Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Then came the direct attack from the [Primal Cyber ​​Dragon]!"

"Garuru Missile!"

[Ameruda: 3500→2400LP]

As the white laser swept across, Ameruda took a step back, his face quite grim, due to the two consecutive deductions of his basic points.

His goal was to destroy the Kaiba Corporation and kill Seto Kaiba. Therefore, he paid close attention to Kaiba's movements and naturally watched the Duel City finals broadcast on television. In that duel, Kaiba had a significant advantage in the early stages, using both Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

Based on this duel, Ameruda believed that if he wanted to defeat Kaiba and inflict a complete defeat on him, he would need to be even better than Hayato. In other words, if Ameruda could defeat Hayato, then he would have a 1000% chance of defeating Kaiba.

His encounter with Hayato in the preliminary rounds was purely accidental, but who could compare? Hayato, who was not using his main deck but the rarely used Cyber ​​Dragon deck and whose deck did not contain any God cards, was able to gain the upper hand in the first round of the battle and even deal nearly half of his life points as damage.

“It was truly an lapse in composure…” Ameruda lowered his head, his voice filled with suppressed anger.

Even Hayato Kobayashi, who wasn't at his best, couldn't achieve a complete victory, so how could he possibly defeat Seto Kaiba?

When will I be able to exact my revenge?

"I'll cover one card, and my turn ends." Hayato couldn't read minds, so he naturally didn't know what Ameruda was thinking at that moment, nor could he imagine how someone could be so angry that they were about to lose their mind just because they lost 1600 Life Points.

[Hayato: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

[Original Electronic Dragon][ATK1100]

【GaiKa】

When it was Ameruda's turn, he did not immediately draw a card from the top of his deck. Instead, he looked up at Hayato and gave him an indescribable expression.

It seemed like jealousy, resentment, and at the same time, a mixture of approval and disapproval.

"Hayato Kobayashi, I have to admit, you are a true duel king. Even when using a deck you are not very familiar with, you can still tap into its potential to this extent."

As he spoke, Ameruda glanced down at his deck: "You may not know this, but I have always hated this deck I use, because it represents the root of my pain. Every time I draw a card, I am tearing open my wounds."

"I heard the cries of the dead, I heard the gunfire and smelled the smoke of gunpowder."

Ameruda closed his eyes, his expression calming down. At the same time, he touched the card at the top of the deck with his index and middle fingers. "But it is precisely because of this that I can see more clearly where my purpose lies."

"I will kill that man, even if I become like the person who caused the hatred in me!"

"I'll use this gacha pull to show you my resolve!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Then, I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed]!"

As Ameruda drew two cards, Hayato's gaze sharpened, because he could sense that the card Ameruda had just drawn had a very clear card spirit's power attached to it!

In other words, it seems that Ameruda was incredibly lucky to have drawn such a powerful card.

"I will activate the effect of [Mech Fortress] in my hand, discarding any Machine-Type monsters from my hand whose combined Level is 8 or higher, and Special Summon [Mech Fortress] from my hand! The one I'm discarding is the Level 10 [Mech Forces - Armed Forces]!"

"Roar! This is divine retribution! Come forth, [Mech Fortress]!"

As Ameruda placed a card into the graveyard, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a hollowed-out cannon barrel burst forth from the earth. Following closely behind the cannon barrel was a strangely shaped tank, which immediately pointed its cannon barrel at Hayato, as if threatening him!

[Mech Fortress] [7 stars/location]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[2500/1600]

"This is my resolve, Hayato Kobayashi. As long as I can achieve my goal, I'm willing to become a demon, even if it means using this weapon of slaughter filled with evil!" Ameruda said, casting out the last card in her hand. "I'm equipping the Magic Card [Air Decryption Storm] to [Mech Fortress], and then entering the battle phase!"

With that, Ameluda waved his hand forward: "Begin the attack! [Mech Fortress], attack [Cyber ​​Dragon]!"

"Electromagnetic artillery fire!"

Upon receiving Ameruda's order, the [Mech Fortress] immediately turned its cannons around and aimed them at the [Electronic Dragon] which was on guard. The hollow cannon began to charge, and with a loud "boom," a shell was fired at three times the speed of sound. Even the sound could not keep up with its speed, and it struck the [Electronic Dragon]'s head in an instant, causing Hayato excessive combat damage!

[Hayato: 4000→3600LP]

Before Hayato could catch his breath, Ameruda gave another order: "This isn't over yet. My resolve goes far beyond this!"

"The effect of [Air Decryption Storm] can only be activated when the equipped monster destroys an opponent's monster in battle. During this battle phase, the [Mech Fortress] equipped with [Air Decryption Storm] can only attack once more!"

"Target locked on [Primal Electronic Dragon], reload, second electromagnetic cannon shot!"

Having just fired an electromagnetic cannon, the alien cannon barrel of the [Mech Fortress] was already overheating from the excessive current it had been charged with. It would normally need a short break before it could attack again. However, with the activation of the [Air Decryption Storm] it was equipped with, a large amount of air was drawn into the barrel to accelerate cooling. In just an instant, the [Mech Fortress] regained its ability to attack!

"boom!"

Faced with the standard protagonist's ace attack power of 2500 points from the [Mech Fortress], the [Primal Electronic Dragon] tried to put up a fight, but its driving reaction speed could not keep up with the flight speed of the electromagnetic cannon projectile, and it was destroyed and sent to the graveyard in an instant.

[Hayato: 3600→2200LP]

"Well!"

It seemed that even the card spirits in the [Mech Fortress] sensed their master's desire to win. Hayato felt that the force of this attack was quite high, and with a muffled groan, he couldn't help but take half a step back to receive the impact.

Amelda looked at Hayato with a very serious expression: "Duel King, did you feel the pain? But this is just the pain simulated by the Kaiba Corporation's virtual projection system, which is not even one ten-thousandth of my pain."

"Feel even more pain in the duel to come, Kobayashi Hayato. Let this pain become a stepping stone for me to achieve my ambitions!"

"Face a card down, my turn is over."

[Ameruda: 2400LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Mech Fortress】(Air Decryption Storm)【ATK2500】

【GaiKa】

After listening to what Ameruda had to say, Hayato's gaze bypassed the temporarily shut-down Mech Fortress and met Ameruda's.

“I could feel your pain from your attack just now. Ameruda, you’re carrying hatred on your shoulders, aren’t you?” Hayato’s face showed a helpless expression. “If it were Seth here, he would probably say something like ‘hatred is in the past’ or ‘I can only see the future’?”

"But I won't say those empty words."

As he spoke, Hayato's fingers rested on the deck, and without hesitation, he drew a card: "My turn, draw."

"Someone once said that people's joys and sorrows are not shared. Unfortunately, although I felt your pain, I could not understand it, especially your idea of ​​using Duel Monsters to bring pain to more people."

"I've said it before, Duel Monsters are meant to bring smiles to people's faces. You've gone down the wrong path by using them to inflict pain."

As he spoke, Hayato looked at the card in his hand, somewhat surprised that he had drawn such a card. But since he had drawn it, he might as well use it.

“Since we’re dealing with you who’s been using Duel Monsters in the wrong way, this card would be better, wouldn’t it?” Hayato’s lips curled into a smile as he flipped the card over to show Amelda, even tapping the side of it unconsciously. “I activate the Spell Card: Treasure Card of Life-Slaying!”

"I draw cards from my deck until I have five cards in my hand. During my fifth Standby Phase after activating this card, I discard all cards in my hand!"

Hayato swiftly drew his card, looked at it in his hand, and said with a smile, "But there's no need for that, because I'll end this duel this very turn!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Overload Fusion]!"

Chapter 381 The Old Friend Who Was Repeatedly Abandoned

As Hayato inserted [Overload Fusion] into the magic trap area, almost simultaneously, Amelda felt a violent tremor coming from the dueling platform beneath her feet.

The ground suddenly cracked open, and from Hayato's graveyard, one after another, mechanical monsters emerged, their bodies covered in dust and rubble—[Cyber ​​Dragon], [Primitive Cyber ​​Dragon], [Cyber ​​Dragon II], and so on.

"Ameruda, watch closely. This is the hope that the power of [Future Fusion] that you previously blocked has created for me." Hayato looked at the terrifying number of Machine-Type monsters on his field and smiled confidently. "Even if we are buried in the dust again and again, we must still move towards the future. Even the power in the graveyard will become my driving force!"

"The effect of [Overload Fusion] is to banish the Fusion Material Monsters determined by the Machine-Type DARK Fusion Monster from my field and Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster!"

As he spoke, Hayato raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "Click~"

"Oh!"

With Hayato's snap of his fingers, a mechanical monster exploded.

Taking advantage of the monster's self-destruction, dozens of monsters that appeared in front of Hayato exploded one after another, turning into fragments scattered all over the ground, and were absorbed by the deep black hole that appeared above Hayato's field at some unknown time.

One monster after another was expelled from Hayato's grave, and Ameruda felt the high-energy reaction emanating from the black hole more and more clearly. He remembered quite clearly that there were thirty-two monsters sleeping in Hayato's grave, and about that number had participated in the self-destruction.

Is this amount of fusion material for the Chimera Overload Dragon that Hayato tried to summon using Future Fusion but was interrupted by?!

Emerging from the black hole, the enormous mechanical construct that had been prevented from appearing once before slowly emerged, making Ameruda feel as if it were facing a formidable enemy.

The imposing presence is secondary; what's really outrageous is the way the [Chimera Overload Dragon] is designed to reveal its form – isn't it a bit too exaggerated?!

In terms of size, the Chimera Overload Dragon is not very large, only about twice the size of the Mech Fortress on the Ameluda field. However, the number of mechanical dragon heads connected to the Chimera Overload Dragon's thick body is outrageous, enough to make anyone with trypophobia faint on the spot. It is almost like the Gorgon from mythology.

"The power of [Chimera Overload Dragon] comes from the number of materials used when it is fused. Because the fusion materials I used are all the monsters in my graveyard, the original ATK and DEF of [Chimera Overload Dragon] will become 32 times 800."

"However, it is also because of this power that exceeds its capacity that when the [Chimera Overload Dragon] is successfully fused and summoned, all the cards on my field except for it will be sent to the graveyard."

As Hayato sent his face-down cards to the graveyard, the data for [Chimera Overload Dragon] was displayed as Hayato finished speaking.

【Matching Overload Dragon】【9☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

【？ /？ →25600/25600】

"Attack power, 25600?!" Ameruda's eyes widened in disbelief at the number before her. She rubbed her eyes, trying to make sure she hadn't misread the number.

Compared to the unimaginable, limitless attack power of the Obelisk Titan, the Chimera Overload Dragon's attack power, while somewhat limited, is all the more awe-inspiring precisely because it remains within the realm of conventional understanding.

"With this level of attack power, a single strike could decide the outcome of a duel!"

Hayato smiled when he heard Ameruda's assessment: "Ameruda, if your deck symbolizes the memories of your painful past, then my Cyber ​​Dragon symbolizes the infinite possibilities of the future."

"Don't blink now, [Chimera Overload Dragon] is the last monster you'll ever see. Defeat is inevitable!"

"Enter my battle phase, [Chimera Overload Dragon], destroy [Mech Fortress]!"

"A combo attack from the gods and demons!"

As he spoke, Hayato pointed to the [Mech Fortress] on the field in Ameruda. The [Chimera Overload Dragon] standing behind him opened its mouth, and a dense beam of lasers, like rain, swept towards the target.

If this attack hits, Amelda will suffer a staggering 23100 points of combat damage in one go. Even if the duel doesn't turn into a dark duel for some unknown reason, this level of impact is enough to knock someone unconscious!

Dense beams of light rained down, and at that moment, Ameruda revealed a smug smile: "A magnificent offensive, but Kobayashi Hayato, this level of brilliance can't possibly wash away the gloom in my heart."

"I'll repeat it again, I will win, I will stand before that man and deliver him utter defeat, and for that I'm willing to sell my soul to the devil!" Ameruda's face-down card from the previous turn suddenly flipped open, sending a beam of light flying towards [Chimera Overload Dragon], "I'll use this face-down card of mine to launch a counterattack against you!"

"Trap Card [Absorption Shield]!"

The beam of light shot out to meet the rain of beams, and just as it was about to dissipate, it suddenly opened up, transforming into a transparent membrane that blocked Ameruda and his [Mech Fortress] from behind.

A dense rain of beams, brimming with destructive power, fell upon the seemingly fragile membrane, but failed to break through it. Instead, it seemed to provide the membrane with a large amount of energy, causing its color to deepen considerably.

As the membrane dissipated, Hayato saw Ameruda with a smug look on her face.