I activate the effect of Salamangreat 'Ai' Happy Paradise Island.
This effect can only be activated if I have no monsters in my Main Monster Zones.
I Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Salamangreat monster from my hand.
For the rest of this turn, I cannot Special Summon monsters with the same original Attribute using this effect, and I cannot Special Summon non-Cyberse monsters."
"I Special Summon Spicy @Salamangreat from my hand to the bottom-right Link Zone of Cyberse Witch Apprentice."
Chain Resolution
"Cyberse Witch Apprentice's effect—
If a monster is Special Summoned to a zone this card points to, I banish one Cyberse monster from my Graveyard to activate this effect.
I add one Cyberse Tuner monster from my Deck to my hand."
"Chain Link 2—Spicy @Salamangreat's effect.
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I add one Level 4 or lower Salamangreat monster from my Deck to my hand, except itself."
Chain resolves backward:
CL2: Spicy @Salamangreat adds Cheery @Salamangreat to hand
CL1: Cyberse Witch Apprentice adds Wobbly @Salamangreat to hand
"I use Cyberse Witch Apprentice and Spicy @Salamangreat as Link Materials.
Link Summon!
Link-3 — Transcode Talker!"
"Because my Main Monster Zones are empty, Happy Paradise Island activates again.
I Special Summon Wobbly @Salamangreat from my hand.
Wobbly's effect—once per turn, when this card is Summoned:
I send Steady @Salamangreat from my Deck to the Graveyard."
"Transcode Talker's effect—
Once per turn, I target one Link-3 or lower Cyberse Link Monster in my Graveyard, except itself, and Special Summon it to a zone Transcode points to."
"I target Cyberse Witch Apprentice in my Graveyard and Special Summon it."
"I use Transcode Talker, Cyberse Witch Apprentice, and Wobbly @Salamangreat as Link Materials!
Link Summon!
Link-3 — Dark Knight @Salamangreat!
(to the right, Extra Monster Zone)."
"Since my Main Monster Zones are empty again, the Field Spell activates yet again.
I Special Summon Cheery @Salamangreat from my hand.
Cheery's effect—
When summoned, I target one Salamangreat monster in my Graveyard and add it to my hand.
I add Steady @Salamangreat back to my hand."
"I use Cheery @Salamangreat as Link Material and Special Summon a second Dark Infant @Salamangreat to the far-left Link Zone of Dark Knight."
"Cheery's second effect—
If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Link Material for a Cyberse monster, I add one 'Ai' Spell/Trap from my Graveyard to my hand.
I add Encounter – Anti 'Ai'."
Mass Chain Activation
"Chain Link 2—Dark Knight @Salamangreat.
If a monster is Special Summoned to a zone it points to, I Special Summon as many Level 4 or lower Salamangreat monsters from my Graveyard as possible, with their effects negated."
"Chain Link 3—Dark Infant @Salamangreat's second effect.
When a Cyberse monster with 2300 original ATK activates its effect, I move this card to a Main Monster Zone it points to and can change its Attribute."
Chain resolves backward:
CL3: Dark Infant shifts left and changes Attribute to Divine
CL2: Dark Knight Special Summons Shiny, Cheery, and Wobbly @Salamangreat
CL1: Encounter – Anti 'Ai' returns to hand
Chu Lingzuo stared at the nearly full field and spoke sincerely:
"You Ye… you're incredible.
You showed me a completely different Salamangreat line."
He already understood the combo the moment You Ye transitioned into Dark Knight.
As a Heaven-tier Salamangreat duelist, no one understood this board better than him.
But…
Wasn't this supposed to be a lock?
At most, this looked like a 6000-ATK Arrival Cyberse setup.
"You're thinking I'm going for The Arrival Cyberse @Ignister, aren't you?"
You, Ye, paused and looked directly at Chu Lingzuo.
"Yes," Chu Lingzuo admitted.
"Then you're wrong.
I'm not even halfway done."
You Ye, smiled mysteriously.
"In that case… It's a shame I won't get to see the rest."
Chu Lingzuo suddenly smiled strangely.
"If it were another board, I'd have to guess when to drop Nibiru…
But now?"
"I activate Nibiru, the Primal Being from my hand—"
Before he could finish—
You, Ye, had already revealed a card.
"Guess why I felt safe comboing without playing around Nibiru?"
Chu Lingzuo's smile froze.
"Chain Link 2—Crossout Designator.
I declare Nibiru, the Primal Being."
"…You didn't even rely on bonds and still hard-drew double protection?"
Chu Lingzuo was mentally stunned.
"Of course.
Why would I combo confidently without protection?"
"You do know Cyberse Pile is also called Hand-Trap Pile, right?
Lots of hand traps—drawing two isn't strange at all."
Combo Continues
"I Synchro Summon using Wobbly (Level 3 Tuner) and Shiny (Level 4)—
Level 7 — Wind Pegasus @Salamangreat!"
"Wobbly's second effect—
When used as Synchro Material for a Cyberse monster, I Special Summon one of the other materials.
I Special Summon Shiny @Salamangreat."
"I Link Summon using Wind Pegasus and Dark Knight—
Link-4 — Firewall Dragon!
(to Dark Infant's Link Zone)."
A massive blue dragon roared as it descended.
Firewall Dragon Enters the Field
"Firewall Dragon's effect—
Once while face-up, I can return up to the number of monsters mutually linked with it from either field or Graveyard to the hand."
"I return Spicy @Salamangreat from my Graveyard to my hand."
"I Link Summon using Dark Infant and Cheery—
G Golem Crystal Heart!
(left Extra Monster Zone)."
"Firewall Dragon's second effect—
When a monster pointed to is sent to the Graveyard, I Special Summon one monster from my hand.
I Special Summon Spicy @Salamangreat."
"Crystal Heart's effect—
Once per turn, I Special Summon one EARTH Link Monster from my Graveyard to its zone and place one G Golem Counter on this card."
"I Special Summon Transcode Talker and place one counter."
"I Link Summon Link Decoder using Spicy.
Then I Link Summon using Transcode Talker, Link Decoder, and Shiny—"
Final Ascension
"Let the mysterious power filling the universe converge—
Pour forth the miracle of the stars!
Weave infinite life!"
Link Summon!
Link-5 — Firewall Dragon Darkfluid – Neo Tempest!
The arena transformed into a cosmic void as a prismatic dragon descended.
ATK: 3000
"Darkfluid's effect—
Once per turn, I send one Cyberse monster from my Deck or Extra Deck to the Graveyard.
This card gains that Attribute and 2500 ATK."
"I send Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax—"
Darkfluid ATK: 3000 → 5500
Chu Lingzuo's expression finally cracked.
From here, the U-shaped lock was complete.
And he understood—
Too late—
Why was this lock feared even among legends?