# Chapter 110: 2+4=?
"I activate the Trap Card, Hallowed Life Barrier! By discarding one card from my hand, my monsters cannot be destroyed by battle this turn, and any battle damage I take becomes 0."
Kiryu flipped open his second set card. An identical light shield blocked the baton swung by the second Goyo Chaser.
"But with that, your hand and set cards are all used up!" the second Security Officer gritted his teeth. "And we still have a third person. I set a card and end my turn."
Just then, the third Security Officer stepped on the accelerator, catching up to Kiryu.
"Intrusion Penalty: LP -2000"
"My turn! Draw!" The third Security Officer drew a card.
Security Officer 3 LP: 4000 → 2000
"I summon Marauding Captain in Attack Position! Then, I activate its effect! I Special Summon the Tuner monster, Jutte Fighter!"
"I tune the Level 3 Marauding Captain with the Level 2 Jutte Fighter!"
"The unending path of pursuit! To the very ends of hell! Synchro Summon! Level 5! Goyo Chaser!"
[2+3=5]
Goyo Chaser ATK: 1900
"Goyo Chaser's effect! This card's ATK increases by 300 for each other EARTH Warrior monster on the field!"
Goyo Chaser ATK: 1900 → 2500
"At the same time, the ATK of our Goyo Chasers on the field will also increase!" the first two Security Officers said in unison.
Goyo Chaser ATK: 2200 → 2500
Goyo Chaser ATK: 2200 → 2500
"The third Goyo Chaser! The first two attacks have already used up Kiryu's set cards and hand! What will he do against this attack?" the Female Commentator said joyfully.
"Battle!" The third Security Officer waved his hand, entering the Battle Phase. "Goyo Chaser attacks Infernity Beetle!"
"At this moment! I activate the Trap Card, Massivemorph! I target one face-up monster on the field; that monster's ATK and DEF are doubled, and it cannot attack directly."
Just as the third Goyo Chaser swung its baton, preparing to advance, the second Security Officer activated the card he had just set.
"In a battle royale, any duelist other than myself is considered an opponent. Therefore, I can target our ally's Goyo Chaser with this effect."
As his words fell, the set card beside him transformed into a beam of light that surged into the third Goyo Chaser's body. The monster's form instantly began to swell.
Goyo Chaser ATK: 2500 → 5000
"An ATK of 5000!" the Female Commentator exclaimed in awe. "If this attack gets through, it will deal 3800 points of battle damage! The audience must be very familiar with Security's exclusive monster. Goyo Chaser also possesses an effect that allows it to Special Summon a monster it destroys by battle to its own field with halved ATK for an additional attack! Kiryu's Infernity Beetle will have 600 ATK after being halved! That's enough to finish him off! And Kiryu currently has no set cards, and his hand is also empty. Will this 10-year pursuit finally succeed today?"
"It's over! Go to prison and repent for your sins!" the third Security Officer said. The Goyo Chaser, whose body had doubled in size, swung its baton toward Infernity Beetle.
"Leader!" Bruno and Eyes Boy exclaimed in shock.
"Sins?" Facing the whistling baton, there was no trace of panic in Kiryu's eyes; instead, he smiled. "If speaking out to help the commoners struggling to survive under your oppression is also a sin, then I would rather stand with demons!"
"From the Graveyard, I activate the effect of Bacon Saver!"
"During the Battle Step, I can banish this card from the Graveyard to negate an attack."
Beside Kiryu, a phantom of a small black pig appeared out of thin air, blocking the baton flying towards Infernity Beetle.
"Did he block it?" Seeing this, Bruno sighed in relief.
"The most dangerous criminal in 10 years is indeed difficult to deal with!" the Female Commentator said. "Was even that finishing blow blocked by Kiryu?"
"I'll end my turn there." The third Security Officer had no choice but to end his turn, gritting his teeth.
"Well then, next is the leader's showtime." Bruno looked at the situation on the field and started laughing for no reason.
"Aren't you celebrating a bit too early?" Hearing Bruno's words, Serena, who was sitting behind Yūga Hōzumi, couldn't help but say, "His hand is empty! He only has one draw, and he's against three people!"
"One draw is all he needs," Yūga Hōzumi said with a smile to Serena. "After all, this guy's deck is at its strongest when he has no cards in his hand."
"There's a deck like that?" Serena was surprised.
"Let me ask you a very simple math question," Yūga Hōzumi continued. "What does 2+4 equal?"
"Are you treating me like a fool?" Serena said with dissatisfaction.
"Don't jump to conclusions yet. You'll understand after watching this duel." Yūga Hōzumi's smile grew even brighter, much to Serena's bewilderment.
"My turn! Draw!" Amidst the chatter between Yūga Hōzumi and Serena, Kiryu drew his card.
"When I draw this card while I have no cards in my hand, I can reveal it and Special Summon it." Kiryu revealed the card he drew.
"Appear! Infernity Archfiend."
"When Infernity Archfiend is Special Summoned while I have no cards in my hand, its effect activates! I add one 'Infernity' card from my Deck to my hand."
"I add Infernity Mirage to my hand, and then I Normal Summon it."
"I tune the Level 4 Infernity Archfiend with the Level 2 Infernity Beetle!"
The pitch-black Infernity Beetle transformed into two star rings, enveloping Infernity Archfiend and calling forth a path of starlight.
[2+4=6]
"Demon wandering through infinite hell, descend now and make my foes sink into eternal damnation! Synchro Summon! Level 6, Infernity Doom Archfiend."
At the end of the starlight path, a burning gate opened, and a demon, accompanied by endless hellfire, stepped into the mortal realm.
Infernity Doom Archfiend ATK: 2200
"I activate the effect of Infernity Doom Archfiend! Once per turn, I can target one face-up card on the field. That card's effects are negated until the End Phase. And since my hand is empty, I can also destroy that card."
The newly appeared archfiend raised its hand and shot a blast of black flame toward the first Goyo Chaser, blowing it to pieces in an instant.
"I activate the effect of Infernity Mirage! Since I have no cards in my hand, I can Tribute this card to Special Summon two 'Infernity' monsters from my Graveyard."
"Revive! Infernity Archfiend, Infernity Beetle."
"Since my hand is empty, when Infernity Archfiend is Special Summoned, its effect activates again! I add one 'Infernity' card from my Deck to my hand."
"I add the Continuous Spell, Infernity Launcher, to my hand."
(end of chapter)