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Chapter 610: Named, Whip of Complete Defeat!

Hearing Kaiba's words, Alister merely sneered.

Just as Kaiba wouldn't hold back because of Alister's past, Alister wouldn't reflect on himself because of the words of Kaiba Seto, the target of his long-held obsession for revenge.

"Before you evaluate me, look at your own precarious 200 Life Points, Kaiba Seto." Alister drew a card from his Hand. "Your only hope now is to defeat me with a single attack from Blue-Eyes White Dragon during my turn to survive. However, I won't give you that opportunity."

"During my Main Phase 2, I Activate the Spell Card Foolish Burial, sending Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle from my Deck to the Graveyard. Next, I Activate Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle's Effect, banishing two monsters from my Graveyard, Machina Gearframe at Level 4☆ and Machina Cannon at Level 8☆, making their total Level 12☆ or higher."

"From the Graveyard, I Special Summon Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle in Defense Position!"

The pitch-black war machine rose from underground. Its sabers, laser cannons, and rocket pods, weapons that looked imposing just by looking at them, aimed at Kaiba.

[Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle] [10☆/Dark]
[Machine Type/Special Summon/Effect]
[4600/4100]

As a Dark monster created by Alister using the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, and also the strongest power in Alister's Deck, Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle possessed a powerful ATK that was exactly 100 points higher than Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. However, to be cautious, Alister chose to Special Summon it in Defense Position safely.

Originally, after Alister's strong attack had forcibly reduced Kaiba's Life Points to only 200, he had practically used up all his resources, and his Field was empty with no cards. Kaiba could have achieved a comeback and won by reducing Alister's Life Points to zero by changing Lord of D. - The Dominator to Attack Position and attacking alongside Blue-Eyes White Dragon during his turn.

However, after Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle appeared, Blue-Eyes White Dragon on Kaiba's field simply couldn't get past this barrier. Especially since Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle also had the effect negation ability during the Battle Phase, and if destroyed, it could Special Summon banished Meklord monsters from the Graveyard.

Furthermore, in Alister's Graveyard, there was Machina Colonel, an EARTH Attribute Machine Type Meklord monster that could be Special Summoned when a Meklord monster was destroyed. To break through Alister's setup, it would require at least five consecutive attacks if relying solely on attack.

"My turn, end."

[Alister: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
[Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle] [DEF 4100]

After Summoning Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle and declaring the end of his turn, Alister looked at Kaiba with confidence. He put himself in Kaiba's shoes and believed there was no way Kaiba could defeat him.

Even if Kaiba got a divine draw this turn and drew a Polymerization he had used before, fusing the three Blue-Eyes White Dragon from his field and graveyard into Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and then using Polymerization's effect to destroy Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle on his field, he could still consecutively Summon three monsters afterward as walls.

Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's triple attack effect was strong, but it was only a triple attack. After clearing the monsters on his field, it would be powerless. With only the power of the remaining Lord of D. - The Dominator, could Kaiba Seto possibly defeat him in one turn?

And strangely, despite their differing stances and mutual lack of acknowledgement for each other, Kaiba's thinking at this moment was quite similar to Alister's. The most powerful strategy he could think of was drawing Polymerization in the next draw. But even with this combo, he couldn't deal enough damage to defeat Alister in one turn.

The Set card in his Spell/Trap Zone was Tyrant Wing, which could be activated and equipped to a Dragon-Type monster to provide an ATK/DEF boost. However, because the resistance granted to Blue-Eyes White Dragon by The Ultimate Creature of Destruction last turn, "unaffected by other card effects," was also effective against Kaiba's own cards, Kaiba hadn't activated this card last turn.

Besides that, the mysterious card in Kaiba's Hand was actually the "Legendary Dragon" he had obtained, named The Fang of Critias by Kaiba. However, the awkward thing was that although he had added this card to his Deck, Kaiba hadn't yet mastered how to use the power of this card until now.

Previously, after Joey Wheeler obtained Hermes' Claw, Yugi suggested that Joey Wheeler practice and master using the "Legendary Dragon" cards, which were completely different from ordinary Duel Monsters cards, before Dueling against the people from Doma.

At that time, Kaiba had no interest in practicing with Joey Wheeler . Instead, he chose to use KaibaCorp's supercomputer to calculate and analyze the data of The Fang of Critias, just like he had previously analyzed Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

In the past, Kaiba had even analyzed Obelisk the Tormentor! KaibaCorp's science and technology were the best in the world!

Then, Kaiba belatedly remembered something: the biggest difference between the "Legendary Dragon" The Fang of Critias and ordinary cards, or even the God Card Obelisk the Tormentor.

That was, the card had only a drawing and no text whatsoever!

How was he supposed to analyze that?! (Throws it down)

But the words rejecting Yugi and the others had already been spoken, and Kaiba couldn't bring himself to go practice with them. Plus, he was rushing to Pegasus's Castle. Kaiba simply stuffed the completely unknown The Fang of Critias into his deck, acting as if he had already analyzed it.

His Deck had 40 cards. He wouldn't be so unlucky as to draw this brick at a crucial moment, right? If he didn't draw it, it wouldn't have any influence on his deck. He could just figure out this card slowly later.

Thinking this, Kaiba, however, drew this card on the first turn, and was even bricked because of it, failing to draw the standard three Blue-Eyes plus Polymerization plus De-Fusion.

Otherwise, with Kaiba's style, why would he take the first turn?

With the cards Kaiba could currently use, he temporarily couldn't find a possibility for victory. But the fun of Duel Monsters lay precisely here. Even in the most desperate situation, sometimes one draw could create a sliver of hope for victory.

"My turn..."

With his finger on his Deck, Kaiba made the preparatory motion for drawing.

Even though Kaiba's Life Points were only 200, Alister saw "hope" in Kaiba's eyes at this moment: "Even in this situation, you haven't given up yet, Kaiba Seto?"

"This trial from the past, destiny is on my side!"

"Hmph, idiot." A corner of his mouth curved up, and Kaiba let out a cold snort. "I absolutely don't believe in any arrangement of destiny. People's destiny should be decided by their own hands."

"A True Duelist can decide their own future!"

"Draw!"

Just by looking at the card he drew, Kaiba played it, inserting it into his Duel Disk. "Activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed! I draw two cards from my Deck. Next, I Tribute Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Lord of D. - The Dominator on my field as sacrifice for a Tribute Summon!"

"A Tribute Summon with two monsters?" Alister thought for a moment and didn't think Kaiba could summon any powerful monster. After all, among monsters that could be Tribute Summoned with two monsters as tribute, Blue-Eyes White Dragon could already be said to be an extremely powerful monster, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was close to the apex.

Generally speaking, the more powerful a monster, the more stringent its summoning conditions. Although the true form of the monster Kaiba was about to summon was unknown, there was nothing to fear anymore.

"[Blue-Eyes], wait for a moment in the Graveyard..." Looking at Blue-Eyes White Dragon which he had Tributed and was about to send to the Graveyard, Kaiba murmured, "New hope is being nurtured. This is a necessary sacrifice for victory..."

Blue-Eyes White Dragon understood Kaiba's meaning and nodded in a human-like manner, its body dispersing into light points.

And within the starlight left behind when the two monsters dispersed, Kaiba vaguely saw a white-haired woman dancing.

Looking closer, he found it was a four-winged white dragon quite similar in appearance to the Deep-Eyes White Dragon Kaiba had used several times before, but whose wings behind it were not the dragon wings of a giant dragon but rather angel-like wings.

Its slender body danced with the radiance. The monster summoned with two monsters as tribute manifested on Kaiba's field.

"Bow down before this incomparably beautiful, sacred and dazzling radiance, you rats! Witness the pure white power contained within these trembling wings, the power from the End of Time!"

"Tribute Summon! Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon!"

[Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon] [8☆/Light]
[Dragon Type/Effect]
[2500/2500]

"Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon? Sounds like a woman's name." Looking at Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon with a standard protagonist ace monster's 2500 ATK, Alister said dismissively, "I never expected there would be a monster among the Blue-Eyes White Dragon monsters that looks like a female. You're not so great after all, Kaiba Seto."

Kaiba let out a cold snort. "Hmph, a woman's name? Is there a problem with Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon being female? If you look down on my [Blue-Eyes] so much, then experience her power!"

"Only when Blue-Eyes White Dragon exists on my field or in my Graveyard can Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon activate her effect," he reached for the side of his Deck and drew a searched card. "The first effect is, when Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon is Summoned or Special Summoned, I can add one Ritual Spell Card or Polymerization from my Deck to my Hand."

"The card I add to my Hand is the Ritual Spell Card Chaos Form!"

Off-field, Keipei showed a joyful expression upon hearing this. "That's great! Chaos Form plus Blue-Eyes, Brother is going to summon that monster, right? That Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon. Its powerful ability to force all monsters on the opponent's field to change their battle position and reduce their ATK/DEF to zero upon attack declaration, combined with its piercing damage effect, can easily heavily damage any opponent!"

"Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon?" Alister was reminded by Keipei and recalled how troublesome that monster was. Not only did it force a change in the monsters' attack/defense position upon attack declaration, but it could also strip monster power from the opposing monsters simultaneously. Furthermore, it possessed powerful resistance, being unaffected by card effects and unable to be destroyed by card effects.

Not long ago, during the action to infiltrate KaibaCorp to steal Obelisk the Tormentor, Alister had faced this monster once when he dueled Kaiba, and the impression was quite deep.

After all, back then, if it weren't for a specifically included Super Soldier Soul, Alister could have almost been dealt piercing damage by Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon and had his Life Points reduced to a flickering candle.

Thinking of this, Alister instead showed a smile.

"Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, huh? Was the other card you just drew through Pot of Greed that monster? Tsk, what a useful card. You managed to create a glimmer of hope out of a desperate situation."

"But Kaiba Seto, even Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's ability to strip monster power is useless against the transformation of my revengeful wrath --- Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle. You remember its effect, right?" Alister sneered proudly. "An effect activated during the Battle Phase, I can pay half my Life Points to negate it and reduce your Life Points by half."

"This effect doesn't target your Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, so its resistance won't work!"

Looking at the confident Alister, Kaiba also laughed. "Hmph hmph, if it were Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, it's true that it couldn't break through Meklord Army of Skiel - Machinicle's barrier as you said. But stop being so proud, idiot!"

"Activate the Ritual Spell Card Chaos Form! I Tribute Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon on my field, whose Level is 8, making the total Level 8☆ or higher, to Special Summon a Chaos Ritual Monster from my Hand!"

Inserting the Chaos Form he had just added to his Hand into his Duel Disk to activate it, Kaiba drew a card from his Hand, revealing its blue border belonging to a Ritual Monster. "This is the strongest Dragon Type, evolved, that my Deck responded to me and delivered to my Hand! Open your eyes wide and look, Alister!"

"The Chaos power, evolved to the ultimate under the influence of Abyssal power, is now unleashed upon you, named the Whip of Complete Defeat!!"

"Ritual Summon!"

"Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon!!!"

Space, collapsing;
Time, solidifying;
Darkness and Light fused into one, becoming tangible chaos;
The giant white dragon opened its blue eyes, its highly sci-fi-looking wings, seemingly from a Different Dimension, spread out as if to cover the sky. Its sturdy body stood upon the Earth. This ultimate Ritual Monster let out a roar amidst Kaiba's loud laughter!

"Roar!"

[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon] [8☆/Dark]
[Dragon Type/Ritual/Effect]
[4000/0]

(Author's Note: I'm in a slump. After getting up today, I wrote for a whole day, stopping and starting, and only managed 4K. I'm a bit confused about how I managed to write over 10,000 words in a day without drafts a few times before.)

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