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Chapter 1809 The Demonic Blow
"Soar anew, Sapphire!"

Upon hearing John's words, "Gana Malden" suddenly realized that John had forgotten to do one thing when activating the second "Miracle of the Gem"—before, whether using the power of "Gemmon - Rubymon" or "Gemmon - Cobalt Spinel Eagle", he would ask for help and apologize to the other party, and he would also feel regret when "Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon" was destroyed and left the field.

However, John Anderson, the only monster to leave the monster area, simply watched him leave with a glance, without even a word of farewell. At first, "Gana Malden" wondered if John Anderson and his monster had a fight. But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all!

Because John Anderson knew that the destroyed Jade Beast would return to the field immediately after it left!

"I Special Summon [Sapphire Beast - Jade Pegasus] in the Monster Zone!" Just like the reversal when [Sapphire Blessing] destroyed [Sapphire Beast - Jade Pegasus] before, now the destroyed [Sapphire Beast - Jade Pegasus] seems to have reversed the process of destruction and returned to John's field as if time had flowed backward.

【Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus】【DEF1200】

Not only that, but the [Jade Beast - Azure Jade Pegasus] also activated its appearance effect at this moment!
"At the moment I Special Summon 【Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus】, I use its effect to place one 【Crystal Beast】 from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard as a Continuous Spell Card face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone. I chose 【Ultimate Crystal Beast - Rainbow Dragon】 from my Graveyard."

John retrieved the cards from the graveyard and placed them in the Spell & Trap Zone. He then showed off his back row. Because of the removal of the two face-down "Miracle of the Gem" cards, even after placing another "Ultimate Gem Beast - Rainbow Dragon", there was still one empty slot in his Spell & Trap Zone.

"It's not over yet! It's not just [Jade's Blessing] that can be triggered, but also [Jade's Miracle] - however, unlike the first effect of Tricolor Kang, the second effect of [Jade's Miracle] is the same as [Jade's Blessing], with a limit of once per card name per turn."

"If there is a [Crystal Beast] card in my Graveyard or my Spell & Trap Zone while [Crystal Miracle] is present, you can banish [Crystal Miracle] to activate this effect!"

"Choose one [Crystal Beast] monster from my hand, deck, or graveyard as a Continuous Spell Card and place it face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone. And the one I'm going to place is this [Crystal Beast - Ruby Beast]!"

Upon seeing the card John retrieved from the cemetery, Garner Malden's expression changed: "You bastard, could it be that you...?"

"Just as you think! I want to activate the effect of [Crystal Beast - Ruby Beast] the moment it is placed, Special Summon it from my Spell & Trap Zone, and Special Summon up to four [Crystal Beast] monsters from my Spell & Trap Zone. However, I don't have that many slots in my Monster Zone, and I also need to keep the number of [Crystal Beasts] necessary to activate [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]."

John simply picked up two cards, including [Sapphire Beast - Ruby Beast], and placed them face down in the Monster Zone, saying, "Therefore, I Special Summon [Sapphire Beast - Ruby Beast] and [Sapphire Beast - Amber Mammoth]."

John Anderson: 4000LP, Hand: 1

【Thunder Emperor - Hamon】【DEF4000】

【Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus】【DEF1200】

【Jade Beast - Red Jade Beast】【DEF300】

【Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth】【DEF1600】

Back row: [Sapphire Beast - Topaz Tiger] [Ultimate Sapphire Beast - Rainbow Dragon] [Sapphire Beast - Emerald Turtle]

Location: [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]

During "Gana Malden's" turn, John managed to play three more "Crystal Beast" monsters on the field, while also keeping enough "Crystal Beast" monsters in his back row to activate the effect of "Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins". It was as if time had turned back to the beginning of the turn!
The difference is that John's card arrangement has changed slightly, and "Gana Malden" now only has two cards left in his hand!

"So now, do you still think I'm not qualified to say what I just said, not the 'Gana Malden' of Malden? If you've forgotten what I said, or if you feel that you just said those words but my actions have slapped you in the face and you want to forget them, I'll say it again."

Although he looks like a sunny little angel, John also has a cunning side. He repeated the question again: "'Gana Malden', do you have enough cards in your hand?"

"Don't be so arrogant, you bastard!" Also angered by John's provocation, "Gana Malden" said through gritted teeth, "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet for staying so close to Judai all this time, stop being so smug!"

"If we were to categorize decks by the cup size of beverages, your [Crystal Beast] deck would be nothing more than a 'medium cup' level deck. Let me show you the power of 'evolution' bestowed by 'light'—the power of Synchro Summoning!"

"It's coming?!" Jaden tensed up upon hearing this. When it comes to Synchro Summoning, he might be even more authoritative than legendary duelists like Yugi Muto. After all, there are very few people in the world who have fought more opponents using Synchro Summoning than him; perhaps only Seto Kaiba is comparable.

—I heard that ever since Hayato-sensei developed the power of "Synchro" a few months ago, the other party has been collecting relevant data to create dueling robots for simulated battles. Although there is no concrete evidence, this "rumor" was spread by Hayato-sensei himself, who even praised Seto Kaiba as a "master in the field of human-machine combat," so it seems quite credible.

But after glancing at the field with "Gana Malden," Jaden frowned and said, "Wait a minute, 'Malden,' have you forgotten something? Even I know that Synchro Summoning requires using Tuner and Non-Tuner monsters, adding them together to reach a certain level, before you can send the Synchro Material Monsters on the field to the Graveyard to perform the Synchro Summon, right?"

"You don't have any monsters on your field, so how can you perform a Synchro Summon?"

"Judai, unleash your imagination." The more nasty "Gana Malden" was to John, the gentler his expression became when he looked at Judai. But this wasn't some sycophantic change of heart; Judai could tell that the other's gaze was filled with malice. "What are the common sense principles of Fusion Summoning? But how many types of Fusion Summoning defy these principles?"

"Fusion can be performed outside of the hand and field, fusion without a Spell Card, fusion of a single monster, or even a Fusion Summon using the opponent's cards." He paused slightly when mentioning the last one, then said, "Gana Malden, in that case, Synchro Summoning that doesn't take place on the field, or even one that isn't a Tuner or non-Tuner monster, isn't impossible!"

“John Anderson! Although you’ve added ‘ammunition’ to the effect of [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins], its effect can only be used to restrict the activation of Spell/Trap Cards. So I just need to continue using monster effects!” Showing two cards in his hand, “Gana Malden” said, “The effect of [Magical Beast - Behemoth] in my hand can only be activated while this card is in my hand!”

"I discard two or more [Magical God] monsters from my hand, including this card, and Special Summon a [Magical God] Synchro Monster from my Extra Deck as a Synchro Summon!"

"The cards I discarded are the Level 2☆ Tuner monster [Magical Beast - Behemoth] and the Level 2☆ Tuner monster [Magical Beast - Cerberus]!"

"Wild Hammer Serpent" is a snake in Far Eastern legends that resembles a hammer and is a kind of mountain spirit; "Cathie" is a cat spirit in Scottish mythology that is bipedal and can even speak human language; "Behemoth" is the famous "Behemoth" and "Cerbera" is also a frequent character in the epic poems of ancient Greek mythology, "Cerberus the Three-Headed Dog".

These monsters of the [Mahou Gods] who bear the name of "divine beasts" seem to be created based on famous monsters from legends around the world—well, except for [Mahou Divine Beast - Chihuahua], it really does seem to be just a Chihuahua, like a husky mixed in with a pack of wolves—but the fact that these monsters are given the name of "divine beasts" makes Jaden and John wonder if the [Mahou Gods] are demons standing on the opposite side of "gods"?

At this moment, the true [Magical God] of the First Body, and also the Synchro Monster of the First Body [Magical God], was about to appear before them. [Magical God Beast - Behemoth] appeared with an ugly chibi-style appearance, but violently tore [Magical God Beast - Cerberus] apart with its bare hands and swallowed it whole. Its entire body suddenly shattered into two Adjustment Rings and two Level Stars, which, after passing through each other, transformed into a pillar of light reaching the sky!
"O Demon of Greed, known as one of the beasts, the Death Beast that guards Purgatory, embrace the resonance of the spirit under this light of evolution! One of the seventy-two demons of Raymond Gadon, the demon god who summons the dead, manifest here!"

"Resonance Summon, Level 2☆+2☆=4☆!"

A pair of black angel wings emerged from the pillar of light, making one subconsciously think that some kind of "fallen angel" was about to appear. But then a pair of demon bat wings, much wider than the wings, tore the pillar of light apart. Just as Jaden and John had guessed, a demon appeared on the field of "Gana Malden" bearing the title of "God"!

"Call your friends and buddies—[Magic God - Gamaki]!"

【Magic God - Gamaki】【4☆/Light】

[Demon Race/Synchronization/Effect]

[2000/0]

"It really is a demon that calls itself 'God'?" John frowned. Although he was not religious, he could still feel the blasphemous aura emanating from the monster in front of him. "It's even a light-attribute monster."

"It's no big deal. Does a monster's attribute prove everything? Otherwise, you can ask Jaden next to you. His [E-Hero Neos] is known as the 'Darkness of the Universe,' yet it's a Light attribute monster." "Gana Malden," with his arms outstretched and empty-handed, said calmly, "In that case, what's wrong with me, with my 'Light Wave' power, using a Light attribute monster? You all had no objections when the [Magical Divine Beasts] appeared just now."

"Stop trying to change the subject. Light-attribute Beasts and Light-attribute Demons are completely different things." Judai paused, noticing that the other party had no cards in hand, and said with some surprise, "But in the end, all you get in return for using all your cards is a monster with 2000 attack power? It can't even break through John's [Thunder Emperor - Hamon] defense."

“My opponent has no cards left in their hand, so I’m going to take this opportunity to draw some cards.” John drew a card from his deck and said, “The effect of [G of Multiplication] is still active. Because of the Special Summon of my opponent’s monster, I draw a card from my deck.”

“Is one card enough? Why don’t you draw another card, and then another one?” He said to John and “Gana Malden”, “I made it very clear in the summoning incantation that [Demon God - Gamaki] is like the original demon, a being that can summon the power of the undead for the summoner.”

(Dangerous Cute Beast)
"If [Magical God - Gamage] is Synchro Summoned, I can Special Summon a single [Magical God] monster from my hand or Deck!" After a pause, "Gana Malden" took another card from the Graveyard. "And this one! [Magical Divine Beast - Cerbera] is a hellhound guarding the underworld, but it doesn't sleep so easily in the Graveyard—if this card is discarded from my hand to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon this card!"

"Self-propelled chain C1 [Magic God - Gamaki] C2 [Magic Beast - Cerberus]!"

Although John no longer has any face cards in his back row, "Gana Malden" still cautiously used his self-chain to place the more important effect of "Magic God - Gamaki" in a position where John cannot chain cards, and used the effect of "Magic Beast - Cerberus" to protect him.

However, it is clear that John's current lineup can only defend against the power of magic and trap cards and no longer has the ability to interfere with monster effects. Therefore, the effects of both cards of "Gana Malden" were successfully activated and began to be processed.

【Cerbera, the Divine Beast of Devastation】【2☆/Light】

[Orc/Adjustment/Effect]

[1000/400]

A young Cerberus appears on the field, chained and guarded by a cunning-looking little devil. Also appearing is another form of "Gana Malden" Special Summoned from the Deck, "Magical God".

What's a little surprising is that although the Special Summon of [Magical God - Gamage] has no level restrictions and can Special Summon any powerful [Magical God] monster, in the end, "Gana Malden" did not choose any of the potentially high-attack or high-level [Magical God] monsters, but instead summoned a monster that looked rather weak.

(Looks weak (I'm sure of it))

[Magic God-Luli] [1☆/Light]

[Demon Race/Effect]

[200/400]

The infinite loop of the Demon God is quite interesting. The strongest ability of the main lineage is to be blown up, making it essentially the Demon God's own mini-dragon.