Chapter 305

The Illusion Demon Emperor and the Winged Dragon of Ra roared at each other as if they had encountered their natural enemies. Their majestic divine power and overwhelming demonic power clashed, causing the earth to tremble even more violently.

"And what is that?"

"What a terrifying monster!"

"..."

The ordinary students watching from a distance had never seen such a grand scene before, and they were all terrified by the two terrifying gods and demons.

Franz was now facing the Demon Emperor directly, felt a chill run down his spine. "How could this be!? That monster's attack power reached 4000 points, and its aura was in no way inferior to the Egyptian God Cards...!"

"This isn't a monster! It's a phantom demon!"

"Phantom?"

Judai clenched his fist and chuckled, "That's right. Like the Egyptian God Cards, this card is unaffected by Trap Card effects and is also unaffected by Spell Card effects that are not activated this turn."

"And because of the [God Binding Tomb] effect, the Illusion Demon cannot be the target of the effect, nor will it be destroyed by the effect."

Pegasus behind him exclaimed in realization, "So that's it! If it's not affected by the effect, even the Divine Phoenix's power can't defeat Judai Boy's Phantom Demon!"

Franz had essentially shot himself in the foot, so his expression became increasingly contorted, showing his extreme agitation.

At that moment, Judai immediately launched an attack without hesitation, "Take this! [Raphiel, Soul of the Wicked God] attacks [The Winged Dragon of Ra], Heavenly Crushing Fist!"

Upon receiving the command, the Demon Emperor thrust forward with his giant claw, slamming it down on the bound Sun God in the sky in the blink of an eye.

Boom--!!

The Sun God, under attack, was instantly blasted to pieces, temporarily freeing itself from the constraints of the field.

"Well...!"

[Franz: LP4000→3300]

That wasn't the end of it. As the Winged Dragon of Ra departed, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck Franz from the sky.

"Ughh..."

[Franz: LP3300→2300]

"Mr. Franz took 1000 points of damage? Why?"

Hearing Pegasus's question, Franz clicked his tongue inwardly, then explained, "Another effect of the Field Spell [God Binding Tomb] is that when a Level 10 or higher monster destroys a monster in battle and sends it to the Graveyard, the controller of the destroyed monster takes 1000 damage."

Judai nodded, picking up where the other left off, "My card can also use this effect, so I guess I only have myself to blame."

With nothing more to do, the Judai simply announced the end of the turn, and control returned to Franz.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Franz's hand cards: 1→2]

Franz glanced at his hand, then pointed to the face-down card at his feet and shouted, "Open the face-down card! Trap Card [Side Effect??]!"

Your opponent draws 1 to 3 cards from their deck. After that, you recover this effect and increase the number of cards your opponent drew by 2000 Life Points.

"A card that restores health... then I'll draw one card from my deck."

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]

Franz wasn't surprised at all by Judai's choice. "Tsk, then according to the [Side Effect??], my health points will recover by 2000."

[Franz: LP2300→4300]

"This time it's my turn to burn your monster to ashes, brat!"

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Franz then threw out the cards he had drawn that turn, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand, and draw two cards from my deck."

After glancing at his two cards, he revealed one without hesitation. "Quick-Play Spell [Mystical Space Typhoon] activated, destroy your [Super Flame Wave]!"

As the card's effect took effect, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept across the field, and the Trap Card next to Judai was instantly torn to pieces with a bang.

"That way you can no longer revive that Phantom Demon!"

Franz said, putting down the card he had drawn, then picking up another card from his hand and playing it. "Next, I'll activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn]!"

"Awaken, [The Winged Dragon of Ra]!"

Boom--!!

Raging flames shot into the sky, and the golden dragon, which blotted out the sun, descended once more, hovering above Franz's head, and was once again bound by the God Binding Tomb.

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: Attack Power 0]

[Franz's hand cards: 2→1]

"At this moment, the special effect of [Raphiel, Soul of the Wicked God] activates: When a monster appears on your opponent's field, Special Summon that number of [Phantasm Token] to your field!"

A smaller version of the phantom demon appeared in front of Judai.

[Phantasm Token: Defense 1000]

"Hmph! No matter what you've done, your Illusionary Demon will never be able to defeat my Sun God this time!"

Franz's face was contorted with bulging veins as he grinned and shouted, "I'm activating the Sun God's special ability! I'll reduce my life points to a mere 1, converting them into the Sun God's attack power!"

Perhaps because it was a copy card, Franz activated the effect without chanting a spell, and his body rose into the air, arriving above the head of the Winged Dragon of Ra of Ra.

His lower body had sunk into His head, and he had finally become one with Him!

[Franz: LP4300→1]

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: Attack Power 0 → 4299]

"In this instant, I became the strongest god! Before me, everything is powerless!"

Franz's face grew increasingly ferocious and distorted as he chuckled, "[The Winged Dragon of Ra]'s attack, God Blaze Cannon!"

The dragon opened its mouth, and holy flames shot out once more, hurtling towards the Demon Emperor.

Boom--!!!

'Roar--!!'

In an instant, Rabiel was burned to ashes with a roar, and then the flames carrying the power of the God Binding Tomb scorched Judai's body.

"Ughhh--!!"

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→2701]

As expected of Egyptian God Cards, it inflicted considerable damage on Judai. Fortunately, he recovered quickly. "That attack was truly effective, but a god resurrected through [Monster Reborn] can only last one turn. Your life points are down to 1. If I attack with a monster next turn, I win!"

"Would you be allowed to do that?!"

Franz revealed his last Spell Card and shouted, "I activate Quick-Play Spell from my hand, [De-Fusion]!"

[Franz's hand cards: 1→0]

Rumble!!

His body instantly transformed into a beam of light and descended back to the ground, while the powerless Sun God also fell to the ground, collapsing helplessly.

[The Winged Dragon of Ra: Attack Power 4299 → 0]

[Franz: LP1→4300]

"See that, President Pegasus? My talents can even be manipulated by gods at will; I have obtained power surpassing that of gods!"

Hearing Franz's words, Pegasus shook his head, "Mr. Franz, No..."

"Damn it, they just don't approve of the cards I made, no matter what?" Franz gritted his teeth, his fingers digging into the flesh of his palms, his face becoming increasingly contorted.

"What a hopeless man!" These were the words of Judai.

"What could a brat like you possibly know?!" Franz said fiercely.

Judai shook his head and replied, "Mr. Pegasus has already told me about your situation. Isn't it because your design proposals were repeatedly rejected that you're dissatisfied and want to prove yourself?"

"However, you shouldn't have resorted to such a despicable method as theft; that card doesn't belong to you!"

Upon hearing Judai's words, Franz's face turned purplish-red with shame and indignation. He shouted angrily, "Shut up! Only God can highlight my talent!"

"Your talent refers to creating a card that can be paired with the gods?"

"That's right, so what?"

"You really have no talent."

"What did you say?!"

Judai couldn't help but chuckle. "Tell me, besides the Wicked God Three Phantom Gods, how many monster cards can that [God Binding Tomb] synergize with?"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Franz unconsciously loosened his grip, and his face gradually changed from purplish-red to deathly pale. Judai's words completely shattered his psychological defenses.

In this era, monster cards of level 10 or higher are extremely rare and difficult to summon, such as [Guardian of the Gate], [Water Dragon - Cluster], [Armed Dragon LV10], etc. Not only are they precious and rare, but their summoning conditions are also extremely demanding. [God Binding Tomb] is often a useless card that clogs your hand, and may even help your opponent.

In comparison, the summoning conditions for the Three Phantom Gods or the Wicked God cards are slightly more lenient; however, these cards are basically unique!

This also means that, in this era, Franz's design for [God Binding Tomb] was practically meaningless and had extremely low value for distribution.

"Admit it, you have no talent whatsoever. You've been blinded by power and vanity. It's time to wake up!"

"Shut up! I don't believe that kind of thing!"

Franz was being ridiculed to the point of questioning his existence, but he remained stubborn.

"Then let the duel continue. During your end phase, the [The Winged Dragon of Ra] that was resurrected this turn is sent back to sleep in the graveyard."

Judai forcibly ended the opponent's turn, and as the turn ended, the Winged Dragon of Ra completely broke free of its chains and disappeared from the field as the mist dissipated.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]

Judai glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, tossed it out. "I activate the Spell Card [Enforcer of the Crimson Shadow] from my hand, transferring control of one of my monsters to my opponent this turn."

"The card I'm giving you is the [Chaos Core]!"

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]

In the blink of an eye, the Chaos Core on the field of the Judai floated to Franz's front.

Franz stared at the back of the Chaos Core and suddenly had a bad feeling. "W-what are you going to do...?"

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"I'll finish you off this round..."

Judai he spoke, Judai drew a card from his hand and placed it on the Duel Disk.

"I offer up the [Phantasm Token] on the field as a sacrifice to summon [The Puppeteer of Death] in Attack Position!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the small-sized phantom disappeared from the field in a burst of light, and then a humanoid demon dressed in a clown costume, manipulating threads with both hands, appeared.

[Puppeteer of Death: Attack Power 0]

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4 → 3]

"Another weak monster with zero attack power...?!"

Hearing Franz's uninformed words, Judai felt a little sorry for him. "You really don't understand dueling. No wonder Mr. Pegasus is not satisfied with your card designs."

"What's the meaning?"

"Many monsters with zero attack power are monsters, especially those high-level monsters!"

Judai then pointed at the demon in front of him and shouted, "[Puppeteer of Death] special effect activated!"

"When this card is successfully Summoned by Tribute, pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon 2 Fiend-type monsters from your Graveyard."

[Yusei Fudo: LP2701→701]

Seeing Judai's HP plummeting, Franz gasped, "Hiss! He's losing so much HP in one go!?"

"But isn't it worth it?"

Judai, his expression unchanged, sneered, "Based on this effect..."

"Awaken, [Gunslinger], [Raphiel, Soul of the Wicked God]!"