Brever took a deep breath.
This turn's exchange was clearly a disadvantage for him again. The opponent named Yugen standing before him had already stirred up a storm in his heart, having battled two members of their Twilight of the Gods Team against two major Extreme Gods and being able to suppress them to this extent. He never thought there was someone in the world who could be this strong.
Of course, this was not unrelated to the Mechanical Emperor, which directly counters their Extreme Gods.
With this thought, Brever felt even more overwhelmed.
Seriously, how could such unscientific things like the Mechanical Emperor exist in this world? Such annoying cards, in the hands of such an annoying Duelist...
Brever shook his head, trying to focus on the duel. Regardless of the situation, Dragan had already been defeated. The Twilight of the Gods Team, which prided itself as the reigning champion, all thought the WRGP championship was in their grasp. Yet, they encountered a formidable opponent in the preliminary stage already. If two members in a row were taken down single-handedly, it'd be a joke.
"End of the turn, Extreme Divine Emperor Loki's effect activates!" Brever said, "If Loki exists in the graveyard at the end of the turn, it can be special summoned back to the field.
"Mock the death, Immortal God, return once again, Extreme Divine Emperor Loki!"
Suddenly, a crisp sound of glass shattering echoed in the sky above the field, and the originally clear sky broke open a winding crevasse without any warning, with rainbow-colored auroras flowing along its edges. Two giant hands suddenly reached out from the crevasse, with clear knuckles grasping both sides, forcibly tearing the space into a huge cross-shaped opening. From within, a thick dark green mist billowed out, gradually revealing an enlarged figure of Loki.
The crevasse closed behind Loki, and the Trickster God resurrected again, with a mocking smile, as if mocking death, or perhaps mocking the opponent who couldn't see through its feigned demise.
[Extreme Divine Emperor Loki, Attack Power 3300]
"When Extreme Divine Emperor Loki revives through its own effect, a Trap Card can be returned from the graveyard to hand." Brever said.
Although Dragan used a trap earlier, Brever couldn't retrieve it. The WRGP's Riding Duel rules allow a relay teammate to inherit all cards on the previous teammate's field but not in the graveyard.
This was precisely why, in the original episode where Team 5DS faced the Unicorn Team, Akiza Izinski chose to self-destruct just to revive the Stardust Dragon entrusted by Yusei from the graveyard to the field.
Because if not, the Stardust Dragon would be taken away after her defeat and leave the duel; Yusei would not have the Stardust Dragon in his graveyard. Thus, Yusei would have to face his opponent without his ace.
However, before Dragan's defeat, he left Brever a Trap Card "Needle Insect's Nest," giving Brever the opportunity to stack five cards into his graveyard. At that time, Brever got the chance to send traps to the graveyard.
"Based on the effect of 'Extreme Divine Emperor Loki', I am returning the Trap Card 'Polestar Treasure Meijingjiuod' from the graveyard to my hand!"
Brever showed a trap from the graveyard and returned it to his hand.
Polestar Treasure Meijingjiuod can double the attack power and defense power of an Extreme Star or Extreme God monster on the field until the end of the turn, but that monster cannot attack the opposing player directly this turn.
"I see, if you have this trap card, unless Loki is absorbed too, even Divine Wisdom cannot attack freely." Yugen understood.
Extreme Divine Emperor Loki has an attack power of 3300, doubling it would be 6600, already surpassing the amplified Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom.
If paired with the Continuous Trap "Polestar Treasure - Svalin," nullifying Divine Wisdom's effect, Divine Wisdom's attack power would instantly drop to 2500. If Loki with doubled attack defeated Divine Wisdom, it would instantly deliver an astonishing 4100 output.
"But after the turn ends, your Continuous Trap 'Polestar Treasure - Svalin' ends its effect for this turn." Yugen said, "Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞ regains the attack power from the absorbed 'Extreme Divine Emperor Thor'."
[Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 6000]
Attack power of six thousand, Thor's thunder and divine power simultaneously returned to the Machine Emperor, descending endless pressure.
Brever lowered his head for a moment, then slowly spoke.
"It's truly unbelievable, Chief Yugen."
Yugen tilted his head, "What?"
"A person like you, a duel like this... I never thought about it before." Brever smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yes, before... I was just a loafer.
Back then, I had no gods, no miraculous powers, not even a decent job... But even such as I was chosen by the gods.
I never imagined that someone like Harald, someone like Dragan, would accept me, be willing to fight alongside me..."
He gently closed his eyes, clenching his fist.
When his eyes opened again, the Rune Eye had ignited, the ancient mark seeming to burn in his eyes.
"In that case... I'm left with no choice but to give my all to keep up with them!"
Outside the field, Dragan's expression was complex: "Brever..."
"It's my turn, draw card!"
Brever said firmly.
"No matter what, at least I can't drag those two down. So in this duel, I must unleash all I have!
Activating the Continuous Trap 'Polestar Treasure - Svalin' effect once again!
Once per turn, all card effects on the opponent's field will be nullified!"
The god's pressure once again descended through the trap as a medium, with Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom, which had just recovered not long ago, being suppressed once more, its metallic sheen dimming significantly.
[Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞, Attack Power 6000→ Attack Power 2500]
"This way, Loki's attack power surpasses again!" Brever said, "Extreme Divine Emperor Loki, attack 'Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞'!
Void Bullet!"
"Good!" shouted Dragan outside, "Go Brever, use this hit to release my god!"
Yugen: "Trap Card..."
"Kida!" Before his opponent could finish speaking, Brever interrupted smugly, "Extreme Divine Emperor Loki's effect, during his attack declaration, can nullify and destroy a card in the opponent's Magic Trap Zone!" (original card effect)
Loki had some differences between the original and physical card. In the original, Loki could only nullify and destroy a Magic Trap during his own attack declaration, while the physical card could nullify and destroy a Magic Trap Card during the battle phase, not necessarily during Loki's attack declaration, relaxing the activation limits, which is considered a strengthening.
However, the physical card Loki must nullify and destroy an activation when "the opponent activates a Magic Trap." The animated Loki could specify and blow up a card in the opponent's back row regardless of activation. If that card activated, it would become invalid and destroyed. Even if it wasn't activated, it could just be blown up.
But Yugen already knew this effect.
"Seems there is some misunderstanding." Yugen smiled, "Look closely. This trap was activated at the very start of the battle phase, before you declared 'attack'.
Loki can only nullify a trap activated during its attack, but if it's activated before he attacks, he's powerless, right?"
Brever: "!"
This guy, he understands the god's effect so well...
"The card I want to activate is the Trap Card 'Double Vortex'!
Select one monster on your field and one on your opponent's field, destroy the selected cards." (original card)
Yugen snapped his fingers.
"I will destroy your 'Extreme Divine Emperor Loki', and my own 'Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞'!"