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"My Turn, Draw!"

[Hayato: 4000 LP, 1 card in hand]

[Labrynth Archfiend] [3200/2800]

[Imperial Order] [Set card] [Set card]

In Hayato's Graveyard, due to the presence of [Different Dimension Arena] and [Chain Material], plus one unknown card among those sent to the Graveyard from the Top of Deck by [Infernoid Tierra]'s effect just now, there were a total of three different Normal Trap Cards in his Graveyard.

[Labrynth Archfiend]'s own effect increases its ATK by 400 for each different Normal Trap Card. Unbeknownst to him, the only monster on Hayato's Field had already surpassed the ATK of [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]. It wasn't until Hayato's Turn that Hiroya Misawa noticed this.

'Its ATK has reached 3200, and it will keep increasing if the number of Trap Cards continues to grow. I haven't forgotten that Trap Card that was just set.' Thinking this, Hiroya Misawa glanced at his two set cards in his Spell/Trap Zone. 'Damn it, because of that [Imperial Order], neither of my cards can be activated.'

'That guy set so many cards in his Spell/Trap Zone, it's about time they did something!'

His gaze flickered towards the Mysterious Person beside him, but although four cards were set, That Person didn't activate any of them after Hayato drew his card.

"Activate my set card in the Spell/Trap Zone, [Necro Fusion]! I select monsters from my Graveyard as Fusion Material and banish face-down. Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck. The monster Fusion Summoned by this effect cannot attack this turn."

He pressed the Activate Set Card button. As expected, one of the two set cards in Hayato's Spell/Trap Zone was another Normal Trap Card. This meant that after this card was sent to the Graveyard by Hayato, the ATK of his [Labrynth Archfiend] on the Field would increase again.

But before that, Hiroya Misawa asked, confused, "Banish monsters from your Graveyard?"

In his impression, the only known monster card in Hayato's Graveyard was that [Infernoid Tierra].

Answering his confusion were the two purple-bordered cards Hayato took out from his Graveyard. This color border represented Fusion Monsters. Were these the cards sent to the Graveyard from the Fusion Deck by [Infernoid Tierra]'s effect before?

"Before, [Infernoid Tierra]'s effect sent these two cards from my Fusion Deck—[Cyberdark Dragon] and [Cyber End Dragon]—to the Graveyard. Now, I will banish them face-down using [Necro Fusion]'s effect."

Holding two Machine-Type monsters that could not be said to be slightly related to the so-called "Pure [Labrynth]" Deck, but rather completely unrelated, Hayato took out a Fusion Monster card and said, "Witness the darkness of Cyber Style, the most profound Shadow Cyber Style!"

Using a "Pure [Labrynth]" Deck, Hayato played the card in his hand: "I'm too lazy to think of a summoning chant, I'll just directly use the most Noble Fusion Summon for the invincible [Cyberdark End Dragon]!"

The symbol of "Cyber Style"—[Cyber End Dragon]—and the symbol of "Shadow Cyber Style"—[Cyberdark Dragon]—the figures of the two monsters overlapped, combining and connecting into a powerful monster.

This was the [Cyberdark End Dragon] that Master Samejima had summoned when Hayato challenged the "Cyber Style" secret technique. Now, through [Necro Fusion]'s effect, it made its grand appearance on Hayato's Field!

[Cyberdark End Dragon] [Level 12/Dark]

[Machine-Type/Fusion/Effect]

[5000/3800]

At the same time, because the number of different Normal Trap Cards in the Graveyard increased again, [Labrynth Archfiend]'s ATK was increased once more.

[Labrynth Archfiend] [3200/2800 → 3600/2800]

"5000 ATK, the same level as [Five-Headed Dragon], and its Level is as high as 12!"

Regarding the appearance of [Cyberdark End Dragon] on Hayato's Field, Hiroya Misawa only had the ability to marvel; he had no means of countering. But just then, the Mysterious Person beside him spoke up: "In response to this monster's Special Summon, I will also open my set card in the Spell/Trap Zone."

"Continuous Trap Card [Conquistador of the Golden Land]!"

As the Mysterious Person's set card in the Spell/Trap Zone was revealed, Hayato and Kaiba saw the card the Mysterious Person flipped up. Upon seeing the card art, Kaiba frowned: "This card, it seems you used it just now?"

"[Conquistador of the Golden Land] was one of the hand cards sent to the Graveyard last turn, but besides the effect it can use in the Graveyard, it also has the most basic effect as a Continuous Trap Card." The Mysterious Person said, "After activation, [Conquistador of the Golden Land] will be Special Summoned to my Field as a Normal Monster, and it can still be used as a Trap Card."

From the flipped card, a Noble Knight wielding a rapier slowly walked out and appeared, riding a war horse. It seemed ordinary, if you ignored the large patches of skin on its body that had been dyed golden. Not just the Knight, but the war horse too; the upper half was a normal skin color, but the lower half was dazzling and ominous gold.

Coupled with [Eldlich the Golden Lord] sitting calmly on his throne beside them, watching the changes on the Field with a blank expression, the [Golden Land] Deck used by the Mysterious Person, despite being mostly dazzling gold, could only give off a sense of gloom and curse, as if the birth of this gold came from something ominous and calamitous.

[Conquistador of the Golden Land] [Level 5/Light]

[Zombie-Type/Normal]

[500/1800]

Looking at the Knight riding the war horse in Defense Position on the Mysterious Person's Field, Kaiba said contemptuously, "A Trap Monster Deck? Hmph, it's just adding a shield with a mere 1800 DEF to himself, nothing special."

"No, although it does appear in the form of a Normal Monster, [Conquistador of the Golden Land] has another effect when [Eldlich the Golden Lord] exists on my Field."

As he spoke, the Mysterious Person pointed a finger towards Hayato's [Cyberdark End Dragon]. For some reason, looking at that somewhat alluring gesture, Hayato's sense of déjà vu intensified. Now he could be sure that he definitely knew That Person opposite him. It's just, how could that guy...

"[Conquistador of the Golden Land]'s second effect: Select one face-up card on the Field and destroy it. This effect does not target. Naturally, I will select the [Cyberdark End Dragon] that was just Special Summoned."

[Conquistador of the Golden Land], which appeared in response to [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s Special Summon, swung the rapier in its hand towards the latter. Golden traces suddenly appeared on the Ground between them and rapidly spread, instantly climbing onto [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s body.

"Alright! What does high ATK matter? Just destroy it!" Hiroya Misawa said proudly upon seeing this, but found that both Hayato and Kaiba opposite him had calm expressions.

"Although this is the first time I've seen this monster, 'Cyber Style'? I've heard of it, but I didn't expect it to have such powerful strength." Saying this casually, Kaiba looked at Hayato and said, "Hayato Kobayashi, what kind of effect does that monster have? I don't think you would casually bring out a Small Fry monster to test the opponent's set cards."

"You didn't recognize [Cyberdark End Dragon] but you believe in me? That's really touching, Seto." Hayato blinked at Kaiba, then glanced at [Cyberdark End Dragon], which was completely dyed golden all over, as if it had turned into a Statue. "[Cyberdark End Dragon]'s resistance is simple, but at that time, even I had to put in a lot of effort to defeat it."

"Although it can be targeted, [Cyberdark End Dragon] has the most pure ability to not be affected by the opponent's activated card effects."

"Banish, destroy, send to the Graveyard, change ATK/DEF or battle position, everything is negated against [Cyberdark End Dragon]. This is the iron will and steel toughness of 'Cyber Style'!"

"Although it's a pity to destroy the golden coating that looked quite cool, there's no need for a performance! Break free from these fragile shackles, [Cyberdark End Dragon]!"

Accompanied by a crisp finger snap from Hayato's raised hand, [Cyberdark End Dragon], which seemed to have been transformed into gold, began to act. A single vibration of its wide wings completely crushed the golden coating all over its body, scattering golden dust everywhere.

And along with it, Hiroya Misawa's heart was also crushed.

"5000 ATK, and it's not affected by the opponent's activated card effects? What kind of cheat card is this!" Looking at his pitiful, weak, and helpless [Buster Blader] on the Field, and then at the impressive lineup on Hayato's Field, Hiroya Misawa had an expression of disbelief.

The only thing that could still comfort him was that [Cyberdark End Dragon], Special Summoned by [Necro Fusion]'s effect, temporarily cannot attack this turn.

Hayato couldn't help it either. After all, he had used [Chain Material]'s effect last turn. The monsters Fusion Summoned that turn would be affected by its effect, meaning that if he had activated [Necro Fusion] last turn, even [Cyberdark End Dragon] with its immunity to opponent's activated effects would be destroyed at the End Phase along with [Infernoid Tierra] due to [Chain Material]'s effect.

Although [Cyberdark End Dragon] temporarily cannot attack this turn, it did manage to bait out one destruction effect from the Mysterious Person's Spell/Trap Zone. Hayato also switched the battle position of his [Labrynth Archfiend] on his Duel Disk and declared: "Change [Labrynth Archfiend] to Attack Position. Enter Battle Phase."

"Attack [Eldlich the Golden Lord] with [Labrynth Archfiend]!"

[Labrynth Archfiend] [DEF 2800 → ATK 3600]

[Eldlich the Golden Lord] [DEF 2800]

Hearing that Hayato didn't choose to attack his [Buster Blader] but instead chose his teammate's [Eldlich the Golden Lord], Hiroya Misawa also sighed in relief. For one thing, it was best not to lose any Life Points in this Dark Game. His [Buster Blader] was in Attack Position, while [Eldlich the Golden Lord] was in Defense Position. Besides, as an old saying goes, "Better a friend dies than oneself."

For another, Hiroya Misawa, who also used Zombie-Type monsters, knew that his teammate's [Eldlich the Golden Lord], being a Zombie-Type monster, naturally had the signature "reanimation" ability of Zombie-Type monsters.

The Golden Lich heard that Hayato was going to attack him with [Labrynth Archfiend]. The four scarlet eyes visible under the golden mask narrowed. Far from feeling threatened, he seemed to anticipate what would happen next, continuing to sit on his throne and even crossed his legs.

And the Mysterious Person activated another card: "In response to [Labrynth Archfiend]'s attack declaration, I activate this card, Continuous Trap Card [Guardian of the Golden Land]!"

"Similar to [Conquistador of the Golden Land], after activation, it will be Special Summoned to my Field as a Normal Monster, and if [Eldlich the Golden Lord] is on the Field, I can select one face-up monster on the Field and reduce its ATK to 0!"

"Become souls of the [Golden Land]!"

Reaching out again, the Mysterious Person naturally wouldn't choose [Cyberdark End Dragon] to use the effect this time. The target of [Guardian of the Golden Land]'s effect was naturally [Labrynth Archfiend], which was about to attack.

Although its ATK had increased to 3600 due to its own effect, if it took this hit, [Labrynth Archfiend]'s ATK would be instantly reduced to zero, and [Guardian of the Golden Land]'s effect isn't just for one turn.

Similar to [Conquistador of the Golden Land] just now, a fierce beast, half flesh and half gold, resembling a lion or tiger, appeared on the Mysterious Person's Field, baring its long, sharp fangs at [Labrynth Archfiend].

[Guardian of the Golden Land] [Level 8/Light]

[Zombie-Type/Normal]

[800/2500]

[Labrynth Archfiend] [ATK 3600 → 0]

"Tch, I actually got tripped up here." Hayato glanced at his [Labrynth Archfiend] on the Field. The silver Statue, which had just managed to raise its greatsword but hadn't started attacking yet, was dyed a gaudy gold, which annoyed him a bit. "There's no way around it, it seems I can only end the Battle Phase like this."

Although Hayato did declare an attack just now, because of [Guardian of the Golden Land]'s Special Summon, the number of monsters on the Mysterious Person's Field changed, triggering the Battle Replay rule. Naturally, Hayato wouldn't be foolish enough to continue attacking [Eldlich the Golden Lord] with 2800 DEF using his [Labrynth Archfiend] with 0 ATK on the Field.

"In my Main Phase 2, I activate [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s effect. Equip one monster from either graveyard to it. I select [Gozuki] from the opponent's graveyard."

Since his attack was blocked, Hayato chose to change his approach and instead cause trouble for Hiroya Misawa next turn. At the same time, he thought to himself: 'Among the cards That Person set before, there were three [Elixir of the Golden Lord] and two [Golden Land] Spell and Trap Cards. Now there are still two [Elixir of the Golden Lord] cards that haven't been activated.'

'Although I don't know exactly which one is which, [Elixir of the Golden Lord]'s effect is always to Special Summon Zombie-Type monsters. Although it's also quite troublesome, it's still better than something like [Skill Drain].'

Even though next turn, his [Labrynth Archfiend], in Attack Position and with 0 ATK, would face Hiroya Misawa's attack, Hayato didn't pay him any mind at all, only thinking about the Mysterious Person using [Golden Land].

'As for that Small Fry over there, this card should be enough.' He subtly glanced at the Attack Declaration Trap he had set, thinking this.

(End of Chapter)

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