"Hmph... my turn."
Yubel drew a card from the Deck, gave it a glance, and then placed it into the Spell and Trap Zone: "Spell Card, Akashic Records. Draw two cards from the Deck. If those two cards have been used before, banish them. If not, keep them in your hand."
"Of course, they are unused cards."
She drew two cards and pondered for a moment.
Normally, even if Nightmare Pain is banished, she can use the effect of Mature Chronicle to add it to her hand from the banished state, and even if Mature Chronicle is destroyed, she can use Opening of the Spirit Gates to recover it.
But now, with Opening of the Spirit Gates destroyed and Nightmare Pain banished, it's a bit difficult to recover her magic.
However, this doesn't mean she can't handle this situation.
In fact, when it comes to "sustainability," there are still many simple things she can do.
But at any rate...
"I'll return Yubel from the Graveyard and one LV 1 Terror Incarnate with Attack Power 0 and Defense Power 0 from the Graveyard to the Deck for a Special Summon, the second Phantom of Yubel."
Yubel returned the two Yubels from the Graveyard into the Deck, then raised her hand to call forth a glowing Monster.
Phantom of Yubel, LV 9, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 0.
"This way, you can't use any strange Monster effects to stop me."
When unable to think of an immediate victory, summoning a Phantom is always the safe choice.
"Activate the Spell Card, Ruthless Denial."
"Choose 1 Monster on your field to activate it. Send the chosen Monster to the Graveyard, and 1 random card from your opponent's side to the Graveyard."
The body of Terror Incarnate started to glow gradually, followed by a deafening explosion, and the Knight filled with resentment exploded and vanished. One of Judai's cards also shattered with a bang, entering the Graveyard.
"Sacrificing your own Monster as a tribute?"
"No... be careful, Judai, there might be a third form!"
That's right!
"When Yubel - Terror Incarnate leaves this Dimension, my ultimate form can descend."
"Das.Extreme.Traurig.Drache." Yubel slowly uttered a declaration.
Soon, larger than before, an enormous eye manifested on the field, transforming into a terrifying three-headed demon. On its chest, Yubel's face slowly emerged, gazing darkly at Judai.
Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare, LV 12, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 0.
"A third form?"
"It actually... evolved again?"
Judai frowned slightly.
Before joining this Duel, Tenjo Hikari had told him everything known about Yubel.
Although the battle damage from Yubel is absorbed by the opponent, without Nightmare Pain on the field, its Attack Power isn't high, and he could potentially wait for an opportunity using Low-Level Monsters in Defense Position.
If needed, using Sky Hummingbird to slowly regain LP is also possible.
However, he chose not to do so because he felt that, at least in this Duel, he should be more proactive.
So, thinking inversely, in the previous turn, Yubel didn't use Destruction Ring to proactively destroy Terror Incarnate to Special Summon The Ultimate Nightmare, perhaps to have more opportunities for active offense?
Or perhaps...
Yubel lacks additional "Ultimate Nightmares."
If that's the case, Yubel's Deck might contain 3 Yubel in its core, 2 Terror Incarnate, and 1 Ultimate Nightmare?
"Allure of Darkness. Draw two cards from the Deck and banish one Dark Attribute Monster." Yubel drew two cards and casually banished one Dark Attribute Monster, "Next, Spell Card, Pot of Greed. Draw two cards."
Yubel looked at the cards in her hand and couldn't help but chuckle, "What a pity, Judai."
?
"The card you painstakingly and desperately resolved, now it's back in my hand.
Continuous Spell Card, Nightmare Pain."
"Oh no!"
Almost all the onlookers exclaimed.
The difficulty of that card was apparent from Judai's struggle in the previous turn!
To resolve that card and prevent it from appearing again, Judai used all the cards capable of destroying Spell and Trap Cards!
But unexpectedly, Yubel had a second one in hand.
"Yubel—"
Judai felt a pang of sadness, "Why must you bind yourself with pain?"
"That's not love at all!"
"If it's not love, then what is everything I've experienced?" Yubel couldn't accept this reality either, "The pain I suffered in the Other Dimension, my body torn under that light... is it all hatred?"
Judai clenched his fist.
The message, still couldn't reach through.
"Then, activate Nightmare Pain's effect, destroying the Yubel in my hand to add Geistgrinder Golem from the Deck to the hand."
"Because Yubel was destroyed, I Special Summon, Yubel - Terror Incarnate."
"Finally, activate the effect of Geistgrinder Golem in my hand, revealing this card and 1 [Yubel] Monster in my hand to the opponent."
"Special Summon this card to the opponent's field. Then, the revealed Monster can be Special Summoned on your own field.
I Special Summon Geistgrinder Golem to your field, then Special Summon Yubel from my hand!"
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