I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"If we consider the fact that it requires such stringent conditions and drains the power of elves from all over the world, this card shouldn't have such an obvious weakness, right?"

"Isn't it a bit too difficult to control to possess destructive power only during one's own turn?"

...

At that very moment, seeing the glimmer of hope beginning to ignite in everyone's eyes, the instigator of it all, [Chairman Kagemaru], immediately sneered:

"Hmph... I don't know how you, Yufeng, managed to subdue the card spirit to the point that it's willing to risk its life to support your duel..."

"However, my [Chaos Phantom Demon - Amitel], as the final evolution of the [Three Phantom Demons], does indeed possess even greater power: First—"

Soon, the chairman of the Shadow Clan, who had fully recovered to his peak physical condition as a middle-aged man with a robust physique, and whose muscles seemed to have been strengthened several times over by the power of the demon, with crimson and purple light emanating from his muscles, pointed at the [Chaos Phantom Demon - Amitel] in front of him, raised his head, and said excitedly in a low voice:

"This card has no battle destruction resistance and its attack power increases by 1 points every turn!"

Accompanied by the man's deep voice, he immediately pointed again to the effect of the [Field Spell] card he had played at the end of the previous turn—[Paradise Lost]: "As long as this card is in the Field Zone, [Uria the Divine Flame Emperor], [Hamon the Thunder Emperor], [Rabiel the Phantom Emperor], and [Amitaire the Chaos Phantom] in your Monster Zone cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects and cannot be destroyed by them."

Soon, amidst the other party's deeper, more enchanting voice, the crowd, whose eyes had been brimming with confidence, were momentarily stunned:

"Not only can it not target anything, but it also can't be destroyed by effects or combat..."

"In that case, there's absolutely no room for maneuver... and Senior Yuuka only has one precious turn to react..."

"So the opponent even has face-down cards in the back row... If we can just survive this turn, after switching from face-up defense position to face-up attack position, we can be completely defeated immediately by 10000 attack points..."

Amidst the sighs of the crowd, Jaden Yuki quickly shook his head.

"No, that's not the case... Although that's true, the opponent isn't fully resistant..."

"Even with a pseudo-all-resistance like the [Kaihuanglong], Senior Youfeng has a way to deal with it, like the [Ice Sword Dragon]..."

"Therefore, at this moment, I believe that although Senior Youfeng is facing the power of [Chaos Illusion Demon - Amitel], he must still possess the power to deal with it!"

"..."

As Jaden Yuki's face beamed with an absolute trust in Yuuki, Asuka Tenjouin, Ryo Marufuji, and even Principal Samejima all nodded in agreement.

...

In that instant, as the hope that had been focused on everyone's eyes was completely extinguished and then reignited with the excited voice of Jaden Yuki, Chairman Kagemaru nodded with interest:

"It's not just that..."

Soon, the man's gaze also immediately focused on You Feng's card, and he snorted coldly:

"Furthermore, due to the magical interference of [Chaos Illusion - Amitaire] at this moment, although your deck has been temporarily empowered by your card spirits, it is completely incapable of activating its effect on my [Chaos Illusion - Amitaire]..."

Soon, under the other party's authoritative voice that left no room for argument, You Feng immediately nodded slightly:

"So... we can only use the effect once to solve the problem in one go? I understand..."

After roughly estimating the remaining Pokémon, Youfeng immediately nodded and then pointed to the top of his Duel Disk, where he began the draw phase at the start of his turn:

"Come on—my destined draw!"

In an instant, accompanied by a surge of electricity flowing through Youfeng's fingertips, Youfeng immediately drew a Level 5 LIGHT Attribute Machine-Type Monster Card, Cyber ​​Dragon, into his hand.

"very good!"

Meanwhile, after going through the [Preparation Phase] and [Card Draw Phase], they successfully entered their [Main Phase 1].

At that very moment, the opposing chairman, Kagemaru, immediately activated the card he had face-down in his back row during the end phase of the previous turn:

"At this very moment, I will reveal a [Continuous Trap] card, [Fusion Forbidden Zone], from my back row to lock you down: neither player can perform a Fusion Summon!"

...

And upon seeing the card depicting an invisible network binding the power of the elves, Youfeng smiled slightly:

"...Chairman Kagemaru...it seems you have indeed made thorough preparations, but—"

"It doesn't matter!"

"Next, I will perform for you the [Cyber ​​Dragon] piloting a Gundam!"

98. The appearance of Acetus the Thunder: The ultimate evolutionary endpoint of all overpowered systems!

At that moment, when he saw the [Fusion Forbidden Zone] that was actually open in the backstage area, Chairman Kagemaru's expression instantly became subtle.

Especially before this duel, Jaden Yuki and the others, who were wearing Duel Disks and ready to take over from Yuuki and face Chairman Kagemaru, who had the [Three Phantom Demons] deck, also had expressions filled with sighs of despair:

"While we possess some degree of Xyz power... we, whose decks are primarily based on Fusion, are completely unable to overcome this limitation..."

After whispering to himself, Marufuji Ryo's gaze also focused slightly on the girl beside him, Tenjōin Asuka:

"I'm afraid only Asuka's [Ritual] deck is completely unaffected by this restriction, right?"

The next second, seeing the gazes cast upon her by everyone, and glancing once more with considerable apprehension at the [Chaos Phantom Demon - Amitel] on the opponent's field, Asuka Tenjouin smiled wryly:

"Even so, neither my deck strength nor my combat skills can compare to Senior Yuuka's..."

"Faced with an opponent of this caliber, defeat should have been almost certain..."

...

At this moment, accompanied by the girl's regretful sigh, after briefly reviewing his hand, Yufeng immediately played another Level 5 LIGHT Machine-Type monster from his hand onto the field:

"At this moment, I will activate the effect of [Metroidvania] from my hand: You can activate this effect by sending 1 LIGHT monster from your hand to the Graveyard. Special Summon this card from your hand in face-up Defense Position."

Soon, as he activated the effect of the unique [Metroid Warrior] card, which was an add-on resource for the [Cyber ​​Dragon] deck, Yufeng immediately sent the [Cyber ​​Dragon] monster card he had drawn during the draw phase to the graveyard as the cost of this Special Summon.

Then, a swirling brilliance flashed by, and a classic mechanical warrior, clad in bright silver armor with grass-green scales at the joints and wearing grass-green metal knuckle dusters in an attack stance, appeared instantly in the forest that had been reduced to ruins by the magical intervention of [Chaos Illusion Demon - Amitel].

Metroid

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attribute: light]

[Star rating: 5]

[Attack power: 2000]

[Defense: 0]

"Huh?! You discarded [Cyber ​​Dragon] and then summoned this card in your hand? It has 2000 ATK, but it can only be Special Summoned from Guard List... this..."

Soon, upon seeing Yufeng's initial move, Wan Zhangmu, who had placed all his hopes on Yufeng, looked at the [Machine-Type] monster card on the field, which was still radiating a galactic aura, with a slightly confused expression.

But at the same time, Marufuji Ryo, who clearly had an even greater sensitivity to [electron flow], immediately noticed an even more crucial point:

"But... if this card is a 5-star card..."

"After having his [Fusion] summoning ability blocked, Senior Yuuka will immediately switch to [Xyz] for combos, right?"

Amidst Marufuji Ryo's hesitant voice, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Yuki Judai, immediately nodded slowly in agreement:

"Logically speaking, that's certainly true, but—"

"The proper opening move should be to Special Summon this Level 5 Machine-Type monster using its effect, and then use it to create a Rank 5 Cyber ​​Dragon Nova..."

"Does this make sense in a normal combo logic?"

After muttering to himself, Jaden Yuki seemed to immediately realize something and glanced at Yuuki again:

"Could it be... that Senior Yuuka hasn't raised any more Light-attribute monsters? If that's the case... there's no way to gather enough materials, right?"

...

Soon, amidst the worried voices of the crowd, Yufeng smiled slightly and pointed to the [Metroid] that was lying horizontally in the front area of ​​his arena:

"Now, I will continue to activate the second effect of this [Galaxy Warrior] to show you its power as a strong supplementary resource for the [Cyber ​​Dragon] deck: When this card is Special Summoned, you can add 1 [Galaxy] monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I will directly reduce the speed of another [Metroidvania] from my deck, and based on the same Special Summon effect, I will discard one [Cyber ​​Dragon - Next Generation] from my hand as cost to the Graveyard!"

In an instant, as a small, metallic dragon-shaped monster card representing the updated version of [Cyber ​​Dragon] streaked across the light and was sent to the Graveyard, Yuu immediately Special Summoned the [Metroid] card he had just retrieved to his hand back to the front row's Monster Zone in face-up Defense Position.

"Now I have two Level 5 monsters on my field, so I don't need to say anything more, right?"

Soon, with a confident smile playing on his lips, Youfeng immediately opened his Duel Disk, took out his Extra Deck, and selected a classic card—Cyber ​​Dragon Nova, almost the starting point of Cyber ​​Dragon's Xyz power—and played it directly onto the field:

"I now have two Level 5 monsters on the field. I'll immediately use two [Metroidvania] cards to rebuild my Xyz Network—"

In an instant, along with the announcement of Yufeng's summoning, the two [Metroids] on the field, which were in face-up defense position and placed horizontally, were immediately stacked together, forming a simple deck in Yufeng's front row main monster zone.

Then, a burst of golden light flashed, and the [Cyber ​​Dragon - Nova] was placed face-up on top of the two cards in Attack Position:

"The evolution of electrons has never stopped!! Xyz Summon! The new Cyber ​​Dragon, Cyber ​​Nova Dragon!!"

The electronic mechanical dragon, brimming with new life force and composed of black, white, and red colors, seemingly transcending history to become a classic in a new era, immediately unfurled its wings, radiating brilliant light, just as it had when Youfeng first arrived at the Duel Academy, making a dazzling entrance into the arena with an extremely noble aura:

【Electronic Dragon - Nova】

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attribute: light]

[Class: 5]

[Attack power: 2100]

[Defense: 1600]

...

"It works very smoothly... The two [Metroid] cards can directly search for each other. Since their attributes, races, and even star ratings are the same as [Cyber ​​Dragon], the compatibility is truly excellent!"

Soon, amidst the sighs and lamentations of the crowd, Asuka Tenjouin, a girl wearing a skirt and seemingly weakened by the power of the Three Phantom Demons, frowned slightly.

"But—if we Special Summon [Cyber ​​Dragon] first, wouldn't we save a card?"

"With that, the cards [Cyber ​​Dragon], [Metroid], and [Next Generation Star] are enough to create this powerful [Cyber ​​Dragon - Nova]..."

Along with the girl's slightly questioning voice, Ryo Marufuji, wearing the Obelisk-Blue academy uniform, and Jaden Yuki, wearing the Osiris-Red academy uniform, spoke in unison at the same moment:

"Do not..."

Then, the two students, who were the pillars of the old and new Duel Academy, immediately exchanged a smile, and then Marufuji Ryo, the rightful heir of the [Electronic Style], continued with a smile:

"Senior Yuuki... your understanding of the [Cyber ​​Style] has reached an extremely high level. This combo utilizes almost every card's effect... so it doesn't lose any cards..."