# Chapter 171: Continue to Accelerate!
"The effect of Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind in my hand activates! If I control no monsters on my field, I can banish one other 'Blackwing' monster from my hand to place one 'Black Whirlwind' from my Deck face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone. Afterward, this card in my hand can be Normal Summoned without tributing, or be sent to the Graveyard."
"When a Blackwing monster is Summoned, the effect of the Continuous Spell, Black Whirlwind, activates! I add one Blackwing monster from my Deck with an ATK lower than the Summoned monster to my hand! I add the Tuner monster, Blackwing - Auster the South Wind, to my hand! Next, I Normal Summon it!"
"The effect of Auster the South Wind activates! When this card is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon one of my banished Level 4 or lower 'Blackwing' monsters! Appear, Blackwing - Dagger Bird of White Night!"
"Next, because Auster the South Wind was Summoned, the effect of the Continuous Spell, Black Whirlwind, activates! I add one Blackwing monster from my Deck with an ATK lower than the Summoned monster to my hand! I add Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind to my hand!"
"If there is another Blackwing monster on the field, Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind can be Special Summoned from my hand!"
"I tune the Level 3 Blackwing - Dagger Bird of White Night with the Level 4 Blackwing - Auster the South Wind!"
[4+3=7]
"Flap your jet-black wings and race with the thunder! Lightning slash! Synchro Summon! Descend, Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower!"
A black-winged warrior wielding a long blade descended amidst thunderous light, arriving beside Crow.
Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower ATK: 2600
"The effect of Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower activates! Once per turn, I can target cards on my opponent's field up to the number of 'Blackwing' monsters I control and destroy them."
"I have three Blackwing monsters on my field, so I'll destroy your monster and the two set cards on the left!"
Thunderous light surged along the long blade in Raikiri the Rain Shower's hand as it unleashed three slashes of lightning-wreathed blade aura toward Bruno.
"At this moment, the trap card, TGX3-DX2, activates! I return three 'T.G.' monsters from my Graveyard to the Deck and shuffle it, then draw two cards! I return T.G. Star Guardian, T.G. Catapult Dragon, and T.G. Werewolf from my Graveyard to the Deck and draw two cards!"
Before the intertwining lightning slashes could land, Bruno hastily activated one of the targeted cards.
After the effect resolved, the flashing blade aura arrived as promised, slicing the three cards on Bruno's field to pieces.
"The effect of the face-up Kido Musha activates when it leaves the field because of an opponent's effect! I target one Machine monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it! This effect can also revive Kido Musha itself, so revive! Kido Musha!"
The shattered fragments of Kido Musha, sliced apart by the electric flash, reassembled in the wind stirred up by Bruno's D-Wheel, once again standing guard before him.
"So it's a monster that's best dealt with through battle, huh?" Crow frowned, then raised his hand. "Then, I tune the Level 6 Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind with the Level 1 Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind!"
[1+6=7]
"Soaked jet-black wings, echo in the downpour! A thunderous strike! Synchro Summon! Break through! Level 7! Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling!"
A lightning-wreathed path of stars lit up. Amidst the drifting drizzle, a cold glint flashed as another black-winged warrior, wielding a longsword and clad in armor, flapped its wings and arrived beside its companion.
Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling ATK: 2600
"The effect of Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind activates when it's sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material! I change the battle position of one monster on the field!"
Kido Musha ATK: 2600 → DEF: 1400
"Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling's ATK increases by 300 for each 'Blackwing' monster in my Graveyard!"
Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling ATK: 2600 → 4100
"Let's battle!" Crow waved his hand, entering the Battle Phase.
"Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower, attack Kido Musha!"
Receiving its master's command, Raikiri the Rain Shower spread its wings, charging with its blade toward the Kido Musha forced into Defense Position and slicing it in two with a single strike.
"Assault Blackwing - Chidori the Rain Sprinkling, direct attack!" Crow pointed at Bruno, who only had one set card left on his field, as Chidori the Rain Sprinkling swung its blade and charged toward him.
"At this moment, the Trap Card, Battle Impasse Sonic, activates! This card can only be activated when an opponent declares an attack! That attack is negated. Then, I Special Summon one 'T.G.' monster or one Level 4 or lower Tuner monster from my hand or Deck!"
A powerful turbine fan emerged from Bruno's set card, blasting a powerful gale toward the approaching Chidori the Rain Sprinkling, forcing it back to its original position.
"I Special Summon the Level 4 Tuner monster, T.G. Screw Serpent, from my Deck!"
"When T.G. Screw Serpent is Normal or Special Summoned, its effect activates! I target one Level 4 or lower 'T.G.' monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon that monster!"
"Revive! T.G. Booster Raptor!"
"Not so easy to get rid of you, after all," Crow remarked. "Then, I set two cards and end my turn."
"At this moment, the Continuous Spell, Black Whirlwind, placed on the field by Simoon the Poison Wind's effect, is destroyed. Simultaneously, I take 1000 points of effect damage."
Crow LP: 4000 → 3000
"Is this the strength of the top Synchro users from Neo Domino City? It's only the second turn, and they're already unleashing one finishing move after another!" the Female Commentator said. Unlike previous tournaments, this Friendship Cup featured a large number of Duelists from other dimensions. While other summoning methods brought a sense of novelty, as a native of Neo Domino City, the Female Commentator's heart still favored the Synchro Summoning she had grown up with.
"Then, it's my turn! My turn! I draw!" Bruno drew a card.
"I tune the Level 1 T.G. Booster Raptor with the Level 4 T.G. Screw Serpent!" After drawing, Bruno glanced at the card and placed it into the slot on the left side of his D-Wheel. He then raised his hand, conjuring a high-tech path of stars.
[4+1=5]
"Limiters released, Level 5! Booster engaged, check! Incline angle, check! Ground support, all systems go! Go! Synchro Summon! Come on! The Synchro Tuner monster, T.G. Star Guardian!"
"When Star Guardian is Special Summoned, its effect activates! I return one 'T.G.' monster from my Graveyard to my hand! I return T.G. Screw Serpent from my Graveyard to my hand!"
"Next, Star Guardian's other effect activates! Once per turn, I can Special Summon one 'T.G.' monster from my hand!"
"I Special Summon T.G. Screw Serpent! When T.G. Screw Serpent is Normal or Special Summoned, its effect activates! I target one Level 4 or lower 'T.G.' monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon that monster!"
"Revive! T.G. Booster Raptor!"
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(end of chapter)