Chapter 262
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 8000 → 5400]
"In that case, Koga's attack power will surpass that of your monster!"
"How naive, Judai! I anticipated this situation..." Ryo Marufuji immediately drew a card from his hand and revealed it. "Quick-Play Spell [Limiter Removal] activated. All Machine-Type monsters on your field have their ATK doubled this turn!"
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 5400 → 10800]
"What?!"
The next second, the light energy that the Cyber End Dragon had already gathered exploded, blasting towards the Light Fang.
Boom--!! Eight
"Uh-huh..."
[Yusei Fudo: LP8100→2800]
Watching Koga be instantly blasted into dust, Judai fear. "That was close... If I hadn't activated Koga's effect, I would have already lost."
"I've defended against [Cyber End Dragon's] attack. Now it's your turn to have a headache, Kaiser. [Cyber End Dragon] affected by [Limiter Removal] will be destroyed during the End Phase. When it's my turn, you'll face my counterattack."
Ryo Marufuji chuckled softly upon hearing this, replying, "Hmph~, I knew you'd say that..."
With that, he placed his last card onto the Duel Disk: "I haven't made Normal Summon this turn, so I'll Summon [Cyber-Tech Alligator] in Defense Position." (Wu)
Buzz--!!
With a flash of golden light, a bronze mechanical dragon inlaid with several red gemstones appeared.
[Cyber-Tech Alligator: Defense 0]
[Ryo Marufuji's hand cards: 1→0]
'Cyber-Tech Alligator...?' Judai raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing this. 'This card has three effects...'
'You can activate 1 of the following effects. ● When this card is targeted for an attack, you can banish this card to activate this effect. Draw 1 card from your Deck, then end the Battle Phase. ● Target 1 face-up monster you control and this card; banish that face-up monster and this card, then draw 2 cards from your Deck. ● Target 1 card in your Graveyard; banish this card on the field and 1 card from your hand, then return the targeted card to the top of your Deck.'
'Alright, what will Kaiser choose?'
As he was thinking this, Ryo Marufuji continued, "Activate the special effect of [Cyber-Tech Alligator]!"
"Pull this card and [Cyber End Dragon] out of the Yugi, then draw two more cards."
His two monsters on the field instantly vanished into nothingness in a burst of light.
"Oh? Want to gamble again, Kaiser?"
"That's right, I must go all out in this battle against you." Ryo Marufuji nodded calmly.
Seeing this, Fubuki Tenjo, who knew her friend very well, exclaimed in surprise, "Has Ryo really been forced to rely on luck?"
Asuka said with a proud look, "After all, Judai is the only one who has ever beaten Akira!"
"..."
While the audience was buzzing with discussion, Ryo Marufuji let out a soft breath and then grabbed two cards from the deck.
"Degeneration!!"
After glancing at his two cards, a slight smile played on his lips, "I'll cover two more cards, end of turn."
"And because of the effect of the Field Spell [Trial of the Rivals], the damage caused by [Power Bond] is ineffective against me."
Next, it was Judai's turn to play.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
Before even checking the cards in his hand, he announced, "Based on the effects of [Future Fusion] activated two turns prior, Special Summon [Elemental HERO Neos] in Attack Position!"
A burst of white light emanated from the Spell Card's artwork, instantly projecting a golden, muscular figure.
[Elemental HERO Neos - Attack Power 2900]
"At this moment, the effect of the Fusion Summon Elemental HERO Neos's monster activates, returning all banished cards from both Yugi' decks!"
"Then before that, I'll open the cover card first..." Ryo Marufuji then swung his arm and shouted, "Quick-Play Spell [Cyber Load Fusion] activated!"
"Fusion Summon a monster that uses a [Cyber Dragon] monster as Polymerization Material from my own monsters, either on my field or banished. I then Polymerization Summon three banished [Cyber Dragon]."
"Appear, [Cyber End Dragon]!"
Another white beam shot out from behind him, and the figure of a second Cyber End Dragon appeared.
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 4000]
Seeing this, Judai gritted his teeth. "This is really troublesome, Kaiser... but this won't stop my offensive..."
"Due to the effect of Elemental HERO Neos, your ATK increases by 300 because there is a monster with the same attribute on your field."
[Elemental HERO Neos - Attack Power 2900 → 3200]
He paused, then looked at the Field Spell opposite him and said, "I can also use the [Trial of the Rivals] effect, so I will also pay 1000 health points to activate one of its effects."
[Yusei Fudo: LP2800→1800]
"My chosen effect is to destroy this Field Spell Card."
In an instant, the Field Spell exploded with a bang, turning into fragments and disappearing.
Chapter 118 The Called by the Grave
Watching Judai deliberately burn his health to destroy the arena, Ryo Marufuji chuckled and said, "Want to settle this in this round?"
"Come on, Judai! Let's settle this in this round and see who has the last laugh in this Polymerization battle!"
Hearing this, Judai raised an eyebrow, amused. "Confident in your card? Fine, Kaiser, I accept the challenge!"
"Judai, you're really interesting! I'm feeling the adrenaline pumping too!"
"Me too..."
"Let's go!" Judai immediately drew a card from his hand and placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Flame Man] in Defense Position!"
Buzz--!!
A burst of light flashed across the field, and Flame Warrior reappeared.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Defense 1800]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3 → 2]
"Using the effect of Flamebringer, I'll add another [Polymerization] to my hand from the deck."
Judai casually caught a card that popped out of his deck and then tossed it out without hesitation. "Activate the Spell Card [Polymerization], send [Elemental HERO] and EARTH Attribute monster to the Graveyard as Polymerization Materials."
"Elemental HERO Neos is also used as EARTH Attribute monster, so I Polymerization Flameman and Elemental HERO Neos on the field."
The two heroes' figures immediately overlapped, and they were instantly swallowed up by the Polymerization vortex and merged into one.
Judai flicked his hand and shouted, "Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Gaia]!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the earth suddenly split open.
Rumble--!!
A hero clad in heavy black iron armor then appeared on the field.
[Elemental HERO Gaia: Attack Power 2200]
After Elemental Hero appeared, he continued, "The moment Elemental Hero enters the field, its monster effect is activated. During this turn, the ATK of one monster your opponent controls is halved, while Elemental Hero's ATK increases by the amount of the change."
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 4000 → 2000]
[Elemental HERO Gaia: Attack Power 2200 → 4200]
Asuka clenched her fist. "Beautiful! If this attack goes through, Judai will be the winner!"
Fubuki Tenjo disagreed. "That's not necessarily true. There's still a face-down card on the field."
Now that the monster's attack power has been increased, Judai is eager to attack.
"Let's settle this, Kaiser!"
"Bring it on!"
Then, Judai waved his hand and roared, "Go! Elemental Hero, attack Cyber End Dragon!"
At his command, Elemental Hero immediately activated its jet propulsion system to launch itself into the air, as if to pounce on the mechanical behemoth with its massive iron fist.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time..." Ryo Marufuji clenched his fist, then waved his hand downwards, and the cover card under his feet opened.
"Quick-Play Spell, [Duel Fusion]!"
This effect can be activated when Fusion Monster on your field declares an attack and battles an opponent's monster. The ATK of that Fusion Monster is increased by the ATK of the battling opponent's monster until the end of the Damage Step.
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 2000 → 6200]
Upon seeing this, Daichi Misawa exclaimed in surprise, "The Cyber End Dragon's attack power has surpassed that of Elemental Hero!"
Manjoume "Lightning" immediately gloated. "Judai's HP is down to 1800. If this battle continues, he'll be the loser. Is his undefeated streak about to be broken...?"
Asuka also nervously clenched her fists.
"Sparashi! Both of them are fantastic!" The bald Chancellor suddenly stood up, startling Professor Chronos.
At the same time, Ryo Marufuji laughed excitedly, "Hehe~, sorry, I won this duel, Judai!"
"Is that so...?" Judai smiled calmly. "I'm quite surprised that your face-down card is [Duel Fusion]."
"However, as you said before, our decks do have quite a few similarities, and I also have the [Duel Fusion] card."
Ryo Marufuji sneered, "Hmph, the goals are the same? But the timing is different. Even if you activate [Duel Fusion] now, the monster with higher attack power is still [Cyber End Dragon]."
(This involves a chain of inverse operations, where the order is that the attack power of the later-activated attack increases first, and the attack power of the earlier-activated attack will increase the value of the attack power that has already been increased in the later-activated attack. Therefore, the operation in the original work is obviously nonsense.)
Judai couldn't help but smirk. "Who said I was going to activate [Duel Fusion]?"
"What did you say?"
Ryo Marufuji was taken aback by what he heard.
"I was just stating that this card is in my deck."
"Hmm? What do you want to do?"
Everyone's curiosity about Judai was piqued.
"Unfortunately, you ultimately fell short..."
With that, Judai quickly threw out a Spell Card: "I activate Quick-Play Spell from my hand, [Called by the Grave]!"
You can activate this effect by declaring 1 card name. Banish 1 card from your Deck. Until the end of this turn, the effects of the banished card and cards with the same original name as the banished card are negated.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]
"What?!" Ryo Marufuji's pupils suddenly contracted.
Judai smiled and continued, "Judging from your expression, you should know what I'm going to do, right? That's right, I'm going to banish one [Duel Fusion] from my deck, and negate all the effects of [Duel Fusion] this turn."
The spirit said, "So your [Duel Fusion] amplification of [Cyber End Dragon] that you just activated has failed!"
[Cyber End Dragon: Attack Power 6200 → 2000]
Seeing that the Cyber End Dragon's attack power had returned to normal, Ryo Marufuji chuckled and said helplessly, "This is already my limit. As expected, I still can't be called perfect... Perfection, in a sense, is the pursuit of perfection."
"Hey~, is this what you've learned about dueling, Kaiser?"
"Yes! Yusei Fudo, you have unlimited potential. I look forward to the day you step onto the world stage!"
Judai smugly wiped his nose and readily replied, "Thanks, Kaiser. I truly accept the graduate's words, and as the representative of the current students, I will also accept this duel..."
"Go, Elemental Hero!"
Elemental Hero was already poised to strike. Upon hearing Judai's command, he immediately charged forward, his fists piercing through the mechanical behemoth's chest, instantly causing a violent explosion.
Boom--!!
"Ugh..."
The extra 2200 points of damage instantly wiped out Ryo Marufuji's health.
[Ryo Marufuji: LP1250→0]
Chapter 119 Visiting the Yugi Maker, An Unexpected Encounter with Jonouchi