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On the duel stage.
The current situation had become a deadlock.
Jaden Yuki...
Why, when I'm in front of him, do I always feel like I'm being seen through?
Zane Truesdale looked at the calm, composed young man in front of him.
The boy's light orange eyes seemed to be able to see through a person's inner thoughts.
Every combo, every idea of his, seemed to have been seen through by this young man.
Jaden Yuki, what exactly are you planning...?
And he had said it just now.
'I'll help you destroy this card...'
Zane Truesdale lightly gritted his teeth, looking at "Cyber Overflow" quietly lying in his banished zone.
He seems to know my Deck like the back of his hand.
No matter what step he took, Jaden Yuki could precisely calculate it.
Logically speaking, as long as he used this card... he would win.
But...
An invisible pressure swept over Zane Truesdale's entire body.
Even though the sure-win card was already in his hand.
Yet this feeling of powerlessness...
"Zane, my turn ends. It's your turn."
Jaden Yuki spoke.
"...My turn, draw!"
Zane Truesdale drew a card from his Deck.
But his gaze was no longer on the card he drew.
"Jaden, although I don't know why you have such confidence."
"But I might as well reveal it to you in advance." Zane Truesdale took a deep breath and said loudly, "The Cyber Dragon Deck is a Deck famous for its ultimate 'power'!"
"This turn, I can Special Summon the winning ace from my Extra Deck!"
"And the banished zone, piled with Cyber Dragons, will be the reason for your defeat!"
Zane Truesdale revealed the card in his hand.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, 'Cyberload Fusion'!"
Cyberload Fusion?!
The card in Zane Truesdale's hand immediately captivated everyone's attention.
"This, this card..."
"Could it be that it was added to his hand from the Deck because of 'Cyber Overflow's' effect?"
Atticus Rhodes's eyes widened. The surprise on his face was so great that even Alexis, standing beside him, found it strange.
It was the first time she had seen her brother show such an expression.
"Amazing, truly amazing! Zane!" Atticus Rhodes clenched his fists tightly. "So, Zane had been planning this from the very beginning?"
"He continuously had his monsters banished from the game, constantly gathering his Cyber Dragons in the banished zone using 'Masked HERO Dark Law's' effect!"
"So, his plan from the very beginning was to use this card!"
"You truly live up to your name... Zane... You truly are Duel Academy's third-year NO.1!" Atticus Rhodes exclaimed excitedly.
"Brother, brother, what does that mean?" Alexis had a blank look on her face.
Why would a mere Quick-Play Spell Card make her brother so excited?
Could it be...?
Alexis suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the duel stage.
"'Cyberload Fusion,' this card allows me to return Fusion Materials that are 'Cyber Dragon' or 'Cybernetic' monsters from my field or banished zone to my Deck."
"Then—Special Summon a Fusion Monster that lists 'Cyber Dragon' as Fusion Material from my Extra Deck!"
Zane Truesdale held up the card in his hand.
Fusion from the banished zone?!
At that moment, all the students gasped in surprise.
The current banished zone contained three "Cyber Dragon" monsters, three "Cyber Valley" monsters, one "Cyber Larva," one "Cyber Dragon Core," one "Cyber Ouroboros," and one "Chimeratech Overdragon"!
A total of ten Machine-Type monsters!
In other words, he would use these ten monsters as Fusion Materials...
"The 'Chimeratech Overdragon' slumbering in my Extra Deck has a special effect: it gains 800 ATK for each Fusion Material used."
"A total of ten Fusion Materials, so that means... my 'Chimeratech Overdragon' will have 8000 ATK!"
Zane Truesdale slowly revealed the Fusion Monster in his hand.
"Roar!"
At that moment, the roar of Cyber Dragon already echoed on the field.
A gigantic Cyber Dragon with several heads, like a mountain, condensed behind Zane Truesdale.
Rumble rumble rumble...
Lightning flashed and thunder rolled.
It seemed even light itself was being absorbed by the fusion vortex.
"At... 8000 ATK?"
"No, no way? Really?"
"If that's the case, Jaden Yuki... Jaden Yuki is really going to lose? Lose to Cyber Dragon?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
They had thought that Zane Truesdale, whose monsters had all been sent to the banished zone, had no chance of turning the tables.
But they never expected that Zane Truesdale actually had this trick up his sleeve!
Principal Samejima revealed a relieved smile.
He seemed to have already seen Zane Truesdale's moment of victory.
"It seems Jaden Yuki is nothing special after all... Was he really thoroughly outmaneuvered by Zane Truesdale?"
"Chazz... you're overthinking it."
Even Aster Phoenix, standing by the door, shook his head with a cold smile and turned to leave.
But.
Among everyone, only Jaden Yuki had a faint smile on his face.
He seemed to have anticipated this outcome long ago.
"I will fuse the three 'Cyber Dragon' monsters, three 'Cyber Valley' monsters, 'Cyber Larva,' 'Cyber Dragon Core,' 'Cyber Ouroboros,' and 'Chimeratech Overdragon' from the banished zone!"
Zane Truesdale declared loudly with passion.
The "Cyberload Fusion" in his hand was placed in the Spell/Trap Zone on his Duel Disk.
Game... over.
This thought simultaneously flashed through everyone's minds.
However, at that very moment.
A crisp "beep beep beep" sound suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
Aster Phoenix, who was about to leave the stadium, abruptly stopped.
He frowned, looking back in confusion.
"What's that sound?"
"Eh? It sounds like... a time bomb?"
"I don't know... Holy sht! Holy sht! Holy sh*t! Look at Jaden Yuki's field!"
Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.
On Jaden Yuki's field, the last card he had set in his first turn was now face-up.
And on Zane Truesdale's "Chimeratech Overdragon," which was slowly condensing behind him, bundles of time bombs were attached to it at some unknown point.
"Zane."
"I told you, your defeat was foreshadowed from the very beginning."
"Because the darkness of the 'Dark' is limitless."
"I activate the Trap Card, 'D.D. Dynamite'!"
"Inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent for each of their banished cards."
"Your banished zone contains ten monster cards, plus four Spell/Trap cards ('Mystical Space Typhoon,' 'Fusion,' 'Cybernetic Fusion Support,' 'Cyber Overflow')."
"A total of 4200 points of damage. Please receive it."
Looking at the dumbfounded Zane Truesdale.
Jaden Yuki flicked a finger from his forehead, a mischievous smile appearing on his face.
"Also, congratulations on your graduation, third-year student."