"Come on, Greiger! I’ve summoned another new monster!"
Kira grinned.
"Well, will you destroy it, or not?"
Greiger hesitated.
This guy is provoking me...
No, I can’t fall for this.
Greiger hated the cold-blooded, cunning Goodwin to the core—but the more he hated, the more he understood he could not lose his head now, or let the taunts make him lose judgment.
Aqua Spirit itself didn’t seem that threatening. The opponent’s chain-summoning was clearly to bait out my one-per-turn SKY FIRE counter.
Fishborg Blaster, Aqua Spirit—using just those monsters, he can’t break the situation wide open. Obviously, his goal is to Synchro Summon. As long as I blow up his Synchro monster at the moment it appears, I can wipe out all his materials at once. That maximizes his resource loss.
Besides, Aqua Spirit was Special Summoned. Goodwin hasn’t even used his Normal Summon this turn. He could summon another monster and attempt an even bigger Synchro, possibly summoning a monster that could really change the duel.
So Greiger made up his mind: "I won’t activate Flying Fortress SKY FIRE!"
"Much appreciated," Kira smiled, "so I won’t hold back."
With a wave, three monsters floated upward at his command.
"I’ll use Level 1 Tuner ’Fishborg Blaster!’
Level 1 ’Treeborn Frog!’
And Level 4 ’Aqua Spirit!’
Tune!"
All three monsters were WATER, fulfilling Blaster’s Synchro requirement for WATER-only materials.
[1+1+4=6]
"Frozen stars gather at the tip of the blade, a spear of winter pierces the sky! Synchro Summon—
Level 6: Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!!"
In a vortex of blue light, the three monsters formed a starlit pathway in the frigid air. The air itself seemed to freeze, a sound like shattering glass issued forth, and atop the dome, a black rift tore open to the dimension beyond. A polar cyclone swept frost down, turning even breaths into icicles.
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, appeared!
[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, ATK 2300]
"As expected!"
Greiger approved of his own decision.
"That must be your ace monster, but I won’t give you a chance to use it, Goodwin!
’Flying Fortress SKY FIRE’ effect! Once per turn, when the opponent summons or Special Summons a monster during their turn, destroy that monster and deal 800 damage!"
Greiger clenched his fist, as if punching Brionac the moment it landed.
"Destroy ’Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!’"
Just as Brionac set foot on the field, SKY FIRE soared overhead, bomb bays opening, ready to drop at any moment.
Yusei, watching from the sidelines, couldn’t help but be impressed: "This duelist Greiger is extremely calm, unmoved by Goodwin’s provocations.
"But more importantly, the power of this SKY FIRE card is terrifying. The ability to destroy your opponent’s monsters during their turn not only prevents them from developing offense, it wastes the resources required for Synchro summoning...


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