"Battle, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack Celestial Wolf Lord, Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Blue-Eyes White Dragon opened its mouth, gathering a storm, then spewed forth a scorching stream of light, instantly vanquishing the three-headed Demon Dog.
"Ugh——"
Jack LP: 4000→3400.
"At this moment, Celestial Wolf Lord's effect activates. When this card is destroyed, it reduces the ATK of one monster on the field!"
A Netherworld Wolf emerged from the ground, biting fiercely into Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ATK3000→600.
"Ho ho... Reducing the Blue-Eyes' ATK?" Kaiba looked at the Blue-Eyes flying beside him down the track, now carrying a wolf's mark, and chuckled softly, setting a card on the field, "I set a card, ending this turn."
Vroom——
The two raced down the track, passing by a rescue team. Kaiba glanced to the side, spotting Angma clamoring for another Duel with Jack, and snorted coldly.
Incompetent Duelist.
"My turn——" Jack drew a card suddenly, feeling slightly out of breath, but at the same time, thrilled!
"I activate Set Card, Trap Card Descending Lost Star! This card can decrease the level of 1 Synchro Monster in the Graveyard by 1 and change its DEF to 0, Special Summon it in defense position! The monster revived this way has its effect negated and cannot change its position. I'll revive Celestial Wolf Lord from the Graveyard!"
Celestial Wolf Lord, Blue Sirius, DEF1500→0, LV6→5.
"Normal Summon, Level 3 Tuner Monster, Dark Resonator!"
"Tune Level 3 Dark Resonator with Level 5 Celestial Wolf Lord, Blue Sirius!"
"The shock of the King presents itself here, behold the power of roaring heavens and earth!
Synchro Summon!
My soul!
Red Dragon Archfiend!"
Jack clenched his fist, pounding it on his chest. Immediately, as if set aflame, a brand new dark dragon, similar yet subtly different from the Yan Demon Dragon, emerged from the flames.
Red Dragon Archfiend, LV8, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK3000!
"Finally appearing, Jack's true ace, the symbol of his soul—Red Dragon Archfiend!"
"Oh, a Dark Attribute Dragon-Type with ATK3000?"
Kaiba looked at this monster without even a speck of fear, "If that's the case, then come!"
"...I activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn, Special Summon Sirius from the Graveyard!" Sweat streaming down Jack's face as he looked at Kaiba Seto's leisurely demeanor, issuing a new Spell Card.
"Revive the Celestial Wolf Lord from the Graveyard!"
The three-headed Demon Dog returned once more, and Kaiba Seto glanced at it, entirely indifferent.
"Oh oh oh! Truly Jack!! If this attack goes through, it's a full 4800 points of damage, which means our KING's victory!!" MC shouted excitedly, and the audience responded to his excitement.
However—— could it be that simple?
"Battle, Red Dragon Archfiend attacks Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"Absolute Power Crush!"
Red Dragon Archfiend roared and charged at Blue-Eyes White Dragon, swiping with its claw to shatter Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
Kaiba Seto LP: 4000→1600.
Due to this strike, Kaiba Seto lost a Speed Counter, and the car's speed immediately slowed.
"Next... Celestial Wolf Lord's direct attack!!"
"Naïve!" Kaiba Seto turned around, shouting, "Activate the Set Card! Counter Gate!"
"Activates when an opponent declares a direct attack! Negate that attack, draw one card from the Deck. If it's a Monster, you can Normal Summon it in face-up position—
Stop the attack, mad dog."
He shouted, causing Celestial Wolf's three jaws to halt just as they were about to bite down. Meanwhile... Kaiba Seto drew a card from the Deck.
He didn't even look and directly turned it over, displaying it to his opponent.
"The card I've drawn is, of course—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!"
"Ugh..." Jack's face turned solemn, stopping the attack.
"End... turn." He continued, "During the End Phase, Red Dragon Archfiend's effect activates, destroying all my monsters that haven't declared an attack, but since Celestial Wolf Lord declared, it won't be destroyed."
"Absolute power, is it? Hehehe..." Kaiba Seto drew a card.
His hand resources were abundant.
"Reveal a Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand, Special Summon this one—my brand-new servant, Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!"
A silvery-white dragon, even slimmer than Blue-Eyes White Dragon but seemingly sharper, appeared out of nowhere on the field.
Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, LV8, Light Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK3000!
"Wha-what!? A monster with ATK3000 summoned without a sacrifice or tuning directly onto the field!?" MC exclaimed.
"This card can be Special Summoned by revealing a Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the hand. As long as this card is on the field or in the Graveyard, its card name is treated as—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"Ugh!" Jack felt the draconic oppression, his breathing quickening, "But the attack power is the same!"
"Do you think being the same ATK means you can compare with Blue-Eyes? Naïve—Activate Spell Card, Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"A card with the same move name as Blue-Eyes White Dragon!?" an audience member exclaimed in surprise.
"If Blue-Eyes White Dragon exists on your field, destroy all the opponent's Monster Cards!"
"What!?" MC shouted, "What a simple and brutal effect—"
"Not so simple," noticing Blue-Eyes gathering energy again, Jack immediately activated the Trap Card he had set earlier, "Activate Set Card, Starlight Road!"
"Hmm?" Kaiba Seto paused for a moment.
"When a Spell·Trap·Monster effect that destroys 2 or more cards on your field is activated, negate and destroy that effect. Then, you can Special Summon 1 Stardust Dragon from the Extra Deck!"
A strange roaring sound, and a weird dragon with an alien presence descended from the stars, flying down from the sky, counteracting Blue-Eyes' Stream of Destruction.
Stardust Dragon, LV8, Wind Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK2500.
Then, the splendid dragon spread its wings, seemingly bringing specks of stardust to scatter on the track.
"That monster?" Kaiba Seto looked at that card, puzzled, frowning.
"Starlight Road?" Yugo glanced at the screen in the sky, murmuring softly when he saw this card, "Isn't this Yusei's card?"
"How could this be... Jack?" Rin vaguely guessed something.
Jack let out a sigh of relief.
The card's activation-aided him in avoiding the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's destructive attack, and with Stardust Dragon's protection...
"Ridiculous!"
At this moment, Kaiba Seto's emotions showed a clear change for the first time. He maneuvered the car to stand on the D-wheel, pointing at Jack: "Ridiculous! You're using that kind of card to battle me?"
"What!?" Jack was abruptly shocked by these words.
"Foolishness!" Kaiba reprimanded again, "It's truly disappointing that I would let Blue-Eyes battle someone like you. You're not even equal to a second-year student who only uses Polymerization!"
Despite these words, upon hearing him, and observing the Duelists witnessing the spectacle, all eyes instinctively turned to Tenjo Hikari.
This left Tenjo Hikari confused, who came only intending to slack off today.
What now?
Nonetheless, he understood, and every Duelist present understood—appearing in Kaiba Seto's proud words indicated that he was now on Kaiba's radar and had gained a degree of Kaiba Seto's recognition!
"What did you say!" Jack erupted in anger.
"You're afraid—not afraid of Blue-Eyes, but afraid...
of failure!"
"That isn't even a card you would use!"