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

Hearing Chunhu's stupid words about siding with outsiders, Feiyu, who was almost stunned, felt her fists harden: "You idiot, whose side are you on anyway!"

There's no such thing as cheering for the enemy's brilliant maneuvers.

However, Feiyu doesn't have the time to care about this idiot teammate right now.

Having been blown up, he now faces a deadly crisis!

"The situation has reversed, Senior Feiyu! Your advantage over me is no longer there!"

Feiyu has no monsters left on the field, while Yuki has three monsters lurking around, and her attack route is completely unobstructed.

Although there is still a gap in LP, this gap will soon be closed.

They might even overtake them!

"The Mirror Sword Knight's direct attack, a phantom strike!"

The first to sound the charge was the fantasy demon monster that Fei Yu had been longing for. The monster, whose soul resided in the armor, raised its sword, and the gleaming blade slashed down heavily towards Fei Yu.

"Think beautifully!"

The "Mirror Sword Knight" only has an attack power of 1900, which is not an unbearable amount of damage for Feiyu, whose LP is almost full. But Feiyu is not going to just let this attack happen, and she doesn't intend to take the subsequent direct attacks either.

"Activate the 'Quick Attack Scarecrow' effect the instant you launch your direct attack!"

"Discard it from your hand to nullify this attack and end your combat phase!"

In the last round, "Pot of Greed" failed to draw the finishing card that Feather wanted, but in exchange, he drew the key survival card in the deck.

A scarecrow made of scrap metal emerges from the card and rushes towards the "Mirror Sword Knight," attempting to emulate the "Kuriboh" family by using its own body to build a future for the user.

But just as the two were about to make contact, "Mirror Sword Knight" suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared, leaving "Quick Attack Scarecrow" empty-handed.

"What? This is...!"

"I activated the effect of 'Mirror Sword Knight'."

Yu Xi said, "During both players' turns, Tribute this card, and Special Summon 1 monster with the same name but another "Fusion" card. Come forth, 'Baphomet the Great'!"

"Great Winged Baphomet, ATK: 1400"

The four-armed demon flapped its wings, dispelling the surrounding smoke, and appeared on the battlefield in place of the "Mirror Sword Knight," making Fei Yu's expression turn ugly.

At this moment, the transformation summoning is not a good thing for him.

“When ‘Baphomet the Great Wing’ is Special Summoned, ‘Gazelle the Phantom Claw King’ and ‘Mega Fusion’ from the Deck are added to the hand,” Yuki explained while replenishing resources. “‘Quick-Play Scarecrow’ must negate an attack before it can end the Battle Phase. This is a necessary procedure.”

"Therefore, my combat phase will not be nullified when an attack cannot be nullified."

Using the "Mirror Sword Knight's" second-speed disengagement ability, Yuki successfully tricked Feiyu out of his hand trap, completely eliminating the last obstacle.

What this means is self-evident.

"Baphomet the Great Wing, attack directly, then unleash a third burst! Black Explosion Magic!!"

"Aaaaaaah!"

[Feiyu LP: 7000 → 1100]

All three direct attacks passed through, and Fei Yu was blasted away by the burst of dark magic, unable to get up for a while.

This is what they call an eye for an eye, right?

The more enjoyable Fei Yu's fight was before, the harsher the retribution will be now.

Although no emotional fluctuations were felt from Yuki, the attacks from his monsters were incredibly powerful. It's hard not to suspect that some personal grudge might be involved.

Now, the basic score for both sides has returned to the same level.

The situation seems to have returned to balance.

"No! This time, the one with the advantage is Izumi Yuuki's side."

Akabane Ryo clearly saw that although he had survived and theoretically secured the possibility of a counterattack in the next round, Hiyori's fate was sealed.

Why is that?

The answer lies in the "Great Winged Baphomet" that Yu Xi just summoned.

Akabane Ryo had naturally witnessed the duel between Harutora and Yuki, so it was easy to guess what kind of development Yuki would take next.

Use "Mega Beast Fusion" to summon either "Phantom Beast King Chimera" or "Phantom Beast Demon King Chimera". Any two of these monsters and their evolved form "Phantom Demon Beast Chimera" can be linked with "Mirror Sword Knight" in the graveyard.

"Mirror Sword Knight" can negate one monster effect activated on the field, which can render Feather's "Gustav's Greatest Cannon" useless scrap metal.

If you can't win with effect damage, then Flying Feather only has one option left.

The only problem is whether, in Fei Yu's current state, he will be able to successfully summon that monster. After all, the stronger the card, the stronger the "Feel" required to summon and control it.

Things were basically as Akabane Ryo had guessed, but Yuki went even further.

"If Baphomet the Great Wing is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, revive Mirror Sword Knight in the Graveyard. Activate Fusion by returning Beast Fusion to your hand and Fusion Summon Phantasmal Beast Baphomet by combining it with Phantasmal Beast King Chimera and the "Cornfield Serpent God" in your hand."

After setting 1 card face-down, the End Phase begins. At that moment, the effect of "Chimera the Beast King" activates, sending 1 random card from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard. Next comes the Quick-Play Spell: "Light Seal Sword!"

Youxi played a card from his hand, and a floating sword appeared, flying into Feiyu's hand and piercing the "crane truck" into the ground.

"Select one card from your opponent's hand, banish it face down, and return it during your opponent's fourth Standby Phase."

"Tsk, is it for cutting your hand?"

After the double fusion summon, there is a double hand-cutting interference.

Feiyu's hand was completely wiped out, leaving her hands empty. This seemed to have eliminated even the possibility of a final comeback for Yuki.

"That was ruthless of you, junior. But you still overlooked one thing!"

Facing the combined army of the Illusion Demons and Dark Magicians, Fei Yu licked his lips, showing no fear whatsoever. A long-lost sense of excitement surged through his body like an electric current.

Having come this far, he had no intention of losing to You Xi.

In this very last moment, let me go a little crazy!

"During the End Phase, the effect of 'Bullet Train Express' activates! Add 'Midnight Rush Knight' from my Graveyard to my hand, then during my turn, draw a card!!"

After collecting the cards, Fei Yu felt a surge of energy throughout his body, guiding him to draw out the cards.

The last gacha pull failed, but this time it won't fail again!

"Spell Card activated: 'Temporary Bus Schedule'!"

Feiyu immediately played the card he had drawn, saying, "Based on this card's effect, Special Summon 1 Level 10 EARTH Machine-Type monster from my Graveyard. Revive, 'Dangan Express'!"

With a rumble, the tracks extended, and the bullet train, dismantled by the black magician and his apprentice, once again entered the battlefield.

Then came its good friend who fought alongside it.

The two monsters transformed into light and surged into the magnificent nebula vortex.

"Compromise summons 'Midnight Rush Knight,' two monsters construct a superimposed network of light, Xyz Surge! 'Super Heavy Turret Train Gustav's Greatest Cannon'!"

In just a few rounds, the R10 train had become so familiar that its reappearance no longer stirred any emotion in Yu Xi's heart.

That being said, its power cannot be ignored.

"The effect of 'Gustav's Greatest Cannon' has activated! Remove materials, dealing 2000 damage!"

"We won't let this effect pass!"

Yu Xi waved his arm, and the fantastical ghost knight stepped forward.

"The effect of 'Mirror Sword Knight' is activated! Banish this card from the field to negate its effect!"

"But in this way, it can no longer negate the effects of other monsters."

Feiyu raised his arm, tearing open the largest nebula vortex to date.

"—I used the monster 'Gustav's Greatest Cannon' as material to construct the Overlay Network!"

"What? Use Xyz Monsters themselves to stack light?"

"Wow, you can even do this..."

Under the astonished gazes of Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Mai, the "Gustav's Greatest Cannon," whose name had been called by Touya, unleashed a surging, powerful spiritual light, which poured into the nebula vortex of the earth.

Then the earth trembled like never before, drawing upon the power of the flying feathers without restraint.

"Ooooooooooooooo!!"

Like a tap being turned on, all the feelings in his body burst forth. Fei Yu's ferocious roar even made You Xi want to complain, "Is it really necessary to go this far?"

But Fei Yu showed no sign of stopping, letting the monster in the vortex drain all his remaining Feel, and continued shouting: "Pierce the sky! Shatter the earth! Cannons are justice! Xyz Summon! Rank 11—"

—"Super Heavy Turret Train: A Groundbreaking Gem!!!"

"Super Heavy Turret Train Skybreaker, Tier 11/Earth/Mechanical/Overload" "ATK: 4000/DEF: 4000"

The vortex erupted, and its massive presence revealed its true form.

Its massive body, even larger than the "Gustav's Largest Cannon" and the "Superior Dora Cannon," resembles a battleship carrier traversing land. Anyone who stands before this steel behemoth must be awestruck by the power of technology and feel their own insignificance.

—This is the final and strongest ultimate ace in the Feather deck!

"Wow, that's amazing! So powerful! I've found something good, Xiaoxue."

Xingyewu took several steps back and tilted her head back, but even so, she still couldn't take in the entire "Heaven-Shattering Love".

Of course.

On the one hand, she was still too close, and on the other hand, "Breaking the Sky with Love" was simply too big, and the dueling arena of this dueling club could not fully accommodate it.

In fact, including the "Heaven-Shattering Love", all the trains that appeared before and after it actively shrank in size, and only some of them appeared on the battlefield. The rest disappeared into the void along with the tracks, with the void bearing their own weight.

"I didn't expect that besides Akabane Ryo, there would be someone else among the regulars of Morning Light Duel Academy who can stack ranks."

In Xyz Summoning, there is an advanced technique called "Rank-Up Stacking." As demonstrated by Touma, it involves using Xyz Monsters themselves as materials for Xyz Summoning.

This move is of great significance in duels; often, a single upgrade can change the balance of power.

However, "Ranked Stacking" is even more difficult to learn than ordinary Xyz Summoning. Even Star Leaf Dance is still a little far from fully mastering it.