[Kagemaru, LP 100]
"Damn it..."
The old man couldn't help but curse aloud.
This person hasn't summoned a single Monster, and he doesn't even have the slightest feeling of a real duel confrontation. Somehow, his Life Points are already hanging by a thread!
What kind of bird duel is this!?
Yugen continued to snap his fingers.
"Your Life Points aren't much left, Chairman," Yugen reminded with a smile, "From now on, you must handle things cautiously."
Such a gentle and polite voice, yet upon hearing it, it only made one even angrier.
But precisely because of this, Kagemaru was able to calm down even more.
Having almost no Life Points left means reduced margin for error. The more it is like this, the less he can lose his head and be easily led by the opponent.
"Virtual Air Hummingbird's Monster Effect." Kagemaru said in a steady tone, "When Virtual Air Hummingbird is sent to the graveyard from the field, Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Air Hummingbird' from the graveyard."
The mechanical arm retrieved a Monster Card that exited the graveyard.
"I Special Summon 'Synthetic Air Hummingbird'!"
[Synthetic Air Hummingbird, Attack Power 1000]
Yugen: "Oh? This fellow's effect..."
"That's right, Synthetic Air Hummingbird also has a summoning effect as a Monster." Kagemaru said, "When Synthetic Air Hummingbird is successfully summoned or Special Summoned, Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Air Hummingbird' from your graveyard."
He took out another card from the graveyard, which was deftly caught by the mechanical arm and slapped onto the Duel Disc.
"Summon 'Air Hummingbird'!"
[Air Hummingbird, Attack Power 400]
"Whoa, two more just popped out at once." Yugen nodded approvingly, "This Air Hummingbird deck isn't bad."
At least from his perspective, in the GX-era environment, this deck's operation speed is quite fast, having a bit of next-gen flavor.
Simultaneously possessing the ability to search the deck, recover from the graveyard, and rapidly spread, and from the battle with Titan, it also has blockade and NTR abilities. No wonder this deck was only physically realized with three cards back in the day.
Moreover, Kagemaru hasn't used his Normal Summon this turn.
"Then sacrifice 'Synthetic Air Hummingbird'!"
Transparent Tornado surrounded the Air Hummingbird within, dispersing into light points.
"Level 6—
—Convection Air Hummingbird, summon!!!"
An even more intense airflow vortex rose than before, blue wings spread wide, the armored Air Hummingbird appearing riding the storm!
[Convection Air Hummingbird, Attack Power 2400]
Convection Air Hummingbird, one of the only three physically realized Air Hummingbird cards.
"This time using Synthetic Air Hummingbird as the sacrifice, leaving behind Air Hummingbird." Yugen understood, "Is it because of Air Hummingbird's attack restriction ability?"
When other Air Hummingbirds are on the field, your opponent cannot declare an attack. This ability was already exposed during the previous battle with Titan.
Kagemaru now only has 100 Life Points, so he has to carefully consider his defense setup, as even a little battle damage might immediately end him.
"Direct attack with Convection Air Hummingbird!"
The newly appeared Air Hummingbird charged at full speed, like a general leading the charge at the forefront of the army!
"Activate Trap." Yugen said, "Trap Card 'Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force'!
When the opponent declares an attack, destroy all attack-position Monsters on the opponent's field!"
Kagemaru squinted his eyes.
Of course, there's a trap!
Trap, trap, endless traps.
But now he's driving this Air Hummingbird to take on the traps!
"Convection Air Hummingbird's effect!" Kagemaru shouted, "Convection Air Hummingbird is unaffected by any Trap Card effects!"
Piercing the shield!
Divine Protective Shield shattered like a pane of glass as the Air Hummingbird with its wings spread slammed through it. The armored bird beast soldier seemed to have gone through countless hardships, finally breaking through the frontline, striking Yugen directly.
[Yugen, LP 4000→LP 1600]
Life Points fell!
His Life Points really dropped!
Kagemaru, who had spent a lifetime on the battlefield, felt for the first time that it was so difficult to touch the opponent's Life Points...
"It's a trap-immune Air Hummingbird, really doesn't suit me well."
Yugen dusted himself off and stood up straight with a helpless expression.
After landing a blow, Kagemaru quickly calmed down.
No, can't be blinded by this guy's expression.
Even though the blow went through, the situation is still quite unfavorable for him. Even if Convection Air Hummingbird's attack went through, Divine Protective Shield still blew up his Air Hummingbird.
In this way, his original plan for a defense setup with attack suppression frontline has been dismantled. Once the next turn comes and Convection Air Hummingbird is attacked, even if it's just a touch by a Level 6 Monster with 2500 Attack, it'll be over.
"Damn Duel King..."
Kagemaru gritted his teeth, the mechanical arm drew out a card from his hand.
"Set a card, end the turn."
Kagemaru said in a low voice.
"Then it's my turn, draw."
Yugen could somewhat guess, the defense line of Air Hummingbird being dismantled, that facedown card at the back is probably Kagemaru's new hope for a defense.
However, Yugen wasn't in a hurry.
"Normal Summon 'Chaos Core' in defense position."
Darkness gathered on his field, as dark as hell. This darkness then began to writhe and rise, forming a Monster shape.
The twisted demon slowly unfolded its wings, seemingly mocking in its eyes.
[Chaos Core, Defense Power 0]
Kagemaru was stunned.
A Monster with 0 Attack and Defense?
What is this thing? Never seen it?
"Set three cards, end the turn."
Yugen waved his hand, setting three cards in the back.
Kagemaru frowned tightly.
Once again, facedown cards, setting three cards.
If there's anything different compared to the previous two turns, it's that this time a Monster with 0 stats was summoned.
Looking even stranger than the previous two turns.
Kagemaru pondered for a moment. Then, Yugen interrupted with a cheerful smile: "Oh? Chairman, aren't you drawing a card? Or you can directly give up, that's also an option."
"Tsk, don't get cocky, kid."
The chairman snapped back, spitting coldly.
"My turn, draw a card!"
Kagemaru drew a card, or rather his mechanical arm drew a card.
"Activate Magic Card 'Pot of Greed.'" Kagemaru said, "Draw two cards from the deck."
Kagemaru glanced at his hand, then looked at the Chaos Core on the opponent's field, slightly frowned, a faint sense of foreboding welling up inside him.
He couldn't say exactly why, but this 0 Attack Monster indeed made him feel very uneasy.
Kagemaru's gaze moved to the three back cards on Yugen's field.
Again three facedown cards at the back. But the opponent already knows that most traps are useless against his Convection Air Hummingbird...at least most of them.
Following this logic, the mystery of this setup shouldn't lie in the facedown cards but rather...
Kagemaru's gaze returned to the ominous 0 Attack demon.
A Monster with 0 Attack Power, clearly something's up!
"Hehe, although I may not know what your thing is, but..."
Kagemaru shouted.
"Activate facedown card, Speed Attack Magic 'Forbidden Holy Grail'!
Select one Monster on the field, its Attack Power increases by 400, and its effect is negated!"