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

Chapter 185 Speed ​​184 Thorns of Hate
In the first round of the duel, You Qing summoned his ace monster - Synchro Dragon! !

This is the monster that completely defeated Izayoi Aki in their last fight. Both in terms of stats and effects, it perfectly crushed her Black Rose Dragon.

The clear and gorgeous wings spread out, and the starlight scattered in all directions. Standing under the light, You Qing set two cover cards to end the round. He glanced at the time, then looked at the surrounding winery and the materialized black garden that enveloped the entire venue.

The fireworks in the distance are extinguishing, but another, even more spectacular fireworks display will arrive soon.

"Tsk..." Izayoi Akira looked at the giant dragon whose light was almost blinding, her brows furrowed. She thought quickly, then drew a card and launched a sharp counterattack, "My turn, draw a card!"

"Attack Mode Summon——Rozen!!"

"Put two cards on the ground, and the turn ends!!"

A gentle breeze rustled, and the air was filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, as if foreshadowing the arrival of something unusual. Suddenly, a clear chirp pierced the sky, and the figure of a rosebird tore through the darkness and came swiftly!
【Rosebird】

【Four stars】

Wind Attribute/Plant Family

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1500]

Rosebird...

The defense strength is only 1500!

Seeing the Black Rose Witch end her round like this, Decade couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. This round, You Qing could still summon a monster. With just two attacks, he could destroy the Rose Bird and then directly attack it!
“Swish————————————”

You Qing dropped the card, and a warrior covered in frost and snow stepped out on the ice:

"Then it's my turn!"

"Attack Summon——Ice Barrier Warrior!!"

"Entering the battle phase, Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon attacks Rosebird!!!"

The Rosebird and the Ice Barrier Warrior both have an attack power of 1800, so You Qing chooses to use the Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon to destroy them! !

However, there was one thing that concerned him, and that was why Izayoi Aki insisted on having Rosebird summon him by attacking?
Isn't this just exposing yourself to combat damage for nothing?
Could it be that……

Is she trying to activate some specific trap cards?!

You Qing was thinking, but Shishiya Qiu remained motionless. She watched helplessly as the Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon blasted Star Stream towards Rose Bird, and the Geka in the backfield calmly covered it.

“CRASH!!!!”

Feathers made of petals scattered, and Izayoi Akira's first monster was easily defeated. The 700 points of combat damage turned into an impact, and with the blessing of the ice barrier elf, it turned into icy cold and attacked her, but as a psychic duelist, Izayoi Akira just sneered and didn't care about this level of damage at all.

“Beep beep beep————————”

[Izayoi Aki, LP: 4000→3300]

The front of Shizaiyeqiu was already empty, and You Qing still had one chance to attack. But before he could declare again, the petals scattered in the cold air suddenly gathered again under the mysterious power, and transformed into two new monsters, guarding Shizaiyeqiu!
"Bellbird's effect!" Izayoi Aki said coldly, "If this face-up card on the field is destroyed by battle with an opponent's monster and sent to the Graveyard."

"Special Summon two Plant-Type Tuner monsters from your deck to your side of the field in Defense Position!!"

"Copy plants!! Weeds!!"

The falling petals transformed into two seemingly tiny plant monsters. You Qing decided on the target of this attack.

Summoning Tuner monsters is most likely to pave the way for Synchro Summoning, and Black Rose Dragon requires a total of level 7 monsters as materials.

Copy plants can copy the level of other plant monsters, but weeds are only two stars.

In comparison, defeating the Plant Copy was clearly more appropriate, because without a sacrifice, a Normal Summon could only summon monsters below level 4, leaving behind a Weed. Izayoi Akira had to make more investments no matter what! "Ice Barrier Warrior!! Attack the Plant Copy!!!"

“Swish——————————————”

The long sword, carrying an endless chill, slashed out, severing the strange-looking plant in half! !
Broken leaves floated past Shizayoi Aki's eyes, but she didn't feel sorry for them. She just took the turn coldly:
"So……"

"It's time for the Black Rose Dragon's revenge!!"

"At the end of your turn, activate the Continuous Trap Card—Cry of the Living Dead!!"

"Special Summon Rosebird from the Graveyard!!"

Shizayoi Qiu shouted in a cold voice, and a powerful aura surged around him, and countless black flowers and leaves faintly formed a tornado.

"Attack Summon——Evil Thorn!!"

"Activate the effect of Evil Thorn, Tribute this card and inflict 300 damage to your opponent!!"

"Special Summon up to two Evil Thorns from your Deck in Attack Position. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot activate their effects!!"

"I choose to Special Summon a Wicked Thorn!!!"

The broken purple seed pods splashed out poisonous seeds, which fell towards You Qing like a machine gun. The materialized damage had a powerful impact, but they were all blocked one by one by the card elves from the ice barrier.

A new plant rapidly grew from Izayoi Akira's field. At this moment, with a howling wind surging around her, she successfully gathered monster materials with a total level of seven stars on the battlefield!
"The cold flames envelop the entire world!!"

"Dark flower, bloom!!"

"Synchronous Summon!!"

"Black Rose Dragon!!!"

In an instant, the strong wind stopped and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The ground began to tremble, and pitch-black vines burst forth from the earth, twining and growing upwards. They twisted and tangled, weaving into the outline of a gigantic dragon under the moonlight. Countless black roses blossomed from the vines, their petals as translucent as black jade, yet so fragile that they seemed to shatter at the slightest touch!

When the last petal bloomed, the eyes opened.

The Black Rose Dragon opened its eyes, deep as the night sky yet burning with a faint blue flame. The dark red petals between its wings glowed a bloody, deathly hue under the moonlight. A long, mournful howl echoed, and the dragon's wings spread out, sending countless petals fluttering down, drawing arcs in the air!
[Black Rose Dragon]

【Seven Stars】

[Fire Attribute/Dragon]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/1800]

Izayoi Aki did not activate the Black Rose Dragon's explosive effect, choosing to leave it on the battlefield.

You Qing's eyes fixed.

Is he going to activate his second ability to reduce the attack power of Synchro Dragon to zero?
The animated version of this card can activate this ability on monsters in any display mode, not just defense display monsters.

However, Shizayoi Qiu's choice was extremely rude. She used the most direct method:
"Activate the Equip Spell Card—Thorns of Abomination!!"

"Increases Black Rose Dragon's attack power by 600!!"

"Attack the Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon!!!"

(End of this chapter)