Chapter 113: Ptah: I've Already Applied My Invincible Buff
"This is the end, Small Fry! Be swallowed by my powerful army of Sealed Beasts!"
"First is Charmgal's Effect. When True Word of Sealing is on the Field, it can directly Destroy one Spell/Trap Card on your Field." Ptah pointed casually. "Now your Field is completely filled. Even if you had a Card like Scapegoat, it couldn't save your Life Points."
A flash of white light. One of the Set Cards Joey Wheeler Set last Turn was covered by the hot breath spewed by Charmgal. Before that Set Card was Crushed, its True Form was revealed: it was Dice of Archfiend, which failed to Activate at the very beginning of the Duel.
Joey Wheeler had originally thought that if Ptah Summoned some Powerful Monster, he might be able to use this to trick him. However, who knew that the strongest one, Sealed Beast - Baolong, still couldn't be an Effect Target.
"In that case, before you Destroy it, I'll Activate Dice of Archfiend's Effect!" Joey Wheeler's Inner Thoughts: It'd be a waste if it's Destroyed anyway, I might as well use it. "I target that Sealed Beast - Boa Bolon that was just Summoned! Activate Dice of Archfiend!"
A chibi-style Demon appeared on the Field. The giant dice it held was thrown. It rolled on the ground several times before stopping. The number that appeared on the Heads side in the end was 1 Points.
"Damn it, that's why I don't like using Gambling Cards!" Joey Wheeler the Gambling King rarely missed once. Dice of Archfiend's Effect is to change the ATK of the Target Monster to one divided by the Points. But one divided by one is still one, so Sealed Beast - Boa Bolon's value won't change at all.
"Tch, boring tricks." Watching Joey Wheeler's dying Struggle prove useless, Ptah smiled contemptuously. "Then next is my Total Attack!"
Following Ptah's Order, his five Sealed Beasts on the Field charged towards the five Monsters on Joey Wheeler's Field, including the three Sheep Tokens. And leading the charge was precisely Sealed Beast - Boa Bolon, which Ptah Summoned this Turn using his Normal Summon opportunity.
[Sealed Beast - Boa Bolon] [Level 4 / Fire Attribute]
[Reptile Type / Effect]
[1700 ATK / 1000 DEF]
As the other 'Child of the Sun' corresponding to Charmgal, Boa Bolan possesses the strongest ATK among the lower-level Monsters of the Sealed Beast series, and also has the Effect to Destroy the Opponent's Monster after Battle.
And its Attack Target was Pitch-Black Panther Warrior, which had just appeared on Joey Wheeler's Field. Although it had 1600 Defense Points, it ultimately couldn't withstand Boa Bolan's Attack.
As for the other three lower-level Sealed Beast Monsters, they each targeted one Sheep Token. After a round of Attacks, only one Axe Raider remained on Joey Wheeler's Field.
"Sealed Beast - Baolong, Attack Axe Raider!" Ptah Ordered.
A flash of Bronze Aurora, the Axe King's Toughness body was completely Annihilationed. Joey Wheeler's Life Points also decreased again as a result.
[Joey Wheeler: 3800 LP → 2800]
"Well, although you still have 2800 Life Points, for my invincible Sealed Beasts to finish you off, it's as easy as breaking a chopstick. I'll let you cling to life for one more Turn." Saying that, Ptah Set his last Hand Card. "I Set one Card. End Turn."
[Ptah: 300 LP, Hand 0]
[Sealed Beast - Inun] [ATK 200]
[Sealed Beast - Nunurao] [ATK 500]
[Sealed Beast - Charmgal] [ATK 1200]
[Sealed Beast - Boa Bolon] [ATK 1700]
[Sealed Beast - Baolong] [ATK 2700]
[Set Card] [True Word of Sealing] [Set Card]
Although his Life Points were ridiculously low, what Ptah gained by sacrificing Life Points was a rather magnificent Monster lineup.
Meanwhile, Tristan in the stands noticed something: "Wait a minute, all of this guy's Monsters on the Field are in Attack Position?"
"After all, only Attack Position Monsters can Attack. In a sense, this Ptah Gallum is just like Joey Wheeler, they're both guys who only think about Attacking." Téa Ranted, because from the start of the Duel until now, every single Monster Ptah Summoned has been in Attack Position, not a single one has been in Defense Position.
"No, that's not what I meant." Tristan shook his head, Finger pointing towards the Field, a hint of excitement on his face. "That guy's Monster with the lowest ATK is only 200 Points, and he himself only has 300 Life Points left!"
Téa also looked at the Field, and couldn't help but feel a little happy: "Really! In that case, can't Joey Wheeler just Draw a Card for a Monster with 500 ATK or more, then Attack, and win?!"
The two of them couldn't help but feel happy, because in this situation, it was clearly easier for Joey Wheeler to win. But neither Yugi, Hayato, Kujaku Mai, nor Samejima thought so. "Ptah Gallum, although he seems very arrogant, is actually a guy with a very meticulous Inner Thoughts."
Samejima Iemitsu, who had Dueled Ptah before, said this.
And Joey Wheeler also started his Turn.
"My Turn, Draw a Card!"
"Then I Activate Pot of Greed, and Draw a Card again."
Adding two Hand Cards to his Hand, Joey Wheeler's gaze fell upon Sealed Beast - Inun, the Monster with the lowest ATK on Ptah's Field. Something that even Téa and Tristan, these two Duel outsiders, could notice, Joey Wheeler, who understood Duels better than them, naturally noticed it too.
However, he also noticed the Set Cards in Ptah's Spell/Trap Zone. One of them had been Set since the start of the Duel, and hadn't been Activated yet.
Paying a large amount of Life Points, lowering his own Life Points to just 300 Points, yet failing to end the Battle in one Turn and leaving room for a counterattack. Joey Wheeler felt that as the young master of the famous Garem Corporation, Ptah shouldn't make such a big mistake.
'Could that be a Trap?' Joey Wheeler couldn't confirm, 'Never mind, I'll try Attacking first.'
"I Summon Falcon Knight in Attack Position, then start the Battle!"
[Falcon Knight] [Level 3 / Earth Attribute]
[Warrior Type / Effect]
[1000 ATK / 700 DEF]
"Although Falcon Knight's ATK is only 1000, as an advantage of using light weapons, it can Attack twice during one Battle Phase." Joey Wheeler swung his hand down. "Attack that Sealed Beast - Inun! Dive Attack!"
Chaa!
Wielding the Rapier in its hand, the bird-headed, human-bodied Falcon Knight leaped high into the air, heading straight for Sealed Beast - Inun, which only had 200 ATK Points. If this Attack goes through, Ptah Gallum will take 800 Points of excess Battle Damage, which is completely enough to wipe out his Life Points.
If Ptah doesn't Activate his Set Card.