Chapter 262 - Chapter 261: Hamon: I'm Unemployed?

Chapter 261: Hamon: Am I Out of a Job?

Facing the attack of Yugi's , equipped with , Weevil calmly revealed from his hand and activated the effect of the Trap Card, .

" is a Continuous Spell Card that I can activate by banishing one Monster from my Hand." Under Yugi's surprised gaze, Weevil, without a trace of regret, banished the card he once cherished from the game. "All Monsters on your Field that share the same Attribute as the banished Monster cannot attack!"

"You would banish your own Monster from the game? Can't you hear your monsters crying?!" Yugi's eyes were cold as he continued, "Besides, is a WIND Attribute Monster, is a LIGHT Attribute, but the you banished is an EARTH Attribute."

Even though is a flying moth, one would naturally think it should be a WIND Attribute. However, as is well known, the true Attribute of Duel Monsters is never written on their card names.

: EARTH Attribute

: DARK Attribute

"The Effect of was useless? Heh heh, I Chain Activate this card." Weevil said, pointing to another Set Card next to , "I activate the Effect of , and declare the EARTH Attribute. Then, as long as this card remains on the Field, all Monsters on the Field will become the EARTH Attribute that I declared!"

"With this, your Monsters have completely lost the ability to attack from now on!"

On the path of , which had received Yugi's command and was pouncing towards , the four facets of converged. The moment was about to strike, it was repelled by a force from and driven back to Yugi's Field.

Struggling to get up and attack again, simply couldn't stand under the combined Effects of and . Even became so weak that she had to kneel on one knee, propping herself up with her sword.

Yugi watched as his Monsters' attacks were locked down by Weevil's two Continuous Cards, feeling a sense of helplessness. He hadn't drawn any cards like that could destroy Spell/Trap Cards, and for the time being, he had no good way to counter the Combo of and .

"I Set a card, I end my Turn." Setting the last card in his Hand, Yugi helplessly ended his Turn.

[Yugi: 4000 LP, Hand: 0]

[: ATK 2100]

[: ATK 1500]

[Set Card]

"Gihahaha, can't attack, can you? What a pity, Yugi, even though I specifically Summoned relatively weak Monsters." Weevil cackled, drawing a card. "My Turn, Draw!"

"Since you can't attack, then it's my turn to attack! I Normal Summon , then change to Attack Position." As Weevil played the Monster he had just drawn, a centipede-like Monster appeared next to his .

[: Level 1/EARTH]

[Insect/Effect Monster]

[ATK 300/DEF 350]

"Although it looks relatively weak, has the ability to bypass the Monsters on your Field and direct attack the Duelist." Weevil adjusted his glasses. "Enter Battle Phase, I'll use to direct attack the opponent's Duelist first!"

The seemingly tiny erupted the moment Weevil ordered the attack, its entire body transformed into a purple lightning bolt, darting to Yugi's front. Before he could even react, had stung Yugi and then rapidly fled.

Even though it was a Virtual Projection created by the virtual projection device, after being attacked by , Yugi felt as if he had truly been stung; the pain was quite noticeable.

[Yugi: 4000 → 3700 LP]

"Does it hurt, Yugi? But that's far from enough! My attack, my revenge, is far from over!"

" attacks !"

Yugi forced himself to stay alert, shaking off the burning pain from 's sting. Seeing , with its identical Attack, attempting a Mutual Destruction with , he activated the only Set Card on his Field: "I activate the Trap Card, ! It negates 's attack, and I recover Life Points equal to its Attack!"

[Yugi: 3700 → 5200 LP]

Seeing his Monster's attack blocked, Weevil wasn't angered. Instead, he said with a sinister smile, "As expected of Yugi, as expected of the Duel King, easily blocking my attack. But don't forget, next Turn, the card inside will enter my Hand."

"I end my Turn."

[Weevil: 4000 LP, Hand: 0]

[: ATK 1500]

[: ATK 300]

[] [] [] [Set Card]

Reminded by Weevil, Yugi couldn't help but feel a sense of difficulty. Although he didn't know what card Weevil had placed in , given the high hopes and trust Weevil placed in it, it was certainly no ordinary card.

Yugi thought it unlikely to be a mere Spell Card or Trap Card; it should be some high-Level Monster. In the rules of Tribute Summoning, unless it's a card like that has specific Tribute requirements in its Effect, two Tributes are sufficient, no matter how high the Monster's Level.

Coincidentally, Weevil currently had two Monsters on his Field that could be Tributed— and . Although their Attack Points were relatively weak, Yugi simply couldn't destroy these two Monsters for the time being due to the presence of and .

Whether he could clear away the Tributes for the Summon from Weevil's Field before Weevil added that "ace card" to his Hand became the difficult problem Yugi had to consider. With insufficient resources on the Field for the moment, Yugi placed his hopes on this Turn's Draw.

Yugi: "My Turn, Draw!"

"Yosh! I activate the Spell Card, !" Yugi's face brightened with joy as he saw the drawn card. "I can draw two more cards from my Deck."

After drawing two cards, Yugi played one of them: "I Tribute Summon using on my Field as a Tribute! Appear, Apprentice of the Great Magician, !"

As 's figure vanished from the Field, bounced happily onto Yugi's Field. However, the joy on her face didn't last long. The Effects of and took effect one after another, forcing her to crouch down, covering her head with a pained expression, just like beside her.

[: Level 6/DARK → Level 6/EARTH]

[Spellcaster/Effect Monster]

[ATK 2000/DEF 1700]

"Hmph, you Summoned an even more powerful Monster? But it's a pity, Yugi, because of the Trap Card Lock Combo on my Field, even the mighty couldn't attack, let alone a mere ."

"Hmph, is that so?"

Yugi, upon hearing Weevil's words, instead showed a confident smile. "The most powerful aspect of Spellcasters has never been the sheer vastness of their magical energy! Exquisite magic is what they rely on to overcome powerful foes!"

As he spoke, Yugi flipped over another card he had drawn with from his Hand: "I activate the Spell Card, !"

"This Spell Card can only be activated if is present on my Field. This is the top-tier Spell that can unleash, and with just one strike, it can destroy all Monsters on your Field!"

"Nani?!"

Ignoring Weevil's suddenly grim expression, Yugi waved his hand and commanded, "Go, ! !"

Kneeling on one knee, struggled to raise her hand, pointing her magic staff forward. A dark purple energy orb, flashing with magical energy lightning, rapidly gathered and formed. struck it like a billiard ball, sending it swiftly shooting towards Weevil's two Insect Monsters on the Field.

"Boom!"

The compressed magical energy released the moment of contact, transforming into a massive sphere that completely enveloped and , then rapidly collapsed and vanished. After the magic sphere disappeared, Weevil's two Monsters on the Field were also crushed, turning to ash and vanishing.

"I end my Turn." Seeing both Monsters completely destroyed, and Weevil not activating the other Set Card he hadn't used yet, Yugi breathed a sigh of relief.

[Yugi: 5200 LP, Hand: 0]

[: ATK 2100]

[: ATK 2000]

[Set Card]

"How about it, Weevil? It's your Turn again. Even if you add that card you rely on to your Hand, with all Monsters on your Field already cleared, how will you be able to Summon that Monster?"

"Damn you, Yugi, you destroyed all the Monsters on my Field. Now I have no Tributes to use." Weevil said grimly, but then, he immediately revealed a cunning smile. "That's what you're thinking right now, isn't it?"

"What!?" Yugi looked at Weevil's smile and suddenly had a bad premonition.

"My Turn, Draw!" Adding a card to his Hand, Weevil didn't even look at what it was. Instead, he looked with an expectant expression at , which had been dormant on his Field since the start of the Duel. "You've been dormant for quite some time now, it's time for you to revive! The card from , add to my Hand!"

A card wrapped in white light appeared in Weevil's Hand. In Yugi's horrified eyes, he saw the Monster's Level on that card was as high as Level 10!

"A Level 10 Monster?! And this aura... it feels similar to what I sensed from the docks last night." Yugi furrowed his brow. "But Weevil, if you don't have anything on your Field that can be Tributed, even if you draw a powerful Monster, you can't Summon it!"

Weevil smiled triumphantly. "Who told you that my Monster's Summon requires Tributes to be released? Aren't there three 'Tributes' clearly laid out on my Field? I forgot to remind you, my last Set Card is also a Trap Card."

"I send three Trap Cards from my Field to the Graveyard—, , and the Set Card, —"

"With the vengeful flames from the Underworld, burn everything to ashes! The ultimate Fiend of LIGHT and FIRE, , descends here!"

Weevil's backrow Set Card activated. , along with and which had blocked Yugi's attacks for so long, turned into flames and slowly burned to ash. The rising flames transformed into specks of light, and a long dragon appeared on Weevil's Field.

A coiling red body, sky-covering wings like an incarnation of raging fire, and fierce eyes.

In a daze, Yugi remembered the figure of a certain Duel Monster he had glimpsed through the clouds last night.

No, it's not the same!

Although he was almost misled, Yugi quickly realized the difference between the Monster he had seen yesterday and this before him.

Although it was similarly filled with the scent of the Underworld and was also a red dragon soaring in the sky, was undoubtedly an Evil God, even among divine beings, completely different from the aura of a righteous, just deity he had felt yesterday.

" cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by sending three Trap Cards from my Field to the Graveyard." Weevil gazed at soaring before him, a fanatical expression on his face. "Furthermore, 's ATK and DEF will become equal to the number of Trap Cards in my Graveyard!"

[: Level 10/FIRE]

[Pyro/Effect Monster]

[ATK 0/DEF 0 → ATK 3000/DEF 3000]

"Its ATK is on par with ?!" Yugi felt a bad premonition and hurriedly reached out to activate his backrow Set Card. "I activate my Set—"

"Before that, 's Effect activates with Priority!"

Weevil interrupted Yugi, adjusting his glasses with a cunning smile. "Once per Turn, can destroy all Trap Cards on your Field, even Set Cards!"

"Trap Destruction!"

opened its mouth. Even though it was the "Searing Flames" God, what it spat out was a bolt of lightning, precisely shattering the that Yugi had Set on the Field and was about to activate.

(end of chapter)