Chapter 77

[Rafael's hand cards: 1→3]

Looking at his hand, Rafael glanced at the Yugi and said, "I'm a little disappointed. I thought you really dared to face your own darkness and use [Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians]."

Yugi shook his head and replied, "While it is indeed a powerful card, it doesn't play a decisive role in the outcome of a duel, so it's not worth the high price I have to pay to use it."

"Ha, so confident you can get away with this without using that card? How arrogant..."

Rafael smiled and continued, "Then pay the price for your arrogance!"

At this moment, his entire body was enveloped in energy, radiating a powerful aura.

"Equip Spell, [Goddess's Holy Sword - Eagle Spirit]!" he said, inserting a card into the Duel Disk.

Clang--!

Then a long sword fell from the sky and stuck in the ground.

Rafael then raised another card high in his hand, "Appear, [Guardian Aetos]!"

An angel wearing a falcon headdress descended from the sky, her enormous white wings unfurling behind her, and she arrived on the field with goddess-like holy light.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500]

[Rafael's hand cards: 3 → 2]

"How... what incredible power and spirit this is!"

King was stunned by the angel before him.

The Yugi player murmured, "[Guardian Ethos]... I'm afraid she's Rafael's ace monster."

Then, Rafael said, "Next is the effect of [Support Guardian], which transfers [Goddess's Holy Sword - Eagle Spirit] from myself to [Guardian Aetos], increasing attack power by 300 points."

Aetos pulled the sword from the ground with a little force.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2500 → 2800]

"Then I activate the special effect of [Guardian Aetos], Sacred Sword Soul!"

As soon as Rafael finished speaking, Etos released a wave of energy, and Yugi's left hand, which was adorned with the Duel Disk, was raised high uncontrollably.

"What's wrong? My body is moving on its own..."

At this moment, Rafael continued, "[Guardian Ethos]'s special effect is to banish all monsters from the opponent's graveyard and absorb their attack power at the cost of [Goddess's Holy Sword - Eagle Spirit]."

"What!?"

The Yugi suddenly felt the Duel Disk acting out of control, releasing card after card in succession, which were then converted into energy and absorbed by Ethos's raised holy sword.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 2800 → 6300]

"Attack power of 6300 points... comparable to the power of a god!"

Upon seeing this, King's pupils contracted.

The Yugi developers were quite surprised; the difference in power between this effect and the actual card was enormous.

"And since the Kuriboh brothers were eliminated, [Babylon Kuriboh]'s attack power has returned to normal."

[Babylon Kuriboh: Attack power 3000 → 1500]

"Regret it now, Yugi Muto. If you hadn't summoned [Babylon Kuriboh], I might not have been able to defeat you so easily."

Rafael swept his arm and shouted, "[Guardian Aetos] Attack!"

Aetos raised the Holy Sword, a sword that had absorbed a vast amount of soul power, a single strike enough to decide the outcome of the duel.

However, at that very moment, the Yugi swung his arm and shouted, "I'm activating the effect of the Continuous Trap [Seal of the Light Spirit Sword] in my graveyard!"

"By banishing this card from the Graveyard, your opponent's monsters cannot attack directly this turn."

At that moment, several lightsabers blocked the way in front of the Yugi.

Rafael sneered, "It's useless. I'll just choose to attack your monster."

"Go forth, [Guardian Aetos], the Forbidden Truth!"

Aetos swung his holy sword down.

Boom--!

She fired a beam of light.

Seeing the oncoming attack, Yugi pressed the button again and shouted, "Then I'll activate the Trap Card [Desperate Measures]!"

This can only be activated during your opponent's turn. During this turn, all attacks from your opponent's monsters become direct attacks against you.

"Large sacs!?"

Ding ding ding--!

Before Rafael could react, the lightsabers blocked Babylon Kuriboh, separating the attack.

Bang--!

The lightsaber then transformed into a shield, blocking the attack.

"Damn it, is this chain of two Trap Card preventing me from launching an effective attack this turn!?"

Rafael said in frustration, "He just wasted such a good opportunity."

The Yugi chuckled and added, "[Guardian Aetos]'s attack power can only last for one turn."

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 6300 → 2500]

"Then it was my turn."

The Yugi abruptly ended Rafael's turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→2]

After placing the card in his left hand, he nodded and looked down at his feet, where the coffin that had disappeared earlier had reappeared.

The Yugi continues, "After two rounds of [Time Capsule] destruction, add the previously banished cards to your hand."

Bang!

The coffin shattered instantly, revealing the card sealed inside.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

After placing the card in his left hand, he picked up the card he had drawn that turn.

"Then I will offer the [Babylon Kuriboh] as a sacrifice to summon the [Dark Magician Girl]!"

Babylon Kuriboh immediately disappeared from the field, and the Dark Magician Girl was projected out in the process.

[Dark Magician Girl: Attack Power 2000]

"Ha!"

The girl stared intently ahead.

"Next comes the card I'll get through the [Time Capsule]..."

With that, Yugi inserted the card into the Duel Disk.

"I activate the Spell Card [Eye of Timaeus] from my hand!"

You can target 1 [Dark Magic] monster you control; send that monster to the Graveyard as Polymerization Material, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster with that card's name listed as Polymerization Material from your Extra Deck.

"What?! They only used one monster for Fusion Summon?!"

Roar--!

Then, with a roar, a giant, dark green dragon appeared on the Yugi field.

"It's up to you now, Timaeus, the Dark Magician Girl!"

"Um!"

The Dark Magician Girl responded and flew onto Timaeus's head.

Timaeus then transformed into two orbs of energy, one of which covered the girl's body, and then the two orbs of energy released a bright light.

"Appear, [Grand Magus - Dark Magician and Apprentice]!"

After the light faded, the black magician master and apprentice, now dressed in special costumes, appeared.

[Super Archmage - Dark Magician and Apprentice: Attack Power 2800]

"Is this the power of the Legendary Dragon...? But a monster with only 2800 attack power can't defeat me."

Rafael isn't panicking yet.

However, the Yugi suddenly smirked, "Solvador Kana!"

"Oh?"

Rafael raised an eyebrow.

At this moment, Yugi takes a card from the graveyard and says, "I activate the effect of the Trap Card [Skill Inheritance] from the graveyard."

You can banish this card from your Yugi, and 1 face-up monster you control gains 800 ATK until the End Phase of this turn.

[Super Archmage - Dark Magician and Apprentice: Attack Power 2800 → 3600]

Rafael narrowed his eyes. "Attack power of 3600 points... While it can inflict a lot of damage on me, it's still not enough."

The Yugi shrugged, then pointed at the Dark Magician and his apprentice, saying, "Is that so? How about this one then?"

"Due to the activation of Trap Card's effect, the special ability of [Super Magister - Dark Magician and Apprentice] has been triggered, and I draw one card from my deck."

He grabbed a card from the top of his deck and inserted it into the Duel Disk without even looking at it.

"And activate this card directly, the Spell Card [Diffusion Wave]!"

"It's actually [Diffusion Wave]!?"

Rafael's pupils trembled.

"I pay 1000 life points to allow [Grand Magus - Dark Magician and Apprentice] to attack all monsters once this turn."

[Yugi Muto: LP2400→1400]

"Although the [Grand Magus - Dark Magician and Apprentice]'s attack power cannot destroy [Guardian Grall], attacking [Guardian Aetos] and [Guardian Hill] will suffice."

"The excess just adds up to 3000 damage. To be able to calculate to this extent, AIBO truly lives up to its name."

King couldn't help but nod in admiration.

"That's incredibly strong..."

Rafael was powerless to change the situation and could only manage a wry smile.

"It's over! [Grand Magus - Dark Magician and Apprentice] attacked [Guardian Aetos] and [Guardian Hill]!"

As the Yugi's sound faded, the Dark Magician and his apprentice each summoned a magic bullet.

""Drink--!!""

The master and apprentice each fired a magic bullet in a different direction.

Bang bang--!!

The two explosions rang out almost simultaneously.

"Ughhhhhh--!!"

Rafael was instantly blown away by the impact and then collapsed to the ground.

[Rafael: LP3000→0]

"Uh, I lost..."

Rafael struggled to his feet.

"However, since you did not activate [the Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians], my soul was not sealed."

"However, I admit, you are stronger than I imagined."

"But I won't give up. Next time I'll fight with everything I have to defeat you, even if it means using [Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians]!"

At that moment, a helicopter rose up behind him and dropped a ladder.