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[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 2→3]

“It’s not over yet…” Huber pointed to the scroll again and said, “The effect of the Continuous Magic [Chronicle of Maturity] can only be activated once per turn, and its effect depends on the number of counters removed.”

"I removed all three era counters and banished one card from my deck. I chose the spell card [Nightmare's Pain]."

In an instant, all three symbols went dark.

[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 3→0]

Jaden couldn't help but wonder, "Why exclude the accompanying magic cards? What are they planning?"

Without any further explanation, Hubert placed a card into the Spell & Trap Slot slot and announced, "One last card to ambush, end of turn."

[Hubert's hand cards: 2→1]

"At the same time, I will offer up the [Sacrifice to the Demon Realm Lotus] during my closing sequence to prevent myself from being destroyed."

In an instant, the Demon Lotus on the field turned into specks of light and was absorbed by Huber's clone.

"Also within this ending process, another effect of [Sacrifice the Demon Lotus] is activated."

This card can be activated during your End Phase if it is in your Graveyard and you control [Hubel]. Add this card to your hand or Special Summon it.

"Through this effect, the [Sacrificial Demon Lotus] existing in the graveyard can be revived once again."

A flash of light appeared at Hubert's feet, and the Demon Lotus, which had just disappeared from the field, reappeared.

[Sacrifice the Demon Lotus: Defense 0]

"And based on the effect of the perpetual magic [Chronicle of Maturity], place another marker."

[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 0→1]

With that, Hubert's turn has finally come to a true end, and now it's time to see what Jaden can do.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

Jaden glanced at the card he had drawn and, without hesitation, slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "I summon Elemental HERO Skywalker in Attack Position!"

hum!

With a flash of light, Sky Warrior's figure appeared on the field.

【Elemental Hero Sky Warrior: Attack Power 1800】

Then, Jaden flicked his wrist and shouted, "The moment Sky Warrior enters the deck, its special effect activates: select one [HERO] monster other than yourself from your deck. I've chosen [Phantom Hero Almighty]..."

However, just as Jaden was about to open his deck and pick out a card, Hubert suddenly interrupted him: "How naive, Jaden! At this very moment, the final effect of [Sacrifice of the Demon Lotus] activates!"

During your opponent's turn, if you control a "Hubel" monster, you can activate this effect by Tributing this card when that monster's effect is activated. That effect becomes "Destroy 1 'Hubel' monster on the field".

"Hmph hmph hmph... Judai, the effect you activated will turn into love for me."

Chapter 264 The Pain of Nightmares

At this moment, the Demon Lotus on the field disappeared again, and at the same time, Yubel's clone exploded instantly.

boom--! !

From within the smoke of the explosion, Hubel's voice could be heard: "Hmph, since I am destroyed by an effect other than myself, I can Special Summon [Hubel - The Hated Knight] from my hand, deck, or graveyard."

When the smoke cleared, a two-headed dragon appeared before Judai and Asuka. A scarlet vertical eye opened on its chest, and its two heads roared to the sky.

''roar--!!''

[Hubert - The Hated Knight: Attack Power 0]

Seeing this, Asuka couldn't help but worry: "Hubel has evolved! That monster must be even more terrifying now, right?"

“That’s right, Judai!” Hubel stood on the dragon’s back at some point and said, “After evolving, I no longer need sacrifices, and each time I finish my own process, I destroy all monsters except myself.”

"It's not over yet. Due to the special summoning of the monster [Hubel], the [Mature Chronicle] will start counting again."

[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 1→2]

Because Jaden's development was interrupted, he now needs to change his strategy.

Once the Ubel monster is destroyed and leaves the field, it will summon a form of a higher level. Jaden originally planned to use the burst ability of the HERO deck to destroy the Ubel combination through continuous effect destruction.

But that won't work now; he needs to play more conservatively.

So he picked up a card from his hand and threw it out: "I activate the Spell Card [EN Switch] from my hand, return one [Elemental HERO] monster or [Neo Slider] monster I control to the Deck, and Special Summon one other [Elemental HERO] monster or [Neo Slider] monster from my Deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

"I put Skyman back into the deck and Special Summon [New Skullman - Radiant Moss] from the deck."

hum!

A flash of white light appeared on the field, and a fluorescent humanoid monster appeared in front of Jaden.

【New Space Warrior - Radiant Moss: Attack Power 300】

Then Jaden played another card from his hand: "I activate the Spell Card [Neo-Spacian Limit] and Special Summon Glittering Moss, whose card name is the same as Glittering Moss according to the rules."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 3]

The next moment, the form of the Radiant Moss changed, and its body instantly transformed into a female form.

【New Space Warrior - Shimmering Moss: Attack Power 500】

Then Jaden pressed his finger on the deck and shouted, "Battle has begun! The monster effect of Gleaming Moss is activated. When this card battles, draw one card and gain the corresponding effect based on the card's type."

"The card I drew is..."

He flipped the card over and saw, "Trap Card [Rainbow Life], Glittering Moss changes to Defense Position."

[New Space Knight - Shimmering Moss: Defense 1100]

Then Jaden placed the card into the Spell & Trap Slots of the Duel Disk, "Set a card, end turn."

"Are you scared, Judai? That's really outrageous..."

As Hubert spoke, he drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Hubert's hand cards: 1→2]

After looking at the cards in his hand, he first pointed to the scroll beside him and said, "I have once again removed all the age markers from the perpetual spell [Chronicle of Maturity]."

[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 2→0]

"There are two removal counters, so I can add one of my banished cards to my hand, and add the [Nightmare's Pain] card that was banished at the beginning to my hand."

[Hubert's hand cards: 2→3]

Seeing Hubel collect the excluded cards, Jaden's eyes sharpened: "So that's how it is. The main function of the [Mature Chronicle] is to search for any card. What a troublesome card."

"Hmph, Judai, my power is far more than that..."

Without hesitation, Huber placed the card into the slot: "Activate Continuous Spell, [Nightmare's Pain]!"

Immediately, a magic card depicting Hubert appeared in His back row.

"Judai, this card will tell you about my love for you."

"What?"

While Judai was still in a daze, Huber pointed to the card below and laughed, "First of all, the first effect of [Nightmare's Pain]!"

This effect can only be activated during your Main Phase. Destroy 1 DARK monster in your hand or on the field (face-up), and add 1 "Ubel" monster or 1 card with that name from your Deck to your hand, except for "Nightmare's Pain".

"I destroyed [Hubel - The Hated Knight] and added [Undead Torture Giant], which has the card name [Hubel] recorded in it, to my hand from my deck."

"And when [Hubel - The Hated Knight] leaves the field, my ultimate form [Hubel - The Extremely Sad Dragon] will descend."

boom!

The dragon's body exploded instantly, but then reformed in the next second, transforming into an even more ferocious dragon. Two dragon wings stretched out from its back, and a human face appeared on each of its two heads and torso, making it look extremely eerie.

[Hubel - The Extremely Sad Dragon: Attack Power 0]

Jaden frowned slightly upon seeing this, "Hubel's final form has appeared so quickly..."

He thought Hubert would stall him for time, but having the matching card really makes a difference.

Hubert: "At the same time, due to the special summoning of the [Hubert] monster, the [Mature Chronicle] is also restarted."

[Maturity Chronology: Chronology Indicator 0→1] Si

He then played another spell card, saying, "I activate the spell card 'Nightmare Returns' from my hand, adding two DARK monsters with zero DEF from my Graveyard to my hand."

"The cards that return to your hand are of course [Hubel] and [Hubel - The Hated Knight]." 9

[Yubel's hand: 3→4] Ridge

"It's not over yet..." He picked up two more cards from his hand and revealed them together: "I'll activate the monster effect of [Undead Torture Giant] from my hand!"

You can activate this effect by revealing 1 "Ubel" monster from your hand to your opponent. Special Summon this card from your hand to your opponent's field. After that, you can Special Summon the revealed monster to your field.

"I reveal myself and Special Summon these two cards."

A burst of light flashed across both sides' fields. Another clone appeared on Bell's field, while a steel giant equipped with torture devices appeared on Jaden's field.

[Hubert: Attack Power 0]

[Undead Torture Giant: Attack Power 3000]

"Special Summon a monster to my field? What on earth is that?"

Judai's brows furrowed even more.

Chapter 265 Counterattack

Just as Jaden was wondering, Hubert continued, "Because I Special Summoned [Hubert] and the monster that recorded this card name, the Continuous Spell [Chronicle of Maturity] will count again."

[Chronology of Maturity: Chronological Indicators 1→2]

"Alright, my attack is my love."

Then, a faint light suddenly emanated from the large vertical eye on the head of Hubel's clone, and the undead tormenting giant, under his mental control, slapped it with a claw.

"What?" Judai exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widening slightly.

At the same time, a thick thorny vine suddenly sprouted from beneath the feet of Huber's clone, stopping the attack.

"Hmph, my pain is your pain, Judai!"

In that instant, another thorn sprouted from beneath His feet and flew toward the Tenth Generation, striking him swiftly.

"Ugh...!"

"Tenth generation!?"

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→1000]

With a look of ecstasy, Hubert said, "Let's experience it together, the pain of a nightmare. Right now, you and I are enjoying the same pain, filled with love."

Asuka: "What's going on? Jaden didn't use any monster attacks, so why is he the one who got hurt?"

Judai was equally confused: "Hubert... what exactly did you do...?"

“Hehehe…” Hubel explained with a delighted expression, “Another effect of the perpetual magic [Nightmare of Pain].

The damage to yourself from battles involving your own [Hubel] monster is taken by the opponent.

Judai's expression suddenly turned serious: "Not only will it not cause harm to yourself, but it will also transfer that part of the combat damage to me... How cunning, Hubel."

“This is your punishment for forgetting me, Jaden,” Hubert continued. “And because of this battle, the monster effect of [Giant Torture by the Undead] has activated.”

Once per turn, during damage calculation when this card battles a [Hubel] monster, activate this effect. Your opponent gains 3000 Life Points.

Asuka: "【The Torture of the Titan】is on Jaden's field, and Jaden's opponent is Hubert. This means that this battle not only reduced Jaden's HP by 3000 points, but also restored her own HP by 3000 points. How despicable."

[Hubert: LP4000→7000]

"Don't forget, Jaden, I still have [Hubel - Extremely Sad Dragon] on my field to fight."

"Let this end here, [The Torture of the Titan], continue to bring my love to Jaden!"

As soon as Huber finished speaking, the demonic eyes all over the dragon's body exerted pressure, and the undead tormenting giant once again went out of control and charged towards the other side.

Seeing this, Jaden quickly waved his arm and shouted, "Don't even think about succeeding! Open the face-down card, Trap Card [Rainbow Life]!"

You can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. Until the End Phase of this turn, you recover the amount of Life Points that you would have lost as a substitute for damage taken due to card effects in battle.