Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Enraged by Hayato, Misawa Hiroya glared at him and said irritably, "My turn is over!"

I knew all along that besides being extremely famous as the Duel King, Hayato Kobayashi was also known for the high number of trap cards in his deck, so why did I stupidly continue his turn?

[Hiroya Misawa: 4000LP, 1 card in hand]

【Destroyer Swordsman】【ATK2600】

【GaiKa】X2 (Heart-shaped Teapot)

After Hiroya Misawa's torturous turn ended, it was Kaiba's turn. Although his opponent tried to set a card to hinder Kaiba, thanks to Hayato's activation of "Heart-Stopping Pot," Kaiba, who was supposed to start his third turn, was able to play without any hindrance and confidently.

"My turn, draw a card, and then activate the Continuous Spell Card [Blue-Eyes Illusion]." Without his signature [Fusion], [Fusion Deactivation], and three [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] in his standard starting hand, Kaiba first played a Continuous Spell Card. "This card can be used directly or activated by revealing a [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my hand. In that case, I can Special Summon a monster directly from my hand."

"I reveal [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], and then Special Summon [Blue-Eyes Steelix] from my hand!"

Compared to the traditional Blue-Eyes, the Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon, which is more similar in appearance to the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon and the Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon, descends with its wings of light spread on its back. Upon entering the field, it suddenly spews a beam of laser at Hiroya Misawa's Destruction Swordsman, shattering the gem on the longsword in his hand.

【Blue-Eyes Steel Armor Dragon】【ATK2500】

Despite the increase in the number of Dragon-type monsters on the field, the [Destroyer Swordsman] did not gain any attack power. Hiroya Misawa knew without a doubt that it was caused by the beam of light emitted when the [Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon] entered the field.

Kaiba then spoke up, saying, "If [Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon] is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, target one face-up monster your opponent controls and negate its effects. This effect has no turn limit and continues to work as long as that monster is still on the field."

Although Kaiba said that those he had defeated once were not worthy of his memory, that did not mean he would forget the tactics of Hiroya Misawa that he had just learned.

The "Destruction Swordsman" can increase the attack power of each dragon monster, and the "Destruction Sword Fusion" can fuse with one's own dragon monster. The latter may have already been dealt with by Hayato's "Heart-Suppressing Pot". It's just a "Destruction Swordsman" monster. If I can't even deal with such a monster, wouldn't I be laughed to death by Kobayashi Hayato?

"Permanently ineffective? But even so, the attack of the [Destruction Swordsman] is still higher than that of the [Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon]." Hiroya Misawa said stubbornly, but he saw Kaiba reveal a mocking sneer.

"Hmph, I never said I was going to send Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon to fight Destroyer. She's done her best. The rest will naturally be handled by my other Blue-Eyes monsters." With that, Kaiba removed the Blue-Eyes Steel Dragon card from the Duel Disk. "The effect of Blue-Eyes Illusion is activated. Once per turn, target one face-up monster I control and return it to its owner's hand."

"And after that, based on the original card effect of the monster that returns to my hand. If the card name is not [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], I will Special Summon one [Blue-Eyes] from my hand."

"【Blue-Eyes Steelix】Return to my hands, and then come to my side, my glory, my Tamashi!"

[Blue-Eyes Steel Armor Dragon] successfully retreated, its form gradually becoming transparent and disappearing from Kaiba's field, returning to his hand. In its place, the familiar white spirit dragon once again soared in front of Kaiba.

"【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】!"

The monster that has almost become synonymous with 3000 ATK—Blue-Eyes White Dragon—unsurprisingly appeared on Kaiba's field. Even though it couldn't enter the Battle Phase, Kaiba still chose to Special Summon it in Attack Position. Blue-Eyes White Dragon bared its fangs at the Destroyer Swordsman, whose effect had been negated and whose ATK was still 2600, seemingly planning where to bite it later.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK3000]

Unfortunately, since it's only the third round, Kaiba can't enter the battle phase for now, no matter what he thinks. After summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he takes out two cards from his hand and inserts them into the Spell & Trap Zone, saying, "Wait a little longer, Blue-Eyes, it'll be ready soon. I'll set two cards face down, end of turn."

Seto Kaiba: 4000LP, 2 cards in hand

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK3000]

[Blue-Eyed Illusion] [Given Card] x2

Chapter 879 Silver and Gold

Seeing that Kaiba had finished his turn, Hayato immediately placed his finger on the button on the Duel Disk to activate face-down cards, staring at the mysterious person opposite him.

"My turn, draw a card." The moment he heard the mysterious person draw a card and enter the preparation phase, Hayato immediately pressed the button.

"Hey you over there, during your preparation phase, I'm going to activate these two cards in my back row."

As the button was pressed, two more cards were revealed on Hayato's back field, one red and one green. They were the Trap Card [Chain Material] and the Quick-Play Spell Card [Instant Fusion].

"The effect of 【Instant Fusion】 is to send the Fusion Material Monsters specified by the Fusion Monster Card from my field to the Graveyard, and then Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from the Fusion Deck." After a pause, Hayato spread his hands and said, "However, powerful cards often come with great risks. The monster summoned by this Speed ​​2 Fusion Summon will be destroyed at the end of the turn it is brought to the field."

"In other words, even if you summon a powerful monster, it can only be on the field for one turn, and since it's not your turn, it can basically only be used for defense, right?" Hiroya Misawa nodded in understanding. "I see, I completely understand."

"But you're talking about sending monsters from your field to the graveyard, but don't you only have one [Silver Castle Statue] on your field?"

"Are you going to send Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the graveyard?"

In this 2v2 duel, Kaiba and Hayato are teammates and can use monsters on the field. For example, Kaiba can take Hayato's monster as a tribute to Tribute Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Hayato can take Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon as Fusion Material.

However, the two sides' fields are in an independent state. If the mysterious person attacks Kaiba with a monster, Kaiba can only use his own Blue-Eyes White Dragon instead of Hayato's Silver Castle Statue to defend. If Hayato uses Instant Fusion to summon a fusion monster, it can only be placed on his own field, which will cause Kaiba to lose his only monster and have to face the direct attack of the enemy's monster.

Upon hearing Hiroya Misawa's words, Kaiba turned to look at Hayato, his eyes narrowing.

"Don't look at me like that, Seth. You're my dearest friend, my brother. How could I possibly use your wife—I mean, your monster?" Hayato quickly reassured Kaiba, then pointed to another card he had opened. "Although I do only have one monster on my field, who said I was going to use a card on the field to fuse it?"

"C1 [Instant Fusion] C2 [Chain Material] The effect of [Chain Material] is that when I perform a Fusion Summon this turn, I can banish monsters from my Deck, hand, field, or Graveyard to serve as Fusion Material. Don't try to fathom my divine abilities with your mortal wisdom!"

White smoke billowed from Hayato's Duel Disk deck area. Card after card was automatically retrieved by the Duel Disk and handed to Hayato, who then banished them all at once. The rising smoke revealed several monsters of various shapes behind Hayato.

Hayato took out a card and held it between his fingers, announcing the names of the monsters used as fusion materials, one by one: "The monsters that summoned this card are all eleven of the [Hellfire] monsters! I'll say it one last time, the fusion needs to be accelerated!"

"【Decimal Tube】, 【Satan】, 【Beelzebub】, 【Lucifer】, 【Astaroth】, 【Asmodeus】, 【Belphinger】, 【Baal】, 【Admiral】, 【Lilith】, 【Nama】!"

"O Creator God who embodies chaos, summon the wishes of those of us who have long since departed! Gather! The power of the [Hellfire Machine]!"

"Fusion Summon! [Hellfire Machine - Tiera]!"

Colorful flames rose into the air, outlining a gigantic shell. The moment Hayato slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, the god who had gathered all eleven [Hellfire] monsters opened his eyes.

【Hellfire Machine - Tiera】【11☆/Flame】

[Demon Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3400/3600]

"Its attack power is even higher than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!?" Hiroya Misawa, oblivious to the murderous glare Kaiba suddenly gave him, said to himself, "Is this design based on Samael, the 'blind god' who is the lion-headed, dragon-bodied creator god in Gnosticism, a fusion of Jewish and Christian elements?"

"But what's the point of summoning such a powerful monster? It's just a one-time use item that can only exist for one turn."

Hiroya Misawa was unaware of Hayato's purpose in summoning [Hellfire Machine Tierra]. Hayato, too lazy to argue with him, simply waved his hand and said, "I can't attack during the turn I use [Chain Material], and [Hellfire Machine Tierra] summoned by fusion with the effect of [Chain Material] will be destroyed at the end of the turn, but it doesn't matter, because the moment she was summoned, I had already achieved my goal."

"The fusion materials for 【Inferno Tierra】 are 【Inferno Nama】, 【Inferno Lilith】, and one or more 【Inferno】 monsters. Depending on the type of fusion materials, 【Inferno Tierra】 will activate multiple effects when the fusion summon is successful."

"In cases with three or more types, each player selects three cards from their Fusion Deck and sends them to the Graveyard; in cases with five or more types, three cards are sent from the top of each player's Deck to the Graveyard; in cases with eight or more types, each player selects up to three cards that they banish and returns them to the Graveyard."

Hayato, who had just selected three cards from his Fusion Deck and sent them to the Graveyard, paused and sneered, "And in cases with ten or more types, both players send all their cards to the Graveyard!"

"Hey!" Upon hearing this, Kaiba glared at Hayato, only to see Hayato shrug helplessly. "Sorry, Kaiba, this is a necessary sacrifice."

"Hmph, do you think I'd believe your nonsense?" With a cold snort, Kaiba, who was affected by Hayato's actions, also selected three cards from his Fusion Deck and sent them to the graveyard. After flipping over three cards from the top of his deck, he sent them to the graveyard along with the two cards he had left in his hand.

"Heh, it really is a 'pure Silver Castle' deck."

Hearing the sarcastic remarks from the seahorse, Hayato retorted, "The name 'Silver Castle' itself suggests a castle. Isn't it reasonable for such a large castle to house other demon-type monsters? My castle is quite large, by the way."

"It's an effect that destroys the hand!? Damn it! I should have known better than to keep the card in the first place." The card in his hand, along with the three cards flipped over from the top of his deck, were sent to the graveyard. Unlike Kaiba and Misawa Hiroya, he was able to retrieve the two monsters, "Horse-Headed Demon" and "Bull-Headed Demon," which had been banished by the effect of "Dimensional Arena," back to the graveyard.

However, the one most affected by the effect of [Hellfire Machine Tierra] was the mysterious man who had just started his turn. He had six cards in his hand but hadn't even had a chance to play them before the effect of [Hellfire Machine Tierra] cleared them all, leaving him empty-handed.

Hayato tried to see what cards his opponent sent to the graveyard so he could figure out what deck they were using, but it seemed the mysterious person was on guard. Only the top card, "Heavenly Treasure Card," was visible in the graveyard; Hayato couldn't see anything else.

However, it's a good thing to know that the other party's "Heavenly Treasure" has already been sent to the graveyard.

Thinking this, Hayato saw the mysterious person suddenly say, "Ban this card that was just sent to my grave and activate its effect."

'Excluding self-activated cards from the graveyard? Hmph, nothing to worry about.' Kaiba wasn't too concerned about what cards the mysterious person activated, but he noticed that Hayato next to him was somewhat stunned when he saw the card the other party took out and displayed from the graveyard.

Kaiba looked at the card the other party had shown him and realized it was a card he didn't recognize. At that moment, the mysterious person spoke again, saying, "From my deck, I'm placing a [Golden Kingdom Elixir of Immortality] Spell/Trap Card face down on my field!"

The mysterious man held a card named "Guardian of the Golden Land," and the deck he was using was—

"I'm in a super country!?"

Hayato never imagined that his impulsive decision to use the [Silver City] deck for a duel would result in encountering a [Golden Country] deck user. The two major trap decks, Gold and Silver, had actually come together. Who would have thought that such two hidden talents could gather in this small Egyptian city!

Compared to Hayato's Silver Castle deck, which focuses on regular traps and has a more back-and-forth beat-oriented style, the Golden Country deck, which favors various underhanded tricks (i.e., continuous spells and traps), focuses on suppression and preventing opponents from getting a satisfying experience. In particular, the Golden Country deck, which has both Skill Draw and Edict cards, is known as a "Pendulum deck".

Simply put, one is highly interactive and likes to interrupt others, while the other is more introverted. You could say they are highly interactive, but in the Golden Country, the interactivity usually occurs between duelists.

What reassured Hayato somewhat was that, because the effect of [Hellfire Tira] had just sent all six cards in the mysterious man's hand to the graveyard, he wouldn't be able to apply any annoying stickers for a while. He couldn't possibly pile up several graveyard-effect cards like [Guardian of the Golden City] all at once—

"Then, the effects of [The Grave Robber of the Golden Land], [The Conqueror of the Golden Land], [The Bloodstained Elixir of Immortality of the Golden Land], and [The White Destiny Elixir of Immortality of the Golden Land] are also activated, banishing them from my graveyard and setting three [Emerald of Immortality of the Golden Land] and two [Golden Land] Spell/Trap Cards to my back row from my deck."

As if to slap Hayato in the face, the mysterious person's graveyard contained not only the "Heavenly Treasure Card" that Hayato had seen through, but also five other cards from the "Golden Kingdom" clan, all of which had the effect of being banished from the graveyard to activate.

Even though Hayato's hand was destroyed by Hayato's "Hellfire Machine - Tierra", in the blink of an eye, that mysterious person actually retrieved a total of five cards from the deck and placed them face down on the back row!

"You actually set up so many traps in one go, your fighting style is too underhanded!"

Hayato retorted, and Hiroya Misawa and Kaiba instinctively glanced at Hayato's backcourt, coincidentally having the same thought: 'You're the only one who has no right to criticize others!'

After retrieving five cards from the deck and setting them face down, the mysterious man's actions did not end there. He pressed the button to activate a face-down card, saying, "Although trap and quick-play spell cards require a turn to prepare before they can be used after being set, spell cards can usually be activated on the turn they are set. I activate the spell card 'Dark Awakening Golden Kingdom Elixir of Immortality'."

"Special Summon 1 Zombie-Type monster from my hand or Deck in Defense Position. This effect does not prevent the Special Summoning of any Eldridge monsters unless there is an Eldridge monster on my field."

As he spoke, the mysterious man manually retrieved the core card from the "Golden Kingdom" deck, which was also the only monster in the main deck.

"O blasphemous one who disturbs the eternal rest of the dead, descend upon this turbid world, merging the souls of the dead from the chaotic world into one!"

"【Golden Lord - Eldridge】!"

A massive alchemical cauldron appeared in front of the mysterious figure, its liquid churning and spewing out a black stone. This symbolized the first stage of the four stages of alchemy—death. A monster, its entire body covered in gold and adorned with jewels like a nouveau riche, rose from the cauldron and landed on the mysterious figure's field.

[Golden Lord Eldridge] [10☆/Light]

[Undead/Effect]

[2500/2800]

"After the activation of 【Darkened Awakening of the Golden Kingdom's Elixir of Immortality】, until the end of this turn, I cannot Special Summon monsters that are not Zombie-type." After explaining the self-restriction of his card, the mysterious man, who spoke very little, did not elaborate further, but instead put down the Duel Disk he had raised and said, "My turn ends here."

[?: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Golden Secretary - Eldridge] [DEF2800]

[GaiK] X4

"Hey, you're ending your turn like that? Damn it, you didn't even enter the combat phase!" The mysterious man's turn was over, but Misawa Hiroya seemed very dissatisfied with his teammate's performance. "He even said he was invincible in London, but he's completely unreliable."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. When Misawa Hiroya described this mysterious person as "unbeatable throughout London," Hayato inexplicably thought of someone.

However, this somewhat silent and mysterious person was nothing like the arrogant person he remembered; it must just be his imagination.

【Hellfire Machine Tierra】detonated and sent to the graveyard after the mysterious man declared the end of his turn, and Hayato, who was thinking the same thing, also began his turn. He placed his finger on the deck: "My turn, draw a card!"

Chapter 880 Electronic Flow Joins the Construction of Silver City

"My turn, draw a card."

[Hayato: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[The Demon Statue of Silver Castle] [3200/2800]