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Pegasus J. Crawford also slightly narrowed his eyes. "In the first turn, you already summoned Sacred Phoenix of Nepthys and Silent Magician."
"Silent Magician's ATK increases by 500 for each card in my hand."
Yu Xuan pointed at the Silent Magician on the field.
"I have two cards remaining in my hand, so its ATK increases by 1000."
[True Silent Magician, ATK 1000 → ATK 2000]
"Silent Magician, attack 'Thousand-Eyes Idol'!"
Silent Magician stepped forward on a magic circle, her staff swirling with surging light. But just as she was about to strike, Pegasus J. Crawford interrupted.
"Then I activate my face-down card, the Continuous Trap - 'Cost of Blood'!" Pegasus J. Crawford said. "This Trap Card allows me to Normal Summon monsters from my hand by paying 500 Life Points."
The observing Kaiba Mokuba: "Normal Summon during the opponent's turn?"
"Correct! And the card I'm summoning is this one!"
[Pegasus J. Crawford, LP4000 → LP3500]
Pegasus J. Crawford raised a card high in his hand.
"I Tribute the three 'Thousand-Eyes Idol' on the field."
Kaiba Mokuba: "Three Tributes? That's the same cost as a God Card!"
"Precisely. I call forth my ace, the sovereign of the earth, the ancient divine beast—
——Beast King Barbaros, Summon!"
A fierce wind suddenly erupted on the field, dark clouds gathered, and a dazzling light tore through the sky, striking directly at the center of the battlefield. An earth-shattering roar made everyone's eardrums buzz. The body of the Beast King appeared from the light, its half-human, half-beast form seeming to ride on lightning.
[Beast King Barbaros, ATK 3000]
"The effect of 'Treasures of the Dark Ruler': when I Tribute Summon with two or more Tributes, I draw two cards."
Pegasus J. Crawford drew cards from his Deck, then continued.
"And now, the effect of 'Beast King Barbaros'! When 'Beast King Barbaros' is Tribute Summoned using three monsters, all cards on my opponent's field are destroyed!"
Kaiba Mokuba was startled. "It actually has such a powerful effect!"
Yu Xuan also raised an eyebrow.
The effect of "Cost of Blood" allowed for summoning during the opponent's turn, and combined with Beast King Barbaros's field-clearing effect upon its appearance, it was equivalent to manually achieving a Quick-Play field wipe during the opponent's turn. This combination was quite potent.
The King of the Divine Beasts, as if holding thunder in its mouth, unleashed its wrath in countless lightning flashes that blasted the entire field. The electric light swept away everything. The white-robed magician's magic circle was blasted into dust, and the flaming phoenix was also swallowed by the thunder, both vanishing into thin air amidst the surging electricity.
The observing experts held their breath. Such a powerful formation, yet it was instantly disintegrated before it even had a chance to attack.
"However, Silent Magician has a subsequent effect," Yu Xuan said. "When Silent Magician is destroyed by battle or an opponent's effect, I can Special Summon one 'Silent Magician' monster, other than itself, from my hand or Deck, ignoring its summoning conditions.
From the nexus of chaos and order, a silent radiance blossoms. The Light Magician, descends here—
——Silent Magician LV8!"
White light transformed into a magic circle. The Silent Magician, who had just dissipated, stepped onto the swirling circle, changed into a new outfit, and instantly returned to the field.
[Silent Magician LV8, ATK 3500]
"Silent Magician's counterattack!" Yu Xuan commanded. "Attack 'Beast King Barbaros', Silent Burst!"
Silent Magician struck with her staff. A magic orb, surrounded by lightning, traced a dazzling, incandescent trajectory. Beast King Barbaros was pierced through the chest, a transparent hole from front to back. It let out an unwilling growl, trailing crackling electricity, and collapsed onto the ground.
[Pegasus J. Crawford, LP3500 → LP3000]
Pegasus J. Crawford raised his arm to shield his face. "To be able to counterattack after taking Beast King's lightning..."
Yu Xuan smiled.
In fact, not just Silent Magician, but the Sacred Phoenix that was just destroyed could also revive, and it had a "Giant Trunade"-like effect that specifically triggered when it was "destroyed by an effect," allowing it to clear all Spell/Trap Cards on the field during the next Standby Phase.
So, in a way, Beast King Barbaros's destruction was for naught.
The observing experts couldn't help but swallow.
On one hand, such a powerful formation was summoned in an instant, then immediately cleared by their boss during the opponent's turn. Even more unexpectedly, the opponent was able to launch such a powerful counterattack immediately after their field was cleared, and a mighty monster like Beast King Barbaros was defeated as soon as it hit the field.
What kind of duel was this?!
Yu Xuan drew another card from his hand and inserted it into the Duel Disk slot. "I set one card, and end my turn."
Pegasus J. Crawford took a deep breath and smiled.
"I think I'm starting to understand why Seto Kaiba is interested in you."
"What?"
"Nothing. My turn, draw." Pegasus J. Crawford said. "I activate the Spell Card 'Mystic Box', both players draw three cards from their Decks." (Original anime card)
He quickly scanned the cards he drew and immediately played another one.
"I Summon 'Gear Golem the Moving Fortress'!"
[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress, ATK 1300]
"Gear Golem the Moving Fortress's effect: When this card is Normal Summoned, I add one 'Yellow Gadget' from my Deck to my hand."
Pegasus J. Crawford searched his Deck for Yellow Gadget, then immediately revealed it.
"Then I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap 'Cost of Blood', by paying 500 Life Points, I gain an additional Normal Summon of a monster."
[Pegasus J. Crawford, LP3000 → LP2500]
"I now Normal Summon 'Yellow Gadget'!"
[Yellow Gadget, ATK 1200]
"Yellow Gadget's effect: When it's Normal Summoned, I add one 'Green Gadget' from my Deck to my hand."
Pegasus J. Crawford searched his Deck and immediately revealed that card.
"Once again, I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap 'Cost of Blood', paying 500 Life Points, I Normal Summon 'Green Gadget'!"
[Pegasus J. Crawford, LP2500 → LP2000]
[Green Gadget, ATK 1400]
"Then, I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap 'Cost of Blood' once more, paying 500 Life Points, for an additional Normal Summon."
[Pegasus J. Crawford, LP2000 → LP1500]
"I Tribute Red, Yellow, and Green Gadget—
——Beast King Barbaros, Resummon!!!"
The three-colored Gadgets vanished in a golden light of sacrifice. The summoning storm erupted in a bloody swamp, and the golden-haired King of the Divine Beasts, holding a spiral spear and shield, descended once more!
Yu Xuan pondered.
Hmm, so your ace also has a Mark II, does it?
"Still the effect of the Continuous Spell 'Treasures of the Dark Ruler'," Pegasus J. Crawford said. "When a monster is Tribute Summoned using two or more Tributes, I draw two cards from my Deck."
He drew two cards, scanned them, and added them to his hand, then continued.
"And Beast King's effect activates again: when it's Tribute Summoned successfully using three Tributes, all cards on my opponent's field are destroyed!"
The thunder, once again unleashed, swept irresistibly across Yu Xuan's field, like the wrath of a god.
But Yu Xuan activated his back row at that very moment.
"Then I Chain the activation of my face-down card, 'Bottomless Trap Hole'!
When my opponent Summons a monster, that monster is flipped to face-down Defense Position, and cannot change its battle position voluntarily."
He pointed to the Beast King, crackling with electricity, on his opponent's field.
"I flip 'Beast King Barbaros' face-down!"
The storm of destruction swept across the field. The LV8 Silent Magician was also forced to leave the field. But the overly confident Beast King slipped, and in an unguarded moment, it stumbled and fell, becoming a face-down card.
"Even with this, my defense line isn't easily broken through, huh?"
Pegasus J. Crawford's lips curved into a smile, seemingly becoming even more interested.
"Then I set three more cards to the field, and end my turn."
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