The invincible Krypton Hero Airman blew away almost the entire field of Paradox with just one hit. Deprived of the Rainbow Dragon and Malefic World, Paradox's field was now almost completely empty.
But he gritted his teeth and flipped his last Set Card: "Activate the Set Card! Trap Card - Malefic Adjust! When a Malefic Monster on my field is destroyed, draw two cards from the deck!"
"Battle time!" Youyu finally officially entered the Battle Phase.
Now with Paradox's field completely empty, the Rainbow Dragon on the front exploded on the spot, and the backfield was equally bare, defenseless like a stark naked little girl.
Therefore, Youyu naturally had no qualms: "Elemental Hero Airman, Elemental Hero Wild Wingman, direct attack!"
The two wind-riding heroes soared into the sky, with the artificial glider's turbines spinning, and Wild Wingman's wings flapping with full power. The combined whirlwinds crashed onto the blond giant's body with a deafening roar.
With Youyu's current power level, starting a standard Darkness Game was no longer difficult. The Monsters he summoned in this duel were also directly materialized under dark energy.
The Double Whirlwind blast with an output of 3700 points still packed a punch. Even with Paradox's strength and build, he was blasted onto his back and rolled across the ground in a sorry state under the successive attacks from the two heroes.
[Paradox, LP 4000 → LP 300]
Watching him blasted to the ground, lying motionless like he was on the brink of death, Youyu couldn't help but wonder for a moment if this guy might just expire on the spot.
After waiting for a while, Youyu even started contemplating whether to try pulling on the Duel Disc to see if there was any reaction...
...and then the guy woke up.
Paradox stood up.
He forced his nearly non-cooperative muscles into action, propped up with his knees, and took deep heavy breaths.
His white mask cracked, splitting into two halves and fell off. Beneath the mask was a still proper yet thoroughly disgraced face.
Seeing his shaky demeanor, Youyu even doubted whether he had the stamina to finish this duel...but he still stood up.
Like a warrior stubbornly squeezing out fighting spirit from the depths of his soul, drawing strength from every cell, the man's eyes were ablaze with determination, devoid of confusion, ready to sacrifice himself for a grand goal.
He resembled a determined warrior.
"I still...cough cough...can't fall here, not in a place like this," he muttered indistinctly. "I still have things I must do, companions waiting for me...even for the countless companions who have fallen on the way, I will never fall here!"
Youyu: "..."
Brother, wait a moment, wasn't it you who first launched an attack on me without saying a word?
This scene, this stance, why does it make me seem like the villain here?
Come to think of it, it really looks like Paradox's life points are already in the wind... Life Lock first, while his side still has a full 4000 points untouched.
Honestly, Youyu felt a bit disoriented...
"Set one card, end turn."
"My... turn, draw a card!"
Ignoring the cries of his still smoking body, Paradox forcefully drew his next card.
"Magic Card - Pot of Greed, draw two more cards from the deck. Then activate Magic Card - Terraforming!" He played the cards he drew, "This card lets me add a Field Magic Card from my deck to my hand.
The card I want to add to my hand, of course, is the Field Magic - Malefic World!"
His high-tech Duel Disc automatically activated, ejecting the card he needed from the deck. Paradox drew the card, and the Duel Disc immediately shuffled the deck.
Youyu fixated on the highly intelligent Duel Disc, and the long-extinguished soul of the Duel Disk Hunter within him seemed to show signs of rekindling.
"Tsk tsk, this Duel Disc... Future technology?"
Paradox glanced at him coldly and sneered: "It's naturally not the same as the inferior models from your era."
Youyu nodded in agreement: "Indeed, every time we search, we have to manually pull out the card deck and find the card, then shuffle it ourselves afterward, it's a hassle."
"Not only that, but there are also some handling BUGs in your model's Duel Discs, issues with handling certain special situations. In the near future, these BUGs will gradually be discovered."
"I see." Youyu nodded, "So it seems the technology of the Duel Discs still has a long way to go, as expected, future Duel Discs are more convenient."
Paradox scoffed: "Hmph, my Duel Disc, even in the future, isn't an ordinary item, it's..."
Suddenly the BOSS realized he was being sidetracked.
No way! Aren't we in the middle of a duel? Not having a friendly chat, why talk about this?
At this point, Paradox suddenly recalled there was something in the data about First Duel King Youyu, wasn't there?
According to an unnamed Duel World insider (suspected to be Mr. Ma), it was revealed that the First Duel King Youyu had a strange hobby of collecting Duel Discs in his early years...
Paradox: "..."
Darn!
We're in a life-or-death duel, and you're still thinking about my Duel Disc?
Then he followed Youyu's gaze forward, quickly discovering that, at the moment, this guy seemed...he seemed to be eyeing the large D-Wheel behind him...
Youyu: It's a bit embarrassing to say. I not only want the Duel Disc, but I also kind of want the time-traveling vehicle behind you...
Paradox: "......"
He suddenly started to doubt history.
This First Duel King, burdened with legendary accomplishments including but not limited to commanding the Three Egyptian Gods, saving the world multiple times, making significant contributions to human civilization, and standing at the pinnacle of the Duel Monster Realm, etc...
...is really this guy?
No, no, focus on the duel now.
After all, he's the hope of the entire village!
"Field Magic - Malefic World, activate again!"
The Magic Card was placed into the Duel Disc, and the second Malefic World was activated. The deep, sinful world once again enveloped the entire field, with eerie light rippling through the darkness.
"Though I don't know how you learned about the weaknesses of the 'Malefic' deck, you only caught me off guard earlier." Paradox smirked, "That won't happen anymore from now on.
I activate Continuous Magic - Field Barrier!"
The Continuous Magic activated, and a milky transparent hemisphere quickly expanded around Paradox, encompassing both himself and Youyu, enclosing them like an eggshell.
Paradox smiled: "As long as the Field Barrier is on the field, neither player can destroy Field Magic Cards nor activate new Field Magic Cards.
This way, you can't destroy the 'Malefic World'."
Youyu furrowed his brow.
Strengthened protection for the Field Magic, huh...but since that's his deck's weak point, reinforcing defense was predictable.
"Next, activate the effect of 'Malefic Cyber End Dragon' from my hand." He revealed a card from his hand, "This card can be Special Summoned from the hand without cost by sending 'Cyber End Dragon' from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard.
Appear now, Malefic Cyber End Dragon!"
The mechanical roar, metallic skull, and boundless electric currents erupted out of nowhere, violently impacting the field and space. A massive metal dragon descended with a great roar, raising its three shining heads, and the sound waves seemed to be on the verge of tearing the sky apart!
Malefic Cyber End Dragon, Summon!