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Chapter 518: You Fell For It!
"No mistake, that's definitely the aura of the 'Light of Destruction'." Hayato frowned. "I didn't expect even this incident could be related to the 'Light of Destruction'. What exactly is that thing?"
Hearing Hayato's muttering, Anubis offered no response, merely smiling coldly.
"A thousand years ago, relying on the power granted to me by the 'Light', I raised my status little by little, but just as I was about to achieve the greatest goal of my life, my life ended, and I was buried by those ignorant commoners."
"However, fortunately, I left the power of 'Light' in the Pyramid early on, allowing me to revive in the present, a thousand years later, and continue to be the agent of 'Light' to destroy everything."
He drew a card from his Hand. "With this card, I declare my return!"
"Activate the Magic Card 【Foolish Burial】, send 【Executioner - Makyura】 from my Deck to the Graveyard. Then, because of 【Executioner - Makyura】's effect, I can activate Trap Cards directly from my Hand, so I activate the Continuous Trap Card 【Pyramid of Light】!"
"Then, because of the presence of 【Pyramid of Light】, I pay 1000 Life Points, and Special Summon 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 from my Hand!"
【Anubis: 4000→3000LP】
From the opened 【Pyramid of Light】 Card, four triangular screens of light flew out, enveloped the area around Hayato and Anubis, forming an area like the inside of a pyramid. As he paid Life Points, two spiritual lights emerged from Anubis' body and fell onto the Field, transforming into two extremely tall monsters.
【Andro Sphinx】, lion-headed and human-bodied, with a burly physique standing upright, looking exceptionally mighty;
【Andro Sphinx】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Effect】
【3000/2500】
and 【Sphinx Teleia】, lion-bodied and human-headed, with a slender physique on all fours like a hunting beast, whose image is closer to that of a female or feminine being.
【Sphinx Teleia】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Effect】
【2500/3000】
"Level 10 monsters, I can Summon two at once, and their ATK and DEF are both top-tier." Anubis looked proudly at the two monsters on his Field. "The only flaw is that 【Sphinx】 monsters cannot attack the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned."
"However, 【Executioner - Makyura】's effect allows me to activate Traps directly from my Hand again, pay 1000 Life Points to activate 【Skill Drain】, negating the effects of all monsters on the Field!"
【Anubis: 3000→2000LP】
After paying another 1000 Life Points on his own accord, an invincible 【Skill Drain】 appeared in Anubis' Spell/Trap Zone, indiscriminately locking the effects of all monsters on both players' Fields.
On the surface, this card is more suitable for restricting the opponent's effects, but Anubis used it at this moment to actively remove the restriction on his 【Sphinx】 monsters on the Field that they "cannot attack the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned".
In this way, next, Hayato would have to, with his Front Row empty, directly face the attack of two monsters whose total ATK had already reached 5500 points.
For Anubis, a direct attack now would easily secure victory. However, when he looked at Hayato's position, just as he was about to say a couple of contemptuous words, he found that, at this moment, the expression on Hayato's face was quite calm, showing no awareness of being in crisis.
Not only that, his gaze was full of confidence, as if he wasn't the slightest bit surprised by Anubis' operations so far, and everything was under his control. He even looked provocatively at the two monsters on Anubis' Field with a somewhat expectant gaze, seemingly expecting them to attack.
'That guy, does he perhaps have something to rely on?'
Anubis glanced at the last card in his Hand. As he was guessing what those two Set Cards Hayato had set might be, he heard Hayato's proud smile.
"Hmph hmph, hahahaha, Summoning two Level 10 monsters in one turn, I'll give a little praise to your effort. But if you think you can defeat me with monsters of that level, that's purely your delusion."
"Chain your 【Skill Drain】, I will use this powerful card, the Continuous Trap Card 【Royal Decree】, to negate the effects of all Trap Cards on the Field except for this card!"
Hayato had an arrogant smile, pressed the button to activate his Set Card, and his Set 【Royal Decree】 in the Spell/Trap Zone activated.
The 【Skill Drain】 that had originally been activated was just about to draw out the power from the two 【Sphinx】 monsters on Anubis' Field, to release the seal on their own attacks, but with the activation of 【Royal Decree】, the effect of 【Skill Drain】 came to an abrupt halt.
Even because of the previous activation of 【Pyramid of Light】, the Pyramid of Light enveloping the surroundings also became somewhat dim and lusterless.
【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 retained their own effects, but because of this, they lost the ability to attack. In this way, Hayato successfully avoided the ending of being defeated by a monster's direct attack.
Looking at the 【Pyramid of Light】 and 【Skill Drain】 that had turned gray and ineffective because of 【Royal Decree】, Hayato crossed his arms over his chest and said proudly, "Hmph hmph, this kind of sight is the situation that suits a person without light like you."
"The one standing at the peak is me, Hayato Kobayashi! This point has never changed!"
But the extremely proud Hayato heard that Anubis had unexpectedly also started laughing.
"Heh heh, hahahaha!" Covering half of his face with one hand, his golden messy hair peeking through his fingers, Anubis laughed wildly, as if he was amused by Hayato's operation. "What indescribable confidence, it's just one card, and it made you so proud, I even thought you would bring out something amazing."
"Hahahaha!"
Anubis even laughed so hard he bent over. "And you didn't use it during the Battle Phase when I was going to attack, you unexpectedly used the card you placed great hope in so recklessly during the Main Phase, you inferior humans are as expected, still don't understand things like patience at all, just like a thousand years ago!"
"However, even if you had activated it during the Battle Phase, the result wouldn't have changed at all." Anubis stopped laughing loudly, and revealed the last card in his Hand. "As a penalty for being my enemy, I will sever this hope of yours."
"Quick-Play Spell Card, 【Mystical Space Typhoon】! Destroy that 【Royal Decree】 of yours!"
"Then, 【Skill Drain】 continues to take effect, releasing the restriction on 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 on my Field that prevents them from attacking!"
Anubis smiled coldly: "Finally, die with fear of me, Enter my Battle Phase!"
The storm destroyed the opened 【Royal Decree】 in Hayato's Spell/Trap Zone, 【Skill Drain】 and 【Pyramid of Light】 regained their power, allowing the 【Sphinx】 monsters to successfully have their effects drawn out, and gained the power to attack.
The two monsters, one lion-bodied human-headed and the other human-bodied lion-headed, bared their fangs and claws at Hayato, and Hayato also quite cooperatively revealed a "terrified" expression: "I-Impossible!? My invincible 【Royal Decree】 was unexpectedly destroyed just like that?"
"Oh no! In that case, won't I be directly attacked!?"
"Hmph hmph, the answer is completely correct, what a truly satisfying expression of despair." Anubis looked contemptuously at Hayato, who looked helpless, his gaze glancing at the 【Millennium Ring】 in front of Hayato. "I thought that you, wearing that 【Millennium Ring】 which can be considered the most evil among the seven Millennium Items, might be some powerful enemy."
"When I was suddenly dragged into the Ceremony of the Duel by you, I was slightly nervous, but it turned out you were unexpectedly just a blustering small fry."
Anubis, with a look of disdain, raised a finger, pointing at Hayato: "You already have no way to deal with my servants, right? In that case, just be torn to shreds like this!"
"First is 【Andro Sphinx】's direct attack!"
After giving the attack order, Anubis watched Hayato leisurely, the expression of unwillingness and disbelief on his face made him feel quite comfortable.
The lion-headed human 【Andro Sphinx】 opened its gaping maw, charging straight at Hayato, Hayato had no doubt that its sharp claws could easily tear open his flesh and blood under the influence of the Dark Game.
However, after hearing Anubis' words, the "panic" and "helplessness" on Hayato's face suddenly disappeared. Under Anubis' surprised gaze, Hayato's mouth curled up: "You did indeed say just now that you were going to attack me, right?"
"Although I'm not quite sure if your Dueling Style leans towards reckless or cautious, but if I didn't show that this 【Royal Decree】 card was my last resort, you probably wouldn't foolishly ignore the Set Cards in my Spell/Trap Zone, right?"
"When I showed that I could rest easy as long as 【Royal Decree】 was on my Field, you, who had a countermeasure in Hand, naturally wouldn't just watch me, this 'Kid' in your eyes, be proud."
"I just needed to, after 【Royal Decree】 was destroyed, reveal a little 'panic' and 'helplessness', and easily make you complacent, think I was only at this level, thus losing vigilance towards the true Trap on my Field!"
"What?!" With Hayato having said all this, it was impossible for Anubis not to understand. The wrath in his eyes seemed about to erupt as he glared at Hayato. "You unexpectedly calculated against me!"
"Uh-huh, that's right, you completely fell for it, idiot." Hayato reached out and pressed the button on his Duel Disk. "This is my true offensive strategy, Hayato Kobayashi! When it comes to battle of wits, you still can't compare to me, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Submit before the sublime power of the Hanoi Knights! Activate the Trap Card 【Mirror Force】!"
"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy all of the opponent's monsters in Attack Position!"
Although their Level is 10, equal to the 【Three Egyptian Gods】, the 【Sphinx】 monsters are merely the guardians of the Pharaoh's Tomb, completely incomparable to the power of gods. 【Andro Sphinx】's claws swung down at Hayato, but because of this, activated Hayato's Trap Card.
A sacred mirror opened, standing between Hayato and 【Andro Sphinx】, not only completely isolating the latter's attack from Hayato, but even returning an attack of equal power back the same way, and further spreading to 【Sphinx Teleia】!
"Roar!"
"Ah!"
"Boom!!"
Amidst the screams of the two 【Sphinx】 monsters, the power of 【Mirror Force】 destroyed them simultaneously, exploding with a roar. Smoke covered Anubis' Field.
"To unexpectedly use this kind of underhanded psychological tactics in the Ceremony of the Duel, this doesn't count as a duel at all!"
Having two powerful monsters destroyed, and more importantly, his confident finishing blow was unexpectedly entirely within that kid's calculations on the other side, Anubis felt he had lost face. His face looked terrible as he roared at Hayato opposite him.
Hayato, however, just had a smug expression: "Heh, since you're not a good person, then naturally I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman."
"Onore!" Anubis glared at Hayato through gritted teeth, his heart hardened. "But don't think this is the end, your destroying my 【Sphinx】 monsters, precisely created the stage for the descent of the strongest 【Sphinx】!"
"When 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 are destroyed simultaneously, I can activate this effect by paying 500 Life Points!" Anubis drew a card from his Deck. "Special Summon 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】 from my Hand or Deck!"
【Anubis】【2000→1500LP】
Following the "no damage with smoke" trope, the smoke produced where the two 【Sphinx】 monsters on Anubis' Field were destroyed was pushed together as if held by a giant hand, transforming into a mass of spinning, rising smoke tornado.
Afterwards, a ferocious lion's claw pierced out from it, tearing open the smoke and revealing the true body of the fiend born within!
【The Great Sphinx of Giza】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Special Summon/Effect】
【3500/3000】
A lion's body on four legs, a muscular human body, broad wings that were clearly as white as an angel but gave off an incredibly evil feeling, and a bizarre skull that combined a human face and a lion face into one. 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】 was simply a stitched-together body of 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】!
"This is my strongest Ace monster, 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】!" Because his Life Points decreased again, the golden hair on Anubis' head appeared a bit gray, but his aura was almost at its peak, and the "Light" Pyramid on his chest also flashed with a radiance.
"Condescending kid, I'll concede that your calculation is indeed somewhat capable, but before the invincible 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】, this time, let's see how you escape this move?" Anubis looked at Hayato and said coldly, "Even an incarnation of God will bow down under this kind of attack, fall into darkness!"
"Because it's the Battle Phase, I will attack again! Directly attack the opponent, 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】!"
"No mistake, that's definitely the aura of the 'Light of Destruction'." Hayato frowned. "I didn't expect even this incident could be related to the 'Light of Destruction'. What exactly is that thing?"
Hearing Hayato's muttering, Anubis offered no response, merely smiling coldly.
"A thousand years ago, relying on the power granted to me by the 'Light', I raised my status little by little, but just as I was about to achieve the greatest goal of my life, my life ended, and I was buried by those ignorant commoners."
"However, fortunately, I left the power of 'Light' in the Pyramid early on, allowing me to revive in the present, a thousand years later, and continue to be the agent of 'Light' to destroy everything."
He drew a card from his Hand. "With this card, I declare my return!"
"Activate the Magic Card 【Foolish Burial】, send 【Executioner - Makyura】 from my Deck to the Graveyard. Then, because of 【Executioner - Makyura】's effect, I can activate Trap Cards directly from my Hand, so I activate the Continuous Trap Card 【Pyramid of Light】!"
"Then, because of the presence of 【Pyramid of Light】, I pay 1000 Life Points, and Special Summon 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 from my Hand!"
【Anubis: 4000→3000LP】
From the opened 【Pyramid of Light】 Card, four triangular screens of light flew out, enveloped the area around Hayato and Anubis, forming an area like the inside of a pyramid. As he paid Life Points, two spiritual lights emerged from Anubis' body and fell onto the Field, transforming into two extremely tall monsters.
【Andro Sphinx】, lion-headed and human-bodied, with a burly physique standing upright, looking exceptionally mighty;
【Andro Sphinx】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Effect】
【3000/2500】
and 【Sphinx Teleia】, lion-bodied and human-headed, with a slender physique on all fours like a hunting beast, whose image is closer to that of a female or feminine being.
【Sphinx Teleia】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Effect】
【2500/3000】
"Level 10 monsters, I can Summon two at once, and their ATK and DEF are both top-tier." Anubis looked proudly at the two monsters on his Field. "The only flaw is that 【Sphinx】 monsters cannot attack the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned."
"However, 【Executioner - Makyura】's effect allows me to activate Traps directly from my Hand again, pay 1000 Life Points to activate 【Skill Drain】, negating the effects of all monsters on the Field!"
【Anubis: 3000→2000LP】
After paying another 1000 Life Points on his own accord, an invincible 【Skill Drain】 appeared in Anubis' Spell/Trap Zone, indiscriminately locking the effects of all monsters on both players' Fields.
On the surface, this card is more suitable for restricting the opponent's effects, but Anubis used it at this moment to actively remove the restriction on his 【Sphinx】 monsters on the Field that they "cannot attack the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned".
In this way, next, Hayato would have to, with his Front Row empty, directly face the attack of two monsters whose total ATK had already reached 5500 points.
For Anubis, a direct attack now would easily secure victory. However, when he looked at Hayato's position, just as he was about to say a couple of contemptuous words, he found that, at this moment, the expression on Hayato's face was quite calm, showing no awareness of being in crisis.
Not only that, his gaze was full of confidence, as if he wasn't the slightest bit surprised by Anubis' operations so far, and everything was under his control. He even looked provocatively at the two monsters on Anubis' Field with a somewhat expectant gaze, seemingly expecting them to attack.
'That guy, does he perhaps have something to rely on?'
Anubis glanced at the last card in his Hand. As he was guessing what those two Set Cards Hayato had set might be, he heard Hayato's proud smile.
"Hmph hmph, hahahaha, Summoning two Level 10 monsters in one turn, I'll give a little praise to your effort. But if you think you can defeat me with monsters of that level, that's purely your delusion."
"Chain your 【Skill Drain】, I will use this powerful card, the Continuous Trap Card 【Royal Decree】, to negate the effects of all Trap Cards on the Field except for this card!"
Hayato had an arrogant smile, pressed the button to activate his Set Card, and his Set 【Royal Decree】 in the Spell/Trap Zone activated.
The 【Skill Drain】 that had originally been activated was just about to draw out the power from the two 【Sphinx】 monsters on Anubis' Field, to release the seal on their own attacks, but with the activation of 【Royal Decree】, the effect of 【Skill Drain】 came to an abrupt halt.
Even because of the previous activation of 【Pyramid of Light】, the Pyramid of Light enveloping the surroundings also became somewhat dim and lusterless.
【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 retained their own effects, but because of this, they lost the ability to attack. In this way, Hayato successfully avoided the ending of being defeated by a monster's direct attack.
Looking at the 【Pyramid of Light】 and 【Skill Drain】 that had turned gray and ineffective because of 【Royal Decree】, Hayato crossed his arms over his chest and said proudly, "Hmph hmph, this kind of sight is the situation that suits a person without light like you."
"The one standing at the peak is me, Hayato Kobayashi! This point has never changed!"
But the extremely proud Hayato heard that Anubis had unexpectedly also started laughing.
"Heh heh, hahahaha!" Covering half of his face with one hand, his golden messy hair peeking through his fingers, Anubis laughed wildly, as if he was amused by Hayato's operation. "What indescribable confidence, it's just one card, and it made you so proud, I even thought you would bring out something amazing."
"Hahahaha!"
Anubis even laughed so hard he bent over. "And you didn't use it during the Battle Phase when I was going to attack, you unexpectedly used the card you placed great hope in so recklessly during the Main Phase, you inferior humans are as expected, still don't understand things like patience at all, just like a thousand years ago!"
"However, even if you had activated it during the Battle Phase, the result wouldn't have changed at all." Anubis stopped laughing loudly, and revealed the last card in his Hand. "As a penalty for being my enemy, I will sever this hope of yours."
"Quick-Play Spell Card, 【Mystical Space Typhoon】! Destroy that 【Royal Decree】 of yours!"
"Then, 【Skill Drain】 continues to take effect, releasing the restriction on 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 on my Field that prevents them from attacking!"
Anubis smiled coldly: "Finally, die with fear of me, Enter my Battle Phase!"
The storm destroyed the opened 【Royal Decree】 in Hayato's Spell/Trap Zone, 【Skill Drain】 and 【Pyramid of Light】 regained their power, allowing the 【Sphinx】 monsters to successfully have their effects drawn out, and gained the power to attack.
The two monsters, one lion-bodied human-headed and the other human-bodied lion-headed, bared their fangs and claws at Hayato, and Hayato also quite cooperatively revealed a "terrified" expression: "I-Impossible!? My invincible 【Royal Decree】 was unexpectedly destroyed just like that?"
"Oh no! In that case, won't I be directly attacked!?"
"Hmph hmph, the answer is completely correct, what a truly satisfying expression of despair." Anubis looked contemptuously at Hayato, who looked helpless, his gaze glancing at the 【Millennium Ring】 in front of Hayato. "I thought that you, wearing that 【Millennium Ring】 which can be considered the most evil among the seven Millennium Items, might be some powerful enemy."
"When I was suddenly dragged into the Ceremony of the Duel by you, I was slightly nervous, but it turned out you were unexpectedly just a blustering small fry."
Anubis, with a look of disdain, raised a finger, pointing at Hayato: "You already have no way to deal with my servants, right? In that case, just be torn to shreds like this!"
"First is 【Andro Sphinx】's direct attack!"
After giving the attack order, Anubis watched Hayato leisurely, the expression of unwillingness and disbelief on his face made him feel quite comfortable.
The lion-headed human 【Andro Sphinx】 opened its gaping maw, charging straight at Hayato, Hayato had no doubt that its sharp claws could easily tear open his flesh and blood under the influence of the Dark Game.
However, after hearing Anubis' words, the "panic" and "helplessness" on Hayato's face suddenly disappeared. Under Anubis' surprised gaze, Hayato's mouth curled up: "You did indeed say just now that you were going to attack me, right?"
"Although I'm not quite sure if your Dueling Style leans towards reckless or cautious, but if I didn't show that this 【Royal Decree】 card was my last resort, you probably wouldn't foolishly ignore the Set Cards in my Spell/Trap Zone, right?"
"When I showed that I could rest easy as long as 【Royal Decree】 was on my Field, you, who had a countermeasure in Hand, naturally wouldn't just watch me, this 'Kid' in your eyes, be proud."
"I just needed to, after 【Royal Decree】 was destroyed, reveal a little 'panic' and 'helplessness', and easily make you complacent, think I was only at this level, thus losing vigilance towards the true Trap on my Field!"
"What?!" With Hayato having said all this, it was impossible for Anubis not to understand. The wrath in his eyes seemed about to erupt as he glared at Hayato. "You unexpectedly calculated against me!"
"Uh-huh, that's right, you completely fell for it, idiot." Hayato reached out and pressed the button on his Duel Disk. "This is my true offensive strategy, Hayato Kobayashi! When it comes to battle of wits, you still can't compare to me, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Submit before the sublime power of the Hanoi Knights! Activate the Trap Card 【Mirror Force】!"
"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy all of the opponent's monsters in Attack Position!"
Although their Level is 10, equal to the 【Three Egyptian Gods】, the 【Sphinx】 monsters are merely the guardians of the Pharaoh's Tomb, completely incomparable to the power of gods. 【Andro Sphinx】's claws swung down at Hayato, but because of this, activated Hayato's Trap Card.
A sacred mirror opened, standing between Hayato and 【Andro Sphinx】, not only completely isolating the latter's attack from Hayato, but even returning an attack of equal power back the same way, and further spreading to 【Sphinx Teleia】!
"Roar!"
"Ah!"
"Boom!!"
Amidst the screams of the two 【Sphinx】 monsters, the power of 【Mirror Force】 destroyed them simultaneously, exploding with a roar. Smoke covered Anubis' Field.
"To unexpectedly use this kind of underhanded psychological tactics in the Ceremony of the Duel, this doesn't count as a duel at all!"
Having two powerful monsters destroyed, and more importantly, his confident finishing blow was unexpectedly entirely within that kid's calculations on the other side, Anubis felt he had lost face. His face looked terrible as he roared at Hayato opposite him.
Hayato, however, just had a smug expression: "Heh, since you're not a good person, then naturally I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman."
"Onore!" Anubis glared at Hayato through gritted teeth, his heart hardened. "But don't think this is the end, your destroying my 【Sphinx】 monsters, precisely created the stage for the descent of the strongest 【Sphinx】!"
"When 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】 are destroyed simultaneously, I can activate this effect by paying 500 Life Points!" Anubis drew a card from his Deck. "Special Summon 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】 from my Hand or Deck!"
【Anubis】【2000→1500LP】
Following the "no damage with smoke" trope, the smoke produced where the two 【Sphinx】 monsters on Anubis' Field were destroyed was pushed together as if held by a giant hand, transforming into a mass of spinning, rising smoke tornado.
Afterwards, a ferocious lion's claw pierced out from it, tearing open the smoke and revealing the true body of the fiend born within!
【The Great Sphinx of Giza】【Level 10/Light】
【Beast-Type/Special Summon/Effect】
【3500/3000】
A lion's body on four legs, a muscular human body, broad wings that were clearly as white as an angel but gave off an incredibly evil feeling, and a bizarre skull that combined a human face and a lion face into one. 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】 was simply a stitched-together body of 【Andro Sphinx】 and 【Sphinx Teleia】!
"This is my strongest Ace monster, 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】!" Because his Life Points decreased again, the golden hair on Anubis' head appeared a bit gray, but his aura was almost at its peak, and the "Light" Pyramid on his chest also flashed with a radiance.
"Condescending kid, I'll concede that your calculation is indeed somewhat capable, but before the invincible 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】, this time, let's see how you escape this move?" Anubis looked at Hayato and said coldly, "Even an incarnation of God will bow down under this kind of attack, fall into darkness!"
"Because it's the Battle Phase, I will attack again! Directly attack the opponent, 【The Great Sphinx of Giza】!"
