Lord Evil God's effect had been negated, and even if it had not been, he would still have had to accept one turn of spell effects.
But Obliterator merely shrugged indifferently.
"Even if it becomes face-down, it makes no difference. Once I am Sent to Graveyard, End of Everything will still activate."
After all, its DEF was now 0. Face-down or face-up, it was all the same.
"True. But there is still a difference." Kira smiled as he reminded him. "If it is face-up, then at the end of turn, a god Special Summoned by a card effect must be Sent to Graveyard.
But a face-down card cannot be identified as anything specific, so its effect will not trigger until it is flipped face-up."
Obliterator froze.
"That is true."
But he still could not see what difference that would make.
"Next, I activate this card."
Kira raised his hand.
"Spell Card, Countdown of the End!"
Obliterator: "!?"
What the hell was that?
"Countdown of the End can only be activated by paying 2,000 Life Points."
Kira, LP 2700 → LP 700
The instant it activated, flames of a countdown emerged on the Field. They were merely tiny sparks, so inconspicuous amid the vast arena, yet they carried an especially eerie chill, like ghost fire.
"Once Countdown of the End is activated, the countdown begins. After twenty turns have passed," Kira said, "the player who activated it wins the game directly."
Obliterator blanked for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Twenty turns?
Twenty turns were enough to finish a duel several times over.
"You do not seriously think you can survive twenty turns before an Evil God, do you?" he sneered.
Kira smiled and pointed to the World on his Field.
"Normally, when an Arcana Force monster is summoned, Card Rotation