"My turn, draw a card!" It's now the turn of the last of the Card Professors, the seemingly more composed uncle, Disius.
"Disius, take it seriously," said Dippler, who had just ended his turn, crossing his arms, "show him the style of our Card Professors."
"I know!" Disius raised his voice, "First, I'll use the Magic Card - Foolish Burial to send the Earth Attribute Monster 'Stone Dragon' from the Deck to the Graveyard!"
Disius found the Monster Card from the Deck and quickly threw it into the Graveyard, then revealed another card from his hand: "Next, the Monster in my hand, 'Gigantes,' can be Special Summoned by banishing an Earth Attribute Monster from the Graveyard!
I'll banish the Earth Attribute 'Stone Dragon' from the Graveyard, Special Summon Gigantes in Attack Position!"
A red armored demon appeared, holding a thick, long club, its body blazing red.
[Gigantes, ATK 1900]
"Hey, that's impressive," Enoch praised commercially, "starting with a Monster with 1900 Attack Points, and you haven't even used this turn's Normal Summon!"
"Humph, is the ace Monster coming?" Dippler laughed, "You're coming out strong right from the start."
Disius ignored them and continued his actions, slowly drawing another card from his hand: "I sacrifice 'Gigantes' to summon this Monster...
...my ace, both the strongest spear and the strongest shield!
Appear, Level 6, Castle Gates!"
Gigantes dispersed into countless light particles on the field, serving as the nourishment for the High-Level Monster's arrival. A giant red castle gate descended from the sky, landing on the ground with a heavy thud, stirring up a cloud of dust and sand.
[Castle Gates, ATK 0]
Youyu raised an eyebrow: "Attack Position?"
The Castle Gates had 0 Attack and 2400 Defense, making it seem like a Monster meant for defense. Yet the Card Professor here chose an Attack Position, which was rather strange.
"Yes, it's in Attack Position." Disius sneered, "I said, Castle Gates is both my strongest shield and strongest spear.
Although no one can attack in the first round, if it's the special ability of this Monster, it can break this limitation..."
As he spoke, he quickly inserted the next card into the Duel Disc.
"Next, I'll activate the Magic Card - Monster Reborn! Revive 'Gigantes' from the Graveyard!"
The symbol of the Rune of Life appeared, and a black vortex opened on the ground. The red demon emerged from the vortex, swinging its club violently and letting out a low growl.
[Gigantes, ATK 1900]
"Now I'll use the special ability of Castle Gates!" Disius pointed to the giant gate in front of him and shouted, "This ability can only be activated when it's in Attack Position!
Sacrifice your own Level 5 or below Monster and deal damage to your opponent's LP equal to that Monster's Attack Points!"
"I see." Youyu nodded, "Since it can't attack, it's using Monsters as cannonballs to inflict LP damage, right?"
"Exactly." Disius replied, "Even if it's three against one, the opponent, after all, holds the title of 'King,' so I must be as cautious as possible!"
As he spoke, the just-revived Gigantes once again turned into light particles and was absorbed into the giant castle gate.
The Castle Gates seemed to brew for a moment, then its doors swung open abruptly. A blurred shadow wrapped in golden light shot across the field like an air-breaking cannonball, ignoring Youyu's Defense Position Monster and exploding right in his face with a thunderous roar.
[Youyu, LP 3000 → LP 1100]
"Well done, Disius!" Enoch shouted to his companion, "An extremely effective damage output!"
Dippler added, "Only 1100 LP left, while we still have a total of 12000 life points. Maintaining this momentum, winning this duel shouldn't be difficult!"
The spectators got even more excited.
"What a formidable trio of Card Professors, diminishing most of the Duel King's life points before the attack rounds even started!"
"Clearly, one against three is too difficult, isn't it?"
"Perhaps he was overconfident. It seems like the Duel King got careless, we should be able to take this easily on our side..."
Tenma Yako stood silently on the side, just watching Youyu.
At this rate, if the Card Professors continue to draw their cards, going through all three turns, it would be impossible for Youyu, with his few LP, to last long enough for his next turn.
Will Youyu be defeated like this?
Yako never had such a thought for even a second.
Could Youyu lose?
Impossible!
He was just curious how Youyu planned to counterattack in such circumstances.
"I end my turn." Disius said.
The trio of Card Professors finally finished a complete round, and the turn returned to Youyu.
"My turn, draw a card."
Youyu silently added the drawn card to his hand and then took out another card to insert into the Duel Disc.
"Activating Continuous Magic - Card of Safe Return." The Continuous Magic Card image appeared beside him, "As long as this card is on the field, whenever a Monster is revived from the Graveyard, I can draw three cards."
He then revealed the Hero he summoned to his hand due to Shadow Mist's effect in the previous round.
"Summon 'Elemental Hero Liquidman,' in Attack Position."
A figure appeared on the field, enveloped entirely by flowing water. The cloaked water-colored Hero spun around, shouting crisply, and all the water exploded outward.
[Elemental Hero Liquidman, ATK 1400]
"Liquidman's effect!" A card popped up from Youyu's Graveyard Zone, "When Summoned, Special Summon a Hero Monster of Level 4 or below from the Graveyard.
Return to the field, Elemental Hero Shadow Mist!"
A liquid vortex opened on the ground, releasing dark mist, and the elegant black-clad female Hero quickly returned to the field.
[Elemental Hero Shadow Mist, ATK 1000]
Enoch's expression changed slightly: "Three Monsters at once..."
"Shadow Mist's effect! When successfully Special Summoned, add a 'Transformation' Quick-Play Magic Card from the Deck to the hand! I add 'Mask Change' to my hand."
Youyu opened his Deck and selected his signature Magic Card, 'Mask Change.'
"Then comes the effect of 'Card of Safe Return'!" The Continuous Magic Card beside Youyu emitted a golden light, "Because of Shadow Mist's revival, I draw three cards from the Deck!"
Seeing Youyu's swift field setup, card searching, and hand replenishing, the three Card Professors more or less realized something.
"Be careful," Dippler gritted his teeth, "It's coming!"
Youyu's gaze swept over the three of them, and he smiled lightly.
"Don't worry, it will end soon." He said, "I'll deal with all three of you this turn!"
The Card Professors trio: "!!??"