Bakura's face was full of shock.
How long has it been since we last met, and this guy Yugi has already printed so many discordant new cards?
The strength of their effects is becoming more and more outrageous!
If it were anyone else here, unprepared and crashing into this Black Magic Array and Magic Gate Array combo, they might have been completely annihilated by now.
But he, the Great Evil God Sock, is not an ordinary person!
"Continuous Magic - Card of Safe Return!" Bakura waved his large hand, activating the card-drawing Divine Artifact unique to the animation, "Every time a Monster is resurrected from the graveyard, I draw three cards!
Then, I will activate this card... Come forth! Field Magic 'Zombie World'!"
Black fog surged like rolling waves, and the aura of the undead occupied the entire Dueling Arena. Dark red eyes flickered in the depths of the darkness, countless gazes lit up, and the eerie wind carried the wails of ghosts.
This is the paradise of the undead, the forbidden land of the living, Zombie World.
"As long as this card exists, all monsters on the field and in both graveyards become Undead-Type." Bakura sneered, "So I can call this guy from the graveyard!
I banish 'Mezuki' from the game, activating the Monster Effect! By banishing it, I can resurrect an Undead-Type monster from the graveyard! Of course, due to 'Zombie World,' all my monsters in the graveyard are Undead-Type."
Bakura's mouth curved into a smirk as he arrogantly raised his head and spread his arms wide.
"Return from the Netherworld, and descend as an undead! The embodiment of ultimate fear, trembling god—
—The Wicked Dreadroot!"
"A Wicked God!? But when did it enter the graveyard..." Yugi quickly collected himself, "Oh right, that stone slab just discarded to the graveyard by the effect of the 'Perditious Puppeteer'..."
The Undead Domain shook, a vortex of darkness wantonly roamed around. A giant covered in white bones emerged from the Netherworld, breaking into the Undead Domain, wrapped in death energy, with blood-red eyes.
The Wicked God descends!
[The Wicked Dreadroot, Attack Power 4000]
The divine might of the Wicked God burst forth in the Undead Domain, like an invisible drumstick violently striking the boundary of the Undead Domain, the black hurricane forcing the surrounding onlookers to involuntarily step back.
"To summon a Wicked God under such circumstances, and in an instant!?" Jonouchi was amazed.
Yugi also said, "Bakura seems stronger than when we last faced off in the Royal Palace!"
Indeed, this feeling was especially evident to Yugi and Youyu in the arena. Both could clearly feel the pressure as Duelists emanating from Bakura, significantly stronger than before.
Is it because he is getting closer to his true resurrection?
"First, the effect of 'Card of Safe Return,' I draw three cards!" Bakura declared, "Next, the effect of the Dreadroot! Except for itself, all monsters on the field halve their Attack and Defense Points!
Devils Howling!"
[Dark Magician, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 1250]
[Magician of Dark Illusion, Defense Power 2500 → Defense Power 1250]
"Die, Yugi!" Bakura waved his big hand, "The Wicked Dreadroot! Attack Dark Magician!"
The Wicked God swung its massive arm, the white bone spurs on the back of its hand slicing through the black fog, the resulting air currents dispersing the ghosts and spirits that lingered around, shivering in the corners of the Undead Domain.
Just the first turn, and the damage is nearly three thousand points, enough to seriously injure Yugi and Youyu!
But of course, Yugi also has his methods!
He swiftly drew a card and slotted it into the graveyard area of his Duel Disc—
—Descend, the Fourth Egyptian God! Kuriboh Dragon!
"Kuri Kuri!"
Kuriboh bounced out nimbly, spreading its small arms and legs to block the trajectory of the Wicked God's attack. The God of Fear shattered Kuriboh into pieces with a single punch, yet even the Wicked God's overwhelming punch and impact could not penetrate the barrier it left behind.
"Ha, Kuriboh again?" Bakura was undeterred, "Hmph, well, defeating you so easily would be boring indeed. Then my Battle Phase ends.
But my turn is not over yet!"
He lifted his hand, pointing to one of the three stone slabs drawn thanks to the effect of "Card of Safe Return."
"Activate Magic Card 'Painful Choice'!" Bakura sneered, "Choose five cards from my Deck, and the opponent chooses one to add to my hand while the other four are sent to the graveyard."
The infamous, Painful Choice (for the opponent)!
"The cards I want to choose... are these five!"
Five stone slabs sequentially floated before Yugi and Youyu, clearly displayed to both of them—
—The Wicked Eraser, Doomking Balerdroch, Zombie Master, and the two remaining Mezuki in the Deck.
By now, Youyu had basically understood Bakura's strategy.
"You use 'Zombie World' to change the race of the Wicked God in the graveyard to Undead-Type, allowing you to resurrect it from the graveyard without any offering each turn?" Youyu squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"As expected of a Duel King, you catch on quickly." Bakura chuckled, "Alright, I've laid out my five chosen cards, you two pick one."
Yugi and Youyu exchanged glances, and Yugi indicated with his eyes to let Youyu make the choice.
After all, it was going to be Youyu's turn, so he was better suited to make this choice.
Youyu didn't decline, he raised his hand and pointed to one of the stone slabs: "Doomking Balerdroch."
If Doomking Balerdroch enters the graveyard, it will automatically come out during Youyu's turn. Moreover, it has the ability to negate Monster Effects and banish a Monster Card during the opponent's turn, which is extremely troublesome.
"Then I'll add 'Doomking Balerdroch' to my hand, and the remaining four cards are sent to the graveyard."
Bakura shrugged indifferently, then gave a slight grin.
"But actually, it doesn't matter which you choose... Magic Card 'Graceful Charity'! Draw three cards, then discard two cards from hand!"
Youyu frowned slightly.
In the end, he still threw them all into the graveyard, huh?
Undead-Type is a Deck whose strength increases with more graveyard resources, and in just a single turn, Bakura had already accumulated tons of resources.
No wonder he dared to face both of these Duel Kings alone.
"Set two cards, and my turn ends." Bakura said, "Of course, at the end phase, the Wicked Dreadroot will return to the graveyard to slumber. Come back for now, Wicked God!"
The Wicked God transformed into a black mist and shot back into Bakura's alchemical Dueling Disc, its majestic, domineering figure dissipating in an instant.
The moment that figure disappeared, everyone present felt a relief, exhaling as if a thousand-pound boulder had been lifted from their chests.
"Heh, so the Wicked God temporarily retreats like this." Bakura said with a smile, "A prime opportunity to attack, you two Duel Kings better seize it well."