You're going straight into the Battle Phase?
Chen Honglei looked even more confused.
He's not activating Kagutsuchi's effect…?
Not that activating it would matter—Kagutsuchi couldn't break anything here.
But what was the point of entering Battle Phase now?
Even with doubts swirling in his mind, he still didn't activate his Quick-Play removal.
He allowed You Ye to enter the Battle Phase.
"I declare an attack on your face-up Defense Position Thunder Dragon Colossus with my Number 60: Dugares the Timeless!"
As soon as the Battle Phase began, You Ye made his declaration.
"Pointless. Even ignoring Colossus's destruction protection, your Dugares only has 1200 ATK. You can't beat Colossus's 2400 DEF.
Colossus—counterattack!"
Chen Honglei immediately responded.
Lightning erupted from Colossus—
a pillar of thunder shot straight toward Dugares.
Stray arcs of electricity lashed toward You Ye.
But in that moment—
the same gray soul that had appeared during the previous dark duel manifested again.
It took the hit for him.
You Ye LP: 8000 → 6800
Yet something was wrong—
Thunder should restrain spirits.
But the lightning didn't harm this spirit at all.
"...It's her, isn't it?"
Unlike last time—when the darkness clouded his vision—
he could clearly see the spirit now under the flash of lightning.
For the first time in this duel, You Ye lost focus for half a heartbeat.
But he quickly recovered.
Even my own monster spirit is watching me… this is a perfect moment to flex.
"I'm entering Main Phase 2."
You Ye spoke calmly, then glanced at the still-confused Chen Honglei.
"Don't bother thinking about it.
You no longer have any way to stop me from summoning my board-breaking card.
Your chance to interfere has already passed."
"???"
Chen Honglei grew even more bewildered.
He trusted You Ye's words—
because You Ye was a man whose every declaration in a duel had proven true.
But… why did entering Battle Phase change anything?
Why did he "miss his chance"?
Why did one Battle Phase matter so much?
Even with doubts, he allowed the duel to proceed.
He trusted his own interruptions—
Thunder Dragon's disruption was destruction-based, and You Ye had Freezing Curses to protect monsters from destruction.
But why was the "window to stop him" gone…?
As these questions piled up—
You Ye's voice sounded again:
"I activate the effect of my Extra Deck monster—Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder.
If an Xyz Monster has battled this turn, I may Xyz Summon AA-ZEUS by stacking it on top."
A pressure filled the room.
The air grew heavy.
"This is humanity's twelfth spear of god-slaying judgment—
the ultimate weapon forged to resist fate itself!"
"Its thunder scorches the sky, shatters planets, and slays the divine!"
"Humanity's final strongest armament—
descend in your ultimate Xyz form!"
"Rank-Up Xyz Evolution!
Rank 12 — Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder! "
BOOOOOOOOM!!!
A giant mechanized titan appeared high above the duel arena.
Compared to its colossal frame, Thunder Dragon Colossus and Thunder Dragon Titan looked like mere earthworms.
When the massive robot stabilized in the air,
the black mist of the dark duel visibly receded.
[Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder]
Machine / Xyz / Effect / LIGHT / Rank 12
ATK 3000 / DEF 3000
"What… What is THAT!? Rank 12!?
You summoned a fully-stacked monster like that!?"
Chen Honglei's brain froze.
Not just his clan—
he had never even heard of such a card existing.
You Ye didn't respond.
He simply declared:
"I activate Zeus's effect.
By detaching 2 materials—
send all cards on the field to the GY except Zeus itself."
Zeus's entire frame opened—
cannons, ports, vents, thrusters—
A barrage of indiscriminate fire rained across the arena.
It spared no one and nothing.
"Send…?
Not destroy?
All cards… sent to GY…?"
Realization hit Chen Honglei like a truck.
"My Colossus… my Titan…
their destruction protection means NOTHING!?"
He finally understood.
The moment he allowed Dugares to enter the Battle Phase—
the trap had been sprung long ago.
A sunlit, obvious trap.
A "bright conspiracy."
"Yes.
A bright, open conspiracy."
You Ye smirked faintly.
"Damn it!
If you're going to wipe my entire field—
I'm not letting Zeus stay alive!"
"Chain 2!
I activate the effect of Thunder Dragondark in my hand—
discard it to search a copy from my Deck!"
"Chain 3!
TITAN's effect—
when a Thunder monster's effect is activated in hand,
destroy a card you control!"
A faint smile tugged at You Ye's lips.
"You think you can drag my Zeus down with you?
You're not qualified."
"This is the third card I mentioned."
"Chain 4!
I activate Runick Freeze targeting Zeus—
granting him destruction protection this turn."
"Damn it!"
Chen Honglei grit his teeth.
He could chain Cosmic Cyclone—
but Cosmic only banishes, it doesn't negate.
It was useless here.
Pointless.
And it would only cost him 1000 LP.
He had no choice but to let it all resolve.
Chain resolves (last in, first out):
C4: Runick Freeze → Zeus gains destruction protection. Also banish top 3 cards of Chen Honglei's Deck.
C3: Titan → Attempt to destroy Colossus. Colossus's destruction protection prevents it.
C2: Dragondark → Adds another Dragondark from Deck.
C1: Zeus → Sends all other cards on the field to GY.
"I'm not done!"
Chen Honglei snarled as his Monsters vanished.
"If Dragondark is banished, I can Special Summon a Thunder Dragon from my Deck!"
Even fully wiped, he did not give up.
Thunder Dragons were compatible with Runick—
he still had ways to fight.
Chain 2!
I activate Hugin the Runick Wings from hand—
Special Summon!