Yugen acted earnestly on this side, while Yusei and the others were skeptical. However, as it concerned the survival of the world, even though they had doubts, they couldn't afford to be careless and had to give it their all to face Godwin's sudden attack.
Besides these individuals, there was also another person, or rather another entity, who witnessed Godwin's act.
It was located at the old perpetual motion machine, where the Gate of Dimensions was loosening in response to the ritual. On the other end of the gate was the master behind the Earth-Bound God, the gigantic monster resembling filthy mud that appeared during Godwin's battle with Yusei and the others in the original work, also known as the Lord of the Netherworld.
Of course, although it's called the Lord of the Netherworld, it probably isn't really the ruler of the Netherworld, but rather a dominant entity in the underworld. If it were truly the ruler of the Netherworld, then since Ousama also went to the Netherworld, wouldn't it mean he is under the control of this muck?
The Netherworld Lord was originally quite depressed. Its army of Dark Markers was wiped out, leaving it with no pieces to use. By logic, after five thousand years of war, it could basically declare this cycle a defeat and wait to return in another five thousand years.
Unexpectedly, a glimmer of hope appeared. Just as the Netherworld Lord was ready to give up and let things go, it suddenly sensed the space barriers loosening again, indicating the battle between itself and the Red Dragon's faction was reigniting. A ritual was activated, and the old perpetual motion machine was stirring.
It seemed there was still a chance for it to manifest in the real world!
Thus, it saw Godwin, who had assembled the Dragon Sealers to oppose it but now suddenly defected to its side.
The Netherworld Lord was overjoyed.
I knew I could rely on the Godwin brothers!
Quick, eliminate those Dragon Sealers and summon this King!
"..."
Jack: "The effect of the Evil Dragon - when this card is Special Summoned by its own effect, its Attack Power becomes half of its original value."
[Evil Dragon, Attack Power 2000→Attack Power 1000]
"Then, Normal Summon 'Dark Resonator'!"
[Dark Resonator, Attack Power 1300]
The Resonator Jack loved to use in his early days, almost his trademark Adjusted Monster. This Resonator combined with the Evil Dragon was also Jack's favorite Star-Tuning combination.
"Level Three, Adjusted Monster 'Dark Resonator'!
Level Five, Evil Dragon!
Star-Tuning!"
[3+5=8]
"Feel the heartbeat of the king, descending here now, witness the power of heaven and earth resounding! Synchro Summon!"
A crimson pillar of light seemed to pierce the dome, melting the star-tuning halo's pattern in the air, the starlight reorganizing in the torrent of speed.
Synchro energy like magma vaporized the air into dazzling white mist, the dragon claws tearing open spatial rifts, the entire altar's structure seemed to resonate. As the dark red Demon Dragon broke free from its shackles, a violent red Shock Wave lifted the stone slabs around the altar, transforming the magma into a firestorm in the sky.
Red Lotus Demon Dragon, Summoning!
[Red Lotus Demon Dragon, Attack Power 3000]
"Eager to show up so quickly, the dragon of Jack Atlas the Dragon Sealer." Yugen smiled.
This seems even more imposing than during the battle with Godwin in the original work... Is it because he's angry about being betrayed, thus more power is unleashed?
If so, that's a good thing, beneficial for stimulating their growth.
"Push harder." Yugen said with a faint smile, as if talking to himself, "I'm rooting for you all."
Clero: "Even Jack's Red Lotus Demon Dragon only matches Divine Flame Emperor's current Attack Power... Damn, if I attack with my Armored Wings first, I can use Armored Wings' effect to reduce Divine Flame Emperor's Attack Power to 0."
Under the current team rules, teammates' monsters can step in to block attacks when one teammate's field is empty, but they can't command each other's monsters to attack or activate effects.
Jack arrogantly huffed, "I don't need your strength. I, Jack Atlas, can defeat Godwin with my own power!
I activate the Magic Card 'Card Reverser'!
Discard a card from my hand, and change the mode of all monsters of the opposing side!"
Jack sent a card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Change all monsters on Godwin's field from Attack mode to Defense mode!"
[Chaos Core, Attack Power 0→Defense Power 0]
[Divine Flame Emperor Uriah, Attack Power 3000→Defense Power 3000]
"And the hand card discarded for the activation of 'Card Reverser' is the Magic Card 'Card of Compensation', which allows me to draw two cards from the card deck when sent to the graveyard."
Leo from the sidelines continued to be puzzled: "Huh? Even if it's in Defense mode, Divine Flame Emperor Uriah's Defense Power is still 3000, the Red Lotus Demon Dragon still can't..."
Qiu next to him explained, "It's the effect of the Red Lotus Demon Dragon."
"Eh?"
At this moment, they already heard Jack continue: "Battle! Red Lotus Demon Dragon, attack 'Divine Flame Emperor Uriah'!
Absolute Power Suppression!"
The Red Lotus Demon Dragon roared, igniting in flames. The flames flowed from its magma-like crevices, surging in liquid form into its right claw, dragging a blazing trajectory towards the Divine Flame Emperor.
But as expected, the tail of Divine Flame Emperor swiftly swatted away the Dragon's claw, dispersing the fiercely burning flames upon it.
"At this moment, the effect of the Red Lotus Demon Dragon!" Jack declared, "After damage calculation when Red Lotus Demon Dragon attacks a Defense Position Monster, destroy all Defense Position Monsters on the opponent's field!"
The characteristic effect most representing Jack, with absolute zero tolerance for weaklings and defensive tactics. He pursues power, the ultimate clash of power, where both sides bring forth their strongest forces for a direct confrontation.
Even as animated effects, the Three Phantom Demons lack resistance to monster effects, with both Divine Flame Emperor and Chaos Core swallowed by the heatwave under the Demon's flames, consumed and vanished.
Clero: "Brilliant! Not only did you get rid of that troublesome Phantom Demon, but you also shattered the defense line in one move, truly worthy of you, Jack!"
Jack became even more pleased: "Hmph! Such matters are a matter of course for the great Jack Atlas!"
As he spoke, he covered two cards.
"Set two cards face-down, ending my turn!"
"In one move, you took care of the Phantom Demon. As expected of the Original King, you have some skill." Yugen said with a smile.
He deliberately emphasized the term "Original King," and as expected, Jack bristled immediately upon hearing it: "You bastard! What exactly do you mean?"
"Nothing, just stating the facts."
Yugen calmly revealed a hand card.
"The effect of 'Divine Flame Emperor Uriah' in the graveyard activates.
This card can be Special Summoned back to the field by discarding a Trap Card from the hand while it exists in the graveyard."
Everyone: "!"
"What?! We finally defeated Uriah..." Leo began to scratch his head, "A monster that powerful can resurrect infinitely, that's too unfair!"
Yusei also seriously said, "So this is Phantom Demon, an invincible and impeccable monster both on offense and defense..."
"An impeccable monster doesn't exist!"
Clero shouted.
"This is proof from the great Clero!
Discard the monster 'D.D. Crow' from my hand, activating its effect!
By discarding this card from the hand, you can banish a card from the opponent's graveyard from the game, this effect can be activated during the opponent's turn as well!"
Clero pointed to Yugen's field.
"Banish 'Divine Flame Emperor Uriah' from the graveyard!"