It was a momentum that shook the earth and sky, as if the surging dark air currents were about to tear off the palace ceiling.
The mist swirling around began to churn uneasily, and a massive entity twisted within it. A long tail lashed at the floor, cracking the tiles. The enormous body twisted in the darkness, forming a blurred image like hundreds of chaotic lines, with the tail snapping a load-bearing pillar in the hall.
The entity turned its body and protruded its grotesque head from the darkness, its horrifying eyes briefly meeting Dark Yugi's gaze.
Staring into those eyes was an unforgettable experience. It felt as if a cold, black sword pierced straight through, slicing your vision and driving directly into your heart, its coldness penetrating to the bone.
He swallowed unconsciously.
What on earth... is this thing?
The Wicked Eraser, summon!
"This is the Evil God that can turn even gods into the Void, a god corresponding to 'Slifer' in your hands—The Wicked Eraser!" Bakura's laughter echoed through the hall.
"A god corresponding to Slifer?" Yugi was stunned.
Ordinary soldiers and attendants around the palace had long been so frightened that their legs went weak, kneeling on the ground unable to move. Even the priests holding the Millennium Item were dumbfounded, unable to believe the scene before their eyes.
Evil God!?
Is there really something in this world that can match the Three Egyptian Gods?
So absurd!
Even Yugi and his companions were quite frightened.
"An Evil God to match Yugi's Egyptian God?" Jonouchi shouted, "I've never heard of such a thing!"
[The Wicked Eraser, Attack Power 3000]
Although the Evil God's appearance was imposing, its attack power was the number of cards on the opponent's field x 1000 points. Now, there are only three monsters on the field, so its attack power is 3000.
Having never seen an Evil God, Dark Yugi was unaware of The Wicked Eraser's characteristics, but he sensed that the Evil God's attack power was only 3000, not a match for the Magna Warrior.
Yet, being an Evil God, that suffocating sense of oppression easily made one timid and afraid to take the initiative to attack. At this time, Yugi was also hesitant.
To attack?
Now with the power of the Magna Warrior, it is possible to break through the Evil God's attack power. But the issue is whether there are any hidden abilities within this Evil God that Yugi doesn't know of.
But if intimidated and afraid to act, the best opportunity could be missed...
"What's the matter, Pharaoh? Scared stiff by the power of the Evil God? I suppose it's understandable, hahahaha!!!" Bakura continued taunting.
Yugi clenched his teeth.
Forget it.
If you don't take the initiative to attack, you'll never find out the Evil God's special abilities and will remain passive.
"Magnet Warrior, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!" Yugi raised his voice, "Attack the 'Wicked Eraser'!"
Electricity shot out from under the Magna Warrior's feet as it leapt into the air! The metal sword left a trail of sparks in the air as the Magna Warrior fearlessly charged toward the massive shadow in midair, like a hero slaying a dragon.
Bakura watched as the Magna Warrior charged at the Evil God, smirked, and thought to himself, "Tch, sharp intuition."
A sword with magnetic Sword Qi sliced through, laboriously tearing the Evil God's steel-like skin. Black matter erupted from the crack and exploded.
The Eraser tilted its head back and emitted a sharp, deafening roar, with soundwaves like countless spikes assaulting everyone's eardrums. Endless darkness burst from its cracked body, engulfing the poor Magna Warrior first, and soon the colossal body of the Evil God was consumed by the darkness as well.
The boundless darkness surged like a black river, devouring the Illusionist and all the other monsters one by one. The monsters groaned in agony, their armor and bodies corroded and dissolved by the darkness, ultimately vanishing into the Void.
In an instant, the darkness that the Eraser unleashed swept away everything on the dueling arena, leaving nothing behind.
The Evil God withdrew from the field, but the terrifying pressure lingered, like a shadow hovering over everyone's hearts.
"What... is going on?" Dark Yugi was the first to regain his senses and asked in a deep voice.
"Heh, nothing much, just the special effect of 'The Wicked Eraser'. When it leaves the field, all cards must be sent to the graveyard." Bakura shrugged indifferently.
Yugi frowned, "But even so, battle damage should still be calculated."
[Bakura, LP 4000]
Bakura sneered, "Because the Eraser has another special ability, which is that it can send itself to the graveyard as a sacrifice at any time to trigger the effect of 'erasing all cards on the field'. This effect can be activated even during your opponent's turn!
Just now I proactively triggered the Eraser's effect at the moment your Magna Warrior attacked, destroying everything on the field!"
He laughed again, "Ah, what a pity, dear Pharaoh! You went through so much trouble to summon so many monsters, thinking you could take me down in one blow, only to have your efforts thwarted by a single card's counterattack, hahaha!!!"
Yugi's expression was serious, but he remained silent.
However, upon learning of the Eraser's effect, he felt somewhat relieved that he hadn't hesitated and had attacked proactively.
If he had forgone the opportunity to attack and ended the turn directly, Bakura would have certainly used the "Wicked Eraser's" effect during the end phase to consume all of Yugi's cards on the field.
In that case, Yugi would have had to face Bakura's next turn with a completely clean and empty field, which would have almost certainly resulted in defeat.
Although all the monsters he painstakingly summoned were annihilated, at least in Main Phase 2, he could still set cards and try to survive the next turn.
"But it's not over yet." Bakura chuckled, "Because of the 'Wicked Eraser's' effect just now, the 'Gozuki' on my field was also sent to the graveyard.
At this moment, Gozuki's effect activates!"
The stone slab sealing Gozuki floated out of the graveyard, glowing with golden light in a semi-transparent form, and exerted its power.
"If Gozuki is sent to the graveyard, I can banish an Undead-Type from the graveyard other than Gozuki to special summon an Undead-Type monster from my hand!
I banish the Undead 'Despair from the Dark' from the graveyard to special summon 'Zombie Master'!"
A stone slab was sucked into the Dimensional Fissure, and in exchange, the fierce, white-haired zombie appeared on the field.
[Zombie Master, Attack Power 1800]
"I set two cards face down and end my turn," Yugi said.
Jonouchi worried, "Damn it, Yugi doesn't have any monsters on the field. Facing the next turn like this... damn it! What a broken Evil God, it's such an unfair card!"
"Yugi..." Anzu instinctively clenched her hands.
"It's okay." Yugi also clenched his fist, but his eyes were firm, "The other me hasn't given up on fighting!"
"Haven't given up yet... but it won't last much longer." Bakura mocked, "To my turn, draw!"
As he glanced at the newly fallen slab, his eyes went mad with gleeful frenzy once again.
"This turn, I'll let you experience the true ultimate terror that penetrates to your bones!"