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"I activate the effect of 'Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation Star' in my hand. I discard 1 monster from my hand other than it, Special Summon it from my hand, and then discard 'AD Changer'."

A beautifully shaped blue-silver mechanical snake appeared on the field. It had a pair of futuristic mechanical wings, and the patterns on its body emitted a shimmering blue glow, making it quite a sight to behold.

[Cyber ​​Dragon - Next Generation Star, Defense 200]

"If 'Next Generation Star' is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster with 2100 ATK and DEF from my Graveyard. After this effect is activated, I can only Special Summon Machine-Type monsters this turn."

Oros puts a card from his graveyard back onto the Duel Disk.

"The 'Cyber ​​Dragon Nova' in the graveyard has 2100 ATK, so revive it using the effect of 'Next Generation Star'!"

[Electronic Dragon - Nova, Attack Power 2100]

"Are they preparing to release 'Infinite' again?"

Kyle cursed under his breath. "Infinity" had its extra charge taken away by "Electron Load Fusion," and if "Infinity" reappeared, he wouldn't be able to use the trap set by "Absolute King." He immediately spoke:

"When 'Next Generation Star' finishes its effect, 'Absolute King J Revolution' in the graveyard activates its effect, revealing the top card of your deck. If it's a Normal Trap, set it on my field; otherwise, send it to the graveyard."

He flipped over a card and immediately placed it on the duel disk.

"I've discovered the trap 'Needle Worm's Nest,' so I can set it. And cards set by this effect can activate this turn. I'll activate 'Needle Worm's Nest' again, sending 5 cards from the top of my deck to the Graveyard!"

Chapter 534, Chapter 201: The Electronic Eternal Dragon

“A graveyard buildup…” Oros murmured. “Lightsworn” has many cards that trigger effects by being sent to the graveyard, and “Needle Worm’s Nest” might yield quite a few useful items.

With a clatter, Kyle threw five cards into the graveyard.

"Synchronization Teleport", "Skullface Ladybug", "Death Dragon's Tremor - Death Desire Dragon", "Rebirth Stone Golem", "Sacrifice Kuriboh".

"If 'Rebirth Golem' is sent from the Deck to the Graveyard, Special Summon it from the Graveyard!"

[Regenerated Stone Golem, Defense 2100]

"And when the 'Skull-faced Ladybug' is sent to the grave, I recover 1000 health!"

Kyle, HP 3000 → 4000

When Oros saw the cards piled up in the graveyard, he frowned slightly. This meant that Kael now had two wall monsters on the field: "Dragon Princess God" and "Regenerating Golem." "Chimera Rage Dragon," which doesn't have a defense-piercing effect, probably wouldn't be able to clear Kael's life points while bypassing them this turn.

Then let's try to reduce the opponent's life as much as possible, and then create a stable field... His expression turned sharp: "Use 'Cyber ​​Dragon Nova' as material to build an Xyz Network!"

Return to the field, Rank 6 "Cyber ​​Dragon Infinite"!

The "Infinity" that was recovered by the "Electronic Load Fusion" returns, and two ferocious yet mechanically beautiful electronic wings slowly unfold, stirring up a destructive energy storm.

[Electronic Dragon - Infinity, Attack Power 2300 (Self-effect currently active)]

Oros glanced at Kayle: "You've positioned 'Dragon Goddess' and 'Regenerating Stone Golem' in defense position. Not bad, but not enough!"

"AD Changer," which was previously sent to the Graveyard by "Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation," can be banished from the Graveyard to change the battle position of 1 monster on the field. I'm changing "Dragon Princess" to Attack Position!"

【Dragon Goddess Saphira, Attack Power 2500】

Oros then waved his hand: "Activate the effect of 'Cyber ​​Dragon Infinite': Once per turn, target 1 Attack Position monster on the field, convert it into material, and absorb 'Dragon Princess Goddess' as material!"

As the wings spread infinitely, the violent energy generated an endless suction force. The graceful dragon hovering in the air didn't even have time to react before it was infinitely compressed into an XYZ material, which then revolved around the imposing mechanical body like a satellite.

[Electronic Dragon - Infinity, Attack Power 2300→2500 (Self-effect currently active)]

"Infinite" eats "Dragon Princess Goddess" because Kael's graveyard contains "Sacrifice Kuriboh" and "Prayer Hymn". The former can be banished from the graveyard to replace one battle destruction of a monster on your field, and the latter can be banished from the graveyard to replace one battle or effect destruction of a Ritual Monster. "Dragon Princess Goddess" is a Ritual Monster, and if it is not eaten, it can withstand two attack frequencies in the next battle.

"Enter battle!" Oros raised his voice, "Chimera Berserker, attack Regenerating Stone Golem!"

"Boom!" The destructive evolutionary flames exploded, turning the scene in sight into a blazing white. The next second, the stone golem was engulfed by terrifying energy, and the rock layers on its body peeled off wildly.

Kyle gritted his teeth: "Except for the 'Sacrificial Kuriboh' in the graveyard, this battle destruction will replace 'Regenerating Stone Golem.' This effect won't chain and won't be negated by 'Infinite'!"

“But the Chimera Berserker has two more attacks!” Oros raised his hand and continued pointing at the staggering stone golem: “The second time, the Chimera Berserker will attack the Regenerating Stone Golem!”

Another violent explosion erupted, radiating intense light in all directions. This time, the stone golem was unable to withstand the destruction and was burned into a torch by the destructive evolutionary flames, soon turning into a pool of lava. Kyle instinctively raised his hand to block the spreading impact.

"In the final battle, the 'Chimera Rampaging Dragon' will directly attack the player!"

As Oros's shout faded, the evolved flames of the Chimera Berserker finally broke through the monster barrier and burned the duelist himself. A sharp pain caused Kael to roar involuntarily, his fists clenched, and he could no longer support himself as he knelt on one knee.

[Kyle, Health 4000 → 900]

As the smoke and dust dissipated, the terrifying energy on the Inlaid Berserker Dragon gradually subsided, the red-hot energy conduits went out, and it retreated to the Oros half of the arena after entering a cooling state.

"Cyberload Fusion" has a self-restriction effect - monsters other than those Special Summoned by its effect cannot attack this turn, so "Infinite" cannot add an attack to clear those 900 lives.

Seeing Kyle's disheveled and smoking appearance, Oros felt a pang of sympathy and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Tch, I don't need your concern!" Kyle said viciously, coughed a few times, covered his mouth, and stood up again.

Seeing this, Oros pursed his lips.

"I still don't understand, Kyle. Is it really necessary for us to fight to this extent just for the power and influence the league might offer?"

Oros looked troubled. "Do you know how dark the Alliance is? They don't treat ordinary people like human beings at all. The civilians of the entire city are treated as sacrifices. Warriors like us are just pawns to be used and discarded at will. Laiye died at their hands. Even so, can you accept living in such a place and being used as a tool by them?"

Kyle simply lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before letting out a cryptic laugh: "Keep playing your cards, Oros. Right now, we're just enemies."

Oros paused for a few seconds, then said helplessly, "Summon 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core'. When it is successfully summoned, search your deck for 1 'Cyber' or 'Cyber ​​Tech' Spell/Trap."

This time, I've added "Electronics Repair Shop" to my hand.

After demonstrating the search, Oros immediately used the card: "Activate the Spell 'Cyber ​​Repair Factory'. If 'Cyber ​​Dragon' is in your Graveyard, you can search for 1 Machine-Type LIGHT monster from your Deck."

Using this effect, I added the "Electronic Lighthouse" to my hand.

Oros drew the monster he had just acquired: "I can Tribute 1 Machine-Type monster on my field from my hand to Special Summon 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' from my hand."

[Electronic Lighthouse, Defense Strength 2100]

"The effect of 'Electronic Lighthouse' is that during your Main Phase, you can send materials from your hand or field to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon 1 additional Machine-Type monster."

The summoning conditions are "Cyber ​​Dragon" + 2 Machine-Type monsters. Since "Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation" is treated as "Cyber ​​Dragon" on the field, "Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation", "Chimera Rage Dragon" and "Cyber ​​Lighthouse" are sent to the Graveyard as materials!

Descend, Level 10 "Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon"!

The three mechanical monsters gradually merged, transforming into an enormous platinum-gold mechanical dragon. Its body alone was tens of meters long, and its towering head was as tall as a building. It had a serpentine body similar to an electronic dragon, but its metal shell was more ornate and rounded.

[Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon, Defense 4000]

Although it looks exquisite, "Cyber ​​Dragon" is not a fragile work of art. It will not be targeted by opponent's effects or destroyed by opponent's effects when there is a Machine-Type Fusion Monster in its Graveyard.

Oros summoned "Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon" here for two main purposes. First, to eliminate "Cyber ​​Dragon Core," which was in attack position due to its summoning but only had an attack power of 400. Since "Infinite" had given the ability to absorb attack position monsters as materials to "Dragon Princess God," the weak point of "Cyber ​​Dragon Core" was exposed. At that time, Kael could easily summon a high-attack monster to deal significant damage.

Secondly, it makes use of the "Chimera Rage Dragon" that has been used, and adds resistance to its own board. "Cyber ​​Dragon" has very high resistance because "Chimera Rage Dragon" is in the graveyard, and its defense is as high as 4000 points. "Judgment Dragon", the strategic weapon of the "Lightsworn" family, is no threat to it. "Michael's" ability is to target, so it is also useless.

Leaving "Cyber ​​Dragon Core", "Chimera Rage Dragon", and "Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation Star" on the field may seem to leave more monsters, but they will be wiped out after being hit by the effect of "Judgment Dragon" once. They are as fragile as paper and far less reliable than the impenetrable wall of "Cyber ​​Eternal Dragon".

According to Oroth's calculations, Kael's "Lightsworn" has difficulty dealing with the resistant "Cyber ​​Dragon" and must rely on external removal cards, such as "DD Raven" which can banish "Chimera Rage Dragon" from the graveyard.

However, removal from outside the system can only be done by drawing cards, and cannot be done using the "Lightsworn" archetype. With "Infinite" on the field, even if a removal card from outside the system is drawn, whether it can pose a threat is questionable. As long as Kael cannot get past the defense woven by "Infinite" and "Eternal" this turn, and "Infinite" can absorb Kael's attack-face monsters to remove the field next turn, Oroth's advantage will become greater and greater.

"Finally, banish the Trap Card 'Supercritical Machine Force' from your Graveyard, return 3 Machine-Type monsters from your Graveyard and Banished Zone to your Deck, and draw 1 card."

Oros picks out three cards from the graveyard and banished zone and returns them to the deck for shuffling.

"I will return the banished 'Cyber ​​Ouroboros,' the 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' from my graveyard, and 'Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation' to my deck, then draw a card."

He replenished his hand, placing all his cards in the back row: "I set 3 cards and activate the Continuous Spell 'Future Fusion,' my turn ends."

Kyle watched as Oros finished preparing and made a "please" gesture, then slowly drew his card.

"As expected, it's still no use. I was no match for you back then," he suddenly sighed.

"What do you mean?" Oros frowned.

"Heh, Oros, do you know, after I accepted the power of darkness, I also thought about resisting it, because becoming like that terrified me. So when I started our duel, I didn't want to use that power. I wanted to defeat you with the power that originally belonged to me, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned..."

Kyle's expression grew colder and colder, his face soon contorting in pain: "Oros, you keep trying to persuade me to turn back, hoping to win me back, but after accepting this darkness, I can't go back!"

Black mist swirled around Kyle, and the surroundings seemed to be permeated by some strange power. Within ten meters radiating outwards from the two of them, it became pitch black. The glow of the two electronic dragons became the only light illuminating the area. Something dangerous seemed to be taking shape in the darkness behind Kyle.

At this moment, Oros's expression changed; he finally sensed an aura emanating from Kyle that could threaten his life.

"Savor my grand gift, Oros! I'll show you the power of the Light Path after it has broken free of its shackles!"

Kael grinned as he played a card from his hand: "First, I activate the Quick-Play Spell 'Xyz Delay', select 1 Xyz Monster with materials on your opponent's field, detach all of that monster's materials, and bounce that monster back to the Extra Deck."

After that, if any of the XYZ Materials removed are monsters, Special Summon them in Defense Position on your opponent's field if possible.

"You've prepared a counter card for 'Infinite'..." Oros's expression tightened.

Kael sneered: "That's right, and 'Xyz Delay' can't be chained, so your 'Infinity' can't escape! I'll activate 'Xyz Delay' targeting 'Cyber ​​Dragon Infinity,' bounce it back to the Extra Deck, and then Special Summon 'Dragon Princess' and 'Cyber ​​Dragon Nova' as materials to your field!"

The magic's effect formed a vortex, drawing in all the infinite materials and banishing them through a time tunnel, leaving only their lingering, resentful roars.

[Dragon Princess God, Defense 2400]

[Electronic Dragon - Nova, Defense 1600]

"In this way, the apparent impedance is eliminated."

Kael pointed to the graveyard: "Last turn, the Trap Card 'Synchro Teleport' that was sent to the graveyard was activated. It banished this card from the graveyard, returned 1 Synchro Monster from my graveyard to the deck, and drew 1 card."

I activate this effect targeting "Rainbow Herald".

Suppressing his unease, Oros raised his voice, "I won't let you use graveyard resources so easily! Chain 'Synchro Teleport' effects to activate my backline traps!"

The trap slowly opened, and a demon dressed as a clown chuckled on the card.

"'Devil Comedian': After activation, I guess heads or tails with a coin. If I guess right, I banish all cards from my opponent's graveyard. If I guess wrong, I can send the same number of cards from my opponent's graveyard to the graveyard from the top of my deck!"

Hearing Oros's words, Kyle narrowed his eyes: "I see. You specifically included this card to counter 'Lightsworn.' 'Cyber ​​Dragon' also needs graveyard resources. If I guessed correctly, you can destroy all the resources in my graveyard. Even if you guessed wrong, because 'Lightsworn' relies on graveyard expansion, they'll definitely have many cards in their graveyard, allowing you to accumulate graveyard resources for your next burst. A clever plan indeed."

He clicked his tongue in admiration, but his tone was clearly mocking. With a flick of his wrist, he slapped a card onto the duel disk:

"Chain 3, Quick-Play Spell 'Pop-Up Page': If your opponent has a Field Spell and you don't, activate 1 Field Spell from my Deck!"

Oros was taken aback: "A chain reaction of field magic activated at this time..."

Kyle chuckled: "To deal with Chain 3, I'll activate the Field Spell 'Chaos Space' from my deck!"

The illusory image of the Duel Academy was covered by another scene no less impressive, a bizarre realm filled with chaotic vortexes of spacetime, where light and darkness intertwined, and the most primordial evolution of the universe was unfolding.

“Next up is chain 2, ‘The Devil Comedian.’ Let’s flip a coin, Oros!” Kyle chuckled, arms crossed. “Good people don’t live long, bad people live a thousand years. I’m quite confident in my luck.”