Chapter 171

Once per turn, you can discard 1 card from your hand to target 1 card on the field and banish that card. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.

[Seto Kaiba cards: 2 → 1]

Upon hearing this effect, Atem smiled confidently, "I see, it is indeed a very powerful effect. No wonder you were willing to sacrifice Blue-Eyes to summon it."

He understood that Kaiba wanted to resolve the problem of the Eternal Soul first.

However...

"How naive, Kaiba!"

"What?!"

Atem then turned his gaze to the Dragon Knight and said, "[Dragon Knight Dark Magician]'s special effect is that as long as this monster exists on the field, your Spell Card and Trap Card cannot be targeted by your opponent's effects, nor can they be destroyed by your opponent's effects."

Upon hearing this, the Kaiba remained silent for a moment.

"Then I choose [Dragon Knight Dark Magician]..."

That was the only option he had.

The next moment, the Dragon Annihilator rotated its two cannons and aimed them at the Dragon Knight.

Two shells were then fired, heading towards the opposite side.

Boom--!!

The moment the bomb hit the dragon knight, a cloud of dust rose up.

When the smoke cleared, the dragon knight reappeared before everyone unharmed.

Atem chuckled, "Due to the effect of [Eternal Soul], [Dragon Knight Dark Magician], whose card name is [Dark Magician], is unaffected by this effect."

"What a pity, Kaiba."

"Oh no..."

The Kaiba clenched its fist.

"Then I will activate the effect of [True Light] once more, and cast the Trap Card [Tough! Invincible! Strongest!] face-down from my Deck onto the field."

"Round over."

He placed the face-down card on the field and then declared the end of his turn.

"It's my turn again, time to draw a card!"

[Atem's hand: 0 → 1]

Atem glanced at his hand, then pointed to the Trap Card beside him and said, "First, I'll activate [Eternal Soul]'s effect again. This time, I'll use a different effect."

"Add [Dark Magician] to your hand from your deck."

[Atem's Hand Cards: 1 → 2]

Upon receiving the card, he didn't activate it immediately. Instead, he said to the President, "Kaiba, the effects of [Eternal Soul] and [True Light] are very similar—both are incredibly powerful, just targeting different enemies."

"But great power comes with risk; when [Eternal Soul] leaves the field, it destroys all monsters on its field."

Atem asked with a wicked grin, "Is it possible that [True Light] has similar negative effects?"

"..."

The President Kaiba really wanted to say no, but unfortunately, the effect was actually similar.

Since you're not saying anything, I'll take that as a yes.

Of course, the condition for True Light to activate its negative effect is that it must be sent to the graveyard, and coincidentally, Atem's newly acquired [Dark Magician] has this function.

Atem then inserted the card into the Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card [Dark Magician] from my hand; destroy all Spell Card and Trap Card on your opponent's field."

[Atem's hand: 2 → 1]

Of course, Kaiba wasn't going to sit idly by. He quickly activated his face-down card, "Don't even think about it! Activate the Trap Card [Dark Sacrifice] to negate the effects of destroying cards on the field, and send a Level 3 or lower Dark Attribute Monster [Destruction God Vasak] from your Deck to the Graveyard."

The master craftsman, who was about to make a move, had no choice but to stop.

Chapter 243 Vassal of the Divine

"Did you dodge it again?"

Atem frowned slightly.

"Then let the battle begin! [Dragon Knight Dark Magician] attacks [ABC-Dragon Annihilator]!"

Under his command, the master once again raised the holy sword, preparing to launch an attack in conjunction with Timaeus.

Just then, Seto Kaiba quickly waved his arm and shouted, "[ABC-Dragon Destroyer] Activate another effect!"

During your opponent's turn, you can Tribute this card to target 1 of each of the 3 banished Machine-Type / Light Attribute Ally monster you possess; Special Summon those monsters.

"Using this effect, the fusion of the three monsters A, B, and C will be broken."

The next moment, the Divine Dragon Annihilator instantly disintegrated, transforming back into three mechanical beasts.

[A-Assault Core: Defense 200]

[B- Destruction Dragon: Defense 1800]

[C-Crushing Pteranodon: Defense 2000]

Having lost its target, the Dragon Knight had no choice but to change targets, so Atem said, "Then [Dragon Knight Dark Magician] will conduct a search and attack on [A-Assault Core]."

The master swordsman slashed down with the holy sword, instantly releasing a stream of magical light, and the dragon also unleashed a burst of dragon breath.

Boom--!!

Under their bombardment, the assault nuclear weapon was instantly blasted to pieces.

Atem continued, "Since there are no Ally monster other than [A-Assault Core] Kaiba your graveyard, this monster's effect will not take effect."

Kaiba: "..."

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Atem continued his actions.

He slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk, "I'll now offer [Dragon Knight Dark Magician] as a tribute to summon [Guardian Priestess Mana] in Defense Position."

The dragon knight vanished from the field, and then an Egypt priestess dressed in black appeared.

[Guardian Priestess Mana: Defense 1700]

[Atem's Hand: 1 → 0]

"That concludes my turn."

Just as he announced the end of his turn, Kaiba shouted, "At the end of your turn, the effect of the Continuous Trap [True Light] activates, Special Summoning [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from the Graveyard."

"Come back, Blue-Eyes!"

Buzz--!!

With a flash of light, White Bride returned to the field.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Attack Power 3000]

After that, it was the Kaiba's turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Seto Kaiba cards: 1→2]

Before he could even examine the cards in his hand, Atem immediately shouted, "The effect of the Continuous Trap [Eternal Soul] activates, Special Summon 1 [Dark Magician] from the Graveyard."

"Rise, [Dragon Knight Dark Magician]!"

No sooner had he finished speaking King Knight reappeared on the field.

[Dragon Knight Dark Magician: Attack Power 3000]

At this moment, Kaiba glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, inserted it into the Duel Disk, saying, "Then I will activate the Continuous Spell [Magical Mallet] from my hand."

[Seto Kaiba cards: 2 → 1]

"As long as this card is on the field, you do not need to pay life points when activating Spell Card."

Only then did he reveal the other Spell Card he had been holding in his hand.

"Then I activate the Spell Card [Card of Demise] from my hand, which allows me to draw up to three cards from my hand. At the end of the turn, I must discard all cards from my hand."

"And this turn, you cannot Special Summon monsters, and all damage you deal to your opponent is reduced to zero."

He grabbed three cards from his deck at once.

"Degeneration!!"

[Seto Kaiba cards: 1→3]

After glancing at his hand, President Kaiba's lips curled into a smile. "Hmph~, I drew some pretty good cards..."

As he spoke, he revealed his third Spell Card.

"Spell Card [Vassal of the Divine] activated!"

Pay 2000 Life Points to declare 1 monster card name to activate this effect. Your opponent reveals their Deck; if there is a declared monster, reveal 1 of those monsters to both players. Choose 1 of the following effects to apply.

●The confirmed card is added to the player's hand who activated this card.

●The confirmed card Attack Position, ignoring the Summoning conditions.

[Seto Kaiba cards: 3 → 2]

Upon hearing this, Atem's pupils contracted sharply. "What?!"

Jonouchi asked with a puzzled look, "That's strange, does Atem's deck have any monsters that Kaiba needs?"

Thinking of something, the Yugi softly replied, "The God Cards..."

Upon hearing this word, everyone immediately realized what it meant.

"Yes!"

Isis: "If I'm not mistaken, the card Seto Kaiba wants is Obelisk, the God of Destruction, which is the God Cards he's most familiar with."

Kaiba's choice was as expected.

"Because of the effect of [Magical Mallet], I can activate the card [Vassal of the Divine] without paying the cost of life points."

"And based on its effect, I naturally declare the name of God, making Him my servant."

Atem, who had also realized what was happening, broke out in a cold sweat.

"That's right, then let's turn to the God Cards that's been dormant in your deck, [Obelisk the Tormentor]!"

"Alright, give me the gods from your deck..."

With that, the President walked towards King.

The latter had no choice but to step forward.

"Hmph~"

Kaiba watched smugly as King removed his deck and pulled out the Obelisk the Tormentor from the bottom.

"It was hidden quite low down, so anyway, this card is mine."

He casually took the card.

After returning to his original position, the President continued, "Heh, the Obelisk that you've kept for so long is finally back in my hands. Let me use the gods to defeat you."

Atem stared intently at his opponent, his expression turning uneasy.

Kaiba raised the card in his hand and shouted, "I offer up the three monsters on the field as tributes! Obelisk, the God of Destruction, become my absolute god and descend upon my field!"

"With your earth-shaking power, bring me the wine of victory!"

"[Obelisk the Tormentor] Summon!"

As the card was placed on the Duel Disk, his three monsters vanished from the field, a colossal blue shadow ripped through the earth, and a giant god, as large as a mountain, stood behind him.

[Obelisk the Tormentor: Attack Power 4000]

After the god descended, Kaiba laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, the god is unaffected by Trap Card, and the effects of monsters and spells only last for one turn!"

That's right, the God Cards that King possesses is exactly the effect from the anime version.

The President had guessed this, which is why he dared to seize the Obelisk the Tormentor.