Chapter 466: Blue-Eyes White Dragon + Midnight Bliss = ?
Demon Ray is a penetrating beam; if it hits, it's almost undefendable and causes extremely severe piercing wounds.
Just as the virus missile was blown up, the ray inevitably headed towards the audience stands.
Fortunately, due to the intervention of sponsors like the Kagura Conglomerate, this main arena was clearly meticulously designed, with numerous built-in barriers and devices capable of absorbing residual impact, thus preventing the terrifying outcome of the audience being dismembered… However, judging by the excited expressions of those who narrowly escaped death, they would probably cheer enthusiastically even if they were cut in half.
The Burst Stream of Destruction, on the other hand, was more focused on wide-area destruction. The originally very sturdy ring was torn to shreds by the Gale Bullet carrying intense wind pressure, like old rice paper. A large number of rubble pieces flew everywhere like wood shavings planed by a carpenter.
If this were the Dark Tournament arena from "Yu Yu Hakusho," both sides would either be forced into a countdown or already preparing for an aerial dogfight.
However, it was precisely because both sides' attacks focused on different areas of destruction that an unexpected yet logical situation occurred in this clash.
Neither side canceled out; both completed their missions.
The Demon Ray penetrated the Gusting Gale Bomb, directly hitting and piercing the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's torso. In an instant, President Kaiba showed a look of considerable pain.
And the Burst Stream of Destruction, with its center pierced, suffered almost no loss in power, mercilessly engulfing Devil Kazuya Mishima.
Boom!!!
The intense vibration and enormous sound brought the entire arena to a standstill, followed by an eruption of even more fervent cheers.
To describe the audience's mood in one word, it would probably be "thrilled."
This kind of intense audio-visual shock was what they craved.
Only Little Kaiba, who was constantly watching his older brother, showed worry on his face.
"Ha — ha —"
Kneeling on one knee, the President panted twice, his empty right hand covering his abdominal muscles, exactly where the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was hit by the Demon Ray.
The President had stated more than once that the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was his soul, his pride, and this laid a solid foundation for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's "Stand-ification."
Abilities akin to Stands, such as being controlled like an arm, power resonance, and seamless switching, were attached to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but they also brought with them negative effects like shared damage.
This was the necessary price to pay for directly summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon as a Stand without using sacrifices… Of course, there was also an additional MP cost.
Hmm, the audience stands behind successfully escaped another disaster.
However, compared to the President's side, Devil Kazuya Mishima's situation was much more exaggerated.
The pit blasted out by the Burst Stream of Destruction had already shown a very strange crystallization phenomenon. Some parts of the ground were directly pulverized, while others melted upon impact due to high temperatures, and at the same time, due to the pressure of high-velocity airflow, they formed strange, radiating glass-like thorns.
It was eerie, yet possessed a mysterious beauty.
If one got closer, they could even smell the scorching odor of ionized air near the pit.
As for the scattered rocks of various sizes, they were dealt with by the fighters who were waiting nearby, observing the battle.
Previously, everyone had watched the Kaiba Channel live broadcasts and replays of the qualifiers through screens, but the images seen through a screen could never compare to reality. Only after witnessing it firsthand could they feel the shock and, once again, realize why he didn't need teammates.
At the center of the pit was Devil Kazuya Mishima, curled up in a ball, with tattered wings and a charred body.
From a bird's-eye view, Devil Kazuya Mishima was motionless, showing no reaction for a long time.
In terms of destructive power, this Devil Kazuya Mishima, who likely remained at a point in time between "Tekken" 6 and 7, was clearly incomparable to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Winner! Seto Kaiba!!!"
As the host's voice fell, Devil Kazuya Mishima's avatar on the big screen also dimmed.
"Damn it, I'm a bit envious of that destructive power… If that were the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, wouldn't it be heaven-defying?"
Cheng, who also participated in the mini-game of shooting down scattered rocks with The World, was somewhat sour.
His skills were indeed quite diverse, and almost none were useless, applicable in various dungeon scenarios. However, within his ability system, the only one that could be called a destructive ultimate move was the Demon Spear Thor, brought by his professional skill.
It even required a series of antics to stack buffs on top of that to barely qualify.
Men, especially those who lived through the glorious era of excellent works, also had their early stages where they squatted by the river, shooting Spirit Guns with their fingers, and tried to unleash Kamehamehas with palms aligned… Actually, he hadn't changed even before entering the space.
The World was undeniably powerful, but a skill like Time Stop always gave him a feeling that his ability was awesome, but no one knew about it. For most people, in terms of deterrent power, it might not even be as impactful as summoning a road roller to explode.
He also wondered if The World could evolve the ability to shoot energy waves… Devil Kazuya Mishima was carried away, but as a small breeze blew during his removal, it revealed a new layer of human skin beneath his completely charred and carbonized skin.
The devil tattoos on his body, the crystals and devil horns on his head, and the devil wings on his back were also gradually disappearing.
It was as if the devil's power had taken the damage for Kazuya Mishima; due to severe injury, it temporarily retreated into his body and fell into slumber. But for now, it seemed that regardless of whether the Devil team ultimately won or not, he would temporarily be unable to participate in the battle.
On the other side, although the President won, he inevitably suffered pain, but at least on the surface, he seemed fine.
"Who's next? Don't waste time, come up quickly!"
The President urged mercilessly.
Just as the Devil team's Three-year-old hesitated, unsure whether to step up as the second vanguard, the Black Robe had already risen first.
"Oh? He's coming up already?"
And Cheng Tian, seeing the Black Robe rise, immediately sat up straight. He was already eager to see what would happen next.
As the Black Robe ascended the stage, the sky cooperated by drifting over a large cloud, obscuring the direct sunlight on the arena.
At the same time, Demitri, beneath the Black Robe, finally unfastened his cloak, revealing a muscular man with a Phoenix Wright-like hairstyle.
The moment they saw Demitri, Terry of the Fatal Fury team and Geese of the Howard Special Forces team both felt a momentary daze, as if they had seen something familiar.
"Both sides ready!"
"Seto Kaiba! Versus! Demitri!"
"DUEL!!!"
To end the battle quickly, Seto Kaiba decisively summoned the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which roared as it charged towards Demitri. At the same time, he continuously declared "My turn," placing multiple trap cards on the back row of his Duel Disk.
However, very quickly, something that left everyone present dumbfounded occurred.
Facing the charging Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Demitri first performed a very elegant gentleman's bow, and then actually met it directly with his own body!
The moment the two touched, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was enveloped in a sudden burst of smoke.
The smoke came quickly and dissipated just as fast, but after it cleared, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was gone, replaced instead by a… girl with blue eyes and silver-white long hair!?