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

Kaiba Mashiro's expression changed; she never expected that her carefully planned trap would be broken in this way.

"It's not over yet, because you Special Summoned a monster. The second effect of 'Rebrand' will activate, and I will Special Summon 'Disenchant of the Abyss, Dispater' back."

In the real front line, an eerie yet sacred pale dragon flew out of the graveyard, further enhancing the pressure of his lineup.

Without the "Dragon Girl Butler's" intervention, the "Earthbound God's" offensive was unstoppable.

"Take this, Yuuki! A direct attack from 'Kappak Apoo, the Earthbound God'!"

Gandora X, the Destroyer Dragon, passed over the front line, and the Earthbound Giant's heavy fist came down from the sky.

Faced with this attack, Yu Xi reached into his hand and took out a card.

"During the damage calculation phase, discard the 'Kuriboh' card from your hand to reduce the damage dealt in this battle to 0."

"Krikrik!"

A resolute yet adorable cry rang out, and countless "Kuriboh" creatures multiplied to barely block the giant's heavy punch for Yuki.

however--

"That can only block once. Can you pull out a second 'Kuriboh,' Yuuki? 'Capak Apoo's' second attack is coming, a direct assault on you!"

"Not good!"

Without a moment's disappointment at the failure of the first attack, the black giant raised his arm again and brought it down with a whooshing sound.

"boom!!"

Chapter 214 The True Power of God

The giant's fist slammed down, shaking the earth and raising clouds of dust.

This attack wasn't earth-shattering, but for Yu Xi, whose basic points were meager, it was definitely a life-threatening crisis.

It was precisely because of the possibility of encountering a trap like "Kuriboh" that Shinichi equipped "Capacana" with "Twin Blades of Lightning - Thunderstrike". Even if the first attack is blocked, a second attack can be immediately launched.

“I know, Yuuki, you only included one ‘Kuriboh’ in your deck. The rest of the ‘Kuriboh’ monsters must activate their effects during the attack declaration. But those cards can be countered by ‘Abyssal Beast’ and won’t be able to stop my attack.”

That way, we've taken care of one person first.

Although the "Half-Dragon Maid" deck is a bit troublesome, I'm more concerned about Yuki than Kaiba Mashiro. As long as I can take down Yuki first, it's perfectly fine to slowly build up Kaiba Mashiro later.

but……

"Idiot! Who said you've already won!"

"what?"

An unexpected sound came from the bunny-eared loli, and Makoto couldn't help but pay some attention to her, only to find that Mashiro Kaiba's health points were not quite right.

【Seahorse True White LP: 1500】

"what happened?"

He frowned.

I thought Kaiba Mashiro's base score should be at full, so why is it suddenly down to such a low value? And it's exactly the same as Yuuki's previous life points—could it be!?

Zhenshi turned his head and looked at the dust-filled land.

As a gentle breeze blew, the dust settled, revealing a rather disheveled young man. But despite his disheveled appearance, he still managed to maintain his standing posture.

【Yu Xi LP: 4900】

This scene confirmed the suspicions.

"As expected, your health points have been swapped."

"That's right! While you, you great villain, were making your attack declaration, I also activated my backline quick-attack spell: 'Identity Shift'!"

Kaiba Mashiro held a card between her fingers and waved it smugly.

"The effect of this card is that when I have more life points than my opponent, we exchange life points."

By giving away his still-plenty of health points to Yuki, while taking on Yuki's health points himself, Yuki can easily withstand the damage from the "Earthbound God" attack even without "Kuriboh".

"Thank you, Mashiro."

Yu Xi thanked the bunny-eared loli. Although the card Kaiba Mashiro was a bit strange to include, he would have been in real danger if it weren't for it.

"You're welcome. This is just to make up for my mistake."

Kaiba Mashiro said, "Actually, if it weren't for my mistake, Yuki, you could have weathered this crisis on your own, right?"

As mentioned earlier, it was the "Abyssal Beast" that was able to seal Yuki's other "Kuriboh" hand traps. The "Abyssal Beast" was a monster revived when Kaiba Mashiro summoned the Great Dragon. In this sense, it was Kaiba Mashiro who put Yuki in a dangerous situation.

"No matter what, you saved my life in the end."

Yuki neither denied nor confirmed Kaiba Mashiro's guess, but instead smiled and said, "As expected, teaming up with you, Mashiro, was the right choice."

"Correct...!"

Seeing Yuki's smile, Kaiba Mashiro was taken aback at first, then her face turned slightly red, and she stammered, "N-of course! I am Kaiba Mashiro, this little thing is a piece of cake!"

"It's fine for you two to flirt, but you should be more mindful of the occasion. We're still in the middle of a duel."

A real voice rang out untimely, interrupting the atmosphere that had just begun to build between the two, saying, "I didn't expect that this kind of card would ruin our initial plan. But since your life points have been swapped, let's start with that little girl."

"Hmph, if you can do it, then come and try!"

Kaiba Mashiro was not afraid of the real threat. Even if she only had 1500 HP left, it did not mean that the real could easily defeat her.

"Do you think those monsters on your field can defeat my 'Half-Dragon Maid'?"

"It's indeed impossible, after all, you still have a special hand trap for the 'Half-Dragon Maid' archetype."

Reality hasn't forgotten what's hidden in Kaiba Mashiro's hand.

"Half-Dragon Maid - Crimson Dragon Girl" - Discarding this card from your hand temporarily increases the ATK of one of your own monsters by 2000. Using it on a large dragon monster can easily exceed 4000 ATK. And currently, there is no monster on the field with ATK higher than this.

"So, let's take care of this monster first. 'Abyssal Divine Beast' attacks 'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon,' [Apocalyptic Divine Light]!"

"Uhhhhh!"

【Seahorse True White LP: 1500→1000】

The pale dragon's breath engulfed the "Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon" and also dealt 500 damage to Mashiro Kaiba. At this point, Mashiro had essentially attacked all the monsters she could.

"My combat phase is now over."

Makoto said to Mashiro Kaiba, "I think you probably won't activate the effect of 'Half-Dragon Maid', right? If you do, the effect of 'Abyssal Divine Beast' will also activate. Then your monster will be destroyed by 'Patter'."

"Well……"

Kaiba Mashiro's expression showed slight reluctance: "It's only for now. I'll be able to take care of this soon."

"That'll have to wait until it's your turn. Now, let's continue our duel, Yu Xi."

Kaiba Mashiro has already used up all his face-down cards, and his hand is basically all face-up. Apart from "Radiant Dragon Girl," he poses no threat outside of his turn. Moreover, "Radiant Dragon Girl" can be controlled by "Abyssal Beast" and "Stardust Dragon."

What's more noteworthy right now is Yuki, who is about to have her turn.

The first thing to do is to take down the "Destroyer Dragon Gandora X" with 4000 attack power on Yuki's field.

"Activate the effect of 'Disemborghma's Divine Beast Dispater' to Special Summon the banished 'Druid Scale Bug'. Then, Tribute Dispater and Druid Scale Bug (the two 'Disemborghma's Divine Beasts') to Special Summon this creature from the Graveyard."

Having just summoned "Druid Scale Worm" back from another dimension, he took it down again and placed another card on the Duel Disk.

In response to this action, the two demonic dragons, "Abyssal Beast" and "Druid Scale Worm," disintegrated into particles of light, which then coalesced into a new form atop the giant's head behind him.

"Descending from the deepest abyss dimension, bringing absolute despair to the world! Level 12, 'White World Lost Dragon, Beast of the Abyss'!!"

"Abyssal Beast, White Realm Lost Dragon, Level 12/Light/Dragon" "ATK: 3500/DEF: 3500"

It was a monster whose physique was no less than that of a giant earthbound god.

The silvery-white dragon head, connected by ring-shaped mechanisms, exudes an unparalleled ferocity that assaults the spirit and will. It evokes the words "end" and "annihilation."

Every heavyweight monster that Shiki pulls out has the feel of a major villain's trump card.

Even its power has the imposing presence of a villainous boss.

"As long as 'White World Lost Dragon' is on the field, the effects of Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters on the field are negated. This renders 'Radiant Dragon Girl' completely useless, and your Extra Deck becomes obsolete."

Simply forgetting about the Pendulum, the ruthless suppression of extra monster power, is a powerful suppression tactic, different from "Sky Dragon of Osiris." It is precisely for this reason that Shinji abandoned "Abyssal Beast," because this Level 10 Synchro Dragon conflicted with "White World Lost Dragon."

and--

"Then, if 'Druid Scale Worm' is sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates. Send 'Gandora X, the Destroyer Dragon' to the Graveyard."

The dragon's deathrattle spell was activated, and "Gandora X, the Destroyer Dragon" was bitten by the dragon's fangs that emerged from the shadows and dragged into the abyss of hell.

After eliminating one of Yuki's key members, the final card in his hand was placed into the Duel Disk: "Quick-Play Spell: Super Regeneration. Activated. This turn, I Tribute 5 Dragon-Type Monsters. Draw 5 cards. End turn."

At the moment the declaration of truth ended, space twisted and fluctuated abnormally, and the head maid wearing glasses returned from the distorted space.

Unfortunately, even if it returns, it won't make much difference.

As long as the abyssal aura of "White World Lost Dragon" is present, no monster from the Extra Deck can unleash its true power.

The field set up by the real player is undeniably ruthless. The first time it was a three-color counter, the second time it was various second-speed interferences, and the third time it was full extra-speed suppression. With "forced end" in hand, even a battle clear is hard to rely on.

Cards like "Black Hole" and "Great Storm" can be countered by "Stardust Dragon." But it's not entirely without a solution.

"Next is my turn, draw a card!"

As Yu Xi drew cards from the deck, she scanned the cards, searching for a possible way to break the deadlock.

He had gone through so much trouble to save Mashiro's life, and he couldn't let her down.

"I also activate the Spell Card: 'Angel's Charity,' drawing three cards from my deck and discarding two. Then, I Normal Summon 'Electromagnetic Stone Warrior β'!"

"Electromagnetic Stone Warrior α, ATK: 1700"

The card was slammed onto the Duel Disk, and a rock warrior appeared, wielding a staff wrapped with golden coils.

"The effect of 'Electromagnetic Warrior β' adds 'Electromagnetic Warrior Electromagnetic God' from your Deck to your hand. Then, banish 'Electromagnetic Warrior β' and 'γ' from your Graveyard, and 'α' from the field, Special Summon 'Electromagnetic Warrior Electromagnetic God'!"

"Electromagnetic Stone Warrior, Electromagnetic Berserker, Level 8/Ground/Rock" "ATK: 3000/DEF: 2800"

The Trisolaran Rock Monster's body disintegrated into countless parts and then reassembled, transforming into a combined warrior over three meters tall.