"The effect of Forced Termination, the battle phase ends!"
The metallic skeleton on Antinomy's field shattered into golden light points and was absorbed by his backfield traps, then released an invisible fluctuation. A swirling force was unleashed throughout the field, like unseen gravity multiplied a hundredfold, rendering all monsters motionless.
Both players' screens simultaneously force-switched to "Main Phase 2".
"You even evaded this move." Yugen clapped his hands in praise, "Really impressive. I think even my dimension's strongest king would acknowledge your strength."
Antinomy remained silent, but waves surged within his heart.
What a close call...
This sudden pseudo-infinite loop, with Cotton Candy representing isolation, along with this even more isolating combination of three Continuous Traps, when placed like this, leaves one completely off guard and could result in being instantly obliterated.
Clearly, a moment ago, I still held the absolute advantage, feeling victory was assured. But a single misstep into a chain trap led to irreversible catastrophe...
Antinomy had never met the "strongest" Yugen spoke of, nor did he know who it referred to. But just from this combination, Antinomy seemed to faintly sense the terrifying dueling style of that strongest figure.
Perhaps not much more mortal than the one before him.
Is this the characteristic of their dimension?
A doubt emerged in Antinomy's heart.
Is this the reason kings emerge successively in their dimension? Is isolation the true path of dueling?
Of course, such thoughts only flashed for an instant.
No matter what, Antinomy had walked the path of kings. Having mastered top-level Bright Mirror Calm Water and Triangular Acceleration Synchro Power, Antinomy was a top-tier fighter even in his future era.
A strong figure who has walked such a "path" would not easily change styles or walk someone else's path. Other king's paths would only be references and inspiration, not make him change his own.
"No matter what, I will also carry out my duel and carve a new path with my strength!"
Antinomy said.
"The turn ends."
Antinomy took a deep breath.
The previous combination was indeed thrilling, but the fact that the opponent's Life Points were reduced to only 300 remained unchanged. On the field, the opponent only had a single Cotton Candy, whereas Antinomy still had the powerful Blade Gunman, with the ability to penetrate defenses.
He still held the absolute advantage.
Yugen: "My turn, draw card."
Antinomy glanced sidelong at Yugen, but his heart harbored a bit of expectation.
Come on, Duel King!
In such an absolutely disadvantaged position, how will you launch a counterattack against my Blade Gunman?
After drawing the card, Yugen didn't hurriedly take action but said slowly: "You probably think right now that I'm using a deck that relies mainly on traps, winning solely with block-and-counter strategies, right?"
Antinomy remained silent.
He didn't speak, but his heart indeed thought so.
From the first round, Yugen hadn't summoned any monsters, only cover cards and traps. The big monster that appeared later, "Netherworld King Dragon - God of Judgment", was also a monster that could only be Special Summoned upon the activation of Counterattack Traps, belonging to the specific kind of monsters used in conjunction with traps, further confirming Antinomy's judgment of the opponent's "Trap Deck".
"You wouldn't be wrong to say so, but the core strategy of this deck isn't just traps. Or rather, the traps are a prelude for this guy's appearance," Yugen said.
Antinomy: "!"
Everything so far in the duel has just been a prelude?
He instantly sensed something incredible might be about to happen next.
"Antinomy, you're strong. I truly feel the strength of a future king from you. For this reason, you are the duelist worthy of matching this guy's power."
Yugen revved the throttle fully, and the D-Wheel suddenly accelerated. At that moment, both wheels of his D-Wheel seemed to be ignited by flames, and the whole speeding motorcycle was wrapped in flames as it sped forth.
"This card cannot be Normal Summoned; its summoning condition requires the sending of three trap cards on your field to the graveyard for Special Summon.
I send the three trap cards on the field, 'Free Ride', 'Dimensional Mirage', 'Dimensional Sphinx', to the graveyard!
The Eternal Furnace roared, the burning Prison Flame pierced through heaven and earth, and the requiem of the Phantom Demon resonated! Awaken—
——Divine Flame Emperor Uriah!!"
The dome of the void seemed to collapse into a crimson vortex, molten energy gushed from the depths of the emptiness, as if dragging the entire track into the boiling scene of purgatory. The ground shattered into spider-web-like red gold cracks, a sulfuric hurricane howled up.
A hundred-meter-long scarlet dragon body slithered out from the void's vortex, every inch of its scales like forged iron, quenched repeatedly by melted dark iron, liquid flames flowing between the layered overlapping scales. Its vertebrae protruded with sharp volcanic spines, its whole body flickering with a blazing brilliance.
Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, descends!
[Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Attack Power ?]
The majesty of the Phantom Demon, surpassing conventional monster levels, swept over oppressively like a god.
It was the first time Antinomy faced a Phantom Demon head-on, looking up at the towering red dragon in mid-air, his bionic heartbeat seemed to skip a beat.
"The legendary Phantom Demon that brings chaos to the world, this is the Divine Flame Emperor..."
Yugen said: "The attack power of Divine Flame Emperor Uriah becomes the number of trap cards in the graveyard multiplied by 1000 points."
Antinomy: "Nani!?"
Trap count x1000...
No wonder the other side said this was the core of his Trap Deck, no wonder he said all previous traps were merely preludes...
A monster like Divine Flame Emperor Uriah naturally should be equipped in a deck stacked with lots of traps. Using numerous traps to corner the opponent while gaining strength from these accumulated traps.
This Phantom Demon is simply a natural body for reportage!
"So far, in my graveyard, I have the traps 'Universal Landmine - Broadsword Style', 'Trap Interference Array', 'Damage Capacitor', 'Free Ride', 'Dimensional Mirage', 'Dimensional Sphinx', a total of six cards.
Therefore, Divine Flame Emperor Uriah's attack power rises!"
[Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Attack Power ?→Attack Power 6000]
"Attack power of six thousand!?"
Even Antinomy lost his composure.
"Not only that." Yugen said, "Divine Flame Emperor Uriah activates its effect!
Trap destruction!"
The Divine Flame Emperor roared, its mouth released transparent sound waves that swept towards Antinomy's backfield.
"Divine Flame Emperor Uriah can destroy all trap cards on the opponent's field!"
Antinomy's face changed again.
All trap cards, regardless of being covered or face-up, are destroyed. This way, even his invincible Forced Termination this turn can't save him.
Traps, all destroyed!