Chapter 46: The Chaotic White Dragon

The Three Kings of the Blood Moon confidently arranged their respective formations. Kaiba, arms crossed from start to finish, merely sneered, calmly watching their entire performance.

Then the corners of his mouth curled upward: "Is that all there is?"

The three: "!"

Such an arrogant attitude, combined with the opponent's increasingly mythologized reputation in the duel world, made even this side of a three-against-one match feel their hearts pounding with unease.

"Daring to be complacent with only this much, it doesn't even count as a challenge. Then let me show you what a duel between strong individuals should look like.

My turn, draw!"

Kaiba waved his hand broadly, flipping over the set cards on the field.

"Activating set card, Trap Card - 'No Entry!!'" Kaiba declared, "Change all monsters currently in Attack Position on the field to Defense Position!"

[Captain of the Frontline, ATK 1200 → DEF 400] x2

[Mutant Dragon Cannon, ATK 3800 → DEF 2000]

[Koala Koala, ATK 2800 → DEF 200]

Bartender and Kazumi: "He actually switched all our monsters to defense."

The big guy, Aikawa: "Tch, Koala Koala's defense is only 200; is he aiming to crush us through this weak point?"

Ryosuke: "But even if they switch to Defense Position, the attack-locking effect of Captain of the Frontline still remains. As long as two 'Captain of the Frontline' exist on my field, you cannot declare an attack against my side!"

But Kaiba completely ignored them.

"Activating Spell Card 'Pot of Greed', drawing two cards from the deck."

Kaiba drew two cards; one he added to his hand, while the other, along with another card drawn into his hand, he revealed.

"Continuous Spell 'Illusion of the Blue-Eyes'!"

The spell card materialized in his Spell & Trap Zone at the backfield, its surface rippling with golden light.

"The first effect of this card: activate it by revealing a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' from my hand."

The other card Kaiba revealed in his hand was indeed "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he explained.

"When 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' is revealed, I can Special Summon one monster from my hand.

Therefore, I summon this monster from my hand! Descend in a brilliant form—

—Level 8, Bai Linglong!"

A storm of white light surged up; the spiritual dragon, shining with holy white radiance, spiraled into the sky, spreading its bony wings as if scattering countless crystalline specks of light.

[Bai Linglong, ATK 2500]

"Bai Linglong's effect: when this card is Normal or Special Summoned, banish one Spell or Trap Card from your field from the game."

Kaiba pointed at the set card in Ryosuke's backfield.

"Banish that card."

A white whirlwind swept the card up; before it was exiled into the dimensional vortex, it was faintly visible as the Counter Trap "Negate Attack."

[Negate Attack, Counter Trap

Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack, negate that attack and forcibly end the Battle Phase.]

"Tch, you dismantled my second layer of insurance," Ryosuke sneered.

"The second effect of the Continuous Spell 'Illusion of the Blue-Eyes'," Kaiba said coldly, "Once per turn: return one monster on your field to the hand; then you can Special Summon one 'Blue-Eyes' monster from your hand!"

He pointed at the shining white dragon on his own field.

"I return 'Bai Linglong' on my field to my hand!"

The white spiritual dragon turned into a streak of golden light, reverting to a card that flew back into his hand.

"Then I will summon the 'Bai Linglong' just returned to my hand a second time! Descend once again, Bai Linglong!"

The white spiritual dragon, having been in Kaiba's hand for less than half a second, arrived once more amidst a storm of brilliance!

[Bai Linglong, ATK 2500]

"You can do it like this?" Ryosuke exclaimed in shock, "A monster returned from the field can also be Special Summoned?"

"Wait, before that," Kazumi felt she had spotted a blind spot, "Didn't you just say the effect of 'Illusion of the Blue-Eyes' can only Special Summon 'Blue-Eyes' monsters from the hand?

But the monster you summoned is called 'Bai Linglong'."

She wondered if he was trying to pull a fast one on them.

But Kaiba snorted arrogantly: "Although 'Bai Linglong' does not have it written in its name, it is also treated as a Blue-Eyes monster!"

The three: "."

A setup! There's absolutely a setup here!

What the hell does "it's not written on the card but can be used this way" even mean?

You Xuan, watching from the sidelines eating melon seeds, was also momentarily speechless. Of course, although he didn't know if the Bai Linglong of this world differed from the one in his previous life, if following the real-card effects from his past life, the President actually wasn't bluffing; this card's text indeed stated "treated as a Blue-Eyes card by game rules."

"Bai Linglong's effect activates again; upon Special Summon, banish a Spell or Trap Card on the field from the game. This time, I banish your backfield!"

Kaiba pointed at the backfield of the big guy among the trio.

A white whirlwind blew the set card away, exiling it to the other end of the dimension; it was "Crush Card Virus."

You Xuan was speechless again. He realized that among common traps in reality, anime characters seemed to favor "Crush Card Virus" the most; its appearance rate remained extremely high throughout generations of Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Although no matter how high its appearance rate, it could never save its success rate, which was perpetually zero.

"Next, activating Spell Card 'Upperhand Draw'; tribute one Level 8 or higher monster on my field to draw two cards from the deck.

I tribute 'Bai Linglong' to draw two cards!"

The spiritual dragon, having completed its mission of clearing the backfield, dissolved into points of light as golden radiance filled Kaiba's deck. He proceeded to draw two cards.

"Then, activating Ritual Spell - Chaos Form from my hand!

Tribute the Level 8 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' from my hand as a Ritual Tribute, letting Blue-Eyes evolve into a form of Chaos!"

The ritual special effects of Chaos Form manifested behind him, like a gateway leading to some abyssal dimension. The body of the Dragon of Light was swallowed within it, churning with azure lightning, as a chaotic dragon seemingly clad in technological armor roared forth!

"The Dragon of Chaos returning to the abyss, descend here and now! Ritual Summon—

—Level 8, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!"

[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, ATK 3000]

Yet another new alias for Blue-Eyes; the dragon's aura, hailed as the strongest spirit, made the three facing it almost unable to lift their heads, the shock to their souls piercing straight to the bone.

"Another new Blue-Eyes..." Kazumi swallowed hard.

Ryosuke's face also looked grim: "Just how many bizarre variations of Blue-Eyes does this guy have..."

"Then, activating Spell Card 'Dragon Shrine' from my hand!" Kaiba said coldly, "Send one Dragon-type monster from the deck to the Graveyard.

If the monster sent to the Graveyard this way is a Normal Monster, I can additionally send one more Dragon-type monster to the Graveyard."

In one breath, he retrieved two cards from his deck.

"Therefore, I send two Normal Monsters, 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon', from my deck to the Graveyard."

All three immediately had a bad feeling: "Three Blue-Eyes in the Graveyard all at once."

"Activating Spell Card 'Dragon's Mirror' from my hand!"

Sure enough, Kaiba immediately raised the spell card in his hand high.

"Banish Fusion Material monsters from the Graveyard from the game to Fusion Summon a Dragon-type Fusion Monster!

Therefore!"

Three cards popped out from the Graveyard in rapid succession.

"I banish the three 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in my Graveyard from the game to Fusion Summon!

The strongest, most ultimate dragon in history, transcending the boundaries of time and space, descend here and now—

—True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Summon!!!"

Three white dragons vanished within the fusion vortex; amidst black clouds, lightning flashed and thunder rolled, as if a pillar of light from ancient times had arrived, the dragon's bony wings spreading within it, as the ultimate three-headed white dragon descended like a deity!

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, ATK 4500]

You Xuan rested his chin on his hand, watching from the front row, pondering that since the President already had "Ultimate Fusion," he surprisingly still carried Dragon's Mirror; perhaps he only had one copy of "Ultimate Fusion"... or maybe he considered that Dragon's Mirror isn't limited to Blue-Eyes and can fuse other Dragon-types, after all, Blue-Eyes is only part of the President's deck.

The three opponents were all stunned with fear.

"Two dragons this powerful at once..."

"And he dismantled all the defensive lines in our backfield," Aikawa also said through gritted teeth, "Looking at it this way, at least one of us is going to be taken out this turn."

"It's fine." Ryosuke struggled to calm his emotions and began comforting his teammates, "Even if it's Seto Kaiba, it's impossible to take out all three of us in a single turn. Whoever survives, wait until the next turn..."

"Have you three misunderstood something?" Kaiba sneered.

The trio: "?"

"None of you three will have a next turn!"

The trio: "!?"

What does he mean?

Could this person intend to achieve a triple kill in one turn? How is that possible?

For duelists of this era, in a regular one-on-one duel, those capable of an OTK were already considered masters worthy of awe; the idea of a triple kill in one turn was something they couldn't even imagine in their wildest dreams.

Isn't this pure nonsense?

"Battle Phase."

Kaiba raised his hand.

"First, 'Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon', attack 'Koala Koala'!"

The armored Blue-Eyes opened its mouth, emitting blue radiance from its entire body; streams of light flowed along the armor, charging into its mouth, while thunder and lightning churned around it.

"At this moment, activate the effect of 'Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon'!" Kaiba shouted, "When this Chaos Dragon, Ritual Summoned using 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' as a tribute, declares an attack, change the battle positions of all monsters on your field!

Furthermore, the ATK and DEF of all monsters whose battle positions are changed by this effect become 0!"

This declaration fell like a bolt from the blue, leaving the trio completely stunned on the spot.

"Wh-wh-what!?"

[Captain of the Enemy Front, Defense 400 → Attack 0] x2

[Mutant Chimeratech Cannon Dragon, Defense 2000 → Attack 0]

[Koala Merlion Koala, Defense 200 → Attack 0]

The dragon pressure absolutely dominated the field, a ruling force ordinary monsters could not resist; every monster on the field involuntarily rose to its feet, heads bowed, lining up obediently to take their beating.

Only then did the three suddenly realize: that first Trap Card played, "No Entry!!", had been aiming for this all along.

By flipping their entire field of monsters to Defense Position, activating Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's effect would now flip them all back to Attack Position, reducing all their Attack Points to zero, turning them into sitting ducks!

Thinking of this, Ryosuke's face twisted with inexplicable fear: "He calculated even this far...?"

The rupturing orb of light arrogantly blasted through the Koala Merlion's body, smashing through its massive chest with overwhelming force; the pitiful giant Beast-Type monster was instantly killed on the spot.

"Ugh!" Aikawa let out a shriek as he absorbed the impact.

[Aikawa, LP 4000 → LP 1000]

"Next comes a direct attack from 'True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon'!" Kaiba roared. "Shatter beneath the absolute crushing brilliance of the strongest dragon, you trash! Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"

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White light erupted from the Ultimate Dragon's maw; the domineering stream of light blasted Aikawa far away, sending him spinning until he crashed into the wall behind, embedding himself in a perfect star shape as if performing some sort of performance art.

[Aikawa, LP 1000 → LP 0]

The remaining two watched in terror, hearts pounding, daring not to breathe, like players hiding under a bed in a horror game, terrified of being found by the Demon King.

Yet hiding served no purpose.

"Next is your turn." Kaiba's cold gaze swept over to the beautiful bartender.

Kazumi trembled all over in shock and hastily jumped back: "W-wait a minute! Calm down! Your two monsters have already attacked; you can't—"

"When 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' exists in my Fusion Deck, 'True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' can attack three times in one turn, but only once per duel!" (Anime effect)

Kaiba roared.

The remaining two instantly turned pale as sheets.

It's already broken enough, and it can attack three times?

Why the hell didn't you just print a "Ultimate Dragon of the Creator of Light" with the effect "Upon Successful Summon, Win the Duel"?

However, You Xuan did recall that although the anime's True Ultimate Dragon could attack three times in one turn, it would self-destruct at the end of the Battle Phase after using that effect.

Of course, these three probably wouldn't last until then anyway.

"Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, second shot!" Kaiba roared. "Attack 'Mutant Chimeratech Cannon Dragon'!"

Forty-five hundred damage, piercing through in an instant. With its Attack Points already reduced to zero, Cannon Dragon could not shield its owner in the slightest; both monster and duelist were blasted far away, accompanied by the woman's piercing, drawn-out scream.

[Kazumi, LP 4000 → LP 0]

Kaiba folded his arms, his gaze slowly shifting to the last one, Yamaguchi Ryosuke.

Swept by that gaze, Ryosuke felt as though marked by the Reaper himself; he shivered involuntarily, stepped back half a pace, and hurriedly said, "Y-you calm down! Even though my 'Captain of the Enemy Front' had its Attack Points changed to 0, its effect still remains!

As long as the two 'Captains of the Enemy Front' maintain their attack lock, you still can't—"

"Boring." Kaiba calmly flipped over the final face-down card in his Spell & Trap Zone that he had set last turn.

"Trap Card - Breakthrough Skill." Kaiba stated coldly. "Negate the effects of one Effect Monster on your opponent's field. Therefore, I choose to negate one of your 'Captains of the Enemy Front'."

"Nani!?"

Ryosuke's face turned deathly pale, looking like a corpse.

"Therefore, the attack restriction is lifted. The only monster left on your field with a taunt effect is one 'Captain of the Enemy Front'. Simple enough; we'll just start by attacking that one."

Kaiba raised his hand.

"Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, triple strike! Attack 'Captain of the Enemy Front'!"

The Ultimate White Dragon opened its mouth once more; endless white light poured forth, and the pitiful Captain, whose Attack Points had already become zero, was instantly annihilated into particles within the intense light, vanishing without a trace.

"Uwaaaaah!!!"

[Ryosuke, LP 4000 → LP 0]

(End of Chapter)