CCTnovel Chapter 733 - 733
Chapter 733 - 733
The Dwarf King checked the effect of King's Proof – All Things displayed on the monitoring screen once more and said in disbelief:"Even though that was the impenetrable defense of a Rock-Type monster, you still found a way to turn the tables?"
Akasha, however, was completely unfazed.
"If it's those two, then no matter the situation, finding a comeback is only natural."
After using the effect of King's Proof – All Things to replace Morphing Jar with Megalith Phaleg, its field-wide buff effect further increased the ATK of the monsters on King Utgarda's field by 1500.
[Primal Being Token ATK 16600 → 18100]
[Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion ATK 2200 → 3700]
Then came the activation of the fourth Spell Card — Fossil Fusion.
[Spell Card Effect: Fusion Summon 1 "Fossil" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials mentioned on it from any GYs (except for materials with a specific GY requirement listed). If you banished monsters from both GYs, neither player can target that Special Summoned monster with monster effects.]
By banishing the Rock-Type Morphing Jar from its own GY as Fusion Material, and using the effect of Fossil Fusion to banish Magical Girl – Karna Illya — a Level 8 monster in Hoshino's GY — as the second Fusion Material, King Utgarda completed a Fossil Fusion Summon that transcended a million years of time.
[Fossil Dragon Skullgios ★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)][EARTH][Rock/Fusion/Effect][ATK 3500 → 5000/DEF 0 → 1500]
[1 Rock monster + 1 Level 7 or higher monster in your opponent's GY. Must first be Special Summoned with "Fossil Fusion".]
The Fossil Fusion Summon materialized a gigantic tyrannosaur fossil on the field. Even after crossing a million years of time, it still radiated the aura of a king who had once stood at the top of the food chain on this planet.
"Throwing out a monster with 5000 ATK like it's nothing is way too much to handle!" Minazuki, who had thought he was gradually getting used to King Utgarda's absurd combat power, still couldn't help complaining at the sight of the gigantic monster summoned by Fossil Fusion.
"The opponent's turn isn't over yet," Zane said cautiously. "There's still that Continuous Trap Card, Megalith Emergence, that hasn't been activated!"
[Continuous Trap Card Effect: Once per turn: You can target 1 "Megalith" monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position.]
With the final revival from the Continuous Trap Card, King Utgarda's field completely filled all 5 Monster Zones.
Although Megalith Emergence could only Special Summon monsters in Defense Position, King Utgarda chose to Summon the second copy of the war god statue — the one that granted ATK and DEF boosts to the entire field — Megalith Phaleg.
[Megalith Phaleg (No. 2) DEF 1200 → 3600]
Reviving the Ritual Monster Megalith Phaleg reduced the number of Ritual Monsters in the GY by 1. As a result, the ATK/DEF boost granted by a single Megalith Phaleg — which depended on the number of Ritual Monsters in the GY — dropped from 1500 to 1200.
But when the effects of the two were combined: 1200 × 2 = 2400. In other words, the ATK of the other monsters on King Utgarda's field were boosted by another 900 points.
[Megalith Phaleg (No. 1) ATK 4000 → 4900]
[Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion ATK 3700 → 4600]
[Fossil Dragon Skullgios ATK 5000 → 5900]
[Primal Being Token ATK 18100 → 19000]
"An attack of nineteen thousand? That's terrible!" the Dwarf King said in panic. "Jack on Hoshino's field only has 800 ATK! If this attack connects, she'll take the full battle damage directly!"
[Hoshino & Yugi LP 18100]
"Even with nearly twenty thousand Life Points, we still can't withstand even a single attack?" Kaiba gritted his teeth. "This overwhelming display of absolute power is exactly what the strongest and most abnormal of the three Kings possesses!"
[Fairy Meteor Crush Equip Spell Card Effect: If the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.]
"Brace for impact — they're coming, Hoshino, Yugi!"
Without the slightest hesitation, exactly as predicted, King Utgarda declared an attack with the Primal Being Token, and the distorted tentacles extending from the sea rushed rapidly toward Jack in Attack Position.
"I won't let you get away with it!"
Yugi, with his remaining two Set Cards, flipped one of them up.
"— Trap Card activation — Shift! By the effect of Shift, I switch the attack target from Heroic Spirit – Jack the Ripper to Magical Girl – Gilgamesh Miyu!"
[Shift Trap Card Effect: When 1 monster you control becomes the target of your opponent's Spell/Trap Card effect, or becomes an attack target for an opponent's monster: You can target 1 other appropriate monster you control; the target is changed to that monster.]
Under the disorienting visual effect of the position swap, Jack — who had been on the verge of being bound in giant tentacles — suddenly had the attack target shifted to Miyu.
Ruby: "A magical girl and tentacles? I'm excited. I, Ruby, am getting excited!"
Illya: "Be careful, Miyu!"
Even wearing Gilgamesh's golden armor, Miyu's small frame had no power to resist the Primal Being's tightly coiling tentacles.
"How humiliating! I'm sorry, Illya…"
[Magical Girl – Gilgamesh Miyu] destroyed.
And because of the piercing damage from the Equip Spell Card Fairy Meteor Crush, even though this attack landed on Miyu in Defense Position, the overwhelming piercing damage still reduced Hoshino and Yugi's Life Points.
[Hoshino & Yugi LP 18100 → 1100]
The Dwarf King let out a breath of relief.
"So by changing the attack target to Miyu, who has higher DEF, you barely avoided an immediate loss. But that attack still dealt massive damage."
Because of the intense shock, Savior Mk. II's monitor screen had already begun flashing red warning signals nonstop.
"So the real question is: how are they going to survive the next attacks?"
Just one attack from the Primal Being had already driven Hoshino and Yugi's Life Points back to the edge of a cliff.
But on King Utgarda's field, there were still three monsters whose ATK surpassed even Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"If we can survive the first attack, that's enough!" Hoshino swept her finger forward and declared her counterattack.
"Leave it to me!"
"…Awakened Star's Breath! I shall walk alongside humanity!"
(***)
In response to Hoshino's summons, countless chains began stretching out at once from both the sea and the sky, forming an absolute prison. They filled King Utgarda's field and firmly bound all the massive Rock-Type monsters on it.
"Enuma Elish!"
"Chains? So it really is Enkidu!"
Although Kaiba had long predicted that if Hoshino were to face King Utgarda she would definitely bring the Rock-Type Heroic Spirit Enkidu, he was still startled by how suddenly the entire field had been sealed off by the Chains of Heaven. "When on earth did you complete the Summon?"
"Hmhm~"
Hoshino flipped up one of her three Set Cards and smiled confidently.
"Trap Card — Return of the Hero!"
[Trap Card Effect: When an "Heroic Spirit" monster you control is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can target 1 "Heroic Spirit" monster in your GY; Special Summon it to your field.]
"When Magical Girl – Gilgamesh Miyu was destroyed by battle, I chose to Special Summon Heroic Spirit – Enkidu from my GY!"
Yugi immediately understood.
"So Enkidu in your GY was sent there by the effect of Morphing Jar!"
At the time, the only card in Hoshino's hand swallowed by Morphing Jar was the Rock-Type Heroic Spirit she had specifically prepared to counter King Utgarda — Enkidu.
[Heroic Spirit – Enkidu ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][EARTH][Rock/Union/Effect][ATK —/DEF —]
[While this card is in the Monster Zone, if your opponent controls more monsters than you do, your opponent cannot declare an attack.]
"Stay put and don't move!"
Standing lightly upon the sea in a white robe, Enkidu spoke with a cold glare.
That attitude probably meant that, as a fellow Rock-Type, those monsters on the other side were simply too unsightly to associate with.
"Hoshino's field has 3 monsters, while the opponent's field is packed with 5! So as long as Enkidu is on the field, the opponent's offense will be completely locked down!" Akasha said excitedly.
"It's not that simple!" the Dwarf King warned.
On the monitor screen, a surge of intense thermal energy erupted from the body of Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion. In an instant, it shattered the Chains of Heaven spread across the entire field.
[Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion Effect: You can Tribute 2 "Generaider" monsters and/or Rock monsters, then target 1 card on the field; banish it.]
[Megalith Phaleg] Tributed.
[Fossil Dragon Skullgios] Tributed.
At the cost of Tributing two Rock-Type monsters from the field, Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion activated its own effect. After breaking free from the chains, the burst of energy from that attack clearly intended to banish Heroic Spirit – Enkidu, who posed the greatest threat.
"If Enkidu gets banished, there'll be no chance of winning! Please, Illya — turn into a rainbow!"
Hoshino flipped up and activated one of her remaining two Set Cards, triggering her final Trap Card.
Incidentally, Hoshino's other unused Set Card had already been revealed: it was Phantasm Summon, the card added back to her hand last turn by the effect of Karna Illya.
"Trap Card activation — Prisma☆Splash Rainbow!"
[Prisma☆Splash Rainbow Trap Card Effect: ① During this turn, the "Lily" monsters and "Magical Girl" monsters you control cannot be chosen as targets by card effects. If you control 3 or more "Magical Girl" monsters and "Lily" monsters, those monsters you control also cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.]
Through the effect of the Trap Card, Swimsuit Illya — with her Spirit Origin fully ascended — unleashed the light of magical-girl rainbow hope over the moonlit sea.
"Because of Prisma☆Splash Rainbow, the opponent cannot choose the 'Lily' monsters and 'Magical Girl' monsters on my field as banish targets!"
"Wait a second, Hoshino! Enkidu doesn't look like a Magical Girl at all, and definitely not like a Lily either!"
The Dwarf King immediately pointed that out.
"No. I can be."
Enkidu answered with a dead-serious expression.
"o(ﾟДﾟ)っ! Can be? That's absolutely nothing like what's shown on the card frame!"
The Dwarf King, after staring at Enkidu's card on the monitor screen several times, finally confirmed it.
"Yugi, that last Set Card you never activated — it should be that one, right…?" Hoshino asked.
"Heh. Even if I didn't say it, Hoshino, you already knew. If you want to use it, go ahead." Yugi nodded.
"Then I won't hold back!"
Hoshino activated the card in Yugi's place and declared:
"Chain activation — Trap Card High Speed Aria! By discarding a Spell Card from my hand, it takes effect instantly!"
Because of Morphing Jar's effect, Hoshino had replenished her hand to 5 cards. She revealed the Spell Card she had selected, then sent it to the GY through the effect of High Speed Aria, activating it immediately.
"Spell Card — Wish upon the Star!"
[Wish upon the Star Spell Card Effect: ① You can target 1 "Heroic Spirit" monster you control; treat that card as a "Magical Girl" monster.]
"The power of the stars gathered here resonates with the rainbow! Create a brand-new Magical Girl of love and hope! I target Heroic Spirit – Enkidu and treat this card as a 'Magical Girl' monster!"
"I told you — I can be!"
A Magical Girl transformation followed. The white robe was ignited by the light of Wish upon the Star and the rainbow, turning pink. The Magical Girl outfit, perfectly outlining the figure, clung tightly to Enkidu's fair and smooth skin.
["Compared with Emiya's Magical Girl form, Enkidu is seriously a feast for the eyes. I thought your card, Aibo, could only be used to summon some muscle-bound cross-dressing freak…"]
Hoshino declared:
"Because Heroic Spirit – Enkidu has transformed into a 'Magical Girl' monster, and because Prisma☆Splash Rainbow was chained and activated afterward, it will not be banished by Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion's effect!"