"Ugh..." Chazz twitched his face.
Kite...
The feeling was so close, the moment when the long-cherished wish was finally about to be fulfilled, it suddenly felt like a daydream, as if needing a quick heart-saving pill.
But I'm still at an advantage!
"...Then I'll set a card on the field, and end my turn," Chazz said coldly.
He still had one last move, one last chance.
"Then it's my turn, draw," Yugen said, "Magic Card 'Adversity's Treasure Scroll.' When the opponent has a Special Summoned monster and you have no monsters on your field, draw two cards." (Original Card)
After drawing, he revealed one of the cards in his hand.
"Equipment Magic 'Dimension Destruction Cannon - Super Thunder Alliance!
This card can resurrect the 'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon' in your graveyard ignoring the summoning conditions in attack mode, and equip it with this card. The equipped monster effect is negated." (Original Card)
It was the same support card used by Chazz in the animation but was never made into a physical card.
"According to the effect of this card, 'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon' is revived!"
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 3000]
"Then comes the effect of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' in the graveyard. This card can be Special Summoned from the graveyard by discarding Mechanical Race monsters from your hand with a combined level of Eight-Star or above.
I discard the level eight 'Mecha Team - Super Large Transformation' from my hand and revive 'Mecha Team - Fortress!'"
The whirlpool to the Netherworld opened, and the heavily armed fortress returned to the field.
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
The senior sister swallowed: "In an instant, he summoned two such powerful upper-level monsters and changed the situation..."
These days, most duelists still struggle to summon even one upper-level monster. Those like the two on the field constantly bringing out big monsters are already elite among elites.
Are this year's freshmen all monsters?
"Battle," Yugen declared, "'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon,' attack 'Radiant End Dragon!'
The Divine Dragon Cannon's barrels locked on, launching a barrage of dazzling energy beams and rockets, like a roaring Fire Dragon ready to devour the Radiant End Dragon.
The senior sister: "Even knowing the effect of Radiant End Dragon, he's still attacking..."
On this field, by calculation, it seems that using the Mecha Fortress to attack first would be more appropriate.
If the Mecha Fortress attacks first, Radiant End Dragon activates its effect, reducing the Mecha Fortress's Attack Power to 1000, while Radiant End Dragon has 1600. The Fortress would be defeated, and Yugen would take 600 points of damage.
Then VWXYZ attacks, Radiant End Dragon activates its effect again, reducing the Divine Dragon Cannon's Attack Power to 1500, but Radiant End Dragon would only have 1100 left. Chazz's LP would be down to 200, and a successful attack would mean Yugen's victory.
So why attack with VWXYZ first? Was it a calculation error?
"I don't know what you're planning... But at this moment, 'Radiant End Dragon's effect activates!" Chazz declared, "Reduce its Attack Power by 500 points to decrease Divine Dragon Cannon's Attack Power by 1500!
Light Expansion!"
[Radiant End Dragon, Attack Power 2100→Attack Power 1600]
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 3000→Attack Power 1500]
"I don't know what you're planning for the later rounds, but this attack will be the finale!"
Chazz shouted, flipping his last card in the backfield.
"During the damage calculation step, activate the Cover Card! Speed Attack Magic - 'Forbidden Holy Grail!' A face-up monster on the field gains 400 Attack Power and its effect is negated!"
"Oh? This card..." Yugen quickly understood Chazz's intention, "So you're negating your own 'Radiant End Dragon's effect?"
"Hahaha! Yes, I'm negating my own 'Radiant End Dragon's' effect!"
Chazz laughed heartily.
"Radiant End Dragon's effect is negated, so it regains the Attack Power lost due to its effect, and gains an additional 400 Attack Power!"
[Radiant End Dragon, Attack Power 1600→Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 3000]
The spectators gasped in astonishment.
"Negating its own effect to regain Attack Power, cleverly using the side effect to further increase Attack Power..."
"Radiant End Dragon's self-decreasing Attack Power is a continuous effect, so once negated, the Attack Power will be restored. But its effect of decreasing the opponent's monster's Attack Power is triggered when activated, so the Divine Dragon Cannon's Attack Power will remain at 1500 until the end of the turn..."
If the attack goes through, Yugen will suffer 1500 points of damage backlash, becoming Chazz's desperate counterattack!
Chazz: "This will end it! Radiant End Dragon, counterattack! Lofty Sublimation..."
"Hold on," Yugen smiled, interrupting the chant, "Activate Cover Card, Trap Card - Shield of Counterattack!" (Original Card)
A Trap used by Dark Game Atum in the original series, and by Ousama to protect Kaiba, it's an old card from the DM era.
"Sacrifice a monster on your field to add its Defense Power to the targeted monster's Attack Power," Yugen explained, "Since it's an Attack Power altering effect, it can be activated during the damage calculation step.
And because it's in the damage calculation step, changing the number of monsters on the field won't cause the attack to rewind."
Chazz's face changed slightly: "What!?"
"So, I'll sacrifice 'Mecha Team - Fortress,' adding its 1600 Defense Power to 'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon,'" Yugen said.
The Mecha Fortress turned into golden light and dissipated, the energy pouring into the Divine Dragon Cannon, the once wilting Steel Giant suddenly got recharged!
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 1500→Attack Power 3100]
The crowd exclaimed once again: "The Attack Power has reversed again!"
The senior sister couldn't help but clutch her heaving chest: "In such a situation, there's still..."
"Damn it..." Chazz's expression twisted.
He'd come this far, and yet still couldn't overcome this barrier?
But it's not over.
Because 'Shield of Counterattack' was activated, the Mecha Team - Fortress was sacrificed, and Yugen no longer had means to attack. Although Radiant End Dragon wouldn't survive, Chazz would still be left with 100 Life Points.
It's not over yet...
"Do you wonder why I chose to attack with 'VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon'?" Yugen suddenly asked.
Chazz was taken aback.
Huh?
How would I know why you did that?
"For some reason, I felt it was more fitting to conclude our duel with this guy," Yugen smiled, "Of course, that's only if I'm confident of a decisive blow, otherwise it wouldn't be respectful to the opponent, right?"
Chazz's pupils contracted.
What does 'confident of a decisive blow' mean?
Is there still a follow-up from this point?
"Activate Trap Card 'Skill Inheritance' from the graveyard," Yugen revealed a trap card emerged from the graveyard, "During your turn, remove this card from play from the graveyard, and a monster on your field gains 800 Attack Power until the end of the turn!"
[VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 3100→Attack Power 3900]
Chazz's eyes widened.
Activated from the grave... How do you still have a trap from there?
Could it be one of those hand rubs from the start...
Chazz was about to spit blood.
What insider hand rub...
"This is truly the final act," Yugen said, "VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon's attack!
Heaven-Sent Justice!"
A barrage of rockets swept across, artillery fire sweeping the entire field. The Radiant End Dragon was helplessly engulfed under the concentrated fire, causing a series of explosions on Chazz's half of the field.
[Chazz, LP 200→LP 0]