The black evil dragon's eyes flashed as it let out a long, hoarse cry. Evil breath spread toward the Bounzer on Yuji's field. The Bounzer's eyes turned red, and it turned its weapon toward the opposite field.
Well, instead of protecting Yuji, the Bounzer now went to protect the other side.
"Battle phase! [Photon Strike Bounzer] attacks [Zubababancho Gagagacoat]!"
"At this moment, I activate my Trap Card, [Gagagaguard]! This can only be activated when I control 2 or more 'Gagaga' monsters. This turn, monsters on the field cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects." Yuji waved his hand to activate the set card.
Between the two monsters—the attacking [Zubababancho Gagagacoat] and the defense position [Utopic Onomatopoeia]—a huge magic circle rose up, hoping to protect both monsters.
"They won't be destroyed? However, you still take the battle damage! [Photon Strike Bounzer], attack [Zubababancho Gagagacoat]!"
The Bounzer showed no mercy toward Gagagacoat, who had been fighting alongside it just minutes ago, and punched down hard. Although Gagagacoat wasn't destroyed under the magic circle's protection, the powerful shockwave still passed through its body, forcing Yuji to take half a step back.
Yuji Itadori LP: 4000→2700
"And now, [Evilswarm Bahamut] attacks!"
The pitch-black evil dragon roared and spat out a torrent of evil energy, sweeping toward Gagagacoat on Yuji's field. Although Gagagacoat desperately resisted with the magic circle beneath its feet, some of the evil breath still spread toward Yuji.
The moment this evil spirit touched him, Yuji felt his vitality beginning to drain away. Fortunately, before this process could truly begin, a dazzling light flashed from the card pouch at his waist, and the number 39 on the back of his right hand lit up—[Utopia] was blocking the erosion of this breath for him.
However, while [Utopia] blocked the evil erosion, it couldn't prevent the physical damage from the duel's rule level since it wasn't on the field. The impact of the dragon's breath explosion lifted Yuji into the air, and he fell heavily to the ground.
Yuji Itadori LP: 2700→2150
Yuji performed a kip-up and patted the dust off his body.
Yasuo noticed the changes in Yuji's body just now and couldn't help asking: "What was that? Why could it block my monster's erosion?"
"This." Yuji showed the number 39 on the back of his hand. "Just like you, I gained new power in this war."
"Is this the power that gives you confidence to gather everyone together?" Yasuo said. "Then let me see it."
"I set two cards. Turn end."
"My turn! Draw!" Yuji drew a card.
"I activate the Spell Card, [Gagagabolt]!"
"If I control a 'Gagaga' monster, I can target 1 card on the field and destroy it."
A thunderbolt struck down, and the Bounzer left without protecting anyone.
"Next, I activate the Spell Card, [Dodododraw]!"
"By sending 1 face-up 'Dododo' monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard, I can draw 2 cards."
"I send [Dodododwarf Gogogoglove] from my hand to the graveyard and draw two cards!"
"The effect of [Dodododwarf Gogogoglove] in the Graveyard activates!"
"While this card is in the Graveyard, if I control a 'Gogogo' or 'Dododo' monster, I can Special Summon this card. But if this card leaves the field after being Special Summoned by this effect, it's banished."
"I overlay Level 4 [Utopic Onomatopoeia] and [Dodododwarf Gogogoglove]!"
Yuji pointed his right hand to the sky. Where he pointed, the bright Milky Way slowly emerged. In the center of the galaxy, the scarlet number 70 echoed the same number on the back of Yuji's hand.
Enduring the pain, Yuji shouted loudly: "A gigantic web of sins intertwined in the world! Liquidate all enemies! XYZ Summon! [Number 70: Malevolent Sin]!"
From the swirling vortex, [Malevolent Sin] descended, hanging upside down by its spider silk, confronting the dark evil dragon on the opponent's field.
[Number 70: Malevolent Sin] ATK: 2400
"A Number monster? So this is what your power truly looks like?" Looking at [Malevolent Sin]'s sharp fangs, Yasuo narrowed his eyes.
"I activate the effect of [Malevolent Sin]!"
"Once per turn, by detaching 1 XYZ material from this card and targeting 1 monster my opponent controls, I can banish that monster until my opponent's next Standby Phase."
One of the black orbs of light surrounding the Sin Spider flew high into the air, transforming into a giant web that covered the sky and descended toward the evil dragon.
"At this moment, I activate my Trap Card, [Skill Prisoner]!"
"By targeting 1 card I control, this turn, when any monster effect that targeted that card at activation resolves, I negate that effect."
A silver light screen rose from the evil dragon's body, and the massive spider web dissolved without a trace the moment it touched the light screen.
The first strike failed, but Yuji's expression didn't change—he had summoned this card to bait, and hadn't expected it to accomplish much.
"Then, I activate the effect of [Zubababancho Gagagacoat]!"
"By targeting 1 'Dododo' or 'Gogogo' monster in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon that monster. After this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except XYZ monsters."
"I target [Utopic Onomatopoeia] in the graveyard, which is also treated as a 'Dododo' monster according to its effect, and Special Summon it!"
"I overlay the two Level 4 Warrior monsters [Utopic Onomatopoeia] and [Zubababancho Gagagacoat]!" Yuji pointed to the sky with his right hand, and the bright Milky Way slowly rotated above.
"Clad in light, reveal yourself! The dazzling king who cuts through darkness!"
"XYZ Summon! [Heroic Champion - Excalibur]!"
A massive sword fell from the sky and landed in the center of the field, stirring up a large cloud of dust. Then, from the galaxy vortex in mid-air, a warrior in fiery red steel armor slowly emerged, approached the giant sword, and pulled it free.
[Heroic Champion - Excalibur] ATK: 2000
"I activate the effect of [Heroic Champion - Excalibur]!"
"Once per turn, by detaching 2 XYZ materials from this card, this card's ATK becomes double its original ATK until my opponent's next End Phase."
The golden orbs surrounding Excalibur transformed into golden light one after another and poured into the giant sword in his hand.
[Heroic Champion - Excalibur] ATK: 2000→4000
"Monster effects are useless, so you want to resolve this through battle?" Yasuo stared directly at [Heroic Champion - Excalibur] beside Yuji without any fear. "Then let's see if you can."
"As you wish." Yuji guessed that the remaining set card on the opponent's field was probably an attack declaration trap, but at this moment he had no means to clear the backrow, so he had to press forward.
"[Number 70: Malevolent Sin], attack!"
(End of this chapter)