Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"call--"

Without warning, a strange, dark red flame suddenly ignited beneath Garru's feet.

The flames had no heat, yet they sent shivers down one's spine, like a sigh from the depths of hell.

"This card cannot be Normal Summoned!"

"Only if any monsters on either player's field have their effects activated during this turn can be Special Summoned by Tributing all of those monsters!"

Garru's voice was like the tolling of a judgment bell:

"I'm freeing those 'heroes' on your field who have activated their effects!"

"【Hero of Destiny - Phoenix Destroyer】!"

"【Special Hero - Staff Pioneer】!"

"And there's also [Masked Hero - Dark Claw]!"

"—Three monsters in total, all released!!!"

"what?!"

Chen Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted on the sidelines.

There are actually monsters like this that can directly unleash monsters whose effects have already been activated?!

The flames instantly engulfed the Youyang arena, and the bodies of the heroes on the Youyang arena disintegrated in an instant!

It transformed into streaks of crimson fire, flowing like countless rivers into the sea, and madly converged towards the center of the Garru arena!

"Excessive desires are like kindling that will set you on fire!"

"At this moment, let your ridiculous arrogance burn away completely!"

"The crimson lotus that devours all things, descends upon this world in the form of a child!"

Special Summon! — [Kurikara Tendou]!

"boom--!!!"

At the center where the four streams of fire converged, a raging inferno shot into the sky!

But amidst the raging flames, no ferocious demons with blue faces and fangs appeared. Instead, a petite and delicate figure slowly emerged from them.

"Clang—!"

With a crisp yet incredibly heavy metallic clang, a massive black iron greatsword, disproportionately large for its petite size, pierced through the flames and slammed heavily into the ground with a loud "boom!"

Golden Sanskrit chains were wrapped around the sword, radiating an unparalleled majesty that suppressed all evil spirits.

Immediately afterwards, a young girl landed lightly beside the sword hilt.

She had long, gradient hair that was as brilliant as a burning flame, with golden-red shimmering at the ends.

She wore a magnificent robe with an ancient Eastern charm, the wide hem of which fluttered gently in the sweltering heat, like a red lotus in bloom.

Her face was delicate and lovely, and her skin was as white as snow, just like an innocent child.

However, when she slowly opened her eyes, her golden-red eyes revealed an absolute, divine indifference that regarded all things as worthless.

Behind her, a phantom of a divine dragon made of pure golden-red flames spiraled up. It opened its huge mouth and let out a silent roar, as if it was still savoring the delicious taste of having just devoured three powerful monsters of its opponent.

The girl turned slightly to the side and looked at You Yang.

She tilted her head slightly, and a naive yet cruel smile appeared on her lovely face.

【Kurikara Tendou】【1 star】

[Fire/Angel/Special Summon/Effect] [ATK: 1500/DEF: 1500]

"The ATK of 【Kurikara-doji】 will increase by 1500 times the number of monsters Tributed as a result of this card's Special Summon!"

Garru's voice was filled with fanaticism as he pointed to the area where only two monsters remained in Yu Yang's territory and loudly proclaimed:

"Because I have freed three powerful Hero Monsters from your field!"

"Therefore, her attack power will instantly increase by 4500 points!"

"With this, the attack power of this Crimson Lotus Incarnation will reach a terrifying 6000 points!"

[Kurikara Tendou] [Attack: 1500 → 6000 / Defense: 1500]

A wave of heat rushed towards them, and the crimson dragon behind the girl let out a deafening roar, as if it wanted to burn everything in front of it to ashes.

However, faced with the pressure of 6000 points of attack power, You Yang simply waved his hand coldly, creating a gust of wind that forcibly dispersed the oppressive flames in front of him!

"It really is this monster..."

You Yang narrowed his eyes slightly. Although this card did not have the "Flame King" tag, in a deck that focuses on destruction and liberation as its core tactics, it could indeed be considered a powerful cheat code comparable to the original deck.

"However, you think you can turn the tide with just this one monster? You're being far too naive!"

You Yang's voice suddenly turned cold, like ancient ice:

"Heh, that so-called attack power boost is ultimately just a permanent effect that applies 'on the field'."

"Before absolute destiny, any enhancement is futile!"

"Bow down before the absolute pressure of [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D]!"

"Om-!"

As You Yang finished speaking, the [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] that had been standing quietly behind him suddenly spread its tattered demon wings.

A thick, dense, crimson mist of blood erupted out instantly, like living tentacles, completely enveloping and binding the petite body of [Kurikara Tendou]!

Under the corrosive influence of this blood mist, which possesses an absolute sealing property, the girl's world-destroying aura vanished without a trace in an instant, and she returned to being the seemingly harmless and weak child.

[Kurikara Tentou] [Attack Power: 6000 → 1500]

"Tsk—!"

Seeing this, Garru clicked his tongue in displeasure, his face turning extremely ugly.

His original plan was quite good—to first use the terrifying attack power of the specially summoned [Kurikara Tendou] to defeat Yu Yang's [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon-D], which only had 3600 attack power.

Then, during the end phase of the turn, activate another effect of [Kurikara Tendou] to Special Summon [Destiny HERO Blood Demon - D] from the Wandering Graveyard to your field.

In this way, he achieved a perfect comeback victory.

However, he never expected that the attack power boosting effect of [Kurigara Tendou] would be ruthlessly nullified by [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon-D].

He originally thought that the attack boost would take effect upon landing, similar to a fixed attack boost after being dealt with by a magic trap.

Now it seems... he was wrong.

Any effect on the field is worthless within the "Blood Demon-D" domain!

"Since this path is blocked... then we have no choice but to take another one!"

Garru's fierce gaze remained undiminished. He suddenly waved his hand, and the space in front of him was instantly filled with blue data streams!

"I will use the monster 'Kurikara-dō' on the field as Link Material!"

"Open the loop to the future!"

"Link Summon! Link 1!"

"Appear! [Connect Kuriboh]!"

With a sound of electronic data flowing, the girl in the gorgeous robes transformed into a stream of data and entered the connection circuit.

Immediately afterwards, a small, round monster, entirely black with only one enormous electronic eye, leaped out from the data stream.

Its eyes flashed with eerie electronic light effects, and a long data chain trailed behind its tail as it hovered above Garru's field.

[Connect Kuriboh] [LINK-1] [↓]

[Dark/Link/Cybernetic/Effect] [Attack Power: 300]

You Yang's eyes narrowed instantly.

Have you started the summoning connection?

Although the effects of all the monsters on the opponent's field have been negated by "Blood Demon-D", and the opponent only has one Link Monster and one negated monster left on their field.

In total, there are only two field values.

However, if we allow the other side to continue connecting without any obstacles, who knows if some kind of powerful weapon like an "access code talker" will eventually appear and blow up our territory.

After all, Youyang didn't know much about the extra configurations of the "Flame King" deck.

He only knew that most of the monster effects of the "Flame King" theme required destruction to activate, but he really couldn't say what kind of random general-purpose cards were actually stuffed into the Extra Deck.

If Garruto still has some kind of "magical tool" that could turn the tide, then things will be in trouble.

Garru's story... must come to an end!

You Yang pressed the activation button on the Duel Disk with a swift motion, and the Trap Card that had been covering the back row finally unveiled its mysterious veil!

"I'm opening the card!"

"Activate the Trap Card - [Affectionate Contact]!"

As the Trap Card [Beloved Contact] was revealed, two holy and pure white phantoms quietly appeared behind Youyang.

They shimmer with a soft yet resolute white starlight, like guardian spirits from the depths of the universe.

You Yang's voice was calm and clear, sounding exceptionally composed amidst the chaos of the battlefield:

"You can only activate one of these cards per turn."

"The effect is: Return the Fusion Material Monsters specified in the Fusion Monster Card to the bottom of your Deck in any order, from your hand, field, graveyard, or banished state."

"Then, Special Summon that Fusion Monster, which used a 'HERO' monster as Fusion Material, from the Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

"Furthermore, if this effect returns 'Elemental HERO Neos' to the Deck, neither player can negate the effects of the monster Special Summoned by this effect!"

Upon hearing You Yang's explanation, Garru, who had been on edge, relaxed his furrowed brows slightly, feeling somewhat at ease.

Is it just a special fusion summon?

It's not an ineffective effect, nor is it a direct exclusion...

As long as it doesn't interrupt my development, it's acceptable.

In the current situation, what kind of monster can he summon to turn the tide?