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I'll go first. Zaizen Aoi draws a card, activates the Field Spell Cyberse Decode, 913, and then Normal Summon Code Talker Flip.
A virtual, network-like arena unfolded on the table, and a small robot composed of data code appeared on Zaizen Aoi's field. Yuki knew this was just the beginning; Zaizen Aoi's Cyberse deck was known for its rapid expansion and powerful pressure.
The effect of Flip activates, adding one Cyberse Spell Card from the Deck to my hand. Zaizen Aoi skillfully searches her deck; I choose Cyberse Tool. Then, I activate Cyberse Tool, Special Summoning Code Talker - Expansion from the Deck.
A second data robot appeared on the field, meaning Zaizen Aoi now has two monsters on her field.
Using Code Talker Flip and Code Talker Expansion as Link Materials, Aoi Zaizen sends both monsters to the Graveyard to Link Summon! Appear, LINK-2 Code Talker Blaze!
A warrior engulfed in flames of data appeared in Zaizen Aoi's Extra Monster Zone, displaying an attack power of 2300. Yuki swallowed hard; it was only the first turn, and Zaizen Aoi had already summoned a powerful monster.
It's not over yet. Zaizen Aoi continues her actions, activating the effect of Decoder: Blazing, discarding one card from her hand, and Special Summoning a Cyberse Monster from her Deck. I Special Summon Decoder: Fine-Tuning.
The third monster appeared on the field, and the speed at which Zaizen Aoi unfolded was astonishing.
Using Code Talker: Fine-Tuning and Decoder Talker: Blazing as connecting materials, Aoi Zaizen's voice is full of confidence, Connect! LINK-3 Decoder Talker: Termination!
An even larger data warrior descended, boasting an attack power of 3000. Yuki felt the pressure increase dramatically; Zaizen Aoi already had a monster on his field powerful enough to instantly kill him, and he currently had no way to defend against it in his hand.
Set two cards to the back row, end the turn. Zaizen Aoi places two cards face down in the Spell & Trap Zone, then looks at Yuuki, "Your turn. Let's see how your Ultraman handles this."
Yuki drew a card, the Call of the Father of Ultra. He glanced at the enormous card on Zaizen's field and the two unknown backrow cards, knowing he had to proceed with caution.
Activating the spell card "Support of the Land of Light," Yuuki plays a card, adding an Ultraman monster from his deck to his hand. I choose Ultraman Tiga.
Zaizen Aoi raised an eyebrow slightly. Her search methods were good, but they wouldn't be enough to break through my defenses.
Then, activating the call of Father of Ultra, Yuki ignored her comments and Special Summoned an Ultraman monster from his hand. "Come forth, Ultraman!"
A dazzling light flashed, and Ultraman, wearing a red and silver battle suit, appeared on Yuki's field with an attack power of 2500.
Battle phase! Yuki points at Zaizen Aoi's monster, Ultraman Original attacks Decoder Terminator!
Zaizen Aoi looked surprised. "Are you crazy? My monster has a higher attack power."
Activate the effect of Ultraman! Yuki confidently explained that when fighting a monster with higher attack power, one card can be discarded to reduce the battle damage to 0, and the monster will be destroyed after damage calculation! I discard Ultra Signature!
The original Ultraman crossed his arms and fired the Specium Ray, shattering and disappearing in the light.
"Good response," Zaizen Aoi nodded approvingly, then activated the Trap Card Cyberse Reconstruction! When one of my Cyberse Link Monsters is destroyed, I can Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard that served as its Link Material. Come back, Decoder of the Blazing!
The Flame Warrior reappears on Zaizen Aoi's field with an attack power of 2300.
Set a backrow card to end the turn. Yuuki places Ultra Barrier face down, ending the turn. Although he successfully defeated the strongest monster, Zaizen Aoi still poses a threat on the field.
My turn, draw a card. Zaizen Aoi glanced at her newly drawn card, a smile playing on her lips. She activated the Spell Card Cyberse Optimization, adding Code Talker Parallel from her deck to her hand. Then, she Normal Summoned Code Talker Parallel.
A new data robot joins the battlefield, and Zaizen Aoi's story unfolds once again.
Using Code Talker: Parallel and Decoder: Blazing as connecting materials, Aoi Zaizen's confident voice calls out: Link-3, access Code Talker!
A data warrior gleaming with golden light descended, its attack power displayed as 3300. Yuki gasped in shock; this monster not only possessed high attack power but also had the ability to destroy cards.
Activate the effect of Access Code Talker! Zaizen Aoi points to Yuki's backrow, discards a card from her hand, and destroys a card on your field. I choose your face-down card!
A data stream shockwave struck, destroying Yuki's Ultra Barrier before it could even be activated.
Battle! The Access Code Talker is attacking Ultraman! Zaizen Aoi issued the attack command.
Yuki's HP dropped from 8000 to 7200, and the original Ultraman was defeated.
Set one card to end the turn. Aoi Zaizen's actions were clean and efficient, demonstrating the qualities of a top duelist.
Yuki looked at his last two cards and the empty field; the situation was dire. But he didn't give up. The charm of card games lies in the fact that a comeback can happen at any time.
My turn, draw a card! Yuki's eyes lit up as he looked at the newly drawn card—Ultra Fusion!
Activate the Magic Card Ultra Signature! Yuuki plays a card and retrieves one Ultraman card from the Graveyard. I choose Ultraman (the original Ultraman) to add to my hand.
Zaizen Aoi frowned slightly, but did not interrupt his actions.
"Then activate Ultra Fusion!" Yuki's voice trembled slightly with excitement as he used Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga from his hand as fusion materials!
A dazzling beam of light descended from the sky, and the figures of two Ultra Heroes merged and intersected within it.
The fusion of the power of light! Appear, Ultraman Shining Type! Yuki shouted.
An Ultraman, radiating golden light, appeared on the field with an attack power of 3500, surpassing even Zaizen Aoi's ace monster.
A hint of surprise flashed in Zaizen Aoi's eyes; there was actually such a card.
Battle! Ultraman Shining Type Attack Access Code Talker! Yuuki issues the attack command.
Shining Ultraman formed a cross with his hands and fired a dazzling beam of light, instantly destroying Zaizen Aoi's monster, reducing her health from 8000 to 7800.
Activate the Trap Card Cyber Firewall! Zaizen Aoi opens her face-down card. When my Cyber Monster is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon one Cyber Monster with 2000 or less ATK. Come back, Code Talker - Fine-Tuning!
A small, adjustable robot reappeared on her field, with an attack power of 1200.
Set one card face down to end your turn. Yuuki set his last card, Specium Ray, face down, ending his turn. The situation finally improved, but he knew that Zaizen Aoi wouldn't give up easily.
My turn, draw a card. Zaizen Aoi glanced at her newly drawn card, her expression turning serious. Looks like she had to take this seriously. Activate the Spell Card Cyberse Reset, Special Summoning one Cyberse Link Monster from her Graveyard. Revive, Decoder of the End!
The warrior with an attack power of 3000 has returned to the battlefield.
Next, activating the effect of Code Talker: Fine-Tuning, Zaizen Aoi continued her operation, using it and Code Talker: Termination as Link Materials to Link Summon! LINK-4 Firewall Dragon: Dark Fluid!
A gigantic Data Dragon appeared on Zaizen Aoi's field, its attack power displayed as 4000. Yuki felt a sense of suffocation; this monster not only had extremely high attack power but also possessed a powerful disruptive effect.
Activate the effect of Firewall Dragon: Dark Fluid! Zaizen Aoi points to Yuki's field. Once per turn, you can return one card from your field to your hand. I choose your Ultraman: Shining Type!
As the data deluge swept in, Yuuki's ace monster was forced to return to the Extra Deck.
Battle! Firewall Dragon - Dark Fluid Direct Attack! Zaizen Aoi gave the order for a fatal blow.
Yuki's health dropped sharply from 7200 to 3200, and the situation took a dramatic turn for the worse.
Set one card to end the turn. Zaizen Aoi seems to have already seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
Yuki had zero cards in his hand and only one face-down card on the field. Facing Zaizen Aoi's powerful monster, he seemed to have no chance of winning. But he didn't give up. The most exciting part of a card game often happens in these seemingly hopeless moments.
My turn... Draw! Yuki drew the card almost with his eyes closed. When he saw the card clearly, his heart almost stopped—the Radiance of the King of Ultra! This was one of the rarest cards in his deck, with an extremely powerful effect but demanding usage conditions.
Activate the Quick-Play Spell Specium Ray! Yuuki reveals his face-down card, destroying a Spell/Trap Card on the field. I choose the face-down card to your left!
A beam of light shot out, and the electronic reflection of Zaizen Aoi's trap card was destroyed.
Then, I activated the Magic Card "Radiance of the King of Ultra!" Yuki played his last hope. "I can only activate this when my Life Points are more than 3000 less than my opponent's. I Special Summon any number of Ultraman monsters from my Deck until I have the same number of monsters on the field as my opponent!"
Zaizen Aoi's eyes widened. What? This effect...
Special Summon from Deck! Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Zeta! Yuki shouts.
Two beams of light flashed, and two new Ultra Warriors appeared on Yuki's field, with attack powers of 3000 and 2800 respectively.
Battle! Ultraman Zero attacks Firewall Dragon Dark Fluid! Yuki issued the attack command.
Activate the effect of Firewall Dragon: Dark Fluid! Zaizen Aoi immediately responds, once per turn, nullifying one attack!
Ultraman Zero's attack was blocked by the data barrier.
Ultraman Zeta then launched a direct attack! Yuki changed his target.
Ultraman Zeta fired a beam, and Aoi Zaizen's health dropped from 7800 to 5000.
Activate the Trap Card Cyberse Escape! Aoi Zaizen opens her final face-down card; when she takes battle damage, she can Special Summon one Cyberse Link Monster. Come back, Access Code Talker!
The warrior with an attack power of 3300 has returned to the battlefield.
The round ended. Yuuki finished his turn. Although he didn't win in one fell swoop, he managed to turn the tide somewhat.
Chapter 375 Quantum Collapse
My turn, draw a card. Zaizen Aoi glanced at her newly drawn card, a resolute glint in her eyes. It seemed she had no choice but to use this move. Activating the Spell Card Cyberse Overdrive! Using Access Code Talker and Firewall Dragon Dark Fluid as Link Material, Link Summon! LINK-6 Ultimate Cyberse Quantum Dragon!
A gigantic quantum data dragon descends upon Zaizen Aoi's field, displaying an attack power of 4500, and also possessing the effect of destroying all other cards on the field.
Activate the effect of Final Cyberse Quantum Dragon! Zaizen Aoi declares: Once per turn, destroy all cards on the field except this card! Quantum Collapse!
A powerful data storm swept across the entire arena, instantly annihilating Yuki's two Ultramen and leaving the arena empty.
Battle! Final Cyberse Quantum Dragon launches direct attack! Zaizen Aoi issues the final attack order.
Yuki stared at the overwhelming flood of data, his life points about to reach zero. At this critical moment, he suddenly remembered the effect of a card in his deck that he rarely used.
"Activate the effect of Ultra Signature in the Graveyard!" Yuki shouted. "When attacked directly, you can banish this card from the Graveyard to reduce the damage from that battle to 0!"
A flash of light appeared, and the quantum dragon's attack was blocked by a mysterious force. Aoi Zaizen's eyes widened in surprise; there was actually such a defensive method?
Furthermore, Yuki continued, "When the effect of Ultra Signature is activated, I can Special Summon an Ultraman monster from my Deck or Graveyard during the next Standby Phase!"
Zaizen Aoi's expression became complicated. She set one card face down, and the turn ended.
Now it's Yuuki's turn. He only has 3200 life points left, facing Zaizen Aoi's ultimate monster with 4500 attack power, and he has zero cards in hand. It seems like he has no chance of winning. But the most exciting part of card games often happens in these seemingly hopeless moments.
My turn... Draw! Yuki drew the card almost with his eyes closed. When he saw the card clearly, his heart almost stopped—Miracle of the Ultra Star! This was one of the rarest cards in his deck, with an extremely powerful effect but demanding conditions for use.
During the preparation phase, I activate the effect of Ultra Signature! Yuuki loudly announces, "Special Summon Ultraman Noah from my Deck!"
A light brighter than the sun descended, and the legendary Ultraman Noah appeared on Yuki's field, his attack power displayed as 5000, surpassing Zaizen Aoi's Quantum Dragon.
For the first time, a flicker of doubt appeared in Aoi Zaizen's eyes. This...this is impossible...
Activate the Magic Card Ultra Star Miracle! Yuuki played his last hope. This card can only be activated when Ultraman Noah is on the field. It destroys all cards on the opponent's field and inflicts damage equal to 1000 times the number of destroyed cards!
What?! Zaizen Aoi watched in shock as her ultimate monster vanished in a dazzling light, her health dropping from 5000 to 4000.
Battle! Ultraman Noah attacks directly! Yuki issued the final attack command.
Ultraman Noah formed a cross with his hands and fired the ultimate beam, reducing Aoi Zaizen's health from 4000 to zero.
The entire card shop fell silent, everyone staring in disbelief at the scene—the invincible queen of the electronic world, Zaizen Aoi, had actually been defeated by an ordinary student using an unconventional Ultraman deck.
Zaizen Aoi stared blankly at her life counter, which had reached zero. After a long while, she raised her head, her eyes no longer displaying their usual indifference and arrogance, but a radiance that Yuuki had never seen before.
"You...are really strong." Aoi Zaizen said softly, a slight smile playing on her lips. "I've never seen a duelist like you, able to unleash such power with such an uncommon deck."
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Yuji scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, but luckily he had drawn a key card...
No, it wasn't luck. Zaizen Aoi looked at him intently. "Your understanding of the deck and your timing are excellent. I...I want to learn more about your tactical thinking."
Yuki felt his heart race. There was a sincerity and appreciation in Zaizen Aoi's eyes that he had never seen in any other girl's eyes.
"Um... if you don't mind, we can study decks together often..." Yuki tentatively suggested.
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