"I cover a card, my turn ends."
Yugen said.
"At the end phase, the effect of the 'Subspace Material Transmission Device' you activated this turn has also ended. The banished 'Dark Carrier' returns to the field."
A wave of transparent dimensional fluctuation, the shadow of the dark carrier reappeared like a towering mountain, the carrier was suspended high in the air.
[Dark Carrier, Defense Power 3000]
"This is the carrier you protected by sacrificing yourself, it's returned to you now." Yugen said with a faint smile, "Don't waste this opportunity, use its power effectively to counterattack."
Outside the field, Jack lightly said, "That guy named Poma is completely at Godwin's mercy."
"So it seems for now," Yusei also said, "But he still has a chance. This turn will be Poma's desperate counterattack."
"Hmm?"
Jack raised his eyebrows and looked at Yusei, as if asking, how do you know?
Yusei didn't explain, only said, "Watch and you'll understand."
Poma's voice thundered: "My turn, draw a card!"
Though appearing at an absolute disadvantage, his fighting spirit wasn't extinguished. Or rather, he always had a deep grudge against Godwin, and in this duel, the ace cards he painstakingly summoned were continually bounced back, giving him a sense of powerlessness of not being able to punch. This only fueled his resentment, making him eager to tear Godwin apart.
And Yusei was right, he still had a chance!
Precisely because he kept the emblem of the Dark Markers, the ace of Dark Synchro, 'Dark Carrier,' he has this opportunity for a counterattack.
"Activate the high-speed spell 'Angel Divine Staff'!"
Poma revealed this strongest spell.
"In case the high-speed count is two or more, draw two cards from the deck, then discard one card from the hand."
Poma drew two cards, then discarded one card from his hand.
"The card I discard is... 'Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style'!"
He raised his robust arm high again and shouted in anger.
"The effect of Dark Carrier! Once per turn, select 'Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style' from the graveyard and Special Summon it onto the field, ignoring its summoning conditions!
Return to my side once more!
Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style!!!"
A dark quagmire emerged below the flying carrier, resembling an ocean leading to hell. The carrier slowly lifted from beneath the waters, the massive mecha emerged once again to march alongside the carrier.
[Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style, Attack Power 3000]
Jack was taken aback. This guy named Poma, indeed, had what it takes. He actually managed to bring back that bomber immediately...
"The effect of Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style!" Poma said, "Once per turn, discard a card from your hand to destroy any card on the opponent's field!"
He placed a card into the graveyard.
Currently, there were two cards on Godwin's field: a Light Spear Dragon in the front, and a cover card in the back.
Poma's gaze wavered, after a brief contemplation, he ultimately pointed to the back field.
"Destroy the cover card in the back field!"
Although Light Spear Dragon is powerful, it only has an Attack Power of 2300 and lacks the ability to interfere with the opponent outside of a turn; it can be easily defeated through battle. At this point, the unknown cover card in the back field poses a greater threat.
The opponent's Life Points were unscathed at 4000; even if Poma took the risk to ignore the covered card, and used the bomber's effect to destroy Light Spear Dragon, then attack directly, he could deal a massive 3000 points of damage, but the opponent's Life Points would still remain at 1000, making the attack not worthwhile.
It's best to clear the back field first.
The bomber dropped bombs, bombing Yugen's field with a thunderous roar. The cover card in the back field was engulfed in the blast and briefly shown as a red trap before vanishing in the flames, indicating it was not a common universal trap, disappearing in a blink within the firelight.
"With this, your Light Spear Dragon has lost its protection." Poma said, "Giant Bomber - Grand Aerial Assault Style, crush that disgusting dragon!"
All the turret mounts on the bomber charged in unison, missile hives lit up densely with red lock-on markers. The command for full missile launch was confirmed, and every gun barrel contracted to their fullest before abruptly springing back. A 360-degree barrage, missiles trailing elegant tails of flames, formed a cascading torrent of molten iron, thousands of fragments danced within the smoke.
But at that moment, Yugen's lips curled into a smile.
"I was waiting for this."
Yugen lightly waved his hand.
"Activate Trap!"
"What?" Poma was shocked, quickly said, "Wait, there's nothing in your back field, you don't have any trap card to activate..."
"Of course I do."
Yugen chuckled softly, a vortex in the graveyard beside him opened, a trap card spiraled out from within.
Even though there was only a fleeting glance before it was engulfed by artillery fire, Poma recognized it as the card destroyed by his Giant Bomber just moments ago.
"Trap Card - Cross Counterattack Trap." Yugen said, "The turn this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, it has a one-time ability to activate a trap card from the hand." (Original Card)
This was a trap used by the Game in the past.
As explained, the illustration of the Cross Counterattack Trap card started to morph. Starlight ripples rolled over the trap card, the card image transformed into an entirely different trap, releasing endless vortexes, dark, hopeless, like demonic creatures of Purgatory rampaging through everything in black fog.
"Trap Card 'Great Calamity of the Evil God'!
Upon declaring an attack, destroy all monsters on the field!" (Original Effect)
A trap Dark Malik used in Duel City, altered in its physical form to destroy all magic and trap cards.
The evil vortex rapidly expanded until it almost covered the entire field. The terrifying gravity sucked in both Poma's Giant Bomber and Dark Carrier, the oppressive force soon produced the crunching sound of metal being crushed, and both massive mechas exploded within, transforming into blazing fireballs falling from the sky.
"The trap covering the field was merely a decoy, the real trap was hidden in the hand," Jack said.
Yusei nodded, "Yes, it's a chain trap. Poma's counterattack was completely controlled by Godwin, this Officer Godwin is a remarkably formidable trap user."
"Tch, just lucky," Jack sneered, "He chose to cover 'Cross Counterattack Trap' and held the true trump card 'Great Calamity of the Evil God' in his hand, but this dual trap relies on Poma opting to destroy his back field cover card.
If Poma hadn't destroyed the cover card..."
"No, he wasn't betting, nor was it luck. Godwin analyzed the situation and deliberately steered the duel towards this outcome."
Yusei shook his head and said.
"Last turn, Poma activated 'Subspace Material Transmission Device,' he could choose to protect the carrier or protect the Giant Bomber. Ultimately, he chose the carrier..."
Prompted by Yusei, Jack suddenly realized: "Right, if it was a two-choice scenario, one would protect the more powerful Giant Bomber.
But Poma chose the trap to protect the Dark Carrier last turn..."
Yusei nodded: "The Dark Carrier provides the ability to resurrect the Giant Bomber each turn, it's the guarantee for sustainability. Only in one case would Poma prioritize protecting the Dark Carrier..."
Jack blurted out: "He was confident that he could resurrect the Giant Bomber in the next turn!"
"Exactly. So the revival of the Giant Bomber this turn wasn't a mere coincidence, but a certainty," Yusei said, "The effect of the Giant Bomber allows it, by discarding a card, to destroy one card on the field.
Assume Godwin's field simultaneously holds a Light Spear Dragon and a cover card, and Godwin's Life Points are at 4000. The Giant Bomber's Attack Power is 3000, the Dark Carrier's Attack Power is zero, making it impossible to execute a one-turn kill..."
Jack said: "So Poma would definitely choose to destroy the cover card first!"
"Exactly." Yusei nodded, "There was no luck or gamble involved. The duel's progression was entirely within Godwin's calculations."