The students watching the duel now began to understand the strategy Yugen was employing.
The invincible submarine had the ability to directly attack the opponent's Life Points, and "Megaroid City" could swap the submarine's ATK and DEF at the moment of attack, increasing its damage from a mere 800 to 1800.
Furthermore, after this submarine attacked, it could automatically switch to defense position, and its defense was also a respectable 1800, giving it comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities.
Many students who understood this strategy had somewhat peculiar expressions.
None of them felt that this unconventional approach of avoiding direct monster combat was particularly strong, but it was certainly annoying.
However, although it successfully annoyed Yuichi and dealt a somewhat painful blow to his Life Points, everyone on the field still felt that the advantage was with Yuichi. Even the duelist himself thought so.
"Hmph, just playing some smart tactics," Yuichi pouted. "But these petty tricks can only go so far.
My turn, draw card!"
Yamamoto Yuichi entered Duel Academy with grand ambitions. Since he learned to duel, he had been considered an elite by those around him, enjoying smooth sailing throughout his life until he was admitted to Duel Academy. Although his written exam was slightly weak, he was confident that in actual combat, he wouldn't lose to anyone else in the academy.
He had set a small goal for himself: to be promoted to the Blue Dorm within the first semester, and to seize the title of top new student before the end of the term!
This included even those top elites who had directly advanced to the Blue Dorm from the Middle School section. If he couldn't even defeat a mere Yellow Dorm No. 1, then what else was there to say?
So, in his eyes, Yugen in front of him was simply a temporary small goal, a stepping stone for his advancement.
In this battle today, he first wanted to establish his authority within the Yellow Dorm!
"From my hand, I activate the Quick-Play Spell - Mystical Space Typhoon! It destroys one Spell/Trap Card on the field.
I destroy your leftmost set card!"
A dark Mystical Space Typhoon swirled up, picking up one of Yugen's set cards and swirling it into the sky, where it was shattered by lightning. The set card was a Trap Hole.
"Ah, it was a Trap Hole, that was close. If I had carelessly summoned another monster with 1000 or more ATK, it would have been destroyed."
Yuichi felt smug about correctly targeting the set card.
"Then I'll proceed to Normal Summon 'Ape Fighter'!"
[Ape Fighter, ATK 1900]
Ape Fighter, a 4-star monster, already had a respectable 1900 ATK. Furthermore, if it destroyed a monster in battle, it would gain an additional 300 ATK, easily surpassing the 2000 mark. It was also one of his favorite powerful low-level foot soldiers.
Yugen remained expressionless: "I activate my set card, Trap Card 'Trap Hole'. When a monster with 1000 or more ATK is summoned, it is directly destroyed."
A dark hole opened up. Ape Fighter, before it could even get a foothold, fell into the bottomless abyss, boom, exploding into fragments.
Yuichi: "..."
This guy, you mean you had a second copy of this thing?!
Alright then.
Yuichi reluctantly accepted this fact, then continued: "Then I activate the Spell Card 'Return of the Doomed' to revive one monster destroyed this turn." (Anime effect)
The monster card that had just entered the graveyard sprang back up.
"I Special Summon 'Ape Fighter' again!"
[Ape Fighter, ATK 1900]
"Now let me show you that unconventional dueling is meaningless!" Yuichi shouted. "Go, Ape Fighter, attack Submarineroid!"
"Flip set card." Yugen calmly revealed another set card. "Trap Card 'Dimensional Prison'. When an opponent's monster declares an attack, that attacking monster is banished from the game."
Yuichi: "!!!"
The unfortunate ape finally couldn't reach the invincible submarine. Just as its large palm was seemingly a step away from the submarine, space suddenly tore open, and a huge suction force pulled it in, disappearing without a trace in a flash.
"My Ape Fighter..."
Yuichi's eyes widened.
He never would have thought that his Ape Fighter, which had just been fished out from the afterlife less than a second ago, would instantly disappear into another dimension, like changing an old car for a new model, purely for sightseeing.
"Damn it. But even so, all your set cards are used up. So next is 'Infernal Dragon's' attack!" Yuichi commanded. "Attack 'Submarineroid'!"
This time, there were finally no obstacles. Infernal Dragon's sharp claws successfully broke through the defense line of the little submarine in defense position. The latter was pierced by the claws and exploded into parts on the spot.
This way, at least he could avoid being poked by the invincible submarine again in the next turn.
"Ha, you must think you've successfully protected this turn's attack just like that, huh?" Yuichi sneered. "It's not over yet! I activate my set card!
Trap Card - Swamp Mirrorer!"
The trap activated. A mass of dark energy accumulated, quickly materializing into the form of a monster from the murky, viscous swamp.
"After this Trap is activated, it can declare any Attribute and Type, and Special Summon itself as a monster on my field! I'll Special Summon it as a Dragon-Type monster with its declared Attribute!"
[Swamp Mirrorer, ATK 1800]
"The Battle Phase is still continuing!" Yuichi said. "Swamp Mirrorer, direct attack!"
The Trap Monster flew out, directly bypassing Yugen's empty front row.
Yuichi's eyes were wide, holding his breath, anticipating the moment that attack would land on that annoying thing opposite him.
Just a split second before the attack was about to hit, the blade struck an invisible barrier.
Kiteroid!
"The effect of 'Kiteroid' in the Graveyard." Yugen said. "While this card is in the Graveyard, it can only once make battle damage zero."
Seeing a guaranteed hit somehow abruptly stopped at this crucial moment, Yuichi's mood immediately became as unpleasant as a buffering internet connection when he was about to get a reward.
"Kiteroid? When?"
His pupils constricted. He suddenly remembered.
"When Submarineroid attacked, through the effect of the Field Spell 'Megaroid City', a card was sent from the Deck..."
The surrounding students immediately realized this point as well.
"So that's it." The good student representative, Misawa Daichi, analyzed, "'Megaroid City' can not only swap ATK and DEF when the submarine attacks directly, but also sending Kiteroid directly from the Deck to the Graveyard is also a defensive measure...
And the submarine changing its battle position after attacking is also a defensive move. At first glance, it seems like a purely opportunistic tactic that just uses direct attack effects to steal damage, but it's actually a powerful combination of offense and defense."
The students, listening to this analysis, also nodded in agreement: "Indeed."
Of course, although they admitted it was powerful, at this moment, most of the onlookers were schadenfreude-ly watching Yuichi's face get redder and redder, while simultaneously thinking to themselves—
—I absolutely must not be that unlucky guy.
Whoever is paired against this fellow definitely sinned in their past life.
Dueling against this guy, whether you can win is hard to say, but your mindset will definitely collapse.