Sand Shield - Power of Dust!
The derivative trap of Holy Defense, which immediately turned the field into a whirlwind of sand. The golden sand formed a storm that gathered like a reflective barrier of Holy Defense, but was constructed by swirling sand vortexes.
It's not about destroying, but covering the entire opponent's field.
Yet, Hayato Kuroda, who stepped into this deadly trap, didn't panic. Instead, he smirked knowingly, as if everything was going according to plan.
Ha, of course, there was a trap. He knew it.
"Activate the cover card, Trap Card 'Trap Powerlessness'!"
Hayato Kuroda shouted.
"This turn, all traps except this card become invalid!"
A specialized counter trap, once activated, an invisible force enveloped the entire field, forming a realm that seemed to ban all traps. The vortex constructed by the yellow sand was instantly dismantled, shattering under this strike.
"Hahaha, did you think I wouldn't notice your preference for traps?" Hayato Kuroda laughed. "This is precisely the best way to deal with you, Duel King!
Unable to use traps, your fighting power will be drastically reduced!
Beetle Machine-1 Shell Body, attack continues!"
Yugen's cover monster flipped over, revealing a glasses-wearing girl holding a book. Seeing the attack coming, she hurriedly put the book in front of her to block, but it was in vain. The beetle tore through the book and pinned her to the ground. The girl groaned softly, her image breaking apart.
[Scholar Spirit, Defense Power 1500]
"The monster you just destroyed is 'Scholar Spirit.'" Yugen said. "When this card is sent to the graveyard, I draw a card from my deck."
"But with that, your field is now empty." Hayato Kuroda shouted loudly. "And my beetle's total attack is still waiting...
"Don't rush. Activate cover card, Trap Card 'Time Mechanism.'" Yugen said. "Return a monster destroyed in battle to the owner's field in the same position."
An eerie machine appeared on the field, accompanied by a plume of black smog, seeming to warp time and space within it.
"So I resurrect the card destroyed from the graveyard..."
Yugen retrieved the card just sent to the graveyard and placed it back on the field. The image of the glasses-wearing spirit crouched defensively back onto the field.
"Special Summon 'Scholar Spirit'!"
[Scholar Spirit, Defense Power 1500]
"Tch, the Strong Attack Beetle Cannon's attack power and the Scholar Spirit's defense power are the same, so the battle will be inconclusive. The attack is canceled then."
Hayato grumbled.
"Activate Magic Card 'Magic Flowerpot.' By sending a Continuous Magic on the field to the graveyard, you can draw two cards from your deck.
Send 'Frontline Base' from the field to the graveyard and draw from the deck!" (Original effect)
Frontline Base shattered into countless golden light points, and Hayato drew two new cards.
"Following as you wish... the three beetles merge and transform into their final form!
Hayato Kuroda raised his arm and shouted.
"By removing the three beetles gathered on the field from the game, they can directly combine summon. The armor of the strong attack beetle, with unmatched firepower, crushes all barriers descending here—
—Strong Attack Cannon Beetle, fusion summon!"
The three beetles began to transform at his command, releasing electromagnetic attraction between each other. With a series of metallic scraping sounds, the beetle machines combined. The base was red spider legs, the main body was a black iron armored beetle, and the tail wielded pincer-like metallic clippers.
[Strong Attack Cannon Beetle, Attack Power 2400]
"Whoa, that looks like a formidable fellow." Yugen said.
Hayato Kuroda snorted.
"You'll soon realize how strong it is. The turn ends."
"Then it's my turn, draw a card."
He first played a Magic Card.
"Activate Equipment Magic 'Magical Wand,' equip to a Mage Race monster. The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500 points.
I'll equip the wand to 'Scholar Spirit.'
[Scholar Spirit, Attack Power 1400→Attack Power 1900]
Hayato: "Even if the attack power increases, it still falls short of the Strong Attack Cannon Beetle's might."
"I know that. Then activate the second effect of the Magical Wand. Send the equipped monster and this card to the graveyard to draw two cards."
Yugen drew two cards and paused.
"Then the Scholar Spirit's effect allows me to draw another card when sent to the graveyard."
Hayato: "Replenished three cards in hand at once..."
But Yugen continued unhurriedly, selecting three new cards.
"Cover a monster on the front field, set two cover cards on the back field, end the turn."
Hayato frowned.
He's not attacking yet?
Is there no way to break through my Strong Attack Cannon Beetle for now?
But anyway...
"It's my turn, draw a card!"
Hayato glanced at the card drawn in hand and played it immediately.
"Activate Magic Card 'Handwriting Erasure.' Both players discard all cards in hand and then draw the same number of cards."
But until just now, Yugen remained steady and calm. Upon seeing this card, his expression momentarily turned stunned.
Followed by surprise turned into amusement, making it seem like he could barely hold back laughter.
Hayato: "?"
Just a handwriting erasure, it's common on the street, what's so funny?
"Pff haha... haha... sorry, it's just..."
Yugen laughed out loud.
"I was just thinking, I've used this trick plenty of times. Though it's succeeded quite a few, it's the first time I've had the opponent voluntarily help to complete the combo."
Hayato: "?"
What nonsense?
Although he couldn't understand, for some reason, the more he listened, the more anxious he felt...
"That's it."
With a smile, Yugen snapped his fingers.
"Activate cover card, Trap Card 'W Nebula Meteorite,' switch all face-down monsters on the field to face-up Defense Position."
"The face-down monster on the field..." Hayato said. "It's only the one on your side..."
"Exactly, and that monster is this..."
Yugen turned the card over.
"Temple Guardian."
[Temple Guardian, Defense Power 1900]
Yugen: "When Temple Guardian is face-up on the field, the opponent cannot draw cards from the deck outside of the draw phase."
Hayato Kuroda thought for a moment.
Wait, let me sort this out.
The opponent can't draw cards from the deck outside of the draw phase.
Handwriting Erasure is, both players discard all hand cards and then draw the same number of cards.
So I have to discard all my hand cards, and can't draw cards...
Hayato: "!!!!!!"
Ah?
"It seems like you've noticed, yes. Although you activated 'Handwriting Erasure', after discarding all hand cards, due to 'Temple Guardian's' effect, you can't draw cards."
Yugen said.
"While I accept the effect of Handwriting Erasure, discard all my hand cards, and then draw the same number of cards."
Yugen discarded his hand and redrew new cards.
After drawing, he even gave a polite smile towards the opponent.
"Thank you."
Hayato Kuroda: "......"