"Next, activate the Covering Card."
Yugen waved his hand, and the backfield turned.
"Continuous Trap 'Restricted Revival.' Revive monsters from the graveyard with Attack Power below 1000 in attack position.
The card I want to revive is the one that was discarded to the graveyard earlier..."
The Monster Card exits the graveyard.
"Revive 'Chaos Illusion' from the graveyard."
[Chaos Illusion, Attack Power 0]
"Chaos Illusion?"
Looking at the creature on Yugen's field, resembling a puddle of slime, Tragodia instinctively felt danger.
"The effect of Chaos Illusion: Once per turn, select one Effect Monster in your graveyard. For this turn, this card can be used as a card with the same name and will gain the same effect and Attack Power of that monster." (Original effect)
Yugen spoke calmly.
After the physical card of Chaos Illusion is realized, its effect remains largely the same, but now includes the requirement to banish the monster from the graveyard out of the game as a cost. This was not required in the original animation series.
"Choose a monster from the graveyard... Phantom Demon!?" Tragodia was startled.
Can this monster transform into the Phantom Demon in the graveyard at will?
"Of course. An illusion is just an illusion. Even if it transforms into a Phantom Demon, this card cannot inflict battle damage to the opponent player."
Yugen chuckled and drew another card from his hand.
"But at the moment of successful summoning, I'll activate this card—
—Speed Attack Magic 'Hell's Runaway Summon'!
When a monster with Attack Power below 1500 is successfully Special Summoned on your field, you can Special Summon as many same-name cards as possible."
He paused and looked at Tragodia.
"Of course, the opponent can also Special Summon any number of same-name cards of their monsters on their field."
Tragodia's face was dark: "I don't have another 'Supreme Sun' in my deck."
This is to be expected, as every card in the Planet Series is unique in the world.
"That's a pity. Then I'll take advantage of that."
Yugen shrugged and said in a deep voice.
"I'll Special Summon two more 'Chaos Illusion' from the deck."
[Chaos Illusion, Attack Power 0] x3
"Then Chaos Illusion, activate effect! Once per turn, transform into one Effect Monster in the graveyard, use as a card with the same name, and gain the same monster effect and Attack Power.
I'll let two of the Chaos Illusions on the field transform into these two cards.
Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel!
And the 'Divine Flame Emperor Uriah' that was just discarded by 'Angel's Charity'!"
Two inky blobs on Yugen's field rapidly transformed, like dark waterfalls soaring into the sky, materializing into the forms of two great Phantom Demons.
Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel, have descended!
Even Tragodia's expression couldn't help but tremble.
Hell's Runaway Summon instantly brought forth three Chaos Illusions and then used their effect to transform into Phantom Demons...
A round of Three Phantom Demons!
Is this even possible?
A power enough to overturn the world brewed within this field. Thunder boomed, deafening, like the most primal rage of heaven and earth. Chaos and turmoil ruled all, dust swept up by the fierce wind, forming enormous sandstorms that blocked out the sun.
Phantom Demons descended simultaneously, truly resembling gods with their imposing presence. Although Duel Academy is said to be the sealed ground of Phantom Demons, most of the teachers and students were witnessing this for the first time, trembling in fear and awe that such terrifying monsters existed in the world.
"It's just a bluff of illusions."
Little Lobster, though frightened, still dug in his heels.
"Illusions that can't deal damage can only exist for one turn..."
"That's more than enough, no need for the next turn." Yugen stated calmly.
Tragodia: "!?"
"The copied effect of 'Divine Flame Emperor Uriah' by Chaos Illusion, activate. Once per turn, destroy all Trap Cards on the opponent's field."
Yugen waved his hand.
"Trap destruction!"
Little Lobster's heart shuddered but hesitated only for a moment before activating a Trap.
"Activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Intimidating Roar'! The opponent cannot declare attacks this turn!"
The original plan was to use the Sun as bait to summon his own true form in hand. But since the Phantom Demon summoned by Chaos Illusion couldn't inflict battle damage, even if the opponent used Phantom Demon Illusions to destroy the Supreme Sun, he couldn't jump out from his hand.
Since that's the case, it's better to be safe and seal the opponent's attacks this turn.
Besides, he had a very bad feeling.
Undoubtedly, his premonition was correct, but utterly meaningless.
"Activate Magic Card 'Dimension Fusion Kill' from hand," Yugen said calmly, "Only activate when you have gathered the Three Phantom Demons on the field.
Banish the Three Phantom Demons from the game as Fusion Material for the ultimate Fusion!" (Original effect)
Regarding this special Fusion card for Phantom Demons, the physical card had been greatly enhanced. The physical card can banish Phantom Demons from hand, field, and graveyard out of the game, and if any Phantom Demon exists on your field, the activation of this card cannot be chained, having pseudo-Speed 4 resistance like "Super Fusion."
Animation cards did not have any of this. In the animation, the three Phantom Demons had to be gathered on the field to perform Fusion.
Just like now.
"Three Phantom Demons... Fuse!?" Tragodia was stunned.
Phantom Demons can also be fused?
"Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Thunder Emperor Harmon, Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel. Cross the endless ages, complete the ultimate combination, and descend in the ultimate form!"
As Yugen raised his arm, the Three Phantom Demons were drawn into the vortex in the sky, combining into the ultimate trinity form.
"Chaos Phantom Demon · Amiteel, summon!!!"
The ultimate strongest Phantom Demon seemed to take the body of the Phantom Demon Emperor as the pillar, with the Thunder Emperor as armor-like bone and one arm as the dragon head akin to the Divine Flame Emperor.
[Chaos Phantom Demon · Amiteel, Attack Power 0]
"Attack Power is 0?"
Most students were still stunned by the overwhelming pressure brought by this Divine Level monster, simultaneously noting the terrifying monster had a 0 attack power panel, secretly puzzled.
"The Attack Power is actually 0!" Judai said.
But unlike other students, he now deeply understood, monsters with 0 attack—especially massive twelve-star monsters with 0 attack—must be skilled.
"It's over." Yugen said, "Chaos Phantom Demon · Amiteel, shatter 'Supreme Sun.'
It's the final blow."
Tragodia was startled. He had no time to ponder why the opponent used a 0 attack monster to attack, knowing this creature must have something trickier up its sleeve, and hurriedly spoke.
"Wait, you can't... Intimidating Roar has already been activated, you can't declare attacks this turn! Additionally, this effect applies to players, prohibiting players from making attack declarations. So even if Phantom Demons are unaffected by trap effects, they can't..."
"I know." Yugen spoke calmly, "But Chaos Phantom Demon · Amiteel's Monster Effect is, once per turn, dealing 10,000 battle damage to one monster on the opponent's field when there is a monster present, or if not, dealing 10,000 battle damage directly to the player." (Original effect)
Tragodia was dazed for two seconds.
Not increasing attack power, but directly dealing 10,000 battle damage. That means...!?
"That's right. Chaos Phantom Demon's attack doesn't require an attack declaration, only damage calculation." Yugen said.
In practical terms, it's like battling with a monster that has an Attack Power of 10,000.
Tragodia: "......"
Numb, completely numb.
What kind of ridiculous effect disregards the rules?
"You only have Supreme Sun on your field, so it receives 10,000 battle damage." Yugen said.
A strike breaking through dimensions!
Thunder clung to the Phantom Demon's body, lightning converged into the mouth of the Divine Flame Emperor. The dragon head spat out hellfire entwined with pitiful thunder, erupting the force with a punch from the Phantom Demon Emperor's body.
Before that power, Supreme Sun appeared unprecedentedly weak, its form easily shattered, crushed until pulverized by the impact.
"Roarrrrrr!!!"
[Tragodia, LP 3400→LP 0]