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Chapter 1559: Baoyu and God (V)

"Johnny!" Before John fell, [Gem Beast-Sapphire Pegasus] quickly opened its wings to catch him and asked anxiously, "How are you?"

"It's all because of me—"

"No, don't worry about it, Sapphire. No one could have expected the other party to have such a cover card." John shook his head and stood up with the help of [Jade Beast-Jade Turtle]. "If you must say it, it's my fault for letting you go without even checking the traps thoroughly, causing Amethyst to be destroyed."

"But at least, let Amethyst stay on the field for now." Picking up the card of [Gemmon - Amethyst Cat] on the Duel Board, John said, "When the face-up [Gemmon - Amethyst Cat] is destroyed in the Monster Zone, place it as a Continuous Magic Card in my Magic Trap Zone."

"Huh? You took the initiative to fill up the last position of your magic trap area?" Seeing John's operation, France sneered, "That's why I said your [Gem Beasts] are just trash. You see, their effects are outdated and their strength is not high. They even occupy the magic trap area which originally only has five grids."

"Like you have now, with cards placed in all five areas, you can't even play a single magic card, right?"

[John Anderson: 1100LP, Hand 1]

[Jade Beast-Ruby Beast] (Golden Jade Strip) [DEF300]

[Jewel Beast - Jade Turtle] [ATK2600]

[Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] [ATK 3000]

Backstage: [Baoyu's Linglong] [Baoyu Beast - Amber Mammoth] [Baoyu Beast - Cobalt Spike Eagle] [Baoyu Beast - Amethyst Cat]

With an Equipment Magic Card [Golden Jade Strip], a Continuous Trap Card [Gem's Delicatessen], and three Continuous Magic Cards [Gem Beasts], John no longer has room to put any more cards in the backcourt. Even if he still has a card in his hand, if that card is a Magic/Trap Card, he will be stuck with the card in his hand and unable to use it!

"You know, John Anderson, I heard your name from Mr. Becas. It seems that before you got the [Gemmon] deck, you participated in a regional duel competition and won with your own insect deck, right?" France suddenly told John about the past, "That is to say, you have considerable talent as a duelist."

"But you have been deceived by the so-called 'mind of the card'! Wake up, John Anderson. What is truly important about cards is power. Now you have no power and are even restrained by your own card!"

France showed a sincere expression as he spoke: "If you abandon that so-called 'heart', you should have become stronger. You should know that the original meaning of 'bonds' is to be bound and entangled and unable to escape. That is your current state!"

"It's not a bondage!" However, facing France's words, John was unmoved and denied it without hesitation, "The friendship between me and the [Gem Beasts] is not something you can understand so easily. Put away those words that try to influence others' will, France!"

"In some cases, duelists can indeed become stronger by leaps and bounds if they break away from the restrictions of their original decks. However, sometimes, whether it is life or dueling, one must always carry something heavy to be able to walk steadily. Some people duel with honor and dignity, while others pursue the joy of victory. In my opinion, it is the existence of the [Gem Beasts] that gives my duel weight!"

"Dueling, weight." France didn't react to John's words, but Judai couldn't help but think about it, because not only John, but he had also heard this word from two other people before, that is, Ed and Keith. Although their dueling styles and strengths are different, they are undoubtedly genuine professional duelists, and the so-called professional level is not only reflected in strength, but also in experience.

However, these two people had said to each of their duelists from the Judai that the Judai's duels were too lighthearted and weightless.

Through John's words at this moment, Judai couldn't help but ponder - Professor Chronos's duel carried his dignity as a teacher, Caesar's duel meant the satisfaction of victory for him, Ed followed fate but dueled in the direction of resisting fate, and John fought side by side with the elves who were regarded as family members.

What about me? I asked myself, my duel was based on my love and admiration for heroes, and I was doing it according to "if I were a hero", but what did I put into the duel?

"You are so stubborn!" France's words interrupted Judai's train of thought, causing him to temporarily put aside this question, which did not require an urgent answer, and focus his attention back on the duel.

"Am I stubborn, or are you stubborn, France? Use this card to answer - prove that the [Gem Beasts] are not restraints for me but real ties!" John said, picking up the card on the duel disk, "The second effect of the continuous trap card [Gem's Delicate] is activated!"

"When a [Gemmon] card is placed in my Magic and Trap Zone, I can activate this by sending this face-up card in my Magic and Trap Zone to the Graveyard." After sending the card to the Graveyard, John collected another card, "Select a [Gemmon] monster from my hand or Graveyard and Special Summon it. Then, for this turn, all damage I take is halved!"

"The card I choose is [Gem Beast - Topaz Tiger] in my Graveyard, and Special Summon it to my field in Attack Position."

The [Gem Beast - Jade Tiger] that was destroyed and sent to the graveyard by [Gem Miracle] returned to John's field. As [Gem Delicate] left John's backfield, his magic trap area finally had another empty space. However, the protections of the [Gem Beasts] on his field also disappeared.

[Jewel Beast - Jade Turtle] [ATK2600→600]

[Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] [ATK 3000 → 1800]

[Gem Beast - Jade Tiger] [4☆/Earth]

[Orc/Effect]

[1600/1000]

"Hmph, attack position, you want to continue attacking me?" France sneered, "But no way! Because of the effect of the Continuous Magic Card [True Sun God] on my backfield, all monsters except [Sun God Winged Dragon] cannot attack during the turn of Special Summoning!"

"It's meaningless for you to Special Summon [Gem Beast - Jade Tiger] in Attack Position!"

"That card actually has such an effect?" John also raised his eyebrows and looked at [Gem Beast - Topaz Tiger] helplessly and said, "Although you are allowed to appear, it seems that you don't have a chance to attack for the time being, Topaz."

"It doesn't matter. There will always be a time when I can attack. Just remember to let me go first then." [Jade Beast - Topaz Tiger] licked his paws nonchalantly and glanced at France.

"Since Topaz can't attack, my battle phase ends for now, and I'll enter my main phase two." He placed the remaining card in the magic trap area. Since France's backcourt cover card was finally gone, John could start to deploy with confidence. "I activate the magic card, [Rare Value]."

(Animated version)

"This effect can only be activated if there are two or more [Gem Beast] cards in my Magic Trap Zone. I randomly send a [Gem Beast] card in my Magic Trap Zone to the Graveyard, and then I draw two cards from my deck."

"Aren't you treating your 'family' as commodities to be exchanged for resources in the blink of an eye?" France sneered.

But John just glanced at him and continued, "The one who was randomly selected is [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth]."

John pulled out the card of [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] from the duel disk, and reluctantly placed it in the graveyard, whispering, "Sleep for a while, Amber, I will bring you back soon."

"Then, I draw two cards under the effect of [Rare Value]." After drawing a card from the deck, John looked at the card he drew and played it again, saying, "Next is the magic card [Pot of Greed], I draw two more cards from the deck!"

[John Anderson: 1100LP, hand 1→2→3]

"Finally, I drew the card I needed. So, next," John was delighted to see the card he drew, and waved his hand at his field, "Once per turn, you can activate the effect of [Jewelmon - Jade Turtle] by targeting an Attack Position monster on my field that has attacked this turn. Change that monster to Defense Position. I choose [Jewelmon - Jade Turtle] itself."

"As long as the green mountains remain~" Having lost its attack power bonus, the [Jade Beast - Jade Turtle] seemed to become slower and retracted into its shell to enter a defensive position.

[Gem Beast - Jade Turtle] [ATK 600 → DEF 2000]

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Resurrection of the Dead]." As promised before, John did not let [Gemmon-Amber Mammoth] wait in the graveyard for too long, and Special Summoned it back to the field, "Special Summon [Gemmon-Amber Mammoth] from my graveyard in Defense Position!"

"Come back, Amber!"

[Gem Beast-Amber Mammoth] [DEF1600]

The huge mammoth returned to John's field once again, becoming a shield for him and other [Gem Beasts]. Its strong back gave people a full sense of security.

"Put down two cards, and my turn is over."

[John Anderson: 1100LP, Hand 0]

[Jade Beast-Ruby Beast] (Golden Jade Strip) [DEF300]

[Jade Beast-Jade Turtle] [DEF2000]

[Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] [ATK 1800]

[Gem Beast - Jade Tiger] [ATK 1600]

[Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] [DEF1600] Backfield: [Gemmon - Cobalt Spike Eagle] [Gemmon - Amethyst Cat] [Cover] x2

"Oh, that's it? All you've done is put two cards on your backcourt." France looked at John's backcourt with disdain and drew a card from the deck. "Well, it's my turn, draw a card!"

"Spell Card [Magic Flower Pot], send the Continuous Trap Card [Sun God Fusion] on my field to the Graveyard, and I draw two cards from my deck."

Starting with sending the temporarily useless [Sun God Unity] on his backfield to the graveyard, France drew two cards and smiled: "It seems that the same combination will be played again. I will also activate the magic card [Pot of Greed] and draw two cards from the deck."

【弗朗斯：3900LP，手牌0→1→2→3】

Backcourt: [The Real Sun God]

Location: [God Binding Tomb]

After activating his hand cards one after another and not seeing John activate a counterattack trap like the previous [Miracle of the Jade], France played the card confidently and said, "Although I only made one [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] card, I have filled up his support cards with three of each. Now I will activate the second [Ancient Spell] to add [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] from my graveyard to my hand, and allow me to add an Advanced Summon in addition to the Normal Summon this turn!"

"Next, activate the magic card [Resurrection of the Dead]! I only returned two [Apostles of the Sun God] to the deck before, and there is still one [Apostle of the Sun God] left in the graveyard. I will Special Summon it in Attack Position on the field, and activate its effect to Special Summon the other two [Apostles of the Sun God] in my deck!"

[Francis: 3900LP, hand 3→2]

[Apostle of the Sun God] [ATK 1100]

[Apostle of the Sun God] [ATK 1100]

[Apostle of the Sun God] [ATK 1100]

Backcourt: [The Real Sun God]

Location: [God Binding Tomb]

Once again, France gathered the offerings for the higher summoning of God on the field!

"Specially summoned monsters cannot attack during the turn they appear. Only [True Sun God] is immune to this restriction. However, the next [Sun God Winged Dragon] to appear will still appear as a Normal Summon!"

Holding the card in his hand high, France laughed wildly and said, "Except for the [Ancient Spell] in the cemetery, come again, [Winged Dragon of the Sun God]!"

The three [Apostles of the Sun God] once again became sacrifices for the descent of God. The mythical beast of the sun - [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] once again returned to France's field. This time, "He" still did not give up the idea of ​​bringing divine punishment to France. However, the field magic card [God Binding Tomb] still existed, and the strong iron chain once again bound the God.

"See, John Anderson? The so-called 'bond' is essentially the situation of [Sun God Winged Dragon] at this moment. The soul of the card is such a worthless thing." France opened his arms, "It doesn't matter whether the card has soul or not! The only thing that matters is the power!"

[Winged Dragon of the Sun God] [? /? →3300/1800]

"I will once again pay my basic points to [Sun God Winged Dragon] to increase its strength. Since the basic points I paid when I paid to 100 basic points are 3800 points, the attack and defense of [Sun God Winged Dragon] will also increase by 3800 points!"

[Winged Dragon of the Sun God] [3300/1800→7100/5600]

Transforming into purple mist again, France flew to the head of [Sun God Winged Dragon] and merged with it. Compared with the first appearance of [Sun God Winged Dragon], the attack power of [Sun God Winged Dragon] at this moment was only 100 points lower, still as high as 7100 points!

"Even though the attack power is increased so much, the effect of [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] can forcibly transfer the target of attack!"

Hearing John's words, France's lips curled up: "Ah, of course I know that effect, but what do you think I drew this round that made me willing to pay the basic points to [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] again?"

"I enter my Battle Phase, and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Enemy Controller]! This card can change the position of the opponent's one-piece monster. I choose to change [Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] from Defense Position to Attack Position!"

Under the effect of [Enemy Controller], although [Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] was very reluctant, he was forcibly changed to attack status.

[Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] [DEF 1600 → ATK 1700]

"Next, I will attack the card with the lowest attack power on your field, [Jewel Beast - Jade Tiger]. Since you still have one card vacant in your backfield, it can be sent to the graveyard without being destroyed, and then trigger the effect of [God Binding Tomb], but the battle damage caused to you by [Sun God Winged Dragon] with an attack power of 7100 points is unavoidable!" France sneered, "Now why don't you try to use [Jewel Beast - Amber Mammoth] to attract an attack again?"

"【Sun God Winged Dragon】's attack, Sun Cannon!"

In the face of the choice given by France, John said without hesitation: "In that case, I choose to let [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] change its target again, and at the same time open my backfield cover card - the second continuous trap card [Gem's Linglong]!"

"The attack power of all [Gem Beasts] increases by their original defense power value!"

[Jade Beast-Ruby Beast] (Golden Jade Strip) [300/300→600/300]

[Jade Beast - Jade Turtle] [600/2000→2600/2000]

[Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] [ATK 1800 → 3000]

[Gem Beast - Jade Tiger] [ATK 1600 → 2600]

[Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] [1700/1600→3300/1600]

Seeing the attack power of John's monsters collectively increased, France raised an eyebrow: "It actually increased the attack power to 3300 points. If I hadn't paid down to only 100 basic points, the 3300 attack power obtained by the sacrifice alone might not be able to break through the defense of your monsters."

After a pause, he said contemptuously: "But now, I win, John Anderson!"

"Mr. Bekas is really blind! Not only did you choose the so-called 'carefully designed' card of Hayato Maeda instead of my powerful card in the card design competition, but you also made a foolish choice for a young boy like you! But now, I will prove that I am right with my victory!"

In France's opinion, the fact that he was about to defeat John Anderson, who firmly believed that strength was more important than the so-called "mind" and Duel Monster Cards, was the best proof that he was right!

The attack originally directed at [Gemmon-Jade Tiger] was transferred to [Gemmon-Amber Mammoth], and the original 4500 points of combat damage would be reduced to 2800 points, but no matter which one, it would be enough to clear John Anderson's remaining 1100 basic points!

"No, I'm the winner, France. No, what I said is not quite right." John suddenly said, pressing the button to start the cover card, "Yes, we won! With this bond and unity!"

"When [Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] becomes the target of the opponent's monster, you can activate the Trap Card [Gem Array - Amber]!"

As John pressed the button, another cover card in his backfield was revealed. On the card was an image of a [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] with six gems on his body gathering their power into the amber on his forehead. After John's cover card was activated, the [Gem Beasts] on his field also gathered their power into the gems on their bodies as shown in the card, whether it was the other four [Gem Beasts] in the frontfield or the other two [Gem Beasts] in the backfield that were temporarily in gem form!

"However, due to the existence of the [God Binding Tomb], the [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] will not——"

"I never said that [Gem Array - Amber] would be effective against [Sun God Wing Dragon]!" John interrupted, pointing to his [Gem Beast - Mammoth]. "The effect of this card is that during this turn, [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth]'s attack power increases by the total attack power of the [Gem Beasts] in face-up attack position on my field!"

"Although [Jewelmon - Jade Turtle] and [Jewelmon - Rubymon] are in face-up Defense Position, [Jewelmon - Jade Pegasus] and [Jewelmon - Topaz Tiger] are also in face-up Attack Position. The attack power of [Jewelmon - Amber Mammoth] will increase by their combined attack power, which is 5600 points!"

Under France's horrified eyes, the attack power of [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] surged, and finally stopped at a level that even exceeded that of [Winged Dragon of the Sun God]!

[Gemmon - Amber Mammoth] [ATK 3300 → 6300 → 8900]

"Impossible! Attack power of 8900 points!?" France had an expression of disbelief on his face, "How could those weak [Gem Beasts] possibly——"

"Of course it's impossible for a single [Gemmon] to do this, but as I said, this is the power of bonds!" John waved his hand, "The attack declaration has been issued, and it cannot be revoked even if you don't want to accept it. In your words, it's the fate of the strong to ravage the weak, right? Then bring everyone together, Amber!"

"Amber Shock!"

Facing the flaming cannonballs from the Winged Dragon of the Sun God, the Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth, which had absorbed the enormous force and grown gigantic, raised its trunk and used its huge teeth to slam into the fireball, and actually managed to hold it in place!

While [Gem Beast - Amber Mammoth] was holding back [Winged Dragon of the Sun God], [Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] also took [Gem Beast - Topaz Tiger] along with the iron chain of [God Binding Tomb] and headed straight for France in the sky. Amid France's resisting expression, [Gem Beast - Topaz Tiger] launched an attack!

"Jackpot!"

[Francis: 100LP → 0, hand 0]

It took five chapters to finish this duel, so it was a bit sloppy. Without the Gem God, the Gem Beast system really can't do anything fancy - so I deliberately let John appear once now, because I want to give him a card that even the official "recognizes as the main family" in the pre-assembled pack (laughs