Pegasus Nightwalker slightly narrowed his eyes: "Summoning Phoenix God and Silent Magician in the first turn..."
"The Attack Power of Silent Magician increases by 500 points per card in hand."
Yugen pointed at the Silent Magician on the field.
"I have two cards left in my hand, increasing the Attack Power by 1000."
[True Silent Magician, Attack Power 1000 → Attack Power 2000]
"Silent Magician attacks 'Leader Turtle'!"
Silent Magician stepped forward on the array, the glow swirling around the staff in his hand. But just as she was about to strike, Nightwalker interrupted.
"Then activate the Covering Card, Continuous Trap - Blood Compensation!" said Nightwalker. "This Trap Card allows me to perform a Normal Summon by paying 500 Life Points."
Onlooker Keihei: "A Normal Summon during the opponent's turn?"
"That's right! And the card I'm summoning is this one!"
[Nightwalker, LP 4000 → LP 3500]
Nightwalker raised a card in his hand.
"Using the three 'Leader Turtles' on the field as tribute..."
Keihei: "Three tributes? Isn't this as costly as summoning a god..."
"Indeed, I summon my trump card, the ruler of the earth, ancient Divine Beast—
—— Divine Beast King Barbaros, Summon!"
The field suddenly echoed with gale winds, and dark clouds gathered, as if a bright light pierced the sky and shot straight towards the center of the battlefield. The ground-shaking roar made everyone's eardrums buzz, as the body of the Divine Beast King appeared from the light, part human and part beast, riding lightning.
[Divine Beast King Barbaros, Attack Power 3000]
"The effect of Netherworld's Treasure Scroll activates, and when an upper-level summon is executed using two or more tributes, I draw two cards."
Nightwalker drew cards from the deck and continued.
"Then comes the effect of 'Divine Beast King Barbaros'! When the Divine Beast King is summoned using three tributes, all cards on the opponent's field are destroyed!"
Keihei was surprised: "Such a powerful effect exists!"
Yugen also raised an eyebrow.
The effect of Blood Compensation enables summoning during the opponent's turn, and combined with the field-clearing effect of the Divine Beast King's appearance, it effectively achieves a speed-two field wipe during the opponent's turn, making this combo quite formidable.
The King of Divine Beasts seemed to be holding thunder in its mouth, its fury transforming into countless flashes of lightning, obliterating the entire field. The blinding light engulfed everything, shattering the White Robe Mage's spell array and swallowing the flaming Phoenix, both dissipating in the flickering lightning.
The spectators held their breath in awe.
A mighty formation like this was instantly dismantled before it even launched an attack...
"However, Silent Magician has a follow-up effect," Yugen stated. "When Silent Magician is destroyed by battle, or by an opponent's effect, another 'Silent Magician' monster besides itself can be Special Summoned, ignoring its summoning conditions from the hand or deck.
From the convergence of chaos and order, a silent brilliance bloomed, and the Light Magician descended—
—— Silent Magician LV8!"
The white light morphed into an array, and the recently vanished Silence returned to the field, donning a new guise.
[Silent Magician LV8, Attack Power 3500]
"Silent Magician's counterattack!" Yugen commanded. "Attack 'Divine Beast King Barbaros', Silent Magic Burst!"
The staff of Silent Magician struck, and a blazing, electric orb of magic followed a brilliant trajectory. The Divine Beast King was pierced through the chest, a transparent hole appeared from the front to back, and amid a snarling growl, crackling electricity dragged the mighty creature to the ground.
[Nightwalker, LP 3500 → LP 3000]
Pegasus Nightwalker raised an arm to shield his face: "To still counterattack after enduring the Divine Beast King's thunder..."
Yugen smiled.
Not only Silent Magician, but the recently burst Phoenix God can also resurrect, triggering a "Great Storm" type effect that requires being "destroyed by effect" to activate, capable of clearing the field's magic and traps in the next turn's preparation phase.
So, in some ways, the Divine Beast King's effort was in vain.
The onlooking experts couldn't help but swallow.
On one side, such a powerful formation was instantly summoned, only to be immediately cleared by their boss within the opponent's turn, and to their surprise, the opponent performed such a potent counterattack right after being field-wiped. The formidable Beast King was knocked down just as quickly as it arrived.
What a duel this is...
Yugen drew another card from his hand and inserted it into the slot of the Duel Disc: "Set one card, end turn."
Pegasus Nightwalker took a deep breath and smiled.
"I think I'm beginning to understand why Seto Kaiba would take an interest in you."
"What?"
"Nothing... My turn, draw." Nightwalker said, "Activate the Magic Card 'Pot of Magic Book', both players draw three cards from their decks." (Original Card)
Quickly scanning the cards drawn into his hand, he immediately played another.
"I summon 'Red Gear'!"
[Red Gear, Attack Power 1300]
"Red Gear's effect, when this card is successfully summoned, adds 'Yellow Gear' from the deck to the hand."
Nightwalker retrieved Yellow Gear from the deck, then immediately revealed it.
"Then activate the effect of Continuous Trap 'Blood Compensation', by paying 500 Life Points, I perform an additional Normal Summon of a monster."
[Nightwalker, LP 3000 → LP 2500]
"I then Normal Summon 'Yellow Gear'!"
[Yellow Gear, Attack Power 1200]
"Yellow Gear's effect, when successfully summoned, adds 'Green Gear' from the deck to the hand."
Nightwalker searched the deck, and immediately revealed that card.
"Using the Continuous Trap 'Blood Compensation' effect again, pay 500 Life Points, and perform another Normal Summon of 'Green Gear'!"
[Nightwalker, LP 2500 → LP 2000]
[Green Gear, Attack Power 1400]
"Then use the effect of Continuous Trap 'Blood Compensation', pay 500 Life Points to perform another Normal Summon."
[Nightwalker, LP 2000 → LP 1500]
"Sacrifice the Red, Yellow, and Green Gears—
—— Divine Beast King Barbaros, Summon Again!!!"
The three-colored gears turned into sacrificial golden lights and vanished, summoning a storm that erupted from a blood-red swamp. The blond Divine Beast King, wielding a spiral spear and shield, descended once more!
Yugen pondered.
Hmm, who would've thought your trump card has a second incarnation...
"Still using the effect of Continuous Magic 'Netherworld's Treasure Scroll'," Nightwalker said. "When an upper-level summon is made using two or more tribute monsters, draw two cards from the deck."
He drew two cards, glanced at them, then added them to his hand before continuing.
"Additionally, the effect of the Divine Beast King activates again. When summoned successfully using three tributes for an upper-level summon, all cards on the opponent's field are destroyed!"
The lightning erupted once again, sweeping Yugen's field with unstoppable force, like the fury of a god.
But at this moment, Yugen also activated his backfield.
"Chain activating the backfield's Covering Card 'Bottomless Pit'!
When the opponent summons monsters, those monsters are placed in face-down Defense Position and cannot actively change their display mode."
He pointed to the Divine Beast King, crackling with electricity on the opponent's field.
"Cover 'Divine Beast King Barbaros' face-down!"
The destructive storm tore across the field, forcing the LV8 Silent Magician to retreat. Yet, down went the overconfident Divine Beast King, tripping and inadvertently plunging down to become a face-down card.
"Even so, the defense can't be easily breached, huh."
Nightwalker smirked, seemingly even more intrigued.
"Then I'll set three more Covering Cards on the field, ending my turn."