Chapter 1427: Restoring Radiance

"Dystopia's ATK increases by 1000!"

【Destiny HERO - Dystopia, ATK 2800 → ATK 3800】

Although it was only a temporary boost for the turn, everyone from the field to the onlookers immediately understood what this meant.

"At this moment, Dystopia's effect!" Aster shouted. "Destiny HERO - Dystopia, once per turn, when its ATK changes, can destroy any one card on the field!"

Aster pointed directly at Jaden's back row.

"You weren't panicked at all even when a heavy-hitting trump card like Magma Neos was destroyed; 80% of your confidence must come from your back-row defense, right? Then let me tear that set card and your last hope to shreds!

Dystopia, destroy that set card! Sublime Justice!"

Radiance erupted from Dystopia's entire body, and astonishing energy surged toward Jaden's last set card in the back row.

"Coming for my set card, huh," Jaden smiled. "Then activate set card, Trap Card 'Chain Bomb'!"

The set card targeted in his back row activated, and a red bomb was immediately projected onto the field, trailing a long, silver-white chain.

"'Chain Bomb' is a Trap Card that can be used as an Equip Card. I equip this card to 'Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird' in Defense Position on my field, increasing the equipped monster's ATK by 500!"

The chain fell onto the Air Hummingbird in defensive posture, and the hummingbird waved a few times, looking quite decent.

"An Equip Trap?" Aster sneered. "But what's the point of increasing the ATK of a piece of trash in Defense Position?"

"Don't be so impatient, 'Chain Bomb' has a second effect," Jaden smiled. "The second effect is that when this card is in the state of an Equip Card and is destroyed by another card's effect, I can select any one card on the field and destroy it!"

Aster's expression changed drastically: "Nani?"

It was actually a hidden ability that only triggered when the card was destroyed!

Does this mean that this guy had already calculated that he would destroy the back row...

Indeed. Aster had Dystopia on the field with the ability to destroy cards, and as someone who used Dystopia as his Deck's trump card, it was only natural that Aster would include many cards that could change monster ATK in his Deck.

Aster felt that even if Jaden wasn't panicked when a trump card like Magma Neos was destroyed, there must be a hidden move in the back row. But even this prediction was predicted by Jaden.

So Jaden used a counter-strategy; although he did set up a backup in the back row, it was a backup that would only be triggered by the opponent's card-destroying behavior, which could be called a plan within a plan...

Aster's pupils contracted: "You guy... were you deliberately acting like a fool to make me lower my guard?"

At first glance, he looked like a dork, but he was actually an old fox playing the pig to eat the tiger!

On the side, You Xuan seemed to see that Aster had some strange misunderstandings, and only felt it was funny.

Aster was really overthinking it. When Jaden duels, he doesn't think that much at all; he simply has innate god-tier draws and can draw the cards most needed for the situation...

And at this moment, the bomb trap was struck by Dystopia's beam. While being destroyed, the chain in Air Hummingbird's hand also snapped with a clatter. Following that, the bomb with the broken chain was like a lit fuse, trailing a dangerous tail flame as it counterattacked toward Aster's field.

"However..." Aster quickly adjusted and sneered. "A good calculation, but my power is still superior!

At this moment, activate the effect of 'Destiny HERO - Dominate Guy'!"

The further fusion of Dystopia, the advanced trump card Dominate Guy, finally bloomed with divine radiance at this moment!

That golden light was like an indestructible protective shell, standing on Aster's field. The bomb's explosion collided with the golden barrier, and the explosive flames and impact were completely blocked by the barrier, unable to penetrate even half an inch. Yuma, who was watching, said: "What? Why is it useless?"

"Hahaha, this is Dominate Guy's ability, 'Restoring Radiance'!" Aster shouted. "When a monster on the field is about to be destroyed by a card effect, select that monster, and that monster will not be destroyed by that effect!" (Anime effect)

If it were the physical card, Dominate Guy could make the selected monster immune to battle and effect destruction for an entire turn, and the battle damage taken would also be 0. But the anime version only blocked one instance of effect destruction.

However, the anime version split Dominate Guy's "immunity to battle destruction" and "immunity to effect destruction" into two separate abilities. The anime Dominate Guy could select a monster on the field, making that monster immune to battle destruction for one turn, and the battle damage taken would become 0.

In other words, the anime Dominate Guy could protect against one instance of effect destruction and provide battle destruction immunity for an entire turn. These two effects could be applied to two different monsters, whereas the physical card could only protect one monster per turn.

"Eh, the bomb was blocked," Jaden scratched his head. "What a pity, I thought it was a beautiful counterattack."

"That level of attack is useless against me," Aster said coldly. "I'll finish you this turn. Battle Phase!

First, the first 'Destiny HERO - Dystopia', attack 'Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird'!"

This was the Dystopia that had gained a 2900 ATK boost from "Death City" in the previous turn. Dystopia threw a punch through the air, purple energy gathering on its fist like a purple cannonball, piercing through Air Hummingbird head-on.

"Next is the effect of the Equip Spell 'Delay Armor' equipped to Dystopia!" Aster said. "If the monster equipped with Delay Armor destroys an opponent's monster by battle, select another monster on the opponent's field with a lower Level than the destroyed monster, and destroy that monster!"

Aster continued to point at the last remaining Neo-Spacian on Jaden's field.

"Destroy 'Neo-Spacian Glow Moss'!"

The chain bombardment from Dystopia saw the armor on its body shoot out beams of light, cutting across Glow Moss in a crisscross pattern, blasting and destroying Jaden's last line of defense.

【Jaden, LP 2200 → LP 1700】

At this moment, Jaden's front-row monsters and back-row set cards had all been cleared, leaving him completely empty and without any defense.

And Aster had only used one Dystopia to attack!

"Go to hell, you annoying guy!" Aster said mercilessly. "'Destiny HERO - Dominate Guy', direct attack!"

Dominate Guy swung his fist, blasting a fatal blow!

But Jaden was unhurried: "Then activate the effect of 'Necro Gardna' from the Graveyard! Banish this card from the Graveyard, and I can negate the opponent's attack once!"

Dominate Guy's fist blasted over, but the overbearing fist shadow only landed on the ghost-like shield, unable to advance even half an inch. ===== CHAPTER 1428 =====