The Wooden Golem's enormous shadow covered the entire desert. The Skull Priest barely reached its calves, and no matter how it hacked away with its blade, the damage amounted to little more than a tickle.
The Wooden Golem casually lifted a foot and kicked it more than ten meters away. The instant the Skull Priest raised its shield to block, the shield cracked like a brittle biscuit, and its entire skeleton was ground to powder.
The other monster, Dragon Slayer, instinctively stepped back, but there was nowhere to hide. It was crushed beneath the Wooden Golem's foot.
Shadi grunted and coughed up blood. The golden glow on his key faded completely-his defeat left him no room even to struggle.
"This is impossible!" Shadi clutched the key against his chest, his knuckles white. "The ultimate weapon of the magic ritual-a Fusion Monster-was defeated that easily?"
A profound helplessness welled up inside him. He had other monsters, but not one could defeat the enormous Wooden Golem.
"Damn it. If only I knew the God Cards' true names, I could still put up a fight."
"God Cards?" Tetsuhiro immediately perked up.
"Lord Shadi!" Rishid was about to step forward when Ishizu stopped him. She stared at the Wooden Golem, her voice trembling. "Don't be rash. He's far too powerful. Even if we joined the attack, it would be useless. We might only anger him instead."
Dark Marik, who had been standing nearby, suddenly burst into wild laughter. "So the man I've been wary of all this time was nothing but trash!
"Let me be your opponent. The true power of Egypt's thousand-year legacy is right here!"
A golden light erupted from his chest, breaking through the Byakugan's suppression. "Hahaha! You're not so tough after all."
He slammed the gold-bordered card onto the ground