Chapter 1057 - 1030: The Resolve to Save
"Power Executor Mars, this card’s Attack Power increases by the difference in our Life Points!"
Yugen smiled.
"My Life Points are now 15900, while yours are only 3000. Therefore, Power Executor’s Attack Power is now..."
Paradox’s mouth twitched.
You must be kidding me...
[Power Executor Mars, Attack Power 12900]
Attack Power of twelve thousand nine hundred!
Paradox was shocked.
He had always prided himself on the unbeatable power of the Sin Card Deck, which essentially relied on high Attack Power suppression.
The Sin Card Deck didn’t have much else going for it, just the ability to summon monsters with four to five thousand Attack Power almost without cost for suppression. Each of these monsters was a legendary elf of its era, significantly boosting the Duelist’s power.
Yet in his area of expertise, the power domain and competitive Attack Power, someone easily crushed him with such absolute strength, making his proud Sin Monsters seem insignificant and trivial.
Summoning such a monster so casually!
Yugen was calm about it.
Basic operation, nothing to be surprised about.
It’s just that Paradox was such a poor boss. Even in the original animation, when he was defeated in seconds by the three Duel Kings, he was shocked, screaming something like "an Attack Power of ten thousand". It was a disgrace for the first boss in history who dared to challenge the three seafood-headed leaders simultaneously, to be scared by a mere ten thousand Attack Power.
"Power Executor Mars, attack ’Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon’."
Yugen waved his hand.
Mars, having absorbed the Power of Life, instantly inflated to a level of ten thousand Attack Power. He flapped his wings and soared into the sky, raising his right hand high, and the giant hammer expanded in size multiple times, overshadowing the sky and covering the sun!
An immense shadow loomed down, crashing through the sky with great momentum. The space seemed to tear apart, and the majestic hammer fell like Mount Tai, making even the massive Electronic Ultimate Dragon seem as insignificant as an ant.
"Yugen won!"
Keihei exclaimed.
Even if the Dimension Guardian could protect the Sin-Ending Dragon from battle destruction, battle damage still had to be calculated; this hammer would finish it.
"Don’t kid around...
Paradox, angry, said.
"Activate Cover Card, Trap Card ’Iron Resolve’!
Pay half of your Life Points, all damage you receive during this battle phase becomes 0, and forcibly end the battle phase!" (Original Card)
The Trap activated, forming an invisible shield to block the impact damage. The Sin-Ending Dragon was protected behind a transparent barrier, letting out a low roar mixed with a metallic sound.
[Paradox, LP3000 → LP1500]
"Ugh..."
After paying half his remaining Life Points, Paradox felt a surge of vital energy drawn from his body, leaving him in a boneless state, involuntarily kneeling half on the ground.
Paradox was secretly alarmed.
Logically, since the Sin World was destroyed, the real damage conversion from the Duel should have vanished. Although he achieved a similar effect as a Dark Duel through technological means, it ultimately relied on an external medium, unlike traditional Dark Duelists using their own Extraordinary Power.
And this medium was actually the Sin World card. This Sin Field essentially functioned like a barrier in a Dark Game. However, once a Dark Game’s barrier is activated, only higher-order Dark Forces than the user can violently break it. But Sin World is different; it just needs to be destroyed by the Duel rules to shatter its barrier.
Yet now, clearly, the Sin Field was destroyed, but Paradox still felt strange when he lost Life Points.
He suddenly looked up at Yugen.
"You... are you a user of Dark Games?" he said.
Yugen smiled: "I thought you people from the future knew everything."
Paradox remained silent.
The truth was, he didn’t fully understand the Duel King before him, which is why he mentioned historical discrepancies when he first arrived. In the history he knew, there was no information about this person. Everything he knew about this generation’s Duel King came from publicly available information gathered by future technology in the current era’s internet.
In other words, his knowledge of Yugen came from modern networks, with nothing new.
Having defeated Seto Kaiba and saved the world multiple times, the Duel King, as well as a pioneer in modern Duel Monsters development, now also seems to be a user of Dark Powers...
As far as Paradox was concerned, it seemed that from every angle, this individual was "one that must not remain".
"My turn is over." Yugen smiled, "What, already tired?"
Paradox, half-kneeling on the ground, smiled wryly.
"Tired? Maybe, long have I been weary. But..."
He opened his eyes, and a tremendous momentum suddenly burst forth.
"What I bear... exceeds your imagination!"
"I can’t lose, I mustn’t lose. No matter what kind of opponent, I have to win and create a world of hope..."
"My turn, draw!"
Paradox exclaimed.
He glanced at his hand, slightly gritting his teeth.
Against a Power Executor with Attack Power over ten thousand, although he had preserved the Electronic Ultimate Dragon, its mere four thousand Attack Power was insufficient.
Attempt to attack Cotton Candy for piercing damage?
It’s not feasible. Not to mention that Yugen’s near sixteen thousand Life Points mean that a mere thirty-five hundred piercing damage is negligible. Besides, Cotton Candy is also of the Angel Race, and with Celestial Sanctuary on the field, all battle damage from Angel Race to Yugen is 0.
His hand doesn’t contain a single comeback move, it seems turning the Ultimate Dragon to defense is the only option. At least with the Dimension Guardian, the Sin-Ending Dragon wouldn’t be destroyed by battle, he can only hope the opponent doesn’t destroy the backfield next turn, or he’s finished...
No, that’s not right.
Paradox immediately crushed this new idea.
Defending like a turtle, hoping the opponent doesn’t have cards to destroy the backfield next turn...
This isn’t his Duel, not his style. Carrying the expectations of an entire world and the future of countless people, he returned from the future with a do-or-die attitude, and that determination isn’t something trivial!
"Activate Magic Card ’Upper-Level Draw’!" Paradox exclaimed, "By releasing monsters on the field of Level 8 or higher, draw two cards from the Card Deck!"
I release the ’Sin: Electronic Ultimate Dragon’ and draw two cards!"
As the Electronic Ultimate Dragon’s massive steel body transformed into energy particles scattering into his Card Deck, Paradox drew two cards!
Keihei couldn’t help but be surprised.
"This guy... actually sacrificed such a powerful monster to draw cards?"