Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

However, You Yang's next move completely shattered his hopes.

"I return the sleeping Elemental HERO Neos and the banished Elemental HERO Flamewing - Flame Strike to the Deck!"

As You Yang picked up two cards with his two fingers, the two pure white, holy phantoms behind him also began to move.

They transformed into two streaks of light, resolutely plunging into the slowly opening, strangely pulsating fusion vortex in the sky.

In an instant, the platinum light representing "New Universe" and the crimson flames representing "Winged Warrior" collided and intertwined violently at the center of the vortex!

An unprecedented, sacred, and powerful force was being conceived and erupting within it!

"The radiance of the new universe and the wings of heroes resonate miraculously at this moment!"

Fusion Summon!

"Descend! Shining wings that tear through the darkness—!"

"【Elemental Heroes: Shiny New Cosmic Warrior】!"

"boom--!!!"

With a clear, resounding boom, a figure shimmering with dazzling silver-white light burst out of the vortex, descending upon the earth with a divine pressure!

His entire body was tightly covered by streamlined platinum armor, every inch of which shimmered with starlight.

The pair of wings that spread out behind them were no longer soft, white feathers, but were made up of countless energy blades that shimmered with a chilling light, and were incomparably sharp.

In his hand, he also gripped a uniquely shaped long-handled curved sword. On the blade, killing intent and holiness coexisted, and it gleamed with a piercing cold light!

[Elemental Heroes: Shining New Universe Knight] [8 Stars]

[Light/Fusion/Warrior/Effect] [Attack: 3100 / Defense: 2500]

You Yang's offensive showed no sign of stopping. He suddenly waved his hand, pointing at the radiant new hero on the field:

"Next, I'll activate the entrance effect of [Elemental HERO: Shiny Neo-Cosmic Wingman]!"

"This effect can only be activated if this card is successfully Special Summoned."

"I can choose to destroy any cards on my opponent's field—up to the number of attribute types of monsters on the field!"

You Yang's icy gaze swept across the entire room, like a judge taking stock of crimes:

"At this moment, the field contains monsters from both of us."

"The light-attribute [Flash Neo-Winged Warrior], the dark-attribute [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D], and your fire-attribute [Flame King Beast Hanuman]!"

"Light, Darkness, and Fire—three attributes in total!"

"So I can destroy up to three cards on your field without targeting them!"

Garru's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and his face turned deathly pale.

Destroying the object without selecting it?! And three of them?!

Chapter 203 A direct attack of 8800! New Universe Slash!

"However, given that you only have two cards left on the field."

You Yang's finger fell mercilessly, pronouncing a death sentence:

"So I choose to destroy—your [Teammon Hanuman] and [Link Kuriboh] on the field!"

"Disappear!"

"drink--!"

[Elemental Heroes - Shining Neo-Winged] let out a low shout, and the blade feathers on his back suddenly flapped, stirring up a series of visible air waves, and his figure rushed out like lightning!

A cold glint flashed across the air!

The blade in his hand moved in rapid succession, so fast that its trajectory was impossible to discern.

As the piercing light of the blade flashed by, the [Teammon Hanuman] and [Connect Kuriboh] on the Garrutor Field didn't even have time to react before they were neatly cleaved in two!

"Bang! Bang!"

Two violent explosions rang out, and the two monsters were reduced to fragments in the towering flames, completely disappearing from the field.

"How...how could this happen..."

Garru stared blankly at the empty space that had suddenly become his own, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.

"You...you actually have such a terrifying face-down card hidden in your backcourt?!"

This was not just a way to clear the field, but a complete extinguishment of all his hopes.

Without monsters as springboards and without connecting materials, his tactics will completely collapse.

In the end... I still lost!

"Is this all there is to despair?"

"That's not all! It doesn't end there!"

Having shattered Garru's last hope, Youyang's voice remained cold, and his offensive continued:

"【Elemental Heroes: Shiny New Universe】possesses another powerful permanent effect."

"This card on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects, and—its ATK increases by 300 for each monster in your Graveyard!"

The graveyard slot on Youyang's Duel Disk flashed red wildly, and countless phantoms of heroic spirits appeared behind him, letting out a deafening battle roar!

"Nineteen monsters are currently sleeping in my graveyard!"

"Their indomitable fighting spirit will all be transformed into the power of [Elemental Hero: Shining New Universe Winged Knight]!"

"Attack power - increased!!"

As the afterimages merged into the body of the Shining New Universe Wingman, his platinum armor burst forth with a brilliance even more dazzling than the sun, and his aura rose steadily, reaching a terrifying level!

【Elemental Heroes - Shining New Universe Winged Knight】【Attack: 3100 → 8800 / Defense: 2500】

"Attack power...eight...eight thousand eight hundred?!"

Chen Yuan stared intently at the [Elemental Hero - Shining New Universe Winged Knight] on the field, his face filled with indescribable shock.

This is hardly a duel.

This was clearly a complete and utter massacre, a dimensional reduction attack!

The group of henchmen that Garru brought with him were also dumbfounded, their jaws practically dropping to the ground.

They weren't unaware that their leader had lost before.

In the daily sparring within "Horizon", Garru had lost several times in his efforts to hone his skills, not to mention his battles against Lilith and the others.

Getting thrashed is a normal occurrence, and of course, Lilith and her group have lost before.

But... to be completely suppressed from beginning to end like today, with no power to fight back, and even having their underwear stripped off, is a humiliating defeat they've never seen before.

The infamous "Flame King," a ruthless and ferocious beast in the Raleigh City underworld, actually lost without any chance of resistance?

"I... am ending my turn."

Garru's voice was hoarse and dry, as if his throat was filled with sand.

Looking at his empty field, then at his graveyard where he couldn't activate any effects, and the monster in his hand that was blocked by the rules and couldn't be Special Summoned...

He knew that the situation was hopeless.

He has already lost.

"My turn!"

"Draw a card!"

You Yang's finger swept across the top of the card deck with a swift and decisive motion.

But at this moment, it no longer matters what he drew!

Facing an opponent with an open goal, You Yang didn't even plan to revive the immortal [Destiny Hero - Destruction Phoenix] in the graveyard to increase his damage.

He simply waved his hand coldly, giving the final instruction:

"I'm going straight into the battle phase!"

"Go! [Elemental Heroes: Shiny New Cosmic Knight]!"

"Direct attack on the player!"

"—Radiant Brilliance: New Universe Slash!"

"Drink up—!"

In mid-air, [Elemental Hero - Shining New Universe Winged Knight] let out a clear and melodious howl. The wings on his back, made of blades of light, suddenly spread out, and he transformed into a dazzling meteor as he swooped down!

The long sword in his hand, gleaming with a cold light, slashed down at Garru with an aura of earth-shattering power!

"boom--!!!"

The light engulfed everything.

【Garru: LP 0】

[Youyang: Victory!]

Won!

As the virtual image dissipated, the crowd that had been holding their breath erupted in gasps of amazement and enthusiastic discussion.

Lilith cheered excitedly and jumped up from the spot, her golden ponytail drawing a joyful arc in the air.

As You Yang watched this scene, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He raised his hand, intending to touch the switch on the duel disk to put it away.

However, the instant his fingertips touched that cold metal switch—

The world has frozen.

That wasn't an adjective or a metaphor; it was a real, physical "lag."

Lilith's body, which was leaping in mid-air with a smile on its face, was eerily frozen half a foot off the ground, even the strands of her flying hair were frozen in place.

The originally noisy and chaotic voices and cheers around us were stretched out infinitely in that instant, turning into an extremely eerie and teeth-grinding low-frequency electronic noise, like a broken cassette tape spinning wildly.