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Chapter 585: Bonds Gathered Together! (9K)
Hayato looked at the **Infernoid Valon** on his Field, feeling quite helpless.
Although Infernoid monsters were very good at Special Summoning themselves repeatedly, the prerequisite was that Hayato's Field wasn't restricted by Levels. Right now, while **Infernoid Valon's** ATK had increased by 100 points higher than **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, its Level being exactly 8 was somewhat awkward.
It wasn't that there was absolutely no solution. The Infernoid monsters' common ability to Tribute a monster to banish an opponent's card could still be used. Hayato could simply Tribute **Infernoid Valon** to easily lift the Summoning restriction, and then Special Summon it from the Graveyard later.
Anyway, Infernoid monsters didn't feel pain. Even if they did, it wasn't Hayato's problem.
Although many of the Infernoid monsters accumulated in the Graveyard had been consumed by Yugi's **Soul Release** just now, Hayato still had four Infernoid monsters in his Hand, which was barely enough, even sufficient for Hayato to Special Summon **Infernoid Beelzebul**, which could return **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** to Yugi's Hand, and then Special Summon **Infernoid Valon** again. His Resources were still quite ample.
But Hayato was more concerned about the unknown Set Card in Yugi's Spell/Trap Zone. If possible, Hayato also wanted to Summon **Infernoid Astaroth** from his Hand. It had an ability similar to **Mystical Space Typhoon**, allowing it to destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the Field once per turn at the cost of not being able to attack.
Tsk, this is troublesome.
Hayato temporarily put aside the conflict in his heart and said, "During your End Phase, Yugi, the third Effect of the Field Spell Card, **Void Imagination**, activates."
Yugi frowned, "The third Effect?"
"Isn't that too many Effects on one Card? If things keep going like this, will Card Effects even fit on a single Card anymore?" Joey Wheeler ranted.
As Hayato snapped his fingers, two masses of dark green flames landed on the Field, but not on Hayato's Field. Instead, they appeared next to **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight**?
"During the End Phase of both players' turns, Special Summon as many **Shadow Tokens** as possible in Defense Position to the turn player's Field, equal to the number of monsters Tributed during this turn."
[Shadow Token] [Level 3/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Token]
[ATK 1000/DEF 1000]
"Because I Tributed **Magician's Disciple** and Joey Wheeler's Set monster during my turn, two Tokens were placed?"
Seeing two more monsters appear on his Field, Yugi couldn't help but think of the monster Hayato liked to use very much—**Lava Golem**.
Noticing Yugi's gaze, Hayato spread his hands helplessly, "Don't look at me like that. This Effect is Forced Activation by the Field Spell Card. I didn't want two more obstructions on your Field either."
"Alright, it's my Turn now, Draw!" Shouting with considerable aura, Hayato drew a Card from his Deck, showing a slightly surprised expression, "Well, it came just in time."
"I have to say, Yugi, although you used that **Eye of Timaeus** to Fusion Summon **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** with a powerful Effect from your Fusion Deck, Destiny has decreed that your Effort will instead propel me to a higher realm."
Inserting the Card from his Hand into the Duel Disk's Spell & Trap Zone, even though they were indoors, rising airflow appeared around Hayato, causing his normally drooping black hair to be blown upwards against gravity. "My Deck has responded to me! I feel it, this is the correct position! The Infernoids love me, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"I Activate the Continuous Spell Card, **Void Dream**! As long as this Card remains face-up on the Field, all Infernoid monsters on my Field with original Levels of 2 or higher have their Levels become 1, at the cost of Battle Damage dealt by them being halved!"
[**Lair of Darkness**]
The lightning on the demon god who commanded storms violently pulsed, tearing open the lamp tubes on its body, which were both the vessel for its power source and its power limiter. Dark green flames spread across its entire body, and the aura of a world-destroying demon king grew even more profound.
[Infernoid Valon] [Level 8/DARK → Level 2/DARK]
"This is bad!" Joey Wheeler exclaimed in astonishment. "It's the most powerful Level-reducing Card for the Infernoid Deck!"
"Yugi finally managed to increase **Infernoid Valon's** Level to 8 to complete the Lock, but Hayato broke through it with the Power of just one Card! That monster with such terrifying Power is now completely liberated!"
Reaching up to his forehead, Hayato smoothed his wind-blown hair, making it stand up as if gelled. "I will become the approaching storm!"
"This is, Power!" Saying this, Hayato pointed towards the sky. "This level is still not the Limit of the Infernoids. I need even greater Power!"
"I Set one Card from my Hand. I Activate the second Effect of **Void Dream**! I Send this Card to the Graveyard, then I select Fusion Material for an Infernoid Fusion Monster from my Hand or Field and Send them to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"
"Nani?!"
Yugi was also surprised. He had thought that Infernoid monsters already possessed such powerful individual strength, so they must simply be monsters that primarily focused on Special Summoning. But now Hayato was saying he was going to Summon an Infernoid Fusion Monster?
It was hard to imagine what kind of Fusion form Infernoid monsters, already so powerful, could possibly have!
"The Fusion Material I choose are **Infernoid Valon** on my Field, and the four monsters in my Hand: **Infernoid Satan**, **Infernoid Beelzebul**, **Infernoid Lucifer**, and **Infernoid Astaroth**."
"However, in addition to that, if the monster Special Summoned from the Fusion Deck is only present on the Opponent's Field, I can also choose six more monsters from my Deck as Fusion Material!"
"So, adding **Infernoid Decatron**, **Infernoid Asmoday**, **Infernoid Belphegor**, **Infernoid Adramelech**, **Infernoid Lilith**, and **Infernoid Onuncu**, I will Send all eleven of the above monsters to the Graveyard as Fusion Material!"
A terrifying number of Infernoid monsters were sent to the Graveyard by Hayato in one go. Behind him, the phantoms of one demon king after another manifested, then suddenly shattered, leaving only the various colored lights on their bodies rising into the air, arranging themselves into a reversed Qliphoth.
"God is enraged by the actions of man, intending to bring down a tide of world-destroying fire. The reversed Qliphoth gather, and the Power of Creation is now in my hands!"
"The vanguard of God descends here! Come forth, my Tamashii!"
"Fusion Summon, **Infernoid Tierra**!"
Ten colors of flames surged into **Infernoid Decatron**, which served as the Core. The Power of these flames was difficult for even the Power of the Field Spell Card, **Void Imagination**, to erode or change. Gradually, the Energy evolved into a massive physical entity!
An ominous black-purple right half, a sacred pure white left half, four pairs of symmetrically shaped diamond-like light wings of different colors, golden long hair flowing behind its head like an angel's, and a pair of scarlet bull horns rising towards the sky like a demon's.
All sorts of contradictory appearances gathered on this one monster.
Its massive size completely transcended the shackles of the Duel Monsters System, directly breaking through the top floor of Industrial Illusions and appearing outside the building. This Fusion Monster, completely unrestrained, grew wantonly. Although its feet were on the ground floor, its terrifying size could stretch all the way up to the top floor where Hayato, Yugi, and Joey Wheeler were Dueling. They could only see its towering upper body looking down at Joey Wheeler and Yugi!
[Infernoid Tierra] [Level 11/FIRE → Level 11/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK 3400/DEF 3600]
The enormous commotion even stunned Kaiba, Alister, Valon, and Kujaku Mai, who were Dueling on the lower floors. Looking at the giant monster outside the window, which they couldn't see the full extent of even by looking up, they all fell silent.
And the pressure was even greater for Joey Wheeler and Yugi, who were directly facing the giant beast.
"That size, isn't it too terrifying? Can the darkness within Hayato awaken a monster of this magnitude?!" Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Joey Wheeler said with a voice that couldn't help but tremble. However, remembering that they had to defeat Hayato in this Duel to awaken his past self, Joey Wheeler forcefully suppressed his fear with his courage.
Yugi's expression was also serious. He looked at **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** on his Field. "The dark power of this monster before us is probably what's confusing the mind of a True Duelist like Hayato. Although it's difficult, hang in there, Timaeus, **Dark Magician Girl**!"
(Dark Magician Girl: How about you go instead?)
(Timaeus: This is acting, right? I feel like it's real.)
Rafael, standing on the top floor, also felt immense pressure. The moment **Infernoid Tierra** descended and broke through the top floor, he narrowly avoided being pushed down with the wall and falling to his death. Now standing on the edge of the top floor's cliff, he couldn't help but step back inside a bit to avoid an accident.
"Tierra, is it a variation of Terra, Earth?" Looking at the giant **Infernoid Tierra**, Rafael used thinking to distract himself. "Could it be that Hayato Kobayashi is so important to Lord Dartz because of this inner darkness? This aura, compared to it, almost makes me feel like this guy is some antagonist who wants to destroy the world."
Rafael's intuition was quite accurate. In fact, the **Infernoid Tierra** that Hayato had Summoned at this moment was indeed a world-destroying demon king in the official Yu-Gi-Oh! "Duel Terminal World" story. Its true form was Tierra, the Goddess of Destruction. As the name suggests, it was a big shot of the Creation God level. The **Infernoid Tierra** before them wasn't even its complete form.
However, even so, using **Infernoid Tierra** still gave Hayato a long-lost feeling of physical burden. He hadn't felt this way in a long time.
"**Infernoid Tierra** is the ultimate Infernoid, a vanguard of God that exercises the Power of God to destroy the world. And I, who command this monster, will undoubtedly become the King among Gods." Hayato said, pointing at Yugi. "Based on the type of material used during the Fusion Summon, **Infernoid Tierra** activates multiple Effects upon successful Fusion Summon!"
"If three or more types were used, both players select three Cards from their respective Fusion Decks and send them to the Graveyard. The monsters I choose are these three."
Saying this, Hayato sent three Fusion Monster Cards to the Graveyard.
Yugi saw the cards Hayato sent to the Graveyard: **Ojama King**, **Ojama Knight**, and **Gaia the Dragon Champion**. These Fusion Monsters seemed out of place in an Infernoid Deck, making Yugi wonder if these cards were just filler, or if Hayato's so-called "pure Infernoid" Deck was based on his personal standard of "purity."
Yugi also chose three Fusion Monsters: **Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast**, **Arcana Knight Joker**, and **Super Magical Swordsman - Dark Paladin**.
Although they were sent from the Fusion Deck to the Graveyard, this didn't mean Yugi and Joey Wheeler could Special Summon these monsters with Cards like **Monster Reborn**. This is because Fusion Monsters have a "Resurrection Restriction." If they haven't been properly Summoned once, they cannot be Special Summoned even if sent to the Graveyard.
Yugi sent the cards to the Graveyard, but it wasn't over yet. **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect continued to activate.
"If five or more types were used, **Infernoid Tierra's** second Effect activates: Send three cards from the top of both players' Decks to the Graveyard. Then the third Effect, if eight or more types were used as Fusion Material, both players can choose up to three of their Banished Cards and return them to the Graveyard."
"And finally, the Effect when ten or more types were used: Both players Send all Cards in their Hand to the Graveyard!"
Hearing Hayato's words, Yugi's expression changed, "This is bad!"
The first two Effects weren't so bad. Milling three cards to the Graveyard wasn't a big loss for Yugi's relatively thick Deck. And recovering Banished Cards only meant Hayato could recover three monsters like **Infernoid Lilith**, which were Banished by **Soul Release** earlier.
But, the Card in his Hand at this moment was the invincible **Kuriboh**, which had the powerful Effect of reducing Battle Damage to Zero, and could also be used as a Cost for **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight's** Effect.
After losing this sole Card in his Hand, he would have no Cards left to Block Hayato's monster's Attack, and the Card in his Spell/Trap Zone was completely powerless against this kind of Effect!
Yugi finally understood why Hayato had Set a Card from his Hand before Activating **Void Dream's** Effect. Setting a Card before the Battle Phase began seemed like a misoperation, but because of **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect, Hayato managed to keep one Card.
But still...
Looking at Hayato's eager expression as he held the only Card in his Hand, Yugi suddenly had a strange premonition, especially since Hayato had specifically emphasized "Tamashii" when Summoning **Infernoid Tierra** earlier.
No way, could it be that even a monster of **Infernoid Tierra's** caliber, Hayato is going to...
"In Chain to **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect, I Activate this Quick-Play Spell Card from my Hand, **Mystic Wok**. Under Yugi's "just as I expected" gaze, Hayato Activated the Card in his Hand, his true Tamashii. "Although she has high ATK, unfortunately, the most useful thing about **Infernoid Tierra** to me is only her Effect."
"But her Effect only activates when she is Special Summoned successfully. This means that now, she only has the value of being stir-fried and eaten for me. Not extracting the value of every single monster is a huge waste!"
Ignoring the surprised expression and teary-eyed attempt at cuteness on **Infernoid Tierra's** face behind him, Hayato even shouted with some excitement, "I Tribute **Infernoid Tierra**! Then I recover Life Points equal to her DEF of 3600!"
[Yugi: 8000 LP, Hand 1 → 0]
[Hayato: 8000 → 11600 LP, Hand 0]
The massive **Infernoid Tierra** disappeared from behind Hayato with a look of reluctance and nostalgia. As Yugi discarded his Hand, Hayato's Life Points also increased to a full 11600 Points, enough to withstand three and a half attacks from the standard unit of Duel Monster ATK, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**.
The cost was that Hayato only had two Set Cards left in his Spell/Trap Zone. His Hand and monsters on the Front Row were completely empty.
But Yugi and Joey Wheeler knew that the more this was the case, the more dangerous it was, because Hayato's Graveyard was now filled with a large number of cards due to the sending cards to the Graveyard for the Fusion Summon for **Infernoid Tierra**. The incredibly abundant Graveyard was the source of motivation for Infernoid monsters.
With no monsters on the Field, the Total Level was 0. At this moment, Hayato could freely spend the cards in his Graveyard to wantonly Special Summon Infernoid monsters, and he was indeed doing just that.
"Earlier, I already Summoned one Upper Rank Infernoid. So next to appear will be another Upper Rank Infernoid! Prepare to welcome the most evil existence among demons!"
Hayato said, taking three Infernoid monsters from his Graveyard. "I Banish three Infernoid monsters from my Graveyard—"
"Onuncu, meaning 10, named the Whisperer,"
"O evil of evils, enemy of the 'Kingdom', descend with the flames of extinction!"
"**Infernoid Onuncu**!"
Green lights flickered, transforming into a red sea serpent flying in the air behind Hayato. Although not as massive as **Infernoid Tierra**, which Hayato had just Tributed as per custom, when it spread its six pairs of wings, it could still cover the sky.
[Infernoid Onuncu] [Level 10/FIRE → Level 10/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Special Summon/Effect]
[ATK 3000/DEF 3000]
"Hehehe, don't blink, Yugi, Joey Wheeler. This monster will be the last monster you see." Hayato said proudly. "As the tenth Sephirah of the Qliphoth, **Infernoid Onuncu** possesses destructive Power equal to **Infernoid Lilith**!"
"When **Infernoid Onuncu** is Special Summoned successfully, I Activate its Effect! Destroy all other monsters on the Field!"
"Since it's Onuncu, I'll call this move 'Blazing Torch Melting Scale Fiend Falling Fire Hammer'!"
Casually given a copyrighted attack name by Hayato, **Infernoid Onuncu** spat out a large amount of green flames from its mouth. In just an instant, **Void Imagination**, which was already scorched earth, was turned into a Purgatory-like sea of fire.
In the firelight, the two **Shadow Tokens** on Yugi's Field and **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** couldn't even last a second, being swallowed by the emerald green flames that even the Power of **Void Imagination** couldn't erode or cover.
Before disappearing, **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** gave Yugi an apologetic gaze, unwilling that she couldn't continue to protect Yugi.
"**Dark Magician Girl**!"
Yugi shouted, but was only left with an empty Field and **Infernoid Onuncu** glaring at him.
"Hehehe, it's finally time, Yugi! With this, the troublesome obstructions are completely clear! Are you ready to take this painful blow? Relax, it will hurt at first, but it will hurt even more later!"
Hayato showed a sinister smile that Marik would give full marks to, and mercilessly declared, "Enter Battle Phase! Then I will use **Infernoid Onuncu** to Direct Attack the opponent Duelist!"
"Thunder Sky Sunlight · Calamity Sound Star Falling Fire Flow Hammer!"
Following Hayato's shout, **Infernoid Onuncu** opened its giant mouth again, spitting out the emerald green Purgatory Flames at Yugi and Joey Wheeler!
"3000 ATK, the same Level as **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, so strong, too strong."
"Unfortunately, I'm not ready to accept an Attack of that magnitude yet, Hayato!" In the moment of crisis, Yugi still smiled confidently, pressing the Activate Set Card button on his Duel Disk. "The backup plan when **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** is Destroyed is **Kuriboh** in my Hand, but a fully prepared Duelist always has a backup plan for the backup plan!"
"I Activate the Trap Card, **Magic Cylinder**! Negate **Infernoid Onuncu's** Attack, then take your own monster's Attack, Hayato!"
"Nani!?"
Joey Wheeler had thought he was about to take a heavy hit, but he didn't expect Yugi's Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone to come into use at this moment. To his surprised expression, two Cylinders appeared in front of them. One of them precisely caught the Attack spat out by **Infernoid Onuncu**, and then the same green flames were spat out from the other Cylinder, heading straight for Hayato!
"Ugh!"
[Hayato: 11600 → 8600 LP]
"Damn it, it's **Magic Cylinder**. I completely didn't expect you to Set such a Card—"
Hayato, hit by the flames, had a painful expression. Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly paused.
"—Did you think I would say that? Let me remind you again, Yugi!" Hayato said, pressing the Activate Set Card button, revealing a Quick-Play Spell Card he had Set the previous Turn, which could now be Activated. "When Dueling against me, never use 'Attack Negation' Cards like **Attack and Receive** or **Magic Cylinder**!"
"Quick-Play Spell Card, **Double Chance**, Activate!"
Joey Wheeler and Yugi were completely surprised to see Hayato use this Card again after such a long time, a Card he frequently used during Duelist Kingdom.
However, even though so much time had passed, they both still remembered the Card's Effect.
"When a monster's Attack is Negated, Target that monster. During this Battle Phase, that monster can Attack once again..."
"During the Damage Step of that monster's Attack, that monster's ATK becomes double!"
"Heh heh, that's right. That's how it is. For me, a mere 3000 points of damage is nothing to worry about, it's even less than what I sucked in from **Infernoid Tierra** earlier."
"But Yugi, Joey Wheeler, what you are about to face is—"
[Infernoid Onuncu] [ATK 3000 → 6000]
"—a Direct Attack that is coming again and has soared to 6000 points!"
Compared to earlier, the flames descended much faster. The emerald green color should give a feeling of vitality, but as it wrapped around Yugi and Joey Wheeler, it was only vicious flames that took lives.
"Ugh!" "Cough!"
[Yugi: 8000 → 2000 LP]
A full 6000 points of Battle Damage. If this weren't a Tag Duel, Yugi and Joey Wheeler would have been instantly defeated by this single blow. And even now, with the remaining 2000 Life Points, the powerful impact force from the Attack directly sent them flying back to crash against the wall behind them, making it difficult for them to move for a while.
"Hehehe, feel the pain, experience the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain! This is the Power of the Infernoids I have obtained! No one can defy it! Heh heh, hehe, hahahaha!"
Laughing wildly in three stages, the empty-handed Hayato directly declared, "My Turn ends here. Next, it's Joey Wheeler's Turn, Right?"
"But, after taking a massive 6000 points of Battle Damage from **Infernoid Onuncu**, Joey Wheeler, who shares these Life Points with Yugi, without the protection of Millennium Items or similar Power, can you really stand up and continue the Duel?"
[Hayato: 8600 LP, Hand 0]
[Infernoid Onuncu] [ATK 6000 → 3000]
[Set Card]
Field: [Void Imagination]
As Hayato declared the End Turn, because he had Tributed **Infernoid Tierra** during this Turn, dark green flames formed a **Shadow Token** on his Field.
However, Yugi had no mind to pay attention to the **Shadow Token** that appeared on Hayato's Field. He struggled to get up, looked at Joey Wheeler, who had fallen not far from him, calling out, "Joey Wheeler, Joey Wheeler!"
He was very worried that Joey Wheeler would indeed fall as Hayato had said.
And at this moment, Joey Wheeler did indeed feel the deep-seated pain from the Infernoid Attack, reaching into his soul, just as Hayato had said. However, it was slightly different from what he had initially thought. He had expected intense pain, but his feeling at this moment was more like being electrocuted when taking off a sweater in winter and touching a metal door. It wasn't very painful at all.
(Onuncu: Just the Master's task.)
Yugi felt it so severely because Hayato knew he had dark power protecting him, so he hit a bit harder. Joey Wheeler should have been affected very slightly and should have woken up immediately. The reason Hayato said that was entirely because he felt a familiar aura from Joey Wheeler at this moment.
It was an aura very close to the Power of the **Eye of Timaeus** that Yugi possessed.
And coincidentally, a similar aura also strangely appeared on Kaiba, who was Dueling Alister downstairs at this moment.
This aura came and went quickly. Kaiba, who was Dueling Alister, only paused for a moment before regaining consciousness, feeling somewhat confused about the illusion he seemed to have just experienced. And Joey Wheeler also suddenly woke up from the ground, finding himself back in the previous Duel.
"Strange, what was that just now?" Joey Wheeler didn't notice that a Card had silently entered the bottom of his Deck. He just stood up under Yugi's relieved gaze.
"Joey Wheeler, are you okay?"
"Uh, I guess I'm okay?" Joey Wheeler said, feeling a bit bewildered by Yugi's question, but when he turned to look at Yugi, he was suddenly startled. "Hey Yugi, what's that thing on your shoulder!"
"Ugh, why does Hayato and the Organization Doma people also have them, and the quantity around Hayato is way too much!"
Joey Wheeler's words made Rafael pause. "Katsuya Joey Wheeler, has he awakened the ability to see Card Spirits?!"
"Hoho, interesting. This makes the Duel even more interesting." For Joey Wheeler awakening the Power to see Card Spirits, Hayato was also surprised, but he felt it was also within reason. He was also curious which Card Spirit Joey Wheeler would Awaken first.
Would it be **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**, symbolizing his indomitable willpower, or **Time Wizard**, representing his bold gambling luck?
"Oh, so it's Card Spirits?" Under Yugi's few words, Joey Wheeler easily accepted the concept of Card Spirits existing. After all, he had experienced quite a few major events. "Although I still don't quite understand, does that mean Grandpa Joey Wheeler has become stronger, Right?"
Feeling full of Power, Joey Wheeler raised his head with fighting spirit, glancing at **Infernoid Onuncu** on Hayato's Field. "O demon standing between us and Hayato, let the stronger Grandpa Joey Wheeler defeat you incarnations of darkness!"
No, Awakening Card Spirits doesn't make someone stronger at all.
Yugi wanted to correct the chuunibyou idea that Joey Wheeler had just come up with, but considering it might affect Joey Wheeler's fighting spirit, he held back from saying it.
"My Turn, Draw." Looking at the Card he drew, Joey Wheeler found it was the Spell Card **Pot of Greed**, and immediately Activated it.
"I Activate the Spell Card, **Pot of Greed**, from—"
"At this instant, I Activate **Infernoid Onuncu's** Effect." Hayato interrupted Joey Wheeler. "Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Effect is Activated, I Tribute one monster on my Field to Negate that Activation and Banish it."
"I Tribute the **Shadow Token**! I Negate **Pot of Greed** and Banish it!"
The Chronos Pot, which hadn't even had a chance to show its smile, shattered violently. Seeing this, Joey Wheeler said, annoyed, "I guessed as much. If **Infernoid Lilith's** Effect is to Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards and Negate Monster Effects, then **Infernoid Onuncu's** Effect is indeed to Destroy all monsters and Negate Spell/Trap Effects."
"However, you fell into my trap, Hayato! This Card I drew on the First Turn is my offensive strategy!"
Saying this, Joey Wheeler proudly Activated the Card in his Hand. "Spell Card, **Pot of Avarice**! I Target five monsters in my Graveyard, return those five monsters to the Deck and Shuffle it, then I Draw two Cards from my Deck."
"You didn't Activate it on the First Turn because you didn't have enough monsters in the Graveyard?" Hayato said with a cold smile. "But what does that matter? It's useless no matter how many monsters you recycle into your Deck!"
"I don't know about that, but I know one thing: even if there's no hope in sight, a True Duelist can create the Future of the Draw themselves!"
Joey Wheeler said, returning the five Cards from his Graveyard to his Deck. Because he didn't have enough monsters, only **AD Changer** and **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**, he even Shuffled in **Dark Magician** that Yugi had Sent to the Graveyard earlier.
After Shuffling, Joey Wheeler prepared to Draw Cards. But as Joey Wheeler placed his finger on the Deck, both Yugi and Joey Wheeler simultaneously heard a dragon roar from the other, as if something was resonating.
Before they could react, Joey Wheeler subconsciously drew the Cards and looked.
One of the Cards he drew was another **Red-Eyes Fusion** from his Deck.
Connecting this with the **Dark Magician** that had just been Shuffled into the Deck and the strange Resonance, Joey Wheeler exchanged a gaze with Yugi, then resolutely Activated the Card in his Hand. "My Deck, respond to my hopes! Create a Miracle here!"
"I Activate **Red-Eyes Fusion** again, which failed before! I select the Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster from my Deck!"
Joey Wheeler said, catching the two Normal Monster Cards retrieved by the Duel Disk. "The ones I choose are the Ace Cards of both me and Yugi, **Red-Eyes Black Dragon** and **Dark Magician**!"
Hearing the Material Joey Wheeler chose, Hayato's pupils constricted. He thought of a monster he had coveted countless times in the Shop.
"Masaka?!"
"O unknown monster born from this Bond, I entrust the Hope of the Future to you! Conquer for us to gain Victory and open the Path ahead!"
Yugi took the **Dark Magician** Card that Joey Wheeler handed him, striking the same symmetrical pose as Joey Wheeler holding up **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**. "We will Fuse our monsters!"
"**Dark Magician**!"
"**Red-Eyes Black Dragon**!"
Overlay! X2
The jet-black Giant Dragon, the Master of Dark Magic, two monsters carrying all the hopes and pride of their users leaped into the air and fused together under the Power of **Red-Eyes Fusion**!
A majestic monster, manifesting its figure!
Hayato looked at the **Infernoid Valon** on his Field, feeling quite helpless.
Although Infernoid monsters were very good at Special Summoning themselves repeatedly, the prerequisite was that Hayato's Field wasn't restricted by Levels. Right now, while **Infernoid Valon's** ATK had increased by 100 points higher than **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, its Level being exactly 8 was somewhat awkward.
It wasn't that there was absolutely no solution. The Infernoid monsters' common ability to Tribute a monster to banish an opponent's card could still be used. Hayato could simply Tribute **Infernoid Valon** to easily lift the Summoning restriction, and then Special Summon it from the Graveyard later.
Anyway, Infernoid monsters didn't feel pain. Even if they did, it wasn't Hayato's problem.
Although many of the Infernoid monsters accumulated in the Graveyard had been consumed by Yugi's **Soul Release** just now, Hayato still had four Infernoid monsters in his Hand, which was barely enough, even sufficient for Hayato to Special Summon **Infernoid Beelzebul**, which could return **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** to Yugi's Hand, and then Special Summon **Infernoid Valon** again. His Resources were still quite ample.
But Hayato was more concerned about the unknown Set Card in Yugi's Spell/Trap Zone. If possible, Hayato also wanted to Summon **Infernoid Astaroth** from his Hand. It had an ability similar to **Mystical Space Typhoon**, allowing it to destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the Field once per turn at the cost of not being able to attack.
Tsk, this is troublesome.
Hayato temporarily put aside the conflict in his heart and said, "During your End Phase, Yugi, the third Effect of the Field Spell Card, **Void Imagination**, activates."
Yugi frowned, "The third Effect?"
"Isn't that too many Effects on one Card? If things keep going like this, will Card Effects even fit on a single Card anymore?" Joey Wheeler ranted.
As Hayato snapped his fingers, two masses of dark green flames landed on the Field, but not on Hayato's Field. Instead, they appeared next to **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight**?
"During the End Phase of both players' turns, Special Summon as many **Shadow Tokens** as possible in Defense Position to the turn player's Field, equal to the number of monsters Tributed during this turn."
[Shadow Token] [Level 3/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Token]
[ATK 1000/DEF 1000]
"Because I Tributed **Magician's Disciple** and Joey Wheeler's Set monster during my turn, two Tokens were placed?"
Seeing two more monsters appear on his Field, Yugi couldn't help but think of the monster Hayato liked to use very much—**Lava Golem**.
Noticing Yugi's gaze, Hayato spread his hands helplessly, "Don't look at me like that. This Effect is Forced Activation by the Field Spell Card. I didn't want two more obstructions on your Field either."
"Alright, it's my Turn now, Draw!" Shouting with considerable aura, Hayato drew a Card from his Deck, showing a slightly surprised expression, "Well, it came just in time."
"I have to say, Yugi, although you used that **Eye of Timaeus** to Fusion Summon **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** with a powerful Effect from your Fusion Deck, Destiny has decreed that your Effort will instead propel me to a higher realm."
Inserting the Card from his Hand into the Duel Disk's Spell & Trap Zone, even though they were indoors, rising airflow appeared around Hayato, causing his normally drooping black hair to be blown upwards against gravity. "My Deck has responded to me! I feel it, this is the correct position! The Infernoids love me, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"I Activate the Continuous Spell Card, **Void Dream**! As long as this Card remains face-up on the Field, all Infernoid monsters on my Field with original Levels of 2 or higher have their Levels become 1, at the cost of Battle Damage dealt by them being halved!"
[**Lair of Darkness**]
The lightning on the demon god who commanded storms violently pulsed, tearing open the lamp tubes on its body, which were both the vessel for its power source and its power limiter. Dark green flames spread across its entire body, and the aura of a world-destroying demon king grew even more profound.
[Infernoid Valon] [Level 8/DARK → Level 2/DARK]
"This is bad!" Joey Wheeler exclaimed in astonishment. "It's the most powerful Level-reducing Card for the Infernoid Deck!"
"Yugi finally managed to increase **Infernoid Valon's** Level to 8 to complete the Lock, but Hayato broke through it with the Power of just one Card! That monster with such terrifying Power is now completely liberated!"
Reaching up to his forehead, Hayato smoothed his wind-blown hair, making it stand up as if gelled. "I will become the approaching storm!"
"This is, Power!" Saying this, Hayato pointed towards the sky. "This level is still not the Limit of the Infernoids. I need even greater Power!"
"I Set one Card from my Hand. I Activate the second Effect of **Void Dream**! I Send this Card to the Graveyard, then I select Fusion Material for an Infernoid Fusion Monster from my Hand or Field and Send them to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"
"Nani?!"
Yugi was also surprised. He had thought that Infernoid monsters already possessed such powerful individual strength, so they must simply be monsters that primarily focused on Special Summoning. But now Hayato was saying he was going to Summon an Infernoid Fusion Monster?
It was hard to imagine what kind of Fusion form Infernoid monsters, already so powerful, could possibly have!
"The Fusion Material I choose are **Infernoid Valon** on my Field, and the four monsters in my Hand: **Infernoid Satan**, **Infernoid Beelzebul**, **Infernoid Lucifer**, and **Infernoid Astaroth**."
"However, in addition to that, if the monster Special Summoned from the Fusion Deck is only present on the Opponent's Field, I can also choose six more monsters from my Deck as Fusion Material!"
"So, adding **Infernoid Decatron**, **Infernoid Asmoday**, **Infernoid Belphegor**, **Infernoid Adramelech**, **Infernoid Lilith**, and **Infernoid Onuncu**, I will Send all eleven of the above monsters to the Graveyard as Fusion Material!"
A terrifying number of Infernoid monsters were sent to the Graveyard by Hayato in one go. Behind him, the phantoms of one demon king after another manifested, then suddenly shattered, leaving only the various colored lights on their bodies rising into the air, arranging themselves into a reversed Qliphoth.
"God is enraged by the actions of man, intending to bring down a tide of world-destroying fire. The reversed Qliphoth gather, and the Power of Creation is now in my hands!"
"The vanguard of God descends here! Come forth, my Tamashii!"
"Fusion Summon, **Infernoid Tierra**!"
Ten colors of flames surged into **Infernoid Decatron**, which served as the Core. The Power of these flames was difficult for even the Power of the Field Spell Card, **Void Imagination**, to erode or change. Gradually, the Energy evolved into a massive physical entity!
An ominous black-purple right half, a sacred pure white left half, four pairs of symmetrically shaped diamond-like light wings of different colors, golden long hair flowing behind its head like an angel's, and a pair of scarlet bull horns rising towards the sky like a demon's.
All sorts of contradictory appearances gathered on this one monster.
Its massive size completely transcended the shackles of the Duel Monsters System, directly breaking through the top floor of Industrial Illusions and appearing outside the building. This Fusion Monster, completely unrestrained, grew wantonly. Although its feet were on the ground floor, its terrifying size could stretch all the way up to the top floor where Hayato, Yugi, and Joey Wheeler were Dueling. They could only see its towering upper body looking down at Joey Wheeler and Yugi!
[Infernoid Tierra] [Level 11/FIRE → Level 11/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK 3400/DEF 3600]
The enormous commotion even stunned Kaiba, Alister, Valon, and Kujaku Mai, who were Dueling on the lower floors. Looking at the giant monster outside the window, which they couldn't see the full extent of even by looking up, they all fell silent.
And the pressure was even greater for Joey Wheeler and Yugi, who were directly facing the giant beast.
"That size, isn't it too terrifying? Can the darkness within Hayato awaken a monster of this magnitude?!" Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Joey Wheeler said with a voice that couldn't help but tremble. However, remembering that they had to defeat Hayato in this Duel to awaken his past self, Joey Wheeler forcefully suppressed his fear with his courage.
Yugi's expression was also serious. He looked at **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** on his Field. "The dark power of this monster before us is probably what's confusing the mind of a True Duelist like Hayato. Although it's difficult, hang in there, Timaeus, **Dark Magician Girl**!"
(Dark Magician Girl: How about you go instead?)
(Timaeus: This is acting, right? I feel like it's real.)
Rafael, standing on the top floor, also felt immense pressure. The moment **Infernoid Tierra** descended and broke through the top floor, he narrowly avoided being pushed down with the wall and falling to his death. Now standing on the edge of the top floor's cliff, he couldn't help but step back inside a bit to avoid an accident.
"Tierra, is it a variation of Terra, Earth?" Looking at the giant **Infernoid Tierra**, Rafael used thinking to distract himself. "Could it be that Hayato Kobayashi is so important to Lord Dartz because of this inner darkness? This aura, compared to it, almost makes me feel like this guy is some antagonist who wants to destroy the world."
Rafael's intuition was quite accurate. In fact, the **Infernoid Tierra** that Hayato had Summoned at this moment was indeed a world-destroying demon king in the official Yu-Gi-Oh! "Duel Terminal World" story. Its true form was Tierra, the Goddess of Destruction. As the name suggests, it was a big shot of the Creation God level. The **Infernoid Tierra** before them wasn't even its complete form.
However, even so, using **Infernoid Tierra** still gave Hayato a long-lost feeling of physical burden. He hadn't felt this way in a long time.
"**Infernoid Tierra** is the ultimate Infernoid, a vanguard of God that exercises the Power of God to destroy the world. And I, who command this monster, will undoubtedly become the King among Gods." Hayato said, pointing at Yugi. "Based on the type of material used during the Fusion Summon, **Infernoid Tierra** activates multiple Effects upon successful Fusion Summon!"
"If three or more types were used, both players select three Cards from their respective Fusion Decks and send them to the Graveyard. The monsters I choose are these three."
Saying this, Hayato sent three Fusion Monster Cards to the Graveyard.
Yugi saw the cards Hayato sent to the Graveyard: **Ojama King**, **Ojama Knight**, and **Gaia the Dragon Champion**. These Fusion Monsters seemed out of place in an Infernoid Deck, making Yugi wonder if these cards were just filler, or if Hayato's so-called "pure Infernoid" Deck was based on his personal standard of "purity."
Yugi also chose three Fusion Monsters: **Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast**, **Arcana Knight Joker**, and **Super Magical Swordsman - Dark Paladin**.
Although they were sent from the Fusion Deck to the Graveyard, this didn't mean Yugi and Joey Wheeler could Special Summon these monsters with Cards like **Monster Reborn**. This is because Fusion Monsters have a "Resurrection Restriction." If they haven't been properly Summoned once, they cannot be Special Summoned even if sent to the Graveyard.
Yugi sent the cards to the Graveyard, but it wasn't over yet. **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect continued to activate.
"If five or more types were used, **Infernoid Tierra's** second Effect activates: Send three cards from the top of both players' Decks to the Graveyard. Then the third Effect, if eight or more types were used as Fusion Material, both players can choose up to three of their Banished Cards and return them to the Graveyard."
"And finally, the Effect when ten or more types were used: Both players Send all Cards in their Hand to the Graveyard!"
Hearing Hayato's words, Yugi's expression changed, "This is bad!"
The first two Effects weren't so bad. Milling three cards to the Graveyard wasn't a big loss for Yugi's relatively thick Deck. And recovering Banished Cards only meant Hayato could recover three monsters like **Infernoid Lilith**, which were Banished by **Soul Release** earlier.
But, the Card in his Hand at this moment was the invincible **Kuriboh**, which had the powerful Effect of reducing Battle Damage to Zero, and could also be used as a Cost for **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight's** Effect.
After losing this sole Card in his Hand, he would have no Cards left to Block Hayato's monster's Attack, and the Card in his Spell/Trap Zone was completely powerless against this kind of Effect!
Yugi finally understood why Hayato had Set a Card from his Hand before Activating **Void Dream's** Effect. Setting a Card before the Battle Phase began seemed like a misoperation, but because of **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect, Hayato managed to keep one Card.
But still...
Looking at Hayato's eager expression as he held the only Card in his Hand, Yugi suddenly had a strange premonition, especially since Hayato had specifically emphasized "Tamashii" when Summoning **Infernoid Tierra** earlier.
No way, could it be that even a monster of **Infernoid Tierra's** caliber, Hayato is going to...
"In Chain to **Infernoid Tierra's** Effect, I Activate this Quick-Play Spell Card from my Hand, **Mystic Wok**. Under Yugi's "just as I expected" gaze, Hayato Activated the Card in his Hand, his true Tamashii. "Although she has high ATK, unfortunately, the most useful thing about **Infernoid Tierra** to me is only her Effect."
"But her Effect only activates when she is Special Summoned successfully. This means that now, she only has the value of being stir-fried and eaten for me. Not extracting the value of every single monster is a huge waste!"
Ignoring the surprised expression and teary-eyed attempt at cuteness on **Infernoid Tierra's** face behind him, Hayato even shouted with some excitement, "I Tribute **Infernoid Tierra**! Then I recover Life Points equal to her DEF of 3600!"
[Yugi: 8000 LP, Hand 1 → 0]
[Hayato: 8000 → 11600 LP, Hand 0]
The massive **Infernoid Tierra** disappeared from behind Hayato with a look of reluctance and nostalgia. As Yugi discarded his Hand, Hayato's Life Points also increased to a full 11600 Points, enough to withstand three and a half attacks from the standard unit of Duel Monster ATK, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**.
The cost was that Hayato only had two Set Cards left in his Spell/Trap Zone. His Hand and monsters on the Front Row were completely empty.
But Yugi and Joey Wheeler knew that the more this was the case, the more dangerous it was, because Hayato's Graveyard was now filled with a large number of cards due to the sending cards to the Graveyard for the Fusion Summon for **Infernoid Tierra**. The incredibly abundant Graveyard was the source of motivation for Infernoid monsters.
With no monsters on the Field, the Total Level was 0. At this moment, Hayato could freely spend the cards in his Graveyard to wantonly Special Summon Infernoid monsters, and he was indeed doing just that.
"Earlier, I already Summoned one Upper Rank Infernoid. So next to appear will be another Upper Rank Infernoid! Prepare to welcome the most evil existence among demons!"
Hayato said, taking three Infernoid monsters from his Graveyard. "I Banish three Infernoid monsters from my Graveyard—"
"Onuncu, meaning 10, named the Whisperer,"
"O evil of evils, enemy of the 'Kingdom', descend with the flames of extinction!"
"**Infernoid Onuncu**!"
Green lights flickered, transforming into a red sea serpent flying in the air behind Hayato. Although not as massive as **Infernoid Tierra**, which Hayato had just Tributed as per custom, when it spread its six pairs of wings, it could still cover the sky.
[Infernoid Onuncu] [Level 10/FIRE → Level 10/DARK]
[Fiend-Type/Special Summon/Effect]
[ATK 3000/DEF 3000]
"Hehehe, don't blink, Yugi, Joey Wheeler. This monster will be the last monster you see." Hayato said proudly. "As the tenth Sephirah of the Qliphoth, **Infernoid Onuncu** possesses destructive Power equal to **Infernoid Lilith**!"
"When **Infernoid Onuncu** is Special Summoned successfully, I Activate its Effect! Destroy all other monsters on the Field!"
"Since it's Onuncu, I'll call this move 'Blazing Torch Melting Scale Fiend Falling Fire Hammer'!"
Casually given a copyrighted attack name by Hayato, **Infernoid Onuncu** spat out a large amount of green flames from its mouth. In just an instant, **Void Imagination**, which was already scorched earth, was turned into a Purgatory-like sea of fire.
In the firelight, the two **Shadow Tokens** on Yugi's Field and **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** couldn't even last a second, being swallowed by the emerald green flames that even the Power of **Void Imagination** couldn't erode or cover.
Before disappearing, **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** gave Yugi an apologetic gaze, unwilling that she couldn't continue to protect Yugi.
"**Dark Magician Girl**!"
Yugi shouted, but was only left with an empty Field and **Infernoid Onuncu** glaring at him.
"Hehehe, it's finally time, Yugi! With this, the troublesome obstructions are completely clear! Are you ready to take this painful blow? Relax, it will hurt at first, but it will hurt even more later!"
Hayato showed a sinister smile that Marik would give full marks to, and mercilessly declared, "Enter Battle Phase! Then I will use **Infernoid Onuncu** to Direct Attack the opponent Duelist!"
"Thunder Sky Sunlight · Calamity Sound Star Falling Fire Flow Hammer!"
Following Hayato's shout, **Infernoid Onuncu** opened its giant mouth again, spitting out the emerald green Purgatory Flames at Yugi and Joey Wheeler!
"3000 ATK, the same Level as **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, so strong, too strong."
"Unfortunately, I'm not ready to accept an Attack of that magnitude yet, Hayato!" In the moment of crisis, Yugi still smiled confidently, pressing the Activate Set Card button on his Duel Disk. "The backup plan when **Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight** is Destroyed is **Kuriboh** in my Hand, but a fully prepared Duelist always has a backup plan for the backup plan!"
"I Activate the Trap Card, **Magic Cylinder**! Negate **Infernoid Onuncu's** Attack, then take your own monster's Attack, Hayato!"
"Nani!?"
Joey Wheeler had thought he was about to take a heavy hit, but he didn't expect Yugi's Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone to come into use at this moment. To his surprised expression, two Cylinders appeared in front of them. One of them precisely caught the Attack spat out by **Infernoid Onuncu**, and then the same green flames were spat out from the other Cylinder, heading straight for Hayato!
"Ugh!"
[Hayato: 11600 → 8600 LP]
"Damn it, it's **Magic Cylinder**. I completely didn't expect you to Set such a Card—"
Hayato, hit by the flames, had a painful expression. Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly paused.
"—Did you think I would say that? Let me remind you again, Yugi!" Hayato said, pressing the Activate Set Card button, revealing a Quick-Play Spell Card he had Set the previous Turn, which could now be Activated. "When Dueling against me, never use 'Attack Negation' Cards like **Attack and Receive** or **Magic Cylinder**!"
"Quick-Play Spell Card, **Double Chance**, Activate!"
Joey Wheeler and Yugi were completely surprised to see Hayato use this Card again after such a long time, a Card he frequently used during Duelist Kingdom.
However, even though so much time had passed, they both still remembered the Card's Effect.
"When a monster's Attack is Negated, Target that monster. During this Battle Phase, that monster can Attack once again..."
"During the Damage Step of that monster's Attack, that monster's ATK becomes double!"
"Heh heh, that's right. That's how it is. For me, a mere 3000 points of damage is nothing to worry about, it's even less than what I sucked in from **Infernoid Tierra** earlier."
"But Yugi, Joey Wheeler, what you are about to face is—"
[Infernoid Onuncu] [ATK 3000 → 6000]
"—a Direct Attack that is coming again and has soared to 6000 points!"
Compared to earlier, the flames descended much faster. The emerald green color should give a feeling of vitality, but as it wrapped around Yugi and Joey Wheeler, it was only vicious flames that took lives.
"Ugh!" "Cough!"
[Yugi: 8000 → 2000 LP]
A full 6000 points of Battle Damage. If this weren't a Tag Duel, Yugi and Joey Wheeler would have been instantly defeated by this single blow. And even now, with the remaining 2000 Life Points, the powerful impact force from the Attack directly sent them flying back to crash against the wall behind them, making it difficult for them to move for a while.
"Hehehe, feel the pain, experience the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain! This is the Power of the Infernoids I have obtained! No one can defy it! Heh heh, hehe, hahahaha!"
Laughing wildly in three stages, the empty-handed Hayato directly declared, "My Turn ends here. Next, it's Joey Wheeler's Turn, Right?"
"But, after taking a massive 6000 points of Battle Damage from **Infernoid Onuncu**, Joey Wheeler, who shares these Life Points with Yugi, without the protection of Millennium Items or similar Power, can you really stand up and continue the Duel?"
[Hayato: 8600 LP, Hand 0]
[Infernoid Onuncu] [ATK 6000 → 3000]
[Set Card]
Field: [Void Imagination]
As Hayato declared the End Turn, because he had Tributed **Infernoid Tierra** during this Turn, dark green flames formed a **Shadow Token** on his Field.
However, Yugi had no mind to pay attention to the **Shadow Token** that appeared on Hayato's Field. He struggled to get up, looked at Joey Wheeler, who had fallen not far from him, calling out, "Joey Wheeler, Joey Wheeler!"
He was very worried that Joey Wheeler would indeed fall as Hayato had said.
And at this moment, Joey Wheeler did indeed feel the deep-seated pain from the Infernoid Attack, reaching into his soul, just as Hayato had said. However, it was slightly different from what he had initially thought. He had expected intense pain, but his feeling at this moment was more like being electrocuted when taking off a sweater in winter and touching a metal door. It wasn't very painful at all.
(Onuncu: Just the Master's task.)
Yugi felt it so severely because Hayato knew he had dark power protecting him, so he hit a bit harder. Joey Wheeler should have been affected very slightly and should have woken up immediately. The reason Hayato said that was entirely because he felt a familiar aura from Joey Wheeler at this moment.
It was an aura very close to the Power of the **Eye of Timaeus** that Yugi possessed.
And coincidentally, a similar aura also strangely appeared on Kaiba, who was Dueling Alister downstairs at this moment.
This aura came and went quickly. Kaiba, who was Dueling Alister, only paused for a moment before regaining consciousness, feeling somewhat confused about the illusion he seemed to have just experienced. And Joey Wheeler also suddenly woke up from the ground, finding himself back in the previous Duel.
"Strange, what was that just now?" Joey Wheeler didn't notice that a Card had silently entered the bottom of his Deck. He just stood up under Yugi's relieved gaze.
"Joey Wheeler, are you okay?"
"Uh, I guess I'm okay?" Joey Wheeler said, feeling a bit bewildered by Yugi's question, but when he turned to look at Yugi, he was suddenly startled. "Hey Yugi, what's that thing on your shoulder!"
"Ugh, why does Hayato and the Organization Doma people also have them, and the quantity around Hayato is way too much!"
Joey Wheeler's words made Rafael pause. "Katsuya Joey Wheeler, has he awakened the ability to see Card Spirits?!"
"Hoho, interesting. This makes the Duel even more interesting." For Joey Wheeler awakening the Power to see Card Spirits, Hayato was also surprised, but he felt it was also within reason. He was also curious which Card Spirit Joey Wheeler would Awaken first.
Would it be **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**, symbolizing his indomitable willpower, or **Time Wizard**, representing his bold gambling luck?
"Oh, so it's Card Spirits?" Under Yugi's few words, Joey Wheeler easily accepted the concept of Card Spirits existing. After all, he had experienced quite a few major events. "Although I still don't quite understand, does that mean Grandpa Joey Wheeler has become stronger, Right?"
Feeling full of Power, Joey Wheeler raised his head with fighting spirit, glancing at **Infernoid Onuncu** on Hayato's Field. "O demon standing between us and Hayato, let the stronger Grandpa Joey Wheeler defeat you incarnations of darkness!"
No, Awakening Card Spirits doesn't make someone stronger at all.
Yugi wanted to correct the chuunibyou idea that Joey Wheeler had just come up with, but considering it might affect Joey Wheeler's fighting spirit, he held back from saying it.
"My Turn, Draw." Looking at the Card he drew, Joey Wheeler found it was the Spell Card **Pot of Greed**, and immediately Activated it.
"I Activate the Spell Card, **Pot of Greed**, from—"
"At this instant, I Activate **Infernoid Onuncu's** Effect." Hayato interrupted Joey Wheeler. "Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Effect is Activated, I Tribute one monster on my Field to Negate that Activation and Banish it."
"I Tribute the **Shadow Token**! I Negate **Pot of Greed** and Banish it!"
The Chronos Pot, which hadn't even had a chance to show its smile, shattered violently. Seeing this, Joey Wheeler said, annoyed, "I guessed as much. If **Infernoid Lilith's** Effect is to Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards and Negate Monster Effects, then **Infernoid Onuncu's** Effect is indeed to Destroy all monsters and Negate Spell/Trap Effects."
"However, you fell into my trap, Hayato! This Card I drew on the First Turn is my offensive strategy!"
Saying this, Joey Wheeler proudly Activated the Card in his Hand. "Spell Card, **Pot of Avarice**! I Target five monsters in my Graveyard, return those five monsters to the Deck and Shuffle it, then I Draw two Cards from my Deck."
"You didn't Activate it on the First Turn because you didn't have enough monsters in the Graveyard?" Hayato said with a cold smile. "But what does that matter? It's useless no matter how many monsters you recycle into your Deck!"
"I don't know about that, but I know one thing: even if there's no hope in sight, a True Duelist can create the Future of the Draw themselves!"
Joey Wheeler said, returning the five Cards from his Graveyard to his Deck. Because he didn't have enough monsters, only **AD Changer** and **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**, he even Shuffled in **Dark Magician** that Yugi had Sent to the Graveyard earlier.
After Shuffling, Joey Wheeler prepared to Draw Cards. But as Joey Wheeler placed his finger on the Deck, both Yugi and Joey Wheeler simultaneously heard a dragon roar from the other, as if something was resonating.
Before they could react, Joey Wheeler subconsciously drew the Cards and looked.
One of the Cards he drew was another **Red-Eyes Fusion** from his Deck.
Connecting this with the **Dark Magician** that had just been Shuffled into the Deck and the strange Resonance, Joey Wheeler exchanged a gaze with Yugi, then resolutely Activated the Card in his Hand. "My Deck, respond to my hopes! Create a Miracle here!"
"I Activate **Red-Eyes Fusion** again, which failed before! I select the Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster from my Deck!"
Joey Wheeler said, catching the two Normal Monster Cards retrieved by the Duel Disk. "The ones I choose are the Ace Cards of both me and Yugi, **Red-Eyes Black Dragon** and **Dark Magician**!"
Hearing the Material Joey Wheeler chose, Hayato's pupils constricted. He thought of a monster he had coveted countless times in the Shop.
"Masaka?!"
"O unknown monster born from this Bond, I entrust the Hope of the Future to you! Conquer for us to gain Victory and open the Path ahead!"
Yugi took the **Dark Magician** Card that Joey Wheeler handed him, striking the same symmetrical pose as Joey Wheeler holding up **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**. "We will Fuse our monsters!"
"**Dark Magician**!"
"**Red-Eyes Black Dragon**!"
Overlay! X2
The jet-black Giant Dragon, the Master of Dark Magic, two monsters carrying all the hopes and pride of their users leaped into the air and fused together under the Power of **Red-Eyes Fusion**!
A majestic monster, manifesting its figure!
