"Then, at this moment, I activate the Continuous Trap Card.
Void Purification — Activate."
A Trap Card slowly turns over.
Void Purification.
"My turn, draw card." Tierra draws a card.
"At this moment, during the preparation phase, the Divine Power of Void Purification will activate. Target one banished Infernoid Monster. That card returns to the graveyard."
"Antra, Reincarnation."
Observing Tierra's actions, the Worm King barely gained a rough understanding of the Infernoid Deck and its operations.
"Banish Antra from the graveyard. Special Summon in Defense Position, Harmadik."
A black Archfiend with folded wings descended in front of Tierra.
Infernoid Harmadik, LV 3, Fire Attribute, Fiend-Type, DEF 0.
Tierra looked at the Harmadik on the field and calculated a little in her mind.
Honestly, she had to admit something.
That was at the start of the duel, she was really a bit too careless and underestimated her opponent.
The opponent wasn't an "Alien Worm" but a "Physical Spirit," but during the duel, she didn't pay it any mind.
Otherwise, with her suppression over the opponent's power, she could guarantee that their high-level Monster in hand couldn't even be summoned.
But—
Precisely because of this carelessness, she actually figured out more things.
If dueling is purely about comparing strength, wouldn't it be the same as that Cosmos God?
She didn't want to embarrassingly rewind time after losing a duel just to let Tenjo Hikari laugh at her, or even disrupt their cooperation.
"Worms, you are united, gathering everyone's strength solely for survival. So, you also see us as enemies, as invaders of your territory, right?"
The Worm King didn't expect her to have the leisure to be asking at this time, immediately responded, "Of course, when you suddenly appear here and actively duel, is it for peace?"
"Foolishness." Tierra continued, "I am God, the Goddess of Rebirth, the origin of everything, the root of this dimension—I have no interest in your current ecology."
The blue flame in her eyes burned slowly, neither fiercely nor hotly: "This human beside me is named Tenjo Hikari, he is a human duelist pursuing Extreme Fusion."
"We don't want anything from you but seek cooperation, seek mutual progress."
She said, "If you really fear war, truly desire a peaceful life, well then, just join me in ruling this dimension, defeating all the Spirit Races—
It's just becoming the world's common enemy once more."
Tenjo Hikari was quite surprised.
He didn't expect Tierra to say something like this.
Although, the fundamental idea essentially hadn't changed.
Tierra only wants to conquer all the Spirits, and by the way, help him collect some cards, to make this world more like her own.
The other matters in the process, she doesn't care about at all.
But...
"Hmph... just you?" The Worm King completely distrusts Tierra.
Even the words related to Tenjo Hikari, it didn't believe at all.
Its mind, already filled with the continuation of races and the chaos of war, believes in no foreign race.
"You'll find out when I win."
"Arrogant—"
"Harmadik's effect, once per turn, targets 1 Monster on the field. Destroy that monster. This turn, Harmadik cannot attack."
Tierra casually pointed to the huge insect sphere in the sky.
After watching the duel for this long, Tenjo Hikari had also been told many things by her, after calming down, he immediately figured out the flaw of Worm Zero.
Despite high ATK, without the destruction resistance like Midrash or Thunder Dragon Colossus, isn't it still going to be destroyed by an ordinary Monster Card?
"Quick-Play Spell Card, My Body as a Shield!"
The Worm King howled, rushing forward, ramming into Harmadik with its body.
"Pay 1500 Life Points, negate the opponent's activated card effect of 'Destroy a monster on the field' and destroy it."
Worm King, LP: 4000 → 2500.
Boom—Harmadik was crushed by Worm King.
"Well then—don't blame me, mortal. Void Breach, activate!"
Rumble—
Fiery blue flames rose behind Tierra, a huge, tree-like phantom flame surged up in the sky.
The enormous apparition was even larger than the Worm Zero covering the sky, causing some other races' spirits observing from afar to immediately retreat out of fear, and quickly report to their upper-level spirits.
The Worm King stared blankly at the phantom.
Tierra opened her arms wide, her figure small yet like a towering mountain in front of the Worm King, emanating an indescribable... terror.
Continuous Spell, Void Breach.
"When there are no Monsters or only Fiend-Type Monsters on your field, select one effect to activate.
1 Effect, return one banished Infernoid Monster to the hand—
Banish Satan, Antra, activate again!"
A bizarre archfiend like a fly banished Satan from the graveyard and appeared on the field.
Infernoid Antra, LV 2, Fire Attribute, DEF 2000.
"Antra's effect, once per turn, targets 1 face-up card on the opponent's field. Return that card to the hand."
"I will not destroy your 'Hope,' your 'Fortress.'
I am destruction, I am death, I am—Reincarnation, return to where it all began, Worm Zero."