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"Then! Let's attack with all our strength, Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon, Rebellion's absolute destruction!!"

As a result, the Blazing Phoenix was wrapped in blue flames and turned into a blue fire phoenix. It faced the Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon head-on. The Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon also started its jet engines and launched in the state of wearing the armor of arrogance. Charged.

"boom!!!"

With a loud noise that shook the sky, the Flame Phoenix and the Flame Dragon collided head-on. After a moment of stalemate, the Flame Phoenix was blown away. Although due to the grid staff's battle-destroying resistance once a round, the Flame Phoenix They avoided being destroyed by the battle, but the large amount of battle damage still blew Homura Takashi and Bu Lingmu directly away, and even flew out of the duel field.

"Bang!!"

Seeing this, Yuto's expression also changed, and he was about to let his monster step forward to catch Homura-san and Bureimu, but Yusaku appeared in the direction of Homura-san flying out first, and then retreated a long way. At the cost of distance, I picked up Mr. Homura.

"Playmaker?"

"Next, leave it to me, Soulburner, Bu Ling Meng."

"No, no, no, I should say leave it to us, Playmaker."

Homura-san and Bureimu looked at each other, a little surprised. They didn't expect Yusaku and Ai to be so impatient, but they still nodded and transferred the data on the field and graveyard to Yusaku.

Afterwards, Yusaku walked onto the duel field, but he did not start the duel immediately. Instead, he asked Yuto a question.

"Yu Dou, your last card should be a quick-attack magic card, the upgrade magic - Phantom Power, right?"

You Dou's expression suddenly changed, what's going on? How did the other party see it?

The corner of Yusaku's mouth twitched slightly: "Sure enough, I guessed it right! Upgrading magic - Phantom power, and double pole fishing. This should be the combination you originally prepared to special summon Dark Soul XYZ Dragon in my turn. Skills?"

Yu Dou's expression was even more surprised, was this even noticed?

In the auditorium, DM area, Jonouchi couldn't help scratching his head: "Is there such a thing? So, in the round when Yu Dou first came on the field, he could call out the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon to complete the killing, right? He didn't choose to do this, but I summoned the Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon. Is it possible that I underestimated Soulburner too much, but ended up being careless and the situation was reversed? I could have entered the next game with the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon that invalidated three monster effects and two Phantom Mist Swords that invalidated the monster effects. From the first stage, now there is no one left, which is really a loss.”

Biao Yuxi shook his head: "It's probably not contempt or carelessness, but the pressure that Playmaker brought to him was too great, which made him pay too much attention to Playmaker."

"Too much importance?"

An Yugi glanced at Peacock Wu with the corner of his mouth raised, and sighed: "Jounouchi, do you still remember the semi-finals of the Duelist Kingdom? That was the one between me and Peacock Wu, the previous Yudu, that's who I was at that time "

"Yeah, at that time, Yugi didn't despise me or look down on me, but at that time, he only had Becas in his eyes, so I almost turned him against him."

"I see, so to speak, they are indeed very similar. Even the reversal of the situation and victory in the ending are exactly the same."

"Hello!"

"Wait a minute, Mai, I didn't say that just now, Honda, don't you know what you shouldn't say?"

Honda rolled his eyes. Maurya was not his girlfriend, and of course he didn't need to care so much. However, considering that Jonouchi was his brother-in-law, he still wouldn't argue with you.

Chapter 445: The difference between the team competition, Clock Dragon and Dark Soul No. 2 (two in one)

"After all, this is not an individual competition, but a team competition!"

His expression changed for a moment, and Yuto sighed, not denying Yusaku's statement.

"Ah, that's right. In a team competition, you can't just focus on the opponent in front of you. You also need to consider your teammates and the opponent's entire team. From this aspect, your approach is indeed not wrong. On the contrary, It's your teammate Yugo's dueling style that is problematic, but unfortunately, Soulburner and Bulingmen's abilities are beyond your calculations, causing your plan to completely collapse!"

Saying that, Yusaku also glanced at Honmura-san who looked surprised on the field. If Honmura-san hadn't drawn the hand trap at the critical moment, Yusaku's double-pole fishing could have eliminated the one from the graveyard in his turn. Any two of the three monsters Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon, Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon and Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon can be specially summoned back to the field. Together with the upgrading magic - Phantom Power ambushed on the field, Dark Rebellion can also be summoned back to the field. The XYZ Dragon was upgraded into the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon, and coupled with the two trap cards Phantom Mist Sword, it was indeed able to catch him off guard and cause him a lot of trouble when he was unprepared.

"Ah! Soulburner and Unlucky Meng are indeed two surprising opponents. Although I have given them as much attention as possible, I still underestimated them in the end. But it is useless to say this now, although I have been I’ve used all my cards, but I also want to see how many of your cards I can use! Playmaker!”

"Then give it a try!"

"Don't blame us for defeating you in one go!"

"Duel!!!" X3

[Yuto: Hand: 0 cards HP: 4000 Front: Defense Position Tyrant White Dragon, Odd-Eyes Wyvern, Defense Position Dark Soul-Suppressing XYZ Dragon, Attack Position Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon, Defense Position Phantom Knights, Sundering Sword, Defense Position Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon, Phantom Knights, Rusted Moon Blade Back: 1 face-up card]

[Yuto: Hand: 5 cards HP: 4000 Front: Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix Back: Magic Grid Staff Equipped, Magic Salamangreat Fierce Fang Field: Salamangreat's Sanctuary]

“My turn, draw a card! I summon Cybertron in Attack Position, activate the effect of Cybertron. When this card is successfully summoned, you can activate it by targeting a Level 2 or lower monster in my Graveyard, and that monster's effect is negated in Defense Position! I Special Summon a Level 1 Salamangreat in the Graveyard Target Raccoon and activate this effect to Special Summon Salamangreat Raccoon in Defense Position. Then, show up and lead the circuit of the future! The summoning conditions are two Cybers-Type monsters. I set the two Cybers-Type monsters, Cybers-Type Tool and Salamangreat Raccoon, to Link Markers! Link Summon! Show up, Link 2, Clocklander!! "

"Clocklander?! Are you planning to perform a Fusion Summon?!"

"That's right! The effect of Clocklander is activated. Once per turn, this card can be Link Summoned. You can activate it from your deck to add a Cybernet Fusion to your hand! In addition, another effect of Cybers-Type Tool is also activated. Once per turn, this card can be sent from the field to the Graveyard. You can activate it to Special Summon a Cybers-Type Tool Token with 0 ATK and DEF on my field! Therefore, I Special Summon a Tool Token in Defense Position and add Cybernet Fusion from my deck to my hand! Then, I activate the Salamangreat in the Graveyard. The effect of Armadillo Lizard can be activated if there is a Salamangreat monster other than Salamangreat Lizard on my field. Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. However, this card Special Summoned by this effect is excluded when it leaves the field! I have Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix on my field, so I Special Summon Salamangreat Lizard in Defense Position! Then, the Spell Card, Cybernet Fusion, is activated! Send the Fusion Material Monsters determined by Cybers Fusion Monster Cards from my hand and field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck! I fuse the three monsters, Clock Wyvern in my hand, Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix, and Clock Earthman on the field! "

"YOU GO! !"

"Huh? !"

Ai excitedly made a shooting gesture, and Yugo in the audience immediately looked over.

"Now, the strong ones gathered under the majestic wings, let's become a new legend! Fusion Summon! Come out, Cybertron Clock Dragon!!"

Watching the three monsters transform into roaring dragons in the storm, Yuto's face changed: "You actually used Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix equipped with two Equipment Cards as Fusion Material!"

"I won't waste the power left by Soulburner and Furemu in vain! The Fusion Material of Cybertron Clock Dragon requires Clock Wing Dragon and one or more Link Monsters, but the more Link Marks the Link Monsters have as Fusion Materials, the more power it will provide to Cybertron Clock Dragon! The effect of Cybertron Clock Dragon can only be activated when this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, and the cards with the total number of Link Marks of those materials are sent from the top of my deck to the Graveyard. Until the End Phase of the next turn, my other monsters cannot attack, and Cybertron Clock Dragon's ATK increases by the number of cards sent to the Graveyard by this effect multiplied by 1000! Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix is ​​a Link 4 monster, and Clocklander is a Link 2 monster, so I send six cards from the top of the deck to the graveyard, and let Cybertron Clock Dragon's ATK increase by 6000! To 8500! "

"What? !"

Yuto was shocked. Increase 6000 ATK in one go, and even directly put six cards into the graveyard? The former is fine, the worst case is to destroy one of his monsters and empty his life points, and he also has Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon with an ATK of over 10,000 on the field. Yuya can still use Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon to counterattack later, but the latter is a bit scary. With Playmaker's dueling style, these six cards piled into the graveyard will not all be cards that can activate effects in the graveyard, right?

"Not yet! Chaining the effect of Cyberse Clock Dragon, I will also activate the second effect of the Equip Magic Card Grid Staff. This can only be activated when this face-up card on the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. All Cyberse monsters on my field will not be destroyed by battle or effects until the end of the turn! Since the equipped monster Salamangreat Blazing Phoenix has left the field, the Equip Magic Card Grid Staff will naturally be destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, so I activate this effect to add destruction resistance to all Cyberse monsters on my field!"

"However, the only Cyberse monsters on your field right now are Cyberse Clock Dragon, Salamangreat Armadillo Lizard, and the Tool Token. Monsters that enter the field later will not be able to gain destruction resistance!"

"That's enough! Appear again and guide the circuit of the future! The conditions for summoning are two Electronic World monsters. I set the two Electronic World monsters on the field, the Reincarnated Salamanda Armadillo Lizard and the Tool Derivative. Link Mark! Link Summon! Come on, Link 2, the Electronic World Witch! The effect of the backup secretary in your hand is activated. This card name is used once per turn. If there is a Cyber ​​World monster on my field, this card is taken from my hand. The card is Special Summoned, and I Special Summon the Backup Secretary in Defense Position. Then, I activate the effect of Electronic World Witch. This card name is used once per turn. If there is a monster in the link area of ​​this card, I will put a magic card in my graveyard. It can only be activated by banishing. I add an Electronic World Ritual Monster and a Cybernet Ritual from my deck to my hand! I banish the magic card Salamanda in the Graveyard and add the Cyber ​​World Ritual Monster Electronic World Magic from my deck. Master and Computer Network Ritual are added to the hand! Next, another effect of the Electronic World Witch, this card name is used once per turn. During my main phase of the turn when the first effect of this card is activated, I will have a level 4 card in my graveyard. It can only be activated by targeting the following Cyberkaikai monsters, and that monster is Special Summoned! I special summon the Microcoder, a Level 1 Cyberkaikai monster in the graveyard!"

"Microcode coder, are you going to search the computer network () codec? How can you succeed!"

"That's what you say, but you have no means to stop us now, right?"

Ai looked at Yu Dou in confusion, not understanding what Yu Dou was planning to do.

"That's not necessarily true! Isn't there another card in my backcourt? This is the final bet!"

"Gaika in the backcourt, upgraded magic - phantom power? But even if you upgrade now to summon the Overlord Black Dragon and the Odd Eyes Rebellious Dragon, it doesn't make sense, right?"

"No, if you comply with the rules of printing cards, it won't necessarily be the case."

"What?! Is this guy going to use the second imprint rule?"

Ai couldn't help but widen his eyes. Ever since the example of Yujo Judai, no one has dared to use the Inka rule twice in a duel. This guy is gambling, even if he has something in his body. That Zach’s remnant soul may not be able to survive from falling into a coma, right? And if you fall into a coma, you won't be able to pass the card to the next teammate, and the opponent may be directly sentenced to defeat. Is it really necessary to do this?

"Yuya! What are your thoughts!"

"Since you want to do it, then go ahead and do it, Yu Dou, I believe in you!"

"Ah! Then I'm on! I declare here, use the seal card rules! I activate cover cards, quick attack magic cards, upgrade magic - phantom power! Only one can be activated in one round, and in the main phase of both sides, from me Exclude any number of dark attribute monsters from the graveyard. This can only be activated by targeting a dark attribute XYZ monster on my field. A Phantom Knight, Assault Raptor, The Dragon XYZ monster is superimposed on top of the target monster and is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. However, after this card is activated, I cannot Special Summon monsters other than XYZ Monsters from the Extra Deck until the end of the turn! The phantom knights' dusty robes activate their effect on the Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon on my field! Dark Soul, please lend me another piece of power! From the bottom of purgatory, a song of rebellion dedicated to the restless soul. ! Reverberate forever! Rank-Up-XYZ-Change! Come out, Dark Soul XYZ Dragon!

As Yu Dou roared, the second Dark Soul XYZ Dragon also appeared on the field, making Ai confused. He was still thinking about what card Yu Dou would print, but he printed another one. Dark Soul XYZ Dragon? Isn’t this too fucked up?

On the other hand, Yu Dou began to stagger and felt extremely tired. If the soul of Zack in his body hadn't shared a lot of the load for him, he would have fallen into a coma just like the previous Judai Yu Cheng.

"Sa! Playmaker! Ai! My summons is complete! It's your turn!"

Ai turned to look at Yusaku, who mused: "Dark Soul XYZ Dragon, with the effect of this monster, it is indeed possible to negate the monster's effect once, but, Yuu Dou, there is one thing, don't you have it?" Considered it.”

"What?"

"You don't know how long my round is, right? In this case, if you do this kind of thing, can you really stay awake until I enter the combat stage?"

The corner of Yu Dou's mouth rose: "If I only rely on myself, I may not be able to survive, but this is the duelist arena!"

After saying that, You Dou directly opened the light curtain, applied for some ice water, and poured it on his head, which made everyone sober and made Liuli in the audience feel distressed.

Seeing this, Yusaku also showed an expression of admiration.

"I see, have you planned to use this method for a long time? I have seen your will! But, unfortunately, even if you summon the second Dark Soul XYZ Dragon, you can't stop me from unfolding! Come on, show up for the third time and guide the circuit of the future! The summoning condition is two Electronic World monsters. I set the two Electronic World monsters on the field, the Backup Secretary and the Microcode Coder, to the link mark! Summon! Come on, Link 2, Code Talker Flip! Then, the effect of Microcode Coder is activated. Once per turn, this card is sent from the hand or the field as the link material of the Code Talker monster. It can only be activated when you go to the graveyard, and add a computer network magic and trap card to your hand from your deck!"

"Now, the effect of Dark Soul Soul XYZ Dragon——"

"It's not over yet!"

"Nani?!"

"The effect of Chain Microcode Coder activates the effect of Code Talker Flip! This card name is used once per turn. It can only be activated when the link summon of this card is successful. Put an Electronic Realm monster from your hand on this card. The connected area is specially summoned!”

Chapter 446: The terrifying unfolding ability, Yuya appears (three-in-one)

"This is...a self-arrangement chain!"

Yu Dou's face suddenly darkened.

"That's right, the chain is automatically arranged. In this way, your Dark Soul XYZ Dragon can only invalidate the effect of Code Talker Flip."

"Hey, how about it, Yuto, do you want the effect of Invalid Code Talker Flip?"

"Ku! I won't activate the effect of Dark Soul XYZ Dragon!"

"So! For the effect of Code Talker Flip, I special summoned the Cyberspace monster format Mudskipper in my hand in defense position; for the effect of Microcode Coder, I coded and decoded the Computer Network magic card, Computer Network () from the deck. Add the card to my hand! Then, I activate the continuous magic card, Computer Network () Codec."

"Now, I activate the trap card in the graveyard to draw cards at a high rate!"

"What?"

"This card name is used once per turn. If this card exists in the graveyard, during the opponent's main phase, it can be activated by targeting a monster on my field. That monster is destroyed and this card is set on my field! However, , except when this card is removed from the field by this effect!"

"Is it the card that draws cards at a high rate and is sent to the graveyard through Speedy Robot OMK Gum? It is activated at this time, right?"

"That's right! I activated the effect on the Overlord White Dragon's heterochromatic eyed pterosaur, destroying the Overlord White Dragon's heterochromatic eyed pterosaur, and placed a high-rate draw card in my backfield! Then, due to the overlord white dragon's heterochromatic eyed pterosaur, The effect of the dragon's heterochromatic eyed pterosaur itself, I placed the Tyrannosaurus white dragon's heterochromatic eyed pterosaur in the pendulum area!"

Ai scratched his head: "Is this a way to get the effect of an invalid monster effect?"

Yusaku shook his head: "That's not all. Since the Overlord White Dragon Odd Eyes Wyvern was sent to the pendulum area, a link area of ​​the Rusted Moon Blade Ax was also freed up. As long as we activate the monster effect, Dark Soul The XYZ Dragon can activate the effect to invalidate it. At the same time, the Dark Rebel XYZ Dragon in the cemetery is specially summoned to trigger the effect of the Rusted Moon Blade Axe, destroying the computer network () codec. After all, the sea crystal girl Horn Ear left by Blue Angel The Snow Rasp can only destroy monsters, not magic and trap cards.”

"That's right! So, Playmaker, Ai, how do you choose? Do you want to enter the battle stage first, break the Rusty Moon Blade Ax and let me exit? But in that case, your development will stop here!"

"Unfortunately, I don't plan to do what you want! Although your plan is indeed very good, under special circumstances, the same move can be used a second time! Show up for the fourth time and guide the future circuit! Summon The condition is that there are more than two Electronic World monsters with different attributes. I set the two Electronic World monsters with different attributes, the Light attribute Format Mudskipper and the Dark attribute Link 2, to the link mark! Let’s go, Link 3, Decoder Whisperer: Fiery Soul!”

"Fiery Soul..."

Ai couldn't help but tremble. It was obvious that Yusaku was going to burn his blood from the beginning.

"The effect of Format Mudskipper is activated. This card name is used once per turn. It can only be activated when this card is sent to the graveyard as a link material. Add a Level 5 or higher Electronic Realm monster from the deck to your hand! In addition, Computer Network () Codec's effect is also activated. When a Code Talker monster is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck to my field, it can only be activated by targeting that monster. A Cyberspace monster with the same attribute as that monster will be activated. The deck is added to my hand. However, this turn, I cannot use the Cybernet codec to add monsters with the same attributes to my hand, and after using this effect, I cannot special summon monsters other than the Electronic World monsters from the extra deck! Decoder Whisperer: Fiery Soul is a fire-attributed monster, so I added the fire-attributed Cyberkaikai monster Frame Buffer Fire Ox and the level 5 Cyberkaikai monster Code Derivator from my deck to my hand!”

"Damn it! Is it a self-arrangement chain again?"

"It's not over yet! Code Exporter's effect, this card name, once per turn, when you use a Cyberse monster on my field as a Link Material for a Code Talker monster, this card in your hand can also be used as a Link Material! Of course, this effect doesn't need to be activated, so you can't use the effect of Dark Soul XYZ Dragon or Tyrant White Dragon, Odd-Eyes Wyvern to negate it! Show up for the fifth time, the circuit that guides the future! The summoning condition is two or more effect monsters. I set the Code Exporter in my hand and the Code Talker on Link 2 on the field to the Link Marker! Circuit combination, Link Summon! Appear, Link 3, Decoder!!"

"Decoder?!"

Yuto frowned. Decoder can release monsters in its Link Zone to negate and destroy effects that target cards on its field, which means that it can negate the effect of Rusted Moon Blade, but as long as the effect of Tyrant White Dragon, Odd-Eyes Wyvern negates the negation effect of Decoder again, it should still be successful, but will it really be that smooth? I always feel like I've overlooked something.

"Another effect of Code Exporter, this card name once per turn, when this card is sent from the hand and field to the graveyard as a link material for a Code Talker monster, I can activate this effect by targeting a Level 4 or lower Cyberseries monster in my graveyard, and add that monster to my hand! In addition, the effect of Computer Network () Codec is activated again, and the Code Talker is a Dark attribute monster! Therefore, I add the Dark attribute Cyberseries monster Double Compiler Wulong from the deck to my hand, and then add the Level 4 Cyberseries monster Code Radiator from the graveyard to my hand! Then, the effect of Code Radiator, this card name once per turn, will When a Cyberse monster on my field is used as a Link Material for a Code Talker monster, this card in my hand can also be used as a Link Material! Appear for the sixth time, a circuit that guides the future! The summoning condition is two or more Effect Monsters. I set the Code Radiator in my hand and the Decoder Talker in Link 3 on the field to the Link Marker, and the circuit combines! Link Summon! Harness the wind that connects the unknown world! Link 4, Visit the Code Talker!!!"

"Visit the Code Talker!!!"

Yuto's face changed drastically, and he finally realized what he had overlooked. The effect of Visiting the Code Talker cannot be chained!

"It seems that you have understood it, so, Code Cooler's other effect!"

"Ahem, Playmaker, let me play a role at least!"

"Okay, you explain it then."

"Yeah! Then, Code Cooler's second effect, this card name Once per turn, when this card is sent from the hand or field to the graveyard as a link material for a Code Talker monster, you can activate it by targeting a face-up monster on the opponent's field, and that monster's ATK becomes 0, and the effect is negated!"

"Of course, I'm going to choose your Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon! And my chain hasn't ended yet, you can't activate Dark Soul XYZ Dragon and Overlord White Dragon now The effect of Odd-Eyes Pterosaur!"

"Damn it!"

"Chain Code Radiator's effect, Access Code Talker's effect is activated!"

"When this card is Link Summoned successfully, you can activate this effect by targeting a Link Monster that is a Link Material of this card, and this card's ATK increases by the number of Link Markers multiplied by 1000!"

"I activate this effect targeting the Decode Talker in Link 3 in the Graveyard! Increase Access Code Talker's ATK by 3000, to 5300! And, because of Access Code Talker's continuous effect, your opponent cannot activate an effect in response to this card's effect! Therefore, you still cannot chain Access Code Talker's effect to activate Dark Soul XYZ Dragon's effect and Tyrannosaurus White Dragon Odd-Eyes Pterosaur's effect! Go on, I activate another effect of Access Code Talker! You can activate this effect by banishing a Link Monster from my field and Graveyard, and select a card on your opponent's field and destroy it! I banish the Dark Link Monster Clocklander in the Graveyard and destroy your Dark Soul XYZ Dragon! Access Code Talker Intergration! ! "

Yuto looked down at the graveyard. Although there was a Phantom Death Gun in the graveyard that could replace the Dark attribute monster to be destroyed, the effect of the Visit Code Talker had no limit on the number of times it could be used, and the opponent's graveyard also had the resources left by the previous two teammates. Even if he used the Phantom Death Gun to replace the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon to be destroyed, it would be impossible to keep the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon. Therefore, it would be better to leave the Phantom Death Gun to Yuya, after all, there were quite a few Dark attribute monsters in Yuya's deck.

"Bang! ! ! "

With Yuto's inaction, the Visit Code Talker threw a spear that directly penetrated the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon, causing the Dark Soul XYZ Dragon to leave the field.

However, Yusaku had no intention of ending it. The Visit Code Talker once again condensed the giant spear that had just been thrown in his hand, aimed at Yuto's field, and prepared to visit it again. It was obvious that Yusaku thought that Yuto's field was too messy, and he planned to help Yuto repair the field again.

"The effect of the Access Code Talker is activated again. I banish the Water-attribute Link monsters Sea Crystal Girl and Sea Angel from the graveyard, and destroy Tyrannosaurus White Dragon and Heterochromatic Pterosaur! Access Intergration!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Access Code Talker's effect is activated for the third time. I banish the Light Link Monster Code Talker Flip from the Graveyard and destroy your High-Rate Draw Card on the Field! Access Intergration!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Access Code Talker's effect is activated for the fourth time. I banish the Fire Link Monster Salamangreat Fiery Hydra from the Graveyard and destroy your Phantom Knights Rusted Moonblade! Access Intergration!!"

"Bang!!!"

In a blink of an eye, there were only three monsters left on Yuto's field that could not activate their effects at all, and even the attack power of Arc Rebellion XYZ Dragon dropped directly from tens of thousands to zero.