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# Chapter 507: Duelists, Please Don't Leave the Field to Duel, Spirits Too
Under Kaiba's gaze, Judai played the 【Polymerization】 Spell Card he had just drawn.
"I activate the Spell Card 【Polymerization】! I'll use 【Yubel】 and 【Elemental HERO Neos】 from my Hand as Fusion Material!"
"Two souls whose karma is intertwined..."
Judai clenched his left hand into a fist and raised it towards the sky.
"The deep love that could not be severed from our previous lives..."
Beside Judai, Yubel opened her right hand, raising it above her head in sync with Judai's movement.
"The Dark of the Supreme King!" "The Light of Sorrow!"
"Converge here!"
Yubel and Judai turned to look at each other, smiling. Then they lowered the hands they had raised and lifted their other arms. Judai opened his hand, enclosing Yubel's clenched fist.
"You are within me," "I am within you,"
"Ultimate Love Fusion!"
"【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】!!!"
As the two, sharing the same heterochromatic eyes, simultaneously called out the name, the white-bodied 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, clad in ferocious, demon-like black armor, made its grand appearance!
【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】【9☆/Light】
【Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect】
【3000/2500】
"A monster that combines the power of 【Elemental HERO Neos】 and 【Yubel】... what a powerful aura!" Yusei looked at 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 in surprise. "And, even though it wears demon-like armor, it gives off a feeling of gentle protective power?"
After summoning 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, the heterochromatic eyes in Judai's eyes returned to their original color. Hearing Yusei's words from off the Field, Judai couldn't help but feel a little proud: "【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 is the ultimate Contact Fusion that combines my power with 【Yubel】's."
"Its specific power will be revealed in the upcoming battle." As he spoke, Judai played another card from his Hand. "I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. I Attack Position Summon 【Elemental HERO Stratos】, and then activate his effect to add a 【Hero】 monster from my Deck to my Hand."
"I choose 【Elemental HERO Bubbleman】."
After adding a card to his Hand, Judai pointed towards the Set Card in Kaiba's Spell/Trap Zone: "Entering my Battle Phase, I'll first attack the face-down monster on Mr. Kaiba's Field with 【Elemental HERO Stratos】!"
"Blaster Fan!"
After receiving the attack instruction, the Sky Hero 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 activated the aircraft behind him, propelling him into the air. From above, he locked onto the Set Card on Kaiba's Field, whose identity was unknown.
As the propellers on the aircraft behind 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 spun faster, they actually created two clockwise-rotating tornado columns, which 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 controlled to sweep towards the face-down position monster!
"Ugh!"
The moment 【Elemental HERO Stratos】's attack arrived, Judai heard that the face-down monster was instantly destroyed without any resistance. It couldn't even hold onto its weapon and was destroyed with a wail. Judai and the others were also able to see the true appearance of that card.
【Abyss Soldier】【3☆/Dark】
【Fiend-Type/Flip/Effect】
【200/500】
"Huh? A monster with 200 ATK! Did I miss a zero?" Hayato looked at the monster's ATK and DEF stats displayed for the first time, quite surprised that Kaiba would put this kind of "trash monster" he often talked about into his Deck.
However, upon seeing that it was 【Abyss Soldier】, he was also startled and understood Kaiba's strategy.
"Judai Yuki, you attacked my face-down position monster with 【Elemental HERO Stratos】, thinking that after breaking through 【Abyss Soldier】, you could directly attack me with 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】's 3000 ATK, right?"
Kaiba watched his monster be destroyed, but he smiled. "As punishment for being my opponent, I will cut off your hope!"
"When 【Abyss Soldier】 is flipped, I can choose one monster on your Field to destroy. The one I choose is, of course, 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, which hasn't attacked yet!"
As Kaiba spoke, he waved his hand. Only to see the weapon of 【Abyss Soldier】—a dagger wrapped in eerie blue light—which had been swept away by 【Elemental HERO Stratos】's attack earlier, flew out from the corner and stabbed into the back of 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】!
"Ugh!"
【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 was stabbed in the back and immediately fell to the ground, blood flowing profusely. The flowing blood traced along the finger he pointed forward as he fell onto the yellowish brick tiles of the Central Plaza, as if saying something like "Don't stop."
Seeing that Judai offered no resistance to the effect of 【Abyss Soldier】 he activated, merely watching 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 be destroyed like that, Kaiba couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Hmph, the last ace card you finally summoned was easily destroyed by me without even using its effect. As expected, you're just a third-rate Duelist."
Looking at 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 back on Judai's Field, Kaiba gave a cold snort and continued, "If this is all you've got, then you can start preparing to welcome the defeat that will descend next turn, Judai Yuki."
"Anyway, your ace card has already been destroyed. You have no more moves left."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Kaiba's words, Judai replied with a fighting spirit-filled smile: "Is that so? Mr. Kaiba, since when did you get the misconception that my 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 was destroyed without even activating its effect?"
"Nani!?"
Judai took the card of 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 from his Duel Disk: "【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 has the ability to inflict damage equal to the ATK of the opponent's battle monster during battle, and its other effect can only be activated when it's battle destroyed or leaves the Field due to an opponent's effect!"
"If 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 is a Fusion of me and 【Yubel】 with 【Elemental HERO Neos】 as the main body, then the one appearing next is the form with 【Yubel】 as the main body!"
Judai's gaze turned to 【Yubel】 beside him: "Let's go!"
"Already prepared," 【Yubel】 said with a charming smile, raising her hand and snapping her fingers.
The armor on 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, destroyed by 【Abyss Soldier】, dispersed into black mist, enveloping it and causing its figure to fade. Emerging from the black mist once more was another monster, primarily black!
"Special Summon! 【Sage Neos】!"
【Sage Neos】【10☆/Light】
【Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect】
【3000/3000】
"If you underestimate me so casually, you'll suffer greatly, Mr. Kaiba!" Judai chuckled. "Now, there are no monsters blocking your way. I'll return the same words to you, prepare to take my direct attack!"
"【Sage Neos】 direct attack the opponent Duelist," Judai had just finished speaking when 【Yubel】 gave the attack instruction for him, "Ultimate Nova!"
Although it was Yubel, not Judai, who gave the instruction directly, because one of 【Sage Neos】's Fusion Materials was Yubel, 【Sage Neos】 actually listened to Yubel's attack instruction and began to act.
Its wide bat wings spread, carrying 【Sage Neos】 into flight. The agile "Spellcaster" assumed a punching pose, transforming into a phantom and attacking Kaiba, who only had one Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone!
"Don't attack for me without permission, Yubel, even though I was planning to attack!" Judai complained with slight dissatisfaction. "Also, that attack name is so cheesy, not cool at all."
""I thought it was pretty good," Yubel shrugged and said with a smile. "Anyway, Judai, you'd only come up with weird names like 'Spiral Flash Round Dance Roar Style Three' anyway."
Amidst the interaction between the two, Kaiba looked at the attacking 【Sage Neos】 and revealed a ferocious smile.
"Yes, it should be like this. Only then does it look decent. Otherwise, you wouldn't be qualified to have my 【Blue-Eyes】 appear."
As he spoke, Kaiba pressed a button, flipping open the last card in his Spell/Trap Zone.
"Rejoice, Judai Yuki, your effort has moved me. As a reward, I grant you the qualification to face the apex of Duel Monsters once more! In return, I will show you a true Ultimate Fusion!"
"At the same time that 【Sage Neos】 declares an attack, I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, the Trap Card 【Necrofusion】! I will banish from play three 【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】 from my Graveyard, in face-down position, as Fusion Material!"
"Crush everything with absolute light! Toughness! Invincible!! Strongest!!!"
"【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】!!"
【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】【12☆/Light】
【Dragon Type/Fusion】
【4500/3800】
Just as 【Sage Neos】's attack was a step away from Kaiba, the souls of the three 【Blue-Eyes】 from Kaiba's Graveyard were banished from the game, thus awakening the White Dragon, the apex of Duel Monsters.
As a well-known vanilla monster Fusion Monster, 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 has no effects, but at this moment, with its towering 4500 ATK alone, it successfully became an insurmountable high wall blocking Judai's path to defeat Kaiba.
"【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's ATK is 4500. Ordinary Duel Monsters cannot possibly surpass its ATK even with all their might. Also, my 【True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 in the Graveyard allows the 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 on my Field to use its second effect." Kaiba said arrogantly, "The 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 existing on my Field will receive its power boost; it will not become the target of any opponent's effect and will not be affected by opponent's effects!"
When a monster with 4500 ATK and 3800 DEF, basically without any shortcomings in its basic stats, gains complete resistance to being targeted and being unaffected by effects, only two words can describe such a monster.
Invincible.
And now, Kaiba's long-absent 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 had become such an invincible existence.
"In Duel Monsters, the appearance of a monster can trigger the Battle Replay rules. Your 【Sage Neos】 can cancel this attack. However, that would only postpone the defeat ending."
Kaiba glanced at the 【Ultimate Burst】 in his Hand. This card is a Spell Card specifically for 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】, which can grant 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 a triple attack effect like 【True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 without being destroyed, and the opponent's ability to chain effects to 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's attack will also be stripped away.
【Elemental HERO Stratos】 and 【Sage Neos】 on Judai's Field are both in Attack Position. Next turn will be the final blow from 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 that will clear Judai Yuki's Life Points!
Just as Kaiba was already predicting the subsequent process, Judai unexpectedly refused to use the "Battle Replay" rules: "No, I won't back down here, Mr. Kaiba."
"The final blow is a battle with 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】; it's truly exciting! 【Sage Neos】 will continue to attack!"
Kaiba gave a cold snort: "Since it's your own choice, I won't hold back. Counterattack, 【Blue-Eyes】!"
"Neutron Burst Stream!"
Facing the triple dragon breath unleashed by the three-headed Ultimate Giant Dragon, 【Sage Neos】, with its 3000 ATK, still maintained its courage and charged forward, its figure swallowed by 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's attack.
Seeing this, Kaiba was not surprised. After all, in his mind, it was only natural for the invincible 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 to be able to do this.
"Hmph..."
But just as he gave a cold snort and before Kaiba could say a word, he saw that from the flood of light unleashed by 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】, 【Sage Neos】, although covered in wounds, still rushed out and landed an uppercut that sent one of 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's heads flying upwards!
"Nani!?"
Kaiba completely didn't understand what happened, and at this moment, Judai's voice came from across the Field.
"【Sage Neos】, born from the combination of my power and Yubel's, possesses the power of light and dark. He is very strong. How could he easily fall before creating a miracle?" Judai stated 【Sage Neos】's effect.
"When 【Sage Neos】 battles, at the end of the Damage Step, inflict damage to the opponent Duelist equal to the ATK of the battle monster, and recover my Life Points equal to the DEF of the battle monster."
After a pause, Judai said with a smile: "In other words, Mr. Kaiba, you will take 4500 points of effect damage. What a coincidence."
"Nani?!" Kaiba's eyes widened, watching the battle between 【Sage Neos】 and 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】. "Yare ga!"
4500 points of effect damage, wasn't that the damage Kaiba almost inflicted on Judai with 【Ring of Destruction】 earlier!
"But that effect can only be activated at the end of the damage calculation! Before that, you will first take 1500 points of battle damage!" Kaiba said with a dark face.
For Kaiba, a victory that was almost a mutual destruction was worse than a direct mutual destruction. That kind of narrow win was not what he wanted; his goal should be complete victory.
Judai didn't answer, but instead pointed to the Set Card on his Spell/Trap Zone that hadn't been revealed until now, and pressed the activate Set Card button.
Kaiba's face turned even darker. He suddenly felt that his previous impression of Judai's dueling style being pleasing to the eye must have been due to his eyesight being bad.
【Elemental HERO Stratos】 also turned his head and saw the Set Card Judai opened, his face turning pale—oh, his helmet was blocking it.
"Quick-Play Spell Card 【Mystical Space Typhoon】. Rather than watching 【Stratos】 disappear after losing the duel, I might as well just stir-fry him and eat him, recovering my Life Points equal to his ATK value of 1800." Judai snapped his fingers coolly and looked at 【Elemental HERO Stratos】.
"For the greater good, sacrifice yourself!"
【Judai: 200 → 2000 → 500 LP】
"Then, 【Sage Neos】's ability! Inflict 4500 points of damage to Mr. Kaiba!"
"Spacium Ray!"
【Kaiba: 4000 LP → 0】
【Judai: 500 → 4300 LP】
【Sage Neos】 disappeared after releasing its final power, and took away Kaiba's 4000 Life Points, which were like a flickering candle. In Kaiba's voice, the duel between Judai Yuki from the future and Kaiba Seto, aged 18, reached its victory or defeat:
"Onore!!!"
Under Kaiba's gaze, Judai played the 【Polymerization】 Spell Card he had just drawn.
"I activate the Spell Card 【Polymerization】! I'll use 【Yubel】 and 【Elemental HERO Neos】 from my Hand as Fusion Material!"
"Two souls whose karma is intertwined..."
Judai clenched his left hand into a fist and raised it towards the sky.
"The deep love that could not be severed from our previous lives..."
Beside Judai, Yubel opened her right hand, raising it above her head in sync with Judai's movement.
"The Dark of the Supreme King!" "The Light of Sorrow!"
"Converge here!"
Yubel and Judai turned to look at each other, smiling. Then they lowered the hands they had raised and lifted their other arms. Judai opened his hand, enclosing Yubel's clenched fist.
"You are within me," "I am within you,"
"Ultimate Love Fusion!"
"【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】!!!"
As the two, sharing the same heterochromatic eyes, simultaneously called out the name, the white-bodied 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, clad in ferocious, demon-like black armor, made its grand appearance!
【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】【9☆/Light】
【Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect】
【3000/2500】
"A monster that combines the power of 【Elemental HERO Neos】 and 【Yubel】... what a powerful aura!" Yusei looked at 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 in surprise. "And, even though it wears demon-like armor, it gives off a feeling of gentle protective power?"
After summoning 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, the heterochromatic eyes in Judai's eyes returned to their original color. Hearing Yusei's words from off the Field, Judai couldn't help but feel a little proud: "【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 is the ultimate Contact Fusion that combines my power with 【Yubel】's."
"Its specific power will be revealed in the upcoming battle." As he spoke, Judai played another card from his Hand. "I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. I Attack Position Summon 【Elemental HERO Stratos】, and then activate his effect to add a 【Hero】 monster from my Deck to my Hand."
"I choose 【Elemental HERO Bubbleman】."
After adding a card to his Hand, Judai pointed towards the Set Card in Kaiba's Spell/Trap Zone: "Entering my Battle Phase, I'll first attack the face-down monster on Mr. Kaiba's Field with 【Elemental HERO Stratos】!"
"Blaster Fan!"
After receiving the attack instruction, the Sky Hero 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 activated the aircraft behind him, propelling him into the air. From above, he locked onto the Set Card on Kaiba's Field, whose identity was unknown.
As the propellers on the aircraft behind 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 spun faster, they actually created two clockwise-rotating tornado columns, which 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 controlled to sweep towards the face-down position monster!
"Ugh!"
The moment 【Elemental HERO Stratos】's attack arrived, Judai heard that the face-down monster was instantly destroyed without any resistance. It couldn't even hold onto its weapon and was destroyed with a wail. Judai and the others were also able to see the true appearance of that card.
【Abyss Soldier】【3☆/Dark】
【Fiend-Type/Flip/Effect】
【200/500】
"Huh? A monster with 200 ATK! Did I miss a zero?" Hayato looked at the monster's ATK and DEF stats displayed for the first time, quite surprised that Kaiba would put this kind of "trash monster" he often talked about into his Deck.
However, upon seeing that it was 【Abyss Soldier】, he was also startled and understood Kaiba's strategy.
"Judai Yuki, you attacked my face-down position monster with 【Elemental HERO Stratos】, thinking that after breaking through 【Abyss Soldier】, you could directly attack me with 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】's 3000 ATK, right?"
Kaiba watched his monster be destroyed, but he smiled. "As punishment for being my opponent, I will cut off your hope!"
"When 【Abyss Soldier】 is flipped, I can choose one monster on your Field to destroy. The one I choose is, of course, 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, which hasn't attacked yet!"
As Kaiba spoke, he waved his hand. Only to see the weapon of 【Abyss Soldier】—a dagger wrapped in eerie blue light—which had been swept away by 【Elemental HERO Stratos】's attack earlier, flew out from the corner and stabbed into the back of 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】!
"Ugh!"
【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 was stabbed in the back and immediately fell to the ground, blood flowing profusely. The flowing blood traced along the finger he pointed forward as he fell onto the yellowish brick tiles of the Central Plaza, as if saying something like "Don't stop."
Seeing that Judai offered no resistance to the effect of 【Abyss Soldier】 he activated, merely watching 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 be destroyed like that, Kaiba couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Hmph, the last ace card you finally summoned was easily destroyed by me without even using its effect. As expected, you're just a third-rate Duelist."
Looking at 【Elemental HERO Stratos】 back on Judai's Field, Kaiba gave a cold snort and continued, "If this is all you've got, then you can start preparing to welcome the defeat that will descend next turn, Judai Yuki."
"Anyway, your ace card has already been destroyed. You have no more moves left."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Kaiba's words, Judai replied with a fighting spirit-filled smile: "Is that so? Mr. Kaiba, since when did you get the misconception that my 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 was destroyed without even activating its effect?"
"Nani!?"
Judai took the card of 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 from his Duel Disk: "【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 has the ability to inflict damage equal to the ATK of the opponent's battle monster during battle, and its other effect can only be activated when it's battle destroyed or leaves the Field due to an opponent's effect!"
"If 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】 is a Fusion of me and 【Yubel】 with 【Elemental HERO Neos】 as the main body, then the one appearing next is the form with 【Yubel】 as the main body!"
Judai's gaze turned to 【Yubel】 beside him: "Let's go!"
"Already prepared," 【Yubel】 said with a charming smile, raising her hand and snapping her fingers.
The armor on 【E·HERO Neos Wiseman】, destroyed by 【Abyss Soldier】, dispersed into black mist, enveloping it and causing its figure to fade. Emerging from the black mist once more was another monster, primarily black!
"Special Summon! 【Sage Neos】!"
【Sage Neos】【10☆/Light】
【Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect】
【3000/3000】
"If you underestimate me so casually, you'll suffer greatly, Mr. Kaiba!" Judai chuckled. "Now, there are no monsters blocking your way. I'll return the same words to you, prepare to take my direct attack!"
"【Sage Neos】 direct attack the opponent Duelist," Judai had just finished speaking when 【Yubel】 gave the attack instruction for him, "Ultimate Nova!"
Although it was Yubel, not Judai, who gave the instruction directly, because one of 【Sage Neos】's Fusion Materials was Yubel, 【Sage Neos】 actually listened to Yubel's attack instruction and began to act.
Its wide bat wings spread, carrying 【Sage Neos】 into flight. The agile "Spellcaster" assumed a punching pose, transforming into a phantom and attacking Kaiba, who only had one Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone!
"Don't attack for me without permission, Yubel, even though I was planning to attack!" Judai complained with slight dissatisfaction. "Also, that attack name is so cheesy, not cool at all."
""I thought it was pretty good," Yubel shrugged and said with a smile. "Anyway, Judai, you'd only come up with weird names like 'Spiral Flash Round Dance Roar Style Three' anyway."
Amidst the interaction between the two, Kaiba looked at the attacking 【Sage Neos】 and revealed a ferocious smile.
"Yes, it should be like this. Only then does it look decent. Otherwise, you wouldn't be qualified to have my 【Blue-Eyes】 appear."
As he spoke, Kaiba pressed a button, flipping open the last card in his Spell/Trap Zone.
"Rejoice, Judai Yuki, your effort has moved me. As a reward, I grant you the qualification to face the apex of Duel Monsters once more! In return, I will show you a true Ultimate Fusion!"
"At the same time that 【Sage Neos】 declares an attack, I activate the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone, the Trap Card 【Necrofusion】! I will banish from play three 【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】 from my Graveyard, in face-down position, as Fusion Material!"
"Crush everything with absolute light! Toughness! Invincible!! Strongest!!!"
"【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】!!"
【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】【12☆/Light】
【Dragon Type/Fusion】
【4500/3800】
Just as 【Sage Neos】's attack was a step away from Kaiba, the souls of the three 【Blue-Eyes】 from Kaiba's Graveyard were banished from the game, thus awakening the White Dragon, the apex of Duel Monsters.
As a well-known vanilla monster Fusion Monster, 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 has no effects, but at this moment, with its towering 4500 ATK alone, it successfully became an insurmountable high wall blocking Judai's path to defeat Kaiba.
"【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's ATK is 4500. Ordinary Duel Monsters cannot possibly surpass its ATK even with all their might. Also, my 【True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 in the Graveyard allows the 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 on my Field to use its second effect." Kaiba said arrogantly, "The 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 existing on my Field will receive its power boost; it will not become the target of any opponent's effect and will not be affected by opponent's effects!"
When a monster with 4500 ATK and 3800 DEF, basically without any shortcomings in its basic stats, gains complete resistance to being targeted and being unaffected by effects, only two words can describe such a monster.
Invincible.
And now, Kaiba's long-absent 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 had become such an invincible existence.
"In Duel Monsters, the appearance of a monster can trigger the Battle Replay rules. Your 【Sage Neos】 can cancel this attack. However, that would only postpone the defeat ending."
Kaiba glanced at the 【Ultimate Burst】 in his Hand. This card is a Spell Card specifically for 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】, which can grant 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 a triple attack effect like 【True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 without being destroyed, and the opponent's ability to chain effects to 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's attack will also be stripped away.
【Elemental HERO Stratos】 and 【Sage Neos】 on Judai's Field are both in Attack Position. Next turn will be the final blow from 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 that will clear Judai Yuki's Life Points!
Just as Kaiba was already predicting the subsequent process, Judai unexpectedly refused to use the "Battle Replay" rules: "No, I won't back down here, Mr. Kaiba."
"The final blow is a battle with 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】; it's truly exciting! 【Sage Neos】 will continue to attack!"
Kaiba gave a cold snort: "Since it's your own choice, I won't hold back. Counterattack, 【Blue-Eyes】!"
"Neutron Burst Stream!"
Facing the triple dragon breath unleashed by the three-headed Ultimate Giant Dragon, 【Sage Neos】, with its 3000 ATK, still maintained its courage and charged forward, its figure swallowed by 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's attack.
Seeing this, Kaiba was not surprised. After all, in his mind, it was only natural for the invincible 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】 to be able to do this.
"Hmph..."
But just as he gave a cold snort and before Kaiba could say a word, he saw that from the flood of light unleashed by 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】, 【Sage Neos】, although covered in wounds, still rushed out and landed an uppercut that sent one of 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's heads flying upwards!
"Nani!?"
Kaiba completely didn't understand what happened, and at this moment, Judai's voice came from across the Field.
"【Sage Neos】, born from the combination of my power and Yubel's, possesses the power of light and dark. He is very strong. How could he easily fall before creating a miracle?" Judai stated 【Sage Neos】's effect.
"When 【Sage Neos】 battles, at the end of the Damage Step, inflict damage to the opponent Duelist equal to the ATK of the battle monster, and recover my Life Points equal to the DEF of the battle monster."
After a pause, Judai said with a smile: "In other words, Mr. Kaiba, you will take 4500 points of effect damage. What a coincidence."
"Nani?!" Kaiba's eyes widened, watching the battle between 【Sage Neos】 and 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】. "Yare ga!"
4500 points of effect damage, wasn't that the damage Kaiba almost inflicted on Judai with 【Ring of Destruction】 earlier!
"But that effect can only be activated at the end of the damage calculation! Before that, you will first take 1500 points of battle damage!" Kaiba said with a dark face.
For Kaiba, a victory that was almost a mutual destruction was worse than a direct mutual destruction. That kind of narrow win was not what he wanted; his goal should be complete victory.
Judai didn't answer, but instead pointed to the Set Card on his Spell/Trap Zone that hadn't been revealed until now, and pressed the activate Set Card button.
Kaiba's face turned even darker. He suddenly felt that his previous impression of Judai's dueling style being pleasing to the eye must have been due to his eyesight being bad.
【Elemental HERO Stratos】 also turned his head and saw the Set Card Judai opened, his face turning pale—oh, his helmet was blocking it.
"Quick-Play Spell Card 【Mystical Space Typhoon】. Rather than watching 【Stratos】 disappear after losing the duel, I might as well just stir-fry him and eat him, recovering my Life Points equal to his ATK value of 1800." Judai snapped his fingers coolly and looked at 【Elemental HERO Stratos】.
"For the greater good, sacrifice yourself!"
【Judai: 200 → 2000 → 500 LP】
"Then, 【Sage Neos】's ability! Inflict 4500 points of damage to Mr. Kaiba!"
"Spacium Ray!"
【Kaiba: 4000 LP → 0】
【Judai: 500 → 4300 LP】
【Sage Neos】 disappeared after releasing its final power, and took away Kaiba's 4000 Life Points, which were like a flickering candle. In Kaiba's voice, the duel between Judai Yuki from the future and Kaiba Seto, aged 18, reached its victory or defeat:
"Onore!!!"
