Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

With Samejima's activation, a ring of barricades appeared around the monster he had placed face-down on the field. Although it didn't look very sturdy, it did indeed prevent Dan Kuroto's Cyber ​​End Dragon from launching an attack.

Because of the restriction that it "cannot attack monsters with their face down," even though it was ready to launch an attack, Cyber ​​Terminator could only helplessly close its mouth and extinguish the laser that was shining from its mouth.

"Tch, so they actually found a way to avoid the fight by taking a different approach." Hayato complained somewhat unhappily, "You kept saying you were going to show me my limits and give it your all, and this is all you've got?"

"After all, Dan Kuroto, what you summoned was the ultimate technique of the Cyber ​​Stream, the [Cyber ​​End Dragon], and its attack power has been increased to 8000 points. I'm afraid only someone with a bad brain would want to confront it head-on."

Samejima wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, he had his own explanation. Just because of Dan Kuroto's words, he didn't change his dueling style to go head-to-head with Cyber ​​End Dragon. Samejima isn't that kind of person. Having a good mentality is a basic quality for people who play heavy trap decks.

Moreover, Samejima's avoidance of battle also has its advantages, namely that since Dan Kuroto is unable to defeat him in one turn, he has to face the cost of pursuing a quick kill—not only the 4000-point effect damage caused by [Power Combination], but also the 1000-point effect damage caused by Samejima's [Illusion of Desire] which he activated earlier.

Hayato, of course, knew about Samejima's scheme. The saying "powerful cards often come with risks" is not just a saying. Not everyone is like Kaiba, using cards that seem to have side effects but are actually no different from having none, such as cards that reduce life, reduce life, and reduce life.

However, as everyone knows, if you were to summarize Hayato's basic tactics with a single card, it would indeed be—

"If that's the case, then there's nothing I can do. It's a bit of a shame, but a monster that can't advance the game to the next version has no reason to exist." Hayato sneered as he played a card. "Become the foundation for my entry into the next expansion, [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]."

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Mysterious Chinese Pot' to release my old friend 'Cyber ​​End Dragon' and restore a portion of its ATK to its Life Points!"

[Dan Kuroto: 4000→12000LP]

【Electronic Terminator Dragon】was silently sent to the graveyard by Hayato. This wasn't its first appearance, and almost every time it appeared, it was associated with 【Power Combination】. It either instantly killed someone or failed to kill someone and was "cooked up and eaten". We're used to it.

With the 8000-point attack power [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] disappearing from the field like a fleeting moment, Dan Kuroto's field was now empty, and he only had his last two cards left in his hand.

"Sending his own monster to the graveyard..." Rafael frowned slightly in the audience, but didn't think much of it. Sacrificing one's own monster temporarily for the sake of final victory is a normal practice for many duelists, and he wouldn't force others to do the same as him, not pursuing victory but focusing on protecting their monsters.

Back in the backstage area, Kaiba saw Hayato's actions through the camera and snorted coldly.

So you see, sacrificing monsters for victory is perfectly normal. That guy named "Rafael" definitely looked down on me!

"Face both cards in your hand." Hayato emptied his hand. Although he was clearly at a disadvantage, judging from his expression, others might think he was the one with the advantage. "Hmm, I've successfully passed the first test. Looks like a decent challenger."

"Then, Danrei Touou's round ends here. Show your fangs to the throne, Samejima Iemitsu."

[Dan Kuroto: 12000→7000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[GaiK] X2

When Dan Kuroto announced the end of the turn, the effects of [Power Combination] and [Illusion of Desire] took effect simultaneously, dealing a total of 5000 damage to Dan Kuroto's base score. However, thanks to the "big boost" of [Cyber ​​Dragon Termination], Dan Kuroto's base score was still as high as 7000 after taking such damage.

However, as soon as Hayato's turn ended, Samejima drew a card and immediately revealed a face-down card.

"My turn, I draw a card, and then I activate the spell card [Gift of Greed]."

On Hayato's field, a wooden box containing the Pot of Greed that he had used in the previous turn appeared.

“This card has the same effect as [Pot of Greed], allowing you to draw two cards, but not me, it’s you, Dan Kuroto.” Samejima said, summoning a monster. “Then, I will flip my monsters to summon.”

"My monster is, [Dark Familiar]."

This is an electron flow?!

Hayato doesn't want anything else right now, he just wants Samejima to translate exactly where he used "electron flow"?

The Dark Familiar that appeared on Samejima Island, Hayato looked at it from head to toe and saw no trace of a "cyber-flow" monster. In fact, apart from its iron weapon, it didn't have any other metal objects.

Moreover, even though Samejima had flipped it over, the Dark Familiar did not trigger any flipping effect.

After seemingly making an unnecessary flip of the Dark Familiar, Samejima played the card he had drawn that turn: "I will Tribute my flipped Dark Familiar to summon Cyber ​​Dragon."

"Then, when the flipped [Dark Familiar] is sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates." Samejima's voice revealed a hint of smugness. "Both players can choose one monster from their respective Graveyards and Special Summon it to the field in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position."

"Both sides can summon it?" Hayato was a little surprised. Samejima shouldn't have forgotten that he had [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon] in his graveyard, since it had just been sent to the graveyard last turn.

"The only monster I can Special Summon from my graveyard is [Dark Familiar], which I Special Summon face-down in Defense Position. So, Dan Kuroto, what about you?" Samejima asked with a smile. "You have [Cyber ​​Dragon] and [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] in your graveyard. What will you choose?"

Hayato answered Samejima's question without hesitation: "Generally speaking, if I were to Special Summon any monster from my graveyard without any special effects, I would probably choose Cyber ​​Ender Dragon, which has the highest attack power."

"However, I refuse, because my divine abilities cannot be seen through by the thinking of ordinary people, so I choose to Special Summon [Cyber ​​Dragon] in Attack Position!"

Although he didn't know what kind of graveyard Samejima would have if he deliberately reversed the [Dark Familiar] to activate its effect, Hayato felt he couldn't let Samejima have her way.

At the same time, pillars of light lit up on Hayato's and Samejima's fields. The Dark Familiar, which had just been released by Samejima and sent to the graveyard, returned to the field covered, while Hayato's Cyber ​​Dragon stood opposite Samejima's Cyber ​​Dragon.

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

Seeing that Hayato summoned Cyber ​​Dragon instead of Cyber ​​End Dragon, Samejima couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

“You made an unexpected choice, but it’s alright. Even if it’s [Cyber ​​Dragon], it’s not a big problem.” Samejima said, waving his hand forward. “Entering my battle phase, I’m going to use [Cyber ​​Dragon] to attack Dan Kuroto’s [Cyber ​​Dragon].

"Evolutionary Flame!"

"Use CyberDragon to attack CyberDragon? You're asking for death!" Hayato waved his hand and ordered, "Retaliate with Thunderbolt!"

The two electronic dragons, which looked exactly alike and seemed to have been made from the same mold, attacked each other. Since the two electronic dragons were identical in basic performance, the final result was that they were destroyed and sent to the graveyard.

"It's completely ineffective, not at all like an attack from an electron beam. It's utterly terrible, Samejima Iemitsu," Hayato commented nonchalantly.

Samejima simply smiled and didn't refute anything: "No, this way my grave is complete."

“Then, I’m going to activate the last face-down card on my field.” Samejima pressed his finger on the Duel Disk, playing a card that surprised even Hayato. “The card I’m activating is the Quick-Play Spell Card [Scrap Fusion]!”

"This card's effect is different from other cards; I can banish monsters from my opponent's graveyard to use as Fusion Material!"

Hayato suddenly looked down and saw that the graveyard area of ​​his Duel Disk had lit up. The two Cyber ​​Dragons that had been sent to the graveyard earlier, as well as the Cyber ​​Dragon that had just been destroyed, a total of three monsters were ejected.

Samejima pulled out a card: "Since Dan Kuroto, your assessment is that the attack isn't very good, then using this monster should be fine, right?"

"I will perform a fusion summon with three [Cyber ​​Dragons]. Come forth, my [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]!!"

What happened on the field made almost everyone's eyes widen.

Behind Samejima, as if replicating the summoning by Dan Kuroto in the previous round, the identical [Electronic Terminator Dragon] stretched out its mechanical body in the same posture. This time, the person being eyed by the three heads was Dan Kuroto instead of Samejima.

【Electronic Terminator】【ATK4000】

Honestly, during yesterday's KC Cup, the audience witnessed some bizarre plays, such as using the "Advanced Card" "Stargazer" and then Special Summoning the top card of the deck after three turns, or being killed by a "Fatal Five-Hit Combo" of five monsters with defensive piercing abilities while in defense position.

After all, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest, but they had never seen the opponent summon a Fusion Monster in the previous turn and then summon another identical Fusion Monster in the second turn.

"Damn it, how dare they touch my monster without the game administrator's permission!"

Hayato was very unhappy, and at the same time, he also learned what Samejima's previous tactics were all about.

The existence of [Scrap Fusion] means that Samejima can banish the [Cyber ​​Dragons] in Hayato's graveyard at any time to summon his [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]. What kind of NTR card is this?

Now that Hayato's field has been cleared again, Samejima's [Cyber ​​End Dragon] is moving unimpeded. If the attack passes, Hayato's Life Points will be deducted by a full 4000 points. Even if Hayato has 7000 Life Points, he cannot ignore such a high amount of damage.

“Because the fusion summoning was performed during my battle phase, [Cyber ​​End Dragon] can continue to attack.” Samejima was not overjoyed at summoning [Cyber ​​End Dragon], and his face remained as calm as ever. “Then, watch out for my full power, Dan Kuroto.”

"【Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon】Directly attacks the duelist!"

"Eternal Evolutionary Flame!"

The Cyber ​​End Dragon, a card rarely seen in Samejima's deck, opened its three mouths in quick succession, unleashing three dazzling beams of light that struck Hayato with almost no charge-up—

To Samejima's astonishment, "Dan Kuroto's" body was instantly destroyed by what should have been a projection attack. However, at the same time, another "Dan Kuroto" appeared from the side, seemingly "almost" unharmed.

The reason for putting "almost" in quotation marks is that compared to the 4000 attack power of the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], the change in "Dan Kuroto's" base score is really too small.

[Dan Kuroto: 7000→6000LP]

“The Continuous Trap Card [Light-Sealing Sword] allows you to pay 1000 Life Points to negate an attack when your opponent declares an attack,” Hayato explained. “You’ve only progressed 1% towards winning the game; you’re still a long way from defeating me.”

“Using Life Points as a price to avoid further losses, this dueling style is truly…” Samejima sighed, but his expression remained relaxed. “Well then, I have no more moves to make, my turn ends here.”

"At the same time, during my end phase, the effect of [Illusion of Desire] takes effect, and you, who drew two cards because of [Gift of Greed], will suffer 1000 points of effect damage."

[Dan Kuroto: 6000→5000LP]

Samejima: 4000LP, 0 card in hand

【Electronic Terminator】【ATK4000】

[Inner Side Guardian Monster (Dark Familiar)]

[Time Capsule] [The Illusion of Desire]

Another 1000 points of basic score were deducted. Even though Hayato still had plenty of basic score, he couldn't help but pay more attention to Samejima's [Illusion of Desire].

All in all, Samejima has deducted 2000 base points from Hayato using this card. Compared to the tactics he used before that revolved around the [Cyber ​​Summoning Demolition Device], this tactic is obviously much more efficient.

Even if Hayato has a lot of Life Points, they are still limited. Constantly replenishing his hand with a large number of cards would be too much of a burden, but not replenishing his hand would seem foolish.

However, as the saying goes, "powerful cards often come with risks." The effect of 【Illusion of Desire】 is not limited to Hayato but affects both of them. If Samejima draws a card because of its effect, he will also be affected.

Unfortunately, Hayato hasn't drawn the "Heavenly General's Treasure Card" yet, which allows Samejima to draw six cards in one turn when he's empty-handed. Otherwise, this move would definitely have been incredibly satisfying for him.

In addition, the existence of [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] is also very troublesome. A monster that can surpass the 3000 mark and exceed the attack power calculation unit [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] can be regarded as one of the top ace cards in various decks. Its attack power of up to 4000 points is enough to make it stand out from the crowd, not to mention its troublesome defense penetration ability.

However, as a fusion monster, Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon has a weakness that other monsters with individual combat power exceeding 3000 do not have.

"My turn, draw a card." Hayato glanced at the card he had drawn and put it into his hand. Then he took out another card that he had drawn because of [Gift of Greed] and looked at [Cyber ​​End Dragon].

“The same monster only needs to appear once. Overusing the same model will only lead to aesthetic fatigue.” Hayato inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone and gave a healthy smile. “【Cyber ​​End Dragon】, it’s better to keep it as a limited edition.”

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Fusion Release]!"

Before Samejima's horrified eyes, the fusion process of [Electronic Terminator Dragon] was reversed, and it disappeared from Samejima's field almost instantly!

The technique of using 【Fusion Release】 is widely known because of the duel between Jonouchi and Kaiba in the semi-finals of Duel City. However, in most cases, this technique is not applicable.

After all, not everyone has a powerful Fusion Monster, and not everyone can draw a [Fusion Deactivation] before the opponent summons a powerful Fusion Monster.

Samejima, of course, knew this technique too. He slapped his forehead, feeling somewhat annoyed:

Oh dear, it's impossible to guard against!

Chapter 409 The so-called god is an existence that can never be defeated.

After effortlessly bounced Cyber ​​End Dragon back into Samejima's deck using Fusion Release, Hayato glanced at his hand with a slightly troubled expression.

Currently, Samejima only has one face-down Dark Familiar on the field. If he can flip it over and destroy it, Hayato can use its effect to revive Cyber ​​End Dragon from his Graveyard.

Even if Samejima can Special Summon monsters from his Graveyard, he only has one Cyber ​​Dragon in his Graveyard right now, which is no match for Cyber ​​End Dragon. This is the benefit of Fusion Deactivation: instead of destroying, it returns the card to the Deck.

The problem now is that Hayato accidentally doesn't have any monster cards in his hand. Including the "Fusion Release" card he just played, all three of his cards are spell cards.

But it doesn't matter. Who says you can't kill someone without monster cards?

"In short, Duel Monsters is a game of wits, not much different from chess. In that case, I can use some unconventional tactics without any problem." Hayato played a card, "Activate the Spell Card [Bitter Choice]!"

As the card was activated, five cards appeared in front of Samejima—two [Cyber ​​Load Fusion] cards, one [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] card, and two [Primal Cyber ​​Dragon] cards.

Without monster cards, Hayato can add monster cards to his hand using card effects, and since it's not a "draw," it won't trigger the effect of "Illusion of Desire."