Chapter 165
After the dice rolled to the ground, the result was finally revealed – "1".
"Hahahaha! That little bastard, just disappear!"
The next second, Zorc teleported in front of the Macaron Marshmallon, grabbed it with one hand and crushed it, scattering macaron fragments everywhere.
However, at that moment, the Yugi immediately announced, "The effect of the destroyed [Macaron Marshmallon] activates, Special Summon another [Macaron Marshmallon] from the Graveyard."
In an instant, the macaron fragments reformed and returned to their original form.
[Macaron Marshmallon: Defense 200]
Seeing this scene, Bakura said disdainfully, "It's useless. The effect of [Macaron Marshmallon] has already been used up. This one monster alone can't stop my attack..."
So he waved his arm and shouted, "Attack! [Diabound Kernel] attack [Macaron Marshmallon]!"
Diabound gathered his hands together, summoning a magical flame that he then shot towards the Macaron Marshmallon.
"And at this moment, the [Diabound Kernel]'s attack power increases by 600 points."
[Diabound Kernel: Attack Power 1800 → 2400]
Boom--!!
The flames instantly reduced the macarons to ashes.
"That's it! [Cursed Doll Nicolefia] launched a direct attack on the Yugi, using Nen Eye Kill!"
At Bakura's command, the cursed doll immediately unleashed an evil light with its Evil Eye, shooting rapidly towards the direction of the Yugi.
"" Yugi!!""
It looked like it was about to hit the Yugi.
However, at that moment, Yugi swiftly flipped the face-down card at his feet and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card, [Precise Defense]!"
When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can target 1 Level 4 or lower monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster in Defense Position. A monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot be destroyed by battle or monster effects this turn.
"Rise, [Witch of the Black Forest]!"
Buzz--!!
After a flash of light, the figure of the Witch of the Black Forest reappeared on the Yugi field.
[Witch of the Black Forest: Defense 1200]
Then the cursed doll's attack landed on the witch.
Boom--!!
The explosion immediately created a cloud of smoke.
Before long, when the smoke cleared, the witch reappeared before everyone unharmed.
"Tch, still clinging to life?!"
Bakura's expression was ferocious, his fists clenched tightly.
In this round, the Witch of the Black Forest cannot be destroyed, and his subsequent attacks are useless.
"Round over."
He calmed his agitated mood before announcing the end of his turn.
"It's finally my turn. Let's end the game in this round..."
As he spoke, the Yugi drew a card from the deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]
After drawing the card, he immediately said, "The [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Radiant Flash] that was previously banished is back on my field."
Roar--!!
With a roar, the black dragon reappeared on his field.
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light: Attack Power 0]
"Now both sides have twelve cards banished, therefore, with the effect of [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Brilliant Flash], the total attack power increases by 3600 points."
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light: Attack Power 0 → 3600]
Then, Yugi swung his hand and shouted, "Activate the special ability of [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Brilliant Flash] once again! Destroy all cards on the field by paying half of your Life Points! Special Spell Attack!"
[Yugi Muto: LP850→425]
Bakura exclaimed, "Damn it! [Diabound Kernel]'s effect has activated! By banishing this monster for one turn, [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Brilliant Flash]'s ATK is reduced by the same amount as [Diabound Kernel]'s ATK this turn!"
Diabound instantly transformed into a cloud of black mist, enveloping Brilliant Flash.
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Flash: Attack Power 3600 → 1200]
Although the attack power of Radiant Flash has been weakened, its effects will not cease.
Under the unwilling gaze of Bakura, the black dragon once again unleashed a large amount of red light from the gems all over its body.
Boom boom boom boom--!!!
With this burst of light, all the cards on the field were wiped out once again.
After that, the Yugi continued, "Then the effect of [Witch of the Black Forest], which was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard due to Gandora's effect, is activated, adding one monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Deck to your hand."
"And at the same time, the effect of the destroyed [Macaron Marshmallon] activates, Special Summoning two more [Macaron Marshmallon] from the Graveyard."
Buzz--!!
In a flash of light, two macarons were projected back onto his field.
[Macaron Marshmallon: Defense 200] ×2
Seeing this, Bakura sneered, "Hmph, don't forget the effect of [Vengeful Evil Spirit] in my graveyard: when a Level 8 Fiend-type monster is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, that monster returns to my hand."
[Bakura's hand: 1 → 2]
"With the [Vengeful Evil Spirit] and the [Evil Spirit of Annihilation] in my hands, you can't harm me in the slightest, Yugi."
Upon hearing this, Yugi's lips curled into a smile, and he said, "Solvadorana!"
"What did you say?!"
Under Bakura's questioning gaze, Yugi opened his deck.
After searching for a while, they finally retrieved a card.
"I've added the second [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Radiant Flash] from my deck to my hand using the effect of [The Witch of the Black Forest]."
"What's the point of adding a second [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Flash of Light] to your hand at this point?"
Bakura looked on with a puzzled expression as Yugi added the card to his hand.
Yugi chuckled and continued, "[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light] has no restriction on activating effects with the same card name, so as long as a new [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light] is summoned, its once-per-turn effect can be activated again."
"I'm sending the [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Flash] and a [Macaron Marshmallon] to the graveyard to summon a new [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Flash]!"
A Blazing Light and a Macaron instantly disappear from the field, followed by the appearance of a second Blazing Light. The newly summoned monster is unaffected by Diabound's effect.
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light: Attack Power 0 → 3900]
Chapter 235 Rushing for Time
After drawing the second Flash of Light, the Yugi draws a card from its hand and inserts it into the Duel Disk.
"It's not over yet. I'll activate the Spell Card [Soul Release] again."
You can select a maximum of 5 cards from both players' graveyards, and those cards are banished from the Yugi.
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3 → 2]
"I'm excluding the following five monsters from your graveyard, Bakura: [Morphing Jar], [Jirai Gumo], [Dark Doll Nicolefia], [Cursed Doll Nicolefia], and [Dark Ruler - Zorc]."
Upon hearing this, Bakura felt a sense of foreboding.
So he quickly threw a card from his hand into the graveyard and shouted, "Don't even think about it! I'm sending [Vengeful Evil Spirit] from my hand to the graveyard again to activate its monster effect!"
[Bakura's hand: 2 → 1]
Special Summon a Level 8 Fiend-type monster from the Graveyard.
"Rise again, [Dark Doll Nicolefia]!"
After a flash of light, the dark puppet's figure reappeared on Bakura's field.
[Dark Doll Nicolefia: Defense 2800]
Yugi chuckled and said, "You saved a monster... but because of the effect of [Soul Release], the remaining four cards still need to be banished."
No sooner had he finished speaking than four cards flew out of the graveyard from Bakura's Duel Disk, and the dragon with blazing light opened its mouth wide, swallowing them all in one gulp.
The Yugi continues, "Since four cards were banished, [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light]'s attack power increases by 1200 points."
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light: Attack Power 3900 → 5100]
Bakura remained fearless. "It's useless. No matter how much you increase your attack power, it won't be able to harm me. Even if you activate Gandora's effect again and destroy my monster, I can use the effect of [Evil Spirit of Annihilation] to revive Nicolopia again."
But the Yugi shook its head, denying it. "No, I won't let you use the same trick again..."
He flicked his hand and commanded, "Activate the special effect of [Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Brilliant Flash] by sacrificing half of its health!"
[Yugi Muto: LP425→213]
"Since there are two [Gandora] monsters in my graveyard, all cards on the field except for myself are banished by the effect of this monster."
"Large sacs?!"
Now Bakura finally panicked.
The next moment, the gems on Lie Guang Shan's body released a large amount of red light once again.
Boom boom boom boom--!!!
Both sides were once again subjected to the "table-flipping dragon's" onslaught.
"Hmph! Ahh..."
This destructive light caused considerable damage to Bakura's spirit.
After the light faded, only the Radiant Flash remained on the field.
The Yugi casually stated, "Because of Gandora's effect, two more cards have been banished from the Yugi, so its attack power has increased by another 600 points."
[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Light: Attack Power 5100 → 5700]
Upon seeing the dragon's power increase, Bakura exclaimed, "Attack power 5700 points?!"
At this Yugi, Yugi waved his arm and commanded, "[Dragon of Ruin Gandora - Blazing Flash] Attack Bakura directly!"
Brilliant Flash stretched out its body, releasing another large amount of destructive light.
Boom boom boom boom--!!!
Bakura's bloodshot eyes widened suddenly, and under the destructive power, his life points were completely reduced to zero.
"Ughh..."
[Bakura: LP2250→0]
Jonouchi clenched his fist excitedly. "Yada thief, Yugi!"
Anzu: "Yugi!"
Bakura gritted his teeth. "This... it's impossible! How could I lose again! Damn it--!"
Despite his resentment, he was powerless to change the outcome; after all, a loss was a loss, and it was clear he found it difficult to accept.
Yugi: "I won this duel!"
However, the next second, Bakura let out a wicked laugh.
"Hmph, but I've also held you back. Do you think you can still catch up in the remaining time? Hahahaha!"
Then, with a thud, he collapsed to the ground laughing, transforming back into Honda's body.
With Bakura no longer an obstacle, Yugi and his companions were finally able to move forward again and soon found the Pharaoh's name.
What we need to do next is race against time, but getting back to the capital won't be easy.