Chapter 43: Ultimate Bursting Hurricane Shot

"At the end of the turn, the side effect of 'Raging Mad Dragon' activates. It must lose 500 attack points during each of its own end phases," Seto declared.

[Raging Mad Dragon: ATK 3500 → ATK 3000]

"Is that all?"

Kaiba stood with his arms crossed, wearing a look of utter contempt.

"...Huh?" Fujimoto froze.

He doubted his own ears.

*That's all? What else could you possibly want?!*

In a single turn, he had summoned a Raging Mad Dragon capable of sweeping the entire field, alongside a Supreme-King Great Mammoth with a staggering six thousand attack points, and still had enough leeway to leave a set card in his backrow as a safety net.

To put it modestly, this was already absolute top-tier performance among contemporary duelists, and he was thoroughly satisfied with his execution this turn. He believed that failing to secure the victory was purely a testament to his opponent's infuriating resilience.

"Then, my turn." Kaiba calmly drew a card. "I will let you witness the true disparity in our power.

First, I activate the Spell Card 'Graceful Charity,' allowing me to draw three cards from my deck and then discard two cards from my hand."

Two cards were sent from Kaiba's duel disk to the graveyard.

"I Flip Summon two 'Swift Scarecrows,' and then offer the 'Wicked God Token' and one 'Swift Scarecrow' on the field as Tributes for a Tribute Summon!"

Kaiba raised the card in his hand. Instantly, the card radiated infinite brilliance, and a violent storm whipped up behind him.

"If that is endless darkness, then obey the Dragon of Light and purge the darkness—

—Level 8, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, come forth!"

A pillar of light pierced the heavens. Emerging first from the radiance were the white dragon's wings, followed by a sacred white dragon soaring as though from ancient times. The materialized holographic projection brought with it a hurricane and boundless dragon might, instantly dominating the entire field the moment it descended.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: ATK 3000]

"So it really appears, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Fujimoto suppressed the unease rising in his chest. "Even if it is the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon, its attack points are only three thousand, equal to my Raging Mad Dragon whose attack has been reduced. It is no match for the Supreme-King Great Mammoth..."

"Ignorant frog at the bottom of a well, you know nothing of the power of Blue-Eyes!" Kaiba shouted. "Then open your eyes wide and behold the absolute power of the Dragon of Light that shatters all things!

From my hand, I activate the Spell Card 'Burst Stream of Destruction'!"

Fujimoto's eyelid twitched. "A spell card named identically to Blue-Eyes' attack?!"

"At the cost of my 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' being unable to declare an attack this turn, all monsters on your side of the field are destroyed!" Kaiba clenched his right hand into a fist. "Scum, be pulverized beneath the power of Blue-Eyes!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon opened its jaws, and endless brilliance surged from within, transforming into a white storm of absolute annihilation!

"Not so fast!" Fujimoto waved his hand. "I activate my face-down card, the Trap Card 'Safe Zone'!

This card targets one Attack Position monster on my field. As long as 'Safe Zone' remains on the field, the chosen monster cannot be targeted by your card effects, nor can it be destroyed by battle or card effects!"

He pointed to the towering monster with six thousand attack points on his field.

"I use 'Safe Zone' to protect 'Supreme-King Great Mammoth - Gazelle' from being destroyed!"

An absolute protective shield began to form on the field, wrapping around the Supreme-King Great Mammoth like an invisible force field barrier, granting it nearly invincible resistance.

Six thousand attack points coupled with virtually impenetrable resistance—this was the source of his confidence.

"Hoh, you have some ideas. But!"

***

Kaiba raised his voice a few notches higher and played another card from his hand.

"Before your 'Safe Zone' can take effect, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Soul Inheritance' from my hand!

By offering one Effect Monster on my field as a Tribute, I can send one Effect Monster on your field to the Graveyard.

Therefore, I offer my other 'Swift Scarecrow' as a Tribute, and select your 'Supreme-King Great Mammoth - Gazelle' to be sent to the Graveyard!"

Pausing for a moment, he added with a cold smirk, "'Safe Zone' has not yet resolved, so your Supreme-King Great Mammoth can naturally still be targeted by card effects.

Disappear."

A powerful vortex of energy erupted from the card, swallowing Gazelle in an instant. The pitiful Supreme-King Great Mammoth was caught in the interplay of multiple card effects, and despite a flurry of counters, it ultimately seemed destined to meet its end.

"Damn it... Then I activate my face-down card!" Fujimoto shouted. "The Trap Card - Healing Wug! I target and destroy one monster on my field, and gain Life Points equal to that monster's attack power.

Therefore, before your 'Soul Inheritance' resolves, I will destroy 'Supreme-King Great Mammoth - Gazelle' myself!"

Boom!

The chain of interactions finally settled, and the Supreme-King Great Mammoth ultimately perished at the hands of its own master. The energy from its bursting form transformed into nourishment that surged into its master, and Fujimoto swallowed hard, furiously recovering a massive chunk of his life points.

[Fujimoto: LP 4000 → LP 10000]

"With this, my Life Points have reached ten thousand!" Fujimoto's arrogance swelled once more.

Although his boss monster was still dealt with, he had ten thousand life points!

*Could you possibly one-shot me through ten thousand life points?*

"During the turn 'Soul Inheritance' is activated, I can only attack with one monster," Kaiba said calmly. "However, during the turn the Burst Stream of Destruction is used, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon couldn't attack anyway.

Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Advanced Draw,' offering a Level 8 or higher monster on my field as a Tribute to draw two cards from my deck. I offer the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' on my field as a Tribute and draw!"

After drawing, he glanced at the card for a split second and immediately activated one of them.

"The Spell Card 'Trade-In'! I discard a Level 8 monster from my hand to draw two cards. I discard another 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' and draw from the deck."

Fujimoto's unease began to stir once again.

*Continuously sending Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the graveyard, what is he planning to do now?*

*No, it doesn't matter what he's planning.*

He currently had a staggering ten thousand life points. Furthermore, due to the side effect of "Soul Inheritance," his opponent could only attack with one monster this turn.

*Try to punch through ten thousand life points with a single monster?*

*Isn't that just a joke?*

"Quick-Play Spell - Ultimate Fusion!"

With a golden special effect, the final spell card materialized before Kaiba, resembling a pronouncement of a death sentence.

"From my hand, field, and graveyard, I return the Fusion Material monsters to the deck and perform a Fusion Summon!"

"Fusion from the hand, field, and graveyard?!" Fujimoto was shocked. "You can fuse like that?!"

Yuxuan, watching from the sidelines, thought to himself, *No, you're overreacting too much. In the future, people will even fuse straight out of the deck...*

"The evolution of Blue-Eyes has long since surpassed your imagination!"

Kaiba swept his hand upward.

"Therefore, I perform the ultimate fusion using the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in my hand and the other two 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in my graveyard!

I shall grant you a special spectacle: the strongest, most ultimate dragon in history, transcending the boundaries of time and space, descending here and now—

—True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, come forth!!!"

Beneath the sky, dazzling light tore open the heavens. Emerging from that spacetime-like chaos, amidst the brilliance of crackling thunder and lightning, it descended like a divine miracle.

Its colossal body seemed capable of blotting out the sun, and its scales gleamed with a sacred light, inlaid like stars. Three dragon heads held themselves proudly aloft, and its outspread wings whipped up a monstrous gale.

True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, summoned!

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon: ATK 4500]

"Is this... the Ultimate Dragon?"

Trembling as though facing a deity, Fujimoto's legs felt unsteady, and he stared in a daze.

"Wait, this isn't just the Ultimate Dragon, this is... a new form Kaiba Seto developed over all these years?!"

Fujimoto's field was as blank as a sheet of paper. He was forced to face the god-like pressure of the Ultimate Dragon, struggling desperately to control his increasingly disobedient legs.

"Even so, you can only attack with one monster this turn. And even the 'True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' only has 4500 attack points, while my Life Points are still a full ten thousand..."

"Hmph, as expected of a rat, the limits of your imagination are truly this pathetic."

Kaiba sneered, shouting with even greater arrogance.

"The effect of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! When 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' exists in your Extra Deck, once per duel, this card can attack three times in a single turn!" *(Anime effect)*

"Nani da koto (What did you say)!?"

Fujimoto collapsed onto his backside, nearly wetting himself from fright.

Four thousand five hundred attack points... and it can attack three times in one turn?

What kind of unheard-of, monstrous ability was this?!

Could it be that Kaiba Seto simply writes whatever broken effects he pleases onto his white dragons just because he can print cards on the spot?!

This is rigged! Absolute foul play!

"Smash! Pulverize! Great Cheering!"

Kaiba burst into laughter.

"Feel the ultimate power of the strongest dragon tribe! Direct attack from True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!

Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction — Triple Strike!"

All three dragon heads opened their jaws simultaneously. A cataclysmic torrent of light bombarded the field like a breached dam. Fujimoto let out a series of miserable screams as he took a staggering 13,500 points of damage all at once, creating a scene of absolute devastation...

[Fujimoto: LP 10000 → LP 0]