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Chapter 835: Full Counter
The jade stones at the joints of the giant white knight emitted radiance, and the light-wing-like silk threads behind it were wrapped around its fists. From a distance, the dancing crimson threads truly looked like flames.
Specially changing its presentation to cooperate with Hayato's attack command, El Shaddoll Construct smashed its fist towards Axel, who was completely undefended on the Field.
The result was obvious———
"Boom!"
Although Axel instinctively crossed his arms in front of him to defend against the impact that came with the attack, El Shaddoll Construct's attack was fundamentally something Axel couldn't withstand with just human power.
As the giant fist struck, Axel was somehow blasted away as if from thin air, leaving Funny Valentine, who was watching from the side, completely shocked.
Wait? This is dueling, right? How did you suddenly fly away? There's no way that monster that attacked you has a physical form, and what's with that expression like you're in deathly pain? What's going on? It's like dueling can kill someone?
Even more intense than the feeling he had just now when hit by Volcanic Slicer's direct attack, the pain El Shaddoll Construct, with its higher Level and higher ATK, brought to Axel was almost 1000% of the previous pain. Even if he wanted to faint from the pain, he would wake up from the pain the next second.
And his Life Points were reduced to zero just like that.
[Axel: 2200 LP → 0]
Lying on the ground in a sorry state, Axel looked up at the giant El Shaddoll Construct, gritted his teeth, and surprisingly stood tall again. However, due to the intense pain coming from all over his body despite having no external injury, Axel's body couldn't stop trembling, and while he swayed and couldn't stand steady, the movement of him raising his hand to take out a card was also somewhat distorted.
"Although my Life Points... have been reduced to zero. But, but I have a card effect in my Graveyard that I can activate!"
"Oh? You actually stood tall again? After enduring such terrible pain, you're not lying on the Ground facing the Reality of defeat, nor are you turning to escape. You actually dare to approach me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hayato also looked at Axel, who could still stand tall, with some surprise. He remembered that he should have controlled the pain to a suitable threshold, a threshold that ordinary people absolutely couldn't bear, but wouldn't cause any permanent damage. But, Axel could still stand tall.
And, a card that can be used even if Life Points are reduced to zero? That's truly...
Gasping for air, Axel looked at Hayato and said with difficulty, "As a mercenary, I always care about the result more than the process. The result of this duel is undoubtedly your victory, Duel King Hayato Kobayashi, there's no mistake. As a mercenary, I will accept this result."
"But, besides being a mercenary, I am also a Duelist. Although I don't have the strength you guys possess, I also have something called 'Duelist's Pride' in my heart. That existence makes me unable to accept ending this duel without doing anything!"
"Volcanic Counter exists in the Graveyard. When I take battle damage, I can Banish it from the Graveyard to activate its effect." Axel's trembling fingers took out a card from the Graveyard Zone of his Duel Disk. As he picked up the card, perhaps because of his surging fighting spirit, his hand stopped trembling, and he firmly raised the Volcanic Counter card he had taken out above his head!
"If a FIRE Attribute monster exists in my Graveyard besides Volcanic Counter, I inflict effect damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the battle damage I took!"
Axel O'Brien shouted to Hayato as if using his last ounce of strength, "Even if I am defeated, I must leave behind even a trace of my struggle! Even against a God, I will pull the trigger for a counterattack!"
Honda, who was off-field, was startled when he heard this. "That card, did it appear before? When did it enter the Graveyard?"
"Probably during that Lightning Vortex. Tsk tsk tsk, it was supposed to be a flaw that required discarding one card to activate, but he took the opportunity to send a card that could activate its effect from the Graveyard?" Marik clicked his tongue, as if praising Axel.
Yugi also nodded with some recognition. "A True Duelist can utilize even the negative effects of a card. To be able to counterattack even in this situation, his determination is truly admirable."
"Take this, Hayato Kobayashi, your 'God's' attack bouncing back from Volcanic Counter! Full Counter!"
In front of Axel, the lava monster crawled out from the Graveyard and spat out weak flames towards the tall "God" to counterattack. Even if he lost, Axel didn't want to accept the result of not inflicting any damage to Hayato at all; he wanted to leave behind as much damage as possible.
"To dare bare your fangs at a 'God', it's somewhat disrespectful, but I don't dislike this will. Even I can't help but feel excited."
"But---"
While Hayato was speaking, Volcanic Counter's attack also swept across the Field and arrived in front of Hayato. The scorching lava distorted the air and landed on his body. In an instant, a large amount of white steam erupted, seemingly hitting Hayato successfully, and also covered Axel's line of sight.
If it were someone else, Axel might still have had a chance of success, but unfortunately, his opponent was Hayato. When it came to the means of using card effects in the Graveyard, he would not be inferior to others. Under Axel's gaze, Hayato's Life Points showed a change.
However, even though he was hit by effect damage, Hayato's Life Points increased instead of decreasing?
[Hayato: 5000 → 7450 LP]
The steam suddenly gathered in one place. Axel, whose heart was full of confusion, saw that a small yellow monster had appeared on Hayato's Field at some point. It seemed like it was the card that was sent to the Graveyard by Scapegoat of Darkness earlier.
"When the opponent activates a Spell/Trap or Effect Monster's effect that would inflict damage, I can Banish this Damage Eater, which was sent to the Graveyard by my Scapegoat of Darkness, to activate its effect." Hayato took out the card from his Graveyard and shook it between his fingers. "The effect changes damage into Life Point recovery. This ability can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
"It's a great regret, resisting me, who is a Kami, is fundamentally a foolish choice. No matter how much your will shines, I am already invincible, hehe hahahaha!" With his hands on his hips, Hayato laughed arrogantly.
And seeing that even his last struggle still couldn't inflict damage to Hayato, and the magnificent El Shaddoll Construct was still standing tall, Axel could only helplessly accept the Reality. "You really are strong, Hayato Kobayashi. No, even calling yourself a 'God' isn't an overstatement..."
The instant his mind relaxed, the pain that had accumulated previously finally overwhelmed Axel's will. His legs went soft, and he lost consciousness, falling face down onto the ground. His nose seemed to have hit the Ground, and it felt very painful.
Although a week has already passed, I won't say much today, just wish everyone a happy late New Year. Wishing everyone happiness in their later years (lol
(End of Chapter)
The jade stones at the joints of the giant white knight emitted radiance, and the light-wing-like silk threads behind it were wrapped around its fists. From a distance, the dancing crimson threads truly looked like flames.
Specially changing its presentation to cooperate with Hayato's attack command, El Shaddoll Construct smashed its fist towards Axel, who was completely undefended on the Field.
The result was obvious———
"Boom!"
Although Axel instinctively crossed his arms in front of him to defend against the impact that came with the attack, El Shaddoll Construct's attack was fundamentally something Axel couldn't withstand with just human power.
As the giant fist struck, Axel was somehow blasted away as if from thin air, leaving Funny Valentine, who was watching from the side, completely shocked.
Wait? This is dueling, right? How did you suddenly fly away? There's no way that monster that attacked you has a physical form, and what's with that expression like you're in deathly pain? What's going on? It's like dueling can kill someone?
Even more intense than the feeling he had just now when hit by Volcanic Slicer's direct attack, the pain El Shaddoll Construct, with its higher Level and higher ATK, brought to Axel was almost 1000% of the previous pain. Even if he wanted to faint from the pain, he would wake up from the pain the next second.
And his Life Points were reduced to zero just like that.
[Axel: 2200 LP → 0]
Lying on the ground in a sorry state, Axel looked up at the giant El Shaddoll Construct, gritted his teeth, and surprisingly stood tall again. However, due to the intense pain coming from all over his body despite having no external injury, Axel's body couldn't stop trembling, and while he swayed and couldn't stand steady, the movement of him raising his hand to take out a card was also somewhat distorted.
"Although my Life Points... have been reduced to zero. But, but I have a card effect in my Graveyard that I can activate!"
"Oh? You actually stood tall again? After enduring such terrible pain, you're not lying on the Ground facing the Reality of defeat, nor are you turning to escape. You actually dare to approach me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hayato also looked at Axel, who could still stand tall, with some surprise. He remembered that he should have controlled the pain to a suitable threshold, a threshold that ordinary people absolutely couldn't bear, but wouldn't cause any permanent damage. But, Axel could still stand tall.
And, a card that can be used even if Life Points are reduced to zero? That's truly...
Gasping for air, Axel looked at Hayato and said with difficulty, "As a mercenary, I always care about the result more than the process. The result of this duel is undoubtedly your victory, Duel King Hayato Kobayashi, there's no mistake. As a mercenary, I will accept this result."
"But, besides being a mercenary, I am also a Duelist. Although I don't have the strength you guys possess, I also have something called 'Duelist's Pride' in my heart. That existence makes me unable to accept ending this duel without doing anything!"
"Volcanic Counter exists in the Graveyard. When I take battle damage, I can Banish it from the Graveyard to activate its effect." Axel's trembling fingers took out a card from the Graveyard Zone of his Duel Disk. As he picked up the card, perhaps because of his surging fighting spirit, his hand stopped trembling, and he firmly raised the Volcanic Counter card he had taken out above his head!
"If a FIRE Attribute monster exists in my Graveyard besides Volcanic Counter, I inflict effect damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to the battle damage I took!"
Axel O'Brien shouted to Hayato as if using his last ounce of strength, "Even if I am defeated, I must leave behind even a trace of my struggle! Even against a God, I will pull the trigger for a counterattack!"
Honda, who was off-field, was startled when he heard this. "That card, did it appear before? When did it enter the Graveyard?"
"Probably during that Lightning Vortex. Tsk tsk tsk, it was supposed to be a flaw that required discarding one card to activate, but he took the opportunity to send a card that could activate its effect from the Graveyard?" Marik clicked his tongue, as if praising Axel.
Yugi also nodded with some recognition. "A True Duelist can utilize even the negative effects of a card. To be able to counterattack even in this situation, his determination is truly admirable."
"Take this, Hayato Kobayashi, your 'God's' attack bouncing back from Volcanic Counter! Full Counter!"
In front of Axel, the lava monster crawled out from the Graveyard and spat out weak flames towards the tall "God" to counterattack. Even if he lost, Axel didn't want to accept the result of not inflicting any damage to Hayato at all; he wanted to leave behind as much damage as possible.
"To dare bare your fangs at a 'God', it's somewhat disrespectful, but I don't dislike this will. Even I can't help but feel excited."
"But---"
While Hayato was speaking, Volcanic Counter's attack also swept across the Field and arrived in front of Hayato. The scorching lava distorted the air and landed on his body. In an instant, a large amount of white steam erupted, seemingly hitting Hayato successfully, and also covered Axel's line of sight.
If it were someone else, Axel might still have had a chance of success, but unfortunately, his opponent was Hayato. When it came to the means of using card effects in the Graveyard, he would not be inferior to others. Under Axel's gaze, Hayato's Life Points showed a change.
However, even though he was hit by effect damage, Hayato's Life Points increased instead of decreasing?
[Hayato: 5000 → 7450 LP]
The steam suddenly gathered in one place. Axel, whose heart was full of confusion, saw that a small yellow monster had appeared on Hayato's Field at some point. It seemed like it was the card that was sent to the Graveyard by Scapegoat of Darkness earlier.
"When the opponent activates a Spell/Trap or Effect Monster's effect that would inflict damage, I can Banish this Damage Eater, which was sent to the Graveyard by my Scapegoat of Darkness, to activate its effect." Hayato took out the card from his Graveyard and shook it between his fingers. "The effect changes damage into Life Point recovery. This ability can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
"It's a great regret, resisting me, who is a Kami, is fundamentally a foolish choice. No matter how much your will shines, I am already invincible, hehe hahahaha!" With his hands on his hips, Hayato laughed arrogantly.
And seeing that even his last struggle still couldn't inflict damage to Hayato, and the magnificent El Shaddoll Construct was still standing tall, Axel could only helplessly accept the Reality. "You really are strong, Hayato Kobayashi. No, even calling yourself a 'God' isn't an overstatement..."
The instant his mind relaxed, the pain that had accumulated previously finally overwhelmed Axel's will. His legs went soft, and he lost consciousness, falling face down onto the ground. His nose seemed to have hit the Ground, and it felt very painful.
Although a week has already passed, I won't say much today, just wish everyone a happy late New Year. Wishing everyone happiness in their later years (lol
(End of Chapter)
