Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

John said, but then took a card from the graveyard, "And at this very moment, I will use the power of this card from the graveyard! Spell Card: [Gem of Protection]!"

Gana Malden still vaguely remembered the card John had taken out, after all, the effect of that card was really strange. It was called "Blessing", but it actually destroyed the [Crystal Beast] on his field. It was really ironic.

"What does it mean to pull out that card again now?"

"Hmph, although the first effect is to destroy the [Crystal Beast] monster on my field to create clones of [Crystal Beast Tokens], the power of [Crystal Blessing] is actually the power that sends the present power to the distant future. It is an action that makes a sacrifice for the sake of 'blessing'. And now, it is time to take back the power that was sent to the future last turn!"

John said, banishing the card "Crystal Blessing," "If 'Crystal Blessing' is in my Graveyard or if a 'Crystal Beast' card is placed in my Spell & Trap Zone, I can activate this effect by banishing this card—this effect can even be activated during the Damage Step."

"Special Summon one [Crystal Beast] monster card from my Spell & Trap Zone! And the card I choose is, of course—Sapphire, Soar Anew!"

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 saying goodbye. 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 summons can be performed outside of the hand and field, fusion summons that don't require Spell Cards, fusion summons from a single monster, or even... Fusion Summons using the opponent's cards." He paused slightly when mentioning the last one, then said, "In that case, Synchro Summons that don't occur on the field, or even those summoned from Tuner or non-Tuner monsters, aren't impossible!"

“John Anderson! Although you’ve added the ‘ammunition’ for the activation of the effect of [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins], its effect can still only be used to restrict the activation of Spell/Trap Cards, so I just need to continue using the effects of monsters!”

Showing two cards in his hand, "Gana Malden" said, "The effect of the [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]

Chapter 1810 Reggie's Three-Stage Charge!

"What powerful effects does that monster have?"

Seeing the low-powered [Demon God - Luri] appear, John said warily.

But "Gana Malden" glanced at [Magic God - Luli] and said, "This card? This card's effect is only somewhat useful when it's in your hand. If it's already on the field, then it's useless."

"I don't want to use this monster to attack or activate its effects; all I need is its level."

Picking up two cards from the Duel Disk, "Gana Malden" said, "Send my Level 4 Tuner monster [Magical God - Gamage] and Level 1 non-Tuner monster [Magical God - Lurie] to the Graveyard as Synchro Materials. The material requirement is one or more [Magical God] Tuner monsters plus one non-Tuner monster!"

"Swift lightning destroys everything, and surging flames bring annihilation!"

"Summoning Synchro, Level 4☆ + 1☆ = 5☆!"

"Lightning speed—[Demon God - Legion]!"

[Demon God - Legion] [5 stars/Light]

[Demon Race/Synchronization/Effect]

[2300/1800]

As the new [Magical God] descended onto the field of "Gana Malden", John frowned and said, "Its attack power has increased to 2300 points... Is this the power of Synchro Summoning, allowing an individual to continuously absorb the power of other monsters and evolve?"

"However, don't forget that because of the effect of [G of Multiplication], 'Malden', the more monsters you Special Summon, the more cards I can replenish in my hand!"

【约翰·安德森：4000LP，手牌：1→2→3→4→5】

Because of his opponent's consecutive special summons, John's hand size increased dramatically to five cards, preparing him for his next turn.

Ghana Malden looked at John's hand and sneered: "You think only your monsters can replenish your hand? Using [Magic God] consumes a lot of your hand, so it's only natural that I also have a way to replenish my hand using them."

"The effect of [Demon God - Legion] can only be activated when this card is Synchro Summoned, and I draw cards until I have two cards in my hand; and the effect of [Demon God - Gamage] can only be activated when this card is sent to the Graveyard, and I draw cards equal to the number of [Demon God] Synchro Monsters I control, and then discard one card from my hand."

"C1 [Magic God - Legion] C2 [Magic God - Gamaki], I draw a card from my deck and then discard the card I drew."

The seemingly meaningless action, however, was accompanied by a smirk as "Gana Malden" drew a card from the top of his deck: "I drew the monster card [Magic God - Maxia], and then I discarded it because of the effect of [Magic God - Gamage].

"Since my hand is still 0 cards, I can draw two cards from my deck under the effect of the [Demon God - Legion] that has been dealt with!"

She replenishes two cards from her deck, and at that moment, the card of [Magic God Maxia], which had just been sent to the graveyard in "Gana Malden's" graveyard, lights up. She raises her Duel Disk and says, "Next, because of the effect of [Magic God Maxia], if this card is discarded from the hand to the graveyard, I can add one [Magic God] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand."

【“加纳·马尔登”：4000LP，手牌：0→1→0→2→3】

Seeing that his opponent's hand had grown to three cards, John calmly said, "It's useless. Even if you find some magic cards, I can negate and destroy the effect of [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]. Even if your hand is full of magic cards, I can activate the effect three times in a row to negate them all!"