flstandardbreds Chapter 160 The Arrival of the King's War
Chapter 160 The Arrival of the King's War
"The declaration has entered its main phase."
Guilliman made no unnecessary moves and immediately began the round.
The small flame behind Sera flickered gently, then hesitated for a moment before shrinking back into Sera's body.
Since it's just a regular duel, I shouldn't need to step in to protect him.
"The effect of the Normal Spell Card [Nine-Character Slash] is activated by sending the Level 9 monster [King of the Todoroki Kaio War - King Hal] from my hand to the Graveyard. I draw 2 cards from my Deck."
I don't know how to play my hand right now, so I'll just draw some cards first.
"Normal Summon: [Lopt, Shadow of the Kings]".
[Shadow of Kings, Lopte] ATK1500
"【Lopt, Shadow of the Kings】Effect: During both players' Main Phases, you can Tribute 1 "Kings" monster you control to activate this effect; Special Summon 1 Level 9 "Kings" monster with a different name from that monster from your Deck."
"Release the 'King of Kings' monster: [Lopto, Shadow of the King of Kings], and Special Summon a Level 9 'King of Kings' monster from your Deck: [King Nidhogg, Ice World King of Kings]."
Lopte bowed and leaped into the graveyard. A "door" opened where he had been standing, and King Nidhogg flew out through the frost and snow, landing on Guilliman's Field.
[Battle of the Ice Kings - King Nidhogg] DEF2600
"Target my Level 9 monster, 'King Nidhogg the Ice King,' and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Star Relic'. Special Summon 2 Level 9 monsters from my Deck (maximum 1 of each name) that are different from the original Type and Attribute of 'King Nidhogg the Ice King.' As a cost, the monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack and are destroyed during the End Phase."
Several mechanical tentacles engraved with eerie red patterns emerged from the center of the Guilliman Duel Disk and made contact with King Nidhogg's body, as if confirming some information.
"【King Nidhogg】is a WATER-type Phantom Dragon, therefore the effect of 【Star Relic】Special Summons FIRE-type Fairy 【King's Curse Vara】and DARK-type Plant 【King of Light】from the Deck."
The mechanical tentacles intertwined and combined, opening a "door" connecting the two "King of Kings" monsters from the deck to the field.
【Curse of the King - Vala】ATK2500
[War of the King of Light and Queen Mador] ATK2400
"If this card, 【Queen Mador of the Light】, is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate this effect: Add 1 "King of the Light" card or 1 Plant-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, except for 【Queen Mador of the Light】."
"If this card, 【King's Curse Vara】, is Special Summoned, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 "King's War" monster from your hand or Graveyard, except 【King's Curse Vara】."
C1 [Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador], C2 [Curse of the King - Vala], chain reverse processing.
"【King's Curse Vara】Effect: Special Summon from the Graveyard a 'King's Battle' monster that was previously sent to the Graveyard: 【King Todoroki Kai: Hal King】."
Vara chuckled, lightly tapping the ground with his silver staff. Countless runes lit up, and the next moment, King Hal burst forth from the earth!
"The One-Eyed God-King who reigns over the Nine Realms, now displays your supreme wisdom and power, taking complete control of everything in the world! Descend, [King Todoroki vs. King Hal]!"
(Wang Zhan is a reference to Norse mythology, and King Hal corresponds to Odin.)
[King of the Todoroki vs. King Hal] ATK3000
(The King's War and the Divine Monument belong to the same world view. The Divine Monument is an RPG game in which players participate from a first-person perspective, while the King's War consists of the bosses that players need to challenge in various areas. The prototype of the Divine Monument Fusion Monster is Odin's mount from Norse mythology, with two wolves at his feet and two ravens on his shoulders. In the setting, King Hal sacrificed his one eye to obtain the power of the Divine Monument Spring, so he deserved it.)
"[Queen Mador of the Light] effect: I added the 'King's War' Field Spell Card, [The Stage of the King's War], from my Deck to my hand."
Queen Mador flapped her butterfly wings, and a rune flew toward Guilliman behind her, transforming into a magic card that landed in his hand.
Since Guilliman began, Sera has shown no intention of forming a chain, simply watching helplessly from the other side.
Guilliman's lips curled up. Based on his analysis of previous duels, he concluded that the strength of the Trap Cutter lies in the interaction between monsters and traps. However, if the "wormhole separation" occurs, meaning that the monsters of the clan are separated from those "hole" or "traphole" normal trap cards, then its strength will drop sharply.
He had originally planned to create several more impedances to block Sera's subsequent wormhole collaboration, but since there was no hand trap, then...
"Activate the Field Spell Card [Stage of the King's War], then require 2 or more Level 9 monsters as materials. Overlay Level 9 [Curse of the King's War - Vara] and Level 9 [Queen of the Light - King's War - Madol] to perform an Xyz Summon!"
A massive blue rune rose from the center of the dueling arena, and from the rune, intricate patterns adorned with runes rapidly spread outwards.
In a dark cave, a black evil dragon (actually a reptilian creature) opened its scarlet eyes, waking from a slumber. It raised its ferocious head from its throne, which was piled high with countless gold treasures, and waved its tentacles, sensing the situation on a distant human planet.
It smelled...the smell of food.
"He is the immortal king of the abyss, his body entwined with the nine realms, his belly capable of swallowing heaven and earth! His domineering rage shakes the mortal world! Xyz Summon, Rank 9, [Eternal King of the Kaios - King Ohmgand]!"
A black, evil dragon burst forth from the "door" connecting to the dark cave, its thousands-of-meters-long body rapidly entangling the entire area like a predator hunting its prey.
[Wang Zhan Zhi Zhu - Vara] leaped up and landed on its head.
【Eternal King War: King Ohmgand】ATK? (Corresponding to Jormungandr in Norse mythology)
"This card's original ATK and DEF are converted to the number of Xyz Materials this card contains x1000."
Its enormous eyes lowered, staring intently at Sera, who was tiny to it, as if it already considered her as food.
【Eternal King Battle: King Ohmgand】ATK? →2000
"【King Ohmgand】effect: Remove 1 Xyz Material (【King's Curse Vara】) from this card to activate this effect. Both players draw 1 card from their Deck. Then, the player who drew the card selects 1 card from their hand or field and places it underneath this card as Xyz Material."
After both players drew one card from their decks, King Ohmgand opened his gaping maw, and Sera's cards began to fly uncontrollably upwards, about to slip from her hand. She herself was unsteady on her feet, her body seemingly about to leave the ground.
"Om-"
The two forces acted simultaneously on King Ohmgand, forcing its upper and lower jaws to close, and the suction suddenly weakened.
"I choose to overlay 'King of the Void Realms - Otgarde' from my hand under 'King of the Eternal Realms - Omgand' as Xyz Material. Since you have no cards on your field, you must choose one card from your hand to become Xyz Material for 'King of the Eternal Realms - Omgand'!"
Finally, a [Crypt Cave] card slipped from Sera's hand and was sucked into King Ohmgand's mouth.
[Eternal King Battle: King Ohmgand] ATK 2000 → 3000
"Furthermore, because the effect of 【Eternal King of the World - King Omgand】 draws 1 card from the deck, which means adding a card from the deck to the hand outside of the draw phase, and the effect of 【King of the World - King Hal】 can be activated once per turn if your opponent adds a card from the deck to the hand outside of the draw phase, you must send 1 monster from your hand or field to the graveyard."
"The Field Spell Card 'Stage of the King' can be activated once per turn by adding a card from your Deck to your hand; Special Summon 1 'King' monster from your Deck in Defense Position."
C1 [King of the Todoroki Battle: King Hal], C2 [The Stage of the King's Battle], chain reverse processing.
"【The Stage of the Royal Battle】Effect: Special Summon a 'Royal Battle' monster from your Deck in Defense Position: 【King of the Dead Hel Queen】."
【King of the Dead War: Queen Hel】DEF2800
"Since you have no cards on the field, the effect of [King of the Todoroki: King of Hal] requires you to send one monster from your hand to the Graveyard."
King Hal pointed his staff at Sera, and [Gina's Trap] entered the graveyard.
Sera's remaining cards: 4.
(The Divine Monument weakens decks, and the King Warrior weakens hand or field value, just like hitting health bars; this is the design philosophy behind them.)
In the lounge of the Orses Duel Academy, Xing Liang bit off a piece of fries and chewed it vigorously, as if he were eating not fries, but the sinful souls of some people.
He recalled some rather unpleasant memories.
(The author encountered the Divine Monument twice in the quarterfinals and was dragged down to three dead. He encountered it again in the third tournament. He specifically included a Magic Deflector in his side deck to defend against this disgusting thing.)
"【King of the Dead - Queen Hel】Effect: You can Tribute 1 'King of the Dead' monster or Zombie monster on my field, then target 1 'King of the Dead' monster or Zombie monster in my Graveyard with a different name; Special Summon that monster in Defense Position."
White runes lit up, awakening the souls that had been slumbering there.
"I choose to Tribute my 'King of Kings' monster: [King of Kings - Eternal World], and Special Summon this 'King of Kings' monster in my Graveyard: [King of Kings - Curse of Kings - Vara] in Defense Position!"
Guilliman felt the two forces that had just pressed down on King Ohmgand and forced it to shut up. Although he didn't know where they came from, he decided, considering all factors, that it would be best to let King Ohmgand leave.
We can't afford to offend them, but at least we can avoid them.
The undead spirits dragged and struggled to push King Ohmgand back into the previous "door," while Vara fell from above King Ohmgand's head and stood on the field before King Ohmgand was completely back in the cave.
【The Curse of the King - Vala】DEF2500
"The required materials are two Rank 9 monsters. Stack the Rank 9 [King's Curse - Vara] and the Rank 9 [King of the Dead - Queen Hel] on top of each other, and then Xyz Summon the Rank 9 [Phantom Power Carrier - Enterprise Ship]!"
The atmosphere on Guilliman's field suddenly shifted from fantasy to science fiction, with Vara and Queen Hel boarding a spaceship.
【Phantom Power Aircraft Carrier Enterprise】ATK2900
"【Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship】Effect: Once per turn, remove 1 Xyz Material to activate this effect, and banish one random card from your hand."
"Rumble--"
With the engine running, the Enterprise ship sucked one of Sera's cards into its cabin and redeployed it into the banished zone.
Guilliman's current idea is to minimize the number of cards that Sera can be used for expansion, abandoning resistance and focusing on cutting off the opponent's hand.
"Then stack the level 9 [Ice King Battle Nidhogg King] and the level 9 [Todoroki King Battle Hal King], Xyz Summon the second [Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship]!"
【Phantom Power Aircraft Carrier Enterprise】ATK2900
"The effect of 【Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship】 has no limit on the number of cards that can be banished once per turn, so you can banish one Xyz Material to activate it, and banish one more card from your hand randomly."
After two cards were removed in succession, Sera's remaining hand count: 2.
"The effect of the card 【True Dragon Phoenix Mariamne】 can only be activated during my Main Phase. Destroy 2 monsters, including a WIND monster, from my hand and face-up monsters on my field, except for this card. Special Summon this card from my hand."
Guilliman sighed. It was a pity that the strongest true dragon had been sealed by [Balance], otherwise he wouldn't have had to go to such lengths to play the "hand-cutting" strategy.
“Destroy two WIND monsters on my field: [Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship] and [True Dragon Phoenix Mariamne] from my hand.”
The hurricane destroyed two Enterprise ships, and the white dragon gracefully descended from the wind, flapping its wings.
【True Dragon Phoenix Mariamne】ATK2700
"【True Dragon Phoenix Mariamne】If you destroy 2 WIND monsters, banish the top 4 cards from your Deck."
"Shuashuashua——"
A gentle breeze blows, lifting the top four cards of Sera's deck and sending them to the banished zone.
"The effect of 'King's Curse Vara', which sends this card back to the Graveyard as Xyz Material, allows you to Special Summon this card if it is in your hand or Graveyard, by sending 1 other 'King's Curse card from your hand to the Graveyard. If this card is Special Summoned by this effect as a cost, it is banished from the field."
Vara repeatedly worked overtime.
"I choose to send [King of Swords - Frode] from my hand to the Graveyard to activate this card and Special Summon [King of Swords - Vara] from the Graveyard."
【Curse of the King - Vala】ATK2500
"Stack the level 9 [King's Curse Vara] and the level 9 [True Dragon Phoenix Mariamne] together to Xyz Summon a third one, a level 9 [Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship]!"
【Phantom Power Aircraft Carrier Enterprise】ATK2900
"You're probably already aware of the effect: activate the effect of [Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship] again, detach one Xyz Material to activate, and banish one more random card from your hand."
Sera's remaining hand count: 1.
"I set a card face down and declare the end of my turn."
Guilliman's front row: [Phantom Power Carrier Enterprise Ship] ATK2900, Field: [King's Battle Stage], Hand: None, Back row: 1.
Serra's front and back lines: None, hand cards: 1.