Yugen said, "The ceiling destroyed all my monsters; there's no monster that can attack now, so my battle phase ends."
Godwin remained alert.
Normally, the end of the battle phase also signifies the conclusion of a turn's attacks. Main Phase 2 is generally used to prepare for defense in the next turn or to set up for subsequent offense and sustainability. Therefore the end of the battle phase means the defending side can also take a breather.
But for some reason, Godwin felt completely unable to relax.
This person in front of him seemed calm, as if he wasn't playing the Life Bet Card. Even when Godwin searched for and revealed the Earth-Bound God, and unleashed its oppressive presence, this person remained calm, as if it were just a regular duel, just a casual game.
Yet, the more casual his attitude, the more Godwin felt an inexplicable pressure.
"Now all my monsters on the field are wiped out, and your Moon Shadow Dragon remains. I activate the Magic Card 'Adversity's Treasure Scroll.'
If the opponent has a Special Summoned monster and I have no monsters on my field, I draw two cards from my deck." (Original Card)
Yugen drew two cards.
"Also, all my monsters on the field have been wiped out, but I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn yet," Yugen said. "I summon 'Rock Soldiers' in defense position."
Chunks of rock rose from the ground, coming together to form a humanoid shape. A robust and massive stone giant landed on the field, crossing its arms in front of Yugen.
[Rock Soldiers, Defense Power 2000]
"The Field Spell 'Super Electromagnetic Field' effect," Yugen said, "Once per turn, when there are Earth Attribute Rock Race monsters on your field, you can choose a Four-Star or lower monster from your graveyard to Special Summon to the field.
I Special Summon 'Electromagnetic Stone Warrior Beta' from the graveyard."
[Electromagnetic Stone Warrior Beta, Attack Power 1700]
"When 'Electromagnetic Stone Warrior Beta' is summoned, you can search for other Magnetic Warriors from the deck... Well, theoretically you can, but currently in the development phase, the Magnetic Warriors in my deck are already used up; there are no more cards to search for.
So I won't activate this effect."
Yugen shrugged and laughed.
"But next, I'll activate the Magic Card 'Monster Gate' from my hand!"
The recently landed Magnetic Warrior immediately disassembled into points of light, with energy radiating from within forming a deep vortex.
"Monster Gate can be activated by sacrificing a monster on your field," Yugen said. "I sacrifice 'Electromagnetic Stone Warrior Beta' from the field to activate Monster Gate's effect.
From the top of my deck, keep flipping cards until a monster that can be Normal Summoned appears.
Special Summon that monster and send all other flipped cards to the graveyard!"
Godwin frowned.
It's another effect similar to Name Deduction...
He felt like there was something fishy, some plot being brewed, but had no clue what it was.
Sure enough, like the Name Deduction earlier, Yugen flipped through a bunch of cards in one go. Among them were monsters that couldn't be Normal Summoned, such as Demon Shovel Worm and Mecha Team - Giant Transformation...
He said that the usable Magnetic Warriors in his deck were all used up through various searches, and now the remaining monsters seemed to be things like these.
"Finally, it's here."
After flipping several cards, Yugen revealed a Monster Card that finally appeared, and he smiled.
"This time it was buried deep enough; I filtered out half of the deck before it finally came out... Appear!
Bouncing Turtle!"
Also once a powerful monster in the game, long active in various underworld scenarios with its acrobatic feats; Bouncing Turtle!
[Bouncing Turtle, Defense Power 2000]
If Yugen were in his own dimension, many familiar with him should already start gasping in shock. But obviously, the people in this dimension hadn't suffered the blows of reality, and Godwin was still sneering.
"Going to all this trouble just for something like this?"
"Yes, just 'something like this,'" Yugen said with a light laugh.
"But next, Godwin should feel the special aspects of 'something like this.'
I'll activate the effect of this monster from the graveyard—
—Brick Dragon!"
A spectral presence of the monster emerged behind Yugen, with a multicolored body resembling a stacked assembly of bricks, with a somewhat cartoonish appearance. This style and image seemed as harmless as its original owner, Muto Yuugi.
What ill intention could a toy brick possibly have?
Throughout this duel, the cards Yugen used were either used by Yuugi or derivatives of Yuugi's deck.
It's uncertain if it's a delusion, but since he had a dream from Yuugi and obtained the 'Golden Cabinet of Light' card, his use of various cards and strategies related to Yuugi had become increasingly adept.
Such as Brick Dragon, such as Bouncing Turtle.
It felt like he was being aided by the founding King across time during the card play.
"Brick Dragon can be Special Summoned from the hand or graveyard by excluding three Earth Attribute monsters in the hand or graveyard from the game."
Yugen said.
"Brick Dragon can only be Special Summoned to the field and cannot be Normal Summoned."
Upon this explanation, Godwin immediately understood.
Cannot be Normal Summoned means that no matter if by 'Name Deduction' or 'Monster Gate,' it could easily be sent to the graveyard. Even when revealed by the initial 'Magic-guided Grocer' effect, it could be sent to the graveyard.
"I exclude 'Rock Spirit Titan,' 'Jigangtis,' and 'Demon Shovel Worm,' three Earth Attribute monsters from the game from the graveyard, to revive Brick Dragon!"
[Brick Dragon, Attack Power 2500]
Godwin said, "But even then, its attack power is only equivalent to Moon Shadow Dragon. Besides, your battle phase, which can worsen, has already ended..."
"Brick Dragon is not a monster that can be bound by mundane rules like the battle phase," Yugen said with a laugh. "Activating Bouncing Turtle's effect!
By sacrificing a monster on your field, you can inflict damage equivalent to half the value of the sacrificed monster's attack power.
I sacrifice Brick Dragon to deal damage of half its attack power to you, which is 1250 points!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Brick Dragon had already willingly jumped onto the track on the shell of Bouncing Turtle behind it, acting like a cannonball. Bouncing Turtle adjusted its trajectory, locked onto its target, and a hint of pre-launch electrical current began to wrap around Brick Dragon.
Godwin's mind rapidly flashed through the core of Yugen's setup.
Brick Dragon could be revived from the graveyard by excluding three Earth Attributes.
Bouncing Turtle could sacrifice Brick Dragon to inflict 1250 damage.
That's right, when referring to the large number of monsters sent to the graveyard earlier, including Magnetic Warriors, Electromagnetic Stone Warriors, Electromagnetic Mad God Electromagnetic Martial God and others, this entire big bunch seemed to be all Earth Attributes, fully meeting the revival condition for Brick Dragon.
Several points in his mind swiftly connected like lightning through Godwin's mind. Godwin suddenly seemed to realize a certain extremely terrifying possibility, his body stiffened, and his face began to show fear.
Wait.
Your Bouncing Turtle and Brick Dragon...
Could it be that their effects don't have "once per turn"?