Trap Card - Yama's Judgment, the resurrection of the Mecha Fortress is invalid!
"I can't believe Ryuzaki still had such a trick up his sleeve!"
Commentator Xiaodu was spitting with excitement.
"It seems even the revival of the Fortress was within his response plan, and because it's a Counterattack Trap, Duelist Yugen here hardly has any room for salvation, and the rhythm had to be directly interrupted.
With this in mind, it should be very difficult for him to continue counterattacking. Can he still declare the end of the match this turn?"
However, in the face of this situation, Yugen's only thought was...
Goodness, Bladehill I could understand, but why do you have Mitsuzawa's card too?
Indeed, this "Yama's Judgment" was used by the well-known side character Mitsuzawa Earth in the original GX series, originally a Trap exclusive to the Undead Race. If you exclude five Undead Monster cards in your graveyard, you can Special Summon an Undead from your Card Deck.
But clearly, Ryuzaki, who plays Dinosaurs, has no use for Undead. However, in the animated environment, even using it as a similar substitute for a Fallen Pit is somewhat useful.
After all, duelists in this world aren't that free when constructing their Card Decks, often using whatever they have on hand. If they happen to draw this card from a pack, even non-Undead users might consider using it.
The Fortress returned to the graveyard, but Yugen was unfazed. Another card in the graveyard re-emerged with a golden glow.
"The effect of 'Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation' in the graveyard."
Yugen revealed the card exiting the graveyard.
"When this card is in the graveyard, and your 'Mecha Team - Fortress' on the field is sent to the graveyard, you can Special Summon this card by excluding the 'Mecha Team - Fortress' from the graveyard."
The destroyed Mecha Fortress returned to the field in a ghostly, semi-transparent form, and dissipated with a flickering golden glow.
"Therefore, I will exclude the Mecha Fortress in the graveyard to Special Summon 'Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation'!"
The light from the dissipated Fortress re-condensed into a solid form. The phantom heavy armor began to transform, its giant metal feet thudding heavily onto the floor, the heavy tracks shifting to the sides, the main cannon resting on its shoulder as the alloy fortress slowly began to transform into a heavy armored robot.
Autobots, transform!
[Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation, Attack Power 2600]
"I never expected that Duelist Yugen still had another arrangement!"
Commentator Xiaodu's face was flushed, his emotions seemingly more intense than those of the players in the duel.
"This was the COST discarded from the hand during the Special Summoning of the Mecha Fortress in the last turn. Duelist Yugen already considered this many steps ahead!
Could today really be the day we witness the rise of a new star!?"
Commentator Sasaki silently picked up a handkerchief to wipe away the spittle landing on his face, subtly shifting his rear a few inches away from the enthusiastic colleague.
But just as the Fortress was about to complete its transformation, the giant Mecha stumbled, kneeling on one knee with a thud, its body flickering amidst light and shadow before gradually fading away until it vanished like a puff of smoke.
Commentator Xiaodu: "!"
"Wh-what's going on?" The commentator was shocked, "Where's the Super Large Transformation?"
"Hahaha!" Ryuzaki laughed, "I anticipated your backup plan hidden in the graveyard a long time ago. Perhaps you did plan two or three steps ahead, but my duel extends even further than yours!
The moment you activated the effect of 'Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation,' I chained this card!"
All eyes turned to the revealed Trap in his backfield.
Trap Card - Lost.
"Lost, a trap that can select a card from the opponent's graveyard to be directly excluded from the game. Therefore, before your Mecha could revive onto the field, I directly excluded your 'Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation' from the game!"
Ryuzaki laughed with increasing pride.
"How about now? Can you still boldly claim this is my final turn? Your Mecha has already been broken, and all your methods and setups have been dismantled one by one. On my field remains the invincible Dark Terrifying Beast!"
Commentator Sasaki also couldn't help nodding: "Indeed. Despite Yugen's backup plans, Dinosaur Ryuzaki is indeed not an easy opponent to deal with.
Although it's unfortunate, no matter what strategy he originally prepared, under this kind of arrangement, it should be powerless..."
Ryuzaki clearly thought so too.
Taking two hits, can you still defeat me in seconds?
Can you still face the Dark Terrifying Beast and overpower me?
"Come on, try and defeat me in seconds. If you've got the guts, just GKD, I'm here waiting..."
Yugen pondered.
Hmm...what a strange request.
Well, since the opponent requested it...
"Activate Cover Card."
He pointed to the backfield by his feet, and the Trap Card flipped open.
"Continuous Trap 'Restricted Revival.' Allows you to Special Summon an attack position monster with Attack Power 1000 or less from your graveyard.
When that monster switches to defense position, both that monster and this card will be destroyed."
"Hmm?" Ryuzaki raised an eyebrow.
It can only revive monsters with Attack Power less than 1000, and it can't switch to defense, so aren't they just weaklings...
"The card I want to revive is this one."
Yugen took the card that emerged from the graveyard.
"Card Shooter!"
[Card Shooter, Attack Power 400]
Card Shooter, one of the monsters commonly used by Yuki Judai in the later stages. By discarding the top three cards of the deck, it can gain an Attack Power boost of 1900 in a single turn, and when it's destroyed, the player can draw a card.
It combines the abilities of grave stacking, Attack Power boosting, and card drawing, making it a frequent presence in top-tier card decks in the actual card environment back then, even being restricted due to its high appearance rate in tournaments.
But Ryuzaki clearly didn't see its power: "Ha, indeed just a weakling..."
"You'll soon know if it's a weakling. I'll now activate a Magic Card from my hand..."
Yugen waved his hand grandly, and a green Magic Card appeared before him.
"Magic Card - Mechanical Duplication Technique.
You can choose one Mechanical Race monster on your field with an Attack Power of 500 or less, and Special Summon up to two cards with the same name from your deck.
Of course, I choose the 'Card Shooter' with an Attack Power of 400!"
He drew two more cards from the deck which he searched for.
"Special Summon two more 'Card Shooters'!"
[Card Shooter, Attack Power 400] x3
"Three monsters at once?"
Ryuzaki suppressed the unease in his heart.
"But a weakling is still a weakling, no matter how many there are..."
"Card Shooter's effect." Yugen continued to operate, "Once per turn, Card Shooter can send the top three cards of your deck to the graveyard.
For each card sent to the graveyard by this effect, this card's Attack Power increases by 500 until the end phase.
Therefore, I consecutively activate the effects of three 'Card Shooters', sending nine cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard!"
A slew of cards was tossed from the deck, flying into the Duel Disc's graveyard zone one by one in rapid succession.
"Each Card Shooter's Attack Power rises by 1500!"
[Card Shooter, Attack Power 400→Attack Power 1900] x3
"Next, the last card I'm going to play is this one..."
Yugen played the last card that would end the match.
"Speed Attack Magic - Restriction Removal! All Mechanical Race monsters on your field double their Attack Power until the end of the turn!"
"Wha- What!!?"
Ryuzaki was shocked, and the two commentators were also stunned. The audience's exclamations turned into waves, almost as if they wanted to overturn the venue.
All the Mechanical Race monsters on the field doubled, meaning these three Card Shooters...
[Card Shooter, Attack Power 1900→Attack Power 3800] x3
"Attack Power...thirty-eight hundred, and all three at once!?"
The commentator Xiaodu felt like he was about to be stunned.
Is this even possible??
Sasaki also gasped, feeling a storm of emotion in his heart.
With the mechanical restrictions removed, the three shooters crackled with electricity, their forms rapidly expanding, transforming from small points into mechas as gigantic as Gundams.
The previously imposing Dark Terrifying Beast now had to look up to see the towering giant mechas, cold sweat running down, trembling in fear...
"First, the first Card Shooter, destroy the 'Dark Terrifying Beast'!"
Boom, boom, the gunfire roared. The pitch-black dinosaur was pierced through and exploded with a bang.
Ryuzaki: "Ugh ah!"
[Ryuzaki, LP 2800→LP 1600]
The backfield was completely exhausted, with all resources used up, Ryuzaki obviously had no means left for defense.
"Next, the subsequent Card Shooters, direct attack on Ryuzaki!"
The barrels locked on, electric light leaping. The double-barreled Card Shooter fired, the spinning shells trailing black smoke as they flew directly towards Ryuzaki.
Under the illumination of the gunfire, Ryuzaki saw a blur, and for a fleeting moment, Yugen seemed to overlap with another figure from his memories.
Amidst the whistling gunfire, a familiar voice from a past acquaintance echoed in his ears as if in an hallucination.
The original Duel King, Muto Yuugi.
"Every card has its own value."
"Even the weakest monster has its meaning. To call a card's potential a 'weakling' so easily is unworthy of being called a duelist."
"..."
Even after enduring the resistance of dual traps, he could still reorganize such a formation in one go. Such strength, such a powerful offense, this was the feeling of strength he sought.
Card Shooter, with an Attack Power of only four hundred, such an inconspicuous weakling, yet capable of performing such a deadly combo.
For a moment, it was as if he saw standing opposite him was the legendary Muto Yuugi...
But the illusion passed in a blink, quickly dissipating.
Replacing it was the overwhelming firepower that engulfed him entirely.
[Ryuzaki, LP 1600→ LP 0]