The entire Demon Bishop didn't feel well.
Now he seemed to start understanding why that guy used a creature like the "Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator" that locks traps, yet still had a deck full of Red Pit, which seemed contradictory.
If it were simply a trap lock, though it would cause trouble for the opponent, it would merely force both sides into a straightforward, head-on collision.
Just as the Demon Bishop was thinking—being unable to use traps is an equal restriction for both sides. That way, he could also fight in the next turn.
But once this helmet called "Computer Amplifier" was placed on Soga, the situation immediately changed.
The field instantly transformed from a "Red Pit ban" in the Mortal World to a one-sided trap suppression, equivalent to one side being stripped of their Underworld rights in the duel.
Does that mean I can only be betrayed without setting the traps?
The Demon Bishop twitched his mouth and looked at the Artificial Human with folded arms on the opposite side, gritting his teeth.
Damn it, despite being a trap nemesis representing the Mortal World, it's colluding with the Underworld people. Such an insidious strategy...
"Finally, I set a card in the back row, the turn ends."
Yugen whispered.
"Alright, it's your turn again."
"Tch... My turn, draw a card."
The Demon Bishop said in a deep voice.
"The combination of the Artificial Human and Computer Amplifier indeed puts me at an absolute disadvantage in terms of trap sealing. Moreover, your back-row Covering Card is probably a powerful trap that can hinder my development and attack.
But Kida!"
The Demon Bishop's eyes flashed with a crimson light.
"I am the Demon Bishop, a strong presence among the noble demon race. If you think such a simple setup will leave me helpless, you're underestimating me too much.
Activate the Magic Card 'Doomsday Apostle'! Destroy one face-down Magic or Trap Card on the field and remove it from the game. If the destroyed card is a Trap Card, then remove all cards with the same name from both decks from the game!"
He pointed to the face-down card on Yugen's back row on the left.
"Destroy that face-down card!"
The sword light cut down, slicing the cover card into two. At that moment, the image clearly showed the Bishop that the cover card was a Magic Tube!
"That was dangerous." The Dark Bishop snorted coldly, "If I took another Magic Tube in this situation... Huh!?"
His face changed slightly.
Because he saw that, before the image of the Magic Tube dissipated, a golden light rolled over it, turning it into the form of another card.
"Trap Card 'Fake Trap'." Yugen smiled, "When other traps on my field are destroyed, this card is destroyed instead."
After pausing, he glanced at his remaining face-down card in the back row, smiling.
"But this way, you also know. Yes, this one is 'Magic Tube.' So, what will you do now?"
"Damn it..."
The Demon Bishop gnashed his teeth.
This arrogant attitude, this infuriating expression, yet he didn't have any other options at hand...
"Then I'll activate the Magic Card 'Adversity's Treasure Scroll.' When the opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned and I don't control any monsters, I draw two cards from the deck." (Original card)
The Demon Bishop drew cards from the deck.
"Then, according to 'Free Ride's' effect." Yugen said, "When the opponent draws cards outside of the draw phase, I draw two cards as well."
The Demon Bishop silently drew his cards, and his eyes lit up again.
"Ha ha ha ha! I told you, I am the Dark Demon Bishop, different from those low-level demons you've seen before." The Bishop declared, "Traps are useless against me!
Activate the Magic Card 'Local Hurricane'! Return all face-down Magic and Trap Cards on the field to the owner's hand!"
A green hurricane swept up, and the back-row "Magic Tube" was blown into the air, turning into a golden light flying back into Yugen's hand.
Yugen squinted slightly.
Local Hurricane... another great card yet to be seen outside.
Of course, Local Hurricane could only blow covering magic traps, while Hurricane could blow all magic traps, both face-up and face-down, with clearly superior performance. This is also why Hurricane is a Forbidden Card while Local Hurricane isn't.
But it's not a big problem. No matter whether it's needed or not, it's never wrong to grab a good card you don't have. Or it might as well be taken to the laboratory to write papers for research funding.
Yugen retrieved the Magic Tube inserted into the duel disc, slightly smiling.
Your card is nice, but after this duel, it will be mine.
"This way, the traps are cleared," the Demon Bishop sneered. "I'll finish you in one go... Firstly, with the Continuous Magic 'Water Barrier Wall'!
Once per turn, if I don't control any monsters on my field, I can Special Summon a Water Attribute Monster of Level 4 or lower from my hand."
He drew a card from his hand.
"I Special Summon the Level 4 'Poison Root King'!"
[Poison Root King, Attack Power 1500]
"Then use the Magic Card 'Magic Flowerpot,' send my Continuous Magic on the field to the graveyard, and draw two cards." (Original effect)
The Demon Bishop sent the Continuous Magic he had just used to the graveyard and then drew two more cards.
"Then, the effect of 'Free Ride,'" Yugen chuckled, "I draw two more cards."
Thank you, boss, for the Pot of Greed. The boss is too kind.
The Bishop continued, "Then activate the Magic Card 'Demon Sanctuary'!
Special Summon 'Metal Demon Derivative' on the field!"
[Metal Demon Derivative, Attack Power 0]
"Then use the derivative as a tribute for an Upper-level Summon!" the Demon Bishop raised his hand, "Summon my ace, the Ice Dragon awakened from ancient ice—
—Level 6, Frost Arm Dragon, summon!"
The biting cold wind and a towering form emerged from the mist, appearing like a moving iceberg, its massive body covered in thick ice, shimmering with crystalline light.
The enormous dragon, at the very moment of its debut, enveloped the entire battlefield as if shrouded in a chill.
[Frost Arm Dragon, Attack Power 2600]
Yugen curled the corner of his mouth into a smile.
This card is nice too.
Although it's not very useful for him, it's worth noting that the Frost Arm Dragon is the monster with the highest attack power that can be summoned with a single tribute in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! card pool, and for the noble Mortal Bone, it has no side effects whatsoever.
In the eyes of today's outside duelists, it's definitely a super rare level monster, and a very valuable one at that.
Indeed, Bishop Sir has a lot of good stuff; this trip has certainly been worthwhile.
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Double Attack'!" the Demon Bishop declared. "Discard a monster from your hand and select a monster on your field with a lower level than the discarded monster. This turn, it can attack twice.
I discard the Level 6 'Half-Fish Beast', so this turn the Poison Root King can attack twice."
A wave of magical ripples, like flowing water, covered the Poison Root King, enveloping its entire body.
"Go!" the Demon Bishop shouted. "First, use 'Frost Arm Dragon' to attack 'Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator'!"
The Frost Arm Dragon opened its mouth, unleashing a vortex of ice crystals. The Artificial Human Soga was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture under the cold, and with a swipe of the dragon's tail, the ice sculpture shattered into countless pieces.
Soga was frustrated. Damn it, a rare first appearance, yet I couldn't hold on long enough to take down a head...
[Yugen, LP 4000→LP 3800]
This was the first time he had touched Yugen's LP since the duel began, finally starting to break through the opponent's line.
The Bishop regained a bit of confidence.
"Next, the 'Poison Root King', attack 'Jetman'!"
The Poison Root King lunged forward, its pitch-black claws swiping towards the humanoid little jet. But the little jet showed no fear, even carrying a trace of disdain in its eyes.
And just before the Poison Root King's claw was about to strike, a golden light burst from the little jet, countless light points gathering into the shape of a double-barreled cannon in front of it...
...Magic Tube!
"What!?"
The Demon Bishop screamed.
Why? Wasn't this thing already bounced back to the hand?
Damn it, I blew it up and blew it away with a Hurricane, and I still couldn't get rid of this thing? How come?
"Jetman's effect." Yugen said, "When this card is selected as an attack target, the controller can activate a Trap Card from their hand."
"Activate from the hand..."
The Bishop's face twisted, glaring at the humanoid little jet with a gaze that seemed murderous.
Who knew you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, were also an accomplice of the Underworld!?
"Magic Tube's effect, nullify the opponent's attack, and reflect damage equal to the monster's attack power."
"Ugh!"
The Poison Root King's claw pierced through the Magic Tube, striking the Bishop himself, tearing him up and knocking him flat on his back.
[Demon Bishop, LP 1550→LP 50]
"Ugh, damn it..."
Only 50 life points left, the blood-locked to the extreme. This strike not only hurt the Bishop to the core but also left him cold with fear.
If he had summoned not the Poison Root King, but the 1600 attack power Akuaelia, he would have finished himself off...
He looked at Yugen with suspicion and uncertainty.
Even faced with such relentless traps...
"Ugh, but this way your 'Magic Tube' is also used," the Bishop shouted angrily, "because of the 'Double Attack' effect, this turn, the Poison Root King can still go for the second attack!
Poison Root King, continue attacking 'Jetman'!"
Yugen smiled slightly.
"Then, Jetman, activate the effect again." He said, "When selected as an attack target, activate a Trap Card from the hand."
Demon Bishop: "!?"
Does this thing not have a once-per-turn restriction? And you still have traps in hand!?
He widened his eyes: "Could it be another Magic Tube..."
As he said this, he himself found it ridiculous.
If his opponent could pull out a second Magic Tube from his hand, he would report it immediately.
"No, no." Yugen chuckled, "What are the odds? This time the Trap I'm activating from my hand is this one, Enemy Attack Alert."
A Trap Card appeared floating in front of him.
"When the opponent declares an attack, Special Summon a monster from the hand. The opponent must forcibly attack that monster." (Original effect)
"Not Magic Tube..."
The Bishop instinctively breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Fortunately, this person seemed to have at least some sense of propriety, not pulling a second Magic Tube...
Wait a minute, Special Summon a monster from the hand. Doesn't that mean...
"Special Summon 'Magic Mirror Guide - Boundary Reflector'."
Yugen revealed the only monster in his hand.
[Magic Guide Mirror Master - Boundary Reflector, Attack Power 1700]
Yugen: "When an Attack Position Magic Mirror Guide is attacked by an opponent's monster...the opponent takes damage equal to the attack power of the attacking monster."
Demon Bishop: "......"
What the hell???
The Bishop put on a mask of pain, horror, despair, anger, all emotions gathered in that mask as if life's hardships were condensed into it.
This damn...
...A humanoid Magic Tube!?
"Therefore, the effect of the Magic Mirror Guide." Yugen lightly waved his hand, "Once again, take the damage reflected from your own attack."
The Magic Mirror Guide whirled its palms, using the mirror on its chest to firmly absorb a hit. But the energy was immediately absorbed by the mirror surface, transformed into a reflective golden beam, shooting towards the Demon Bishop.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!"
[Demon Bishop, LP 50→LP 0]