Chazz's new ace card, Dark End Dragon!
"Watch this, Yugen, my power is no longer what it used to be! I activate the effect of 'Dark End Dragon'!" Chazz shouted, "Once per turn, by reducing its attack power by 500 points, I send one of the opponent's monsters on the field directly to the graveyard!
Decrease Dark End Dragon's attack power by 500 points, and send 'Mecha Team - Fortress' to the graveyard!
Darkness Evaporation!!!"
[Dark End Dragon, Attack Power 2600 → Attack Power 2100]
The pitch-black dragon let out a high-pitched roar, and the darkness erupted in the battlefield like a black hole in the night sky. The towering Steel Fortress appeared so insignificant under the vast dark current, all its struggles turned into futile efforts, like a lone boat rocking in a storm.
"But at this moment, 'Mecha Team - Fortress's' effect also applies." Yugen waved a hand. "When Fortress becomes the target of the opponent's monster effect, you can check the opponent's hand and discard one of those cards!"
Swaying in the dark storm, the Mecha fought as if in a final attempt, the enormous heavy cannon locked onto Chazz's direction, like it was unleashing its final ripple before being buried.
"I won't let you have your way!"
Chazz quickly played yet another card, swiftly inserting it into the duel disc.
"Speed Attack Magic - Moon Book! Turn one monster on the field to face-down defense position!" Chazz said, "Change 'Mecha Team - Fortress' to face-down defense position!"
The magic tome appeared, and a crescent moon rose. The massive Mecha struggling amidst the dark current was immediately covered by a card, losing all resistance as it drifted in the black whirlpool.
"Thus, during the effect resolution, 'Mecha Team - Fortress' no longer exists face-up on the field, so the effect to discard a card from the hand cannot be applied."
Chazz pointed to the cards covered on Yugen's field.
"Be buried under the power of 'Dark End Dragon'!"
The final struggle of Mecha Fortress was ultimately in vain, even the surrounding air seemed to freeze in the ink-like darkness, leaving only the low rumbling from the vortex's center, like the whisper of a demon.
"Hmm, you've indeed improved a bit." Yugen nodded slightly.
Perhaps Chazz underestimated his opponent the first time they faced, but this time, his presence seemed stronger, as if he had become much more powerful.
"Battle phase, go! Direct attack of Dark End Dragon!"
The pitch-black dragon opened its mouth, the dark breath like the black flames of the abyss! Flames swept over Yugen's half of the field, burning with black fire.
[Yugen, LP 4000 → LP 1900]
"Looking pretty good." Yugen said.
"Of course, I've been preparing for this second battle for a long time, my state has already been adjusted to the best!" Chazz said, "My battle phase is over, but the turn isn't.
Next, activate from the hand the Speed Attack Magic 'Super Regeneration Ability'!
During the end phase of the turn this card is activated, draw cards from the deck equal to the number of Dragon-type monsters discarded from the hand or used as tributes this turn!
This turn, I discarded two dragons through 'Handwriting Erasure', discarded 'Tyrant Dragon' through Price Reduction Shopping, used the effect of 'Armor Dragon' to discard 'Alternate Universe Dragon', and used 'Armor Dragon' and 'Dorudora' as tributes, totaling six cards.
Therefore at the end phase, I will draw from the deck..."
He swiftly drew a large number of cards in one go.
"...six cards!"
"Hmm, truly the strongest card drawing engine of the Dragon Race." Yugen stroked his chin.
The card replenishment ability is indeed fierce.
"It's about time you dropped that laid-back attitude of yours." Chazz snorted, "I told you, I have transformed to an unprecedented state.
It's only valuable to defeat you when you go all out!"
"Why does everyone think I'm not serious...my turn, draw a card."
Yugen drew a card.
"Magic Card 'Pot of Greed', draw two cards from the deck."
Now that 'Dark End Dragon' has acquired resistance to destruction due to being used as a tribute with 'Armor Dragon', it really can withstand much of the current environment's field-clearing magic and traps.
"Indeed, it's more suitable to face you with this deck."
Yugen revealed a card.
"Continuous Magic 'Dimensional Storage'!
Upon activation, select three Level four or lower Alliance Monsters from the deck and banish them from the game." (Anime card)
Three cards automatically popped out from the deck, and upon being drawn, the deck was auto-shuffled. Yugen revealed what should have been Chazz's trio of allies.
"Banish 'Y-Head', 'Z-Metal Track', and 'W-Propelled Flying Wings' from the game."
The red, gold, and blue mechas were respectively drawn into the vortex high in the sky, Chazz's expression immediately turned serious: "The same combination you used when dueling Tenjouin?"
Yugen: "Normal Summon 'X-Leader Cannon'."
[X-Leader Cannon, Attack Power 1800]
"At this moment, the effect of 'Dimensional Storage'. When a monster is summoned or special summoned on your own field, you can special summon related Alliance Monsters from the banished zone.
Therefore, I special summon 'Y-Head' and 'Z-Metal Track'!"
[Y-Head, Attack Power 1500]
[Z-Metal Track, Attack Power 1500]
"Then exclude X, Y, Z monsters from the game and transform to fuse together!"
The mechanical arms connected with each other, parts aligning precisely. The roaring sound of machinery, the three mechas began closely assembling and fusing, as if under the pull of electromagnetic forces, each part, each armor assembled with millimeter precision.
The triple fusion mech landed heavily with metal tracks. The dragon head on the abdomen and the twin cannons of the Leader Cannon pointed at the enemy's position, ready to fire at any moment.
XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Fusion Summon!
[XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 2800]
Chazz's brows furrowed slightly.
As expected.
However, he also remembered the effect of the XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, which could destroy any card on the opponent's field by discarding a card from the hand.
But he still had the "Armor Dragon" in reserve, and the effect destruction was ineffective against the current Dark End Dragon. Firing the Divine Dragon Cannon would just waste cards from the hand.
Thinking of this, Chazz squinted his eyes.
Come on, fire at the Dark End Dragon...
But then he noticed Yugen giving him a slight smile.
Chazz's heart tightened.
What does this all-knowing smile mean?
"Activate Cover Card." Yugen activated the backfield, "Trap Card 'Unity of the Clan'! Select a face-up monster on the field, and Special Summon a monster from hand or graveyard that has a different card name but is of the same race as that Monster Card.
I choose the Mechanical Race 'XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon' on the field, and from the graveyard, I Special Summon the card discarded last turn—
—V-Jet Tiger!"
[V-Jet Tiger, Attack Power 1600]
Chazz's pupils contracted: "This guy is also an Ally..."
"That's right, at this moment, the effect of the Continuous Magic 'Interdimensional Storage' is activated again, and the Ally Monster associated with 'V-Jet Tiger', 'W-Propelled Flying Wings', is Special Summoned!"
[W-Propelled Flying Wings, Attack Power 1300]
"Monsters Special Summoned by Storage cannot attack or be sacrificed, but they can transform to fuse." Yugen said, "Exclude 'W-Propelled Flying Wings', 'V-Jet Tiger' from the game—
—'VW-Strong Strike Tiger', Fusion Summon!"
[VW-Strong Strike Tiger, Attack Power 2000]
"And then 'XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon', 'VW-Strong Strike Tiger', further transformation fusion!"
Yugen waved his hand.
"The gathered power transforms into the invincible Divine Dragon Heavy Cannon, release the smiting force with roaring cannon fire! Quintuple Fusion—
—Level 8, VWXYZ Divine Dragon Catapult Cannon!!!"
A piercing metallic friction sound, the two fusion mechs split and reassembled, the bodies gradually merged into one, with all parts and armor accurately joined. The battlefield echoed with deafening roars, and the fusion giant, armed with heavy cannons, stood towering on the ground, each piece of armor shining coldly.
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Catapult Cannon, Attack Power 3000]
Chazz looked grim: "To summon the VWXYZ Quintuple Fusion within one turn..."
Yugen indicated it was nothing to be surprised about, as it was a Combo he himself had invented, albeit in another timeline...
"VWXYZ Divine Dragon Catapult Cannon, activate effect.
Once per turn, exclude one card on the opponent's field from the game."
Yugen pointed at Dark End Dragon.
"The chosen target is 'Dark End Dragon'!
Outer World Bombing!"
The Steel Giant fired the electromagnetic heavy cannon, electricity and energy pierced through space. The resistance of the Armor Dragon could only counter effect destruction, but direct exclusion was beyond its capacity. Dark End Dragon was completely powerless to resist and vanished into thin air amid the dazzling cannon fire and dimensional distortion.
"Then the direct attack of the Divine Dragon Catapult Cannon!" Yugen commanded, "Heaven-Sent Justice!"
Of course, the original skill wasn't called this name, he made it up himself. Anyway, monster skills are not written on cards and are always made up by the Duelist, you can call it "City Flame" and no one would care.
The Divine Dragon Catapult Cannon unleashed its full firepower, like an awakened steel beast. The colorful cannon was as splendid as a rainbow, numerous beams of brilliant light crossed the sky like meteors, engulfing Chazz while intertwining into a dazzling pattern, as if countless fireworks burgeoned.
"Uwah!"
[Chazz, LP 4000→LP 1000]
Flung backward by the exaggerated shockwave, Chazz clumsily got back up after a while, grimacing: "Bastard..."
Yugen: "Cover two cards, end turn."