Yu-Gi-Oh!: Phobic Peptide Mad Dragon Executioner Dragon

Surfing Prosecutor ATK2000

Fossil dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus ATK1200

"Inquire about the effects of both."

Aske did not hesitate to use up his two inquiry opportunities.

Just kidding, just looking at them sends chills down his spine. Those two guys on the court don't look like good people at all.

"The effect of Surf Prosecutor on the field is that, as long as this card is in the Monster Zone, the number of monster effects that each player can activate per turn during that period is reduced to the maximum number of monsters on the field, which is the number of Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, and Link effects."

"The effect of Pachycephalosaurus on the field is that as long as this card is in the Monster Zone, neither player can Special Summon monsters."

Thump thump thump.

"hiss--"

Aske, who was on the opposite side, and everyone in the audience gasped in shock, almost creating a vacuum around the dueling platform.

"Is this effect for real?"

"Holy crap, is this definitely not a banned card?"

"They just photographed it like that, all fresh and clean? There were no other costs involved?"

After a brief silence, a cacophony of discussion erupted.

Aske immediately fell into a brainstorming session (the following is Aske's monologue).

"I don't have any other types of monsters on the field, so monster effects are completely blocked. Moreover, according to the effect description, 'monster effects cannot be activated' is not limited to the field... I can't Special Summon other monsters in my hand either."

"Neither side can Special Summon a Pachycephalosaurus while it's on the field, which means I can't Synchro Summon it now. I have cards on the field, and I can't activate Infinite Impermanence in my hand... Do I have to advance to the Battle Rank first?"

The seemingly unsolvable situation still has a glimmer of hope.

That is, both the prosecutor and the Pachycephalosaurus are offensive, and both of their offensive capabilities are lower than those of the Great Polar Bear.

So once the battle begins, the polar bear can destroy one of them, and then he continues in the second main phase.

However, the problem is that the Great White Bear can only attack one target, leaving the other equally difficult to deal with, and Tiger also has a face-down card that he hasn't activated yet.

Aske stared intently at Tiger's last card, cold sweat dripping from his forehead as he pondered the various possible effects.

But the countdown ended, interrupting Asker's thoughts; he now had to make a choice immediately.

"Enter the combat stage!"

First, use the Great White Bear to attack the Pachycephalosaurus to break the Special Summoning Lockdown. Then, in Main Phase 2, use two monsters on the field to Synchro Summon and deal with the monster's effect Lockdown.

With this in mind, he declared that he was entering the battle phase.

"At this very moment, I activate the Continuous Trap Card [Graveyard of Ancient Creatures]!"

A chill permeated the air, and the two polar bears on the Aske Field were instantly covered with a thin layer of frost. The massive machines gradually stiffened due to the sudden drop in temperature and eventually ceased functioning.

?(???)?→（x?x）

The polar bear, which was eager to launch an attack, suddenly crashed, and two "?" appeared on the monitor on its head.

"As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, Level 6 or higher monsters Special Summoned cannot declare an attack, and neither player can activate those effects."

The dissipating chill turned into white mist that enveloped the dueling arena. With neither of them able to see the other, Tiger's voice drifted into Asker's ears.

"...Entering Main Phase Two, I set one card face down and declare the end of my turn."

The white mist mostly drifted in mid-air, barely making out the feet on the other side. On the projection screen of the dueling platform, Tiger watched as Asker set a card face-down in the same column as his Continuous Trap.

"My turn, draw a card."

It goes without saying that aiming at Gai would be a pipe dream.

You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; negate that monster's effects until the end of this turn. If this Set card is activated, negate the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards in the same column as this card for this turn.

But... is it useful?

The Arctic Bear monster can only be Special Summoned by activating its effect during the main phase of both players' turns. Regardless of which monster Asker chooses to negate, even if it negates the graveyard of an Ancient Creature, either monster effect blocking or Special Summon blocking will completely shut it down.

It's likely that Aske realized this as well. If it weren't for the fog obscuring their vision, Tiger would have witnessed just how interesting the expression on Aske's face must have been.

"Activate the Normal Spell Card [Pot of Greed and Humility], reveal the top 3 cards of your Deck, add 1 of them to your hand, and then return the remaining cards to the Deck."

"As a trade-off, during the turn this card is activated, I cannot Special Summon monsters. Of course, if Pachycephalosaurus is on the field, I also cannot Special Summon it."

Flip over the top three cards of the deck.

The Pot of Strong Desire and Greed

[Thunder King]

[The gluttonous beast that devours millions]

"Hmm... I add [Pot of Greed and Gluttony] to my hand, return the rest of my cards to the bottom of my deck, and then banish the top 10 cards of my deck face down to activate the effect of Pot of Greed and Gluttony, drawing 2 cards from my deck."

"I Normal Summon [Crimson Beast Tower Isaac]. This card's ATK and DEF become 400 times the number of cards I banish. I banished 10 cards, so its ATK becomes 4000."

The terrifying heat emanating from the Crimson Lotus Demon dispelled the white mist around it, revealing its hideous appearance.

Crimson Beast Tower Isha ATK? →4000

"Targeting your Crimson Beast on the field, I activate Infinite Impermanence!"

Since using Bubble Spell during Tiger's turn is pointless, as none of the Arctic Bears in hand can jump down, Asker intended to save it for his own turn, but now it seems he has no choice but to use it.

This was his last struggle for victory!

"Quick-Play Spell Card, [Called by Annihilation] effect: I declare [Infinite Impermanence] banished from my deck."

A phantom humanoid figure wielded a longsword, slashing at Tiger's deck.

"During this turn, the effects of cards that are banished by this effect, as well as the effects of cards whose original names are the same as that card, are negated."

An Infinite Bubble was ejected from Tiger's deck and sent to the banished zone, causing the Infinite Bubble on Asker's field to turn into a lifeless gray.

After struggling, it burned out, leaving only white ash.

"Entering the battle phase, Crimson Beast attacks the Great White Bear on your field."

Bound by the cold, the giant could only helplessly allow the demons to destroy him (Isn't this episode familiar?).

Asco LP8000 → 6500

"The Pachycephalosaurus attacked the little grizzly bear, and then the prosecutor attacked directly."

Asco LP6500 → 4000

"Entering Main Phase Two, I set one card face down and declare the end of my turn."

There was a long silence.

Aske glanced at the card he had drawn, then looked at Tiger on the field, and sighed softly.

"I surrender."

The duel is over.

"Arces Duel Academy wins the fourth match against North Duel Academy!"

"Can you tell me what deck you're using?"

Before stepping off the dueling platform and leaving, Asker couldn't help but ask Tiger a question.

Such a powerful (and dark) deck deserves its own name.

Tiger thought for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "My teacher told me that this deck is called 'The Newspaper.'"

"Newspaper?"

"It means... taking revenge on society."

(The author has been playing with the Punk deck with the new cards these past few days, and his assessment is—the Executioner is really useful.)