Yuki Judai LP: 2400→6400.
"Interesting, Judai. Then, I'll set three cards and end my turn!"
"Draw—"
"Cyber End Dragon will be destroyed at the end of the turn." Asuka watched the duel intently, feeling that either side could win at any moment, but she didn't want either side to lose. This strange feeling made her more focused and expectant.
"But knowing Judai, he definitely won't wait," Manjome added.
"Of course not! Thunder!" Judai raised a card in his hand, "A hero can't run away in the heat of battle!
Activate the effect of Fusion Gate, and fuse Avian in my hand with Clayman!"
"Come on—my friends! Gather more strength!
The Fusion Conditions are a monster of the Elemental Hero and a Wind Attribute monster!
The wild wind will rise once more!
Fusion Summon—Elemental Hero Great Tornado!"
Shwoosh—
A gust of wind blew as Avian leapt onto the field, shedding his worn cloak and morphing into a new form, fixing his gaze on his opponent.
Elemental Hero Great Tornado, LV 8, Warrior-Type, ATK 2800.
"When Great Tornado is successfully Fusion Summoned, all of the opponent's monsters' ATK and Defense Power are halved!"
Cyber End Dragon, ATK: 4000→2000.
"Nicely done!" Mitsuzawa slammed his hands on the table and stood up in excitement, "If this attack hits, then Judai wins!"
"That's it—" Judai commanded Great Tornado, "Avian... no, Great Tornado, attack Cyber End Dragon!"
"Not a chance! I activate the Counter Trap Card, Attack Negate! It negates the opponent's monster's attack and ends the battle phase!"
"Ah! Dodged it!" Asuka patted her chest, "So tense."
"But at the end of the turn, Cyber End Dragon will also be destroyed—" Manjome continued.
"As long as you cancel that effect before the destruction." Tenjo Hikari said casually.
"What?"
"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, De-Fusion, to return a Fusion Monster on the field to the Extra Deck!" Caesar Ryo quickly revealed a set card, sending his ace back to the Extra Deck.
"Impressive as always, Caesar, flawless in both attack and defense!" Judai said while looking at the cards in his hand.
The cards he had drawn earlier due to Card from a Different Dimension...
"I'll set two cards and end my turn!"
"Interesting, really interesting, Judai." Marufuji Ryo seemed to be on fire, drawing a card with excitement and then activating, "I set a Spell Card and then activate the Spell Card, Card Destruction. Per its effect, both players discard all cards in their hands and draw the same number of cards!"
Set a card!? Then—
Both players discarded and drew cards, and Marufuji Ryo promptly revealed the newly set card: "Next, open the set card, Normal Spell Card, Power Bond!"
"Finally, it's here!!"
"But Ryo's hand only has a few cards—"
"Next is Quick-Play Spell Card, pay half my Life Points to activate Cybernetic Fusion Support! This card lets you banish cards in your deck to substitute Machine-Type Fusion Material!"
Caesar Ryo LP: 1400→700.
"I banish Cyber Dragon, Cyber Dragon Vier from the Graveyard, and Cyber Dragon from my hand for a Fusion Summon, come to me once again, Cyber End Dragon!"
"Roar!!!"
Cyber End Dragon, LV 10, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 4000.
"Thanks to Power Bond's effect, its attack power will double!"
The three-headed mechanical dragon on the field continued to swell, becoming twice its original size!
Cyber End Dragon ATK: 4000→8000.
"An ATK of 8000 alone can't decide the match this turn!" Fubuki commented, "Judai still has too many Life Points left!"
"Then let's push it further!!! Quick-Play Spell Card, Limiter Removal!!" Marufuji Ryo revealed the last Spell Card in his hand, "This card effect doubles the ATK of all Machine-Type monsters on the field!!"
Cyber End Dragon ATK: 8000→16000.
Cyber End Dragon's body kept expanding until it seemed the dueling arena could no longer contain it!
Sweat trickled down Judai's forehead slightly.
"An ATK of sixteen thousand!?"
Gasps erupted among the students.
"Attack! Cyber End Dragon, attack Elemental Hero Great Tornado!"
"Whoa-whoa-whoa, an attack of sixteen thousand would instantly wipe out 8000 Life Points!"
"Judai!" Great Tornado gulped as the attack approached, instinctively calling out.
"I understand, activating set card, Quick-Play Spell, Duel Fusion!"
"It can only be activated during a battle between Fusion Monsters of both players. It increases your monster's ATK by the opponent's monster's ATK!"
With his shout, Great Tornado's body also began to grow, the fierce winds howled, and its attack power kept rising!
Elemental Hero Great Tornado ATK: 2800→18800
"Eighteen thousand eight hundred!!!?"
"My gosh—"
"Mamma mia..."
Yet, upon seeing this card, Marufuji Ryo remained calm, smiling: "With the same intention—but at different timing!"
"After your monster's attack power increase ends, I open my set card—Quick-Play Spell Card, Duel Fusion!"
"Ah!?"
"Oh!!!"
"Cyber End Dragon's ATK rises by the ATK of Great Tornado!"
Cyber End Dragon ATK: 16000→34800.
"Thirty... over thirty thousand??" Some students turned pale upon seeing this number.
Others were so shocked they couldn't blink.
Thirty thousand!?
Not to mention thirty thousand, we rarely see even three thousand among the guys!
An ATK of thirty thousand, will there's enough damage?
"As expected, Caesar, you truly are the best!" Judai watched Caesar's Cyber End Dragon, unable to hold back his excited shout.
"Heh, Judai, seeing you duel, I feel you've grown a lot." Marufuji Ryo smiled, "Life in the Fusion Department seems to have given you a new understanding of fusion."
"Exactly!—" Judai's eyes lit up, "I don't want to lose!"
He continued to shout: "Caesar, amongst the cards you just sent with Card Destruction, there's a purple one, isn't there!"
"Purple—could it be!"
"Indeed!"
Judai shouted in excitement: "As a challenge from a current student, here's your graduation gift—take it, Caesar!
As a member of the Fusion Department, it's only fitting to use this in the end!
Open set card!!"
"Decisive Fusion!"
The card image depicted two huge dragons battling.
"Ha-ha, Judai... do you hate losing?" Caesar, seeing the card light up, understood everything at once. His already radiant smile became even more enthusiastic.
"While your own Fusion Monster is fighting with the opponent's Fusion Monster, use as target those 2 Fusion Monsters; that attack is negated, then both players take damage equal to the combined ATK of those 2 Fusion Monsters!"
"Great Tornado's ATK is 18800." Judai sincerely recited his monster's attack power.
"Cyber End Dragon's ATK is 34800!" Caesar said with a light chuckle.
"So, the final damage will be as high as 50000!?" Students, teachers, professors, and the principal were all stunned; they watched the field in shock, mouths agape, and could only stare blankly at the ever-increasing, seemingly nuclear explosion-like bright light on the field. Only Tenjo Hikari appeared to have expected this, already preparing sunglasses, watching this final moment with a smile.
Within the intense light that outsiders couldn't see, the two looked at each other, speaking their final words.
"Then, goodbye, Judai. I hope one day, I'll see you in the arena!"
"Ah. Caesar, don't worry, our Fusion Department will always protect Duel Academy!"
BOOM—
In a calm farewell, a thunderous rumble ensued.
The final result is!
Both players' Life Points dropped to zero simultaneously, a tie!