"Tch, the Ultimate Dragon has appeared."
Luca squinted.
"I admit, I got tricked... But I told you, never underestimate the power of the Alien Insects, even the Ultimate Dragon is no exception!
Once again, I flip summon the 'Sub-Akang Alien Insect' on the field and activate its effect!"
[Sub-Akang Alien Insect, Attack Power 1000]
"When Sub-Akang Alien Insect is flipped, select a face-up monster on the opponent's field to return to its owner's hand.
Return the 'True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon'!"
A mysterious light covered the True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon, and before it could stand firm, the dragon began to turn transparent, seemingly about to be removed.
"Hahaha, what a pity," Luca laughed, "You may have gained the upper hand in the gamble just now, President, but the strength of my Alien Insects is more than sufficient.
That Ultimate Dragon you've summoned seems to be leaving the stage so soon..."
"Heh, is that really the case?" Kaiba countered.
"What?"
"Activating a Trap Card from my hand—
—'Unyielding! Invincible! Unparalleled!'"
"Nani!?"
Luca was taken aback again.
A Trap activated from the hand?
"The other Cover Card you destroyed was the Trap Card 'Cross Counterattack Trap,'" Kaiba sneered with his arms crossed, "The turn that card is destroyed, you can activate one Trap Card from your hand." (Original Card)
"Tch... so both Cover Cards were just a decoy." Luca muttered.
"This card will unleash the Ultimate Dragon's true power!" Kaiba shouted, "'Unyielding! Invincible! Unparalleled!' allows a 'Blue-Eyes' monster on your field to be unaffected by any other card effects this turn, and it won't be destroyed by battle!"
Luca's pupils contracted.
Unaffected by any card effects, and can't be destroyed by battle...
...No, not to mention, the Ultimate Dragon already has an Attack Power of 4500, almost touching the ceiling of the base stats in Duel Monsters.
This turn, with this card's blessing, the True Ultimate Dragon is nearly invincible!
"Tch, is Seto Kaiba planning to make a card out of every word he says..."
Luca grumbled.
"Then, activate the effect of 'Alien Insect King.' I will offer a Reptile Race monster with 'Alien Insect' in its name as a tribute to destroy any card on your opponent's field!
I offer 'Apocalypse Alien Insect' as a tribute!"
The Apocalypse Alien Insect dissolved into light, serving as ammunition at the Alien Insect King's roar, transforming into an energy cannonball aimed at the Ultimate Dragon!
"Even that Alien Insect has such a strong effect?" Keihei said in a deep voice, "But it's useless, as the Ultimate Dragon is unaffected by any card effects now..."
Sure enough, the Alien Insect's kamikaze attack had no effect, blasting harmlessly against the Ultimate Dragon, disappearing without a trace, leaving not a single scratch.
"Heh, it's irrelevant, that was never my true aim."
Kaiba said blandly, "Just clearing the Monster Zone?"
"Ah, that's it..."
Keihei finally realized.
"His five Monster Zones are already full, could it be to summon a new monster to break this situation..."
"Exactly!" Luca shouted, "Activating the Equipment Magic 'Future Fusion' from my hand!!!" (Original Version)
This Future Fusion matched the one in Caesar's hand in the animation, an Equipment Magic that can perform Fusion immediately.
"From my card deck, send any Fusion Material Monsters to the graveyard, to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster in face-up Attack Position!"
He drew out a bunch of cards from his deck, then chuckled lightly.
"As expected of President Seto Kaiba, it's been a long time since anyone forced me to use this guy. But when this guy descends, it more or less signals the end of the drama..."
"What?" Kaiba frowned.
"Did you know, there are a total of 26 Alien Insects, each corresponding to a letter of the English alphabet. And the monster representing the last letter Z, both the endpoint and the point of origin, is the ultimate Alien Insect I will summon."
Luca explained casually.
"Aside from it, my main deck contains 25 other types of Alien Insects... However, the Alien Insect King and Alien Insect Queen are already summoned, and I don't have a second copy in my deck, so there are 23 remaining Alien Insects in my deck."
"You, what are you planning?" Kaiba frowned.
"Hehehe, of course, it's for this..."
He raised his voice and shouted.
"I send all 23 Alien Insects from my deck to the graveyard, for the ultimate Fusion!!!"
Keihei was stunned, "Fusion using 23 monster cards!?"
Is such a Fusion even possible!?
"Yes, you are about to witness the pinnacle of life evolution, and also a return to the beginning! Appear now, the ultimate Alien Insect—
—Alien Insect Zero!!!"
At that moment, the roaring typhoon in the city reached its peak, like the rage of the heavens, shaking every high-rise and district.
The city's neon lights flickered in the gale, like candles about to go out, the sky twisted like cracks on an oil painting, the cloud layers violently torn apart, revealing vast depths of darkness.
Among the churning black clouds, destruction descended.
A massive, dark, terrifying presence, hovering down slowly like a meteor from beyond the sky. Some sort of ominous spherical object, carrying the aura of destruction and death, surveying all things with its cold gaze.
[Alien Insect Zero, Attack Power?]
"Twenty-three level Fusion, Level 10... a level akin to a god..."
Keihei gazed at the giant cold, terrifying black sphere, feeling as if he were staring into a black hole about to engulf everything.
Kaiba was slightly frowning as well, the True Ultimate Dragon was letting out an unyielding dragon's roar in the direction of the Alien Insect.
"This is the complete form of the Alien Insect." Luca sneered, "Now, let me show you its ultimate...
...Hmm!?"
Luca's expression suddenly changed.
The storm did not cease with the emergence of the ultimate Alien Insect; on the contrary, it grew more violent!
In the dark clouds of the sky, it seemed there was not only the Alien Insect Zero... no, rather, it seemed that the appearance of the Alien Insect Zero, its destructive aura, and terrifying energy, further provoked the awakening of something else.
That power pierced the heavens, twisted space, and opened a path to another dimension.
As the sky cracked open, ruby red eyes seemed to open slowly at the end of the fissure.
The fierce wind reached a new height. Vehicles on the streets were tossed and turned by the gale, trees were uprooted, and telephone poles broke apart. The raging storm was like the hammer of apocalypse, ready to deliver a devastating blow to the city.
"Brother!" Keihei called out anxiously, "At this rate, the city will be..."
Luca looked up towards the descending shadow in the sky's fissure, frowning slightly.
"Why has it appeared so fast... Could it be due to the power of Alien Insect Zero?"
Countless bolts of lightning writhed like silver serpents, lighting the city as bright as day. Not in brief flashes, but cascading like a waterfall of electricity, rampaging across the sky, striking every corner of the city, roaring thunderously, with sparks flying!
One bolt landed precisely in the middle of their dueling field. Under the bombardment of electric light, the blue Duel Barrier shattered, both of them staggering backward in the impact.
"Tch... If I stay here any longer, it won't bode well for me either."
Luca muttered to himself, then gave a faint chuckle, retracting his Duel Disc, and with a leap, he took off. His jumping power was equally astonishing, and with a few bounds, he was up on the high containers on the dock.
"You!" Kaiba shouted, "The duel isn't over, are you trying to run away?"
"Haha, running away? The advantage is in my favor if we continue the duel... Well, if that's what you think, it's fine. Let's save this match for another time."
Luca paused briefly atop the container, smiling lightly.
"Compared to me, President Kaiba, you have a more urgent issue to deal with right now."
Kaiba frowned slightly. As he turned his head, a huge shadow had descended from the swirling black clouds, though just a blurry outline, vaguely resembling a twisting serpent.
A deep, ominous voice echoed through the air.
"We meet again, Seto Kaiba..."