Marufuji Ryo clenched his hand tightly.
He had considered that he would face many enemies.
In professional dueling arenas, he also encountered various restrictions and targeting.
A few days ago, during a match, he was hit with a "System Down," and all the Machine-Type monsters on the field and in the Graveyard were banished, but he still defeated that enemy, barely making it to the top 32...
Barely...
But even in such circumstances, he hadn't faced this situation—facing Cyber Dragon!
Ugh...
"End of the turn."
Marufuji Ryo ended his turn with a dark expression.
"My turn, draw card!" The robber drew his card, looked at it, sneered, and then said, "Battle, Cyber Twin Dragon attacks directly!"
"You jerk, for getting in the way of my big money-making, you're going to pay!"
Cyber Twin Dragon reluctantly twisted its body.
"Cyber Twin Dragon!!!" Marufuji Ryo felt as if his heart was bleeding.
However, no matter how he shouted, after a strange symbol appeared on Cyber Twin Dragon, he could only take the direct attack head-on.
"Ah!!!"
Cyber Twin Dragon's attack directly struck Caesar, the powerful force sent him flying, crashing the counter into disarray; he scrambled to rise, coughed, and even spat out a mouthful of blood!
Marufuji Ryo LP: 4000→1200
How—
What's going on?!
This damage, how is it so real, even more serious than dueling with the Spirits?
"Hehehe..."
"How is it, the pain of being attacked by your beloved monster?" The robber cackled, "I'm going to completely shred, crush, and grind you up with your beloved monster, and then throw you into the cracks of the Dimension like trash!"
"You bastard..." Marufuji Ryo struggled to stand up, and finally noticed the strange environment around him.
The counter he crashed into was shattered in the sky but remained suspended in the air, his spilled blood coagulated in the air.
Next to him stood a person and a machine whose presence he had not noticed.
Apparently, he's likely trapped in some major event of the X Dimension—just like the Three Phantasm.
He struggled to get up, but his mind seemed clearer than before.
"But! Your card, Detour Octopus, its effect activates when a monster direct attack deals battle damage at the end of the damage step—meaning it's a forced activation effect!"
"Tch... This old, weak monster, no point in keeping it, I'll give it back to you." The robber said nonchalantly.
"You bastard!!!"
Caesar gritted his teeth, roaring angrily.
"Hehehe, I set a card, end turn." The robber said, giggling.
Marufuji Ryo clenched his fists.
A powerful, terrifying supernatural force pierced through his body, and beyond that, there was something even more serious, even more terrifying—
For the first time, he felt [anger] towards his opponent!
Duelists should respect each other, dueling is sacred, the goal of dueling is to achieve something more magnificent and beautiful—
This is what he always believed in at school, and what the teachers always taught.
It is because of dueling that their world has developed better and better.
It is because of dueling that their world can even transcend dimension, achieving more beneficial things for humanity!
So—dueling is noble!
He always believed this.
In fact, whether Other Dimension Spirits or the "Seven Stars" they once opposed, they were all noble and ideal in duels.
So, no matter what kind of opponent he faced, he would always respect them.
But today...
For the first time, he felt anger towards [people] themselves!
"My turn, draw card!"
He swiftly glanced at his hand cards, and then, brimming with anger, slapped down a card: "Normal Summon, Cyber Dragon Drei!"
The golden-edged Metal Dragon appeared on the field.
Cyber Dragon Drei, LV 4, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 1800.
"This card's name is counted as 'Cyber Dragon' while on the field and in the Graveyard!"
"Enter battle phase!!"
Marufuji Ryo shouted, declaring the entrance to the battle phase; yet this time, the opponent didn't activate any monster effect.
"Eh? Why not activate No. monster's effect? Lord Kaito!" the robot asked in confusion.
"...Sigh, of course, it's the Life Points." Kaito sighed helplessly.
Indeed, Detour Octopus possesses the Special Ability of seizing monsters, but...
Life Points are limited!
Now both sides have 1200 Life Points; if the monster effect were activated now, it would be tantamount to suicide!
"Cyber Twin Dragon attacks Detour Octopus!!"
Boom—
"Too bad." Kaito said quietly from the sidelines.
What?
Marufuji Ryo was stunned for a moment.
"No.'s monsters can only be destroyed by No. monsters!" Before Kaito's side could explain, the robber had already started laughing, "So, even if you have 2800 ATK, it's useless! Because you simply can't destroy Detour Octopus!"
"Guh..."
"As long as I draw a monster with more than 1200 ATK next turn, I can use Detour Octopus's effect for a direct attack. By then, you'll lose! Hehehe hahahaha! You're finished, damned Other Dimension people, I'm going to shred you!"
"Then I'll defeat you here!" Marufuji Ryo shouted as he opened a set card, "Activate set card, Cybernetic Revolution!"
"Tribute 1 Cyber Dragon on the field to activate. Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster using 'Cyber Dragon' as Fusion Material from the Extra Deck! That monster cannot attack directly, and is destroyed at the End Phase of the next turn!"
"I tribute Cyber Dragon Drei, Special Summon, Cyber End Dragon!"
Roar————
The rampant electric current seemed to announce the master's fury, the three-headed Mechanical Dragon appeared on Marufuji Ryo's field.
Cyber End Dragon, LV 10, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 4000.
"ATK 4000!?"
"Not only that, this monster can deal piercing damage when attacking a Defense-position monster!"
"Ugh!!"
The robber showed a frightened expression.
"Attack, Cyber End Dragon attacks Detour Octopus, this way—"
"Dream on, I activate Counter Trap Card, Attack Nullification!" The robber suddenly opened a set card, "Negate the monster's attack and forcefully end the battle phase!"
The energy that had just been built up by Cyber End Dragon immediately ceased, and it was helplessly forced to stop attacking.
Marufuji Ryo clenched his fists even tighter.
He glanced at his hand cards, set a card face-down, and despite his intense anger, he could only end the turn.
"Looks like that Other Dimension person can only make it this far, Lord Kaito!" The robot saw this, turned to Kaito, and bowed, "Lord Kaito, I'll prepare to duel—"
Kaito stood with arms crossed but did not respond.
He just watched the duel quietly.
"Ha—my turn! Draw card!"
The robber drew a card, looked at the drawn card, then glanced at the Continuous Trap to his left, and his lips curled upward.
Though he didn't draw a monster with 1200 ATK, with these two cards, he is [invincible] already!