Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 638

"Although humans are foolish, the evolutionary light of electronics pleases me greatly!"

With his Life Points soaring dramatically, the red glow in Dovelgus’s mechanical eyes burned even brighter with fighting spirit.

"Full already, big guy?" Zane provoked. "As your last meal, the flames of Cyber Dragon’s light will burst that tin body of yours apart."

Ending the Battle Phase, since both Cyber Dragons had been Special Summoned earlier and he still hadn’t used his Normal Summon this turn, Zane placed another monster card sideways onto his Duel Disk.

"For my Normal Summon this turn, I Summon Cyber Dragon Core in Defense Position!"

[Cyber Dragon Core ★★(Level 2)][LIGHT][Machine/Effect][ATK 400/DEF 1500]

[This card’s name becomes "Cyber Dragon" while on the field or in the GY.]

"With Cyber Dragon Core’s effect, I can add one ’Cyber’ Spell or Trap from my Deck to my hand. I choose Cyberload Fusion!"

After revealing the searched card, Zane set one card and ended his turn.

[Zane: Hand Cards 2 | Set Card 1]

Dovelgus declared, "Then, as the price for gaining such power, during the End Phase you will take damage equal to the attack increase granted by the Spell Card Power Bond."

The backlash of electronic light pierced through Zane’s body.

Unlike his duel with Hoshino before—when Zane tried to avoid Power Bond’s recoil damage—this time he had prepared from the start to endure it.

[Zane LP 8000 → 5200]

"That Life Point gap is huge... Is Zane really okay?" Alexis worried.

Misawa replied confidently, "Believe in Zane, the King. Though he paid Life Points as a price, he’s created a massive field advantage."

"My turn, draw!"

Even though Zane had overwhelming board presence, Dovelgus didn’t seem to care at all about the 5600-ATK Cyber Twin Dragon on the field.

"Small and backward humans, this turn I will show you the difference between your power and a king’s!"

As he swung his massive mechanical arm, its sheer weight created violent gusts of wind.

Zane stood firm atop the academy roof like a mountain, his black coat whipping wildly in the storm of air—only highlighting the King’s overwhelming aura.

"This card can be Special Summoned without Tributing. Come forth—Night Express Knight!"

[Night Express Knight★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][EARTH][Machine/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 3000]

Akasha gasped, "ヾ(ﾟдﾟ)ﾉ A monster with 3000 ATK and DEF that can be Special Summoned without Tribute?! Even Blue-Eyes White Dragon has lost!"

Dovelgus continued, "Although it can be Special Summoned this way, its original ATK becomes 0."

Misawa analyzed, "So its ATK becomes 0... Is he planning to use its 3000 DEF as a shield? But that still can’t stop Zane’s Cyber Twin Dragon."

"Continue the Summon!" He dragged another virtual card onto the giant Duel Disk. From the dark night sky, a high-speed train roared onto the battlefield.

"If the only monsters I control are EARTH Machine-Types, I can Special Summon Super Express Bullet Train from my hand!"

[Super Express Bullet Train ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][EARTH][Machine/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 0]

Akasha: "Another Special-Summoned Blue-Eyes!"

Alexis: "Akasha... are you calling every 3000-ATK monster Blue-Eyes now?"

Misawa caught the key point. "The 3000 ATK isn’t important—the important thing is the Levels of the monsters on his field!"

"Now, receive the baptism of absolute power! I overlay my two Level 10 monsters as Xyz Materials!"

On Dovelgus’s Duel Disk, the massive virtual cards overlapped into one. The Xyz light that burst forth surged straight into the World Tree.

"—Xyz Summon! Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max!"

[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (Rank 10)][EARTH][Machine/Xyz/Effect][ATK 3000/DEF 3000]

[2 Level 10 monsters]

The colossal rail cannon extended its pitch-black alloy barrel toward the sky, creating an indescribable pressure across the entire field.

"As expected—the opponent’s goal from the start was to Xyz Summon using two Level 10 monsters!" Misawa confirmed.

"Madonna mia, what kind of Xyz monster is that? It looks insanely destructive!" Crowler exclaimed, jaw dropping. He hadn’t even beaten Rank 4 monsters before, and now Dovelgus had summoned a Rank 10 against Zane.

After all, the Rank 10 Xyz Monster Hoshino once summoned—Heroic Spirit Super Karna—had the power to instantly kill the Three Sacred Beasts.

Akasha guessed, "I think this monster is still weaker than Super Karna. After all, Hoshino-nee used three Level 10 monsters, including a Wicked Avatar. That level of Xyz Summon isn’t something you can easily reach."

Removing Super Express Bullet Train from beneath Gustav Max as Xyz Material and sending it to the Graveyard, Dovelgus aimed the cannon barrel directly at Zane.

"Then I activate the effect of my Xyz Monster, Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max!"

[Once per turn: detach 1 material; inflict 2000 damage to your opponent.]

"Submit before absolute power, human!"

BOOM—

The gigantic cannon blasted the academy rooftop, striking Kaiser Ryo directly and further reducing his Life Points, already drained by Power Bond.

[Zane LP 5200 → 3200]

"So this is your struggle? It doesn’t hurt at all!" As the smoke from the gunpowder cleared, Zane stood completely unmoved.

"No, human. That was merely the opening salute!"

Pressing his massive mechanical hand onto the giant virtual card on his Duel Disk, the Xyz light no longer stacked vertically—it descended straight down onto Dovelgus’s field.

"I overlay on top of my Rank 10 Xyz Monster, Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max—Overlapping Xyz Summon! Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe!"

Layers of Xyz light piled up upon the existing Xyz Monster, and a brand-new superheavy rail cannon thundered onto the field.

[Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Juggernaut Liebe ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (Rank 11)][EARTH][Machine/Xyz/Effect][ATK 4000/DEF 4000]

[3 Level 11 monsters; can also be Xyz Summoned over a Rank 10 Machine Xyz Monster once per turn.]

"Juggernaut"—a word meaning unstoppable, overwhelming destructive power, derived from one of the names of Vishnu’s eighth avatar, Krishna, the Lord of the World.

And just by watching it descend, one could already feel the terrifying destructive force it embodied.

"A Rank 11 Xyz Monster actually exists?!" Alexis’s pupils widened in disbelief.

Crowler forced himself to stay calm. "But in terms of raw attack power, Zane’s Cyber Twin Dragon boosted by Power Bond is still stronger, no-ne!"

"The effect of Juggernaut Liebe activates!"

[Once per turn: detach 1 material; this card gains 2000 ATK/DEF. After activating, only this card can attack this turn.]

The superheavy train began transforming. Its cannon turret dug into the ground, locking into an all-out assault stance as it aimed straight at the Cyber Dragon.

[Juggernaut Liebe ATK 4000 → 6000]

"I detach a material. Now my cannon surpasses your attack power, human! Fire and crush them—!!"

BOOM—!!

Deafening cannon blasts exploded repeatedly against Zane’s Cyber Twin Dragon, smashing the light of technological evolution into pieces with brutal force.

[Cyber Twin Dragon destroyed]

[Zane LP 3200 → 2800]

"And then I activate Juggernaut Liebe’s effect again—during the same Battle Phase, this card can attack monsters up to the number of its Xyz Materials plus one time!"

Even after removing two materials, because it was summoned by overlaying Gustav Max, the Rank 10 monster itself counted as material.

Which meant Juggernaut Liebe could attack twice this turn.

Its cannon locked onto Zane’s last monster, Cyber Dragon Core. Even Cyber Twin Dragon couldn’t withstand the bombardment—there was no way the tiny Core could survive.

[Cyber Dragon Core destroyed]

"Insignificant human. Before the absolute power of the strongest machine, kneel."

After wiping Zane’s field with overwhelming cannon fire and being unable to attack further, Dovelgus ended the Battle Phase.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card Machina Redeployment from my hand. I discard Machina Fortress and add two ’Machina’ cards from my Deck to my hand."

Using Redeployment to stock resources, then reviving Machina Fortress, he expanded his crushing field presence.

"I discard Machina Megaform from my hand to Special Summon Machina Fortress from my Graveyard!"

[Machina Fortress ATK 2500]

The massive fortress stood beside the superheavy rail cannon, forming an ironclad war line on Dovelgus’s field.

"Finally, I activate the Continuous Spell Machina Defense Perimeter. End turn!"

Placing his last card onto the Duel Disk, Dovelgus ended his turn, triggering a Graveyard effect.

"At the end of the turn, the effect of Super Express Bullet Train, sent to the Graveyard as material, activates!"

[During the End Phase of the turn it was sent to the Graveyard, add 1 Machine monster in your Graveyard except ’Super Express Bullet Train’ to your hand.]

[Dovelgus: 1 Hand Card]

Without rushing to start his turn, Zane stared at the absolute defensive line Dovelgus had built.

"Even my brother is completely suppressed..." Cold sweat ran down Syrus’s temples. "Both Jaden and big brother are struggling... Is the wall of the Nine Realms King really this impossible to cross?"

Zane narrowed his eyes calmly.

"The ruler of Machines... Dovelgus. So this is the power of a king."

"Insignificant human, you finally understand the gap. But it’s too late. The moment the duel ends, I’ll smash this building—and you along with it!"

"Don’t misunderstand. What I mean is... the power of a king is nothing special! My turn, draw—!"

Roaring as he drew, Zane’s eyes still burned fiercely with fighting spirit.

"I activate the effect of Cyber Dragon Core in my Graveyard—if you control a monster, banish this card to Special Summon a ’Cyber Dragon’ from my Deck!"

He slammed a second Cyber Dragon Core onto the Duel Disk. Though it was successfully Special Summoned, its search effect couldn’t activate again due to its restriction.

"Then I Normal Summon from my hand—Cyber Dragon Drei!"

[Cyber Dragon Drei ★★★★(Level 4)][LIGHT][Machine/Effect][ATK 1800/DEF 800]

"When Cyber Dragon Drei is Summoned, all ’Cyber Dragons’ on my field become Level 5!"

Evolutionary light spread from the Cyber Dragons, forming a network like an Xyz lattice across Hell Kaiser’s field.

[Cyber Dragon Drei Level 4 → 5]

[Cyber Dragon Core Level 2 → 5]

Misawa exclaimed, "He forcibly turned them into Level 5 monsters... Has Zane finally done it too—the summoning method that transcends eras?!"

Sliding his fingers across the monster zone, Hell Kaiser revealed the new power born from countless defeats.

"I’m going in, Headmistress—no, Sensei!"

Overlaying his two Cyber Dragons horizontally and constructing a shining overlay network, Xyz light erupted on Kaiser’s field as well.

"I use my two Level 5 Cyber Dragon monsters as Xyz Materials! Beyond the infinite evolutionary light, at the end illuminated by its brilliance, answer the radiant Cyber Dragon star!"

"Xyz Summon—Cyber Dragon Nova!"