"Next, I activate the Spell Card Revival Gospel, and revive 'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon' from my Graveyard."
Whooosh—!!
A deafening sonic boom erupted as Li Yuu mercilessly summoned a fifth majestic Blue-Eyes Dragon onto his field!
"And I'm not done yet!" Li Yuu gave a cold smile and pulled another card from his Graveyard. "When I activated 'Prayers of Blue-Eyes' earlier, the card I discarded from my hand was this—Abyss Blue-Eyes Dragon."
"I now activate its third effect: by banishing it from the Graveyard, all Dragon-Type monsters I control gain 1000 ATK!"
With the support of their kin, Li Yuu's Blue-Eyes Dragons powered up into unstoppable battle gods!Aside from the slightly weaker Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon, the other four dragons all surpassed 4000 ATK.Together, the five dragons amassed a jaw-dropping total of 20,900 ATK!
"Whoa…!!"
Viewers' scalps tingled.
"That many dragons with over 4000 attack?! How are you even supposed to fight that?!"
Mars's face turned cold, but he didn't back down.
"Then I enter the Battle Phase!" Li Yuu declared. "I attack your 'Salamangreat Heatleo' with 'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon'!"
Mars coolly tossed out a card. "When my 'Salamangreat' monster is attacked, I can discard 'Salamangreat Tanuki' from my hand. I then target both battling monsters:
I recover LP equal to 'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon's ATK and my 'Heatleo' won't be destroyed by battle this turn!"
Mars LP: 12,000
Li Yuu smirked. "A hand trap? Not bad—recovering LP and protecting your monster. But unfortunately, against my 'Blue-Eyes'… that's not enough!"
"'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon's third effect activates at the start of the Damage Step: I bounce a card on your field back to your hand. Of course, I choose 'Heatleo'—go back to the Extra Deck!"
"Too bad—your battle destruction resistance is wasted!"
Mars gasped. "It has that kind of effect?!"
[Diagnosis: Love]: "That's cheating! That's so dirty!!"
Mars frowned as his monster was about to be bounced by the roaring jet. He gritted his teeth and raised his hand.
"Before that—I'll do it myself!"
He pulled a card from his Graveyard. "I activate the second effect of 'Salamangreat Blaze Pixie', which can also activate at the start of the Damage Step. I destroy 'Heatleo' myself!"
[Flying Skyward]: "Wait, what?! He destroyed his own monster?!"
Even Li Yuu was surprised by that.
Spectators were in disbelief.
"Is this guy really a rookie? He's got an 8-star duelist like Mars completely cornered!"
[Black Mamba]: "Oh no, Mars lost his last monster—he's wide open!"
[Diagnosis: Love]: "Don't screw with me! Mars isn't going down like this! Mars! Get your head in the game!!"
Because this destruction happened during the Damage Step, there was no attack replay and Jet Dragon's attack ended.
But then—
Mars shouted: "When a FIRE monster on my field is destroyed, another copy of 'Heatleo' in my Graveyard can revive itself! And it gains ATK equal to the destroyed monster!"
Flames roared anew.Heatleo returned from the ashes, its fury unmatched—its ATK skyrocketed to 5600!
This was true rebirth from the ashes!
Though Blaze Pixie looked like a betrayer, her ability was crucial. Had Heatleo been bounced by Jet Dragon, the revival wouldn't have triggered.
Mars's fans cheered:
"You're amazing, Mars! Haha, your monster has higher ATK now!"
"I knew you wouldn't go down that easy!"
"That's our Undying Phoenix!!"
The tides had turned!
With just one bird, Mars held off five dragons.
Li Yuu narrowed his eyes, impressed. "Impressive. As expected of an 8-star duelist. You don't go down easy…"
"But! My Battle Phase isn't over yet! Now I attack your 'Heatleo' with 'Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon'!"
Mars frowned. "Why? Your dragon has less ATK—are you trying to trigger a special effect?"
Li Yuu shook his head. "Nope."
To Mars's confusion, Twin Burst Dragon charged forward—only to get smacked down by Heatleo, dealing 1600 damage to Li Yuu.
Li Yuu LP: 2400
But unexpectedly, Twin Burst Dragon wasn't destroyed by battle.It floated back, its two heads glaring vengefully at Heatleo.
Its twin mouths lit up with energy, preparing a powerful counterstrike!
Mars panicked. "What's going on?!"
Li Yuu grinned. "My 'Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon' can't be destroyed by battle.And after attacking, if it didn't destroy its target—it can banish it!"
"Do you have any tricks left to stop this?"
Mars's eyes widened in horror as Twin Burst Dragon banished his ace monster into another dimension.
But Mars didn't panic—he had one last card.
He pulled out a card from his Graveyard.
"Your 'Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon'… it can only negate one graveyard effect per turn, right?Then this… is my final move!"
It was the card Mars had discarded earlier with Salamangreat Gift—
Salamangreat Hybrid Zebra X: LV 4, ATK 1500
Its effect:When a Link Monster you control leaves the field due to your opponent's effect, you can activate this from the Graveyard—Special Summon it and another Level 4 monster, then Xyz Summon a "Salamangreat" Xyz Monster.
This was Mars's insurance policy.He planned to Xyz Summon Salamangreat Flare Dragon, which could withstand two attacks and potentially turn the tables.
But… not this time.
When Mars clicked on Hybrid Zebra X, nothing happened.
His expression finally cracked.
Mars: "Why… why can't I activate my monster's effect?!"