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Chapter 1765 ←→ Beware of the Pit Dragon

Upon hearing Hayato mention the effect of [Primordial Dragon King], Kusanagi abruptly looked at the cards on his back row.

At the end of his turn, he activated a Continuous Spell Card, "The Realm of the Jade Sword," then set four cards to fill his back row. During Hayato's Standby Phase, he activated "The Jade Sword of Yakumo," followed by "The Jade Sword's Prayer" and "The Jade Sword's Great Purification." Now, there is one set card left in his back row.

Activating it like this completely fails to achieve the intended effect. I actually wanted to use its second effect, but in the current situation, the card will be destroyed if I don't use it now, so I have no choice but to use it even if I'm reluctant to!
Chaining the effect of [Primordial Dragon King], Kusanagi reluctantly activated his final face-down card: "Rather than let you destroy it like this, I'd rather use this card now—Quick-Play Spell Card [Mitsu no Magatama], I'll choose one of its two effects to use, and here I'll choose the first effect!"

"I Tribute my Reptile-Type monster on my field—that is, myself—[Kusanagi no Sovereign], and target one face-up card on your opponent's field to destroy it." Pointing to the only card remaining on Hayato's field, Kusanagi said, "What I'm going to destroy is your [Primordial Dragon King]! No matter how high its attack power is, it's meaningless once I destroy it!"

C7 [The Jade of the Snake Sword]!
In a very short time, the chain was pushed to C7. Hayato no longer had any monsters on the field that could play their effects, and Kusanagi's back row cards were completely depleted. Moreover, even the last card, "Sword of the Rock Realm," was about to be destroyed by the effect of "The Dragon King of the Progenitors." However, Kusanagi felt that he had a great advantage.

After all, Hayato had used up all his cards until he only had three left, while his own side also had three cards left, but there was still an invincible [Ama-no-Mitsubara no Mitsuki] on the field, so there was nothing to fear at all - moreover, because [Mitsubara no Daipu] only activated the effect of [Primordial Dragon King] but was not negated, it still successfully negated the effect of the [Hellfire Machine - Decimal] that copied [Hellfire Machine - Nawa].

This means that Hayato's second [Hellfire Machine Decimal] did not successfully nullify the activation of [Mitsu no Prayer] with its effect, and he can still enjoy the two effects of [Mitsu no Prayer]!

With no new cards to follow up the chain, the lengthy chain began to deal with the effects one by one. First was the [Mitsu no Magatama], which came out first despite being the last to appear. The prototype of the [Mitsu no Kagami], which was modeled after the "Yata no Kagami", was the Yasakani no Magatama, one of the "Three Sacred Treasures". It released a terrifying aura of resentment and poison, invaded the body of the [Primordial Dragon King] and destroyed it.

—Even though Hayato's summoning words were so exaggerated, the actual performance was just a [Harpie's Feather Duster] that barely hit anything. It felt as ridiculous as some A-rank hybrid being solo-killed by Bro, the King of the Arctic and Ice.

Then, the effect of the already departed [Primordial Dragon King] was processed, destroying and sending to the graveyard all the Quick-Play Spell Cards and Traps on the back field that had been activated but were still processing their effects and had not yet been sent to the graveyard, as well as a Continuous Spell Card that had no presence at all.

However, it's clear that the idea that "Whirlwind" could negate the effects of Spell & Trap Cards in the early days was just wishful thinking. Unless you're playing the latest, coolest, and most fashionable "Glamour" deck, things would be like they are now, where even if Hayato destroys those cards, the effects of those Spell & Trap Cards would still continue to function normally.

After the effect of [Primordial Dragon King] comes [Great Exorcism of the Snake Sword], which nullifies the effect of Hayato's second body [Hellfire Machine Decimal]. However, since [Hellfire Machine Decimal] had already released itself and entered the graveyard before that, the subsequent destruction caused by the effect of [Great Exorcism of the Snake Sword] was not dealt with.

Next up is the [Mitsu no Kami], whose effect was not negated by [Hellfire Machine Decimal]. Kusanagi took a card from his deck and said, "The first effect of [Mitsu no Kami] is that I add one [Mitsu] monster from my deck to my hand—this [Ama-no-Habakiri no Mitsu].

Naturally, his deck doesn't just contain one of each of the various [Snake Swords]; if you only have one of each of your own kind of cards, what's the point of playing? —Disclaimer: This is not intended to target [Jade Beast].

Adding the card to his hand, Kusanagi added, "At the same time, there is the second effect of [Sword of the Snake]: I take 800 damage and Special Summon one [Sword of the Snake] from my hand and Graveyard. [Sword of the Snake] monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack directly."

[Cao Na Yi: 3200→2400LP, Hand 3→4]

"I hereby Special Summon [Ame no Habakiri no Mitsuki] from my Graveyard!"

Having just been freed by [Great Exorcism of the Snake Sword], [Ama-no-Habakiri no Snake Sword] returns to the field of Kusanagi. Since his [Snake Sword] has already been properly fielded and its revival restriction has been lifted, it can naturally return to the field at will with this effect. At the same time as returning to the field, [Ama-no-Habakiri no Snake Sword] once again releases a suppressive aura that lowers the ATK of all monsters on the opponent's field by 800 points.

【Heavenly Feather Slash - The Fourth Sword】【DEF1800】

As for the subsequent chain effects, only [Inferno Decimal] and [Futsu-no-Mitama no Mitsu-no-Tsurugi] remained. Although [Futsu-no-Mitama no Mitsu-no-Tsurugi] avoided being excluded by the release of [Mitsu-no-Tsurugi no Prayer], it was still negated by [Inferno Decimal], which copied the effect of [Inferno Lilith], and thus failed to allow Kusanagi to Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard.

After the current chain was completed, Kusanagi said, "Next, since my [Kusanagi no Tsukai - Kusanagi] was released by [Kusanagi no Magatama], I activate the effect of [Kusanagi no Tsukai - Kusanagi] to target one [Kusanagi] card in my graveyard or banished and add it to my hand. I choose [Kusanagi no Miko - Sasuke].

[Cao Na Yi: 2400LP, hand 4→5]

“Right now, whether it’s the number of monsters on the field, the number of cards in your hand, or even the remaining Life Points, I far surpass you, Kobayashi Hayato!” Kusanagi said, holding five cards in his hand, as he looked at Hayato who was about to play a card. “My [Snake Sword] is endless, but your life is already like a candle flickering in the wind!”

"Let me make a bold statement—the current situation on the field is not the key to determining the outcome of the duel." Hayato glanced at Kusanagi's hand. "Moreover, no matter how many cards you have, it's meaningless if you can't play them during my turn."

"Let's deliver a 'wake-up call' with those trash monsters you look down on again—I activate the Spell Card [Disruptor Magic Modification] to make the most of the remaining value of these three trash monsters in my graveyard."

"You can activate this effect by revealing one Machine-Type LIGHT Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck to your opponent and banishing any number of Disruption Monsters from my hand, field, or Graveyard. Special Summon up to one monster of the same name from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard, equal to the number of Disruption Monsters banished as a result. The monster must be a Fusion Material listed in the name of the revealed Fusion Monster."

Hayato reveals a card: "What I'm showing to my opponent is this [ABC-Dragon Destroyer]. By banishing [Disruptor Yellow], [Disruptor Green], and [Disruptor Black] from my Graveyard, I Special Summon the three Fusion Materials of [ABC-Dragon Destroyer] from my Deck—[A-Assault Core], [B-Destroyer Dragon], and [C-Crusher Winged Dragon]!"

【A-Assault Core】【ATK1900→1100】

【B-Destroyer Dragon】【ATK1500→700】

【C-Crushing Pterodactyl】【ATK1200→400】

After Special Summoning three monsters, Hayato took out the "Disruptor Modified" card from his graveyard again and said, "Next, I will use the second effect of 'Disruptor Modified' to banish this card from my graveyard, target the three 'Disruptor' monsters that I banished, add those monsters to my Deck, shuffle them, and draw one card from my Deck."

【小林隼人：2000LP，手牌7→3→2→3】

After playing a [Disruptor Modified], Hayato gained three more monsters on his field without losing any cards in his hand. This made Kusanagi frown, but he said, "But in the end, they're just a few weak monsters with less than 1500 attack power—" "Weak? So what?" Sending all three cards on his field directly to the Graveyard, Hayato held up a card and said, "I hereby declare that the bells of fate will ring at this moment, announcing the destined death of my enemy before me. The evening bells will be revealed in the blood!"

"I can only Special Summon this monster by releasing the three-body monsters on my field. Come forth, ultimate 'D'!"

"【D·hero Blood Demon-D】!"

Three mechanical monsters were swallowed by a pool of blood that suddenly appeared on the sand, from which rose a demonic warrior with a near-human appearance, whose right hand was even the head of a ferocious dragon. For a moment, onlookers could hardly tell whether Hayato or Kusanagi was the villain.

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【8☆/Dark】

[Warrior/Special Summon/Effect]

[1900/600]

After [D·hero Blood Demon-D] appeared, Kusanagi noticed that, just like the previous [Primordial Dragon King], [D·hero Blood Demon-D]'s attack power hadn't decreased. He subconsciously thought, "Could it be that that monster isn't affected by my monster effects either!?"

"Although they look similar, they're actually completely different from [The Progenitor Dragon King]." Hayato shook his finger. "[The Progenitor Dragon King] is only unaffected in a self-defense-like manner, but [D·Hero Blood Demon-D]'s effect is much more aggressive—because its effect is actually to negate all the effects of face-up monsters on your opponent's field while the Monster Zone exists!"

Kusanagi then realized that Hayato's [D·hero Blood Demon-D] wasn't actually unaffected by the attack power reduction effect of [Ame no Habakiri no Mitsuki] after it appeared; rather, after it appeared, the [Ame no Habakiri no Mitsuki] on his own field had already lost its suppressive aura!

"How could it possibly have such a shameless effect?!"

“The worst is yet to come.” Hayato raised his Duel Disk, and the Graveyard lit up. “The effects of [A-Assault Core], [B-Destroyer Dragon], and [C-Crusher Wyvern] can be activated when they are sent from the field to the Graveyard. However, the effect of [A-Assault Core] is to recycle other Union Monsters in my Graveyard, so I won’t activate its effect.”

"First is the effect of [B-Destroyer Dragon], which adds one Union monster from my deck to my hand. I choose [Z-Infinite Tracks]."

"The effect of [C-Crushing Wyvern] is to Special Summon a Union Monster from my hand, and then Special Summon [Y-Year Dragon].

【Y-Time Capsule】【ATK1500】

【小林隼人：2000LP，手牌3→2→3→2】

Up to this point, it seemed there was nothing wrong with him, but the next moment Hayato began to demonstrate to Kusanagi what it meant to step on his right foot with his left to ascend to heaven.

"【Y-Dragon of Time】Can only be activated if it is Special Summoned. Equip this card with a Level 4 Machine-Type LIGHT monster from my hand or Graveyard as an Equip Spell Card. During the turn this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon non-LIGHT monsters from my Extra Deck."

Hayato took out a card from his hand: "What I equipped [Y-Dragon of Ages] with was this [Z-Infinite Tracks] from my hand."

After arranging the cards on the back field, Hayato removed [Y-Dragon of Ages] and its equipped [Z-Infinite Tracks], saying, "Next, I banish [Y-Dragon of Ages] and [Z-Infinite Tracks] from my field, add [Y-Dragon of Ages] or [Z-Infinite Tracks] to a Machine-Type LIGHT monster that meets the material requirements, and Special Summon [Union Manipulator] from my Extra Deck!"

[Alliance Manipulator] [6☆/Light]

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2200/1900]

The Allied Controller, almost identical to the Enemy Controller, appeared on Hayato's field. Hayato casually grabbed it and started pressing the buttons: "Command: Watch out for the Giant Pit Dragon on both sides!"

"This effect can only be activated if [Union Manipulator] is successfully Special Summoned from the Extra Deck. Add one Spell/Trap Card whose effect text includes the description of a Union Monster from my Deck to my hand."

"I add this [Union Activation] to my hand and activate it. I send one Machine-Type LIGHT Normal Monster or Union Monster from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard. I add one Machine-Type LIGHT Monster with the same ATK as that monster but a different original name from my Deck to my hand."

"Send the [X-Boss Cannon] from my deck to the graveyard, and add the [X-Cross Cannon], which also has 1800 ATK, to my hand!"

As soon as it was added to his hand, Hayato immediately played [X-Cross Cannon], saying: "Then, if I have a Machine-Type LIGHT Union Monster or Fusion Monster on my field, I activate the effect of this [X-Cross Cannon] in my hand and Special Summon it to the field."

【小林隼人：2000LP，手牌2→1→2→2→1】

Kusanagi blinked, watching Hayato's rapidly forming forces on the field. Although only one of his monsters, the [Alliance Manipulator], had an attack power exceeding 2000 points, and the number of the other monsters was increasing but their attack power was not very high, he inexplicably began to have a feeling that he was about to die.

Long time no see, midnight update!
(Actually, it's only been three days since the update was at midnight.)