Chapter 391: Obsession with Revenge
Chapter 391: Obsession with Revenge
A blinding white light emanated from Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, its radiance dimming even the heavens and the earth.
As one of the duelists directly facing this destructive brilliance, Loren found his vision obscured as the light consumed everything within his sight, his eyes gradually growing misty.
In that fleeting moment, all scenery disappeared from his view, and even sounds were swallowed by the roar. Within the pure white radiance, it felt as if he had traveled back in time through the mighty power of a white dragon god.
". . ."
"You're going again?"
In his memory, his mother asked his father with a hint of reproach in their home.
"Yes, I'm very close to the truth now. I'm almost there," his father replied. "I've come this far; I can't give up now."
Mother: "But the child's birthday is in a couple of days. You promised him last time."
She paused, realizing that their son was eavesdropping from behind the bedroom door, peeking through the crack.
The man smiled indulgently and opened his arms toward the bedroom. "Come here."
The child hesitantly pushed open the door, ran over, and jumped into his father's embrace. The man picked him up and kissed him on the forehead.
"Why do you have to go, Dad?" the child asked, his head hanging low.
The man laughed and gently rubbed his nose.
"Because there are always things in this world that someone has to do."
"Because justice won't uphold itself."
". . ."
The vision dissipated, shattered by the white dragon's attack, pulling Loren back to reality.
It was just an illusion.
Yes, the past was long gone, so how could he have truly traveled back in time?
Boom!!!
The white light obliterated the Trap Monster, sweeping across the opposite field like a tidal wave, leaving only billowing black smoke in its wake.
". . ."
[Loren: LP 4000]
"Whoa," Kaiba said with a smirk as he crossed his arms. "Not going down that easily, huh?"
"Trap Card, 'Guard Wall.' Once during each battle, inflict 0 damage, then draw a card from your deck. However, 'Burgess Worm - Malacanth' was Special Summoned from the graveyard through its own effect, and when it leaves the field, it is removed from play instead of going to the graveyard," Loren explained coldly.
"Hmph, it's just a scrap, but it's no fun if it goes down that easily.
I'll set a card in the backrow then."
Kaiba played another card with a wave of his hand.
"Quick-Play Spell, 'Super Regeneration.' During the End Phase of this turn, draw cards from your deck based on the number of Dragon-Type monsters you discarded or Tributed from your hand this turn.
With 'Angel's Charity,' I discarded two cards, and with 'Discount Purchase,' I discarded one. So, I draw three cards from my deck.
My turn is over."
Kaiba replenished his hand.
"My turn, draw," Loren said grimly.
"Activate 'Pot of Greed' to draw two more cards from my deck."
Loren drew and, after a quick glance, immediately played one of them.
"I offer 'Babycerasaurus' on my field as a Tribute for an Ultimate Summon! Level 8 –
– Super Ancient Dinobeast, I summon you!"
[Super Ancient Dinobeast: ATK 2700]
"Huh?" Kei Ping exclaimed, "A single Tribute for an Ultimate Summon of a Level 8 monster?"
"Although Super Ancient Dinobeast is an 8-star monster, it can be Tribute Summoned using only one Dinosaur-Type monster as a Tribute," Loren explained.
Loren then activated his backrow.
"Activate the face-down card, Continuous Trap, 'Limitual Revival.' It revives a monster with 1000 or less ATK from the graveyard in face-up Attack Position.
I special summon this card from my graveyard."
He pulled out the card that had been sent to the graveyard.
"Babycerasaurus returns to the field."
[Babycerasaurus: ATK 500]
"Additionally, the effect of 'Super Ancient Dinobeast,'" Loren continued, "When this card is on the field, if a Dinosaur-Type monster is Special Summoned from my graveyard, I can draw 1 card from my deck.
[Loren: LP 4000 -> LP 3200]
"I Special Summon 'Darkness Metal, the Dragon of Dark Steel' from my graveyard!"
[Darkness Metal, the Dragon of Dark Steel: ATK 2400]
"At this moment, as a Dinosaur-Type monster was Special Summoned from the graveyard, I can activate the effect of 'Super Ancient Dinobeast' and draw a card from my deck!"
Drawing another card, he immediately played it without hesitation.
"I activate the Magic Card, 'Hurricane'! Return all Spell and Trap Cards on the field to their owners' hands!"
A hurricane of low pressure swept through, causing the face-down cards in Kaiba's backrow and the Spell and Trap Cards on Loren's field to be swept away, returning to their respective owners' hands.
"I see." Hongye Xiang adjusted her glasses, "When 'Premature Burial' is destroyed, the equipped monster is destroyed with it. But if it returns to the hand, not only can the equipped monster remain on the field, but 'Premature Burial' can also be used again."
Lv Xiang also said, "Not only that, but he also cleared Kaiba's backrow, paving the way for his own offense."
"Indeed, a dangerous opponent." Hongye Xiang agreed.
Kaiba glanced at the card that had returned to his hand, expressionless, and quietly added it to his hand.
"Of course," Loren said, "Once 'Orichalcos Barrier' is activated, it cannot leave the field in any way and is therefore unaffected. However, when the Trap Card 'Limitual Revival' leaves the field, the monster it Special Summoned is destroyed.
Therefore, Babycerasaurus is destroyed!"
The Babycerasaurus on Loren's field exploded with a bang.
"And that triggers Babycerasaurus' effect again," Kaiba said.
"Correct," Loren said, "When Babycerasaurus is destroyed, I can Special Summon a Dinosaur-Type monster with 4 or less stars from my deck. I Special Summon the third Babycerasaurus from my deck."
[Babycerasaurus: ATK 500]
"I activate 'Premature Burial' once more to revive a monster from the graveyard in Attack Position!"
However, the only monster in his graveyard was Babycerasaurus.
"I pay 800 Life Points to revive another 'Babycerasaurus' from the graveyard!"
[Loren: LP 3200 -> LP 2400]
[Babycerasaurus: ATK 500]
"As a Dinosaur was revived from the graveyard by the effect of 'Super Ancient Dinobeast,' I draw another card from my deck."
Loren continued to draw cards.
"Heh, quite the lineup." Kaiba said indifferently, "But no matter how many weaklings you bring out, they're still weaklings."
"Don't be impatient, Kaiba." Loren said coldly, "The power of my rage goes far beyond this.
Since 'Orichalcos Barrier' is on the field, all my monsters gain an attack boost of 500 points."
[Super Ancient Dinobeast: ATK 2700 -> ATK 3200]
[Babycerasaurus: ATK 500 -> ATK 1000] x2
[Darkness Metal, the Dragon of Dark Steel: ATK 2400 -> ATK 2900]
Kei Ping: "Hey, even with all that, you still can't touch the tip of the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!"
"What about now, then?"
A cold light flashed in Loren's eyes.
"I activate the Magic Card, 'Rush Attack with Courage'! During this turn, only one monster on my field can attack, but that monster gains the combined ATK of all Attack Position monsters I control!" (This card is original to the novel and not an actual Yu-Gi-Oh! card)
It's a card that Atem has used in the anime, and not just once.
"I give 'Super Ancient Dinobeast' the combined ATK of all Attack Position monsters I control!" Loren shouted, "So the ATK of Super Ancient Dinobeast becomes..."
[Super Ancient Dinobeast: ATK 3200 -> ATK 8100]
Kei Ping started to panic: "Eight thousand one hundred ATK!?
(End of Chapter)
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