Chapter 170. The Final Turn! Galaxy-Eyes and Number 9's Burn Combo Pull Off a Miraculous Comeback!
In the short video.
Utopia-Exceed's turn is about to end.
After thinking it over, Pure Galaxy-Eyes still flipped his back-row card.
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I activate my Trap Card at the end of your turn—Eternal Bond!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I select Photon Emperor and three Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon in my Graveyard to Special Summon!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "My turn! Draw!"
"And then I flip my second Trap—Photon Timestop!"
"I place the Continuous Spell Galaxy Wave from my Deck face-up on the field!"
"This card's effect inflicts 500 damage to your LP each time I successfully Xyz Summon."
"I overlay two Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Photon Emperor!"
"Descend once more—Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"And I activate Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon's monster effect!"
Utopia-Exceed: "Still not giving up?"
Utopia-Exceed: "Will that help?"
Utopia-Exceed: "I activate ZW – Pegasus Twin Saber and negate your Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "Even so, I can still activate Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon's effect!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I detach materials and strip all Xyz Materials from your Xyz Monsters!"
"My Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon's ATK becomes 5000!"
"I activate the effect of Photon Orbital in my hand to equip it to Neo Galaxy-Eyes!"
"Then I send Photon Orbital to the Graveyard to search Galaxy Cleric!"
"I Normal Summon Galaxy Cleric and activate its effect—return 'Photon' and 'Galaxy' cards in my Graveyard to the Deck, then draw a card!"
"I continue overlaying on top of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Rank-Up Xyz Summon!"
"Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 0 LP!"
"At this point, there's no reason to pretend."
"In this one turn, I'm going to burn your Life Points to zero."
"Frankly, your LP are already a candle flickering in the wind."
Those few words left every Duelist across the worlds stunned.
What?
Galaxy-Eyes! A burn line?
Did we hear that right?
Just off Galaxy Wave?
In the DM world.
After guessing the Galaxy-Eyes player's plan, Maximillion Pegasus and Seto Kaiba were taken aback.
Then they nearly burst out laughing.
This has to be a joke.
It only burns 500 at a time!
And it only triggers after an Xyz Summon!
What does that mean?
Even if you Xyz Summon ten times, that's only 5000 damage!
At that rate, how could a burn strategy possibly finish the job?
In the GX world.
Jaden Yuki, Jesse Anderson, and the others stared at the short video in disbelief.
"No way! That's impossible, right?"
"Seriously, even if Galaxy Cleric recycles a bunch of Extra Deck Xyz, there's no way he can complete all those Xyz Summons."
"Even if he could, it still wouldn't be enough damage!"
"True—but if he dares to say it, he must have something up his sleeve, right?"
"..."
The Duel Academy students' chatter cooled Professor Chronos and Chazz Princeton down.
Indeed.
To say that without a trump card would be madness.
But also—
It can't be.
Haven't these shorts produced enough miracles already?
Maybe it really is possible!
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I keep stacking on Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon to Rank-Up Xyz Summon!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"I activate Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon, detach 1, and destroy my Photon Jumper!"
"I trigger Photon Jumper to search Galaxy Queen's Light from the Deck!"
"I activate the Spell Pot of Desires, return five monsters from the Graveyard to the Deck, then draw 2."
"Earlier, my 'hot-blooded coaching' didn't get the response I wanted from my Deck."
"But this moment!"
"The key card demanded by the victory equation—"
"—will finally answer me!"
"This is my final destiny!"
"Among the two cards I drew, one is—"
"The Spell—Message in a Bottle!!!"
"This card lets me choose three monsters with different Levels in my Graveyard and Special Summon them."
"The monsters Special Summoned by this effect have their ATK become 0 and their effects are negated."
"After that, if I haven't conducted an Xyz Summon, I lose 4000 LP during the End Phase."
"Also, for the rest of this turn, I can only Special Summon by Xyz Summon."
"So come forth—the victory equation of the future!"
"Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon! Photon Orbital! Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju!"
"I overlay Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon and Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon on the field to construct an overlay network!"
"Overlay—Xyz Summon Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"I activate Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon, detach 1!"
"I seize control of your Number 39: Utopia Beyond!"
"Next, I stack on top of Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon to Rank-Up—"
"All right! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon ranks up again!"
"Overlay Xyz Summon—Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
He's… actually burning for real.
Yes.
When everyone thought he was just bluffing,
Just assuming his "equation" could burn out the opponent,
He started madly recycling Xyz resources and then just as madly Xyz Summoning.
And the Duelists realized something.
He wasn't joking.
He was truly writing out his own equation.
But can that equation really succeed?
It's too much.
Way too much.
In 500-point chips like this,
There's no way to burn the opponent out!
Right now,
Utopia-Exceed still has 5900 LP!
Even ten more Xyz Summons
Wouldn't finish the job!
And this is his last turn!
If he doesn't burn out the opponent, then he's the one who loses!
Utopia-Exceed: "Puh-hahaha! So strong! So strong!"
Utopia-Exceed: "I still have 5900, a candle in the wind!"
Utopia-Exceed: "Your Galaxy-Eyes Xyz spam won't burn me out!"
"Let's see what else you can pull!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "Heh heh heh… sore wa dō kana?"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "Who said I have to stick with Galaxy-Eyes the whole time?"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I activate the Spell Galaxy Queen's Light!"
"I choose this monster on my field—"
"That's right, Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju!"
"Now all other monsters on my field become Level 9!"
"I overlay Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju with Photon Orbital!"
"I have two Level 9 monsters!"
"Oh irony of fate—deliver your decree!"
"Turn longing into a hammer and smash the fool!"
"Descend—Number 9: Dyson Sphere!!!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"Then I activate the Rank-Up-Magic I recycled and haven't used until now—"
"Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force!"
"I target Number 9: Dyson Sphere for a Rank-Up!"
"O, star that veils the sky—encompass all creation!"
"Now, descend upon this place—"
"Number C9: Chaos Dyson Sphere!!!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
What the—???
Huh??
That's—
That's not Galaxy-Eyes!
That's a different Chaos Xyz—another Number!!!
And when they finished reading its effect,
Every Duelist's expression changed at once!
Chaos Dyson Sphere—
It looks like it can inflict a huge amount of burn damage!
No way!
Is he actually going to pull this off?
In the ZEXAL world.
Seeing his two aces get overlaid and then ranked up, Quinton was floored.
It was his first time seeing his own ace monster take the stage.
Yes.
His Gimmick Puppets and Chronomaly had both appeared before.
Until now, only his Dyson line hadn't shown up!
Who knew—
This guy had such insight that he'd even slotted those two Xyz into his Extra Deck!
"Hahaha! Genius! Truly a genius!"
"In that case, the situation just got complicated!"
"Maybe—he really will succeed!"
Quinton burst out laughing.
His reaction drew the attention of the surrounding Duelists.
V's usual cool demeanor shocked them when it cracked.
Could it be—
The Galaxy-Eyes player's burn is actually going to work?
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I activate Galaxy-Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon's effect, detach Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon to destroy your Utopia the Lightning!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I activate Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon in the Graveyard!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "You think I'm going to Special Summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon?"
"No! I attach Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to Number C9: Chaos Dyson Sphere as material!"
"In other words, Chaos Dyson Sphere now has four materials!"
"I activate Chaos Dyson Sphere—inflict 300 damage times the number of 'multidimensional' materials attached to this card."
"That's 1200 LP!"
"And another effect—mada mada mada!"
"By detaching any number of its multidimensional materials, it inflicts 800 damage times the number detached!"
"Four! That's 3200 LP!!!"
In one burn sequence,
The total damage shot up to a terrifying 4400 LP!
Duelists who were still dazed went stiff as boards at that sight!
In the VRAINS world.
Playmaker, Akira Zaizen, and Theodore Hamilton stared in shock at this burn line.
This is nothing like Galaxy Wave's tiny pings!
This single volley was worth several Galaxy Wave triggers all at once!
"Insane! Insane! One shift in approach—"
"—he built into Chaos Dyson Sphere and went full burn!"
"Looks like he's finished writing his victory equation!"
"I think he's going to win!"
Even Blue Maiden's eyes were sparkling as she watched the board.
To her, it felt like Trickstars!
Sometimes when she played them, she'd also consider a burn line.
But the damage always felt too unrealistic,
And she would shy away.
Yet this guy—his opponent had 8900 LP!
He set out to win by burn.
That's harder than just beating down!
In the DM world.
Yugi Muto had already calculated the total burn from beginning to end.
At first he thought there'd be no mistake,
But when he finished his math, he grew solemn.
…
Something's off!
After the calculation, it seems he's just short!
"Is that it? No—"
"It's not over yet! Not yet!"
"He's short the last 500!"
Next to him, Joey Wheeler suddenly pointed at the on-screen life totals with a changed expression.
At the same time, the other veteran Duelists looked up.
It's true!
He's still short—by 500!
Utopia-Exceed needs to lose 500 more LP to fall!
Was the math wrong?
Did he fail?
He's just one step away!
In the short video.
Thinking he was doomed, Utopia-Exceed relaxed the instant the system calculation showed 500 remaining.
Utopia-Exceed: "Phew! Scared me to death!"
Utopia-Exceed: "I thought you were actually going to burn me out!"
Utopia-Exceed: "What a pity! What a shame!"
"Looks like your victory equation came up 500 short!"
"Your math's not up to snuff!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
"Did your elementary math teacher double as the P.E. teacher?"
"Looks like this Duel goes to…"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "Oh? Sore wa dō kana?"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "I flip my last set Trap!"
Pure Galaxy-Eyes: "This card is—Eternal Galaxy!"
"I target your Number 39: Utopia Beyond for a Rank-Up Xyz Summon!"
"Come forth!"
"The long-scorned 'Galaxy'-name Xyz Monster!"
"This is my final Xyz evolution!"
"Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer!"
"I activate Galaxy Wave and make you lose 500 LP!"
"The Duel is over. I win!"
With that final wave,
And the last Trap demanded by the victory equation,
The stolen Number 39: Utopia Beyond, to everyone's shock,
Was ranked up into Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer!
And that final successful Rank-Up evolution
Shaved off Utopia-Exceed's last 500 LP!
Just as the short said—
The Duel is finished.
Bewilderment, helplessness, complexity, shock, and dread,
All played across the faces of Duelists across the worlds.
By the time they realized the equation was still missing the final 500,
The very next second, the Rank-Up happened,
Filling in the last number of the equation.
Back when he started recycling Xyz monsters,
He had also recovered Galaxy Destroyer on the side.
As if, from that very moment,
Pure Galaxy-Eyes had already foreseen this exact scene.
In the ZEXAL world.
Yuma Tsukumo and Astral finally realized how clueless they'd been.
Combos in a Duel, technicality and foresight,
And the advance inscription of a victory equation—
All of it forced them to re-evaluate the Duel before their eyes!
Brilliant—absolutely brilliant!
That final reversal
Was pure hot-blooded hype!
And Kite Tenjo, through this Duel,
Saw that there are still many Galaxy-Eyes cards and combos to learn!
His Galaxy-Eyes still needs training—big time!
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