Chazz: "My turn, draw a card!"
The situation was suppressed again, and his Life Points were in a losing state. Chazz gritted his teeth.
Isn't this just like before?
All this effort, all this preparation...
He absolutely cannot allow himself to fall again. Not here, not in front of this guy.
"Speed Attack Magic 'Burial from Another Dimension', return up to three Monster Cards from the banished zone to the graveyard. I return the 'Dark End Dragon' banished by VWXYZ to the graveyard!"
The shadow of a black dragon appeared once again, sinking back into the vortex of the graveyard.
"Then activate the Equipment Magic 'Premature Burial'!"
Chazz revealed a card from his hand.
"Pay 800 Life Points to select one monster from your graveyard, Special Summon it in attack position, and equip it with this card!"
[Chazz, LP 1000→LP 200]
Willingly reducing his Life Points to a sliver, a whirl of darkness erupted from the graveyard, as the pitch-black, menacing dragon appeared for a second time amidst the surging dark currents!
"Revive Dark End Dragon!"
[Dark End Dragon, Attack Power 2600]
The senior sister in the stands: "Reviving the Dark End Dragon once again, if it can use its ability to deal with VWXYZ and directly attack, this would be a desperate reversal for Chazz."
"Indeed." The senior brother beside her nodded, "Dark End Dragon, Chazz Princeton's new trump card, truly a terrifying monster."
"However, the destruction resistance of the 'Dark End Dragon' revived in this way has disappeared," Yugen said, "Then activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Bottomless Trap Hole'!
When your opponent summons a monster with 1500 or more attack power, destroy it and banish it from the game."
The dark pit opened beneath the feet of Dark End Dragon, leading directly to an Other Dimension. The Dark End Dragon, stripped of its Armor Dragon's resistance, was unable to resist.
"As expected, I knew it wouldn't be this easy..." Chazz shouted, "Speed Attack Magic 'Surface and Inside as One'!
By sacrificing a Light Attribute or Dark Attribute monster on your field, Special Summon the opposite Light or Dark Attribute monster from your hand!" (original effect)
It's also a card from Chazz's manga, materialized into a physical card after a decade of effect modifications.
"Sacrifice the Dark Attribute 'Dark End Dragon' on the field!"
A storm of darkness arose, and the pitch-black dragon was instantly engulfed. Then, a dazzling light burst forth, a radiant, holy light, piercing through the veil of darkness like the rising sun.
"Dispel darkness, let radiance shine, illuminate the path to victory—
—Radiant End Dragon, Summon!!!"
Emerging from the radiance, a grand and dignified dragon with eyes like dazzling diamonds and wings unfurled like immense wings of light, radiating a brilliant curtain of light, its divine aura and power exhibited to the fullest.
[Radiant End Dragon, Attack Power 2600]
This was also the first time Chazz revealed his new trump card in public, such a powerful and beautiful form, the Divine Radiance dragon formed a stark contrast with the earlier departed Dark Dragon.
"You still have a counter for trap strategies in your hand," Yugen chuckled, "That's quite a bit of progress."
"Hmph, that infuriating attitude of yours ends here!"
Chazz revealed another two cards from his hand.
"Magic Card 'Exotic Trifolium'! By discarding a Level 4 Plant Race monster from your hand, one monster on your field can attack twice this turn!
I discard the Plant Race monster 'Killer Tomato' from my hand, allowing 'Radiant End Dragon' to attack twice!"
The senior sister on the stage frowned in confusion: "But even so, Radiant End Dragon's attack power is no match for the Divine Dragon Cannon. Adding more attack opportunities seems meaningless..."
But no one doubted Chazz had more tricks up his sleeve.
"Battle, use 'Radiant End Dragon' to attack 'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon'!"
The audience: "Attacking with a monster of lower attack power?!"
Chazz shouted: "At this moment, 'Radiant End Dragon' effect activates! During battle, Radiant End Dragon's own attack power decreases by 500 points, and the opposing monster's attack power decreases by 1500 until the end of the turn!"
Chazz raised his arm.
"Light Expansion!!!"
The blinding white light erupted from the White Dragon, dominating the entire scene, enveloping the massive steel machine.
[Radiant End Dragon, Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 2100]
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 3000→Attack Power 1500]
The spectators: "The attack power has been surpassed!"
"Now it's Radiant End Dragon's advantage, crush that mecha!" Chazz declared.
The incandescent light, fierce as a storming fire, pierced through VWXYZ's thick armor in an instant. A series of explosive sounds, its indestructible combined body riddled with holes, collapsed like a fortress ravaged by storm and rain.
[Yugen, LP 1900→LP 1300]
"Final blow!"
Chazz shouted.
"Go, unleash the effect of 'Exotic Trifolium', Radiant End Dragon's second attack!!!
Radiance Ascension!!!"
The white light surged like a tidal wave, and within the curtain of light, countless blades seemed to cut towards Yugen. At that moment, Chazz could not help but hold his breath, his eyes wide as if afraid to miss even a moment.
He won...
But he hadn't.
Boom!!!
The strong light collided with an illusory barrier, and the semi-transparent mechanical body appeared in front of Yugen, blocking his killing blow.
"What?!" Chazz was surprised.
"The 'Kite Robot' in the graveyard, battling damage from a direct attack can only be reduced to 0 once," Yugen smiled, "That's the card you discarded with 'Handwriting Erasure'. It seems the hand exchange effect poses some risk for both parties."