Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

He gains two more resources from his deck, but in exchange, Akabane Ryo can only perform one more Special Summon this turn, though he doesn't have much left to do.

"Two cards are set to my back row. During the End Phase, due to the effect of 'Power Bond,' I take damage equal to the ATK of 'Chimera Raging Dragon.' End turn."

Akabane Ryo's LP: 8000 → 5900

"My turn, draw a card!"

Akabane Ryoichi announced the rotation, and Yuki drew cards from the deck for turn 3.

Last round, because he went first and his hand wasn't very strong, he had to play defensively. But starting this round, he'll launch his own counterattack against Akabane Ryo.

"First, activate the Spell Card: 'Heart Transformation'!"

Yuki picked out a card from her hand and showed it to Akabane Ryo, saying, "This card's effect is to gain control of one monster your opponent controls until the End Phase. The one to choose, of course, is 'Cyber ​​Dragon Infinite'!"

—Another Cowboy card.

To date, Yuuki has used many powerful cards, among which "Heart Change" stands out. In the anime, Yuuki used this card to outwit Seto Kaiba in the semi-finals of Duel City, staging a brilliant battle of wits.

To be honest, Yuki has always suspected that the "Heart Change" card of King Yu came from Bakura Ryo, since the latter's favorite card was this one.

Faced with Yuki's "change of heart," Akabane Ryo obviously couldn't remain indifferent.

"The effect of 'Infinity' is activated, removing materials, negating and destroying this effect."

The shattering of the "Heart Change" card thwarted Yuki's plan, but Yuki wasn't disappointed. He said, "That uses up the effect of 'Infinity.' I activate the Spell Card 'One-on-One,' discarding the Monster Card 'Kuriboh' from my hand to Special Summon 1 Level 1 monster from my Deck."

"Special Summon 'Jet Synchron,' then Normal Summon 'Witch of the Dark Forest.'"

The 1-star adjustment flew out of the magic card, followed closely by the Three-Eyed Witch - 1 star + 4 stars, which has now gathered all the material requirements for defeating the "Blue Princess".

But just then, Akabane Ryo's calm voice came.

"Open the face-down card, and the Continuous Trap is activated: 'Void Space'!"

The Geka at his feet stood up, and the position it released instantly enveloped the entire area.

"As long as this card is on the field, neither player can Special Summon it."

"What? It's actually a 'void space'!?"

Yu Xi was taken aback, somewhat caught off guard by Akabane Ryo's card.

"Anyone who knows about Uncle Izayoi Hoshi's deeds will know what you want to do, Yuki."

Akabane Ryo said in a deep voice, "It would be troublesome if you summoned the 'Scrap Accelerator' here. But now, you're helpless, aren't you?"

The possibility of Synchro Summoning is completely blocked by "Void Space", and the Normal Summoning right has also been used. "Witch of the Black Forest", which is left on the field in the Attack List, will be the best target for Akabane Ryo's next attack.

Akabane Ryo's "Void Space" was played at just the right time, trapping Yuki in the most uncomfortable position.

"—No, there is still hope!"

Youxi did not give up and immediately drew a card from her hand and played it.

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell: 'Two Sides in One'! I Tribute the DARK Spellcaster-Type 'Witch of the Dark Forest' and Special Summon the LIGHT Spellcaster-Type 'Silence Magician LV4' from my Deck in Defense Position!"

"Silent Magician LV4, DEF: 1000"

The players changed sides; the three-eyed witch was eliminated, and a silver-haired little girl entered the fray. Holding a magic wand in her small hands, she faced Yuki's enemy with a serious expression.

"The effect of 'The Witch of the Dark Forest' adds 1 monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand. Then 'Kane' changes to Attack Position and enters the Battle Phase, activating the Quick-Play Spell: 'Silence Spell Blast'! Both players draw 6 cards from their hands!"

Before activating "Silence Magic Blast", Yuki had 3 cards in her hand and Akabane Ryo had 2 cards, which perfectly met the activation conditions.

With this wave of card draws, both sides immediately had their hand cards fully replenished.

Looking at his newly drawn hand, Yu Xi exclaimed, "Kane, Messenger of the Underworld, attacks Cyber ​​Dragon Infinity!"

Kane leaped into the air and charged straight at Infinity, raising his greatsword to cleave the Xyz Dragon in two.

But before that, an extremely high voltage was released from Akabane Ryo's grave.

"Except for the 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle' in the graveyard, this battle phase is now over."

Akabane Ryo left the cemetery and said to his junior, "The 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle' isn't just your patent, junior. You'll never encounter 'Infinite'."

"That's hard to say. I never expected to be able to defeat 'Infinity' through combat from the beginning, senior."

"Super Electromagnetic Turtle" was a secret weapon that Akabane Ryosuke had thrown into the graveyard; Yuki already knew it was impossible to succeed.

"It would be great if we could use up this graveyard card beforehand. The real way to break this deadlock is this—I activate a Quick-Play Spell from my hand: 'Swift Summon'! Using this card's effect, I immediately summon a Level 10 monster. I Tribute 'Kane Tokens' and 'Silence Magician LV4' on the field, Tribute Summoning 'Heavenly Gold Knight'!"

"Celestial Gold Knight, Level 10/Light/Warrior" "ATK: ?/DEF: 2500"

"They actually gave up on 'Kane' with 4000 attack power?"

Akabane Ryo watched in surprise as golden lightning descended from the sky, devouring the power of the two monsters on Yuki's field, and gradually taking shape into a dignified and noble female knight.

The female knight's appearance was exactly the same as the "Queen Knight," which was the "Queen Knight's" celestial form.

"First, banish 'Silence Blast' from your graveyard, then add 'Silence Magician' from your deck to your hand. Then activate the effect of 'Heavenly Knight,' discarding 1 card from your hand and destroying all face-up cards on your opponent's field of the same type as the discarded card."

Yuki discarded the card he had just retrieved into the graveyard, saying, "I discarded the monster card 'Silent Magician' to destroy all the monsters on your field! [Heavenly Golden Sword]!"

Golden lightning flashed across the silver-white sword. As the "Celestial Golden Knight" swept across, the expanding sword energy instantly sliced ​​through the bodies of the "Chimera Berserker" and the "Electronic Dragon Infinite," engulfing them in explosive flames.

But it wasn't just Akabane Ryo's monsters that disappeared along with them.

"If 'Void Space' is destroyed when cards on my field or in my deck are sent to the Graveyard, it can no longer restrict my Special Summon. I then Tribute the Warrior-Type 'Heavenly Knight' to Special Summon 'Silent Swordsman' from my hand!"

"Silent Swordsman, Level 4/Light/Warrior" "ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000"

The "Celestial Gold Knight" who completed the mission has temporarily disappeared, replaced by a blond swordsman in blue and white. He wields a greatsword and looks like a character straight out of Final Fantasy VII.

"Silent Swordsman is a Level 4, Jet Synchron is a Level 1, so you've got the Synchro Materials. Then let's activate the Trap Card: Cyber ​​Overflow!"

At that moment, Akabane Ryo lifted the cover again.

The card art depicts "Cyber ​​Dragon" bursting with blue lightning.

[Cyber ​​Overflow (Normal Trap): Banish any number of "Cyber ​​Dragons" from your hand, Graveyard, and face-up monsters on your field (maximum 1 of the same Level). Then destroy the number of cards your opponent controls that were banished.]

"Cyber ​​Dragon Core is treated as a 'Cyber ​​Dragon' in the Graveyard. Based on this card's effect, banish the Level 1 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' and the Level 5 'Cyber ​​Dragon' from the Graveyard, and destroy 'Silent Swordsman' and 'Jet Synchron'."

Without waiting for Yuki's Synchro Summon before activating, azure lightning bursts from the Trap Card, instantly destroying Yuki's two lower-level monsters.

"But that alone won't stop me, senior."

Yuki remained calm and said, "If 'Silent Swordsman' is destroyed by an opponent's card effect, activate this effect! Ignore the Summoning conditions and Special Summon 1 'Silent Swordsman' monster from your hand or Deck. Summon 'Silent Swordsman LV7'!"

"Silent Swordsman LV7, Level 7/Light/Warrior" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 1000"

The Silent Swordsman, destroyed by the "Electron Overflow," reappeared in a burst of light, only now more mature than before. If the previous Dante was a young man, this one should be a middle-aged Dante.

"As long as 'Silent Swordsman LV7' is on the field, negate the effects of Spell Cards on the field. Discard 1 card from your hand to revive 'Jet Synchron' in your Graveyard, then banish 'Witch of the Dark Forest' from your Graveyard (DARK attribute), and Special Summon 'Dark Spirit Luna' from your hand in Defense Position."

"Luna, the Dark Elf, Level 4/Dark/Demon" "ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200"

Absorbing the dark elemental power from the graveyard, the alluring demonic woman appears from the card.

"Dark Spirit" is a card with a similar system to "Rock Spirit Titan," and it once again completes the puzzle piece that Yuuki needs for Synchro Summoning.

"This time, I finally used the 1-star 'Jet Synchron' to level up the 4-star 'Dark Elf Luna'. The gathered brilliance will unleash new possibilities, let it become a path of dazzling light! Synchron Summon, 'Scrap Speedster'!!"

"Scrap Speedster, Level 5/Wind/Warrior/Synchro" "ATK: 1800/DEF: 1000"

"[Synchro] Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters"

Overcoming numerous obstacles, the light of Synchro shines forth. Synchro Monsters that can guide duelists to even greater speeds descend, opening summoning gates around them.

"The effect of 'Junk Speedster' activates! If a Synchro Summon is successfully performed, I can Tune Special Summon as many Synchro Monsters of different Levels as possible from my Deck. During the turn this effect is activated, I can only Special Summon Synchro Monsters from my Extra Deck. I will Special Summon..."

"That's enough. Activate the Trap Card from your hand: 'Infinite Impermanence'!"

Akabane Ryo interrupted Yuki's declaration with a calm voice.

Crimson lightning struck down from the card in his hand, instantly bringing the "Scrap Speedster," whose engine was running at high speed, to a standstill.

"This card can be activated directly from my hand even when I have no cards on my field. Until the end of the turn, the effects of 1 monster your opponent controls are negated."

Describing the card's effect calmly, Akabane Ryo said, "I've already told you, Yuuki. I won't let you successfully use the power of 'Scrap Accelerator'."

For the third time, Yuki's ambitions were thwarted once again. Moreover, because the effect of "Scrap Speed ​​Booster" is limited to once per turn by the card name, even having a second "Speed ​​Booster" would be of no use.

As the duel entered its third round, Yu Xi truly felt just how difficult Akabane Ryo, the captain of Morning Light Duel Academy, was to deal with.

Chapter 145: Magnetic Chaos (Bonus Chapter of 4 Words!)

"I see. So, senior's activation of 'Electron Overflow' wasn't just to prevent my synchronization, but also a prelude to fulfilling the activation conditions of 'Infinite Bubble'?"

Only then did Yuki finally understand the deeper meaning behind Akabane Ryo's use of the cover card.

Theoretically speaking, Akabane Ryo could have used "Electron Overflow" when the suspicious "Heavenly Knight" appeared.

That way, both "Cyber ​​Dragon Infinite" and "Chimera Rage Dragon" can be preserved.

However, in this way, "Void Space" will still self-destruct, and Akabane Ryo's "Infinite Bubble" will be stuck in his hand, making it difficult to pose a threat to the "Scrap Speed-Up" that will appear later.

Ryo Akabane's patience in giving up "Infinite" and "Rampaging Dragon" to find the most suitable time to use face-down cards was quite troublesome for Yuki.

"When you don't have the strength to crush your opponent without any doubt, what you need most in a duel is calmness and the ability to see through your opponent's goals."

Akabane Ryo said slowly, "After the effect of 'Silence Magic Blast' was activated, I knew that relying solely on 'Void Space' and 'Electron Overflow' might not be enough. Fortunately, you weren't the only one who drew the card that broke the deadlock, Yuuki."

"Silence Blast" forces both players to draw all 6 cards, making it a double-edged sword.

Youxi originally thought that this side effect would only appear in the next round, but he suffered a lot in this round.

"However, as long as 'Silent Swordsman LV7' remains on the field, the use of spell cards will be restricted. If you use 'Impromptu' here, you won't be able to use it to negate 'Silent Swordsman LV7' next turn."