Chapter 195. Kuriboh LV10 Shows Its Stuff! Winged Kuriboh Shatters ZEUS and Breaks the Old Guard!
Under the focused gazes of Duelists from every Dueling world, the Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken had already entered the Battle Phase.
Now it all depended on how the Kuriboh deck would hold the line.
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Enter the Battle Phase!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Therion 'King' Regulus destroys Kuribee. You lose 2500 LP!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I activate Kuribee's effect!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "When it's destroyed by battle, I can add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions 'Kuriboh' from my Deck to my hand."
Kuriboh Femboy: "I choose the Quick-Play Spell The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh!"
"Then it's Kuribah's effect!~"
"I Special Summon Kuribohrn from the Deck in Defense Position!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Next, Zoodiac Boarbow—direct attack!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "Heh-heh! I flip my set Quick-Play The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I Special Summon this monster from my Deck—Winged Kuriboh!"
"And then I flip my second set card—Transcendent Wings!"
"I send my face-up Winged Kuriboh and 2 cards from my hand to the Graveyard."
"From my hand or Deck, I Special Summon Winged Kuriboh LV10!"
"Kuriboh, time to lend a big hand!"
"By Tributing this face-up card, I destroy all Attack Position monsters you control—"
"—and inflict damage equal to their combined original ATK!"
"Let's go! My soul—Winged Kuriboh LV10!"
"Blow them all away! Take 2800!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Damn! You really made Kuriboh pop off!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "But it's fine! I Set 2!"
"And I activate Fusion Destiny!"
"I send Destiny HERO – Malicious and Destiny HERO – Denier from my Deck to the GY—"
"Fusion Summon! Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!"
"I activate Phoenix's effect! I destroy one of my freshly Set cards—"
"And the card I choose to destroy on your field is—Kuribah!"
"My turn ends!"
The Zoodiac player failed to turn Boarbow into "the Gundam" and got nothing for the trouble.
Instead, he got hard-styled by a Kuriboh.
Across the Dueling worlds, mouths hung open at the Kuriboh Duelist's extreme counterattack.
It was as if no one could believe what they'd just seen.
"Winged Kuriboh + Transcendent Wings → Winged Kuriboh LV10."
"Winged Kuriboh LV10 + Magic Cylinder + Mirror Force…?"
So then.
"Winged Kuriboh + Transcendent Wings + Magic Cylinder + Mirror Force…?"
Huh???
What even is this bizarre Kuriboh combo?!
Duel Monsters world.
Even Seto Kaiba couldn't keep a straight face after that flashy sequence.
In his mind, Kuriboh was still just a one-time damage stopper.
If someone had told him Kuriboh could launch a counterattack, he would've laughed at them for life.
But now—
After seeing a real, honest-to-goodness Kuriboh counterattack—
Kaiba felt the blood rush up his throat.
You call that a Kuriboh?
That's a Kuriboh?
Duel Academy.
For Jaden Yuki, these plays weren't even that unfamiliar.
So seeing a Duelist actually pull them off—
Jaden couldn't be more hyped.
"Nice one! That's how you play Kuriboh!"
"1v10, so cool!"
"Heh-heh! Kuriboh is unbeatable—SUGOI!"
Jaden's praise kept coming, one line after another.
Dr. Vellian Crowler, Aster Phoenix, and Chazz Princeton beside him were on the verge of mental collapse.
Kuriboh… actually dealt damage.
And it was 2800.
If Boarbow's original ATK weren't 0, that damage could've been even higher.
Then the Zoodiac player top-decked Fusion Destiny and forced out Phoenix's undying body again.
For the Kuriboh deck, the biggest headache now was obviously Phoenix.
Kuriboh Femboy: "My turn! Draw!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I Link Summon using S:P Little Knight and Kuribohrn!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "Link-2—Dharc the Dark Charmer, Gloomy!"
"I activate Dharc's effect to revive Kuribabylon from my GY."
"Its ATK/DEF increase by 300 for each 'Kuriboh' monster on my field or in my GY."
"So it's now 4200 ATK, and Phoenix is sitting at 3800 after its effect."
"But that's enough."
"I enter the Battle Phase."
"Attack your Phoenix!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I activate Phoenix's effect."
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I destroy itself and your Dharc together!"
"Hahaha! Phoenix will just revive again next turn!"
"Let's see how you keep up with my Phoenix!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "Oh? Is that so?"
Kuriboh Femboy: "When Dharc is destroyed, it searches."
"I add a DARK monster with 1500 or less DEF from my Deck to my hand."
"So of course I choose—D.D. Crow."
"I activate Crow and banish Phoenix from your GY."
"Phoenix who? Where? I don't see it."
"What I do see is—Kuribabylon attacking directly."
"Take the damage."
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I flip the Trap Damage Diet."
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "All damage is halved."
Kuriboh Femboy: "Then you still take 2100."
Kuriboh Femboy: "Main Phase 2, I Set 1."
"Turn end."
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "My turn! Draw!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I banish Destiny HERO – Malicious from my GY to Special Summon another Malicious from the Deck."
"I activate Endless Engine Argyro System to return Therion Discolosseum from my GY to my hand, then this card shuffles back into the Deck."
Kuriboh Femboy: "Alright then! I flip my Trap—The Revived Sky God!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I Special Summon Slifer the Sky Dragon!"
"Descend, bring me victory!"
"Then we both draw until we each have 6 in hand."
"My God's ATK is now 6000!"
"Hahahaha!"
A God? Slifer!
What the—?!
This Kuriboh deck even packs Slifer the Sky Dragon for suppression?
It's over.
The more they watched, the less sense the Kuriboh build made.
From the moment Kuriboh hit the stage, the old guard had felt something was off.
Then that mid-battle counterstrike confirmed Kuriboh wasn't simple.
Now that a God had descended—
They understood even less about the Kuriboh engine.
And this—
Was only the beginning.
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Oh, you brought a God too, huh."
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I activate the Field Spell Therion Discolosseum, and add Therion 'Lily' Borea from my Deck."
"I Special Summon Lily Borea in Defense and equip 'King' Regulus from my GY to it."
"I activate Borea's effect—send the equipped Regulus to the GY and destroy your Slifer the Sky Dragon!"
"A God without protection is just a paper tiger!"
"I Normal Summon Zoodiac Thoroughblade!"
"Time to stack!"
"Xyz change—Zoodiac Hammerkong!"
"Xyz change—Zoodiac Chakanine!"
"Xyz change—Zoodiac Tigermortar!"
"All right—Zoodiac Boarbow!"
"I use Zoodiac Whiptail from my hand to equip to Boarbow!"
"My Boarbow is now 2800 ATK!"
"Then I Special Summon Therion 'King' Regulus again, equipping from the GY!"
"Boarbow, direct attack—2800 to the face!"
"Let's see you handle this!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I activate Ankuriboh from my hand!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "When you declare an attack, I discard it to revive Space Dragon from my GY!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Muda, muda, muda, muda!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I use Regulus's effect—send its equip to negate your Ankuriboh!"
"Boarbow connects for 2800! You lose 2800 LP!"
"Main Phase 2!"
"I overlay over Boarbow—"
"Defensive Xyz! Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder!!!"
"My turn ends!"
Success—again.
The Zoodiac player turned Boarbow into the ultimate Xyz, ZEUS.
And this time, ZEUS had six materials.
Which meant—up to three board wipes by sending everything else to the GY.
Numb.
Now it was the Kuriboh player's turn to feel a cold scalp.
The old guard across the worlds saw the Kuriboh Duelist's face grow grim.
After all, when ZEUS hits the field, no one keeps a straight face.
Kuriboh Femboy: "My turn! Draw!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I Special Summon Super Quantum Red Layer!"
"—"
"I activate Dark World Dealings!"
"We each draw 1 and then discard 1."
"I activate Five Star Twilight!"
"I Tribute Super Quantum Red Layer—"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I chain Regulus, Tributing the equip to negate your Five Star Twilight!"
"Trying to call the Kuriboh squad? In your dreams!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "Then I activate Monster Reborn!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I revive the monster you discarded—Therion 'Bull' Ain!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "Like I can't see what you're planning?"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I activate ZEUS!"
"I detach 2 materials—send all other cards to the GY!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I activate the GY effect of The Revived Sky God!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I banish it to shuffle Monster Reborn back into my Deck and then draw it!"
"Monster Reborn! I revive Kuribabylon!"
"It's already at 4500 ATK!"
"Battle! Direct attack!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "You didn't really think ZEUS was once per turn, did you?"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken: "I activate ZEUS again—detach 2 more!"
"Your Kuribabylon is sent to the GY!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I play The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I Special Summon Winged Kuriboh from my Deck!"
"I attack your ZEUS with Winged Kuriboh!"
…???
A 300 ATK Winged Kuriboh into a 3000 DEF ZEUS?
Is this—
Suicide?
Check the LP.
Right now—
He has exactly 2700 left.
Which means—
This attack would lose him the Duel.
Seeing that—
Duelists everywhere nodded as if to say "of course."
So the Kuriboh Femboy was planning one last act of dignity.
Better to die on your own terms than be smashed by the opponent.
If you must die, being crushed by ZEUS is an honorable end.
Joey Wheeler: "Not bad! Didn't think the Kuriboh guy's a real man of honor! …So what does 'femboy' mean?"
Chazz Princeton: "Heh. Told ya—Kuriboh has no future. If you're gonna play something, why not the invincible Armed Dragon?"
Akiza Izinski: "Is he really going to self-KO? …Somehow, it doesn't look like that to me."
Yuma Tsukumo: "He's probably just ending it himself. The LP calculation lines up. It's a dignified way to go."
The group chat erupted in chatter over the Kuriboh player's "last attack."
Aside from a few Duelists who suspected Kuriboh had a follow-up, most believed he had no outs and was going to self-destruct.
Facing ZEUS with more wipes online, no amount of struggling would break through.
Right then and there, even the opponent, the Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Chicken, assumed the Kuriboh Femboy was about to blow himself up.
So he didn't activate ZEUS.
Kuriboh Femboy: "Damage Step! I activate the Quick-Play Berserker Crush!"
Kuriboh Femboy: "I banish from my GY—Dystopia the Despondent!"
"Now my Winged Kuriboh's ATK becomes 5000!"
"Finish it! Destroy your ZEUS!"
"Yes! It worked!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
"Main Phase 2! I Set 1 card."
"My turn is over."
Stunned.
Every Duelist in every world was stunned.
ZEUS—the towering mecha—got destroyed by Kuriboh.
Are we kidding?
Did we see that right?
Are we dreaming?
A second ago, the old guard were praising the Kuriboh Femboy's "dignified" final swing.
The next second, they witnessed a dreamlike scene.
Kuriboh beat ZEUS.
If this gets out, who would believe it?
And yet, it happened right before their eyes.
Dr. Vellian Crowler: "Mamma mia! Who am I? Where am I? What did I just witness? Kuriboh… blew up ZEUS?"
Kite Tenjo: "What the— It really did! I only shut my eyes for one second! What happened just now? When did that 'Anti-Hope' hit the GY?!"
Yuma Tsukumo: "That moment! When he used Dark World Dealings to dump— He was already planning the breakthrough from then?!"
Yusaku Fujiki: "Hiss… So the desperate flailing earlier was all an act, and the 'suicidal' direct attack with a 300 ATK normal summon was acting too?"
The chat exploded as the old guard collectively gasped.
Eyes bulged as ZEUS was sent to the GY in the short video.
Their hearts were even more shaken and lost.
So this… was truly the power of Kuriboh…?
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