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

A mechanical shadow, half-illusory and half-real, shrouded in a ghostly aura, shrieked as it flew out of the vortex of the graveyard, its claws clutching a shattered card phantom.

As the villainous eagle's figure dissipated into specks of light, the card materialized and fell into You Yang's palm.

You Yang held the recovered card between two fingers and slowly showed it to the girl opposite him:

"What I choose to reclaim is naturally this Continuous Spell Card that you just painstakingly destroyed—[Rapid Raptor - Nest]!"

"Wh...what? It's this card?!"

Upon seeing that familiar card image, Tsukuyomi Rion's pupils suddenly contracted, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

That was the key card that she destroyed by sacrificing the three colors of the [Giant Bird of the Valley of Mist]!

It was actually... so easily recycled?

Were all the previous struggles and sacrifices in vain?

"A machine's nest will not collapse completely because of a single bombing."

Ignoring Tsukuyomi Rion's shocked and frustrated expression, Yuuyo calmly inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk once again:

"The white light will once again illuminate this steel fortress."

"Perpetual Magic [Rapid Assault Raptor - Nest] - Activated again!!"

"Boom!"

The familiar, blinding beams of searchlight once again pierced the darkness, and countless complex metal pipes and mechanical supports rose from the ground, quickly reassembling behind You Yang to form a mechanical lair filled with heavy metal style, as if it had never been destroyed.

You Yang took a deep breath, feeling the rhythm emanating from the deck, and slowly said:

"I won't go into its effects."

"I've added [Rapid Raptor - Slaughter Shrike] to my hand from my deck!"

Under the radiant light of the Bird's Nest stadium, a card automatically popped out of You Yang's deck and was caught steadily in his hand.

As the card is flipped open, the mechanical shrike with a noose around its neck and exuding a dangerous aura is coldly staring ahead.

The purple light in You Yang's eyes intensified. Looking at his new combat power, he murmured:

"Next comes the final, decisive moment."

"The arrival of the Ultimate Falcon is not the end; it is merely the invincible flagship of this steel legion."

You Yang stood beside the ultimate falcon that radiated divine golden light, one hand in his pocket, his eyes calmly sweeping across the battlefield.

Then, his slender fingers drew another card from his hand with fluid, graceful movements.

"Expand—Continue!"

"I activate the effect of my [Rapid Raptor - Strangle Shrike]!"

"If you control a DARK monster, you can activate this effect - Special Summon this card from your hand!"

"Although after this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters other than DARK monsters until the end of the turn!"

"Show yourself, merciless strangler!"

"Snap—!"

A sickening metallic scraping sound came from the void, as if a gallows were in operation.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of white-incandescent blue flame shot out, and a mechanical shrike covered in gray-white armor and with a death noose wrapped around its neck burst into the air with a piercing engine roar.

【Rapid Attack on the Bird of Prey - Strangling the Shrike】【★4】

[Dark/Bird/Beast Race/Effect] [Attack: 1600 / Defense: 1100]

"Immediately afterwards, I activated the effect of [Rapid Raptor - Strangulate the Shrike] on the field!"

You Yang pointed to the majestic Ultimate Falcon behind him, his voice filled with absolute control:

"If you control an Xyz Monster that uses a DARK Xyz Monster as Xyz Material—"

"I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower 'Raid Raptor' monster from my Graveyard!"

"At this moment, [Rapid Raptor - Ultimate Falcon] is absorbing [Rapid Raptor - Armory Falcon] as its Xyz material, and the conditions have been perfectly met!"

"Return, you sleeping raptor!"

"—【Rapid Attack on Raptors - Drive Away the Shrike】!"

"Om-"

The vortex of the graveyard opened again, accompanied by a clear cry calling to its companions. The highly mobile Exterminator Shrike reassembled its body from the data stream, its wings fluttering, and hovered beside the Exterminator Shrike.

【Rapid Raptor - Drive Away the Shrike】【★4】

[Dark/Bird/Beast Race/Effect] [Attack: 1300 / Defense: 1600]

"Another... Level 4 monster?"

Looking at the endless stream of mechanical raptors emerging from the swimming arena, Tsukuyomi Rion felt a chill run down her spine.

Chapter 260 The Fallen Divine Bird and the Unyielding Rebellion!

Looking at the endless stream of mechanical raptors emerging from the swimming arena, Tsukuyomi Rion felt a chill run down her spine.

"Just how many Special Summon points does this guy's deck have?"

"Even after creating a Tier 10 terminal, the resource chain hasn't broken down yet?!"

You Yang ignored the girl's shock; his eyes were only on the ever-expanding equation of victory.

"Now, I will stack the level 4 [Rapid Raptor - Exterminate Shrike] and the level 4 [Raider Wing] on the field!"

"boom--!!"

A massive abyssal vortex once again erupted before You Yang, with golden lightning leaping wildly at the edge of the black hole.

Two mechanical raptors filled with dark energy roared to the sky, then transformed into two jet-black streaks of light, like comets mercilessly captured by the gravity of a black hole, trailing long tail flames, and plunged headlong into the center of that deep supermassive vortex!

You Yang raised his right hand, and his chanting sounded like a pronouncement of judgment:

"Birds of the underworld, with your dark eyes, reveal the truth of all things in the world!"

"Seize the glory of victory with sharp claws!"

"Xyz Summon! Come here!"

"Tier 4 - [Rapid Raptor - Powerful Wood Owl]!!"

"Gurgle—!!"

A sharp, soul-piercing cry emanated from the depths of the vortex.

Immediately afterwards, a mechanical forest owl with an extremely detailed design and a mysterious blood-red symbol branded on its head suddenly rushed out.

Its wide wings were equipped with countless reconnaissance probes and sonar devices, and two green scanning beams shot out from its eyes. It hovered silently in front of You Yang, exuding a cold, technological feel.

[Rapid Attacking Bird of Prey - The Fighting Wood Owl]

[Rank 4] [Dark/Winged Beast/Xyz/Effect] [ATK: 100 / DEF: 2000]

"Attack power 100? Another defensive monster..."

Rion Tsukuyomi bit her lower lip. Although the monster's attack power was negligible, she knew very well that in an Xyz deck, attack power didn't mean everything!

Sure enough, You Yang immediately raised his hand and pointed at the newly appeared mechanical forest owl:

"I activate the effect of [Rapid Raptor - Mighty Wood Owl] on the field!"

"Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to activate this effect."

"Add 1 Level 4 Winged Beast-Type DARK monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I've removed the excess material—[Raid Team Wing]!"

The armor on the chest of the Woly Owl slid open, and a purple orb of light flew out and dissipated.

Immediately, the green scanning beam in its eyes swept across Youyang's deck, emitting a "beep beep" locking sound effect.

You Yang precisely pinched the ejected card with two fingers and showed it to his opponent:

"I've chosen to add [Rapid Raptor - Singing Shrike] to my hand from my deck!"

"Resources should be used to their fullest potential."

Looking at the card he had just obtained through precise retrieval using the [Rapid Raptor - Powerful Owl] card, You Yang did not hesitate at all.

With a flick of the wrist, the card, leaving an afterimage, was slammed heavily into the monster zone of the Duel Disk:

"The chain that has been unfurled will never be broken here!"

"I activate the effect of my [Rapid Raptor - Warbler]!"

"As long as you control an Xyz Monster, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand!"

"Sing! For this rebellious feast!"

"Chirp—!!"

As a clear, melodious chirping sound, yet with a hint of electronic synthesized tone, rang out, the data streams on the field instantly converged.

A rounded mechanical fledgling, its body covered in bright yellow light armor, appeared in the light.

Although it is small in size, its pair of miniature turbine wings vibrate at high speed, emitting a vibrant buzzing sound.

【Rapid Raptor - Warbling Shrike】【★4】【Dark/Bird/Effect】【Attack: 100 / Defense: 100】

"They're still using Special Summoning...?"

Roland, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, a hint of genuine surprise showing in his usually narrowed eyes.

As the manager of "Horizon", what kind of duel hasn't he seen?

But the current situation left him feeling somewhat bewildered.

It's important to know that although Tsukuyomi Rion was forced to retreat *[Giant Bird of the Valley of Mist], her [Lyrical Nightingale - Gathering Nightingale] had already activated its absolute defense effect at the beginning of the turn—this turn, her Lyrical Nightingale monsters will not be destroyed, and she will receive 0 battle damage.

In other words, in this round, Tsukuyomi Rion is in an "invincible" state, invincible.

"Faced with this kind of impenetrable fortress that can't be substantially damaged no matter what you do, most people should have already been thinking about how to conserve resources and set up defenses to deal with the counterattack in the next round, right?"

Roland crossed his arms, tapping his fingers lightly on his arm, his gaze fixed intently on You Yang: