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

"Entering the battle phase, Crimson Beast attacks your tokens on the field!"

The enormous fist of the Crimson Lotus Beast grew larger and larger in Nosol's eyes.

Facing a punch that could have carried him away, Nosol remained remarkably calm, even... a slight smile playing on his lips.

Just as the powerful punch, carrying astonishing offensive force, was about to strike the emaciated body of the derivative monster, the waves that had been slowly flowing around Nosol immediately changed direction and rushed towards the Crimson Beast.

"Continuous Trap Card, Submarine Raid Effect: If there is a [Sea] monster on the field, at the start of the Damage Step when your WATER monster (originally Level 5 or higher) battles an opponent's monster, destroy that opponent's monster."

The gentle current suddenly turned into a terrifying tsunami, smashing and devouring the Crimson Lotus Beast. Through the blood-stained water curtain, Nosol and Tiger met eyes.

"The token on my field is a Level 8 WATER monster, which meets the activation conditions, and this effect cannot be used once per turn."

Tiger: "...Entering Major Phase Two."

The Gluttonous Beast that Devours Millions has the following effect: Once per turn, at the start of the Damage Step when this card battles an opponent's monster, banish that opponent's monster face down.

However, the one standing on the opposite side of the field is a derivative, and derivatives cannot be represented by their face down.

Don't ask why he knows so much. The answer is that he's eaten too much meteorite and antagonism. It's all tears when I talk about it.

"I place two cards face down and declare the end of my turn."

Now the same problem has reappeared.

How can the other side win?

Thanks to three months of training and constant practice with this deck, the main deck of Pot of Greed and Machine Serpent - Murakumo Orochi doesn't contain any key cards, which in a sense helps him filter out certain draws. Now, Tiger only needs to draw [Cosmic Cyclone] to banish the opponent's field, or attack directly like in the previous duel to end the game.

On the other hand, if Nosol doesn't make any other moves, this situation will only be enough for him to survive, not for him to win.

Clearly, like Pyke, Nosol would want to win the duel through a special victory.

Is it still the countdown to the end? No, no, no, the opposing academy shouldn't stick to a tactic that's already been cracked. So, is there some new method?

To be honest, Tiger wasn't worried about losing the duel.

He still has three players left to play, while the opposing team only has one player left. Even if he loses, it won't matter. Therefore, he is more concerned about what fancy strategies and ingenious tactics the opposing team has left.

Sa, how are you going to win? Tell me the answer!

"My turn, draw a card."

Under Tiger's expectant gaze, Nosol looked at the magic card he had just drawn.

[Heavenly Might Unparalleled Fist]

These are magic cards that Teacher Asani borrowed from other dueling academies.

It's not the right time yet...

Nosol's eyes darkened.

"I place two cards face down and declare the end of my turn."

Based on the description of the effect of Submarine Raid, Nosol can also activate its effect to destroy monsters by actively attacking them with tokens. Choosing not to enter the battle phase is probably because it is wary of the face-down cards in Tiger's back row.

"They're really cautious... My turn, draw a card!"

[Weapon Call]

It seems the winner has been decided.

"I set a card face down, and declare the end of my turn."

Entering Nosol's turn again, he looked at the magic cards in his hand and remained silent for a moment before setting another card face down.

"I set a card face down, and declare the end of my turn."

During this time, he kept looking up at the monster on Tiger's field, as if he was regretting something.

"I should have just not blown it up..."

He muttered under his breath.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Tiger didn't hear any of this, and even if he had, he probably wouldn't have cared, because in his mind it was already over.

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card 'Call of the Dead' and Special Summon Crimson Beast in my Graveyard in Attack Position!"

Nosol instinctively reached for the face card, but immediately stopped when he heard it was a Special Summoned Monster.

Special Summon Monsters? That's...

Crimson Lotus Beast ATK? →

At this moment, Tiger has 3 Effect Monsters on the field.

"Activate the Trap Card [Weapon Summoning] to add the Equip Spell Card [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] from your Deck to your hand!"

"Chain activation of the counter-trap card [Peerless Fist of Heavenly Might]! Its effect is that if you control a face-up monster other than an Effect Monster, you can activate this card when a monster's effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card is activated, and negate that activation!"

Nosol had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, how could we let him leave!

"I nullify your weapon call!"

Tiger frowned; it seemed the matter wasn't over anytime soon.

"I declare the round is over."

"My turn, draw a card!"

Nosol shouted this very loudly, his excited tone even attracting the attention of some spectators who had been watching the other dueling rings (dueling on four rings at the same time would speed up the process).

"Entering the main phase, I activate the Normal Spell Card [Hades Barrier Wave]!"

A piercing scream rang out, and the monsters on Tiger's Field covered their ears in pain, while the bodies of Gluttonous Beast and Crimson Beast continued to shrink.

"Pluto's Barrier Wave cannot activate monster effects in response to the activation of this card. Its effect negates the effects of all face-up monsters on your opponent's field until the end of this turn. After this card is activated, all damage your opponent takes until the end of this turn becomes 0."

Gluttonous Beast ATK3300→0

Red Lotus Monster ATK→0

An excited Nosol ignored whether Tiger had used the opportunity to ask questions and took the initiative to explain the effect.

Tiger wanted to say that you didn't really need to explain in such detail; he had taken quite a few hits from the Hades Barrier Wave during his training.

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card [DNA Modification Surgery], declare Spellcaster-Type monsters. As long as this card is on the field, all face-up monsters on the field become the declared Type."

Tiger: Change your race, and then what? Nothing?

He even used a questioning opportunity to confirm that this was the only effect.

Inside the Olsace lounge, Xing Liang noticed something amiss and patted Nick beside him.

"Get ready to go on stage, it's almost your turn."

"Ah, why? Tiger doesn't look like he's going to lose."

"Do not."

Xing Liang glanced at the three Effect Monsters on Tiger's field.

"He has already lost."

(As I wrote more, I realized the development process was too cumbersome, still going on for over 4000 words, so I revised this chapter, changing "[Disruptive Duo]" to "[DNA Modification Surgery]", which greatly reduces the number of development steps later on.)