Chapter 76

XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Summon!

Kohinata Koshinagata Xinghua's eyes flickered outside the arena.

Thinking about it carefully, although she had been beaten hard just now and was furious after the match, from beginning to end, the only thing jumping around on the opponent's field seemed to be an 800-attack submarine, and the only 8-star big monster that appeared was on her field.

She hadn't encountered a monster with such strong suppression power as this one throughout the whole match.

Could it be that the opponent hadn't been playing seriously at all just now?

"XYZ-Dragon Cannon, effect activate!" Fujiki You Xuan said, "Discard one card from my hand, destroy one card on the opponent's field!"

He sent one card from his hand to the Graveyard.

"I discard one card from my hand, destroy the face-down 'Cyber Angel'!"

Ammunition loaded, energy filled, target locked, the cannons on both sides of the Dragon Cannon fired dazzling firelight simultaneously!

The students held their breath again. It was another turn that would decide the outcome; the face-down Cyber Angel was Asuka's only line of defense on the field. If it was cleared and blown up here, the outcome would be decided by the subsequent direct attack from the Dragon Cannon!

"Not that easy." Asuka shouted, "Activate set card! Trap Card - Angel's Blast! When the opponent activates a Spell, Trap, or monster effect that includes the effect of 'destroying monsters on the field', negate that effect and destroy it!" (Anime card)

The destruction-counter trap exclusive to Asuka in the anime.

Asuka smiled slightly.

He fell for it.

This trap would complete her desperate counter-kill. If the opponent lost the Dragon Cannon here, their field would become blank next turn.

This trap would create the opening that would allow her to make a desperate comeback!

"Then I chain and activate my set card." Fujiki You Xuan calmly flipped over the last set card in his back row, "Continuous Trap - Super Shell!

After this card is activated, it can be used as an Equip Card for any monster in the 'VWXYZ' series. The equipped monster's Attack increases by 500, and it is unaffected by any Spell, Trap, or monster effects from the opponent!" (Anime card)

Also the exclusive equipment for the VWXYZ series used by Manjoume in the anime, a powerful protective shell that grants complete immunity.

But of course, it could still be beaten down through battle, or clearing the back row to destroy this equipment could also remove the protection.

【XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Attack 2800→Attack 3300】

Asuka: "!"

Some of the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim: "It exceeded the attack power of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and it has god-like immunity!"

"Therefore, the effect of Dragon Cannon continues to resolve." Fujiki You Xuan said, "Destroy the face-down 'Cyber Angel'!"

The artillery fire continued to pass through, the face-down card exploded into pieces, and the monster also exited the field.

"And the card I discarded was the Spell Card 'Compensated Treasure', when this card is discarded from the hand to the Graveyard, I can draw two more cards from the deck." Fujiki You Xuan said.

Asuka gritted her teeth.

Her reversal move, her trump card for a desperate comeback, had been neutralized again...

"Then I activate the Trap 'Messenger of Peace'." Asuka said, "This turn, my monsters cannot be destroyed by battle, and the battle damage dealt to me is also 0."

Messenger of Peace cannot avoid monster effect destruction, so it couldn't protect 'Cyber Angel' from the ravages of the Dragon Cannon's artillery fire. But it could still buy her one more turn of life.

"Then I set two cards on the field, turn end."

Having successfully survived another turn, Asuka took a deep breath and clenched her fists.

She couldn't let the opponent lead her pace...

When she saw the opponent's duel during the entrance exam, she had vaguely felt that this duelist was different from others.

His tactics gave the first impression of being opportunistic and avoiding head-on confrontations. But she could also vaguely perceive at the time that it was more than that.

And now, having personally faced him, she was even more convinced of that impression.

He wasn't just good at using opportunistic methods. He did so only because he liked such tactics and was good at using ways to constantly hinder his opponent, not letting the opponent play their cards smoothly, making them irritable, and disrupting their mindset to fall into his pace.

But this didn't mean he wasn't good at handling other styles of tactics.

This person, as a duelist, although infuriating, was also very strong.

She couldn't be led astray by him; she had to stabilize her own 'momentum'.

"My turn... draw!" Asuka said firmly.

Looking at Asuka, whose fighting spirit hadn't dissipated in the slightest, Senior Kohinata Koshinagata Xinghua couldn't help but have her eyes flicker: "Life points are only 200, and the field is blank.

And the opponent has such a powerful monster on the field, while also having the ability to destroy any card and absolute immunity to any effects..."

Having reached this point, the gap was already too large.

This was almost equivalent to losing, right?

It was just a casual card match, not a competition or an exam. Besides, Asuka had also clearly stated before that even if she won, she would voluntarily give up the competition for Academy Queen.

Koshinagata Xinghua felt that if it were her on the field, her mindset would have definitely collapsed by now, and the duelist's 'momentum' would definitely be a mess. There was simply no need to continue playing.

"Why can she still persist like this?"

Asuka drew a card and said firmly: "I came to Duel Academy because I love dueling.

I never thought about things like Academy Queen. Because I hope to be recognized as a duelist—and only as a duelist, that's all."

Hearing this, Senior Koshinagata Xinghua felt a stir in her heart.

Perhaps even she herself hadn't noticed, but the way she looked at this junior... was a bit different from before.

Asuka: "Activate Spell Card 'Book of Magic in the Pot'! Both players draw three cards from their deck!" (Original card)

Appearing in the GX manga, it was also a crazy draw engine with a very original flavor; Fujiki You Xuan had naturally gotten his hands on such a divine artifact not long after arriving at the academy.

It was just that compared to many other 'cheat' draw cards in the anime, this one carried the risk of giving resources to the opponent; theoretically, it was a one-for-three for oneself, while the opponent got three cards for free.

Since the opponent was so enthusiastic about inviting him to draw cards, Fujiki You Xuan naturally wouldn't be polite and drew cards accordingly.

"You are indeed very strong, Fujiki You Xuan-kun. Perhaps I really can't beat you... but, my soul as a duelist doesn't allow me to admit defeat here!"

Asuka shouted.

"Activate Field Spell 'Blessing Church - Ritual Church' from my hand!"

With a roar of field change, a huge church rose from the ground, and countless roses drifted in the sacred white light penetrating from outside the windows.

"Ritual Church, effect activate! By discarding one Spell card from my hand, I can add a Light-attribute Ritual monster or a Ritual Spell card from my deck to my hand."

Asuka sent one card from her hand to the Graveyard and pulled out her deck to search.

"Add Ritual monster 'Cyber Angel - Benten' from my deck to my hand!"

Fujiki You Xuan raised an eyebrow.

It was finally coming, Cyber Angel.

Cyber Angel was the Ritual deck used by Asuka in the GX original work, but it wasn't released as physical cards until ten years later. So it was conceivable that the strength of this deck was relatively advanced in GX.

The physical Cyber Angel had been greatly strengthened, with many new cards that didn't exist in the anime back then, and some monsters had also been supplemented with powerful effects; it belonged to the rare series of decks that were much stronger in physical form than in the anime.

But even the original version was already very strong in the current environment.

"The real battle is only just beginning now!" Asuka said, "Watch, Fujiki You Xuan-kun, this is... my full power!"

(End of chapter)