Chapter 174
He gently shook his head, then drew three cards from his hand and inserted them into the Duel Disk in turn.
"I'll set two more cards face down, then it's end of my turn."
ba(◆′=]^*'",℃losequn:[Atum hand card: 5→3]
Kaiba coldly stated, "Since the god Special Summoned by the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] can only last for one turn, it will return to its graveyard during your End Phase."
"In contrast, Obelisk, resurrected through the Trap Card [Monster Reborn], will remain on my field."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Slifer the Sky Dragon turned into smoke and disappeared.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Seto Kaiba cards: 0→1]
After glancing at his hand, Kaiba inserted it into the Duel Disk without hesitation.
"I also activate [Pot of Greed] from my hand, drawing two cards from my deck."
[Seto Kaiba cards: 1→2]
After drawing the card, I casually inserted it into the Duel Disk.
"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."
[Seto Kaiba cards: 2 → 0]
Seeing the President end his turn so decisively, King couldn't help but frown.
"Since you're not attacking, then it's my turn to attack again."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Atem's hand: 3 → 4]
"The effect of the Continuous Trap [Eternal Soul] activates, Special Summoning [Dark Magician] from the Graveyard!"
A beam of light shot out from beneath Atem's feet, and Mahad appeared, standing guard beside the Pharaoh.
[Dark Magician: Defense 2100]
Then he pointed to a face-down card opposite him and said, "And because of the appearance of [Dark Magician], the effect of the Continuous Spell [Dark Magical Circle] is activated, banishing the face-down card you just set on the field. I choose to banish the card on the left."
As soon as he finished speaking, the designated face-down card was revealed—[De-Fusion].
Under Mahad's bombardment, the card was instantly blown to pieces.
King frowned slightly. "It was a fake trap..."
Therefore, it seems that the other card is the real trap for the Kaiba.
But it doesn't matter. Since there's a trap, it's better to fight with the gods.
So he pressed the button on the Duel Disk, "Open the face-down card, activate the Trap Card [Reviving Sky God]!"
"Resurrect Osiris from your own graveyard, then both players may draw cards up to six."
Seeing that Atem was about to revive the Slifer the Sky Dragon again, President Kaiba dared not be careless and quickly flipped open the cover card.
"Before you resurrect the god, I'll activate the Trap Card, [Union Attack]!"
You can activate this effect by targeting up to 3 of your own Machine-Type - Light Attribute Normal Monsters or Ally monster, excluding them. Special Summon those monsters.
"I will Special Summon the three Ally monster from this list: [A-Assault Core], [B- Destruction Dragon], and [C-Crusher Winged Dragon]."
The three mechanical monsters revived and returned to the President's field.
[A-Assault Core: Defense 200]
[B- Destruction Dragon: Defense 1800]
[C-Crushing Pteranodon: Defense 2000]
Seeing this, Atem calmly said, "Then, with the effect of [Reviving Sky God], Osiris in the graveyard is resurrected."
A crimson divine light descended like a curtain, and the crimson sky dragon returned to his side.
[Slifer the Sky Dragon: Attack Power? → 4000]
"And based on the subsequent effect of [Reviving Sky God], you and I will draw six cards from our decks..."
As he spoke, he and Kaiba together pulled out a stack of cards from their deck.
"Degeneration!!"
[Atem's hand: 4 → 6]
[Seto Kaiba cards: 0 → 6]
Atem then raised his left hand, revealing his hand, and said, "I now have six cards in my hand, therefore Osiris's attack power is increased to 6000 points."
[Slifer the Sky Dragon: Attack Power 4000 → 6000]
Jonouchi: "Hehe, this time that arrogant Kaiba is going to lose again..."
Upon hearing this, Yugi shook his head. "No, it's still early. Obelisk is hiding another special ability; it's impossible to defeat Kaiba this round."
Just then, the Kaiba waved its long arms and shouted, "I activate Obelisk's highest-level ability, Soul Energy MAX!"
"By offering up two monsters on your field, your attack power increases to infinity this turn."
The giant god stretched out his hands, grabbing the Assault Core in one hand and the Destruction Dragon Beast in the other, and then absorbed the two monsters as soul power.
[Obelisk the Tormentor: Attack Power 4000 → ∞]
"Unlimited attack power..."
"Such a thing actually happened?!"
The others were stunned by what they saw.
Kaiba continued, "And the effects of the two monsters offered up activate, adding [Z-Metal Track] from the Graveyard and [Y-Dragon Head] from the Deck to my hand."
[Seto Kaiba cards: 6 → 8]
Atem, however, didn't seem to care, chuckling, "You've got some skills, Kaiba. But Obelisk's attack power can only last one round; doing this is just prolonging your life."
Kaiba: "..."
He was well aware of this; as long as the Slifer the Sky Dragon was on the field, he couldn't summon lower-level monsters to provide tributes for the Obelisk the Tormentor, which was a bit of a problem.
King: "And even if I can't defeat Obelisk, I can still destroy your other monsters..."
As he spoke, he tapped on a face-down card at his feet.
"Open the face-down card, activate the Spell Card [Thousand Blades]!"
Chapter 248
Atem pointed at the purple mechanical dragon and said, "Using the effect of [Thousand Blades], destroy one of your opponent's monsters if [Dark Magician] is on the field."
"What I want to destroy is, of course, [C-Crushing Pteranodon]."
Numerous daggers appeared around Mahad and were then hurled at him.
Bang--!
The shattered pterosaur, pierced by numerous blades, instantly exploded.
That leaves President Kaiba with only Obelisk the Tormentor on the field.
"Finally, I'll set one more card face down, and the turn ends."
[Atem's hand: 6 → 5]
[Slifer the Sky Dragon: Attack Power 6000 → 5000]
"At the same time, Obelisk's effect ends, and attack power returns to normal."
[Obelisk the Tormentor: Attack Power ∞→4000]
"And since Osiris is resurrected due to the effect of Trap Card, he will not fall back into the graveyard."
Kaiba gritted his teeth. "Should we leave Osiris here to suppress Obelisk?"
"But..."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Seto Kaiba cards: 8→9]
After drawing his cards, he first took three cards from the graveyard. "First, banish the three Ally monster from the graveyard, then Special Summon the third [ABC-Dragon Destroyer]."
In a burst of light, the two-headed mechanical dragon was projected out again.
[ABC-Dragon Annihilator: Attack Power 3000]
Upon seeing the monster, Atem chuckled. "Hmph~, can you summon a third one...? But if you forget Osiris's special ability, I'll be in for a lot of trouble, Kaiba!"
"The moment you summon [ABC-Dragon Annihilator], its special ability activates."
"Go! Osiris's special ability, Thunder Bullets!"
The Sky Dragon opened its upper jaw, and a blue lightning bolt condensed within.
Seeing this, President Kaiba quickly grabbed a card from his hand and inserted it into the Duel Disk. "I won't let you succeed! I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Unauthorized Re-activation] from my hand!"
You can target 1 Machine-Type monster you control; equip that monster with 1 Machine-Type Ally monster from your hand or Deck. The Ally monster equipped by this effect cannot be Special Summoned this turn.
[Seto Kaiba cards: 9→8]
"Using this card's effect, I equip a second [A-Assault Core] to [ABC-Dragon Annihilator] from my deck."
"[A-Assault Core], as an Equip Card, has the effect of protecting the Equip Monster from the effects of other opponent's monsters."
Upon hearing this, Atem was immediately startled. "What did you say...?"
Before he could react, the Slifer the Sky Dragon blasted out a lightning bolt from its mouth.
Boom--!!
The power of thunder instantly engulfed the two-headed mechanical dragon.
However, when the power dissipated, ABC reappeared before them unharmed.
Seeing this, King remained calm and laughed, "What a brilliant move, Kaiba. Using the effect of [A-Assault Core] prevented the attack power of [ABC-Dragon Destroyer] from decreasing, giving it the power to destroy [Dragon Knight Dark Magician], and it can banish my [Eternal Soul] at any time."
"But don't forget, Osiris still has higher attack power right now. Even if you can remove the cards on my field, you still can't defeat me."
The Kaiba snorted coldly, "Hmph, no need for you to worry, I've already prepared a way to defeat Osiris..."
As he spoke, he revealed another Spell Card.
"I activate the Spell Card [The Forceful Sentry] from my hand."
Check your opponent's hand and select one card from it to return to your deck.
[Seto Kaiba cards: 8→7]
Atem's pupils suddenly contracted. "Nani?!"
He immediately felt a headache coming on. The problem wasn't that Osiris's attack power had been reduced by losing a card, but rather that he was afraid his opponent would know his hand.
However, according to the requirements of the desired effect, King must show it to the Kaiba.
He had no choice but to reveal all his cards.
--[Dark Sorcerer],[Ace Number],[The Trickster Elf Swordsman],[Electromagnetic Turtle],[Sphere Kuriboh].
"Put that annoying little fish [Sphere Kuriboh] back in my deck."
It was obvious that the biggest threat to the President was Kurishin Dragon, so he directly targeted it and put it back into the deck.
Atem could only sigh and obey the Kaiba's choice.
[Atem's hand: 5 → 4]
Kaiba continued, "Because Osiris has one less card in his hand, his attack power has dropped to 4000 points."
[Slifer the Sky Dragon: Attack power 5000 → 4000]
In this way, the two gods' fighting strength became the same again.
He immediately launched an attack, "Go! First, use [ABC-Dragon Annihilator] to attack [Dragon Knight Dark Magician]!"
ABC fired beams from the two cannons on their chests, aiming them at the dragon knight.
Boom--!!