Chapter 1113 - 1086: Phoenix Amaryllis
"Rainbow Life’s effect, my Life Points are at 4100 after taking damage."
Yugen said slowly, revealing the card he just discarded to the graveyard.
"And, the card I discarded from my hand is the Magic Card ’Card of Compensation.’
This card allows me to draw two cards from the deck when discarded from the hand."
Qiu bit her lip, her body seemingly trembling ever so slightly, whether from anger or regret.
"What’s the matter? Is the witch’s rage only at this level?"
Yugen tilted his head.
"It seems your desire for revenge isn’t very strong then; Diwein will be angry indeed."
"Shut up! Shut up!"
Akiza shouted angrily, her messy long hair tossed by the burst of air currents, dancing in the wind.
However, despite her rage, Yugen sensed that the aura and energy level hadn’t increased significantly compared to before.
"Reaching your limit, huh..."
Yugen observed her for a moment, then spoke slowly.
"I understand. You despise yourself, deny your power. If you maintain this hateful mindset, reaching this level is likely your limit."
He paused, letting his gaze fall back on Akiza’s glowing Dragon Seal briefly.
"But your potential should be far more than this. I think Diwein must have told you that the Red Dragon is the embodiment of evil, a tool the Public Security Maintenance Bureau wishes to use to dominate the world, and your Arcadia Movement is destined to save the world from the Red Dragon’s grasp, right?"
This was also recorded in Diwein’s dark room.
Qiu still looked at him icily, without speaking.
"You deny your power, even fight against it, so this is all you have. You want revenge, want to defeat me, but this level won’t be enough.
Just as deep down you yearn for recognition, yet Diwein concealed that desire, making you respond to others’ hatred with violence and hatred, resulting in further rejection, even leading you to hate yourself.
But if you can’t accept yourself, how can anyone else ever try to accept you?"
"Shut up! Shut up! What do you know?" Qiu shouted angrily. "Judging me so easily with such a superior tone.
If I could accept myself... If I could... then why would I be in so much pain!?"
"Of course you can." Yugen said calmly, "Because Diwein was lying from the start. The power of the Red Dragon has been passed down from ancient times, always existing for the purpose of protection.
Throughout history, generations have revered it as a guardian spirit, and those chosen by the Red Dragon as Dragon Sealers have always been beloved heroes."
"Diwein wouldn’t lie." Qiu gritted her teeth, "It’s your Public Security Maintenance Bureau that deceives and manipulates, isn’t that your specialty?"
Yugen shrugged. There was no way to refute that; it indeed matched Officer Godwin’s character.
"Well, I know you can’t listen to anything I say now, but I never hoped you’d believe immediately. Just listen and get an impression, you’ll understand later.
As for now...
Yugen smiled.
"Want to defeat me, want revenge? Then strive to get stronger, show me where your limits lie.
My turn, draw a card!"
Qiu stopped speaking, focusing closely.
She started to feel this person might indeed be troublesome. But she still had the Phoenix Amaryllis on the field, whether by battle or effect destruction, as long as the Amaryllis was destroyed, it deals 800 damage.
Come on, destroy my Amaryllis, and continue to suffer damage.
"I release your ’Rose Derivative,’ ’Phoenix Amaryllis,’" Yugen said with a mischievous smile, "and offer you this powerful monster."
Qiu: "?"
Release my... Amaryllis?
In the next moment, she saw molten lava bubbling from beneath her Rose Derivative and Phoenix Amaryllis. The Amaryllis’s cries were swallowed by volcanic roars, its body disintegrating into golden particles sinking into the boiling magma.
"Awaken from the abyss of lava, the power of destruction and rebirth—
—Level 8, Lava Demon God!"
A giant, seemingly constructed of flames, arose gradually from the seething lava. Its chained fists swung, and a pitch-black cage rose from the magma, trapping the helpless young girl within.
[Lava Demon God, Attack Power 3000]
Qiu: "?"
No battle, no effect destruction, but you... ate my Amaryllis?
Qiu was stunned for a few seconds, then continued: "However, the effect of ’Black Garden’ still triggers.
A new monster was Special Summoned on my field, so Black Garden will Special Summon a new ’Rose Derivative’ on your field!"
Another new rose stubbornly bloomed on Yugen’s field.
[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]
"Continuous Trap ’Rose Fire’ effect!" Qiu shouted, "With a new Plant Race summoned on your field, 500 damage will be dealt!"
[Yugen, LP4100 → LP3600]
Though, considering his current recovery of vast Life Points, this damage seemed quite insignificant now.
Yugen said, "Camellia Titania, attack the last ’Rose Derivative’ in defense position on your field."
Titania whipped up a storm of petals, forming a blood-colored vortex that swept Qiu’s last rose into its center, where it was crushed into fragments within the sanguine storm.
Of course, being in defense position means no battle damage.
"Battle phase ends. But though I’m giving you my Tamashi, it’s not good to use my ace to attack oneself..."
Yugen said.
"Next, I activate the Magic Card ’Light Sealing Sword’!"
Several light swords formed of Holy Light descended from the sky, accompanied by swift sounds, embedding around Qiu’s field, encaging the Lava Demon God with an additional layer of imprisonment.
"After Light Sealing Sword triggers, calculated by the opponent’s turn, the next three turns the opponent’s monsters cannot attack." Yugen said, "Turn ends."
Qiu furrowed her brow.
An attack lockdown, delay tactics... what’s the plan?
Qiu: "My turn, draw a card."
Yugen said: "At this moment, Lava Demon God’s Monster Effect.
As long as this card remains on the field, during the controller’s Standby Phase, the controller takes 1000 damage."
Lava poured down atop Qiu’s head, the scorching heat seemingly extinguishing part of her raging aura.
"Ugh...ugh..."
[Qiu, LP3750 → LP2750]
Now she seemed to understand.
This guy... Could he be planning to lock my attacks and use this monstrosity to burn me to death?