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Chapter 1709 So beautiful, Lord Yuan Shilong

"This is a terrible situation. That Amon Garram is really something." Jim, wiping the rain off his hat, said from the sidelines. "Although he's not using the Cloud Monster deck that I know of, his lockdown tactics centered around the Lord of Mist are quite troublesome."

“I don’t have any cards in my deck that can proactively deal with this situation,” O’Brien said, glancing at his deck. “Although there are ways to break the deadlock by waiting for the right moment to use cards like [Divine Shield - Mirror Power], even though Amon Garram seems a bit off right now, I can’t pin my hopes on his recklessness and stupidity.”

"The only way to break this deadlock is probably to use a Spellcaster monster, right? If there's even one Spellcaster monster in my deck that can be Normal Summoned, then there's still hope." Jim thought to himself as he searched through his spare cards for any Spellcaster monsters he could add to his deck.

Although he developed a certain friendship with Jaden because Karen quickly accepted Jaden's food, he was still somewhat unfamiliar with the other members of Duel Academy and Jim. After all, his trust was not something cheap, and he found it difficult to fully trust someone before they demonstrated a certain level of strength.

Although Manjoume was quite famous in the academy and even won the championship of the grand event, the "Second Best Martial Arts Tournament," last year, it was hard to say how prestigious his "second place" was, despite the participation of many legendary duelists in that competition. Jim, who had not personally witnessed Manjoume's duel, did not mean that he had no expectations for him, but he also had to be prepared to step in and fight Amon if Manjoume lost.

O'Brien remained motionless, not because he was thinking about anything else, but because his deck didn't contain even a single Spellcaster monster, so adjusting his cards now was pointless. He might as well act quickly when he made his turn and not give Amon Garrum a chance to complete the lockdown.

Meanwhile, Manjoume's mind raced, and he too came up with a way to clear the field. Like Jim, he realized that if he could Normal Summon any Spellcaster-Type monster, he could break the seal of "Spellcaster Village" and restore the ability to use Spell Cards, thereby dispelling the seal of "Spellcaster Sanctuary" and allowing him to use monster effects and attack.

So here's the question: Does his Light/Dark Dragon deck include a Spellcaster monster?
The answer is—yes, there really is!

"My turn." Although none of the four cards remaining in his hand were the one that could break through the current predicament, Manjoume still confidently placed his finger on his deck. "If I'm stumped by this level of blockade, what kind of 'second best in the world' am I? It's just a sealing tactic. My deck is not just for show. Watch me break through it!"

"Draw a card!"

The card that Manjoume drew drew a golden arc in mid-air before he slammed it onto the Duel Disk, saying, "A Dragon deck doesn't mean I only have pure Dragon monsters. That's all thanks to our headmaster's excellent teaching—this turn, I'll Normal Summon the Spellcaster monster 'Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -' in Defense Position!"

【Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian-】【4☆/Dark】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[1500/1100]

"The effect of 【Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian-】 is to prevent the opponent from targeting a Dragon monster on my field for an attack, and if the monster is destroyed in any way, you can send one Dragon monster from my hand to the Graveyard instead."

After explaining the effects of the monsters on his field, Manjoume paused, then pointed to Amon's field, "But more importantly—because of this card, you're no longer the only one with Spellcaster monsters on your field!"

The effect of "Village of the Spellcasters" is that it can only seal Manjoume's ability to activate spell cards if there is a Spellcaster monster on Amon's field. However, due to the presence of the card "Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -", the sealing effect of "Village of the Spellcasters" is invalidated, and Manjoume's spell cards regain the ability to activate!

After releasing the activation of the spell card, Manjoume immediately played a powerful spell card as his second card: "Next, I activate the spell card [Pluto Barrier Wave]. Neither player can activate the monster's effect in response to the activation of this card!"

As Manjoume played his card, a "Soul Monster" with a bulging mouth appeared in his hand. After he squeezed it hard, a blue beam of light shot out from that soul, hitting Amon's field and striking [King of Mist] and [Rainy Barrier Statue]!
"Under the effect of this [Pluto Barrier Wave], all effects of all face-up monsters on your opponent's field are negated until the end of this turn, and all damage your opponent takes becomes 0 after this card is activated until the end of this turn." Manjoume sneered. "Although this means I can't finish you off this turn, Amon Gallam, say goodbye to your monsters!"

[King of Fog] [ATK1800→0]

Because the attack power of [Lord of the Mist] varies based on its own effect, when its effect is nullified, not only does the effect of "neither side can perform any form of tribute" disappear, but even the attack power gained from absorbing released monsters also vanishes and becomes zero. Needless to say, [Barrier Statue of Heavy Rain] beside it—although its attack power remains unchanged, Manjoume has regained the ability to Special Summon monsters other than Water-type!

"Although it wasn't a duel with that Jaden guy, I still kept these cards. Let me show you what I'm capable of, Mr. Manjoume!" As he spoke, Manjoume played another card, "Continuous Spell Card [Original Stone's Imperial Vein] activated! As part of the effect processing when this card is activated, add one [Original Stone] card from my Deck to my hand, except for [Original Stone's Imperial Vein]!"

"I choose [Original Stone Fusion]!"

【万丈目准：4000LP，手牌5→5→4→4→5→4→3→3】

Using the Continuous Spell Card "Imperial Bloodline of the Primal Stone," which can manipulate cards in the deck, even the effect of the last active blocking card on Amon's field—"Sanctuary of the Spellcaster"—which restricts Manjoume's monsters (excluding Spellcaster monsters) from attacking or activating effects during their turn of entry, is broken because Manjoume also has a Spell Card on his field.

After the start of the round, Manjoume successfully broke through the blockade set up by Amon with three consecutive cards, and was able to start the normal development!

The [Original Stone Fusion] card he just added to his hand, judging from its name, is a fusion spell card. However, he wasn't in a hurry to activate it; instead, he first played a monster card that he had been waiting for.

"Tribute one DARK monster from my hand or field to activate the effect of this [Evil Dragon - Evil Knight Dragon] in my hand, and Special Summon it from my hand."

"The monster I released is a DARK-type Dragon monster on my field, [Awakened Dragon - Young Infernal Wind God]!"

Because it was not a Special Summon performed using its own effect, [Awakened Dragon - Young Hellwind God] was not banished when it left the field; it simply went to the Graveyard. At the location where it disappeared, a long, slender, and malevolent black dragon appeared.

【Evil Dragon - Evil Knight Dragon】【7☆/Dark】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[2350/2400]

But that's not all. Along with the release and departure of [Demon Awakening Dragon - Young Hell Wind God], another monster also appeared.

"This card can only be activated if it exists in my hand, graveyard, or if a DARK monster on my field is Tributed. Special Summon it to my field." After a pause, Manjoume continued, "And as long as it exists in the Monster Zone, this card cannot be Tributed by my opponent or targeted by card effects!"

Diablos, the Dark Lord [8☆/Dark]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[3000/2000] In an instant, Manjoume only played one card, but summoned two powerful high-level monsters on the field. If it weren't for the effect of [Pluto Barrier Wave] preventing Amon from taking damage, the two monsters on Manjoume's field at that moment would have been enough to wipe out Amon's life points!
But the grand vision was not yet over. He pointed to Amon's hand and said, "【Dark Lord Diablos】has a third effect. It requires the release of one DARK monster on my field to activate. I will release 【Evil Dragon - Evil Knight Dragon】."

"The opponent chooses one card from their hand to return to the top or bottom of their deck!"

It's called a choice, but Amon can only choose the one card he has in his hand at the moment. At most, he can choose to put it on top of the deck and then draw it back into his hand in the next turn, or put it back at the bottom of the deck and draw a new card in the next turn.

Without the card blockade, Manjoume was now going all out. Since Amon had tried to use the blockade tactic against him, he would now retaliate with a slashing hand!

Faced with the choice presented by Manjoume, Amon chose to place the card in his hand at the bottom of the deck: "I'm returning this card in my hand to the bottom of the deck."

[Amon Garram: 3200LP, hand 1→0]

"So you're hoping to draw a useful card next turn, huh? Hmph, what a pointless struggle!" Seeing Amon make his choice, Manjou raised his Duel Disk. "Now that I've already used the effect of [Dark Lord Diablos], I can use the other effect of this [Primal Royal Blood] without any burden."

"Once per turn, you can declare the name of a Normal Monster to activate the third effect of [Original Stone Royale]: Special Summon 1 declared Normal Monster from my Deck, hand, or Graveyard in Defense Position. This turn, I cannot activate the effects of Special Summoned monsters on the field, but specifically, after using this effect."

As Manjoume took a card from his deck, he declared, "My declared card name is: [Diamond Dragon]!"

【Diamond Dragon】【DEF2800】

A glittering dragon made entirely of diamonds rose from the rugged mine beneath Manjoume's feet and coiled on the field in defense position. Manjoume then played a card from his hand, saying, "Now that I have a Normal Monster on my field, I can finally activate this card."

"The Spell Card [Primal Fusion] is activated! I return all monsters on my field, in my Graveyard, or banished that include a Normal Monster to my Deck as Fusion Material, and Fusion Summon a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster. Thanks to your previous [Hand Elimination] card, I happen to have a [Primal] Monster in my Graveyard—this [Primal Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon]!"

"I return my Normal Monster [Diamond Dragon] from my field and [Primal Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] from my Graveyard to my Deck as Fusion Materials. The earth's ley lines tremble, the planets pulsate, and the most noble dragon will be awakened by the ultimate radiance!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

Displaying a card, Manjoume roared, "Roar!—[Primal Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon]!"

【Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon】【8☆/Location】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[1600/0]

Under the power of [Original Stone Fusion], the diamonds on the [Diamond Dragon] in the field of Manjoume became the best nourishment for the regeneration of [Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon]. The former, which completely absorbed the latter, was revived from the graveyard. However, after fusing a large amount of diamond energy, its body was evolved, and a rather divine red light emerged from the gaps in its body.

"Although I can't activate the effects of monsters Special Summoned to the field right now because of the effect of [Original Stone Royal Vein], the effect of [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] is a continuous effect that doesn't require activation." Manjoume showed the Normal Monster Card [Diamond Dragon] that he had taken from the field and hadn't put back into the Deck. "The Fusion Material requirement for [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] is one or more [Original Stone] monsters and Normal Monsters."

"Unfortunately, I can only use one [Diamond Dragon] for fusion, because the ATK of [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Arsenic Garnet Dragon] will increase by 1000 points based on the number of Normal Monsters used as Fusion Material for this card. If there are more Normal Monsters as Fusion Material, its ATK will be even higher. However, even with only one as it is now, its ATK will surpass that of [E·Hero Neos]!"

Even in the midst of a duel, Manjoume doesn't forget to compare his new monster with Jaden's recent ace monster.

"The second effect of [Original Stone Fusion] is that you can activate it by banishing this card from your Graveyard. You can add one Level 5 or higher [Original Stone] monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. I choose this Level 6 [Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] that just returned to my Deck."

"Then there is the effect of 'Original Stone's Light, which was sent to the graveyard by 'Hand Elimination' in the last turn. During my Main Phase, when I have an 'Original Stone' monster on my field, I can activate this effect and set this card from my graveyard to my field."

【万丈目准：4000LP，手牌3→2→1→2】

【Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -】【DEF1100】

Diablos, the Dark Lord, [ATK3000]

[Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] [ATK1600→2600]

Backcourt: [Royal Vein of the Original Gem] [Face Card (Light Piercing of the Original Gem)]

With a wave of his hand, Manjoume commanded, "I will enter combat phase and then attack the [Rainstorm Barrier Statue] and the [King of Mist]!"

The attack power of the Manjoume monster completely overwhelmed all the monsters on the field, destroying them all in an instant!

Although Amon Garram was not harmed by the effect of [Pluto's Barrier Wave], after the Spellcaster monster [Lord of the Mist] left the field, [Spellcaster Village] on Amon's field immediately became a spell seal that had the opposite effect on him, and [Spellcaster Sanctuary] even self-destructed!
[Amon Garram: 3200LP, 0 cards in hand]

Backcourt: [Cover Card]

Location: [The Village of the Magic Clan]

　The reinforcement for 1302 mainly focuses on humor.

　　The Rose Dragon is alright; although there aren't enough plant slots for the new Destruction Dragon, it's still a decent addition, addressing the original Rose Dragon's weakness of being a card that can be destroyed quickly. The other card, Autumn Sister, goes against 5DS's long-standing tradition of showing off their cards and feeding fodder (referring to Stardust Trail, Horizon Resonator, etc.), but it's still pretty cool. And then there's the White Self-Restraint from the Berserker Witch, which is quite humorous.

　　The iron beast is a nod to the upcoming second episode of the White Tale, and why is Kit's head so pointy (just kidding)?
　　But the most humorous one had to be the True Dragon. Its three offerings had no resistance, and its search function had no fields, making even the Sword Emperor laugh.
　　Let's take a look at our invincible Starry Sky reinforcement!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)