Endless radiance, the shining White Dragon, soaring into the sky like a blue sun, the sacred body of the White Dragon reemerges in that brilliance!
[Blue-Eyes Light Dragon, Attack Power 3000→Attack Power 4800]
"The Blue-Eyes Light Dragon has revived!" Keihei cheered.
"Again with the reversal..." Judai was already stunned.
With the Chaos Warrior's appearance on Yugen's side, it seemed like two consecutive strikes would seal the victory. Who knew that in the end, the President had another trick, reviving his invincible Light Dragon once more.
The Light Dragon does not accept any effects, the Chaos Warrior's attack power is insufficient, and its banishing effect is also ineffective. In the next round, Kaiba's counterattack would decide his reversal victory.
The President turned the tables.
And now Yugen has already lost the ace Dragon Destroying Knight against the Blue-Eyes Light Dragon.
In such a situation, what other options are there...
"Then rewind the battle, end the attack, I won't attack." Yugen said, "Battle Phase ends."
With the end declaration, it moved into Main Phase 2, which also signified Yugen officially gave up this round of offense.
Marufuji Ryo also heaved a sigh of relief.
It seems that even as the Master of the Yellow Robe, at this point, he's helpless too, right?
"...Activate the Magic Card 'Pot of Greed.'
" Yugen said.
"Shuffle five monsters from the graveyard back into the deck, draw two cards from the deck."
Five Monster Cards quickly left the graveyard, briefly displayed in his hand, and were then shuffled back into the deck.
"Of course, among them, the 'Dragon Destruction Knight - Destruction Knight' is a Fusion Monster, so it doesn't return to the deck to be shuffled, but directly returns to the Fusion Card Deck."
"Oh?" Kaiba snorted with laughter, "You've recovered the 'Destructive Knight' and the 'Dragon Destroying Knight' huh..."
Everyone was momentarily speechless.
Indeed. To defeat the Blue-Eyes Light Dragon, it seems that only that Dragon Slaying expert can do it.
Such a divine level dragon, ordinary monsters have no capital to compete.
Dragon Destroying Knight is his only chance.
"But even so, it's just being recycled into the deck." Marufuji Ryo frowned and said, "Hoping to resummon it with just one draw opportunity..."
He didn't finish.
But everyone had the same mindset.
At such a stage, Yugen's side is already precarious.
Of course, no one dared to question him. Even if he loses here, he's already stunned everyone with his skills. To have reached such a level against Seto Kaiba, he was far more than just a king of Duel Academy.
Now, without a doubt, he has reached the pinnacle of Duelist World, one of the top few masters of the current era.
But even reaching this point, relying on just one draw...
"He can do it." Judai suddenly said.
Marufuji Ryo looked at him in surprise.
"I believe in Yugen." Judai smiled slightly, "Because Yugen is... exceptionally strong."
Yugen did not immediately draw a card, but exchanged glances with Kaiba.
"In the end, everything has to rely on a draw... You're really something, President Kaiba." Yugen shrugged, "Honestly, I rarely face such situations."
"Hmph↓."
Kaiba acted indifferent, but the curve of his lips was undeniable.
Praise, he usually hears plenty of it, and nearly everyone around him tries all means to flatter him, but usually, he dismisses them outright.
But commendations from a strong opponent are different, especially from someone who can fight him to a standstill. Even Kaiba found them agreeable.
Of course, he wouldn't admit it with words.
"If you think this will make me go easy on you, then you're mistaken." Kaiba said plainly, "In a duel, you must always give your all, fight until only one person is left standing."
"That's naturally so. But regardless, this very well might be my last draw."
Yugen closed his eyes lightly.
"Reaching this point has already exceeded my calculations and plan. Whether victory or defeat is determined by this one draw alone."
Kaiba raised an eyebrow: "Are you afraid to reveal this outcome?"
"No."
Yugen smiled, reopening his eyes.
It was an unwavering gaze, the eyes of someone fearlessly stepping into the future.
Even Kaiba had to admit that he might not be able to remain as calm and composed when victory or defeat is merely one step away.
"Believe in your deck, concentrate entirely on each draw." Yugen said softly.
The golden ornament gleamed brilliantly on his chest.
"Don't think, but feel, and anticipate..."
Use drawing cards to forge the future, to create miracles.
This is the way of life for a duelist.
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"...Activate the effect of 'Pot of Greed' and draw cards!!!"
Yugen drew two cards.
As the cards were drawn, even the air along the path of his swinging arm seemed to heat up, and his whole being appeared to be distorted by an unknown high temperature, becoming elusive.
Kaiba's pupils contracted.
The power of the Elves.
But such a peculiar stirring, this feeling, could it be...?
Yugen held up the drawn card high in the air.
A card that answered him at the end of this intense duel with his final draw.
"Using Blue-Eyes Light Dragon and White Spirit Dragon as sacrifices, I Special Summon my soul, my trump card onto the President's field!
Arise from the abyss of lava, power of destruction and rebirth—
—Lava Demon God!!!"
Rolling lava, like an erupting volcano. Scorching heat that melts everything in its path, even the Blue-Eyes Light Dragon surpassing gods could not withstand it.
The brilliance of a sun dimmed instantly, as if the stars were being devoured. A burning hand slapped the field before the president, and a towering humanoid figure slowly emerged from the flames.
[Lava Demon God, Attack Power 3000]
Kaiba: "......"
So it really is...this thing.
Marufuji Ryo opened his mouth, looking as if he had a boatload of complaints stuck in his throat that he couldn't spit out.
Right.
To defeat Blue-Eyes Light Dragon, it takes more than just Dragon Destruction Sword.
This guy's trump card...
Only now did the crowd realize.
Pot of Greed just shuffled back Destruction Sword and Dragon-Destroying Knight, but that was just a decoy. Among those five cards was his true trump card, Lava Demon God.
But even though it's like this.
Shuffling back five cards from the graveyard and then drawing two. Only a single chance, possibly the final draw that decides victory or defeat, and he precisely drew the Lava Demon God that was shuffled back just now...
Marufuji Ryo couldn't help but look at Judai next to him.
Compared to Yugen, this kind of thing seemed more like Judai's operation.
Yet Judai stood with hands on his hips, smiling and saying, "I told you, Yugen is unimaginably strong."
Marufuji Ryo: "..."
An incredibly uncanny divine draw in the style of Yuki Judai, and what was drawn was such an ominous entity...
Really the epitome of brute force and underworld combined, right?
"Not only that," Judai continued, "During the controller's Preparation Phase, Lava Demon God inflicts 1000 points of damage."
[Kaiba, LP 1000]
Not more, not less, precisely a thousand points.
And by the way, those 3000 points the president lost earlier were also smashed by a punch from the Lava Demon God.
If an MVP were chosen for this duel based on damage output, Lava Demon God handled one hundred percent of the team's output, absolutely the best of the match.
"But it's not over yet," Marufuji Ryo said, "Lava Demon God's effect can only be activated during the Preparation Phase, and before the Preparation Phase, President Kaiba still has another chance to draw a card."
Although it seemed like a slim chance, if it's Seto Kaiba, perhaps with this one draw...
"This turn isn't over yet, so the effect of 'Executioner Demon Asura' is still in effect," Yugen said, "I can still activate a Trap Card from my hand.
Therefore, I activate this card..."
Yugen waved his large hand.
"Trap Card 'Seal of Engraving'!
Skip the opponent's next draw phase!"
The crowd: "..."
Kaiba: "..."
Well, as the president who's researched his old rival's deck inside out and copied numerous AI models, he naturally recognized this card at a glance.
Yet another infuriating game card of yours.
"Therefore, the president's draw phase is directly skipped, and he cannot draw a card this turn, going straight into the Preparation Phase," Yugen said, "And then at the moment of the Preparation Phase, Lava Demon God's effect...
...deals 1000 points of damage to the controller."
Kaiba looked again at Yugen, still seeing the brilliance of the trinket around his neck, still only feeling as if he saw the silhouette of an old acquaintance.
But it wasn't until the rolling lava of the Lava Demon God descended, blasting forward with turbulent heat waves and white steam, that he suddenly woke up.
Upon looking again, there was no shadow of an old acquaintance?
Standing there dueling him, and delivering this long-awaited defeat in a duel, was named Fujiki Yugen.
He was just Yugen after all.
[Kaiba, LP 1000→LP 0]