Alien Insect Zero, summon!
Seeing his ace, this ultimate insect finally appear, Luca felt exceedingly happy, feeling almost like he's lived his life to its fullest.
Finally, it's been so hard...
But with Alien Insect Zero descending, he's practically locked in victory!
"The effect of Alien Insect Zero is determined by the number of material types used in the fusion summon. First, the effect."
Luca waved his hand.
"When Alien Insect Zero uses more than two monster types as fusion material, once per turn, a Reptile race monster can be special summoned in face-down defense position from the graveyard.
I will cover the Apocalypse Alien Insect sent to the graveyard from a discarded 'Handwriting Erasure' in face-down defense position."
The image of Apocalypse Alien Insect flashed on the field, quickly turning into a face-down covered Monster Card to guard in front of him.
"Next is the second effect," Luca said, "When four or more types of fusion material are used, a Reptile race is removed from the game from the graveyard, and a monster on the field is sent to the graveyard.
The Balzass Alien Insect discarded by 'Handwriting Erasure' is removed from the game, and your 'Earth Emperor Granmat' is sent to the graveyard."
He paused with a sinister smile.
"Of course, due to your own 'Great Cosmos' effect, sending to the graveyard equals directly removing.
This time, you eat your Great Cosmos, remove it!"
Luca was ecstatic. The ability of Alien Insect Zero activated, as if heaven-high darkness enveloped the Earth Emperor until it was swallowed by darkness, seeming to vanish into thin air.
"Hahahahaha, remove, remove everything!" Luca shouted, "Die, it's time for battle!
Alien Insect Zero attacks 'Interdimensional Scout'!"
Thirteen thousand attack power, while the scout's panel is merely eight hundred. This hit completes an instant kill!
"It's over!" Luca shouted.
But it wasn't.
Blocking that world-ending blow from the insect is the sudden appearance of a turtle's phantom. A wave of electromagnetic current exploded, forcibly pushing the insect back.
"What?" Luca frowned.
"The 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle' in the graveyard, during the opponent's turn battle phase, removes this card from the game to forcibly end the battle phase."
Yugen smiled lightly.
"Resources gathered from 'Handwriting Erasure' aren't exclusive to you."
"Tch, you saved a life," Luca snorted.
Still, it's okay, Alien Insect Zero was successfully summoned, with a whopping thirteen thousand five hundred attack power.
There's nothing to fear anymore.
"The third effect of Alien Insect Zero. With six or more types of fusion material, draw one card from the deck, once per turn."
Luca drew a card, glanced at it, and played it directly.
"Continuous Magic 'Nightmare Mirage Tube'. During the opponent's preparation phase, I can draw cards from the deck until my hand has four cards."
He waved his hand and covered two cards on the field.
"Cover two cards, turn end."
Yugen: "My turn, draw."
"At this moment, the Mirage Tube's effect activates, my hand is filled with four cards."
Luca also drew cards from his deck.
Yugen watched him draw cards, but didn't rush to act: "To precisely draw 'Parallel World Fusion' in such a situation and break through the Great Cosmos. Impressive, worthy of Doma's Three Musketeers, very effortful."
Luca: "..."
At first, it sounded like praise, but the more he listened, the more agitated he got.
He realized this person has a terrifying talent. Not only through dueling, it seems whatever he does or says easily affects people's mindset, thereby affecting a duelist's momentum and regular operation performance.
With these thoughts, Luca stabilized his mindset, determined to maintain a calm state regardless of what this person does next. This is an opponent you can't afford to underestimate, he must stay in peak condition...
"I sacrifice 'Interdimensional Scout' again," Yugen said, "Master of the sky, embodiment of storms, descends—
—Wind Emperor Leiza, summon!"
The green storm arose, with the whirlwind stirring the pitch-black clouds in mid-air, the tall green emperor slowly descended from the wind.
[Wind Emperor Leiza, attack power 2400]
"When Wind Emperor Leiza is successfully upper-level summoned, send one card on the field to the top of the owner's deck."
Yugen looked up at the giant sphere in the sky.
"Although I'm sorry, your ultimate insect must retire here. Return 'Alien Insect Zero' to the deck, and since Alien Insect Zero is a fusion monster, it returns to the fusion deck."
The soaring green storm transformed into a tornado, whirling towards the insect in the sky!
"Is it that easy?" Luca sneered, "Activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Skill Imprisonment'!
Select a card on your field, during this turn, negate all monster effects targeting the selected card!"
A protective barrier emerged around Alien Insect Zero, the emperor's tornado crashed into the transparent barrier, appearing to be entirely blocked.
"Hahaha, you use imperial effects to initiate attacks, did you think I wouldn't consider that?"
Luca laughed confidently, hands on his hips. It seemed that ever since summoning Alien Insect Zero, his sunny smile returned.
"Kida! All monster effects targeting Alien Insect Zero are useless this turn, even if you summon a new emperor next..."
"Activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Wind Spirit Technique - Ya'," Yugen said, "Sacrifice a Wind Attribute monster, select a card on the opponent's field, return it to the owner's deck bottom.
I sacrifice 'Wind Emperor Leiza', return 'Alien Insect Zero' to the deck."
Luca's smile abruptly stopped.
The hindered emperor didn't retreat but instead erupted with more powerful fighting spirit. As if burning itself out, the whole body disintegrated, exploding into pure energy merging into the storm, crashing fiercely towards the insect in the sky.
The barrier shattered, Alien Insect Zero was ultimately consumed in the emperor's sacrificial attack. The green tornado swept that terrifying giant creature into the sky, as if disappearing beyond the sky's edge.
"Ahhhhh!!"
Luca went berserk.
His Alien Insect Zero, twenty-six fusions, thirteen thousand attack power Alien Insect Zero...
Not a single attack successfully passed, fully unrewarding as it's casually blown away...
"I know you're anxious, but you shouldn't be,"
Yugen said with a smile.
"In a duel, you never know what might happen until the very last moment; keeping a calm mindset is key, right?"