"I activate the Spell Card—Graceful Charity!" Yuto slammed down the card without hesitation. "I draw three cards, then discard two from my hand!"
Three fresh cards slid into his grasp. His sharp eyes scanned them in an instant.
One he kept; two were mercilessly cast into the Graveyard.
"Next!"
Without missing a beat, Yuto pressed another card onto the Duel Disk.
"I activate a second Spell Card—Monster Reborn!"
Pure white light surged forth, a bridge between this world and the afterlife.
"Special Summon—ACE – Black Tri-Stars!"
BOOOOM—!
Three Mobile Suits tore through space, slamming onto Yuto's field with crushing force!
As the dust cleared, three imposing Dom units stood proudly in a triangular formation, their iconic dark-purple armor gleaming with menace, radiating the oppressive aura of flawless teamwork!
The "Tri-Star" insignia on their shoulder plates shone under the Duel field's light, their cold mono-eye sensors locking in unison onto Kaiba's field, exuding an overwhelming pressure!
[ACE – Black Tri-Stars] ATK 2500 / DEF 1000
"…"
Kaiba remained cold and motionless, arms crossed, watching Yuto's every move like an unyielding monolith.
BOOOOM!
The Tri-Stars' combined firepower tore straight through Battle Ox's rocky hide!
With a cry of anguish and a violent blast, Kaiba's monster was obliterated in an instant!
[Kaiba, LP: 2000 → 700]
Kaiba stared at the glaring "700" on his Life Point counter, momentarily shaken.
Just one turn—and his Life Points were already dangling on the brink of defeat!
Even so, for Mokuba's sake… he could not lose!
Since he couldn't launch a direct attack now, recklessly summoning a weak MS-05 Zaku I or Twin-Headed Behemoth would only create an opening for Kaiba to counterattack.
Resolute, Yuto placed his last card face-down. "I Set one card, and end my turn!"
"My turn!"
Kaiba's roar carried both fury and determination, as though venting all the humiliation of the last turn.
He snapped up a card, his eyes scanning it—then with a sharp slap, he placed a monster card onto the field in face-down Defense Position!
His movements were crisp, almost deliberate.
"Turn end!" Kaiba's voice was icy, closing out the shortest of turns.
So he's stalling now…
Yuto's mind raced.
Unrelenting, the Black Tri-Stars cut down the face-down fodder monster.
"My turn!"
Kaiba drew again!
This time, his eyes blazed with unprecedented sharpness—it was as though he had drawn the very key to victory!
Without hesitation, he raised the card high, his voice trembling with excitement, yet brimming with absolute confidence.
"I activate the Spell Card—Polymerization!"
A dazzling vortex of Fusion spiraled furiously behind him!
"I fuse the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons in my hand! Fusion Summon—descend! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!!"
"ROOOAAARRRRR!!!"
A thunderous roar shook the heavens!
From the radiant maelstrom burst forth a colossal, three-headed white dragon, tearing open space itself as it landed with earth-shattering might!
Its titanic body dominated half the field, its three proud heads gazing down upon all creation, its terrifying 4500 Attack declaring the end!
"Atta—!"
Kaiba's arm slashed upward, ready to deliver the fatal order!
But in that instant—!
"This is the moment I was waiting for! I activate the Trap Card—Newtype Sensing!"
Yuto's voice cut through Kaiba's declaration like a blade!
He flipped his Set card face-up with a sharp motion.
"I activate it at the start of your Battle Phase! I target one monster on your field!"
His finger shot unerringly toward the dragon that ruled the arena.
"The monster I target is—your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
"!!!"
The word "attack" caught in Kaiba's throat, strangled before it could leave his lips! His face twisted as though he had swallowed poison.
Before coming to Duelist Kingdom, he had studied Yuto's earlier duels in detail.
Of course, he knew this card—Newtype Sensing! And the deadly dilemma its effect created!
Now the Trap was sprung! The target locked!
Kaiba's arm froze midair. The dragon's triple maws glowed, energy building within—but it could not unleash its breath while its master wavered.
The entire Duel froze in suffocating tension, only the invisible chains of the Trap binding the mightiest dragon—and the storm of fury and calculation raging in Kaiba's eyes.
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