Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1420 Trap Jinchuriki

Piercing pit, piercing pit.
Ghosh's lips twitched slightly.

Damn, this isn't over yet. This whole deck of cards, the Broken Cavern, seems determined not to stay obediently in the graveyard.

You Xuan: "Two cards are face down. The turn is over."

Ghosh squinted.

It didn't attack; even if I Xyz Summoned it, it would only be a Defense Monster. Then it used a Recycle Trap to set the backrow monster.
As I predicted, my strategy was correct. The strength of my opponent's deck was to constantly hinder my monster summoning, but now that I had powerful monsters on the field, it was difficult for me to launch an attack.

Piercing Trap Hole can only be countered when attacked by a monster summoned in the current turn, but Kusanagi Sword King is a monster that appeared a long time ago, so it should be possible to ignore that bluffing Trap Hole and attack directly.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Ghosh: "My turn, draw a card!"

He slapped the card hard, a smile playing on his lips.

I've seized the initiative in the duel; this one's going to work!
"I activate the Spell Card 'Xyz Treasure'!" Ghosh said. "This card allows me to draw the same number of cards from my Deck as the number of Xyz Monsters on the field, based on the number of Xyz Monsters currently on the field." (Original Card)
There are two Xyz Monsters on the field right now: Kusanagi Sword King and Royal Giant Flower. Therefore, I'm drawing two cards from my deck!

Ghosh draws two cards.

"Then comes the second 'Xyz Treasure,' which draws two more cards from the deck!"

He squinted and glanced at the Rafflesia beetle opposite him.

I don't know what abilities this monster has, but based on my experience with the Trap Hollow deck so far, it probably has some kind of insidious effect hidden inside.

In that case
"I activate the Spell Card 'Overlay Shatter'!" Ghosh exclaimed. "This card sends all Xyz Materials of Xyz Monsters on the field to the Graveyard and negates all 'cannot be destroyed by battle' effects!" (Anime Card)
This is an original spell card from the ZEXAL anime. Clearly, the Fica team developed this card to counter "NO." By sending all materials to the Graveyard, Xyz Monsters are essentially rendered useless. Add to that the ability to negate "cannot be destroyed by battle" effects, and it practically screams "Countering NO." on the card itself.

So both of the Rafflesia specimens were sent to the cemetery.

"Although I don't know the effect of my monster, taking away Xyz Material is equivalent to turning the monster into a blank slate, right? Smart." Yu Xuan nodded in approval of the other party's response, "And the premonition of crisis avoidance is also quite good."

"Then let's fight!" Ghosh said. "Heroic Champion Kusanagi Sword King, attack 'Great Flower Insect Trap'!"

Showing no mercy, the champion drew his sword directly, sharpening it at the several adorable, multicolored lolis. The instant the blade completely left its sheath, the entire Kusanagi sword was suddenly enveloped in boiling crimson flames. He swung the sword in a backhand motion, the trajectory of the sword tip solidifying in mid-air. The crescent-shaped sword aura was entirely composed of compressed flames, with golden-red fire snakes constantly writhing within. Wherever the sword aura passed, the air was distorted and rippled by the intense heat.

Yu Xuan: "Activate the face-down card."

"The Piercing Trap Hole can only be activated when a monster summoned in this turn attacks, and it has no effect on Kusanagi Sword King!" Ghosh hurriedly interrupted the spellcasting to prevent the opponent from making up any excuses.

"I never said I was going to activate Piercing Trap Hole." Yu Xuan smiled mysteriously. "The face-down card I'm going to activate is the trap card 'D2 Shield'!"
D2 Shield doubles the DEF of all face-up Defense Position monsters on my field! I doubled the DEF of 'Trapika'!

[Rafflesia's Insect Temptation, Defense 2500 → Defense 5000]

"Five thousand defense points!?" Ghosh was shocked.

"It's not over yet." You Xuan snapped his fingers again. "Activate the face-down card, the trap card 'Cross Counter'!"
If the defense monster being attacked has higher defense than the attacking monster, this card can double the battle damage reflected back to your opponent!

Ghosh: "What did you say!?"

What a bizarre combination!?

Lure the opponent to attack a defense monster, doubling its defense and reflecting damage back. The Giant Flower's defense jumps to 5000, while the Kusanagi Sword King's attack is only 3500. The battle damage is 1500, doubling it to 3000. [Ghosh, LP 2850]

Ghosh's face instantly turned ashen, as if he had swallowed excrement.

Am I really going to smash my head against this thing and die?
The sweet smiles of the bewitching girls were still frozen on their lips when their delicate ankles were suddenly entangled by the fleshy stems of the Rafflesia. The translucent petals began to writhe as if alive, first turning an ominous purplish-black at the edges, then curling inward at a visible speed.

In the blink of an eye, five figures were compressed deep into the heart of the flower, only the fluorescent color of their hair still shimmering between the petals. Veins appeared on the surface of the closed bud, and the entire flower suddenly swelled to twice its size, with a corrosive sap seeping from its base. The downy hairs extending from the outer edge of the calyx, these barb-like protrusions, opened and closed with the rhythm of their breathing, their tips still adorned with strands of the girl's undried hair.

It perfectly matches the image of the troll – usually appearing as delicate and easily pushed-over girls, but once you are deceived by that appearance and actually fight, you will be met with the most dangerous predator in the jungle.

As a passionate man who pursues the ultimate duel, Ghosh is not incapable of accepting defeat—in fact, after a fierce duel with Yuma, even though he lost, he enjoyed the fun of the duel and was very happy, not fixated on winning or losing.

But he absolutely could not accept dying like this—crashing headfirst into a bunch of cute little girls who had never actually faced him.

"Quick-Play Spell 'Pyramid Energy'!" Ghosh shouted. "This card can activate one of two effects!"
It can increase the attack power of all monsters on my field by 200 points! Or it can increase the defense power of all monsters by 500 points.

My choice, of course, is to increase attack power!

[Heroic Champion - Kusanagi Sword King, Attack Power 3500 → Attack Power 3700]

A mere 200-point increase in attack power was enough for Ghosh to narrowly escape death. The 200-point increase meant his original 1500 combat damage was reduced to 1300, and even with the "Cross Counterattack" effect doubling it, it was only 2600 points—barely enough to keep him alive.

Ghosh: "Ugh!"

[Gose, LP2850→ LP250]

With 250 health points, he barely managed to survive. But even so, the impact of the reflected damage still stunned him. He staggered backward, his body feeling as if it had been ignited by the sword energy reflected back from the Kusanagi Sword King.

Moreover, this health bar always makes you feel like you're being mocked by the opposing team.
A member of the crowd sighed, "What a pity, he was almost caught by Wang."

Despite being on opposing sides, Gorsh's performance by this point had already earned the respect of the duelists present. His strength was truly extraordinary, and everyone had to admit that his combat power was likely superior to their own. The reason he appeared so disheveled was simply due to bad luck—running into the King.

It's already quite an achievement that they've managed to hold out this long against a rival like Wang.

"You withstood the damage, that's commendable." You Xuan nodded. "However, the effect of 'cross counterattack' is not limited to this."

After battle damage calculation, if your attacking monster's ATK is lower than the defense monster's DEF, then the attacking monster will be destroyed.

boom!
Another explosion rang out, and the spreading flames quickly engulfed the Kusanagi Sword King, as if the energy emanating from the sword in the swordsman's hand had backfired on him. The swordsman was burned to ashes in a matter of moments.

Ghosh couldn't help but curse again.

Careless.

His deduction was indeed correct. The Trap Cry deck focuses on maneuvering and recovering various Trap Hole traps, primarily aiming to interrupt the opponent's monster summoning and initiate combat. However, Yu Xuan never claimed that his deck only contained the Trap Cry system as a trap.

It would be naive to think that everything is fine once the big monster has successfully taken its place on the field and avoided the threat of the pitfall trap.

Looking at the Kusanagi Sword King, who was being burned to ashes and still smoking on the field, a "well" shape appeared on Ghosh's forehead.

This guy in front of me is practically a trap-man Jinchūriki.

(End of this chapter)