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

Four top hats fell from the sky, covering the entire area of ​​Man Youxi.

If you're just using them as shields to block Alicia's next attack, they'll be more than enough.

But that was not Youxi's goal.

He slammed down his last card, and a ferocious dragon roar erupted.

The familiar black dragon descended upon the battlefield once more, stirring up fierce winds.

"Send the two cards in the back row to the Graveyard, and let them reappear! 'Gandora the Destroyer Dragon - Radiant Flash'!"

"Gandora the Destroyer - Blazing Light, ATK: ?"

"So you've pulled 'Blaze Flash' back into your hand again?"

Alicia felt somewhat helpless; this was the side effect of the "Dragon of Punishment" effect.

While it can clear all the resources in the opponent's graveyard and banished zone, it also allows the opponent to recycle the cards they have used.

Compared to the straightforward and brutal "Judgment Dragon", it is a card with a double-edged sword.

"However, both sides don't have many banished cards right now. The current 'Radiant Flash' is no match for 'Ancient Sacred Winged Dragon'."

"I know, the key is the three Spell/Trap cards that 'Top Hat' sends to the Graveyard."

Yu Xi reached into the graveyard and retrieved the card.

After "Magician's Twin Souls" left the field, the Spell & Trap cards that "Magic Hat" had summoned to be used as a top hat went to the Graveyard. These cards were Yuuki's hope for continuing her fight against Alicia.

"I activate the effect of the Spell Card 'Demon of the Hunt for Sinful Treasures,' which was sent to the Graveyard. Banish this card, return 'Betrayal of Sinful Treasures - Forest Wolf' from the Graveyard to the Deck, and I draw 1 card. The card I draw is 'Guardian Priest Mahad.' When this card is drawn, reveal it to your opponent and activate its effect, then Special Summon it from your hand."

"—Come on, 'Mahad'!"

"Guardian Priest Mahad, ATK: 2500"

A priest appeared, holding a scepter and clad in golden armor, his face stern.

"Then banish 'Two Souls' and return the DARK Attribute 'Double Souls' and LIGHT Attribute 'Demon Light' from the graveyard to the deck, and draw 1 card."

"Spell Card: 'Angel's Charity' - Draw 3 cards from your deck, then discard 2."

"Finally, it's 'Servant of the Soul.' Banish this card from the Graveyard, and draw cards based on the number of 'Guardian Priest' monsters, 'Dark Magician' monsters, and 'Dark Magician Girl' monsters of each type on both players' fields and Graveyards. Right now, I have 'Mahad' on my field, and 'Dark Magician' and 'Dark Magician Girl' in my Graveyard, so I draw a total of 3 cards."

In the blink of an eye, unbelievably, Youxi went from having only one card at the start to having a full four cards in her hand.

With so many cards in hand, there are many things you can do.

"Let's just go ahead with it."

After closing his eyes for a moment to think, You Xi quickly opened them again.

"Once per turn, the effect of 'Gandora the Destroyer - Brilliant Flash' is activated!"

"This card gains an effect based on the type of 'Gandora' monster in your Graveyard. Since I currently have 'Gandora X, the Destroyer Dragon' in my Graveyard, I pay half my Life Points to destroy all other cards on the field. [Destruction Storm]!"

[Yu Xi's LP: 2000 → 1000]

In response to Yu Xi's declaration, as his base score decreased, hundreds of scarlet orbs lit up, and countless rays of light shot out from the entire body of the black dragon.

It pierced through the earth and sky, single-handedly unleashing an apocalyptic storm of disaster.

"Oh, this is no worse than the 'Dragon of Judgment' from before."

Vera, who was thoroughly enjoying the duel, excitedly commented.

The "Judgment Dragon" has a clearing effect where it emits light from its entire body and melts everything with high temperature. The effect of "Gandora: Blazing Flash" is very similar.

Compared to the majestic and righteous "Judgment Dragon", "Blazing Light" is much more domineering.

However, now is not the time to dwell on which side has a stronger aura. Faced with Yuki's offensive, Alicia also made her own response.

"The Sustainability Trap: The Dimensional Gate!"

The second card that had been covered earlier stood up, tearing open the door to another dimension.

Alicia said, "Based on this card's effect, banish 'Ancient Sacred Winged Dragon' from the game, and simultaneously activate the effect of 'Nioh Rising.' Banish this Trap Card from your Graveyard, then target 'Ancient Sacred Winged Dragon.' This turn, you can only target 'Ancient Sacred Winged Dragon' for attacks."

"Hmm, what's next with this combo...?"

Hoshinobu tapped her lips, and Izayoi Yuki provided the answer: "Once the 'Ancient Holy Winged Dragon' leaves the field, Yuuki will no longer be able to launch an attack."

"Huh? Isn't that a very bad sign?!"

Even so, it was already too late to stop it.

"Ancient Holy Winged Dragon" was taken away by "Dimensional Gate" when "Gandora's" destructive light devoured everything. "Lightsworn Dominator" and "Twilight Shaman" were destroyed, followed by cards like "Dimensional Gate" in the back row, and even Yuki's own "Mahad" on the field was not spared.

However, "Mahad" was something that was expected.

What Yu Xi wanted was the destruction of "Mahad".

"If 'Guardian Priest Mahad' is destroyed by battle or card effect, this effect activates. Special Summon 'Dark Magician' from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard!"

A stoic mage, strikingly similar to "Guardian Priest Mahad," appeared. At the same time, three dragon roars echoed above Alicia.

"If a face-up 'Dimensional Gate' is sent from the field to the Graveyard, the monster banished by it is Special Summoned back to the field. Furthermore, because it was destroyed by your opponent, the effect of 'Divine Light Dragon' activates. The banished 'Judgment Dragon' and 'Punishment Dragon' return to your hand, and are then Special Summoned regardless of their conditions."

"The 'Dragon of Divine Light'? That monster has this kind of effect?"

Yu Xi hadn't expected that the fusion monster petrified by the "Sin of Rebellion - Snake Eyes" would have a final message effect, and could only watch helplessly as the two giant dragons, one bright and one dark, once again soared above Alicia.

With the addition of the "Ancient Holy Winged Dragon" and "Nioh-Standing" with attack power of tens of thousands, breaking through from the frontal battlefield would be virtually impossible.

but……

“Bringing them back might not be a good thing, Miss Alicia.”

Yuki inserts one card from his hand into the Duel Disk.

"I activate the effect of 'Swamp Demon King' from my hand, discard this card, and add 'Fusion' cards from my Deck to my hand. Then I activate 'Fusion' to fuse 'Dark Magician' and 'Destroyer Dragon Gandora: Brilliant Flash' from the field."

"This fusion material..."

Upon hearing Yuki's declaration, Alicia's expression changed, and she immediately thought of a certain card.

"Fusion Summon! Descend, the strongest Dragon Mage, 'Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight'!!"

"Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight, Level 8/Dark/Mage/Fusion" "ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500"

"[Dark Magician] + [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] or a Dragon-type Effect Monster"

The fused spiral effect burst forth with light, and "Blazing Flash" transformed into a layer of flames that enveloped and bathed the "Black Magician," dyeing his magical armor into a "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" style suit.

The crimson jewels adorning the armor are like a symbol of "Gandora," concealing a destructive and powerful energy.

Sure enough, it's the "Red-Eyes Dragon Knight". This is troublesome.

Alicia realized the danger, and Yuuki added, "Activate the effect of 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight': Destroy 1 monster on your opponent's field and inflict damage equal to that monster's original ATK."

"This effect allows you to use Normal Monsters that have been used as Fusion Materials a certain number of times per turn. I will destroy 'Retribution Dragon'!"

Upon hearing this, the "Red-Eyes Dragon Knight" unleashed crimson flames on his weapon, which transformed into a roaring dragon that lunged straight at the "Dragon of Punishment," burning it to ashes.

— "The Dragon of Punishment" destroyed.

【Alicia LP: 12950→9950】

"Not destroying the 'Ancient Holy Winged Dragon,' but the 'Dragon of Punishment'?"

A value equivalent to the attack power of "Punishment Dragon" is deducted from Alicia's LP, but compared to her HP, this loss is negligible.

She was even more surprised by You Xi's choice.

Even though the original attack power of the "Ancient Holy Winged Dragon" was not high, its current attack power is tens of thousands.

If the "Ancient Holy Wyvern" attacks in the next round, even Red Daddy won't be able to withstand it.

"That's because I have this card."

You Xi immediately answered everyone's questions.

Two emerald green cards appeared on his field.

The latter, the katuri, is a clock buried in the desert.

"Continuous Spell: 'Fragments of Greed' activates, followed by Quick-Play Spell: 'Turn Leap'! Based on this card's effect, skip three turns and return to the current Main Phase. This cancels the effect of 'Nioh Rising' because after two Standby Phases, 'Fragments of Greed' is sent to the Graveyard, and 2 cards are drawn. Furthermore, 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight' can activate its effect again, destroying 'Ancient Winged Dragon'."

The crimson flames swept across again, engulfing the "Ancient Holy Winged Dragon" and burning Alicia's health to 7850.

There's still a long way to go before returning to zero, but Youxi can already see the hope of victory.

To achieve this, the obstacle that must be overcome is—

"Spell Card: Soul Release activated!"

Yu Xi said, "The effect of this card is to select 5 cards from both players' graveyards and banish them from the game. I'll select 'Fairy Princess Snow White' and 4 other cards from your graveyard, Miss Alicia."

"This is not okay."

Seeing Yu Xi unleash her trump card, Alicia could no longer remain silent.

"Since it's going to be banished anyway, let's chain together the effect of 'Snow White' to banish 7 cards from the Graveyard, and then Special Summon this card from the Graveyard."

By consuming 7 cards from the graveyard, Squirrel Girl is resurrected once again.

It really wanted to send a poisoned apple to Red Daddy, but unfortunately, the "True Red-Eyed Dragon Knight" didn't discriminate, so no matter how many flirtatious glances it threw, it was meaningless.

This is the scene that You Xi was waiting for.

"This will force out the effect of 'Snow White,' and subsequent attacks will no longer be affected by it."

As Yuki spoke, she played a new card from her hand: "Activate the Spell Card: 'Monster Resurrection,' reviving 'Gandora the Destroyer Dragon - Blazing Light' from the Graveyard!"

Under the holy light of the cross, the black-gold Tyrannosaurus Rex made its third appearance, unleashing a deafening roar.

"The attack power of 'Blazing Flash' is determined by the number of cards banished x 300. Since both players have a total of 26 cards banished, the attack power becomes 7800."

"But this can only cause a maximum of 4800 damage."

Alicia said, "The attacks of 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight' can be blocked by 'Snow White,' so these won't be enough, Yuuki-kun."

“I know, that’s why I’m adding this card.”

Yuki then revealed the only remaining card that could completely secure victory.

"—Spell Card: 'Fusion Magic' activated! Banish 'Dark Magician' from your Graveyard and a Level 7 or higher Warrior-Type monster: 'Chaos Soldier - Messenger of the Frontier', then Fusion Summon 'Dragon Magician Knight Dark Magician'!"

"Dragon Magic Knight: Dark Magician, ATK: 2900"