Now that he no longer had the most important head, however, he simply could not assemble all five pieces of Seal of the Orichalcos for a special victory.
But Treasure Panda's monster-pulling effect could still be used normally, so Yugi took a card from the Graveyard and said, "I banish the Spell Card [Hand Destruction] from my Graveyard to Special Summon the Level 1 Normal Monster [Right Arm of the Forbidden One] from my Deck."
In a flash of light, a gigantic yellow right hand was projected onto Yugi's field.
[Right Arm of the Forbidden One: DEF 300]
Watching this, Seto Kaiba folded his arms and said, "Hmph! Are you out of options? Since you don't have any monsters that can defeat mine, are you trying to reinforce your defenses?"
"How naïve, Yugi! My [Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon] possesses the special ability to attack monsters twice. I can tear apart that pitiful shield of yours in an instant!"
Hearing that, Yugi smiled. "You're the naïve one, Kaiba. Who said I was strengthening my defenses...?"
"What!?"
The President lowered his arms and frowned.
At that moment, Yugi inserted another card from his hand into the Duel Disk. "Before using that card, I'll first send [Right Arm of the Forbidden One] on my field to the Graveyard and activate the Spell Card [Cost of the Skeleton Horse] from my hand."
You can only activate this card by sending 1 face-up monster you control that is not an Effect Monster to the Graveyard. Draw 2 cards.
The hand that had just appeared on the field vanished in an instant.
"Draw!!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 2→3]
After glancing at the two cards he had drawn, Yugi ignored them and inserted the card he had drawn at the start of this turn into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Card [Magical Fusion] from my hand."
Banish Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Spellcaster Fusion Monster Card from your field or Graveyard, then Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.
[Yugi Muto's hand: 3→2]
"A Spell Card that can Fusion Summon from the Graveyard!?"
The President's brow furrowed even more tightly. He had no idea what Yugi was about to summon.
Yugi then took four cards from his Graveyard. "I banish [Left Arm of the Forbidden One], [Right Arm of the Forbidden One], [Left Leg of the Forbidden One], [Right Leg of the Forbidden One] from my Graveyard, along with [Ultimate Seal God Exodius] on my field—a total of five Spellcaster monsters—as Fusion Materials."
Seto Kaiba's pupils contracted. "You're actually using five monsters for a Fusion? What kind of Fusion Monster requires that many materials?"
While he was still wondering, a gate engraved with magic circles appeared on Yugi's field.
"Descend—the greatest magician who stands atop legend and reaches the realm of the gods!"
As Yugi's words fell, a magician clad in blue robes emerged from the gate to another world.
"Fusion Summon, [Five Array Magician]!"
[Five Array Magician: ATK 4500]
Seto Kaiba unconsciously muttered, "So this is the highest-ranking magician, possessing attack power equal to [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], power that surpasses even the gods..."
But that did not mean the President was afraid. On the contrary, it ignited his fighting spirit.
"Heh heh heh... Hahahaha! Ahahahaha! Hahahahaha..."
"I'm excited! Every inch of my body is trembling with excitement!"
"Only when I duel you do I feel this way! Only a battle brimming with intellect and will, pushed to the very limits, can make my blood boil!"
"Come on, attack to your heart's content! No matter how powerful your monster is, I'll take it head-on!"
Since he had said that, Yugi did not hold back. "Then take this, Kaiba! I activate [Five Array Magician]'s special ability!"
You can only activate this effect if this card was Fusion Summoned using 5 different types of Spellcaster monsters as material. Destroy all cards on your opponent's field.
Five Array Magician swung its magic circle, and five magic circles appeared behind it at once. Countless magic bullets were summoned from within them and fired forward together.
Seto Kaiba was instantly startled. "Destroy every card on my field!? A terrifying ability that even gods cannot escape..."
"But I am still superior!"
As he spoke, he hurriedly pressed a button and flipped over the card he had set last turn. "Witness the invincible might of [Blue-Eyes]! I activate the Trap Card [Tough! Invincible! Strongest!]!"
You can only activate this card by targeting 1 [Blue-Eyes] monster you control. This turn, that face-up monster is unaffected by the effects of cards other than itself, cannot be destroyed by battle, and any monster that battles it is destroyed at the end of the Damage Step.
Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon opened both of its mouths and inhaled the magic bullets, swallowing every last one and completely erasing their destructive power.
Seeing this, the King frowned. "Kaiba really is troublesome, AIBO."
Yugi nodded. "Yeah..."
But he still did not seem concerned. He then turned the Monster Card on his Duel Disk. "I change [Dark End Dragon] to Defense Position."
[Dark End Dragon: DEF 1200]
He inserted another card from his hand into the Duel Disk.
"Finally, I set one card. My turn ends."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 2→1]
"Hmph! Just as I thought, Yugi, you truly have no way to deal with the invincible [Blue-Eyes]..."
Seto Kaiba was not surprised in the least. After all, once Twin Burst Dragon gained complete effect immunity and battle immunity, there was virtually no way to deal with it aside from tribute effects and effects that targeted the player.
Stirring up the Grass to Catch the Snake
"My turn, draw!"
[Seto Kaiba's hand: 1→2]
Looking at the card he had drawn, Seto Kaiba's lips curled upward. "Yu↑gi↓, at this point, both of us are running low on cards in our hands, aren't we?"
The moment he heard that line, Yugi's DNA stirred. "Hm!? Could it be..."
That tone made it sound as though Kaiba had drawn some miracle card, which meant Yugi was about to gain five cards for free.
Of course, he also had to be wary of the President's next attack.
The President had already inserted the card into his Duel Disk. "Then I shall take the lead. I activate the Spell Card [Card of Demise] from my hand!"
"Draw from my Deck until I have five cards in my hand. Draw!!"
The President grabbed four cards from his Deck in one sweep.
[Seto Kaiba's hand: 2→5]
Yugi was dumbfounded for a moment. "Huh!?"
Yugi: You're the only one who gets to draw cards, so what was the point of saying that line?
He had thought he would get to draw cards too. What a waste of excitement.
Of course, Yugi had not lost his composure yet. He still had one trap waiting for the President to step on.
Sure enough, if Kaiba stepped into it, Yugi's chance to turn things around would come.
Seto Kaiba first glanced over his hand, then pinched one of the cards between his fingers and said with a smile, "Yu↑gi↓! You still have one set card on your field. I know that card must be a Trap Card. With your personality, you would never set a card that was of little use. Am I right?"
Yugi nodded unconsciously.
The President's expression grew even more confident. "Just as I expected. That is why I prepared a countermeasure for that card long ago."
As he spoke, he inserted the card into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Card [Memory Swing] from my hand."
You can only activate this card by targeting 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard. Special Summon that monster. Destroy that monster Special Summoned by this effect during the End Phase of this turn.
[Seto Kaiba's hand: 5→4]
"I treat [White Spirit Dragon] in my Graveyard as a Normal Monster. Therefore, revive—[White Spirit Dragon]!"
Projected by the device, a pure white giant dragon appeared on the President's field.
[White Spirit Dragon: ATK 2500]
"And at this moment, [White Spirit Dragon]'s special ability activates!"
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; banish that card.
White Spirit Dragon flapped its wings, sending several wind blades that sliced Yugi's set card to pieces.
When Seto Kaiba saw that Yugi had not activated the set card, he was overjoyed. "Hahahaha! Without that set card, you can no longer stop my attack, Yu↑gi↓!"
But Yugi's lips suddenly curled upward. "Heh, you fell for it, Kaiba."
"What!?"
The President's smile froze. Then, upon seeing what was before him, his pupils suddenly shrank.
The shattered set card appeared again, then flipped over to reveal its artwork.
Yugi continued, "The effect of the Trap Card [Stirring up the Grass to Catch the Snake], which you banished, activates."
You can only activate this card if this Set card leaves the field due to your opponent's effect and is sent to the Graveyard or banished. Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck or Extra Deck.
"From the Deck... Don't tell me!?"
Seto Kaiba was immediately shocked.
"That's exactly what you think! The monster I'm Special Summoning is [The Winged Dragon of Ra]!"
"Oh no!!"
At some point, Yugi's gaze had turned sharp. The King had once again been dragged out by Yugi to serve as a tool for summoning a god card.
King: ...
He felt somewhat helpless, but still went along with the arrangement.
The King did not remove his Deck to search through it. Instead, relying purely on instinct, he used his godly draw to pull a card from the Deck and hold it in his hand.
Then he began reciting the Ancient Incantation, awakening the power within the card.
"Summon [The Winged Dragon of Ra]!"
The air suddenly became scorching hot, and a phoenix formed entirely of flames appeared overhead.
[The Winged Dragon of Ra: DEF 0]
"A god... a phoenix..."
The President unconsciously took a step back.
The King ignored the President's reaction and continued, "I pay 1000 Life Points to activate Divine Phoenix's special ability. Destroy all monsters on my opponent's field. In addition, this card cannot be destroyed by battle this turn and is unaffected by any effects."
[Yugi Muto: LP 4000→3000]
The divine flames overflowing from the phoenix instantly incinerated the two White Dragons on the President's field to ashes.
"Damn it! Was all of this within your calculations?"
King: It wasn't me. It had nothing to do with me. He did all of it. (Referring to Yugi.)
The President truly had been too careless. Did he think that blowing away Yugi's set card meant he was safe?
That was far too naïve.
Because Yugi had guessed that the President had White Spirit Dragon, he had anticipated that Kaiba would use White Spirit Dragon to clear his back row. That was why Yugi had deliberately set a trap whose effect could only be activated after being blown away.
But how could the President have expected Yugi to be this devious? So he had foolishly stepped right into it.
King & President: Those who play tactics are filthy at heart.
Of course, the President quickly regained his composure and continued his plays.
He inserted another card from his hand into the Duel Disk and said, "Then, I discard the Level 8 monster [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my hand as the cost to activate the Spell Card [Cost of the Skeleton Horse]. I draw two cards from my Deck."
First, he would cycle through two cards.
"Draw!!"
After looking at the cards he had drawn, the President's expression finally relaxed slightly. "Hmph! It seems the goddess of victory will ultimately come to my side..."
He inserted one of them into his Duel Disk. "You are not the only one with a Spell Card that can Fusion Summon from the Graveyard. I activate the Spell Card [Dragon's Mirror]."
Banish Fusion Materials listed on a Dragon Fusion Monster Card from your field or Graveyard, then Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.
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