[Masked Hero Blast, Attack Power 2200]
"Blast's effect!" Youyu declared, "When successfully summoned, it selects one opponent's monster on the field and halves its attack power! I will halve 'Doomking Balerdroch's' attack power again!"
Originally left with only 1400 attack power, if 'Doomking Balerdroch' is halved again, it becomes 700, not even worth considering as a wall.
"Tsk." Bakura snorted, "Then activate the Set Card! Trap Card - Curse of Illusion! The monster cursed by this binding has its effect negated, and its attack power decreases by 500!" (Manga card)
"Then before being restricted, activate another effect of Masked Hero Blast!" Youyu defiantly declared, "Pay 500 Life Points, and bounce one Magic or Trap card on the field back to the owner's hand!
I'll return that Set Card to the hand!"
[Youyu, LP 800 → LP 300]
The card he pointed to was none other than the trap "Tablet of Resurrection" that Bakura had failed to activate last round!
If Youyu attacks rashly here and uses Blast to defeat the weakened 'Doomking Balerdroch,' then Bakura would undoubtedly use "Tablet of Resurrection" to revive Doomking, with its attack power resetting to its original 2800 points.
So the Set Card must be cleared first.
Seeing the "Tablet of Resurrection" being bounced back to his hand from the field, Bakura couldn't help but smirk, "Another troublesome effect... However, the effect of halving Blast's attack power is negated! And its own attack power must decrease as well!"
[Masked Hero Blast, Attack Power 2200 → Attack Power 1700]
Barely 300 points higher than Doomking now.
"Magic Card 'E - Emergency Call', from the Card Deck, add an Elemental Hero Monster to your hand." A card ejected from Youyu's Card Deck, "I'll add 'Elemental Hero Edgeman' to my hand.
Then, the Magic Card 'Spider Silk' allows me to add a card sent to the graveyard last round back to my hand." (Anime card)
The Magic Card manifested, and with a burst of golden light, silver-white spider silk shot into Bakura's Duel Disc graveyard area, accurately bringing a card back into Youyu's hand.
"I choose, Magic Card 'Double Attack'."
Bakura: "!"
"Then activate Magic Card 'Double Attack'!" Youyu declared, "Discard one Monster Card from my hand and select a monster on the field with a level lower than the discarded monster's. This turn, the chosen monster can attack twice!"
Bakura disdainfully said, "You're recklessly using my card..."
"I discard Level 7 'Elemental Hero Edgeman', and choose Level 6 'Masked Hero Blast' on the field," Youyu explained, "This turn, Blast can attack twice!"
A two-strike combo, if connected, would deal a massive two thousand points of damage. Bakura snorted, "What a troublesome guy..."
"Battle!" Youyu shouted, "Masked Hero Blast, attack 'Doomking Balerdroch'!"
Blast's figure rose with a green whirlwind, rushing straight at the airborne Doomking!
"Continuous Trap - Spirit Shield!" Bakura flipped his Set Card, loudly exclaiming, "When an Undead-Type Monster is attacked, by banishing an Undead from my graveyard, I can negate the attack!" (Anime card)
A card ejected from his graveyard: "I banish 'Zombie Master' from play, negating the attack!"
The phantom of Zombie Master appeared, like a wisp of a soul, standing in front of Bakura. The green whirlwind collided with that soul form, mutually canceling out, and dissipating in midair.
Youyu raised an eyebrow.
In this duel, besides 'Zombie Master,' all of Bakura's other Monsters should have been banished from play by 'Masked Hero Dark Claw,' even with 'Spirit Shield' in play, his graveyard shouldn't have more resources to banish.
"Then the battle continues! According to 'Double Attack's' effect, Masked Hero Blast's second attack!"
Masked Hero soared into the air again, riding the wind, the green cyclone cutting like countless sharp blades!
Hurricane Slash!
But Bakura smirked, "I'll banish 'Souls of the Forgotten' from my graveyard, the attack is still negated!"
Was it one of the two cards discarded at the start by "Gift of the Angel," other than 'Diabound Kernel'?
Blast's fierce attack was once again thwarted by the phantom body, and Masked Hero could only retreat fruitlessly.
However, Bakura's graveyard resources were now truly exhausted.
"Since there are no more Undead-Type Monsters in the graveyard, 'Spirit Shield' is automatically destroyed." Bakura sneered, "But now, Duel King, your attack is over."
"...Not necessarily."
"What!?"
Youyu calmly revealed another card, "Quick-Play Magic - Form Change! Return the Hero Monster on the field to the Card Deck, Special Summon a Masked Hero of a different attribute, same level!
I return Level 6 'Masked Hero Blast' to the Card Deck!
Embodiment of Dark Law, return from the abyss—
—Appear once again! Masked Hero Dark Claw!"
Swirling in black mist, the silver light of claws and fangs tore through the darkness in chaos! The armor resembling a wolf, its black shell shining with a metallic luster.
[Masked Hero Dark Claw, Attack Power 2400]
Bakura looked as if he had eaten something foul, "It's that guy again!?"
His 'Doomking Balerdroch' actually had a hidden ability. That is, as long as there is a card on the field, it can revive in the preparation phase of both players' turns.
No matter how many times, it can revive, the King of the Undead who never dies!
...Of course, the premise is it needs to exist in the graveyard.
However, this dark Masked Hero practically dug its grave...
In fact, Bakura didn't need to worry about this problem anymore.
Because he actually had no next turn left.
"Masked Hero Dark Claw, attack 'Doomking Balerdroch'!" Youyu waved his hand, "At this moment, from the hand, activate Quick-Play Magic 'Duel Fusion'!
When a Fusion Monster attacks, its attack power adds the opponent's attack power value!"
[Masked Hero Dark Claw, Attack Power 2400 → Attack Power 3800]
Bakura's face changed drastically, "What!?"
The black shadow sliced through, the silver light flash like fangs shining in the dark night! Masked Hero's right leg carved a pitch-black trajectory, slamming heavily onto Doomking, the unstoppable leg strength smashing that sinister skeleton to pieces, the blades attached to the armor effortlessly cutting through its body.
Boom!!!
Doomking exploded on the spot!
[Bakura, LP 2400 → LP 0]