Call of the Living Dead, King Tiger, resurrect!
"What a pity, it looks like my King Tiger is still on the field."
The rider in black laughed triumphantly.
"If you want to break through King Tiger's blockade, you'll have to double your efforts... Hey, but getting this far is actually not bad, much stronger than those previous duelists."
He lowered his voice and chuckled darkly.
"It's making me more and more eager to savor your taste. Only the more excellent duelists have the most exquisite flavor..."
Just then, Iwao seemed to realize something, his pupils constricting: "You... Gouki and Gangtarou, they were all... by you?"
"Oh, so you were their companion too."
The rider in black lazily glanced at him, then chuckled lightly.
"Yes, I personally took care of them. Their taste was just okay, definitely not top-level experts. But in such a small place, one can't ask for too much..."
He chuckled playfully.
"But those two guys were interesting enough. Even at the very end, they were saying things like 'I can't fall here' and 'I have a promise with someone.'
Hahaha, it was indeed extremely amusing. A duelist fighting with all their might until the last moment, their soul burning to the extreme, that's the most delicious bait..."
Iwao's hand gripping the handle was bulging with blue veins, and he glared at the rider, seemingly about to shoot fire from his eyes.
"You bastard..."
"Hahaha, very good, just like that, keep it up." The rider in black laughed, "This kind of momentum is what makes the battle interesting when you're taken down.
Very good, very good. But don't rush, I'll deal with you after I've enjoyed the finest bait, you... your momentum is quite good, but you're just the dessert after the main course."
Saying so, he turned his attention back to Yugen, waving his large hand.
"King Tiger's direct attack!"
The King Tiger running alongside his motorcycle turned around, lunging towards the direction of Yugen's chopper.
"Then activate the trap."
The last cover card beside Yugen flipped over.
"Trap Card 'Precise Defense.'
When the opponent's monster declares an attack, special summon a monster from your graveyard with 4 stars or less."
A card from Yugen's graveyard slid out.
"The card sent to the graveyard by 'Sixth Sense' just now, 'Blast Flame Maiden', is special summoned in defense position."
A flame blazed on his field, silver hair fluttered, the maiden wrapped in flames crouching defensively on his field.
[Blast Flame Maiden, Defense Power 1500]
"Kida!" The rider in black shouted, "The original attack power of Blast Flame Maiden is only 1300. King Tiger's effect will directly destroy any summoned or special summoned monster with attack power below 1500!"
King Tiger roared again, and the sound waves roared towards Blast Flame Maiden.
But flames formed a transparent barrier in front, the sound waves crashing upon it, causing no damage.
"What?"
The rider in black frowned.
"The effect of 'Precise Defense.' Monsters special summoned by this trap won't be destroyed by battle or effects this turn." Yugen said.
"Oh, so you've defended against it."
The rider in black laughed.
"Heh, it seems my assessment of you was correct, you can be considered a top-level duelist. I'm eagerly awaiting the taste of you..."
"Don't speak too soon." Yugen said calmly, "The duel isn't over yet."
"Ha, really? But King Tiger's blockade still stands, you need to summon a 4-star monster with an attack power of at least 2200 to avoid being destroyed.
You're almost unable to summon any monsters, do you still expect to win in this situation?"
"Well, who knows what might happen in a duel?"
Yugen slightly adjusted his direction, his motorcycle gracefully weaving through the zombies clawing towards them.
"The power station is almost here!"
Iwao shouted.
"Less than a minute left!"
"Alright, then let's take care of this guy in a minute." Yugen nodded, "My turn, draw card."
"Ha?"
The black rider couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.
Even the muscular man Iwao, who was his ally, was surprised.
A minute to finish?
With King Tiger on the field, Strongman's Suffering's dual suppression... Can he really do it in this situation?
"Activate the Magic Card 'Stupid Burial', send a monster from the deck to the graveyard."
Yugen drew a card that automatically popped out from his deck.
"Send the second 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon' to the graveyard from the deck."
The Monster Card slid into the graveyard area of the Duel Disc.
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Revive the Dead'."
A green revival symbol hovered above Yugen.
"You can resurrect a monster from the graveyard."
"The strongest monster in your graveyard is 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon'." The rider in black said, "But even if you revive Green Baboon, his original 2600 attack power will drop to 1200, and he will be destroyed by King Tiger's effect."
"No, I'm reviving another card that was discarded by 'Sixth Sense'."
Yugen displayed the card that slid out from his graveyard.
"Special summon 'Ancient Deep Red Ape'."
[Ancient Deep Red Ape, Attack Power 2600]
The black rider didn't understand his intent, but still said: "But Ancient Deep Red Ape is also a 7-star monster. The effects of two 'Strongman's Suffering' reduce 1400 attack points."
[Ancient Deep Red Ape, Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 1200]
He sneered wickedly: "Although I don't know what you're trying to do, but this attack power cannot break through 'King Tiger's' seal. Destroy it!"
King Tiger let out a fierce roar, the transparent sound waves surging towards Yugen's field.
"Then chain King Tiger's effect, activate the Speed Attack Magic 'Concentration Socket'." Yugen said, "Select a monster on your field, its attack power increases by its defense power until the end of the turn.
But as a cost, no other monsters on your field can attack this turn."
He pointed to Ancient Deep Red Ape.
"Ancient Deep Red Ape gains its own defense power of 1800 as attack power."
[Ancient Deep Red Ape, Attack Power 1200→Attack Power 3000]
"When King Tiger's effect is applied, monsters with an attack power of 1400 or higher won't be destroyed." The rider in black said softly, "I see, there's still this move.
Using this method to temporarily preserve the monster can indeed break King Tiger. But at the end of the turn, it will drop back to 1200 attack power..."
"No, this turn won't end." Yugen chuckled, "I said, let's settle this within a minute?"
"What?"
Black rider frowned.
Being able to breakthrough from this situation is already quite challenging, does he intend to cut down all remaining 3800 life points in one single turn?
Where does this confidence come from?
"Normal summon 'Ojama Yellow'. "
Yugen played the card in his hand.
[Ojama Yellow, Attack Power 0]
"Pfft, you talk a big game, but in the end, is this the kind of monster you can summon?"
Black rider sneered, following up with a wave of his hand.
"Even this trash doesn't even have the chance to enter battle. 'King Tiger's' effect, just crush it for me."
Once again, King Tiger let out a mighty roar, the sound waves swept across the field, and before Ojama Yellow could settle, it was directly crushed.
"But 'Ojama Yellow' is a beast race monster." Yugen said, "When a beast race monster on the field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, the graveyard's 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon' has an effect.
Pay 1000 life points, Special Summon itself."
[Yugen, LP 2300→LP 1300]
"'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon' resurrects!"
"What are you doing?" Black rider couldn't understand, "Even if Green Baboon is revived, it will be reduced to 1200 attack power due to 'Strongman's Suffering' and then directly destroyed due to King Tiger's effect.
Doing so is just a waste of life points..."
"It won't." Yugen said calmly, "'Ancient Deep Red Ape's' effect, when monsters on my field are destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I recover 1000 life points."
[Yugen, LP 1300→LP 2300]
"Even so, it's just restoring to the original state." Black rider said coldly, "Still meaningless."
"Is that really the case?"
Yugen smiled.
"What if I add this card, then?"
"Hmm?"
Yugen pointed to the maiden on his field.
"Blast Flame Maiden's effect. Every time my life points recover, deal 500 damage to the opponent."
Blast Flame Maiden let out a clear shout, her silver hair fluttering, a fireball shot from her hand, smacking the speeding black motorcycle, flames swirled around the black rider.
[Black Rider, LP 3800→LP 3300]
"Heh, quite a fuss just for 500 damage." He still scorned, "But then your Green Baboon will be destroyed..."
But he suddenly paused, as if realizing some terrifying fact.
[Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 1200]
Just landing, directly suppressed by the magic effect, under the wrap of dark red energy, Green Baboon moaned painfully, then shattered under King Tiger's roar.
"Of course, when Green Baboon's summon succeeds, 'Strongman's Suffering' lowers its attack power, then it will destroy itself."
Yugen smiled.
"But you should remember, right? At the start of this turn, the card I sent to the graveyard from the deck?"
Black rider was stunned: "You...that Green Baboon...could it be..."
"Correct, the second 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon', when a beast race on my field is destroyed, pay 1000 life points, special summon it from the graveyard."
[Yugen, LP 2300→LP 1300]
"And because a monster on my field was destroyed, Ancient Deep Red Ape's effect, I recover 1000 life points."
[Yugen, LP 1300→LP 2300]
"And because my life points recovered, Blast Flame Maiden's effect." Yugen smiled, lightly waving his hand, "500 damage."
A fireball shot from Blast Flame Maiden's hands, just like a laser cannon fired from his speeding motorcycle, mercilessly hit the rider's bike.
[Black Rider, LP 3300→LP 2800]
"Ugh..."
He tried hard to stabilize the bike, but already started sweating profusely, could no longer say anything like "Mere 500 damage".
Even if he's slow, he should realize what he's facing.
This is...
...an infinite loop!
Next to him, Iwao also finally understood, his mouth slightly opened, looking a bit dumbfounded.
Tolerating the suppression from the opponent's King Tiger, even going so far as to utilize the opponent's summon blockade to form such a closed loop...
Last turn, in his eyes, the terrifying "King Tiger" and "Strongman's Suffering", now seemed just like traitors...
Looking at Yugen again, he suddenly felt the other's calm and composed demeanor was simply like saying—
—Are you kidding, playing Underworld with me?
You're still about twenty thousand years too early.
"Indeed, every time 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon' is destroyed, another Green Baboon in the graveyard can be special summoned by paying 1000 life points. And every successful special summon, 'Strongman's Suffering' will lower its attack power, and 'King Tiger' will destroy it."
Yugen explained calmly.
"The two Green Baboons can infinitely alternate in cycles.
And in each cycle, when Green Baboon is destroyed, because of 'Ancient Deep Red Ape's' effect, I recover 1000 life points, while you take 500 damage due to 'Blast Flame Maiden's' effect, endlessly.
The endpoint of the cycle, the damage you will suffer is..."
Blast Flame Maiden raised the magic staff, as if summoning all fire elements from the cosmos from the void, condensing into an unprecedentedly dazzling super-large fireball in her hand.
The burning fireball reflected in the black rider's helmet visor, he gritted his teeth: "In...infinite..."
"Congratulations, correct answer."
Yugen smiled, lightly waving his hand.
"An unlimited fireball reward."
Blast Flame Maiden's staff dropped, the fireball, like the scorching sun, crushed towards the insignificant black motorcycle like a spirit bomb.
[Black Rider, LP 0]