Poisonous Snake God Vino Minaka, summon!
Ammon: "Obelisk Level Attack Power, huh..."
"Moreover, Poisonous Snake God Vino Minaka can't be targeted or affected by any card's effects!"
Professor Kobra shouted angrily.
"With this, it's over! Poisonous Snake God Vino Minaka, attack 'Lightweight Mercury'!"
A fatal blow, the Snake God surged forward with unstoppable momentum, the snakeheads on both its arms launching simultaneously!
Yugen: "Then I'll activate..."
"Kida!" Kobra interrupted hastily, "The Poisonous Snake God doesn't accept any card effects!"
"I know."
Yugen smiled and displayed the card in his hand.
"But what I'm activating is the Chestnut Ball in my hand. Discarding it from my hand can make battle damage become 0 for once."
It doesn't affect the monster or target the effect. Even the invincible full resistance is powerless before the Chestnut Ball.
"Tch."
Kobra let out a low grunt.
"But no matter what, Mercury has been defeated. You'd better be careful."
He squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"Once you get touched by the Poisonous Snake God's venom, you're dead, even a scratch is fatal." Kobra said coldly, "Once you take battle damage from the Poisonous Snake God, it starts the countdown, three turns later, I will automatically win the game!"
Ammon's heart trembled.
What a terrifying ability!
Absolute resistance, super high attack power, and such a rule-based victory effect. No wonder the Duel King kept interfering with this monster's summoning, no wonder Kobra was so obsessed with bringing this creature onto the field.
This really is a near-god-level monster capable of dominating the battlefield!
Kobra laughed heartily: "Do you see? This is god-like power, absolutely unbeatable..."
"My turn, draw card." Yugen interrupted mercilessly, "Activate the Magic Card 'Too Shallow Tomb.' Each of us chooses a monster from our graveyard to special summon to the field in defense position." (Original effect)
"From the graveyard?"
Kobra snickered.
"Thinking that reducing the number of reptiles in the graveyard can weaken the Snake God's attack power? Heh, this level of effort is pointless."
"Then revive from the graveyard, Poisonous Snake King Vinomirion!"
[Poisonous Snake King Vinomirion, Defense Power 0]
"Then I'll revive 'Lightweight Mercury' from the graveyard." Yugen said.
Kobra casually grunted: "Mercury's effect requires three sacrifices to trigger. Besides, even if it worked, it's useless against the Poisonous Snake King. It simply doesn't..."
"Yes, I know, so that's not the main point."
Yugen smiled.
"Although my plan was to try my best to stop Professor's Poisonous Snake God from appearing, this possibility was also within consideration.
Since Professor has shown me his strongest monster, I'll respond with my strongest monster."
He paused and restrained his smile.
"A monster so ferocious and evil that even the Poisonous Snake God can be easily defeated."
Kobra's gaze slightly changed.
Even the Poisonous Snake God can be easily defeated...
Does such a thing exist?
No, wait, the Duel King's trump card, could it be... could it be...
Suddenly regaining his senses from anger, Kobra's entire fury was replaced with an indescribable, endless fear.
"You... you want to..."
"I'll offer your 'Poisonous Snake King Vinomirion' and 'Poisonous Snake God Vino Minaka' on the field as sacrifices and give you this powerful monster.
Awaken from the lava of the abyss, the power of destruction and rebirth! Go forth, my soul—
—Level Eight, Lava Demon God!"
Thus, in the endless despair and fear of Professor Kobra, with wide eyes, he helplessly watched the lava roil, magma gush. Watching his Poisonous Snake King, his invincible Poisonous Snake God, both being swallowed by the despair-inducing lava.
Following this, the lava obliterated everything, converging toward him, forming a cage of steel. The black columns seared red, the entire cage appearing as if engulfed in flames.
In an instant, Kobra seemed to suddenly feel that this was the cage that bound him.
Not just in this duel, but in his life. It seemed like, from an unknown time, his life had been sealed in a small iron cage, unable to go anywhere.
And just outside this cage, right across from him, seemingly just an arm's length away, he saw that child once again.
Barely keeping his composure, he stood there calmly, turning around slowly, looking at him as if assessing a stranger.
Kobra's emotions suddenly spiraled out of control, desperately shouting. His left hand clutched the iron cage tightly, ignoring the pain as the red-hot iron bars scorched his hand, his right hand reaching out desperately. His body pushed forward as if trying to squeeze through the burning gaps.
But it was no use; he couldn't do anything.
Right in front of him, seemingly just an arm's reach away, the lava erupted. The flames devoured the boy's visage, then began to distort like a fiery demon. An abstract face emerged in the blazing flames, large eyes and a mouth like a sneer, transforming into a towering fire giant.
Lava Demon God.
Just like this demon duelist's embodiment facing him, a terrifying demon seemingly deriving from its soul.
Kobra collapsed to the ground in defeat, a burly man with broad shoulders, yet his body couldn't stop trembling, tears streaming down.
"No... please, don't... don't take him away..."
Once again, he recalled the despair and helplessness he felt when he first heard the ominous news.
Suddenly, the most important person is gone, but there's nothing he can do about it.
Yes, just like in this duel. He can't win; all his attacks are futile, even summoning his trump card takes everything he has.
And even if he gives everything, summoning the unbeatable monster that holds all his hopes, it still makes no difference.
His strongest monster, his prideful god of sure victory, turns out to be just a slightly bigger meal.
In the end, he's still trapped in this cage, staring helplessly at that most painful past, unable to do anything.
"...At the start of your turn preparation phase, Lava Demon God's effect deals one thousand damage to its controller." Yugen's calm voice echoed.
Kobra kneeling on the ground, head bowed, didn't make a sound.
[Kobra, LP800→LP0]
"The child you wish to save is long dead." Yugen said faintly, "Dead people can't be resurrected; the deceased should rest in peace. You should have realized this long ago. Even if you fall to becoming a demon, even if you sacrifice more innocent people, it won't change anything.
Well, it's not entirely your fault. It's that someone used the darkness in your heart and amplified it countless times... Am I right?"
A moment of silence.
Then suddenly, from Kobra's kneeling body, an evil aura emerged.
The aura gathered, as if taking a physical form.
It was a giant eye, curious yet somewhat annoyed, examining Yugen up and down.
"Who are you?"
It sounded like a feminine voice, yet also like that of a youth.
The voice questioned with an inquisitive tone.
"Why did you snatch away my toy?"