"Silent Magic Burst!"
A magic light ball shot from the staff, heading straight towards D.D.
D.D. snorted heavily, "So it still came... Well, this is the King's confidence, right? Confident that no matter what kind of setup, you can easily crush it with your strength.
But it's not that easy."
He raised his hand and shouted loudly.
"Activate the Cover Card, Trap Card 'Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force'! When the opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy all attack position monsters on the opponent's field!"
As he finished speaking, not only did the power burst from the Reflection Mirror Power card, but an astonishing energy also erupted from within him.
Yugen slightly furrowed his brows.
Because he recognized it, that was the power of the Light Fluctuation, and it was quite a powerful light force.
This was somewhat surprising. In his memory, in the original, the Light of Destruction had long left D.D.'s body and also left the "Blood Demon D" card, and had instead possessed Takuma Saiou.
Although some remnants of the Light of Destruction remained in D.D., making him, like Saiou, possess a dark personality and extraordinary power—causing the broadcast interruption and venue explosion at the World Championship—those remaining powers should be quite limited, not worth worrying about.
But now he could feel it, this was clearly a substantial light power, completely unlike the mere remnants left after the Light of Destruction exited the body.
So Yugen contemplated for a moment and directly asked, "The Light of Destruction, so it never left you?"
"Oh?"
D.D. showed a somewhat surprised expression.
"You seem to know quite a lot, Duel King... Heh heh, indeed. Back then, I once obtained the power of the light, but afterward, the light left me, seeking a new host. All I had was the leftover light power..."
He lowered his head, his eyes once again obscured by the reflection of his glasses, but his laughter carried a hint of eeriness.
"But now, I have regained the guidance of the light! The light has chosen me once more, making me stronger than ever before!"
"Chosen once again... did someone reach out to you and give you the Light Fluctuation again? Let me guess," Yugen asked, "Was it Merlot?"
"Well, is it?"
D.D. adjusted his glasses frame and sneered.
"You'd better survive the current crisis before thinking about it.
The power of the Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force, it will wipe out all the ace monsters you've summoned on your field in one go!"
It seemed as if the violent Light Fluctuation within him converged, forming a hemispherical shield of white light. The full-force strike of the Silent Magician blasted at that barrier, causing a violent rebound.
The rebounding white light converged in mid-air, forming a demonic-like gigantic void shadow. The image bared its fangs and claws, emitting a vague roar of fury, and the claws of white light were raised high, crashing towards Yugen's field with thunderous momentum.
But of course, Yugen had long been prepared for traps.
"Dragon Warrior's effect, activate."
Yugen ordered.
"As long as Dragon Warrior exists on the field, by paying 1000 Life Points, it can negate the effect of the trap."
[Yugen, LP 4000→LP 3000]
D.D.'s expression changed slightly, and the question in his mind was also resolved: "I see, it's a countermeasure against traps. No wonder you summoned this monster despite the lowered Attack Power..."
"Dragon Warrior, negate the effect of 'Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force'.
Under Yugen's command, the Dragon Warrior unsheathed its sword, holding it with both hands as if brewing for a moment, and a transparent dragon spirit attached to the sword in its hand, resembling the soul of a dragon.
A sword strike was unleashed, and the dragon spirit shot forth like an arrow, heading straight towards the shattering white light in mid-air.
"A shield that even the strongest cannot defend against, worthy of the King's attack. But..."
D.D. shouted.
"I had already reached the world's peak back then, and now, having regained the blessing of the light, I have surpassed the peak!
Activate the Cover Card, Speed Attack Magic 'Effect Confinement'! When the effect of an Effect Monster is activated, negate and destroy the effect of that Effect Monster!" (Original Card)
The second Cover Card flipped over, and a magical energy beam shot forward like an arrow, rushing towards the Dragon Soul cleaved by the Dragon Warrior.
"Dragon Warrior can only negate traps, but Effect Confinement is magic, Dragon Warrior can't counter it!"
D.D. shouted.
"Dragon Warrior's effect was negated by Effect Confinement, and the effect of the Divine Protective Shield goes through, your monsters will still be wiped out!"
He chuckled with a sinister yet triumphant laugh.
"What a pity, it seems in the end, the power of light prevails."
"Not necessarily," Yugen said, "'True Silent Magician,' activate your effect.
Once per turn, when a Magic Card is activated, you can negate the activation of the magic."
"What?"
D.D. was taken aback and immediately turned to look at Silence.
Another expert?
Silent Magician's spell was recited silently, and the raised staff was adorned with a magical halo. The White Light Array activated from her staff and also blasted towards the field.
The white light of the Divine Shield, the Dragon Soul of the Dragon Warrior, the magical beam of Effect Confinement, and the anti-magic spell of Silence, all four forces converged in the center of the field, as if the light powers of Yugen and D.D. were dismantling and neutralizing each other.
"Dragon Warrior defends against traps, Silent Magician restricts magic. I see, that's the purpose of this formation."
D.D. said.
"No wonder you can bear the title of King, truly a formidable lineup. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't get past the first turn before being instant-killed right on the spot."
If it were anyone else.
Yugen noticed this phrasing. It clearly implied that he was not an ordinary person.
In other words, even with this, he still had a countermeasure.
D.D.'s eyes gleamed sharply, and he said sternly, "Having regained the blessing of the light, I will never lose to anyone now! Let me show you, my true power, which has surpassed the peak!
Activate the Cover Card, Counterattack Trap 'Invocation of the Void Spell'!"
His final Cover Card flipped over, and it was a prestigious Speed 3 Counterattack Trap!
"Invocation of the Void Spell can only be activated when it's Chain Link 4 or higher," D.D. said, "Pay half your Life Points to negate the activation and effects of all cards on the same chain, destroying all those cards!"
Yugen slightly frowned, "You had such a hidden measure as well."
A trap of such difficulty to control is worthy of a man blessed with the light.
The Dragon Warrior's effect can only negate normal traps, while Counterattack Traps exceed its scope of abilities.
And even if the Dragon Warrior card doesn't specify that it can only negate normal traps, even if it were a monster like Atom's "Black Magic Priest" capable of negating any Trap Card, unless specifically stated, it also cannot negate the prestigious Counterattack Traps.
Because even if a monster effect can be activated during the opponent's turn, the default spell speed is just 2. While the spell speed of a Counterattack Trap is 3, a Speed 2 effect can't chain to activate a Speed 3 effect. So, even a trap-specialist like Black Magic Priest can't activate in response to a Counterattack Trap.
D.D. laughed heartily, "Destroy them! Destroy them all for me!"