"Ha ha!" Paradox laughed as he activated [Malefic Truth Dragon]'s effect. "When a [Malefic] monster is destroyed, I destroy all the monsters on your field and inflict damage equal to the number of monsters destroyed by this effect × 800!"
"Dream on!" Yusei activated [Stardust Dragon]'s effect, banishing it for one turn to negate and destroy the card whose destruction effect Paradox had activated!
"Not a chance!" His opponent immediately activated [Malefic Truth Dragon]'s second effect. "If this card would be destroyed by battle or a card effect, I can banish one [Malefic] monster from my Graveyard instead!"
"I banish [Malefic Rainbow Dragon]."
Rainbow Dragon's phantom lunged into the white light, blocking the damage as it slowly faded away.
"I'm not done yet! [Malefic Truth Dragon], attack [Elemental HERO Neos]!"
The beam struck [Elemental HERO Neos], destroying him outright.
"Die!"
[Malefic Truth Dragon] fired a dense barrage of dark red spikes from his wings, destroying both [Dark Magician Girl] and [Junk Defender] on Yusei and the others' field with his effect.
Three Kings' LP: 2100 → 500
Paradox then activated the Spell [Malefic Cross], selecting one [Malefic] monster in his Graveyard and Special Summoning it to his field. The monster Special Summoned by this effect would be banished at the end of the turn!
"Of course, I'm summoning [Malefic Stardust Dragon]!"
"[Malefic Stardust Dragon], attack directly!"
"Not so fast! Watch this!" Jaden hurriedly activated the Quick-Play Spell [Flute of Summoning Kuriboh]!
"Mr. Yugi!"
The two exchanged a look and nodded at each other. Atem took [Kuriboh] from his Deck and activated his effect.
"Kuri kuri!" Kuriboh responded to the attack by growing just as enormous, blocking the entire energy beam.
"Thank you, Kuriboh."
"Kuri kuri!" Kuriboh winked, then happily entered the Graveyard.
"You're a stubborn bunch." Having exhausted