Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

"Trap Card activated—Flower Guardian!!" Shirley Leblanc shouted. "This turn, the Radiant Centaur cannot be destroyed in battle!!"

"But you will have to bear the damage from the battle!" Dolan declared loudly. "Take the impact!!"

“Wow——————————————”

With a powerful XX-swordsman's slash, a spray of water swirled around the blade, forming a vortex. A swift and sharp flash of sword light swept the water into an arc, blasting it towards the radiant centaur!

"BOOM!!!!!!!!!"

An explosion rang out, and countless flower petals flew out, neutralizing Dolan's attack!

However, some combat damage was still deducted from Shirley Leblanc's LP.

“Tsk…” Shirley Leblanc’s face darkened.

"Is that the card that's been covered?" Dolan waved his arm and said, "Main Phase Two!!"

"Synthesize my Level 3 Tuner monster, XX-Swordsman Fulem Knight, and Level 1 X-Swordsman Regigera!!"

"Synchronous Summon!!"

"Weapon gloves!!!"

[Weapon Gloves]

【Four stars】

【Light attribute/Mechanical type】

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1200]

"Activate the effect of Weapon Gloves once per turn. Equip it to one monster on your field. The equipped monster gains 1000 ATK," Doran said in a deep voice. "Activate the effect of XX-Swordsman Fortroll. Once per turn, Special Summon one Level 4 or lower X-Swordsman monster from your Graveyard!!"

"Resurrect XX-Swordsman Fulham Knight from the graveyard!!"

"Place two cards face down, end your turn!!!"

A synchronized burst of light erupted, and a mechanical weapon glove flew out of thin air. XX-Swordsman Fordrol wielded his greatsword with one hand, while his other hand merged with the mechanical weapon glove!
When he once again wielded the sword with both hands, a domineering aura rippled outwards!
“Beep beep beep————————”

[XX-Swordsman Fortroll, Attack Power: 2400→3400]

The 5Ds team, who were watching the game, noticed this scene.

Having greatly improved his strength through watching duels these past few days, Long Ya asked thoughtfully, "Wouldn't equipping the weapon gloves first cause more damage? Why use them in the second main phase?"

"Heh, that's because that guy's a turtle," Jack Atlas, an aggressive duelist, said with a disdainful cold voice.

Longya blinked, not quite understanding.

Yusei Fudo explained, "Team XXX is known for its conservative and steady approach, and Dolan is their most meticulous D-Wheel player. They would never attack unless they were absolutely certain of success."

"Just now, there was a face-down card in Shirley Leblanc's back row. Dolan was worried that it might be a powerful trap, so he used XX-Swordsman Fortroll to test the waters."

"If Shirley LeBron really has some tough traps, at least he'll have two defensive monsters on the court."

"After the attack just now, Dolan forced Shirley LeBron to use her Gayka."

"He can now be certain that Shirley Leblanc's only remaining cards are the Sage of the Flower in his hand and XX-Swordsman Fortroll on the field, which cannot destroy his monsters through their effects."

"Therefore, in order to prevent Sherry Leblanc from summoning the Sage of the Flower with higher attack power next turn, he chose to use Synchro Summon Weapon Gloves during the second phase of the main phase to enhance the combat power of XX-Swordsman Fordroll."

Longa roughly understood, but he quickly thought of another possibility: "But... Glowing Centaur can Special Summon one Level 2 or lower monster from your hand or Graveyard each turn."

"Even if Sherry doesn't draw a monster card in the next turn, she can revive a monster using the effect of Glowing Centaur, then activate the effect of Sage of the Flower to destroy XX-Swordsman Fortroll and summon Witch of the Flower."

"Wouldn't that mean Dolan would lose?"

"Great job, Ronja, you've improved so fast!" Kro Hogan encouraged with a smile. "Just like you said, the card Dolan set up this turn must be to prevent that move!"

“Beep beep————————————”

[Shirley LeBlanc, SPC: 3→4]

【Doran Altixar, SPC: 3→4】 "My turn!! Draw!!" Sherry Leblanc shouted.

But at that very moment, Dolan's face-down card was triggered: "Trap Card activated - Knock Off!! Activated during the opponent's draw phase, one card drawn during the opponent's draw phase is discarded and sent to the graveyard!!"

Shirley Leblanc sneered: "But this card isn't a counter-trap card. Activating Radiant Centaur's effect negates the activation of the card that was knocked down and puts it face-down again!!"

"My turn!!"

"Activate the other effect of Glowing Centaur to Special Summon the Flower Knights' Steed from the Graveyard!!"

"Activate the effect of the Knights of the Flowers: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can add 1 LIGHT Paladin Monster from your Deck to your hand!!"

"I choose the Paladin's Shieldbearer!!"

"Then, activate the effect of the Sage of Flowers from your hand to destroy the Horse of the Flower Knights and XX-Swordsman Fortroll, and Special Summon this card from your hand!!"

"Bloom!! Sage of the Seasonal Flowers!!!"

【The Sage of Seasonal Flowers】

【Eight Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Magician Clan]

[Attack/Defense: 2900/0]

Dark purple roses bloom once more on the battlefield, ready to devour the souls of the two monsters on the field!

Just then, a force field descended, perfectly protecting XX-Swordsman Fordroll from the destruction by the Sage of the Flower.

The extremely cautious Dolan would never invest resources in a monster without taking precautions. A Continuous Trap Card was flipped over, and XX-Swordsman Fortroll's entire body glowed with an intense ice-blue light:
"Continuous Trap Card activated - Safe Zone!!"

"As long as this card is on the field, XX-Swordsman Fortroll cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects!!"

Shirley Leblanc frowned, but this was expected. As the Sage of the Flower appeared on the field in defense position, she first switched Glowing Centaur to defense position, and then added a new monster.

"Defense Invocation - Paladin's Shieldbearer!!"

"When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to activate this effect, and draw 1 card from your Deck!!"

"End of round!!"

The Paladin's Shieldbearer

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Warrior]

[Attack/Defense: 800/1300]

Dolan's high-damage, steady tactics seem to be starting to work. With an attack power of 3400, XX-Swordsman Fortroll, coupled with his indestructible strong protection, completely suppressed Sherry Leblanc.

"Well then, it's my turn again. Now I can attack to my heart's content!!" Dolan drew a card and shouted, "My turn, draw a card!!"

"Activate the effect of XX-Swordsman Fortroll: Once per turn, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower X-Swordsman monster from your Graveyard!!"

"Resurrecting XX-Swordsman Regigera from the graveyard in Defense Mode!!"

【XX-Swordsman Regigera】

【one star】

[Earth/Beast Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 200/1000]

“Swish————————————”

Dolan swung his strong arm and shouted:
"Enter the battle phase!!"

"Attack!!!" (End of Chapter)