Chapter 1509

Field suppression!

Yuma's entire field was affected by this Ultimate Falcon, and their attack power plummeted.

【No. 99 Hope Emperor: Hope - Dragonar, ATK 3000 → ATK 2000】

【Beast Armor Combination: Lion King Hope Ray, ATK 6000 → ATK 5000】

【ZEXAL Servant - Hope Sage, ATK 2000 → ATK 1000】

The only one left on the field unaffected was "No. 38 Hope Harbinger Dragon: Galaxy Giant God" because its attack power had already been reduced to 0 by the previous effect of Satellite Cannon Falcon, so it couldn't be reduced any further.

Astral's expression was solemn: "Not only absolute immunity and effect lockdown, but even a continuous attack power reduction ability. Does this mean it's not that easy to defeat it even with high attack power?"

Fortunately, what their Hope lacked the least was attack power.

Even with the attack reduction, the Beast Armor Combination: Lion King Hope Ray still had 5000 attack power, which was more than enough to slash this Ultimate Falcon in the next turn.

"Alright! That's it then!" Yuma said, "My turn, draw!"

Astral: "Wait a moment, Yuma. He should know that the Ultimate Falcon will be countered by Hope this turn, but look at his eyes."

Yuma then noticed and looked over, suddenly realizing.

Kurosaki Shun's eyes didn't waver in the slightest; he didn't look at all like a duelist who had accepted the fact of his defeat.

Yuma: "In other words..."

"Yes," Astral looked at the opponent's set card in the backrow, "That set card definitely hides a move for a comeback... or at least a means to help him survive this turn."

As long as he survived the attack this turn, the attack power of the monsters on Yuma's field would continue to decrease at the end of the turn. In the next turn, Kurosaki Shun would have another chance for an OTK counter-kill.

Astral said: "If the opponent's backup plan is a Spell or monster effect, our formation is already enough to handle it."

Now, although the Galaxy Giant God on Yuma's field had 0 attack power, its effect was still active, and it could still negate a Spell effect once per turn. Beast Armor Combination Hope Ray, combined with Master Tianma Twin Saber, could negate monster effects twice.

"The threat is only the trap... I understand." Yuma nodded, indicating he knew what to do.

A sharp light flashed in his eyes again, his arm held high, five fingers spread, and endless radiance gathered toward his palm.

"I activate the effect of Beast Armor Combination: Lion King Hope Ray!" Yuma shouted, "Once per turn, by removing one Xyz material, I can equip any 'ZEXAL Weapon' monster from the Deck or Extra Deck to this card as an Equip Card! And this effect and its activation cannot be negated!"

One material was extracted, and the golden light material was absorbed and disappeared into Hope Ray's body, dragging a long tail. The heavy greatsword swung, and thousands of light spots gathered toward Yuma's palm.

"All light, all power, gather in my hand and become the power to open up the future!" Yuma and Astral said in unison, "Come! ZEXAL Weapon: Eagle Claw!"

Like a burning bird appearing from that golden light, it turned into a fireball and circled in the air several times, then turned into burning equipment and was equipped to Hope Ray's hand. Hope Ray's entire body seemed to be blessed by flames, and its power soared suddenly.

"Hope Ray equipped with Eagle Claw gains 2000 attack power!" Yuma said.

【ZEXAL Weapon - Eagle Claw, ATK 5000 → ATK 7000】

"Seven thousand attack power..."

Kurosaki Shun's expression twitched.

Being able to pull new "ZEXAL Equipment" from the Deck every turn by removing material, does that mean this Lion King Hope Ray's attack power can almost expand infinitely?

Sure enough, the opponent's Rank-Up Xyz monster was also quite a terrifying thing.

And although the opponent said "equip ZEXAL Weapon from the Deck or Extra Deck," for some reason, Shun had a strange premonition, as if the opponent's equipment was being crafted on the spot...

But if Shun were an acquaintance of Yuma and Astral, he would know that what they were doing now was already quite restrained.

You have to know that when the two of them combined into ZEXAL, in the period before they had the "Beast Armor Combination: Lion King Hope Ray" that could search for ZEXAL effects, their ZEXAL Weapons were all "printed" on the spot via "Shining Draw." Basically, whatever they called for would come, and before printing the card, they would righteously say, "A true duelist can even create cards."

At least now they added a search effect, pretending to search from the Deck, which at least gave the opponent enough face.

"However..."

Kurosaki Shun remained calm.

It didn't matter how high the attack power was. The trap in the backrow could directly force the end of the Battle Phase, as long as he blocked this turn...

"Battle!" Yuma said, "Beast Armor Combination: Lion King Hope Ray, attack Raidraptor: Ultimate Falcon!"

Lion King Hope Ray's giant hand gripped the long sword tightly, and the blade of the Eagle Claw was plated with gold edges, then began to burn. Hope Ray's blade was entwined with lava-like crimson-gold patterns, and as it swung, it stirred up ripples like folds in space.

Kurosaki Shun also acted immediately: "Then I activate my set card, the Trap card 'Farewell'!"

While speaking, he had already quickly shown a Spell card in his hand and sent it to the Graveyard.

"'Farewell' is a trap that can only be activated during the opponent's Battle Phase. By sending a Spell card from the hand to the Graveyard, the Battle Phase can be forcibly ended! And until the end of the turn, the effects of all monsters on the opponent's field are negated!"

Golden fluctuations were released from that trap, quickly spreading to the entire field, and it looked like it was about to bind Hope Ray's sword slash.

But Yuma curled his lips, revealing a confident smile.

"Sure enough, I knew it, Astral is always right," he said.

Kurosaki Shun: "What?"

"At this moment, the effect of 'ZEXAL Weapon: Eagle Claw' also activates!" Yuma shouted, "When this card is equipped to Hope Ray, once per turn, the effect of a Trap card activated on the opponent's field... is negated!"

Shun: "Nani!?"

His pupils contracted, his heartbeat seemed to skip a beat, and only at this moment did he suddenly understand.

This guy, choosing this ZEXAL Weapon equipment... was it not just to further increase Hope Ray's attack power?

Looking at the Hope formation on Yuma's field now. There was Spell negation, Trap negation, monster effect negation, and a 7000-attack greatsword...

Invincible.

Completely invincible.

"The effect of 'Farewell' is negated, the Battle Phase continues, and Hope Ray's attack also continues!"

Yuma shouted.

"Go, Hope Ray! One-slash-two-break: Eagle Master Tianma Sword Slash!"

The flames and sword energy reached the target at the same time, bursting out a dazzling white light on the Ultimate Falcon. The moment the sword energy and the whirlwind intertwined, it was almost as if a lion's soul had materialized in a roar, turning into a golden beast shadow and whistling out.

【Kurosaki Shun, LP 1600 → LP 0】