Reading settings
Chapter 520: Is Your Ancient Egyptian Ancestral Tradition Reanimation?
【Ojama Yellow】and the others ended the 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】 state and returned to Hayato's field. Hayato glanced at the 【Pyramid of Light】that still remained on Anubis's field.
【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】's effect should be able to destroy all cards on the opponent's field, regardless of whether they are face-up or face-down, without targeting. Anubis's other two cards on the field were clearly destroyed, yet that 【Pyramid of Light】still remained.
Also, it was only then that Hayato remembered to check the effect of that 【Pyramid of Light】. He found that the text written on it was similar to the Egyptian Hieratic text that appears on 【The Winged Dragon of Ra】when it is summoned.
The meaning of the text was likely that this card is extremely sturdy and almost indestructible, and possesses the power to banish Divine-Beasts. This was not much different from the effect of the anime version of 【Pyramid of Light】in Hayato's memory.
The fact that 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】couldn't destroy the 【Pyramid of Light】was actually within Hayato's expectations. After all, even the self-destruct effect of 【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon】, which Pegasus considered capable of defeating Divine-Beasts in the original plot, only managed to take effect against the 【Pyramid of Light】on the second attempt. It was understandable that 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】didn't work.
Hayato wasn't too regretful either. Destroying the 【Pyramid of Light】wasn't his main goal anyway; he just needed to take down Anubis, the duelist.
"Damn it, you destroyed my cards!" Anubis glared furiously at Hayato, or more accurately, at the 【Ojama】 Brothers who had returned to Hayato's field, as he looked at the only 【Pyramid of Light】remaining on his own field.
【Ojama Green】: "Your cards were really pathetic~"
【Ojama Black】: "Now you know how amazing we are!"
【Ojama Yellow】: "Naked pervert~"
"You guys are the last ones who have the right to call someone a naked pervert," Hayato retorted. However, he also noticed that after 【Andro Sphinx】was destroyed, the 【Ojama】 Brothers and 【Rainbow Kuriboh】seemed to have regained some of their spirit, as if they had also recovered their power through "destruction."
"Tsk, so what if you destroyed my monsters? All you have on your field are three weak monsters with 0 ATK." Although Anubis's field had been cleared by 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】and he had gotten a glimpse of the power of the 【Ojama】 Brothers when they gathered, he still considered them nothing but small fry.
"Then, let me show you just how useful small fry fitting for you can be," Hayato said, playing a card. "Activate the Magic Card, 【Lightning Conger】!"
Hearing the name of the card Hayato activated, 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, who had just been looking proud, suddenly trembled. Their faces stiffened as they turned back to look at Hayato, and at the 【Lightning Conger】card that had appeared open behind them.
"A-Aniki!?"
"What are you doing!"
"Aniki!"
Listening to 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, the "grief" on Hayato's face was clearly visible from the corners of his upturned mouth: "Sorry, 【Ojama Yellow】, 【Ojama Green】, 【Ojama Black】, this is a necessary sacrifice."
"No way! I clearly saw Aniki give you that card in your hand, the [Sword and—"
"【Lightning Conger】's effect activates! Destroy all monsters on my field, and inflict damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the number of destroyed monsters x 300 points!"
Hayato timely interrupted 【Ojama Yellow】before he could finish speaking. He waved his hand forward sharply. Only to see 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, with faces full of "willingness," unleashing lightning towards Anubis. As the three bolts of lightning exploded on Anubis's body, 【Ojama Yellow】and the others also turned into fragments and entered the graveyard.
"Ugh!" Although Anubis only had 1500 Life Points left, the 2500 points he lost were all from his own voluntary payment. This was the first time he had taken damage since the duel began, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
[Anubis: 1500→600LP]
Looking at the 900 points of Anubis's Life Points that 【Ojama Yellow】and the others' sacrifice had taken, Hayato's face was full of "grief and indignation": "To think you destroyed the monsters I consider my partners! Unforgivable, Pe- Anubis!"
"You bastard! You clearly destroyed your own monsters yourself!" Anubis, already in a bad mood because of the decrease in his Life Points, said annoyed, "How dare you attack me, who is like a deity, with such lowly weak monsters? I'll kill you a thousand times!"
Facing Anubis's threat, Hayato didn't take it to heart at all: "Before that, you'll at least have to defeat me in a duel first. I told you, didn't I? I'd use 【Ojama Yellow】and the others to grant you the pathetic defeat you deserve."
"Activate the Magic Card, 【Tri-Wight】! Activate by selecting three Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters that exist in my graveyard. Special Summon the 【Ojama Yellow】, 【Ojama Green】, and 【Ojama Black】that were just destroyed from the graveyard to my field in Attack Position!"
"Then, the second 【Lightning Conger】!"
Hayato played his last hand card besides Sword and Shield. A tomb that had been dug open appeared on his front row, and the 【Ojama】 Brothers were rising from underground, striking poses.
However, behind them, an identical 【Lightning Conger】was already ready.
"We're here— Huh?! A second time!?"
"As expected of Aniki, tributing his own monsters so easily!"
"Truly awe-inspiring!"
"But why us again!" X3
Amidst the simultaneous wails of the 【Ojama】 Brothers, lightning struck Anubis again. This time, 【Lightning Conger】was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely clearing Anubis's remaining 600 Life Points.
Within the lightning, Anubis let out a scream: "Uga!!!"
[Anubis: 600LP→0]
As the thunder fell, Hayato witnessed Anubis's body aging at an accelerated rate, as if time had sped up. In almost an instant, he transformed from a robust, blonde middle-aged man into a gaunt, white-haired old man, and the aging process still continued throughout his body.
Within a few breaths, Hayato was surprised to find that Anubis, who had been defeated in the Dark Game, had actually reverted to the dried corpse he had seen before. Aside from the lack of decayed bandages, he was almost identical to his previous mummy state. He fell heavily to the ground, and the 【Pyramid of Light】on his chest also fell, but it didn't shatter from the impact, seeming to be of decent quality.
"Well, I guess I hit pretty accurately," Hayato said, smiling, as he looked at 【Rainbow Kuriboh】, who had fully recovered its usual spirit with Anubis's defeat.
At the same time, he casually stuffed 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, who were still a bit listless despite recovering their power after repeatedly jumping between the graveyard and field during the duel, back into his deck and put away his Duel Disk.
"Aniki, you're too much—!"
"Tributing you is my responsibility, but I won't apologize," Hayato said nonchalantly, hearing 【Ojama Yellow】's voice abruptly cut off. At the same time, he looked down at Anubis's mummy lying flat on the ground. "Well, it seems the incident is resolved like this, right?"
"The process was too easy, I even feel it's a bit unreal."
The Shadow Realm and the projection of the 【Pyramid of Light】dispersed as the duel reached its conclusion. Hayato walked over to Anubis's mummy and poked the dried skull.
There was no movement.
He's probably really dead.
Hayato poked his finger into the mummy's eye socket and wiggled it a few times. Seeing that Anubis's mummy still showed no reaction under these circumstances, he finally felt relieved.
Although it's common knowledge that dueling can save the world, Hayato just felt it was a bit unreal. After all, Anubis didn't create any grand spectacle before falling; he simply lacked the aura of a world-ending boss monster. Furthermore, he didn't say any harsh words before dying, which made Hayato very unaccustomed.
These days, honest antagonists like this are rare.
Hayato picked up a piece of dust cloth nearby to wipe his fingers, then stood up, preparing to handle the aftermath.
Although Hayato's act of defeating Anubis would interrupt the Pyramid of Light plot, in his opinion, it was better to have one less problem than one more. Kaiba's urge to duel wasn't a new thing anyway; at worst, he could just duel him a few more times after Kaiba got 【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon】.
Anyway, he still hadn't managed to get any 【Blue-Eyes】 cards that Kaiba could drop, which made Hayato suspect for a while whether the 【Blue-Eyes】cards listed on Kaiba's drop list by the System were just for show. He had, however, gotten quite a complete set of other cards like 【Ring of Destruction】.
Speaking of Kaiba, that guy was something else. Ever since the Duel Robot Project at Kaiba Land—the machine that went berserk during the KC Cup and was destroyed by Hayato while using Hayato's deck—became a huge success and was widely popular, Kaiba somehow discovered another use for Duel Robots:
Simulation Duel Win Rates.
By submitting card data, Duel Robots could simulate repeated duels between both players simultaneously to calculate the final win rate of two decks dueling. Because the process was very scientific, Kaiba became exceptionally superstitious about the win rates obtained this way.
However, when Kaiba, who had come full of confidence after simulating a 1000% win rate for his Blue-Eyes Deck against a Gaia Deck, had his 【Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】and Gaia Fusion Summoned into 【Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion】by Hayato using 【Super Polymerization】, Kaiba's expression turned very sour again.
While savoring Kaiba's annoyed expression from back then, Hayato conveniently opened the System to check the reward settlement after defeating Anubis.
The usual DP points were 500 points, which was honestly a bit low, just enough to offset the consumption of activating the Dark Game. However, what surprised Hayato was that Anubis actually dropped a card he had been craving for a long time.
The undisputed ace card of the "Draw" Series, the ultimate bane of decks that rely on monster effects to show off, a card whose card art looks incredibly cool because of its strength, known as the "Golden Land Boss Monster," the invincible 【Skill Drain】!
Hayato had been craving this card for a really long time. The price to buy this card in the System Shop was a hefty 30000 DP, comparable to the price of noble powerful generic cards like 【Red Dad】and 【Phoenix Enforcer】. For Hayato, who habitually couldn't save DP, this was an astronomical price.
He had also thought about buying one directly with money on the market, but after checking the price, he decisively gave up on that fantasy.
As early as the Duelist Kingdom, Hayato had seen his opponent use this card when dueling the Buttocks Chin Uncle named Anasis on the Island. He originally had the absolute advantage, but as soon as the invincible 【Skill Drain】was activated, Duel Monsters reverted to a game of axe-wielders hacking at each other, where victory or defeat was decided by ATK boosting.
After checking the price, Hayato also felt relieved. Only tycoons like Anasis, who held most of the world's shipping industry in their hands, could afford the ridiculously expensive 【Skill Drain】, which somewhat guaranteed the dueling experience for most people.
But...
Looking at the 【Skill Drain】he had obtained, Hayato revealed a "kind" smile. Now, he could also enjoy the pleasure of using 【Skill Drain】on others. It seemed he had gained another method to make others duel happily and show a "smiling" expression during the duel.
As for whether the opponent was willing to smile, well, he would just duel them until they did.
However, Hayato still had some regrets. Anubis's Duel Disk and deck had appeared out of thin air within the Dark Game. The instant Anubis's Life Points were cleared by 【Lightning Conger】, both the Duel Disk and the cards on it returned to their original nothingness.
Otherwise, how could Hayato have let go of such a good chance to... collect spoils? If Anubis's deck hadn't disappeared, he could have had two 【Skill Drain】s.
Thinking this, Hayato looked down at Anubis's mummy on the ground with dissatisfaction. If Ishizu hadn't needed this artifact to exist for her report, why would Hayato have left him?
But as Hayato lowered his head, he was stunned. Only to see Anubis's mummy actually undergoing a reversal of time, just like when he first obtained the 【Pyramid of Light】, gradually restoring his normal human body!?
However, compared to before, the commotion during this restoration was much smaller, as if he didn't want to attract Hayato's attention?
Sensing Hayato's gaze and knowing his little movements, Anubis's mummy suddenly scrambled up from the ground. Taking advantage of Hayato not reacting immediately, he suddenly started running wildly!
And because Hayato had changed his position while checking on Anubis's mummy before, he couldn't get in front of it in time to stop it!
Hayato, who was chasing, and Anubis's mummy quickly ran from the end of the corridor to the location of Anubis's coffin from before. Anubis completely ignored the people who had fallen and ran past them, while Hayato glanced at the fallen crowd and hesitated slightly, his steps slowing down.
"You fell for it, Hayato Kobayashi! I, Anubis, am not that easy to defeat! This is my retreat approach!" The wildly running Anubis mummy noticed Hayato falling behind and mocked him proudly with his mouth that had returned to normal, "Your boring feelings will drag you down! Worrying about those mortals is what's making you unable to catch me!"
"In terms of strategy, you still can't compare to me, Anubis! Hmph hahahaha!"
Hayato watched Anubis escape, truly helpless. He could activate the Dark Game again, but at this distance, it would definitely envelop Ishizu, Yugi, and the others. Moreover, the Dark Game would force Anubis to fight to the death or even take the people who hadn't regained consciousness as hostages.
Mindful of this, Hayato watched Anubis's mummy reluctantly turn into dust and disperse in the Exhibition Hall along with the 【Pyramid of Light】: "These guys from Egypt, Dark Marik too, Dark Bakura too, are they all ancestrally practicing reanimation?"
Thanks to "Bai Yu who is like a sniper" for the 600 points tip. Thank you.
Thinking back, Leader Li of the Hanoi Knights in V6 really had a top-tier understanding.
If they field setup, I'll activate Torrential Tribute. For high ATK monsters, I'll use Magic Cylinder. For Magic specialists, I'll use Royal. For search, I'll use Crush Card Virus. And for Link Monsters that cannot change to Defense Position, I'll use the invincible Mirror Force.
Still, the ruthless spandex-wearing duelist, Yuusaku, is even more amazing. After all, among all the protagonists throughout the generations, he's the only one whose ace card was put on the Forbidden/Limited List.
(End of Chapter)
【Ojama Yellow】and the others ended the 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】 state and returned to Hayato's field. Hayato glanced at the 【Pyramid of Light】that still remained on Anubis's field.
【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】's effect should be able to destroy all cards on the opponent's field, regardless of whether they are face-up or face-down, without targeting. Anubis's other two cards on the field were clearly destroyed, yet that 【Pyramid of Light】still remained.
Also, it was only then that Hayato remembered to check the effect of that 【Pyramid of Light】. He found that the text written on it was similar to the Egyptian Hieratic text that appears on 【The Winged Dragon of Ra】when it is summoned.
The meaning of the text was likely that this card is extremely sturdy and almost indestructible, and possesses the power to banish Divine-Beasts. This was not much different from the effect of the anime version of 【Pyramid of Light】in Hayato's memory.
The fact that 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】couldn't destroy the 【Pyramid of Light】was actually within Hayato's expectations. After all, even the self-destruct effect of 【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon】, which Pegasus considered capable of defeating Divine-Beasts in the original plot, only managed to take effect against the 【Pyramid of Light】on the second attempt. It was understandable that 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】didn't work.
Hayato wasn't too regretful either. Destroying the 【Pyramid of Light】wasn't his main goal anyway; he just needed to take down Anubis, the duelist.
"Damn it, you destroyed my cards!" Anubis glared furiously at Hayato, or more accurately, at the 【Ojama】 Brothers who had returned to Hayato's field, as he looked at the only 【Pyramid of Light】remaining on his own field.
【Ojama Green】: "Your cards were really pathetic~"
【Ojama Black】: "Now you know how amazing we are!"
【Ojama Yellow】: "Naked pervert~"
"You guys are the last ones who have the right to call someone a naked pervert," Hayato retorted. However, he also noticed that after 【Andro Sphinx】was destroyed, the 【Ojama】 Brothers and 【Rainbow Kuriboh】seemed to have regained some of their spirit, as if they had also recovered their power through "destruction."
"Tsk, so what if you destroyed my monsters? All you have on your field are three weak monsters with 0 ATK." Although Anubis's field had been cleared by 【Ojama Delta Hurricane!!】and he had gotten a glimpse of the power of the 【Ojama】 Brothers when they gathered, he still considered them nothing but small fry.
"Then, let me show you just how useful small fry fitting for you can be," Hayato said, playing a card. "Activate the Magic Card, 【Lightning Conger】!"
Hearing the name of the card Hayato activated, 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, who had just been looking proud, suddenly trembled. Their faces stiffened as they turned back to look at Hayato, and at the 【Lightning Conger】card that had appeared open behind them.
"A-Aniki!?"
"What are you doing!"
"Aniki!"
Listening to 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, the "grief" on Hayato's face was clearly visible from the corners of his upturned mouth: "Sorry, 【Ojama Yellow】, 【Ojama Green】, 【Ojama Black】, this is a necessary sacrifice."
"No way! I clearly saw Aniki give you that card in your hand, the [Sword and—"
"【Lightning Conger】's effect activates! Destroy all monsters on my field, and inflict damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the number of destroyed monsters x 300 points!"
Hayato timely interrupted 【Ojama Yellow】before he could finish speaking. He waved his hand forward sharply. Only to see 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, with faces full of "willingness," unleashing lightning towards Anubis. As the three bolts of lightning exploded on Anubis's body, 【Ojama Yellow】and the others also turned into fragments and entered the graveyard.
"Ugh!" Although Anubis only had 1500 Life Points left, the 2500 points he lost were all from his own voluntary payment. This was the first time he had taken damage since the duel began, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
[Anubis: 1500→600LP]
Looking at the 900 points of Anubis's Life Points that 【Ojama Yellow】and the others' sacrifice had taken, Hayato's face was full of "grief and indignation": "To think you destroyed the monsters I consider my partners! Unforgivable, Pe- Anubis!"
"You bastard! You clearly destroyed your own monsters yourself!" Anubis, already in a bad mood because of the decrease in his Life Points, said annoyed, "How dare you attack me, who is like a deity, with such lowly weak monsters? I'll kill you a thousand times!"
Facing Anubis's threat, Hayato didn't take it to heart at all: "Before that, you'll at least have to defeat me in a duel first. I told you, didn't I? I'd use 【Ojama Yellow】and the others to grant you the pathetic defeat you deserve."
"Activate the Magic Card, 【Tri-Wight】! Activate by selecting three Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters that exist in my graveyard. Special Summon the 【Ojama Yellow】, 【Ojama Green】, and 【Ojama Black】that were just destroyed from the graveyard to my field in Attack Position!"
"Then, the second 【Lightning Conger】!"
Hayato played his last hand card besides Sword and Shield. A tomb that had been dug open appeared on his front row, and the 【Ojama】 Brothers were rising from underground, striking poses.
However, behind them, an identical 【Lightning Conger】was already ready.
"We're here— Huh?! A second time!?"
"As expected of Aniki, tributing his own monsters so easily!"
"Truly awe-inspiring!"
"But why us again!" X3
Amidst the simultaneous wails of the 【Ojama】 Brothers, lightning struck Anubis again. This time, 【Lightning Conger】was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely clearing Anubis's remaining 600 Life Points.
Within the lightning, Anubis let out a scream: "Uga!!!"
[Anubis: 600LP→0]
As the thunder fell, Hayato witnessed Anubis's body aging at an accelerated rate, as if time had sped up. In almost an instant, he transformed from a robust, blonde middle-aged man into a gaunt, white-haired old man, and the aging process still continued throughout his body.
Within a few breaths, Hayato was surprised to find that Anubis, who had been defeated in the Dark Game, had actually reverted to the dried corpse he had seen before. Aside from the lack of decayed bandages, he was almost identical to his previous mummy state. He fell heavily to the ground, and the 【Pyramid of Light】on his chest also fell, but it didn't shatter from the impact, seeming to be of decent quality.
"Well, I guess I hit pretty accurately," Hayato said, smiling, as he looked at 【Rainbow Kuriboh】, who had fully recovered its usual spirit with Anubis's defeat.
At the same time, he casually stuffed 【Ojama Yellow】and the others, who were still a bit listless despite recovering their power after repeatedly jumping between the graveyard and field during the duel, back into his deck and put away his Duel Disk.
"Aniki, you're too much—!"
"Tributing you is my responsibility, but I won't apologize," Hayato said nonchalantly, hearing 【Ojama Yellow】's voice abruptly cut off. At the same time, he looked down at Anubis's mummy lying flat on the ground. "Well, it seems the incident is resolved like this, right?"
"The process was too easy, I even feel it's a bit unreal."
The Shadow Realm and the projection of the 【Pyramid of Light】dispersed as the duel reached its conclusion. Hayato walked over to Anubis's mummy and poked the dried skull.
There was no movement.
He's probably really dead.
Hayato poked his finger into the mummy's eye socket and wiggled it a few times. Seeing that Anubis's mummy still showed no reaction under these circumstances, he finally felt relieved.
Although it's common knowledge that dueling can save the world, Hayato just felt it was a bit unreal. After all, Anubis didn't create any grand spectacle before falling; he simply lacked the aura of a world-ending boss monster. Furthermore, he didn't say any harsh words before dying, which made Hayato very unaccustomed.
These days, honest antagonists like this are rare.
Hayato picked up a piece of dust cloth nearby to wipe his fingers, then stood up, preparing to handle the aftermath.
Although Hayato's act of defeating Anubis would interrupt the Pyramid of Light plot, in his opinion, it was better to have one less problem than one more. Kaiba's urge to duel wasn't a new thing anyway; at worst, he could just duel him a few more times after Kaiba got 【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon】.
Anyway, he still hadn't managed to get any 【Blue-Eyes】 cards that Kaiba could drop, which made Hayato suspect for a while whether the 【Blue-Eyes】cards listed on Kaiba's drop list by the System were just for show. He had, however, gotten quite a complete set of other cards like 【Ring of Destruction】.
Speaking of Kaiba, that guy was something else. Ever since the Duel Robot Project at Kaiba Land—the machine that went berserk during the KC Cup and was destroyed by Hayato while using Hayato's deck—became a huge success and was widely popular, Kaiba somehow discovered another use for Duel Robots:
Simulation Duel Win Rates.
By submitting card data, Duel Robots could simulate repeated duels between both players simultaneously to calculate the final win rate of two decks dueling. Because the process was very scientific, Kaiba became exceptionally superstitious about the win rates obtained this way.
However, when Kaiba, who had come full of confidence after simulating a 1000% win rate for his Blue-Eyes Deck against a Gaia Deck, had his 【Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】and Gaia Fusion Summoned into 【Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion】by Hayato using 【Super Polymerization】, Kaiba's expression turned very sour again.
While savoring Kaiba's annoyed expression from back then, Hayato conveniently opened the System to check the reward settlement after defeating Anubis.
The usual DP points were 500 points, which was honestly a bit low, just enough to offset the consumption of activating the Dark Game. However, what surprised Hayato was that Anubis actually dropped a card he had been craving for a long time.
The undisputed ace card of the "Draw" Series, the ultimate bane of decks that rely on monster effects to show off, a card whose card art looks incredibly cool because of its strength, known as the "Golden Land Boss Monster," the invincible 【Skill Drain】!
Hayato had been craving this card for a really long time. The price to buy this card in the System Shop was a hefty 30000 DP, comparable to the price of noble powerful generic cards like 【Red Dad】and 【Phoenix Enforcer】. For Hayato, who habitually couldn't save DP, this was an astronomical price.
He had also thought about buying one directly with money on the market, but after checking the price, he decisively gave up on that fantasy.
As early as the Duelist Kingdom, Hayato had seen his opponent use this card when dueling the Buttocks Chin Uncle named Anasis on the Island. He originally had the absolute advantage, but as soon as the invincible 【Skill Drain】was activated, Duel Monsters reverted to a game of axe-wielders hacking at each other, where victory or defeat was decided by ATK boosting.
After checking the price, Hayato also felt relieved. Only tycoons like Anasis, who held most of the world's shipping industry in their hands, could afford the ridiculously expensive 【Skill Drain】, which somewhat guaranteed the dueling experience for most people.
But...
Looking at the 【Skill Drain】he had obtained, Hayato revealed a "kind" smile. Now, he could also enjoy the pleasure of using 【Skill Drain】on others. It seemed he had gained another method to make others duel happily and show a "smiling" expression during the duel.
As for whether the opponent was willing to smile, well, he would just duel them until they did.
However, Hayato still had some regrets. Anubis's Duel Disk and deck had appeared out of thin air within the Dark Game. The instant Anubis's Life Points were cleared by 【Lightning Conger】, both the Duel Disk and the cards on it returned to their original nothingness.
Otherwise, how could Hayato have let go of such a good chance to... collect spoils? If Anubis's deck hadn't disappeared, he could have had two 【Skill Drain】s.
Thinking this, Hayato looked down at Anubis's mummy on the ground with dissatisfaction. If Ishizu hadn't needed this artifact to exist for her report, why would Hayato have left him?
But as Hayato lowered his head, he was stunned. Only to see Anubis's mummy actually undergoing a reversal of time, just like when he first obtained the 【Pyramid of Light】, gradually restoring his normal human body!?
However, compared to before, the commotion during this restoration was much smaller, as if he didn't want to attract Hayato's attention?
Sensing Hayato's gaze and knowing his little movements, Anubis's mummy suddenly scrambled up from the ground. Taking advantage of Hayato not reacting immediately, he suddenly started running wildly!
And because Hayato had changed his position while checking on Anubis's mummy before, he couldn't get in front of it in time to stop it!
Hayato, who was chasing, and Anubis's mummy quickly ran from the end of the corridor to the location of Anubis's coffin from before. Anubis completely ignored the people who had fallen and ran past them, while Hayato glanced at the fallen crowd and hesitated slightly, his steps slowing down.
"You fell for it, Hayato Kobayashi! I, Anubis, am not that easy to defeat! This is my retreat approach!" The wildly running Anubis mummy noticed Hayato falling behind and mocked him proudly with his mouth that had returned to normal, "Your boring feelings will drag you down! Worrying about those mortals is what's making you unable to catch me!"
"In terms of strategy, you still can't compare to me, Anubis! Hmph hahahaha!"
Hayato watched Anubis escape, truly helpless. He could activate the Dark Game again, but at this distance, it would definitely envelop Ishizu, Yugi, and the others. Moreover, the Dark Game would force Anubis to fight to the death or even take the people who hadn't regained consciousness as hostages.
Mindful of this, Hayato watched Anubis's mummy reluctantly turn into dust and disperse in the Exhibition Hall along with the 【Pyramid of Light】: "These guys from Egypt, Dark Marik too, Dark Bakura too, are they all ancestrally practicing reanimation?"
Thanks to "Bai Yu who is like a sniper" for the 600 points tip. Thank you.
Thinking back, Leader Li of the Hanoi Knights in V6 really had a top-tier understanding.
If they field setup, I'll activate Torrential Tribute. For high ATK monsters, I'll use Magic Cylinder. For Magic specialists, I'll use Royal. For search, I'll use Crush Card Virus. And for Link Monsters that cannot change to Defense Position, I'll use the invincible Mirror Force.
Still, the ruthless spandex-wearing duelist, Yuusaku, is even more amazing. After all, among all the protagonists throughout the generations, he's the only one whose ace card was put on the Forbidden/Limited List.
(End of Chapter)
