Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 356

"Spell Card Activated—[Dragon's Mirror]!"

"This card works similarly to your Phantasm Contact. It lets me use monsters from my field or Graveyard as Fusion Materials by banishing them, then Special Summon a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster!"

Drawing three copies of Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the Graveyard, Kaiba banished them all into the void.

"The monsters I'm fusing are my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons! And from that fusion, a new, limitless power is born—one that can shatter even the gods! Appear now—[Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon]!"

[Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 12)][LIGHT] [Dragon/Fusion/Effect][ATK 4500 / DEF 3800]

This was a variant of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, much like how Red-Eyes Alternative Black Dragon was derived from Red-Eyes Black Dragon. But unlike the latter, this "Ultimate" form radiated an oppressive presence that far surpassed any Red-Eyes variant.

"Smash! Shatter! Applaud! In this moment, Blue-Eyes has completely surpassed the gods!"

"ROOOAAARRR—!"

The three-headed dragon's deafening howl echoed through the pure white space. The sheer pressure it exuded made Illya, Miyu, and even Hoshino involuntarily tremble.

"D-Don't panic... I-It's still... I-Illya! Illya's Attack Power is still higher!"

Miyu, you're stammering like crazy—you totally look panicked!

Keeping her eyes on the two Blue-Eyes monsters, Hoshino reminded Kaiba:

"But don't forget, Kaiba! After you banished three Blue-Eyes White Dragons from your Graveyard with Dragon's Mirror, your Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's ATK dropped significantly!"

Since Shining Dragon gains 300 ATK for every Dragon-Type monster in the Graveyard, removing three caused a notable drop.

[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK 4500 → 3600]

"You should be worrying about yourself, Hoshino. Continuous Trap Card activated—[Rebirth Judgment]!"

[Rebirth Judgment – Continuous Trap Effect: When you activate this card, declare 1 Type. All monsters in any Graveyard are treated as the declared Type.] (Anime Effect)

"I declare—Dragon-Type! Now, with Rebirth Judgment, every monster in both our Graveyards is treated as a Dragon! Which means all of them boost my Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's power!"

[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ATK 3600 → 5100]

"His ATK actually surpassed Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!?"

It was clear now—Rebirth Judgment was a setup Kaiba had planned to power up Shining Dragon all along!

"But even so, my Illya's ATK is still higher!"

If not for Shining Dragon's absurd resistance, Hoshino could've activated Karna-Illya's effect right now and wiped both Blue-Eyes monsters off the field in one move!

"So the real problem is still Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, huh? If I can just survive this turn, I'll be able to destroy it through battle with Karna-Illya!"

Against Shining Dragon's near-absolute immunity, battle destruction was the only viable path. Fortunately, while Rebirth Judgment had supercharged Shining Dragon, the current situation was still within her control.

"I know exactly what you're thinking, Hoshino! Your Karna truly is a monster worthy of challenging the gods. But!"

Kaiba pointed dramatically toward his field.

"But right now, Blue-Eyes has surpassed the gods! Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon's special ability—activated! Once per turn, I can target one card on your field—and destroy it!"

All three mutated dragon heads locked onto Karna–Illya. But instead of unleashing white light, a thick, viscous blue liquid began pooling in their maws.

"Shit—so it has this kind of destruction effect!?"

"Go forth, Alternative Dragon! Erode and consume that troublesome monster!"

Following Kaiba's command, the corrosive liquid spewed from the dragon's three mouths, engulfing Illya's small form.

"M-Master... m-my clothes are... dissolving!?"

Her cheeks flushed red as she helplessly looked down at her black outfit, rapidly melting away under the acid.

Despite Illya's frantic attempts to cover herself, the fluid mercilessly stripped away her equipment—leaving her skin completely exposed to the air.

"Th-This... is a gentlemanly—no, a perverted dragon!!"

Hoshino's eyes betrayed her—utterly failing to look away from Illya's now-exposed figure. She hadn't expected such a lewd effect to interrupt a serious duel like this!

"I-Illya..."

Miyu, meanwhile, was red-faced, staring intently at Illya's body—not faring any better.

Miyu, your nose is literally about to start bleeding!

"Jeez! If you keep staring like that, I'm seriously gonna get mad!"

Flustered, Illya cried out before vanishing from the field.

[Magical Girl – Karna–Illya Destroyed]

"And with that, Hoshino, the only monster that could've threatened me is gone! However, since Alternative Dragon used its destruction effect, it can't attack this turn."

Even after such a degenerate play, Kaiba remained completely stone-faced—his focus entirely on Blue-Eyes.

He drew another Spell Card and slammed it into his Duel Disk.

"And now, to guarantee your defeat—I'll summon yet another monster! Equip Spell Card activated—[D.D.R. – Different Dimension Reincarnation]!"

[D.D.R. – Different Dimension Reincarnation – Equip Spell Effect: Discard 1 card, then target 1 of your banished monsters; Special Summon it in Attack Position, and equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster.]

"I discard a card to Special Summon my beautiful and elegant Blue-Eyes White Dragon that I just banished with Dragon's Mirror!"

Kaiba's obsession with Blue-Eyes had clearly reached a new level—he was actually calling it "beautiful" and "elegant" now.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon ATK 3000]

"ROOOAAARRR—!"

The iconic dragon descended once again. Now Kaiba's field was dominated by three different forms of Blue-Eyes, as if their mighty wings had completely blotted out the Pyramid of Light itself.

"This is it, Hoshino! It's over! Attack—Blue-Eyes White Dragon! Burst Stream of Destruction!"

[Magical Girl – Medusa–Miyu Destroyed]

"And now, the final strike! Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon! Ultimate Destructive Stream!"

Bombarded by all three Blue-Eyes variants in succession, Hoshino was getting a front-row experience of what it truly meant to face Kaiba's fanatical devotion to Blue-Eyes.

If Kaiba was the ultimate Blue-Eyes fanatic—then after this duel, Hoshino was probably going to become its ultimate hater.

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