Drawing two cards in one go is indeed a powerful effect, but the cost is equally significant.
Skipping two turns of the draw phase is essentially cutting off all retreat. It's akin to a desperate, all-out move in this duel.
This will be his final counterattack, and his last move. He closed his eyes, rehearsing every card and every step he would take in his mind, ensuring everything was foolproof.
Then Tenma Yako reopened his eyes, as if he could already see the bright path to victory.
Yako glanced at the two set cards in Youyu's backfield.
Compared to the Masked Hero Koga standing openly in Youyu's front, those two unknown set cards seemed more worthy of caution.
In Yako's view, given Youyu's level as a duelist, there must be powerful traps there capable of defending against or directly countering attacks.
So the priority now is to restrict those two set cards.
"I'll first summon this monster... Sealmaster Meisei!"
A sealmaster holding a sealing talisman, wearing a black hat appeared on Yako's field, clad in red robes, with dark red eyes and a sinister, cold smirk.
[Sealmaster Meisei, Attack Power 1100]
"Due to the increase in the number of monsters on the field," Youyu said, "Masked Hero Koga's attack power increases."
[Masked Hero Koga, Attack Power 3500]
Tenma Yako chuckled lightly: "Although it seems the Beast Machine King's attack power is still higher, Masked Hero Koga has a powerful effect that can banish Hero monsters in the graveyard from the game, reducing the opponent's attack power...
If I'm not mistaken, you still have 'Elemental Hero Sparkman' in your graveyard with an attack power of 1600."
"I see!" Jonouchi realized, "If Yako hastily attacks here, the Beast Machine King's attack would drop by 1600. If the battle is valid, he would lose directly! Damn, what a cautious guy...
"Then let me add this card! Equip Magic - United We Stand, activate!" Yako played a Magic Card's projection in front of himself, "Equip to 'Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur'!
For each monster on my field, the equipped monster's attack power increases by 800!
There are two monsters on my field, so Barbaros Ur's attack power increases by 1600!"
[Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur, Attack Power 3800→Attack Power 5400]
"Attack power 5400... this isn't good," Kujaku Mai said with her arms crossed, "Even if the Masked Hero Koga's effect reduces the attack power, the Beast Machine King's attack power would still be higher."
"It's not over yet!" Tenma Yako revealed another card from his hand, "Next is Continuous Magic - Talisman of Trap Sealing!"
The Magic Card appeared, and a burning talisman immediately appeared next to the sealmaster on his field, with the sealmaster's movements and whispered spells swirling rapidly around him.
"This card can only function if 'Sealmaster Meisei' is present on the field!" Yako gestured, "As long as 'Talisman of Trap Sealing' is on the field, all Trap Cards cannot be activated, and their effects are negated!"
The spell activated as he spoke. The burning curse runes flew from the sealmaster's hands, first surrounding the "Blood Compensation" on Yako's field, sealing its effect.
Then the special runes floated above Youyu's backfield, releasing an invisible sealing barrier over the set card on Youyu's right side.
"As expected, there is a trap." Tenma Yako smiled.
Youyu: "..."
"Damn, does this mean we're defenseless against the attack?" Honda said.
Kujaku Mai also said: "Tenma Yako, this thorough preparation and control of the duel's rhythm is indeed terrifying."
"Masked Hero Koga indeed possesses formidable power as a hero. But now it should be certain to take him down." Yako shouted with a swing of his hand, "Enter battle! Use 'Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur' to attack Masked Hero Koga!"
The massive beast warrior roared violently, charging towards the light hero like a mountain falling, seemingly about to grind him to dust in one blow.
Tenma Yako was certainly cautious enough. The trap card covered on Youyu's right in the backfield was "Wall of Disruption," which during a monster's attack can reduce the attack power of all the opponent's monsters by the number of monsters on their field times 800.
If activated, the Beast Machine King's attack power would decrease by 1600. Combined with Koga's effect, this counterattack would be a direct killer.
Of course, now because of the "Talisman of Trap Sealing," this Wall of Disruption was deemed useless.
...But ~it doesn't matter!
Although Tenma Yako might have considered much, on this side, there was still a follow-up!
"Flip Cover Card!" Youyu waved his hand, flipping over the unsealed set card on his left, "Quick-Play Magic - Burial from Another Dimension!"
Yako was taken aback: "It's actually a Quick-Play Magic!?"
"Returning up to three banished monsters from the game to the graveyard!" Youyu revealed the card that had just been returned to the deck last turn, "I return 'Elemental Hero Edgeman' from last turn back to the graveyard!"
"Returning Edgeman..." Tenma Yako realized something, his expression changed drastically, "Damn...damn it!"
"The battle continues; you can no longer stop the attack of Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur!" Youyu sent Edgeman back to the graveyard, then shouted, "Activate Masked Hero Koga's effect!
Once per turn, banish a 'Hero' monster in the graveyard from the game, reduce a monster's attack power by the banished monster's attack power until the end of the turn!"
The card that had just been returned to the graveyard half a second ago was spat out again by the Duel Disc. The golden hero turned into a phantom, leaping high into the air.
"Banish 'Elemental Hero Edgeman' once again from the game!" Youyu pointed towards Yako's field, "The Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur's attack power decreases by its attack power, which is 2600!"
[Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur, Attack Power 5400→Attack Power 2800]
[Masked Hero Koga, Attack Power 3500]
[Tenma Yako, LP 300]
Tenma Yako stood frozen: "How could this happen? It's not a trap, but a Quick-Play Magic? My calculations...it should've been a guaranteed win..."
"Counterattack!" Youyu called out, "Masked Hero Koga, Blade Storm!"
What? You're saying the move is different from last time?
Isn't it common knowledge that a Masked Hero has multiple ultimate techniques?
Anyway, it's a personal hero, so who cares how Youyu names the techniques?
Like Jonouchi Flame...
Tenma Yako stood stunned, watching blankly as Koga and Edgeman crossed paths in mid-air. They pierced through the massive body of the Beast Machine King, and the ensuing impact swept towards Tenma Yako, momentarily engulfing his form.
[Tenma Yako, LP 300→ LP 0]