What!?
Even Judai couldn't help but be shocked upon seeing this card.
Damn, sending everything to the graveyard? That's intense, right?
Understand that this means sending the whole field to the graveyard! It doesn't target or destroy, overpowering with an unblockable effect except for those with absolute resistance - it's the literal bombshell!
Well, of course, John said he doesn't have anything in his deck that can "Destroy Monster". But Abundance's effect is sending everything directly to the graveyard, not destroying, naturally making it irrelevant...
Four Gemstones soared from the backfield, their colorful halos slicing across the field! Elemental Hero and the equipment on it were the first to be pulverized, and Judai's Set Card in the backfield was forcibly sent to the graveyard—the powerful Trap "Karma Cut", which could banish any face-up monster from the game.
More importantly, John's troublesome "Ra's Disciple" was also sent to the graveyard, finally unblocking his field.
This meant he could finally perform a special summoning to counterattack!
"The follow-up effect of 'Crystal Abundance'!" John said, "Based on the number of cards sent to the graveyard, summon as many 'Crystal Beast' s from the graveyard as possible!
I special summon 'Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle', 'Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger', 'Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth'!"
[Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle, ATK 1400]
[Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, ATK 1600]
[Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, ATK 1700]
But John wasn't finished: "Next, summon 'Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus' in Attack mode!"
[Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus, ATK 1800]
The crowd was instantly in uproar.
The situation reversed in an instant.
John moved from being unable to summon, under complete suppression, to rewriting the field within a single turn! He not only cleared Judai's entire field but also summoned four Crystal Beasts in one go!
This time, Judai was in danger of being wiped out directly!
"Sapphire Pegasus's effect allows me to place any 'Crystal Beast' monster from my hand, deck, or graveyard into the Magic Trap Zone. I place 'Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat'!"
Then it's total attack time!
"Go, my Crystal Beasts! Direct attack..."
The quadruple attack of the Crystal Beasts was unavoidable for Judai!
But—no problem!
"I activate the Quick-Play Magic 'Rescuer from the Grave' from the graveyard!" Judai shouted, "By banishing this card along with five other cards from the graveyard, the Battle Phase is forcibly ended!" (Anime card)
The spectators gasped—
—Whoah, Judai stole Rafael's card!?
Was this one given by your teacher as well?
"I banish 'Give and Take', 'Favorite Hero', 'Cosmic', 'Karma Cut' from the graveyard and forcibly end the Battle Phase!"
The Crystal Beasts' total attack didn't even get a single hit, forcibly halted right there!
"Amazingly, there's such a card? Impressive, Judai, you're living up to your name."
John chuckled, not minding at all.
"Then I activate the Magic Card 'Terraforming' and add the Field Magic 'Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins' from my deck to my hand." He said, "Then I activate 'Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins'!"
The field changed, the rainbow arching like a bridge, and the Ancient City emerged again.
"Next is the Magic Card 'Crystal Blessing', placing two 'Crystal Beast' cards from the graveyard into the Magic Trap Zone," John said, "I place 'Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle', 'Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise'!"
Two Gemstones appeared in sequence in the backfield, bringing John's backfield count of Gemstones to three.
Along with the four beasts in the front field, a total of seven Crystal Beasts were now assembled on the field.
By right, this fulfilled the conditions to summon the ace monster "Ultimate Crystal God - Rainbow Dragon," but supposedly the tablet for Rainbow Dragon was still being excavated, so he didn't have this ace card temporarily.
Even without the Rainbow Dragon, the power of all seven Crystal Beasts gathered shouldn't be underestimated!
For instance, you could dazzle the opposing dog's eyes with these seven brilliant gemstones...
John then set two cards and ended this turn.
So once again it was Judai's turn, and the field was empty on his side while John's side seemed overwhelming with monsters, the disparity appeared quite stark.
But Judai was destined to become a Duel King, he wouldn't retreat at such a place!
"Draw!"
The impressive draw was like a soul-stirring stylish effect, akin to the moment a top-notch warrior draws a sword!
"Magic Card 'Miracle Contact'! Return fusion material from the graveyard to the deck and perform a Fusion Summon for Elemental Hero's Fusion Monster!"
I let my Ultraman fuse in the graveyard!
Elemental Hero was known as the supreme fusion material, capable of a thousand fusion forms. He can fuse from the field, from the hand, from the deck, and even from the graveyard.
This was Judai's usual method for single-card reversals, the Divine Artifact!
But naturally, John couldn't let him go smoothly!
"Then I activate 'Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins' effect!" John shouted, "With three or more Gemstones in my magic and trap zones, I can send one 'Crystal Beast' from the field to the graveyard, negate and destroy the opponent's activation of a magic/trap card!"
"Ah!?" Judai was shocked, "What a powerful effect?"
"I send 'Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle' to the graveyard to negate and destroy 'Miracle Contact'!"
The powerful Elemental Hero magic instantly shattered under the mighty rainbow force into golden powder, dissipating before it could play its role.
"Hey, how was that?" John rubbed his nose, "My Crystal Beasts are quite strong, right?"
"Super strong indeed!" Judai smiled, "But my Cosmic partners have much more to offer than just this level! My deck still sleeps with countless possibilities!"
John nodded: "Then let me witness those possibilities!"
"I activate the Magic Card 'Graceful Charity', draw three cards, then choose two cards from my hand to discard."
Three new cards in hand, indeed "new possibilities" emerged in his hand.
"Alright! Now I activate Trap Card 'NEXT' from the hand!"
"Activating a trap from the hand?" John was in unknown territory.
"NEXT can be activated from the hand when there are no other cards on the field," Judai said, "You can special summon any number of 'Elemental Hero' and 'Neo-Spacian' monsters from your hand and graveyard! Come forth!
'Elemental Hero Neos', 'Neo-Spacian Grand Mole', 'Neo-Spacian Dark Panther', 'Neo-Spacian Glow Moss', 'Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin'!"
[Elemental Hero Neos, DEF 2000]
[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, DEF 300]
[Neo-Spacian Dark Panther, DEF 500]
[Neo-Spacian Glow Moss, DEF 900]
[Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, DEF 800]
"Summon so many Neo-Spacians all at once?" John was surprised.
"Exactly, my Neo-Spacians have explosive power not losing to your Crystal Beasts!" Judai pressed on, "You've shown me the strength of the Crystal Beasts, now it's my turn!
The real battle is just beginning now!"