Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

The ring connecting the wings on the back of the [Abyss-Eyed White Dragon] lit up, and as the wings flapped, stardust fell on the ground, which then ignited with blue flames and transformed into the images of monsters in the Seahorse Graveyard!

Although the previous [Ultimate Fusion] card returned three [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] cards from Kaiba's graveyard to his deck, the [Abyss Blue-Eyes Dragon] and [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] cards still existed in his graveyard. As soon as the pseudo-graveyard dragon formed by blue flames appeared, it unleashed an attack that hit Jaden!

"Ugh!—"

[Tenth Generation: 2000 → 800 LP]

"For each Dragon-type monster in either player's graveyard, inflict 600 effect damage to the opposing duelist," Kaiba said, waving his hand. "At the same time, the attack power of [Abyss Eye] will also become the same as that of one Dragon-type monster in my graveyard!"

【Abyss Eye White Dragon】【ATK0→4500】

"They just defeated the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon..." Maeda Hayato swallowed hard. First, Jaden's E-Hero New Bubble Man successfully destroyed the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and then the Abyss Eye White Dragon appeared. The onlookers were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.

"There's no other way. It seems that defeating the True Blue-Eyes is the limit for my brother." Marufuji Sho looked at the white dragon, whose figure was dazzling and beautiful, yet seemed to be an abyss that gave people endless despair. "Is that kind of monster a demon?"

However, Jaden's miracle seems to have reached its limit. The foam launcher equipped by E·hero New Foamman was damaged and disappeared after the battle with the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Although it helped Jaden block the battle damage, it also caused the attack power boost it could provide to disappear.

【E·hero New Foam Warrior】【ATK1600→800】

Besides, even if it were still there, what difference would it make? [E·hero New Bubble Man] has already made only one attack this turn, and is completely powerless against the newly appeared [Abyss Eye White Dragon]. Moreover, even if it attacks actively with its high attack power of 4500 points, before it can destroy the dragon with its effect, Jaden's base points will be reduced to zero due to the battle damage caused by the difference in attack power.

"No, not yet, Judai hasn't given up!" Unlike Maeda and Marufuji Sho, Manjoume's angle allowed him to see Judai's profile. "In Judai's eyes, there is still the will to continue fighting!"

"But what can we do in this situation?" Misawa asked, puzzled. "Does Jaden really have a chance to draw one of the five cards in his hand that can be used to find the weakness of [Abyssal White Dragon] and defeat it right now?"

"Isn't the answer to that kind of question obvious?" With a smirk, Manjoume said confidently. This confidence didn't come from himself, but from his belief in Jaden and the Duelist King. "There's a saying, 'A true duelist can control his own destiny, even the future of drawing cards can be created by himself.' Jaden has that ability."

"Let's show that guy over there what you're made of, Judai!"

"Ah, there's always a way." Jaden didn't turn his head, but just gave a thumbs up and said, "The limit of [Hero] hasn't been reached yet."

"During the Battle Phase, I will activate this Quick-Play Spell Card, [Bubble Disruption]!"

"It's a Quick-Play Spell Card?" Kaiba glanced at the card Jaden activated. "Are you trying to use that card to bridge the desperate power gap between your [E·Hero New Bubble Man] and [Abyss Eye]?"

"No, while [Hero] will fight bravely, courage is never the same as recklessness, is it?" Jaden said with a smile. "[Bubble Disruption] is a Quick-Play Spell Card that can only be activated when [E. Hero Bubble Man] is face-up on the field. Its effect is to change both my [E. Hero Bubble Man] in Attack Position and my opponent's face-up Attack Position monster to Defense Position!"

"The bubbles are making a mess!"

Although the powerful [Foam Launcher] is no longer available, the [E·hero New Foam Man] on the field in Jaden still has the ability to create bubbles. The foam gun equipped on his wrist sprays out a large amount of foam. Although it is fragile, the quantity is first-class. Even though [Abyssal White Dragon] can easily destroy a large area of ​​foam, it was accidentally covered in foam and turned into a defense position.

【E·hero New Foam Warrior】【ATK800→1200】

【Abyss Eye White Dragon】【ATK4500→DEF0】

"I see! That's what Jaden was planning!" Misawa clenched his fist and tapped his palm. "Although the attack power of [Abyssal White Dragon] has become the same as that of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] in the Seahorse Graveyard, only the attack power has changed. Unlike [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], which has extremely high attack and defense power, [Abyssal White Dragon] has a defense power of 0!"

After Jaden turned the "E·hero New Bubble Man" card on his Duel Disk horizontally, he looked at Kaiba with a smile and said, "Hehe, how's my Bubble Blind? Kaiba-san?"

"Hmph, to actually include that meaningless card in your deck, it's amazing you even managed to draw it. But it's only good-looking; what's the point of activating it now?" Kaiba said casually. "If you used it during my battle phase, it might have given you a little more time to survive, but so what if you changed the battle position of [Abyss Eye]? Do you have any monsters left that can attack and destroy it?"

“Hehe, I might actually have one?” Jaden said with a smile. “The [Bubble Disruption] tactic is not just about changing the battle position. The core is the 'switching' tactic after the bubbles obscure the view. By tribute-taking a [E·hero Bubble Man] that has been turned into a defense position, I can Special Summon a monster with [E·hero] in its name from my hand.”

On the Duel Disk, Jaden replaced the horizontally placed 【E·hero New Bubble Man】 with a monster card and shouted, "Come forth, warrior of 【E·hero】 with the sharpest blade and the strongest body!"

"【E·hero Golden Blade】!"

On the field of the tenth generation, a warrior covered in metal, with jet wings on his back and sharp blades on his wrist armor appeared behind [E·hero New Bubble Man]. Taking advantage of [Bubble Disruption] interfering with [Abyss Eye White Dragon's] vision, they quickly switched positions, and even gave each other a high five as they passed each other to complete the handover.

【E·hero Golden Blade】【7☆/location】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[2600/1800]

"【E·hero Golden Blade】possibly possesses defensive penetration capabilities. With an attack power of 2600, he can inflict a staggering 2600 damage when attacking 【Abyssal White Dragon】, whose defense is 0. And right now, he's still in my battle phase!" Jaden waved his hand and commanded, "Charge! 【E·hero Golden Blade】!"

"Eternal Calamity Slash!"

Embodying the beliefs of Jaden, [E·hero Gold Blade] flicked his wrist, and the blades on his arm armor opened to their maximum angle, just as his aura had swelled to its peak!

Facing the [Abyss-Eyed White Dragon], now is the best time to defeat it. There's no escape, no escape, no escape. There's only one word to do: —

war!

The swung blade struck the body of the [Abyssal White Dragon], first its wings, then its slender body. The seahorse man, with his arms crossed over his chest, calmly watched as the [E·hero Golden Blade]'s attack cleaved the [Abyssal White Dragon] in two, and then the overflowing damage came straight at him!

"Clang!"

[Hippocampus Man: 4000→1400LP]

"Yay! Yada! We've finally reduced their Life Points!" Maeda exclaimed excitedly as he watched Kaiba's Life Points plummet. "Well done, Judai!"

"You actually did it! Hmph, that's more like it, Judai!" Even Manjoume didn't hold back in praising Judai, looking utterly smug.

As Kaiba removed the card [Abyssal White Dragon] from the Duel Disk, which had vanished as a blue dot of light, a smirk appeared on his lips as he coldly remarked, "A mere 2600 Life Points, you can have it."

"But when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. The moment you shatter the [Abyss Eye White Dragon], the third effect of the [Abyss Eye] activates!"

"Destroy all monsters on your opponent's field! Let them be dragged into the abyss along with [Abyss Eye]!"

In its final moments before being destroyed, [Abyssal Eye White Dragon] unleashed a beam of light from the ring on its back, striking Jaden's only remaining character, [E·Hero Golden Blade]. Although the latter immediately attempted to block the attack with its crossed blades, it ultimately could not withstand [Abyssal Eye]'s dying counterattack and was destroyed along with it, sent to the graveyard.

Once again, all the monsters on both sides' fields were wiped out.

At this moment, his tense nerves finally relaxed a little. Judai took deep breaths to relieve the lack of oxygen caused by the tension, but still managed a smile: "Finally, victory is finally in front of me!"

As he spoke, Jaden glanced at the cards in his hand and played one, saying, "Quick-Play Spell Card [Call of Kuriboh], Special Summon [Winged Kuriboh] from my Deck to the field!"

"Then, the Quick-Play Spell Card [Berserker Shatter] banishes one monster from my Graveyard, and makes [Winged Kuriboh]'s ATK and DEF the same as the banished monster until the end of this turn!"

On the field of the Jaden, a small and cute furry monster appeared at the call of the flute, and then the power of [Berserker Shatter] merged into its petite body.

【Winged Kuriboh】【ATK300】

The monster card banished from the Graveyard by Jaden was displayed before Kaiba's eyes. It was none other than E-Hero Goldblade, which had just been destroyed by Abyssal White Dragon and sent to the Graveyard along with it!

Chapter 1204 The Minor Fish Crusher Reappears

The effect of [Berserker Shatter] allows [Winged Kuriboh] on the field in Jaden to fully inherit the ATK and DEF values ​​of the banished monster, and [E-Hero Goldblade]'s ATK is 2600, which is 100 points higher than the standard 2500 points of the protagonist's ace!

【Winged Kuriboh】【300/200→2600/1800】

Although Berserker Shatter doesn't allow Winged Kuriboh to inherit the effect of E. Hero Goldblade, there's absolutely no difference. With no monsters on Kaiba's field at the moment, Winged Kuriboh can secure victory for Jaden simply by attacking!

The opportunity to take his companions away from this world was right in front of him. Jaden, who had fought many battles but had not triggered the Kaiba Man back row face-down card, did not consider at all whether there was an attack declaration trap among the two face-down cards in his back row that he had not used so far.

After Winged Kuriboh received the power of E-Hero, he shouted, "This is the final attack, please, Aibo!"

"Curry!" (Leave it to me!)

The Winged Kuriboh, whose attack power had surged, also made a bending motion, trying to bulge the muscles in its arm. However, unfortunately, the boost from Berserker Shatter mainly came from the invisible fighting spirit around it rather than its physical body, so the Winged Kuriboh still looked small.

"Take this final blow, Kaiba! [Winged Kuriboh] - a direct attack on the opponent's duelist!" Jaden pointed at Kaiba and declared, "Berserk Smash!"

Jaden's hand, which had been replenished with the Treasure Card from Heaven, was now reduced to just one card. The attack launched by Winged Kuriboh was not only the final blow that could end the duel, but also the truly final blow that Jaden could deliver!

however--

After Jaden's Winged Kuriboh declared its attack, Kaiba remained calm and made no move. However, onlookers noticed that a mysterious face-down card in his backfield was finally revealed at that moment.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared behind him, letting out a majestic roar at the attacking Winged Kuriboh, even though he had already returned three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to his deck!

Amidst the roar of [Blue-Eyes], the [Berserker Shatter] buff on [Winged Kuriboh] was completely dispelled, and the little furball, which had only rushed forward a short distance, was pushed back by the wind stirred up by the roar of [Blue-Eyes]!

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Blue-Eyes's Glorious Light]: Send one [Blue-Eyes] monster from my Deck/Hand to the Graveyard, targeting one face-up monster on the field." He drew a card from his Duel Disk, and the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] card transformed into a speck of light, entering Kaiba's Graveyard. He looked at Jaden and said, "The monster I chose is naturally your only [Winged Kuriboh] monster on the field."

"As long as that monster is face-up on the field, it will be unable to attack due to the intimidation effect of [Blue Eyes]!"

"Ku, Kuri!" (I've become weaker, is it because of [Blue-Eyes]?)

As Jaden watched his Winged Kuriboh attack, imbued with all his hopes, miss its mark, his expression changed, but it was clearly not one of surprise; he seemed to have anticipated Kaiba's counterattack.

"So, there were cards that could defend against my attacks from the very beginning...."

Kaiba raised an eyebrow upon hearing Jaden's mutterings: "Hmph? You don't seem surprised at all?"

“If someone were watching the duel from the sidelines, they might think that I’ve been constantly breaking through the obstacles you set up, Kaiba, and gradually suppressing you this round, right? But that appearance is useless to me as a member of the duel.” Jaden paused, then said with some regret, “I can clearly feel that although you initially regarded me as an opponent you could fight on equal terms with, Mr. Kaiba, after I gradually showed my strength, you lost interest in going all out.”

"In a true all-out duel, a skilled duelist can make his opponent feel the mind and thoughts within his cards, but I can't feel anything. Rather than an all-out duel, I feel more like you are testing my specific strength."

Kaiba neither confirmed nor denied Jaden's guess, but continued, "So, you finally gave up because of despair?"

"No, quite the opposite. Even though I know perfectly well that my strength is far weaker than yours when you're not serious, I won't surrender so easily. I won't let go of even the slightest chance of success." Jaden said, taking a card from the graveyard. "Since [Winged Kuriboh] can't attack, let's let the 'strongest evolved dragon' see our evolution, Aibo!"

"My Battle Phase ends, and then during Main Phase 2, I activate the effect of [Winged Kuriboh LV6] in my Graveyard, banishing [Winged Kuriboh] from my field to Special Summon it!"

"Curry, Curry, Curry." (I've always had a slight doubt about whether [Blue Eyes] is truly stronger than me.)

Although the power boosted by [Berserker Shatter] was forced to be withdrawn due to the effect of [Blue Eye's Aura] before it could be unleashed, [Winged Kuriboh] still arrogantly uttered a harsh statement after Jaden pulled out a card from the graveyard, and then transformed the power around it into a new suit of clothing.

【Winged Kuriboh LV6】【DEF200】

"That monster... I see, that [Weapon Hole] from before?" Kaiba thought for a moment and immediately guessed when Jaden had sent that card to the graveyard. When Jaden activated [Weapon Hole] before, he sent the top card of his deck to the graveyard, so it must have been around that time that he sent [Winged Kuriboh LV6] to the graveyard.

But that wasn't all. Jaden glanced at his graveyard, then pressed the button to activate the face-down card, saying, "The card I set to face-down earlier was this [Miracle Fusion]. It banishes [E-Hero Nendoroid] and [E-Hero Bubble Man] from my graveyard as Fusion Material."

"O bubble hero with extraordinary wisdom, unite with the hero born from the earth, and continue to guard peace and justice in a new form!"

"Fusion Summon! [E·Hero Mudball]!"

The elemental forces of water and earth were awakened, harmonized, and resonated from Jaden's graveyard by the power of [Miracle Fusion]. [E·Hero Bubble Man] was gradually covered in thick clay. The mud, wet and then solidified, transformed into an exceptionally sturdy armor protecting [E·Hero Bubble Man] inside, making it look like some kind of armor made to restrain giant creatures.

【E·hero Mudball】】【6☆/Land】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[1900/3000]

"I set one card face down, and my turn ends." Jaden placed the last card in his hand face down on the back field, and looking at the lingering phantom of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind Kaiba, declared the end of his turn.

[Junior: 800LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Winged Kuriboh LV6】【DEF200】

【E·hero Mudball】】【DEF3000

【GaiKa】

Although he couldn't defeat Kaiba in this turn, Jaden believed that the possibility of victory already existed on his field: Winged Kuriboh LV6. It has an effect that combines the abilities of "Heavenly Punishment" and "Magic Cylinder". It can release itself when a monster on the opponent's field attacks or activates its effect, destroying that monster and inflicting damage to the opponent duelist equal to its original ATK.

Jaden doesn't have many life points left; after the consumption of "Hero's Arrival" and the bombardment of "Abyssal White Dragon," he only has 800 left. However, Kaiba's remaining 1400 points aren't much higher. As long as he summons a powerful monster, whether it's an attack or an effect activation, it can trigger the landmine-like effect of "Winged Kuriboh LV6," giving Jaden a final chance to turn the tide.

And then there's [E·hero Mudball Man]. Although it's an unusable monster like [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], its 3000 DEF is the final barrier. It can continue to protect Jaden after the effect of [Winged Kuriboh LV6] expires. After all, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] is known for its 3000 ATK, which [E·hero Mudball Man] can just barely defend against.

As for the last card... well, that's a secret for now.