Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Then comes the Special Summon of [XYZ], banishing [X-Boss Cannon], [Y-Dragon Head], and [Z-Metal Track] from my field, and Special Summoning [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] from my Extra Deck!"

The classic red, blue, and yellow color scheme of the machine appeared on Hayato's field through the effect of [Disruptor Modification]. Like the previous [V-Jet Tiger] and [W-Ejector Wing], the three monsters were stacked on top of each other, with [Z-Metal Tracks] serving as the legs, [X-Boss Cannon] serving as the head, and [Y-Dragon Head] serving as the "dragon head".

【XYZ-Dragon Cannon】【ATK2800】

With the appearance of [XYZ-Dragon Cannon], Hayato summoned a total of three Fusion Monsters on his field in one turn. Not only was there [Disruptor King] which could be used to block the front row, but he also summoned two monsters from the same series, [VW] and [XYZ].

"Don't blink now, I'm going to banish [VW-Strike Tiger] and [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] from the field!" Hayato banished the necessary materials he had gathered on the field, holding a card above his head.

"Limiter removed, Level 8, Main bass boost control, all cleared! Infinite power, now unleashed, charge towards the other side of the dimension!"

"Go! Accelerate the integration! Come on!"

"【VWXYZ-Dragon Power Cannon】!!"

The machines on Hayato's field began to disintegrate and transform. The five machines connected and resonated with each other, constructing a tall mechanical giant with cannons, lasers, wings, and a giant hammer, like a mobile war bulwark!

【VWXYZ-Divine Dragon Assault Cannon】【ATK3000】

After summoning [VWXYZ-Dragon Power Cannon], Hayato activated the effect of a card in his graveyard: "The second effect of [Disruptor Modified] is to banish this card from my graveyard, then target the three banished [Disruptor] monsters, return them to the Deck, shuffle them, and draw one card."

"Finally, I will set both cards face down to end my turn."

[Hayato: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Disruptor King] [DEF3000]

【VWXYZ-Divine Dragon Assault Cannon】【ATK3000】

[Frontline Base] [Gaika] X2

The reason he didn't continue the fight was that Hayato felt he needed to gather some information about his opponent's deck before continuing the battle.

Regarding Anubis's "resurrection," he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a plot. When Anubis knocked everyone unconscious, he had just reacted and only had time to use the [Millennial Wisdom Wheel] to stabilize his mind and prevent it from going into a deep sleep.

After regaining consciousness, Hayato immediately got up to stop Anubis from obtaining the Pyramid of Light, but he was a step too late. Anubis had already obtained the Pyramid of Light and had even "received flesh".

If Anubis were to leave like this, it would likely cause the events in Hayato's memory to repeat themselves. If possible, Hayato wanted to avoid trouble as much as possible, which led to his current situation of stopping Anubis from participating in the Dark Game.

However, when choosing the deck to use in the duel, Hayato hesitated for a moment, because he couldn't quite recall that his impression of the "Pyramid of Light" incident was based on the card "Blue-Eyes Light Dragon," but he didn't have a clear memory of what cards Anubis, as the final boss, had used.

After all, that guy's total appearance time in the "Pyramid of Light" event didn't even exceed ten minutes, which is less than Pegasus's screen time, who was beaten up and had his cards stolen at the beginning. As a boss, he didn't have much presence. Unlike Paradox, who was recently defeated, he will always be remembered as the bravest boss in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh!.

The more crucial point is that Paradox has its own exclusive "Sin" deck, but Anubis took advantage of the fact that Kaiba was playing cards with Yugi and suddenly kicked Kaiba aside to play Yugi with Kaiba's deck, using only a few weak cards whose names Hayato couldn't even remember.

It seemed to be something like the Sphinx and a "Pyramid of Light," but anyway, they were all cards with unclear meanings.

Hayato vaguely remembered the card "Pyramid of Light," which, although he didn't know its exact workings, could forcefully counter the "Three Egyptian God Cards," so he deliberately didn't include "Ragnaros the Winged Dragon of Ra" and the others. However, since the opponent's deck couldn't possibly only contain those three cards, and their true nature was unknown, Hayato adopted a relatively conservative approach to his strategy.

The purpose of blocking the monster zone is to limit the opponent's explosive development. [VWXYZ] is a target that is out in the open. There are also two traps in the back row. Hayato thinks that this lineup is more than enough for probing.

"My turn..." It was Anubis's turn. He glanced at the monsters on Hayato's field, then disdainfully drew a card. "Draw!"

"Then, the magic card... activated! [Black Hole]!"

"Huh? [Black Hole]!"

With Hayato looking completely dumbfounded, Anubis cast an invincible "Black Hole" on the Duel Disk. A black dot appeared out of thin air in the center of the arena, and the surrounding light dimmed as if it had been swallowed up.

“The effect of [Black Hole] is to destroy all monsters on the field… but I don’t have any monsters on my field.” Anubis’s speech became more fluent as he looked triumphantly at Hayato. “So, your field… is completely empty…”

The moment the black hole, capable of indiscriminate destruction, appeared, almost instantly, both monsters that Hayato had painstakingly summoned in the previous round were captured by gravity and pulled into the black hole.

Both [Disruptor King] and [VW XYZ] were destroyed in an instant without any resistance. At the same time, because of the departure of [Disruptor King], the restrictions on Anubis's sealed area were also lifted.

"What happened?"

"I don't want that kind of thing!"

"My brilliant mind must not disappear!"

The three [Disruption] monsters struggled, but only followed the same path as Hayato's other monsters, being swallowed into the black hole and disappearing. As the monsters were destroyed, Hayato noticed a red light flashing on the "Pyramid of Light" worn by Anubis on his chest.

Anubis looked completely satisfied: "That's right, that's the feeling!"

"'Can you speak normally now?' That's what you're thinking right now, isn't it, you little brat over there?"

Just as Anubis began to speak normally, Hayato heard a voice coming from his own deck:

"Ugh! My body—"

"[Black] What's wrong with you?!"

"I...I have a bad feeling!"

[Disruption] The three brothers appeared beside Hayato, but their condition was visibly worse than before, so transparent that they were almost invisible.

Hayato instantly understood. Who else could be behind this? He stared at Anubis, who had a gleeful expression on his face.

Despite being stared at by Hayato, Anubis acted as if he didn't take Hayato seriously at all: "Hmph, no need to guess, it was me. Rather, it's an honor for those inferior spirits to be used by me to 'exchange' power."

As he spoke, Anubis reached out and touched the pyramid of light on his chest. "Even if I have to experience this power with my second life, I have to admit that I am indeed the king chosen by fate. As long as I carry out destruction without any scruples, I can usher in the future."

"Embracing the 'light' back then was definitely the right decision, hahaha!"

"Light?" Upon hearing this, Hayato couldn't help but examine the pyramid of "light" held up by Anubis more closely. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and he was certain that he had encountered it somewhere before.

[Blood Demon-D], [Yubel]...

"What the heck, the Light of Annihilation?!" Hayato stared wide-eyed at the pyramid of "light".

Chapter 518 You've been tricked!

“There’s no mistake, it’s definitely the aura of the ‘Light of Annihilation’.” Hayato frowned. “I didn’t expect that even this incident could be related to the ‘Light of Annihilation’. Just what is that thing?”

Hearing Hayato's mutterings, Anubis didn't respond, only giving a cold laugh:

“A thousand years ago, I relied on the power given to me by ‘light’ to gradually improve my status, but just when I was about to achieve my greatest goal in life, my life ended and I was buried by those fools.”

"Fortunately, I left the power of 'light' in the pyramid early on, which allowed me to be resurrected a thousand years later and continue to act as the agent of 'light' to destroy everything."

He pulled a card from his hand. "I'll use this card to announce my return!"

"I activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial' to send 'Executioner - Demon Shura' from my Deck to the Graveyard. Then, due to the effect of 'Executioner - Demon Shura,' I can directly activate a Trap Card from my hand: the Continuous Trap Card 'Pyramid of Light'!"

"Then, because of the existence of the Pyramid of Light, I pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon Sphinx Andrew and Sphinx Dereia from my hand!"

Anubis: 4000→3000LP

From the opened [Pyramid of Light] card, four triangular light curtains flew out, enveloping Hayato and Anubis, forming an area resembling the interior of a pyramid. As Anubis paid out his Life Points, two beams of light emerged from his body and landed on the field, transforming into two extremely tall monsters.

The Sphinx Andrew, with a lion's head and a human body, stands upright and looks extremely fierce;

[Sphinx Andrew] [10☆/Light]

[Orc/Effect]

[3000/2500]

And Sphinx Dereia, with a sphinx-like body and human head, a slender figure like a hunting beast, and a limb-based physique, whose appearance is more similar to that of a woman or female.

【Sphinx Dereya】【10☆/Light】

[Orc/Effect]

[2500/3000]

“I can summon two level 10 monsters at once, and their attack and defense are top-tier.” Anubis looked smugly at the two monsters on his field. “The only drawback is that the Sphinxes cannot attack the turn they are summoned or Special Summoned.”

"However, the effect of [First Executioner - Demon Asura] allows me to directly activate a trap from my hand again, paying 1000 Life Points to activate [Skill Drain], which negates the effects of all monsters on the field!"

Anubis: 3000→2000LP

After paying another 1000 Life Points on its own, Anubis's back row had an invincible [Skill Drain] card appear, indiscriminately locking down the effects of all monsters on both sides' fields.

On the surface, this card seems suitable for limiting the opponent's effect, but Anubis is using it to actively remove the restriction that his Sphinxes cannot attack during the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned.

This means Hayato will now have to face attacks from two monsters with a combined attack power of 5500 points, with nothing in front of him.

For Anubis, a direct attack would easily secure victory. However, when he looked at Hayato's position, just as he was about to utter a few words of contempt, he noticed that Hayato's expression was remarkably calm, showing no awareness of the danger he was in.

Moreover, his eyes were filled with confidence, as if he was completely unsurprised by Anubis's actions so far and that everything was under his control. He even looked at Anubis's two monsters on the field with a somewhat expectant and provocative gaze, as if he was anticipating their attack.

'That guy, does he have some kind of backup plan?'

Anubis glanced at the last card in his hand, wondering what the two cards Hayato had covered up would be, when he heard Hayato's smug laughter.

"Hmph, hahahaha, you summoned two level 10 monsters in one turn, I'll give you a little praise for your efforts. But if you think you can defeat me with monsters of that level, that's just wishful thinking."

"Chain with your [Skill Drain], I'm going to use this powerful card, the Continuous Trap Card [Royal Announcement], to negate the effects of all other Trap Cards on the field except this one!"

Hayato, with an arrogant smile, pressed the button to activate the face-down card, which then activated the [Royal Announcement] card in his back row.

The [Skill Drain] ability, which had already been activated, was about to extract power from the two [Sphinx] monsters on Anubis's field to remove the seals on their attacks. However, with the activation of [Royal Announcement], the effect of [Skill Drain] came to an abrupt halt.

Even the Pyramid of Light, which had previously been activated, had become somewhat dim and lackluster.

Sphinx Andrei and Sphinx Dereia retained their effects, but in doing so, they lost their ability to attack. This allowed Hayato to successfully avoid being defeated by a direct attack from the monster.

Looking at the [Pyramid of Light] and [Skill Draw], which had turned gray and become ineffective due to the [Royal Palace Announcement], Hayato crossed his arms and said smugly, "Hmph, this is the kind of scene that suits someone like you who has no light."

"I, Kobayashi Hayato, am the one who stands at the pinnacle, and that has never changed!"

However, the extremely smug Hayato heard Anubis also start laughing.

"Hehe, hehehehe!" Anubis covered most of his face with one hand, his golden hair swaying through his fingers, and laughed wildly, as if amused by Hayato's actions. "Such indescribable confidence! It's just a card, yet you're so smug. I thought you were going to pull out something amazing."

"Hahahaha!"

Anubis even laughed so hard he bent over: "And instead of using it during the battle phase where I was supposed to attack, you recklessly used the card you placed so much hope in during the main phase. You inferior humans are still just like you were a thousand years ago, completely lacking in the ability to be patient and restrained!"

“However, even if it is activated during the battle phase, the result will not change.” Anubis stopped laughing and revealed his last card in his hand. “As punishment for being my enemy, I will extinguish your hope.”

"Quick-Play Spell Card, [Whirlwind]! Destroy your [Royal Announcement]!"

"Then, the [Skill Drain] effect continues, removing the restriction that prevents [Sphinx Andrew] and [Sphinx Dereia] on my field from attacking!"

Anubis smiled coldly: "Finally, die in fear of me, and enter my battle phase!"

The storm destroyed the [Royal Announcement] card that Hayato had opened in the back row, and [Skill Drain] and [Pyramid of Light] regained their power, allowing the [Sphinxes] to successfully have their effects extracted and gain the power to attack.

Two monsters, one with the body of a sphinx and the other with the body of a human and the head of a lion, bared their teeth at Hayato, who in turn cooperated by displaying a "terrified" expression: "B-Baka!? My invincible [Royal Palace Announcement] has been ruined like this?"

"Oh no! Does this mean I'm going to be directly attacked!?"

"Hmph, perfectly correct answer. What a satisfying expression of despair." Anubis looked at Hayato with disdain, glancing at the Millennium Wisdom Wheel in front of him. "I thought that you, wearing the Wisdom Wheel, which is arguably the most evil of the seven alchemical artifacts, might be some powerful enemy."