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# Chapter 253: The Best Gift is a Big Treasure
The Effect of [Jinzo] is quite powerful, possessing mandatory Trap Effect negation, making it truly the lifelong enemy of Trap-heavy players. However, its biggest drawback also lies in its Effect being mandatory and field-wide. Not only the opponent's Duelist, but even the Controller of [Jinzo]'s own Trap Cards will be negated by it.
However, the clever card designer Maximillion Pegasus came up with a great idea to fix this flaw of [Jinzo]. Since its powerful psychic ability indiscriminately negates all Traps, wouldn't simply wearing a controller solve this problem?
And so, there came into being the [Computer Amplifier], an Equip Spell Card exclusive to [Jinzo]. Its Effect is very simple: it allows the Controller of [Jinzo] to bypass its Effect, freely Activate Trap Cards, while the opponent remains under [Jinzo]'s Trap negation Effect.
And now, in order not to have the two Monsters on his Field Destroyed, Psychic Espa Roba, whose Hand only contained the [Computer Amplifier], reluctantly chose to "randomly Discard one Card from his Hand." No wonder his expression just now was so unwilling.
It's like Hayato has a [Fusion] Spell Card in his Hand, [Burst Lady] and [Wingman] on his Field, the Field is [Skyscraper], the opponent Duelist's Life Points are 3000, and only one [Ancient Gear Golem] exists. In such a situation, Hayato is forced to Discard [Fusion] because of some Effect and couldn't Fusion Summon the Invincible "3000 Slayer", which is extremely frustrating.
"Hmph, even without [Computer Amplifier], it doesn't matter. The radio waves in the universe have already shown me the way to Defeat you," Espa Roba said stubbornly. "Enter the Battle Phase. Use [Jinzo] to Attack [X-Head Cannon]!"
A beam of green Energy ball gathered in [Jinzo]'s hand and was thrown towards [X-Head Cannon] on Hayato's Field. Although it combined the power of the [Heavy Weapon] assembled on its body and continuously firing cannons, attempting to block this incoming Energy ball, [X-Head Cannon] was ultimately still directly hit by it.
Looking at the Smoke and Dust covering his Field, Hayato said, "Because of the Effect of [Reinforce Support Machine - Heavy Weapon], if the equipped [X-Head Cannon] is Destroyed, [Reinforce Support Machine - Heavy Weapon] can be used as a substitute!"
"But you still have to take the Battle Damage, right?" Espa Roba said, looking certain of victory.
The Smoke and Dust faded. In the instant before it was hit, [X-Head Cannon] detached the [Heavy Weapon] it was originally equipped with and blocked in front of itself. A classic "Defensive Maneuver" blocked most of the Damage.
[X-Head Cannon] [ATK 2300 → 1800]
[Hayato: 4000 → 3900 LP]
"Hehehe, I successfully weakened your Monster. Everything is just as the Prophecy said!" Espa Roba ordered again. "Then, I will use [Power Injector] on my Field to Attack [X-Head Cannon]!"
The Duelists outside the Field heard this command and were slightly stunned.
"Huh? But [Power Injector]'s ATK should only be 1600, right?"
"[X-Head Cannon]'s ATK should be higher."
Although the audience outside the Field were discussing animatedly, since Espa Roba's command had already been given, [Power Injector] could only follow the command and initiate an Attack on [X-Head Cannon], which had higher ATK than itself.
And at this moment, another green light flew out from [Power Injector]'s body. Just like [Mental Protector] before, the green light was intercepted midway by the [Brain Development Institute]. In the Life Support Pod in the center of the room, the Psychic Counter increased again.
[Brain Development Institute] [Psychic Counter: 2 → 3]
"Because of the Effect of [Power Injector], once per Turn I can Pay 600 Life Points to increase the Attack of all Psychic-Type Monsters on my Field by 500 points until the end of the Turn. Then, because a Psychic-Type Monster Activated an Effect and Life Points are paid, place one Psychic Counter on [Brain Development Institute] as a substitute!"
[Power Injector] [ATK 1600 → 2100]
One could see the [Power Injector] on Espa Roba's Field, which looked like a Doctor, pick up the syringe in its hand and jab it into its own arm. A large amount of green unknown Serum was injected into its body, as if the Serum was free.
After injecting the Serum, [Power Injector]'s movements became violent. It, which should have been an ordinary civil servant, now acted like a civil servant from the Land of Light, leaping up violently like the ape on the Empire State Building. Waving its arms that had become thick after injecting the Serum, it smashed down fiercely, instantly turning [X-Head Cannon]—which, being Machine Type, had no idea what expression it should make—into a pile of scrap metal.
[Hayato: 3900 → 3600 LP]
"Hmph, have you seen my Superpower, King of Games?" Psychic Espa Roba saw that all the Monsters on Hayato's Field had been cleared from the field by him and couldn't help but reveal a smug smile. "The radio waves in the universe tell me I have won this Duel!"
"My Turn ends."
[Espa Roba: 3500 LP, Hand 0]
[Power Injector] [ATK 2100 → 1600]
[Jinzo] [ATK 2400]
[Psychic Tuning]
Field: [Brain Development Institute] [Psychic Counter: 3]
"My Turn, Draw!" Although looking at the situation on the Field, Hayato currently seemed to be at a disadvantage, but he didn't mind. After drawing his card, he even raised an eyebrow casually. "Activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed], draw two cards."
"Wow, I drew some incredible Cards."
And at this moment, Espa Roba opposite Hayato was maintaining that overly dramatic "power channeling" pose, receiving signals from his younger brothers hiding among the audience.
'One Level 8 FIRE Attribute Monster, and one Trap Card? A perfect combination!' Learning about the Cards Hayato drew from his younger brothers, although his younger brothers' knowledge was shallow and they couldn't distinguish exactly what Cards Hayato drew, Espa Roba had already obtained enough information.
'A Level 8 Monster, if he wants to Summon it, would require at least two Tributes. If I hadn't been able to Destroy [X-Head Cannon] equipped with [Heavy Weapon] just now, he probably would have been able to Summon a High-Level Monster, right? As expected of the King of Games, truly cannot be careless at all.'
'As for the other Trap Card, hehe, as long as my [Jinzo] is still on the Field, any Trap Card is just a piece of waste paper. No need to worry about it at all.'
'Although using such means to Defeat the King of Games is truly a bit despicable, I'm doing this all for my younger brothers. I must win!'
Thinking of this, Espa Roba couldn't help but start fantasizing about what Card he should take from Hayato after he Defeats him.
Hayato looked at the card in his Hand and revealed a sly smile. "Hey, you guy over there named Espa Roba, why are you smiling so creepily? This Duel isn't over yet."
Called out by Hayato like that, Espa Roba also snapped out of his fantasy. Relying on his excellent acting skills, he pretended he had just finished his "power channeling" and said with a face full of confidence, "Although the Duel isn't over yet, in the future I foresaw, I have already won. I have even seen the scene of me taking your cards."
"Oh, you saw the scene of you taking my cards? Hehe, you actually said it right," Hayato said as he spoke, drawing one of the two cards he had just drawn. "I just don't know if the time you saw yourself 'taking my cards' is accurate. After all, my cards aren't that easy to take."
"You have two Monsters on your Field. Here I come!" Flipping the card in his Hand to show it, in Hayato's Hand, he was holding [Lava Golem]!
"Tribute [Jinzo] and [Power Injector] on your Field, I will give this powerful Monster to you!"
"Tribute the Monsters on my Field?!" In Espa Roba's stunned gaze, the Ace Card of his Deck, the powerful [Jinzo] with strong suppression power, and [Power Injector], the two Monsters, together turned into streams of light and disappeared from his Field.
What replaced them was Espa Roba feeling the surrounding environment suddenly becoming somewhat hot. He subconsciously looked behind him, only to see a tall, humanoid lava figure standing right behind him. Within its body constructed of magma, a metal cage was embedded, pressing closer towards Espa Roba. By the time he reacted, he had already been locked inside that metal cage!
[Lava Golem] [Level 8/FIRE]
[Fiend Type/Effect]
[3000/2500]
"[Lava Golem] can use two Monsters on the opponent's Field as Tributes and be Special Summoned to the opponent Duelist's Field. However, despite this, it still uses up my Summoning Right. Therefore, I cannot Normal Summon this Turn."
"Don't mind that it looks a bit ugly, but [Lava Golem] is actually very gentle. And whether it's ATK or DEF, it's almost the same as the legendary [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]. I gave you such a big treasure, so remember to be grateful."
Ignoring Espa Roba's retort "Who would want this kind of Card? Give me back my [Jinzo]!" Hayato Set the other card in his Hand and said with a light chuckle as if nothing had happened, "Set a card, my Turn ends."
[Hayato: 3600 LP, Hand 0]
[Set Card] [Frontline Base]
"He actually used this kind of Monster to Tribute my [Jinzo]!" Espa Roba's anger hadn't subsided as he angrily drew his card. "My Turn, Draw!"
He had anticipated all sorts of possibilities for [Jinzo] being defeated. Strong attack pressure from Monsters like [Dark Magician], [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], Spell Cards like [Lightning Vortex] that have Monster Destruction Effects.
But being Tributed as a sacrifice was something Espa Roba never expected.
Just as Espa Roba was about to Summon the Monster Card he had just drawn, Hayato spoke again---
The Effect of [Jinzo] is quite powerful, possessing mandatory Trap Effect negation, making it truly the lifelong enemy of Trap-heavy players. However, its biggest drawback also lies in its Effect being mandatory and field-wide. Not only the opponent's Duelist, but even the Controller of [Jinzo]'s own Trap Cards will be negated by it.
However, the clever card designer Maximillion Pegasus came up with a great idea to fix this flaw of [Jinzo]. Since its powerful psychic ability indiscriminately negates all Traps, wouldn't simply wearing a controller solve this problem?
And so, there came into being the [Computer Amplifier], an Equip Spell Card exclusive to [Jinzo]. Its Effect is very simple: it allows the Controller of [Jinzo] to bypass its Effect, freely Activate Trap Cards, while the opponent remains under [Jinzo]'s Trap negation Effect.
And now, in order not to have the two Monsters on his Field Destroyed, Psychic Espa Roba, whose Hand only contained the [Computer Amplifier], reluctantly chose to "randomly Discard one Card from his Hand." No wonder his expression just now was so unwilling.
It's like Hayato has a [Fusion] Spell Card in his Hand, [Burst Lady] and [Wingman] on his Field, the Field is [Skyscraper], the opponent Duelist's Life Points are 3000, and only one [Ancient Gear Golem] exists. In such a situation, Hayato is forced to Discard [Fusion] because of some Effect and couldn't Fusion Summon the Invincible "3000 Slayer", which is extremely frustrating.
"Hmph, even without [Computer Amplifier], it doesn't matter. The radio waves in the universe have already shown me the way to Defeat you," Espa Roba said stubbornly. "Enter the Battle Phase. Use [Jinzo] to Attack [X-Head Cannon]!"
A beam of green Energy ball gathered in [Jinzo]'s hand and was thrown towards [X-Head Cannon] on Hayato's Field. Although it combined the power of the [Heavy Weapon] assembled on its body and continuously firing cannons, attempting to block this incoming Energy ball, [X-Head Cannon] was ultimately still directly hit by it.
Looking at the Smoke and Dust covering his Field, Hayato said, "Because of the Effect of [Reinforce Support Machine - Heavy Weapon], if the equipped [X-Head Cannon] is Destroyed, [Reinforce Support Machine - Heavy Weapon] can be used as a substitute!"
"But you still have to take the Battle Damage, right?" Espa Roba said, looking certain of victory.
The Smoke and Dust faded. In the instant before it was hit, [X-Head Cannon] detached the [Heavy Weapon] it was originally equipped with and blocked in front of itself. A classic "Defensive Maneuver" blocked most of the Damage.
[X-Head Cannon] [ATK 2300 → 1800]
[Hayato: 4000 → 3900 LP]
"Hehehe, I successfully weakened your Monster. Everything is just as the Prophecy said!" Espa Roba ordered again. "Then, I will use [Power Injector] on my Field to Attack [X-Head Cannon]!"
The Duelists outside the Field heard this command and were slightly stunned.
"Huh? But [Power Injector]'s ATK should only be 1600, right?"
"[X-Head Cannon]'s ATK should be higher."
Although the audience outside the Field were discussing animatedly, since Espa Roba's command had already been given, [Power Injector] could only follow the command and initiate an Attack on [X-Head Cannon], which had higher ATK than itself.
And at this moment, another green light flew out from [Power Injector]'s body. Just like [Mental Protector] before, the green light was intercepted midway by the [Brain Development Institute]. In the Life Support Pod in the center of the room, the Psychic Counter increased again.
[Brain Development Institute] [Psychic Counter: 2 → 3]
"Because of the Effect of [Power Injector], once per Turn I can Pay 600 Life Points to increase the Attack of all Psychic-Type Monsters on my Field by 500 points until the end of the Turn. Then, because a Psychic-Type Monster Activated an Effect and Life Points are paid, place one Psychic Counter on [Brain Development Institute] as a substitute!"
[Power Injector] [ATK 1600 → 2100]
One could see the [Power Injector] on Espa Roba's Field, which looked like a Doctor, pick up the syringe in its hand and jab it into its own arm. A large amount of green unknown Serum was injected into its body, as if the Serum was free.
After injecting the Serum, [Power Injector]'s movements became violent. It, which should have been an ordinary civil servant, now acted like a civil servant from the Land of Light, leaping up violently like the ape on the Empire State Building. Waving its arms that had become thick after injecting the Serum, it smashed down fiercely, instantly turning [X-Head Cannon]—which, being Machine Type, had no idea what expression it should make—into a pile of scrap metal.
[Hayato: 3900 → 3600 LP]
"Hmph, have you seen my Superpower, King of Games?" Psychic Espa Roba saw that all the Monsters on Hayato's Field had been cleared from the field by him and couldn't help but reveal a smug smile. "The radio waves in the universe tell me I have won this Duel!"
"My Turn ends."
[Espa Roba: 3500 LP, Hand 0]
[Power Injector] [ATK 2100 → 1600]
[Jinzo] [ATK 2400]
[Psychic Tuning]
Field: [Brain Development Institute] [Psychic Counter: 3]
"My Turn, Draw!" Although looking at the situation on the Field, Hayato currently seemed to be at a disadvantage, but he didn't mind. After drawing his card, he even raised an eyebrow casually. "Activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed], draw two cards."
"Wow, I drew some incredible Cards."
And at this moment, Espa Roba opposite Hayato was maintaining that overly dramatic "power channeling" pose, receiving signals from his younger brothers hiding among the audience.
'One Level 8 FIRE Attribute Monster, and one Trap Card? A perfect combination!' Learning about the Cards Hayato drew from his younger brothers, although his younger brothers' knowledge was shallow and they couldn't distinguish exactly what Cards Hayato drew, Espa Roba had already obtained enough information.
'A Level 8 Monster, if he wants to Summon it, would require at least two Tributes. If I hadn't been able to Destroy [X-Head Cannon] equipped with [Heavy Weapon] just now, he probably would have been able to Summon a High-Level Monster, right? As expected of the King of Games, truly cannot be careless at all.'
'As for the other Trap Card, hehe, as long as my [Jinzo] is still on the Field, any Trap Card is just a piece of waste paper. No need to worry about it at all.'
'Although using such means to Defeat the King of Games is truly a bit despicable, I'm doing this all for my younger brothers. I must win!'
Thinking of this, Espa Roba couldn't help but start fantasizing about what Card he should take from Hayato after he Defeats him.
Hayato looked at the card in his Hand and revealed a sly smile. "Hey, you guy over there named Espa Roba, why are you smiling so creepily? This Duel isn't over yet."
Called out by Hayato like that, Espa Roba also snapped out of his fantasy. Relying on his excellent acting skills, he pretended he had just finished his "power channeling" and said with a face full of confidence, "Although the Duel isn't over yet, in the future I foresaw, I have already won. I have even seen the scene of me taking your cards."
"Oh, you saw the scene of you taking my cards? Hehe, you actually said it right," Hayato said as he spoke, drawing one of the two cards he had just drawn. "I just don't know if the time you saw yourself 'taking my cards' is accurate. After all, my cards aren't that easy to take."
"You have two Monsters on your Field. Here I come!" Flipping the card in his Hand to show it, in Hayato's Hand, he was holding [Lava Golem]!
"Tribute [Jinzo] and [Power Injector] on your Field, I will give this powerful Monster to you!"
"Tribute the Monsters on my Field?!" In Espa Roba's stunned gaze, the Ace Card of his Deck, the powerful [Jinzo] with strong suppression power, and [Power Injector], the two Monsters, together turned into streams of light and disappeared from his Field.
What replaced them was Espa Roba feeling the surrounding environment suddenly becoming somewhat hot. He subconsciously looked behind him, only to see a tall, humanoid lava figure standing right behind him. Within its body constructed of magma, a metal cage was embedded, pressing closer towards Espa Roba. By the time he reacted, he had already been locked inside that metal cage!
[Lava Golem] [Level 8/FIRE]
[Fiend Type/Effect]
[3000/2500]
"[Lava Golem] can use two Monsters on the opponent's Field as Tributes and be Special Summoned to the opponent Duelist's Field. However, despite this, it still uses up my Summoning Right. Therefore, I cannot Normal Summon this Turn."
"Don't mind that it looks a bit ugly, but [Lava Golem] is actually very gentle. And whether it's ATK or DEF, it's almost the same as the legendary [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]. I gave you such a big treasure, so remember to be grateful."
Ignoring Espa Roba's retort "Who would want this kind of Card? Give me back my [Jinzo]!" Hayato Set the other card in his Hand and said with a light chuckle as if nothing had happened, "Set a card, my Turn ends."
[Hayato: 3600 LP, Hand 0]
[Set Card] [Frontline Base]
"He actually used this kind of Monster to Tribute my [Jinzo]!" Espa Roba's anger hadn't subsided as he angrily drew his card. "My Turn, Draw!"
He had anticipated all sorts of possibilities for [Jinzo] being defeated. Strong attack pressure from Monsters like [Dark Magician], [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], Spell Cards like [Lightning Vortex] that have Monster Destruction Effects.
But being Tributed as a sacrifice was something Espa Roba never expected.
Just as Espa Roba was about to Summon the Monster Card he had just drawn, Hayato spoke again---
