Inzektor Dragonfly, destroyed.
After a string of ATK and DEF swaps, Kaito finally felt like he had gained the upper hand in the exchange—though even that slight advantage had been hard-won.
Kaito pressed his advantage. "It's not over yet! Next, Photon Paladin attacks Inzektor Centipede!"
Photon Paladin's light sword sliced through the air, its blade leaving behind a brilliant blue trail like a meteor tearing through the night sky. When its edge touched Inzektor Centipede's metal shell, there was no grating clash—only a blazing white flash erupting from the point of contact.
Centipede's body was like fragile glass beneath the light blade. Cracks spread from its midsection through its entire body in an instant. The next second, its armored shell shattered into countless fragments, each one burning in midair before dissolving into tiny motes of light. The blast wave whipped up a fierce gale, but Photon Paladin remained unmoving, its light sword still firmly in hand, its tip slightly lowered as though it had merely made a casual swing.
[Kira, LP2500 → LP2100]
"With that, all your Inzektors have been wiped out." Kaito's voice was icy. "Next, I activate the Spell Card Spellbook of the Buried. I banish the three Spell Cards Photon Surge, Shining Acceleration, and Galaxy Burst from my Graveyard, then draw two cards from my Deck."
"Finally, I set three cards. End Turn."
Joey said, "He's really not someone to take lightly. That kid seems pretty strong."
As he spoke, he glanced at Kira. "Hey, hey, you gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, it does look pretty bad." Kira sighed. "If I kick the bucket later, the heavy responsibility of protecting our dimension will fall on you, senpai."
"Cut it out."
Joey rolled his eyes.
"Your life's tough as nails. Don't think I don't know it. It