Summon VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon!
Judai raised his head, looking at the giant robot in front of him, his eyes sparkling involuntarily: "So... so cool! Manjome, you actually have such a powerful monster?"
"Lightning." Manjome added again for Judai, then chuckled, "Of course, this level..."
Being complimented, Manjome enjoyed himself for a few seconds, then quickly snapped back to reality.
No! This is their destined battle, not the time to be complacent!
"Shut up!" Manjome snorted, "Activate VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon's effect! Once per turn, banish one card from your opponent's field!"
"Such a powerful effect!?" But Judai immediately waved his hand, "Then I'll open the Set Card, Trap Card 'Paleozoic Canadia'! Turn one of the opponent's monsters face-down!"
"As expected of such a tactic!" Mitsuzawa from the audience was proud of his expert commentary being spot on, "By interfering with the opponent's every move with various traps, Judai excels at, and delivering fatal damage with direct attacks using Sailor Hero!"
"Hmph, I saw through such a tactic long ago!" Manjome sneered twice, then waved his hand dramatically.
"Watch closely, Ju↑dai↓! Here's the card that will bring you despair—
——Continuous Trap 'Royal Decree'!"
The Set Card in front of Manjome slowly flipped open.
"As long as this Trap exists, all other Trap Card effects on the field are negated!"
"Eh?" Judai was a bit stunned, "All Traps can't be used?"
Canadia's activation failed, the Trap Card was crushed under an invisible pressure.
Youyu couldn't help but glance at Kaiba sideways.
Not bad, President. How did such a forthright man like you learn to be so targeting?
Did you specifically ask Manjome to use this Decree just to spite our Judai's Hero deck?
"So Canadia's activation failed, VWXYZ won't be flipped." Manjome exclaimed, "Dragon Catapult Cannon's effect continues! Once per turn, banish a card from your opponent's field!
Banish 'Elemental Hero Sailor' from the game!"
The giant robot slowly raised its arm, and a dimension-breaking bombardment accompanied the shooting golden light! Sailor Hero was shattered by the direct blow, his armor crushed by the intense impact. He was blasted out of the dimension along the light flow, quickly disappearing from the field.
"And now for the Dragon Catapult Cannon's direct attack!"
The robot's cannons descended, firing all salvo! The dazzling firelight, heavy projectiles, sky-filled missiles mixed with energy beams, colorful artillery fire pouring down on Judai like a pummeling rain of blossoms.
[Judai, LP 4000 → LP 1000]
"Hmph, nothing more than this." Manjome chuckled lightly, feeling as if he could already see the dawn of victory, "Then I'll end my turn."
Kaiba was equally satisfied with his student's performance.
Hmph, did you see that, Yo↑u↓yu!
I'm definitely the stronger one!
Even though he had the impulse to tell Youyu the truth right now and taunt him in person, the President managed to suppress it with his good endurance.
After all, having endured this long, a few more minutes wouldn't matter, there's no rush until this duel concludes.
The President had already automatically visualized Youyu's shocked expression when he learned that Manjome was his disciple after seeing his student defeated.
After being under that detestable Yo↑u↓yu for so long, finally having a day to turn the tables is exhilarating!
Youyu continued to act as if nothing happened, dutifully pretending to know nothing.
To prevent the President from getting awkward after the duel ends.....
"Whew~ If this keeps up, it might get bad."
Saying that, but Judai still showed not a hint of tension, instead he seemed even more excited and eager to fight.
"Then it's my turn, draw!
Activate this card—
—Magic Card 'Miracle Fusion'!"
Two cards popped out from Judai's Duel Disk Grave Zone.
"Banish 'Elemental Hero Clayman' discarded last turn and 'Elemental Hero Featherman' from the graveyard, fuse!
Fusion conditions: Elemental Hero plus any Earth Attribute monster! Fusion Summon!
Roar, Elemental Hero Gaia!"
The ground shattered, the earth cracked, and the hero clad in pitch-black armor landed with a roar, his body like a fortress of steel!
[Elemental Hero Gaia, ATK 2200]
"Gaia's effect!" Judai exclaimed, "When summoned, one of the opponent's monsters' attack is halved until the end of the turn, and that amount is added to my own attack! Gaia Shock!"
[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, ATK 3000 → ATK 1500]
[Elemental Hero Gaia, ATK 2200 → ATK 3700]
"Attack, Gaia!" Judai exclaimed, "Break the Dragon Catapult Cannon!"
The Hero charged heavily, the iron fortress seemed to emit the roar of heavy metal. The dark iron fist smashed the machine's shell into fragments, the cannon barrel cracked in half, and the giant collapsed with a rumble.
[Manjome, LP 2600 → LP 400]
"We did it!" Judai clenched his fist, "Alright! Just a little more to go..."
"Tch." Manjome scoffed, "It's the 'Hero' series of the Duel King after all, even if traps are blocked, the combat power of the Heroes themselves can't be ignored..."
Judai continued: "I set three cards on the field, and then activate the Continuous Magic 'Nightmare's Mirage'! This card lets me draw cards from my deck during the opponent's turn preparation phase until my hand reaches four cards, but during my turn, I must randomly discard the corresponding number of cards.
My turn ends here. At the same time, Gaia's attack power reverts back to normal!"
[Elemental Hero Gaia, ATK 3700 → ATK 2200]
Manjome glanced at the Set Card in his back row, feeling disdain.
Having more Set Cards is meaningless! As long as 'Royal Decree' is on the field, all of Judai's favorite traps are just a pile of waste paper!
"It's my turn!"
"At this moment, 'Nightmare's Mirage' effect activates," Judai announced, "My hand cards replenish to four!"
"Then I'll use the Magic Card 'Pot of Greed', and draw two more cards." Manjome's eyes flashed as he looked at the cards he drew.
Good, with this card, he can seize the opportunity for a counterattack!
"First, I set a card on the field, then activate the Equip Magic 'Dimensional Catapult - Super Thunder Alliance'!" Manjome declared, "It allows me to revive a 'VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon' from my graveyard by ignoring summoning conditions, and equip it with this card!
Revive again, Dragon Catapult Cannon!" (Anime card)
The giant of steel burst forth from the vortex of the Netherworld, landing heavily on the ground. A golden heavy cannon was fitted to its arm, ready to fire.
[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, ATK 3000]
"Huh? The one I took down so hard is revived all at once?" Judai muttered.
"When revived with this effect, the 'Dragon Catapult Cannon's' effects will be nullified." Manjome grunted, "Then direct battle! Dragon Catapult Cannon, attack 'Elemental Hero Gaia'!"
The energy from another dimension converged towards the gigantic machine's body, countless golden particles slowly swirled into a golden whirlpool, gathering at the cannon mouth of the dimensional heavy cannon!
"At this moment!" Judai swung his hand, "Flip the Set Card!"
"Muda!" Manjome hurriedly spoke as if fearing this jellyfish-head nonsense, "With 'Royal Decree' on the field, any trap is nullified..."
"I know, so what I'm activating isn't a trap, but the Quick-Play Magic 'The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh'!" Judai shouted, "Special Summon 'Winged Kuriboh' from the deck!"
The little creature flapped its pure white wings and obeyed the summon, gently landing on the field, chirping "Kuriboh Kuriboh" while bouncing in place.
[Winged Kuriboh, DEF 200]
"Hahahaha! I don't know why you summoned such a lowly monster, but this will directly lead to your defeat, Ju↑dai↓!" Manjome laughed, "'Dimensional Catapult - Super Thunder Alliance's' another effect allows the equipped 'Dragon Catapult Cannon' to inflict piercing damage when attacking a defense position monster!
As you summoned a monster during the battle step, battle recall occurs on the field. So I change the attack target—
—Go, Dragon Catapult Cannon, attack 'Winged Kuriboh'!"
If this attack goes through, it should cause 2800 piercing damage, leaving Judai with only 1000 Life Points and resulting in his defeat!
But Judai... was smiling.
Manjome: "!"
Only then did he realize that his desire for victory made him a bit too complacent, neglecting the possible risk within.
Could it be... that this is actually a trap?
"Flip the Set Card!" Judai raised his hand, "Quick-Play Magic - Evolve Wings! Discard two cards from your hand, allow the 'Winged Kuriboh' on your field to evolve, and Special Summon from the deck—
—Winged Kuriboh LV10!!!"
Radiant evolution light shone, the wings behind Kuriboh growing rapidly surrounded by golden light! The holy brilliance enveloped the entire field, and what was born from that light seemed like a superior being that dared not be looked at directly.
The catalyst of evolution magic unlocked Winged Kuriboh's potential and released its power! Its pure white wings spread out, the gentle and irresistible white light rolling like a river, even devouring the thunder released by the dimensional catapult!
"What is this!?" Manjome exclaimed in shock, "Is this monster actually able to evolve!?"
"Winged Kuriboh LV10's effect, during the opponent's battle phase, sacrifices itself to destroy all attack position monsters on the opponent's field!" Judai explained, "Then inflict damage equal to the total attack value of all destroyed monsters on the opponent!"
"Nani!?" Manjome was shocked.
[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, ATK 3000]
[Manjome, LP 400]
The holy white light shattered the machine into countless pieces, like stones and wood fragments being washed away by a waterfall, quickly making even Manjome's form disappear within that dazzling brilliance.
Kuriboh's ultimate counterattack!