Chapter 19: Card Trooper

Trap card—Judgment of the Enma, Machina Fortress's revival negated!

"Ryuzaki actually had such a move hidden!"

Commentator Xiao Du was spitting as he talked.

"It seems that even the revival of the Fortress was within his response, and because it is a counter trap, Fujiki You Xuan has almost no room for salvation, and the rhythm has to be interrupted directly."

"In this way, it should be very difficult for him to continue to counterattack. So, can he still continue the declaration of ending the match this turn?"

However, facing this scene, Fujiki You Xuan's only thought was...

Good guy, Hassleberry is one thing, but how do you have Bastion Misawa's cards too?

That's right, this "Judgment of the Enma" was a card used by the well-known passerby Bastion Misawa in the original GX, originally a trap exclusive to the Zombie-type. If you banish five Zombie-type monsters from your own graveyard, you can also special summon a Zombie-type from the deck.

However, Ryuzaki, who played Dinosaurs, obviously didn't have any Zombie-types. But in the anime environment, even if it's used as a similar substitute for a Trap Hole, it's actually quite useful.

After all, duelists in this world are not that free when building decks, often using whatever is at hand. If you happen to open this card from a card pack, even non-Zombie-type users can consider putting it in.

The Fortress returned to the graveyard, but Fujiki You Xuan didn't care, and another card in the graveyard retreated with golden light.

"The effect of 'Machina Force' in the graveyard."

Fujiki You Xuan showed the card that retreated from the graveyard zone.

"When this card exists in the graveyard and 'Machina Fortress' on my field is sent to the graveyard, I can banish that 'Machina Fortress' from the graveyard, and this card can be special summoned."

The destroyed Machina Fortress returned to the field in a translucent, phantom-like form, and dissipated with a burst of flickering golden light.

"Therefore, I banish the Machina Fortress in the graveyard and special summon 'Machina Force'!"

The light spots of the Fortress's dissipation re-condensed into a solid form. The illusory heavy armor began to transform, the giant metal feet stepped heavily onto the floor, the heavy tracks transformed to both sides, the main gun was carried on the shoulder, and the alloy fortress actually began to slowly transform into a heavy armored robot.

Transformers, transform!

【Machina Force, ATK 2600】

"I never expected that Fujiki You Xuan actually had another arrangement!"

Commentator Xiao Du's face was already flushed, and his emotions seemed even more excited than the person playing cards on the field.

"This is the COST discarded from the hand when special summoning Machina Fortress in the previous turn. Fujiki You Xuan had already calculated so many steps back from that time!"

"Could it be that today will really be the day we witness the rise of a new star!?"

Commentator Sasaki silently picked up a handkerchief to wipe the spit off his face, and then his butt moved a few inches away from his colleague.

But just as the Fortress was about to finish transforming, the giant machine actually stumbled, knelt on one knee with a boom, its body began to flicker, and then gradually blurred, until it dissipated like a cloud of smoke.

Commentator Xiao Du: "!"

"This... this... what is the situation?" the commentator was shocked. "What about the Force?"

"Hahahaha!" Ryuzaki laughed. "I had already calculated that you were hiding a backup in the graveyard. Maybe you really did calculate two or three steps more than others, but my duel has gone further than yours!"

"The moment you activated the effect of 'Machina Force,' I chained and activated this card!"

The audience's eyes finally fell on the trap he flipped over in the back row.

Trap card—Lost.

"Lost, this is a trap that can choose a card in the opponent's graveyard and banish it directly from the game. Therefore, before your machine could be revived to the field, I directly banished your 'Machina Force' from the game!"

Ryuzaki laughed even more proudly.

"How about it? Can you still claim that this is your last turn? Your machine has been broken by me, and all your means and arrangements have been resolved by me one by one. And I still have the invincible Dark Driceratops on the field!"

Commentator Sasaki also nodded: "Indeed. Although Fujiki You Xuan left enough backups, Dinosaur Ryuzaki is indeed not a person to be trifled with."

"Although it's a pity, no matter what strategy he originally prepared, he should be powerless under such a formation..."

Ryuzaki obviously thought so too.

You've been trapped twice, and you can still kill me?

Can you still kill me by riding the face with Dark Driceratops?

"Come, come, come, kill me if you can. If you have the ability, GKD (Get Killed Directly), I'm waiting here..."

Fujiki You Xuan pondered.

Hmm... that's a really strange request.

Since the other party requested it...

"Open the set card."

He pointed to the back row at his feet, and the trap card flipped over.

"Continuous trap 'Limit Reverse.' I can special summon a monster with 1000 or less attack power from my graveyard in attack position."

"When that monster changes to defense position, that monster and this card will be destroyed."

"Hmm?" Ryuzaki raised his eyebrows.

Can only revive monsters with 1000 or less attack power, and it can't change to defense, so those are all small fry...

"The card I want to revive is this one."

Fujiki You Xuan took a card that popped out of the graveyard.

"Card Trooper!"

【Card Trooper, ATK 400】

Card Trooper, one of the monsters often used by Jaden Yuki in the later stages. It has the ability to gain 1900 attack points in one breath by discarding the top three cards of the deck, and when it is destroyed, the player can draw a card.

At the same time, it has the ability to dump the graveyard, gain attack points, and draw cards. It was also a frequent visitor to top-tier decks in the real card environment back then, and even received restricted treatment due to its high appearance rate in the arena.

But Ryuzaki obviously didn't see the power of this thing: "Heh, as expected, isn't it just a small fry..."

"Whether it's a small fry or not, you'll know soon. I then activate the magic card from my hand..."

Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand, and the green magic card appeared in front of him.

"Magic card—Machine Duplication."

"I can choose a Machine-type monster with 500 or less attack power on my field and special summon up to two cards with the same name from the deck."

"The one I want to choose is naturally the 400-attack 'Card Trooper'!"

He drew two more cards he searched for from the deck.

"Special summon the other two 'Card Troopers'!"

【Card Trooper, ATK 400】 x3

"Actually three monsters at once?"

Ryuzaki suppressed the unease in his heart.

"But small fry are small fry after all, no matter how many come..."

"The effect of Card Trooper," Fujiki You Xuan was still operating. "Card Trooper can send the top three cards of my deck to the graveyard once per turn."

"For every card sent to the graveyard by this effect, this card's attack power increases by 500 points until the end of the turn."

"Therefore, I continuously activate the effects of three 'Card Troopers' and send nine cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard!"

A large pile of cards was thrown out from the deck, and they entered the graveyard zone of the Duel Disk one by one.

"Each Card Trooper's attack power increases by 1500!"

【Card Trooper, ATK 400 -> ATK 1900】 x3

"Then the last card I want to play is this..."

Fujiki You Xuan played the last card to end the match.

"Quick-play magic—Limiter Removal! The attack power of all Machine-type monsters on my field is doubled until the end of the turn!"

"Na-na-nani!!?"

Ryuzaki was shocked, and both commentators were shocked. The audience's exclamations turned into a wave, almost as if they were going to flip the arena.

All machines on the field doubled, which means these three Card Troopers...

【Card Trooper, ATK 1900 -> ATK 3800】 x3

"3800 attack power, three at once!?"

Commentator Xiao Du felt like he was going to be stupid.

Is there such an operation??

Sasaki also gasped, feeling a stormy sea in his heart.

The limit of the machine was removed, and all three troopers were jumping with electric light, their bodies expanding rapidly, and they instantly transformed from three little ones into mechas like Gundams.

The originally aggressive Dark Driceratops now had to look up to see this giant mecha that stood between heaven and earth, and couldn't help but sweat and tremble...

"First is the first Card Trooper, destroy 'Dark Driceratops'!"

With two bangs, the guns fired. The pitch-black dinosaur was pierced through the waist and exploded with a bang.

Ryuzaki: "Ugh!"

【Ryuzaki, LP 2800 -> LP 1600】

The back row had been used up, resources were completely exhausted, and Ryuzaki naturally couldn't have any means to defend.

"Then it's the subsequent Card Troopers, attack Ryuzaki directly!"

The gun barrels locked, and the electric light jumped. The Card Troopers fired both guns, and the spinning shells flew straight toward Ryuzaki with burning black smoke trails.

Under the reflection of the gunfire, Ryuzaki's eyes blurred, and Fujiki You Xuan opposite him seemed to overlap with another image in his memory.

Under the roar of gunfire, he heard the voice of an old friend from back then as if he were hallucinating.

The first Duel King, Yugi Wu Teng.

"No matter what kind of card it is, it has its value."

"Even the weakest monster has its meaning. Denying the possibility of a card with a word like 'small fry' is not worthy of being called a duelist."

"..."

Continuously taking double trap resistance, and still being able to reorganize such a formation in one breath. Such power, such fierce suppression, this is the feeling of power he pursued.

Card Trooper, with an attack power of only 400, such an inconspicuous small fry, could actually play such a killing chain.

For a moment, he almost felt like he was seeing Yugi Wu Teng standing opposite him...

But it was fleeting, and the phantom soon dissipated.

Replacing it was the firepower coverage that drowned him completely.

【Ryuzaki, LP 1600 -> LP 0】

Yesterday, a friend reminded me, saying why do you post so many words a day during the new book period. Because new book periods have word count limits for key recommendations like Sanjiang and the small speaker, only new books under 200,000 words have a chance to be on them, so posting so many words a day is a self-destructing behavior. After all, I have 50,000 words now and haven't even been on a round of testing, and it's very likely that the word count will exceed the limit before it's my turn...

However, I updated 9,000 words in one breath today. Because I thought about it, I really wanted to finish this game of cards in one breath. If I died because of this reason, I would have to admit it... (QAQ)

Finally, I'm asking for follow-up reading. Follow-up reading is the most important thing during the new book period. Thank you...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 20 =====