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Chapter 1746 Poison, All Resistance, Short Essay, Effective Victory, Serpent God
"Under the effect of [Serpent God's Descent], I Special Summon this card from my Deck!" Professor Cobra held up a card high, "Open your eyes—[Serpent God - Venominaga]!"

A monster slowly rose from the swamp. Its long, twisted hair, composed of venomous snakes, made it resemble the mythical Gorgon Medusa. However, it was far more terrifying than the famous monster, the [Serpent God - Venominaga]. Only its upper body was human; its lower body was that of a giant serpent. Its arms were wrapped with countless venomous snakes, spiraling and combining to form two even larger serpents. Its eyes glowed red as it stared intently at Jaden, as if it had found its prey.

(ps: animated version)

[Venom Minaga, the Serpent God] [10☆/Dark]

[Reptile Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[0/0]

The term "Venominagar" is actually similar to the previous "Serpent King Venom." "Venom" is a variant of the snake venom "Venom," and "Naga" refers to another prototype of the serpent god Venominagar—the giant sea serpent "Naga" from Hindu mythology, who controls rainfall. It is said that in ancient Eastern mythology, dragons did not possess the ability to summon wind and rain. It was only after the introduction of Naga to the East that the Sanskrit words for "dragon" and "serpent" became indistinguishable, leading to the confusion between Naga and dragons, and thus the legend of the "Dragon King bringing rain" arose.

With the prototypes of the monster "Medusa" and the divine beast "Naga", and the fact that it is a monster with an attack power of 0 and a defense power of 0, it is clear that this is not an enemy that can be ignored, but a rather troublesome and powerful foe.

"The same effect of [Viper King - Vinomiron] is also present in [Viper God - Vinominaga]: its ATK increases based on the number of Reptile-Type monsters in my Graveyard. Furthermore, [Viper King - Vinomiron] also possesses the revival effect of [Viper God - Vinominaga]!"

Professor Cobra said, clenching his fist, "Because [Exotoxic Hydra] and [Venom King - Venom] entered the Graveyard, I now have eight Reptile-type monsters in my Graveyard. [Venom God - Venominaga]'s ATK will increase by 500 points per card!"

[Venom Minaga] [ATK0→4000]

"Attack power, 4000 points!?" Jim's eyes widened as he adjusted his cowboy hat. "Wow, wow, that's comparable to the legendary [Obelisk the Titan], isn't it?"

"Not to mention, there's also the cheesy revival effect. Even if you destroy her once with a card that deals burst damage, she only needs to lose 500 ATK to return to the field." Manjoume scoffed. "Jūdai's deck isn't lacking in burst damage, but it also has cards that can unleash high-ATK attacks multiple times in a row."

"It seems like only that [Wake Up Your E·hero] is left." Asuka paused, glancing at the two monsters on Jaden's field. "But don't worry too much, don't forget that [Venomine] is in Attack Position, and Jaden's [E·hero Ionizer]—"

"【E·Hero Ionizer】's effect can destroy Attack Position monsters and it can't be used once per turn, right?" Following Asuka's words, Professor Cobra on the field looked in her direction, exuding a calm and collected air, as if victory was already assured, even having the leisure to divert attention from the duel to listen carefully to what they were saying. "But Muda!"

"The effect destruction trick works on [Serpent King - Vinomiron] only because I need [Serpent King - Vinomiron] to evolve into [Serpent God - Vinominaga], but [Serpent God - Vinominaga] is a monster with the name of 'god'!"

"As long as this card is face-up on the field, it cannot be targeted by any card effects and will not be affected by any effects. In terms of this resistance, it surpasses the legendary 'Three Egyptian God Cards' and is a true 'all-resistance'!"

"All-resistant, immortal, and possessing the power of reptiles from the graveyard! [Venomine] is an invincible Duel Monster. The moment she appears, you have lost all chance of winning, Jaden Yuki!"

But Jaden was clearly not going to give up so easily just because of Professor Cobra's words: "How do you know it's impossible if you don't try?"

"I will use the second [Double Fusion] to send [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] and [E·hero Liquid Man] from my hand to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials to Fusion Summon [E·hero Sunrise Man]!"

"Taku!"

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1200]

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard, I can activate the effect of 【E·hero Shadow Mist Lady】: I can add any other 【Hero】 monster from my Deck to my hand. I choose 【E·hero Neos】."

"And can only be activated when [E·hero Sunrise] is Special Summoned, adding one [Miracle Fusion] from my Deck to my hand."

"There's also the effect of [E·hero Liquid Man]: If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material for a [Hero] Fusion Monster, I draw two cards from my Deck and discard one card from my hand."

"Self-propelled chain stores: C1 [E·hero Liquid Knight], C2 [E·hero Sunrise Knight], C3 [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl]!"

After retrieving two cards, drawing cards, and discarding his hand, Jaden continued, "And then there's the effect of [E·Hero Sunrise], which increases the ATK of all monsters on my field by 200 points for each attribute. And right now, I have both EARTH and LIGHT attributes on my field!"

【游城十代：5500LP，手牌4→3→2→3→4→5】

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2500→2900】

【E·hero Ionizing Pliers】【ATK2600→3000】

【E·hero铁壁炮手】【毒指示物2】【1000/2500→1400/2500】

"Then it's my normal summon for this turn: [N-Flame Beetle]!"

【N·Flame Beetle】【3☆/Flame】

[Insect Clan/Effect]

[500/500]

"Because of the attribute increase, my monster's ATK increases by 200 points, and the effect of [N Flame Beetle] is that this card's ATK increases by 400 points for each Spell/Trap Card on your opponent's field."

Professor Judai's One-Finger Cobra on the field: "Your opponent has three Spell/Trap Cards on the field, therefore [N Flame Beetle] gains an additional 1200 ATK!"

【N·Flame Beetle】【ATK500→1100→2300】

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2900→3100】

【E·hero Ionizing Pliers】【ATK3000→3200】

【E·hero Ironwall Gunner】【2400/2500→2600/2500】

"Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more and we'll surpass the attack power of [Venomous Serpent God - Venominaga]!" John said nervously. "Come on, Judai!"

"Don't worry, I'm confident!" Jaden said confidently, playing a card. "I just searched for [E-Hero Nexus] with the effect of [E-Hero Shadow Mist Lady], and I've already sent [E-Hero Liquid Man] to the Graveyard with the effect of [E-Hero Liquid Man]. Now I'm going to activate the Spell Card [O-Beyond Soul] to Special Summon the Normal Monster that is one with [E-Hero] from my Graveyard to the field—that is, [E-Hero Nexus]!"

"This is the final piece of the puzzle to complete victory! Come forth, [E·hero Neo-Universe]!" [E·hero Neo-Universe] [ATK2500→3100]

With the appearance of [E·hero Neos], Asuka understood Jaden's plan: "I see, Jaden does have a good chance of winning! His contact fusion!"

"A combination of [E·hero Neocosmos] and [N·Flame Beetle], [E·hero Flame Neocosmos]?"

Manjoume considered the monster's effect. "Each Spell/Trap Card on the field gains 400 ATK, and with the 600 ATK bonus from [E-Hero Sunrise], [E-Hero Flame Neos], which originally had 2500 ATK, can suddenly increase its ATK to 5100!"

“That’s it!” Jaden acknowledged Manjoume and the others’ guesses, and waved his hand, saying, “Then let’s not delay, let’s combine, Neos, [N·Flame Beetle]!”

"Return my [E·Hero Neos] and [N·Flame Beetle] from my field to the Deck for Contact Fusion Summoning. Come forth, [E·Hero Flame Neos]!"

The [N Flame Beetle], transformed into a blazing fireball, crashed into [E Hero Neos], but no explosion occurred. The two monsters merged without even activating [Fusion]. The [N Flame Beetle]'s biological carapace adapted to the size of [E Hero Neos] and covered the latter's body, creating a cool, one-piece insect warrior that descended upon the Jaden battlefield!
【E·hero Flame Neos】【7☆/Flame】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"Just like what Manjoume and the others said, every Spell/Trap Card on the field provides a 400 ATK bonus to [E-Hero Flame Neos]. Besides the two cards in your back row and the Field Spell Card, there are also the two face-down cards in my back row. And, [E-Hero Sunrise]'s ATK bonus!"

Judai clenched his fist, "Therefore, the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] will increase by 2000 points and 600 points respectively!"

【E·hero Flame Neo】】【ATK2500→4500→5100

Seeing that Jaden had summoned E. Hero Flame Neos, whose attack power reached 5000 points and even surpassed that of the Five Divine Dragons, Professor Cobra was not worried at all: "Even if your monster can successfully defeat my Viper God - Venominaga, so what? It's just a mere 1100 points of combat damage. But what happens after that?"

"The resurrected [Serpent God - Vinominaga] will still possess 3500 attack power, which your other monsters cannot break through. With that level of power, where do you get the confidence to say that victory is assured? Moreover—I never said that that monster could actually threaten my [Serpent God - Vinominaga]!"

(A tribute to a classic animation blunder in GX animation, showing a two-headed snake throwing a rattlesnake)

As he spoke, he threw away a card in his hand.

Klaus Wallis: 3000LP, hand 4→3→2

"If I have a Reptile-Type monster in my Graveyard, during the Main Phase of both players' turns, I can send this 'Reptile Witch Niamini' from my hand to the Graveyard, and target one face-up monster on my opponent's field to activate its effect, reducing the targeted monster's ATK to 0!"

Pointing his finger at Jaden, who currently possessed the highest attack power on the field, [E·hero Flame Neos], he said, "Although you summoned it with great difficulty, unfortunately, you have blocked my path. So this is the punishment I will inflict on you—called despair!"

【E·hero Flame Neos】【ATK5100→0】

After finally summoning a powerful monster like [E·hero Flame Neos], Professor Cobra extinguished their hopes with a single hand crater, pouring cold water on their hopes.

"Wow, there are monsters that can activate their effects from the hand." Completely unprepared for Professor Cobra's next move, even Jim nervously bit his nails. "Besides [Snake Venom], does Dr. Cobra's deck actually also have that [Reptile Witch] series?"

“I’ve never heard of that kind of deck before,” O’Brien said. “It seems to be the professor’s secret weapon for today.”

"No, rather than saying I wanted to hide it from you students, it's more accurate to say that I only recently acquired this power myself." Hearing O'Brien's words, Professor Cobra removed the glove from his left hand, revealing it to everyone.

"Although that person has not yet gathered all the energy needed for resurrection, he only needs the energy from this final duel with Jaden Yuki. So, to ensure my victory, a portion of his power was used on me and my deck, giving birth to this power born from outer space!"

"In other words, Jaden Yuki, what defeated you was the power of that person, and after this duel, you will also offer that person the necessary duel energy. This is your destiny, a destiny inseparable from that person!"

"Indivisible." Although he didn't know why, Jaden felt that he couldn't refute this statement, as if he had actually promised someone something like "a community of shared destiny." However, he still denied the rest of Professor Cobra's words, "It's just that the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] has been reduced to 0. I'm not so easily defeated by you!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Double Hero Attack]! If I control a Fusion Monster that requires [E-Hero Neos] as Fusion Material, I can target one [Hero] Fusion Monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it to my field, ignoring its Summoning conditions. My choice is [E-Hero Shining Neos]!"

【E·hero Shining New Universe Warrior】【8☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3100/2500]

Thanks to the effect of [Double Hero Attack], [E·hero Shining Neos], who had appeared once before, returned to Jaden's field. And because its effect is "if it is a Special Summon" rather than "if it is a Fusion Summon", even a Special Summon that ignores the summoning conditions can still activate its effect.

"The effect of 【E·hero Shining Neoswing】 can destroy up to the same attribute type of the monsters on the field. I choose to destroy the Field Spell Card 【Snake Venom Swamp】 on my opponent's field."

Because of the disappearance of Field Spell Cards, although the monster "E-Hero Ironwall Gunner" in Jaden still has a poison counter, its attack power has not decreased but has increased.

【E·hero铁壁炮手】【毒指示物2】【1400/2500→2600/2500】

Although you can select multiple cards, Professor Cobra's "Venom Minaga" on the field is an all-resistant monster, meaning even non-targeting destruction cannot affect it. The only remaining card on the field after it, "Venom Minaga," has the effect of Special Summoning other Reptile-Type monsters from the Deck after a Reptile-Type monster is destroyed by battle. It seems like it needs to be dealt with, but if "Venom Minaga" is destroyed, it will return all of Professor Cobra's banished Reptile-Type monsters to the Graveyard.

So far in the duel, Professor Cobra has at least seven or eight reptile-type monsters that have been excluded from the game. Jaden doesn't want to see the already troublesome [Venom Minaga], which has 4500 attack power and all resistances, soar to over 8000.

“I see. So that was your plan: [E·Hero Flame Neos] would destroy [Serpent God - Viminaga] the first time, then revive [E·Hero Flash Neos] to destroy it a second time, reducing its attack power by 1000 points. After that, your other monsters could also destroy [Serpent God - Viminaga].] Professor Cobra suddenly realized. “But unfortunately, my [Serpent God - Viminaga]’s attack power has now increased to 4500 points. It’s not so easy to destroy.”

"We also have the ability to draw upon the power of our companions in the graveyard!" Jaden waved his hand and said, "In addition to the 600 ATK bonus from the Fire, Ground, and Light attributes provided by [E.Hero Sunrise], the presence of each monster in my graveyard increases the ATK of [E.Hero Shiny Neos] by 300!"

"Although I used cards like [Hero's Legacy] and [Pot of Greed] to recover quite a few, I still have five monster cards in my graveyard: [E-Hero Golden Blade], [E-Hero Electro], [Winged Kuriboh LV6], [E-Hero Shadow Mist Lady], and [E-Hero Liquid], which will increase the ATK of [E-Hero Shining Neos] by 1500 points!"

【E·hero Flash New Universe】【ATK3100→3700→5200】

There's always someone better. Although the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] was reduced to 0, the [E·hero Flash Neos] specially summoned under the effect of [Double Hero Attack] actually had an even higher attack power of 5200!
Unfortunately, although [E·hero Shining Neoswingman] retains the classic effect of [E·hero Flame Wingman], the attack power it gives to the opponent after destroying a monster is the original attack power of the destroyed monster, while the original attack power of [Venom Minaga] is 0.

At least Jaden now has the power to suppress [Venomine], but the problem is that if he can't clear Professor Cobra's Life Points this turn, the immortal [Venomine] will use other monsters with lower attack power on Jaden's field as a breakthrough point to threaten him in the next turn.

As the earliest all-resistance monster, Serpent God is also a famous card with a long text. The original version of Serpent God had the longest effect text in the entire OCG, a full 342 characters. Even the later reissue, which shortened the effect text, still had a full 318 characters.
Until the advent of Pendulum Cards, which consisted of two short essays, Serpent God's cards were considered the most difficult to read. Even after the text boxes were expanded in the eighth issue, her handwriting was still squeezed into very long and thin lines due to the excessive number of words.