Chapter 1246

"Between 'Void' and 'Infinity', I activate the Continuous Trap 'Darkness 1'!" Darkness shouted. "The effect of Darkness 1 is that I can destroy any one card on the opponent's field!"

Kaiba began to understand the mechanism of this trap combination on the other side.

Among those five face-down cards, there was one 'Void' and one 'Infinity'; these two were the activation cards.

Only when Void and Infinity were activated simultaneously could the traps sandwiched between them be activated. For example, the Continuous Trap 'Darkness 1' currently activating had the effect of destroying one card on the field.

Although Kaiba hadn't seen what the other two face-down cards were, he could mostly guess that they also had functional effects similar to Darkness 1.

Because the positions of the five face-down cards were completely random, Darkness himself couldn't decide which trap could be activated this turn. Because only the traps between the two cards 'Void' and 'Infinity' could be activated, and which of the other three traps would randomly end up between Void and Infinity was completely random.

If luck was explosive, and Void and Infinity happened to be set at the far left and far right of the field, then all three cards set between them could be activated, gaining maximum benefit.

If his luck was at its worst, and the positions of the two cards Void and Infinity were right next to each other, then there would be nothing between them, and Darkness's trap combination would have no cards to use this turn.

"But if the positions of the five face-down cards are completely random, you yourself shouldn't know where the two cards 'Void' and 'Infinity' are either," Kaiba said calmly. "So how did you manage to activate the two cards 'Void' and 'Infinity' so precisely?"

Darkness let out a gloomy, cold laugh, gesturing with his skeletal hand toward the eerie, wide-open eye on his field.

"The effect of the Eye of Darkness," Darkness said. "While the Eye of Darkness exists on the field, whenever the opponent performs a monster summon, I can ignore the effect of the Field Spell 'Darkness' and have one opportunity to check all face-down cards in my Spell and Trap zone."

"As expected, I guessed it was like that," Kaiba sneered.

When he saw this eerie eye, he had somewhat guessed if it might be this way. Sure enough, this eye actually represented Darkness's own eyes, as if it gave him the ability to see in the pitch-black darkness.

"So, although it's rare that your Blue-Eyes evolved to gain the power of Synchro, just be destroyed before the supreme power of Darkness!"

Darkness reached out and pointed at Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong.

"Disappear, Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong!"

He saw electric currents released simultaneously from the two cards Void and Infinity, surging into the card art of the Darkness 1 trap as if charging it. Then the current transformed into piercing lightning, as if piercing through the clouds, directly penetrating the chest of Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong.

However, the next moment, the scene of the Bai Bai Linglong exploding that Darkness had anticipated did not occur. Only the body of Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong suddenly became ethereal, then turned translucent, and subsequently transformed into sacred white light, dispersing into ten thousand points of light.

Those points of light condensed without dissipating; although they disintegrated, they did not vanish, but instead re-condensed.

It was still a dragon with a body of silver-white, but the dragon that materialized this time was not a dreamlike spirit, but had a set of scales as thick as armor.

The dragon's wings unfurled like steel, and its body crashed down like a fortress. Its long neck danced in the air, and the roar of the Azure-Eyes Dragon spat out blue flames.

Darkness: "What?"

"Hahahaha, you specifically waited until after I Synchro Summoned to activate your trap, probably wanting to maximize the loss of my resources by destroying the monster after the Synchro Summon? But unfortunately!"

Kaiba laughed out loud.

"The monster effect of Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong! During either player's turn, Bai Bai Linglong can release itself to Special Summon one Dragon-type, Light-attribute Synchro monster other than 'Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong' from the Extra Deck in Defense Position!"

The dragon that had just appeared on the field erupted with dazzling white light; that light also did not dissipate, but instead shrouded down like a transparent barrier of light, covering the silver dragon's body.

Kaiba: "I Special Summon 'Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon' from my Extra Deck!"

【Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon, DEF 3000】

"Another new Synchro Dragon," Darkness said in a deep voice. "Disgusting light..."

"Originally, during the End Phase, a monster Special Summoned by the effect of Blue-Eyes Bai Bai Linglong would be automatically destroyed," Kaiba said, crossing his arms. "But the monster effect of 'Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon' is that when this card is successfully Special Summoned, until the End Phase of the next turn, all Dragon-type monsters on my field cannot be destroyed by card effects, nor can they be targeted by any card effects."

With 3000 Defense and strong resistance to card destruction and targeting, it was already a quite powerful barrier.

Darkness: "A dragon that consolidates defense?"

"Not only that!" Kaiba shouted. "Next, the effect of 'The White Stone of Ancients', which was sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material this turn, also activates!"

The white light once again condensed into a perfectly round, jade-like white stone on Kaiba's field.

"During the End Phase of the turn 'The White Stone of Ancients' is sent to the Graveyard, I Special Summon one 'Blue-Eyes' monster from my deck. Appear once again, my strongest servant—

—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

The storm rose again, and in the hurricane, the King of Dragons, bathed in radiance, reappeared, landing as if to protect Kaiba behind its body.

【Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ATK 3000】

"The turn is over," Kaiba said. "Darkness, is it? If you have the guts to challenge my Blue-Eyes, then go ahead and try. But no matter what you do, my absolute power will mercilessly crush it completely!"

Darkness said: "As expected, absolute confidence, always firmly walking on the path forward. Seto Kaiba, this makes you strong, but it also makes you dangerous, and it also makes you exceptionally annoying."

Kaiba crossed his arms and smiled: "Is that so? I'll accept your recognition as a thank you for now. But don't misunderstand, this won't change the fact that you are about to be beaten to a pulp by my Blue-Eyes."

"This arrogance of yours is also unnecessary in the will of Darkness, Seto Kaiba. Everyone has darkness in their hearts, and the stronger the duelist, the more so. You are trying to hide something through this arrogance, this conceit; let me take a good look."

Darkness spread his five fingers, and a new card appeared, suspended in his hand.

"My turn, draw," Darkness said. "I Normal Summon 'Darkness Thorn'."

At first, it looked like several pitch-black seeds had been sown onto his field, and after a ripple like water, they sank into the ground. Just one second later, ferocious thorns quickly broke out from the ground, overgrowing, blooming with thorny green leaves, and several thorny vines danced in the air.

【Darkness Thorn, ATK 2000】