"Falcon's effect, 500 points of damage!"
The departed Falcon reappeared like a ghost on the Librarian's body, spreading its wings like a sharp arrow shooting towards Yugen, colliding head-on from his D-Wheel.
[Yugen, LP4000→ LP3500]
"Finally, set two cards, end turn."
Antinomy ended the opening phase, calculating in his mind. The first turn involved the Librarian's Synchro Summon, paving the way for the subsequent appearance of further aces. At the same time dealing damage and setting up a rear guard, this could be considered a balanced first turn in terms of offense and defense.
This turn shouldn't have any mistakes or weaknesses left.
Come, Otherworldly King.
Antinomy faintly anticipated in his heart. Though he was a savior from the future, he was more importantly an honorable Duelist. Dueling with strong opponents, especially one representing the pinnacle of another dimension like this, made his duelist's soul seem to ignite.
Let me see what kind of duel a King has!
Yugen: "It's my turn, draw card."
High-speed counting reached two.
Yugen glanced at his hand, hardly pondering, and directly drew three cards from his hand.
"Set three cards on the field, end turn."
The three cards appeared in front of him, on the left and right sides, flashed, and then immediately disappeared.
Antinomy was stunned.
Turn... over?
Did I hear that wrong?
Not even summoning a single Monster, no unfolding, nor showing any desire to attack.
Is the King's duel from your dimension like this?
Though Antinomy didn't actually ask this, if he did, Yugen would openly admit—yes, that's right, is there a problem?
Not only me, as I mentioned earlier, there's an even more impressive King above me in our dimension. If he were to duel you, maybe the opening would also be three sets and over, nothing surprising about it.
That's the trend on our side.
Although perplexed in his mind, Antinomy still continued, "My turn, draw card!"
He glanced over Yugen's backfield.
Three cover cards... Maybe he didn't draw the Monsters needed to unfold?
But the thought was quickly extinguished by himself.
No, for a Duelist of this level, it's impossible. ZONE has mentioned, this one is a genuine King, and he's walked further down the path of the Duel King than himself. For such a tier of strong opponent, the concept of a "hand accident" doesn't exist anymore.
In other words, it's definitely a strategy. In those three cover cards, there's hidden powerful means to counter.
"But even so, it won't make me retreat!" Antinomy said, "Activate High-speed Spell 'Angel Divine Staff'!
This card can only be activated when I have two or more high-speed counts. Draw two cards from the deck, then discard one card from the hand."
Antinomy drew cards, then sent one card from his hand to the grave.
But at that moment Yugen also reacted, "Then at this moment, my cover card also activates.
Continuous Trap 'Free Ride'!
Can be activated when the opponent draws cards outside of drawing phase, then every time the opponent draws cards outside of drawing phase, draw two cards from the deck myself."
Free Ride, needless to say, is something that can leech onto the opponent's filtering draws to gain lots of cards. Considering the opponent is Technology Attribute, this card might be quite impressive against "Technology Attribute: Super Librarian."
The Librarian's effect allows Antinomy to draw a card each time a Synchro Summon occurs. If Antinomy plans to use the Librarian to earn lots of cards, with Free Ride in play, every card he draws Yugen draws two, the resource gap will only widen, becoming Yugen's absolute advantage instead.
Antinomy temporarily ignored that, "Then summon from the hand 'Technology Attribute: Sprinting Rhino'!"
A new Technology Attribute Monster appeared, this time a robust Rhino standing upright, with a bright red horn on its forehead, clad in iron armor, its hooves pounding the ground making the track seem to tremble.
[Technology Attribute: Sprinting Rhino, Attack Power 1600]
"Placed all the defense on the Traps, then let me see what kind of Traps are waiting!"
Antinomy's Triangle Eagle bizarrely flipped entirely over, head facing Yugen, yet still maintained backwards high-speed retreat, continuing along the track.
Yugen was curious how the animated D-wheel hands could perform such anti-physical stunt maneuvers, how the vehicle could flip over yet still keep going, currently the only explanation seems to be linked to the black-tech Perpetual Motion Machine on the D-Wheel.
"Technology Attribute: Super Librarian!" Antinomy said, "Attack King... Attack Mr. Yugen directly!"
The Librarian snapped the book shut, leaped up, with a toss of the cloak, sprinted towards Yugen's racing D-Wheel.
"Knowing there's a Trap, yet chose to face the challenge head on... This is the courage of a top future D-wheel hand."
Yugen smiled slightly, snapped his fingers.
"As you wish then.
Activate cover card, Trap Card 'Universal Landmine - Broadsword Style'!
When the opponent's Monster declares attack, destroy the opponent's Monster with the highest Attack Power on the field!"
Boom boom boom!
The Librarian had not yet approached, when the track before exploded consecutively, bursting into flames, a series of landmines were triggered and detonated in succession. The Technology Attribute Librarian immediately was struggling amidst the dense landmine bombardment, its body teetering precariously, seemingly on the verge of being destroyed by the landmines.
"My highest attack power on the field is the Super Librarian, you want to destroy my Synchro Monster... It's not that easy!"
On Antinomy's Triangle Eagle side, a Trap was also activated.
"Activate cover card, Trap Card 'Bomb Defense'!
When a card is activated on the field to 'destroy one of my Monsters on the field,' that activation is negated and destroyed, and inflicts 500 points of damage to the opponent!"
A series of round black Bomb Balls formed a wall, blocking in front of the Librarian. The extending Bomb Wall and the detonating landmines collided with each other, erupting into a continuous roar of explosions, seemingly intending to offset the minefield with the blast.
"Ah, there is indeed a countermeasure, not a reckless attack after all." Yugen praised, saying.
"But my side isn't finished yet.
Activate cover card, Counterattack Trap 'Trap Interference Array'!"
Antinomy's expression changed slightly: "What?"
Yugen: "Trap Interference Array can only be activated in battle phase. This card can nullify and destroy Trap Cards activated during the battle phase!"
A massive Hexagram Interference Array emerged below the field amid the furious exchanges, swallowing the recently arranged wave of black Bomb Balls into the array, crushing them into fragments of golden light.
"Bomb Defense is nullified, therefore my Universal Landmine continues to take effect." Yugen chuckled lightly, "Technology Attribute: Super Librarian destroyed!"
I nullified your nullification of my nullification!