwalker, LP 1000→LP 500]
[Cursed Dragon, Defense Power 1500]
"So, using this method to defend and avoid battle damage," Yugen understood.
The effect of Blood Compensation is limited to activation during the main phase of one's own turn, or during the battle phase of the opponent's turn. That's why last turn Nightwalker couldn't activate the effect of Blood Generation right after drawing cards from the Transforming Pot during battle phase, otherwise he would have certainly summoned a new monster during battle phase to continue attacking.
Conversely, if Blood Generation wasn't limited to the own battle phase, and Nightwalker opted for extra attacks last turn, then his Life Points would have been paid down to just 500, not satisfying the activation conditions for "Blood Compensation" this turn.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use such a method for defense now.
The sword light fell, splitting the Cursed Dragon into two halves on the spot, exploding and dissipating from the field.
"The effect of 'Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation,'" Yugen said, "When a monster is destroyed by battle, an additional attack can be made."
The nerves of the Professor Cards persisted in tension.
Although Nightwalker's defense was extreme, it wasn't over. Chaos Warrior has a terrifying consecutive attack ability, and the next strike will still mean defeat.
This time, Nightwalker only has 500 Life Points left, insufficient for another Blood Generation summon to block the attack.
But Nightwalker swiftly revealed another card.
"When a monster on your field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard by battle or effect, you can special summon this card from your hand—
—Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon, Special Summon in defense mode!"
[Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon, Defense Power 1100]
The second blow of Great Opening fell, the consecutive strike of the Space-Time Blade transformed into a sky of sword shadows. Countless sword lights turned the Thorny Dragon almost into a sieve, falling with wounds piercing deep, exploding onto the field.
But Nightwalker then flipped a cover in the backfield: "Activate cover card, Trap Card - Time Mechanism!
When a monster is destroyed and sent to the graveyard by battle, revive that monster in the same original form!
I resurrect 'Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon'!"
The thick, dark machinery emerged from the mist of time, reversing time on the field. As the smoke from the monster's explosion hadn't dissipated yet, it immediately followed the invisible force of time to reverse, flowing backward until completely vanished. The shattered fragments absorbed together, recomposed into the form of the purple-black dragon, returned to the field.
[Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon, Defense Power 1100]
"Defended against Chaos Warrior's two-stage attack, and managed to keep a monster on the field..." Keihei nodded slightly, "Worthy of Beckas' prized pupil, Pegasus Nightwalker has some skills."
Yugen wasn't surprised about the attack being defended.
"Then cover two more cards, turn ends."