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Chapter 1711 If you are a white cloud, then I am a black lightning bolt!
Under the whirlwind, the appearance of all the monsters with ten thousand eyes was changed. Because this effect does not target, even the Dark Lord Diablos could not resist it.

Seeing the [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] switch from defense to offense, Manjoume hesitated for a moment, then decided against using his cards to destroy it, letting Amon's [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] attack. This wasn't just because the [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -], about to be changed to attack position, had zero attack power and would only become a weak point for Amon's attack if left alive, but also because his back row cards were already...
"Well--!"

It felt as if he had been thrown ten thousand meters into the air to be hit by the cold air. Just from the aftershocks before the attack officially arrived, Wan Zhangmu felt his skin was about to be frozen numb. Moreover, his [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] was about to be destroyed by the attack of [Cloud Demon - Eye of the Typhoon].

However, before death arrived, the [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] suddenly regained some of her power and released a barrier around the [Cloud Demon - Eye of the Typhoon], weakening some of its attacks!
"What is that?" Amon was puzzled as to how the [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -], whose attack power was 0 at the moment, was able to launch a counterattack, until he suddenly noticed the face-down card that had been quietly lifted on the field behind Manjoume.

"When was that card from?"

"Do you think you're some kind of cloud? If you are, then stay there and do your own thing, don't cause trouble for others!" Manjoume replied with a cold laugh. "When did my card activate? And when did you get the misconception that I didn't respond to your attack declaration?"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Original Stone's Light] activated! I can reveal one [Original Stone] card or one Normal Monster card from my hand to my opponent, except for [Original Stone's Light], and target one face-up monster on the field. Negate the effect of the targeted card and banish it. If I control a Normal Monster other than a Token or a Level 5 or higher [Original Stone] monster, I can activate this effect without revealing it to my opponent!"

Wan Zhangmu waved his hand, "So, when your [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] effect activated, I chain-activated this card, but the target wasn't your [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon], but the more troublesome [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man]!"

Although the effect of [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] says "When this card declares an attack, change the battle position of all face-up monsters except those with [Cloud Monster] in their name", it doesn't seem to say "activate". However, it is actually a trigger effect. Not only can Amon not control whether to activate it or force it into a chain, but Manjoume can naturally chain it to use his own face-down card.

However, his target wasn't [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] itself, but rather [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man], which had higher ATK on Amon's field. Even if it meant taking damage from [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon]'s effect that changed its battle position, he had to take down Amon's strongest monster first!

"Once its effect is negated and removed, the effects applied to my monsters will naturally disappear!"

Upon hearing Manjoume's words, Amon also played a card from his hand and said, "So you've realized that battle is ineffective against [Cloud Monster], and therefore you have to use effect destruction? But before that, I'll activate this Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand."

(Note: Animated version)

"【Dust-Drilling Cyclone】!"

C1 [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] C2 [Original Stone's Light Piercing] C3 [Drilling Whirlwind]! Before Manjou's [Original Stone's Light Piercing] could take effect, the effect of [Drilling Whirlwind] took effect first, destroying Amon's [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man] and even Manjou's [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon]!?

"What these two monsters have in common is that they both have [Fog Counter] placed on them. Could this be the effect of that card?!" Manjou reacted quickly and immediately remembered the cryptic effect of [Cloud Monster - Storm Dragon] from earlier, making a guess about the effect of [Dust-Drilling Whirlwind].

Amon nodded and said, "This is the effect of [Dragonfly Cyclone], which is to destroy all cards with [Fog Counters] placed on them without targeting, and for every four [Fog Counters] placed on a monster destroyed by my effect, I draw one card from my deck."

"There are five Fog Counters on the [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man] and [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon], so I can draw one card from my deck."

【阿蒙·加勒姆：3200LP，手牌4→3→2→2】

After drawing a card, the effect of [Drill Whirlwind] continues, but the monster that could be negated and banished by it has already been destroyed by Amon himself, so Manjoume's effect is in vain. Then it is Amon's turn to use the effect of [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] again, officially changing the battle positions of the monsters on Manjoume's field.

【Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian-】【DEF1100→ATK1500】

[Diablos, the Dark Lord] [ATK1000→ATK3000→DEF2000]

"Not only can you destroy your own monsters in advance to replenish your hand, but you also took my [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] with you. I see, so this is your plan."

Manjoume suddenly realized, "First, he used the attack of [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] to change the battle position of [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -], causing me to take 3000 points of battle damage equivalent to a direct hit. Then, he used [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man] to destroy [Dark Lord - Diablos] and used [Drill Dust Cyclone] to exchange useless monsters for cards in his hand and take away [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Arsenic Garnet Dragon].

"Next is your [Cloud Monster - Storm Dragon]'s direct attack. Although it only has 1000 attack power, it will leave me with exactly 1000 basic points after clearing it, which is more than enough."

Hearing that Manjou had fully explained his plan, Amon, though not furious or enraged, became somewhat irritated and said, "But even now, I have still achieved my goal. Even if your attack power returns to 1500 points, your [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] is still no match for my [Cloud Demon - Eye of the Typhoon].

"After the effect is resolved, it's time for your [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] to continue attacking, but wait a minute, I still have a monster effect to activate!" As he spoke, he displayed the [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Garnet Dragon] card that had been destroyed but hadn't had time to send to the Graveyard. "Although I used the first effect before, I didn't expect to use the third effect before using the second one."

"Then—this can only be activated if [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Special Summon one Normal Monster from my Deck in Defense Position!"

"And the effect of [Awakening Dragon - Young Hellfire God] in my Graveyard: If this card is in my hand or Graveyard, or if a monster I control is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, I can activate this effect to Special Summon this card. However, if the [Awakening Dragon - Young Hellfire God] Special Summoned this time leaves the field, it will be banished!"

"Finally, I'll activate this face-down card in my back row—the Continuous Trap Card [Dragon Soul City]! And immediately use its effect!"

"C1 [Original Stone Dragon - Underground Yellow Arsenic Garnet Dragon] C2 [Awakened Dragon - Young Hellfire God] C3 [Dragon Soul City] First, the effect of [Dragon Soul City] is to banish a Dragon-Type monster from my Graveyard once per turn to increase the ATK of one face-up monster on my field by 700 points until the end of the turn. I want to banish [Eclipse Wyvern] with [Dragon Soul City] to increase the ATK of [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] by 700 points!"

"Then I Special Summoned [Awakened Dragon - Young Hellfire God] in Defense Position, and then, using the effect of [Primal Dragon - Underground Garnet Dragon], I Special Summoned the Normal Monster from my Deck - [Diamond Dragon]!"

【Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian-】【ATK1500→2200】

【Awakening Dragon - Young Hellfire God】【DEF0】

【Diamond Dragon】【DEF2800】

Watching the monster on the field "cut off one head and grow two more," Amon still looked firmly at the [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] whose attack power had been boosted and said, "Even if the attack rollback is triggered, I will still attack [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -]!"

Just as Manjoume placed the cards on the field, the long-awaited attack of [Cloud Demon - Eye of the Typhoon] finally landed. The attack's power was reduced by at least half due to the weakened barrier created by the restored [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian], not to mention the added boost from [Dragon Soul City]. Although Manjoume's life points were deducted, the reduction was minor. [Manjoume: 4000 → 3200 LP, Hand 1 → 2]

Amon noticed that Manjoume's current Life Points were exactly the same as his own, and also saw that a card suddenly appeared in Manjoume's hand. After thinking for a moment, he remembered something: "The effect of [Dragon Soul City] is not only to help you upgrade [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -], but also because of [Eclipse Wyvern]?"

"Hmph, did you notice?" Manjoume didn't bother to hide it from his opponent, arrogantly saying, "Not bad memory, you even remember the effect of [Eclipse Wyvern] that you sent to the graveyard at the start of the duel. That's right, the moment [Eclipse Wyvern] was banished by [Dragon Soul City], its second phase effect was processed, and [Dragon of Darkness and Annihilation], which had previously been banished by [Eclipse Wyvern]'s effect, was added back to my hand!"

"A dragon with destructive power? It can indeed counter my [Cloud Demon], but it hasn't made its appearance yet." As he spoke, Amon looked at the field of Manjoume, intending to destroy as much as possible.

After [Dragon Witch - Dragon Guardian -] was destroyed, Manjoume's dragon monsters lost their "cannot be targeted" resistance. However, at this moment, Amon only had one monster on the field that could attack: [Cloud Demon - Storm Dragon] with 1000 attack power. He couldn't handle the remaining powerful monsters on Manjoume's field and had to target the monster with the lowest attack power: [Awakening Dragon - Young Hell Wind God].

"I used [Cloud Demon - Storm Dragon] to attack [Awakened Demon Dragon - Young Hellwind God]".

"Oh!"

The young dragon, which appeared for only a few seconds, was torn apart by the Storm Dragon and banished from the duel due to its own effect. Only two monsters in Defense Position, namely "Diablos the Dark Lord" and "Diamond Dragon", remained on the field.

However, Amon wasn't worried about the remaining [Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon] and [Cloud Monster - Storm Dragon] on his field. After all, as he had just explained, the existence of [Sanctuary of the Sky] meant that even if his [Cloud Monster] monsters had low attack power, he didn't have to worry about how violent the opponent's attacks would be. The only thing he needed to be wary of was effect destruction. And the [Dark and Annihilation Dragon] that Manjoume had just added to his hand, Amon remembered, had a destruction effect.

Even knowing this, Amon remained calm, drew one card from his remaining two cards, and looked at Manjoume, saying, "My battle phase is over, and although I don't need to worry about your monsters attacking my [Cloud Monster], 'better safe than sorry,' and to defend against [Dragon of Darkness and Annihilation], I will activate this Continuous Spell Card during Main Phase Two."

"【Water God's Amulet】will self-destruct and be sent to the Graveyard during the third End Phase of your opponent's turn after activation. However, as long as this card is on my field until then, my WATER monsters cannot be destroyed by my opponent's card effects!"

The final flaw of [Cloud Monster] has been made up. Just as he tried his best to execute the containment tactic against Manjoume in the previous round, Amon is now trying to improve the [Cloud Monster] on his field to a "perfect" level as much as possible - even though perfect monsters are almost non-existent in Duel Monsters.

The Cloud Demon, which cannot be destroyed in battle, combined with the Sky Sanctuary, which is immune to battle damage, and further enhanced by resistance to effect destruction, is simply the strongest shield in the world—there's nothing left to fear!
"Finally, I'll place a card face down, and my turn is over—"

To avoid being defeated by the Dark Lord Diablos again, Amon put his last card face down and returned it to his deck, ending his turn.

As if in retaliation for Amon's sudden play of "Scales of Judgment" at the last moment of the previous turn, Manjoume also suddenly revealed his hand at this moment, saying: "Then, before the end of the opponent's turn, while we are still in the main phase, I will use the effect of this monster card in my hand!"

"During my opponent's Main Phase, I reveal my [Primal Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] from my hand to my opponent to activate this ability, and I can Summon a [Primal] monster. The Summoning of [Primal Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] requires Tributing a Normal Monster!"

"Release my Diamond Dragon, and show your fangs, [Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon]!"

[Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Yellow Jade Dragon] [6 stars/location]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[2600/0]

The colossal [Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon], as massive as a mountain range, opened its eyes and stood atop the [Imperial Vein of the Original Stone] unfolding across the vast expanse of the field!
"The ATK of my Primal Stone Monsters and Normal Monsters will increase by 300 points based on the number of Normal Monsters in my Graveyard due to the effect of Primal Stone Royale. Therefore, the ATK of Primal Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon will increase to 2900. But, that's not the point."

[Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Yellow Jade Dragon] [ATK2600→2900]

Pointing at Amon's field, Manjou said, "【Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon】 can only activate its effect when it is Tribute Summoned. It banishes all monsters on your opponent's field that have the same Type or Attribute as any Normal Monster in my Graveyard. Even if any of these monsters survive, the effects of the remaining face-up monsters on your opponent's field will be negated!"

"If you are a white cloud, then I am a black lightning bolt!"

"A lightning bolt that pierces the sky and breaks through the clouds!"

"Fish grinder!"

A beam of intense light shot out from the [Primal Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon]. Although none of Amon's monsters were eliminated because the only light-attribute dragon in the Manjoume Graveyard was the [Diamond Dragon], the [Cloud Monsters], which were originally intangible and could not be destroyed in battle, suddenly began to petrify under the beam of light from the [Primal Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon].

The clouds mixed with stone impurities are no longer invisible; they have lost their effectiveness and can now be destroyed by Manjoume through battle!

[Amon Garram: 3200LP, hand 2→1→0]

【Cloud Monster - Eye of the Typhoon】【ATK3000】

【Cloud Monster - Storm Dragon】【ATK1000】

Backcourt: [Water God's Amulet] [Face Card]

Location: [The Sanctuary of the Sky]

　K9 has also received reinforcements; the new curse is practically Dolphin Bro, and the Black Monster is a combination of Forest Fire and Ice.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)