Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Caesar sneered and displayed the card in his hand that had just blocked the attack of [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon], saying, "This card can only be discarded from my hand when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack to activate its effect."

"Nullify that attack and force an end to the combat phase afterward."

While sending the card to the graveyard, Caesar couldn't resist adding insult to injury: "It really is thanks to your [Heavenly Treasure Card] that this card was delivered into my hands."

"Tsk, 'Powerful cards often come with great risks' is a rather apt description." Seeing that Caesar's base score remained at 800 points and had not decreased further, and that her battle phase had been forcibly ended, Fubuki was quite disappointed but had no choice but to enter her main phase two. She casually complained, "Isn't there any card that can draw a large number of cards at once, but without having to take any risks?"

“Of course there are. For example, my ‘Treasure of Fate’ card not only determines the number of cards drawn entirely by dice, but also requires drawing the same number of cards from the top of the deck.” Jonouchi said from the audience, which drew a strange look from Hayato.

"The guaranteed draw is one card and banish one card. There's no limit to activating one card per turn, and there are no self-restrictions or limitations. Plus, in your hand, it can often turn into an absurd situation where you can draw six cards and banish six cards at once. In my opinion, 'Treasure of Fate' should be banned even more than 'Treasure from Heaven'," Hayato complained. "And it banishes cards face-up from the top of the deck. The 'Thunder Dragon' deck is practically green with envy."

"【Thunder Dragon】? That's Guiping's card, isn't it? It does seem to mainly focus on activating monster effects from the hand and banishing monsters." Jonouchi thought for a moment and said, "But tell me, isn't the cost high? 【Treasure of Fate】is much better than Kaiba's shameless 【Treasure of Life-Slaying】, 'Discard all cards after five turns'? If you draw five cards in one go and still can't defeat your opponent after five turns, then you deserve to lose."

"It feels inferior to Malik's [Survival Treasure Card]," Yugi remarked from the side. "It seems that [Survival Treasure Card] is currently the only [Treasure Card] card on the banned list, right?"

"It deserves to be banned. A monster can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard and you can draw three cards every turn? Can you believe that's for human use? If you attach that card, you can draw three more after using one Monster Reborn. If it's my Horus, a monster that can jump out of the Graveyard every turn, you can draw twelve cards in one turn." Hayato shrugged. "Even if it's reduced to one card, it's still destined to be banned."

Hearing Hayato and the others' words, Pegasus muttered under his breath, "I thought I designed the card's effect quite well, but they said it was completely useless. That's really sad..."

"Snow Leopard, shut up! The guy who designed his own cheat card has no right to speak." X3

In the duel arena, although she only had one card left in her hand, [Silent Dead], Fubuki did not activate it. Instead, she set it face-down in the back row and said, "During my Main Phase 2, I set a card face-down in the back row."

Activating "Silent Dead" means that you can only Special Summon Normal Monsters in Defense Position. Fubuki only has "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" as a Normal Monster in his Graveyard, but Special Summoning it will actually lower the ATK of "Red-Eyes Dark Dragon" on his field. At the same time, he doesn't lack one or two Defense Position Wall Monsters on his field.

In particular, if Caesar summons his "old friend" [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], which he has abandoned countless times, in the next turn, the monster in defense position will be practically a target, allowing Caesar to deal even more damage to himself.

Therefore, it might be better to place this "Silent Dead" card on the back field to fool the wind; who knows, it might even fool someone.

However, besides not summoning a new [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], the [Mixed Dragon - Vortex Primordial God] with 0 DEF on your field must also be dealt with.

"I will release one of my DARK monsters on the field—this Defense Position [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex]—to activate the effect of [Dark Lord Diablos]." With a wave of her hand, Fubuki sent [Mixed Dragon - Primordial God of the Vortex] to the Graveyard. "Your opponent can choose one card from their hand and return it to the top or bottom of their Deck."

After recovering the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] and playing a [Quick-Attack Scarecrow], Caesar still had six cards in his hand. Although it was a bit of a drop in the bucket, Fubuki thought that reducing Caesar's hand by one card was better than nothing. Anyway, the main purpose was to avoid keeping the [Mixed Origin Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God] with 0 defense to allow the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] that might appear to attack.

Caesar glanced at his hand and casually placed a card back into the deck, saying, "I choose to send this card back to the bottom of the deck."

"Because the number of Dragon monsters in my graveyard has increased, Red-Eyes Dark Dragon's ATK has increased by 300 points, and then I end my turn here." With her arms hanging down, Fubuki looked at Caesar and said, "Although I don't have enough cards to set up more defenses, at least I still have 4000 Life Points. Even if you reveal them, it won't be easy to clear my Life Points in a short time."

"During my end phase, due to the effect of [Black Hole Dragon], I add [Black Hole] from my deck to my hand. Then, on my next turn, I will activate this card. So, let your turn begin, reveal!"

【Tenjōin Fubuki: 4000LP, Hand cards 1→0→1】

【True Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】【ATK4000→3300】

[Black Hole Dragon] [ATK4000→3000]

[Diablos, the Dark Lord] [ATK4000→3000]

[GaiK] X2

As Fubuki announced the end of her turn, Caesar prepared to begin his own, placing his hand in the empty slot of the Duel Disk, which then delivered a digitized card to his hand: "Is it either me defeating you this turn, or you defeating me next turn? This is getting more and more interesting, Tenjouin Fubuki. Well then, it's my turn now—to struggle for victory!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

The moment Caesar drew his card, Fubuki waved her hand and said, "During my opponent's preparation phase, I'm going to release my [Dark Lord Diablos] on the field to activate this face-down card on my back field—the trap card [Metalize - Enhanced Reflective Armor]!"

Despite having the resistance to be targeted by the opponent's card effects or to be Tributed, Fubuki still decisively Tributed [Dark Lord Diablos] to activate this Trap Card. "This card can only be activated by Tributing one face-up monster on my field. Special Summon one monster from my Deck, Graveyard, or Hand that cannot be Normal Summoned and has the card name of [Metallic Reflective Armor]."

"I Special Summon [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] from my Deck. Also, because the number of Dragon-Type monsters in my Graveyard has increased again, [Red-Eyes Dark Dragon]'s ATK increases by 300!"

【True Red-Eyes Dark Dragon】【ATK3300→3600】

As the wyvern absorbed the power of the dragons in the graveyard, increasing its attack power, a large amount of molten metal flew out from the face-down card on the back field, enveloping [Dark Lord Diablos]. The solidified molten metal formed a sphere, from which a pair of sharp claws pierced, tearing open this "shell." A metallic [Red-Eyes], its entire body encased in heavy metal, emerged from it, exuding a menacing aura!

[Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] [8☆/Dark]

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[3400/2400]

"【Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon】cannot be Normal Summoned. It can be Special Summoned by the effect of 【Metalize & Reflect Armor】, which is activated by Tributing a Level 5 or higher Dragon-Type monster. After 【Metalize & Reflect Armor】 is activated, it will be equipped to 【Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon】 as an Equip Card."

Fubuki snapped her fingers, watching as [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] reabsorbed the torn metal around it, its attack and defense increasing together. "As an Equip Card, [Metalize & Reflect Armor] increases the equipped monster's attack and defense by 400 points, preventing it from being destroyed by the effects of Spell/Monsters. At the same time, the opponent cannot target the equipped monster with the effects of Spell/Monsters."

【Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon】(Metalized - Enhanced Reflective Armor) 【3400/2400→3800/2800】

The destruction resistance granted by the Metallization and Reflective Armor equipped on Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon is not limited to the opponent's effects, but also includes the effects activated by Fubuki. In other words, apart from Black Hole Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon equipped with Metallization and Reflective Armor will not be destroyed when Fubuki activates Black Hole in the next turn.

At the same time, this can effectively prevent the embarrassing situation where Caesar plays a [Lightning Strike] and destroys all of Fubuki's monsters on the field, leaving only a [Black Hole Dragon]. More importantly, Fubuki specially summoned [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] before Caesar entered the Main Phase in order to use its effect.

However, Fubuki noticed that although she had specially summoned [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon], Caesar's expression remained quite calm, even showing a hint of contempt.

"Machine race? Using a Machine race monster against my 'Electron Stream'? That's even more reckless than using a Dragon race monster knowing I'm using 'Inner Electron Stream,' Tenjouin Fubuki." Caesar said with a cold laugh, "Or does that monster have some powerful effect that would make you place your hopes on it even if it changed your race?"

"Let's test it out with this card. I'll Normal Summon [Cyber ​​Dragon Core], and then activate its effect if it's successfully Normal Summoned, adding one [Cyber] or [Artificial Brain] Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand. I've chosen [Cyber ​​Load Fusion]!"

The Cyber ​​Dragon Core, which was previously recycled by Cyber ​​Dragon Core, was summoned by Caesar for the second time in an attempt to retrieve cards from the deck, and Fubuki remembered the effect of the Cyber ​​Load Fusion.

"You think you can choose a Fusion Material card from monsters on the field and banished? Don't even think about it!" Fubuki remembered that Caesar had banished a total of five [Cyber ​​Dark] monsters before, three of which were Machine-Type monsters. If Caesar's card name on the field was [Cyber ​​Dragon], [Cyber ​​Dragon Core], he could easily summon [Chimera Overload Dragon], which could attack multiple times. That monster was even more threatening than [Cyber ​​End Dragon].

"It's a bit of a shame, but it's pointless not to use the effect when it's needed! The effect of [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] can only be activated when the opponent activates an effect, negating that activation!" Fubuki pointed to the only [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] on Kaiser's field, "Then, it can inflict damage on the opponent's duelist equal to the original ATK value of one Attack Value monster on the opponent's field!"

Coincidentally, perhaps because it was intended to be used as fusion material without considering its display format, the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] on Kaiser's field is in attack position!

【Electronic Dragon Core】【ATK400】

Chapter 1388 The End of Electronics? The End of Electronic Darkness!

"boom!"

The breath of the [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] swept over, and the dragon breath mixed with molten iron instantly melted the cables on the [Electronic Dragon Core] and blocked it with solidified metal blocks, preventing it from being used. Meanwhile, the black flames that were not blocked rushed towards Caesar.

[Marufuji Ryo: 800→400LP, 5 cards in hand]

"The 400 ATK of [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] is converted into 400 effect damage to your Life Points." Fubuki looked at Caesar's Life Points being halved. "I don't think you have [Cyber ​​Dragon] in your hand, right? Otherwise, you could have Special Summoned [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] before Normal Summoning it. I was even thinking of using your [Cyber ​​Dragon] to deliver a finishing blow."

"While it might deal maximum damage to you when used on monsters like [Cyber ​​Dragon], it seems more important to prevent [Cyber ​​Load Fusion] from entering your hands."

After a pause, Fubuki continued, "So, the Normal Summon, which can only be used once per turn, was used on [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] but failed to activate its effect. Now, Akira, what will you choose to do next? Will you use [Cyber ​​Dragon Core], whose card name is considered [Cyber ​​Dragon], to fuse with my Machine-Type monster [Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon] and Special Summon [Chimera Fortress Dragon]?"

"You've gathered quite a bit of information. Is that why you couldn't wait to activate the effect of 'Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon' even though you knew it would be a waste to use it now after seeing that I had normally summoned 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core'?" Caesar raised his head, a smirk playing on his lips. "However, 'Chimera Fortress Dragon' alone is not enough for me to win."

"Victory is everything, and my struggle for it goes far beyond that!" Caesar roared, pointing to a card in front of him. "Spell Card: [Machine Copy]! This card can only be activated by targeting one Machine-Type monster on my field with 500 or less ATK. The monster I've chosen is—[Cyber ​​Dragon Core] with 400 ATK!"

"Special Summon up to two monsters with the same name as that monster from my Deck, and while [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] is on the field or in the Graveyard, its card name is treated as [Cyber ​​Dragon]!"

Fubuki's eyes widened upon seeing the appearance of [Mechanical Replication Technique]: "Could it be!?"

"That's right, I'm going to Special Summon two Cyber ​​Dragons from my deck! Come forth, Cyber ​​Dragons!" Laughing wildly, Caesar waved his hand, and two fully armed Cyber ​​Dragons immediately appeared on either side of the Cyber ​​Dragon Core on the field. "Now I have three Cyber ​​Dragons on the field!"

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

(Darkened [Electronic Dragon])

"Spell Card, [Fusion Sage], I add a [Fusion] Spell Card from my deck to my hand, then activate it. I must perform a Fusion Summon immediately!"

No special Fusion Spell Cards are needed; simply using Fusion in Caesar's hands is enough to summon a sufficiently powerful being!

The three-body monsters came into contact under the power of [fusion]. The outer armor of the two [electronic dragons] moved, docked, and spliced ​​together, enveloping the bodies of the other two [electronic dragons] connected by cables from the [electronic dragon core]. Then, a pair of mechanical wings were pieced together with redundant armor and spread out from behind.

A familiar old friend to both Fubuki and Caesar—the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]—slowly makes its appearance within the fusion vortex!

Although it was the same three-headed mechanical dragon, in Caesar's hands at this moment, like the [Electronic Dragon] before, the [Electronic Termination Dragon] had a darker style, and the pure energy gems embedded in its wings and chest were stained with a trace of black.

【Electronic Terminator】【ATK4000】

“【Cyber ​​Dragon】... It’s been a long time.” Seeing Caesar summon 【Cyber ​​Dragon】, Fubuki couldn’t help but smile, but then she said seriously, “However, Akira, I was wary of your 【Cyber ​​Dragon】, which is why I sent my 【Mixed Dragon - Giant Vortex Progenitor God】, which had only 0 DEF in Defense Position, to the Graveyard before, just to prevent you from wiping out my Life Points with the Defense Penetration effect of 【Cyber ​​Dragon】.”

"Right now, I have three monsters on the field: Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon with 3800 ATK, Red-Eyes Dark Dragon with 3600 ATK, and Black Hole Dragon with at least 3000 ATK. Which one do you want to attack with Cyber ​​End Dragon?"

Although it was the familiar [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], Fubuki didn't feel much pressure because it wasn't the 8000-point attack power summoned by Kaiser using [Power Combination]. "Even if you attacked [Black Hole Dragon], you could only deal 1000 points of combat damage to me. Unlike you, whose base score is waning, mine is still a full 4000 points!"

"The advantage is still on my side!"

Fubuki's words did not cause a significant change in Caesar's expression. He merely glanced at his remaining three cards, decisively drew one, and said, "No, quite the opposite, the advantage is on my side now, because I never intended to use [Cyber ​​Dragon] to win from the beginning."

"Its power is insufficient, the power of the 'surface electron flow' is insufficient, and the power of the [electron darkness] and the 'inner electron flow' is also insufficient."

"My struggle for victory involves not only the willingness to give up both, but also the resolve to master both simultaneously. So let's merge here: 'surface electron flow' and 'inner electron flow'!"

"No, the next fusion is the fusion of 'electron flows'!"

"Spell Card, [Overload Fusion] activated!"

With the resolve to sacrifice everything, [Overload Fusion] shines in Caesar's hand, banishing cards from his field and graveyard as Fusion Material.

The newly introduced Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon is one of the fusion materials, but to Fubuki's surprise, the other fusion material is the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon from Kaiser's Graveyard!?

"The [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] that was sent to the graveyard using [Cyber ​​Horizon]?!" In the audience, Misawa stared in shock at the two monsters about to fuse on Kaiser's field. "Could it be that... could it be that Kaiser had already foreseen this situation before Tenjouin Fubuki's turn even arrived, and sent the [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] to the graveyard long ago, even though it wouldn't have been of any use then?!"

“In chess, there’s a saying, ‘think three moves ahead before making a move,’ which refers to a player’s ability to anticipate how their opponent will respond to their decision and how they themselves should react. The same applies to duels.” Asuka Tenjouin observed the arena. “As for Caesar, he had already guessed that his brother would definitely defeat his [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon], so he was preparing for the unfolding of the third move from the very first move.”

"Speaking of which, the two 'electron flows', one 'on the surface' and one 'inside,' can actually fuse together?" The existence of the "inside electron flow" is already little known, let alone the fact that the representative monsters of the "surface electron flow" and the "inside electron flow" could actually fuse together? Even Yugi was somewhat surprised and looked at Hayato with curious eyes.

The reason isn't anything else, but mainly because Hayato had explained to them that his [Dragon Radiance Technique] was the ultimate secret technique of "Electronic Flow." He had even had a fierce duel with Samejima Shihan, who used "Reverse Electron Flow," for which he was the only one among so many people present who had a deep understanding of "Reverse Electron Flow." Perhaps he knew what kind of monster Caesar was going to fuse with.

Hayato actually knew what monster Caesar was going to fuse with, and smiled mysteriously: "Although most 'Cyber ​​Stream' monsters don't have much resistance and basically push their destructive power to the limit to unleash as much dazzling brilliance as possible, 'Reverse Cyber ​​Stream' rarely has a certain suppressive power. The previous [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] even had multiple tri-color counters."

"When the ultimate brilliance and the powerful suppression merge together, a strong resistance that is extremely rare in 'electron flow' will be born. Although it is not 'all resistance', it can be called 'pseudo-all resistance'."

Its name is—

The red electric light that surged during [Overload Fusion] spread to the two massive machines behind Caesar. The claws on the abdomen of [Armored Dragon - Electronic Dark Dragon] opened one by one, extending cables to connect with [Electronic Terminator Dragon] and then suddenly pulling it into the empty space. The opened claws closed simultaneously, clamping down firmly on [Electronic Terminator Dragon]!?

Under Fubuki's astonished gaze, black mist surged from the body of the [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] that was holding the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], enveloping both itself and the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]. Within the pitch-black mist, red electricity transformed into yellow lightning and emerged.

"The glory that shines like starlight, and the shadows hidden beneath the light, all intertwine and twist wildly here! Dance, howl, and then ravage!!"

Caesar, gazing at the colossal monster shrouded in mist, shouted, "Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Don't blink! This is the last monster you'll ever see!"

"This is the dual supreme secret of 'surface electron flow' and 'inner electron flow'—fusion summoning, level 12☆!"

As Caesar raised his hand high, the [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] on his field, which was shrouded in mist, responded. The bright yellow lightning that had been bound by the mist broke free of its restraints, and the yellow light full of destructive aura filled the entire field of vision.

A card appeared in Caesar's hand, which he then played, simultaneously calling out the name of the fused monster—

"—【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】!!!"

Although its posture appears unchanged, still simply holding the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], the inner workings of the [Armored Black Dragon - Electronic Dark Dragon] have become entirely different.

The [Armored Black Dragon], no, the [Armored Emperor Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon], has transcended its original limits. Cards in the graveyard will no longer be an aid to it, but it will no longer be bound by the graveyard. It has transcended conventional limitations and reached a new realm, just like Caesar struggling with the determination to abandon everything in pursuit of victory!

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】【12☆/Dark】