Chapter 1321: Rafael's Obsession

A star-studded avenue appeared in the Synchro light ring, and the blue dragon appeared in the radiance, its chains clashing with a clattering metallic sound.

Chain Dragon!

That's right, it was the Chain Dragon used by the prison warden in the prison of the Synchro Dimension, belonging to the warden's "Chain" deck, a deck with card-shaving as the main tactic. However, it was just a normal Level 6 Synchro stepping stone here.

"Then Level 2 Tuner Monster 'Infernity Beetle' second one, plus Level 6 'Chain Dragon', Tune again!"

【2+6=8】

"When the dead and the living intersect in the void, the magic dragon is released from the permanent cage! Synchro Summon, Level 8—"

"—Infernity Death Dragon!!!"

The ace of the Infernity family, a deep black body, wide dragon wings, a ferocious and terrifying face, especially a pair of eyes that look extremely wise at first glance.

【Infernity Death Dragon, ATK 3000】

Special Summoning Infernity Archfiend to search for Infernity Launcher, this is exactly the champion Infernity rhythm of the year. Infernity Launcher, which can pull any two monsters from the graveyard to the field with just one card sent to the graveyard, can be said to be the ace of the Infernity deck at this stage. Just this one card contains infinite possibilities.

This operation can only be said to be a small test for Infernity, but Rafael was quite surprised when he saw it, and at this time he already showed a look of surprise.

"Synchro Summon?"

Even a top duelist of the era hadn't seen the summoning method of the future, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious, and at the same time naturally associated it with what Dartz said to them before setting off.

Duelists from other dimensions, possessing dueling powers they don't understand...

Rafael's heart moved, and he secretly thought that this might be the dimensional warrior mentioned by Lord Dartz, and couldn't help but stand up straight, and paid more attention to Fujiki You Xuan.

But of course, Rafael wouldn't retreat because of this. He is a glorious duelist, believes in his own power, and trusts his deck even more. Whether the opponent is a god or uses an unknown summoning method, he will stick to his duel and win, that's all.

"Infernity Death Dragon, monster effect activates." Fujiki You Xuan said, "Once per turn, when my hand is zero, I can choose one monster on the opponent's field and destroy it. Then inflict damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster to the opponent."

Rafael was shocked: "Such a powerful effect?"

And hand is zero, so it seems that it was the same just now. Just now, Infernity Archfiend that can be Special Summoned when drawn while hand is zero, Infernity Launcher that can only activate effects when hand is zero...

Rafael quickly guessed something: "Your deck, could it be built on the basis of 'zero hand'?"

"As expected of a King-level duelist, you understand really fast." Fujiki You Xuan smiled, "Indeed, this is the 'Zero Hand Combo' of the Infernity deck."

Rafael understood. No wonder this person discarded all his hand cards as soon as he came up and activated "Card of Sanctity", zero hand is simply the tactical foundation of this deck.

This tactical idea is indeed rare in the dueling environment known to Rafael. Normally, hand cards represent the ammunition of the duel and the foundation of the battle, so the more the better. And this deck actually goes against the trend, taking zero hand as the tactical foundation.

At this time, Infernity Death Dragon had opened its pitch-black mouth, and the pitch-black chaotic vortex, like a mixture of filth from hell, spiraled out, locking onto the "Guardian Grarl" on Rafael's field and spinning towards it. If it were a head-on battle, Grarl with the Gravity Axe would have the same ATK as Infernity Death Dragon, and neither would get any benefit. But if this blow passed, Grarl would be directly destroyed and an additional 1500 points of damage would be inflicted on Rafael.

Rafael's eyes flashed, and he immediately unfolded his response: "Then activate face-down card, Continuous Trap 'Dimensional Guardian'! This card can choose a monster in Attack Position on my field and apply protection to that monster!"

As the words fell, a huge guardian phantom seemed to appear above his field, and the background behind it was like the endless void of another dimension. The guardian cast energy like a transparent protective cover, protecting the big lizard Grarl on Rafael's field inside.

"The monster protected by Dimensional Guardian cannot be destroyed by battle, nor can it be destroyed by card effects." Rafael said, "If that monster leaves the field, this card will also be destroyed."

Infernity Death Dragon's impact failed, and Fujiki You Xuan didn't care, just said: "Infernity Death Dragon cannot declare an attack in the turn its effect is activated. Then my turn ends."

He declared the end, and smiled at Rafael: "Well, it's a pity that I didn't succeed in destroying it. But you are really the same as the rumors."

Rafael: "Hmm?"

"Protected the monster with a trap, it is said that your duel is characterized by 'never letting monsters enter the graveyard', right?" Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

From the perspective of today's Yu-Gi-Oh, it naturally looks very ridiculous. After all, in the eyes of modern duelists, the graveyard is almost a second hand, and not using the graveyard is a huge disadvantage in itself, not to mention how many resource costs need to be paid to protect monsters from entering the graveyard.

"Never let monsters enter the graveyard", this persistence itself represents Rafael's own obsession, showing the extraordinary bond between this character and his monsters.

He encountered a shipwreck when he was a child and had to bury all his family members, and since then there has been a huge gap in his young heart. And the appearance of the guardian spirits just filled this gap. For him, the guardians who have been with him in the days without family are like his second family.

He had already buried his family once, so he had this strange obsession that his monsters must never enter the graveyard again.

Even in the ancient DM era, this was a very strange thing. From the perspective of ordinary people, such an obsession seemed to make his dueling naturally suffer more than others.

But even so, Rafael was a world-class dueling expert, and the strength of the Guardian deck was really not strong in DM. So the best explanation is that the obsession-level bond with the spirits made his destiny power infinitely raised.

"Indeed. The guardians protect me with their bodies, and I will do my best to protect them, this is my duel." Rafael said lightly, "No matter what kind of difficulties we will face together, no matter what kind of enemy we will defeat together, this is our fighting style! My turn, draw card!" ===== CHAPTER 1322 =====

Even in the early DM era, this was a very bizarre thing. From a normal person's perspective, such an obsession seemed to make his dueling inherently more disadvantageous than others.

Yet even so, Rafael remained a world-class dueling expert, and the strength of his Guardian deck could hardly be called strong even within DM. Therefore, the best explanation is that his obsession-level bond with the spirits caused his Fate Power to be raised infinitely.

"Not bad. The Guardians protect me with their bodies, and I will do my utmost to protect them; this is my dueling," Rafael said faintly. "No matter what kind of difficulties we face, we will overcome them together, and no matter what kind of enemy, we will defeat them together. This is our way of fighting!

My turn, draw!"