Chapter 967: Counter Angel

Using the effect of Psychic Perception Zone, perform a Synchro Summon using an excluded monster as a Tuner for the Psychic monster!

Victor said.

“I synchro-tune the Level 2 Tuner monster ‘Third Eye’ that I just excluded!”

“And the Level 6 ‘Maximum Teleporter’ excluded! Tuning!”

【2+4=6】

“Our last hope—the Psychic Demon—”

“—Psychic Realm Demon, Summon!”

The same Wangpai as Dwayne’s: the 8-star Psychic Demon, entrusted with the final chance of the Psychics team.

【Psychic Realm Demon, DEF 2300】

“Monsters summoned by the effect of Psychic Perception Zone can only be in Defense Position,” Victor said, “but I now activate the effect of ‘AD Changer’ from my graveyard!”

“By excluding ‘AD Changer’ from my graveyard, I can change the battle position of one monster on the field.”

“I exclude AD Changer from my graveyard to change Psychic Realm Demon to Attack Position!”

【Psychic Realm Demon, DEF 2300 → ATK 2700】

“Hmph, so this is the monster you entrusted with your final strike,” You Xuan smiled. “But that ATK can’t match ‘Pluto Dragon—Judgment God.’ It’ll be destroyed next turn.”

Victor grunted: “Not over yet!”

“I activate the Continuous Spell ‘Future Radiance’! Exclude one Psychic monster from my graveyard; as long as this card remains on the field, all Psychic monsters on my field gain ATK equal to the excluded monster’s Level × 200!”

“I exclude ‘Maximum Teleporter’ again—just returned to my graveyard as Synchro material!”

You Xuan: “Maximum Teleporter’s Level is six.”

“Exactly!” Victor said. “Therefore, Psychic Realm Demon’s ATK increases by 1200!”

【Psychic Realm Demon, ATK 2700 → ATK 3900】

“Go, Psychic Realm Demon!” Victor roared. “Unleash the fury of all three of us—reduce your enemy to ashes!”

It was clear he had been holding back—every ounce of the Psychics team’s rage seemed to explode with this single strike. Pluto Dragon—Judgment God was pierced through the chest; black flames gushed from the wound like burning blood, and the dragon shattered into fragments.

【You Xuan, LP 7000 → LP 5900】

“Psychics’ counterattack!” the bald commentator shouted. “At the very last moment, the Psychics team, inheriting their teammates’ trust, summoned their strongest Wangpai —and for the first time in this duel, they landed a decisive blow on You Xuan!”

“Will this be the trumpet call of their counteroffensive?!”

Victor: “Psychic Realm Demon’s effect: when it destroys a monster in battle, I recover Life Points equal to that monster’s original ATK.”

“Therefore, I convert ‘Pluto Dragon—Judgment God’s’ ATK into my Life Points!”

【Victor, LP 4000 → LP 6800】

Not only had he summoned a powerful monster and launched a successful counter, but he’d even surpassed his opponent in Life Points. Victor and his two teammates outside the field could not help but feel their hopes rise.

There was a chance.

If they could seize this momentum, maybe—just maybe—they could win.

Victor took a deep breath, speeding forward as he glanced at another card in his hand.

Trap Card: “Psychic Reactor.” When a Psychic monster is on my field, I can activate this card: when a Psychic monster battles an opponent’s monster, exclude both monsters from the game.

That way, even if the opponent summons a monster with higher ATK than Psychic Realm Demon, I can still remove it. Plus, our Psychic deck has many ways to summon excluded cards back—clearly a net gain.

Additionally, Psychic Realm Demon itself can negate and destroy any Spell/Trap targeting it by paying 1000 LP—giving it resistance against both effects and battle.

And my Life Points are now at 6800; it won’t be easy for him to finish me off.

“I set one card face-down. End my turn,” Victor said.

A wall-like formation!

Victor felt this was his best chance yet.

You Xuan: “My turn. Draw.”

You Xuan drew a card, then lazily played one from his hand.

“Activate Continuous Spell: ‘Royal Palace of the Monarchs.’”

Amidst mist-shrouded celestial skies, a golden palace rose from the clouds, standing firm among them.

“While ‘Royal Palace of the Monarchs’ is on the field, I can activate my Trap Cards during the turn I set them,” You Xuan said, already flipping two cards face-down. “I set two cards to my back row.”

Then You Xuan flipped one of his face-down cards: “Activate Trap Card: ‘Destruction Wheel.’ Destroy one monster on the field; both players take damage equal to that monster’s ATK!”

Victor: “!”

Destroy a monster on the field…

But he immediately reacted: “But! When Psychic Realm Demon becomes the target of an opponent’s card effect, I can pay Life Points to negate that effect.”

“Even if you want to destroy my Psychic Realm Demon—”

“Ahahaha, you’re right—your Wangpai is quite formidable,” You Xuan chuckled. “Then I won’t target your monster. I’ll destroy my own ‘Sky Sage—Minerva!’”

Boom!

Minerva exploded into fragments; flames surged outward, engulfing both players.

“But now you’ll take damage too!” Victor shouted. “My Life Points are higher than yours.”

But as he spoke, his pupils shrank—he suddenly realized something.

Right—last turn, when he activated a Counter Trap, he used ‘Sky Sage—Minerva’ to recover a Counter Trap from his graveyard. That card was…

“At this moment, activate Counter Trap: ‘Hell’s Cold Shot!’”

As expected, You Xuan snapped his fingers and smiled.

“When a non-battle damage effect activates, ‘Hell’s Cold Shot’ can redirect the damage you would take to your opponent instead.”

“So now, instead of both of us taking 2200 damage from Sky Sage—Minerva’s ATK, you take 4400.”

Victor: “Ughhh!”

【Victor, LP 6800 → LP 2400】

Victor’s D-Ride surged out of the flames, teeth clenched.

“But even so, this much damage—”

Before he could finish, his teammate Lina cried out: “No—his target wasn’t just the damage itself!”

You Xuan narrowed his eyes.

“It’s the final turn of this duel. Let the audience see the Wangpai of this ‘Counter Angel.’”

Victor’s heart skipped.

Wangpai ?

Does he mean a power surpassing everything that’s appeared so far?

“First, since I just activated a Counter Trap, thanks to the effects of ‘Abundant Artemis’ and ‘Motius,’ I draw one card and recover 1000 Life Points.”

You Xuan said.

“Also, when this card is activated by a successful Counter Trap, I can Special Summon it by tributing all monsters on my field.”

“Descend—”

“—Decree-Bringer, Voltenis!!!”

【Decree-Bringer, Voltenis, ATK 2800】

“When Special Summoned this way, I can destroy up to as many cards on your field as the number of Angel monsters I tributed.”

Victor: “!!!”

Number of tributed Angels…

Abundant Artemis and Sky Sage Motius—two Angels tributed total.

“Correct,” You Xuan said coolly. “Therefore, I destroy your ‘Psychic Realm Demon’ and all face-down cards in your back row!”

Psychic Realm Demon can only negate Spell/Trap effects targeting Psychic monsters—it’s powerless against monster effects. And Decree-Bringer’s effect doesn’t target at all.

Total annihilation!

Everything on the field vanished. Victor stared blankly at his empty field, frozen in shock.

Victor: “...”

“Go.”

You Xuan said.

“Abundant Artemis, Decree-Bringer, Voltenis—direct attack.”

【Victor, LP 2400 → LP 0】

(End of Chapter)