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Chapter 1692 Dragon Maid? Shaddoll? Kaibun? Machine? A Pure Earthbound Deck!

"【Earthbind】?" However, upon hearing Hayato's words, 【Kuroba - Oboro no Kagekaze】 wore a strange expression. "No, to be honest, I do understand 'Synchro,' but what is 'Synchro Dragon'?"

"No Blackwing Dragon? Blackwing Dragon is a laughing stock today." Hayato waved his hand. "Never mind, you don't need to worry about what I said. But since you know about Synchro Summoning, it means you have the power of Synchro Summoning, right?"

"This special power only appeared in this world not long ago. Those races favored by this power called 'Synchro' have a chance to awaken a power called 'Adjustment' within their own ranks, thereby achieving a connection and spiritual link with other races, awakening the immense power of 'Synchro'." Glancing at the group of Harpies behind Hayato, "Unlike those weaklings from a backward era, we, the Black Feathers, are the recipients of this new power!"

"The suffering of the past has transformed into black wings within us. In this new era ushered in by a new power, we will dominate the skies!"

"This reveals some interesting information. Is there some past conflict? Come to think of it, the Harpies aren't as gentle as they seem. Without the power of 'Synchro,' a Harpy might really be able to only get beaten up—although even if they do awaken, it's not that much of a difference." Hayato quipped, recalling the only Harpy Synchro Monster he knew of. Calling it "Synchro" was more like "Xyz" or "Contact Fusion."

“But now you are the ones standing against me, so unfortunately, I don’t care at all about your so-called ‘past suffering.’ But since you’ve blocked my path and angered me, be prepared to quell my rage with blood.” Hayato drew a card. “Seeing that you’ve been talking for so long without drawing a card, I know you probably don’t want to go first. So I’ll take the first turn. My turn, draw!”

"First, I Normal Summon [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl] and trigger Little Blue's summoning effect, sending three cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard!"

"Hmph, now you know who the real master Tamashi is, right!" Little Blue strode confidently out of Hayato's hand, pulled out the top three cards from Hayato's deck, and sent them to the graveyard for a quick check. "Then let me, Little Blue, see what I'll be playing this time—uh..."

Looking at the card that she was about to send to the grave, Xiao Lan couldn't pronounce the card name, and cold sweat poured down her back!

"The grass here is a bit uneven, and the weather is a bit bad. Oh right, Xiao Lan thinks I'm having some water and soil incompatibility, and the sea cucumber I ate yesterday also seems a bit off!" Because of her terrible grave-building experience, Xiao Lan started frantically making excuses.

To Xiaolan's surprise, Hayato glanced at the cards that had been sent to the graveyard and did not scold her. Instead, he smiled and said, "You only put one [Shadowdome] in the graveyard? Although you also put [Bitter Choice] and [Summoning Exophysis] in the graveyard, it's not bad, is it?"

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect because of [Shadowdome]'s effect, I draw one card from my Deck."

"Huh? Master, aren't you going to scold me?" Xiao Lan looked at Hayato. "The [Bitter Choice] card was supposed to be a token of love from the mistress to you, and it's so powerful, yet I, Xiao Lan, accidentally..."

"Of course I won't blame you, Xiao Lan. After all, you've done a great job and dug two useful cards into the graveyard." Hayato smiled gently. "That's already beyond my expectations. As for [Bitter Choice] and such, you, who are alive and well here, are more important to me."

"Besides, who would bother with such a small mistake from Little Blue, who's about to be blown up and sent to the cemetery?"

"Hehehe, I'm more important and stuff," Little Blue Light focused on the first half of Hayato's sentence, completely ignoring what he said in the second half. After a while, it took it to realize what he meant and tilted its head in confusion, "What do you mean 'about to be blown up'?"

“It’s exactly what it sounds like~” Hayato said, showing a card in his hand. “This card only works if there’s a monster on the field, which is why I specifically used the Normal Summon on you, Little Blue. The graveyard was just a pleasant surprise. And now that you’re ‘alive and alive’ on the field, it’s time to squeeze out your last bit of value!”

“Master, aren’t we soulmates?”

"Sodayo! That's why I'm making you give your last bit of strength for me!" Hayato grinned as he played a card. "Spell Card: [Disrupted Kaiju Rest]! Destroy all monsters on the field and Special Summon one [Kaiju] monster with a different name from my Deck to each player's field in Attack Position. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot change their battle position, and if they can attack, they must attack!"

"Yeah!"

Amidst Xiao Lan's wails, she was swallowed by the suddenly collapsing ground, and then two enormous monsters crawled out of the ground, standing on Hayato's and [Black Feather - Shadow of Karma]'s field respectively!

【Multidimensional Kaibun - Radion】【7☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Effect]

[2800/2500]

[Thunderstruck Kaibun - Thunder Dragon King] [9☆/Light]

[Thunder Clan/Effect]

[3300/2100]

Its design is based on the scrapped design of the alien monster Oga from "Godzilla 2000", its name comes from "Sky Monster Rodan", and its power is based on the "Lobster" alien ninja Baltan from "Ultraman". The three-in-one [Multidimensional Beast - Radian] is full of imposing presence.

However, compared to Hayato's "King Ghidorah," the strongest villain in the history of monster tokusatsu, which is based on the "King of Monsters," it is still far inferior. Its three-headed dragon image is a super powerful existence in Duel Monsters, with a full buff.

Even though there was a clear difference in quality between the two monsters, Oboro no Karafu still looked at Hayato in confusion and said, "Just to Special Summon your ace, you send such a powerful monster to my field?"

“One of the fundamental rules of Duel Monsters is to avoid using cards your opponent sends you, and ideally, to prevent them from sending you any at all.” Hayato waved a card in his hand. “When you get [Multidimensional Kaibun - Radion] to your field, do you think it’s a gift? On the contrary, it’s just a necessary preparation for me to activate this card!”

"If a monster is Special Summoned from my Deck, I can activate this effect: Special Summon this [Kibou-Tama Inari - Uka no Mitama] from my hand!"

In the past, in the "Duel-Links" world, one of the [Kimitsu] series cards used by the [Iron King Battle - Dwarf Union King] was played by Hayato. This card was one of the cards that Hayato and Kaiba obtained while cleaning up the mess in that world. Not only this card, but also other [Kimitsu] cards were collected by Hayato to fill his inventory. There were even extras that were put into the International Illusion Society's card packs and randomly given away to lucky people around the world.

In this so-called "Earthbound" deck, Hayato deployed three times in a row, but none of the cards were related to "Earthbound".

【Machine Fox - Uka no Mitama Inari】【7☆/Earth】 【Machine Race/Effect】

[2250/2250]

"If 【Machine Fox - Uka no Mitama Inari】is Special Summoned, you can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; Special Summon a monster from your hand or Deck with the same ATK and DEF as the targeted monster to the field. The only monster your opponent controls is the DARK 【Multidimensional Kaiju - Radion】."

A card flew out of Hayato's deck and landed on the field. Purple patterns lit up on the ground, outlining a drawing of a monster resembling an ape. The earth split open, and a monster appeared on Hayato's field with an upper body identical to the drawing but a lower body burning with eerie green soul fire. It was also bound by chains around its neck and arms, dragging a section of train along a track made of the long spine of some kind of creature.

"I Special Summon from my Deck a DARK Attribute [Earthbound Prisoner - Landkeeper] with 300 ATK and 300 DEF!"

[Earthbound Prisoner-Landkeeper] [1☆/Dark]

[Demon Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[300/300]

"The effect of [Earthbound Prisoner - Landkeeper] can only be activated if it is Normal or Special Summoned. I Special Summon one Level 5 or lower [Earthbound] monster other than [Earthbound Prisoner - Landkeeper] from my Deck or Graveyard. I Special Summon this Level 3 [Earthbound Prisoner - Line Walker]!"

After the ape's image is drawn on the board, the Cyclops appears. As the orange lines are completed, a monster resembling a Cyclops, also with only an upper body and its arms bound by chains, crawls out from the ground and is Special Summoned from the deck by Hayato.

[Earthbound Prisoner - Line Walker] [3☆/Dark]

[Demon Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[800/1100]

With the initial setup complete, Hayato finally revealed the true power of his deck. Just as he said, this time his deck wasn't "Earthbound God," but rather an "Earthbound" deck!
"The [Earthbound] deck is a deck series created based on the Nazca Lines, just like the [Earthbound Gods]. However, unlike the [Earthbound Gods] which strictly follow the Nazca Lines, the [Earthbound] deck has a bit of a secondary creation, incorporating settings from mythology and legends from various countries, and integrating Fusion and Synchro power that the original [Earthbound Gods] only had Trinity Force!"

Hayato waved his hand: "【Earthbound Prisoner - Line Walker】also has an effect that can be used! If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate this effect: Add one 【Earthbound Prison】 or 【Otherworld Resonance - Synchro Fusion】 from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand. I choose 【Otherworld Resonance - Synchro Fusion】!"

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌5→6→5→6→5→4→5】

Hayato, who Special Summoned four monsters on the field in one go, upon closer inspection, realized that he had only used one card in his hand. At that moment, he waved his hand and said, "Next, I will use my Level 1 Tuner monster [Earthbound Prisoner - Land Guardian] and Level 7 [Machine Fox - Uka no Mitama Inari] to perform Synchro Material adjustments to satisfy the requirement of having at least one DARK Tuner and one non-Tuner monster!"

On Hayato's field, [Earthbound Prisoner - Land Guardian] transformed into a green halo and rose into the sky, followed closely by the mechanical fox god [Machine-Takumi - Uka no Mitama Inari]. After passing through the halo in the sky, [Machine-Takumi - Uka no Mitama Inari]'s body became transparent, transforming into seven stars that lined up in a straight line in the air and suddenly burst into light, turning into a huge pillar of light!

"Awaken from the earth, you broken-the-rules, winged behemoth! Roar in the name of Griffin!"

"Synchron Summon, Level 1 + 7 = 8☆!"

"Show yourself, [Earthbound Prisoner - Earth-Painted Griffin]!"

A bright yellow line, not belonging to any of the Nazca Lines, was drawn on the ground. A beam of light from the sky turned and crashed into the completed griffin geoglyph. From the shattered ground, a black griffin, bound by iron clamps, soared into the sky!

【Earthbound Priest - Earth-Painted Griffin】【8☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Synchronization/Effect]

[2500/1500]

"So, although it looks like a bird-beast race, it's actually a demon race?" Looking at Hayato's yet another "griffin" monster, Oboro no Kage concluded that Hayato was indeed on the same side as the Harpies from the very beginning. Otherwise, how could there be so many "griffin"-shaped monsters that enslave the Harpies' nemesis?

“Just like Ghidorah before. I mean, [Thunderbolt Kaibeast - Thunder Dragon King] looks like a Dragon but is actually a Thunder-type.” Hayato shrugged and continued, “During both players’ turns, I activate the effect of [Earthbound Prisoner - Earth-Painted Griffin] that I just Special Summoned, Special Summoning one [Earthbound] monster from my Graveyard in Defense Position, except for [Earthbound Prisoner - Earth-Painted Griffin]. I choose [Earthbound Prisoner - Land Guardian] that I just sent to the Graveyard.”

[Earthbound Prisoner-Landkeeper] [DEF300]

There were still four monsters on the field. Hayato then played a card and said, "Next, I activate this Spell Card, [Otherworld Resonance - Synchro Fusion]!"

"Synchro?" "Fusion?"

Neither the Harpies behind Hayato nor the Black Feathers opposite him expected that these two summoning methods could appear on a single card.

No, to be honest, people don't even fully understand what a key is yet, so how come you're coming up with new tricks?

"Hmph, this is the symbol of the [Earthbound] deck's high adaptability to both Synchro and Fusion. [Otherworldly Resonance - Synchro Fusion] can only be activated by sending one face-up Tuner and one non-Tuner monster from my field to the Graveyard. It Special Summons one Synchro Monster that can be Synchro Summoned using two monsters from the Graveyard as Synchro Material and one Fusion Monster that can be Fusion Summoned from my Extra Deck!"

(End of this chapter)