Chapter 261: Hamon: I'm Unemployed?
Facing the attack from Yugi's Winged Beast Chimera, equipped with Meteor Strike, Weevil calmly revealed the Great Moth in his Hand and activated the Effect of the Continuous Spell Card Elemental Absorber.
"Elemental Absorber requires me to Banish a monster from my Hand to Activate it," Weevil explained. With a look of surprise in Yugi's eyes, Weevil Banished the Great Moth Card, which he had cherished in the past, from the Game without hesitation. "All monsters on your Field with the same Attribute as the Banished monster cannot Attack!"
"You would Banish your own monsters from the Game? Can't you hear your monsters crying!" Yugi's gaze was somewhat cold as he continued, "Furthermore, Winged Beast Chimera is a WIND Attribute monster, Queen's Knight is LIGHT Attribute, but the Great Moth you Banished is EARTH Attribute."
Although it's a large moth flying in the sky, no matter how you think about it, Great Moth should be WIND Attribute. However, as is well known, the true Attribute of Duel Monsters is never written on the Card Name.
Gaia the Fierce Knight [EARTH Attribute]
Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight [DARK Attribute]
"The Effect of Elemental Absorber was a useless effort? Heh heh, I Chain Activation this Card." Weevil said, flipping over another Set Card next to Elemental Absorber. "Activate the Effect of DNA Surgery! I Declare [EARTH] Attribute. Then, as long as this Card exists on the Field, the Attribute of all monsters on the Field will become [EARTH], which I Declared!"
"This way, your monsters will completely lose their ability to Attack from now on!"
On the path of Winged Beast Chimera, which had received Yugi's Order and was pouncing towards the Dragonfly, the four corners of Elemental Absorber gathered. The moment before Winged Beast Chimera was about to collide, it was driven back to Yugi's Field by a repulsive force from Elemental Absorber.
Struggling to get up and Attack again, Winged Beast Chimera couldn't stand up at all under the Combined Effect of DNA Surgery and Elemental Absorber. Even Queen's Knight was so weak that she had to lean on her sword and kneel on one knee.
Yugi watched as his monsters' Attacks were locked down by Weevil using two Continuous Cards, feeling somewhat helpless. He hadn't Drawn Cards like Mystical Space Typhoon that could Destroy Spell/Trap Cards in his Hand. For the Combo of Elemental Absorber and DNA Surgery, he didn't have a good way to Counter it for the time being.
"Set one Card, I End Turn." Setting the last Card in his Hand, Yugi helplessly Ended his Turn.
[Yugi: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
Winged Beast Chimera [ATK 2100]
Queen's Knight [ATK 1500]
[Set Card]
"Heh heh heh, you can't Attack? What a pity, Yugi, even though I specifically Summoned weaker monsters." Weevil smirked, Drawing a Card. "My Turn, Draw a Card."
"Since you're not Attacking, then I'll Attack instead! Normal Summon Leghul, then change Dragonfly to Attack Position." As Weevil played the monster he had just Drawn, a monster resembling a centipede appeared next to his Dragonfly.
Leghul [1☆/EARTH]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[300/350]
"Although it looks weak, Leghul has the ability to bypass the monsters on your Field and Directly Attack the Opponent Duelist." Weevil pushed up his glasses. "Enter Battle Phase, I'll use Leghul to Directly Attack the Opponent Duelist first!"
The seemingly miniature Leghul exploded the moment Weevil Ordered the Attack. Its entire body transformed into a purple lightning and darted in front of Yugi. Before he could even react, Leghul had already stung Yugi once and then quickly fled.
Even though it was an illusion created by the Virtual Projection Device, after being Attacked by Leghul, Yugi felt as if he had actually been stung, and the pain was quite obvious.
[Yugi: 4000 → 3700 LP]
"Does it hurt, Mutou Yuugi? But that's far from enough! My Attack, my Revenge is far from over!"
"Dragonfly Attack Queen's Knight!"
Yugi forced himself to clear his mind from the burning pain caused by the Leghul's sting. Seeing the Dragonfly, which had the same ATK and wanted to achieve Mutual Destruction with Queen's Knight, he Activated the only Set Card on his Field: "Activate Trap Card, Absorption Shield! Negate Dragonfly's Attack, and I recover Life Points equal to its ATK Value!"
[Yugi: 3700 → 5200 LP]
Seeing his monster's Attack blocked, Weevil wasn't annoyed. Instead, he said with a sinister smile: "As expected of Yugi, as expected of the Duel King, you easily blocked my Attack. But don't forget, in my next Turn, the Card in Time Capsule will be Added to my Hand."
"End Turn."
[Weevil: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
Dragonfly [ATK 1500]
Leghul [ATK 300]
Time Capsule [Elemental Absorber] [DNA Surgery] [Set Card]
Reminded by Weevil, Yugi couldn't help but feel a sense of difficulty. Although he didn't know what Card Weevil had placed in the Time Capsule, since he placed such great expectation and trust in it, that Card must definitely not be an ordinary existence.
Yugi thought it was unlikely to be a simple Spell Card or Trap Card; it should be some kind of high-Level monster. Under the Rules of Tribute Summon, unless it's a Card like Gilford the Lightning that has specific Tribute requirements in its Effect, two Tributes are enough for a monster, no matter how high its Level.
And coincidentally, Weevil currently had two monsters on his Field that could be used as Tributes – Leghul and Dragonfly. Although their ATK was relatively weak, due to the existence of Elemental Absorber and DNA Surgery, Yugi couldn't Destroy these two monsters for the time being.
Whether he could clear the Tributes needed for summoning on the Field before Weevil Added that "Ace Card" to his Hand became the problem Yugi had to think about now. The resources on the Field were temporarily insufficient, so Yugi placed his hope on the Card he would Draw this Turn.
Yugi: "My Turn, Draw a Card!"
"Yosh, Activate Spell Card, Pot of Greed!" Seeing the Card he drew, Yugi's expression brightened. "I can Draw two more Cards from my Deck."
After Drawing two Cards, Yugi played one of them: "I Tribute the Queen's Knight on my Field for a Tribute Summon! Come forth, Disciple of the Great Mage, Dark Magician Girl!"
As the figure of Queen's Knight disappeared from the Field, Dark Magician Girl appeared bouncing onto Yugi's Field. However, the joy on her face didn't last long. The Effects of DNA Surgery and Elemental Absorber took effect one after another, forcing her to also squat down covering her head in place with a distressed look, just like the Winged Beast Chimera beside her.
Dark Magician Girl [6☆/DARK → 6☆/EARTH]
[Spellcaster Type/Effect]
[2000/1700]
"Hmph, you Summoned an even stronger monster? But it's a pity, Yugi, because of the Trap Card lock Combo on my Field, even the more powerful Blue-Eyes White Dragon can't Attack, let alone a mere Dark Magician Girl."
"Hmph, Sore wa dou kana?"
Yugi hearing Weevil's words, instead showed a confident smile. "The most powerful thing about Magicians has never been how vast their magical power is. Exquisite Magic is what they rely on to defeat strong enemies!"
Saying that, Yugi flipped over the other Card he had Drawn in his Hand along with Dark Magician Girl: "Activate Spell Card, Dark Burning Attack!"
"This Magic Card can only be Activated when Dark Magician Girl exists on my Field. This is the most powerful Magic Dark Magician Girl can unleash. With just one strike, it can Destroy all monsters on your Field!"
"Nani?!"
Ignoring Weevil's suddenly ugly expression, Yugi waved his hand and Ordered: "Go, Dark Magician Girl, Dark Burning Attack!"
The kneeling Dark Magician Girl barely raised her hand, pointing the Magic Staff she held forward. A black-purple energy ball flickering with magical power lightning quickly gathered and formed. Dark Magician Girl hit it like playing billiards, and it rapidly flew towards the two Insect Monsters on Weevil's Field.
"Boom!"
The compressed magical power was released the moment it made contact, transforming into a massive sphere that completely wrapped Leghul and Dragonfly, then quickly collapsed and disappeared. After the Magic Sphere disappeared, the two monsters on Weevil's Field were also crushed and disappeared into ashes.
"My Turn Ends." Seeing that both monsters were Destroyed and Weevil hadn't Activated the other Set Card he hadn't used yet, Yugi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
[Yugi: 5200 LP, Hand 0]
Winged Beast Chimera [ATK 2100]
Dark Magician Girl [ATK 2000]
[Set Card]
"How about it, Weevil? It's your Turn again. Even if you Add that Card you're relying on to your Hand, with all the monsters on the Field cleared, how will you Summon that monster?"
"Damn Yugi, you Destroyed all the monsters on my Field. Now I have no Tributes to use." Weevil said gloomily, but then, he showed a cunning smile again. "You're thinking that right now, aren't you?"
"What!?" Yugi looked at Weevil's smile and suddenly had a bad feeling.
"My Turn, Draw a Card!" Adding a Card to his Hand, Weevil didn't even look at what the Card was. Instead, he looked expectantly at the Time Capsule on his Field, which had been in slumber since the Opening Hand. "You've been in slumber for quite a long time. Now it's time for you to revive! The Card in Time Capsule, Add to my Hand!"
A Card wrapped in white radiance appeared in Weevil's Hand. In Yugi's horrified gaze, he saw the monster's Level on that Card, which was as high as 10☆!
"A Level 10 monster!? And this aura, it feels like the one from the Dock last night." Yugi frowned tightly. "But Weevil, if you don't have any monsters on your Field to use as Tributes, even if you Draw a powerful monster, you can't Summon it!"
Weevil smiled proudly: "Who told you that the Summoning of this monster of mine requires Tributing monsters? On my Field, aren't there three 'Tributes' clearly laid out? I forgot to remind you, my last Set Card is also a Trap Card~"
"I Send the three Trap Cards on my Field – Elemental Absorber, DNA Surgery, and the Set Sakuretsu Armor – to the Graveyard!"
"Burn everything with the malicious fire from the Underworld! The Ultimate Heavenly Demon of Light and Fire Descends here! Uria, Lord of Searing Flames!"
Weevil's Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone flipped open. Sakuretsu Armor, along with Elemental Absorber and DNA Surgery, which had blocked Yugi's Attacks for a long time, turned into flames and were burned to ashes little by little. The rising flames transformed into sparks and ascended, and a long Dragon appeared on Weevil's Field.
A winding red body, wings that covered the sky as if they were the transformation of blazing flames, and fierce eyes.
Yugi in a trance, recalled the figure of a certain Duel Monster he had glimpsed from between the clouds last night.
No, it's not the same!
Although he was almost misled, Yugi quickly realized the difference between the monster he saw yesterday and this Uria, Lord of Searing Flames before him.
Although it also reeked of the Underworld and was a red long Dragon soaring in the sky, Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, even if it was a Deity, was undoubtedly a Wicked God, completely different from the just and righteous God aura he felt yesterday.
"Uria, Lord of Searing Flames cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by Sending three Trap Cards from my Field to the Graveyard." Weevil looked at Uria, Lord of Searing Flames soaring before him and said with a fanatical expression, "Furthermore, the ATK/DEF of Uria, Lord of Searing Flames will become the number of Trap Cards in my Graveyard!"
Uria, Lord of Searing Flames [10☆/FIRE]
[Pyro Type/Effect]
[0/0 → 3000/3000]
"Its ATK can actually be equal to Blue-Eyes White Dragon?!" Yugi felt a bad feeling and quickly reached out to Activate the Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone. "Activate my Set—"
"Before that, the Effect of Uria, Lord of Searing Flames has Priority Activation!"
Weevil interrupted Yugi, smirking and pushing up his glasses: "Once per turn, Uria, Lord of Searing Flames can Destroy all Trap Cards on your Field, even Set Cards!"
"Trap Destruction!"
Uria, Lord of Searing Flames opened its mouth. Although it was the Divine "Flame" Emperor, what it spat out was a bolt of lightning, which precisely struck and shattered the Bottomless Trap Hole Yugi had Set on the Field and was about to Activate.