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

"It's actually the 'True Light'! Oh no!"

The moment Yuki saw the stone slab behind Mashiro Kaiba, a bad feeling rose in her heart.

The bunny-eared loli immediately added, "Based on the effect of 'True Light,' set the Spell Card 'Explosive Gale of Destruction' in the back row."

"Now it's my turn, draw a card!"

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Kaiba Mashiro eagerly declared, "I'll activate the effect of 'True Light' again and revive it from the graveyard! 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'!"

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ATK: 2500 → 500"

In response to Mashiro Kaiba's voice, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon roared and emerged from the light of the stone slab. Then it was hit head-on by a [Summoning Lightning Bomb].

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon has 2500 DEF, so even if it takes a hit from [Summoning Thunder], it can stay on the field. Then, activate the Spell Card: [Explosive Gale of Destruction]! This card's effect needs no explanation, right? Destroy all monsters on your opponent's field!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon opened its mouth, unleashing a destructive energy that combined light and wind elements, engulfing all of Yuki's monsters.

"Osiris the Sky Dragon" is fine, but other monsters are no match for it.

—"The Swordsman of Destruction" Destruction.

—Destroyed by "The Magician of Dark Chaos - Dark Chaos Ultimate Magician".

"Now my dragons are no longer restricted! Then, because a card was destroyed, 'Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon' revived from the graveyard."

"Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon, ATK: 3000 → 1000"

Next to "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", the mechanical "Blue-Eyes" slowly rises from the floor. With this card, Kaiba Mashiro no longer needs to worry about "Sky Dragon's" Lightning Bolt.

Moreover, given the current attack power of "Osiris the Sky Dragon", "Burst Dragon" could easily destroy it by crashing into it.

"Quick-attack spell activated: 'Time Silence'!"

Yu Xi's voice suddenly rang out, and the face-down card that had been searched by "Black Chaos Extreme Magician" was flipped over.

"Upgrade 'Sky Dragon Osiris' by 3 ranks, followed by the Trap Card 'Judgment of the Scales'. Now, Mashiro, you have 7 cards on your field and back row, and I have 3 cards in my hand and on my field. Therefore, I draw 4 cards from my deck."

As she spoke, Yu Xi drew cards from her deck one by one: "This will restore the attack power of 'Sky Dragon of Osiris' to 5000 points!"

Thick bolts of lightning crackled and roared around the Sky Dragon of Osiris, making it appear majestic and inviolable.

"So those face-down cards are for replenishing your hand."

Kaiba Mashiro was not surprised by Yuuki's choice of face-down card; he had long anticipated this. After all, using a card like "Sky Dragon of Osiris" inevitably requires adding a lot of cards to the deck to replenish the hand.

Since Youxi failed to retrieve the "heavenly treasure," he must have prepared other methods.

"However, [Summoning Lightning Bomb] is useless against me now! Reveal yourself, the circuit symbolizing ultimate power! The summoning condition is 5 monsters. Set Link Markers with 2 'Blue-Eyes' and 3 'Half-Dragon Maids' on the field, and the circuits unite! Five Elements, Leader of Calamities, Link Summon! L-ink5, 'Link Dragon'!"

"L-ink5/Dark/Dragon/Connection" "←↙↓↘→, ATK: 5000"

Five tornadoes rose from the ground and flew toward the connecting gate in the sky.

Accompanied by five overlapping, violent dragon roars, five spiraling pillars of light crashed down, and an extremely terrifying and domineering five-headed dragon made a shocking appearance from the door.

Its appearance inevitably evokes the image of the Yamata no Orochi from mythology. The five elements of earth, wind, water, fire, and darkness are transformed into a ferocious dragon head, swaying up and down. It is so enormous that it can even be compared to the fully unfolded body of the "Sky Dragon of Osiris".

Dark red lightning surged and flowed across its body. The evil dragon couldn't wait to spread its wings, raising dust and smoke. The fierce wind made it hard for Youxi to open her eyes.

As if provoked, "Osiris Sky Dragon" unleashed a [Summoning Lightning Bomb], but it failed to have any effect.

—"Link Dragon," this is the strongest Link Monster possessed by Mashiro Kaiba.

"Oh my god! It's the monster from L-ink5! Mashiro Kaiba has finally pulled out her trump card! Can she turn the tide and win?!"

The typical limit for Link Monsters is L-ink4, but "Link Dragon" breaks this common sense.

Even though it wasn't the first time they'd seen it—they'd seen it during the Star Cup qualifiers—everyone was still quite shocked to see it again. They couldn't help but look forward to the upcoming battles even more.

"As long as 'Dragon the Dragon' is on the field, it won't be affected by other card effects, nor can it be destroyed by battles from monsters of the five attributes: Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, and DARK! How about that! Now you can't suppress me in terms of attack power anymore, Yuki!"

"That's really good, Shiro. Using 'Dragon Strike' definitely makes [Lightning Summoning Bomb] negligible. But I still have 'Sacrifice Kuriboh' in my graveyard."

Yuki first praised Kaiba Mashiro, then quickly changed the subject, reminding him, "As long as you banish 'Kuriboh Sacrifice,' you can use it instead of destroying it. This isn't a direct monster effect; it works on 'Osiris.' A single 'Dragon Dragon' isn't enough."

"Then let's add another layer of leverage!"

Kaiba Mashiro was not stumped by Yuki's words. After placing a card on the deck, she played her strongest and most unreliable draw card.

"Activate the Spell Card: 'Life-Slaying Talisman,' and draw 5 cards from your Deck according to its effect. Alright, I drew it! Banish 2 'Ancient White Stones' from my Graveyard, and add 2 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons' from my Graveyard to my hand. Then activate the Spell Card: 'Fusion'!"

The emerald green card was played by Mashiro Kaiba; it was a card containing infinite possibilities.

"Using this card's effect, I Fusion Summon two 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons' from my hand! 'Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon'!"

"Blue-Eyes Twin Blazing Dragon, Level 10/Light/Dragon/Fusion" "ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500"

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon + Blue-Eyes White Dragon"

It's not three "blue-eyed" birds, but two.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon roared as it collided in the sky, creating a Blue-Eyes creature that was completely different from the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in the fusion effect.

Silver-blue patterns were engraved on its majestic body, and golden lightning coiled around its wings. Despite being missing a head, its imposing presence and the sheer power of its aura were no less than those of the "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon".

The moment it appeared, Youxi raised her hand.

"Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon isn't a 'Divine Dragon,' and it can't be immune to divine power. The effect of 'Sky Dragon of Osiris' activates: [Summon Lightning Bolt]!"

The azure lightning ball struck the "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon," causing its aura to drop significantly in an instant.

But with the help of Mashiro the seahorse, it quickly ascended again and even doubled in size.

"I'll use this card to overwrite the effect of [Summoning Thunder]! Open the face-down card and equip the Spell: 'Gigantify'! Equip this card to 'Double Burst Dragon'. Now my Life Points are lower than Yuki's, therefore 'Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon's' ATK becomes double its original value!"

"Blue-Eyes Twin Blazing Dragon, ATK: 1000→6000"

The cards that were laid in advance have transformed into a new power for "Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon".

The two-headed blue-eyed dragon's body swelled and grew larger, becoming another colossal creature in this arena. Now, the "Blue-Eyes" was clearly qualified to contend with the gods.

"Shatter the gods! Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, [Double Jet of Destruction]!!"

Kaiba Mashiro shouted loudly, and the two heads of "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" opened their mouths, and white light burst out from them, converging in mid-air and attacking "Osiris Sky Dragon".

The judges of hell also retaliated, but the numerical gap was an undeniable fact that even gods could not overcome.

The opposing lightning was gradually swallowed up by the white light, and finally struck the "Sky Dragon of Osiris".

"Advanced to Battle Rank! Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon attacks Osiris Sky Dragon!"

— Destroyed by "Sky Dragon of Osiris".

[Yu Xi's LP: 7000 → 6000]

"Now you have no monsters on your field. Attack Yuki directly! 'Dragon's Roar!'"

The fall of the "Sky Dragon of Osiris" triggered a strong earthquake, sending up clouds of dust. Before the dust could completely dissipate, another attack, directed by the rabbit-eared loli, arrived.

Five different elemental energies were spiraled together and rushed towards Youxi from top to bottom, completely engulfing him.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

[Yu Xi's LP: 6000 → 1000]

"You Xi!"

"Xiao Xi!"

This attack looked so terrifying that Hoshino Mai and Izayoi Yuki, who had been watching the situation closely, couldn't help but cry out and took a few steps forward, wanting to check on Yuki's condition more closely.

However, just before they rushed into the dueling arena, the dragon's breath fluctuations stopped, revealing the figures inside.

Yuki's chest heaved violently. Apart from being covered in dust and looking disheveled, he was otherwise fine. After all, this was not a dark duel. The monster's attack power was deliberately controlled by the duelist and the Feel could reduce damage. Apart from the possibility of causing serious psychological trauma, there was rarely any physical injury.

For the duelists who have made it this far, this level of attack is commonplace.

"The attack actually succeeded, Yuki! Didn't you use the 'Cleanse Kuriboh' effect?"

Therefore, this was the first thing that surprised Mashiro Kaiba.

Even though Yuki's graveyard clearly had a "Clean Kuriboh" on it, she thought Yuki would use it to defend against attacks. However, Yuki just let the monsters attack her.

What is this...

"This is because I want to borrow the power of 'Lian Shenlong'."

Yuki drew a card from her hand: "I didn't take this hit for nothing, you idiot. The moment I took damage with no cards on my field, 'Guts, Messenger of the Underworld' activated its effect, and this card was Special Summoned from my hand. And because I took battle damage, I also Special Summon 1 'Kane, Messenger of the Underworld' Token!"

"Guts, Messenger of the Underworld, DEF: 2500"

"Kane derivative of the Messenger of Hades, DEF: ? → 5000"

A black aura, seemingly emanating from the abyss, surged from the card, transforming into a strikingly handsome red-haired man in sunglasses on the field, followed by a valiant woman in Roman-style armor appearing beside him.

"The attack and defense of the 'Kane derivative' are based on the combat damage I take, therefore its defense will become 5000."

Yu Xi said, "Comparatively, my current HP is lower than Mashiro's. 'Gigantification' will reduce the Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon's attack power to half its original value. With 'Kane's Specimen' there, you won't be able to attack anymore, right?"

"Who said that? This level of defense is nothing to me!"

Spurred on by Yuki's competitive spirit, Kaiba Mashiro immediately ordered his ace monster, "Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon, attack twice during one Battle Phase! Attack 'Kane Token'!"

"What? They actually attacked?"

Yuki was taken aback. The Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon's attack power was only 1500. If Kaiba Mashiro attacked like that, it would just be suicide.

Of course, Yuki believed that Mashiro Kaiba wouldn't suddenly lose her mind, which meant...

"Then, at that very moment, activate the Trap Card: 'Fusion Copy', and chain it to the Quick-Play Spell: 'Extravagant'!"

In conjunction with the attack of "Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon", Kaiba Mashiro played a card from his hand and used it to devour his own back row.

"Send 'Gigantify' to the graveyard to restore 2000 health points."

【Seahorse True White LP: 2200→4200】

"Because 'Gigantification' has been sent to the graveyard, the attack power of 'Blue-Eyes Twin Blazing Dragon' will be restored to its original value."

Nevertheless, the Blue-Eyes Twin Blazing Dragon's attack power is only 3000 points, which is not enough to break through the defense of the Kane Token.

But that's okay.

The pure white beam of light was blocked, shattered, and bounced back to the rabbit-eared loli by the blade of the "Kane derivative".

【Seahorse True White LP: 3200 → 1200】

Having suffered a 2000-point counterattack, Kaiba Mashiro's base score was in a similarly dangerous situation to Yuuki's, but Kaiba Mashiro's expression was exceptionally excited.