Chapter 681: Sparring with Mr. Marik

A monster that can attack on the first turn was used by the six-year-old Marik in the Duel City final against Atum. And its effect was not just that.

"The effect of Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot is also activated," Marik said. "After this card attacks, you can discard a card from your hand, and it changes to defense position."

Marik pulled out a card from his hand and sent it to the graveyard.

【Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot, ATK 500 → DEF 1200】

"Not only does it have the ability to attack quickly, but it can also actively turn to defense after attacking, avoiding the risk of low ATK."

Fujiki You Xuan paused slightly, then smiled lightly.

"Speaking of which, although I don't have a monster that can attack quickly on the first turn, I seem to have monsters with similar concepts."

"Is that so? Then I'd really like to see it."

Marik said with a smile, and as he spoke, he selected another card from his hand and placed it in the back row.

"Set a card, turn end."

Fujiki You Xuan: "My turn, draw card."

He raised his left arm, and the hidden compartment on the side of the Duel Disk he was wearing popped out with a click.

"Since you asked so, then I will specially show this guy to you.

Activate Magic Card 'Terraforming'!

Add a Field Magic from the deck to the hand."

A card popped out of Fujiki You Xuan's Duel Disk deck, and Fujiki You Xuan drew it into his hand.

"I add Field Magic 'Machine City' from the deck to my hand.

Then activate Field Magic 'Machine City'!"

He didn't stop after searching for the magic, the deck was automatically shuffled in the Duel Disk, the card in his hand was put into the hidden compartment, and was absorbed into the Duel Disk.

The transparent realm expanded rapidly, and the futuristic steel city dominated the entire field. The buildings were towering into the clouds, the vertical and horizontal overpasses crisscrossed, and there was constant traffic in the streets between the buildings.

"Then set a card on the field."

Fujiki You Xuan set a card, then pointed his finger at the city in the sky.

"The effect of Field Magic 'Machine City,' once per turn, destroy a card on your field. I destroy this card I just set!"

Marik was surprised: "Destroy your own card?"

As the words fell, a bolt of lightning fell from between the cities. Fujiki You Xuan's set card in the back row was hit by the thunder and shattered into pieces immediately.

"After destroying your own card, you can add a 'Machine' to your hand from the deck."

Fujiki You Xuan showed the card that popped out of the deck and added it to his hand.

"I add 'Submarineroid' from the deck to my hand."

Then the trap he just sent to the graveyard also appeared automatically on the field.

"The set card I just destroyed was the Trap Card 'Magic Garage'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "When the garage is destroyed in a set state, special summon a Level 4 or lower Machine-type monster from your hand." (Original effect)

This effect was adjusted to a Level 4 or lower Machine-type in the actual card, becoming exclusive to the slot, and its strength and versatility dropped by a level. But looking at the situation now, there was not much difference.

"Special summon 'Submarineroid' from the hand."

Monster summoned, the small, cartoonish submarine broke out from the ground, accompanied by splashing water, and that pair of anthropomorphic eyes seemed to be despising any opponent blocking its way equally.

【Submarineroid, ATK 800】

"Then I Normal Summon another one from my hand."

Fujiki You Xuan showed another identical monster card from his hand. "Submarineroid Unit 2!"

The second Submarineroid was also summoned to the field, with the same shape and appearance as the first, and also the same look of despising everything.

【Submarineroid, ATK 800】

"Battle," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Submarineroid Unit 1, attack."

Marik was surprised: "The ATK is clearly not as good as the Blood-Sucking Maggot's DEF, even so, you want to attack..."

There was undoubtedly a trick.

Fujiki You Xuan immediately explained: "The effect of Submarineroid, this card can ignore the monsters in the front row and attack the player directly."

Just as he spoke, the small submarine had already dived into the ground. Although its name was "Submarineroid," its hiding was not limited to water; mountains, flat ground, grass, and rocks, any scene seemed to be easily hidden.

Only half a second later, the small submarine ignored the Blood-Sucking Maggot, dived to the front of Marik, the target was locked, and the torpedo was ready to go.

"So that's it, a type of monster that ignores defense and deals direct damage to the duelist," Marik said. "But it's not that easy to deal damage to me!

Activate set card, Trap Card 'Universal Mine - Claymore'!

When the opponent declares an attack, destroy one monster with the highest ATK on the opponent's field!"

(Note: Read every word!)

Mr. Marik was the representative character of the underworld Tomb Keepers, and even more so the master of the trap powerhouse Rishid. Although he was not as obsessed with trap tactics as Rishid, red traps were indeed an important part of his deck composition.

"If there are two or more monsters with the same highest ATK on the opponent's field, you can choose one of them to destroy."

Marik said.

"Well, both are Submarineroids, so it doesn't matter."

Boom!

With a loud explosion, Submarineroid failed to leave the field, seemingly touching a fatal mine while tunneling, and shattered into pieces on the spot.

Unit 1 exited, but it didn't matter, Unit 2 was still there.

"Then battle continues," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Submarineroid Unit 2, direct attack."

This time Marik had no means, and Unit 2 successfully crossed the Blood-Sucking Maggot and rushed to Marik's face.

Marik also had psychological preparation. However, it was only 800 points of damage, and it was still irrelevant for the time being...

"The effect of Field Magic 'Machine City'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Once per turn, during damage calculation of a Machine monster's battle, send a 'Machine' monster from the deck to the graveyard, and you can swap the ATK and DEF of the battling Machine until the end of the turn!"

Fujiki You Xuan pulled a Machine monster from the deck and sent it to the graveyard.

"Swap the ATK and DEF of Submarineroid only during damage calculation!"

【Submarineroid, ATK 800 → ATK 1800】

Mr. Marik instantly lost his composure: "Swap ATK and DEF... 1800 ATK?"

The torpedo dragged two swirling water columns and shot out, but with a bang, it exploded on Marik's face.

【Marik, LP 4000 → LP 2200】

Marik raised his arm to block in front of him, the water flow effect splashing down from his body, looking quite embarrassed.

"And after Submarineroid attacks, it can actively change to defense position," Fujiki You Xuan said. "And the ATK/DEF swap effect of Machine City is only valid during battle damage calculation, and the ATK/DEF returns to its original value after the battle."

【Submarineroid, DEF 1800】

"Being able to avoid frontal combat and attack directly, and being able to turn from attack to defense after attacking to consolidate defense... it is indeed a monster with a similar idea to Marik's."

Ishizu, who was watching the battle, secretly said.

"Although the ideas are similar, this exchange of moves is indeed Marik falling behind."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 682 =====