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Chapter 1792 The dashing halberd gunner
Watching the giant robot—TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body—make its grand entrance amidst the updrafts created by [Burst Mode], Jim, who had just barely defeated his opponent and was watching the battle with the others, couldn't help but exclaim, "I think the atmosphere at Duel Academy is really great. The teachers are genuinely teaching what they know, they don't hold back at all, and they don't treat us exchange students and graduates like outsiders at all. They don't even treat us like human beings."

Let's take a look at Hayato's current lineup on the field—

[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000→2000LP, hand 3→4]

【Junora, the Prison Goddess】【ATK3100】

[Explosive Sniper] [ATK1600]

[High-Speed ​​Dash Robot/Phantom Wing Mount] [ATK3500]

[TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body] [12☆/Earth]

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[4500/4500]

Backstage: [Yaosheng ~ Homecoming Parallelism~] [Yaosheng ~ Rhapsody of Madness~]

Location: [Duel Evolution - Burst Zone]

With this lineup, it's not just for playing against students; it's good enough for the World Championship. Hayato even has four cards in hand, so who knows what combos he'll pull off next.

"And so, I enter my battle phase." Hayato didn't play any more cards, nor did he even activate the effect of his [High-Speed ​​Dash Robot/Phantom Wing Mount], and simply declared that he was entering the battle phase.

After all, his intention was to put pressure on the students to encourage John's growth, not to actually break their spirits. He didn't even bring his true Tamashi—the [Cryptotic Aspect]—into this duel. The pressure he's putting in now should be enough; any more wouldn't be creating pressure, but rather a one-sided massacre.

Moreover, although John had no cards left to play, Hayato could tell from Caesar's expression that he seemed to have some support and defensive measures.

"First, use [TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body] to attack [Thunder Emperor - Hamon], then use the Railgun!"

Although its name is "Thunderbolt," [Thunderbolt Emperor - Hamon] actually uses ice to defend against attacks. However, this thick ice, which can even freeze itself, is no different from paper in front of the electromagnetic cannon fired by [TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body], and is easily pierced in an instant. [Jewel Beast]'s "distant relative" thus fell down.

“Because it’s in defense position, the destruction of [Thunder Emperor - Hamon] won’t cause me battle damage. But…” Looking at the monsters on Hayato’s field, John wiped the cold sweat from his brow, “Although it was said before we started that I would be under enough pressure to grow, isn’t this pressure a little too much?”

It's said that duelists can create miracles, even changing the future of card draws, but miracles have conditions. At the very least, a miracle can't happen when one has no useful cards in their hand, back row, or even graveyard. Saying duelists can "print cards" is just a joke; they can't actually create cards out of thin air.

Before the appearance of [TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body], John thought that the 4000 DEF of [Thunder Emperor - Hamon] might be enough to help him survive one turn. But now it seems that it can only block one attack from [TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body], and then it will be the combined attack of the remaining three monsters!

But just then, Caesar suddenly spoke up: "So you couldn't even last one round? How pathetic, John Anderson."

"Now you're coming out to make sarcastic remarks?" John turned his head and glanced at Caesar with a hint of displeasure.

"No, I just wanted you to stay out of my way," Caesar said calmly. "I don't want to end this rare opportunity to duel with Hayato-sensei before my turn is even over, so it's time to switch."

While Caesar and John were talking, Hayato issued a second attack command: "Next up is the attack from the [High-Speed ​​Dash Robot/Phantom Wing Mount], directly attack the opponent's duelist!"

"Is this all the rare [Crystal Beast] deck can achieve? The battle ahead has reached the realm of hell—in other words, it's my battlefield, 'Hell Caesar's' battlefield!"

[John Anderson → Ryo Marufuji: 4000LP, 5 in hand]

Seeing Hayato himself riding his motorcycle straight at him, Caesar immediately played a card from his hand, saying, "[Quick-Play Scarecrow]'s effect! When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, you can discard this card from your hand to activate this effect!"

"That attack was ineffective, and the combat phase ended after that!"

The speeding [High-Speed ​​Dash Robot/Phantom Wing Mount] crashed into the mechanical scarecrow blocking the road, crushing it, but its own speed also decreased. Hayato wasn't annoyed; instead, he stylishly drifted his motorcycle back to its original position.

(Hayato's motorcycle riding techniques reference)
"You blocked it with your hand? Not bad, at least it prevented this duel from ending so quickly." With one foot on the ground and supporting the motorcycle, Hayato picked up the hand card he had just placed on the motorcycle and said, "If the battle phase is forcibly ended, then in my main phase two, I will use the other effect of my [Explosive Sniper] card."

"Tribute it to activate this effect, Special Summon one monster with the 'Burst Mode' card name other than 'Burst Sniper' from my hand or Deck. During the turn this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except Synchro Monsters."

"I Special Summon this Arcane Fire Mage from my deck in Defense Position."

[Arcane Fire Mage] [2☆/Fire]

[Mage Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[1000/400]

Hayato replaced [Burst Sniper] with [Arcane Magister] not primarily because [Arcane Magister] was used to adjust the monster's characteristics, but because [Arcane Magister] is the only monster with a pure Fire attribute among the [Burst Mode] related monsters.

"Although the card art depicts [True Flame King - Phoenix Phoenix], the actual card wasn't implemented until more than ten years after the card's release. Quick-Play Spell Card [Flame King's Flame Ring]! Target my FIRE-attribute [Arcane Wizard] on my field and my FIRE-attribute [Radiant Hymn of the Prison Spirit] in my Graveyard!"

The newly appeared [Arcane Mage] was suddenly engulfed in flames and burned into an egg-shaped fireball. Amidst the burning flames, [The Prison Spirit of the Holy Song] in Hayato's graveyard was resurrected from the flames.
"I destroy the target monster on the field, then Special Summon the target monster from my Graveyard. I destroy the Arcane Flame Wizard on the field and Special Summon the Prison Spirit of the Radiant Hymn from my Graveyard."

【The Prison Spirit of Yao Sheng Hymn】【DEF200】

"Finally, I set two cards face down, end of turn." With only one useless [Burst Mode] card in his hand, Hayato ended his turn. [Kobayashi Hayato: 4000→2000 LP, Hand: 4→3→1]

【Junora, the Prison Goddess】【ATK3100】

【The Prison Spirit of Yao Sheng Hymn】【DEF200】

[High-Speed ​​Dash Robot/Phantom Wing Mount] [ATK3500]

[TG Halberd Gunner/Explosive Body] [ATK4500]

Backstage: [Yaosheng ~ Homecoming Parallelism~] [Yaosheng ~ Rhapsody of Madness~] [Given Cards] x2
Location: [Duel Evolution - Burst Zone]

Meanwhile, Caesar, looking at Hayato's rather impressive lineup, was not complacent at all, but still confident that he could resolve the situation.

The reason is simple—of Hayato's four monster cards on the field, the two strongest ones, [High Speed ​​Golem/Phantom Wing Mount] and [TG Gunner/Explosive], are both Machine-Type monsters. If his "Secret Cyber ​​Flow" is specifically designed to target Dragon-Type decks, then "Face Cyber ​​Flow" is designed to target Machine-Type monsters themselves.

By simply playing Cyber ​​Dragon using its own effect, you can send both your opponent's Machine-Type monsters and Cyber ​​Dragon as Fusion Material to the Graveyard without even needing a Fusion Spell Card, thus Fusion Summoning Chimera Fortress Dragon. Furthermore, because Cyber ​​Dragon's Special Summon is a non-Chain Special Summon, many cards cannot be countered even if you want to.

"My turn, draw cards." With that thought, Caesar began his turn. "First, the spell card [Pot of Greed], draw two cards from my deck."

Although he had graduated, Caesar seemed to still remember Professor Chronos's teachings, first using "Pot of Greed" as a probe. However, Hayato did not chain any of his card's effects, and Caesar, drawing two cards from his deck, then officially began his attack, immediately playing "Cyber ​​Dragon" in his opening hand: "If there is only one monster on my opponent's field, Special Summon this card from my hand—Seba Dragon!"

John's [Jade Beast] was made from seven precious stone tablets left over from the ancient Roman Empire. If it symbolizes the ancient past, then the technologically advanced [Electronic Dragon] is full of futuristic appeal. With its winding electronic network, Caesar's signature monster [Electronic Dragon] is about to make its debut.

However, the instant the electronic network was deployed, Hayato's [TG Cannon/Blast] suddenly moved, slamming its giant cannon into the ground to the astonishment of Caesar and John, directly countering the Special Summon of [Cyber ​​Dragon]!?
"As we all know, in Duel Monsters, cards are rarely perfect. For example, powerful cards often come with great risks, and easy-to-deploy terminal cards can be poisoned by certain effects or resistances. This is true for all cards except for those that are so powerful that the opponent has to bear the risk," Hayato explained. "The flaw of the [TG Gunner/Explosive] effect is that its second effect can be activated when the opponent summons, flips, or special summons a monster, negating that monster and banishing all monsters that were special summoned by the opponent as well as those that were summoned."

"If it were a 'perfect situation' rather than a 'time,' it would be a decisive blow, but unfortunately, it can't be changed. However, even so, its effect can just counter the non-chain special summon of [Cyber ​​Dragon]."

"Even more so, I'll exclude your [Cyber ​​Dragon] directly!"

The collapsed electronic network backfired on [Cyber ​​Dragon], preventing it from being played or even entering the graveyard. It was banished from the field, causing Kaiser's first move to fail. He could no longer attempt to fuse monsters from Hayato's field because he hadn't drawn the other two [Cyber ​​Dragon] cards from his deck.

"It wasn't as easy as I expected, but we're still a long way from the bottom of hell!" Caesar didn't give up; instead, he smiled excitedly. "The more difficult it is, the sweeter the final victory will taste, Hayato-sensei!"

"The spell card [Angel's Charity] is activated! I draw three cards from my deck, then discard two cards from my hand." Caesar flipped over the three cards he had drawn, added them to his hand, and then picked out two cards, saying, "These two cards I'm discarding are [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] and [Cyber ​​Dark World]."

"Then I activate the Continuous Spell Card [Super Future Fusion] and use its first effect to reveal one Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck to my opponent. I then send the Fusion Material Monster with the name of that monster from my Deck to the Graveyard. This turn, I cannot Special Summon any monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect, nor can I activate the effects of those monsters."

Caesar's Duel Disk pops out a card, which he reveals: "I'm going to reveal the Fusion Monster [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon], and send its Fusion Material Monster - this [Cyber ​​Dark Wing Blade] - to the Graveyard."

The moment the card was sent to the graveyard, a steel claw suddenly emerged from Caesar's graveyard and pierced through the body of the [Electronic Dark Wing Blade] that had been sent to the graveyard!?

Caesar grinned wickedly: "If [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] exists in my hand or graveyard, and there are no other Machine-Type [Cyber] monsters on my field or in my graveyard, I can activate this effect by sending one [Cyber ​​Dragon] monster from my hand or deck to the graveyard. I send [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my deck to the graveyard."

"Special Summon [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]! After that, you can add one [Cyber] Spell/Trap Card or [Cyber ​​Tech] Spell/Trap Card from my Graveyard to your hand, and I will add [Cyber ​​Dark World] to my hand."

【丸藤亮：4000LP，手牌5→6→5→5→4→5】

【Electronic Dark Dragon】【5☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[800/2100]

As Caesar pulled [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] from the graveyard to the field, Hayato quietly activated the card's effect.

The giant demon god, Junora, bound by a straitjacket-style dress, swung a small scythe that struck Cyber ​​Dark Dragon, which was facing its monster zone, causing strange runes to suddenly appear on Cyber ​​Dark Dragon's body on Caesar's field.

"What is the effect?"

"【Junora the Prison Goddess】is not just pretty! In addition to negating all face-up cards on the opponent's field when she enters the field, she also has a second effect that can be activated during both players' turns."

Although Hayato's words were puzzling, and it was unclear why he found the terrifying demon [Junora] so appealing, Caesar had no choice but to listen in order to find out what had happened to his [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon].

"Can be activated during both players' turns. All monsters in the same column as my [Radiant] monsters cannot be used as Fusion/Synchro Material until the end of this turn!"

【Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】 itself has the same effect as most 【Cyber ​​Dragon】 monsters: its card name is used as 【Cyber ​​Dragon】 while it exists in a specific area. Its appearance means that Kaiser has a second 【Cyber ​​Dragon】 that can be used to forcibly "contact and fuse" with Hayato's monsters. However, under the suppression of 【Junora】, it was deprived of the qualification to become a fusion material.

Let alone the Chimera Fortress Dragon, even other Fusion Monsters like Caesar cannot use it as a fusion material!
This unexpected turn of events made Caesar frown: "They're really on high alert, making it hard to seize an opportunity. But at least the [Electronic Dragon Core] I sent to the cemetery will still be effective!"

"The occasion when this card is sent to the graveyard—"

(End of this chapter)