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Chapter 336: A Historic Scene of Two Mariks Meeting
Under Hayato's astonished gaze, under the dazzling light, the card for The Winged Dragon of Ra actually split into two. On the card on top, the originally soaring The Winged Dragon of Ra actually began to slowly curl up its body, retracting its claws, giant wings, and even the Solar Disc behind it, changing its form back to Sphere Mode!
Along with this, even the card's name and the Hieratic Text below it began to change—
The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode [Level 10/Divine]
[Divine-Beast Type/Effect]
[?/ ?]
The obscure and difficult-to-understand ancient Egyptian Hieratic Text on the card's description field became even more complex. However, even though he still couldn't read it, Hayato could recite its effect with his eyes closed. The reason being, he frequently used this card in the Real Card Environment of his previous life.
The Three Egyptian God Cards in the anime, due to their overly powerful effects, influenced the card selling plan of the wicked KaibaCorp. Therefore, after the Egyptian God Cards were made into physical cards, their respective effects were severely nerfed. Especially the Egyptian God Cards' most powerful protection was almost completely removed, with only Obelisk the Tormentor retaining the ability to not be an effect target.
And the one that was nerfed the most excessively was naturally The Winged Dragon of Ra, which had the most effects. What could originally be done with one card was forcibly split into seven cards.
Fast forward to collecting seven cards to Summon the complete The Winged Dragon of Ra and make a wish.
Among the seven cards that were split off, the one with the highest usage rate was this The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode in Hayato's hand. This is because it can clear three powerful Monsters that the opponent painstakingly Summoned onto the field with only one Normal Summon opportunity and no cost. The key is that this card can even return to your own field during the opponent's next End Phase.
You should know that Monsters like Quintet Magician, which have Tribute Resistance, are extremely rare. General Ace Monsters that possess protection like "unaffected by opponent's effects" or "cannot be targeted by effects" are already considered "powerful protection", but they still cannot resist The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode's Tributing ability.
If the opponent has one powerful Monster, use a Kaiju Monster that is Summoned by Tributing one of the opponent's Monsters;
If the opponent has two powerful Monsters, use Lava Golem;
If the opponent has three Monsters, use The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode.
If the opponent Summoned five or more Monsters in one Turn? Just use Nibiru, the Primal Being.
Looking at The Winged Dragon of Ra, which very consciously manifested a new variant, Hayato nodded in satisfaction. With Sphere Mode, The Winged Dragon of Ra is much easier to use. In that case, adding it to the Deck is not out of the question.
Thinking this, Hayato put The Winged Dragon of Ra and Sphere Mode into his Deck.
Suddenly, Hayato felt an indescribable sense of crisis. Without time to think further, he swept up the Deck spread out on the table and rolled to the side, dodging.
The very next moment after Hayato left his original spot, a sphere of Dark Magic that he hadn't noticed at all before smashed onto the table. The sturdy metal table was destroyed by that Magic Orb in just an instant. Hayato had no doubt that if he had been even a step slower, he would have been the one taken out.
"Tch, why can you always dodge my sneak attacks? Do you have eyes on the back of your head or something?"
Another man's voice echoed in the room that should have only held Hayato. Hayato wasn't surprised. In fact, after seeing the familiar sneak attack, he had already guessed who had broken in.
"Aren't you the one with a tough destiny, Six-Year-Old? I thought you had already sunk to the bottom of the sea along with that Sea Fortress."
The person who walked out from the dark corner, who else could it be but Marik?
Inside the Millennium Puzzle, seeing Dark Marik appear, Regular Marik seemed quite agitated: "Go get him, Brother-in-law! Take out that Bastard!"
"When did you switch jobs to become a Trainer? That's Bakura's line, isn't it?" Muttering a retort, Hayato waved his hand forward. The figure of Gaia the Fierce Knight appeared beside him, thrusting the lance in its hand towards Dark Marik.
"Clang~"
Gaia's attack was blocked, but it wasn't Dark Marik who blocked the attack. Instead, it was the Dark Game that suddenly descended as Dark Marik raised the Duel Disk on his wrist. Under the influence of the Rules, not only did Gaia fail to damage Dark Marik, but it was even suppressed back into a card.
Dark Marik's movements were so fast; he had clearly anticipated that Hayato would attack him. That's why, the moment his sneak attack failed, he immediately started the Dark Game, dragging Hayato into a Duel to prevent himself from getting hurt.
"Hoho, that won't do, Kobayashi Hayato. The Dark Game has already begun. How can you make a physical attack on me?" Watching the power of the Rules of the emotionless Dark Game suppress Gaia back, Dark Marik mocked Hayato like a petty person who had gained the upper hand.
This was the second time he had used the rigidity of the Dark Game for his own profit. The last time was by manipulating the definition of Marik; this time, it was by exploiting the principle of fairness after the Dark Game began.
"If the Goddess of Destiny truly exists, then without a doubt, she firmly stands on my side." Dark Marik raised his Duel Disk with considerable smugness. "Before that Sea Fortress self-destructed, I found an Escape Pod to leave there. And when I arrived on the island not knowing how to find you, the Ra you possess provided guidance for me."
"Before others rush here and interfere, let's start this enjoyable Dark Game, Kobayashi Hayato. I'm betting your The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
Hayato wasn't intimidated. He wasn't afraid of Marik when he had two Egyptian God Cards, let alone Marik who now had no God Cards?
"Then bring it on, Marik. Let your sorrowful cries be the accompaniment to my Duel with Yugi Mutou."
Saying this, Hayato placed his Deck into the Duel Disk and activated it, making the reasonably spacious room their Duel Field.
Meanwhile, inside the Millennium Puzzle, Marik said discontentedly, "Although I really want to teach my Dark Personality a good lesson, even if it means punching that face that originally belonged to me, Brother-in-law, can you distinguish between the two of us when you're saying threatening lines? I don't want to make any sorrowful cries at all."
Hayato rolled his eyes at Marik and simultaneously said "Duel!" with Dark Marik across from him.
Under Hayato's astonished gaze, under the dazzling light, the card for The Winged Dragon of Ra actually split into two. On the card on top, the originally soaring The Winged Dragon of Ra actually began to slowly curl up its body, retracting its claws, giant wings, and even the Solar Disc behind it, changing its form back to Sphere Mode!
Along with this, even the card's name and the Hieratic Text below it began to change—
The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode [Level 10/Divine]
[Divine-Beast Type/Effect]
[?/ ?]
The obscure and difficult-to-understand ancient Egyptian Hieratic Text on the card's description field became even more complex. However, even though he still couldn't read it, Hayato could recite its effect with his eyes closed. The reason being, he frequently used this card in the Real Card Environment of his previous life.
The Three Egyptian God Cards in the anime, due to their overly powerful effects, influenced the card selling plan of the wicked KaibaCorp. Therefore, after the Egyptian God Cards were made into physical cards, their respective effects were severely nerfed. Especially the Egyptian God Cards' most powerful protection was almost completely removed, with only Obelisk the Tormentor retaining the ability to not be an effect target.
And the one that was nerfed the most excessively was naturally The Winged Dragon of Ra, which had the most effects. What could originally be done with one card was forcibly split into seven cards.
Fast forward to collecting seven cards to Summon the complete The Winged Dragon of Ra and make a wish.
Among the seven cards that were split off, the one with the highest usage rate was this The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode in Hayato's hand. This is because it can clear three powerful Monsters that the opponent painstakingly Summoned onto the field with only one Normal Summon opportunity and no cost. The key is that this card can even return to your own field during the opponent's next End Phase.
You should know that Monsters like Quintet Magician, which have Tribute Resistance, are extremely rare. General Ace Monsters that possess protection like "unaffected by opponent's effects" or "cannot be targeted by effects" are already considered "powerful protection", but they still cannot resist The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode's Tributing ability.
If the opponent has one powerful Monster, use a Kaiju Monster that is Summoned by Tributing one of the opponent's Monsters;
If the opponent has two powerful Monsters, use Lava Golem;
If the opponent has three Monsters, use The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode.
If the opponent Summoned five or more Monsters in one Turn? Just use Nibiru, the Primal Being.
Looking at The Winged Dragon of Ra, which very consciously manifested a new variant, Hayato nodded in satisfaction. With Sphere Mode, The Winged Dragon of Ra is much easier to use. In that case, adding it to the Deck is not out of the question.
Thinking this, Hayato put The Winged Dragon of Ra and Sphere Mode into his Deck.
Suddenly, Hayato felt an indescribable sense of crisis. Without time to think further, he swept up the Deck spread out on the table and rolled to the side, dodging.
The very next moment after Hayato left his original spot, a sphere of Dark Magic that he hadn't noticed at all before smashed onto the table. The sturdy metal table was destroyed by that Magic Orb in just an instant. Hayato had no doubt that if he had been even a step slower, he would have been the one taken out.
"Tch, why can you always dodge my sneak attacks? Do you have eyes on the back of your head or something?"
Another man's voice echoed in the room that should have only held Hayato. Hayato wasn't surprised. In fact, after seeing the familiar sneak attack, he had already guessed who had broken in.
"Aren't you the one with a tough destiny, Six-Year-Old? I thought you had already sunk to the bottom of the sea along with that Sea Fortress."
The person who walked out from the dark corner, who else could it be but Marik?
Inside the Millennium Puzzle, seeing Dark Marik appear, Regular Marik seemed quite agitated: "Go get him, Brother-in-law! Take out that Bastard!"
"When did you switch jobs to become a Trainer? That's Bakura's line, isn't it?" Muttering a retort, Hayato waved his hand forward. The figure of Gaia the Fierce Knight appeared beside him, thrusting the lance in its hand towards Dark Marik.
"Clang~"
Gaia's attack was blocked, but it wasn't Dark Marik who blocked the attack. Instead, it was the Dark Game that suddenly descended as Dark Marik raised the Duel Disk on his wrist. Under the influence of the Rules, not only did Gaia fail to damage Dark Marik, but it was even suppressed back into a card.
Dark Marik's movements were so fast; he had clearly anticipated that Hayato would attack him. That's why, the moment his sneak attack failed, he immediately started the Dark Game, dragging Hayato into a Duel to prevent himself from getting hurt.
"Hoho, that won't do, Kobayashi Hayato. The Dark Game has already begun. How can you make a physical attack on me?" Watching the power of the Rules of the emotionless Dark Game suppress Gaia back, Dark Marik mocked Hayato like a petty person who had gained the upper hand.
This was the second time he had used the rigidity of the Dark Game for his own profit. The last time was by manipulating the definition of Marik; this time, it was by exploiting the principle of fairness after the Dark Game began.
"If the Goddess of Destiny truly exists, then without a doubt, she firmly stands on my side." Dark Marik raised his Duel Disk with considerable smugness. "Before that Sea Fortress self-destructed, I found an Escape Pod to leave there. And when I arrived on the island not knowing how to find you, the Ra you possess provided guidance for me."
"Before others rush here and interfere, let's start this enjoyable Dark Game, Kobayashi Hayato. I'm betting your The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
Hayato wasn't intimidated. He wasn't afraid of Marik when he had two Egyptian God Cards, let alone Marik who now had no God Cards?
"Then bring it on, Marik. Let your sorrowful cries be the accompaniment to my Duel with Yugi Mutou."
Saying this, Hayato placed his Deck into the Duel Disk and activated it, making the reasonably spacious room their Duel Field.
Meanwhile, inside the Millennium Puzzle, Marik said discontentedly, "Although I really want to teach my Dark Personality a good lesson, even if it means punching that face that originally belonged to me, Brother-in-law, can you distinguish between the two of us when you're saying threatening lines? I don't want to make any sorrowful cries at all."
Hayato rolled his eyes at Marik and simultaneously said "Duel!" with Dark Marik across from him.
