Chapter 548: Determining Fate

"Trap card - Farewell's effect, this turn's Battle Phase is forced to end!"

The trap's fluctuation was released, and powerful energy suppressed the entire field without question. Sapphire Pegasus, which had rushed halfway, was like hitting a barrier of golden electric light, groaned from the electric shock, and could only be embarrassedly bounced back to its original place.

The other Crystal Beasts didn't attack, but at this time they were also pressed firmly on the ground by the trap pressure, their whole bodies emitting wisps of electric light, like shackles binding them and making them unable to move.

"And the Spell card I discarded is 'Compensation of the Pot'," Fujiki You Xuan said slowly. "This card is sent to the Graveyard, draw two more cards from the deck."

"Ah ah ah, damn it, even like this, it can't get through!?"

Jesse began to grab his hair, and that hairstyle that already looked quite good at playing cards was grabbed even more messily.

He was originally full of confidence, thinking that this time he should be able to touch the opponent. As a result, the Battle Phase had just begun, and even the first attack declaration could not be executed, and he immediately hit an iron wall again, and for no reason, the Battle Phase was gone again.

That feeling was like the foreplay had been prepared for a long time, and he finally caught the opportunity to show his skills, but as a result, he was suddenly interrupted halfway through the charge, and could only be forced to hold it back, feeling a sense of wanting to vomit but not being able to vomit, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"Calm down, Jesse, don't fall into the opponent's rhythm!"

Emerald Tortoise reminded.

"Yeah, yeah, I know."

Jesse took a deep breath.

"It's my attack plan that still has flaws... Sorry, everyone.

My turn is over."

"Then it's my turn, draw."

Fujiki You Xuan drew a card, then revealed a Spell in his hand.

"Activate Spell card 'Smashing Ground'.

Destroy one monster with the highest defense on the opponent's field."

"Are you going to destroy my beloved family?" Jesse frowned. "The one with the highest defense on my field is 'Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise'..."

【Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, DEF 2000】

"Then destroy Emerald Tortoise."

Fujiki You Xuan pointed his finger at the green-shelled turtle and hooked it lightly.

The ground instantly cracked, revealing a long crack. Emerald Tortoise slipped and fell into it, then exploded into a fireball in the crack with a bang.

Of course, it immediately turned into a jade crystal and appeared in Jesse's back row.

"Well, actually, it doesn't matter which one is destroyed," Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "I just want to clear a monster slot."

Jesse: "?"

Clear a monster slot on my field? Are you sure there's no problem?

"Then activate Spell card 'Necro Sacrifice'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "By special summoning monsters from your Graveyard to the opponent's field, reduce the number of tributes required for advanced summoning according to the number of special summons, and perform a normal summon for a monster in your hand." (Original card)

He found that this card left by Sartorius was really easy to use.

At first glance, it seems to be just an auxiliary advanced summoning Spell card used to reduce tributes, but in practical use, it was found that auxiliary summoning was secondary, and sending various inexplicable things to the opponent's field was the main purpose.

Actually, there are cards in the real-life environment that send "weird things to the opponent's field", such as the common trap "Equal Exchange" used by Yusei Fudo, and the effect is very similar, which is also sending monsters from your Graveyard to the opponent's field.

It's just that Fujiki You Xuan hasn't found this card yet, guessing that it might be a trap from the Synchro era that hasn't been born yet. But it doesn't matter, the effect of this Necro Sacrifice is about the same.

"Therefore, I summon a monster from my Graveyard to your field to reduce the number of tributes by one. The one I want to summon is this..."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled and revealed a card.

"Arcana Force 0 - The Fool!"

Jesse was very surprised: "Eh? Are you going to give me this invincible monster used for locking?"

"Yes, don't be polite, just accept it," Fujiki You Xuan said with a smile. "And the display form can also be decided by yourself."

Jesse pondered for two seconds: "Then defense position." 【Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, DEF 0】

"And because this time it is a special summon, not set face-down, so when The Fool is summoned to the field, it needs to rotate the card to randomly obtain the upright or reversed position."

Fujiki You Xuan said.

So the card of The Fool on Jesse's field began to rotate.

However, it stopped in the reversed position.

"Jesse-student's luck doesn't seem to be very good," Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "The Fool in the reversed position does not accept the influence of any card effects from your own side, and cannot be the target of card effects."

Jesse frowned.

"But the display form when The Fool is summoned is still decided by myself," he said. "Even if it doesn't accept the effects of my cards, The Fool itself is a powerful shield."

"Indeed... but its role is not just a shield."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled and revealed another monster card in his hand.

"According to the effect of 'Necro Sacrifice', I can perform a normal summon for a monster in my hand by reducing the number of tributes by one. Therefore, I summon this card—"

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"—Arcana Force 12 - The Hanged Man!"

【Arcana Force 12 - The Hanged Man, ATK 2200】

Arcana Force without real-life cards in the anime, but it is also included in the video games of Card Power and Duel Links.

"Arcana Force monsters need to rotate the card when summoned to the field to obtain different effects based on the upright or reversed position," Fujiki You Xuan paused and smiled.

"However, when The Fool exists on the field, its other effect is... every time the opponent player activates an effect that requires flipping a coin, the upright or reversed position can be chosen by the opponent themselves."

"And, this effect is the basic effect of The Fool, and has nothing to do with The Fool's own upright or reversed position."

"In other words, as long as The Fool is on your field, whether it is randomly in the upright position or the reversed position, I can choose the upright or reversed position of the coin at will."

Jesse: "!"

There is such a thing?

He couldn't help but look at The Fool on his field in astonishment.

"Correct, The Fool is an Arcana that has the power to sway fate. But it's a pity, the one who can freely choose fate... is only its opponent."

Jesse: "..."

He stared at The Fool for a long time, wanting to speak but stopping.

But what he wanted to say was probably, you really are a "Fool"...

"Therefore, I choose the reversed position effect of 'Arcana Force 12 - The Hanged Man'."

The Hanged Man's card rotated and stopped in the reversed position.

"Then activate Spell card 'Second Coin Toss'. It's also flipping a coin. If it's heads, I draw two cards; if it's tails, the opponent draws two cards."

Fujiki You Xuan paused and smiled brightly.

"Of course, with The Fool here, coin flipping and such can be avoided. I'll draw two cards directly."

Jesse: "..."

Fujiki You Xuan drew two cards generously.

"Then battle." Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand. "Arcana Force 12 - The Hanged Man, attack 'Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth'."

Green gelatinous tentacles flew out from the ground, binding the mammoth tightly, and with a bang, it exploded into fragments.

【Jesse, LP 4000 -> LP 3500】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 549 =====