XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Summon!
Kohinata Seika's eyes flickered from the sidelines.
Reflecting on it, although she was fiercely beaten just now and was very angry afterward, from beginning to end, the opponent seemed to only have an 800 ATK submarine jumping around on the field. The only eight-star monster that appeared was still on her field.
Throughout the entire duel, she didn't encounter a monster with such oppressive power.
Could it be that the opponent wasn't serious at all just now?
"XYZ-Dragon Cannon, activate its effect!" Yugen said, "Discard one card from my hand to destroy one card on your field!"
He sent one card from his hand to the Graveyard.
"I discard one card from my hand to destroy your face-down 'Cyber Prima'!"
Ammunition loaded, energy replenished, target locked, the two muzzles of the Dragon Cannon fired a dazzling blaze!
The students held their breath again. It was another round that would decide the outcome. The face-down Cyber Prima was Asuka's only defense on the field. If it was destroyed, the outcome would be decided by the Dragon Cannon's subsequent direct attack!
"Not so easy." Asuka shouted, "Activate the face-down card! Trap Card - Angel Blast! When the opponent activates a Magic, Trap, or Monster effect that includes 'destroying a monster on the field', negate that effect and destroy it!" (anime card)
In the anime, Asuka specialized in destroying counter traps.
Asuka smiled.
Gotcha.
This trap would complete her desperate counter-kill. If the opponent lost the Dragon Cannon here, their field would be empty next turn.
This trap would create an opening for her to counter-kill from the brink of defeat!
"Then chain my face-down card." Yugen calmly flipped over his last backrow card, "Continuous Trap - Hyper Coat!
After this card is activated, it can equip to any monster card in the 'VWXYZ' series. The equipped monster's ATK increases by 500, and it is unaffected by any Magic, Trap, or Monster effects from the opponent!" (anime card)
Also a VWXYZ series-specific equip card used by Manjome in the anime, it could grant complete resistance and powerful protection.
However, of course, it could still be destroyed through battle, or by destroying this equip card in the backrow first, the protection could be removed.
[ XYZ-Dragon Cannon, ATK 2800→ ATK 3300 ]
Asuka: "!"
The spectators couldn't help but exclaim: "It surpasses Blue-Eyes White Dragon's ATK, and has god-like resistance!"
"Therefore, the Dragon Cannon's effect continues to resolve." Yugen said, "Destroy the face-down 'Cyber Prima'!"
The firepower continued to pass through, the face-down card exploded into dust, and the monster also left the field.
"At the same time, the discarded card is the Magic Card 'Card of Compensation'. When this card is discarded from the hand to the Graveyard, I can draw two cards from the Deck." Yugen said.
Asuka gritted her teeth.
Her counter-attack, her desperate ace in the hole, was negated.
"Then I activate the Trap 'Waboku' ." Asuka said, "This turn, my monsters will not be destroyed by battle, and any battle damage I take is also 0."
Waboku couldn't avoid monster effect destruction, so it couldn't protect "Cyber Prima" from the Dragon Cannon's firepower. But it could still buy her one more turn.
"Then I set two cards face-down on the field, and end my turn."
Having successfully survived another turn, Asuka took a deep breath, clenching her fist.
She couldn't let the opponent lead her astray.
When she saw the opponent's duel during the entrance exam, she vaguely felt that this duelist was different from others.
His tactics gave the initial impression of being opportunistic, avoiding direct confrontation. But she could also vaguely sense that it was more than that.
And now, having dueled him herself, she was even more convinced of that impression.
He wasn't simply skilled at using opportunistic means. He did so because he liked such tactics, and was skilled at using methods to constantly hinder the opponent, preventing them from playing their cards smoothly, leading them to become impatient, disrupting their mentality and making them fall into his pace.
But this didn't mean he wasn't skilled at other styles of tactics.
This person, as a duelist, although infuriating, was also very strong.
She couldn't let him lead her astray, she had to stabilize her "Flow".
"My turn. Draw!" Asuka said firmly.
Looking at Asuka, whose fighting spirit hadn't waned in the slightest, Kohinata Seika couldn't help but have her eyes flicker: "HP remaining at 200, the field is empty.
And the opponent has such a powerful monster on the field, with the ability to destroy any card and absolute resistance to any effects."
Having reached this point, the difference was too great.
This was almost equivalent to a loss, right?
It was just a casual duel, not a competition or an exam. Moreover, Asuka had previously stated that even if she won, she would voluntarily give up the academy's Miss contest.
Seika felt that if she were in Asuka's place, her mentality would have long since collapsed, and her duelist "Flow" would definitely be in chaos. There was no need to continue dueling.
"Why can she still persist like this?"
Asuka drew a card, and said firmly: "I came to Duel Academy because I cherish dueling.
I never thought about the academy's Miss thing. Because I hope that I am recognized as a duelist—and only as a duelist."
Hearing this, Seika's heart stirred slightly.
Perhaps even she hadn't noticed, the way she looked at this junior was somewhat different from before.
Asuka: "Activate the Magic Card 'Spell Books from the Pot' ! Both players draw three cards from the Deck!" (original card)
Appearing in the GX Manga, also a very original-style crazy draw engine, this kind of divine artifact Yugen naturally got his hands on soon after arriving at the academy.
However, compared to many other draw engines in the anime, this one had the risk of giving resources to the opponent. In theory, it was one-for-three for oneself, while the opponent got three cards for free.
Since the opponent so enthusiastically invited the big brother to draw cards, Yugen naturally didn't refuse, and drew cards along with her.
"You are indeed very strong, Yugen. Perhaps I really can't win against you, but, the soul of a duelist doesn't allow me to give up here!"
Asuka shouted.
"From my hand, I activate the Field Magic 'Ritual Sanctuary' !"
A field change rumbled, a huge cathedral suddenly rose from the ground, countless roses flew in through the windows into the holy white light.
"Ritual Sanctuary, activate its effect! By discarding one Magic Card from my hand, I can add one 'Light' attribute Ritual Monster or Ritual Magic Card from my Deck to my hand."
Asuka sent one card from her hand to the Graveyard, and searched her Deck.
"From my Deck, I add the Ritual Monster 'Cyber Angel Benten' to my hand!"
Yugen raised an eyebrow.
Finally, Cyber Angel.
Cyber Angel was a Ritual Deck used by Asuka in the GX anime, but it wasn't made into real cards until 10 years later. So one could imagine how strong this Deck was in GX, it was relatively overpowered.
After being made into real cards, Cyber Angel underwent a large-scale enhancement, with many new cards that weren't in the anime back then, and some monsters also had powerful effects added. It was also a rare series where the real cards were much stronger than the anime.
But even in its original form, its strength in the current environment was already very high.
"The real battle starts now!" Asuka said, "Look, Yugen, this is. My full power!"