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Chapter 1796 Fun Fact: Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the famous scene of "Jounouchi's death".
"I choose, [Survival Treasure Card]." After much consideration, John chose [Survival Treasure Card], which would allow Hayato to draw fewer cards. Although this card could still draw a terrifying number of cards by repeatedly jumping between monsters in the graveyard in the long run, it was still better than [Heavenly Treasure Card], which could draw a large number of cards at once.

Moreover, at least the "Heavenly Treasure Card" allows you to "benefit" by drawing cards as well, while the other cards like "Life-Severing Treasure Card" and "Destiny Treasure Card" are just cheesy cards. You can't even choose one.

“In that case, I’ll add the ‘Treasure of Survival’ to my hand and send the rest of my cards to the graveyard.” Hayato said, leaving one card and sending the other four to the graveyard. “Then I’ll activate the ‘Treasure of Survival’ directly. Every time a monster in my graveyard is Special Summoned, I can draw one card from my deck.”

The "Survival Treasure Card," which used to allow players to draw three cards at once, was so powerful that it was banned by Kaiba early on. It was later reinstated after its effect was modified. Even so, the effect is still powerful. Although the modified effect reduced the number of cards drawn at once, it also changed the effect from "draw three cards from your deck" to "draw one card from your deck."

Don't underestimate the added "can". This means that the effect of [Survival Treasure] has changed from being a mandatory card draw to being selectively activated. You can choose to draw a card or not. This somewhat avoids the threat posed by the strategy of continuously Special Summoning and draining the deck used when Malik was stunned in the previous game.

Just like throwing "Value-Added G" at a useless deck, continuous Special Summoning can really kill the user of this kind of forced card draw effect.

Since the "Survival Treasure Card" has been activated, Hayato needs to revive a monster in his graveyard at least once to complete the activation, and his Continuous Trap Card "Radiant Saint ~Rhapsody of Rhapsody~" in the back row can do just that.

"I'll first use the effect of my [Radiant Saint ~Rhapsody of Rhapsody~] on my field. I can send one monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard, and then target a [Radiant Saint] monster in my Graveyard with a different Attribute than that monster's original Attribute to Special Summon that monster." Hayato picked up his only card on the field, [Junora the Prison God], and said, "[Junora the Prison God] is FIRE, so unfortunately I can't Special Summon a FIRE monster. I can only choose two [Radiant Saint] monsters, one WATER and one LIGHT."

"Here I Special Summon [Radiant Wave Tina] to the far left of the Monster Zone, and then because of the Special Summon of a monster in my Graveyard, the effect of [Survival Treasure Card] is triggered, and I draw a card from my Deck."

Looking at the card he had drawn, Hayato activated it, saying, "The card I drew is this one, 'Premature Burial.' You can activate this by paying 800 Life Points and selecting one monster in my Graveyard. Special Summon the selected monster in face-up Attack Position and equip it with this card. When this card is destroyed, the equipped monster will also be destroyed."

"I Special Summoned [The Great Saint of Hellflower - Strychia] from my Graveyard. Although I had to pay 800 Life Points for it, I drew another card because of the effect of [Survival Treasure Card]."

Hayato, whose lifespan was as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind, drew cards while directing the monsters on the field, saying: "The effect of 【Great Radiant Saint of Hellflower - Strychia】 activates during both players' Main Phases, Special Summoning one 【Radiant Saint】 monster of Level 6 or lower from my hand or Graveyard, and can lower the Level of all monsters of Level 4 or higher on the field by 3. At the same time, I am restricted from Special Summoning non-Synchro Monsters from the Extra Deck this turn."

"I Special Summon [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina], lower the Level of all monsters on the field, and draw another card due to the effect of [Survival Card]."

【小林隼人：1000→200LP，手牌1→2→2→1→2→2→3】

【Radiant Saint's Wave - Tina】【6☆/Water→3☆/Water】【ATK2400】

【Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina】【6☆/Fire→3☆/Fire】【ATK2500】

【The Great Saint of Hellflower - Strickland】【7☆/Flame→4☆/Flame】(Premature Burial)【DEF3000】

Backstage: [Yaosheng ~ Homecoming Parallelism~] [Yaosheng ~ Rhapsody of Madness~] [The Treasure of Survival]

After drawing cards multiple times thanks to the effect of [Survival Treasure Card], Hayato temporarily slowed down his Special Summoning from the Graveyard and instead used the effects of the monsters on the field: "The effect of [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina] can only be activated during my Main Phase. Add one [Radiant] monster from my Deck other than [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina] to my hand. I choose [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna].

"Then, [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna] can be Special Summoned to the center of my Monster Zone by its own effect. After that, I activate the effect of [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna] and place a [Radiant] Continuous Trap Card from my Deck face-up on my field. I choose this [Radiant ~The Chosen Moment of Excellence~]."

"My Spell & Trap Zone is almost full, so I'm going to send this Continuous Trap Card, which I haven't really used much since it's been played, to the Graveyard. I activate the Spell Card [Magic Flowerpot] to send my Continuous Trap Card [Radiant Light ~The Chosen Moment of Excellence~] from my back row to the Graveyard, and then draw two cards from my Deck."

"Next, I use the effect of [Radiant Saint Bosh-Tina] to place a [Radiant Saint] Continuous Spell Card on the back field. I choose [Radiant Saint ~Reunion Triple Strike~]."

(Mei, the junior: How come I, as the male lead, am treated the same as Albus next door, lying around and getting nowhere all day?)
Hayato, who had just put down the card, casually explained the effect of the new Continuous Spell Card that was already in effect: "Complementing 【Radiant Saint ~ Homecoming Parallelism~】, 【Radiant Saint ~ Reunion in Three Rows~】 allows the monsters in my central Monster Zone to be protected from being destroyed by card effects, while also adding resistance that the opponent cannot target them with card effects, which is essentially a loose 'prestige resistance'."

"And it gains different effects depending on the attribute of the monster in my central Monster Zone. If the attribute of the monster in the central Monster Zone is FIRE or EARTH, the effect triggered is that if my Synchro Monster attacks a Defense Position monster, it inflicts damage to the opponent equal to the difference between the monster's ATK and its DEF."

However, this defense penetration effect doesn't seem very useful. After all, although John has a Cyber ​​World Serpent in Defense Position on the field, its Defense stat is 2100, which is higher than that of Cyber ​​Dark Dragon in Attack Position. It's simpler to attack Cyber ​​Dark Dragon directly than to use a high-ATK monster to attack Cyber ​​World Serpent.

"Then comes the spell card 'Pot of Greed,' which returns five monster cards from my graveyard, including 'Junora, the Prison God,' to the deck and draws two cards." The main purpose was not to draw cards but to recycle monsters. Even so, after a few steps, Hayato's hand grew larger and larger, and his real offensive was about to begin.

【小林隼人：200LP，手牌3→4→3→4→5】

(The more I look at it, the more beautiful it becomes; this is the episode where I most want to be Zeus.)
Hayato took three cards from the Duel Disk and sent them to the Graveyard, saying, "Next up is the Queen's Return—use 'Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina' from the central Monster Zone as a Tuner. The material requirement is a Tuner monster plus two non-Tuner monsters!"

"Send [Radiant Wave Poem - Tina], [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina], and [Great Radiant Saint of Hell Flower - Strychia] to the Graveyard as Synchro Materials. Synchro Summon, Level 4☆+3☆+3☆=10☆!"

"[Junora, the Goddess of Hell] returns!"

The majestic and awe-inspiring white demon god reappeared amidst the radiant light of Synchro Summoning, descending behind Hayato. Its four small scythes swung out, severing something unseen on many of John's cards. "Why is it that both times [Junora the Prison Goddess] appears, I'm the one facing it head-on?" John couldn't help but complain. Last time, he used his own cards to counter [Junora the Prison Goddess]'s appearance effect; this time, he'd switched to Caesar's cards, leaving him with none, yet [Junora the Prison Goddess] was still attacking him. Even having experienced it once before, this unusual sense of oppression still made him very uncomfortable.

John also knew what was cut off by [Junora, the Goddess of Hell].

"The Synchro Summoned [Junora, the Prison Goddess] can negate the effects of all face-up cards on your opponent's field. Truly an incredible power!"

John paused, glancing at the cards on his field. "Although the effects of these cards are no longer very meaningful."

Whether it was the three monsters on the field, or the three spell cards in the Spell & Trap Zone and the Field Zone, none of the cards left by Caesar could counterattack during Hayato's turn. The only one with a bit of counter effect, [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon], was in a state where it was unequipped and could not use its effect. It could not resist the effect of [Prison God - Junora] at all, and its effect was erased in an instant, turning it into a blank card.

"But, Hayato-sensei, we still have 4000 base points left, and our highest attack power, [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], surpasses [Junora, the God of Hell] in attack power."

Upon hearing John's words, Hayato waved a card in his hand: "Did I mention that a monster's attack power is the most useful yet most useless stat in a duel?"

"Although monsters with high attack power can absolutely suppress monsters with low attack power, it is meaningless if you can't use your high attack power!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Fusion Deactivation]: Use this card on your opponent's [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon], return it to its owner's Extra Deck, and then, because I do not have any Fusion Materials used in its Fusion Summon in my Graveyard, I will not perform a subsequent Special Summon!"

Hayato activated this classic yet useful counter to Fusion Monsters. In reality, even if Kaiser himself used this card, he still wouldn't be able to Special Summon Fusion Materials from the Graveyard. After all, his Cyber ​​End Dragon was Special Summoned using Cyber ​​Load Fusion, and all the Fusion Materials used are currently lying in the Deck. Fusion Deactivation isn't strong enough to drag Fusion Materials from the Deck onto the field.

The most powerful attacking monster, and also his strongest shield, [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], was instantly dealt with. John glanced at the two monsters remaining on his field and stubbornly declared, "[Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] has 2000 ATK, and [Cyber ​​World Serpent] has 2100 DEF. Even with DEF piercing, [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna] with 2200 ATK and [Prison God - Junora] with 3100 ATK would only deal a combined 1200 damage to me. I can still hold on!"

"Let's take another look?" Hayato showed a card in his hand. "Although I've entered Synchro Self-Restraint and can't use Fusion, there are other summoning methods besides Fusion and Synchro that I know."

"【The Holy Maiden of Teaching - Golden-haired Glutton I mean Exlicia, if there is a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck on the field, activate its effect and Special Summon it from my hand.

"Furthermore, if [Saint of Teaching - Acricia] is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, it has an effect that can be activated: add one more [Teaching] card other than [Saint of Teaching - Acricia] from my Deck to my hand. After this effect is activated, I cannot perform Fusion Summons or Synchro Summons, and I cannot perform any Special Summons from the Extra Deck until the end of this turn."

"I search for [Knight of Guidance - Freudris] and add it to my hand. [Knight of Guidance - Freudris] also has a similar effect to [Saint of Guidance - Exeria]: if a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck is on the field, it can be Special Summoned from my hand during both players' Main Phases."

Hayato didn't activate the additional effect that could be activated when there were other "Teaching" cards on the field when "Teaching Knight - Friedris" was on the field. After all, all of John's face-up cards on the field had their effects erased by "Junora the Prison God". It would be pointless for "Teaching Knight - Friedris" to use its effect to negate the effects of one face-up monster until the end of the turn. Otherwise, why would he erase the effects of his own monsters?

Furthermore, the total attack power of the monsters he has assembled on the field has already brought John into his kill range—in other words, Hayato, with only 200 points left in his base score, is as solid as a rock, while John, with a maximum base score of 4000, is already on his last legs!
【小林隼人：200LP，手牌5→4→3→4→3】

【Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna】【ATK2200】

【Junora, the Prison Goddess】【ATK3100】

【Knight of Guidance - Flederis】【ATK2500】

【Saintess of Guidance - Acrisia】【ATK1500】

Backstage: [Yaosheng ~ Homecoming Parallelism ~] [Yaosheng ~ Rhapsody of Madness ~] [Yaosheng ~ Reunion in Three Lines ~] [The Treasure of Survival]

John Anderson: 4000LP, 0 in hand

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】【ATK2000】

【Electronic World Snake】【DEF2100】

Backcourt: [Ultra-Future Fusion] [Cyber ​​Dark World] [Face Card]

Venue: [Electronic Dark Inferno]

The idea of ​​"If you can't think of a title, just put the author's words in the title."