Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Unlike those monsters whose Special Summon is written into their effects, the Special Summon of [Hellfire] monsters is written in the text outside of their effects. It is a noble Special Summon that does not enter a chain and has no limit of once per turn!"

With a smug grin, Hayato put one hand on his hip and arrogantly pointed to the sky, saying, "[Rabilins] is based on the Minotaur, a minotaur, and [Hellfire Machine Lilith] also has a minotaur. So it's obvious that this is still a 'pure [Silver Castle]' deck!"

"Return once more, [Hellfire Machine Lilith]!"

Purple lightning crackled around the re-unfurled mechanical wings, and the terrifying Minotaur Demon God reappeared on Hayato's field!

[Hellfire Machine - Lilith] [ATK2900]

"Although the effect of [Hellfire Lilith] destroying both players' backrows when it is successfully Special Summoned is not limited to once per turn, it is clear that there are currently no cards on either player's backrows that can be destroyed." Hayato shrugged. "However, [Hellfire Lilith] is not the kind of weak card with only one effect."

"Once per turn, when the effect of a monster other than [Hellfire Lilith] is activated, I may Tribute one monster on my field to activate its second effect, negate that activation, and banish it."

"No area restrictions? It can counter it whether it's on the field, in the graveyard, or in your hand?" Caesar said with a solemn expression. "I see. It's a terrifyingly powerful monster."

"But it's a pity that [Hellfire Machine Lilith] hasn't met a suitable opponent. After all, it seems that most of the effects of your [Cyber ​​Dragon] are first-speed? If it were my side's first move, it might better demonstrate her suppressive ability, but unfortunately, it can't be changed."

Hayato paused, then tapped his Duel Disk's Graveyard area lightly. "However, even if I don't get a chance to use the second effect, it doesn't mean that Special Summoning [Hellfire Lilith] is meaningless. After all, even ignoring its attack power, the fact that I have a Level 8 or higher Fiend monster on the field is very useful."

"Activate the second effect of [Rabillins Welcome, Welcome, Grand Welcome] in my graveyard!"

The fluttering petals fell like rain again, then rose with the wind, dancing in the air and weaving clear trajectories. Amidst this shower of flowers, Hayato's voice rang out: "I can only activate this effect by banishing 'Lapirins Welcome Welcome Big Welcome' from my Graveyard and targeting one Fiend-Type monster on my field. Return the targeted monster to its owner's hand."

"Originally, this card could only be used on your own monsters, but I'm a greedy person, and I want both Little Pink and Little Green to stay on the field, so I Special Summoned [Hellfire Lilith] to fulfill the additional conditions for this card's second effect!"

"That is, if I have a Level 8 or higher Fiend-Type monster on my field—such as the Level 9 [Inferno Lilith]—as a substitute for the target I would use when activating this card, I can target one card on my opponent's field!"

Upon hearing this, Caesar's eyes widened as he looked at the monsters on his field. Even the Cyber ​​Dragons were now surrounded by petals, seemingly bewitched by the hidden magic within and losing their sense of direction.

This made Caesar slightly relieved about his previous actions: "[Cyber ​​Infinite Dragon] Because my graveyard contains the Machine-type Fusion Monster [Chimera Berserker Dragon], it won't be the target of [Labyrinth's Welcome, Welcome, Great Welcome].

When [Hellfire Machine Lilith] appeared, Hayato probably already planned to use [Rabilinus Welcome Welcome Big Welcome]. If he had hesitated and not used [Super Beast Roar] to keep [Chimera Rampaging Dragon], his [Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon] would probably have been bounced off the field by this card.

Hayato, aware of the resistance to [Cyber ​​Dragon], wasn't surprised and casually pointed, "Then let's bounce [Cyber ​​Laser Dragon] away. Compared to [Cyber ​​Dragon] in Defense Position, which can even destroy Little Pink, it's more appropriate to deal with [Cyber ​​Laser Dragon]. Besides, if you don't have a second [Photon Generator] after [Cyber ​​Laser Dragon] is bounced back into your hand, it will become a dead card that can't be played."

"Then—Jianjing, Senbonzakura, Kageyoshi, Biting a Thousand Blade Flowers!"

Under Hayato's command, the petals, like blades, pierced towards the already bewitched [Electronic Laser Dragon]. The soft petals transformed into sharp blades upon contact, shattering even steel into pieces. The [Electronic Laser Dragon] was forced to transform into a streak of light and fly back to Caesar's hand to recuperate.

Caesar looked at the card in his hand, thinking that Hayato's purpose in using the second effect of "Rapilins Welcome Welcome Grand Welcome" was limited to this and that was the end of it. However, he didn't expect that at the very moment "Rapilins Welcome Welcome Grand Welcome" caused "Cyber ​​Laser Dragon" to leave his field, multiple forces simultaneously erupted from his field and graveyard!?

"Ya~da! Finally, the monster is off the field! With the effect of my Normal Trap Card!" Hayato laughed as if he had just received a genuine Bandai toy, and suddenly raised his Duel Disk, causing four beams of light to burst from it. "At this moment, the effects of these cards on my field and in my Graveyard activate!"

"C1 [Ariana the Summoner of the Silver Castle], activate this effect when a monster leaves the field due to the effect of my Normal Trap Card! Draw one card from my Deck, and after that, you can Special Summon one Fiend-Type monster from my hand, or Set one Spell/Trap Card!"

"C2 [Summoner of the Silver City - Ariana], the second effect of Little Green is the same as Little Pink's, both of which allow me to draw cards from the deck and choose whether to Special Summon a Fiend monster from my hand or Set a Spell/Trap Card!"

“And then, C3! It’s this [Dragon Lantern of the Silver Castle] from my graveyard!” Hayato pulled the card from the graveyard and showed it to Caesar. “This card can only be activated if my Normal Trap Card removes a monster from the field while it’s in the graveyard. I can add it to my hand!”

"And C4's [Fire-blowing Furnace of the Silver Castle]! Its second effect is similar to [Dragon Lantern of the Silver Castle], but the difference is that its effect is not to add it to my hand but to Special Summon it to the field!"

A single "Rapilins Welcome, Welcome, Big Welcome" card removes "Cyber ​​Laser Dragon" from Kaiser's field, triggering a long chain of four effects in one go! The only thing that can stop this chain is Hayato's own "Inferno Lilith," but why would he want to negate the effect of his own monster?

The chain reaction began, and [Silver Castle's Fire Furnace] was the first to return to Hayato's field, occupying the fourth monster zone. At the same time, [Silver Castle's Dragon Lantern], with green flames burning on its candle, also appeared from the graveyard. Without Hayato needing to explain, Caesar guessed that it must have been one of the many cards sent to Hayato's graveyard when [Neighbor's Grass Cut] took effect.

That wasn't all. The effects of Hayato's two attendant girls on the field activated one after the other, allowing him to draw two cards from his deck in one go. Without even glancing at them, Hayato slammed one of the cards onto his Duel Disk, exclaiming, "Here we go again, Caesar! The mistress of the Silver Castle has returned to her loyal labyrinth!"

"Using the effect of [Ariana the Silver Castle's Envoy], I Special Summon [Rabillins the Silver Castle] from my hand!"

In Hayato's final monster zone, the silver Labyrinth Princess returns once again! And right from the start, she pounces on the two arrogant maids, and they start playfully wrestling!

[Hayato Kobayashi: 2000LP, hand 1→3]

[Ariana, the Summoner of the Silver City] [ATK1800]

[Ariana the Summoner of the Silver City] [DEF2100]

[Hellfire Machine - Lilith] [ATK2900]

【The Fire-Blowing Furnace of Silver Castle】【DEF2000】

[Rabilins of Silver City] [ATK2900]

"Although I summoned quite a few monsters, the highest attack power wasn't even 3000 points... There's nothing I can do about it. I'm a gentle duelist who's not good at using violence. No one is more loving than me." Hayato said, drawing a card from his hand and activating it. "Now, I'll activate this Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand first, [Rabirins' Deployment]."

"Target two [Rabilins] Spell/Trap Cards from my Graveyard and banished cards, and return them to my Deck. Then, set two Normal Trap Cards other than [Rabilins] Cards that I control and can return from my Deck by a specified number of times."

Hayato said, showing two cards: "I chose the banished [Rabillins Welcome, Welcome, Big Welcome] and this [Rabillins Welcome] in my graveyard, returned them to the deck to shuffle, and then I set two Normal Trap Cards."

"Then, let's move on to my battle phase!" Hayato pointed at Kaiser's Cyber ​​Dragon in defense position on the field, "Attack Cyber ​​Dragon with Hellfire Lilith!"

"Attack with [Hellfire Lilith], which has an attack power of 2900?" Caesar asked, somewhat puzzled. "In that case, you will take 1100 battle damage, which is the difference between the attacking monster's attack power and the target monster's defense power!"

"No, because I just set a card specifically for this moment. If it's Caesar, you shouldn't have forgotten the effect of the [Silver Castle's Mad Clock] I activated earlier, right? You haven't used it yet, have you?" Hayato said, pressing the button to activate the set card.

"Because I have the [Rabilins] monster on my field, I can activate it during my only turn this turn when I can set a Normal Trap Card. And now, in conjunction with [Inferno Lilith]'s attack declaration, I activate this Normal Trap Card that I just set—[Itaqua's Storm]!"

As Hayato opened the gate, a storm that could even obscure the starry sky rose up, and in the dark clouds swept by the storm, there seemed to be two bright stars, or two giant eyes.

After activating this Trap Card named after "Windrunner," one of the Great Old Ones in the Cthulhu Mythos, Hayato explained its effect: "Although [Cyber ​​Infinite Dragon] has the 'majestic' resistance to being targeted and destroyed by effects, can't I just use a non-destructive effect that doesn't target?"

"The effect of 【Itacua's Storm】 is to change the battle position of all monsters on your opponent's field without targeting them!" Hayato shouted, arms outstretched, "I am the storm that is approaching!"

Chapter 1419 During the trial, the scene must remain solemn.

The storm swept across Caesar's field. Even the powerful and resistant Cyber ​​Dragon could not withstand the strong current from the ancient times and was forced to change its battle position. How much more so for Cyber ​​Dragon, which had no resistance?

[Ryo Marufuji: 4000LP, 1 card in hand]

[Electronic Eternal Dragon] [DEF4000→ATK2800]

[Electronic Dragon] [DEF1600→ATK2100]

“Sometimes, instead of putting pressure on yourself to improve, disrupting your opponent's performance and weakening your competitors is also a good tactic,” Hayato sneered. “And the rules of attack reversal won't be triggered by a mere change in the form of the attack. Prepare for the real 'storm' to come, Caesar!”

"【Hellfire Machine - Lilith】Attack—"

"Fire Talisman - Agni's Light!"

Hayato shouted out a move named after Agni, the fire god in Hindu mythology: [Hellfire Lilith] condensed flames into the shape of a missile of the same name, locked onto [Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon], and then fired.

Previously, Cyber ​​Dragon might have been able to completely ignore this level of attack thanks to its extremely high defense, but now that its battle position has been changed to attack position by Itakya's Storm, it can no longer ignore this attack!

Facing the missile-shaped flames, the golden patterns on the [Electronic Eternal Dragon] lit up one after another as it was filled with energy. Just like Goro launching an atomic breath, it spat out a thick beam of light from the laser device in its mouth, briefly clashing with the flames in mid-air.

However, gaining a temporary advantage in momentum is meaningless. Ultimately, Duel Monsters are judged by their actual stats. Even if [Hellfire Lilith]'s attack power is only 100 points higher than [Cyber ​​Dragon]'s, it's still higher. The Flame Missile was detonated in mid-air, and the scorching flames instantly engulfed [Cyber ​​Dragon], melting its entire body. Even Kaiser behind it suffered the first combat injury since the start of the duel.

[Marufuji Ryo: 4000→3900LP, 1 cards in hand]

Seeing the almost worthless remains of the destroyed [Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon], Caesar did not give up easily. Instead, he looked with unwavering determination at [Hellfire Machine Lilith], who had just finished its attack: "Although [Hellfire Machine Lilith] destroyed the [Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon], 'Cyber ​​Stream' did not die so easily. In the hell of death, a new hope for eternity is rising!"

"The third effect of [Cyber ​​Lighthouse] in my Graveyard: When my Fusion Monster is destroyed by battle, you can banish this card from your Graveyard to activate this effect; add one [Power Weld] from my Deck to your hand!"

"And the second effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon]! If this Fusion Summoned card is sent to the Graveyard by my opponent, you can activate this effect. Special Summon 1 [Cyber ​​Dragon] from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard. And the monster I want to Special Summon is this one—[Cyber ​​Dragon 4], which was previously sent to the Graveyard from my Deck by the effect of [Chimera Rage Dragon]!"

"Like cards such as [Cyber ​​Dragon Core], [Cyber ​​Dragon 4] can also be used as a [Cyber ​​Dragon] while it is on the field or in the Graveyard. Furthermore, it has the ability to increase the ATK and DEF of all [Cyber ​​Dragons] on my field by 500 while it is in the Monster Zone!"

On the remains of the [Cyber ​​Dragon], the damaged armor continued to peel away in order to remove the blue flames that clung to its body. Protected by the layers of nested armor, the innermost core seemed to have not been damaged by the previous attack and was about to return to Caesar's field in the form of [Cyber ​​Dragon IV].

Meanwhile, the [Electronic Lighthouse] in Caesar's graveyard also extends a beam of light into Caesar's deck, guiding new power.

However, upon seeing this, Hayato sneered and said, "Heh, [Hellfire Machine - Lilith] is not just for show. Besides the back row explosion effect when it enters the field, I should have explained its second effect, the strange effect, right?"

"Trying to use your dying words to pull the wall monster? No special recruitment allowed, get out of here!"

As Hayato finished speaking, [Hellfire Machine Lilith] roared and threw itself into the flames to become fuel. The increasingly fierce blue flames rose several feet high and invaded the armor of [Electronic Eternal Dragon], which had just been opened, and pushed [Electronic Dragon Generation 4], which had not yet appeared, back into the graveyard.

And the [Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon]? At least it entered the graveyard a moment ago, but now even the remaining remains have been burned to ashes and it has been eliminated!

“【Hellfire Lilith】requires a Cost to release a monster to activate its second effect. So what monster has a better Cost than 【Hellfire Lilith】, which just attacked and whose effect, which only activates once per turn, has only been activated once?” Hayato pushed up his non-existent glasses. “Therefore, sacrifice yourself for the greater good, 【Hellfire Lilith】!”

Seeing [Cyber ​​Dragon] banished, Caesar was somewhat disappointed, but having known this all along, he had only intended to use this effect to bait out [Inferno Lilith's] counter: "Although the effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon] is negated, the effect of [Cyber ​​Lighthouse] is processed normally. I add one [Power Welding] from my deck to my hand."

"Muda muda muda! With only one [Cyber ​​Laser Dragon] in your hand, what can you possibly fuse with [Power Weld]? Are you trying to fuse a second [Chimera Berserker Dragon] with your [Cyber ​​Dragon]?" Hayato sneered. "A [Chimera Berserker Dragon] with 4200 ATK and the ability to attack twice is indeed something, but muda! Can't I just destroy it before you can fuse it?"

"If the opponent is an attack-positioned [Cyber ​​Dragon], then you go, [Rabilins of Silver Castle], use this axe to chop off the [Cyber ​​Dragon's] head!"

"Rabillins Guillotine!"

The [Electronic Dragon]'s counterattack with its evolutionary flames was completely blocked by the horizontal blade of the giant axe. After closing in for a distance, [Rabilins of Silver City] twisted to dodge the laser, and then the giant axe was swung by the Labyrinth Princess, beheading the [Electronic Dragon] and causing it to follow in the footsteps of the [Electronic Eternal Dragon].

But that didn't seem to be enough to vent his anger. To vent his frustration at being killed by the Electro-Laser Dragon and his anger at his maid trying to steal food, [Rabilins of Silver City] kicked the headless [Electronic Dragon], which resembled a certain three-stringed musician, and sent it flying toward Caesar!

[Ryo Marufuji: 3900→3100LP]

The 800 points of attack power that [Rabirins of the Silver Castle] had over [Cyber ​​Dragon] landed as combat damage on Caesar. Although it was not a Dark Game, the power that [Rabirins of the Silver Castle] unleashed from its seemingly delicate body still forced Caesar to take several steps back before he could stop.

With the last monster on the field cleared, Caesar looked at Hayato's field and smirked: "Should I be glad that the [Summoner of the Silver Castle - Ariana] Special Summoned by [Summoner of the Silver Castle - Ariana] was in Defense Position?"

Hayato's only unattacked monster on the field right now is [Summoner of the Silver Castle - Ariana], which has an ATK of 1800. The other two monsters are [Summoner of the Silver Castle - Ariana], which is in defense position and cannot attack, and [Fire-blowing Furnace of the Silver Castle], which has an ATK of 0.

If [Summoner of the Silver City - Ariana] is in attack mode, her attack power of 1600 points combined with [Summoner of the Silver City - Ariana]'s attack power of 1800 points is enough to wipe out Caesar's remaining 3100 base points.

However, there are no ifs. Even if Hayato attacks now, Ariana, the Summoner of the Silver Castle, alone cannot clear Caesar's remaining life points in this phase of the battle.

“That’s right, it seems I can’t beat you this round.” Hayato also looked surprised. “As expected of the best graduate of Duel Academy’s 2003 class. But even so, I won’t miss any opportunity to reduce your Life Points.”

"A direct attack on the opponent's duelist, go for it, Pinkie Pie!" Hayato's eyes lit up as he looked at the "steel fork" in the hand of [Summoner of the Silver Castle - Ariana], and he reached out and shouted, "I'll help you!"

"When the divine wind rises, who in the Three Realms can stand against it!"

Blinking, Little Pink looked at Hayato with a bit of confusion. She didn't know anything about "wind" at all.

But Hayato didn't care about all that. Even if Pinkie Pie didn't know the line, he still had to say it. Such a good opportunity didn't come around often. He looked at the [Fire Furnace of Silver Castle] on the field. The Fire Furnace Cat, understanding Hayato's thoughts, reluctantly spat out all the fire in its belly, barely forming a "divine wind" to assist Pinkie Pie's attack.

In this attack, which resembled more of a "Samadhi Fire" than a "Samadhi Divine Wind," [Ariana, the Summoner of the Silver City] seized the opportunity to attack, stabbing Caesar with her fork and taking away another 1800 of his base points.

[Marufuji Ryo: 3100→1300LP, 2 cards in hand]

"My battle phase ends here. I set one card and activate the effect of [Rabillins of the Silver Castle] on my field."

Seeing Caesar's life points dwindling like a candle in the wind, Hayato set one card to the face down and then retrieved another card from his graveyard. "Target one Normal Trap Card in my graveyard and set it to my field. This effect cannot be activated if I do not control any Fiend-Type monsters."

"The target I chose is this Normal Trap Card that was previously sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect of [Summoner of the Silver City - Ariana] - [Rabillins Chain].

"My turn ends here." Holding his last card, Hayato looked up at Caesar, then changed his mind, "No, this duel ends here."

[Kobayashi Hayato: 2000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Rabilins of Silver City] [ATK2900]

[Ariana, the Summoner of the Silver City] [ATK1800]

[Ariana the Summoner of the Silver City] [DEF2100]

【The Fire-Blowing Furnace of Silver Castle】【DEF2000】