Chapter 114: Counter Gate
"You fell for it, Joey Wheeler! I knew you would Attack my Sealed Beast - Inun!" Putah laughed loudly, just as everyone expected, flipping over the Card he had Set on the Field from the very beginning. "Trap Card, Desert Sunlight! My Monsters on my Field will be changed to Defense Position by this Effect!"
"As expected, how could Putah, who can use such a powerful Combo to Summon four Monsters at once, leave himself a weakness?" Samejima analyzed. "He was simply feigning weakness to lure Joey Wheeler into Attacking him."
"In Defense Position, even if a Monster is Battle Destroyed, it won't cause Damage. Even though Falcon Knight has the ability to Double Attack, it can only Destroy the two weakest Sealed Beasts." Kujaku Mai's eyes held a hint of worry she didn't even notice herself. "And in the next Turn, can he withstand the second round of Total Attack from the Sealed Beasts?"
Joey Wheeler was also caught off guard by the Activation of Desert Sunlight. "It's a Card like this? Damn it, I thought it would be a Card to negate Attacks, and I was planning to use Falcon Knight's Double Attack Effect."
"How could I leave such an obvious opening for you? Only a Duelist like you, a mere Small Fry, would fall for it so easily." Putah was quite smug. "This is my Attack strategy! In terms of strategy, you still can't compare to me, Ptah Gallum!"
"Damn guy." Joey Wheeler hated arrogant guys like Putah the most. "Anyway, Falcon Knight's Attack will continue, and it will Attack twice!"
Although Joey Wheeler tried his best to project a sharp aura, unfortunately, Falcon Knight did not have the ability to inflict piercing Damage in Defense Position. Two sharp sword slashes Destroyed the two Monsters, Sealed Beast - Inun and Sealed Beast - Nunurao, but because they were in Defense Position, not a single point of Damage was dealt.
Even though Putah's Life Points were down to the last 300 Points, and even though he had just Destroyed two Monsters consecutively, this should have been double the joy—Joey Wheeler quickly cut off his Inner Thoughts from going down a certain path—and reluctantly Set a Card. "In that case, I Set one Card. My Turn ends."
[Joey Wheeler: 2800 LP, Hand 0]
[Falcon Knight] [ATK 1000]
[Set Card] [Set Card]
"Heh heh, it's my Turn now." Putah drew a Card happily. "And, this will be your last Turn."
"I Set one Card, then I Activate the Effect of Sealed Beast - Charmgal! I Destroy one of your Spell/Trap Zones!" Putah's face was full of triumph. "The Card you just Set, I bet it's the Card you wanted to use to survive, right?"
"As punishment for being my enemy, I will cut off your hope!"
But to Putah's surprise, a smug smile actually appeared on Joey Wheeler's face?
"Yatta ze! You really chose to Destroy my Spell/Trap Zone!" Joey Wheeler was somewhat happy. "The Card you Destroyed is this one!"
In a flash of white Light, the Card Joey Wheeler had Set last Turn revealed its True Form. It was Dark Coffin?!
"Dark Coffin's Effect can only be Activated when it is Destroyed. You can freely choose one to Activate."
"Discard one Card from your own Hand, or choose one of your own Monsters to Destroy." Joey Wheeler said smugly. "However, you don't have any Cards in your Hand right now, so come on, choose your own Monster to Destroy!"
"Damn it, you mere Small Fry Duelist!" Putah said angrily. After some hesitation, he chose the Sealed Beast - Charmgal that had already Activated its Effect. "This Monster will do. Anyway, it no longer has any value to exploit."
An ominous black mist drifted out from Dark Coffin, wrapping around the Sealed Beast - Charmgal on Putah's Field that had served him so well. As Dark Coffin was Destroyed, Charmgal also had its Life taken by the curse. Squeezing out the last bit of value from his subordinates and then Discarding them, it seemed Putah already possessed the talent to become a qualified capitalist.
"Hmph, entering the Battle Phase!" Putah was not affected by the Destruction of his Monster. "The number of my Sealed Beasts has been reduced to only two by you, which is unforgivable. However, two Sealed Beasts are enough to finish you off!"
"Sealed Beast - Boa Bolan, Attack Falcon Knight!"
Boa Bolan, with an ATK of 1700 Points, pounced towards Falcon Knight like a collapsing mountain. Although it tried to block with the weapon in its Hand, Falcon Knight was still Destroyed by it, and Joey Wheeler's Life Points decreased as a result.
[Joey Wheeler: 2800 LP → 2100 LP]
"And now, the final Attack!" Putah felt he could already see Victory. "My strongest Sealed Beast ah, Direct Attack that Small Fry!"
"Metal Mythic Impact!"
Sealed Beast - Baolong's ATK was as high as 2700 Points, exceeding Joey Wheeler's remaining Life Points. If the Attack hit, Joey Wheeler would lose this Match.
Joey Wheeler frowned. "Don't underestimate me! Open Set Card, Counter Gate! Your Sealed Beast - Baolong's Direct Attack against me will be negated!"
"Useless, useless, useless! Sealed Beast - Baolong cannot be the Target of Effects! Whether it's Destruction, Banishment, or ATK reduction, it can negate all of them!"
Joey Wheeler, however, curled the corner of his mouth into a smile. "Sore wa dou kana?"
"Nani!?" Putah watched as Baolong spewed out a large amount of hot breath from its mouth, but a blue square gate appeared in front of Joey Wheeler. The hot breath, capable of destroying everything, entered the gate, yet failed to cause even a ripple.
"Counter Gate's Target isn't your Sealed Beast - Baolong, but the Attack it launches. Therefore, even Baolong, which can resist all Effects, cannot break through Counter Gate." Joey Wheeler said, placing his Finger on his Deck. "Then, I can draw one Card from my Deck. If I draw a Monster Card, I can Summon it to the Field in Attack Position."
"Respond to me, my Deck!"
Joey Wheeler sharply drew the top Card from his Deck. Seeing the Card face, he played it and Summoned it to the Field. "Come forth, One-Shot Samurai!"
[One-Shot Samurai] [2☆/Wind]
[Warrior Type/Effect]
[500/800]
"Another Weak Monster like this, tsk. My Turn ends." If any Monster on Putah's Field could still Attack, he could Crush this newly Summoned One-Shot Samurai, but all his Monsters had already battled.
[Putah: 300 LP, Hand 0]
[Sealed Beast - Baolong] [ATK 2700]
[Sealed Beast - Boa Bolan] [ATK 1700]
[Binding Chain] [Set Card] [Set Card]
The attack power of One-Shot Samurai is exactly 500 points, which is just enough for one card to be applicable.
And so, this duel will end tomorrow, and the next one will be Hayato. As for who his opponent will be, it won't be Atem or Mai Valentine.
Thanks to for the 100 points reward of "Ten Thousand Lives Can't Afford".
(End of this chapter)