David is not someone without fear.
Yes, he is a psychopath. He is addicted to the Dark Duel and only felt he truly unleashed himself after encountering Tragodia. This is also why he considers himself far superior to Mizuki, and believes he is the professor's most powerful right-hand man.
Pain only excites him more, and he is not afraid of his soul being devoured by death. Or rather, the excruciating pain of the duel is what makes him feel more thrilled, giving him the true sense of fighting for life and death.
He is hopelessly addicted to such duels. He enjoys being hurt, and even more so enjoys hurting others through dueling, seeing the look of despair on their faces. This is the reason he relishes the Dark Duel.
So in contrast, he is not afraid of death, but rather fears this pleasure being taken away by others.
...Like right now.
The three annoying, ugly Ojama Derivatives squatted onto his field, and with the blockade of "Heroic Warlords," it practically stripped away half of his dueling power.
David now regretted bitterly. He clearly had a "Black Hole" in hand that could have solved this situation, but he already used it, thinking he could clear the opponent's field and set his own. In the end, it didn't work out, and he was at a loss...
"Tch, just you wait."
He snorted heavily.
"Set two cards, turn end."
"Oh, ending your turn without doing anything on your own turn? That's very polite of you."
Yugen chuckled.
"Then it's my turn again, draw a card.
Activate Magic Card 'Adversity's Treasure Scroll.'
If the opponent has a Special Summoned monster, and I have no monsters on my field, draw two cards." (Original Card)
David: "..."
Special Summoned monsters... he's referring to those three Ojama Derivatives on his field, right?
He glanced disdainfully at the derivatives on the field, and the yellow derivative met his gaze and shyly covered its face.
"Oh dear, it's like you're talking about me, how embarrassing..."
David: "......"
Glancing at the cards he drew, Yugen casually set them on the field.
"Set one card face-down on the field.
Then activate the effect of the Field Spell 'Giant Machine City' once again. Destroy one card on my field and add one 'Machine' from the deck to my hand.
I'll destroy the card I just set, and the one I'm adding to my hand is, of course..."
Yugen smiled slightly and pulled out a card automatically searched from his deck.
"The second 'Submarine Robot'."
David: "......"
"Then summon 'Submarine Robot No. 2.'
[Submarine Robot, Attack Power 800]
Clearly, with the invincible submarine attacking twice more, he could be taken down directly.
"What a joke." David gritted his teeth.
He hadn't even let the opponent feel the darkness he was so proud of, hadn't seen their struggle and despair...
...If this continues, won't he be the one to despair first?
It's not the fear of losing the duel, having his soul destroyed, but that kind of despair of seeming to be in a Dark Duel, with a dead opponent, as if he couldn't even play cards.
This he cannot accept.
"Submarine Robot," Yugen said, "direct attack. And during damage calculation, activate the city's effect again.
Once per turn, send a 'Machine' from deck to graveyard, battle monster's original Attack Power, Defense Power swap only during damage calculation."
[Submarine Robot, Attack Power 800→ Attack Power 1800]
"Ahhh!"
The submarine bombarding his face almost shut his eyes tight. David staggered back, painfully kneeling, his eyes bloodshot.
[David, LP 2200→LP 400]
Life Points were instantly reduced to a flickering flame, while the opponent remained untouched with full health. With an LP gap of tenfold and the invincible submarine still on the field, a casual touch next turn could take him down directly.
"Stay calm, David." Tragodia's voice echoed in his ear, "The card you covered, you still have a chance..."
"I know."
David clenched his fist darkly.
"Oh, still have fighting spirit." Yugen said, "So it seems there's still a hidden trick?"
"Of course."
David said gloomy.
"Before you experience the darkness of despair, I won't fall so easily. I'll use my greatest darkness to tear you apart, Duel King!"
With that, the dark energy surged around him, as if embodying his fighting spirit.
"Alright then, I'll look forward to your surprise." Yugen said, "Set two more cards, turn end."
"Tch, that infuriating attitude. Is this the composure of a king...
Then let me tear that composure off your face!
My turn, draw a card!
Activate Magic Card 'Burial Spell Treasure Scroll.' Banish 'Angel's Charity,' 'Great Storm,' and 'Black Hole' from the game, draw two cards."
Tragodia's voice whispered in his ear, "Now, use that card."
"I know. Activate Continuous Trap 'DNA Transplant'!"
"Ah, so it's this card." Yugen nodded knowingly, "No wonder you have such confidence."
"DNA Transplant, declare a race, all monsters on the field become the race I declare!
Of course, the race I declare is... Mechanical Race!"
"Including Ojama Derivatives becoming Mechanical Race, thus matching all monsters in your deck's race, right?" Yugen smiled approvingly, "Not bad, a nice counter.
This unseals your summon ban."
David frowned.
This mentor-like tone was also infuriating...
"Not done yet, only now will I summon the arrival of the strongest monster! Activate Continuous Trap - Call of the Living Dead!
Revive the other monster discarded by the initial 'Angel's Charity' in the graveyard! And that monster is——"
As the graveyard card emerged, even before the summoning, the earth shook, rumbling continuously. Tragodia's aura at this moment was at its most intense, as if all its power was channeled into David.
"Planet Series——
——Great Saturn!!!"
With an earthshattering roar, the steel king was summoned back from the Netherworld's vortex, its form like a mountain of metal!
[Great Saturn, Attack Power 2800]
"So it appeared, the Planet Series."
"Great Saturn's attack!" David shouted, "Attack 'Submarine Robot'!"
Saturn's heavy punch, with a mighty rumble, blasted towards the submarine.
"Then activate the trap 'Overdrive.'" Yugen said, "When the opponent attacks a Mechanical Race monster, draw two cards." (Original effect)
It's a card used by Marufuji Shou in the animation. Though it's now made into a physical card, the real card was nerfed into a machine-dedicated card.
"Speed Attack Magic 'Impact Aftermath'!" David shouted, "When a Mechanical Race monster attacks a defense monster, inflict piercing damage!" (Original Card)
[Yugen, LP 4000→ LP 3000]
"Set a card, end the turn."
Although it's only a thousand points, at least it definitely dealt some damage to this guy. More importantly, it removed the submarine, so at least he won't get directly crushed next turn.
What disappointed David was that the opponent seemed unresponsive.
"Tch, isn't this level of pain enough."
David sneered.
Not enough, still not enough.
He wants more darkness, more pain, more despair...
"My turn, draw." Yugen said, "Then Giant Machine City, effect activates again.
Once per turn, destroy one card on your field and search a Mechanical Race card from the deck.
I destroy the Continuous Trap 'Heroic Warlords' on my field and conduct a search from the deck...
...Of course, search for the third 'Submarine Robot'."
David twitched.
Are you kidding me, is it endless?
Submarine, submarine, submarine, do you have no other monsters to play?
Of course Yugen couldn't read his mind, otherwise why would he say to let the opponent experience the invincible bicycle, lest they underestimate him thinking his whole Mechanical Race survives on submarines...
"You thought I didn't anticipate this?" David shouted, "Activate set card, Trap Card 'Great Storm'! Destroy a face-up Magic or Trap Card on the field.
Destroy 'Giant Machine City'!"
The storm rolls in, the steel city collapses and crumbles, transforming into shadows and fading away.
David laughed heartily.
"Once a Field Spell leaves the field, its effects cease to resolve. Sorry, but the submarine stops here!"
"Is that so... alright.
Then I summon 'Bicycle Robot'."
[Bicycle Robot, Attack Power 800]
David frowned.
What is this thing again?
A blank slate, ordinary monster, Attack Power only 800, yet in attack position...
Yet don't underestimate its low stats and small size, as faced with Great Saturn it shows no fear, the handlebar clutching into two fists as if taunting Great Saturn, challenging it to a match.
"Battle." Yugen said, "Bicycle Robot, attack 'Great Saturn'."
David: "!?"
Crazy?
"Activate Continuous Trap 'Soul Barrier'." Yugen said, "As long as there is a monster on my field, no battle damage is received."
The bicycle fearlessly charges towards Great Saturn, yet unsurprisingly, gets smashed into pieces with a casual punch.
David frowned in confusion: "But such an attack is meaningless..."
"That's not necessarily true." Yugen's eyes flashed a smile.
Within that smile seemed to hide a hint of green light.
Holy, eerie, heart-pounding light, as if a powerful force is about to descend using it as a medium.
And the next moment, David's pupils contracted.
Seeing the towering, seemingly insurmountable mountain on the opponent's field, exuding a sacred aura, an unspeakable majestic green giant.
Even the Tragodia behind him couldn't help but exclaim.
"Impossible!"
"That is..."
"That is..."
"How could you, how could you manage..."
His pupils contracted, clearly reflecting the massive body of that giant.
[Orichalcos-Silenos, Attack Power?]
Level ten, the embodiment of Orichalcos power, the legendary Divine Puppet.
Supposed to be the power of the Snake God.
Why is it controlled by a mere mortal?
No wait, how did this thing pop out before? Isn't its summoning condition insanely complex?
"Orichalcos-Silenos cannot be normally summoned. But when an ordinary monster is destroyed by battle, this card can be special summoned from the hand."
Yugen said lightly.
Tragodia: "?"
I've reviewed the footage, don't deceive me, does this thing have such an effect?
"Oh, the previous version was hard to use, so I made some modifications." Yugen smiled, "So my Silenos effect is a bit different."
Physical Card, kid.
Never seen it before, huh?
Tragodia: "???"
What is this?
The embodiment of Orichalcos, the Snake God's ace monster, you just casually made modifications?
Can you casually change it?
Little Lobster, staring through the dense Black Fog, looked at Yugen with growing suspicion.
This guy... definitely isn't just an ordinary human.
Judge was right. This guy must have a background.
But what exactly is he?
What kind of existence possesses such power?
"Of course, the new version has different effects compared to the previous one. My Orichalcos-Silenos's Attack Power no longer relies on absorbed battle damage, but increases by 1000 points for each monster on the opponent's field.
You have three Ojama Derivatives and Great Saturn on your field, hence Silenos's Attack Power becomes..."
[Orichalcos-Silenos, Attack Power?→Attack Power 4000]
"Attack Power four thousand..."
David's face instantly turned ashen.
"Orichalcos-Silenos." Yugen said, "Attack 'Great Saturn'."
A ring of holy green light rises from beneath the Divine Puppet's feet, ascending over its head, like a spinning disc flying out.
The steel body of Saturn in front of that might shatters like thin paper, an endless energy erupts, mingling in the Orichalcos's green glow, swallowing David's scream, and Tragodia's final roar.
"Impossible! How could such a ridiculous thing occur..."
Until the Black Fog is torn apart by the green light, Tragodia remains staring defiantly at Yugen.
"Who exactly... are you?"
[David, LP 400→ LP 0]