Am I going to lose...?
Chazz looked at the formation in front of him, which was like an iron wall, momentarily dazed.
The feeling of helplessness he had felt when facing Yugen returned, the feeling that he couldn't do anything, and that whatever he did was in vain.
He had been through so much training, he had become stronger. He had crawled back from the depths of hell and swore that he wouldn't repeat the same mistakes this time...
Yet, in the end, it seems that the gap between him and the opponent hasn't shrunk at all.
Chazz had considered Mitsuzawa's analysis, and now it seems the only thing he can do is command the Derivatives to go for a suicidal attack at the expense of a lot of Life Points.
But similarly, he didn't doubt that Yugen also had countermeasures for this tactic. Without even trying, he had a premonition that the success rate of doing this was minimal.
He's already... powerless...
Almost subconsciously, Chazz turned his head to look at the audience seats again.
Then, he met the furious expressions of his two brothers. Without direct communication, it felt as if his brother's voice echoed in his ears.
"What are you doing, Junn?"
"Never mind, after all, you've always been the weakest in our brothers. It's my fault, I shouldn't have expected so much from you..."
"Maybe you're just destined to be among the bottom-feeders."
"..."
No, it shouldn't be like this.
Why should he be the weakest among his brothers?
Chazz clenched his fist.
No, it's not over yet. This duel, this duel alone... he absolutely cannot lose!
"My turn!"
Chazz lifted his head again, and when he looked at the invincible blockade in front of him, his eyes reignited with determination.
That was the burning drive of a challenger facing an insurmountable peak.
He stakes everything on this draw!
"Draw!"
Chazz's pupils contracted as he raised the card he drew high.
"Magic Card—
—Mini Courage!"
"Oh?" Yugen squinted and smiled slightly.
This is getting interesting.
Chazz shouted, "Mini Courage, activate by sacrificing one of the monsters on your field. Choose one of the opponent's monsters, and until the end of the turn, its attack power becomes 0!"
"Incredible!"
Mitsuzawa stood up from his seat, unable to help but praise.
"There's still this move... I didn't even think of it..."
"But with Ice Blade Hand on the field, all card effects are nullified." The clueless Marufuji Sho remained confused, "Wouldn't Magic Cards be nullified too...?"
"Ice Blade Hand indeed can nullify the effects of any card," Asuka explained, "but it only nullifies the 'effects' of the card. 'Sacrificing a monster on the field' is the cost of activating 'Mini Courage', not the effect.
The activation cost of a card cannot be nullified."
"That's right. As long as one of the Ojama Derivatives is sacrificed as the activation cost, the three monsters become two, and Ice Blade Hand's total seal effect is nullified," Mitsuzawa explained, "this way, when the effect of 'Mini Courage' is processed, the number of monsters on Chazz's field has become two.
This way, Ice Blade Hand's 'all card effects nullified' ability ceases..."
He said as he looked at Chazz admiringly.
"The Chazz who fought his way back from the Northern Academy is indeed different from before. To have found hope from such an almost impossible predicament, he must have surpassed his past self now... "
"..."
"I sacrifice one 'Ojama Derivative' to make your 'Ojama King' in attack position have an attack power of 0!"
[Ojama King, Attack Power 3000→Attack Power 0]
The Ojama Yellow Elf on Chazz's side floated out again, surprisingly pleading with the opponent, "Oh brother, don't hit my brother! Or at least don't hit the face..."
"Scram."
Chazz exhaled a deep breath.
The corner of his eyes couldn't help but glance again at the location of his two brothers in the audience seats.
This time, the sunny disposition of the brothers seemed to break through the clouds, revealing a hint of approval.
Yes, it has already been decided long ago, not to be the weakest among the brothers.
Chazz's gaze was firm.
He will use his own hands to reclaim his rightful place!
Yugen nodded with a smile, "Not bad, you even broke the Ice Blade LOCK, this is not just a trick... "
"Heh, your composure ends here," Chazz said, "because my monsters on the field have become two, the effect lock is lifted!
I activate the Magic Card 'Price Reduction Shopping'!
Discard a Level 8 monster from your hand and draw two cards from the deck!"
Chazz discarded a card from his hand to the graveyard and then drew two cards.
"Next is the Magic Card 'Angel's Charity', draw three cards, and then discard two cards from your hand!"
With the lock lifted, Chazz vengefully accelerated his card draw frantically.
Of course, he didn't forget that the crisis hasn't been completely eliminated. Although the seal is temporarily lifted, as soon as he summons another monster, the number of monsters on the field will return to three, and the Ice Blade LOCK will take effect again.
"Next, this card will utterly shatter your sinister formation—"
Chazz held up a card in his hand and shouted.
"Magic Card 'Black Hole'! Destroy all monsters on both sides of the field!"
The collapsing celestial body appeared, the entire field space twisted. Chazz's Derivatives, Yugen's Ojama King and Ice Blade Hand, were all sucked into the annihilating celestial body and ground to pieces.
"Then, the effect of the two destroyed 'Ojama Derivatives'," Yugen said, "when a Derivative is destroyed, each gives you 300 points of damage."
[Chazz, LP 4000→LP 3400]
"Tch... but this way the field has been reset."
Chazz shouted.
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Level Adjustment'!
The opponent draws two cards from the deck, in exchange, I can Special Summon one 'LV' monster from the graveyard ignoring its summoning conditions!"
The Monster Card emerged from the graveyard.
"Hence, I resurrect this card from the graveyard! Return to my field once more—
—Armed Dragon LV7, return!"
A storm surged as the ironclad Armed Dragon returned to the field!
[Armed Dragon LV7, Attack Power 2800]
"The LV Monster summoned by the effect of 'Level Adjustment' cannot attack or activate its effects this turn.
But! I will sacrifice the 'Armed Dragon LV7' on the field as a tribute, allowing it to evolve further!"
The form of Armed Dragon LV7 dissolved into golden light, the storm erupted as the body of the dragon evolved at high speed. Blazing red light slashed through the sky, as the enormous form slowly emerged within the raging storm.
Its tough scales, glistening metal armor shimmered with a cold light, the howl of the storm transformed into a vortex of airflow swirling like a vassal beside the dragon, its eyes gleaming with fiery brilliance like two burning flames.
"The ultimate Armed Dragon, Armed Dragon LV10, summon!"
[Armed Dragon LV10, Attack Power 3000]