Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Hey~ Hey~" He responded lazily, and [Death King Battle - Hel] looked at Hayato, "Hey, the guy over there, I actually had a pretty good first impression of you. If I could, I really wouldn't want to fight you. But my father gave me orders, so I have no choice but to obey him."

"It's alright, go ahead and do it. In return, I'll go easy on you later." Under the gaze of [King of War Shadow - Lopto], Hayato surprisingly responded calmly to [King of Death War - Hel].

"Hey, what are you two whispering about over there?"

"You're really impatient." Rolling his eyes at [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt], ​​[King of the Dead - Hel] raised his staff and tapped it on the ground, saying softly, "Then—resurrect in the name of death, bathed in the eternal flame!"

As [King of Death - Hel] made his move, the body of [King of Fire - Nagilfa] on the field of [King of Fire - Lopto] suddenly began to decay, leaving only a handful of flames that floated in the air and continued to burn. Under the guidance of [King of Death - Hel], the flames began to transform into a human shape, and then suddenly went out, revealing the resurrected [King of Fire - Hal] beneath the flames.

[King Todoroki Battle - Howl] [DEF3000]

"【Death Realm King War - Hel】is my youngest daughter, the Goddess of Death 'Hela', who rules the underworld Helheim, and controls the undead who invade the Nine Realms."

【Lopto, the Shadow of the King】smugly said, "And her effect is that she can be activated by Tributing one Zombie monster or 【King's War】 monster on my field, or by targeting one 【King's War】 monster or Zombie monster in my Graveyard with a different name than the Tributed monster, and Special Summon the targeted monster to my field in Defense Position. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn."

"I release [Fire King War - Nagilfa] from my field, and Special Summon [Todoroki King War - Hal] which just entered my Graveyard in Defense Position. In this way, both monsters Special Summoned by [Star Relic's Guidance] are consumed. The [Todoroki King War - Hal] that returns to my field is Special Summoned by the effect of [Death King War - Hel] and is not restricted by the effect of [Star Relic's Guidance]."

"I place two cards face down, and my turn ends here."

Lopte: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador] [DEF2400]

【King's Curse - Vala】【DEF2500】

【Death King Battle - Hel】【DEF2800】

【Sleipnir the Monument】】【DEF1500

[King Todoroki Battle - Howl] [DEF3000]

[GaiK] X2

Venue: [Wang Zhan's Stage]

[Dead King War - Hel] can revive a designated [King War] from the Graveyard every turn; [Divine Monument Mane - Sleipnir] can banish one of the opponent's monsters during each of the opponent's Battle Phases; and [Todoroki King War - Hal] has strong suppressive power, plus two face-down cards prepared in your back row.

Hayato Kobayashi was nothing more than someone who took advantage of my unpreparedness last time and used the [Divine Monument] to ambush me. The power of [King Kaisen - Hal] was prepared specifically for that disgusting [Divine Monument], not to mention that I also have the advantage of two face-down cards and one field spell card.

As for the possibility of Hayato using other decks, he naturally considered [King's Shadow - Lopto], but the problem is that the current powerful deck of [King's Shadow], with a group of big guys with attack or defense of over 2000 points (except for [Divine Monument Mane - Sleipnir]) on the field, is enough to make ordinary characters feel desperate.

Could he possibly unleash all his monsters in one turn and then punch himself hard in the face?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"That smile is so smug..." Hayato remarked, watching [King of War Shadow - Lopto] stand there grinning smugly at the monsters on his field without saying a word. "It's a pity it doesn't have the power of Oppa Lei, otherwise, with the strength of an R9 [King of War], it would be worthy of my attention."

"Now—since my opponent doesn't have a [King of War] with Xyz, I'll use the power of this card without Xyz to retaliate. My turn, draw!"

[Shadow of the King - Lopto] ignored what Hayato said; in his view, it was all unimportant trash talk. The best way to deal with trash talk was to completely ignore what the other person said. As Hayato drew his card, he immediately said, "Then at this moment, I will activate my face-down card in the back row—the Continuous Trap Card [Domination of the King]!"

"The effect of this card is: once per turn, when the opponent chain the activation of my [King of War] card's effect to activate the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster, discard one card from my hand to activate this effect, and rewrite that opponent's effect as 'Each duelist draws one card from their Deck.'"

"It's not about negation, but about changing the effect. During the duration of [Domination of the King's Battle], your card effects can be incorporated into my domination at any time and become my aid, and you won't have the slightest power to resist."

Hayato raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lopto's empty hand: "But the problem is—the prerequisite for [Domination of the King] to activate its effect is that you need to have cards in your hand to discard, right? But you don't even have a single card in your hand right now."

"I don't need you to remind me! What do you think the other card I set face-down is?" [Shadow of the King - Lopte] scolded irritably, then waved his hand triumphantly, revealing another card. "The other card I set face-down is this one, the Quick-Play Spell Card [Cold Rose's Embrace]!"

"You can activate this card by sending one face-up monster on your field to the Graveyard. The effect varies depending on the type of the monster sent to the Graveyard. The monster I chose to send to the Graveyard is—the Plant-type [Queen Mador of Light].

"If the monster sent to the graveyard is a Plant-type monster, under the effect of [Cold Rose's Embrace], I add one Level 4 or lower Plant-type monster—this Level 3 [Lone Flower]—to my hand!"

Lopte: 4000LP, hand 0→1

"Don't be so sure of yourself. Anyway, let's start with a wolf." Hayato said casually as he played a card. "If there are no monsters on my field, I will Special Summon them from my hand to the field by their own effect."

"Come out, B3... I mean, [Kusha's Wrathful Clan - Fenrir Wolf]!"

A humanoid warrior clad in red and purple armor and wearing a futuristic helmet resembling a wolf's head appeared on Hayato's field. Its entrance effects were not particularly flashy, far less impressive than when [Loupt the King's Shadow] Special Summoned the [Kings] earlier. Even its aura after entering the field was rather unremarkable, as if it were just an unknown nobody—in fact, the weapon it wielded was merely an ordinary axe.

【Fenrir Wolf of the Kusha Wrathful Clan】【7☆/Land】

[Psychic Clan/Effect]

[2400/2400]

Perhaps only Hayato truly knows what this seemingly ordinary monster represents. Even disregarding the entire force behind it called the [Kusha's Wrathful Clan], the name [Fenrir the Wolf] alone, symbolizing the highest-ranking monster in Norse mythology's K/D ratio, speaks volumes about its power.

One "bard" even composed a song for it: "Ahhhhhh, the G of proliferation didn't pass~ I'm so anxious, but you said~ don't rush~ then jump~ Kshatriya, I lost~ I have no temper~ but it's okay~ next time I'll go first and jump Kshatriya!"

However, [Shadow of the King - Lopt] didn't even bother to look closely at the data of [Fenrir the Furious Wolf] before making a judgment based solely on its appearance, and said contemptuously, "This is the [Fenrir] you're talking about? Ha, no matter how powerful it is, it's still just a mortal. It has no idea what true power means."

"The ability to Special Summon when only the opponent has monsters on their field is nice, but that's about it, it's not worth mentioning."

Upon hearing [King of War Shadow - Lopto]'s words, Hayato corrected him, saying, "It's not the same effect as [Cyber ​​Dragon] that says 'only monsters exist on the opponent's field,' it says 'I don't have any monsters on my field.' This means that even if I go first, I can still Special Summon [Kusha Fenrir Wolf]."

"So what? Do you think you can defy me, who possesses the power of [King's War]?" [King's War Shadow - Lopte] said arrogantly, before carefully examining the specific data of [Kusha Wrath Clan - Fenrir Wolf]. "Level 7☆? Not bad, but a mere earth attribute is just trash. How can it compare to the power of light and dark attributes? Failure; huh, and a telekinetic race? Even more of a failure."

"Attack and defense points are both 2400, which is commendable, but they are no match for my [King's War]!"

With the exception of Sleipnir the Monument, which is just there to fill the gap, all the other Kings monsters on the field have an attack/defense of over 2000. Even the one with the lowest stats, Vara the Curse of Kings, has an attack and defense of 2500, which surpasses that of Fenrir the Furious Wolf.

In the eyes of [King of War - Lopte], monsters of this level are not worth his attention at all.

"Since you like comparing numbers so much, I suggest you use your tiny cup of understanding to become a product review blogger. Also, you don't think that [Kusha's Wrathful Fenrir Wolf] only has one effect, do you? Unlike [Cyber ​​Dragon], it has a full three effects."

Hayato snapped his fingers as he spoke, “The second effect of [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] can only be activated during my Main Phase. Add one [Kusha Fenrir] monster from my Deck to my hand.”

"The card I've chosen is this one—[Tears of Elegy Clan Type: Absolute Wrath Clan]!"

Chapter 1404 Special Summoning Red Mermaid ~Tears and Pearls Combine Here!

"The second effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Type - Fenrir Wolf] can only be activated during my Main Phase. Add one [Kusha's Wrathful Type] monster from my Deck to my hand." Hayato snapped his fingers. "The card I chose is this one—[Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrathful Type]!"

Upon hearing that Hayato was actually going to actively search for cards from his deck, [King of War Shadow - Lopto] sneered, "If I remember correctly, your [Kusha Fenrir Wolf]'s first effect doesn't have a one-time limit per turn, and its second effect doesn't require it to be a card other than itself. Searching for a second [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] would have been a better choice, but you inexplicably searched for a monster that sounds weak just from its name."

"Although the appearance of the second effect surprised me a little, you must have forgotten the effect of my Field Spell Card [Stage of the King's Battle], right? Adding cards from the deck to your hand without the King's permission will incur the wrath of [The King's Battle]!"

Just as Hayato added a card from his deck to his hand, [Shadow of the Kings - Lopto] waved his hand and said, "Once per turn, if your opponent adds a card from their deck to their hand, you can activate the effect of the Field Spell Card [Stage of the Kings] - Special Summon one [Kings] monster from my deck in Defense Position!"

"And the second effect of [King of the Seas - Hal] can be activated once per turn if the opponent adds a card from their Deck to their hand outside of their Draw Phase. The opponent must send one monster from their hand or field to the Graveyard."

Following Hayato's activation of an effect that added the card to his hand, [King's Shadow - Lopto] chained together the effects of two cards.

C1 [The Stage of the King's Battle] C2 [The King's Battle of the Todoroki - Hal]!

"The first thing to be dealt with is the effect of [Kai-o-War - Hal], which forces your opponent to choose one monster card from their field or hand to send to the Graveyard. Choose, Hayato Kobayashi, will you bury your [Kusha Fury-Type Fenrir Wolf] or discard the [Tearful Lament-Type Kusha Fury-Type] that you just retrieved from your hand?"

[Shadow of Kings - Lopte] sneered, "Although I don't know what effect that card with the tongue-twisting name you searched for has, it should be a stronger card than [Kusha Fenrir Wolf], so you specifically searched for it, right? If you didn't want to waste the search effect of [Kusha Fenrir Wolf], you would have had to discard it in the end—"

"I send this [Tears of Elegy Clan Type: Kusha's Wrath Clan] from my hand to the graveyard."

[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000LP, hand 7→6]

"Cough cough cough cough!?"

As if deliberately mocking [Shadow of the King - Lopto], Hayato didn't send [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] to the graveyard as Hayato expected. Instead, he chose to bury [Tearful Lament Type Kusha Fenrir], which had just been added to his hand. He deliberately searched for this card, yet he discarded it so easily!?

"what?"

"What? Why are you looking at me like that? You don't think I gave up on the [Tears of Elegy Clan Type Kusha's Wrath Clan] and chose to keep the [Kusha's Wrath Clan Fenrir Wolf] just to slap you in the face, do you?"

Hayato glanced at [Shadow of the King - Lopto] and said disdainfully, "Don't be so arrogant. An opponent of your caliber isn't worth me changing my mind about. There's only one reason I discarded [Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath] - what you see as a choice is, in my opinion, an opportunity to activate the card's effect. The [Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath] sent to the graveyard perfectly fulfills the conditions for activating its effect!"

Seeing that the card Hayato sent to the graveyard was indeed glowing with a dangerous red light, [King's Shadow - Lopt] was annoyed that he had been used: "You... Hmph! But anyway, I'm about to field an even more powerful monster. How can your seemingly weak mermaid withstand the power of [King's Shadow]?"

"I am going to Special Summon myself!"

Guided by the [Stage of the King's War], [Shadow of the King's War - Lopte] actually stepped forward and took the initiative to enter the empty space left by [Queen Mador of the Light Realm King's War] when she left the arena?!

【Shadow of Kings - Lopte】【4☆/Flame】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1500/1500]

"Although I didn't transform into a stronger [Shadow King Battle], don't underestimate my hidden power, Hayato Kobayashi. The [King Battle] I am now, ruling over [King Battle], is completely different from the one before." [King Battle Shadow - Lopto] spread his arms and grinned maliciously. "Like other [King Battle], 'I' can only have one face-up on my field at a time. And as long as I'm on the field, all [King Battle] on my field gain 1000 points in both Attack and Defense during the opponent's turn!"

As he spoke, [Shadow of Kings - Lopte] raised his arms and shouted: "Supreme [Kings], Commander of the Kings; Supreme [Kings], Seeking the Kings. Supreme [Kings], Leading the Kings, Imprisoning the Kings in darkness!"

"What One Ring?" Amid Hayato's sarcastic remarks, [Shadow of the Kings - Lopte] released a visible surge of dense magic, which transformed into threads that pierced into the bodies of the many [Kings] on the field, staining their bodies with an extra layer of black.

[King Todoroki Battle - Howl] [DEF 3000 → 4000]

[Death King Battle - Hel] [DEF 2800→3800]

【King's Curse - Vala】【DEF2500→3500】

[Shadow of Kings - Lopt] [DEF 1500 → 2500]

Just as [King's Shadow - Lopto] was smugly anticipating Hayato's awe and fear, he was met instead with a dangerous smile that Hayato suddenly revealed. Under [King's Shadow - Lopto's] gaze, Hayato spoke: "Speaking of which, [Lopto], I think I just heard something incredible—you activated the monster's effect, didn't you!"

"In that case, I can also activate the third effect of my [Fenrir the Feral]!"

"A third effect?!" [Shadow of the King - Lopte]'s lips twitched, feeling as if he'd been hit by a boomerang. "A self-Special Summon with extremely low restrictions, a search for cards of the same field without cost, and now a third effect? ​​I take back what I said before, what kind of cheat card is this [Fenrir the Furious Wolf]?"

"Well, after all, it's a powerful deck from Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.0 that can hunt down [Tears of the Gods]. How could [Fenrir Wolf] compete with [Tears of the Gods] if it wasn't strong?" Hayato shrugged and added, "When [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] declares an attack or when the opponent activates a monster's effect, the third effect of [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] will meet the activation conditions."

"You can activate this effect by targeting one face-up card on your opponent's field, and banish that card face-down. The card I've chosen is—[Todoroki Kaio Battle - Hal]!"

Hayato pointed to [King Kai War - Howl], whose DEF had reached 4000 after the [King's Shadow - Lopto] buff, and whose ATK was comparable to [Obelisk the Tormentor]. "Although it was triggered by your monster effect, the effect of [Kusha Fenrir Wolf] is a separate chain and cannot be rewritten by your [King's Domination]!"

"In addition, the 'Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath Type' which was sent to the Graveyard by the effect of 'King of the Sea - Hal' also has an effect activated! If this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, send the top two cards from my Deck to the Graveyard!"

"Self-chain C1 [Kusha's Wrathful Clan - Fenrir Wolf] C2 [Tears of Elegy Clan Type Kusha's Wrathful Clan]!"

As if in retaliation for the effect of [King's Shadow - Lopto] opening two cards in a row following his previous search, Hayato also opened two monster effects in a chain as a counterattack. And because the first chain was [Kurosha's Wrath Type - Fenrir Wolf] and the second chain was [Kurosha's Wrath Type - Tearful Song Type], even if [King's Shadow - Lopto] wanted to use some negation cards, he could only chain [Kurosha's Wrath Type - Tearful Song Type] to negate them.

Meanwhile, the effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Clan - Fenrir Wolf] has locked onto [Kaiou Battle - Hal]!

"It can be triggered by both attacks and the opponent's monster effects? And it's banished face down? Is this the effect of a monster that can be Special Summoned directly from a single card? It's so disgusting it makes me want to vomit!"

[King's Shadow - Lopt] was somewhat disgusted by [Kusha Wrathful Fenrir Wolf]. In comparison, the effect of [Tears of Elegy - Kusha Wrathful] seems better - after all, it's just blindly stacking two cards, it's not a big deal, right?

(Beautiful, powerful, and immortal!)

However, he cannot prevent the effect of [Kusha Fury-type Fenrir Wolf], at most he can only negate the effect of [Tearful Elegy-type Kusha Fury-type] - his [King of the Sea Battle - Hal], like [King of the Sea Battle - Lopto] and [King of the Sea Battle - Vara], are special cases with three effects, and their third effect is a nullification type - that's all.

However, [King's Shadow - Lopto] was unwilling to see his [King of the Todoroki - Hal] excluded from the inner side, and he decisively said: "How dare you! You actually defy the gods! In that case, I will chain [Tears of Elegy Clan Type: Absolute Wrath Clan] and activate my own effect!"

"During both players' main phases, I will activate this effect by Tributing one of my [King of War] monsters on the field. I will then Special Summon one Level 9 [King of War] monster from my Deck, whose name is different from the Tributed monster's!" Pointing to [Kuro-kai King of War - Hal], which was targeted by the effect of [Kuro-kai King of War - Fenrir Wolf], [King of War Shadow - Lopto] coldly stated, "The monster I'm Tributing is [Kuro-kai King of War - Hal], which was targeted by the effect of [Kuro-kai King of War - Fenrir Wolf]!"

C1 [Kusha's Wrathful Tribe - Fenrir Wolf] C2 [Tears of Elegy Tribe - Kusha's Wrathful Tribe] ... C3 [King's Shadow - Lopto]! Although there wasn't a card that could negate [Kusha's Wrathful Tribe - Fenrir Wolf] through [Tears of Elegy Tribe - Kusha's Wrathful Tribe], [King's Shadow - Lopto] thought of using early release to avoid the effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Tribe - Fenrir Wolf]!

With the activation of the effect of [Lopto the King of War], [Hal the King of Todoroki] had already disappeared from the field as the cost of the effect activation. However, before the effect of [Lopto the King of War] was resolved, Hayato suddenly played a card from his hand and said, "So you like Special Summoning monsters from your Deck? Eat my Holy Grail!"