"Activate the final Field Magic Card - Malefic World!" Paradox raised the card high that he had just retrieved from his deck.
Youyu frowned slightly: "But since your Continuous Magic - Field Barrier is on the field, a new Field Magic can't be activated - not even by you.
So you can only add the third Malefic World to your hand according to the effect of 'Virtual World', not activate it directly..."
"I know." Paradox waved his hand again, "Then open the Set Card, Quick-Play Magic - Mystical Space Typhoon! Destroy a Magic Trap Card on the field!
The card I want to destroy is..."
He gritted his teeth and pointed to the card beside him.
"Continuous Magic - Field Barrier!"
The pitch-black cyclone rose, accompanied by roaring lightning. The turbulent wind shredded the milky white hemispherical barrier into pieces, instantly obliterating it from the field.
Youyu squinted, "I see, destroying your own card, huh? Indeed, if the Field Barrier disappears, the new Field Magic can be activated."
So does Paradox suffer from doing this?
...
... It's a huge loss.
However, aside from this, he had no other choice. If Malefic World were blown away by Cosmic Cyclone, his Malefic Cyber End Dragon on the field would immediately perish, leaving his field empty, and Youyu would only need to order the invincible Airman to attack directly, for Paradox, with only 300 LP left, to face a GG.
Paradox never expected that the barrier meant to protect his field would not only fail to serve its protective purpose but rather trap him...
Up until now, this duel can be said to have Paradox completely passive and thoroughly suppressed.
However, as the BOSS, he now only feels aggrieved, very aggrieved.
The opponent hasn't summoned any powerful monsters for a direct confrontation, yet he was left feeling burnt out keeping up with just defense.
It feels like the opponent seized his weak point, making it feel like punching into cotton — with force but nowhere to apply it.
But no matter what, he destroyed his own Field Barrier with Quick-Play Magic - Mystical Space Typhoon, and according to the Trap Card "Virtual World", the third Malefic World can be activated directly from the deck!
Paradox thought he could still hang in there!
Field Magic - Malefic World, activate!
The third Malefic World, also the last remaining card in Paradox's deck. The dark wave erupted through the dark space, the profound earth seemed to tremble.
The visual effect made it feel like an image with a bad signal, the world gently vibrated as if rippling thrown into a pool by a stone, quickly recovering right after.
"Cosmic Cyclone targeted the previous 'Malefic World' on my field." Paradox said coldly, "But with the new 'Malefic World' activated, the previous one is destroyed.
Thus, the target of Cosmic Cyclone is lost, rendering its activation invalid!"
Smoothly appearing unfazed, Paradox inwardly let out a long breath, feeling the fleeting moment was dangerously close.
But thank goodness, he beautifully resolved the successive attacks. Even a slight mistake during this period could have been his downfall.
However, what he couldn't understand until now—why did this guy know to bomb his 'Malefic World' right from the beginning?
Or does this Duel King simply like stuffing all sorts of winds into his deck?
...But now it's irrelevant.
Paradox folded his arms, looking at the remaining card in Youyu's hand with a cold smile.
Blow, keep blowing.
You boast a lot, right? Why are you not blowing now?
Now you have just one card in hand, can you print another wind to instantly defeat me?
The last card left in Youyu's hand...
...wasn't a wind.
However...
Only to see Youyu swiftly flipping the card in his hand: "Quick-Play Magic - Mask Change!"
Paradox: "!"
Transforming at such a critical time!?
"Send the Hero Monster on the field to the graveyard to Special Summon a Masked Hero with the same Attribute!" Youyu sent Airman on the Duel Disc to the graveyard, "I send 'Elemental Hero Airman' to the graveyard, Mask Change!
The lone hero dons a mask of vengeance to become the cutting whirlwind, tearing through evil!
Masked Hero Blast, summon!"
If one had to choose the most fitting with the original of 'Masked Rider' among all Masked Heroes, undoubtedly Youyu would vote for the Wind Attribute 'Masked Hero Blast'.
Green armor, golden belt, eye-catching red scarf fluttering in the wind. The hero spins in the green whirlwind, elegantly descending from the sky. His eyes flashing red light, his body surrounded by green electricity, and as his boots hit the ground, the airflow rapidly spreads across the surface, visibly to the eye.
[Masked Hero Blast, Attack Power 2200]
"The effect of Masked Hero Blast!" Youyu announced, "Upon successful summoning, halve the attack power of an opponent's monster on the field!
I halve the attack power of Malefic Cyber End Dragon!"
Blast spread his arms, a whirlwind rose, instantly enveloping the massive cyber dragon. The green airflow seemed like countless long whips whipping the steel body of the End Dragon, green electric currents and sparks scatter around.
[Malefic Cyber End Dragon, Attack Power 4000 → Attack Power 2000]
"Cut, halving attack power abilities..."
Youyu could possibly be the Duel King who's used the most decks with the most varied systems. Even with the same deck, he frequently adjusts it, with each battle featuring a different setup, coupled with some lost records, fully mastering his deck is nearly impossible.
Especially with those Heroes belonging solely to Youyu, never having been reprinted in any era. As he never fully publicly disclosed some Hero's effect texts, combined with the antiquity and record loss, having Paradox, a future person, referencing the corresponding data becomes very challenging.
Take "Masked Hero Blast", Paradox only vaguely has an impression.
But he will soon remember this hero—and it will be of a very deep kind.
"Masked Hero Blast... activating the second effect!" Youyu commanded the hero, "Once per turn, pay 500 LP to return a Magic Trap Card on the field to its owner's hand!
Naturally, the card I want to return is... the Field Magic - Malefic World!"
Paradox: "!!?"
You have to be kidding!
Is this never-ending!?