Careless.
Hyakuno Misa truly felt the treachery of society through the duel and more deeply understood the importance of "never using what your opponent gives you" during a duel.
It's a small thing to suffer a silent loss, but being ridiculed and having your mentality crumble is a real problem.
Now he feels a bit like that. At this moment, the more he looked at the Volcano Queen, the more punchable she seemed, always appearing as though she were constantly mocking.
"Don't get too cocky yet!"
Hyakuno shouted angrily.
A mere Continuous Magic trying to seal off his attack, what does this guy take him for? A mere street duelist with a false reputation?
"Speed Attack Magic 'Tornado', destroy any Magic or Trap Card on the field," Hyakuno declared sternly, "I want to destroy, of course, your back field's Continuous Magic 'Level Restriction B Area'!"
A black storm swept the Magic Card into the air, and a lightning bolt from the eye of the storm shattered the Magic Card into pieces.
The powerful restriction was instantly lifted, and the pressure on all monsters in the field dispersed in an instant.
"This way, the attack restriction is removed," Hyakuno said, "The representation forms of monsters can also be changed.
Change 'Volcano Queen' and 'Sky Knight Pegasus' from defense mode to attack mode!"
[Volcano Queen, Defense Power 1200 → Attack Power 2500]
[Sky Knight - Perseus, Defense Power 1400 → Attack Power 1900]
"Next is the Equipment Magic 'Premature Burial'!" Hyakuno extended the Magic Card in his hand, "This card can revive a monster in your graveyard in attack mode by paying 800 Life Points and equip itself to that monster!
Of course, the monster I want to revive from the graveyard is this one..."
[Hakuno Misa, LP 3000 → LP 2200]
A vortex to the Netherworld opened, and before the monster appeared, dazzling white light erupted from the darkness, as if illuminating Hell into daylight. The enormous form of the Steel Angel ascended like the sun, with its silver-white armor reflecting dazzling light.
Tudalin, revive!
[Tudalin, Attack Power 2800]
"If you thought a mere Magic could seal my attack, that would be your miscalculation," Hyakuno shouted, "Then I'll just use the monster you gave me for the final blow!
First, a direct attack from 'Tudalin'!"
Again an endless accumulation of white light surged, the gathered energy resembling a sword. It was a Holy Sword condensed from pure light, its tip gently touched the ground, with rippling waves spreading outward from the center, scattering darkness like burning under a raging sun.
Slashing forward, the sword directly cut across Yugen's empty front field, bombarding down toward his head.
"Oh, that's not good," the nearby Elf made sarcastic remarks, "if the monster we gave gets defeated on the other side, that would be quite funny."
"True enough."
Yugen remained calm as ever, smiling as he snapped his fingers.
"Then activate the Cover Card, Continuous Trap 'Restricted Revival'.
It allows you to revive an attack position monster with 1000 or less Attack Power from the graveyard."
Yugen revealed the card in his hand.
"Special Summon this card in attack position from the graveyard——
——Demon Dog Eight Ghost Dogs!"
A large-headed demon dog emitting an Underworld aura appeared from the graveyard, quietly lying prone on the ground. Its shape was rather cartoonish, but the blood-red markings engraved on its body resembled a skull, and its mouth contained drooling sharp teeth, making its appearance somewhat unsettling.
[Demon Dog Eight Ghost Dogs, Attack Power 800]
"A mere 800 Attack Power, in attack position," Hyakuno sneered, "isn't that a trivial minion not even worth calling a wall?"
"Not even worth calling a wall? Are you talking about the Five Emperors Dragon?" Yugen responded cheerfully.
Hyakuno: "?"
He seemed unable to catch this reference, but that wasn't important. Yugen proceeded to press the button for his back field, flipping another Cover Card.
"Then activate another Cover Card, Continuous Trap 'Forced Termination'!"
Yugen indicated his activated back field.
"Forced Termination can only be activated during the battle phase, and it requires sending one card other than itself from your field to the graveyard to activate its effect.
It can forcibly terminate this turn's battle phase!"
Hyakuno: "!"
His pupils contracted, and he immediately grasped the implications of this.
This thing is more self-blocking than Level Restriction or Super Gravity Net!
Level Restriction B Area only forces monsters above four-stars into defense mode, and Super Gravity Net can only block attacks from above four-star monsters. But monsters with the "unaffected by Magic/Trap effects" type resistance can ignore these restrictions, let alone summoning below-four-star monsters and stacking high Attack Power, or employing low-star monsters with direct attack capacities, which can all be solutions.
But the aforementioned solutions don't apply to this trap.
By simply sending any card on the field to the graveyard, you can forcefully end the battle phase, and it's a Continuous Trap. In other words, as long as Yugen provides materials to consume each turn, he can skip Hyakuno's battle phase every time.
Without a battle phase, naturally, there's no opportunity to attack. Without finding a way to deal with this trap, even facing the Three Phantom Gods, all they'd do is stare at this trap.
"I send 'Demon Dog Eight Ghost Dogs' from the field to the graveyard, activating 'Forced Termination's' effect."
Yugen slowly placed the Monster Card into the Duel Disc's graveyard slot.
"Forcibly end the battle phase."
The sinister Eight Ghost Dogs dissolved into particles, like pure energy filling the trap. An overbearing energy fluctuation was released from the Trap Card, sweeping across the entire field.
The Holy Sword wielded by Tudalin shattered upon contact with that wave, as if breaking back down into particles of light. The Steel Angel, upon hitting the wave, could only retreat in frustration.
The Elf began mocking, pulling at eyelids: "Ha, can't hit it, can't hit it, are you mad? Loser..."
Hyakuno's face darkened: "Your Elf is quite unrefined."
Yugen smiled: "I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you."
Hyakuno: "..."
"It's not over yet," Yugen said cheerfully, "The monster sent to the graveyard as cost by 'Forced Termination', 'Demon Dog Eight Ghost Dogs', also has a Monster Effect.
When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, you can add an Eight-Star, Demon Race monster from your deck to your hand."
Hyakuno frowned: "Eight-Star Demon Race?"
In his time as a Card Store Destructive, he excelled in studying opponents to select a suitable anti-deck to counter them, so understanding the opponent was always his homework before each battle.
According to his understanding, when the Duel King retrieves an Eight-Star Demon Race, it usually means...
"I add 'Lava Demon God' to my hand from the deck."
Yugen cheerfully displayed the retrieved Monster Card.
Hyakuno's face darkened even more.
I knew it...