Chapter 591: Wrote the Wrong Character But the Title Can't Be Changed, Really Annoying
The RV carrying Yugi and the group of six drove along the road. Joey Wheeler, sitting in the passenger seat, was boredly looking at the unchanging view in the distance when a black dot entered his line of sight.
"Is that a town? I can't believe people live in such a desolate place," Joey Wheeler said with some surprise, seeing clearly from a distance that the black dot was a town. "And while the scale doesn't look very big, it's not small either."
The one sitting in the driver's seat was Kujaku Mai, the only one in the group with an America driver's license. Tristan did have a motorcycle driver's license, but it was a Japan license, and he wasn't so daring as to drive in America with a Japan license.
Wearing sunglasses for sun protection, Kujaku Mai also glanced slightly in the direction Joey Wheeler was looking. "That's just how America is. The largest areas are mostly poor places, while the rich areas are worth their weight in gold. But then again, which place isn't like that?"
"Our destination is still about six hours away. At the earliest, we won't reach Industrial Illusions Headquarters until night. Do you want to go there and rest for a bit?"
The few people sitting in the back discussed it and felt that a short stop wouldn't make much difference. Plus, it was almost exactly noon, so resting in a nearby town was better than stopping by the desert and cooking while enduring wind and sand.
Turning off the relatively flat road onto the gravel road leading towards the town, the RV soon drove into the town under the gaze of the residents along the roadside, finally stopping in front of a convenience store.
The further he drove into the town, the clearer and more obvious Yugi felt that strange illusion of being watched from before. But when he got out of the car, that feeling suddenly disappeared completely.
Maybe it really was just an illusion? Yugi didn't stand still and space out, blocking the companions getting out behind him. He walked out a few steps and casually looked around.
The town residents had probably seen many tourists like Yugi and his group driving RVs into the town and didn't find it strange. Although at first they sized up the size of the vehicle and the appearance of Yugi and the others getting out, once they realized they were just silly-looking foreigners, they withdrew their gaze and continued to busy themselves with their own things.
No matter how you looked at it, Yugi and the others' hairstyles weren't normal. They were most likely those so-called "artsy youth" who thought remote mountains and desolate valleys had a "wasteland feel" or a "sense of loneliness". They were sick and tired of staying in this environment, and God knows why anyone would think of traveling to a place like this.
Although there's a saying that "travel is when people who are tired of staying in one place go to another place that others are already tired of staying in," whether Yugi and his group came to this town for travel or for other reasons didn't really concern the townspeople. Instead of caring about these foreigners, they might as well hurry home to eat.
Withdrawing his gaze from the busy townspeople, Yugi looked in the direction they had driven in from and found a plaque hanging in mid-air near the entrance not far away, with the wording "Conflict Town" written on it.
"Is this place called 'Conflict Town'?" Tristan, who had also gotten out of the car, stretched his limbs. He also noticed the plaque Yugi had found and casually remarked, "Speaking of which, why is that plaque still dripping paint? It looks like it was just written and hung up."
"Caring about details is for idiots, Tristan. Maybe it's been humid weather here recently? Although it's a bit bizarre, floods can happen in the desert, so that kind of thing isn't impossible," Joey Wheeler jumped down from the passenger seat, patted Tristan on the shoulder, and said jokingly.
Honda wasn't an idiot who would believe anything he was told. He rolled his eyes at Joey Wheeler in return and didn't continue to care about the plaque. He looked at the two ladies who had already hidden in the shadow in front of the convenience store door to avoid the sun, and pushing Joey Wheeler, he also walked towards them.
Although the town was far from the city and located in the remote desert, after walking into the convenience store, the few people discovered that the merchandise here was surprisingly abundant. Just the food items alone occupied two counters. Not only were there instant noodles and freshly baked bread, but there were even exquisite cakes and expensive ice cream, foods that would clearly lose money if sold in a town like this.
Drinking water and the like went without saying. Besides that, they even sold spare tires here. What was more outrageous was that on the wall behind the checkout counter at the end of the convenience store, there was an entire wall covered in various types of guns!
Was this a convenience store or an armory?
Although they were full of the desire to rant, Yugi and his group couldn't buy a gun without a gun license. Besides, they were just planning to buy some water to drink on the road and some instant food to handle lunch. Except for Téa and Kujaku Mai, the two girls who couldn't resist their cravings and bought a cold cake, Joey Wheeler, Yugi, and Tristan each carried a plastic bag of food and walked towards outside the shop.
However, as he walked through the aisle inside the convenience store towards the RV parked outside the shop, Yugi suddenly felt that strange feeling of being watched again. Alarm bells rang in his heart, and he couldn't help but look left and right, looking around.
But Yugi's abnormality was not noticed by Tristan and Joey Wheeler, who were walking ahead. The two of them chatted amongst themselves.
"Huh? It suddenly seems quiet, hasn't it? There are a lot fewer people on the street too. It seems a bit different from just now?"
"Yeah, after all, it's already twelve o'clock. It's time to eat, so most of the townspeople have probably gone home to eat. Thinking about that, my stomach is a bit hungry too. But it's good luck that we can buy curry rice here."
"You're that happy just because you can buy curry rice?"
"Isn't that obvious? I like curry rice the most. If Rex doesn't like it later, I'll eat two bowls. This packaging size is something I can finish with a little effort~"
"Hey, hey, if you eat that much, you'll easily get carsick later. Don't throw it up and waste it all then."
"Heh heh, eating until full is impossible. As long as I don't stop and eat in one go, I can finish another two bowls."
Unconsciously saying extremely bad lines, Tristan and Joey Wheeler just walked out of the convenience store gate. Rex was waiting by the RV for the few of them to walk out of the convenience store.
But just then, a piercing sound of tires rubbing against the ground rang out. Looking towards the sound, Joey Wheeler, Tristan, and Rex discovered that a black luxury sedan had suddenly stopped at a corner not far away. Three guys who looked like idiots, wearing black suits under the big sun, jumped out of the car one after another and charged straight towards the few of them!
On their left hands, they were also wearing a bronze-green Duel Disk, a special model from Organization Doma, and it was deployed as they inserted their decks into the card slots.
Looking at this stance, they were most likely not Duel Monsters fans. It's more likely, no, it's definitely assassins sent by Doma!
End of Chapter
Chapter 592: Banana? It's Valon!
Facing the three attackers holding the Organization Doma's unique Duel Disks, Joey Wheeler and the others naturally wouldn't just sit and wait for death.
Like a samurai's Iaijutsu or a cowboy's quick draw, Joey Wheeler almost subconsciously drew a card from his Deck: "Gearfried the Iron Knight!"
Normally, a Spirit User like Joey Wheeler, who had just awakened, would have Card Spirits still in their first stage with no ability to interfere with Reality. However, Joey Wheeler currently had a tool called Hermes' Claw, which made card materialization incredibly easy.
The heavily armored knight suddenly appeared, its tall figure blocking the advancing three assassins like a wall, causing them to pause their action and exchange glances. It seemed like they found the sudden appearance of the Iron Knight quite troublesome and had no way to deal with it.
But just because they didn't make a move didn't mean Joey Wheeler planned to stay still either. Joey Wheeler, who had rich experience fighting when he was a delinquent, knew that waiting for others to make the first move was the stupidest action. In this situation, he should take the initiative and attack!
Without needing any words of order, the Iron Knight raised its gauntlet and swung towards the assassins. Although it had no weapon, Gearfried the Iron Knight's armor was the best weapon!
"Bang!"
"Ugh!"
The Iron Knight's fist smashed against the wall, sending gravel flying. The other two assassins reacted quickly and dodged, but one guy, although he also dodged, happened to run headfirst into a piece of gravel and let out a scream.
Seeing that Joey Wheeler's combat power was so fierce, immediately reducing their numbers without them gaining any advantage, the two assassins, knowing that the situation was unfavorable, decisively chose to retreat. Dragging the injured unlucky guy, they fled back into the car and were about to leave.
"Hmph, trying to escape?" Seeing this, Joey Wheeler quickly chased after them, wanting to stop the car that hadn't had time to activate yet. You think you can just come assassinate when you want and leave when you want? Wishful thinking from the Doma guys!
Passing through the gradually transparent phantom of Gearfried the Iron Knight, Joey Wheeler ran towards the black luxury sedan whose door had just closed: "Stop right there!"
Among their group of six, although Tristan and Téa were not good at dueling, Yugi, Kujaku Mai, and Rex were all duelists with considerable strength. Therefore, Joey Wheeler could chase the assassins without any worries, without needing to worry about the safety of the others.
"Joey Wheeler!"
The series of events happened too quickly. By the time Yugi hurriedly put down the bag in his hand and ran out of the convenience store, Joey Wheeler had already caught up to the car that had just started moving. Looking at the car driving away, trying to create distance, Joey Wheeler, without thinking, threw the card in his hand like a throwing knife!
"Ora!"
The car, which had only driven out a few dozen meters, was accurately hit in the tire by the flying card. The speeding vehicle suddenly had a blowout, resulting in the car immediately losing control due to imbalance. First, it swerved left and right, crashing erratically, and finally, it lost balance and flipped onto its side.
However, the assassins had good luck. Even after encountering this deliberate car accident, they still managed to crawl out of the flipped car that couldn't continue driving and stumbled towards the distance.
Joey Wheeler chased them directly, only having time to shout back to the three behind him: "I'm going after them, Yugi, you guys be careful too!"
"Joey Wheeler!" Even if Yugi wanted to stop him, it was too late to stop the incredibly proactive Joey Wheeler. He could only watch Joey Wheeler run off, stopping in place helplessly.
The feeling of being watched became increasingly obvious. If he wasn't mistaken, the main culprit should be appearing soon.
Thinking this, Yugi suddenly turned his head to look at the convenience store he had just walked out of. He found that the convenience store owner, who had just been absentmindedly playing some computer game at the counter, had suddenly disappeared!
Not only that, because of the assassins who suddenly burst out, Yugi only belatedly noticed at this moment that the townspeople who were previously on both sides of the street had all disappeared. No wonder he felt the street was so quiet before!
On the other side, burdened by an injured companion and somewhat affected by the car accident, the three stumbling assassins kept turning left and right as they advanced, trying to shake off Joey Wheeler. However, this town wasn't large and didn't have as many alleys as a city, so the distance between Joey Wheeler and them was getting closer and closer.
What made Joey Wheeler feel even more lucky was that the Organization Doma's assassins, in their panic, accidentally ran into a basketball court. The wire fence built around it happened to form a dead end, allowing Joey Wheeler to corner all three of them!
"Phew, now, let's see where you can run." Even though Joey Wheeler had suddenly done a long-distance sprint, he couldn't help but be slightly out of breath. However, his breathing was only a little ragged; Joey Wheeler still had plenty of physical stamina.
The confident Joey Wheeler only now had time to put the card he had recycled before back in the Deck. He took out another card, but this time it was the Red-Eyes Black Dragon card: "Hey, you guys, I have a few questions for you now. You'd better answer me obediently."
"Don't make me turn this inquiry into an interrogation."
However, hearing Joey Wheeler say this, one of the three assassins let out a cold laugh: "Heh heh, where do you get the confidence to say something like that, Katsuya Jounouchi?"
"We just used a simple tactic to lure you out from the Nameless Pharaoh's group, and you didn't even notice anything was wrong. I really can't understand why Mai would like a guy like you."
The one speaking was the assassin who had been hit by the gravel and was being supported by the other two. Joey Wheeler looked at the face revealed after the person took off their sunglasses, looking completely surprised: "You guy, you're that banana!?"
"It's Valon!" Standing up and tearing at the suit he was wearing, Valon removed his disguise and glared at Joey Wheeler. His name wasn't some hard-to-remember word; this guy must be doing it on purpose!
"Tsk, whoever you are, it doesn't matter." Joey Wheeler watched Valon with vigilance. "You said you lured me out, what do you mean?"
"Hmph, just the literal meaning. I heard from Rafael that you got some kind of power called 'Legendary Dragon', right?" Valon waved his hand, telling the two Organization Doma subordinates to retreat. Joey Wheeler didn't pay attention to them either, just remaining wary of Valon.
"Although I don't care about that stuff, someone cares a lot. They gave us Doma Three Swordsmen the order to get rid of all three 'Legendary Dragon' cards, and I'm the one who came to execute you, Joey Wheeler."
Valon's mouth curved into a sinister grin: "This is a quest I rarely took the initiative to accept. Let's use a duel to prove that I'm stronger than you and more suitable for Mai!"
"You guy, bring it on! I would never lose a duel to someone like you!" Joey Wheeler also shouted, full of spirit. "Also, there's no doubt that I'm stronger than you. You actually have improper thoughts about Mai? I'll give you a good lesson!"
Duel! X2
[Joey Wheeler: 4000 LP]
[Valon: 4000 LP]
End of Chapter
"First turn goes---"
"To me!"
Joey Wheeler couldn't wait to take the first turn, but he didn't expect Valon to be a bit faster than him. He pouted, annoyed: "Tsk, you're really fast."
Joey Wheeler thought to himself: 'Rex said before that this guy named Valon seems to be good at summoning a large quantity of monsters all at once and then equipping them onto himself. Although I don't quite know what equipping them onto himself means, in short, there's a summoning action involved, right?'
'According to Yugi's analysis, dealing with this type of opponent can be effectively handled by taking the first turn and then setting traps. However, even going second, there's still a way to solve it---'
Joey Wheeler, who hadn't looked at his opening hand just now, lowered his head to look, and then awkwardly discovered that he seemed to have a bricked hand?
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon] [Mystical Wok] [Graceful Dice] [Polymerization] [Kunai with Chain]
Looked at individually, each card can be considered a good card. But when gathered together, it's a completely bricked hand!
Joey Wheeler suddenly felt fortunate. Fortunately, he didn't take the first turn just now. Otherwise, wouldn't he have had to pass his turn?
The key now is whether the next card he draws can be a card that can change the current bricked hand situation.
And while Joey Wheeler was thinking, a drop of awkward sweat also trickled down Valon's forehead.
[Data Brain] [Phoenix Gravity] [Magnetic Armor] [Emergency Provisions] [Limiter Removal]
Looked at individually, each card can be considered a good card. But when gathered together, it's a completely bricked hand!
'Damn, just now I was only thinking about gaining the upper hand in momentum, and completely forgot to look at what cards I drew!' Valon's thoughts were racing wildly, 'In this situation, if I took the first turn but couldn't do any field setup, wouldn't that be too awkward? The momentum I managed to build up would fall instead!'
'No way, it doesn't matter for others, but especially this guy named Joey Wheeler!'
'No way, it doesn't matter for others, but especially this guy named Valon!'
'Absolutely cannot lose in momentum!' X2
Joey Wheeler and Valon looked at each other, their thoughts were surprisingly synchronized.
"Ahahaha, my luck is pretty good, I drew a good hand." Although his hand was completely bricked, Valon's momentum didn't drop at all, "What kind of hand do you have?"
"Hmph, does that even need saying?" Glancing at his hand that he couldn't bear to look at, Joey Wheeler had a proud expression, "Perfect Hand!"
"What about you, Valon?"
"Of course, it's the same." Valon wiped away his sweat subtly, "Perfect Hand!"
'Crap! The guy opposite seems like he drew incredibly strong cards!' X2
Carelessly, their thoughts synchronized again.
Valon's fingers gripping his hand tightened slightly. He couldn't help but think: 'Bad luck, I encountered this kind of hand accident precisely when facing Katsuya Jounouchi, the guy I absolutely cannot lose to. What's worse is that guy actually has a good hand.'
'What the hell?'
'Right now, I have no way to---'
'Hmph, just kidding. Fortunately, I was the one who took the first turn, allowing me to draw this card that can turn the duel around!'
Looking at the card he drew with the first turn, Valon proudly inserted it into his Duel Disk: "What a pity, Joey Wheeler. Although you drew a good hand, as a penalty for being my opponent, I will now cut off your hope!"
"Activate the Magic Card Card Destruction! Both players discard their entire hands, then draw cards from their decks equal to the hand size they discarded!"
"What? To bury my Perfect Hand, you actually discarded your own Perfect Hand as well!" On the surface, Joey Wheeler had a pitying expression.
And Valon also had an expression of great sacrifice: "Hmph hmph, no matter how unwilling you are, what can you do?"
Both players, with unwilling expressions, sent their respective five cards to the Graveyard. Upon seeing the newly drawn cards, in their hearts they simultaneously shouted: 'Alright!'
"Hmph hmph hmph, don't blink, Joey Wheeler. Witness my invincible [Armor] Deck!" Valon drew a card from his hand, "Normal Summon in face-up Defense Position, Mental Headgear!"
Although he shouted loudly, in reality, only a Machine Type monster resembling a motorcycle helmet appeared on Valon's Field. Furthermore, judging by its proportions, it didn't follow the "bigger is better, more is beautiful" style common among Machine Type monsters, but rather had a design style of an ancient warrior.
At least to Joey Wheeler, it was a well-designed helmet. But could that possibly be the [Armor] monster that Rex repeatedly emphasized needed cautious summoning?
Just as Joey Wheeler was guessing what kind of ability Mental Headgear had, he discovered that the helmet actually accelerated and rushed towards Valon behind it, colliding with his head!?
No, it didn't collide, the helmet actually wore itself onto Valon's head!
Before, Joey Wheeler had only heard Rex's description. He only knew that [Armor] Decks could be worn on the body. However, Joey Wheeler's imagination could only connect it to the "wearing" of Union Monster Types like [X-Head Cannon] and [Y-Dragon Head]. Only now did he understand the meaning of "wearing" - did it mean wearing it directly on the Duelist's body?
[Mental Headgear] [4☆/EARTH]
[Machine Type/Effect]
[0/500]
"Next, I activate this card, the Continuous Spell Card [Treasure Card]. Its effect is that whenever a monster that exists in my Graveyard is Special Summoned, I draw three cards from my Deck. Then, the Spell Card [Foolish Burial], from my Deck I send one monster to the Graveyard."
After Valon played two more cards, he searched for a card from his Deck and sent it to the Graveyard. Joey Wheeler saw that it was another [Armor] monster, but he could only tell from its appearance that it was probably an arm-shaped armor.
In other words, are most of the monsters in the [Armor] Deck truly armor worn by the Duelist? The one that was sent to the Graveyard must be the one worn on the hand.
"Finally, I set two cards from my hand, end turn." His hand was completely used up. Valon, wearing the helmet, looked at Joey Wheeler and said, "Without the Perfect Hand you had before, do you still have the ability to break through the monster on my Field?"
[Valon: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
[Mental Headgear] [DEF 500]
[Treasure Card] [Set] X2
# Chapter 594: That Homo-Specific Logic: Nine is Greater Than Ten
Honestly, even Joey Wheeler could somewhat guess what Valon's Set Card was at this moment.
After all, first there was the Treasure Card of Rebirth, which could only be activated when a monster was Special Summoned from the Graveyard, and then there was Foolish Burial, which actively sent a monster from the Deck to the Graveyard. No matter how you looked at it, one of Valon's two Set Cards definitely had the ability to Special Summon a Card from the Graveyard.
But, it didn't matter.
Unlike before, our boy Joey Wheeler's Hand now, after being replaced, was ten times or even nine times stronger than before!
"My Turn, Draw a Card!"
"Next is the Spell Card, Red-Eyes Insight! By Sending Red-Eyes Wyvern from my Deck to the Graveyard to Activate it, I can Add to Hand one Red-Eyes Spell/Trap Card other than Red-Eyes Insight from my Deck. I choose Red-Eyes Fusion!"
"Then, I Activate it!"
The Fusion Spell Card exclusive to the Red-Eyes Deck was Activated by Joey Wheeler, and a red Vortex appeared on his Field.
"Unlike most Fusions that result in Card Disadvantage, Red-Eyes Fusion has the Ability to choose Fusion Materials from the Deck. However, Powerful Cards often come with great Risk. The Turn I Activate Red-Eyes Fusion, I cannot perform any other Summons or Special Summons besides this one."
While Searching for the two Monsters to be used for the Fusion from his Deck and Sending them to the Graveyard, Joey Wheeler shouted, "The Fusion Materials are Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Level 7☆, and the Dragon-Type Monster, Meteor Dragon, Level 6☆!"
"If Blue-Eyes is the White Dragon that brings Victory, then Red-Eyes is the Black Dragon that Calls forth Miracles! O black flames of the meteor from beyond the heavens, descend now!"
"Fusion Summon, Meteor Black Comet Dragon!"
As Joey Wheeler's two Monsters were sent into the spinning Vortex, the entrance opened by Red-Eyes Fusion closed, and a beam of red-black light shot into the sky.
Immediately after, a Meteor fell from the sky, hurtling straight towards Joey Wheeler's Field!
"Boom!"
The Ground trembled, and the air heated by the high temperature vibrated. The falling "Meteor" spread a pair of pitch-black Giant Dragon Wings. Magma-like high-temperature dragon blood flowed through the veins of the Dragon Wings, revealing a scarlet color. It was clearly a Giant Dragon!
Meteor Black Comet Dragon [8☆/DARK Attribute]
[Dragon Type/Fusion/Effect]
[3500 ATK/2000 DEF]
Not only that, but Valon also discovered that besides the Giant Dragon before him, which looked like a FIRE Attribute but was somehow a DARK Attribute, there was also a falling rock heading towards him!
"Ugh!"
[Valon: 4000 → 2600 LP]
After being hit by the Meteor, Valon's Life Points, which were originally full, were instantly Decreased by a full 1400 Points!
"When Meteor Black Comet Dragon is Fusion Summoned successfully, I can Activate its Effect! I Send one Red-Eyes Monster from my Deck to the Graveyard, and then inflict Effect Damage to the Opponent Duelist equal to half of that Monster's Original Attack Value." Joey Wheeler showed a Card in his Hand. "The Card I Send to the Graveyard is Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon. Its ATK is 2800 Points."
"1400 Points of Effect Damage, huh? Even outside of a Dark Game, it can still be this scorching. Even I was almost burned." Valon said, patting his chest to extinguish a wisp of Flames.
Even though neither side's Battle Phase had begun yet, his Life Points had been Reduced by one-third. For a normal Duelist, this would basically be a huge disadvantage, but Valon still looked completely confident.
Although Joey Wheeler hadn't performed a Normal Summon this Turn, the restriction of Red-Eyes Fusion had already takes effect, so he couldn't perform a Normal Summon even if he had a Monster in his Hand that could be Normal Summoned. However, despite Summoning Meteor Black Comet Dragon, which had 500 more ATK than Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Joey Wheeler still had a full five Cards left in his Hand.
And at the same time, he had even already sent a cumulative five Monster Cards to the Graveyard.
"Activate Spell Card, Pot of Avarice! I return five Monster Cards from my Graveyard—two Red-Eyes Black Dragons, Meteor Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon, and Red-Eyes Wyvern—to my Deck and Shuffle it, then draw two cards from my Deck."
"A second Red-Eyes Black Dragon?" Valon was a little puzzled about when Joey Wheeler's second Red-Eyes Black Dragon was sent to the Graveyard, but as he thought back, he remembered the five Cards Joey Wheeler had sent to the Graveyard by Card Destruction earlier. "I see, it was at that time."
"Draw a Card!" After shuffling, Joey Wheeler drew two cards, looked at the cards he drew, and took out one of them. "Yosh, I'll activate the Equip Spell Card I just drew, Meteor Flare! This Card can Grant the Monster on my Field the Ability to inflict Piercing Damage!"
"Meteor Black Comet Dragon equipped with Meteor Flare has 3500 ATK, while the Mental Armor on your Field only has 500 DEF!"
Joey Wheeler said confidently, "It looks like the goddess of Victory is on my side, Valon!"
"Enter Battle Phase! Then, Meteor Black Comet Dragon, Attack Mental Armor!"
"Blasted to Death! Joey Wheeler's Black Flame Meteor!"
"What kind of Strange name is that!"
Amidst Valon's retort, Meteor Black Comet Dragon flapped its Wings, soared into the sky in a burst of Firelight, and from high above, spat a magma shot from its mouth at the Valon below.
If the magma shot, wrapped in black Flames, were to hit the Mental Armor equipped to Valon's head, Clearing his remaining 2600 Life Points would be effortless!
Under Joey Wheeler's wary Gaze, Valon naturally didn't sit back and wait. Instead, he activated the Card in his Spell/Trap Zone. However, what he Activated wasn't the Card Joey Wheeler had expected to Revive a Monster from the Graveyard, but Nutrient Z!?
"This Battle by Meteor Black Comet Dragon will inflict over 2000 Points of Battle Damage to me, which satisfies this Card's Activation Condition. Before that Damage is inflicted, the Effect of Nutrient Z takes effect!"
"My Life Points recover 4000 Points!"
[Valon: 2600 → 6600 LP]
"Nani?!"
Joey Wheeler watched wide-eyed as Valon's Life Points instantly recovered so much. Meteor Black Comet Dragon's Attack, which should have been a fatal blow, landed without any weakening, Destroying the Mental Armor on Valon's head.
"Well well, a strong and powerful Attack, Katsuya Jounouchi. But declaring Victory so early is a bit too arrogant, isn't it?" With the Helmet broken and gone, Valon revealed a confident Smile. "Is your so-called 'Blasted to Death' an Attack that doesn't even count as a massage? In the end, all you did in one Turn was Reduce my mere 400 Life Points."
"It's just a Pity it dirtied this custom-made shirt of mine that cost twenty thousand dollars."
Joey Wheeler's Gaze instantly became very Annoyed: "Tsk, why are you guys always so rich?"
"I Set two Cards. I end my turn."
[Joey Wheeler: 4000 LP, Hand 3]
[Meteor Black Comet Dragon (Meteor Flare)] [3500 ATK]
[Set Card] X2
End of Chapter
Chapter 595: Can't Think of a Title, So Wishing Everyone a Happy Dragon Boat Festival with Good Food and Drink
Although not being able to OTK Valon left Joey Wheeler with some regret, Joey Wheeler still felt he was the one with the advantage.
First, Valon's Life Points were slightly lower, and in his Spell/Trap Zone, he only had one face-down card of unknown significance and one face-up card, [Treasure of Life]. On the Field, he didn't even have a single Monster, and his Hand was completely empty. In contrast, Joey Wheeler had two face-down cards in his Spell/Trap Zone providing defense, the [Meteor Black Dragon] with a high ATK of 3500 was in the Front Row in Attack Position, and he had a hand of 3 cards.
Battles in Duel Monsters are essentially battles of card advantage. Creating card advantage is very important, and Joey Wheeler felt that he was undoubtedly on the side with the advantage right now.
How can I lose when a Flying Dragon is riding your face?
Until Valon started his Turn.
"My Turn, Draw." Drawing a card lightly, as if not paying attention to Joey Wheeler's setup, Valon snapped his fingers playfully. "During my Standby Phase, [Mental Armor] is Special Summoned from the Graveyard."
"And at this time, the Effect of [Treasure of Life] activates. I Draw three cards from my Deck."
Seeing Valon's Hand instantly increase from 0 cards to a full 4 cards, and the Helmet on his head return to its original position, Joey Wheeler frowned. "It actually has a self-reviving Effect?"
Before, he was thinking that Valon might use other Spell/Trap Cards in conjunction with the Effect of [Treasure of Life]. He didn't expect it to be the Effect of his own [Mental Armor], and it sounded like the type that doesn't have a once per turn restriction and can always Special Summon itself from the Graveyard while it is in the Graveyard.
With the Helmet back on his head, a high-tech visualization interface generated within the Helmet before Valon's eyes. A synthesized electronic voice simultaneously sounded in his ear, beginning data analysis for his Duel.
After listening for a few sentences, Valon drew one card from his Hand. "Hmm, although there's a plan with a 1000% Win Rate, the plan with a 50% Success Rate is more suitable for me. And with my intuition as a Duelist—"
"You actually have a card in your Spell/Trap Zone with an effect that destroys monsters, Katsuya Jounouchi!"
Hearing Valon suddenly say this, Joey Wheeler's eyebrows twitched, and he said stiffly, "Wh-What are you talking about? How would I tell you what cards I have in my Spell/Trap Zone? Ah, whether I have one or not, I'm also looking for the answer, hmm."
Although he subconsciously tried to conceal the truth ambiguously in the tone of Hayato, whom he remembered was skilled at sarcasm, Joey Wheeler was still too straightforward. His acting was completely unconvincing, so Valon knew he had guessed correctly with just a slight test.
Among Katsuya Jounouchi's two cards in the Spell/Trap Zone, there was indeed one card with an effect that destroys monsters.
Seeing the change in Valon's gaze, his sight constantly moving left and right across his Spell/Trap Zone, Joey Wheeler also knew he hadn't acted convincingly. He clicked his tongue in annoyance. "How in the world did you figure that out?"
"Hmm, if I had to say, it's probably because my dueling experience is too extensive. That's why I saw that micro-expression just now when I Special Summoned [Mental Armor]—you subconsciously looked at your face-down card in the Spell/Trap Zone as if you wanted to Activate it, but after thinking, you decided activating the Set Card would be useless."
"Although I don't know where you got the information about the [Armor] Deck I use, I can see that you are being wary of the [Armor] Monsters I might Summon. As a result, any [Armor] Monster makes you subconsciously identify it."
"That's the information I read from your gaze, Joey Wheeler!"
"Whose eyes can convey that much? You've been talking for a long time!"
Valon ignored Joey Wheeler's rant, pressed the button to activate his Set Card on his Duel Disk, and flipped open the Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone. "You should be fortunate now, Joey Wheeler. I haven't put many cards that target back row in my Deck. So next, even though I know you have a card with a destroy effect in your Spell/Trap Zone, I will proceed with my plays openly!"
"Trap Card, [Magnetic Force]! From my Graveyard, I Special Summon [Blast Armor], which was Sent to the Graveyard earlier by the Effect of [Foolish Burial], in Attack Position!"
"Because of the Effect of [Treasure of Life], I Draw three cards from my Deck. Then, it's my Normal Summon for this Turn, also in Attack Position, [Giga Knuckle]!"
"My stable Left Hand, and my powerful Right Hand!"
Valon suddenly raised both his hands. Only to see an armguard manifest on his left and right sides respectively, snapping shut and equipping onto Valon's body. At this moment, Valon was equipped with three pieces of [Armor].
[Giga Knuckle] [ATK0]
[Blast Armor] [ATK0]
After seeing [Giga Knuckle] appear, Joey Wheeler instantly became vigilant. 'Here it comes, that [Giga Knuckle] Rex specifically mentioned!'
'I remember its Effect seems like when it's Battle Destroyed, it can destroy all Monsters on the Field and inflict Damage equal to the Total ATK of the Monsters to Both Players. It's basically a terrorist-like Card!'
'I absolutely cannot let Valon activate that monster's effect!'
Subconsciously, he wanted to Activate that Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone.
But suddenly, a cry sounded in Joey Wheeler's ear, causing him to zone out for a moment. The movement of his hand stopped, and he didn't press the button.
Valon didn't pay attention to Joey Wheeler's hesitation. Instead, he slightly moved the pair of armguards he had just now equipped. Joey Wheeler also came back to his senses and belatedly noticed that the Monster Valon Special Summoned with the Effect of [Magnetic Force] was named [Blast Armor].
'Bad, I was accidentally distracted by Valon's string of words just now. I was only focused on [Giga Knuckle] and completely ignored that Monster whose name sounds like it targets Trap Cards!'
Joey Wheeler couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had unaccountably zoned out for a moment just now and didn't successfully Activate the Set Card. Otherwise, that Set Card would have been absolutely wasted. For a moment, he also forgot to look for what sound had made him zone out.
Valon glanced at the cards in his Hand, which had now totaled six, and drew two more from it. "It's not over yet. I'll Activate this Card, the Spell Card [Double Summon]! This allows me to perform a second Normal Summon this Turn. Then, I Special Summon [Egoist Armor] From my hand in Defense Position."
[Egoist Armor] [DEF1500]
The torso armor equipped onto Valon's body. At this moment, Valon was fully armed except for his legs, which still wore his original clothes. Clenching his fists, he said to Joey Wheeler, "Alright, my combo is complete, Joey Wheeler."
"Enter my Battle Phase!"