Chapter 1264: Stardust Afterglow

"No. 3 Hell Cicada King!!!"

Both monsters turned into Xyz Materials, and after overlaying, they summoned a massive giant cicada. Although it had the physique of an insect, its body composition looked more like steel. A pair of cicada wings unfolded, dotted with countless ruby-like crystals, releasing a glaring red light like an alarm indicator.

【No. 3 Hell Cicada King, DEF 2500】

"It really appeared, Xyz Summon," Yusei's expression tightened.

The unknown is often the most terrifying; for duelists of this dimension, Xyz Summoning was exactly what was called "unknown."

Yusei's companions were watching the battle from behind. Among them, Jack said at this time: "But even if it's Xyz, it's just strengthening defense in Defense Position! This guy might actually be weak!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, how is that possible?" Crow said. "Those ordinary duelists who picked up Number cards before were already a bit difficult to deal with, and this one is an executive spreading Number cards. It must only be more troublesome than those before, right?"

Jack snorted and stopped talking.

Cicada Maru set two more cards from his hand: "I set two cards, turn end!"

Then he made a provocative gesture.

"If you have the confidence to break through my Hell Cicada King's defensive line, then just try rushing up and see!"

At this time, You Xuan in the sky had also stopped, his D-Wheel landing on the top floor of a nearby building, watching with interest. He was also curious about what Yusei's dueling looked like now.

"My turn, draw!" Yusei said. "Activate the Spell Card 'Tuning'!

This card can add one 'Synchron' Tuner monster from the deck to the hand, and then based on the Level of that searched monster, send cards equal to that Level from the top of the deck to the Graveyard!" (Anime effect)

Yusei drew a card that popped out from his deck and faced the opponent: "I add 'Hyper Synchron' from my deck to my hand!"

After showing it, he added it to his hand, then drew four cards from the top of his deck in sequence and pushed them into the Graveyard zone: "Hyper Synchron's Level is 4, so I then send four cards from the top of my deck to the Graveyard."

Searching plus blind-milling four cards—this anime effect only looked like gain plus gain nowadays; one couldn't see what the cost of activation was at all.

"Level 4, Tuner monster 'Hyper Synchron'!"

"Level 4, 'Max Warrior'!"

"Tuning!"

【4+4=8】

"The gathering wishes will become a new shining star, become the path that shines with light!" Yusei chanted the classic line. "Synchro Summon! Fly—"

"—Stardust Dragon!"

Hyper Synchron opened its arms, its chest armor plates clicked and popped open, and four shining stars flew out from within, swirling and turning into the tuning star rings. Hyper Synchron itself, which released the starlight, gradually virtualized and disappeared.

Max Warrior was enveloped in the halo, its body also decomposing and turning into starlight, connecting into a straight line. The brilliant Stardust Dragon flew out from within that light path, its body swirling and soaring into the sky, its starlight-enhanced wings vibrating and scattering endless stardust.

【Stardust Dragon, ATK 2500】

"Great, summoned Stardust Dragon in one go!" Crow cheered. "Keep up this momentum and go for it in one breath, Yusei!"

Cicada Maru laughed: "As expected, trying to launch an attack using Synchro Summoning, Synchro Dimensioner?"

Yusei: "The Synchro monster that uses 'Hyper Synchron' as Synchro Material gains 800 ATK!"

【Stardust Dragon, ATK 2500 -> ATK 3300】

The physical card version of Hyper Synchron not only weakened its enhancement ability but also added a restriction that "the Synchro monster summoned using it as material is banished at the end of the turn." The physical card nerf could be called the worst of the worst; compared to the original version, one was in the sky and the other was in the dirt.

The ATK exceeded the opponent's DEF, but Yusei was still not in a hurry to attack: "Number monsters cannot be destroyed by battle with ordinary monsters; this matter has already been confirmed in previous duels. Then as long as the opponent stays in Defense Position, my attack will never get through. Since that's the case..."

A monster card in Yusei's Graveyard automatically exited, and Yusei reached out to take it and show it: "I banish 'A/D Changer' from my Graveyard from the game, and I can change the battle position of one monster on the field!

Through this effect, I want to change 'No. 3 Hell Cicada King' to Attack Position!"

The small A/D Changer appeared on the field, waving that pair of small screwdrivers with its small, short hands, looking like a traffic cop directing traffic in the middle of the road. Hell Cicada King was affected by that invisible fluctuation and turned from defense to attack.

【No. 3 Hell Cicada King, DEF 2500 -> ATK 1200】

Cicada Maru's expression changed slightly: "Good kid, actually changing my Cicada Maru's battle position..."

"Go, Stardust Dragon!" Yusei said. "Attack 'No. 3 Hell Cicada King'!

Shooting Sonic!!!"

Stardust Dragon swung its long neck, as if the starlight power of its entire body was mobilized, gathering in its mouth and turning into a surging silver stream of light.

But at the moment of the attack, the slight panic on Cicada Maru's face immediately disappeared, turning into loud laughter: "Hahaha, this moment, activate set card, Trap Card 'Cicada Barrier - Chirp Power'!" (Anime card)

The trap activated, and a domineering energy immediately erupted from within the Cicada King locked by Shooting Sonic, forming a rainbow-like semi-arc barrier.

Stardust Dragon's full-force blow slammed into that barrier, the rainbow trembled violently, and then that energy immediately backlashed, sweeping back toward Yusei and Stardust Dragon in a mighty torrent.

"Cicada Barrier can only be activated when there is a monster with 'Cicada' in its name on my field, and the opponent's monster declares an attack!" Cicada Maru shouted. "Destroy all face-up monsters on the opponent's field!"

Yusei's heart tightened, and he immediately took countermeasures: "Then activate Stardust Dragon's monster effect!

When the opponent activates an effect that would destroy a card, Stardust Dragon can Tribute itself to negate that activation and destroy it, and then Stardust Dragon revives from the Graveyard at the end of the turn.

Victim Sanctuary!"

Stardust Dragon let out a dragon roar that pierced through heaven and earth, its silver-white body disintegrating and turning into golden light spots. The sky full of light spots connected into a shield barrier, blocking the rainbow light stream reflected from that Cicada Barrier.

"Want to negate Cicada Power and keep your trump card?" Cicada Maru laughed. "Not that easy!

This moment, 'No. 3 Hell Cicada King's' effect activates!

When an Effect Monster activates an effect on the field, remove one Xyz Material to negate that monster's effect!"

One of the two Xyz Materials circling around Hell Cicada King was immediately attracted into its mouth and swallowed by the Cicada King in one bite.

With the swallowing of the Xyz Material, the energy level within Hell Cicada King also soared immediately in a short time, turning into a substantial energy beam that blasted out, shattering Stardust's Victim Sanctuary with just one hit! ===== CHAPTER 1265 =====