"My turn, draw."
Youyu glanced at his hand and then at the two "Marauding Captains" forming a cross formation on the opponent's field.
Indeed, with two Captains on the field, their taunt effects protect each other, making a straightforward attack impossible.
Though it's a bit troublesome, there are still ways to resolve it.
"Activate Magic Card - Pot of Greed, draw two cards from the deck."
"Then, Summon 'Keeper of Dragon Magic,' in Attack Position!"
Youyu slapped the Monster Card onto his Duel Disc, projecting an image of a knight clad in azure armor. The handsome knight stood tall with a lance, a cape fluttering behind him. The dragon-shaped helmet obscured most of his face, leaving only his flowing grey-white hair visible.
[Keeper of Dragon Magic, ATK 1800]
"Activate the effect of Keeper of Dragon Magic! When this card is successfully Summoned, discard a card from your hand and add a 'Polymerization' Normal Magic Card from the deck to your hand. I add the Magic Card 'Polymerization' to my hand!"
Youyu quickly displayed the Polymerization card to the opponent and added it to his hand.
"Then activate the second effect of Keeper of Dragon Magic!" Youyu continued, "By showing a Fusion Monster to the opponent, you can Special Summon, in face-down Defense Position, one of the Fusion Materials listed on the Fusion Monster Card from the graveyard!"
Youyu pulled out a Fusion Monster Card from the card box behind him and flipped it over to show the opponent.
"I'm revealing, 'Elemental Hero Thunder Giant.' As I speak, the card that was discarded to the graveyard has already popped back from my Duel Disc, so I will Special Summon 'Elemental Hero Clayman' from the graveyard in Defense Position!"
The Keeper of Dragon Magic swung his lance, and a dark vortex opened beside him. The hefty Clay Hero was called back from the graveyard to the field, but quickly turned face-down in Defense Position after appearing.
"Then activate Magic Card - Polymerization from the hand! Fuse 'Elemental Hero Sparkman' in hand with 'Elemental Hero Clayman' on the field!
Fusion Summon! Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
Sparkman from the hand appeared on the field, and then Clayman on the field also flipped up. The two Heroes soared into the air, and two beams of light merged into a vortex, transforming into a column of light that struck down to the ground, with a giant hero enveloped in electricity descending amidst rolling thunder.
[Elemental Hero Thunder Giant, ATK 2400]
"Indeed, immediately using Fusion Summon to call out a powerful Hero, just as the intelligence reported," Bourbon chuckled lightly, "But! Even the most powerful High-Level Monster can't break through my defense!
Due to the mutual locking effect of the two 'Marauding Captains,' you cannot attack any of the Monsters on my field!"
"It's just an attack!" Youyu quickly tossed a card from his hand to the graveyard, "By discarding a card, Thunder Giant's effect activates!
Once per turn, Thunder Giant can destroy one of your opponent's Monsters with original ATK less than its own!"
"Such an effect exists!?" Bourbon exclaimed in shock.
"Activate Thunder Giant's effect, target 'Marauding Captain'!" Youyu commanded, "Vapourize Lighting!"
The armored giant's engines roared beneath its feet as it leaped in front of one of the Captains. The Captain, courageous and unyielding, attempted to strike the Hero with his sword, but it was in vain.
The golden Hero unleashed streams of electricity from both palms, golden lightning pierced through the Captain's body, shattering him into pieces.
"Now the attack lock is gone," Youyu said, "Elemental Hero Thunder Giant, attack the remaining 'Marauding Captain'!"
The Thunder Giant let out a deep roar, raised its hand, and shot a spear-like lightning bolt. The Marauding Captain was pierced by the heavenly thunder, letting out a tragic groan before exploding, with flames and smoke swirling towards Bourbon, the controller.
[Bourbon, LP 4000 → LP 2800]
"It's not over yet!" Youyu raised his arm, "There's still 'Keeper of Dragon Magic's' attack! Keeper of Dragon Magic, direct attack on the player!"
Obeying the order, Keeper of Dragon Magic charged at Bourbon. Bourbon raised his arms in panic, but as the knight's lance pierced through his body, the Orichalcos disciple let out a scream akin to a slaughtered pig.
[Bourbon, LP 2800 → LP 1000]
"Set two cards, end turn."
Two cards appeared at Youyu's feet, and he temporarily set down his Duel Disc and folded his arms.
"Alright, it's your turn now." He shrugged, "Of course, if you want to surrender now, that works too."
"Wha... what a joke!" Bourbon gritted his teeth, "I was just slightly careless, from now... now I'll start being serious!"
As he spoke, he looked down at his deck, clenching his teeth.
Though he said so, during this round of exchanges, he was not as confident as he was at the start.
He regretted boasting rashly in front of his superior, Rafael, one of the Doma Three Musketeers, then confidently coming to challenge Youyu.
He couldn't help it; upon obtaining the power of Orichalcos, Bourbon felt power surging through him, as if stepping into a new world.
Moreover, after consecutively defeating several internationally renowned Duelists and hunting the souls of powerful Inner World figures, Bourbon had the illusion of being invincible, mistakenly believing he was at the pinnacle of Duelists.
However, it now seemed that the strength of this Duel King was not just talk, far above the level of those strong opponents he had defeated so far.
Facing such might and pressure, Bourbon felt that a moment's distraction could lead to an instant defeat.
But since he had boasted in front of Lord Rafael, he had no retreat.
Moreover, he wasn't finished yet!
His deck contained a super Divine Card of unparalleled power, capable of instantly reversing any situation once played!
Bourbon gritted his teeth, as his fingers touched the deck, his forehead's hexagram mark, and the pendant on his chest both radiated divine light.
In that instant, his power as a Duelist seemed to have risen without limit.
"Draw!"
Seeing the card he drew, Bourbon's eyes lit up, as if seeing a lifeline, his blood-filled eyes overflowing with frenzy, laughing hysterically.
"It's here, it's here!" He raised the card, laughing, "With the power of this card, I will be invincible! Duel King! Witness this power, for it shall seal your soul and place a period on your life! I activate..."
"Hold it!" Youyu waved his hand, interrupting, "At the very moment you enter the preparation phase, I activate this card! Flip Cover Card, Trap Card activated — Mind Crush!"
Watching the unknown trap flip over on Youyu's field, Bourbon felt an ominous premonition welling up within him.
Mind Crush? What kind of trick is that?
"Mind Crush effect! Declare a specific card name. If that card exists in the opponent's hand, they must discard that card and all cards with the same name.
If they don't have the declared card, I must randomly discard a card from my hand."
Youyu raised his hand, pointing directly at Bourbon's hand.
"The card I'm declaring is, 'The Seal of Orichalcos'!" Youyu said calmly, "If you have this card in your hand, please discard it all!"
Bourbon: "!!??"
WTF!? Why the hell does he have such a card?
And how the hell can he see my cards?
Wasn't this supposed to be his first contact with our Doma Organization? How the heck does he know about 'The Seal of Orichalcos'!?