Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator, also known as Artificial Human Soga. Just by existing on the field, it's the strongest trap breaker that can seal any trap's effect, a humanoid walking trap interference device.
Of course, Lixid recognized it.
Firstly, as a trap-specialist player, he naturally couldn't fail to recognize a monster like Soga which is a natural enemy type. Secondly, this wasn't his first encounter with Artificial Human Soga.
Back in the Duel City's quarterfinals, Lixid impersonated his boss, using the name Malik to enter the competition, and faced off against Joey in the quarterfinals.
Initially, with his exceptional pit-digging skills, Lixid confused Joey so much that he almost couldn't touch him with a finger.
Until City Blade stirred up the atmosphere with a nostalgia-driven attack, drawing a crucial Divine Draw of an Artificial Human Soga, paralyzing Lixid's entire card deck, nearly sweeping his deck with just Soga.
Although he managed to deal with Soga later, that match undoubtedly left a lasting impression on Lixid. Artificial Human Soga was undeniably among the top red-listed monsters on his personal wanted list, possibly even more dangerous than the Three Phantom Gods.
At this moment, Lixid's lips twitched as he looked at the magic card Yugen played.
It actually allows the opponent to search for traps from the deck. If you can directly pull an Artificial Human from the deck, what significance is there to searching for anything?
"Of course, it's not mandatory."
Yugen smiled and said.
"You have the right to refuse, you can choose not to search for trap cover cards from the deck.
If you don't search, then I can't special summon Soga, and at most, I can only add it to my hand from the deck."
Lixid felt slightly reassured.
Just adding it to the hand?
That's slightly stronger.
"Then I choose not to search for traps," Lixid said.
Yugen: "Then I choose to add 'Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator' to my hand from the deck."
Yugen drew the automatically ejected artificial monster card from the deck into his hand.
Lixid remained motionless. At this point, obviously, it was impossible to choose to accept the effect and search from the deck, because if Soga immediately appears, searching for any traps would be meaningless.
Besides, just adding it to the hand requires sacrifices for the summon of the six-star upper-level monster, and now that this card is revealed in hand, he can guard against it...
"The effect of 'Telekinesis Electronic Giant' in my hand."
Yugen showed his hand.
"When the opponent's magic and trap cards on the field exceed mine, Telekinesis Electronic Giant can be specially summoned from the hand directly."
Lixid: "!"
"You have two cover cards on the field, my back field is completely empty, naturally your magic traps exceed mine. Therefore, Telekinesis Electronic Giant can be special summoned without cost."
Yugen summoned the monster from his hand without any cost. Suddenly, a burst of golden electric light exploded on Yugen's field, and transparent electric currents surrounded the golden steel giant shadow, as the alloy body of the electronic giant descended like a fortress of thunder in front of Yugen.
[Telekinesis Electronic Giant, Attack Power 2200]
Lixid squinted.
Special summon directly, without using summon points. And the opponent has already revealed Soga in hand, so there should be no suspense next...
"Sacrifice 'Telekinesis Electronic Giant'."
Yugen raised his hand.
"Artificial Human of Telekinesis, breaker of traps! Level Six——
——Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator, summon!"
The figure of Telekinesis Giant was quickly enveloped by electric currents, disassembled amidst the electric light, turning into light particles and dissipating.
Soon after, replaced by a storm of telekinesis, a pair of red eyes strikingly brightened in the fierce wind, revealing a tall, slender metal body.
Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator, summon!
Returning after a hiatus to the field, today's opponent is a trap enthusiast, a tomb guardian from the Underworld, perfectly fitting Soga's expertise.
Therefore, Soga's appearance today was particularly formidable, with a dominant aura bursting into tangible electric currents, forming a transparent electric force field around him.
Heh, you like the Underworld, right? You like traps, right?
I specialize in traps!
Lixid: "Counterattack trap 'Recoil'!
The monster's summon and flip summon are invalidated, forcing that monster back to the owner's hand!"
Soga laughed heartily.
Kida!
Mere red pit, in front of my Telekinesis King...
...Hey wait, what did you say?
Soga was suddenly shocked, his heart seemingly skipped a beat.
"Artificial Human exists on the field, all traps are invalid, I know. But the premise is that this card is successfully summoned."
Lixid replied gravely.
"If the summon is invalidated, everything is just empty talk. Return Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator to the hand!"
Soga roared in frustration, but his figure already turned into a burst of golden light, flying back into Yugen's hand.
Reduced to a powerless state by force, Soga raged ineffectively.
Shame! Utter shame!
He, the trap breaker, the strongest anti-Underworld warrior, who would have expected him to fall victim to the red pit one day...
"Not bad, the pillar of trap people, able to trap even Soga, impressive."
Yugen expressed his smile of acknowledgment.
"Next, activate the magic card 'Dark Realm Trade'.
Both sides draw one card from the deck, then discard one card from the hand."
Lixid and Yugen each drew a card from their decks, then sent one card from their hands to the graveyard.
"Then activate the magic card 'Stupid Burial'," Yugen said, "from the deck, send a monster card to the graveyard."
Though called Stupid Burial, it actually doesn't appear stupid at all, rather it may easily make the opponent look foolish.
Yugen drew another card from the deck's ejection slot, sending it to the graveyard. But that card was quickly returned from the graveyard amidst a burst of golden light.
Lixid's heart stirred: "Is it a monster activated by being sent to the graveyard?"
"Exactly."
Yugen held the monster card between two fingers, waving it in front of Lixid.
"The card I just sent to the graveyard is 'Artificial Human - Telekinesis Returner'.
When this card is sent to the graveyard, it allows selecting an 'Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator' from one's graveyard, and the chosen monster can be specially summoned!"
"Telekinesis Intimidator..." Lixid suddenly realized, "The hand card discarded by the Dark Realm Trade just now..."
"Indeed, it was the Artificial Human."
Yugen once again took the Artificial Human bouncing from the graveyard.
"Reappearing——
——Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator!"
Once again, amidst a telekinesis storm and tornado, Soga arrogantly returned to the field, letting out a long howl——
——Resurrection match return!
[Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator, Attack Power 2400]
Lixid's face turned grim.
Not blocked this time...
"Battle!" Yugen declared, "Artificial Human - Telekinesis Intimidator, direct attack!"