Chapter 1094 - 1067: Chain Card Deck
Yugen: "Covering one card, turn end."
Then he spoke politely.
"Alright, it’s your turn again, Director Takasumi. I’ve heard your dueling skills are exceptional, don’t let me down."
Takasumi pulled a grim face.
That shock mode he installed is quite good, but he only likes to shock others, not himself.
Had it been an ordinary day, he would’ve already been cursing, demanding someone turn off this mess of a system. But unfortunately, the officer’s orders prevent him from cursing; instead, he must endure the pain and sweat bullets while smiling and saying the shocks are great.
Takasumi gritted his teeth.
He didn’t dare to curse, but since you requested this shocking duel yourself, I’m going to return the pain double through the duel, and you won’t have anything to say, right?
"My turn, draw a card!"
Takasumi decided to make this flashy officer experience the joy of electric shocks as well.
"I normally summon ’Chain Binding Snake’!"
The summoned monster, at first glance, looks like a thick iron chain. But upon closer inspection, the chain itself is shaped like a snake, twisting its body, with its steel tail hitting the ground and sparking bright flames.
[Chain Binding Snake, Attack Power 800]
"The monster effect of Chain Binding Snake!" Takasumi said, "This card can be equipped as an Equipment Card to one face-up monster on the opponent’s field during the main phase.
The equipped monster’s Attack Power and Defense Power decrease by 800.
Equip ’Chain Binding Snake’ to ’Seven Sword Warriors’!"
The Binding Snake immediately coiled around Seven Sword Warriors like a chain, severely restricting their movement.
[Seven Sword Warriors, Attack Power 2300 → 1500]
The watching prisoners instantly booed.
"Damn, the synchro monster that’s been so hard to summon..."
"It’s outrageous to attack the officer directly!"
Prisoners usually don’t dare to be rude to the director; now, they seize the opportunity to jeer continuously. Takasumi’s face turned livid.
These scoundrels, given the chance, become so arrogant. The issue is they are siding with the officer, and Takasumi dares not to say anything.
But he noted it mentally. After today’s duel concludes and the officer leaves, he’ll make these guys pay.
"Using the Equipment effect of a monster to lower Attack Power, a decent tactic." Yugen chuckled lightly, "But at this moment, you also triggered the effect of ’Seven Sword Warriors’.
Once per turn, when Seven Sword Warriors is equipped with an Equipment Card on it, it deals 800 damage to the opponent."
Takasumi was shocked: "What!?"
Damage when equipped... He just walked into the trap?
Yugen waved his hand lightly: "Seven Sword Warriors, Seven-Star Slash!"
Seven Sword Warriors burst with a slash, and another flash of sword energy instantly cut across Takasumi’s face. The impact of the hologram made Takasumi’s massive body stagger, followed closely by a strong electric shock from the duel disc.
"Ahhhh——"
[Takasumi, LP3300 → LP2500]
Takasumi, shocked to where smoke started emanating from him, collapsed on the ground, twitching, his teeth clenched: "Damn... Damn it..."
Yugen raised an eyebrow: "Sorry, what did you just say?"
Takasumi’s body shook, hurriedly looking up to force a smile uglier than a cry, giving a thumbs up, saying: "I said...said, officer is mighty..."
The director stood up, adjusted his breath, biting his teeth.
No, he must find a way to take back control in this duel.
"Battle! Chain Repairman, attack ’Seven Sword Warriors’ whose Attack Power was decreased!"
The Repairman swung a heavy hammer, pounding. Seven Sword Warriors, their movements restricted by the Binding Snake, indeed couldn’t keep up. After a few rounds of struggle, the Repairman’s hammer struck the warrior’s long sword, breaking it into two, then the hammer unerringly smashed into its chest.
Seven Sword Warriors groaned softly, their golden armor shattered, and they retreated.
[Yugen, LP4000 → LP3900]
A mere 100 damage, he accepted it with his eyes closed, undisturbed. Never mind only 100 points; even though these electric shocks are genuine damage, they are controlled within non-lethal limits, almost like a massage compared to the various dark duel battles Yugen’s experienced, not worth a thought.
Takasumi gritted his teeth, secretly regretting. Indeed, 100-point damage was too low, hardly made an impact.
But his aim was more than just a little damage.
"At this moment, ’Chain Binding Snake’ activates its other effect!
When the monster equipped by the Binding Snake is destroyed and sent to the graveyard by battle, send cards from the top of the opponent’s deck to the graveyard equal to the level of that destroyed monster!"
The retired Binding Snake turned into a ghostly form, electric-feeding directly towards Yugen’s deck.
"Seven Sword Warriors was Level 7, so send seven cards from the top of your deck to the graveyard!"
In an instant, seven cards were captured by the snake, dropping into the graveyard with a swish.
In the cell, Yusei said in a deep tone: "This tactic is... Deck Destruction!"
His cellmate asked in surprise: "Deck Destruction?"
"Yes." Yusei nodded, "When a duelist has no cards to draw from their deck, according to the rules, it’s game over. Destroying the opponent’s deck completely, leaving them without cards to draw, is the strategy of Deck Destruction."
Sending seven cards to the grave at once, Takasumi felt a degree of pride, but upon seeing the officer’s expression opposite him, strangely, the officer’s smile seemed even more disturbing...
Why does the officer, whose deck got destroyed, seem rather happy?
Of course, Takasumi didn’t know; in the entire history of Yu-Gi-Oh! animation, successful examples of deck destruction tactics are indeed few and far between. Perhaps the most famous instance was during Duel City when Atom obliterated Malik’s deck, assisted by Traitorous Dragon on Malik’s field...
"My turn, draw card."
Yugen drew his card, smiling slightly.
"Deck destruction, huh... that’s quite the ingenious tactic.
Since you enjoy it so much, I’ll lend you a hand."
Saying this, Yugen displayed his hand.
"Activating the Magic Card ’Take Over 5’, sending five cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard."
With that, he drew five cards, swiftly placing them all into the graveyard.
Takasumi was even more astounded.
Knowing well my strategy is Deck Destruction, actually voluntarily helps me accelerate...
Does the officer turn out to be a good person, appreciating my exceptional abilities, deliberately using this opportunity to promote me?
With that thought, his heart started to pound.
"Activating the Cover Card, Trap Card ’Synchronized Soul’." Yugen said, "Exile one synchro monster from your graveyard.
If the synchro material used by that monster is gathered in your graveyard, you can special summon those synchro materials from the graveyard." (Original Card)
This card is unique to 5DS, frequently appearing in the animation, used as a general card by many characters. It hasn’t been made into a physical card but is included in the Card Power series games.
"I exile ’Seven Sword Warriors’ from the game from the graveyard, reviving the set of synchro materials it used from the graveyard.
Return to the field, adjustment monster ’Ten-handed Warrior’!
And ’Priest of the Sun’!"