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Chapter 573: A Man's Combat! (Part 2)
"The monster turned into armor!?" Rex exclaimed in surprise.
Valon raised his hands, covered by armguards, and lightly tapped the armor on his chest. He said proudly, "That's right, this is the characteristic of my [Armor] monsters. Unlike the battles where others summon monsters and then command them to attack, I prefer to take action myself."
"Whether you understand it as not trusting others and having to do it myself, or thinking I advocate violence, this is my, Valon's, dueling style."
As he spoke, Valon looked at the [Jurra Egg Token] on his Field and said with some regret, "It's a pity that one of my Monster Zones on the Field is occupied by that egg you used, which means I've only equipped myself with four [Armor] monsters right now, not my complete form."
Because of the [Jurra Egg Token], Rex unintentionally occupied the Field where Valon had originally planned to assemble the fifth [Armor] monster for the helmet position in one turn. This left Valon currently only equipped with [Armor] monsters on his torso, legs, and left and right hands.
However, for Valon, it was only slightly regrettable that he couldn't display his complete form. Even in his current incomplete state, he still had ample confidence that he could defeat Rex.
"Powerful cards often come with great risk. The Armor monsters special summoned by Armor Gravitation will be destroyed at the end phase of my turn." Valon said, raising the Big Bang Knuckle Armor equipped to his Right Hand. "Not only that, but because the Armor monsters are equipped to me, only one Armor monster can attack per turn."
"However, in return, when an Armor monster is chosen as an attack target, I can also freely choose the target, and the Armor monsters also have other linked effects."
Rex frowned, "Even if you say that..."
Big Bang Knuckle Armor [ATK 0]
Beyond the Speed Armor [ATK 0]
Active Guard Armor [ATK 0]
Trap Burst Armor [ATK 0]
"What the heck, these are all monsters with only 0 ATK, and they're all in Attack Position."
Rex suddenly felt that he had been completely overthinking things just now. No matter how he looked at this guy, he didn't seem like someone who knew how to duel. Not only did he summon a bunch of monsters with 0 ATK, but they were all in Attack Position. Forget about them being destroyed at the end phase of this turn, even if they weren't destroyed and stayed on the Field, they would just be a bunch of small fry.
This was even without considering the weakening effect of [Lost World] on non-Dinosaur-Type monsters, as monsters with 0 ATK already had no room for further decrease.
He had been so nervous just now. Thinking about it now, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Clearly, Rex didn't know what it truly meant when a monster's ATK and DEF were both 0 points.
"In that case, don't be surprised by my power."
Valon, whose face wasn't covered by a helmet, showed an excited smile and declared, "I enter my Battle Phase, and then I will attack your Giga Spinoconda on the Field!"
As he spoke, Valon actually started running, actively standing on his Field and charging towards the Giga Spinoconda on Rex's Field, raising the Big Bang Knuckle Armor equipped to his Right Arm high!
"What, he's actually using a monster with 0 ATK to attack my Giga Spinoconda on the Field which has 2000 ATK!?" Rex couldn't understand what kind of strategy Valon was basing such an attack instruction on; it was practically suicide.
Normally, Rex might have just watched Valon's "suicidal attack" proceed, but suddenly, he had a very bad premonition in his gut, as if he would be finished if he didn't do something!
Rex thought for a moment and decisively followed his inner thoughts: "Then, chain to your attack declaration, I activate the Trap Card from my Spell/Trap Zone—"
"Muda da! I told you, 'Dinosaur' Rex, the [Armor] monsters also have linked effects with each other!" Valon didn't take Rex's declaration of activating a set card seriously, especially since Rex himself stated the card type he was activating was a Trap Card.
"The special effect of the Trap Burst Armor equipped to my Left Hand allows all [Armor] monsters on my Field to be unaffected by the opponent's Trap Card effects! Whether it's [Sakuretsu Armor], [Absorption Shield], or other effect-type Trap Cards, none can stop this attack of mine!"
But what Valon didn't expect was that Rex, standing behind Giga Spinoconda and looking directly at Valon, smiled proudly, "I never said I was going to use a Trap Card on your [Armor] monster, Valon. The Trap Card I'm going to use is this one, Survival's End!"
"This card's effect is to destroy all Normal Monsters on the Field!"
"Destroy all Normal Monsters on the Field?" Valon's fist, which was about to swing down, stopped due to the Trap Card's activation. He looked strangely at Rex's Field and his own. "He's actually willingly destroying his own monster?"
The only Normal Monsters on the Field were Rex's Giga Gagagigo and the [Jurra Egg Token] that [Lost World] had placed on his Field earlier, weren't they?
As a giant beast standing on a mountain peak in the Survival's End card art radiated a light that pierced the darkness, an endless winter instantly enveloped every corner of both players' Fields. Rex's Giga Gagagigo and Valon's [Jurra Egg Token] were immediately frozen into two ice sculptures and then shattered with a crash.
"Then, according to the number of Normal Monsters destroyed by Survival's End, I can special summon Dinosaur-Type monsters with Level 4 or lower from my Deck. Two monsters were destroyed, so I special summon two Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Deck." Rex drew two cards from his Deck and slapped them onto his Duel Disk. "Come forth, future rulers full of possibility! My Tamashii!"
"Babycerasaurus!!!"
Amidst Rex's proud laughter and Valon's bewildered expression, the monsters special summoned from Rex's Deck by the effect of Survival's End were two adorable little Triceratops babies wearing broken eggshells as "clothing", their bodies light green!?
"Whimper~" X2
[Babycerasaurus] [level 2/EARTH]
[Dinosaur-Type/Effect]
[500/500]
"Those monsters are your Tamashii?!"
Hearing Valon's rant, Rex seemed quite displeased, "What's with that? What my Tamashii is is none of your business! What's wrong with me liking Babycerasaurus? They're so cute!"
"Also, according to the effect of [Lost World], I special summon another [Jurra Egg Token] onto your Field."
The empty space on the Field was occupied again. Looking at Rex, whose expression didn't seem fake, Valon clicked his tongue, "Tsk, I don't know if you're pretending to be stupid or if you just have good luck. Then, after the effect resolution of your Survival's End is complete, my attack continues."
"Although because the quantity of monsters on your Field has changed, I could trigger Battle Replay to re-select the attack target, I don't need to. I will continue to attack your Giga Spinoconda on the Field with Big Bang Knuckle Armor!"
"And in front of Big Bang Knuckle Armor, no matter what enemy it is, it will be crushed!"
"Hraah!!"
Shouting loudly, Valon swung his Right Hand, clenched into a fist, and it collided with the gaping maw of Giga Spinoconda as it pressed down from above!
0 ATK versus 2000 ATK, the result should have been undisputed, but where Valon's gauntlet struck Giga Spinoconda's sharp teeth, a golden radiance suddenly bloomed!
"Nani?!"
Rex looked at the rapidly expanding golden light. Besides being shocked, he was also somewhat relieved. He had followed his instinct just now and made some adjustments. As expected, the opponent's confident attack had some hidden means!
"The special effect of Big Bang Knuckle Armor activates!"
Following Valon's voice, the golden light that enveloped all three monsters on Rex's Field, the [Jurra Egg Token] behind Valon, and Valon himself suddenly shrank, followed by a thunderous explosion, with fire soaring into the sky!
"Boom!"
"Uwaah!!"
[Rex: 4000 → 1000 LP]
Rex was completely caught off guard by this sudden impact. He was directly knocked over by the shockwave that was almost face-to-face, falling onto the ground. His life points dropped by a full 3000 points in one go!
Rex's head was buzzing as if it had been hit by a large iron hammer. He felt that this 3000 points of damage was more intense than any damage he had taken before; it was completely abnormal damage.
But more than that, he was more concerned about what exactly the effect of Big Bang Knuckle Armor was, and what Valon's condition was, having faced the explosion at almost zero distance, if he himself had taken such heavy damage.
But when Rex endured the dizziness and nausea after being injured and looked up at Valon, he found that Valon had returned to his original position. Several openings had appeared on the Active Guard Armor he was wearing, sucking in the smoke like exhaust fans, and Valon looked completely unharmed. The only difference was that the Big Bang Knuckle Armor he had originally worn on his Right Arm had disappeared.
[Valon: 4000 LP]
"The special effect of Active Guard Armor is to absorb damage. It can make the damage dealt to my life points 0 during the turn it is destroyed." Valon casually flicked his empty Right Hand and proudly explained the situation to Rex, "And when Big Bang Knuckle Armor is battle destroyed, it can destroy all other monsters on the Field, and then both players share the damage equal to the total ATK value of the destroyed monsters."
Rex was also startled upon hearing this, "That is to say—!"
"Ah, that's why I said you're really lucky, 'Dinosaur' Rex." The [Armor] on Valon's body dispersed one by one, revealing his original appearance. "When I saw you summon two monsters with 2000 ATK in one go, I was thinking it would be easy and I could finish you in one turn."
"But because of that Survival's End card, the Giga Gagagigo with 2000 ATK was replaced by two Babycerasaurus with a total ATK of 1000 points. You saved your life, Rex."
Upon hearing this, Rex felt a wave of lingering fear. If he hadn't activated Survival's End just now, he would have taken a full 4000 points of damage in one go and had his life points instantly cleared.
Trap negation, damage negation, and when destroyed, it drags all monsters on the Field into mutual destruction. And these were just the effects of three of the monsters. The "legs" that hadn't activated their effect and the "helmet" that hadn't appeared must also have some excessive effects.
This [Armor] Deck is too terrifying, isn't it? What kind of Deck is this? Can a normal person even duel with it?
Although a pile of frustrated thoughts popped into his mind, Rex didn't feel despair. If you asked why—
"I see, but you're still far from defeating me, Valon."
As Rex spoke, he reached out and pointed to Valon's Field, "Haven't you noticed something since just now?"
"Your [Jurra Egg Token] wasn't destroyed at all!"
"Nani?!" Valon was stunned. He turned his head and looked in the direction Rex was pointing. Sure enough, the [Jurra Egg Token] from before was still existing on his Field?
"The fourth effect of [Lost World] is that when a Normal Monster on the Field is destroyed, I can destroy the same quantity of Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Deck instead of that quantity to protect it. The one that protected the [Jurra Egg Token] from being destroyed by your Big Bang Knuckle Armor was the third Babycerasaurus in my Deck!"
"...So, your Tamashii is just used as a shield?"
"Urusai!" Valon's rant made Rex blush slightly, "Babycerasaurus's sacrifice, I'll remember it in my heart, probably..."
This is quite normal. Calling a certain monster your Tamashii one moment and then tributing it the next. Not everyone can be as shameless as a certain Duel King.
"But in the situation where Babycerasaurus is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect also activates. I can special summon a Dinosaur-Type monster with Level 4 or lower from my Deck, and this effect doesn't have a once per turn restriction."
Now, the surprised person was Valon, because he suddenly remembered that the two Babycerasaurus Rex had summoned earlier were also within the range of Big Bang Knuckle Armor's destruction: "Masaka!?"
"This is the struggle I make for victory!" Rex shouted loudly, retrieving three cards from his Deck in one go, "Evil dragon, feed on my Tamashii and absorb the light of the future!"
"Come forth, all three Soul-Eating Oviraptor from my Deck!"
The scattered eggshells left by the Babycerasaurus on Rex's Field were picked up by several scarlet claws. The soul forms of the Babycerasaurus were peeled from the eggshells and manifested, only to be greedily sucked in and swallowed by a gaping maw. Blue soul fire flickered above the heads of these evil energy-filled tyranno.
Soul-Eating Oviraptor [level 4/DARK]
[Dinosaur-Type/Effect]
[1800/500]
"They look like monsters that shouldn't be underestimated." Looking at the three dinosaurs manifested on Rex's Field, Valon showed a serious expression, but it didn't last long. He couldn't help but rant, "But this feeling of having my lines stolen 'again' is just too strange."
(End of Chapter)
"The monster turned into armor!?" Rex exclaimed in surprise.
Valon raised his hands, covered by armguards, and lightly tapped the armor on his chest. He said proudly, "That's right, this is the characteristic of my [Armor] monsters. Unlike the battles where others summon monsters and then command them to attack, I prefer to take action myself."
"Whether you understand it as not trusting others and having to do it myself, or thinking I advocate violence, this is my, Valon's, dueling style."
As he spoke, Valon looked at the [Jurra Egg Token] on his Field and said with some regret, "It's a pity that one of my Monster Zones on the Field is occupied by that egg you used, which means I've only equipped myself with four [Armor] monsters right now, not my complete form."
Because of the [Jurra Egg Token], Rex unintentionally occupied the Field where Valon had originally planned to assemble the fifth [Armor] monster for the helmet position in one turn. This left Valon currently only equipped with [Armor] monsters on his torso, legs, and left and right hands.
However, for Valon, it was only slightly regrettable that he couldn't display his complete form. Even in his current incomplete state, he still had ample confidence that he could defeat Rex.
"Powerful cards often come with great risk. The Armor monsters special summoned by Armor Gravitation will be destroyed at the end phase of my turn." Valon said, raising the Big Bang Knuckle Armor equipped to his Right Hand. "Not only that, but because the Armor monsters are equipped to me, only one Armor monster can attack per turn."
"However, in return, when an Armor monster is chosen as an attack target, I can also freely choose the target, and the Armor monsters also have other linked effects."
Rex frowned, "Even if you say that..."
Big Bang Knuckle Armor [ATK 0]
Beyond the Speed Armor [ATK 0]
Active Guard Armor [ATK 0]
Trap Burst Armor [ATK 0]
"What the heck, these are all monsters with only 0 ATK, and they're all in Attack Position."
Rex suddenly felt that he had been completely overthinking things just now. No matter how he looked at this guy, he didn't seem like someone who knew how to duel. Not only did he summon a bunch of monsters with 0 ATK, but they were all in Attack Position. Forget about them being destroyed at the end phase of this turn, even if they weren't destroyed and stayed on the Field, they would just be a bunch of small fry.
This was even without considering the weakening effect of [Lost World] on non-Dinosaur-Type monsters, as monsters with 0 ATK already had no room for further decrease.
He had been so nervous just now. Thinking about it now, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Clearly, Rex didn't know what it truly meant when a monster's ATK and DEF were both 0 points.
"In that case, don't be surprised by my power."
Valon, whose face wasn't covered by a helmet, showed an excited smile and declared, "I enter my Battle Phase, and then I will attack your Giga Spinoconda on the Field!"
As he spoke, Valon actually started running, actively standing on his Field and charging towards the Giga Spinoconda on Rex's Field, raising the Big Bang Knuckle Armor equipped to his Right Arm high!
"What, he's actually using a monster with 0 ATK to attack my Giga Spinoconda on the Field which has 2000 ATK!?" Rex couldn't understand what kind of strategy Valon was basing such an attack instruction on; it was practically suicide.
Normally, Rex might have just watched Valon's "suicidal attack" proceed, but suddenly, he had a very bad premonition in his gut, as if he would be finished if he didn't do something!
Rex thought for a moment and decisively followed his inner thoughts: "Then, chain to your attack declaration, I activate the Trap Card from my Spell/Trap Zone—"
"Muda da! I told you, 'Dinosaur' Rex, the [Armor] monsters also have linked effects with each other!" Valon didn't take Rex's declaration of activating a set card seriously, especially since Rex himself stated the card type he was activating was a Trap Card.
"The special effect of the Trap Burst Armor equipped to my Left Hand allows all [Armor] monsters on my Field to be unaffected by the opponent's Trap Card effects! Whether it's [Sakuretsu Armor], [Absorption Shield], or other effect-type Trap Cards, none can stop this attack of mine!"
But what Valon didn't expect was that Rex, standing behind Giga Spinoconda and looking directly at Valon, smiled proudly, "I never said I was going to use a Trap Card on your [Armor] monster, Valon. The Trap Card I'm going to use is this one, Survival's End!"
"This card's effect is to destroy all Normal Monsters on the Field!"
"Destroy all Normal Monsters on the Field?" Valon's fist, which was about to swing down, stopped due to the Trap Card's activation. He looked strangely at Rex's Field and his own. "He's actually willingly destroying his own monster?"
The only Normal Monsters on the Field were Rex's Giga Gagagigo and the [Jurra Egg Token] that [Lost World] had placed on his Field earlier, weren't they?
As a giant beast standing on a mountain peak in the Survival's End card art radiated a light that pierced the darkness, an endless winter instantly enveloped every corner of both players' Fields. Rex's Giga Gagagigo and Valon's [Jurra Egg Token] were immediately frozen into two ice sculptures and then shattered with a crash.
"Then, according to the number of Normal Monsters destroyed by Survival's End, I can special summon Dinosaur-Type monsters with Level 4 or lower from my Deck. Two monsters were destroyed, so I special summon two Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Deck." Rex drew two cards from his Deck and slapped them onto his Duel Disk. "Come forth, future rulers full of possibility! My Tamashii!"
"Babycerasaurus!!!"
Amidst Rex's proud laughter and Valon's bewildered expression, the monsters special summoned from Rex's Deck by the effect of Survival's End were two adorable little Triceratops babies wearing broken eggshells as "clothing", their bodies light green!?
"Whimper~" X2
[Babycerasaurus] [level 2/EARTH]
[Dinosaur-Type/Effect]
[500/500]
"Those monsters are your Tamashii?!"
Hearing Valon's rant, Rex seemed quite displeased, "What's with that? What my Tamashii is is none of your business! What's wrong with me liking Babycerasaurus? They're so cute!"
"Also, according to the effect of [Lost World], I special summon another [Jurra Egg Token] onto your Field."
The empty space on the Field was occupied again. Looking at Rex, whose expression didn't seem fake, Valon clicked his tongue, "Tsk, I don't know if you're pretending to be stupid or if you just have good luck. Then, after the effect resolution of your Survival's End is complete, my attack continues."
"Although because the quantity of monsters on your Field has changed, I could trigger Battle Replay to re-select the attack target, I don't need to. I will continue to attack your Giga Spinoconda on the Field with Big Bang Knuckle Armor!"
"And in front of Big Bang Knuckle Armor, no matter what enemy it is, it will be crushed!"
"Hraah!!"
Shouting loudly, Valon swung his Right Hand, clenched into a fist, and it collided with the gaping maw of Giga Spinoconda as it pressed down from above!
0 ATK versus 2000 ATK, the result should have been undisputed, but where Valon's gauntlet struck Giga Spinoconda's sharp teeth, a golden radiance suddenly bloomed!
"Nani?!"
Rex looked at the rapidly expanding golden light. Besides being shocked, he was also somewhat relieved. He had followed his instinct just now and made some adjustments. As expected, the opponent's confident attack had some hidden means!
"The special effect of Big Bang Knuckle Armor activates!"
Following Valon's voice, the golden light that enveloped all three monsters on Rex's Field, the [Jurra Egg Token] behind Valon, and Valon himself suddenly shrank, followed by a thunderous explosion, with fire soaring into the sky!
"Boom!"
"Uwaah!!"
[Rex: 4000 → 1000 LP]
Rex was completely caught off guard by this sudden impact. He was directly knocked over by the shockwave that was almost face-to-face, falling onto the ground. His life points dropped by a full 3000 points in one go!
Rex's head was buzzing as if it had been hit by a large iron hammer. He felt that this 3000 points of damage was more intense than any damage he had taken before; it was completely abnormal damage.
But more than that, he was more concerned about what exactly the effect of Big Bang Knuckle Armor was, and what Valon's condition was, having faced the explosion at almost zero distance, if he himself had taken such heavy damage.
But when Rex endured the dizziness and nausea after being injured and looked up at Valon, he found that Valon had returned to his original position. Several openings had appeared on the Active Guard Armor he was wearing, sucking in the smoke like exhaust fans, and Valon looked completely unharmed. The only difference was that the Big Bang Knuckle Armor he had originally worn on his Right Arm had disappeared.
[Valon: 4000 LP]
"The special effect of Active Guard Armor is to absorb damage. It can make the damage dealt to my life points 0 during the turn it is destroyed." Valon casually flicked his empty Right Hand and proudly explained the situation to Rex, "And when Big Bang Knuckle Armor is battle destroyed, it can destroy all other monsters on the Field, and then both players share the damage equal to the total ATK value of the destroyed monsters."
Rex was also startled upon hearing this, "That is to say—!"
"Ah, that's why I said you're really lucky, 'Dinosaur' Rex." The [Armor] on Valon's body dispersed one by one, revealing his original appearance. "When I saw you summon two monsters with 2000 ATK in one go, I was thinking it would be easy and I could finish you in one turn."
"But because of that Survival's End card, the Giga Gagagigo with 2000 ATK was replaced by two Babycerasaurus with a total ATK of 1000 points. You saved your life, Rex."
Upon hearing this, Rex felt a wave of lingering fear. If he hadn't activated Survival's End just now, he would have taken a full 4000 points of damage in one go and had his life points instantly cleared.
Trap negation, damage negation, and when destroyed, it drags all monsters on the Field into mutual destruction. And these were just the effects of three of the monsters. The "legs" that hadn't activated their effect and the "helmet" that hadn't appeared must also have some excessive effects.
This [Armor] Deck is too terrifying, isn't it? What kind of Deck is this? Can a normal person even duel with it?
Although a pile of frustrated thoughts popped into his mind, Rex didn't feel despair. If you asked why—
"I see, but you're still far from defeating me, Valon."
As Rex spoke, he reached out and pointed to Valon's Field, "Haven't you noticed something since just now?"
"Your [Jurra Egg Token] wasn't destroyed at all!"
"Nani?!" Valon was stunned. He turned his head and looked in the direction Rex was pointing. Sure enough, the [Jurra Egg Token] from before was still existing on his Field?
"The fourth effect of [Lost World] is that when a Normal Monster on the Field is destroyed, I can destroy the same quantity of Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Deck instead of that quantity to protect it. The one that protected the [Jurra Egg Token] from being destroyed by your Big Bang Knuckle Armor was the third Babycerasaurus in my Deck!"
"...So, your Tamashii is just used as a shield?"
"Urusai!" Valon's rant made Rex blush slightly, "Babycerasaurus's sacrifice, I'll remember it in my heart, probably..."
This is quite normal. Calling a certain monster your Tamashii one moment and then tributing it the next. Not everyone can be as shameless as a certain Duel King.
"But in the situation where Babycerasaurus is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect also activates. I can special summon a Dinosaur-Type monster with Level 4 or lower from my Deck, and this effect doesn't have a once per turn restriction."
Now, the surprised person was Valon, because he suddenly remembered that the two Babycerasaurus Rex had summoned earlier were also within the range of Big Bang Knuckle Armor's destruction: "Masaka!?"
"This is the struggle I make for victory!" Rex shouted loudly, retrieving three cards from his Deck in one go, "Evil dragon, feed on my Tamashii and absorb the light of the future!"
"Come forth, all three Soul-Eating Oviraptor from my Deck!"
The scattered eggshells left by the Babycerasaurus on Rex's Field were picked up by several scarlet claws. The soul forms of the Babycerasaurus were peeled from the eggshells and manifested, only to be greedily sucked in and swallowed by a gaping maw. Blue soul fire flickered above the heads of these evil energy-filled tyranno.
Soul-Eating Oviraptor [level 4/DARK]
[Dinosaur-Type/Effect]
[1800/500]
"They look like monsters that shouldn't be underestimated." Looking at the three dinosaurs manifested on Rex's Field, Valon showed a serious expression, but it didn't last long. He couldn't help but rant, "But this feeling of having my lines stolen 'again' is just too strange."
(End of Chapter)
