Chapter 50: First of the Dragons VS Dark Magician
Aisha: "Using two Normal Monsters as Fusion Materials can actually fuse such a fierce dragon! Amazing, fusion is amazing, Mr. You Ling who can use fusion is even more amazing!"
A fusion formula from the depths of You Ling's memories from his previous life; although it was just an attempt, unexpectedly, it actually succeeded.
"The counterattack starts now, Aisha."
After successfully fusing First of the Dragons, You Ling raised his arm towards the sky and initiated battle.
"This is our strongest attack, embodying the potential of Normal Monster trash!"
After fusing two Yoyo, First of the Dragons with 2700 attack points.
For the current Aisha and You Ling, this was a monster surpassing Red-Eyes Black Dragon, surpassing Summoned Skull, possessing the highest attack power.
"Attack target locked onto Queen's Knight! Roar——『Primordial Dragon Shockwave』!"
"Roar——!"
The impact of the ancient dragon's roar swept across the battlefield; the earth-shattering destructive power caused the entire back mountain to tremble and shake.
And Queen's Knight, targeted by First of the Dragons' attack, had her clubs shield easily shattered under the immense impact force, disappearing from the battlefield along with the monster's body.
[Queen's Knight] destroyed
Pharaoh LP: 4000→2800
Striking first; before this, You Ling would never have thought that in a duel with the Pharaoh, he could actually be the first to reduce the opponent's Life Points.
Aisha's voice sounded incredibly excited, "We did it, Mr. You Ling!"
"Mm, this strike indeed succeeded, but we can't be careless yet."
The opponent was the Pharaoh, holding the title of the strongest Duelist; even if the opponent was dueling with his true power restricted, You Ling couldn't afford to be the slightest bit complacent.
The Duelist's instinct kept warning You Ling that this duel could not be won without going all out.
"Set one card, turn end."
After [First of the Dragons] completed a rare frontal battle breakthrough through fusion, You Ling still cautiously set a card and declared the end of his turn.
Looking up and gazing for a while at the roaring [First of the Dragons] in the sky, the Pharaoh slowly spoke, while his fingertip brushed across the Duel Disk, drawing the starting card of his turn.
"I see, [First of the Dragons], huh? Indeed a monster very suitable for Yuna's deck. You Ling, the latent power of monsters you wished to display, I've seen it. My turn, draw!"
His fingertip brushed past a golden brilliance; every draw the Pharaoh made felt like a fated draw.
Including this draw, the ultimate black magic power simultaneously surged behind the Pharaoh.
"Hehe, it's here."
The Pharaoh's lips curved upwards with an unparalleled confident smile.
"——Activate Continuous Magic Card [Card of Safe Return]!"
[Card of Safe Return Continuous Magic Card Effect: If you Tribute Summon a monster(s) by Tributing 2 or more monsters: Draw 2 cards.]
A Continuous Magic Card that replenishes hand cards in conjunction with Tribute Summoning activated on the Pharaoh's field.
A Tribute Summon requiring 2 or more monsters as tribute means at least a Level 7 or higher high-level monster.
The Pharaoh said seriously: "[First of the Dragons], fused from Normal Monsters, undoubtedly also displays the will of Normal Monsters. As an embodiment of will, it will not be destroyed by Effect Monsters."
Slowly taking out the card drawn this turn, ultimate black magic power swirled around the card.
"It won't be destroyed by Effect Monsters, then its weakness, like its will, is also Normal Monsters! Tribute the [King's Knight] and [Jack's Knight] on my field, Tribute Summon!"
The mission of 「Tribute Fodder」 perfectly accomplished; the J and K knights raised their longswords high above their heads, guiding the trajectory of black magic.
"Come forth, my strongest servant!——Dark Magician!"
[Dark Magician ★★★★★★★ (7-Star) DARK][Spellcaster-Type ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100]
His slender body leaped out of the Tribute Summon's light effect; as the Pharaoh's most frequently used ace monster, Dark Magician stood coolly on the battlefield, holding his staff.
"Dark Magician, huh? A Normal Monster with 2500 attack points."
Aisha: "Although it's a Normal Monster, First of the Dragons' attack power is higher, Mr. You Ling!"
"Emmmmmm..."
You Ling was also all too familiar with the Pharaoh's Dark Magician.
Although its base combat power was only 100 higher than Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and on par with Summoned Skull, it could be combined with various Magic and Trap cards to achieve miraculous effects in a duel.
The Pharaoh continued to declare effects, saying: "When Tribute Summoning using 2 tributes, the Continuous Magic Card [Card of Safe Return] activates, draw 2 more cards from the deck!"
Although having the same attack power as the one-tribute Summoned Skull, at this time, being Level 7 and requiring 2 tributes, instead became an advantage that could trigger [Card of Safe Return].
A two-card draw comparable to [Pot of Greed] replenished the Pharaoh's hand size from 3 to 5, simultaneously bringing the key card for breaking the formation into his hand.
"——Activate Equip Magic Card [Book of Secret Arts]!"
[Book of Secret Arts Equip Magic Card Effect: Can only be equipped to "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl". The equipped monster gains 700 ATK.]
Exclusive equip, a thick book inscribed with mysterious magical texts unfolded before Dark Magician.
After a simple glance, the black magic power swirling around Dark Magician's slender body instantly gained a few more shades of color.
That was the power of knowledge.
[Dark Magician ATK: 2500→3200]
Aisha exclaimed in surprise: "3200 attack points, hey hey hey, isn't that even higher than Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Somehow felt like for a whole night, Blue-Eyes White Dragon had been dragged out repeatedly as a unit of combat power comparison.
"Use my strongest servant, Dark Magician, to destroy the [First of the Dragons] on your field!——『Dark Magic Attack』!"
The black magic power condensed at the tip of the magic staff formed an exploding black sphere, containing destructive power surpassing Burst Stream of Destruction, and shot towards the giant First of the Dragons in the sky.
"Counterattack, First of the Dragons!"
Knowing full well his attack power was inferior, You Ling still persisted in a head-on clash, betting on the last Trap Card of this counterattack, as well as a key hand card.
"Then activate the set Trap Card——[Tricky Plan]!"
[Tricky Plan Trap Card Effect: Discard 1 monster from your hand, then target 1 face-up monster on the field; that monster's ATK decreases by the original ATK of the discarded monster.]
Although merely a D-rank Trap Card, it was a card carefully selected by You Ling from the numerous D-rank card pool back then.
Even if D-rank, it could be called a Tricky Plan Trap Card at critical moments.
"I can't lose here yet, First of the Dragons!"
Drawing the monster with the highest attack power from the remaining 2 cards in his hand, he sent it to the Graveyard as a cost for [Tricky Plan].
"I discard [Volcanic Rat ATK: 500] from my hand, weakening Dark Magician's attack power by 500 points!"
[Dark Magician ATK: 3200→2700]
[First of the Dragons ATK: 2700]
"——『Primordial Dragon Shockwave』!"
Reducing black magic with the force of flames, this collision was evenly matched, shaking heaven and earth.
The powerful shockwave even allowed students far away in Fusion Academy to perceive it, involuntarily looking towards the giant dragon roaring and fighting in the sky above the back mountain.
"Hey hey hey, look quickly, what monster is that?"
"Never seen such a huge dragon before!"
"Just who is dueling in that kind of place?"
"It's the aura of a strong person, could it be related to the previous rumor of the Three Egyptian Gods!"
"Eh, isn't that thing from chat logs?"