Rumble——
Even more enormous and astonishing than the massive scimitar battleship, a mechanical giant slowly flew across the horizon. Amidst the fierce winds, five small robots combined into a gigantic mechanical monster beyond belief!
Barbaroid, the Ultimate Battle Machine, LV 12, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 4000.
"Attack Power 4000!?" Rose's face showed a look of surprise.
"Attack Power 4000...just like Ryo's Cyber End Dragon?" Tenjouin Fubuki couldn't help but raise his camera, carefully aiming at the Duelist, picking the right angle, and gently pressing the shutter, "I really wish Ryo could see this moment too."
"Ohhh!! Attack Power 4000! So cool!" Yuma cheered excitedly.
Marufuji Shou nodded slightly, then looked at the opponent's field: "Battle, Barbaroid can attack twice in one turn."
"Uh—Attack Power 4000 and it can attack twice?" Rose felt even more danger looming.
"Use Barbaroid to attack Dark Eclipser, activate the effect of Megaroid City, during the Roids' battle damage calculation, send 1 Roid Monster from the Deck to the Graveyard to activate. During this monster's battle damage calculation, its Attack and Defense Power swap.
I send Kiteroid from the Deck to the Graveyard. Since Barbaroid's Attack and Defense Power are both 4000, the battle continues."
"What's the point of suddenly activating an effect like this?" Mizuki Kotori couldn't help but ask with curiosity.
"It's to send a monster to the Graveyard, right?" Although Yuma was young, he was experienced in numerous life-and-death Duels, having a unique and sharp understanding of Duel mechanics.
The gigantic red Roid blasted Dark Eclipser to pieces, avenging Hope to some extent.
Spirit Team, LP: 6000→5000.
"When Barbaroid destroys an opponent's monster by battle, inflict 1000 damage to the opponent."
"When Dark Eclipser is destroyed by battle or effect and sent to the Graveyard, it can be banished from the Graveyard to activate. Add a Kozmoll Monster of 8 stars or lower from the Deck to the Hand Card." Rose chuckled softly, "I'll add a second Scimitar, this way, your strategy is done—because my effect can activate during the opponent's turn too.
As long as I Special Summon Scimitar… What!"
She widened her eyes, finding that the banished Dark Eclipser failed to activate its effect!
Marufuji Shou couldn't help but lightly scratch his cheek with his finger: "Hidden effect strategy, is it? It just so happens that I didn't mention it—Barbaroid negates the effects of opposing Effect Monsters after damage calculation."
"Ugh—"
Rose suddenly realized how this card countered her strategy.
The next second, the mechanical cannon had already landed beside it.
Spirit Team, LP: 5000→4000.
"It's not over yet, Barbaroid can attack twice, attack Scimitar!"
As before, deploying the same strategy, the second attack!
The cannon fire repelled the ship, while the shells and fragments rained down on Rose.
Spirit Team, LP: 4000→3000→2000.
Marufuji Shou looked at his Hand Card and took a deep breath: "Set two cards and end the turn."
"Nicely done." Tenjouin Fubuki put away the camera.
Now, Marufuji Shou, although still significantly different from Judai and Tenjo, no longer hesitated during Duels. His presence was quite stable, and even Spirits causing physical harm couldn't make him fear—perhaps, in some way, he should thank Yubel.
"Wow, amazing, you brothers are all amazing." Yuma praised as Marufuji Shou counterattacked and turned the tables in a single turn.
Although there's still one Rose left unscathed, Rose can only Special Summon "Kozmoll" from the hand card, and the other Spirit, whether in appearance or type, clearly doesn't belong to Rose's deck, so it surely can't use its effect.
Marufuji Shou was slightly in a daze.
This was... the first time he heard such praise from someone outside.
Because, in the past, praise for him would only be "As expected of Marufuji Ryo's brother, he's excellent indeed."
This time, from the Other Dimension's Tsukumo Yuma, it was "You brothers are all amazing"!
This was... a completely different feeling.
"Shou!" At this moment, a loud call brought him back to reality.
He hastily looked up at Tenjo Hikari.
"Don't let your guard down, the Duel has just begun!"
The Duel has just begun?
This statement surprised the group from the Xyz Dimension, but to Marufuji Shou, it made his back instantly drenched, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The real Duel indeed has just begun!
He looked at the silent blue Mechanical Dragon.
Their actual "target" hadn't even spoken yet!
"Humans, your strength is commendable, but a single person cannot defeat two." Rose chuckled coldly, "The Trial of the Duel Warrior is a duel of two people, a collaborative duel.
Your comrade hasn't left you anything.
And now—
It's time for you to remember again."
"Draw." The Mechanical Dragon drew a card from the Deck, glanced at his Hand Card, emitting a series of beeping sounds, seeming quite angry, and after a while, opened the set card, "Activate Set Card..."
"Cyber Emergency!"
Here it comes!
Almost instantly.
Everyone was on full alert!