Chapter 1054 - 1027: The Wrong Era
"Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon, attack!"
The roar of machinery and metal, accompanied by what seemed like jet-black thunder, spewed from the maw of the mechanical dragon. Plasma fused with the impact of black flames, erupting as if an unstoppable torrent was overturning covered cards, revealing their forms.
[Cotton Candy, Defense Power 500]
"Oh my god, such an exaggerated monster right off the bat?"
Cotton Candy shouted loudly.
"Who can withstand that!?"
Of course, this was not the "Cotton Candy" Yugen previously used against the Evil God, the Light’s Golden Cabinet version, but rather the earliest original Cotton Candy used by Muto Yuugi in DM. However, at this point, the cotton candy elf in the card was the same one from back then.
Just like Atom’s Black Mage, the president’s Blue-Eyes White Dragon, their appearances have changed again and again, continuously upgrading, fusion, transforming into new forms, but no matter how much they change, it is always the same elf in different forms. Although the many forms piled together could constitute a card deck of their own, the elf in the deck is actually the same one.
Yugen’s Cotton Candy is the same in principle. The original Cotton Candy used by the game wasn’t considered a rare card even by the GX era, as even background characters have used it in the animation. Now that Yugen had a Cotton Candy elf, he decided to get an original version card as well.
"Cotton Candy cannot be destroyed by battle!"
Yugen raised his arm to block the energy storm sweeping through Cotton Candy’s small body, saying.
"Hmph, but battle damage must still be calculated." Paradox snorted lightly, then his lips curved into a dangerous smile, "And Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon possesses the ability of the Electronic Ultimate Dragon itself.
When attacking a monster in defense position, if the attack power exceeds the defense power, inflict the difference as piercing damage!"
Cotton Candy’s defense power is a mere five hundred, while Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon’s stats reach four thousand!
Even though Cotton Candy is touted as an invincible shield, it is invincible only in terms of its self; the damage it can negate in the face of piercing damage is practically negligible. The terrifying energy blast penetrated right through Cotton Candy, hurling against Yugen.
Yugen staggered back a few steps, as if his form might be blown away by the violent energy storm.
[Yugen, LP4000 → LP500]
"Yugen!"
Keihei’s worried shout came through the earpiece.
Thirty-five hundred points of massive damage all at once, and judging from the feedback from the Duel Disc, it seemed to far exceed conventional duel levels, reaching the point of real damage akin to a Dark Duel!
Keihei had already quickly discovered that the source of this anomaly seemed mainly to be from this field "Sin World," which seemed to cause extraordinary damage.
This is a field possessing extraordinary power!
Additionally, there was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon...
From the moment they pulled out Sinful White Dragon, Keihei’s entire control room practically exploded.
How could this person have a Blue-Eyes White Dragon!?
Like those fake cards from Malik’s leadership of Gulus?
But now they had found that it wasn’t the case. Although this person used the prefix "Sin" version mutated monsters, all the summoned monsters seemed to be real elves!
Even this Blue-Eyes White Dragon was apparently no exception, as it actually looked like a real elf of the Blue-Eyes!
This was remarkably perplexing.
Could it really be due to the Otherworld...
"It’s alright." Yugen calmly replied.
He had already known that the damage in Sin World was real, and thus it did not surprise him. This was somewhat different from traditional Dark Duels, as Paradox belonged to the antagonist faction of the third installment of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s." This installment’s antagonists subverted the mysterious side of the previous works and turned to technology-side villains.
The antagonists in this work originate from a doomed future, possessing technology far beyond the contemporary era. They can forcibly bind elves with technological means, materialize elves in reality similarly to Judai and the others, traverse time and space, modify history, and even achieve effects akin to Dark Duels through technological means.
"Sin World," indeed this entire Sin Card Deck, were all cross-era card decks developed based on this future technology.
Cotton Candy, drooping its eyes, looked toward Yugen with some guilt: "Sorry, because my defense power is too low..."
But Yugen just smiled: "No, it suits my intention."
He then looked up.
"Although you pierced through Cotton Candy, don’t forget Cotton Candy’s effect." Yugen gestured broadly, "If Cotton Candy is attacked in face-down defense position, after calculating damage, inflict 1000 points of damage on the opponent player!"
Cotton Candy instantly mustered its strength, seemingly seizing this opportunity to avenge the shame of failing to protect its master just now. Its soft body sharply stiffened, and a ball of energy, reflected back, shot toward Paradox, exploding in his face.
[Paradox, LP4000 → LP3000]
Paradox staggered slightly from the hit, but quickly scoffed disdainfully.
"With only this level of counterattack, it seems that the so-called king of this era is merely this much...
It is pointless to attack a Cotton Candy in defense position, I will forgo the attack with ’Sin: Blue-Eyes White Dragon.’
I set two cards and end my turn."
Paradox waved his hand, setting two backfield cards, announcing the end of his turn.
However, Yugen chuckled and said: "Don’t speak too soon.
End Phase, activating the cover card."
Yugen snapped his fingers.
"Trap Card ’Rainbow Life’!"
A seven-colored rainbow appeared above his head. Yugen sent a card from his hand to the graveyard, and that hovering rainbow began to shower star-like specks of light upon Yugen, surging into him like he was being charged.
"Rainbow Life lets my Life Points restore to the value at the beginning of the turn." Yugen said, "Additionally, it restores the total amount of damage originally taken this turn." (Original effect)
Only then did Paradox’s expression slightly change: "What did you say?"
"At the start of my turn, my Life Points were 4000, so first restore to 4000 Life Points." Yugen stated, "Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon dealt me 3500 points of piercing damage, so another 3500 Life Points is restored.
My total Life Points are restored to 7500!"
[Yugen, LP500 → LP4000 → LP7500]
"I see." Paradox frowned, "Even if in a mistaken era, you are indeed a duelist with the title of ’King,’ not that easy to deal with after all."
"You have been spouting strange things since the beginning." Yugen said, "Interested in elaborating, what do you mean by a mistaken era?
And you mentioned something about being out of order earlier?"
Paradox coldly held his gaze for a moment.
He then gently closed his eyes, speaking casually.
"I don’t mind telling you. Out of order refers to the history of Duel Monsters, and even human development.
A mistaken era refers to his time, and thus, your present time."
He opened his eyes, looking at Yugen sharply.
"Take you for example, Yu-Gi-Oh! Yugen. You are a duelist who should not exist in the timeline."