Chapter 1266: Teachability

Yusei: "Cross Counter's effect, increase Stardust Dragon's ATK and force another battle!"

【Stardust Dragon, ATK 2500 -> ATK 5900】

5900 ATK!

With its ATK soaring to 5900, Stardust Dragon's physique seemed to expand several times in an instant, and the starlight all over its body became even more dazzling, making it almost impossible for people to open their eyes.

The dragon's mouth opened, and a silver-white spiral impact surged out. Hell Cicada King tried its best to blast out an energy beam to resist, but that dark red energy was instantly dispersed by Shooting Sonic, and the silver impact rolled and blasted onto Hell Cicada King.

Cicada Maru: "Oaaahhh!"

【Cicada Maru, LP 2700 -> LP 1000】

"Battle end, Stardust Dragon's ATK returns to normal," Yusei said.

【Stardust Dragon, ATK 5900 -> ATK 2500】

His Life Points dropped to 1000 in an instant, becoming precarious. Cicada Maru knelt on one knee, clutching his chest, his expression ferocious and painful.

Countered again.

"Damn Synchro person, trap tactics again..."

He stood up shakily, panting, and set one more card: "I set one card, turn end."

Completely suppressed...

The direction of this duel was completely different from what Cicada Maru had initially expected. He possessed the power bestowed by Lord Don Thousand and had powerful Number cards in hand; he originally thought he should be able to run rampant in this Synchro Dimension.

But from the moment he started fighting this crab-head in front of him, he seemed to have been in a passive state.

Every step of action, every step of calculation, the opponent seemed to be walking ahead of him.

It felt like two chess players playing chess. He felt his chess skills were superb, able to calculate three steps ahead for every step he took, able to view the overall situation and grasp the situation. However, he didn't expect that when they actually fought, he felt tied up and completely suppressed.

It was as if the opponent had already calculated the path to victory from the moment the first piece was placed.

No, this was impossible. Possessing Lord Don Thousand's power, he couldn't lose, mere Synchro Dimension...

"My turn, draw!"

Yusei drew his card, narrowed his eyes, and scanned Hell Cicada King on the opponent's field, or more accurately, the purple Xyz Material circling around Cicada King.

There was one Xyz Material left, meaning it still had one chance to negate a monster effect.

Since that was the case...

Yusei sent one card from his hand to the Graveyard and showed another: "'Quickdraw Synchron' in my hand can be Special Summoned by discarding one monster card from my hand.

I discard 'Junk Synchron' from my hand, Special Summon 'Quickdraw Synchron'!"

The short-armed cowboy was summoned and appeared on Yusei's field, suddenly drawing his revolver and spinning it twice skillfully in his hand, firing two shots with a bang-bang, then coolly blowing away the black smoke lingering at the muzzle.

【Quickdraw Synchron, ATK 700】

"Then the card I just discarded is 'Junk Synchron'!" Yusei said. "Junk Synchron can be Special Summoned directly from the Graveyard when there is a Tuner monster on my field.

Therefore, I Special Summon 'Junk Synchron' from the Graveyard!"

【Junk Synchron, DEF 800】

"Quickdraw Synchron's effect: when this card is used as material for a Synchro Summon, it can substitute for any monster with 'Synchron' in its name!"

Yusei waved his hand.

"I want to use 'Quickdraw Synchron' to substitute for 'Junk Synchron' to perform a Synchro Summon!"

"Level 5, Tuner monster 'Quickdraw Synchron'!"

"Level 2, 'Junk Synchron'!"

"Tuning!"

【5+2=7】

Yusei: "The gathering shouts will become the arrow of echoes that pierces the sky, become the path that shines with light! Synchro Summon—"

"—Level 7, Junk Archer!"

Quickdraw Synchron turned into five star rings, and Junk Synchron was decomposed into two new stars within the star rings. The shining starlight path appeared on Yusei's field, and the armored warrior rushed out of the starlight and flew onto Yusei's field, drawing its bow and nocking an arrow, the mechanical single eye seemingly containing a locked-on crosshair, the bow and arrow locked onto the target from afar.

【Junk Archer, ATK 2300】

"Then Junk Archer's effect activates!" Yusei said. "Once per turn, banish one monster on the opponent's field from the game until the end of the turn!"

Junk Archer locked onto Hell Cicada King on the opposite field, the bowstring pulled to the full, and a beam of light arrow that pierced through dimensions spiraled out.

Once an Xyz monster leaves the field, even if it's only temporarily, the Xyz Materials are sent to the Graveyard. When it returns to the field at the end of the turn, the Xyz monster that has lost its materials becomes a useless vanilla monster.

From this level, Junk Archer's effect was actually quite a counter to Xyz monsters.

"Then this moment, activate 'No. 3 Hell Cicada King's' effect!" Cicada Maru said. "When a monster effect is activated on the opponent's field, remove one Xyz Material, negate that monster's effect, and this card's DEF increases by 500!"

The remaining circling Xyz Material was also absorbed by Hell Cicada King, and all the red dots on Cicada King's wings flashed simultaneously again. The scarlet, dim light enveloped down, and Junk Archer's whole body jumped with dark red electric currents, immediately drooping down.

【No. 3 Hell Cicada King, DEF 3000 -> DEF 3500】

"Useless," Cicada Maru laughed. "Although you summoned another monster with a good ability, it is all in vain in front of Hell Cicada King!"

Yusei: "But with this, that thing called 'Xyz Material' on your monster is used up, so it shouldn't be able to activate its effect anymore, right?"

Cicada Maru frowned: "Tch, damn Synchro person, saw through it, huh..."

"With this, I can let go!" Yusei said. "Then I Normal Summon 'Unknown Synchron' from my hand!"

The black metal sphere was summoned to Yusei's field, and the sphere clicked and popped open from the center outward, and a mechanical single eye opened in the very center.

【Unknown Synchron, ATK 0】

"Level 1, Tuner monster 'Unknown Synchron'!"

"Level 7, 'Junk Archer'!"

"Tuning!"

Yusei shouted.

"Although I don't have that power called Xyz, even so, I have been moving forward firmly on my path, and I will keep becoming stronger! This is the proof!"

"A flash of light that pierces the sea of stars! Let the pulse of the soul roar in the world! Synchro Summon—"

"—Starlight Dragon Stardust!"

The Level 8 Synchro, the vast starlight released by Unknown Synchron and Junk Archer seemed to turn into a boundless sea of stars. In that sea of stars, the dragon bathed in brilliance flew out, starlight flying behind it.

Although its form was incomparably similar to Stardust Dragon, as the starlight dissipated, subtle differences could be faintly seen; both its color and physique were different, as if it were some kind of Stardust subspecies.

Starlight Dragon Stardust, summoned!

【Starlight Dragon Stardust, ATK 2500】

"Gee, Yusei this guy also printed a Duel Dragon skin, huh."

You Xuan, watching the battle from the roof, couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

Not bad, not bad, progressing quite fast, teachable indeed. ===== CHAPTER 1267 =====