"Final Perfect Form, huh."
Kira looked up at Yubel, who had transformed into a colossal creature before him.
Indeed, Yubel's presence in this form was far stronger than before, likely reaching the very peak of what she could attain in her current state. The Third Stage, the "Fiend Dragon of Extreme Sadness," was her ultimate form, transformed by the fluctuations of the Light of Destruction during her time in space.
Yet faced with this gigantic fiend, Kira's lips curled up slightly.
Yubel snapped, "What's so funny?"
"Nothing. It's just that so-called ultimate forms may be the strongest, but they also mean your path of evolution has reached its end."
Kira shrugged.
"It only means there's no road left beyond this. Or, to put it another way—"
He narrowed his eyes.
"It's a dead end."
"What?"
Yubel felt that she was being underestimated again.
It was far from the first time during this duel. Before, she might have let it slide, but even after seeing her final form, this terrifying figure overflowing with Demonic Energy, he still reacted like this. How could fury not rise within her?
"You don't agree? Fine, then I'll prove it with the facts."
Kira played another monster card from his hand.
"I Normal Summon 'Gladiator Beast Hoplomus.'"
Flames surged across the Field, quickly taking the shape of a tiger within the blaze. The savage tiger warrior, wreathed in fire, landed in the arena.
Gladiator Beast Hoplomus, ATK 1800
Then Kira waved his hand, once more issuing orders to the Gladiator Beasts on the Field.
"'Gladiator Beast Augustus,' 'Gladiator Beast Hoplomus,' and 'Gladiator Beast Murmillo'—return these three Gladiator Beasts on the Field to the Deck for Triple Contact Fusion!"
Yubel said, "Triple Contact Fusion!?"
"The Fusion Materials are 'Gladiator Beast Augustus' plus any two Gladiator