Chapter 1017: Unyielding Power

The scorching fire wave, like the mouth of a giant beast, suddenly bit toward the speeding D-Wheel. Copy Yusei's goggles were instantly filled with leaping orange-red, and high-temperature airflow swept past.

【Copy Yusei, LP 3000】

"Full field destruction and can also deal damage; so that's the new power you awakened, Jack; it is indeed a terrifying power."

Copy Yusei closed his eyes slightly.

"But it's a pity, I still can't hand over the future to you."

Jack snorted: "That's not for you to decide!

Battle! Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight, direct attack on this fake!

Burning Crimson Prison!"

Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight suddenly opened its dragon jaw full of sharp teeth, and white light like a nuclear explosion lit up deep in its throat, and the surrounding air twisted into waves due to the high temperature. As the dragon wings flapped with all their might, the scorching prison flames were released, and the entire space seemed to be torn vertically, presenting a spiral fire pillar intertwined with dark red, orange-yellow, and pale white fire waves. The oxygen where it passed was burned out, forming a vacuum-state flame tunnel.

"Does it not affect its own attack after using the effect?"

Fake Zone couldn't help but praise when seeing this scene.

"It is indeed an incredible evolution for Red Dragon Archfiend."

A powerful board-clearing effect of the full-field destruction type. In the early environment, seeing such a similar effect easily makes people feel that such a monster mostly has "cannot attack the turn the effect is activated," or even a restriction like "cannot enter the Battle Phase." But clearly, Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight did not.

Especially in a 4000 LP environment, this is a quite terrifying instant-kill ability. For example, now, Scarlight cleared the field and dealt 1000 points of damage to Copy Yusei, and as long as the next direct attack passes, it's an instant kill on the spot!

Not only that, although the name became Scarlight, one of its effects is "this card can be treated as Red Dragon Archfiend." In other words, this card is a form of Red Dragon Archfiend, but the card name is still treated as the original. Whether it is Red Dragon Archfiend's exclusive support Spell/Trap, or replacing Red Dragon Archfiend as an exclusive Synchro material, there is no problem.

Copy Yusei waved his hand: "Then activate set card, Continuous Trap 'Call of the Haunted'!

This card can Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard in Attack Position to the field."

Saying this, a black vortex opened on the ground, and a transparent storm swirled out, turning into a warrior covered in red battle armor. The Berserker with a ghostly face and a heavy body landed on the field again, its heavy blade sweeping, and its eerie green eyes greeted the destructive flames.

【Junk Berserker, ATK 2700】

"Then continue to attack Berserker!" Jack snorted coldly, "Even if revived, this thing is not the opponent of my Scarlight at all!"

However, Scarlight's prison flames bombarded Junk Berserker, and the Berserker slashed with its blade. The heavy blade split the flames, and the flames washed over the red armor. Although the aftermath hit Copy Yusei, the Berserker stood firmly, motionless.

【Copy Yusei, LP 3000 → LP 2700】

Jack frowned: "Why? Why wasn't Junk Berserker destroyed?"

"Because I activated the effect of this card from the Graveyard."

Copy Yusei shook a card at his fingertips.

"Shield Warrior. Banish this card from the Graveyard, and I can negate the battle destruction of a monster once."

So although Copy Yusei took damage, Junk Berserker still stood tall.

Jack gritted his teeth: "The card sent to the Graveyard during 'Tuning's' effect? Using this kind of thing to save Berserker, this way, next turn, using Berserker's effect to lower Scarlight's ATK..."

Indeed, this turn Scarlight's instant kill failed, so next turn as long as Junk Berserker banishes "Junk Synchron" from the Graveyard, lowering Scarlight's ATK by 1300, it could immediately counter-kill. However, Copy Yusei interrupted coldly: "No, there is no need for the next turn."

Jack: "Nani?"

"At this moment, activate set card." Copy Yusei waved his hand to open another backrow, "Trap Card 'Cross Counter'!"

This card can only be activated during the opponent's turn's Battle Phase if I took battle damage, and the monster that fought is still on both sides of the field. (Original card)

Jack's brow jumped slightly.

The activation condition of this card was so harsh that it almost felt like it was printed on the spot. But Jack had an impression of this card; he had an impression of this whole set of tactics, because he had suffered this loss before.

In the hands of the real Yusei.

"The effect of Cross Counter is to make the attacked monster's ATK gain ATK equal to twice the battle damage I took, and then force it to fight the monster that fought before again!"

Copy Yusei said.

"I just took 300 points of damage, so Junk Berserker's ATK increases by 600, and then it is forced to fight 'Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight' again!"

【Junk Berserker, ATK 2700 → ATK 3300】

Junk Berserker's serrated giant blade erupted with cold light, and the moment the blade touched Red Dragon Archfiend, it sparked dazzlingly. When the blade was completely buried, the lava veins under the dragon scales bulged, and the entire demon dragon split in two from the middle. The high-temperature lava erupted like a pressure cooker that had been pierced. Those splashing lava balls solidified into obsidian fragments in the air, and the erupted lava turned into a red fire rain.

【Jack, LP 2400 → LP 2100】

"Ugh ah..."

Scarlight, which had just appeared, was destroyed and counter-killed, and Jack's face was very ugly.

"Tch... Then set one card, turn end."

Copy Yusei looked at him silently for a while, then turned his gaze back to the front, and said lightly: "How about it? Do you understand now?

Even if you have gained new power, even if you have the evolved Red Dragon Archfiend, there is still such a gap between you and me. This is why the future of this world cannot be handed over to you."

"Just a fake, still dare to be so arrogant." Jack said coldly, "You haven't won yet. Save the arrogant words until you beat Jack Atlas!"

Copy Yusei didn't say anything more, just said: "My turn, draw."

He drew a card, then didn't waste any words and ordered directly.

"Junk Berserker, direct attack on Jack!"

Junk Berserker's heavy blade rose again, slashing out a transparent air wave, the sharp blade slashing toward Jack like piercing the air.

Jack's expression tightened, and he shouted: "This is what I was waiting for!

The moment you declare an attack, activate set card!

Trap Card 'King's Tuning'!"

The trap flipped over, and the Berserker's slash seemed to have been slashed into a tuning reduction, its force disappearing without a trace.

"To dare to look down on Jack Atlas, now I will let you see the King's unyielding soul, this indomitable, ever-resilient power!"

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1018 =====