"My turn, draw a card."
"Activate the Magic Card 'Pot of Greed', draw two cards from the deck."
Kaiba drew the cards.
"Alien Insect, huh? Things are starting to get interesting."
"Well then, let me show you the form of the strongest Light Dragon!"
He discarded a card to the graveyard and played another.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Dragon Awakening Melody'!"
"Discard one card from your hand and add up to two Dragon-type monsters with Attack Power above 3000 and Defense Power below 2500 from your deck to your hand!"
The deck executed an automatic search, and two cards popped out one after another.
"Add 'Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon' and 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to your hand!"
"Well, it's finally coming." Luca wasn't surprised by this standard development, "That legendary dragon unique to Seto Kaiba..."
"Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon can be Special Summoned by revealing 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' from your hand."
Kaiba raised the card in his hand high, and a boundless white light burst forth from the card.
"Appear! Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon!"
A dazzling silver trajectory streaked across the sky, descending like a meteor. The shining white brilliance formed by countless stars gathered, and within it emerged the Light Dragon flying in a spiral!
[Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon, Attack Power 3000]
"As expected from the intelligence, it appeared, Sub-White Dragon."
Luca squinted his eyes.
"With such easy summoning conditions and the ability to directly destroy monsters once per turn, it truly possesses terrifying power.
With Sub-White Dragon, you can destroy 'Sub-Akang Alien Insect' without triggering Flip Effects, eliminating the threat of being bounced back to the hand... is that what you're thinking?"
Kaiba was silent.
"But unfortunately, it won't be that easy." Luca waved his hand, "Activate the cover card, Trap Card 'Trap in the Darkness'!"
"When your Life Points are below 3000, pay 1000 Life Points to banish a regular Trap Card from the graveyard and gain its effect!"
[Luca, LP 1800→LP 800]
"Gain a trap effect from the graveyard... That's bad!" Keihei immediately thought of something.
"Haha, it seems you've realized it. Yes, I'm gaining the effect of the Trap Card 'W Nebula Meteorite'!"
The meteorite of alien insect invasion fell once again, crashing onto the field with a heavy thud, stirring up a thousand waves. The three cover cards on Luca's field flipped in response.
"The effect of Nebula Meteorite, all face-down monsters on the field turn into face-up Defense Position." Luca shouted, "Sub-Akang Alien Insect, Zex Alien Insect, Apocalypse Alien Insect, all flip!"
[Apocalypse Alien Insect, Defense Power 200]
[Sub-Akang Alien Insect, Defense Power 1800]
[Zex Alien Insect, Defense Power 1000]
"The effect of Zex Alien Insect needs no explanation, right? Upon flipping, it returns the opponent's monsters on the field to their hand!" Luca exclaimed, "Return 'Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon' to the hand!"
Having just landed and before displaying its power, Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon transformed into a white light and returned to Kaiba's hand.
"Next, it's Apocalypse Alien Insect's effect." Luca continued, "Upon flipping, destroy one Magic Trap Card on the field.
Alright, destroy the last card you have set on the field!"
Kaiba's remaining backfield was blown open, cut in half by the Alien Insect. It was clear to see that the card he had set was the Magic Card "Fusion".
"Haha, the cover card is Fusion Magic... you're good, President."
Luca said.
"But with this, President Kaiba is in trouble. Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon's Special Summon ability can only be used once per turn, right?
Even though I don't know if your 'Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon' was used as a COST when discarded, even if you still have it in your hand, you can't activate its effect. Otherworld's Thorny Purple Dragon can be Special Summoned when a monster is destroyed, it's indeed a powerful insurance.
But Sub-White Dragon was bounced back to the hand rather than destroyed, so that card can't be used."
Pausing for a moment, Luca seemed to become more smug.
"I told you, underestimating my alien insects will make even the mighty Blue-Eyes suffer."
"Set two cards, turn ends."
Ignoring his taunt, Kaiba said calmly.
"Now during the end phase, the follow-up effect of 'W Nebula Meteorite' continues." Luca said, "All four of my Alien Insects turn back to face-down Defense Position, and I draw four more cards from my deck!"
He drew four cards rapidly, then took out his deck for a search.
"Then Special Summon a Reptile Race Light Attribute monster of Level 7 or higher from the deck. Noble leader of the Alien Insect Race, descend here—
——Alien Insect Queen, summon!!!"
[Alien Insect Queen, Attack Power 2700]
"This guy, more and more bugs..." Keihei frowned, "And those troublesome Alien Insects were covered again..."
This means it can be foreseen, next turn will be the combo of bouncing to the hand and field explosion.
"Indeed, this is the power of Alien Insects, an endless, inexhaustible offensive!
My turn, draw a card!"
It was Luca's turn again, after drawing a card, he glanced at Kaiba's two face-down cards and smiled gently.
"Two face-down cards... President, you should know, my covered 'Apocalypse Alien Insect' can destroy the backfield every turn. Despite that, you still place your hopes on the backfield, which means one of them is a decoy... to protect the real move, right?"
Kaiba folded his arms and sneered, "What do you think?"
"Hehe, but such tricks are useless."
Luca sneered, slowly drawing a card in his hand.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Divine Eagle Feather Brush'!
Destroy all Magic Trap Cards on your opponent's field!"
"Eh!?" Keihei became a bit flustered, "Not using the effect of Alien Insects but... Feather Brush?"
"Indeed, in that case, your backfield will be completely cleaned, and your tactics will become meaningless..."
But before he finished speaking, his words were interrupted by Kaiba's long, three-section laugh.
"Hahahaha——"
Luca was dumbfounded.
What's happening?
Clearly driven to the brink, what's so funny?
"That's why I say, insects are ultimately insects, the duel of the strong always goes one step ahead of you."
Kaiba folded his arms, sneering.
"Watch closely, what you're destroying is this card..."
The Trap Card flipped and soared into the air, releasing an astonishing energy that seemed to connect heaven and earth!
Trap Card - Rattling the Grass and Rousing the Snake!
"Trap Card 'Rattling the Grass and Rousing the Snake', when the covered card leaves the field due to the opponent's effect, Special Summon any monster from the deck or Fusion Card Deck!"
"What!?"
Luca's face changed drastically.
This guy...
He anticipated that he would definitely clean the backfield first and deliberately left this kind of trap for him to step into...
"After three thousand years of evolution, the strongest and ultimate Dragon Race now descends here!"
Kaiba raised his arm high, shouting hoarsely.
"Descend! True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon!!!"
White light shot to the sky, massive bone wings unfurled, a milky-white energy storm spread, and a three-headed dragon arrived on his field like a colossus!
[True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon, Attack Power 4500]