Chapter 617

"Shield & Sword, let all monsters on the field exchange their attack!"

【Labyrinth Wall, ATK 0 → ATK 3000】

【Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, ATK 2400 → ATK 1000】

Everyone knows that the low defense of the Monarch family is a common weakness, Monarchs are all 2400 attack and 1000 defense. If attack and defense are exchanged, they instantly fall from the Red-Eyes Black Dragon-level hitter to the Winged Kuriboh-level small fry in one breath...

But Jim's Labyrinth Wall was just the opposite, becoming a Blue-Eyes White Dragon-level big brother in one breath under attack-defense exchange.

At this time, Fujiki You Xuan's remaining HP was 1800, and this battle would directly determine Jim's victory!

"Labyrinth Wall, attack 'Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch'!"

Jim ordered loudly, while holding his breath.

It seemed to be an excellent opportunity, with hope for a one-hit kill.

But is there really a chance to take it down so simply?

Of course, Jim himself might have guessed it, the answer is, of course not.

Boom!

The moving labyrinth roared and smashed the white Monarch on Fujiki You Xuan's field, the electric light bursting from the Monarch's body went unabated and blasted toward Fujiki You Xuan, but it hit a transparent barrier and isolated the shock wave.

Jim was helpless: "Sure enough... it's not that easy."

"Damage calculation step, I discarded this card from my hand and activated the effect."

Fujiki You Xuan showed a hand card.

"Kuriboh. Discard from hand to make one battle damage 0."

Fujiki You Xuan pointed to a trap in the back row that was disappearing.

"And I also activated this card at the moment the attack was declared.

Trap card 'Treasures of Sacrifice'. When the total attack value of monsters on my field is lower than the monster with the lowest attack on the opponent's field, draw two cards from the deck.

But as a price, I cannot summon monsters in any form this turn." (Original effect)

Jim understood: "When the trap was activated, because of the attack-defense exchange effect, I only had Labyrinth Wall on the field, and the attack was 3000. And you only had Thestalos with 1000 attack..."

Jim picked out another hand card.

"Set one card, turn ends."

"My turn, draw."

Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand.

"Activate set card, Trap card 'Ritual of Descent'.

Select a 'Gravekeeper' monster in my graveyard and special summon it to my field."

"Wait a minute..."

Jim raised an eyebrow.

"Didn't you say that in this King's Necrovalley, all acts of desecrating the dead are forbidden?"

Didn't you say that effects affecting the graveyard would be negated?

"Oh, this." Fujiki You Xuan smiled, "That's for outsiders. Only the acts of outsiders daring to offend the resting place will be sanctioned.

But the Gravekeeper clan are the guardians chosen by the King, possessing sacred authority. They have privileges and are not bound by the rules of the resting place."

Jim: "..."

Dark curtain, pure dark curtain, this is.

So digging graves is an offense and desecration, and you cheating corpses is a righteous privilege, right?

However, Fujiki You Xuan was not bluffing, this was marked on the card. The activation of Ritual of Descent would not be negated by "Necrovalley".

"Revive 'Gravekeeper's Commandant' from the graveyard."

【Gravekeeper's Commandant, ATK 1600】 "Then tribute 'Gravekeeper's Commandant' for an Advanced Summon..."

Fujiki You Xuan raised his hand. The Commandant had been wrapped in the whirlwind of the tribute, then the whirlwind turned pitch black, and a pair of dark red eyes lit up in the darkness.

"The Emperor of darkness and evil, awakened from the abyss of the netherworld—

—Caius the Shadow Monarch, summon!"

The dark storm swept the whole field, the pitch-black cloak fluttering. The evil Emperor from the abyss rose slowly, carrying evil energy that reached the sky.

The Shadow Monarch spread his arms, and a dark aura rushed into the sky, as if laughing silently—

—Finally, it's my turn to appear!

【Caius the Shadow Monarch, ATK 2400】

When the Shadow Monarch is successfully summoned, banish any card on the field. The pitch-black storm swept, and the cyclone gathered toward Jim's field, rolling up the set card in his back row.

Trap card - Sakuretsu Armor!

Fujiki You Xuan: "..."

Hmm... he seemed to remember now, Jim also used this card when fighting the Supreme King in the anime. At that time, Jim tried to use Sakuretsu Armor to counter the Supreme King's Evil Hero, but the Evil Hero had destruction resistance, so Sakuretsu Armor continued its tragic fate of running through the history of Yu-Gi-Oh...

Jim gritted his teeth: "My Sakuretsu Armor..."

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"Sakuretsu Armor is a powerful trap that can destroy an attacking monster when it attacks, what a pity."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled and waved his hand.

"Then, next is 'Caius the Shadow Monarch' attacking 'Labyrinth Wall'."

Having finally gained an appearance opportunity, the Shadow Monarch held his head high and puffed out his chest, seemingly determined that he absolutely must not be looked down upon by that guy Sorcerer this time.

He gathered power in his palm, transforming into a tumbling energy ball. The energy gathered, the light ball grew bigger and bigger, until it turned into a pitch-black energy bomb. The Labyrinth Wall was easily pierced and shattered, and the moment Jim was hit by the darkness, he felt as if he had fallen into hell, clearly it should have just been a stereoscopic image, yet he actually felt his hands and feet go cold.

【Jim, LP 4000 → LP 1600】

Jim staggered back two steps, wiped his mouth, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Really didn't leave any room for breathing."

The attack-defense exchange effect of Shield & Sword could only last for one turn, and when the turn ended, Labyrinth Wall's attack would return to the original 0 points.

Originally, Jim planned to use the attack-defense exchange of Labyrinth Wall to output a wave, and then the attack would drop to 0 to sell a flaw, luring the opponent to step on his Sakuretsu Armor trap. The idea was good, but unfortunately, he ignored the curse imposed on Sakuretsu Armor by the will of the universe, but if it were changed to something like Mirror Force, it might have succeeded...

"Set two cards, turn ends."

Jim took a deep breath.

Fossil Fusion was sealed, this one Necrovalley sealed most of the power of his deck. He basically didn't exert even one or two percent of his usual effects in this duel.

Really didn't expect that he had no grudges with the King of Games, and this person actually used such things to deal with him...

Jim looked at his deck.

He must think of a way for the draw this turn, otherwise, this would likely be his last turn.

"My turn, draw!"

Jim moved in his heart and inserted the drawn card directly into the duel disk.

"Magic card 'Magical Mallet'! Both sides draw three cards from the deck!"

Drew more cards from the deck, and he couldn't help but eyes light up.

"Thank you, my deck!"

Jim muttered with a smile, then waved his hand to play the key card that brought him back to life.

"Field magic—

—Guardian of the Sacred Land!!!"

(End of chapter)