"Ghh... Hey, tone it down a little, huh?" Dahlia said, shielding herself from the blasts. She glared at G.K. "You didn't need to do that! He had already lost!"
Before Dahlia could continue her angry speech, the man in the surgeon mask spoke up.
"He was indeed useless, but even so he served his purpose." The man in the surgeon mask explained. Snapping his fingers, his first face down card flipped up. "Before my comrade can draw, I activate Crush Card Virus. I offer Giant Germ as tribute, and all monsters you control with 1500 or more attack are destroyed, as well as all monsters with 1500 or more attack in the hand. You all must also send three monsters with 1500 or more attack from your deck to the grave..."
The surgeon mask's Giant Germ disintegrated to back pixels and flowed over to the three heroes' fields, ready to destroy all powerful monsters.
Dahlia looked mortified when surgeon mask activated the trap card. Her Tripper Mercury! Her Grand Juptier! Her Despair Uranus! All three of her precious planets sent straight to the Graveyard.
"You... You're going to pay for that..." Dahlia said as she discarded The Trooper Mercury from her hand, shaking.
"Not yet..." The surgeon mask said, shaking his head. Tattoo nodded, then drew a card for his turn.
"I summon Mist Valley Baby Roc." Tattoo said. There was a flash of light as a tiny bird with a bird skull for a head appeared on the field. "Now, I shall Synchro Summon. Show them the true meaning of fear, Mist Wurm..."
Tattoo's three birds took flight, and a bright light pierced through them. The birds vanished, and the light quickly changed to dark purple mist. A deep roar shook the field and a purple, wormlike creature emerged from the fog.
"His effect says that I can choose three card my opponents controls to return to the hand. I choose you Ancient Gear Howitzer, your face-down, and your face-down." Tattoo said, pointing at Nate's middle face down and Dahlia's middle face down.
"I chain! I chain Zoma the Spirit, Embodiment of Apophis, and Statue of Anguish Pattern, in that order." Dahlia said. "Statue of Anguish Pattern is the first effect to activate. It summons itself as a monster, in defense mode."
A large, spiderlike statue appeared, covered in a strange pattern of bands that seemed to swirl and squirm. It's stats read 2500 defense points.
"Next, the Embodiment of Apophis' effect activates. It summons itself as a monster as well." Dahlia said. This time, a snakelike creature appeared, wielding a sword and a shield. Its stats read 1600 attack points. The patterns of the Statue of Anguish Pattern suddenly glowed red, and the large, wormlike Mist Wurm exploded into pixels.
"What-?!" Tattoo exclaimed.
"Statue of Anguish Pattern's effect. Each time a monster that is also a trap is summoned, I can destroy one card on the field." Dahlia said. "Now, Zoma the Spirit is summoned, allowing me to destroy another card. I'll destroy your face down!"
Dahlia pointed at Surgeon Mask's face down. It exploded into pixels as well, but Surgeon Mask seemed to be unaffected.
"Even though Mist Wurm was destroyed, his effect still goes through." Tattoo said. The Embodiment of Apophis vanished as did the other two cards he chose. "Now, continuing my Main Phase... I activate... Monster Reborn."
Dahlia's eyes widened. She hadn't expected that. To her horror, the Mist Wurm appeared to the field once again.
"Now. Mist Wurm. Attack directly." Tattoo said calmly, pointing at G.K. With a roar, the Mist Wurm launched itself at G.K. And there was nothing Dahlia could do! "With that, I end."
Growling, Dahlia drew a card.
"I'll switch Zoma the Spirit to attack mode! Zoma, attack directly!" Dahlia commanded. The fiendish creature swooped at Surgeon Mask, slashing at the thug. Bracing himself, Surgeon Mask managed to stop himself from falling over.
"Next, I'll set two more cards face down and end!" Dahlia exclaimed, two face down cards appearing.