Chaos White Dragon

The Blood Moon Three Heavenly Kings confidently laid out their respective formations. Kaiba merely stood with his arms crossed, sneering as he calmly watched their performance from start to finish.

Then the corner of his mouth rose. "Is that all?"

The three of them: "!"

With such an arrogant attitude, coupled with the name he had increasingly become mythologized under in the Dueling World, even the side with three against one could not help but feel uneasy.

"You dare be so complacent with only this much? This does not even count as a challenge. Then let me show you what a strong duelist's duel should look like.

My Turn, draw!"

Kaiba swept out an arm, and the Set Card on his field flipped over.

"I activate the Set Card, Trap Card—'Into the Void! No Entry!!'" Kaiba said. "Change all monsters on the field in Attack Position to Defense Position!"

Captain of the Enemy Charge, ATK 1200 → DEF 400 x2

Transformable Mechbeast - Gunner Dragon, ATK 3800 → DEF 2000

Koala Otter Koala, ATK 2800 → DEF 200

Kazumi the Bartender: "He actually changed all our monsters to Defense Position..."

The large Aikawa: "Tch, Koala Otter Koala only has 200 DEF. Is he trying to target that weakness and break through?"

Ryosuke: "But even in Defense Position, Captain of the Enemy Charge's Attack Lock effect is still active. As long as I have two 'Captain of the Enemy Charge' on my field, you cannot attack my side!"

But Kaiba paid them no attention whatsoever.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' and draw two cards from my deck."

Kaiba drew two cards. He added one to his hand, while revealing the other along with another card from his hand.

"Continuous Spell—'Manifestation of the Blue-Eyes'!"

The Spell Card materialized in his Spell & Trap Zone, its surface rippling with a golden glow.

"The first effect of this card allows it to be activated by revealing a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in my hand."

The other card Kaiba had revealed was precisely "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he explained.

"While 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' has been revealed, I can Special Summon a monster from my hand.

Therefore, I summon this monster from my hand! Descend in a radiant form—

—Level 8, White Spirit Dragon!"

A storm of white light surged forth. The Spirit Dragon, shining with sacred white radiance, spiraled into the air. Its skeletal wings spread wide, as though scattering countless crystalline motes of light.

White Spirit Dragon, ATK 2500

"White Spirit Dragon's effect: when this card is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, banish one Spell or Trap Card on the opponent's field."

Kaiba pointed at the Set Card in Ryosuke's back row.

"Banish that card."

A white whirlwind swept the card up. Before it was exiled into the Dimensional Vortex, it could vaguely be seen to be the Counter Trap "Waboku."

Waboku, Counter Trap

Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack, negate that attack and forcibly end the Battle Phase.

"Tch, so he removed my second layer of insurance." Ryosuke curled his lip.

"The second effect of the Continuous Spell 'Manifestation of the Blue-Eyes,'" Kaiba said coldly. "Once Per Turn, return one monster on my field to my hand. Then I can Special Summon one 'Blue-Eyes' monster from my hand!"

He pointed at the radiant white dragon on his field.

"I return my 'White Spirit Dragon' to my hand!"

The white Spirit Dragon turned into a streak of golden glow, transforming back into a card and flying into his hand.

"Then I Special Summon the 'White Spirit Dragon' that just returned from my hand for a second time! Descend once more, White Spirit Dragon!"

The white Spirit Dragon, which had returned to Kaiba's hand less than half a second ago, descended again amid a storm of radiance!

White Spirit Dragon, ATK 2500

"It can do that?" Ryosuke was shocked. "A monster returned from the field can be Special Summoned too?"

"Wait, before that..." Kazumi felt she had spotted the issue. "Didn't you just say that Manifestation of the Blue-Eyes could only Special Summon a 'Blue-Eyes' monster from your hand?

But the monster you summoned is called 'White Spirit Dragon'..."

She thought, Are you trying to Kouhu us?

Yet Kaiba merely gave a proud snort. "Although 'White Spirit Dragon' does not have it written in its name, it is also treated as a Blue-Eyes monster!"

The three of them: "..."

What a scam. There had to be some shady bullshit going on!

What the hell did he mean, it could be used that way even though it was not written on the card?

Kira, watching from the sidelines, was speechless for a moment as well. Of course, he did not know whether the White Spirit Dragon of this world differed from the one in his previous life, but if it followed the real card's effect from his past life, then the President really was not Kouhu-ing them. The card text did indeed say, "This card is treated as a Blue-Eyes card by rule."

"White Spirit Dragon's effect activates once again. When it is Special Summoned, banish a Spell or Trap Card on the field. This time, I banish your back row!"

Kaiba pointed at the back row of the burliest member of the trio.

A white whirlwind swept up the Set Card and banished it to another dimension. It was a "Sakuretsu Armor."

Kira fell silent again. He had noticed that among the common traps in real life, Sakuretsu Armor seemed to be the anime characters' favorite, boasting an extremely high appearance rate throughout every generation of Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Though no matter how high its appearance rate was, it could never save its success rate of zero.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Advance Draw.' I tribute a Level 8 or higher monster on my field to draw two cards from my deck.

I tribute 'White Spirit Dragon' and draw two cards!"

Having completed its mission of clearing the back row, the Spirit Dragon dissolved into specks of light, and golden radiance flowed into Kaiba's deck. He smoothly drew two cards.

"Then I activate the Ritual Spell 'Chaos Form' from my hand!

I tribute the Level 8 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in my hand as a Ritual Tribute, allowing Blue-Eyes to evolve into its Chaos form!"

The ritual effect of Chaos Form emerged behind him like a gateway to some abyssal dimension. The Dragon of Light's body was swallowed within it, and amid roiling azure lightning, a Chaos Dragon resembling one clad in technological armor roared as it flew forth!

"The Chaos Dragon that has returned to the abyss, descend here and now! Ritual Summon—

—Level 8, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!"

Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, ATK 3000

Another new Blue-Eyes form. The dragon's might, said to belong to the strongest spirit, made the three facing it nearly unable to lift their heads, the shock to their souls piercing straight into their bones.

"Another new Blue-Eyes..." Kazumi swallowed.

Ryosuke's expression was equally grim. "Just how many bizarre Blue-Eyes does this guy have?"

"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Dragon's Shrine' from my hand!" Kaiba said coldly. "Send one Dragon-Type monster from your deck to the Graveyard.

If the monster Sent to the Graveyard is a Normal Monster, you may additionally send one more Dragon-Type monster to the Graveyard."

In one go, he pulled two cards from his deck.

"Therefore, I send two Normal Monsters, 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon,' from my deck to the Graveyard."

The three immediately had a bad feeling. "There are three Blue-Eyes in his Graveyard all at once..."

"I activate the Spell Card 'Dragon Mirror' from my hand!"

Sure enough, Kaiba immediately raised the Spell Card in his hand.

"Banish Fusion Material Monsters from the Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster!

Therefore!"

Three cards shot out from the Graveyard in rapid succession.

"I banish the three 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons' in my Graveyard from play and Fusion Summon!

The strongest and most ultimate dragon in history, transcending the boundaries of time and space, descend here and now—

—Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, summon!!!"

The three white dragons vanished into the vortex of fusion. Lightning flashed and thunder roared amid the black clouds, and a Light Pillar seemed to descend from antiquity. The dragon's bony wings spread within it as the ultimate three-headed white dragon descended like a god!

Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, ATK 4500

Kira watched from the front row with his chin propped on his hand, wondering why the President still ran Dragon Mirror when he already had "Ultimate Fusion." Maybe he only had one copy of "Ultimate Fusion." Or perhaps it was because Dragon Mirror was not limited to Blue-Eyes and could fuse other Dragon-Type monsters as well. After all, Blue-Eyes was only one part of the President's deck.

All three people on the other side were frozen in terror.

"Two dragons this powerful all at once..."

"And he destroyed every line of defense in our back row..." Aikawa said through gritted teeth. "At this rate, at least one of us is done for this turn."

"It's fine." Ryosuke forced himself to calm down and began reassuring his teammates. "Even Seto Kaiba can't possibly take out all three of us in one turn. Whoever survives can wait for the next turn."

"Have you three misunderstood something?" Kaiba sneered.

The trio: "?"

"None of you will have a next turn!"

The trio: "!?"

What did that mean?

Could this man be planning a One Turn Triple Kill? How was that possible?

To duelists of this era, even pulling off an OTK in a standard one-on-one duel was enough to make someone an awe-inspiring expert. A One Turn Triple Kill was something they could not have imagined even in their dreams.

Wasn't that complete nonsense?

"Battle Phase."

Kaiba raised his hand.

"First, 'Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon,' attack 'Koala Otter Koala'!"

The armored Blue-Eyes opened its jaws, blue radiance blazing across its body. Streams of light charged along its armor and poured into its mouth, while lightning surged all around it.

"At this moment, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's Effect Activation!" Kaiba shouted. "When this Chaos Dragon, Ritual Summoned by using 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' as a tribute, makes an Attack Declaration, all monsters on the opponent's field have their battle positions changed!

Furthermore, every monster whose battle position is changed by this effect has both its ATK and DEF reduced to 0!"

Those words struck like a bolt from the blue, leaving the trio utterly stunned on the spot.

"N-Nani?!"

Captain of the Enemy Charge, DEF 400 → ATK 0 x2

Transformable Mechbeast - Gunner Dragon, DEF 2000 → ATK 0

Koala Otter Koala, DEF 200 → ATK 0

The dragon's oppressive aura utterly dominated the field. Ordinary monsters could not resist that sovereign-level pressure at all; every monster on the field was helplessly forced to stand, heads bowed, lined up obediently to take their beating.

Only then did the three of them suddenly realize that the very first Trap Card, "Into the Void! No Entry!!," had been played with this very purpose in mind.

By changing all the monsters on their field to Defense Position, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's effect would turn them all to Attack Position—and their ATK would all be reduced to zero, turning them into stationary live targets!

At that thought, Ryosuke's face twisted with inexplicable terror. "He actually calculated this far ahead..."

The shattering orb of light brutally blasted through Koala Otter Koala's body, tearing through its enormous chest like dry tinder. The poor giant Beast-Type was instantly destroyed.

"Uwaaah!" Aikawa screamed as he took the impact.

Aikawa, LP 4000 → LP 1000

"Next is Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Direct Attack!" Kaiba shouted. "Be crushed beneath the absolute radiance of the strongest dragon, you trash!

Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction!"

White light erupted from the Ultimate Dragon's mouths, and the tyrannical torrent sent Aikawa flying a great distance. He spun through the air before slamming into the wall behind him, embedded there spread-eagled as though performing some sort of performance art.

Aikawa, LP 1000 → LP 0

The remaining two watched in trembling terror, their hearts racing. Neither dared breathe, like players hiding beneath a bed in a horror game, terrified that the Great Demon King would find them.

But hiding was useless.

"Next, it's your turn." Kaiba's cold gaze swept over Kazumi the Bartender.

Kazumi shuddered all over and hurriedly jumped back. "W-Wait! Calm down! Both your monsters have already attacked, so they can't—"

"Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, if 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' exists in your Fusion Deck, once per Duel, this card can attack three times during one turn!" Kaiba shouted. "(Anime effect)"

The remaining two instantly went pale.

It could attack three times despite being that absurd?

Why didn't he just print a "Creator of Light Ultimate Dragon" with the effect, "Win the game immediately upon being summoned"?

Still, Kira remembered that although the anime version of Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon could attack three times in one turn, it would Self-Destruct at the end of the Battle Phase after using that effect.

Of course, these three probably would not last that long.

"Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, second barrage!" Kaiba shouted. "Attack Transformable Mechbeast - Gunner Dragon!"

With 4500 ATK, the blast pierced straight through. With its ATK already reduced to zero, Gunner Dragon could not shield its Master in the slightest. Both monster and woman were blasted far away amid the woman's long, piercing scream.

Kazumi, LP 4000 → LP 0

Kaiba folded his arms as his gaze slowly shifted to the last one, Ryosuke Yamaguchi.

The instant Ryosuke met his gaze, he felt as though Death itself had fixed its eyes on him. His entire body trembled involuntarily, and he hastily took half a step back. "Y-You calm down! My Captain of the Enemy Charge may have had its ATK reduced to zero, but its effect is still active!

As long as the two Captain of the Enemy Charge cards continue to form an Attack Lock, you still can't—"

"Boring." Kaiba calmly flipped over the last back-row card he had Set the previous turn.

"Trap Card—Breakthrough Skill." Kaiba spoke coldly. "Negate the effect of one Effect Monster on your opponent's field. Therefore, I choose one Captain of the Enemy Charge on your field and negate it."

"What!?"

Ryosuke's face turned deathly pale.

"Therefore, the attack restriction has been removed. Of the monsters on your field with taunt effects, only one Captain of the Enemy Charge remains. Simple enough. I'll start by attacking this one."

Kaiba raised his hand.

"Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, third barrage! Attack Captain of the Enemy Charge!"

The Ultimate White Dragon opened its mouths once more, pouring forth endless white light. The pitiful Captain, whose ATK had already become zero, was instantly reduced to particles within the blinding radiance and vanished without a trace.

"Urrrghhhh!!!"

Ryosuke, LP 4000 → LP 0