This DD is arrogant, but his sea turtle is indeed quite troublesome.
Not only can it devour the opponent's monsters, but it also has the power to negate abilities without any once-per-turn limit. No wonder even to this day, players go crazy when they see a sea turtle (although it's usually just because it can devour monsters).
But it's not unbeatable.
"My turn, draw!" Youyu unhesitatingly revealed a card, "I summon 'Artillery Catapult Turtle'!"
The catapult turtle crawled onto Youyu's field, with a long electromagnetic catapult track on its back.
[Artillery Catapult Turtle, Attack Power 1000]
"Activate the effect of Catapult Turtle," Youyu said, "Sacrifice one monster on the field to Special Summon from the hand or Deck a 'Gaia the Fierce Knight' monster or a Level 5 Dragon-Type monster!
I sacrifice 'Artillery Catapult Turtle' itself to Special Summon from the Deck! Level 5, Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon!"
The catapult turtle transformed into blue starlight and dissipated, scorching light flames shot out from the Deck and landed on the ground. The golden dragon spread its wings and scattered the flames, with fiery embers flying everywhere.
[Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon, Attack Power 2000]
"Activate the effect of 'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon'," Youyu said, "Upon summoning, add to the hand a Magic Trap Card with 'Gaia the Dragon Knight' in its name from the Deck."
After pausing, he added, "Of course, you can use the effect of 'Gale the Turtle Kaiju' to negate the effect of Curse of Dragon."
DD adjusted his glasses, "I choose not to negate this effect."
Youyu raised an eyebrow.
Ignoring the deck search action? Or do they think that no matter what kind of Magic Trap I search, they can negate it with the turtle's effect, so it doesn't matter?
"Then I add the Magic Card 'Spiral Fusion' to my hand." Youyu directly revealed that card, "Magic Card 'Spiral Fusion'! Fusion the 'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon' on the field and the 'Arisen Gaia the Fierce Knight' in my hand!
The fusion requirement is a 'Gaia the Fierce Knight' monster plus a Dragon-Type monster! Fusion Summon——
——Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion!!!"
The knight and the dragon disappeared into the vortex of fusion, a pillar of light descended from the sky, a majestic dark knight mounted on a dragon whose body glowed red, as if bathed in a holy golden light!
Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, summoned!
To Youyu's surprise, the activation of 'Spiral Fusion' still met no resistance.
This guy, aren't they afraid of their turtle being directly beaten down by the invincible Gaia?
The turtle's ability to negate effects is indeed terrifying, but its strength lies in interfering with the opponent's means of counterattack, preventing them from summoning sufficiently powerful monsters for retaliation.
But the turtle itself only has 2200 Attack Power, and once Youyu summons a monster with even the level of "salty fish eyes" like a Red-Eyes Black Dragon, a single Black Flame Bullet can take it down.
But since the opponent remains silent, Youyu continued: "'Spiral Fusion's effect, the Attack Power of 'Gaia the Dragon Champion' summoned through fusion increases by 2600."
[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, Attack Power 2600 → Attack Power 5200]
Without giving the opponent a chance to react, Youyu swung his hand again: "And now, the effect of 'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon' that was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material!
When Curse of Dragon is sent to the Graveyard, I can target my 'Gaia the Dragon Champion' on the field, and for this turn alone, all monsters on the opponent's field with Attack Power lower than the targeted monster have their effects negated!"
The fiery red divine dragon beneath Gaia roared fiercely, and a magma-like red molten stream poured out of its mouth, engulfing the heavens and cover the earth!
"Monsters below 'Gaia the Dragon Champion's Attack Power, in other words, effects of monsters with Attack Power below 5200 are all negated." DD's lips curled, "Truly a terrifying power."
Youyu calmly watched the massive Japan.
Now, they should use the turtle's effect to negate, right?
If they don't activate it soon, even their turtle's effect will be negated.
But to everyone's surprise, the opponent... still did not activate it.
"Activate the Set Card!" DD's lips twisted, "Trap Card - Torrential Tribute!"
"Oh?"
"Trap Card 'Torrential Tribute', when a monster is summoned, Special Summoned, or Flip summoned," DD declared, "Destroy all monsters on both fields!"
A blue torrent swept and drowned everything on the field. The Dragon Knight, who hadn't even stabilized its stance yet, was instantly submerged, including DD's own Gale the Turtle Kaiju also shattered in the surging torrent.
"Are you sure this is okay? Your trump card 'Kaiju' was destroyed too, wasn't it?" Youyu said flatly as he watched the Kaiju being annihilated in the tsunami, "Keeping the Kaiju on the field to negate and interfere with my actions would have more value, wouldn't it?"
"Heh, don't worry about it, Duel King," DD smiled, "At the moment of monster destruction, activate the Set Card, Continuous Trap 'Call of the Haunted'! Revive the monster from the Graveyard in attack position.
Return to the field again, Gale the Turtle Kaiju!!!"
"I see." Youyu understood.
This way, not only did he use 'Torrential Tribute' to one-sidedly destroy the monsters Youyu summoned, greatly depleting Youyu's existing resources, but also the Torrential Tribute wiped out every monster on the field in one stroke, each card played becomes a Kaiju Counter.
The field Magic "Kyoutou Waterfront" has now charged five Kaiju Counters—the maximum number of counters this field can hold.
In this state, the revived Turtle Kaiju Gameraiel will be at its strongest!
"Flip Cover Card." Youyu snapped his fingers, "Trap Card 'Soul Rope'! When a monster is destroyed, pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon a Level 4 monster from the deck.
I Special Summon 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist' from the deck!"
[Youyu, LP 1800 →LP 800]
The field of DD's terrain split open, the tide surged, and a gigantic turtle soared skyward, looming large in the midst of the city; meanwhile, from Youyu's deck, black mist shot forth, condensing into a tangible form on the field, transforming into a shapely masked heroine.
[Turtle Kaiju Gameraiel, Attack Power 2200]
[Elemental Hero Shadow Mist, Attack Power 1000]
"Shadow Mist's effect!" Youyu continued, "When Special Summoned, add the Quick-Play Magic Card 'Change' from the deck to your hand. I'll use the Quick-Play Magic Card 'Mask Change'..."
"Not a chance!" DD shouted, "The effect of Turtle Kaiju Gameraiel! Remove two Kaiju Counters, negate the effect of 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist', and banish it from the game!"
The search effect hadn't even had a chance to activate before Shadow Mist was struck by a water spout from the Kaiju, and the space around her twisted and vanished.
Three Kaiju Counters remain on the Kyoutou Waterfront.
"Magic Card 'A Hero Lives'!" Youyu declared, "When I have no face-up Hero monsters on my field, pay half my Life Points to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Elemental Hero' from my deck!"
[Youyu, LP 800 →LP 400]
"No matter how many times you try, it's futile!" DD yelled maniacally, "The effect of Turtle Kaiju Gameraiel, remove two Kaiju Counters, negate that activation!"
Only one Kaiju Counter remains at Kyoutou Waterfront.
"Magic Card 'Card of Demise', draw until you have five cards in your hand from the deck."
"Ah, I see, wasting my counters to disguise a card draw magic, are you?" DD narrowed his eyes.
"Magic Card 'Monster Reborn'!" Youyu waved his hand dramatically, "Revive 'Dark Cavalry' from the Graveyard!"
"Aha, so you're placing your bet on 'Monster Reborn', are you? Indeed, if the powerful 'Dark Cavalry' were revived here, the Kaiju's defense would be breached. But..."
DD adjusted his glasses again.
"You seem to have overlooked something important, King of Duels. Once 'Card of Demise' is sent to the Graveyard upon activation, Kyoutou's counters will be back to two!"
He waved his hand dramatically.
"Turtle Kaiju Gameraiel, negate 'Monster Reborn'!"
Another negation, like a merciless judgment. The forbidden magic to reverse life and death was countered by the Kaiju's immense power, and the massive resurrection sigil was torn to shreds.
"Hahaha! See? Nothing you do will work! Any monster, any card, all effects are canceled before the Kaiju!
This is the power beyond this world that will elevate me to the throne..."
"Not necessarily."
DD: "!?"
"That last negation was your final one, wasn't it?" Youyu said slowly.
Kyoutou Waterfront, Kaiju Counters remaining: 0.
DD narrowed his eyes.
Indeed, there were no Kaiju Counters left... but after consuming so many cards, can you still take out my turtle?
To be honest, if at this stage you can pull out a monster with a higher attack from nowhere, then I'll eat this turtle on the spot!
"Quick-Play Magic 'Thunderspeed Summon', allows me to Special Summon a monster from my hand. I Summon 'Chaos Summoning Beast'." Youyu stated calmly.
[Chaos Summoning Beast, Attack Power 0]
DD: "?"
What is that? A monster I've never even heard of, with an attack power of 0 and such a hideous appearance, it must be a joke...
"Using 'Chaos Summoning Beast' as a tribute, I can Special Summon this guy from my hand, ignoring the summoning conditions!"
Youyu raised a card in his hand, and in a split second, a cobalt blue lightning bolt tore through the sky, arcing over the iron tower at the waterfront.
"The ultimate Phantasm possessing destructive power—
—Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, descend!!!"
DD's glasses nearly fell off.
Na... Nani!!?