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Chapter 1773 The Undead Corpse-like Dragons

"Red-Eyes!?" Although the world's most familiar user of Red-Eyes is World Champion Katsuya Jonouchi, the one who left the deepest impression on Jaden when mentioning Red-Eyes was Fubuki Tenjōin.

Moreover, unlike Katsuya Jonouchi's approach of fusing Red-Eyes with other beings to create beings like the Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword and the Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Rider, Fubuki Tenjouin's Red-Eyes focuses more on constantly strengthening itself and evolving into forms like the Red-Eyes Dark Steel Dragon—a point that Jaden felt was extremely similar to the Red-Eyes that appeared before him.

"Red-Eyes is a very inclusive monster. Not only can it merge with other beings to create new monsters, but it can also continuously accept other external forces to evolve itself. This is undoubtedly extremely consistent with the theme of 'evolution'."

"Amon" put down the card and said, "However, the thirst for power has led Red-Eyes astray. Once Red-Eyes goes astray on the path of evolution without companions, it will be devoured by power and turn into this form of a dead creature—to put it in a way that is easy for you to understand, Jaden, it is a 'mistaken evolution' like the 'Greymon' from the Champion level to the Ultimate level 'Greymon'."

"That's why I'm so important to you, Judai. Only I will always support you, because no matter what path you choose, I will always love you, until the end of eternity, until the immortal decay!"

"Are you some kind of marriage-urging adult? No matter what the topic is, you can always steer it back to this?" Jaden was speechless at "Amon". This guy really is crazy, always talking about "love" and stuff. "However, with an attack power of 2800, it does have the ability to break through my lowest attack power [M·hero Atomic Fire] on the field."

"2800 points? Don't just focus on attack power, Jaden. If you need attack power, the 'devolved' form of Red-Eyes Undying Dragon King will be even higher. How about I show you right here?"

As he spoke, "Amon" took out a card from the graveyard and said, "The effect of [Crazy Killer Clown] is that if this card is in the graveyard, I can reduce the Level of one monster with a Level of 6 or higher on my field by 2 and Special Summon it. While [Crazy Killer Clown] is Special Summoned by this effect is on the field, I can only Special Summon Zombie monsters."

"I lowered the level of [Coral Dragon] by 2 stars, making it level 4 stars instead of 6 stars, and Special Summon [Crazy Killer Clown]."

【Coral Dragon】【6☆/Water→4☆/Water】【ATK2400】

【Crazy Killer Clown】【ATK400】

"Next, I will send my Level 4☆ Tuner monster [Coral Dragon] and Level 3☆ Non-Tuner monster [Pharaoh's Avatar] to the Graveyard as Synchro Materials to satisfy the material requirement of having at least one Tuner monster plus one non-Tuner monster!"

"Crawl into purgatory and rekindle the flames of your soul—Synchronization Summon, Level 4☆ + 3☆ = 7☆!"

"【Red-Eyes Undead Dragon】!"

【Red-Eyes Undead Dragon】【7☆/Dark】

[Undead/Synchro/Effect]

[2400/2000]

With the same level, attributes, and attack and defense as the classic Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Red-Eyes Undead Dragon, as "Amon" said before, is exactly the same as "Zombiemon" that went astray during evolution. This is also the third Synchro Monster that Jaden has seen from "Amon" that has the appearance of a dragon but has completely fallen into the undead race.

Although there is little talk of "appearance reflecting the heart" in the world of Duel Monsters, the seemingly righteous "light" may be an ambitious mastermind, the ugly and ferocious dark demon may have a kind heart, the fair and lawful machine may rebel, and the tiny cockroach crawler may walk on the path of justice.

However, at least in terms of how to use cards, it is possible to make the opponent in a duel understand the mind and past of the enemy they are facing.

Despite their seemingly lofty and luxurious appearance, there was only an aura of death behind them. Coupled with the fact that they had gone astray in their pursuit of evolution, Jaden had a strange feeling that the [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor], [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon], and [Immortal Coral Dragon] before him might not only be the beings controlling "Amon's" body, but also contain Amon's own past experiences.

After all, just as the other party said, the other party is now using the darkness in Amon Garlem's heart to replenish itself and use Amon's body to act. This will inevitably lead to the fact that even if the control is not in Amon's hands, his mind will affect the manifestation of the other party's power.

"The attack and defense of 【Red-Eyes Undead Dragon】 will increase based on the number of Zombie monsters in both players' graveyards, providing a 100-point bonus for each one. I currently have four Zombie monsters in my graveyard."

After a pause, "Amon" took out a card from the graveyard. "Of course, [Pharaoh's Avatar] will once again Special Summon a monster from my graveyard due to its own effect. This time, I will Special Summon itself again, and then the number of Zombie monsters in my graveyard will decrease to three."

"However, before it is Special Summoned back to my field, there is another card effect to activate, and that is this [Coral Dragon]." The effect of the Synchro Tuner Monster sent to the Graveyard was read out by "Amon". "The second effect of this card is that it can be activated when this Synchro Summoned card is sent to the Graveyard. I draw a card from my Deck."

【“Amon”: 4000LP, hand 0→1】

[Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] [2400/2000→2700/2300]

【Immortal Coral Dragon】【ATK500】

【Red-Eyes Immortal Dragon Emperor】【ATK2800】

[The Pharaoh's Incarnation] [DEF600]

【Crazy Killer Clown】【ATK400】

Looking at the card he had drawn, "Amon" couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. Instead of activating it immediately, he pointed to the [Immortal Coral Dragon] on his field and said, "Next, during my Main Phase, I will activate the effect of [Immortal Coral Dragon] to send any Zombie monster from my Deck to the Graveyard and change its Level to the difference between its original Level and the Level of the card sent to the Graveyard."

"It sounds complicated, but it's actually very straightforward. The card I sent to the graveyard is this Level 1 [Magic Cylinder - Bayonet Demon]. Its Level is 5 Levels lower than [Immortal Coral Dragon]'s Level, so [Immortal Coral Dragon]'s Level will become 5 Level."

[Immortal Coral Dragon] [6☆/Dark→5☆/Dark] [ATK500]

Also due to the increase in the number of undead monsters in the graveyard, the attack power of [Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] has increased, becoming comparable to that of [Red-Eyes Undead Dragon Emperor].

[Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] [2700/2300→2800/2400]

Having adjusted the levels of the monsters on the field, "Amon" naturally began his Synchro Summon once again—needless to say, one of them was once again the veteran monster, [Pharaoh's Avatar]. After so many jumps between the field and the graveyard, even a Zombie monster like it was almost exhausted. "Send my Level 5 Tuner monster [Immortal Coral Dragon] and Level 3 non-Tuner monster [Pharaoh's Avatar] to the Graveyard as Synchro Materials. This will satisfy the material requirement of one or more Zombie Tuner monsters plus one non-Tuner monster!"

"Embrace the 'Light of Evolution,' receive the power of immortality! Synchro Summon, Level 5☆ + 3☆ = 8☆!"

"Roar! - [Giant Skeleton Dragon - Shining]!"

【Giant Bone Dragon - Shining】【8☆/Light】

[Undead/Synchro/Effect]

[2800/2800]

[Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] [2800/2400→3000/2600]

As the attack power of [Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] continued to rise, Jaden saw a familiar dragon monster appear again after [Red-Eyes]. Its golden scales and wide wings were none other than Kagurazaka's ace monster, [Giant Dragon Shining].

However, its scarlet eyes, pale green tongue, ferocious claws and teeth, and skin-and-bones muscles all indicated that the "Shining Dragon" in front of it was actually the same as the previous [Red Eyes], a product of "undead corpseization" after accepting the so-called "immortal" power. Although it retained the light attribute, its race had completely degenerated into the undead.

Jaden murmured to himself, "The Kagurazaka cards too."

"[Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] activates its effect the moment it is summoned! If this card is Special Summoned, you can target 1 monster card on your opponent's field or in their Graveyard and banish that monster."

Looking at the monsters on Jaden's field, showing no interest in targeting [M. Hero Dark Claw] (whose effect has been negated) or [M. Hero Atomic Fire] (which has the lowest ATK), "Amon" pointed to [E. Hero Shining Neoswing] and said, "[E. Hero Shining Neoswing] is just immune to card effects, but [Giant Skeleton Dragon - Shining]'s effect can banish it. Let's use this card to cut off that annoying 'Neocrypha's' head!"

"At the same time, the effect of [Pharaoh's Avatar] activates again. This time, instead of Special Summoning [Pharaoh's Avatar], I Special Summon [Magic Cylinder - Bayonet], which I previously sent to the Graveyard. Self-chain C1 [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] C2 [Pharaoh's Avatar]!"

By activating the effects of two cards in succession, "Amon" effectively avoided the possibility of the unknown face-down card on the field countering his [Giant Skeleton Dragon - Shining] effect after Jaden activated it—although he felt that if Jaden had any counters, he should have used them long ago and wouldn't have kept them until now.

While Jaden can only activate cards through chain effects of [Pharaoh's Avatar], that doesn't mean he can't protect his [E·Hero Shining Neos] from being banished—the Quick-Play Spell Card [Form Change] has been waiting for a long time.

"In that case, I'll chain the effect of [Pharaoh's Avatar] to activate my backrow face-down card, the Quick-Play Spell Card [Shape Change], which can only be activated by targeting one-piece [Hero] Fusion Monsters on my field. I've chosen [E-Hero Shining Neoswingman]."

As Jaden picked up the card 【E·hero Shining Neos】 from his Duel Disk, 【E·hero Shining Neos】 on his field activated a component of its armor. The parts immediately unlocked and exploded, turning into countless flashes of light that swept away the poisonous mist that 【Giant Bone Dragon - Shining】 was trying to infiltrate.

"Return this [E·hero Shining Neoswing] from my field to my Extra Deck, and then Special Summon a [M·hero] monster with the same original Level but a different name as that monster from my Extra Deck as the effect of [Mask Change]."

"Form-Change! [M·hero Light Fang]!"

Having shed all his armor, [E·hero Shining New Universe Wingman] returns to the battlefield with a light and agile movements. The spot where the flame emitter was originally mounted on his body has been replaced with a pair of sharp arm swords, sharp and dazzling!

【M·hero Light Fang】【8☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1800]

"【M·Hero Koga】 gains ATK based on the number of monsters your opponent controls. Each monster on your opponent's field gains 500 ATK!" Jaden said, looking at "Amon." "If you think that getting my 【E·Hero Shining Neoswing】off the field will solve everything, then the truth is, 【M·Hero Koga】will unleash even greater power after shedding its armor!"

Then came the effect handling of "Amon's" [Pharaoh's Avatar] and [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining]. The effect of [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] was wasted because the target disappeared, but [Pharaoh's Avatar] successfully Special Summoned a gun-like monster from "Amon's" graveyard.

【Matsubasa - Bayonet Demon】【1☆/Dark】

[Undead/Effect]

[500/0]

[Red-Eyes Undead Dragon] [3000/2600→2900/2500]

At the same time, because "Amon" had a full five monsters on the field, [M·hero Koga]'s attack power skyrocketed, increasing by a full 2500 points!
【M·hero Light Tooth】【ATK2500→5000】

This level of attack power surpasses that of most Duel Monsters and is comparable to the 5000 attack power of the top-ranked [Five Divine Dragons]!
"Such high attack power, is it even useful? The second effect of [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] can be activated by targeting 1 face-up monster on the field other than this card if it is in the Monster Zone or if a monster is Special Summoned from either player's Graveyard!" Watching Jaden's [M. Hero Lightfang]'s attack power soar, "Amon" coldly activated the second effect of [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining], "I naturally chose [M. Hero Lightfang], and its effect will be negated under the effect of [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] until the end of this turn!"

Although the "Cast-Off" method was used to blow up the armor and avoid the banishment effect of [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining], what was unexpected was that [Giant Bone Dragon - Shining] actually had a second effect that nullified the effect. This time, [M·hero Lightfang] obviously didn't have a second armor that could be detonated to avoid the effect.

However, Jaden and [M·Hero Koga] were clearly unwilling to watch the other's effect take effect on them. He waved his hand and said, "Even so, I must at least activate the effect of [M·Hero Koga] before it is nullified!"

"Once per turn, banish one [Hero] monster from my Graveyard, then target one face-up monster on the field and activate its effect. That monster's ATK is reduced to the ATK of the monster banished by this effect until the end of this turn. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn!"

Jaden took a card from his graveyard and showed it, saying, "The card I banished is this one, [M. Hero Dark Demon], which has 2800 ATK. Therefore, I can reduce the ATK of one of your monsters by 2800 until the end of the turn. The one I chose is naturally your [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor], reducing its ATK from 2800 to exactly 0!"

　What?! The Black Swordsman in FGO is Kondo Isami!
　　Oh no, the stereotypes caused by Gintama make me only think of a naked gorilla covered in golden honey when I see the name.
　　(End of this chapter)