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Chapter 348: De-Fusion
Kaiba looked at the two Monsters on Joey Wheeler's Field, the corner of his mouth slightly turned up. "You said you'd show me what you've got, but it turns out you're just a Mediocrity who can't do anything but make noisy Boasting. Are those Lackey-like Monsters on your Field your Full Power?"
"Don't make me laugh!" Kaiba said, drawing a card from his Deck. "My Turn, Draw!"
"Watch closely, Mediocrity, this Monster is the last Monster you'll ever see!"
"Engrave the Majesty of the Blue-Eyes into your memory!"
Saying this, Kaiba revealed the four Cards in his Hand.
One Fusion Spell Card, and three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. For anyone else, this would probably be a perfect opening hand, but for Kaiba, it was just basic play.
"I Activate the Spell Card, Fusion! I fuse the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons from my Hand as Fusion Material! Oh, strongest Dragon, come to my side!" Sending the four Cards from his Hand to the Graveyard on his Duel Disk, Kaiba slammed a Monster onto the Monster Zone. "Let me show you the strongest, most ultimate Dragon in history, one that transcends the boundaries of time and space! Descend!"
"Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
The Vortex of Fusion appeared, merging the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, with three heads and an Attack that stood at the apex of conventional Monsters, appeared from within and let out a roar at the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on Joey Wheeler's Field!
"Roar!!" X3
The Red-Eyes Black Dragon was also a little annoyed by the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's roar. Although it really wanted to yell back, "Why are you roaring so loudly?", after looking at the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack and then its own, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon chose to remain silent.
[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [Level 12/LIGHT Attribute]
[Dragon-Type/Fusion Monster]
[Attack 4500/Defense 3800]
The strongest White Dragon, at Level 12, the apex of Duel Monsters, stood behind Kaiba, giving Joey Wheeler a cold glance. Kaiba declared: "Battle Phase! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Attack that eyesore Black Dragon on the Mediocrity's Field!"
"Ultimate Burst Stream!"
The three heads of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon opened their mouths one after another. Three white orbs filled with destructive aura gathered in their mouths, then were fiercely spat out, assaulting the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, the only Monster on Joey Wheeler's Field in Attack Position. Seeing this, Joey Wheeler subconsciously wanted to use the Card he had Set in his Backrow, but remembering Hayato's instructions, he held back.
"Red-Eyes, we can't lose in spirit! Counterattack! Black Flame Bullet!" Joey Wheeler shouted.
Hearing the command, although it knew it couldn't win, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon still obeyed Joey Wheeler's command and opened its mouth, spitting out a Black Flame Bullet to meet the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack.
However, the outcome was predictable. Although its spirit didn't lose, in terms of actual power, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon was completely crushed. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack, after crushing the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's Attack, directly hit the Black Dragon.
"Boom!"
"Ugh!" Joey Wheeler also took considerable Battle Damage as a result.
[Joey Wheeler: 3200 LP → 7200 LP → 5100 LP]
"Hmm?"
Kaiba had been paying attention to the changes in Joey Wheeler's Life Points. Seeing his Life Points first increase and then decrease, he couldn't help but frown. "This change in Life Points is..."
"Nutrient Z. That was quite a fierce offensive, Kaiba." As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, accompanied by Joey Wheeler's voice, Kaiba saw the revealed Set Card on his Field. "When I take 2000 or more Battle Damage, I Recover 4000 Life Points."
"Heh heh, Kaiba, your Strategy has barely changed over the years. I already predicted you would Fusion Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the first Turn."
It was clear that Joey Wheeler was very excited about successfully predicting Kaiba's Strategy.
But looking at Joey Wheeler, whose face was full of triumph, Kaiba sneered. "My Strategy hasn't improved? To be looked down upon by a nobody Duelist like you... it really makes me angry, Commoner!"
"Since you say you predicted the Strategy I would use on the first Turn, did you predict this Card?"
"During the Battle Phase, I Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, De-Fusion!"
Kaiba played the De-Fusion from his Hand. On his Field, the form of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which had been Summoned via Fusion, began to distort. It looked like it was about to be De-Fused and revert to the state of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
If De-Fusion is Activated during Battle, the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons Special Summoned to the Field can continue to Attack. Three Attacks with 3000 Attack, Kaiba could easily inflict 6000 Battle Damage to Joey Wheeler, wiping out his 5100 Life Points in one go, after Destroying the Gearfried the Iron Knight on Joey Wheeler's Field in Defense Position.
Joey Wheeler, in great danger?
In the audience seats, Serenity Wheeler, Mai Valentine, Tristan , and the others worried about Joey Wheeler, but Ishizu Ishtar and Hayato wore smiles. Joey Wheeler himself also smiled. Wasn't this the moment Joey Wheeler had been waiting for?
"You fell for it, Kaiba! I already predicted you would Fusion Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, so how could I not have thought you'd bring De-Fusion? Everything is according to plan!" Joey Wheeler triumphantly revealed his other Set Card in his Backrow. "The other Card I Set is..."
"The same Quick-Play Spell Card, De-Fusion!"
"Nani?!"
Kaiba looked at the De-Fusion Joey Wheeler Activated and couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief. "You mean you're going to...!"
In the past, the Effect descriptions on Duel Monster Cards were somewhat vague and undefined. For example, the description for Cards like Magic Mist was "enhances conductivity." Following the suggestion proposed by Hayato, Maximillion Pegasus, who wanted to "Make Duel Monsters Great Again," revised the Effects of many Cards.
Previously, the description for De-Fusion was a simple "Release Fusion State." But now, after being modified, the specific Effect of De-Fusion is: "Target 1 Fusion Monster on the Field; return that Monster to the owner's Deck. Then, if the Fusion Material Monsters used for its Fusion Summon are all in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon that set to your Field."
Duel Monsters Chains resolve in reverse order of activation. Although Kaiba Activated De-Fusion first, the one that resolved first was Joey Wheeler's De-Fusion. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon mysteriously vanished from Kaiba's Field and returned to his Deck. However, since Joey Wheeler's Graveyard did not contain the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons used for its Fusion Summon, the subsequent Effect was not applied.
When it was Kaiba's turn, because the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon had already been returned to the Deck by Joey Wheeler, looking at his empty Field, the expression on Kaiba's face at that moment could only be described as dumbfounded.
Kaiba: ???
Where's my Blue-Eyes? Why is my wife gone?
Mokuba's actions were extremely skilled. After taking a screenshot of Kaiba's dumbfounded close-up, he removed this section from the Recording, but kept a backup for himself. He had already thought about it; if Older Brother ever got married, this Recording might appear at the wedding due to an "Unexpected" circumstance.
One could only say that Hayato had completely led Mokuba astray.
But Kaiba's dumbfounded state didn't last long. Being intelligent, after a brief thought, he figured out the specific Effect of the modified De-Fusion. Although in normal use, the Effect shown by De-Fusion before and after the modification was the same, Kaiba truly hadn't expected that such a bizarre usage was hidden within the new version of De-Fusion.
And this usage of De-Fusion, along with predicting that he would Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and use De-Fusion... Kaiba could swear on his future Card luck that this was absolutely not something an idiot like Joey Wheeler could do!
The person who would do this...
Kaiba turned his head and glared at the Audience Seats. "Hmph!"
"Oh, right, Ishizu Ishtar, how is Marik?"
"The Doctor said his vital signs are stable, and his condition is quite good aside from malnutrition; he's just a bit weak. He should wake up after sleeping for a while."
"That's good. Oh, speaking of which, the weather today is really quite nice."
"Hayato-kun, President Kaiba is looking at you."
"Ignore him. He's Dueling, why is he looking at me?"
Looking at Hayato, who had turned his head and was casually chatting with Ishizu Ishtar, Kaiba coldly snorted again before turning his head back to look at his empty Field.
With an opening Hand of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, plus Fusion and De-Fusion, Kaiba could deal a terrifying 13500 points of full Damage in one Turn without any obstructions. However, this terrifying Combo also came with a large cost in hand cards.
Just like now, Kaiba's Combo was interrupted by the De-Fusion that Joey Wheeler suddenly Activated. All five Cards were used, but he couldn't clear the Monsters on Joey Wheeler's Field. Instead, his own Field became empty, and he only had one Card left in his Hand.
"To think I'd be threatened by a character like you," Kaiba glanced coldly at Joey Wheeler and played the last Card in his Hand. The only thing to be thankful for now was that the three Blue-Eyes Fusion Combo didn't use up Kaiba's Once per turn Normal Summon Opportunity, and his last Hand Card was indeed a Monster that could be Normal Summoned.
"I Attack Position Summon Spear Dragon, then I End my Turn."
He Summoned a Winged Dragon with a sharp and slender mouth onto his Field, glaring menacingly at the Gearfried the Iron Knight on Joey Wheeler's Field in Defense Position.
[Spear Dragon] [Level 4/Wind]
[Dragon-Type/Effect Monster]
[Attack 1900/Defense 0]
Spear Dragon's appearance and Name were quite fitting with its Effect, as it possessed the Piercing Battle Damage ability, which inflicts Damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the amount its Attack exceeds the Defense of a Defense Position Monster it Attacks. Moreover, it had a quite powerful Attack of 1900 among Level 4 Monsters.
Its only Weakness was that Spear Dragon's Defense was 0, and each time it Attacks, it changes to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step, exposing its Weakness. However, standing on the Field like this, Spear Dragon's 1900 Attack was barely enough.
[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
[Spear Dragon] [ATK 1900]
Joey Wheeler wiped his finger under his nose. "Heh heh, it's my Turn again! Draw!"
After drawing a card, Joey Wheeler didn't play it. Instead, he chose to change his Gearfried the Iron Knight from Defense Position to Attack Position. "Hmph hmph, Kaiba, watch this! Next, I'll use the Gearfried the Iron Knight to defeat that Spear Dragon of yours!"
"Tsk, idiot." Kaiba coldly snorted. "Although Gearfried the Iron Knight has a quite powerful Attack among Level 4 Monsters, Spear Dragon's Attack is higher than his. Moreover, Gearfried the Iron Knight cannot Equip Cards, so you can't strengthen it."
Joey Wheeler just smiled. "Who told you I was going to Equip Cards to Gearfried the Iron Knight? I don't need to make Gearfried the Iron Knight stronger than Spear Dragon, I just need to make Spear Dragon weaker than the Knight, wouldn't that be enough?"
"Quick-Play Spell Card, [!card:Demons Dice] , Activate! I roll a Dice targeting your Spear Dragon on the Field! Spear Dragon's Attack is reduced to one-nth of its original Attack, where n is the number rolled, until the end of the Turn!"
Seeing that the Card Joey Wheeler used was Demon's Dice, Kaiba seemed somewhat angry. "To entrust your Future to this kind of Gambling Card, you Mediocrity!"
Amidst Kaiba's annoyance, a Little Devil holding a Dice appeared on Joey Wheeler's Field. It forcefully rolled the Dice in its hand. After rolling a few times on the Field, it stopped. The Roll wasn't large, it was just 2.
"Yoshi! Then, until the end of the Turn, Spear Dragon's Attack becomes half of its original Attack!" Joey Wheeler wasn't troubled by the Roll not being large enough, because he hadn't expected a large Roll from the very beginning. As long as it wasn't 1, anything was fine. Six or two, the result was the same.
Perhaps it was precisely this mindset that allowed Joey Wheeler, despite using a Deck full of Gambling Cards, to repeatedly receive the favor of the Goddess of Fortune?
[Spear Dragon] [ATK 1900 → 950]
"Enter Battle Phase! Gearfried the Iron Knight, Attack Spear Dragon! Heavy Metal Impact!"
"Tsk, Spear Dragon, hit back! Dragon Twister!"
The Knight, covered in heavy armor, brought its hand blade down. The Spear Dragon in its weakened state spat out a sound wave to Counter, but it was blocked by the high-quality armor. And the Knight's hand blade also cut off the Spear Dragon's head.
[Kaiba: 4000 LP → 3150 LP]
Kaiba looked at the two Monsters on Joey Wheeler's Field, the corner of his mouth slightly turned up. "You said you'd show me what you've got, but it turns out you're just a Mediocrity who can't do anything but make noisy Boasting. Are those Lackey-like Monsters on your Field your Full Power?"
"Don't make me laugh!" Kaiba said, drawing a card from his Deck. "My Turn, Draw!"
"Watch closely, Mediocrity, this Monster is the last Monster you'll ever see!"
"Engrave the Majesty of the Blue-Eyes into your memory!"
Saying this, Kaiba revealed the four Cards in his Hand.
One Fusion Spell Card, and three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. For anyone else, this would probably be a perfect opening hand, but for Kaiba, it was just basic play.
"I Activate the Spell Card, Fusion! I fuse the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons from my Hand as Fusion Material! Oh, strongest Dragon, come to my side!" Sending the four Cards from his Hand to the Graveyard on his Duel Disk, Kaiba slammed a Monster onto the Monster Zone. "Let me show you the strongest, most ultimate Dragon in history, one that transcends the boundaries of time and space! Descend!"
"Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
The Vortex of Fusion appeared, merging the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, with three heads and an Attack that stood at the apex of conventional Monsters, appeared from within and let out a roar at the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on Joey Wheeler's Field!
"Roar!!" X3
The Red-Eyes Black Dragon was also a little annoyed by the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's roar. Although it really wanted to yell back, "Why are you roaring so loudly?", after looking at the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack and then its own, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon chose to remain silent.
[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [Level 12/LIGHT Attribute]
[Dragon-Type/Fusion Monster]
[Attack 4500/Defense 3800]
The strongest White Dragon, at Level 12, the apex of Duel Monsters, stood behind Kaiba, giving Joey Wheeler a cold glance. Kaiba declared: "Battle Phase! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Attack that eyesore Black Dragon on the Mediocrity's Field!"
"Ultimate Burst Stream!"
The three heads of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon opened their mouths one after another. Three white orbs filled with destructive aura gathered in their mouths, then were fiercely spat out, assaulting the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, the only Monster on Joey Wheeler's Field in Attack Position. Seeing this, Joey Wheeler subconsciously wanted to use the Card he had Set in his Backrow, but remembering Hayato's instructions, he held back.
"Red-Eyes, we can't lose in spirit! Counterattack! Black Flame Bullet!" Joey Wheeler shouted.
Hearing the command, although it knew it couldn't win, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon still obeyed Joey Wheeler's command and opened its mouth, spitting out a Black Flame Bullet to meet the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack.
However, the outcome was predictable. Although its spirit didn't lose, in terms of actual power, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon was completely crushed. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack, after crushing the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's Attack, directly hit the Black Dragon.
"Boom!"
"Ugh!" Joey Wheeler also took considerable Battle Damage as a result.
[Joey Wheeler: 3200 LP → 7200 LP → 5100 LP]
"Hmm?"
Kaiba had been paying attention to the changes in Joey Wheeler's Life Points. Seeing his Life Points first increase and then decrease, he couldn't help but frown. "This change in Life Points is..."
"Nutrient Z. That was quite a fierce offensive, Kaiba." As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, accompanied by Joey Wheeler's voice, Kaiba saw the revealed Set Card on his Field. "When I take 2000 or more Battle Damage, I Recover 4000 Life Points."
"Heh heh, Kaiba, your Strategy has barely changed over the years. I already predicted you would Fusion Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the first Turn."
It was clear that Joey Wheeler was very excited about successfully predicting Kaiba's Strategy.
But looking at Joey Wheeler, whose face was full of triumph, Kaiba sneered. "My Strategy hasn't improved? To be looked down upon by a nobody Duelist like you... it really makes me angry, Commoner!"
"Since you say you predicted the Strategy I would use on the first Turn, did you predict this Card?"
"During the Battle Phase, I Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, De-Fusion!"
Kaiba played the De-Fusion from his Hand. On his Field, the form of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which had been Summoned via Fusion, began to distort. It looked like it was about to be De-Fused and revert to the state of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
If De-Fusion is Activated during Battle, the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons Special Summoned to the Field can continue to Attack. Three Attacks with 3000 Attack, Kaiba could easily inflict 6000 Battle Damage to Joey Wheeler, wiping out his 5100 Life Points in one go, after Destroying the Gearfried the Iron Knight on Joey Wheeler's Field in Defense Position.
Joey Wheeler, in great danger?
In the audience seats, Serenity Wheeler, Mai Valentine, Tristan , and the others worried about Joey Wheeler, but Ishizu Ishtar and Hayato wore smiles. Joey Wheeler himself also smiled. Wasn't this the moment Joey Wheeler had been waiting for?
"You fell for it, Kaiba! I already predicted you would Fusion Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, so how could I not have thought you'd bring De-Fusion? Everything is according to plan!" Joey Wheeler triumphantly revealed his other Set Card in his Backrow. "The other Card I Set is..."
"The same Quick-Play Spell Card, De-Fusion!"
"Nani?!"
Kaiba looked at the De-Fusion Joey Wheeler Activated and couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief. "You mean you're going to...!"
In the past, the Effect descriptions on Duel Monster Cards were somewhat vague and undefined. For example, the description for Cards like Magic Mist was "enhances conductivity." Following the suggestion proposed by Hayato, Maximillion Pegasus, who wanted to "Make Duel Monsters Great Again," revised the Effects of many Cards.
Previously, the description for De-Fusion was a simple "Release Fusion State." But now, after being modified, the specific Effect of De-Fusion is: "Target 1 Fusion Monster on the Field; return that Monster to the owner's Deck. Then, if the Fusion Material Monsters used for its Fusion Summon are all in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon that set to your Field."
Duel Monsters Chains resolve in reverse order of activation. Although Kaiba Activated De-Fusion first, the one that resolved first was Joey Wheeler's De-Fusion. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon mysteriously vanished from Kaiba's Field and returned to his Deck. However, since Joey Wheeler's Graveyard did not contain the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons used for its Fusion Summon, the subsequent Effect was not applied.
When it was Kaiba's turn, because the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon had already been returned to the Deck by Joey Wheeler, looking at his empty Field, the expression on Kaiba's face at that moment could only be described as dumbfounded.
Kaiba: ???
Where's my Blue-Eyes? Why is my wife gone?
Mokuba's actions were extremely skilled. After taking a screenshot of Kaiba's dumbfounded close-up, he removed this section from the Recording, but kept a backup for himself. He had already thought about it; if Older Brother ever got married, this Recording might appear at the wedding due to an "Unexpected" circumstance.
One could only say that Hayato had completely led Mokuba astray.
But Kaiba's dumbfounded state didn't last long. Being intelligent, after a brief thought, he figured out the specific Effect of the modified De-Fusion. Although in normal use, the Effect shown by De-Fusion before and after the modification was the same, Kaiba truly hadn't expected that such a bizarre usage was hidden within the new version of De-Fusion.
And this usage of De-Fusion, along with predicting that he would Summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and use De-Fusion... Kaiba could swear on his future Card luck that this was absolutely not something an idiot like Joey Wheeler could do!
The person who would do this...
Kaiba turned his head and glared at the Audience Seats. "Hmph!"
"Oh, right, Ishizu Ishtar, how is Marik?"
"The Doctor said his vital signs are stable, and his condition is quite good aside from malnutrition; he's just a bit weak. He should wake up after sleeping for a while."
"That's good. Oh, speaking of which, the weather today is really quite nice."
"Hayato-kun, President Kaiba is looking at you."
"Ignore him. He's Dueling, why is he looking at me?"
Looking at Hayato, who had turned his head and was casually chatting with Ishizu Ishtar, Kaiba coldly snorted again before turning his head back to look at his empty Field.
With an opening Hand of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, plus Fusion and De-Fusion, Kaiba could deal a terrifying 13500 points of full Damage in one Turn without any obstructions. However, this terrifying Combo also came with a large cost in hand cards.
Just like now, Kaiba's Combo was interrupted by the De-Fusion that Joey Wheeler suddenly Activated. All five Cards were used, but he couldn't clear the Monsters on Joey Wheeler's Field. Instead, his own Field became empty, and he only had one Card left in his Hand.
"To think I'd be threatened by a character like you," Kaiba glanced coldly at Joey Wheeler and played the last Card in his Hand. The only thing to be thankful for now was that the three Blue-Eyes Fusion Combo didn't use up Kaiba's Once per turn Normal Summon Opportunity, and his last Hand Card was indeed a Monster that could be Normal Summoned.
"I Attack Position Summon Spear Dragon, then I End my Turn."
He Summoned a Winged Dragon with a sharp and slender mouth onto his Field, glaring menacingly at the Gearfried the Iron Knight on Joey Wheeler's Field in Defense Position.
[Spear Dragon] [Level 4/Wind]
[Dragon-Type/Effect Monster]
[Attack 1900/Defense 0]
Spear Dragon's appearance and Name were quite fitting with its Effect, as it possessed the Piercing Battle Damage ability, which inflicts Damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the amount its Attack exceeds the Defense of a Defense Position Monster it Attacks. Moreover, it had a quite powerful Attack of 1900 among Level 4 Monsters.
Its only Weakness was that Spear Dragon's Defense was 0, and each time it Attacks, it changes to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step, exposing its Weakness. However, standing on the Field like this, Spear Dragon's 1900 Attack was barely enough.
[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
[Spear Dragon] [ATK 1900]
Joey Wheeler wiped his finger under his nose. "Heh heh, it's my Turn again! Draw!"
After drawing a card, Joey Wheeler didn't play it. Instead, he chose to change his Gearfried the Iron Knight from Defense Position to Attack Position. "Hmph hmph, Kaiba, watch this! Next, I'll use the Gearfried the Iron Knight to defeat that Spear Dragon of yours!"
"Tsk, idiot." Kaiba coldly snorted. "Although Gearfried the Iron Knight has a quite powerful Attack among Level 4 Monsters, Spear Dragon's Attack is higher than his. Moreover, Gearfried the Iron Knight cannot Equip Cards, so you can't strengthen it."
Joey Wheeler just smiled. "Who told you I was going to Equip Cards to Gearfried the Iron Knight? I don't need to make Gearfried the Iron Knight stronger than Spear Dragon, I just need to make Spear Dragon weaker than the Knight, wouldn't that be enough?"
"Quick-Play Spell Card, [!card:Demons Dice] , Activate! I roll a Dice targeting your Spear Dragon on the Field! Spear Dragon's Attack is reduced to one-nth of its original Attack, where n is the number rolled, until the end of the Turn!"
Seeing that the Card Joey Wheeler used was Demon's Dice, Kaiba seemed somewhat angry. "To entrust your Future to this kind of Gambling Card, you Mediocrity!"
Amidst Kaiba's annoyance, a Little Devil holding a Dice appeared on Joey Wheeler's Field. It forcefully rolled the Dice in its hand. After rolling a few times on the Field, it stopped. The Roll wasn't large, it was just 2.
"Yoshi! Then, until the end of the Turn, Spear Dragon's Attack becomes half of its original Attack!" Joey Wheeler wasn't troubled by the Roll not being large enough, because he hadn't expected a large Roll from the very beginning. As long as it wasn't 1, anything was fine. Six or two, the result was the same.
Perhaps it was precisely this mindset that allowed Joey Wheeler, despite using a Deck full of Gambling Cards, to repeatedly receive the favor of the Goddess of Fortune?
[Spear Dragon] [ATK 1900 → 950]
"Enter Battle Phase! Gearfried the Iron Knight, Attack Spear Dragon! Heavy Metal Impact!"
"Tsk, Spear Dragon, hit back! Dragon Twister!"
The Knight, covered in heavy armor, brought its hand blade down. The Spear Dragon in its weakened state spat out a sound wave to Counter, but it was blocked by the high-quality armor. And the Knight's hand blade also cut off the Spear Dragon's head.
[Kaiba: 4000 LP → 3150 LP]
