The Forced Termination in the backfield was blasted into pieces, and Antinomy raised his hand to block the impact in front of him, feeling shocked in his heart.
"The characteristic of using traps in combination, relying on a large number of traps to block the opponent, while gaining power from the traps, yet possessing absolute prohibition against the opponent's use of traps..."
Antinomy muttered to himself.
"What kind of monster is this..."
Yugen: "It's not a monster; it's a Phantom Demon!"
Well, although they're not gods, somehow these lines feel very profound when said...
Divine Flame Emperor Uriah also seemed quite proud, raising his head and howling.
What is the value of a Phantom Demon?
The origin of its name, "Uriei," is one of the four archangels in Christian belief. The meaning of the name Uriah is "God's Light" and "God's Fire," and its rank as a Phantom Demon is not low.
Antinomy doesn't even seem to realize yet that Uriah habitually uses a lot of Red Pits, can blow up the opponent's Red Pits, and has the general absolute resistance of a Phantom Demon against traps, meaning it is not affected by any trap effects.
The distinct feature is the attitude of "I can trap you, but you can't trap me," a Phantom Demon that fully embodies societal revenge.
This is why among the Three Phantom Demons, compared to Thunder Emperor and Phantom Demon Emperor, Yugen uniquely prefers Uriah the most.
In the pupils of the Divine Flame Emperor, the core of fire was ignited, and the red-hot energy spreading from the depths of the throat trembled all the way to the jaw. The liquid flames flowing in every scale gap reversed their flow towards the head.
The moment its huge mouth opened, spiral flames erupted forth. The trajectory of the shock seemed to shred visible rippling folds in the gravitational field.
Antinomy gritted his teeth: "At this moment, I discard 'D.D. Crow' from my hand, activating its effect! You can exclude one card from your opponent's graveyard from the game, and this effect can be activated during the opponent's turn too.
I exclude one of the six trap cards from your graveyard from the game!"
A crow picked out a trap from Yugen's graveyard, flapping its wings towards the other dimension.
"Divine Flame Emperor's Attack Power decreased by 1000!"
[Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Attack Power 6000→Attack Power 5000]
Yugen raised an eyebrow but continued: "Divine Flame Emperor Uriah still has higher Attack Power; the attack continues."
Technology Attribute: Blade Gunman immediately released the Quantum Shield in front, deploying a hexagonal honeycomb barrier in front within a thousandth of a second. However, Uriah's breath directly melted through the defenses; at the moment the high-temperature flames touched the barrier, it immediately began to collapse. Blade Gunman's armor and bones were involved in the torrent, as if melted into a liquid metal waterfall, finally turned into scarlet ashes, vanished without a trace.
"Uwaaah!"
[Antinomy, LP3200→LP1500]
Triangle Eagle was also trembling violently, Antinomy almost had difficulty maintaining balance for a moment. His High-speed Counting had originally reached eight, but due to suffering more than two thousand points of damage, it fell to seven.
Yugen contemplated: "Using the crow to avoid an extra 1000 points of damage..."
No, maybe the purpose wasn't those thousand Life Points itself, but rather to preserve an extra High-speed Counting unit.
After all, this is a riding duel in High-speed World 1; if receiving another thousand points of damage, Antinomy would lose an extra High-speed Counting unit.
Antinomy gasped: "This is indeed the power of the Phantom Demons..."
Three Phantom Gods, Three Evil Gods, Three Phantom Demons... Indeed, these legendary entities in Duel history all possess formidable power.
However...
Antinomy: "At this moment, the subsequent ability of 'Technology Attribute: Blade Gunman' is triggered!
When Technology Attribute: Blade Gunman is destroyed in battle, if the group of Synchro Materials used during its Summoning exists in your graveyard, you can re-summon that group of Synchro Materials back onto the field!" (original effect)
Two beams of light flew out of Antinomy's graveyard, landing on either side of his Triangle Eagle.
"Summon 'Technology Attribute: Super Librarian' from the graveyard!
'Technology Attribute: Mysterious Magician'!"
[Technology Attribute: Super Librarian, Attack Power 2400]
[Technology Attribute: Mysterious Magician, Attack Power 1900]
Yugen: "Even after being defeated, you can still recall the Synchro Materials; this is the original Blade Gunman?"
He used to play Technology Attribute too, and back then he always thought that the anime version of Blade Gunman could nullify all Magic Trap effects affecting him, could actively exclude, and even had a last will after being defeated, making him envy to no end...
Yugen laughed: "What a pity, since you've recalled the Synchro Materials, it seems my plan to finish with Cotton Candy won't work."
Cotton Candy also drooped its eyelids with a sigh, seeming to feel quite regretful.
It's a pity; Cotton Candy doesn't often get the chance to slap people.
Antinomy: "..."
Honestly, with Cotton Candy's 300 Attack Power, the significance of a slap is surely more insulting than practical...
"Can't attack, then let it be..." Yugen said, "So I'll change 'Cotton Candy' from attack position to defense position, end the turn."
[Cotton Candy, Attack Power 300→Defense Power 500]
Actually, it shouldn't matter even if it was in attack position; Yugen has the Continuous Trap "Soul Barrier" on the field, as long as there are monsters, he cannot be dealt battle damage.
But since he couldn't let Cotton Candy slap, for safety, he changed Cotton Candy to defense mode. This way, if the Soul Barrier is destroyed, the opponent can't easily exploit Cotton Candy as a weak point.
Antinomy let out a long breath.
The moment the opponent declared the end of their turn, he involuntarily relaxed.
The instant he realized this feeling in his heart, Antinomy's heart stirred.
Am I... afraid?
I am actually feeling pressured by the duel opponent, by that Phantom Demon?
Antinomy contemplated.
For him, this has become a somewhat novel feeling. He couldn't remember how long it's been, how long it has been since he felt this kind of pressure in a duel.
"ZONE was right..."
Antinomy muttered.
This duel, this opponent, might really serve as a chance for him to further evolve.
He indeed stepped into the Domain of the King, yet he has been stuck at this step for quite a while. Or, more precisely, it was his original self before being replicated as a robotic entity.
In youth, the original Antinomy had actually reached the threshold of the Duel King domain, but then battled throughout his life without further progress. Until Antinomy died of old age, his personality was replicated and inherited by this robotic copy, still stuck at this step.
But this still isn't enough.
Even with King Level strength, Antinomy ultimately couldn't assist ZONE in saving the world, nor save ZONE's torn heart.
If he could be a bit stronger, a bit more useful...
"I must become stronger, and continue to accelerate... until faster than anyone, reaching farther!"
Antinomy shouted.
"My turn, draw a card!"
Yugen contemplated.
Hmm, why does it feel like he's about to charge in shouting about "friendship and bonds" again?
Is this a common skill of everyone in the Yu-Gi-Oh World?
Each one of you can cheat and power up, making it hard for me as the Demon King...
Antinomy: "Special Summon 'Technology Attribute: Gear Zombie'!"
[Technology Attribute: Gear Zombie, Attack Power 600]
"Gear Zombie can special summon itself by reducing the Attack Power of one Technology Attribute on your side by 1000 points," Antinomy said, "I decrease the Attack Power of 'Technology Attribute: Mysterious Magician' by 1000, Special Summon Gear Zombie!"
[Technology Attribute: Mysterious Magician, Attack Power 1900→Attack Power 900]
Antinomy: "Then next, please watch carefully, Mr. Yugen! This is the true ultimate form beyond the path of Synchro!"