Chapter 79. Cyber Dragon's 8-Negate Showcase! Zane Truesdale and Chancellor Sheppard Were Stunned!
Every Duelist's memories kept being overwritten with what came next.
Like a flipbook, everything sped by and gradually faded...
Sei Yuki: "Alright, the four dimensions of the ARC-V world are fully fused."
Sei Yuki: "From now on, you four dimension protagonists each possess your own soul and spiritual resonance."
Sei Yuki: "I won't let any of you disappear."
"But don't you dare break the order of the world."
"Remember, I'm from the higher world."
"I hold absolute control."
"Believe it or don't—try me."
"The moment you give rise to darkness, you will automatically vanish."
"..."
As Sei Yuki's voice fell, the words landed one by one in everyone's mind.
Only then did they realize their ARC-V world had been completely seized.
The four dimensions—
Had fully fused at this very moment!
Shay Obsidian and Yuto, who had wanted to set out, froze on the spot.
Right before them, Lulu Obsidian had already appeared.
Wait, what?
Then what were they even going to search for?
At the same time—
Declan Akaba, unwilling to accept it, the instant a dark thought flickered—
His whole body began to bubble into a phantom mirage, like data dissolving!
"How is this possible! This…?"
"Everything he said… was true!"
"Just who… is he?!"
Declan forced down the darkness in his heart in terror.
As he suppressed it, the bubbling phantoms gradually faded.
Even ten minutes later—
Declan still wore a shocked expression that refused to leave.
ARC-V—handled.
After studying it a while longer—
Sei Yuki had fully grasped how this function worked.
In other words—
Treat these worlds as worlds he could operate.
A god's-eye controller.
A bit fantastical, sure.
But that was the fact.
"Hah… useful, but only so much."
"I'm not some ruthless tyrant."
"Let's find some other Cyber Dragon videos."
Sei Yuki tossed that function aside for now.
Then he searched the short-video platform for Cyber Dragon content.
And he really did find a Cyber Dragon video he himself hadn't seen!
The title:
"Cyber Dragon 8 Negates in One Turn! Make it once—feel good all day!"
Cyber Dragons? 8 negates?
You have to know—
Cyber Dragons dropped a tier once Verte Anaconda was forbidden.
The deck bricks hard by nature.
Often it just sits on the shelf; when it bricks, it can't even assemble a compromise board.
If "Core + 133" eats Ash, you're done.
And making "Cyberdark End" isn't as easy as that other clip made it look.
After all—
That Utopia line wasn't met by any hand traps.
"Well, let's see this so-called 8-negate board."
"Let's hear how he 'storytells' it!"
Sei Yuki blinked and tapped the video.
At that instant—
The title simultaneously appeared across the six Duel Worlds.
GX World.
Seeing "Cyber Dragon 8 negates"—
Every student and teacher jolted upright!
If this were the beginning—
Before the baptism by short videos—
They might have asked blankly what "8 negates" even meant.
But right now—
After multiple decks showed first-turn boards with a pile of negates—
How could they not know what "8 negates" implied?
"Cyber Dragons? Can hit 8 negates?"
"In other words—if it really comes out!"
"Going second… the opponent can't move an inch!"
Chancellor Sheppard drew a cold breath.
Just thinking about it made his back go cold!
This was—
Terrifying!
Zane Truesdale: "Chancellor, let's wait and see."
"I don't believe every Duelist in their higher world is a Cyber-Style grandmaster."
"Cyber Dragons have a learning curve."
"When I sought the full power of Cyber Dragons—"
"In the underground duels, I..."
The memory surged up, and Zane gritted his teeth.
If only Zane knew—
That in their world, with money you could buy the very cards he 'awakened' into—
What would he think then?
Inside the video—
Another Cyber-Style "Sect Master" appeared before everyone.
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "A-hem. Welcome, Duelists, and thanks for clicking the video."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "I'm sure you're all Cyber-Style veterans, always wanting to grind with Zabadora and push insane OTKs!"
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "But sorry—today isn't about endless grind."
"It's a showy, performance board—using simple lines to display Cyber Dragon's negation power."
"As we all know, four negates is Cyber Dragon's basic line."
"Five or six isn't too hard either."
"But what if I say I can push to eight?"
"..."
With that said—
The duel exhibition began!
Going first: Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure)!
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "My turn! I activate the Spell 'Cyber Emergency'!"
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Per effect, I add 'Cyber Dragon Core' from my Deck."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Normal Summon Cyber Dragon Core!"
"Core's effect—add 'Cybernetic Horizon' from the Deck."
"Cybernetic Horizon effect! I discard 'Cyber Dragon Nachster' from my hand and send 'Cyberdark Cannon' from the Deck."
"I add 'Cyberdark Claw' and send 'Cyber End Dragon' from the Extra Deck to the GY."
"Claw's effect—discard itself to add 'Cyberdark World'."
"Activate Cyberdark World—add 'Cyberdark Cannon'."
"Cannon's effect—discard itself to add 'Cyberdark Chimera'."
"Activate the Spell 'Machine Duplication'."
"Target a Machine with 500 or less ATK to Special Summon up to two monsters with the same name from the Deck."
"So—I Special Summon two Level 5 'Cyber Dragon' monsters straight from the Deck."
"Two Level 5 Machines on the field—here we go!"
"Xyz Summon! 'Cyber Dragon Nova'!"
"..."
In GX World—
Just when every student—
Even Zane and Chancellor Sheppard—
Thought he would flip Fusion,
Fusing three Cyber Dragons into "Cyber End Dragon"—
An Xyz network formed!
A black card hit the field.
It hard-crashed both their CPUs!
What the heck?
Cyber Dragons—suddenly going into Xyz?
We didn't see that during the triple End-Dragon showcase!
Could this—
Be the true Cyber-Style line?
Hold on—
Xyz?
Don't tell me Link is coming too?
Zane and Sheppard thought of it at the same time.
Then, watching the video—
The Xyz climbed again!
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Activate Nova's effect! Detach to revive 'Cyber Dragon' from the GY."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Rank-Up Xyz Summon! 'Cyber Dragon Infinity'!"
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Cyberdark World effect—I gain an additional Normal Summon for 'Cyberdark Chimera'."
"Chimera's effect—discard 'Clockwork Night' to add 'Power Bond'."
"And then—"
"Core and Chimera—Link Summon!"
"Arrows confirmed! Link-2!"
"'Cyber Dragon Sieger'!"
"..."
Sure enough!
What the—?!
Cyber Dragons have really entered the Link era!
Everyone in GX short-circuited for a moment!
By logic—
A Fusion-centric Cyber Dragon—
In that higher world—should keep ramming Fusion, right?
So why… Link and Xyz too?
Times have changed!
Zane: "As expected—their higher-world Cyber-Style thinks differently."
"Xyz? Link?"
"So all of this is setup?"
Zane wasn't slow—by now he saw his own Cyber Dragon lines were completely different from the higher world's.
If it were him—
Right now—
He'd just find a way to live a turn.
Then, once it was time to attack—
Start the grind, 'Power Bond' to 8000 ATK on 'Cyberdark End Dragon'!
Let 'Chimeratech Rampage Dragon' smash everything!
Chancellor Sheppard wore a grave look—he clearly understood Zane's meaning.
Sir… Cyber-Style has changed!
In the video, the Link finished—
But the board kept going!
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Chimera sends 'Cyberdark Edge' from the Deck to the GY."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "I'm going straight into 'Power Bond'."
"Using Cyberdark Edge, Cyberdark Chimera, Cyberdark Cannon, Cyberdark Claw, and Cyberdark Keel."
"Fusion Summon! 'Cyberdarkness Dragon'!"
"Cyberdarkness effect! Equip 'Cyber End Dragon' from the GY."
"And next—you know what's coming, right?"
"Say his name out loud! 'Cyberdark End Dragon'!!!"
The dread king returned!
5000 ATK. A massive stat stick!
With strong protection and multi-attack potential—
It set minds at ease!
But obviously—that alone wasn't getting to eight negates.
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Then I Link again with 'Cyber Dragon' and 'Sieger'."
"Arrows confirmed—Link-3!"
"'Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon'!"
"On Summon—I make three Tokens (Machine/WIND/Level 3/ATK 0/DEF 0)."
"Then its second effect—I Tribute one Token and Auroradon itself—"
"Special Summon 'Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion' (Tuner, Level 2) from the Deck."
"Level 2 O-Lion + a Level 3 Token—"
"Synchro Summon! 'Accel Synchron'!"
"O-Lion's effect—replace the Token I used with a fresh Level 3 Token."
"..."
Accel… Synchron?
What?
Cyber Dragons—how are they tied to Synchron now?
What is he making?
Stardust Dragon?
Shooting Star Dragon?
Savior Star Dragon?
In the group chat—
Even Yusei Fudo couldn't keep a straight face.
Yusei Fudo: "Uh… so the Cyber Dragon deck also wants to Accel Synchro and break the speed of light?"
Jack Atlas: "Hahahaha! Yusei! Looks like someone took that 'junk Synchro from the trash heap' a little too far!"
Leo: "I have a bad feeling… this isn't simple!"
Zane: "Seniors, please—this is just their higher-world understanding. Let's watch."
Chancellor Sheppard: "Small matter. The real question is—what Synchro is he making?"
While the big chat buzzed—
The board kept building!
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Accel Synchron's effect—send 'Stardust Synchron' to the GY."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Accel Synchron reduces its Level by four—becomes Level 1."
"Stardust Synchron's effect—Tribute a Token to Special Summon itself, then with the last Level 3 Token—Synchro!"
"Four plus three makes seven!"
"On Summon—reveal three Equip Spells from the Deck!"
"All of them are 'Re-Fusion'!"
Right! Re-Fusion!
It really is an Equip Spell!
Sometimes you forget—and almost think it's a Normal Spell!
And when all three choices are the same—
No matter what the opponent picks—
Re-Fusion still lands in Cyber-Style's hand!
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Activate Re-Fusion—pay 800 LP—revive 'Cyberdarkness Dragon'."
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Cyberdarkness effect—equip 'Cyber End Dragon' again."
"Activate 'Clockwork Night' in the GY—banish it."
"I discard a card to add 'Therion "King" Regulus' from the Deck."
"Regulus effect—equip 'Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion' to itself from the GY, then Special Summon."
"Cyberdark End Dragon equips 'Cyber Dragon Nachster' from the GY."
"That's the end board—everything's set."
Is it done?
Was that the last step?
But—
Where are the eight negates?
If this is the board—
It feels like something's missing, right?
Just as the doubts rose—
Everyone's eyes fell on Cyberdarkness Dragon!
Yes—
This time he didn't convert Cyberdarkness into a second Cyberdark End!
In the big chat—
Zane and Chancellor Sheppard immediately figured out where the extra negates came from!
Zane: "Everyone should see it."
Zane: "Cyberdarkness Dragon has a Quick Effect—when the opponent activates a Spell/Trap or monster effect, you can send one Equip Card you control to the GY; negate the activation and destroy it."
Chancellor Sheppard: "And that effect has no once-per-turn."
Chancellor Sheppard: "Meaning—as many Equips as you have, that's how many negates."
Joey Wheeler: "But… 'Re-Fusion,' 'Cyber End Dragon,' 'Cyber Dragon Nachster,' plus 'Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion'—that's only four, right?"
Yugi Muto: "Joey, you also count one omni-negate from Cyber Dragon Infinity, and one negate from Therion 'King' Regulus by sending itself or an Equip."
Akiza Izinski: "By that math… that's only six total, right?"
The big chat started tallying the negates.
Yeah!
Just those isn't enough?
Wait!
The Synchro!
All six Duel Worlds felt a chill up their spines—
They almost forgot the Synchro!
At that moment—
The explanation dropped.
Cyber-Style Grandmaster (Pure): "Five Spell/Trap Zones are jammed, so where are the rest of the negates?"
"Simple—if the opponent activates a Spell/Trap, Cyberdarkness negates it."
"Then we chain into this monster."
"That's right—Accel Synchron is Level 1 now, and Power Tool Dragon is Level 7."
"Chain to Cyberdarkness—during the opponent's turn, Accel Synchro into 'Borreload Savage Dragon'."
"Borreload Savage Dragon's effect—"
"On Synchro Summon, it equips one Link Monster from your GY and places Borrel Counters equal to that monster's Link Rating."
"And each counter is one negate."
"And in the GY—remember the Link-3 'Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon'?"
With that closing explanation—
Faces across the six Duel Worlds all changed!
Link-3—three counters—three negates!
Take the earlier six, subtract one, add three—
Equals eight negates!
Exactly—an extreme eight-negate board!!
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