Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

Chapter 36 A Combo Beyond the Field! Ultimate Insect Lv7 and the Cocoon of Evolution!

"Tsk! But because of the presence of Ultimate Insect Level 5 on the field! All monsters on your opponent's field will have their ATK reduced by 500! Your Firewing Pegasus is simply not enough to destroy the Forest Field!"

The insect moth looked terrible, but as the national champion, he was still able to remain clear-headed and rational at any moment of the duel.

“You’re right,” Yu Che said, flicking a card from his hand. “But how could I, with so many cards in my hand, not have a way to increase the attack power of my monsters?”

"Activate the Spell Card - Rush!"

"Increase Firewing Pegasus's attack power by 700 before the end of this round!"

The poisonous gas emitted by the Ultimate Insect greatly reduced Firewing Pegasus's combat power, but with the appearance of a magic card, Firewing Pegasus, inspired, let out a long neigh and used its wings to unleash a fiery storm on the forest field!

"boom----------"

A loud bang was heard, followed by the crackling sound of branches being set ablaze.

Looking at the background of the battlefield, the once lush and verdant forest has vanished, leaving only burning black tree trunks and scorched earth.

Location: Forest → Scorched Earth

"Set two cards face down." Despite his low life points, Yu Che managed to turn the tide. After setting his cards face down, he announced, "End of turn!"

Has the advantageous terrain already been destroyed...?

The insect, the feathered moth, clenched its jaws.

His core tactics are basically based on the forest, and now that he has lost the field, it is a very disadvantageous situation for him!

Because Firewing Pegasus can increase its combat power in the scorched earth, even though Ultra Insect Level 5 can reduce its attack power, it is still no match for Firewing Pegasus.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from the foreheads of the insects and moths.

Damn it!

He clenched his fists in frustration. He had even prepared a special card to counter the Armed Dragon!

But now you can't even handle a single firewing pegasus?

The insect, the moth, couldn't help but feel resentful.

Why is it that the Wandering Armored Dragon can evolve to be so strong, while my own Ultimate Insect only has this much ability!

Pegasus is clearly discriminating against insects!

However, just as the insect moth was extremely dissatisfied with Pegasus, a dazzling light of evolution suddenly shone on his battlefield!

The insect, a feathered moth, was startled for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

original……

Lv5 is not the final form of the Ultimate Insect!

"Click————————"

In the light, the back of the Ultimate Insect Lv5 split open, revealing four enormous wings! With its body and claws greatly enhanced, it also gained the ability to fly! It evolved from a springtail that could only attack from the ground into a terrifying flying insect capable of swooping down from the sky!

[Ultimate Insect Lv7]

【Seven Stars】

[Wind Attribute/Insect Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2600/1200]

"Hahahahaha!" Standing behind the three-meter-long giant insect, the insect moth laughed loudly, "You Che, so what if you destroy the forest!"

"The ultimate insect has an attack power of 2600!"

"Furthermore, when a flying monster attacks a non-flying monster, its attack power will increase by 30%!"

"If I'm not mistaken, your deck probably doesn't have many FIRE monsters!"

"Then, after Firewing Pegasus dies, it will be difficult for you to summon monsters that can adapt to the terrain!"

"Enter the battle phase immediately!"

"Go! Ultimate Insect Level 7! Attack Firewing Pegasus!!"

"Whoosh————————"

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the enormous ultimate insect flapped its wings at an extremely high speed and took off from the ground.

But at the same time, the proud Firewing Pegasus flapped its wings and came into the air!

“However, Firewing Pegasus is also a monster capable of flight!” Yu Che glanced at the screen in front of him and said after confirming the information displayed, “The aerial advantage of the Ultimate Insects is completely meaningless!”

According to the prompts provided by the Duel Arena system, when two monsters are fighting, there may be a type advantage/disadvantage relationship. This type advantage/disadvantage relationship is not limited to flying units and ground units, but also exists between attributes and races.

For example, fire-type monsters are effective against dinosaur-type monsters but are weak against water-type monsters; plant-type monsters are strong against water-type monsters but are at a disadvantage against fire-type and fire-type monsters...

When a counter relationship occurs, the monster with the advantage will have its ATK and DEF increased by 30% during damage calculation, while the monster with the disadvantage will lose the field bonus.

However, the boost from the elemental advantage and the field effect do not stack. In other words, even if a monster occupies both the field and the elemental advantage, it will only receive one boost and will not increase its stats by 60% at once.

"Hehehe!" Hearing You Che's words, the smug insect moth laughed triumphantly, "You're right! But don't forget the abilities of the ultimate insect!"

"Because it has evolved to Lv7, the aura effect of the Ultimate Insect has been further enhanced!"

"When Ultra Insect Lv7, which evolves from Ultra Insect Lv5, is on the field, all of the opponent's monsters' ATK and DEF decrease by 700!!"

In the Scorched Earth arena, Firewing Pegasus's attack power can reach 2925 for a moment during the battle, but due to the influence of Ultra Insect Level 7, its actual attack power is only 2225, which is completely unable to stop the opponent's attack!

As a science student, Youche's calculation ability was actually quite good. However, the attack power value of the Firewing Pegasus was a bit special. In addition, the rules of the Duel Kingdom were quite complicated and required a lot of consideration. In the short few seconds that the Insect Moth launched its attack, he was unable to calculate the specific attack power of both sides at once.

However, with his estimation skills, he could roughly calculate that the Firewing Pegasus would be destroyed in the end, and he himself would suffer about four or five hundred damage.

"Trap Card activated! Attack nullified!" Yugi flipped the card face down and used a universal card from this era. "Neglect your attack, and the Battle Phase is forcibly ended!"

"Bang!"

The surging wind pressure restricted the ultimate insect's attack, and this battle ultimately did not take place.

The insect-moth smirked: "Hmph~ So you've chosen to run away?"

"Even though I've lost the forest area, as long as the Ultimate Insect Lv7 is here, my monster will always have the upper hand!"

"In this situation, I can also play my trump card!"

"After the battle phase ends, I summon in defense position! Baby Larva!"

"Equip it with the card—Cocoon of Evolution!!"

"After five rounds, the ultimate, fully-formed giant moth, possessing extremely high combat power, will emerge from its cocoon!"

"And that will be the time of your defeat!"

"You Che, your death countdown is about to begin!!"

Chapter 37 The Parasitic Mutant Dark Armed Dragon

Five rounds...

The five rounds of the Cocoon of Evolution are different from the concept in the OCG. These five rounds are calculated based on both sides. That is to say, when the preparation phase of the third insect moth begins, the Cocoon of Evolution will transform into the ultimate complete form of the Great Moth!

【The Cocoon of Evolution】

【Samsung】

[Earth Attribute/Insect Tribe]

[Attack/Defense: 0/2000]

"Gu dong... gu dong..."

On the battlefield, the white silkworm cocoons beat like a heart, and through the translucent silk, you can see the tiny, wriggling larvae inside.

This combo is the signature tactic of the Insect Moth. In the original anime, he uses the effect of the forest terrain to make the Defense Token of Evolution reach an astonishing 2600, thus resisting the attacks of most monsters.

However, since the forest field has been destroyed, the Insect Moth uses the Ultra Insect Lv7 on the field as a substitute. Although it cannot increase the Defense of the Evolution Cocoon, it can reduce the Attack of the enemy monster, so the effect is basically the same.

As the card drawer pulled a card from the deck, the insect-moth arrogantly extended a finger: "Hehehe! It's already one turn~"

"Youche, hurry up and think of a solution!"

"Otherwise, when my ultimate perfect form, the giant moth, appears, you'll have absolutely no chance to fight back!"

Ultimate perfect form of the giant moth...

Yu Che still had some impression of this card; it was a vanilla monster with 500 more attack power than Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Although it's a blank slate, who knows if there are any hidden rules for such special monsters in a place like Duel Kingdom?

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, even if he destroyed the cocoon of evolution, the monster inside would not die, but would evolve to different levels depending on the incubation time.

In the original work, Yugi destroyed the Cocoon of Evolution before the fifth round arrived. Although the Ultimate Perfect Form Great Moth did not appear, the Great Moth with an attack power of up to 2600 did appear...

No, we must destroy this cocoon as quickly as possible!

With a flick of his wrist, Yu Che unleashed his main card: "My turn! Defense Position Summon! Armed Dragon Lv5!!"

"roar-------"

A deafening roar echoed through the forest as an armed dragon clad in metal armor stepped onto the battlefield, cracking the scorched earth beneath its feet!

Despite the impact of the poisonous gas from the Ultimate Insects, its fighting power has decreased, but the fighting spirit emanating from its eyes has not diminished in the slightest!

【Armed Dragon Lv5】

【Five stars】

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/1700]

武装龙Lv5，攻/守：2400/1700→1700/1000

"What?! Oh no... Armed Dragon Lv5's effect is based on attack power, while the attack power of Evolution Cocoon is zero!" The Insect Moth showed a fearful and shocked expression the moment it saw Armed Dragon appear.

But his acting was so exaggerated that You Che could tell at a glance that this guy was trying to lure him into activating the effect.

Looking at the face-down card in the back row of the Insectoid Moth deck, and then at the cards in his hand, Yugi sent a monster card to the graveyard and announced, "Activate the effect of Armed Dragon Lv5! Discard Seraph's Wisdom from your hand! Destroy one monster on your opponent's field with 1250 or less ATK!"

"Hehehe! You fell for it! Yuzuriha!" Insect Moth triumphantly flipped up the face-down card. "I was just kidding! As the champion who has watched your duels before, how could I not have prepared a card to counter Armed Dragon!"