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

Xing Liang has a subtle case of morning grumpiness.

If it's something like waking him up in the morning, he'll at most linger in bed for a while before getting up, without much reaction.

But if you wake him up when he has just fallen asleep, which is a time when you "shouldn't wake him up," then you should.

Congratulations!

You will soon be able to fully appreciate the meaning of "madness" in "Fearful Peptide Mad Dragon".

Because the firelight only illuminated a limited area, Xing Liang didn't see Xing Ya, who was far from the fire and whose figure was obscured by trees. His gaze was fixed directly on Albus.

Xing Liang was standing in the woods where the campfire couldn't reach, and most of his figure was shrouded in darkness. Xing Ya had no idea who he was.

The voice sounds somewhat familiar.

Xing Ya moved behind the tree without making a sound, intending to observe first.

Looking at Albus, whose body was already "loose and sprawled," Xing Liang pondered for a moment with his chaotic mind.

Are they being hunted down by someone?

Having used the Defender's effect multiple times during the day, he was already extremely sleepy, and now, due to severe sleep deprivation, he had lost most of his thinking ability.

Xing Liang recognized Albus and the Holy Maiden, but that was all.

Who is Albus again?

He looked at Albus's face, trying hard to remember.

Ugh, headache, I can't remember.

He found this place entirely driven by his anger, and now he's so tired he could close his eyes at any moment.

Who cares? I'll teach him a lesson and then go to sleep!

"You! Fight me!"

Xing Liang steadied his swaying body, which was trembling with drowsiness, and pointed at Albus.

"I?"

Albus gripped the dagger in his hand, unsure of Xing Liang's intentions.

Could he be the "other one"?

"Who else could it be but you? Or are you suggesting that the girl next to you duel me?"

Xing Liang frowned, his tone quite impatient.

"No, I accept the duel."

Albus covered the mouth of the saintess who was about to accept the duel, and then unfolded the Duel Disk again.

He could sense that the visitor was up to no good.

Duel x2

The virtual coin falls, with the side featuring the Defender design facing up.

"I choose to go first! I set five cards face-down and then end my turn!"

After placing all the card covers in the back area, Xing Liang found a tree nearby, leaned against it, and began to close his eyes and rest.

Sleepy.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Looking at Xing Liang's five cards that exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure, he felt immense pressure.

"My main phase..."

"Before that, there's your preparation phase."

Xing Liang slightly opened one eye, interrupting his declaration.

Each phase of a duel is initiated entirely by the verbal declaration of the duelists in that round. Therefore, it is possible to skip a phase during the declaration, and one can easily miss the timing if not careful. One must always be attentive.

"During your Preparation Phase, I activate [Tyrannosaurus Soul] and pay half of my Life Points to Special Summon 1 [Tyrannosaurus Zark] from my Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions and negating its effects."

Xingliang LP8000→4000

This time, Xing Liang did not initiate a dark duel, so all the elves in the forest, aided by the moonlight, could see Zack's towering figure.

"Although the effect is nullified, Zac's entry effect will still activate."

Zack began to gather his power; although it was in an inactive state, it did not diminish the terrifying power it would generate.

Stimulated by the electric current from the Duel Disk, Xing Liang's drowsiness lessened somewhat, and he finally remembered who Albus was.

Albus, isn't that the protagonist of the Imprinted Worldview? How come he's here?

"At this moment, the Set card [Bewitch Trap] is activated, targeting and destroying Zac on my field, and setting the Trap card [Mischievous Fairy Carnation Reincarnation] from my Deck. This effect allows the Set Trap card to activate during the turn it is set."

Zak, who was charging up, was disrupted, and a Trap Card was placed face-down from the deck onto Xing Liang's field.

【Trap Trap】Although it does not have the Trap Trap field, and the card name does not mention "hole" or "pitfall", it is indeed a Trap Trap of the Trap family.

The reason this card and [Mischievous Fairy Carnation Reincarnation Technique] are in Xing Liang's deck is because of an overpowered buff he learned on Earth.

"Zack's effect activates at this moment! If this card in the Monster Zone is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can activate this effect and place this card in your Pendulum Zone."

These two cards were already in Xing Liang's deck before; they weren't obtained in this world.

As for that overpowered Bo, he never used it again after successfully using it on a friend once and being called a "beast".

"Chain Zac's effect placed in the Pendulum Zone activates the Reincarnation spell that was just set, banishing all cards from the opponent's hand, and the opponent draws that number of cards."

He just wants to go back to sleep right now.

The branded cards are generally quite complicated, but…

As long as he can't activate it, that's fine.

Albus was still unaware of the seriousness of the problem. His hand hadn't been very good, and after drawing six more cards, he got [Brand Fusion].

It works!

"Because you added a card from your deck to your hand outside of your draw phase, Zac's Pendulum effect is activated."

Xing Liang yawned.

"Once per turn, outside of the Draw Phase, when a card is added from your Deck to your opponent's hand, you can activate this effect and destroy those cards."

"what?!"

Zach's phantom appeared, unleashing the power he had been accumulating, destroying all six cards Albus had just drawn.

"Because after the Bewitching Trap is activated, I can only activate one Trap Card until the end of the turn. I just activated the Trap Card Reincarnation, so I have nothing to do this turn."

Xing Liang looked calmly at Albus.

"Now it's your main phase, continue your turn."

Albus's front row: None, back row: None, number of cards in hand: 0

Six cards in the graveyard and six cards in the banished zone.

However, no effect can be activated.

"I declare the end of this round."

Despite his reluctance, Albus had no choice but to end the round.

"Okay, then it's my turn, draw a card."

To be honest, Xing Liang acted somewhat impulsively.

If any part of the previous development is invalidated, especially after the activation of Bewitching Trap Card, when he can only activate one Trap Card, and Reincarnation is interrupted.

He would then be in a very passive situation.

"During my main phase, I activate the face-down card [Dreadnought Dragon - Domain], pay half of my Life Points to send Graveyard Dragon and Scythe Dragon from my deck, and Fusion Summon [Dreadnought Dragon - Spike Dragon Queen]."

Xingliang LP4000→2000

Let's be more cautious in the future and seal this boss for now.

He thought in a daze.

"I usually summon [Dreadnought Dragon - Scythe Dragon], whose summoning effect sets [Dreadnought Dragon - Frenzy] on my deck. Because my Life Points are below 2000 (in Yu-Gi-Oh!'s scoring system, below 2000 includes 2000, meaning 2000 and below), my ATK increases by 500."

Therizinosaurus ATK 1500 → 2000

Xing Ya originally intended to sneak away, but she immediately turned back when she heard Xing Liang activate his domain.

As a fellow user of phagetin, there shouldn't be any problem.

Thinking this, she peeked out quietly, and the figure seemed more and more familiar the more she looked at it.

"Could it be...? How is that possible?!"

Xing Liang didn't see Xing Ya peeking out; his attention was entirely focused on the duel disk.

"I pay half of my Life Points to activate the Queen's effect, banishing the Graveyard's Domain to copy its effect and activate it! Send Scythe Dragon and Brachiosaurus from the Graveyard again to Fusion Summon a second Queen!"

Xingliang LP2000→1000

"Pay half of your Life Points to activate the Faceless Dragon [Dreadnought Dragon - Alert], Special Summoning the Scythe Dragon and the Diagonal Dragon from the Graveyard. The Diagonal Dragon's effect sends one Dreadnought Trap Card from the Deck to the Graveyard. Since my Life Points are below 2000, this effect also inflicts 500 damage on you."

Xingliang LP1000→500

Albus LP8000→7500

"Due to the Queen's own effects, her attack power will continue to decrease by my base score, which is 500."

Queen ATK4000→3500

"During the battle phase, monsters Special Summoned by Alarm cannot declare an attack this turn, so other monsters on my field can launch a direct attack against you."

The two queens have a total of 7000, and the Therizinosaurus has 2000.

Albus had nothing on the field.

Albus LP7500→0

The duel is over.

This time, Albus finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed into the saintess's arms.

"Albus!"

Ignoring the saintess's lamentations, Xing Liang yawned again and turned to leave.

"Remember, don't disturb the neighbors at night in the future."

Go back to sleep!

At that moment, a slightly trembling voice called out to Xing Liang.

"elder brother?"

His steps paused.