"Lava Golem was originally my Monster, so it's only natural for it to return to my Field," Hayato said, playing a second Card. "Equip Spell Card, White Robe! Equip it to Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight on my Field!"
A white sacred light descended from the sky onto Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight on Hayato's Field. Its originally dark armor turned pure white. The murderous Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight, after being draped in white armor, exuded a sense of holiness it had never possessed before.
Hayato breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight equipped with White Robe didn't show any further abnormalities.
He had obtained this White Robe from a previous Card Pack opening, along with several other support Cards for the Armed Dragon series—Armed Dragon Thunder, Armed Dragon Thunderbolt, and so on. There was also a special Armed Dragon LV10 White.
Hayato had been startled when he pulled these two Cards from the Card Pack. While they appeared quite ordinary on the surface and had appeared in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX World, their user was Manjoume Jun, who used Armed Dragon—of course, that guy was just a Kid right now.
But as far as Hayato knew, behind these two Cards lay the shadow of a major Villain force from the GX World—the Light of Destruction.
Most Villain characters appearing in Yu-Gi-Oh! had their own distinct characteristics, and the most impressive trait of the Light of Destruction was its brainwashing ability.
In the original timeline, the Light of Destruction's Human Host—Takuma Saio—defeated Manjoume Jun in a Duel and brainwashed him into a follower. Manjoume then widely spread the Light of Destruction's faith at Duel Academy and continuously brainwashed others through Duels, eventually brainwashing most of the elite Duelists in the academy into his Subordinates.
Therefore, Hayato felt it wasn't excessive to remain vigilant about these two Cards. Although he had put them into use in the Duel, if anything undesirable happened, Hayato would destroy these two Cards even if it meant sacrificing the Millennium Ring on his chest.
Millennium Ring: Please turn on Voice.
However, it seemed that the activation of White Robe was quite normal. Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight equipped with it also stated to Hayato that it felt completely normal, it just suddenly started liking white a bit.
Well then, the Duel continues.
"Entering my Battle Phase! I'll use Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight to Attack your Krebons on the Field!"
"Go, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight! Heaven-Piercing White Limited Time!"
The dark Knight departed from its usual swift movements, pulled the reins of the white horse beneath it, first performed a standard Knight's salute, and then calmly and unhurriedly urged its warhorse forward to charge.
Seeing this, Ryujin quickly said, "Then I activate the Effect of Krebons! When it is chosen as an Attack Target, I can pay 800 Life Points to Negate the Attack! Furthermore, because of the Effect of Psychic Command—"
"Muda da! When Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight equipped with White Robe battles, you cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step! And starting from Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight's Attack Declaration, the Effects of all Face-up Position Spell/Trap Cards on your Field are negated until the end of the Damage Step!"
"Be crushed into dust!"
A green beam of light came from Krebons's body. Seeing that the Field Spell Card Psychic Command was slow to activate and intercept the beam, Ryujin gritted his teeth. "Then, I'll just pay my own Life Points directly!"
Ryujin: 2500 → 1700 LP
"Ding!"
As the green beam of light drew enough Energy from Ryujin, Ryujin's Krebons raised its palm, and a spherical Barrier/Shield instantly formed, surrounding it. Even Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight's sharp long spear piercing the Barrier/Shield could only cause a slight ripple; it couldn't break through.
However, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight, whose Attack was negated, did not return to Hayato's Field. Instead, to Ryujin's surprised expression, it stabbed out with the long spear in its hand a second time.
"Attack Negation, huh?" Hayato smiled and played a Card from his Hand. "Quick-Play Spell Card, Double or Nothing!! When a Monster's Attack is negated, double its ATK and Attack again! See if you can block this!"
"Easy peasy!" Ryujin looked at Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight whose ATK had soared to a full 4600. He had no choice but to use the Effect of Krebons again. And due to the presence of White Robe, he still couldn't use the Effect of Psychic Command for this activation.
Ryujin: 1700 → 900 LP
"That's all it is. Even if you Attack with Lava Golem, it doesn't matter." Seeing Krebons's Barrier/Shield block Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight's second Attack, Ryujin somewhat regained a bit of his composure from the start of the Duel. "Psychic Command was only negated when your Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight attacked. But no matter how many times your Lava Golem attacks, I can block it!"
"Heh heh, idiot, the Winning Equation is already complete," Hayato said with a smile, seeing Ryujin's Life Points drop again. "It seems you completely failed to see the Future of your defeat."
Lava Golem was hoping it could also get a proper Attack in. It was a powerful Monster with 3000 ATK after all, it wouldn't make sense not to Attack, right?
But Hayato actually proved it wouldn't make sense. To Lava Golem's surprised look, he ended his Battle Phase. "Entering my Main Phase 2. Then, from my Hand, I activate..."
Noticing the displeasure on Lava Golem's face, Hayato said with a comforting smile, "Oh, looking at the expression on your face, do you want to end this Duel yourself? What a pity, my Battle Phase is already over."
"However, since you're being so proactive, I'll satisfy your wish."
Lava Golem suddenly felt a bit of regret. Why did it show that expectant look just now? It now had a very bad feeling.
"From my Hand, I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Ectoplasmer!"
Ryujin watched helplessly as Hayato activated the last Card in his Hand. Although he had heard from other Duelists in the past that among the two Kings of Games, Mutou Yuugi's Dueling Style was a combination of Monster synergy and continuous Spell/Trap Card combos, Kobayashi Hayato preferred Tributing Monsters.
He was originally thinking, how could anyone bear to Tribute their cherished Cards? Today, Hayato showed him something new.
"The Effect of Ectoplasmer is that at the end of each player's Turn, you can Tribute one Monster on your Field to inflict Damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to half the monster's original ATK." Pushing up his non-existent Glasses, Hayato looked at Lava Golem with a terrified expression. "Go, Lava Golem! I fulfilled your wish to end this Duel~"
"This is merely a necessary Sacrifice!"
The lava humanoid Struggled, turning into a thick Magma Cannon and firing out, easily clearing out Ryujin's remaining Life Points.
Lava dripped from the air onto Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight's head. Thanks to the protection of the helmet, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight was not affected at all; only the fluff on the pure white helmet caught fire, as if its hair had started burning.
After Dueling with Hayato so many times and going through thick and thin, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight stated it was completely used to Hayato Tributing Monsters so readily. Rather, if there ever came a day when Hayato was reluctant to Tribute a Monster, that would be stranger.
Ryujin: 900 LP → 0
These Duels are just appetizers. Although I've written several chapters about it, it should be within the normal range, only six turns have passed.
Today's update. Yesterday's prize quiz was solved not long after it was posted. I didn't expect your memories to be so good that someone actually remembered that minor character.
Also, some characters who appeared in previous volumes will start being brought back in the upcoming plot.
(End of Chapter)