Can I become the Yu-Gi-Oh by summoning the Flame Swordsman?

"Come out, wind demon that blocks oxygen and controls airflow! Level 6, [Air Devourer] (Wind/★6/Demon/Fusion/Effect/2100/2600)"

"Hmph, Brother Ji, even if you cleverly avoided the Pankrasin Ceratops's interception, your Fusion Monster [Air Devourer], under the influence of the Field Spell Card [Lost World], has an attack power of only a pitiful 1600. It is no match for the giant Savat Spinosaurus.

Furthermore, at the end of the turn, it will self-destruct due to the side effect of [Instant Fusion]. So, you've only delayed the destruction of your own monsters, and even lost an extra monster."

"Oh? Really? I don't think so."

Zhang Ji smiled confidently and said, "When [Air Devourer] is Fusion Summoned, the effect activates! I can send 1 Demon-Type monster from my deck to the graveyard.

I choose to send 1 Demon-Type monster from my deck, [Tava Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship], to the Graveyard."

"[Tava Scimitar Demon]? What the hell is that?" Luo Ye asked in confusion. "Don't you have a lot of monsters in your deck that can interact with the effects of [Air Devourer]? Why did you send this card to the Graveyard?"

"Because—I'm going to activate this card, a normal magic card, [Underworld Puppetry].

With this card, you can select 1 Demon-Type monster in your Graveyard. Banish monsters on your side of the field whose total Level matches that monster's Level. Then, Special Summon that monster in your Graveyard.

"Banish several monsters on the field to Special Summon Demon-Type monsters with the same total Level from the Graveyard?"

Luo Ye stroked his chin and thought, "Air Devourer is a 6-star monster, and the Tava Scimitar Demon you sent to the graveyard is a 7-star monster. It seems to be one star short... Hmm?"

"It's still one star short. Can't I just use the gift you gave me, the [Jura Egg Derivative], to make up for it?"

Zhang Ji laughed and said, "Between the two of us, I won't say thank you. I choose to eliminate the 6-star [Air Devourer] and destroy the 1-star [Jura Egg Derivative]. 1+6=7.

Revive! [Tava Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship] (Dark/★7/Demon/Effect/2400/2150)"

"Oh, I was careless!" Luo Ye slapped himself in regret, "I shouldn't have given him the derivatives. Instead, he used them to summon new monsters.

"Oh, no, even if [Tava Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship] appears, what can it do? Under the influence of [Lost World], its attack power is only 1900, and it still can't defeat my monster."

"Oh? Really? What if I activate this card?" Zhang Ji smiled and continued to show a card in his hand: "Equipment magic card, [Afterimage of the Undead].

这张卡只能由5星以上的恶魔族·不死族怪兽装备。1回合1次，可以把持有和装备怪兽相同种族·属性·攻击力的1只「多普勒衍生物」（5星·攻?/守0）在自己场上特殊召唤。”

[Tawa Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship]'s figure flickered, and a ghostly afterimage emerged. However, due to the influence of [Lost World], its attack power was lower than that of its original body, at only 1400.

"What does this mean?" Luo Ye was still confused. "The Equipment Spell Card you activated only adds an insignificant derivative. It doesn't change the situation at all."

"You'll find out soon. Enter my battle phase!" Zhang Ji's eyes were sharp. "I'll use [Tawa Scimitar Demon - Master Sword Skill] (ATK 1900) to attack [Dinosaur Wrestler - Giant Savat Spinosaurus] (ATK 3000)."

"Are you sure?" Luo Ye tilted his head to the side. "My monster clearly has higher attack power. Do you have a grudge against your own monster?"

"Look, you're anxious again." Zhang Ji waved his hand helplessly: "Equipment Spell Card, [Afterimage of the Dead]'s effect, when the equipped monster and the opponent's monster declare an attack in battle, the opponent's monster's attack power can be reduced by the equipped monster's attack power value.

The attack power of [Tava Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship] is 1900. Therefore, when fighting a monster with it, the attack power must be subtracted by 1900 before calculating damage.

Luo Ye held his head and wailed, "No! My dinosaur..."

([Dinosaur Wrestler: Giant Spinosaurus] ATK 3000 → 1100)

"I've become a stray dog ​​on the roadside..."

The white Spinosaurus wrestler, harassed by the afterimage of the undead, seemed to have lost his soul. He lowered his head listlessly, in a daze and without any fighting spirit. The demon figure holding two swords flashed back and forth on the field, until the swords were sheathed, and the sound of the card exploding was delayed to be heard on Luo Ye's field.

"Ugh—" (Luo Ye's health changed from 4000 to 3200)

"You know, Brother Ji," Luo Ye waved his hand to fan away the smoke and dust from the explosion. The decadent giant Savat Spinosaurus still existed safely on his field.

"When Giant Savat Spinosaurus is destroyed by battle or a card effect, you can destroy 1 card on your side of the field instead. So, the card that was destroyed in that battle just now was actually my Field Spell Card, [Lost World]."

"Even though I couldn't get rid of your monster, this will help my monsters regain their attack power. Let's continue the battle!"

Zhang Ji waved his hand and pointed: "I will use [Doppler Derivative] (ATK1900) to continue attacking your [Dinosaur Wrestler·Giant Savat Spinosaurus] (ATK1100)."

"Hmm——" (Luo Ye's health changed from 3200 to 2400)

This time, Luo Ye did not use the only remaining Cover Card on his field to replace the destruction of the giant Savat Spinosaurus. The afterimage of Tava Scimitar Demon successfully destroyed Luo Ye's only monster, leaving his field empty.

"Why, little blackie, you just abandoned it after using the monster to block my attack? Or is that face card particularly important to you?"

"Brother Ji, do you want to know what this covered card is? Just tell me the end of the round and I'll tell you."

"Still keeping me in suspense." Zhang Ji smiled and shook his head: "My battle phase is over, and with one card covered, my turn is over.

At this time, the effect of [Scarmillione], the monster sent to my Graveyard at the start of this turn, is activated! I can add 1 Demon-Type, Dark, Level 3 monster from my deck to my hand, except for a card with the same name.

With the Tava Scimitar Demon with an attack power of 2400 and the afterimage with an attack power of 1900, Zhang Ji's final position was not really solid, but this was the result of him breaking through Luo Ye's layers of blockades and completing the clearing of the field, which was not easy to say.

The only tricky thing in this venue is the Tava Scimitar Demon equipped with [Afterimage of the Undead]. When fighting with monsters, it can first reduce the opponent's attack power by an amount equivalent to its own attack power, that is, 2400 attack power, and then calculate the combat damage.

To put it more bluntly, if Luo Ye wanted to eliminate the Tava Scimitar Demon through combat, he would have to use a monster with an attack power of 4800 or more to attack head-on. Undoubtedly, this was quite difficult, so that was the only way...

"My turn, draw a card!"

After seeing clearly the card he had drawn, Luo Ye's eyes instantly became more confident.

"Brother Ji, it looks like the victory of this duel belongs to me."

Luo Ye waved his hand and flipped over the face-up card on his field: "I activate the Continuous Trap Card, [Double Hook].

By discarding 1 card from your hand, you can select up to 2 monsters in your Graveyard and Special Summon them. When the targeted monster leaves the field, this card is destroyed. When this card leaves the field, the targeted monster is destroyed.

我选择，丢弃唯一的手卡，来特殊召唤墓地中的两只怪兽，【恐龙摔跤手·巨大萨瓦特棘龙】（地/★8/恐龙族/同调/效果/3000/0）和【食魂窃蛋龙】（暗/★4/恐龙族/效果/1800/500）”

"The monster I finally eliminated is coming back so easily right now?" Zhang Ji muttered. "But the best you can do is use the Giant Savat Spinosaurus to destroy my [Doppler Derivative], dealing 1100 combat damage, that's all."

"That's not all I want." Luo Ye smiled and said, "When [Soul Eater Oviraptor] is Special Summoned successfully, its effect activates! I can choose 1 Dinosaur-Type monster from my deck to add to my hand or send it to the Graveyard. I choose to send 1 [Giant King Spinosaurus] from my deck to the Graveyard."

"Another Spinosaurus?"

"Now, I activate the monster effect of [Dino Wrestler - Giant Savat Spinosaurus]. Once per turn, you can select 1 monster on your opponent's field and destroy it. Of course, the monster I want to destroy is the most annoying [Tava Scimitar Demon - Master Swordsmanship]."

As long as the only combat-capable monster on Zhang Ji's field is destroyed, cleaning up the remaining mess will be as easy as autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and the outcome will naturally be decided.