"Fanatic's effect: Detach one Xyz Material to destroy one servant on the field! With three Xyz Materials, I'll activate this effect three times, targeting the Lion King each time!"
Jiang You decisively used all his remaining Xyz Materials on the Lion King.
Five Xyz Materials were terrifyingly overwhelming. He was just grateful it wasn't some Gun King variant.
"In that case, I'll activate my own effect! To negate these destruction attempts, I'll remove Xyz Materials and invalidate them!"
The Lion King couldn't possibly let herself be destroyed. She countered by detaching three Xyz Materials, leaving her with only three remaining.
"I'll set two cards face-down in my back row and end my turn."
Since Rhongomyniad's effect was about to activate, Jiang You didn't bother setting up any defenses, leaving only one Fanatic behind.
"My turn! First, Rhongomyniad's effect activates! Send all Servants on the field except the Lion King to the Graveyard!"
A golden Light Curtain enveloped the entire Duel Space, then steadily contracted inward, disintegrating every Servant it touched into Prana particles and sending them to the Graveyard. Afterward, the Light Curtain coalesced into a towering spire that pierced the sky. "Then, add one 'Tower at the World's End' to my Hand Card!"
Lion King: Attack Power 4500 → 3500.
"Effect activation complete. Draw a card!"
After searching for a card and drawing, the Lion King now held four cards in her hand.
"Two face-down cards, huh?"
The Lion King glanced at her hand. "In that case, I'll activate my own effect! By detaching two Xyz Materials, I'll destroy all cards on your field! Holy Lance, unanchor—Shine, Lance of the End!"
"This is the moment I've been waiting for!"
Jiang You had painstakingly depleted the Lion King's Xyz Materials precisely for this moment. Now that she had none remaining, his targeted effects could finally activate successfully.
"I chain-activate the Trap Card Rule Breaker, seizing control of your Lion King!"
Since Rule Breaker's control effect doesn't require the user to be on the field, it perfectly bypassed the Lion King's destruction effect.
"I won't let you succeed!"
How could the Lion King allow Jiang You to control her? "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Flow of Light! This card targets an Xyz Monster on the field, then attaches two Knights of the Round Table from the Graveyard as Xyz Materials beneath it. If the chosen servants are Artoria, I additionally equip Rhongomyniad from my Deck or Graveyard to the targeted monster!"
"Then I'll continue the chain with Pale Dance of Death. Once per turn, I can Special Summon one Hassan Sabbah from my Graveyard or Hand Card and destroy one Servant Card on the field!"
Jiang You initiated his final chain.
"I'll Special Summon Hundred-Faced (Host) and destroy your Lion King!"
"Agravain's effect activates! When a Knight of the Round Table on the field is destroyed by an effect, I can banish this card from my Graveyard to negate the destruction!"
Jiang You finally took a closer look at Agravain. Beyond his search ability, the guy also had a negation effect! Jiang You retracted his earlier statement—this was the true pride of the Knights of the Round Table. This effect likely referenced the legend of Agravain leading the charge to catch Lancelot in adultery, only to be struck down by a single punch. If Agravain hadn't died that day, one of the other twelve knights would have.
According to the original legend, the downfall of the Knights of the Round Table indeed began with Agravain's death. It seemed the other knights were simply too incompetent to fulfill Agravain's duties, leading to Camelot's downfall. Jiang You couldn't help but sigh, "Agravain, you're so gentle. I'm crying my eyes out."
"Agravain is indeed an excellent knight, and the most reliable one. But 'gentle'? That's hardly a fitting description."
The Lion King, of course, couldn't grasp Jiang You's abstract remarks. Even she found Agravain's perpetually grim face too bitter and resentful. If only he could be a bit more flexible...
"Pay no heed to such trivialities."
Forget trying to explain the chaotic internet to the Lion King. "The effect of 'Hundred-Faced (Host)' allows me to declare a card type. I'll declare Spell Card again!"
This time, 'Cursed Arm Hassan' was sent to the Graveyard. It seemed the old man was truly working overtime down there; Jiang You had already met the conditions to summon King Hassan.
"It seems fortune hasn't favored you this time," the Lion King remarked, noting Jiang You's incorrect card type declaration. She assumed his Deck had failed to respond.
"Fortune may have abandoned me, but death has blessed me."
"Death counts as a blessing...? I see."
The Lion King understood Jiang You's meaning. That skeletal swordsman was a troublesome figure even for her. If such a being acknowledged Jiang You's words, it truly could be called a blessing from death.
"Next, let's calculate the effect of 'Flow of Light'!"
Lion King's Attack Power: 3500 → 4500
The Lion King reclaimed her Holy Lance and replenished her Xyz Material to two.
"Now, for your 'Rule Breaker' effect. In response, I'll remove one Xyz Material! Negate your 'Rule Breaker'!"
The Lion King countered Jiang You's cards one by one. Now, only the Lion King and her Holy Lance remained on the field.
"I won't allow you to successfully summon that servant."
Having faced King Hassan in battle, the Lion King(?) understood the risk of being instantly killed by him. "I activate the Field Spell Card 'Tower at the World's End'!"
A towering spire pierced the sky, its radiant blue-purple glow resembling a colossal lance connecting heaven and earth.
"This is the tower that guides souls to Avalon, the eternal paradise! The effect of 'Tower at the World's End' activates once per turn when both players have servants in their Graveyards. By banishing one servant from each Graveyard, you can add a 'Holy Sword' or 'Holy Lance' related card from either Graveyard to your Hand Card!"
The Lion King decisively chose to interrupt Jiang You's summoning of King Hassan. "I will select Tristan and Cursed Arm Hassan!"
"You call this sending them to paradise? Don't lie to me—I know exactly what that place is like!" Jiang You retorted.
"This lousy effect of yours is just sending people to forge swords!"
As an aside, the Tower at the World's End also had an effect to Special Summon a Caster-class servant from the Graveyard, likely intended to counter the Holy Sword Spirit, the Rain Witch, and Merlin's abilities. However, the Lion King's deck seemed to lack such Caster-class servants.
The Lion King ignored him. "I add Rhongomyniad, the Inverted Holy Lance, to my Hand Card and equip it to myself!"
Clutching the black and white twin lances, the Lion King stood imposingly in battle!
Lion King's Attack Power: 4500 → 5500.
Perfect. Now she was immune to both battle destruction and effect destruction—a terrifying force. Jiang You found the sight of her dual-wielding the black and white lances oddly familiar.