"Let the Pharaoh be engulfed in eternal fear!" Bakura shouted, "Direct attack from The Wicked Dreadroot!"
The massive evil god raised its arm, its punch seemed to pierce through space, the bone claws on the back of the hand gleam with chilling light!
The power of a single punch is like a roaring black river!
"Pharaoh!"
"Yugi!"
The companions all cried out in alarm, and the Priests intended to use the power of the Divine Artifact to interfere with the duel to share the damage for the Pharaoh. But under the blow of The Wicked Dreadroot, they were all pinned to the spot like stakes, unable to move an inch.
Yugi gritted his teeth: "At this moment, the Trap Card 'Cross Counter Trap' sent to the graveyard by 'The Wicked Eraser' activates!
In the turn this card is sent to the graveyard, I can activate a Trap Card from my hand!" (Anime card)
He raised a card from his hand: "I activate 'Mirror Force' from my hand! At the moment of the opponent's attack declaration, all attack position Monsters on the opponent's field are destroyed!"
The Trap Card surfaced, sacred blue light formed a hemispherical shield in front of Yugi!
"That's the highest grade Sacred Shield, capable of purging any monster with holy light!" Priestess Isis said, "Excellent, with this power..."
"Futile!" Bakura laughed loudly, "Traps don't work on the evil god!"
Like a sledgehammer, the sacred shield was shattered into powder as if it were merely glass, the shining blue shards scattered before Yugi.
"Even defense spells of this caliber don't work?" Mahad exclaimed, "What kind of monster is that?"
"Monster? This is a god!" Bakura emphasized once more.
But Yugi wasn't too surprised. After all, his Three Egyptian God cards are unaffected by Trap Effects, if Bakura's evil god really corresponds to the Egyptian God, it may naturally have the same resistance.
The attempt to use "Mirror Force" for defense was merely a gamble. Without seeing it firsthand, no one could know whether the evil god was as mighty as Bakura boasted.
But he has other defense measures!
"The effect of 'Kuriboh' in my hand!" Yugi shouted, "Discard 'Kuriboh' from my hand to make battle damage during this turn become 0!"
"Kuriboh!"
The long-absent Kuriboh once again took center stage, facing the destructive force of the evil god.
Of course, in front of our true master, a mere evil god is nothing. The fluffy little fellow casually blocked the catastrophic blow from the evil god, not a single ounce of damage leaked.
"It really blocked The Wicked Dreadroot's attack?"
The development was clearly beyond Bakura's expectations.
Yugi's entire backfield was swept clean, with the four-thousand attack power and Egyptian God resistance, The Wicked Dreadroot's punch should have been a sure thing, but unexpectedly, the perfect strike was foiled by a mere Kuriboh...
"Tch, truly a lucky guy."
Bakura waved his hand in annoyance.
"Set three cards, end of turn."
Though he said three cards, with three booming sounds crashing in front of him, they were still three slabs...
Finally hearing Bakura's declaration of the end, Dark Yugi's tense nerves slightly relaxed. He then noticed, somewhat belatedly, that his back had been soaked with sweat, and his muscles were stiff from tension.
He was now completely convinced that Bakura's evil gods were unquestionably on par with the Three Egyptian Gods... perhaps even stronger.
Facing things like this, even moving a finger was a hundred times more strenuous than usual. Especially in the presence of "The Wicked Dreadroot", cold fear spread like an instinct throughout his body, making it excessively difficult to maintain mental clarity.
Even the slightest moment of carelessness could lead to an irreversible disaster!
"The other me!" The encouraging voice of Yugi came, "Hang in there!"
"AIBO..."
Dark Yugi turned his head to glance at his comrades behind him, smiling slightly, the flame within his heart that was near extinguished by the pressure of the evil god rekindled.
Having come this far, how could he retreat easily?
They've been through so many trials and tribulations, overcoming countless obstacles. Whether AIBO or everyone else, even though these matters were unrelated to them, they all chose to accompany him to this memory field, undaunted by danger.
In response to their passion and expectation, how could he possibly falter here?
Thinking of this, the kingly aura returned to Dark Yugi's eyes, his gaze piercing into the deep eyes of the Evil God like a blade.
The Evil God or whatever... just needs to be crushed!
"My turn, draw!" Yugi declared, "Magic Card - Spellbook Inside the Pot, both players draw three cards from their card deck!"
"Next, it's Magic Card - Graceful Charity, draw three cards, then select two cards from your hand to send to the graveyard." Yugi picked two cards to send to the graveyard, then immediately flipped over another card from his hand, "Magic Card - Black Magic Veil! Pay 1000 Life Points, summon a Dark Attribute Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand or graveyard.
I will resurrect the 'Dark Magician' I just discarded to the graveyard!"
[Yugi, LP 3000 → LP 2000]
A transparent and magnificent magic circle, a clear green Magic Staff shot out from the spinning circle, and the black-robed mage leaped out as if guided by the wand. He flipped through the air, landing lightly and steadily on the ground, magic power radiating from within, forming transparent cyclones that stirred the black robe beneath him.
Priest Mahad's eyes moved.
When did the Pharaoh have such a mage spirit?
It looks just like my 'Magician of Dark Illusion'!
Additionally, from this spirit, he seemed to feel a faint but familiar aura...
"Magic Card - Bond Between Teacher and Student." Yugi continued, "When 'Dark Magician' exists on my field, summon 'Dark Magician Girl' from my card deck.
Come forth, Dark Magician Girl!"
A pink magic circle, and the magical girl with snow-white skin appeared playfully, leaving a trail of sparkling starlight where her small magic wand waved, her golden hair cascading smoothly down.
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2000]
Bakura scoffed with a sneer, "Such a small mage combination, what use can it have in front of the Evil God?"
"Use the 'Dark Magician' and 'Dark Magician Girl' on the field as sacrifices!"
Yugi waved his hand, a dark magic circle unfurled in mid-air. The Dark Magician and the girl both stood up, transforming into a torrent rushing into the magic circle. The circle began to rotate slowly, each line seeming to ignite with black flames.
"The souls of Dark Magic intertwining, the mystical priest born through endless ages—
—Dark Magic Priest!"
The black magic circle seemed to reach a critical point and unleashed downward, with a torrent of black magic crashing to the ground. Amidst the storm of black magic, a humanoid form gradually took shape, dressed in a wide and sacred magic robe, with long arms wearing black gloves, stepping out, holding a Magic Staff embedded with a deep sapphire, underwent a baptism of surging magic power.
Summon, Dark Magic Priest!
[Dark Magic Priest, ATK 3200]
"Dark Magic Priest... ha, you really called forth quite a monster." Bakura squinted his eyes.
"When Dark Magic Priest engages in battle, the attack power of the monster it battles decreases by 500 for each Spellcaster-Type in my graveyard."
"Indeed, a mighty power." Bakura laughed, "But the level of Dark Magic Priest is nine, while the Evil God is level ten.
It's a pity, effects of monsters below level ten are ineffective against gods, this priest is powerless, hahahaha!!!"
Yugi glanced at him, seemingly indifferent, and then revealed another card.
"Activate from hand, Magic Card... Magicalized Fusion!"
"What?" Bakura realized things were not going well.
"This card allows you to banish Spellcaster-Type monsters from your field or graveyard for the ultimate Fusion Summon!"
Yugi raised his arm, his cloak billowing, as the illusions of magicians appeared one after another behind him.
"'Illusionist', 'Breaker the Magical Warrior', 'Dark Magician', 'Dark Magician Girl', and my 'Dark Magic Priest' on the field!
Banish all five Spellcaster-Types from my field and graveyard... Fivefold Fusion!"
Bakura's pupils contracted: "It's actually Fivefold Fusion!?"
The figures of the five magicians disappeared consecutively, transforming into beams of magic power shooting into a vortex in mid-air. Magic boiled over, occasionally spitting out electric serpents. Various magic arrays flashed one after another like a kaleidoscope, dazzling to behold.
"The ultimate magician who defies the bounds of time and space and rules all—
—Quintet Magician!!!"