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Chapter 1657 Uluto Raman~~~Nios!
"Quack, don't free my family!" John looked at his card being released and cried unwillingly while lying beside the cage.

But obviously, crying and shouting were useless. After all, the [Lava Demon] had already arrived, and John's strongest shield on the field had disappeared.

"But Mr. Malik, although Magma Golem is very strong and can release two of the opponent's monsters at once, it can't compare to Mr. Hayato's Bad Beasts in one respect." Judai, who has also been using Magma Golem for a long time, is quite familiar with its effects. "During the turn this card is Special Summoned, you can't Normal Summon it, right? That means you can only use the monsters left on Mr. Licht's field to fight."

"Do you want to change Mr. Lishid's monsters to attack position and take the opportunity to destroy John's [Gemmon]? I need to remind you that my [Hero] deck is very good at strong attacks."

Judai is threatening Malik in disguise. If you want to take the opportunity to attack John, you must be mentally prepared and be ready for his [Hero]'s fierce attack in the next round. If you are not careful, you will be OTKed by him.

But it was obvious that Malik was not scared of anything. Just because Hayato always called him a three-year-old didn't mean he was really only three years old - at least six years had passed, so it was more appropriate to call him nine years old now, right?
(Hayato: You are only in this age group)
"Forced attack? I'm so scared. But this can't change the fact that your companion will be madly humiliated by me this round, hehehe~" Malik said some very incredible words because of playing with him for many years. He looked at the cards on Lishid's field and said, "But if I really have to use Lishid's cards, I'm really not used to it. When was the last time I used Lishid's cards?"

"When you were six years old, Malik. At that time, because you often lost to Isis, you wanted to play rogue and asked me to team up with you to duel with Isis."

Malik mentioned it casually, but Lishid spoke honestly, "Because you think that although [Reversal of the Living World and the Underworld] is very strong, Isis will be powerless against our combination of two decks."

“But who could have imagined that she actually had more than one [Reversal of the World and the Underworld] in her deck?!” Hearing Lishid talking about this, Malik gritted his teeth and said, “She never showed it before, but she opened two cards in a row during the team duel. Isn’t this a deus ex machina? It’s just like the protagonist suddenly pulling out a powerful card for the current predicament when he is at his wit’s end! It’s so ridiculous! ”

"H-Anyway, let's continue the duel." Malik said after looking at the monsters on Lishid's field, "Then first, I will use the power left by Lishid - the power of this [Royal Temple]!"

"Put a card on the ground, and then I activate the Trap Card, [Wind, Forest, Mountain and Fire]!"

"The wind attribute of [Gemmon - Jade Pegasus], the water attribute of [Gemmon - Jade Turtle], the fire attribute of [Lava Demon], and the earth attribute of Lishid's [Apis]!" Malik stretched out four fingers and counted the attributes of the monsters on the field, saying, "You can only activate this [Wind, Forest, Mountain and Fire] when you have all four attributes of Earth, Water, Wind and Fire on the field, and choose one of its four effects to apply!"

"That's Daitokuji's card!" Judai had seen this card, [Furinzan], when he duelled Daitokuji as "Nanabi" in the past, and was impressed by its effect. "It's a card that can unleash powerful power when the conditions are met. It's the most suitable card for Daitokuji's alchemy style!"

"Whether it's randomly discarding two cards from your opponent, drawing two cards from your deck, or destroying all of your opponent's monsters or magic and trap cards, these are all terrible effects!" Looking at John, Judai reminded, "John!"

"Ah! Thank you for your reminder, Judai!" John nodded and gave Judai a thumbs up. "It seems that it is necessary to stop it - lend me your power, Sapphire!"

"The effect of the Field Magic Card [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins] sends my [Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] to the Graveyard!" John watched the [Gem Beast - Jade Pegasus] on his field disappear along with its equipped [Golden Jade Bar], and waved his hand, "Neglect and destroy the activation of [Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain]!"

Just like the [Yodo God-Apib] that was blown up before, a rainbow beam like a railgun was shot down from the sky above the field. The [Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain] covered by the rainbow light was destroyed and sent to the cemetery before it could take effect, thus preventing all of John's cards from being destroyed in time.

"Tsk, what a troublesome field, but I don't have a field magic card to squeeze it out directly." Malik looked at his remaining four cards unhappily and said, "However, even if there is no limit of once per turn, the effect of [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins] still requires sending the [Gemmon] monster on my field to the Graveyard as a Cost, right?"

"[Jewelmon - Jade Turtle] is the last [Jewelmon] monster on your field, which means you can only negate my Spell/Trap Card once more." Malik sneered as he showed a card in his hand, "Choose now, Gem Boy. Do you want to continue to defy me, or do you want to admit that you can't stop me and stop using the effect?"

"Activate the magic card [Seize]! This equipment card can equip the opponent's monster and give me control of the equipped monster!" Malik pointed at the [Jewel Beast - Jade Turtle] on John's field and grinned, "Yes, the real question of this choice is - do you want to send your 'family' to the graveyard, or watch it leave you and join my side?"

"What a despicable card!?" Judai's eyes widened, "How could you use such a method on John who values ​​his family so much?! Malik-sensei, you——"

"No, there's nothing surprising, Judai. Rather, this is the true cruelty of duel monsters." However, unlike Judai, although John couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard Malik's decision, he quickly accepted the current situation.

If Judai doesn't care about anything other than the duel and enjoys the duel purely and without any other considerations, and therefore behaves so innocently and passionately, then John understands the weight of the duel and the burden behind it, and knows the darkness in the duel, but still chooses to embrace the duel with tenderness and love.

The question Malik asked would be a difficult choice for other simple and gentle people, but John only had one answer -

"What a great first class, Mr. Malik. I'm beginning to think that you can teach students well. At least from this one move, I can see your mature understanding of duels." John said firmly, "My relationship with the [Gem Beasts] is like that of a family, but the relationship between family members is not like that of an emperor and his subjects, where one is superior to the other, but a relationship of equality and mutual assistance!"

"I am willing to contribute my strength for my family, and similarly, my family members are also willing to contribute their strength for me! Yes, the so-called "reluctance" and "inability to bear" and other emotions that would humiliate your family are fake things that cannot exist between family members!"

"Chain [Snatch], activate the effect of the Field Spell Card, send [Jewel Beast - Jade Turtle] on my field to the Graveyard - negate its activation and destroy it!"

Although the effects of the field magic cards were meaningless at this moment, and [Snatch] became invalid when [Jewel Beast - Jade Turtle] left the field, the green beam of light still fell on Malik's field and blew the card to pieces - at the same time, only the last [Lava Demon] was left on John's field.

Malik was not upset about another of his cards being invalidated. Instead, he clapped his hands to John in approval and said, "You have a great awareness. As for the 'family hero', I, Malik, would like to call you the best. Although you seem gentle, you are also decisive."

"But it's impossible for me to let you go just like that. Just enter my battle phase and use [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekt] to attack [Lava Golem]!" John raised his eyebrows and said, "Although it's a monster sent by Mr. Malik, at least we can't lose in terms of momentum!" Hearing that Malik had ended the main phase one and entered the battle phase directly, and seeing that [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekt], whose attack power increased to 3250 points after absorbing [Proliferated G], was about to attack [Lava Golem] sent by Malik himself, John said, "Although it's a monster sent by Mr. Malik, at least we can't lose in terms of momentum!"

"Lava Demon, use—use.?"

Guessing what John was hesitating about, Judai quickly reminded him, "Its attack move is called 'Yujo Flame'!"

"Oh, I see! Then my name is—" John nodded and waved his hand, "Use Anderson Flame to push back, [Lava Devil]!"

"No wonder, that guy's attack is called 'Demon Volcano Cannon'!" Hearing Judai and John casually making up two new attack names for [Lava Demon], Malik complained and waved his hand, "Tsk, whatever, but I'm going to taste the bitter fruit of not getting rid of [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekt] in the last round!"

Just as the two huge monsters [Lava Demon] and [Holy Scorpion Beast-Sereket] collided and entered the damage calculation step, Malik suddenly shouted: "Lishid!"

"Well, then at this moment, activate the effect of [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekt]!" Lishid immediately responded to Malik and waved his hand to John's graveyard, "Not only at the moment of Special Summoning, [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekt] can also activate the effect of banishing monsters to increase their attack power at the beginning of the damage step of the battle with the opponent's monster!"

"Target the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon] in the opponent's graveyard, banish it, and then increase the attack power of [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekette] by half of its original attack power." Malik paused and smiled grimly, "That is - a full 2000 points!"

[Holy Scorpion Beast - Celerket] [ATK 3250 → 5250]

The original 250 points of combat damage suddenly increased to 2250 points, and John shouted without hesitation: "Then I will use the effect of the field magic card!"

"If there are two or more [Gem Beast] cards in my Magic Trap Zone, activate the second effect of [Ancient City of Rainbow - Rainbow Ruins] - Once per turn, halve the battle damage I receive!"

A beam of light composed of seven colors of rainbow blasted down from the sky again, but this time it was not to destroy the cards on the opponent's field, but to completely cover John's surroundings, completely evaporating the lava that splashed after the [Lava Demon] was pierced by the [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serket]. However, the price of preventing John from being burned by the lava was that he was hit by the rainbow beam itself.

[John Anderson: 4000 → 2875 LP, 0 cards in hand]

Without changing the form of the monsters on the field, the only monster Malik can use to attack is [Holy Scorpionmon - Serekt]. Therefore, even if the battle line is broken, John will not be killed by Malik's other trap monsters for a while - this is what John originally thought.

"You didn't even clear half of the opponent's basic points. What a pity. I wouldn't say that." Malik showed a sunny smile. "Reduce each other's basic points little by little to complete the performance as much as possible? I am not such a patient person. 'It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers.' Either don't make a move to reduce the basic points, just deploy and interfere. If I make a move, I intend to eliminate one of you directly!"

"Do you know why I only use [Holy Scorpion Beast - Celerket] to attack? Because this card has the ability of 'If you have a Level 10☆ or higher monster banished, you can attack twice during a Battle Phase'!"

Malik waved his hand and said, "Directly attack the opponent's duelist, [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekette] - this is the proof of the bond between Lishid and me!"

"No, to be honest, it's hard not to complain. Isn't it just that you, Mr. Malik, are relying on Mr. Lishid to lead you?" Judai complained as he took a step forward and looked at John, "Do you need me to block this move, John?"

"Then I really need your help, Judai. I don't have any tricks left to perform."

Because John had too few cards in his hand last round, and even the effect of [Heavenly Treasure Card] was wiped out before he could play it, to be honest, it was already quite difficult for him to play such a development last round. It was quite good that he could withstand Malik's attack until now. He had nothing to be shy about, and said to Judai directly, "Then I will switch places with you, Judai."

“Oh!” Judai nodded, took a step forward and replaced John. Facing the attacking [Holy Scorpion Beast - Serekette], he played a card in his hand and said, “The attack power is 5250 points, which is higher than the [Five Divine Dragons]. Although it is very scary, but - a hero can't escape from the battlefield!”

Behind Judai, the silver giant with arms outstretched said, "Then, shout out my name loudly, Judai!"

"Os!" Judai nodded with a smile, took a deep breath and shouted, "【E·hero——"

"——Spirit-Neos]!"

With one hand raised high, in front of the oncoming attack, the tenth generation's [E·hero New Martial Arts] makes a brilliant appearance!
——No, it’s [E·hero Xinyu Elf]!

(The picture has nothing to do)
(Nios, you are!?)

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