Her Majesty the Queen's final evolution, her body rapidly grew under the embrace of translucent radiance, becoming increasingly regal, and her attire and jewelry even more dazzling.
Charming Queen LV7, summon!
[Charming Queen LV7, Attack Power 1500]
"With the effect of the Field Spell 'Charming Palace,' the attack power of the Charming Queen increases by 500!"
[Charming Queen LV7, Attack Power 1500→Attack Power 2000]
"And then, with the effect of Charming Queen LV7, once per turn, during your main phase, you can charm one monster on the opponent's field!"
The Queen proudly exclaimed.
"And now that I've upgraded to LV7, the Charming Power has been fully unleashed! Now absorbing monsters can ignore star levels, absorbing any monster at will!
Absorb 'Dark Realm's Ghost God: Celtic' for me too!"
The LV7 Queen blinked her seemingly speaking eyes, sending out a literal lightning bolt. The electrical wave hit Dark Realm's Ghost God. The towering demon shivered, then, as if possessed, their gaze wandered, stumbling their way to the opposite side, standing puppet-like behind the Queen.
"And now for the effect of Continuous Magic 'Enchanting Dance'!" The Queen declared, "As long as this card is on the field, if Charming Queen absorbs an opponent's monster as equipment, her attack power can increase by the attack value of the equipped monster!"
Yugen: "Finally allowed the Queen to absorb attack power from the equipment?"
It's quite a significant enhancement for the Queen, whose own attack is rather low.
"Exactly, hence the Charming Queen gains the absorbed 'Dark Realm's Ghost God: Celtic,' which is an attack power of 2400 points!"
[Charming Queen LV7, Attack Power 2000→Attack Power 4400]
Instantly boosted beyond the level of Obelisk, approaching the combat power of the True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon, even the Queen herself felt her chest more uplifted, her overall confidence elevated.
The two upper-level monsters summoned by the opponent in one turn were instantly absorbed, the Queen feeling unrivaled in the world shouted while swinging her arm: "First turn the 'Queen's Guard' back to attack mode.
Then, battle!
'Charming Queen LV7,' attack 'Dark Realm's Mad King: Blom'!"
Dark Realm's Mad King immediately looked a bit distressed, casting an inquisitive glance at his master.
As if asking, you don't really want me to fight that thing, do you?
Yugen smiled, not letting him march to his death, simply calmly drew out a card from his hand.
"Then, in the instant of the attack declaration, discard 'Chestnut Ball' from my hand, activate monster effect.
Force the attacking monster to change to defense position."
Chestnut Ball was tucked into the graveyard, a round Kurishinryu Ball Form opened its little short hands jumping onto the field, releasing a domineering golden wave. The wave oppressed the Queen, the Queen instantly held her breath, switched from attack to defense, crouched down in defense.
[Charming Queen LV7, Attack Power 4400→Defense Power 2000]
Charming Queen LV7 originally had a defense power of 2000. Enchanting Dance can only allow the Queen to gain attack power from monster equipment, but cannot gain defense power. However, the Field Spell "Charming Palace" simultaneously boosts her attack and defense by 500 points, hence the current defense power is 2000.
"Tch, actually relying on a Miscellaneous Monster to block it." The Queen said displeasedly, "The attack power of the Personal Guard cannot surpass Blom, so I'll refrain from attacking."
She then drew a card from her hand.
"Activate Magic Card 'Temporary Truce'!
Each side draws one card from their deck, before the end of the next opponent's turn, all damage received by both sides becomes 0!"
Yugen nodded, drawing a card. An invisible transparent barrier simultaneously released from the opponent's magic card in the backfield enveloped the whole field in a pale golden protective shield.
Within this barrier, although monster battles and destruction could still occur, all forms of damage were completely shielded, allowing both sides to gain a rare turn of ceasefire and respite.
Of course, that was just what the Queen thought.
"My turn, draw card."
Yugen glanced at the card he drew, paused for a moment, suddenly smiled slightly, lifted his head.
For some reason, confronting those eyes that were clearly filled with laughter, the Queen inexplicably felt a chill down her spine.
"You wouldn't think, that during this turn, we both cannot inflict any damage, this turn is a rare ceasefire respite opportunity, right?"
The Queen was perplexed.
Though she didn't respond, her mind indeed held some doubts.
Isn't it?
You can't possibly override Temporary Truce to defeat me in one move, can you?
"In a duel battlefield, there is never truly a truce, nor perfect safety. If one cannot realize this, Her Majesty the Queen doesn't appear to be a qualified leader."
The Queen felt her temper rising: "What did you say?"
She was angry at the contempt and provocation from this person, yet simultaneously couldn't help but feel uneasy.
What is he planning?
"The effect of 'Dark Realm Gatekeeper: True Tower' in the hand."
Yugen revealed the monster in his hand.
"Discard this card from the hand to the graveyard, add one 'Gate of the Dark Realm' to the hand from the deck."
Yugen sent the Monster Card to the graveyard, a dark realm demon armed with a giant shield flickered across the field.
"Then once again activate Field Spell 'Gate of the Dark Realm'!"
The dark realm opened again. New field activated, old field shattered. The aura of darkness and evil instantly spread across the Queen's palace, bursting darkness eroded the walls, grand and luxurious palace columns collapsed as if weathered.
The dome crashed onto the ground in ruins, replaced by the dark domain. Towering and majestic dark gates rose from the ground, together plunging into the pitch-black and dim field.
"Since the field was destroyed, the Queen's attack power and defense power both decrease accordingly." Yugen noted.
[Charming Queen LV7, Attack Power 4400→Attack Power 3900]
[Charming Queen LV7, Defense Power 2000→Defense Power 1500]
The Queen gave a cold snort, remaining silent.
"Effect of the Gate of the Dark Realm, exclude 'Dark Realm's Vanguard: Becky' of the Demon Race from the graveyard, then discard a Demon Race from the hand and draw a card from the deck."
Yugen's hand cards rotated.
The Queen said in a low voice: "Is the demon discarded from the hand going to activate a monster effect again?"
"Ha, you are starting to get the essence." Yugen smiled, "Indeed. What was just discarded is 'Dark Realm's Tutor: Saruli.'
When this card is sent to the grave by a card effect, it is special summoned in defense position on the opponent's field!"
Queen: "?"
She initially thought she heard incorrectly.
As she widened her eyes watching that stream of dark flow fly from the opponent's graveyard to her field, transforming into a short-statured demon resembling a little old man squatting on her field, a series of question marks naturally emerged on her forehead.
Huh? On my field?
What trick is this?