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Chapter 901: The Wonderful Metaphor of Duel Monsters
[Hayato: 3000→2400 LP]
"Hiss~ That hurt unexpectedly." Similarly, because of Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon's effect, Hayato also took 600 damage from Predaplant Pteropenthes. He couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air, contributing to the greenhouse effect.
As the form that evolved from Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, which had continuously absorbed a large amount of dark power, the Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon that Hayato possessed had power that surpassed the original version. It was a being that combined the respective advantages of the Real Card Version and the Anime Version.
The Anime Version of Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon had the ability inherited from Starving Venom Fusion Dragon to "destroy monsters on the Field and inflict damage when destroyed". At the same time, it also had the ability to grant its Fusion Material the ability to "banish itself to revive Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon if it is destroyed".
While the Real Card Version's effect was relatively inferior to the Anime Version, the requirements for Fusion Material were relaxed. The condition of "a [Predaplant] monster plus a DARK Attribute monster with Level 8 or higher" was relaxed to just "a DARK Attribute monster whose original Level is 8 or higher". This was more fitting for the characteristic of the [Predaplant] Deck, which places Predator Counters to lower the opponent's monster Levels.
And as Tragoedia's Life Points were depleted, Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon let out a comfortable low growl, as if groaning because it had completely digested the power it had plundered from Tragoedia. Before disappearing, it came to Hayato's side and affectionately rubbed its cheek against Hayato, before retreating.
It could be foreseen that as Hayato fed Starving Venom Fusion Dragon more dark power as fodder, she would continue to grow, growing into a form whose appearance even Hayato didn't know. This sense of achievement, like raising a Pokemon, of a new card he had never seen before being born little by little in his hand, truly made Hayato ecstatic.
However, before singing a song and drilling his temples with his finger, Hayato still had to deal with the guy who was just now blasted away.
"Brother Hayato, stop dawdling and picking up your cards! That guy is moving again!"
Keipei's voice came. He seemed to have seen Tragoedia, who had been blasted away by Hayato, was still alive, and reminded Hayato in surprise. But Hayato didn't take Tragoedia seriously. He said unhurriedly, "After finishing a card game, of course you have to put the cards away, just like you put away a CD after listening to it."
"Damn it, damn it!" Tragoedia, whose whole body was in pain and almost unable to move, struggled to crawl up from the Surface World. Along with its movement, dense rifts were faintly visible in the carapace all over its body. It was clear that the damage caused by Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon's self-destruct just now was truly significant.
If it were an ordinary human, they would have lost their life under that attack long ago. While Tragoedia's body was a product materialized with a large amount of dark power and the power of Card Spirits after fusion with Tenma Yexing's body and Tragoedia, after all, with the blessing of dark power, it still endured and didn't die.
Even if given enough time to recover, such an injury could quickly improve.
However, the biggest crisis Tragoedia faced currently was not the injury on its body, not even Hayato Kobayashi, who had put away the cards on his Duel Disk and was walking towards it.
Above Tragoedia's head, the dark energy overflowing from this duel was spinning and gathering in one place, forming an invisible vortex that ordinary humans could not see. A dangerous aura was continuously emanating from within, locking onto Tragoedia, the loser.
"Powerful cards often come with great risk." Was powerful strength any different? In a Dark Game that could take others' lives, after defeat, even the initiator himself would fall into the same situation.
Although this Dark Game was not initiated by Tragoedia but by Tenma Yexing, the rigid rules of the Dark Game didn't care about that. It silently locked onto Tragoedia, the loser, and was about to strip away his soul.
'I, Tragoedia, I, Tragoedia, would actually be bullied into this appearance by that monster that's even more nauseating than frog's urine! My whole body is covered in wounds left by that bastard, just like the cheese in the manga 'Tom and Jerry'!'
Looking up at Hayato walking towards him, Tragoedia was incredibly angry. 'That gaze, it's completely indifferent, like looking at pigs in a pig farm,' he thought. '"Oh, how pitiful, you'll be a piece of pork in the butcher shop tomorrow morning."' Although he didn't speak, that cruelty in his gaze was undoubtedly expressing that meaning.'
'Damn it, I, Tragoedia, would actually fall to this state,' he raged. 'If I could, I really want to kill you, Hayato Kobayashi! Cut your upper body from shoulder to waist, splitting it in half like filleting a horse mackerel! No, it should be like slicing a radish, shaving off your flesh piece by piece!'
'But not now, I must live,' he concluded. 'My great life cannot disappear from the World, and your life, Hayato Kobayashi, is an important bargaining chip for me to live!'
The thoughts in his heart were completed in an instant. Rushing before the Dark Game began to bestow punishment upon the loser, Tragoedia's expression changed for a moment, and he looked at Hayato and said, "That was truly an interesting duel, Hayato Kobayashi. Thanks to you, my body, which was eroded by dark power, was injured, and my former human soul has woken up again."
"I feel incredibly sorry for what I did before, I am truly sorry, so can you save me? I want to atone for the mistakes I made before, I know you have the ability to save me like that."
Tragoedia desperately controlled the expression on his face. It wasn't the twisted expression from before caused by hatred and wrath, but an expression as serene and calm as if he were a son talking to his mother.
However, Hayato was indifferent. How could Tragoedia's little trick possibly deceive him? Pretending to repent to get Hayato to let him off? Those were tricks Hayato had already used up!
Seeing Hayato was indifferent, Tragoedia knew his acting had been seen through by Hayato. And a pulling force had already begun to appear within the vortex above his head, about to kill him.
Not wanting to die like this, he also couldn't be bothered to keep pretending. The expression on his face became fierce again. He said, "Hayato Kobayashi! Are you really going to watch me die like this? If I die, you won't have it easy either, you'll have to be buried with me!"
"Huh?" Hayato didn't understand Tragoedia's meaning. He tilted his head and looked at it confused.
"Do you remember the Dark Deck Devastation Virus from just now? That wasn't just a virus that destroys decks. Under the influence of my power, those toxins also invaded your body. Once I die, those viruses will erupt! Didn't expect that, Hayato Kobayashi? This is my escape route!"
[Hayato: 3000→2400 LP]
"Hiss~ That hurt unexpectedly." Similarly, because of Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon's effect, Hayato also took 600 damage from Predaplant Pteropenthes. He couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air, contributing to the greenhouse effect.
As the form that evolved from Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, which had continuously absorbed a large amount of dark power, the Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon that Hayato possessed had power that surpassed the original version. It was a being that combined the respective advantages of the Real Card Version and the Anime Version.
The Anime Version of Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon had the ability inherited from Starving Venom Fusion Dragon to "destroy monsters on the Field and inflict damage when destroyed". At the same time, it also had the ability to grant its Fusion Material the ability to "banish itself to revive Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon if it is destroyed".
While the Real Card Version's effect was relatively inferior to the Anime Version, the requirements for Fusion Material were relaxed. The condition of "a [Predaplant] monster plus a DARK Attribute monster with Level 8 or higher" was relaxed to just "a DARK Attribute monster whose original Level is 8 or higher". This was more fitting for the characteristic of the [Predaplant] Deck, which places Predator Counters to lower the opponent's monster Levels.
And as Tragoedia's Life Points were depleted, Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon let out a comfortable low growl, as if groaning because it had completely digested the power it had plundered from Tragoedia. Before disappearing, it came to Hayato's side and affectionately rubbed its cheek against Hayato, before retreating.
It could be foreseen that as Hayato fed Starving Venom Fusion Dragon more dark power as fodder, she would continue to grow, growing into a form whose appearance even Hayato didn't know. This sense of achievement, like raising a Pokemon, of a new card he had never seen before being born little by little in his hand, truly made Hayato ecstatic.
However, before singing a song and drilling his temples with his finger, Hayato still had to deal with the guy who was just now blasted away.
"Brother Hayato, stop dawdling and picking up your cards! That guy is moving again!"
Keipei's voice came. He seemed to have seen Tragoedia, who had been blasted away by Hayato, was still alive, and reminded Hayato in surprise. But Hayato didn't take Tragoedia seriously. He said unhurriedly, "After finishing a card game, of course you have to put the cards away, just like you put away a CD after listening to it."
"Damn it, damn it!" Tragoedia, whose whole body was in pain and almost unable to move, struggled to crawl up from the Surface World. Along with its movement, dense rifts were faintly visible in the carapace all over its body. It was clear that the damage caused by Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon's self-destruct just now was truly significant.
If it were an ordinary human, they would have lost their life under that attack long ago. While Tragoedia's body was a product materialized with a large amount of dark power and the power of Card Spirits after fusion with Tenma Yexing's body and Tragoedia, after all, with the blessing of dark power, it still endured and didn't die.
Even if given enough time to recover, such an injury could quickly improve.
However, the biggest crisis Tragoedia faced currently was not the injury on its body, not even Hayato Kobayashi, who had put away the cards on his Duel Disk and was walking towards it.
Above Tragoedia's head, the dark energy overflowing from this duel was spinning and gathering in one place, forming an invisible vortex that ordinary humans could not see. A dangerous aura was continuously emanating from within, locking onto Tragoedia, the loser.
"Powerful cards often come with great risk." Was powerful strength any different? In a Dark Game that could take others' lives, after defeat, even the initiator himself would fall into the same situation.
Although this Dark Game was not initiated by Tragoedia but by Tenma Yexing, the rigid rules of the Dark Game didn't care about that. It silently locked onto Tragoedia, the loser, and was about to strip away his soul.
'I, Tragoedia, I, Tragoedia, would actually be bullied into this appearance by that monster that's even more nauseating than frog's urine! My whole body is covered in wounds left by that bastard, just like the cheese in the manga 'Tom and Jerry'!'
Looking up at Hayato walking towards him, Tragoedia was incredibly angry. 'That gaze, it's completely indifferent, like looking at pigs in a pig farm,' he thought. '"Oh, how pitiful, you'll be a piece of pork in the butcher shop tomorrow morning."' Although he didn't speak, that cruelty in his gaze was undoubtedly expressing that meaning.'
'Damn it, I, Tragoedia, would actually fall to this state,' he raged. 'If I could, I really want to kill you, Hayato Kobayashi! Cut your upper body from shoulder to waist, splitting it in half like filleting a horse mackerel! No, it should be like slicing a radish, shaving off your flesh piece by piece!'
'But not now, I must live,' he concluded. 'My great life cannot disappear from the World, and your life, Hayato Kobayashi, is an important bargaining chip for me to live!'
The thoughts in his heart were completed in an instant. Rushing before the Dark Game began to bestow punishment upon the loser, Tragoedia's expression changed for a moment, and he looked at Hayato and said, "That was truly an interesting duel, Hayato Kobayashi. Thanks to you, my body, which was eroded by dark power, was injured, and my former human soul has woken up again."
"I feel incredibly sorry for what I did before, I am truly sorry, so can you save me? I want to atone for the mistakes I made before, I know you have the ability to save me like that."
Tragoedia desperately controlled the expression on his face. It wasn't the twisted expression from before caused by hatred and wrath, but an expression as serene and calm as if he were a son talking to his mother.
However, Hayato was indifferent. How could Tragoedia's little trick possibly deceive him? Pretending to repent to get Hayato to let him off? Those were tricks Hayato had already used up!
Seeing Hayato was indifferent, Tragoedia knew his acting had been seen through by Hayato. And a pulling force had already begun to appear within the vortex above his head, about to kill him.
Not wanting to die like this, he also couldn't be bothered to keep pretending. The expression on his face became fierce again. He said, "Hayato Kobayashi! Are you really going to watch me die like this? If I die, you won't have it easy either, you'll have to be buried with me!"
"Huh?" Hayato didn't understand Tragoedia's meaning. He tilted his head and looked at it confused.
"Do you remember the Dark Deck Devastation Virus from just now? That wasn't just a virus that destroys decks. Under the influence of my power, those toxins also invaded your body. Once I die, those viruses will erupt! Didn't expect that, Hayato Kobayashi? This is my escape route!"
