Chimera Overload Dragon, obliterate!
"Now your field is completely empty!"
Repack was radiating with confidence.
"I'll follow up by Normal Summoning 'Nuclear Demon' from my hand! In attack mode!"
It was a blue-faced demon with wide, enormous bone wings, jet-black horns, and a huge, robust body, with flames seemingly churning in its palms.
[Nuclear Demon, Attack Power 1700]
With this, the total output exceeded four thousand.
"Prepare yourself, King! Attack directly first with Nuclear Demon God Valafar!"
Valafar roared, and the gathered Flame of Hell transformed into a Flame Cannon, heading straight at Yugen.
However, this overwhelming assault was abruptly halted, as if hitting a wall... no, not hitting a wall but being cut off at the source. The spraying flames stopped suddenly, and Valafar abruptly ceased its output, trembling slightly as if battling an invisible force.
"What?"
Repack was startled and urgently spoke.
"Valafar? What's going on? Why aren't you attacking?"
"Because I activated a Trap," Yugen pointed to a card that had already been revealed beside him, "the Trap Card 'Entry Forbidden! No Entry!!'.
All attack position monsters on the field must be changed to defense position."
He gestured to Repack's field.
"Your Nuclear Demon God and Nuclear Demon all have to switch to defense."
[Nuclear Demon God Valafar, Attack Power 3000 → Defense Power 2100]
[Nuclear Demon, Attack Power 1700 → Defense Power 600]
"Tch... another petty trick."
Repack pouted unhappily.
But he soon squinted his eyes at the Nuclear Demon on the field and chuckled softly to himself.
Nonetheless, his most powerful piece was already laid down, and the scales of victory were tipping in his favor. The opponent just hadn't realized it yet.
Using a Cyber Dragon deck to battle me was Duel King's biggest mistake today and the reason for his defeat.
Today, at this moment, the legend of the King will end.
"Set a card, turn end." Repack said, "At the end phase, the effects of Nuclear Demon God Valafar and Nuclear Demon activate.
At the end of the turn, Nuclear Demon requires you to discard a 'Nuclear Beast's Steel Core' from your hand, or reveal a Demon Race monster card in your hand, otherwise, this card is destroyed."
Repack revealed a card from his hand.
"I reveal a second 'Nuclear Demon' from my hand, so Nuclear Demon can remain on the field without being destroyed."
"Then there's the effect of 'Nuclear Demon God Valafar'. At the end of the turn, send 'Nuclear Beast's Steel Core' from the hand to the graveyard, and Valafar can stay on the field too."
Yugen: "My turn, draw."
After drawing, he snapped his fingers.
"Continuous Trap 'Electronic Summoning Detonator'."
The backfield card revealed itself, and something akin to a tank-like machine appeared on his field, the top equipped with a horn-shaped cannon.
"Electronic Summoning Detonator inflicts 300 damage each time a Mechanical Race monster is Special Summoned."
A card used by Marufuji Shou in the GX animation.
"Then when the opponent has monsters on the field and I don't, this card can be Special Summoned from the hand."
Yugen played a card from his hand.
"Special Summon 'Cyber Dragon'."
[Cyber Dragon, Attack Power 2100]
"Cyber Dragon is a Mechanical Race monster; with its Special Summon successfully, 'Electronic Summoning Detonator' deals 300 damage."
[Repack, LP 1400 → LP 1100]
Of course, this damage was insignificant.
"The beginning of the electronic flow, Cyber Dragon." Repack chuckled lightly, "But at this point, what can such a monster do? Even if converted to defense position, Nuclear Demon God Valafar's Defense Power is still 2100; Cyber Dragon can't prevail."
Yugen only smiled, squinting slightly at Pegasus Moonwalker behind him.
"Well then, Mr. Pegasus, may I take the liberty of testing a new card your company is developing?"
Pegasus Moonwalker: "?"
At Keihei's request, they had indeed equipped Yugen with some newly developed cards. However, he couldn't recall anything related to the electronic flow.
What was he intending to test in this situation?
"I mentioned that I would show you the correct way to unlock the electronic flow in this duel."
Yugen spoke unhurriedly.
"I deliver on my promises.
Activate the effect of 'A-Generation Machine: Birdman' from my hand. Return a face-up monster on your field to your hand and Special Summon this card from your hand."
"A-Generation Machine?"
Repack furrowed his brows.
An unheard-of card deck...
But that's only natural, as this field can't even be called a card deck right now. It's just a semi-finished product being developed by the International Fantasy Association, consisting of a few disorganized cards that haven't been circulated and are only in the lab, so the outside world naturally wouldn't have heard of it.
"However..."
Repack sneered.
"Your monster seems to be a Dark Attribute, right?"
"Yes," Yugen replied.
"Hahahaha... You've already fallen into a fatal trap, Duel King," Repack declared, "Let me tell you about the Nuclear Demon's ability!
As long as the Nuclear Demon is on the field, the effects of any Light Attribute and Dark Attribute monster activated by either of us during the Main Phase will all be negated!"
The spectators were stunned for a moment, and then greatly shocked.
Light Attribute and Dark Attribute... What the heck!?
They immediately realized that Yugen was currently using an electronic flow deck, which was obviously composed of Light and Dark Attributes.
This was also a well-known fact. The characteristic of the electronic flow is that the whole family is of the Mechanical Race, with systems primarily based on Light and Dark Attributes. The indiscriminate AOE of this Nuclear Demon just happens to encompass both Light and Dark Attributes, making it the nemesis of all Light and Dark Attribute decks.
However, just when even the hearts of the onlookers were jumping into their throats, Yugen smiled, with the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.
Repack: "?"
Despite such unfavorable conditions, he could still manage to smile?
"I know," Yugen nodded.
"You... know?"
"Yeah, I know the effect of the 'Nuclear Demon,'" Yugen said calmly, "However, 'A-Generation Machine: Birdman' can Special Summon itself by returning a monster on the field to the hand.
Although the 'self-special summon' effect is negated by the Nuclear Demon, and Birdman can't be Special Summoned onto the field, 'returning a monster on the field to the hand' is the cost to activate the effect. Even if the effect doesn't resolve, the cost has been paid."
Repack nodded: "That's correct. So your 'Cyber Dragon' must return to your hand."
The Cyber Dragon turned into a golden beam and returned to Yugen's hand.
Yet, Yugen didn't add it to his hand; instead, he immediately slapped it back down onto the field.
"When there are monsters on the opponent's field and none on my field, Special Summon 'Cyber Dragon.'"
[Cyber Dragon, Attack Power 2100]
Repack was initially stunned but quickly came to understand.
Right, the effect of Cyber Dragon doesn't specify 'once per turn.' As long as the condition 'there are monsters on the opponent's field and none on mine' is met, it can be Special Summoned, so naturally...
...Wait a minute.
Something doesn't feel right, something feels extremely off.
Wouldn't this be...
"The effect of Electronic Summoning Detonator: when a Mechanical Race is Special Summoned, deal 300 points of damage to the opponent," Yugen said.
The tank-like device fired again, and the electric light blasted out. Repack grunted and slid back half a step.
[Repack, LP 1100 → LP 800]
"The effect of 'A-Generation Machine: Birdman' from my hand returns the Cyber Dragon on the field to the hand, Special Summoning itself," Yugen said, "Of course, the Special Summon effect is negated by your 'Nuclear Demon,' so the summon fails.
Cyber Dragon returns to the hand as cost."
Repack was already frozen, feeling cold all over in the blazing heat, with numbed limbs.
This is...this is...
"When there are monsters on the opponent's field and none on my field, Special Summon Cyber Dragon," Yugen chuckled, "Electronic Summoning Detonator, 300 points of damage."
"Ughhhhh!"
[Repack, LP 800 → LP 500]
His face turned pale, as if he were a bedridden patient helplessly watching as the God of Death drew closer, step by step, with a scythe in hand.
The spectators outside the field all unconsciously gaped, unable to speak for a moment.
Infinite Loop!
Everyone could see it.
Each time Cyber Dragon is Special Summoned, the Electronic Summoning Detonator burns 300 LP off the opposition. Then Birdman's effect in hand retrieves the Cyber Dragon, Birdman's Special Summon gets negated by Nuclear Demon, and then Cyber Dragon is Special Summoned again...
At this rate, forget a thousand LP, even ten thousand, or a million Life Points would be burnt away.
Moreover, they utilized the very effect that the opponent originally used to target his deck, which to some extent could be said as if it was handed over by the opponent as an infinite loop...
In light banter, Repack had taken another hit of Electronic Summoning Detonator, with remaining LP at 200.
"You, you, you..." Repack's lips trembled, unable to speak.
"I said I would show you the correct way to utilize the electronic flow," Yugen chuckled, and for the last time revealed the Cyber Dragon in hand.
"Special Summon Cyber Dragon."
"Electronic Summoning Detonator, the final hit."
[Repack, LP 200 → LP 0]