Chapter 428

"Is it over already? Ryo."

As Fubuki spoke, some grayish-white things fell from his body. Looking closely, one could see they were grayish-white dust.

He drew a card from his hand, glanced at it, and chuckled: "Spell Card, Pot of Greed."

He drew two cards and then looked at his hand.

"Looks like you're a bit unlucky—I activate the Spell Card, Harpie's Feather Duster!"

Tiancheng Guang watched from the side, feeling only that this duel was a chaotic dance of demons.

From start to finish, what on earth have they been using—oh my god—

"All Spell and Trap cards on both sides of the field return to the hand!"

As he spoke, Simorgh, Bird of Divinity was already flapping its wings frantically, and the cards on the field flew back to his hand automatically.

Kaiser silently returned his Trap card and Cyberdark World to his hand.

Fubuki looked at the cards in his hand.

The Trap cards Red-Eyes Burn and Red-Eyes Spirit.

But that didn't matter.

"I activate again, Peak of the Bird of Divinity, then reveal this card in my hand—Simorgh, Bird of Divinity. This turn, the number of tributes required for the Tribute Summon of a Wind-Attribute monster is reduced by one—and then, according to the effect of Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry, the tributes required for my Tribute Summon of a Wind-Attribute monster are reduced by one.

This way, I can summon Wind-Attribute monsters without tributes!

Come forth, Simorgh, Bird of Divinity!"

Green wings slowly spread out, enveloping Fubuki, making the energy required for the spirits around them to build a barrier much easier.

Simorgh, Bird of Divinity, Level 7, Wind Attribute, Winged Beast-Type, ATK 2700 → 3000.

"It's the same as Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"And it was summoned without tributes."

"So strong. No Fusion, no Xyz, no Synchro—can Tribute Summoning be like this too!"

For the sake of powerful cards, for the sake of becoming stronger, and for the sake of standing on the same level as people from other dimensions, many duelists wanted to chase after more powerful cards or summoning methods; if all else failed, even Rituals were acceptable.

But Fubuki was different; he was just using the cards he liked.

"With so many monsters, Kaiser simply can't defend against this." Misawa Daichi's expression was worried.

He did hear that Fubuki wanted to persuade Kaiser.

But with such an exaggerated attack, could this work?

Wouldn't it knock Kaiser unconscious?

"Battle, Ryo. Use Red-Eyes Black Dragon to attack Cyber Valley—"

"Wait, at this very moment, Cyber Valley's effect activates! When this card is selected as an attack target, banish this card to activate. Draw one card from your deck, and after that, the Battle Phase ends."

Cyber Valley's body twisted, then transformed into the appearance of Cyber Barrier Dragon. To Fubuki's surprise, it blocked the attack and then vanished.

Kaiser hurriedly drew a card.

"Survived another turn? Heh..." Fubuki smiled lightly, "I set two cards and end my turn—"

Kaiser took a deep breath and was just about to start his turn when Fubuki suddenly raised his right hand.

"At this moment, Simorgh, Bird of Divinity's effect activates! As long as this card is on the field, both players take 1000 points of damage during each End Phase! At this time, the damage taken by each player is reduced by 500 points for each Spell/Trap card they control!"

"What?"

"Oh no—"

"Go, Simorgh, Bird of Divinity's Wing Blast!"

The green divine bird flapped its wings, striking down at Kaiser.

Although it wasn't Red-Eyes Black Dragon, under the damage boost of Darkness, Kaiser still felt intense pain.

Maruto Ryo LP: 1500 → 500.

Kaiser clutched his head, the gale making him dizzy, feeling as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

But he still struggled to stand up.

The burning of flames, the numbness of electricity, and the tearing of the gale.

His body was enduring different pains at the same time.

But this, instead, made him increasingly clear-headed.

"My turn, draw!" Kaiser drew a card. Looking at the card in his hand, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Not enough—

Not enough!

Before his eyes, the shadows of several machines seemed to flash by; they were watching him mercilessly, yet offering no help.

"I banish Cyber World Serpent from my Graveyard—Special Summon, Cyber Sky Dragon Head!"

Boom, boom, boom! A giant mechanical dragon head slowly rose from the ground, and then, countless Cyber Dragon heads floated beside it like floating cannons.

"This card can be Special Summoned by banishing all Light-Attribute Machine-Type monsters from your Graveyard and your face-up monsters on the field!"

Cyber Sky Dragon Head, Level 10, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, DEF?

"Then, its ATK and DEF become 500 points for each monster banished for this card's Special Summon."

Cyber Sky Dragon Head, DEF: 500.

"At this point, it only has 500 ATK?" Fubuki asked in confusion.

This was another card he hadn't seen Kaiser use.

"When this card is successfully Special Summoned, all other face-up monsters on the field are sent to the Graveyard!"

Oh?

Fubuki watched as the floating cannon-like structures on this mechanical dragon head slowly converged, then aimed at the monsters on his field one by one. After the lasers pierced through, all the monsters on his field dissipated.

"I see, struggled for another turn, did you?"

"That's right, this is the struggle I made for victory!"

"I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Cyberdark World, add Cyberdark Cannon from my deck to my hand, and then add Cyberdark Chimera to my hand!"

"I set one card and end my turn."

"Even though he cleared the monsters, why didn't he take this opportunity to summon Cyberdark series monsters to attack?" someone asked curiously.

They knew that the Cyberdark series could equip monsters from the Graveyard to increase their ATK.

If successful, there would actually be a chance to wipe out Fubuki's Life Points.

"Don't forget, Senior Fubuki still has two set cards!"

That's right—

If the attack failed at this moment, those mere 500 Life Points would be completely unable to withstand any subsequent attacks.

"It seems this duel is about to end." Fubuki looked at the field, calculating in his heart.

"My turn, draw—" He drew a card, glanced at it, and frowned.

Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon.

Tsk...

He had used the power of Darkness for too long; there was no time left. Besides, he had no way to fully control the power of Darkness...

But it was fine.

"Open my set card, Red-Eyes Spirit. This card can be activated by targeting 1 Red-Eyes monster in the Graveyard. Special Summon that monster."

Red-Eyes Black Dragon rose amidst the raging fire, displaying its heroic posture.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2400.

"Then... I offer Red-Eyes Black Dragon on the field as a tribute to Special Summon Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!"

Several layers of armor were fitted onto Red-Eyes Black Dragon, transforming it into a brand-new form.

Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, Level 9, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2400.

"Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon's ATK increases by 300 points for each Dragon-Type monster in the Graveyard."

Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, ATK: 2400 → 3000.

"He easily summoned a monster with ATK comparable to Blue-Eyes White Dragon again!"

"That was close, if it were in Attack Position, Hell Kaiser would have lost immediately!"

"No—did you forget!"

Someone reminded them.

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card, Red-Eyes Burn! Revive Red-Eyes Black Dragon from the Graveyard!"

"Wow!"

"Oh right, there's also the Red-Eyes Burn he got two turns ago!"

Had he calculated even this scene!?

Countless people exclaimed in wonder.

The words "flawless" seemed to appear in the hearts of the audience and the contestants.

Although Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon's ATK decreased because Red-Eyes Black Dragon was Special Summoned.

But as long as the attack succeeded, Maruto Ryo would lose immediately!

Cyber Sky Dragon Head was torn apart by Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and in the next second, Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon had already appeared before Kaiser.

"Continuous Trap Card—Life Force!"

Seeing this card, Sho breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm?" Fubuki was also very surprised to see this card, "You actually used Sho's card."

"For the sake of victory, I am willing to do anything—according to the effect of Life Force, I pay 400 Life Points to make battle damage zero!"

A thin layer of protection clung to Maruto Ryo.

However—

Although the damage taken became zero, the 【pain】 and 【suffering】 would not dissipate!

The black flames slammed into Maruto Ryo, leaving him completely unable to act tough. The terrifying flames mixed with electricity made him feel as if the world had gone dark.

At this moment, he saw black mechanical lifeforms staring at him intently, as if they viewed him as prey.

"Hmph... haha..."

"Are you craving my life?"

Excitement appeared on Kaiser's face, and those machines slowly approached.

"But—don't even think about it!"

His eyes suddenly lit up.

"My life shall be dedicated to victory!"

"You, too, shall become the power on that path—my power!"

Fubuki watched Kaiser in silence, saying nothing more, looking at his hand.

There was nothing left to do.

"End my turn."

"... My turn—"

Kaiser drew a card from his deck with difficulty.

He finally understood.

Why the Cyberdark series monsters were sealed by the Cyber style.

Because they had no so-called "goodwill," nor were they the conventional type of spirits; they had no so-called beliefs!

They just wanted to destroy and invade indiscriminately!

Therefore, the normal methods of communicating with spirits were of no use to them at all!

But, precisely because of this, they also followed the most basic AI logic.

That is, to obey the commands of a higher authority!

Since that was the case, it was simple!

"I activate the Spell Card, Cyber Horizon!"

A Spell Card slowly flipped open; the card art showed Cyberdark Dragon and Cyber End Dragon resonating with each other.

"This card can only be activated by sending one Dragon-Type and one Machine-Type 【Cyber】 monster from your hand and deck to the Graveyard!

I send Cyber Dragon Vier from my hand and Cyberdark Claw from my deck to the Graveyard! Add one Dragon-Type or Machine-Type 【Cyber】 monster from my deck to my hand, and send 1 Machine-Type Cyber Fusion monster from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard.

I add Cyber Dragon to my hand and send Cyber End Dragon to the Graveyard!"

"Then, I pay half my Life Points to activate the Spell Card, Cyber Fusion Support! This turn, I can only Fusion Summon a Machine-Type Fusion monster once, and I can banish the Fusion Material monsters determined by that Fusion monster from my hand, field, or Graveyard to use as Fusion Materials!"

Maruto Ryo, LP: 100 → 50.

"This is the struggle I made for victory————"

"Oh ho..." Fubuki looked at this card, already realizing the card Maruto Ryo wanted to use last.

There was only one!

And only one card!

"Activate the Spell Card, Power Bond!"

"Wow!"

"It's here—"

"It's Power Bond!"

"But, at this point, what can he still fuse?"

"And... at the end of the turn, he'll take damage equal to the Fusion monster's ATK. At that point, 50 points won't be enough, right?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Fubuki, thank you..." Just as he was activating it, Kaiser suddenly changed his tone, "It's truly shameful. I should have been the one to find you and save you, but in the end, you returned with Guang's help, and I haven't helped you much since then.

Now, I'm letting you save me again."

"Heh, what are you saying? That's too cheesy. My fans will turn it into a doujinshi."

"Fubuki, you guy—" Kaiser was so angry he laughed.

Every time he wanted to talk to Fubuki about serious matters, Fubuki would start talking nonsense.

But—

Every time he encountered difficulties, Fubuki would actually become serious.

However...

It didn't matter; this was his best friend, the Fubuki who left him not knowing how to respond, the Fubuki who gave him headaches, the Fubuki who was more clear-headed than anyone else.

"Because of the effect of Cyber Fusion Support, I can use cards in my Graveyard as Fusion Materials for the Fusion!"

"I will fuse all the Cyberdarks in my hand and Graveyard!"

"All!?"

"Five of them—"

"Wait, isn't it Horn, Claw, and Keel?!"

Countless audience members began to discuss it.

In the real dimension, Principal Samejima, who had been watching this duel with a worried face, went from pain to surprise, and then to shock.

He stood up with a start.

What is this—

His eyes were filled with tears.

Could it be... Kaiser did it? Did he achieve what the predecessors of the Cyber style wanted to do!?

Mechanical dark dragons flew out one by one, rushing toward Kaiser, wanting to occupy him completely. However, Kaiser's expression remained unchanged, and he roared at them: "Obey my command! Spirits! I will banish the Chimera in my hand and the 4 Cyberdark monsters in my Graveyard!

I want you to engrave my goal and my respect into your logic!

For the help of my best friend.

For my struggle to win and survive!!

Fusion Summon!!"

The five mechanical dragons roared, but gradually lowered their voices.

Although only a mere 50 Life Points remained, they gradually stopped their bodies, and the black electricity on them was slowly brought under control.

And as the power and electricity converged, a card slowly emerged from his hand.

"Level 10!"

"Cyberdark End Dragon!"

A giant evil dragon assembled from dark mechanical dragons slowly appeared. It looked similar to Cyberdark Dragon, but with more armor and cannons mounted on its back.

Cyberdark End Dragon, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 2000 → 4000.

"The ATK of a monster Fusion Summoned by Power Bond becomes double."

"And then—Cyberdark End Dragon's effect: If this card is successfully Special Summoned, I can select 1 Dragon-Type or Machine-Type monster from my Graveyard and equip it!"

Rumble, rumble! The giant three-headed mechanical dragon rose from the Graveyard. It opened its body, actually choosing to assemble with this mechanical dragon, transforming into an even more massive machine.

This time, there were no control lines from Cyberdark Dragon; there was only the power working together for the same master!

"Cyberdark End Dragon's ATK increases by the ATK value of the equipped effect monster!"

Cyberdark End Dragon, ATK 4000 → 8000.

"E-eight thousand!?"

"My god..."

Some of the audience were already stunned.

The magnitude of this duel was in a different dimension from all previous duels!

It was too exaggerated!

"With this... I win, Fubuki."

Fubuki didn't speak, just clutched his forehead.

He had used the power of Darkness for too long.

Seeing this, Kaiser hurriedly dismissed his words of thanks and proceeded with his move: "Battle—use Cyberdark End Dragon to attack Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!"

"Eternal Evolution Burst!"

The cannons on Cyberdark End Dragon's body and its mouth gathered pitch-black energy, while the three giant mouths of Cyber End Dragon also began to gather white energy. Accompanied by Kaiser's command, this two-in-one power surged out from them, instantly turning Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon into dust.

The power easily pierced through the protective barrier, leaving the watching spirits in awe.

Fubuki's body wasn't hit directly, but as his Life Points vanished, he slowly collapsed head-first to the ground, losing consciousness.

Seeing this, Kaiser hurriedly put away his cards and sprinted toward him.

"Fubuki! Fubuki!"

Fubuki, LP: 3900 → 0.

Winner, Maruto Ryo.

And... Tenjoin Fubuki!

(End of chapter)