Reverse Lockdown!
In just a few moves, the Spell Canceller and Jinzo that had been locking down Alister were now on his field. While he didn’t have Angel O7, he still had Brain Golem, which negated all LIGHT monster effects.
"Magician of Faith is LIGHT, Silent Magician is LIGHT... If the deck’s chaos-themed, at least half the monsters are LIGHT," Mokuba said, clearly worried for Kira.
"So now, isn’t he..."
"Hmph," Kaiba remained calm. "Just watch."
He turned his attention from Alister to Kira.
You’re not the kind of duelist to be stumped by this, are you?
"No wonder you’re a legendary duelist," Kira said with a wry smile. "This is a headache."
"Is it?" Alister grinned.
"You don’t look too troubled to me."
"I am, though," Kira smiled. "My turn—draw."
He drew and quickly scanned his hand as if searching for a solution.
"Spells, traps, and LIGHT effects all locked down... This is tough. I guess I have to use ’that move.’"
"Hmm?" Alister frowned.
Why does this feel like he’s about to play his trump card?
"All right, here goes," Kira said, pulling out a card. "I tribute your ’Spell Canceller’ and ’Brain Golem’ to Special Summon a powerful monster to your field!
Awaken from the abyssal lava, bringer of ruin and rebirth—
Level 8, Lava Golem!"
Alister’s eyelid twitched.
Using my monsters as tribute...
Molten lava surged, and both the Spell Canceller and Brain Golem vanished. A massive hand reached out of the lava, followed by a burning, mountainous body towering over Alister’s field.
[Lava Golem, ATK 3000]
Mokuba, who had just been worried, was now slack-jawed.
Uh...
Spell/trap/effect lockdown?
Not a problem.
Just eat them.
Alister stared at the big lump on his field, face twitching—
But quickly forced a smile.
"Ahahaha... That’s a creative way to break a lockdown!"
No wonder he’s a legendary duelist—he’s got nerves of steel.
"True, this instantly breaks my lockdown. But now I have a monster as strong as Blue-Eyes on my field—a huge risk."
Indeed, Lava Golem’s 3000/2500 stats match Blue-Eyes exactly.
But Kira smiled, "He’s my soul, my ace. As long as I need him, he’ll naturally return to my side."
He beckoned.
"Alright, time to come home after you’re done eating."
Lava Golem grunted, then lumbered across the field back to Kira’s side.
Alister: "???"
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