Chapter 50: The Final Blow
Kaiba raised a card high in his hand. This Monster Card was different from ordinary Monster Cards.
Because this card was blue.
"Using three Blue-Eyes White Dragons as tribute."
"When the time comes, the scorching windstorm shall surely scorch the earth, and the living shall become corpses!"
"When light and dark converge, the ritual to summon the Obelisk begins."
"Descend now, Obelisk the Tormentor!"
Boom...
The entire crust shook, the earth cracking open with terrifying fissures one after another.
Black energy currents surged from the ground, emitting an endless, oppressive might.
This pressure was enough to make anyone kneel, trembling, not daring to even lift their head.
The mercenaries in the back had long lost their composure.
It's just a card game...
Does it have to be like this?
Under everyone's gaze, the deity renowned for its destructive power manifested.
[Obelisk the Tormentor, 4000 ATK, Divine]
"A God Card." Yu Miao witnessed this deity with his own eyes. Previously, he had only seen this guy in the anime and in real cards.
This exaggerated sense of oppression and aura couldn't be just a simple projection. Yu Miao's breathing became rapid because of this monster.
The nerfed God Cards can be described as very underwhelming, but the anime God Cards aren't that simple.
Unaffected by Trap Card effects.
Spell Cards only last for one turn, unaffected by the effects of opponent's monsters Level 10 or lower...
Control cannot be transferred.
These are the resistances of the anime version God Cards. Compared to the nerfed God Cards, they completely crush them.
The appearance of Obelisk meant this duel was nearing its end.
Obelisk's 4000 ATK crushed Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's 3000 ATK.
But it cannot attack!
Taking a deep breath, Kaiba knew nothing of Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's power, but he instinctively felt this monster emitted a threat.
A strong thought emerged.
He had to deal with this monster this turn.
"Spell Card, Offerings to the Doomed." Kaiba took action.
[Offerings to the Doomed: Discard 1 card; destroy 1 monster on the field.]
Old, tattered bandages lunged at Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, yet they couldn't get close at all...
"Sorry, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon cannot be destroyed by card effects." Yu Miao explained this card's effect.
"Indestructible, powerful resistance." Kaiba Seto's guess was correct; this Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon was very troublesome.
The next moment... Yu Miao did something.
"Although your Spell Card can't deal with Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, I choose to discard a card from my hand to negate your Spell Card's activation and destroy it!"
Yu Miao sent a card to the Graveyard. Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon released a red residual warmth across its body.
Kaiba's Spell Card was negated and destroyed!
"What exactly are you doing..." Kaiba couldn't understand. Since Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon cannot be destroyed, why intentionally waste a card to negate "Offerings to the Doomed"?
Soon, Kaiba got his answer.
After Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon chose to negate and destroy a card, the oppressive aura it emitted intensified, somewhat rivaling Obelisk's.
[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon: 3000 → 4000 ATK]
Now, Obelisk and "Dragoon" ATK were equal at 4000.
"All this was within your plan, wasn't it?" Kaiba's tone carried a hint of admiration.
Waking the Dragon combined with Threatening Roar—one sealing attacks, the other pulling out a powerful end board.
The indestructible Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon could only be best dealt with by battle destruction, yet Kaiba couldn't attack.
During this time, Yu Miao would use Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's power to continuously increase its ATK, matching or even surpassing Obelisk's.
Of course, the premise was Kaiba playing a card like "Harpie's Feather Duster" recklessly.
But that's Dueling; you never know what will happen next.
"Everything was within my plan." Yu Miao said calmly.
At this point, Yu Miao could only go along with it; otherwise, wouldn't it be awkward?
Kaiba activated an anime-exclusive card: "I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Spell Sanctuary!"
While this Spell Sanctuary exists, both players select 1 Spell Card from their Deck and add it to their hand. After that, both players can activate Spell Cards during any timing on the opponent's turn.
Yu Miao licked his lips; this card was quite interesting.
In the anime, this card only appeared in Kaiba Seto's hands. It should be an exclusive, limited Spell Card.
Both players opened their Decks and each selected a Spell Card to add to their hand.
Kaiba Seto Set 3 cards on his field and ended his turn.
Yu Miao's turn.
Draw!
"destruction-resistant" effects are one of the noblest stats in Yu-Gi-Oh!. Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon now possessed high ATK along with this resistance.
"Attack, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, attack Obelisk!"
Yu Miao entered the Battle Phase without hesitation.
Facing this attack, Kaiba flipped his 2nd anime card, "Command Silencer"!!
"Useless! I activate Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's effect, discarding a card from my hand to negate and destroy your Command Silencer!"
Yu Miao sent a card from his hand to the Graveyard, pointing at Kaiba's activated Command Silencer, negating and destroying it.
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon released its red residual warmth, and Command Silencer was directly marked with an "X".
"At this moment, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's ATK will directly skyrocket."
[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon: 4000 → 5000 ATK]
"ATK surpassing Obelisk." Kaiba marveled at the Dragoon's power. At this moment, the God Card was no match for it.
Obelisk roared in anger, retaliating.
How could He, a mighty deity, be insulted like this?
The sharp Dark Magician blade and Obelisk's destructive divine fist were about to collide.
Even before their attacks directly collided, terrifying energy erupted and wildly spread in all directions.
This energy nearly destroyed everything around them.
Crack, creak...
Cracks slowly appeared on Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's blade, while Obelisk's face twisted and deformed from the opposing energy.
Obelisk was clearly at a disadvantage. The moment their attacks truly connected, Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon would commit deicide!
"By the effect of Spell Sanctuary, I will activate on your turn—Megamorph!!" As Kaiba's voice fell, an Equip Spell Card flipped open.
Since Kaiba Seto's Life Points were lower, Megamorph equipped to Obelisk would double its ATK.
Although the God's characteristic only accepts Spell Cards for one turn's effect, it was enough.
[Obelisk: 4000 → 8000 ATK]
The situation reversed. Obelisk's wild, violent energy continuously radiated outward, forcing Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon back step by step.
Obelisk grabbed Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's neck with one hand. Raising its right fist, aimed at the latter, a condensed crimson divine fist was about to strike down.
"KOKODA!!" Yu Miao loudly pierced the victory Kaiba Seto envisioned, saying: "Spell Sanctuary also let me search a Spell Card from my Deck. And now I will activate this card."
Battle Fusion!!
"I activate this when a Fusion Monster on my field battles an opponent's monster."
"Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon gains ATK equal to the battling opponent monster's ATK until the end of the Damage Step."
During this period, the concept of "targeting" wasn't clearly defined, so Duel Fusion could exploit the current rules' loophole.
Battle Fusion activated successfully!
[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon: 5000 → 13000 ATK]
"13,000 ATK?" Kaiba Seto's expression turned horrified. This ATK had shattered his understanding.
The stronger the ATK, the stronger the energy generated!
"Black flames" coiled around Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon's body. The boost in its overall energy made it fearless of the God Card.
The two collided once again.
The underground palace truly couldn't withstand this impact; the load-bearing walls had already crumbled.
Describing it as "heaven falling and earth rending" wouldn't be an overstatement.
The spectating mercenaries had nothing left to say. Are you seriously destroying the world just by playing cards?
Are you sure you're normal people?
At this final moment, Kaiba Seto's gaze was extremely complex as he looked at this Ghouls hunter concealing his appearance.
"I, Kaiba Seto, acknowledge you."
"Similarly, I will remember you..."
"Listen well, I must see you appear in the upcoming Duel City."
After speaking, Kaiba concentrated, staring intently at Yu Miao, attempting to see through the mask to glimpse this man's appearance.
Unfortunately, it was useless.
The sound of clenched fists tightening creaked...
Kaiba gritted his teeth, activating the last Set card with humiliation: "Open Trap Card—Ring of Destruction!"
Ring of Destruction?
Yu Miao's expression turned surprised. This Ring of Destruction was the original anime version.
But this card was useless against Dragoon and Obelisk...
Yu Miao looked at the Dark Magician Girl on his field.
Dark Magician Girl looked innocent, holding popcorn while watching the show.
"Why are you looking at me?" Dark Magician Girl stared at Yu Miao and asked.
(End of Chapter)
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