Came back to Professor Seraph's turn.
"Yo—Pot of Greed, draw two cards."
Just happened to draw Pot of Greed, Seraph immediately decided to activate it.
After drawing cards from the deck, he revealed one of them along with the card he obtained last turn: "Activate the effect of Ixchel, discard Darklord Amdusc and another card from my hand, draw two cards from the deck."
"Then, Spell Card, Darklord Contact!"
"With the effect of this card, revive a Darklord from the Graveyard."
"Here we go again!"
"Superbia destroyed last turn is going to be revived again—"
Just as Manjome and Ed said, for Professor Seraph, he didn't need to put in much effort, he just needed to play the key cards at the critical moment.
Compared to Tenjo Hikari effortfully performing Fusion, Darklords were much easier to comprehend.
But because they were easy to understand, they also better realized the danger Tenjo Hikari was in at this moment.
Although the monsters on Tenjo Hikari's field still had higher ATK than Professor Seraph, this didn't change the situation. Compared to last turn's more convenient "Ultimate Flame Swordsman" on Tenjo Hikari's field, the Backup Shooter, despite being able to target the back row, didn't have the convenient effects of the Ultimate Flame Swordsman.
The Backup Shooter needed to chain its effect after another card's effect was activated, which limited its activation range.
Although there were still two Trap Cards on Tenjo Hikari's field to assist this turn, one was the already revealed Salamandra with Chain, and the other was a card whose effect wasn't activated last turn...
This...
"When Superbia is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, you can revive a Fairy-Type monster from the Graveyard. I choose to revive Darklord Nergal."
"Nergal's effect, pay 1000 Life Points to copy the effect of Darklord Contact in the Graveyard, reviving Darklord Ixchel in Defense Position."
Seraph, LP: 3300→2300.
The three fallen Great Angels soared out from Seraph's side once again, like an honor guard, standing before Tenjo Hikari.
"Summoning three angels effortlessly once more..." Manjome frowned.
If this continues, each time Tenjo crosses the three angels using Fusion Monsters with great difficulty, they would be easily revived once more, nullifying their powers and restoring life using Darklord abilities.
In the long run, there's hardly any chance of winning.
"However, compared to last turn," Ed commented, "this turn, there are no darklords of treachery in that person's graveyard, so there's no way to deal with the monsters on the field.
Moreover, although Superbia has an ATK of 2900, after being revived by Darklord Contact, it can only be in Defense Position, making it unable to destroy Magnum in battle."
Tenjo Hikari still has the chance to turn things around!
"It seems so, but..." Seraph raised a card in his hand, gently shaking his head, "This card allows for a Tribute Summon by releasing 1 Fairy-Type monster on the field.
I release Superbia to Tribute Summon Darklord Desire."
The crimson-winged Darklord began to disintegrate, its metal parts gradually transformed into weapons, melding into a newly descended angel in the world.
A scarlet Darklord, with gauntlets inlaid on both arms, glittering with golden light, descended upon this place!
Darklord Desire, LV 10, Dark Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK: 3000.
"Darklord Desire!" Manjome's face turned grim, "This is a monster that can lower its ATK by 1000 to send an opponent's monster on the field directly to the Graveyard!"
Ed also furrowed his brows: "Sending to the Graveyard... the Mirage Swordsman's effect can only be triggered if it's destroyed by battle or card effect, if it's affected—
Chief! Whatever happens, this effect can't be allowed to work!"
"So, are you going to activate a Trap Card?" Seraph's face displayed a slight smile of delight, "Your facedown Trap Card, Salamandra with Chain, can be equipped to a Fire Attribute monster, then cover a monster card on the field, but if you activate this effect, I'll be able to smoothly extract the life of your monsters on the field."
Salamandra with Chain can cover Tenjo Hikari's own monsters on the field. If it can be activated when Seraph's "The Sanctified Darklord" effect applies, Tenjo Hikari can cover his own Backup Shooter on the field, preventing The Sanctified Darklord's nullification effect. Although The Sanctified Darklord can still absorb LP since its effect doesn't target, the Backup Shooter's effect will still go through.
This is also the application environment for using "cover" effects.
However, Professor Seraph evidently also considered this point!
"Resource battle and trap exchange—" Manjome had to admit, Seraph's duel was filled with strategy and confrontation, "He is exactly the type of duelist as Tenjo."
Although Tenjo Hikari always shouts "Fusion! Fusion! Fusion!!", as a friend, Manjome knows very well that what Tenjo Hikari truly takes pride in during duels are not those dazzling Fusions and Fusion Monsters, but the strategic battles and critical thinking he engages in with his opponents.
At least in this aspect, Tenjo clearly lacks—
"Activate a Trap Card!"
Still compelled to activate the effect, huh?
Manjome and Ed felt a sense of regret.