This guy... knows my strengths and weaknesses?
That doesn't make sense!
Maybe he just got lucky and dodged it by chance. Yubel could only tell herself that.
Although the attack was meaningless, it seemed like venting, and Yubel still snorted: "Then I'll use myself to directly attack the player!"
Suddenly, Yubel's eyes on the field flashed with a different color, flapping her wings to rush forward, with devilish claws drawing a dark trajectory, clenching into a fist and aiming a critical hit at Youyu's chest!
...and caused 0 battle damage.
Unable to penetrate the enemy's armor.
It seems Yubel is good at taking hits, but perhaps not that good at giving them, being naturally masochistic.
Even as an act of venting, Youyu was unfazed, even feeling like it was the equivalent of a "little fist punching your chest."
"My battle is over." Yubel said unsatisfied, "Next, I activate the Magic Card - Foolish Burial. Send a monster from the Card Deck to the graveyard."
Her Duel Disc was directly transformed from her body, strictly speaking, a metaphysical artifact, not a technological creation, hence its functions are naturally different from the Duel Discs sold by Kaiba Group today.
As soon as she spoke, the Card Deck responded immediately. A card automatically ejected from the deck, and she put it into the graveyard without looking.
"The monster I send to the graveyard is 'Samsara Lotus'." She said, "Samsara Lotus is a type of plant that blooms at the end of each turn. As long as she exists in my graveyard, she can resurrect unconditionally each end phase." (animation effect)
Yubel drew another card from her hand and inserted it into the Duel Disc.
"I set two cards, and the turn ends."
At the same time, she pointed to her feet: "At this moment, Samsara Lotus resurrects from the graveyard."
A black whirlpool opened on the ground, and a plant resiliently sprouted from the darkness, blossoming into a pink lotus flower.
"Next, my own special effect." Yubel said, "In the end phase, if I don't sacrifice a monster, I will be destroyed."
She looked at the lotus flower on her field and smiled gently: "Be my sacrificial offering, Samsara Lotus."
The briefly blooming lotus disappeared from the field in a flash of golden light, transforming into sustenance to maintain Yubel's presence.
"Well then, it's your turn now." Yubel looked at Youyu, "Don't hold back, attack me to your heart's content!"
She even licked her light blue lips as she spoke.
"No matter how fierce the attack, I will take it all~."
Youyu raised an eyebrow and ignored it: "My turn, draw!"
Yubel cannot be destroyed by battle, and the damage from battle is borne by her side. In the current environment, she is indeed a rather troublesome monster, almost able to lock down the opponent's offensive methods.
But Youyu also has countermeasures.
"First, activate the Magic Card - Pot of Greed, draw two cards. Then summon 'Elemental Hero Ice Edge'!"
An appearance of a small-statured hero clad in ice shard-like armor, landing with visible cold effects surrounding him.
[Elemental Hero Ice Edge, Attack Power 800]
Yubel frowned: "Ice Edge?"
"Ice Edge's special effect." Youyu waved his hand, "Once per turn, by discarding one card from my hand, Ice Edge can directly attack the opponent player this turn.
I discard one card, Ice Edge's effect activates!"
As Youyu discarded a card to the graveyard, the small hero of Ice Edge shouted "Ha", with a white snow whirlwind swirling around him.
"I see." Yubel squinted her eyes, "Trying to bypass my defenses with a direct attack?"
This guy... really knows my special effect!?
But how could it be?
"Battle." Youyu waved his hand, "Ice Edge, direct attack on Yubel!"
"That won't do."
Before Ice Edge could make a move, Yubel waved her hand and flipped a Set Card beside her.
"At the moment before you enter the Battle Phase, I activate a Set Card, Trap Card - Provoke!" Yubel smiled, "This card must be activated in the opponent's Main Phase. Select one monster on your field. This turn, all monsters that can attack must attack the selected monster."
Youyu looked at Yubel on the field, surrounded by dim purple energy and full of mockery, slightly raising his eyebrows.
"Oh? So I have to tackle you first, huh?"
"That's exactly it," Yubel chuckled, "Feel free to come at me, I've been waiting impatiently."
"Then as you wish," Youyu revealed a card from his hand, "Quick-Play Magic - Mask Change! Send the Hero monster on the field to the graveyard, transform into a Masked Hero of the same attribute.
I send the water attribute 'Elemental Hero Ice Edge' to the graveyard, mask transformation!
Masked Hero: Mist Water, summon!"
The water effects surrounded the Ice Shard Hero, the flowing water transformed into solid armor, equipping itself onto the hero. A red visor, a blue-and-white armor, a waist belt shaped like an "X".
"I see, transforming into a new hero, using Defense Position indeed avoids the effect of 'Provoke'." Yubel shook her head regrettably, "What a bore. Even the Duel King of this world seems not up to par, lacking the courage to accept my taunt?"
"Who said I'd use Defense Position?" Youyu replied.
"Hmm?"
"Masked Hero: Mist Water... Attack Position summon!"
[Masked Hero: Mist Water, Attack Power 2400]
The hero of water swung the white weapon in his hand, seemingly cutting a light blue water arc through the air, as if silently stating—
—Water only makes me stronger!
"Hmm." Yubel squinted her eyes, "Still deciding to fight?"
"Of course, a man can't say no." Youyu chuckled, "Battle! Masked Hero: Mist Water, attack 'Yubel'!"
Mist Water flew forward, surrounded by swirling water, the sharp blade in his hand trailing a clear waterline as it aimed directly at Yubel!
Finally, he came!
Seeing Youyu about to finally take her down, Yubel felt a surge of joy in her heart.
"Heh, at this moment, you've stepped into my own trap." Yubel sneered, "My own special effect! 'Yubel' cannot be destroyed by battle, the damage dealt in battle is 0, and can inflict that amount of damage to the opponent player!"(animation effect)
Her lips curled into a devilish, cruel smile.
"In other words, you must take the attack power of your own monster, which is 2400 points of damage."
"Is that really the case?" Youyu countered.
"Hmm?"
Youyu waved his hand: "At the moment of battle, I activate a Trap Card from my hand!"
Yubel's pupils constricted.
"At this turn's start, the card I discarded via 'Ice Edge's effect was 'Makyura the Destructor'," Youyu said, "According to its effect, I can activate Trap Cards from my hand this turn. (old version effect)
So here I activate, Trap Card - Exchange of Heroes! When both parties have the same number of monsters on the field, exchange control of all monsters on the field!"
"Nani!?"
Seeing Masked Hero: Mist Water elegantly flip over to her field, while her own counterpart flapped her wings and flew to the opposite side, Yubel was momentarily stunned.
This...
...I'm betraying myself?