As he spoke, he pressed a button and flipped over one of his Set cards.
"Activate the Set Card [Compulsory Evacuation Device]. I can only activate it by discarding my entire hand. Add 1 Spell Card from my Deck to my hand."
[Dark Marik's hand: 1→0]
"Of course, the card I chose is [Monster Reborn]. I'll Set this card, then end my turn."
He decisively ended his turn.
It seemed he had originally intended to use [Monster Reborn] to revive a God Card for something, but Yugi's interference had forced him to abandon that plan.
Thoughts on Going Premium
Hello, gentlemen. After several months of muddling along since this book, <The Protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Might Be the Same Person>, began, it was finally going premium.
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The previous one performed terribly...
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The Three Gods
"My turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 2→3]
"This card is..."
Seeing the card he had drawn this time, Yugi's spirit lifted.
"You take over, Other Me. Only you can control this card."
"Fine..."
It was time for the King to step in.
The Millennium Puzzle on Yugi's chest emitted a golden glow, and Yugi's gaze instantly sharpened.
Dark Marik: WTF, referee, the other side is cheating!
They had switched players in the middle of the duel, leaving Dark Marik completely numb.
That was just too damn amazing!
The King first put away the card he had just drawn, then inserted another card from his hand into the Duel Disk.
"I activate the Spell Card [Three White Skeleton Zone] from my hand."
This card could only be activated by targeting 3 Normal Monsters of Level 2 or lower in his Graveyard. Special Summon those monsters.
[Yugi Muto's hand: 3→2]
"Special Summoning three Normal Monsters? Could it be..."
Hearing that three monsters would be summoned at once, President Kaiba's breathing immediately grew rapid. He stared at the King's hand with burning eyes. He knew the first god was about to appear.
Dark Marik naturally realized it as well.
Before long, the King had taken three cards from the Graveyard.
"I Special Summon [Left Arm of the Forbidden One], [Right Arm of the Forbidden One], and [Left Leg of the Forbidden One] from my Graveyard."
[Left Arm of the Forbidden One: DEF 300] [Right Arm of the Forbidden One: DEF 300] [Left Leg of the Forbidden One: DEF 300] [Summoned God Exodia: ATK 5000→2000]
Although the Summoned God clearly had all its limbs, seeing two arms and a leg appear beside it still felt rather eerie. But that wasn't important—they were about to be sacrificed anyway.
"Here I come, Marik!"
The King raised a red card high.
"I offer [Left Arm of the Forbidden One], [Right Arm of the Forbidden One], and [Left Leg of the Forbidden One] as tributes to summon [Slifer the Sky Dragon]!"
The three body parts vanished from before the King in an instant. Then, amid thunderous roars, a crimson divine dragon slowly descended from the clouds.
With a howl, the two-mouthed divine dragon descended behind the King.
[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 1000] [Summoned God Exodia: ATK 2000→5000] [Yugi Muto's hand: 2→1]
"Huh!? Its attack is only 1000!? How could it be that weak?"
Jonouchi wore a dumbfounded expression.
"Hmph! You worthless fool, shut up!"
"What did you say!? You bastard, Kaiba?"
President Kaiba ignored Jonouchi's racket and continued, "The attack power of [Slifer the Sky Dragon] is determined by the number of cards in its controller's hand. Every card increases its attack by 1000 points."
At that moment, "Rishid" walked over and added, "And more importantly, [Slifer the Sky Dragon] has an ability that lowers a monster's attack or defense by 2000 points when it comes onto the field. If those values drop to zero, that monster is destroyed."
In other words, unless Dark Marik summoned a monster with at least 3000 attack, he had no way of destroying Slifer the Sky Dragon.
"I see! Yugi summoned [Slifer the Sky Dragon] to deal with [Monster Reborn]..."
Only then did Jonouchi come to a sudden realization.
Of course, Yugi's preparations did not end there.
At that moment, the King pressed a button and flipped over the other card Yugi had Set earlier.
"I activate the Trap Card [Reinforcements]."
This card could only be activated when there were 5 or more Monster Cards in his Graveyard. He could add up to 3 non-Effect Monster Cards with 1500 or less attack from his Graveyard to his hand.
"I add [Left Arm of the Forbidden One], [Right Arm of the Forbidden One], and [Left Leg of the Forbidden One] from my Graveyard to my hand."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→4] [Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 1000→4000] [Summoned God Exodia: ATK 5000→2000]
"I see. So Yugi had long prepared cards to raise his god's attack as well... All right, faced with two powerful gods, what will you do, Marik?"
President Kaiba folded his arms in anticipation.
After raising its attack, the King launched his assault.
"Here I come! I attack you directly with [Slifer the Sky Dragon]—Electric Shock!"
Energy crackling with lightning began gathering in Slifer's massive mouth. This strike was enough to wipe out all of Dark Marik's Life Points.
"Hehehehe..."
Yet Dark Marik began laughing at that moment.
"I'll show you the hidden ability of [The Winged Dragon of Ra], one even my original self doesn't know about! Activate the Set Spell Card [Monster Reborn]! [The Winged Dragon of Ra] that slumbers in the Graveyard, revive in the form of a phoenix!"
"Come, [The Winged Dragon of Ra]! Rise from the Graveyard, spread your wings through the sky, and transform into an immortal phoenix engulfed in flames!"
A giant bird whose entire body seemed to be made of fire descended behind Dark Marik, creating a standoff between the three gods.
[The Winged Dragon of Ra: DEF 0]
Slifer's attack then shot forth, but the divine bird's wings transformed into a shield protecting Dark Marik and blocked the attack.
Then the electric blast followed, but naturally, it was equally useless.
"This turn, the god has gained immortality. No attack or effect can harm it! Hahahahaha..."
Dark Marik laughed wildly.
"What!?"
The King's eyes widened. At this rate, there was no way to defeat Dark Marik this turn.
"All right, now it's time for my counterattack."
Dark Marik crossed his arms and began chanting softly.
"I activate the special ability of the Divine Phoenix. By paying 1000 Life Points, I can burn every monster on the field to ashes."
[Dark Marik: LP 4000→3000]
The divine bird's flames swallowed the two gods.
""Aaaahhh—!!""
The spirits of both the King and Yugi suffered a tangible blow at the same time.
"""Yugi—!!"""
Their companions could not help but worry.
Soon, when the flames vanished, Slifer the Sky Dragon had disappeared from the field.
Meanwhile, because the Summoned God possessed complete resistance, it remained on the field completely unharmed.
At the same time, the damage suffered by the King and Yugi had been shared between them, so they did not appear seriously hurt. Their companions finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was just a pity that Slifer had not even survived a single chapter.
Next, it was Yugi's turn to return to the field.
The Sun God's Special Ability
"Oh!? You switched back again?"
Dark Marik noticed that the person across from him had returned to that gentle gaze.
The other side was openly using a righteous two-against-one strategy. Even if he pointed it out, no one else would believe him, which annoyed him somewhat.
"Forget it, do whatever you want. No matter how you change, you can't defeat my god."
Protected by the Sun God, Dark Marik had become somewhat arrogant now. He did not fear his opponents at all.
Of course, that attitude would not last much longer.
At that moment, Yugi inserted the unknown card from his hand into the Duel Disk.
"I activate the Spell Card [Card Destruction]. I discard all three [Exodia] cards, then draw three new cards from my Deck."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 4→3] [Summoned God Exodia: ATK 2000→5000]
"Then I Set three cards..."
The moment Yugi returned to the field, he went back to his heavy Trap-based style.
[Yugi Muto's hand: 3→0]
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