Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Accompanied by chilling music, blood began to flow from the body of Hayato's [Five Divine Dragons] on the field. The flowing blood was not captured by Earth's gravity but flowed horizontally towards Edward's field, all of it flowing into the body of [D·hero Blood Demon-D] who was flying in the air with his wings spread.

After all the blood had been drained, Hayato's [Five Divine Dragons] on the field had vanished, while Edward's [D·hero Blood Demon-D] on the field had absorbed all the power of the [Five Divine Dragons], causing its attack power to surge dramatically.

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky, hitting [D·hero Blood Demon-D], who was reveling in his surging power in mid-air, instantly knocking him to the ground. Much of the wet blood on his body evaporated as a result.

Ed discovered that the power of [D·hero Blood Demon-D] had not increased at all, nor had that of [D·hero Fear Man], and even the [Five Divine Dragons] card had failed to be transformed into an equipment card and absorbed by [D·hero Blood Demon-D]?

Hayato sends a card from his hand to the graveyard with a smile: "Hmph, no one has ever been able to easily steal my monster. Rather than let you absorb the power of the Five Divine Dragons, I'd rather destroy it myself—this is the price of betraying me!"

"One of the effects of 【Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV10】! Once during your opponent's turn, you can send one card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target another card on the field to activate this effect. Destroy that card and increase the ATK of 【Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV10】 by 1000!"

Chapter 1507: It's pointless if you can't hit it!

[Armed Dragon - Thunder - LV10] [ATK3300→4300]

The [Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV10], which has the attack buff effect of the scattered Red Daddy, was activated by Hayato to follow up the chain when Edward selected [Five Divine Dragons] as the target of [D - Hero Blood Demon - D].

However, due to the protective effect of [D·hero Fear Man], Edward's [D·hero]s will not be destroyed this turn. Therefore, Hayato chose to destroy the [Five Divine Dragons] on his own field, which resulted in the scene of lightning striking [D·hero Blood Demon-D] along the blood of the [Five Divine Dragons].

"We failed to seize the Five Divine Dragons, but at least this way, we can consider it as having dealt with the Five Divine Dragons."

Looking at Hayato, Edward was about to play another card when Hayato drew a card from his deck and said, "Before you continue, let me draw one more card—the card sent to the graveyard by the effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV10] is [Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV3]. When a Dragon monster is sent to the graveyard for the activation of its effect, I can draw one card from my deck."

[Hayato Kobayashi: 2900LP, hand 5→4→5]

“It’s quite durable in terms of endurance. Isn’t that just like activating an effect without discarding a card?” Edward glanced at his hand, which only had two cards left. He first took a card from his graveyard. “I will use the effect of the second [D·hero Demon] in my graveyard again, banish it to activate and Special Summon a third [D·hero Demon] from my deck.”

【D·hero Demonic Person】【6☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[800/800]

【D·hero Fear Man】【ATK4700→5500】

Edward originally planned to use [D·hero Blood Demon-D] to seize [Five Divine Dragons]. Not only would [D·hero Blood Demon-D]'s attack power increase by 2500 points (half of [Five Divine Dragons]'s attack power), but [D·hero Fearman] would also gain 2500 points of attack power, allowing its own attack power to break through 7000 points again, becoming 7200 points, which was higher than before it was Special Summoned [D·hero Blood Demon-D].

However, it doesn't matter if he fails. With the support of other [D·hero]s, [D·hero Fear Man]'s attack power is already the highest in the entire field. He sees everyone else as easy prey. Even if [Five Divine Dragons] returns to the field, he will not be taken seriously because of the support of the new [D·hero Demon Man].

Currently, Edward's lineup on the field is as follows:

Ed Phoenix: 4000LP, 2 cards in hand

【D·hero's captivating charm】【ATK800】

【D·hero Anti-Tauren】【ATK2800】

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK1900】

【D·hero Fear Man】【ATK5500】

[Future Integration]

Although Hayato's Life Points were reduced by 1100 points by Edward's [D. Hero Dystopian] effect, he still has 2900 points remaining. With the monsters Edward currently controls, he can handle the situation, but he is still far from winning. Unless Edward has a card like [Enemy Controller] that can change the monster battle positions on Hayato's field, he can win by attacking [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] or [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl].

[Kobayashi Hayato: 2900LP, 5 cards in hand]

【Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler】【ATK3300】

[Armed Dragon - Thunder - LV10] [ATK4300]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】【2300/3300】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Cook Dragon Girl】【800/2000】

[The Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting] [The Nightmare of the Mirage] [Gaikka]

Venue: [Branding Theatre City - Desperate Death Prison Village]

However, although he doesn't have the [Enemy Controller], Edward does have a [D·hero] monster that can be quite powerful.

"Discard [D·hero Daggerman] from my hand to activate its effect, increasing the ATK of all [D·hero] monsters on my field by 800!"

Showing a card in his hand, Edward said, "Under the effect of this card, all the monsters on my field will be strengthened, and the attack power of [D. Hero Fearman] will be increased by leaps and bounds!"

【D·hero】【ATK800→1600】

【D·hero Anti-Tauren】【ATK2800→3600】【

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK1900→2700】【

【D·hero Fear Man】【ATK5500→6300→8700】

"And that's it! My strongest offensive with the [D·heroes]!" Looking at his [D·heroes] on the field, which had almost completely surpassed Hayato's monsters, Edward felt genuinely overjoyed. "I've touched upon, and have the chance to defeat the legendary Duel King—to defeat you, Hayato-sensei!"

"Enter my battle phase!"

However, at the very moment that Aide declared that she was entering the battle, flames suddenly burst into flames on Hayato's body. Bathed in flames, the half-dragon maid, the cook dragon, actually transformed into a dragon.

"At the start of the Battle Phase, the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] can be activated. By returning herself to her owner's hand, Special Summon one Level 8 [Half-Dragon Maid] monster from my hand and Graveyard."

Edward paid no attention to Hayato's explanation, as he wasn't focused on the defensive stance of the Half-Dragon Maid, the Cook Dragon Girl.

None of the monsters on his field have a defense piercing effect, so even attacking the defense-positioned [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] won't cause damage. Instead of destroying the weaker monsters one by one to weaken the bonus provided by [Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting], Edward's brilliant solution is to directly attack [Armed Dragon - Lightning - LV10] with [D - Hero Fear Man].

The difference in attack power between the two is a staggering 4400 points, meaning that even without the effect damage from [D·hero Dystopian], this battle carries the weight of deciding the outcome of the duel. Therefore, the presence of other monsters on Hayato's field becomes irrelevant.

However, to Edward's surprise, at the same time Hayato activated the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl], he also pressed the button to activate a face-down card, revealing his face-down card in the back row to start a chain.

"Besides that, there's this card. It's a chain effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl]. I'll set my backrow card—the Quick-Play Spell Card [Contact with the Illusion of God]!"

Hayato took out a card from his hand and displayed it, then picked up the card of "Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl" from the Duel Disk. "From my hand and field, I send the Fusion Material Monsters specified on the 'Shaddoll' Fusion Monster Card to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"

"I send my LIGHT-attribute 【Half-Dragon Maid Dressing Table Dragon】 and 【Shaddoll Beast】 from my field and my hand to the Graveyard to add a LIGHT-attribute monster to a 【Shaddoll】 monster to meet the material requirements."

"O majestic Special Summoning Slayer, who struggled on the edge of taboo, now stands once more on the earth at my call!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Attack—[Shadowdress Nephilim]!"

【Shadowd Nephilim】【8☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2800/2500]

"Shadowdome?!" Edward was speechless as he watched Hayato pull out yet another new term from his so-called "pure dragon maid" deck, following Armed Dragon and Dragon Slayer. "This is also a Half-Dragon Maid?"

"Don't you think the artwork for [Shadowdome Nephilim] looks a bit like she's wearing a maid outfit?" Hayato casually joked, picking up the card for [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] from his Duel Disk. "Next up is Red's effect. She'll undergo a gorgeous transformation and Special Summon this card from my Graveyard!"

"Return! [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl]!"

As the flames subsided, the monster that appeared on Hayato's field was not the dragon form that [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] could transform into, but rather [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl] that Hayato had just sent to the graveyard, which surprised Edward.

Upon closer examination, although the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] does not specify that she can only transform into the dragon form of a specific maid, it only has requirements on level and name. As long as the [Half-Dragon Maid] is level 8☆, she can be Special Summoned.

As luck would have it, [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl] is a Level 8 [Half-Dragon Maid] monster. Its Special Summon restriction only requires that it be Special Summoned from a Fusion Deck. Since she has been played in a regular game and has had her resurrection restriction removed, she can naturally be Special Summoned by [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl]!

【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】【DEF3000】

Returning to the field, the Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl held a bottle of blush and, under Hayato's command, applied it to the air, drawing a silhouette. However, not only her, but Hayato's Shadowdome Nephilim also sprang into action, unleashing a barrage of threads to invade Hayato's deck, while a ghostly purple light illuminated Hayato's graveyard.

"If 【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】is successfully Special Summoned, Special Summon one 【Half-Dragon Maid】 monster with a Level of 4 or lower from my Deck. (Dry/Wet Adaptive Environment Color Lip Gloss/Blush!)"

"It's not over yet! If [Shaddoll Nephilim] is Special Summoned, I can also send one [Shaddoll] card from my Deck to the Graveyard, and I can also draw one card from my Deck based on the effect of [Shaddoll Beast] that was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material."

Even though it was Edward's turn and the battle phase had begun, with powerful monsters on the field, Edward was unable to interrupt Hayato's sudden narration and could only watch helplessly as he made random moves during his turn.

"C1 [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl] C2 [Shaddoll Nephilim] C3 [Shaddoll Beast], in chain processing, the second one comes first, I draw a card from the deck first."

Replacing the card lost during the previous Fusion Summon, Hayato also retrieved a card from his deck and sent it to the graveyard. "Then, under the effect of [Shaddoll Nephilim], I sent this [Shaddoll Hound] from my deck to the graveyard."

"Finally, it's the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl]. I Special Summoned the little blue one that was previously returned to the Deck to the field in Defense Position."

"Little Blue, you've been resurrected in glory!"

Unaware of the situation on the field, Xiao Lan heard Hayato's call and excitedly jumped out before Hayato could even retrieve the card from his deck and place it on the field. Then, seeing the [D·hero Fear Man] with an attack power of 8700 points on Edward's field, Xiao Lan, who was a first-class retreat drummer in the Kobayashi family, immediately chickened out and chose to retreat.

"Hahaha, I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving now—"

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Lan was grabbed by the collar and lifted up by the [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler] standing beside her. Her short legs swung in the air but she couldn't move an inch. Only after a while did Xiao Lan realize that she had been lifted up. She turned her head and looked at the other person with a pitiful expression, "Sister Yaoguang, why are you doing this!"

(Poor thing (I'm sure of it))

"It won't work on me if you try to act cute, Little Blue." [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler] gently pressed Little Blue back onto the card Hayato had already placed on the field. "At least act like a senior in front of your junior."

"Junior?"

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, then turned to look at the [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl] beside her. The [Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl] smiled and waved to Xiao Lan in greeting.

"Huh? Xiao Lan, I'm a senior now?" Xiao Lan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she became as energetic as Xiao Hong had been before. "Oh, oh, oh! In that case, I definitely need to put in some effort. There's no way around it, after all, I'm a senior that everyone admires~"

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1600】

After a round of chain reactions, since the number of [Half-Dragon Maid] monsters on Hayato's field remained at three, and the ATK and DEF bonus provided by [Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting] was still 300 points, the stats of the newly summoned monsters also changed.

【Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler】【ATK3300】

[Armed Dragon - Thunder - LV10] [ATK4300]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】【DEF3000→3300】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1600→1900】

【Shadowdee Nephilim】【DEF 2500→2800】

Just when Edward thought Hayato's storytelling was over, Hayato suddenly moved again, pointing the Graveyard area of ​​his Duel Disk at Edward's field and saying, "Next up is the effect of my Special Summoned Blue and the effect of Shaddoll Hound that was sent to the Graveyard: C1 Shaddoll Hound, C2 Noelle (Laundry Lady)."

"First is Little Blue's effect, which sends three cards from my deck to the graveyard."

Unlike the first time, Hayato didn't reveal which cards were sent to the graveyard one by one. It seemed that Hayato's self-chaining was just to use Little Blue's effect to block the activation of Aid's chain [Shaddoll Hound]. "Then there's [Shaddoll Hound]. If this card is sent to the graveyard, target 1 monster on the field and change that monster's battle position."

"And the monster I chose is the [D·Hero Fearman] on the opponent's field!"

After a long and detailed explanation, Hayato's ultimate goal was revealed: a large number of purple threads suddenly shot out from underground and wrapped around the [D·hero Fearman] on the field. With the help of [Shadowdee Nephilim] behind him, this [D·hero] with an attack power of 8700 points but only destruction resistance could only be forced into defense position first!

【D·hero Fear Man】【ATK8700→DEF7900】

"The attack power of a Duel Monster has never been the key to determining the outcome of a duel." At this moment, seemingly finally finishing his narration, Hayato looked at Edward, whose offensive power had suddenly vanished from the field, and sneered, "No matter how high the attack power is, it's meaningless if you can't unleash it!"

Chapter 1508 What is this thing covered in holes and rolling around in the alley?