"Then my turn continues!"
Yusaku's voice rang out low and firm. "I activate the effect of [The Bystial Lubellion], send it to the GY, and add [Bystial Magnamhut] from my Deck to my hand!"
After adding the searched card to his hand, he immediately drew another card out to play. "Next, I Normal Summon… Armageddon Knight!"
The moment his words fell, the Armageddon Knight wrapped in heavy armor, a crimson scarf fluttering at his neck and a cold longsword in his hand, descended onto the field with a chilling aura.
[Armageddon Knight]
[Level 4 / Warrior / Effect]
[ATK 1400]
"I activate [Armageddon Knight]'s effect!" Yusaku called out. "When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, I can send 1 DARK monster from my Deck to the GY!"
"I choose to send the DARK monster [Chaos Witch] from my Deck to the GY!"
Armageddon Knight? Chaos Witch?
Armageddon Knight? Chaos Witch?
Seeing the monsters Yusaku had brought out, Kazuki Uehara frowned slightly.
As a veteran Red Dragon Archfiend player, he actually couldn't read Yusaku's line of play at all.
After summoning Crimson Resonator, shouldn't the next step just be to bring out Red Rising Dragon?
What the hell is Armageddon Knight doing here!?
After sending [Chaos Witch] to the GY, Yusaku raised his arm and shouted, "Next, I tune the Level 4 Effect Monster [Armageddon Knight] on my field with the Level 2 Tuner Monster [Crimson Resonator]!"
"Synchro Summon! Level 6… Red Rising Dragon!!!"
With a deafening roar, Red Rising Dragon descended wrapped in blazing crimson light, its draconic pressure sweeping across the field.
[Red Rising Dragon]
[Level 6 / Dragon / Synchro / Effect]
[ATK 2100]
"When [Red Rising Dragon] is Synchro Summoned, I can target 1 'Resonator' monster in my GY and Special Summon it. For the rest of this turn, I can only Special Summon DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters from my Extra Deck."
"I activate that effect and Special Summon [Crimson Resonator] from my GY!"
"Hum, hum, hum!" Hearing this, Kazuki suddenly burst into wild laughter. "Yusaku, I told you! My understanding of this deck is something you can't even imagine!"
He sharply drew a card from his hand and slammed it onto the D-Wheel's display. "I activate the effect of [Effect Veiler] in my hand! During your Main Phase, I can send this card from my hand to the GY and target 1 Effect Monster you control. That monster's effects are negated until the end of this turn!"
Kazuki pointed straight at the Red Rising Dragon on Yusaku's field.
"I target your [Red Rising Dragon]! As long as its effect is negated, your entire sequence collapses right here! I want to see if your luck can really be good enough to always draw that Quick-Play Spell that banishes monsters and negates their effects!"
"I indeed did not draw that card." Yusaku's voice was calm and flat.
"Then this duel is as good as…" Kazuki's words abruptly stopped. The smile on his face froze in midair as he saw Yusaku slowly reveal another card in his hand.
"You said you didn't draw that Quick-Play Spell." Kazuki couldn't help asking.
"I didn't draw that one." Yusaku flipped the card in his hand. "But I did draw the other three."
Kazuki: "?"
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Crossout Designator]!" Yusaku's voice suddenly sharpened, echoing throughout the arena. "Its effect: I declare 1 card name, then banish 1 card with that name from my Deck. This turn, the effects of the banished card and all cards with the same original name are negated!"
Yusaku revealed the card ejected from his Deck. "The card name I declare is [Effect Veiler]! I banish [Effect Veiler] from my Deck, and the effect of the card you used is completely negated until the end of this turn!"
The instant his words ended, a golden-armored warrior's phantom appeared on the field, raising its longsword high. A dazzling slash of swordlight fell, instantly cleaving apart the transparent barrier wrapped around Red Rising Dragon, shattering it into nothingness!
"Any other effects you want to activate?" Yusaku glanced at Kazuki, his tone calm.
Kazuki snorted coldly, his face as dark as ink. "None. Go ahead and build your board. I want to see what tricks you can pull off!"
Hearing that, the corners of Yusaku's lips curled slightly. "Since you're done, I'll continue. By [Red Rising Dragon]'s effect, I Special Summon [Crimson Resonator] from my GY to the field!"
[Crimson Resonator]
[ATK 800]
"I activate another effect of [Crimson Resonator]!" Yusaku's voice rose again. "If the only other monster I control, besides this card, is exactly 1 DARK Dragon Synchro Monster, I can activate this effect! I Special Summon up to 2 'Resonator' monsters, other than [Crimson Resonator], from my hand or Deck!"
"My field meets the condition, so I Special Summon [Soul Resonator] and [Vision Resonator] from my Deck!"
As the declaration fell, two small but uniquely aura'd Resonators appeared simultaneously in twin flashes of light, standing shoulder to shoulder with Crimson Resonator.
[Soul Resonator]
[Level 3 / Fiend / Tuner / Effect]
[ATK 500]
[Vision Resonator]
[Level 2 / Fiend / Tuner / Effect]
[ATK 400]
"I activate [Soul Resonator]'s effect!" Yusaku continued without pausing. "When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend monster, other than itself, from my Deck to my hand! I choose to add the Level 3 [Red Lotus King, Flame Crime] from my Deck!"
After adding the newly searched card, Yusaku raised his arm again. "I activate [Synchron Resonator]'s effect! If there is a Synchro Monster on the field, this card can be Special Summoned from my hand by targeting that Synchro Monster!"
"I have [Red Rising Dragon] on my field, so I can Special Summon this card. Come forth, Synchron Resonator!"
In an instant, a tiny, pitch-black Fiend monster with a compact frame yet massive energy appeared on the field.
[Synchron Resonator]
[Level 1 / Fiend / Tuner / Effect]
[ATK 100]
All five monsters descended. Yusaku twisted the D-Wheel's throttle hard, the engine roaring louder than ever, his speed shooting up to the limit!
At that moment, Kazuki suddenly felt a bad premonition well up in his heart for no reason.
At the same time, someone at the edge of the field suddenly shouted, "Look at Yusaku!"
Everyone followed the voice, and saw a blinding crimson light slowly spreading over Yusaku's body. The light grew brighter and brighter, like roaring flames, engulfing him completely.
Kazuki also noticed this bizarre phenomenon and was stunned. He'd ridden in Turbo Duels for so long, but had never seen anything like this!
…What the hell? How did a Duel turn into someone literally glowing red?
"Whoa! Look at Yusaku's field!" A sharp-eyed player was the first to notice the change, his voice thick with excitement.
"There are five monsters on his field! Four Tuners and one non-Tuner! Their Levels add up to 1, 2, 3, and 6 exactly!"
"1 + 2 + 3 + 6! It's that monster! Is it coming!?"
Hearing the player's shout, the academy students in the plaza all froze where they stood, faces full of confusion.
"What monster? Level 12? How do you even perform a Synchro Summon with four monsters? Three Tuners plus one non-Tuner doesn't follow any normal Synchro rules at all!"
While everyone was still whispering and confused, Yusaku's voice exploded through the arena like thunder.
"I tune the Tuner Monsters on my field… Level 1 [Synchron Resonator], Level 2 [Vision Resonator], Level 3 [Soul Resonator], together with the Level 6 non-Tuner [Red Rising Dragon], to adjust their Levels!"
Kazuki frowned slightly. After thinking it through, he suddenly realized something, his pupils shrinking. "Level 12!?"
The moment his words fell, Yusaku's voice rang out again.
Right now, his eyes were completely covered by a deep crimson glow, his entire aura driven to its absolute peak.
"Triple Tuning!"
At that instant, all four monsters on the field erupted with blinding light, transforming into four pillars of radiance that pierced sky and earth, surging into the heavens with world-ending force and colliding with one another in midair.
"Let the King's Three Sages stand in welcome. The crimson star shall never fade; only fools will walk into annihilation! Rampaging souls, carve this moment of creation into the world itself!"
Yusaku raised his arm high, the scarlet radiance around him exploding in intensity all at once.
"Synchro Summon! Appear, my brand-new ultimate power… [Red Supernova Dragon]!!!"
BOOM——!!!
A deafening blast, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. The Synchro light crashed down like a raging pillar.
A gigantic dragon wreathed in roaring crimson hellfire burst out, its colossal body blotting out the sky and covering the entire arena. Every scale on its body shone with destructive red light, and its eyes blazed like twin suns, containing a power that could burn everything to ash!
Its terrifying draconic aura pressed down like something tangible, making everyone present tremble uncontrollably, breathless, as if facing not a mere monster, but an ancient god-dragon that ruled over destruction itself!
[Red Supernova Dragon]
[Level 12 / Dragon / Synchro / Effect]
[ATK 4000]
Red Supernova Dragon!?
Staring at the dragon that had appeared on the field, Kazuki's eyes went wide, his mind blank.
In his impression, there was no such monster in his Red Dragon Archfiend deck at all.
It wasn't just him. Every student in the stands was also dumbstruck, their faces a mix of shock and confusion.
"Isn't the Level 12 boss monster of the Red Dragon Archfiend deck supposed to be [Red Nova Dragon]? What the hell is this [Red Supernova Dragon]???" someone couldn't help blurting out.
Unlike them, the players on-site, after a brief stupor, were instantly overwhelmed by pure excitement.
"Holy crap, it really is [Red Supernova Dragon]! And he brought out this boss monster this early in the game!?"
"This thing is practically unbeatable going first. I seriously have no idea what kind of board Kazuki is supposed to build after this!!"
"Ahem, keep it low-key, low-key. This is only the beginning. If you get this hyped now, what if Kazuki just surrenders on the spot later?"
…Damn…
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