Chapter 270

"Even after deliberately studying my deck, and even after specifically preparing a targeted tactic like the Buster Blader, is this all you can do?"

Kaiba asked contemptuously.

Gozaburo frowned.

"Your White Dragon has been crushed head-on, and your Life Points are down to a mere 300," Gozaburo said. "Your win rate is infinitely close to zero..."

"Is that so? Then dare to make a bet?" Kaiba said. "I beat you when I was in the orphanage, and now that so many years have passed, the ending won't change at all.

Within the next turn, this duel and our grudges will come to an end."

"Interesting."

Gozaburo drew two more cards from his hand.

"Then show me, how are you going to break through this situation, Seto?

I set one card, turn ends."

"My turn, draw!" Kaiba said. "I set three cards on the field, then activate the Spell Card 'Card of Demise'!

I draw cards from my deck until I have five cards in my hand, but I must discard my entire hand during the Standby Phase five turns from now."

Kaiba's signature treasure card, violently replenishing his ammunition in one breath.

"I activate the Trap Card 'Breakthrough Skill' from the Graveyard!" Kaiba said. "By banishing this card from the Graveyard, I negate the effect of one Effect Monster on the opponent's field until the end of the turn.

I negate the effect of 'Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman'!"

The vortex in the Graveyard opened, and the Trap Card flipped in mid-air, like chains of energy closing in on the Buster Blader.

"The card discarded as the cost for activating 'The Melody of Awakening Dragon', huh? I see. As long as the monster effect is negated, no matter how powerful the suppression of the Dragon tribe is, it cannot be exerted," Gozaburo nodded. "But I said, my countermeasures have been prepared to perfection.

Do you think I wouldn't be prepared for this level of response?"

Gozaburo waved his hand just as domineeringly.

"Then I activate the effect of the Trap Card 'Destruction Sword Flash' in the Graveyard, which I discarded when activating 'Buster Blader's Memories'!"

"Oh?"

"It's not just you who can activate Traps from the Graveyard, Seto," Gozaburo said. "'Destruction Sword Flash' exists in the Graveyard, and when a 'Buster Blader' on my field becomes the target of a Spell, Trap, or monster effect, I banish this card from the Graveyard to negate that activation and destroy it."

He pointed to the Trap Card spinning on Kaiba's field.

"Negate the activation of 'Breakthrough Skill' and destroy it!"

The closing energy chains shattered instantly, and the image of the Trap Card exploded into fragments. Kaiba hummed: "Heh, if you didn't even have this much, then you wouldn't even be worth defeating."

He slapped down another monster card.

"Summon 'Troop Dragon'."

【Troop Dragon, ATK 1000】

"I offer 'Troop Dragon' as an Offering to destroy one monster on the field," Kaiba said. "Destroy 'Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman'!"

The troop of mercenaries swarmed up like human bombs, rushing up and trying to take the Buster Blader down with them.

"Then the effect of the Trap Card 'Skill Prisoner' in the Graveyard!" Gozaburo didn't show any weakness here either. "Banish 'Skill Prisoner' from the Graveyard, select one card on my field, and all monster effects activated targeting it this turn are negated.

The one I'm choosing is, of course, 'Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman'!"

Skill Prisoner took effect again, protecting the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman like a barrier. The mercenaries rushed up to self-destruct regardless of their own lives, exploding into dazzling fireworks, but they still couldn't shake that barrier in the slightest.

"The absolute suppression of the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman only applies to Dragons and has no resistance to other effects. And although your deck uses Dragons as its main force, Seto, it doesn't rely solely on Dragons..."

Gozaburo looked up at him.

"... Did you think I would miss this point and fail to prepare suitable countermeasures?"

Kaiba ignored him and just waved his hand.

"Then, I activate the face-down card on the field," Kaiba said. "Spell Card 'Silent Dead', Special Summon a Normal Monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position.

Radiant White Dragon, descend once again—

—Blue-Eyes White Dragon, revive!"

【Blue-Eyes White Dragon, DEF 2500】

"You summoned Blue-Eyes again. But the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman's ATK changes based on the number of Dragon-type monsters on your field and in your Graveyard. Even if you revive it from the Graveyard, nothing will change."

"Do you think I'm considering such a boring thing?" Kaiba shouted. "Watch closely, this is the true power of Blue-Eyes to crush everything—

—Spell Card 'Burst Stream of Destruction'!

When 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' is on my field, destroy all monsters on the opponent's field!"

The White Dragon opened its mouth, and endless light transformed into a massive ball of light, erupting as if it were going to pour out for miles!

"I see. Although the effect targeting the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman is negated this turn, if it's a field-wide destruction, Skill Prisoner cannot protect it..."

A sharp glint flashed in Gozaburo's eyes.

"But I said, my formation has no flaws. Did you think I wouldn't have thought of this layer?

Activate face-down card, Counter Trap - 'Anti-Revolution'!

When an effect that destroys two or more cards on the field is activated, negate that activation and banish it!"

He pointed to the Spell Card in Kaiba's back row.

"Negate 'Burst Stream of Destruction' and banish it!"

The storm stopped abruptly, and the white light ceased. The light in the White Dragon's mouth dissipated, and the Spell Card turned back into golden dust and disappeared.

"I said, my duel now is perfect. Can you understand a little bit now, Seto?" Gozaburo said. "Now, can you still continue to boast that you will end the duel within this turn?"

Kaiba ignored him: "Then I activate the Spell Card 'Dark Factory of Mass Production', add two Normal Monsters from the Graveyard to my hand."

He drew the two cards that had exited the Graveyard.

"Return the other two 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons' to my hand.

The card I'm going to use next is this one..."

He held his arm high, and the face-down card on the field flipped open.

"Spell Card 'Polymerization'! I fuse the three 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons' from my field and hand!

The strongest Dragon-type that evolved across three thousand years of time—

—Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, summon!!!"

Three white dragons flowed into the vortex of fusion, each turning into a pillar of white light. The pillars gradually approached, merging and intersecting with each other, until they gathered in one place and burst into a dazzling white light, weaving into a magnificent picture against the pitch-black background. Endless white light bloomed, and what appeared in it was the legendary Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!

The Ultimate Dragon-Destroying Swordsman, against the Ultimate Dragon!

(End of Chapter)