Ryo Nakamuta ignored the black-robed figure, focusing on planning his field.
His goal: OTK.
Yes, a one-turn kill.
Using his current Cyber Dragon resources, he aimed to take down the black-robed figure in a single blow!
8000 LP, two monsters with no resistances, and one face-down card in the backrow.
For a Cyber Dragon deck, this was almost too easy to handle!
If he could successfully pull off that monster, two consecutive attacks would seal the duel effortlessly!
"Save your questions for after you lose."
"I normal summon Cyber Dragon Core and activate its effect to add Cyberdark Realm from my deck to my hand."
"I activate the continuous spell Cyberdark Realm to add Cyberdark Chimera from my deck to my hand."
"With Cyberdark Realm on the field, I gain an additional summon for a Cyberdark monster."
"I summon Cyberdark Chimera and activate its effect!"
"By discarding Monster Reborn from my hand, I add this spell card from my deck to my hand!"
"Power Bond."
After Ryo Nakamuta revealed Power Bond, the black-robed figure's expression under the mask grew grimmer.
What was this? What kind of Cyber Dragon style was this student playing?
Cyberdark? Cyber Dragon?
A hybrid of both?
No, that wasn't the point. The real issue was how easily this student had searched Power Bond! Was he planning to OTK right now?
Power Bond could double a fusion monster's ATK, but at the end of the turn, the user would take damage equal to the ATK gained.
For Cyber Dragon players, using this card often signaled a commitment to a one-turn kill.
"Next, I activate the spell card Machine Duplication, targeting Cyber Dragon Core."
"Since Cyber Dragon Core's effect treats it as Cyber Dragon on the field, I special summon the remaining two Cyber Dragon cards from my deck."
On the duel disk, Ryo Nakamuta deftly searched his deck, pulling the last two Cyber Dragon cards and slamming them onto the monster zones' final slots.
The field now held two more 2100 ATK Cyber Dragon monsters.
In less than three minutes, his monster zones were maxed out.
Three Cyber Dragon, one Cyberdark Chimera, and one Cyber Dragon Core.
His resources were absurdly abundant!
The black-robed figure, watching this unprecedented Cyber Dragon combo unfold, one play after another, began to question whether this was a student or a pro duelist!
Even the Dark Alliance's best attempts to mimic Kaiser Ryo couldn't pull off plays like this!
Who was this guy?
Was their bad feeling about to come true?
The black-robed figure trembled, their situation spiraling beyond comprehension. Could two 3000 ATK monsters withstand the coming Cyber onslaught?
"I activate the spell card Pot of Greed to draw two cards, then activate the field spell Fusion Gate."
"With Fusion Gate's effect, I fuse two Cyber Dragon cards!"
"Struggle and tear through! Break everything under chimeratech rampage!"
"Fusion summon! Chimeratech Rampage Dragon!"
"I activate its effect to destroy your face-down card."
"Then, I activate its second effect, sending one Cyber Dragon Herz and one Cyber Dragon Core from my deck to the graveyard!"
"With Herz's effect, I return a Cyber Dragon from my graveyard to my hand."
The black-robed figure stood frozen as their face-down card was destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
Their gaze turned icy, glaring at Chimeratech Rampage Dragon!
Their backrow was gone, just like that?
They'd hoped to use the face-down to outplay this kid.
Now, it was all over!
What kind of Cyber Dragon ace fusion monster was this?
They'd never seen it before!
"I activate Power Bond, fusing the Cyber Dragon in my hand with the last Cyber Dragon on my field."
"Twin breakthrough! Shine under cyber fusion!"
"Fusion summon! Cyber Twin Dragon!!!"
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The virtual projection of the second fusion glowed, banishing the darkness with a fleeting burst of light. Two Cyber Dragon bodies merged with a mechanical grinding sound.
Under Power Bond's doubling effect, Cyber Twin Dragon hit the field with a staggering 5600 ATK.
As this ace monster prepared to smash through the two 3000 ATK white dragons, the black-robed figure felt a chill down their spine.
Regret. Overwhelming regret.
They should've scoped out this unfamiliar student before acting.
Now, they were about to pay the price!
…
"Aki-bro, it's up ahead!"
"I saw it! There were signs of a fusion summon."
"And dueling sounds too."
A short-haired girl in a Phantom God Dimension Academy uniform pointed ahead. Nearby, Aki Jun, examining footprints in the mud, narrowed his eyes and turned toward the direction she indicated.
"Fusion summon?"
"Ryuten's deck doesn't rely on fusion."
"Could it be? A dark duelist!"
"So Seitan! Let's go! Hurry!"
"If we're too late, Ryuten might…"
Aki Jun's face paled as he connected the dots, grabbing So Seitan's hand and racing toward the dueling sounds.
Reaching the jungle's edge, their eyes first landed on Ikeda Hiromu and Kito Saku, lying motionless on the ground.
Looking up at the duel, they realized something was off!
The unconscious duo and the duelist in the match were all Phantom God Dimension Academy students.
Likely freshmen, if they had to guess!
And the black-robed duelist was probably the dark duelist.
But…
Why was the black-robed figure on the back foot?!
Aki Jun and So Seitan, tense moments ago, were now dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the terrifying 5600 ATK Cyber Twin Dragon on Ryo Nakamuta's field!
"He's playing… Cyber Dragon!?"
"Is that the fusion ace Cyber Twin Dragon with doubled ATK?"
So Seitan covered her mouth, her gaze shifting to Ryo Nakamuta with a sudden sense of familiarity, as if she'd seen him before.
"No way! After Principal Samejima passed the Cyber style to Kaiser Ryo-senpai, hardly anyone dares to play Cyber Dragon."
"This freshman… is he a Cyber style master too?"
Aki Jun shook his head, dismissing the idea. Becoming a Cyber style master wasn't just about having Cyber Dragon cards.
You had to master Cyber Dragon.
You needed to balance the synergy between inner (Cyberdark) and outer (Cyber Dragon) styles.
Only by mastering both and summoning the signature ace of the Cyber style could you truly claim the title of Cyber style master!