Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"I think it's not just because of my [Red Eyes], right? In terms of effect damage, Jaden's Beloved Hero is just as good, it can easily deal over 5000 effect damage if you're not careful." Fubuki smiled nonchalantly, "As expected of you, Caesar, you practically treat the graveyard like a hand card."

“But I’m not bad at that either.” Lifting her Duel Disk, three digital cards flew out from the Graveyard and appeared before Fubuki. She then flipped them over to show Caesar, and as the distinctive glowing spots from banishing the three cards began to dissipate, Fubuki held up a monster card from her hand and showed it to Caesar, saying, “LOL [Eclipse Wyvern], LIGHT [New Emperor Soaring Dragon], DARK [Black Dragon Hatchling], I banish three LIGHT and DARK monsters from my Graveyard and Special Summon this monster from my hand!”

"Light is born from darkness, shadow is born from holiness, light and darkness intertwine to form the vortex of origin, spread your wings from within, dragon of light born from darkness!"

Fubuki held up the card and shouted, "Special Summon, Level 8!"

"A chaotic dragon named 'Livionia'! [Primordial Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God]!"

Chapter 1386 The Dragon Head Four

"A chaotic dragon named 'Livionia'! [Primordial Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God]!"

Two light and one dark graveyard dragons rose from Fubuki's graveyard in phantom form onto the field, seemingly merging together and compressing into a sphere with both black and white colors. It rotated continuously, forming a gravitational vortex, looking like a black hole or some kind of entrance to the root of the world.

Beneath this vortex, a colossal dragon with a black torso and limbs, white claws and wings slowly emerged. Its transparent surface was filled with flowing turquoise energy, which eventually converged on the spiral horns on its head and shoulders, making it look quite powerful.

【Mixed Origin Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God】【8☆/Dark】

[Dragon/Special Summon/Effect]

[3000/0]

"Although it is a monster that arrived later, like the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, the Origin Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God can enjoy the attack power bonus from the Heart of the Dragon."

[Mixed Origin Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God] [3000/0→4000/0]

Although she summoned a monster with an attack power of 3000 points, and its attack power is about to increase to 4000 points with the blessing of [Dragon Heart], Fubuki placed it on the field in defense position and had no intention of using it in battle.

"【Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex】cannot be Normal Summoned. It can be Special Summoned by banishing a total of three LIGHT and DARK monsters from my Graveyard. This effect can only be activated when 【Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex】is successfully Special Summoned. The specific effects of the monsters banished for that Special Summon apply, and this card cannot attack this turn."

After a pause, Fubuki continued, "But at the same time, if the [Eclipse Wyvern] in the Graveyard is banished, its effect can be chained and added to my hand by the monster banished by its first effect—that is, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"

Retrieve the previously banished [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], Fubuki waved her hand and said, "Then comes the effect of [Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God]. If the banished monster is both a LIGHT and a DARK monster, you can destroy up to two cards on the field."

"The cards I've chosen are—reveal the face-down card on your back field and the [Electronic Beacon] on your field!"

Fubuki's choice surprised Caesar. He didn't expect that Fubuki would not choose to destroy the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] on his field, but instead chose to destroy the [Cyber ​​Lighthouse] with the highest defense.

"If I destroy the only Attack Position monster you have on the field, how am I supposed to deplete your Life Points through attacks?" Fubuki replied with a confident expression. "As for [Cyber ​​Lighthouse], I remember that monster can be used as a [Fusion] Spell Card to perform Fusion Summoning of Machine-Type monsters. I have to consider how to weaken your counterattack strength next turn if I can't defeat you this turn, right?"

"Your [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex] can't attack because of their effects, yet you still want to destroy my monsters through battle?" He glanced at the two cards Fubuki had left in her hand. One was the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] that she had just added, but since she couldn't Normal Summon it, she couldn't Tribute Summon it. Moreover, she already had a [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and the even stronger [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex] on the field, so there was no need for her to summon it.

So, is it the remaining card? It's either a card that can turn the useless "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" into a useful resource, or a card that can summon a powerful monster with the power to change the situation and deliver a decisive blow, right?

In that case, my only choice is indeed—

As the [Mixed Dragon - Primordial Vortex] manipulated a vortex of light and darkness to spread across the field, easily destroying Caesar's [Electronic Lighthouse] and face-down card, Caesar's voice rang out amidst a gust of wind. But that wind wasn't from the vortex of the [Mixed Dragon - Primordial Vortex], but rather from the destroyed face-down card in Caesar's backfield?!

"When I was facing the Labyrinth Brothers alongside Jaden Yuki, I found this [Wild Tornado] to be quite useful, whether it was for destroying troublesome Spell/Trap Cards or for luring my opponent to destroy them to trigger its effect." A smirk played on Caesar's lips. "The destruction effect of [Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God] perfectly fulfills the activation condition for this card's second effect!"

"If a face-down [Wild Tornado] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can target one face-up card on the field and destroy that face-up card!"

"What?!" Fubuki exclaimed in surprise. "It's a card that can be destroyed? No wonder you never used that face-down card before, Akira."

"So, which card on my field will you use [Wild Tornado] to destroy?" Fubuki examined the monsters on her field. "Whether it's [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] or [Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Primordial God], they are both unable to attack, so choosing either one won't affect my inability to use the remaining monsters to attack."

"No, I never said I was going to destroy your cards, did I?" But to Fubuki's surprise, Kaiser didn't choose either [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] or [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex], but instead pointed to his own field. "Just as you said, keeping [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] is practically giving you a way to reduce my Life Points through attacks. For victory, I choose to destroy the monster on my field—the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] in Attack Position!"

"boom!"

A massive tornado rose from the ground, enveloping the towering steel-boned dragon. With a deafening roar, the entire body of the [Armored Dragon - Electronic Dark Dragon] disintegrated into countless fragments, as if Caesar had deliberately destroyed it and sent it to its graveyard!?

For the sake of victory, he would sacrifice even his own monster, Caesar, without the slightest hesitation, even if after that he only had two monsters in defense position left on his field.

[Electronic Loongson] [DEF100]

【Electronic Dragon Core】【DEF1500】

"Not even a sliver of a chance? That's excessively meticulous, Ryo. While the actions seem to have become much more aggressive, the defense hasn't become any less lenient."

Fubuki watched helplessly as the only Attack Position monster on Kaiser's field disappeared, but then changed the subject, "But, did you expect this card to appear?"

As the raging wind subsided, revealing the remains of the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon], Caesar suddenly noticed that a new dragon-type monster had inexplicably appeared on Tenjouin Fubuki's field. Even though its size had been reduced to fit the field, it was still extremely large.

[Black Hole Dragon] [8☆/Dark]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[3000/2000]

"【Dark Hole Dragon】? Isn't that one of the monsters you sent to the graveyard before?" Kaiser remembered that Fubuki sent this card from the deck to the graveyard when she used 【Dragon Heart】. Having not witnessed Jaden's duel with Fubuki when she was still "Darkness", he didn't understand how Fubuki Special Summoned this monster.

"Not only [Red-Eyes], but even [Black Hole Dragon] has appeared?" In the audience, Jaden also had a deep impression of the monster that Fubuki used during the "Darkness" era. "Was it Special Summoned by the effect of [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex]? Each effect is actually interconnected. As expected of Fubuki!"

"【Black Hole Dragon】Can be activated if a monster on my hand, graveyard, or field is destroyed by the effect of a card that does not target itself; Special Summon this card." Fubuki explained the monster that appeared on her field. "【Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor】's card destruction effect is a non-targeting effect. Although it was a pity that it accidentally activated your 【Wild Tornado】, it successfully activated the effect of 【Black Hole Dragon】, allowing me to Special Summon it from my graveyard!"

"Its second effect can only be activated when [Black Hole Dragon] is Special Summoned. During the End Phase of this turn, I can add one [Black Hole] from my Deck to my hand. Incidentally, the third effect of [Black Hole Dragon] is that this card on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects, regardless of whether it is targeted."

Fubuki's words made Caesar smile: "So, when the next turn comes, you can freely activate [Black Hole] to destroy all the monsters on the field, but your [Black Hole Dragon] will not be affected and can attack me directly after that, threatening me with the future, is that what you mean?"

"No, it's not just about the future, Ryo. Unlike [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and [Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Primordial God], [Black Hole Dragon] has no restrictions on attacking after being Special Summoned. At the same time, it will also receive the bonus from the previously activated [Dragon Heart], increasing its attack power by 1000 points."

[Black Hole Dragon] [ATK3000→4000]

"It's not over yet! I'm going to activate the effect of this [Seven Star Sword] in my hand again, banishing one Level 7 monster from my hand or the field to activate this effect, and draw two cards from my Deck." Showing all two remaining cards in her hand, Fubuki said, "The one I'm banishing is this second [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] that I just added to my hand with the effect of [Eclipse Wyvern]!"

"Draw!"

She glanced at the two cards she had drawn from her deck: one was the Spell Card "Silent Dead," which could revive a Normal Monster in the Graveyard in Defense Position, and the other was a monster that Fubuki recognized quite well.

Seeing the monster appear before her, Fubuki smiled wryly, "Is this fate? As expected, the ace will still come into my hands."

"I am releasing my [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] in Attack Position!"

Holding the card high, Fubuki shouted, "Descend, ultimate dark power—[Red-Eyes Dark Dragon]!"

On the snowfield, a thick pillar of fire rose from the spot where the liberated Red-Eyes Black Dragon had been. Absorbing the power of the flames within, Red-Eyes Black Dragon began to transform. Its slender body became longer, its forelimbs atrophied and disappeared, and its wings multiplied. From a four-legged winged dragon, it transformed into a two-legged flying dragon. The excess power within the pillar of fire finally condensed into orange-red crystals and patterns.

This is the ultimate manifestation of the "Darkness" power within Fubuki—the Dark [Red-Eyes], which also bears the name "Darkness"!

【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】【9☆/Dark】

[Dragon/Special Summon/Effect]

[2400/2000]

But it wasn't over yet; another figure appeared amidst the splattering flames!

Diablos, the Dark Lord [8☆/Dark]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[3000/2000]

"【Diablos the Dark Lord】can only activate its effect if it exists in my hand or Graveyard and a DARK monster on my field is Tributed, allowing me to Special Summon 【Diablos the Dark Lord】." Fubuki explained the origin of 【Diablos the Dark Lord】, "【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】tributed 【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】, triggering the activation condition of 【Diablos the Dark Lord】's effect, and Special Summoned it to my field in Attack Position!"

"In this way, I will have three monsters on the field that can launch attacks!"

"【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】, 【Black Hole Dragon】, 【Diablos the Dark Lord】, these monsters are all microcosms of the pain I have experienced in the past, but that doesn’t mean that the meaning of a life filled with pain is only the experience of pain itself."

With only one [Silent Dead] card in her hand, Fubuki didn't rush into the battle. Instead, she suddenly spoke up, saying, "On the contrary, it is precisely because of my experiences over the past year that I have seen the true light more clearly in my eyes."

"Ryo, my friend, even in darkness, keep your heart of light. Let this attack be my farewell to you!"

This inter-school exchange tournament also marked the end of the semester. After that, Fubuki would have to repeat her third year due to absenteeism over the past year, while Caesar would graduate and leave the school. In other words, this duel could be considered the last duel between these former classmates and friends as students.

That's why, even though he had already confirmed through two duels that Kaiser was still the same Ryo Marufuji he knew, Fubuki still wanted to choose Kaiser as his opponent in the semi-finals—the purpose of which was to make this duel his "graduation duel" with Kaiser.

"My battle phase is about to begin, Ryou!" Without waiting for Caesar's response, Fubuki waved her hand and said, "I'm going to launch a full-scale attack on you using my [Dark Lord Diablos], [Black Hole Dragon], and [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon]!"

【Dragon's Heart】It's still at C! Not only 【Black Hole Dragon】, but also 【Dark Lord Diablos】 and 【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】will receive an attack power bonus this turn, and 【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】even has an attack power bonus provided by its own effect.

[Diablos, the Dark Lord] [ATK3000→4000]

【True Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】【ATK2400→3400→4000】

The two [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] cards in the Fubuki Graveyard provide [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon] with a 600-point attack bonus, raising its attack power to 4000 points, which is equivalent to the other two Dark-attribute Dragon monsters. A total of three powerful Dragon monsters with 4000 attack power launch an all-out attack on Caesar!

"This is also my struggle for victory!" Fubuki clenched her fist, full of determination.

Chapter 1387 My Struggle Is Above Yours

[Ryo Marufuji: 800LP, 6 card in hand]

[Electronic Loongson] [DEF100]

【Electronic Dragon Core】【DEF1500】

[The Dark World of Electronics] [The Dark Invasion of Electronics]

[Tenjōin Fubuki: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

Diablos, the Dark Lord, [ATK4000]

【Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】【ATK4000】

【Black Hole Dragon】【ATK4000】

【Mixed Origin Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God】【DEF0】

【GaiKa】

With only two defense-position monsters on the field, Kaiser was facing a combined attack from Fubuki's three powerful monsters with an attack power of 4000. Almost at the same time as Fubuki gave the attack command, two beams of black dragon breath spewed from the mouths of [Black Hole Dragon] and [Dark Lord Diablos], destroying the two monsters on Kaiser's field and sending them to the graveyard.

At the same time that [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] was destroyed, Caesar seemed oblivious to the fact that his last monster on the field had also been destroyed, maintaining his cold smile as he said, "When [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] is sent to the graveyard, activate its effect. Select one [Cyber ​​Dragon] from my Deck or Graveyard and add it to your hand. I select one [Cyber ​​Dragon] from my Deck."

"Still thinking about searching for cards, Ryo? You should think more about how to defend against this final attack!" Fubuki said. "The final attack, as expected, will be carried out by [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon], a direct attack on the opponent's duelist, [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon]!"

"Dark Flame Bullet!"

The decisive blow came from [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon]. Blazing black flames erupted from the dragon's mouth, transforming into a massive fireball that crashed down like a tidal wave. Caesar, whose field was completely empty, had virtually no means to withstand such an attack.

Even with a full 4000 base points, one would likely be defeated by the extremely violent Dragonfire Bullet, let alone Caesar, whose base points were only a flickering candle in the wind with a mere 800 points remaining. It seemed as if he would be wiped out of base points and defeated by the direct attack of the [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon] at any moment.

Looking up at the black flames falling from the sky, Caesar's lips curled into a smile: "This is truly an exhilarating attack, Tenjouin Fubuki... it seems she really can snatch victory from my hands!"

"But Muda Muda Muda! Struggle? For victory, my struggle far surpasses yours!"

From Caesar's hand, a figure flew out, intercepting the incoming Dark Flame Bullet with the precision of an anti-aircraft missile, detonating it before it could reach Caesar!

The scorching black flames exploded in mid-air, turning into a dazzling display of fireworks, but only blew a gust of hot air towards Caesar, failing to cause him any damage whatsoever!

"Monster card, [Quick-Play Scarecrow], used to block the direct attack of [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon], how familiar is that scene? Remember when you challenged me before, this card also blocked your attack, right?"