A deep, earth-shaking rumble echoed, as if an ancient beast's roar had made space itself tremble. Darkness surged forth like an eruption from the depths of hell, and jagged demonic armor slowly emerged. It was not armor forged from mortal steel, but condensed from pure darkness and evil. From afar, its hulking body resembled a pitch-black mountain.
Evil HERO Malicious Bane, summon!
Evil HERO Malicious Bane, ATK 3000
"Malicious Bane's effect!" Judai said. "Once Per Turn, destroy all monsters on the opponent's Field with ATK equal to or lower than this card's ATK!
Malicious Destruction!"
Malicious Bane let out a heavy roar, and boundless darkness surged forth once more. A tidal wave of darkness swallowed Yubel's half of the Field with overwhelming force. The high-level demon, Zoa the Fiend, was nothing more than a helpless speck before that hellish spectacle, utterly incapable of resisting.
"Malicious Bane. I see, so this monster is the embodiment of the Supreme King's power," Yubel said.
The Power of the Supreme King, which had once fought alongside her in a previous life and swept aside countless armies, now stood against her.
"But even if the Supreme King wants me to give up, hehe, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Yubel's voice suddenly rose as she raised another card in her Back Row.
"I activate my Set Card, the Continuous Trap—Limit Reverse! Revive a monster with 1000 or less ATK from the Graveyard!"
Judai was startled. "At this timing?"
Naturally, he was puzzled. Malicious Bane had already activated its Field-clearing effect, while Limit Reverse could only revive monsters with 1000 or less ATK. Any monster revived this way would certainly have lower ATK than Malicious Bane.
Limit Reverse had been activated in a Chain after Malicious Bane's effect, so it would resolve first. The revived