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Chapter 341: The Risks of Power
Chapter 341: The Risks of Power
Limit Release!
An exclusive instant-kill artifact of the Machine Clan, it bestows upon ordinary Machine-type monsters a formidable power to annihilate their foes in a single strike. The three Cyber Dragons on Caesar's field each receive an amplifying boost, with blue electric snakes coiling around their silvery metallic bodies, causing their energy output to explosively double!
【Cyber Dragon, ATK 2100 → ATK 4200】 x2
【Proto-Cyber Dragon, ATK 1100 → ATK 2200】
Once again, the total output exceeds ten thousand!
The observing students were stunned.
Is he about to pull off another OTK?
Is Caesar the OTK personified?
To be continuously thwarted and blocked like this, yet still maintain such astonishing resilience, repeatedly setting up OTK formations one after the other...
"Is this the power of Caesar?" The Blue Dorm student muttered in a daze.
"The battle continues. If you can withstand even this, then show me what you've got, You Xuan!"
Marufuji Ryo declared.
"Triple strike of the Cyber Dragons!
First up, the first Cyber Dragon, attack 'Thunder Emperor - Zaborg'!
Evolutionary Shockwave!"
With its attack power doubled, the Cyber Dragon had not only caught up but also achieved a crushing advantage over the Emperor-level monster. The energy shockwave, surrounded by electric light, sprayed forth like an unleashed wild horse, illuminating the entire field with its beam and striking the Thunder Emperor with unstoppable momentum.
The imperial armor shattered, and the beam easily penetrated his defense. The majestic body was torn apart by the energy shock, and the surging electric light burst forth from the ruptured armor.
【You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 2200】
You Xuan lightly raised his arm to block in front of him and chuckled.
"Impressive."
"Second strike!" Marufuji Ryo shouted again, "Cyber Dragon Two, attack 'Evil Emperor - Gaius'!"
The Evolutionary Shockwave struck again, this time targeting the Evil Emperor. The ruler of darkness struggled to resist, but his barrier was instantly pierced, and his dark armor was equally vulnerable to the evolutionary beam's impact.
The massive body of the Evil Emperor also collapsed under the beam, and a vast dark energy was released from his body, as if a gateway to the abyss had been opened, and endless darkness poured out like a tidal wave until his body dissolved within it.
【You Xuan, LP 2200 → LP 400】
You Xuan slid back a few steps from the impact, and the black smoke dissipated from his body, leaving only a slight frown.
"Total annihilation of the Emperors!"
The commentator student was thrilled.
"After much hardship, Caesar has finally broken through the defenses of the Yellow-robed Master! Could it be that today is the day?!"]
For the Duel Academy, shrouded in gloomy clouds for half a year, the moment they resisted the darkness felt like the sun breaking through the clouds. It was a historic moment, a cause for celebration for the entire school!
"Final strike." Marufuji Ryo shouted, "Proto-Cyber Dragon, direct attack!"
The Limit Release-amplified Proto-Cyber Dragon opened its mouth, and a fiery flame erupted! Endless flames and electric lights swept over You Xuan, as if intending to consume his very being along with his LP, which was flickering like a candle in the wind.
Boom!!!
A towering explosion sent rolling black smoke billowing into the sky, obscuring half of the field.
Marufuji Ryo panted lightly, only now realizing that he was drenched in sweat, with beads of perspiration sliding down his cheeks to his chin.
Had he finally won?
Logically, it should have been over.
But for some reason, he didn't feel a sense of victory.
Instead, he felt as though his attack had only triggered some dangerous fuse, which would plunge him deeper into an even more bottomless darkness.
As the smoke cleared...
【You Xuan, LP 5400】
"Phew, that was close. It was a near-death experience." You Xuan pretended to wipe away sweat, "You almost got me there."
"???" Marufuji Ryo rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Life Points... Five thousand four?!
"W-why...?"
"At the last moment, I activated the trap 'Rainbow Life'."
You Xuan smiled and retrieved a trap card from his graveyard to display it.
"Rainbow Life, discard one card from your hand to activate. All damage generated this turn becomes zero, and my Life Points return to the value at the start of this turn.
In simpler terms, the animation absorbed damage before the card was activated, but the physical card version absorbs damage after activation.
"I see." Marufuji Ryo understood, "After activating Rainbow Life, your LP recovered to 4000, and you absorbed the combined damage of the two Cyber Dragons, which was 3600 points."
"Yes, so my life points are back up to 7600." You Xuan nodded, "Then I took a direct attack from 'Proto-Cyber Dragon', taking another 2200 points of damage."
【You Xuan, LP 5400】
Marufuji Ryo gritted his teeth.
He had truly given it his all, and so had the Cyber Dragons. But even after doing all of this, their relentless offense seemed to have had little effect.
And although he was reluctant to admit it, he could feel it.
This opponent still had plenty of cards up his sleeve.
The commentator student also deflated.
"Damn, not even this could break through the defenses of the Yellow-robed Master."
No, it even seemed like his life points were increasing as the duel went on.
Moreover, Limit Release had a drawback; monsters that received the Limit Release effect would self-destruct at the end of the turn. If he couldn't finish this in one blow, the situation would be reversed yet again.
Not only had You Xuan failed to be defeated, but he had also turned the tables and recovered a significant amount of life points. On the other hand, Marufuji Ryo's field would be left empty again due to the self-destruct effect. This time, there would be no "Temporary Truce" to protect him.
The situation had become extremely dangerous.
"So it really is...impossible?"
The Blue Dorm student muttered.
In his eyes, Caesar had already shown exceptional strength and done his best. He was at least stronger than the average student by several folds.
Yet even so, he was still being toyed with by the Yellow-robed Master. The future of the academy seemed to be growing darker by the day.
"The risks that come with power are indeed high." You Xuan said, "The drawback of Limit Release; your Cyber Dragons will be destroyed at the end of the turn."
"I know."
Marufuji Ryo replied.
"Main Phase 2. I Normal Summon 'Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian'."
【Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian, ATK 500】
"I activate the spell card 'Mechanical Replication'!" Marufuji Ryo declared, "Select one Machine-type monster with an ATK of 500 or less on your field, then Special Summon up to two of the same card from your deck."
He spread out his deck and drew a card.
"I have one more monster zone available, so I can summon one more Pacifist Guardian! I Special Summon the second 'Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian'!"
【Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian, ATK 500】
"The effect of Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian, once per turn, you can equip this card from your field to a Machine-type monster on your field.
I equip one Pacifist Guardian to each of my Cyber Dragons."
The two small mechas transformed and attached themselves to the Cyber Dragons like a layer of armor.
"Then, I set two cards. That's the end of my turn." Marufuji Ryo said, "During the End Phase, the 'Limit Release' drawback will destroy both Cyber Dragons.
However, 'Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian', when the equipped monster is destroyed by battle or card effect, this card can be destroyed instead.
So, both Pacifist Guardians are destroyed in place of the Cyber Dragons!"
Two small explosions rang out, and two fireballs and puffs of smoke erupted on the Cyber Dragons. The protective armor covering their bodies was blown to smithereens, but the Cyber Dragons themselves remained unscathed. Only the Proto-Cyber Dragon, which had no equipment, was affected by the self-destruct drawback and left the field.
"Furthermore, the additional effect of 'Machine Corps - Pacifist Guardian'. When this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, add one Ally monster from your deck to your hand."
Marufuji Ryo picked a card from his deck.
"I add the Ally monster 'Armored Cyber Wing' to my hand."
(End of Chapter)
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