Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force!
David's pupils contracted: "From the hand...!?"
"The monster you attacked, Jetman, has a special effect," Yugen said. "When selected as an attack target, the controller can activate a Trap Card from their hand.
Therefore, I activate Reflection Mirror Power from my hand."
"Ugh..."
David gritted his teeth.
The second one was actually hidden in his hand...
Boom!
The artillery hit the energy barrier, bouncing back off the transparent shield. Under its own firepower, the Mecha Fortress crashed down with a rumble, exploding into a massive fireball.
"I was careless," David said coldly. "As expected of the Duel King, he's indeed as invincible as rumored."
"You're too kind," Yugen smiled.
However...
David glanced over the remaining cards in his hand.
He still has cards to play.
"I haven't performed a normal summon this turn. Therefore, I summon a monster in defense position.
Summon 'Proton Man'!" (Original Card)
[Proton Man, Defense Power 1500]
"Turn ends."
At least he could still set up a defensive wall to avoid ending the turn empty-handed.
"Then it's my turn, draw," Yugen said, "activate the Magic Card, Pot of Greed, and draw two cards from the deck."
He drew two cards, then flipped one of them directly in his hand.
"Activate Field Spell—
—Giant Machine City!"
With a rumbling roar, the steel city rose, and intertwined overpasses sprawled across the center of both fields.
"Mechanical Field," David frowned. "Is it a completely mechanical deck..."
He didn't remember seeing the Duel King use this deck in the records.
"Seems like I'm being underestimated..." he said gloomily.
"Don't be careless," Tragodia said coldly in his ear. "This guy isn't an opponent you can beat by being half-hearted."
"Tch, I know," David mumbled.
He glanced at his defensive monster on the field.
Proton Man is also an original card, but as the name suggests, it's part of the same series as the previous Quantum Man and has interactive effects.
If Proton Man is destroyed, you can special summon as many Quantum Mans as possible from your graveyard. Therefore, first sending a lot of Quantum Mans to the graveyard and then destroying Proton Man in one fell swoop to create a monster advantage is his usual strategy.
Thinking of this, David's lips curled up.
Come, destroy my Proton Man, and that will ignite the chain reaction leading to victory.
Yugen said, "Giant Machine City's effect activates. Destroy one card on your field other than this card, and add one 'Machine' from the deck to your hand.
Destroy 'Jetman' and add 'Submarine Robot' from the deck to your hand."
With a boom, Jetman self-destructed, and the auto-searched card popped out of the deck.
"Then normal summon 'Submarine Robot'!"
[Submarine Robot, Attack Power 800]
"A submarine?"
David was taken aback. He sacrificed a monster with high attack power to specifically search for this one...
"The submarine can attack the opponent directly," Yugen waved, "Submarine Robot's direct attack."
David: "!"
Instead of destroying Proton Man, he just bypasses it to attack me?
Damn it...
"At this moment, Giant Machine City's additional effect, send a 'Machine' monster from the deck to the grave during battle to briefly swap the original attack and defense of your Machine monster on the field."
Yugen received the card automatically ejected from the deck and sent it to the grave.
"Swap Submarine's attack and defense."
[Submarine Robot, Attack Power 800→Attack Power 1800]
The submarine burrowed into the ground, and shortly after, emerged from the back of the opponent's set monster, launching a salvo of torpedoes against the face.
Boom!
The result, instead, was that David himself first experienced the dark sensation he longed for, yelling in pain as he was blown to the ground and rolled half a circle.
[David, LP 4000→LP 2200]
"I told you to be careful." Tragodia's voice sounded in his ear again, seemingly dissatisfied, "This guy is an opponent you might not defeat even with your full strength."
David's body was smoking black, twitching for a moment after being blown over, but soon he propped his hand on the ground, slowly getting up.
He twisted his neck, loosened his joints, making his bones crack.
"Ah... comfortable."
He flashed a strange smile.
"A little painful, hehe... but this is what a duel should feel like..."
Yugen squinted his eyes.
Oh, not only a pervert but a masochist?
Indeed, there are such types among the Dark Duelists. These guys have a natural advantage in gambling duels. Because when he hits you, it really hurts, but when you hit him, he actually enjoys it.
But it doesn't matter.
To deal with such a guy, the physical damage of a Dark Duel is greatly reduced.
But mentally, it might not be so.
"After battle, the submarine automatically becomes defense position."
[Submarine Robot, Defense Power 1800]
"Set two cards, end turn."
"Then my turn, draw!" David said, "First, also the Magic Card, Pot of Greed, draw two cards from the deck."
He drew two cards then squinted his eyes.
"Since you won't help me destroy, I'll do it myself...
...activate the Magic Card, Black Hole!
Destroy all monsters on both fields!"
A celestial body of destruction appeared, its terrifying weight blanketing the entire field. Yugen's submarine and David's own Proton Man were both drawn into that endless vortex, crushed into powder.
"In this way, your monster is destroyed, but my Proton Man being destroyed will only trigger a new effect!" David laughed, "Proton Man's effect activates!
When this card is destroyed, special summon as many Quantum Mans from my graveyard as possible!
There are three Quantum Mans in my graveyard, all revived at once..."
"Before that, chain Proton Man's effect." Yugen snapped his fingers, "Activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Ojama Trio.'
Special summon three 'Ojama Derivatives' on the opponent's field."
David was momentarily stunned.
Send three Ojamas before Proton Man?
"Occupying my three Monster Zones to reduce the number of revived Quantum Mans?"
David frowned, feeling a bit strange.
"Don't worry, there's also this card..."
Yugen smirked.
"Continuous Trap 'Heroic Warlords!'
As long as this card is on the field, both of us can only have one race of monsters on the field. When a race is already on the field, monsters of other races cannot be summoned!"
David seemed to suddenly realize what was happening.
"You... you are..."
"The card activated last takes priority, so first, 'Heroic Warlords' takes effect.
Then, 'Ojama Trio' special summons three Ojama Derivatives on your field."
The yellow, green, and black derivatives skillfully jumped onto the field opposite, quickly setting up shop.
"Excuse us!"
"Your place is pretty big, you don't mind if we take a nap, right?"
"Zzz~ Zzz~"
[Ojama Derivative, Defense Power 0] x3
"Lastly, processing your Proton Man's effect," Yugen smiled, "but by then, both 'Ojama Trio' and 'Heroic Warlords' have already taken effect.
You already have Beast Race monsters on the field, so you can't summon monsters of another race. Quantum Man is Mechanical Race and can't be summoned, so Proton Man's effect becomes null.
Alright, it's still your turn. Continue."
David: "......"