He drew a card and immediately revealed a card from his hand.
"Summon 'Interdimensional Female Warrior'."
[Interdimensional Female Warrior, Attack Power 1500]
Messenger: "!"
He had seen this monster in battles with other tribes, and he remembered the female warrior's effect as...
"When this card battles an opponent's monster, both monsters are removed from play."
Just the kind of Exorcism effect that targets the Green Baboon's weakness. No matter how many times the Green Baboon is destroyed, it can regenerate, but if it's removed from play, its immortality is effectively nullified.
Now there were two covered Green Baboons on the Messenger's field, but one was unable to flip due to the "Bottomless Pit" effect, effectively being half destroyed. If the remaining one was removed from play...
He could not allow it.
"Activate Trap - Torrential Burial!" the Messenger shouted, "When a monster is summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!"
A blue torrent surged out, sweeping across the field. The two covered Green Baboons and the recently summoned Interdimensional Female Warrior were all destroyed.
"And at this moment, since a Beast Race monster was destroyed on my field, the effect of the third 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon' in my hand activates!"
The Messenger laughed.
"Pay 1000 Life Points to special summon the third Green Baboon!"
The same old version effect before the adjustment. After the Source Number weakening, the new version of the Green Baboon could only leap into action when a "face-up position" Beast Race on the field was destroyed, but face-down covered monsters wouldn't meet the condition.
It clearly shows that the Green Baboon must have had a significant impact on the environment back then, otherwise, it wouldn't have been nerfed so many times in its effect text and ruling, almost cut down to noodle-thin...
[Messenger, LP 4000→LP 3000]
Forest Guardian - Green Baboon No.3, summon!
[Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, Attack Power 2600]
"And with the 'Orichalcos Barrier,' an attack power boost!"
[Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 3100]
Thus, the two covered Green Baboons also went to the Graveyard, essentially coming back to life. As long as the Green Baboons on the field are destroyed, the Green Baboons in the Graveyard can regenerate.
"Hahaha, see? This is the power of me, the Messenger chosen by the gods." The Messenger swelled with pride, "You might be a somewhat particular Duelist. But against this kind of power, it's useless..."
Yugen smiled.
"Is that really so?"
"What?"
The Messenger frowned.
This guy saw his own Green Baboon formation with undead status and remained so composed?
"Blood Compensation effect, pay 500 Life Points, normal summon 'Killer Tomato,'" Yugen calmly said.
[Yugen, LP 3500→LP 3000]
"Then use the Blood Gen effect again, pay 500 Life Points, sacrifice Killer Tomato for an upper-level summon..."
Yugen raised his hand.
"Level six, Military God Geb!"
[Military God Geb, Attack Power 2200]
This was the monster swapped from the opponent's hand during the duel with Nightwalker using a "Handwriting Exchange." It was useless in that situation but useful in specific combinations, so Yugen later bought one from the International Illusion Association.
"Ha, even paying Life Points for an upper-level monster?" the Messenger mocked, "Unfortunately, it still can't match my Forest Guardian..."
"Activate 'Blood Compensation' effect again," Yugen said calmly, "Pay 500 Life Points to summon 'Gruus Alien Insect' from my hand."
[Yugen, LP 2500→LP 2000]
[Gruus Alien Insect, Attack Power 1500]
"And then use Blood Compensation once more, this time to normal summon 'Tsukuyomi' from my hand."
[Yugen, LP 2000→LP 1500]
[Tsukuyomi, Attack Power 1100]
"Huh?" The Messenger frowned, "Again with this card... I understand. Green Baboon's Defense Power is only 1800, using Tsukuyomi's effect to cover the Green Baboon will enable Military God Geb to defeat it."
But he sneered coldly.
"However, haven't you forgotten I still have two more Green Baboons in the Graveyard? Green Baboon is immortal, and it's pointless to destroy it with such tricks..."
Yugen ignored him, saying, "Tsukuyomi's effect activates. When Tsukuyomi is normal or flipped, it can turn a monster on the field into a face-down Defense Position.
The target to become face-down... is Tsukuyomi itself!"
Messenger: "?"
What kind of maneuver is this?
The female mage chanted spells, a crescent moon rose, and Tsukuyomi turned itself into a face-down card on the field.
"However, 'Military God Geb's' monster effect," Yugen said, "As long as it exists on the field, all monsters must be in face-up Attack Position.
Therefore, 'Tsukuyomi' is forcibly turned back to attack mode."
[Tsukuyomi, Attack Power 1000]
Messenger: "???"
He was completely bewildered.
What was the point of this?
Yugen: "The Guillotine's Gruus Alien Insect's effect. Whenever a face-down Defense Position monster on the field is flipped, this card gains a 'Bug Counter,' increasing its Attack Power by 300."
[Gruus Alien Insect, Attack Power 1500→Attack Power 1800]
The Messenger frowned, "A mere 300 Attack Power..."
"Tsukuyomi's effect can also be activated when it is flipped to change a monster to a face-down Defense Position," Yugen chuckled softly.
Though 'Military God Geb's' effect has limitations, 'Reversed Monsters' effect cannot activate,' Tsukuyomi is not a Reversed Monster, so it's unaffected.
"Thus, according to Tsukuyomi's effect, turn Tsukuyomi itself face-down Defense Position."
"And because 'Military God Geb' is on the field, Tsukuyomi is forced to attack mode once more."
"'Gruus Alien Insect' effect, increases Attack Power by 300 when a covered monster on the field changes to attack position."
"..."
The Messenger's pupils contracted, his mouth slowly opening involuntarily, growing gradually horrified.
This... this is...
Infinite LOOP!!!
Each time Tsukuyomi is flipped, it triggers the effect, allowing it to cover itself, but the moment it covers itself again is flipped due to Military God Geb's effect.
Each cycle grants 'Gruus Alien Insect' an increase of 300 Attack Power...
Yugen: "Exactly, after infinite cycles, Gruus Alien Insect's Attack Power becomes..."
[Gruus Alien Insect, Attack Power ∞]
"Attack Power... Infinite?!"
The messenger's expression twisted, almost getting engulfed by fear.
No, this can't be true.
Messenger started shaking, the ferocious face full of flesh left only horror and doubt.
Only now did he finally realize the real foolish one had been himself all along. Standing before him was undoubtedly a monster-level figure.
But how unlucky could he be?
He was just lounging in the club looking for fun, bothered nobody.
Why did he run into such a god-defying monster Duelist?
"That's enough."
Yugen clasped his arms, the unimaginable alien insect with infinite Attack Power looming behind him.
"Any last words?"
The Messenger trembled, forcing out a smile uglier than crying.
"Mis... misunderstanding..."
But Yugen wasn't listening.
"Gruus Alien Insect, attack 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon,'" he smiled slightly, "Try using your immortality against this."
"Aaaah!!!"
The dreadful scream echoed across these lands for a long time, ceasing only when the green barrier extracted the tainted soul.
[Messenger, LP 3000→LP 0]