Chapter 845: Chapter 818: Fighting Is Really Hard
"This duel is all about awakening the Rainbow Dragon!"
John clenched his fist, his fighting spirit surging, releasing a strong aura of battle intent.
"Nice look in your eyes," Yugen remarked approvingly.
But then he squinted slightly, his gaze taking on a somewhat playful tone.
"But, will it really go that smoothly?"
The wide-eyed elf looked at Yugen’s back, momentarily speechless.
It seemed this master might have forgotten the purpose of participating in this duel...
Wasn’t it supposed to stimulate Duel Energy, develop the potential of youth, and help awaken the Rainbow Dragon?
Why did it feel like your attitude was just for making things difficult for others...
But the hot-blooded youth John was not intimidated by this level of challenge: "Oh, then I look forward to it.
I will set two cover cards, ending my turn."
"My turn, draw a card."
Yugen drew a card, then directly played a card from his hand.
"Magic Card ’Pot of Greed’, draw two more cards from the deck."
Then he inserted another card into his Duel Disc.
"Continuous Magic ’Peace Envoy’.
Monsters with 1500 or more Attack Power on the field cannot declare an attack."
Keihei: "..."
Yugen seemed determined to avoid battle to the very end?
But is this really good for reviving the Rainbow Dragon...
"Then I will also activate a cover card." John directly activated from the rear, "Trap Card ’Magic Absorption’!
When the opponent’s Magic Card is activated, negate that Magic Card’s activation and destroy it!"
He paused and added.
"However, Mr. Yugen can also negate the effect of Magic Absorption by discarding another Magic Card from his hand."
"I won’t discard." Yugen said.
"Excellent!" John punched the air, "This way Peace Envoy becomes invalid, and the attack lock still doesn’t work!"
The holy light of the Peace Envoy had just appeared and was shattered into pieces by the trap energy before it could cover the entire field.
"Impressive, impressive, both the Super Gravity Net and Peace Envoy were lifted." Yugen acknowledged.
John continued to feel pleased with himself.
Until Yugen revealed his next card.
"Then activate Continuous Magic ’Level Restriction B Area’. All monsters on the field with 4 stars or above must forcibly switch to defense mode."
John: "..."
The smile suddenly disappeared.
Even the usually calm President Beckas couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, secretly giving Yugen a couple of glances.
Yugen Boy... could he really have forgotten what he came here to do?
If even battles don’t happen, where’s the Duel Energy to collect, or the Rainbow Dragon to awaken?
"Well, Yugen should know what he’s doing..."
Keihei’s tone was a bit uncertain.
"...Probably."
"Set one card and end my turn."
Yugen gestured to continue.
"Now, it’s your turn again, good luck."
John: "..."
Hmm, even though you say good luck, I can’t even attack, how am I supposed to revive the Rainbow Dragon...
"Seems a bit tough, doesn’t it, John?" Cyan Jade Flying Horse said.
"Yeah," John replied, "But our bond won’t give up so easily.
My turn, draw a card!"
He waved his hand, and the trap in the rear began to shine with golden light.
"Continuous Trap ’Gathering of the Jade’, another effect!" John declared, "Send this card that’s face-up in the Magic Trap area to the graveyard, then choose one ’Jade Beast’ on your field and any other card on the field.
Return all chosen cards to the owner’s hand!"
"I see," Yugen nodded, "Returning cards to the hand certainly allows a breakthrough of the attack lock, but only temporarily this turn."
John said, "I’ll send ’Jade Beast - Yellow Jade Tiger’ from my Magic Trap area and your rear’s Continuous Magic ’Level Restriction B Area’ back to the hand!"
The yellow jade gemstone radiated a dazzling brilliance, the white-furred tiger momentarily flashed by, letting out a majestic roar, and next moment it turned into golden light and returned to John’s hand. Yugen’s rear-based Continuous Magic followed suit.
"This way, the attack blockade is lifted," John said, "Then I normal summon the ’Jade Beast - Yellow Jade Tiger’ that just returned to my hand!"
The roar of the king of beasts, the Yellow Jade just exited but appeared again, this time at the front. The gem shattered quickly, and the fierce-looking tiger roared and materialized.
[Jade Beast - Yellow Jade Tiger, Attack Power 1600]
"Then I’ll change the Cyan Jade Flying Horse and Amber Mammoth, which were switched to defense by the Level Restriction B Area, back to attack mode!"
[Jade Beast - Cyan Jade Flying Horse, Attack Power 1800]
[Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth, Attack Power 1700]
"Then I equip the Equipment Magic ’Jade’s Liberation’ to ’Cyan Jade Flying Horse’!" John declared, "This card can only be equipped to a Jade Beast, increasing the equipped monster’s Attack Power by 800!"
[Jade Beast - Cyan Jade Flying Horse, Attack Power 1800→Attack Power 2600]
"This is for launching a full assault in one go," Yugen smiled, "I see, taking advantage of the Continuous Magic being sent back to the hand, you aim to decide the match in this round."
"Exactly!" John declared.
Because he also realized, a chance to attack or touch the opponent even once in duels with this person was very rare and had to be seized. Otherwise, who knows when the next opportunity to attack might come?
Attack all at once this round!
"But don’t forget, although the Magic Lock is lifted, the Monster Lock remains."
Yugen pointed to the Fool on the field, reminding him.
"Secret Ceremony Power 0 - The Fool cannot be destroyed by battle, no matter how many monsters you bring, it’s pointless."
"I know, of course," John said, "That’s why I activate the cover card, Trap Card ’Jade’s Prayer’!
Send one ’Jade Beast’ from your Magic Trap area to the graveyard to destroy one card on the opponent’s field!"
Yugen involuntarily raised an eyebrow.
You’ve changed, John.
Where is the John from the animation who said he didn’t have a single card to directly destroy opponent monsters?
He remembers John once said he didn’t like using effects to take down opponent monsters, but pursued duels of honest and direct confrontation with his monsters, a true duelist’s duel.
Yes, indeed, which was the exact opposite type from Yugen.
Perhaps precisely for this reason, John chose to destroy the Fool instead of just sending ’Level Restriction B Area’ back to Yugen’s hand.
Considering John’s deck likely has more cards to destroy Magic Traps and fewer with effects to destroy monsters, he perhaps thought if this turn’s attack failed, the probability of drawing cards like "Tornado" to destroy Level Restriction B Area in future turns is greater.
But if the Fool were to be sent back to the hand and Yugen summoned the Fool again in the next turn, then faced with an indestructible cockroach-like opponent, John perhaps wouldn’t have many options in his deck to handle it.
"With these obstacles all cleared now!"
John’s momentum was as high as a rainbow, even he admired himself for a bit.
Super Gravity Net, Peace Envoy, Level Restriction B Zone, and the indestructible Fool...
To overcome such multiple obstacles, now finally feeling like he’s in front of Yugen.
An opportunity not to be missed, this turn should deliver a decisive blow!
"Direct attack by the Cyan Jade Flying Horse!"
But just as his Pegasus spread its wings and charged, Yugen snapped his fingers again.
"Then I activate the cover card, Trap Card ’Farewell’.
During the opponent’s battle phase, send one Magic Card from your hand to the graveyard, forcefully ending this battle phase, and all face-up monsters on the field have their effects negated until the end of the turn."
John: "........."
