Chapter 1305: Synchro Ace

"Card Destruction!"

The fake Z-ONE played the Spell.

"Both players discard their entire hands, then draw the same number of cards from the Deck."

By using Metaion, the Timelord to bounce the two Abyss Soldiers and then discarding them with Card Destruction, he had definitively removed the two annoying soldiers.

However, as Kira sent his two Abyss Soldiers along with the rest of his hand to the Graveyard, he couldn't help but laugh. "You went through so much trouble just to get rid of my Abyss Soldiers? Haha, they're just two Level 4 low-level monsters. Was it really necessary?"

Was it necessary?

The fake Z-ONE looked at him with displeasure. Even the real Z-ONE watching from below had a slightly speechless look in his eyes.

Was it necessary? What do you think?

Though this person was strong, he seemed completely unaware of how annoying he was.

Regardless, the two Abyss Soldiers were finally gone. Kira's field was empty, while the opponent still had two Timelords. Despite the twists and turns, this turn's exchange could be considered a slight victory for the fake Z-ONE.

At least, that was how it appeared for now.

"My turn, draw."

Kira said leisurely.

"During the last turn, as the cost for activating 'Abyss Soldier's' effect, one of the cards sent to the Graveyard was 'Sinister Serpent.'

While Sinister Serpent is in the Graveyard, during my Standby Phase I can return it to my hand."

Kira paused, then pulled out two Sinister Serpents from the Graveyard and showed them.

"Additionally, last turn when you activated 'Card Destruction,' I discarded my entire hand, including another 'Sinister Serpent.'

Therefore, during this turn's Standby Phase, both Sinister Serpents' effects activate. I return two Sinister Serpents from the Graveyard to my hand."

Kira added both to his hand.

The fake Z-ONE's eyes flickered, but he quickly calmed down.

It's fine. The two troublesome Abyss Soldiers are gone. Even if the infinite-ammo Sinister Serpents are recovered, without those soldiers their threat isn't that great…

Just as he thought this, Kira smiled. "The Abyss Soldiers are gone, so even recovering the Sinister Serpents isn't scary, right? That's what you're thinking, isn't it?"

The fake Z-ONE frowned but stayed silent.

"I'm facing the legendary Timelords. You didn't think I only prepared Abyss Soldiers as a gift for them, did you?" Kira smiled.

The fake Z-ONE remained silent, but an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Kira continued unhurriedly, "I Normal Summon 'Substitoad.'"

A half-red, half-black frog appeared. The black half had blood-red eyes. Its right wing was angelically white, while the left was pitch-black demonic. It was as if an angel and demon had perfectly fused into one small frog body.

[Substitoad, ATK 100]

The fake Z-ONE: "A frog?"

"A frog." Kira smiled. "Next, I activate the effect of 'Fishborg Blaster' from the Graveyard.

When Fishborg Blaster is in the Graveyard and I control a Level 3 or lower WATER monster, I can discard one card from my hand to Special Summon this card from the Graveyard."

Kira sent one card from his hand to the Graveyard.

"Special Summon 'Fishborg Blaster' from the Graveyard!"

A mechanical exoskeleton with a fish-tank-like transparent glass cockpit appeared. A fish swam inside the tank, piloting the armor while holding water guns in its mechanical arms.

[Fishborg Blaster, ATK 100]

"Then Substitoad's effect activates. I can tribute one monster on my field to Special Summon one monster with 'Frog' in its name from my Deck.

This effect can also tribute itself.

So I tribute 'Substitoad' itself to Special Summon 'Des Frog' from my Deck!"

Substitoad was enveloped in golden light, offered itself as tribute, and vanished into light particles. A larger green frog jumped onto Kira's field in its place.

[Des Frog, ATK 1900]

"Level 1 Tuner monster 'Fishborg Blaster,' Level 5 'Des Frog,' tuning!"

[1 + 5 = 6]

"The freezing stars condense at the tip of the spear, the icy lance that pierces the heavens! Synchro Summon—

—Level 6, Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!!!"

An ice-blue dragon body emerged from the blizzard. The temperature of the entire night sky seemed to plummet. It was composed of millions of ice crystals. Every scale was like a breathing sapphire, clear and blue.

The moment its wings spread, the air froze into countless ice flowers, forming a floating forest of ice thorns high in the sky.

Its head was a snowflake-shaped crown. Weapons of compressed solid water molecules floated around its wings. In this frozen domain, even time seemed to flow more sluggishly due to the low temperature.

[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, ATK 2300]

Kira thought that since the Crimson Dragon had dragged him onto this path, if he had to have a dragon as a Signer, it would most likely be Brionac.

In this Synchro Dimension, if everyone had to choose one Synchro monster as their signature ace, he would probably choose Brionac too.

No other reason—the appeal of a banned card and its raw power. It was just that good.

"Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier's effect activates," Kira said. "By discarding any number of cards from my hand, I can return any number of cards on the field to their owners' hands.

And as long as I have cards left in hand, I can activate this effect any number of times per turn!"

The fake Z-ONE: "!!!"

Only at this moment did he finally understand what Kira meant by "gifts prepared for the Timelords" besides Abyss Soldiers.

Compared to this thing called Brionac, what were Abyss Soldiers? Trash?

This was practically the ultra-deluxe PLUS version of those annoying soldiers!

No restriction to WATER monsters, unlimited number of targets, and unlimited activations per turn!

Could the effect be written any more shamelessly?

"Let me see… As long as that Continuous Trap 'Infinite Machine' is on the field, no matter how many times I bounce your Timelords, you can resummon them all for free on your turn, right?"

Kira smiled as he sent one Sinister Serpent from his hand to the Graveyard.

"Then first, Brionac, bounce that 'Infinite Machine' back to hand."

Brionac unleashed its power. A beam of cold air instantly froze the Continuous Trap. The infinite Möbius strip was sealed in absolute zero and flew back to the fake Z-ONE's hand like flowing water.

"Oh dear, Infinite Machine can only be activated when 'Empty Machine' is on the field," Kira laughed. "Empty Machine has already gone to the Graveyard, so this Infinite Machine seems stuck in your hand, unusable. How regrettable."

The fake Z-ONE: "..."

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