The sky roared as massive warships appeared amid the battle in the skies.
It was an interstellar spaceship resembling a fortress, shaped like a saucer, with four wings, a cargo hold at the front resembling jaws, and equipped with advanced laser cannon towers all around.
The Kozmo Forerunner, in space battle terms, corresponds to the legendary spacecraft "Millennium Falcon".
[Kozmo Forerunner, ATK 2800]
"Kozmo Forerunner cannot be targeted by opponent's magic, trap, or monster effects," said Light of Destruction.
"Wow, they just brought out an even more troublesome one...."
Elemental Hero Grand Neos had already used its effect to bounce monsters back to the hand this turn, and even if it hadn't, it wouldn't be effective against the Forerunner, which cannot be targeted.
Judai had no choice but to draw two cards.
"Alright, I'll set two cards and end my turn," he said, "At the end of the turn, the 'Elemental Hero Grand Neos' has to return to the deck due to its time limit.
However, I activate the effect of the magic card 'Neos Fusion' from the graveyard. 'Neos Fusion' can be banished from the game when a Neos Fusion monster returns to the deck due to its own effect, as a substitute."
By removing 'Neos Fusion' from the graveyard, Elemental Hero Grand Neos got an extension for one more turn.
"Sorry, Youyu-sensei," Judai looked helplessly at Youyu, "Couldn't make any effective progress...."
"No worries," Youyu waved his hand, "The duel has just begun, keep your spirits up."
"Yes, Sensei!"
Meanwhile, viewers worldwide who were watching this duel also began to discuss.
"This alien is so strong, capable of defending to this extent in just one turn...."
"Is that guy's deck like his entire fleet? If he loses, will Earth be doomed directly...."
"In such an important duel, why did the Duel King bring a Duel Academy student along? He won't be a drag, will he?"
The big shots from all sides also put down whatever they were doing and focused on this battle, which represents the fate of mankind against alien invaders.
"Brother, at this speed, we'll reach Academy Island in ten minutes!"
Kaiba Mokuba was sitting in the co-pilot seat of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon jet while speaking.
And President Haima was sitting in the pilot seat, flying the plane and watching the live broadcast of Youyu's card slinging simultaneously.
"Alien invader...."
Kaiba squinted, looking at Youyu through the screen.
I don't care who the opponent is, but if you lose, I won't forgive you.
You↑yu↓!
"Draw," said Light of Destruction, when it was his turn, "At the preparation phase, activate Kozmo Forerunner's effect. I recover 1000 Life Points."
[Light of Destruction, LP 6500 → LP 7500]
"Magic card 'Magic Book in the Jar', both players draw three cards from their decks."
"Activating the magic card 'Reasoning' from the hand, the opponent declares a level, then cards are flipped from the top of the deck until a monster that can be normal summoned appears.
If the monster matches the declared level, all flipped cards are sent to the graveyard.
If the level is different, that monster is special summoned and the rest are sent to the graveyard."
"Do I declare the level?" Judai paused, frowning in thought.
The monsters summoned by the opponent so far had random levels: the tin is level one, the Ava is level five, and the Forerunner is level seven, totally irregular.
So Judai looked to his teacher for guidance again.
"You pick," Youyu shrugged.
The Kozmo series has cards of levels from one to ten, no pattern, so this is purely luck-based, naturally entrusted to Judai.
Of course, in front of Light of Destruction himself, even if Judai had luck, likely no advantage.
"Then let's go with level three!"
Light of Destruction flipped cards from the top of the deck, and the second card was a monster card.
"The card I revealed is 'Kozmo Goodwitch'," he said, "Level four, so it gets special summoned directly."
A green-skinned female warrior appeared, with a beautiful curved figure, elf-like pointed ears, butterfly-like wings, and a green lightsaber.
[Kozmo Goodwitch, ATK 1800]
"Ah, I didn't guess right." Judai gestured an apologetic look to his teacher.
Yubel beside him folded her arms: "Don't worry. Even if your teacher guessed himself, the result would be the same."
After all, your teacher is a non-chosen one.
But it doesn't matter!
"Open set card!" Judai's back row flipped, "Trap card 'Fiendish Trap Hole'; destroy the opponent's monster special summoned by a card effect!" (manga card)
A dark pit opened, with sinister demonic claws reaching out towards the butterfly-winged elf female swordsman.
"Then chain and activate 'Kozmo Goodwitch's effect," continued Light of Destruction, "Remove this card from play, special summon a 'Kozmo' monster level five or above from the hand.
This effect can also be activated on opponent's turn."
Goodwitch quickly turned into a phantom and vanished from the field, leaving the dark hand grabbing in vain.
"What? She ran away again?" Judai was a bit disappointed.
He felt these Kozmo monsters were like slippery goldfish, uncapturable no matter the method, leaving unguarded to escape...
Judai's trap failed again, and Light of Destruction placed another card from his hand.
"Special summoning 'Kozmo Sliprider'!"
A sleek red fuselage, with a massive engine at the tail spewing blue flames as the interstellar fighter traced a graceful arc in mid-air.
[Kozmo Sliprider, ATK 2300]
"Sliprider's effect," said Light of Destruction, "When this card is summoned, special summoned successfully, destroy one magic, trap card on the field.
Destroy your back row set card!"
The red fighter swooped down, wings adjusting angles, locking the target, lasers and missiles flying down, instantly shattering Judai's last remaining set card in the back field!
The fighter raised its altitude, flying over their heads, its tail flame dispersing the smoke it created with its own bombing, leaving with a long tail flame.
But Judai's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Hey, got you."
The trap card's image surfaced on his head.
"The card you just destroyed is the trap card 'Set Card Manager'!" Judai shouted, "When this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, another normal trap card from the graveyard can be set!" (animation card)
A card popped out from the graveyard and he waved his arm to reset the card to the field.
"The card I set from the graveyard is...Trap card 'Mirror Force'!"