The Destroyer, Obelisk the Tormentor, descends once more!
[Obelisk the Tormentor, ATK 4000]
"Battle," Yugi declared, "Obelisk the Tormentor, direct attack! Fist of Fate Shock Wave!"
The giant raised its fist and punched, the blue blast wave forming a tidal surge. The pitiful Red Ogre might have been a big shot among the Undead-Type, but in a divine battle like this, it was clearly out of its league. With one punch, the red ogre couldn't even make a sound, and showed no sign of resistance.
But Bakura never planned to pin his hopes on such a monster: "Activate Set Card! Quick-Play Magic - Dark Spell Regeneration!" (Anime version)
Seeing the flipped stone tablet, Yugi was taken aback: "That's... Marik's card!?"
"Dark Spell Regeneration can be activated when the opponent declares an attack," Bakura shouted, "Choose one Magic Card in the opponent's Graveyard; this effect can be activated as that Magic Card's effect.
The card I choose is... Monster Reborn!"
The symbol of rebirth emerged, quickly dyed in black flames. The ebony tide spread out, and the Rune of Life seemed to dissolve in it. A jet-black beam shot to the sky and condensed into a black orb in mid-air, like an eclipsed sun.
The Wicked Avatar!
"The Wicked Avatar!" Bakura shouted, "Transform into the form of the Tormentor!"
The pitch-black evil god began to transform, morphing into a solid, imposing body with sturdy limbs, turning into a dark giant standing on the field.
[The Wicked Avatar, ATK ? → ATK 4001]
"And next, the Trap Card 'Road Blocking Rival'!" Bakura swiftly flipped another set stone tablet, "This trap allows you to choose one monster on your field when the opponent declares an attack, forcing all monsters on the opponent's field to attack the chosen monster this turn!
The monster I choose is, of course... 'The Wicked Avatar'!"
Obelisk's Divine Fist veered mid-way, changing targets, and the mighty punch aimed directly at the face of the Evil God!
The Tormentor seemed almost impatient with this punch.
As sworn enemies, the Egyptian God and the Evil God didn't get along to begin with, and now the Evil God dared to take his form!
Absolutely intolerable!
But the Wicked Avatar's attack power is always above its opponent's. Even if the Tormentor is hot-tempered, this punch would likely be fatal to itself.
"But now your field contains two monsters!" Yugi suddenly said.
"Hmm?" Bakura's eyelid twitched, "So what?"
"I activate the Quick-Play Magic 'Tricky Spell 4' from my hand!" Another card swiftly slotted into Yugi's Duel Disc by his hand, "With 'Illusionist' on my field as a sacrifice, special summon a corresponding number of 'Tricky Tokens' on my field depending on the number of monsters on the opponent's field!"
A ripple of pale blue Magic Power enveloped the Illusionist, and the magician's body split, transforming into two replicas on either side.
[Tricky Token, ATK 2000] x2
"Of course!" Yugi already understood what the king intended to do, "Even if the Wicked Avatar's attack power is always higher than its opponent's, there is a way to defeat it through battle!"
At this moment, Pharaoh had already given the order: "With two 'Tricky Tokens' as the sacrifice, Obelisk's ultimate ability is activated! Only this turn, its attack power can increase to infinity!
Soul Energy MAX!"
[Obelisk the Tormentor, ATK 4000 → ATK ∞]
"Still have this move?" Bakura sneered, "What a troublesome bunch of Egyptian Gods... then Wicked Avatar, fight back for me!"
[The Wicked Avatar, ATK 4001 → ATK ∞]
It can be seen here that even as the ultimate boss of DM, Bakura's nonsense skills obviously can't compare to Yugi's. Back when Yugi faced the infinite attack power of Divine Serpent Geh, he didn't hesitate to counter with an infinite triple strike, instantly taking it down.
But as for Great Evil God Sok, he's clearly a straightforward character and can't learn such tactics. Infinity is infinity; infinity plus one is still infinity, so even if The Wicked Avatar becomes stronger when confronted, its attack limit can at most match the Tormentor's.
"Dark Divine Fist Crush!" Bakura shouted.
The clash of fists erupted in azure and pitch-black shockwaves, spreading out like fish exploding on the surface of the water. The forces of the Egyptian God and the Evil God burst in mid-air, the blue and black giants engulfed by the impact, vanishing from the field.
"Mutually destructive, are we?" Bakura murmured, "Heh, but I still hold the advantage."
"Set one card, turn end," Yugi said.
"Is that the only way to end your turn? This doesn't look great, Pharaoh," Bakura smirked, "In that case, I won't hesitate to attack.
It's my turn!
Drawing a new stone tablet, Bakura's eyes lit up, and for who knows how many times, he burst into laughter again.
Youyu had become almost numb to the Great Evil God's sudden outbursts of laughter...
"Activate Magic Card 'Monster Reincarnation'! Discard one card from my hand, retrieve a monster from the Graveyard to my hand."
Bakura casually chose a stone tablet to discard, which shattered immediately.
"The card I retrieve is... 'The Wicked Avatar'!"
"Again!?" Jonouchi exclaimed in disbelief.
How is this guy just like Marik?
Back in Duel City, Marik's strategy was jumping around with the Winged Dragon of Ra, wasn't it?
"Wait," Jonouchi tried to regain composure, "Even if you retrieve it, you still need three tributes to summon it. For three tributes..."
"Magic Card - Buried Sacrifice," Bakura flipped a stone tablet, sneering, "This card allows you to banish monsters from both players' Graveyards to replace the tributes needed for a Tribute Summon!" (Anime effect)
The Duel Discs in Youyu and Yugi's Graveyard ejected two cards, "Slifer the Sky Dragon" and "Obelisk the Tormentor," respectively.
There were two Sky Dragons in their Graveyard, but since only two cards could be selected, Bakura chose one Sky Dragon and one Tormentor.
As for the tributes in his own Graveyard, he selected the "Zombie Master" that was initially discarded into the Graveyard.
"Three monsters as the tribute!"
The stone tablets flew into the air, spinning at high speed, the inky black energy swirling like a raging tornado.
"Shadow Opening! The embodiment of all earthly sins, the ultimate evil god—
—The Wicked Avatar!!!"