Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

[2500/1800]

However, at the same time, because of the change in form, the attack power bonus provided by [E·hero Sunrise] disappeared, and the attack power of the other two monsters on the field in Jaden decreased.

【E·hero Absolute Zero】【ATK3100→2500】

【E·hero Earth Core Warrior】【ATK3300→2700】

After the effect of [Mask Change] was resolved, it was Kaiser's turn to activate [Lightning Storm]. The lightning bolts falling from the sky accurately struck the Spell & Trap Cards in Jaden's back row, destroying [Nightmare Mirage], [Tyrant's Tyranny], [Mask Change], and the face-down [Fusion] and sending them all to the Graveyard.

"【M·Hero Lightfang】, a secret weapon I've never seen before. In your opinion, is it more valuable than 【E·Hero Sunrise】?" Kaiser said, but it seemed he was only talking to himself. He didn't wait for Jaden's response and proceeded on his own, saying, "In my opinion, destroying cards in the back row is more important than using 【Lightning Storm】 to destroy monsters in the front row. Because—"

"If I destroy all your monsters, what will my monsters have left to ravage?" Caesar looked up, a smug smile on his face, his expression bloodthirsty.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' and draw two cards from my Deck. Next is this Continuous Spell Card 'Cyber ​​Dark World'. As part of the effect processing when 'Cyber ​​Dark World' is activated, I can add one 'Cyber ​​Dark' monster with the same name from my Deck that is not in my Graveyard to my hand."

"The monster I've chosen is this [Cyber ​​Dark Claw]."

Just like in his previous battle against Fubuki, the first card Caesar played was still [Cyber ​​Dark World], a card that, although a continuous spell card, was more like a field spell card. Its activation also marked the start of a standard combo sequence for Caesar's "Reverse Cyber ​​Stream".

A crimson-purple current began to spread and expand from beneath Caesar's feet, within which flowed green, data-like, undulating lines that constructed intricate patterns in mid-air, while simultaneously printing a card out of thin air in his hand as if it were a 3D printer.

Adding the card to his hand, Caesar's actions didn't stop there. He sent another card from his hand to the graveyard: "Then, I activate the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] in my hand. I discard it from my hand and then add a [Cyber ​​Dark] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand."

"The card I want to search for is this one, [Cyber ​​Horizon]. According to the rules, this card's name is also used as a [Cyber ​​Dark] card, so it can be searched by [Cyber ​​Dark Claw].

Watching Caesar effortlessly complete the graveyard search and retrieval process, Jaden frowned with a serious expression: "The [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] has already been sent to the graveyard. So, should we send the [Cyber ​​Dark Horn] and the others to the graveyard as well, and use the [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] to fuse them in the graveyard to summon the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Nether Dragon]?"

"No, while [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] has enough power to suppress an opponent, it lacks offensive capabilities. I have no interest in duels where you suppress your opponent and slowly accumulate an advantage to seize victory; such duels cannot satisfy my hunger for victory at all." Caesar glanced at the six cards in his hand, drew two face-down cards and placed them on his back row, saying, "Now that I have [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon], how can I not summon it in my first turn?"

"I set two cards face down and activate the Spell Card 'Hand Elimination.' Both duelists send their entire hands to the Graveyard and then draw the same number of cards from their decks as the number of cards they discarded!" After playing a card, before sending the remaining three cards in his hand to the Graveyard, Caesar deliberately showed them to Jaden, "These are the three cards I sent to the Graveyard!"

Jaden's pupils contracted, because he clearly saw that the three cards remaining in Caesar's hand were neither spell cards nor trap cards, but all monster cards, and they were exactly the three: [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone], [Cyber ​​Dark Wing Blade], and [Cyber ​​Dark Demon Horn]!

"What?!?" Seeing Caesar send the card to the graveyard, Jaden was forced to send all four cards in his hand to the graveyard as well, and then said, "But Caesar, by forcibly sending my hand to the graveyard, you just happened to trigger the effect of this card!"

"【Dandelion Lion】's effect! If this card is sent to the Graveyard, activate this effect: Special Summon two 【Wool Tokens】 to my field in Defense Position. 【Wool Tokens】 cannot be Tributed for Tribute Summoning during the turn they are Special Summoned!"

The effect of this forbidden card, which has no chance of escaping the Forbidden List in the future, was activated. The two remaining empty slots on Jaden's field were filled with two cotton-like tokens, completely covering the field.

【Cotton and Wool Derivatives】【1☆/Wind】

[Plant family/derived products]

[0/0]

"Increasing the number of monsters is completely meaningless. Are you going to use such insignificant tokens as decorations for my monster attacks, Jaden?" After a cold sneer, Kaiser, who had already drawn three cards from his deck, waved his hand and activated one of his two face-down cards in the back row. "Open my face-down card in the back row, Spell Card [Cyber ​​Horizon]!"

"You can only activate one card with the name 'Cyber ​​Horizon' per turn. During the turn this card is activated, I cannot Special Summon non-Machine-Type monsters from my Fusion Deck. The cost of activating this card is to send one 'Cyber' monster of a different Attribute (Dragon-Machine) to the Graveyard from my hand and one from my Deck."

Caesar said, taking one card from his hand and one from his deck, "The cards I'm sending to the graveyard are [Armored Cyber ​​Wing] from my hand (Wind Attribute, Machine Type) and [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my deck (Light Attribute, Machine Type)."

As the card was activated, the green lines around Caesar converged into a complex concentric circle, forming a three-dimensional channel. His Allied Monster "Armored Cyber ​​Wing" and "Cyber ​​Dragon Core" from his deck were sucked into it together.

Then, Caesar conjured another card out of thin air, and a meteor-like flash was sent to his grave.

"Under the effect of [Cyber ​​Horizon], I added a [Cyber] monster of the Unified Dragon/Machine type from my Deck to my hand, and sent a [Cyber] Fusion Monster of the Unified Machine type from my Fusion Deck to the Graveyard. The card I added [Cyber ​​Wing] of the Dragon type to my hand and then sent to the Graveyard from my Fusion Deck is this one..."

A card appeared in Caesar's hand, and he grinned maliciously, saying, "For victory, this is a necessary sacrifice!"

Chapter 1392 Jaden Yuki VS. Caesar of Hell! Light and Darkness Intertwined (Part 3)

A card appeared in Caesar's hand, and he grinned maliciously, saying, "For victory, this is a necessary sacrifice—the card I sent is... [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]!"

The secret of "Electron Flow" and an old friend of Caesar, [Electron Terminator Dragon], is now being sent to the graveyard by him with the effect of [Electron Horizon]!

"It's actually [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]!?"

Ignoring the surprised Jaden, Kaiser raised his hand again and said, "It's not over yet! Of the two cards that are sent to the graveyard as the cost of activating 'Cyber ​​Horizon', if 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' is sent to the graveyard, it has an effect that can be activated."

"Add one Cyber ​​Dragon from my Deck to my hand. If only my opponent controls any monsters, Cyber ​​Dragon can be Special Summoned from my hand!"

【丸藤亮：4000LP，手牌2→3→4→3】

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

As Cyber ​​Dragon appeared on Kaiser's field, a beam of light was emitted from its body and absorbed by Jaden's M Hero Koga.

【M·hero Light Tooth】【ATK2500→3000】

"Hmm?" Kaiser looked at [M Hero Koga] on the field in confusion. "That monster's ATK increased simultaneously when I successfully Special Summoned it?"

"To be precise, it changed at the same time as the number of monsters on your field changed, Kaiser." Knowing that Kaiser was guessing that the effect of [M. Hero Lightfang] might be "the opponent gains 500 ATK for each monster they Special Summon," Jaden didn't mince words but explained directly, "The first effect of [M. Hero Lightfang] is continuous; its ATK will increase by the number of monsters your opponent controls multiplied by 500."

"The more enemies there are, the more the radiant power within [M·hero Koga] will be stirred!"

But Caesar just sneered and said, "Attack power that only varies based on the number of monsters your opponent has? It seems there's nothing to worry about, because even if I fill my field with monsters, your [M·Hero Light Fang]'s attack power will only just increase to 5000 points."

"But next, I'm going to summon the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon]!"

With only one monster card, Cyber ​​Dragon, on the field, Cyber ​​Dark World in the back row, and a mysterious face-down card, Kaiser, holding three cards in his hand including Cyber ​​Wing, preemptively declared the monster he would summon next.

With a wave of his hand, the Normal Spell Card that had been set face-down before [Hand Elimination] was activated in the back row. Caesar laughed wildly: "Spell Card [Cyber ​​Dark Impact!], this card is a Fusion Spell Card that is not a Fusion Spell Card but was specially prepared for [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]!"

"Within my hand, field, and graveyard, return one of each of the three Fusion Materials required for [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]—[Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone], [Cyber ​​Dark Wing Blade], and [Cyber ​​Dark Demon Horn]—to my Deck, and Fusion Summon [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] from my Fusion Deck!"

The artwork of the activated spell card depicts the three monsters about to come into contact and fuse. Meanwhile, in Kaiser's graveyard, the three monster cards that he had previously sent to the graveyard with "Hand Elimination" and that he had shown to Jaden before that reappear one by one and are then returned to the deck.

Behind Caesar, three monsters wreathed in green lightning merged into one mechanical bone dragon. Although it lacked the "Cannon" and "Evil Claw" equipment, which were one ranged and one melee "external soul bones," compared to the "Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon," the ferocity of the "Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon" should not be underestimated.

【Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】【8☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[1000/1000]

"It's here! [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]!" Marufuji Sho gripped the back of the seat in front of him with bated breath. "A terrifying monster that defeated Manjoume with an attack power of 9700 points!"

"That last sentence is redundant!" Manjoume said with dissatisfaction. "Besides, it's only the first round. Caesar doesn't have many cards in his graveyard, so his attack power can only be increased by 900 points."

The reason why [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] showed overwhelming power as soon as it appeared in the duel against Manjoume was because Caesar had consumed a lot of cards in the previous rounds of the duel in order to increase his attack power to a high of 9700 points in one go. However, Caesar only has nine cards in his graveyard now, including the [Cyber ​​Dark Impact!] that he just activated.

The monsters that can be equipped with 【Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】 are limited to Dragon-type monsters. However, Jaden did not use a Dragon-type deck, so he did not have any Dragon-type monsters in his graveyard. At most, Kaiser could only equip 【Cyber ​​Dark Claw】 from the graveyard to increase its attack power by 1600 points.

The final attack power is capped at 3400 points. Although it is still very strong, it is far less dangerous than when it first appeared.

—But this thought persisted until the audience suddenly remembered which card Caesar had sent to the graveyard using [Electronic Horizon].

"During your duel with your brother, it was [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon] on the field and [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] in the graveyard. Did they switch them during your duel with Jaden?" Fubuki, with a large bump on her head, looked serious. "Could it be that he drew [Overload Fusion] in his hand!?"

"【Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】has the effect of increasing its ATK based on the number of cards in my Graveyard. Each card increases its ATK by 100. At the same time, when 【Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】is Special Summoned, you can select one Dragon-Type monster from both players' Graveyards and equip it to increase the original ATK of the equipped monster."

Taking a card from his graveyard, Caesar said, "I've chosen this Dragon-Type monster in my graveyard—[Cyber ​​Dark Claw]. [Cyber ​​Dark Claw]'s ATK will increase by 800 points. [Cyber ​​Dark Claw]'s original ATK was 1600 points, and since I have a total of 8 cards in my graveyard, [Cyber ​​Dark Claw]'s ATK will increase by another 800 points!"

【Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon】(Cyber ​​Dark Claw)【ATK1000→3400】

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Caesar played the card in his hand: "Activate the Spell Card [Overload Fusion], banish monsters from my field and Graveyard as Fusion Material to perform a Fusion Summon of a Machine-Type DARK Monster!"

"The monsters I'm banishing are [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] on the field and [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] in the Graveyard!"

The two fusion material monsters of [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] that defeated Fubuki in the last duel have been gathered again on Kaiser's field and graveyard, and once again banished by this [Overload Fusion]. That terrifying monster representing the power of the two electronic flows, "surface" and "inner", is about to make its reappearance.

Rebecca glanced at Caesar on the field in surprise, her face filled with disbelief: "Really? He only drew the cards in his hand after [Hand Elimination] was activated, and he hadn't used any effects that allowed him to see the top cards of his deck before. How could he draw [Overload Fusion] like that?"

Although she was the champion of the All-American Duelist Tournament when she was young, Rebecca later focused her attention on her college studies, her archaeological work with her grandfather, Professor Arthur, and the game development with Yugi. At the same time, she continued to improve her hacking skills to the point that she could rival Keihei, and most importantly, she focused on her relationship with Yugi, among many other things.

Even though she has considerable talent in dueling, without delving deeper into this area or spending time practicing, Rebecca's dueling skills, while not completely stagnant, only allow her to remain a "third-rate" duelist alongside Kaiba. She can't even compete in today's highly competitive professional dueling scene, which could be considered a case of "the wasted potential of a promising talent."

At least for Rebecca now, she can use the cards in her deck to create flashy and smooth combos, but the idea of ​​drawing the perfect card is completely beyond her comprehension.

"Trust the deck, just trust it. Trust doesn't need a reason. And unlike that two-thousand-year-old mama's boy, if you trust the deck, the deck will really respond to you," Hayato explained. "Don't be fooled by Caesar's corruption and struggles. He's ruthless to others, ruthless to himself, and ruthless to his own deck. He seems to have become a madman who doesn't care about anything but victory. But his bright heart that believes in the deck has never been tainted."

"On the contrary, because of his awakened 'dark will,' his cards are responding to his call more and more actively."

As the [Overload Fusion] completely absorbed the power of the two monsters, [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] on Kaiser's field and [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] in the Graveyard, the card, crackling with electricity, exploded with a bang, and black mist spread across Kaiser's field, with sparks still flashing within it.

"World, machinery, destruction—calamity erupts!" Caesar raised his hand to the sky and laughed loudly. "Hoo hoo hoo, don't blink, Jaden! This will be the last monster you ever see!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 12☆!!"

"【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】!!!"

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】【12☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[5000/3800]

Upon its debut, [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] immediately demonstrated a power surpassing that of [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]. With an attack power of 5000, it also possesses resistance to effects activated by the opponent and can deal with the vast majority of cards.

Not to mention, it can continuously steal cards from the opponent's graveyard to equip itself with. Not only does it have the strongest shield and the strongest sword, but it can even combine the sword and shield to unleash a super move!?

"Successfully fused and summoned [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] in the first round?!" Jaden exclaimed in surprise, but there was no fear or apprehension on his face, only excitement. "As expected of Caesar, he really went all out from the start!"

After a pause, Jaden suddenly smiled and said, "However, I also took precautions in advance to deal with your card, Caesar."

"With the arrival of [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon], during your opponent's turn, banish this [Necromancer Guardian] from my Graveyard to activate its effect. This turn, your opponent's monsters can only negate one attack!"

In the graveyard of the Tenth Generation, a monster suddenly appeared, leaving its armor on the field to form a shield to defend against the attacks of Caesar's monster.

"【Necromancer Guardian】? That card is the one Big Brother used against Kagurazaka? Was it sent to the Graveyard along with 【Hand Elimination】?" Marufuji Sho asked, somewhat puzzled. "But isn't 【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】 supposedly an 'all-resistant' monster that's unaffected by the opponent's activated effects?"

"Not all-encompassing."

Misawa corrected, "True 'all resistance' should be like Professor Chronos's 'unaffected by the effects of other cards' [Ancient Machine God]. [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon]'s resistance is based on 'the opponent's activated effect,' so it can only be considered 'pseudo-all resistance'."

"Therefore, if you encounter a card with a continuous effect like [Skill Drain], [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] will not be affected at the moment of activation, but after that it will still be negated like other monsters without resistance."

"If it's a card like [Magic Cylinder] that only blocks the opponent's monster's attack for a moment after activation, it's useless against [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator]. However, Jaden's [Hero Barrier] and the currently activated [Necromancer Guardian] are both cards that negate attacks for a turn after activation," Asuka summarized Misawa's explanation. "As long as you activate it before [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator] attacks, you can effectively block the attack!"

"And although it's still [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon], the situation is different from when Fubuki was playing. Right now, Kaiser doesn't have a [Cyber ​​Dark Invasion] card in his back row to give it an Equip Card, so the [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] that appeared in the first turn can only make one attack!" Maeda Hayato said excitedly. "This turn, Jaden survived!"

What the excited students didn't notice was that, contrary to their thoughts, the professional duelists sitting in the last row, including Jonouchi, had a somewhat disappointed opinion about Jaden's performance.

"That effect was used too early." Mai, a professional duelist, shook her head, disapproving of Jaden's poor execution. "If the opponent only has one monster on the field, using it early doesn't seem like a mistake."

"However, the opponent has more than one monster on the field."

Chapter 1393 Jaden Yuki VS. Caesar of Hell! Light and Darkness Intertwined (Part 4)

“If the opponent only has one monster on their field, using it early doesn’t seem like a bad choice, but the opponent has more than one monster on their field.” Mai shook her head.

"Moreover, that boy hasn't even performed a Normal Summon this turn, has he? Among the two cards remaining in his hand, there's a [Attached Cyber ​​Wing] that he used in the previous duel and can be used directly as an Equip Card." Jonouchi glanced at Jaden. "Although he still seems to be enjoying the duel optimistically, he's unconsciously become impatient due to the pressure."

"That would be a huge loss; no one has more experience in this area than me."