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# Chapter 627: The "Whoever Uses It Loses" Barrier is Terrifying
When the Seal of Orichalcos was activated, Yugi personally confirmed that **Dark Magician of Chaos**' ATK increased by 500 points due to this Field Spell Card, thus breaking through Crystal Seal.
However, at the same time Crystal Seal was destroyed, **Dark Magician of Chaos** were also destroyed. What in the world was going on?!
Not only that, when Yugi lowered his head to look at his Hand, he was astonished to find that the The Eye of Timaeus card in his hand quickly turned gray, as if it had become an unfinished card that was abandoned halfway through printing!
"Heh hahaha, it seems it was a success."
Just as Yugi was puzzled by the changes on the Field, he heard Rafael's laughter and glared at him angrily: "Rafael! What did you do to my monsters this time!"
Looking at Yugi, who was currently enveloped in dark power and surrounded by the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, Rafael merely sneered: "What did I do? No, Nameless Pharaoh, I didn't do anything. Weren't you the one who activated that Seal of Orichalcos?"
"Nani?!"
Hearing Rafael's words, Yugi frowned, slowly realizing the problem. He opened the Field Zone on his Duel Disk and looked at the activated Seal of Orichalcos.
Previously, to avoid thinking about "activating the Seal of Orichalcos" as much as possible, Yugi had deliberately avoided looking at the card while it was in his Hand. Besides, he wasn't completely unaware of the general effect of the Seal of Orichalcos.
However, Yugi never expected that, in fact, just a few lines before the effect description of the Seal of Orichalcos, there was a line written like this—
"When this card is activated, all monsters Special Summoned from your Fusion Deck on your Field are destroyed!?"
Only then did Yugi remember something—it seemed that none of the cards used by the members of Organization Doma, including Rafael, Valon, Alister, and Grimo, actually included Fusion Monsters?
He had thought it was just a coincidence, but he didn't expect it was because of this effect of the ancient text Seal of Orichalcos!
"Lord Dartz's primary task for me was to eliminate the 'Legendary Dragon' cards you possess, Nameless Pharaoh." Rafael looked at the solemn-faced Yugi and said disdainfully, "The monster I am most apprehensive of is precisely the **Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon** that your Dark Magician can Summon in conjunction with The Eye of Timaeus. But judging by the commotion just now, the 'Legendary Dragon' has abandoned you, hasn't it?"
"Tsk, even so, my Duel isn't over yet!" Having been tricked because he hadn't seen the effect of the Seal of Orichalcos clearly, Yugi gritted his teeth and ordered, "When **Dark Magician of Chaos** are destroyed, I can Special Summon one Dark Magician and one Dark Magician Girl from my Hand, Deck, or Graveyard!"
"Special Summon Dark Magician Girl from my Graveyard, and then Special Summon a second Dark Magician from my Deck!"
As Yugi placed the two cards on his Duel Disk, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl appeared on his Field.
However, before the master and disciple could react after arriving on the Field, the mystical power of the Seal of Orichalcos climbed onto their bodies.
Although Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl both had reluctant expressions and tried to resist, this dark power was too immense. After penetrating their bodies, the Emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos appeared simultaneously on the foreheads of both Magicians.
[Dark Magician] [ATK 2500 → 3000]
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2000 → 2300 → 2800]
Noticing that the Dark Magician Yugi Special Summoned was not Special Summoned from the Graveyard, but from the Deck to increase Dark Magician Girl's ATK, Rafael raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
Even though two high-ATK monsters suddenly appeared on Yugi's Field, Rafael looked relaxed, not at all worried that his monsters would be destroyed.
Due to the dispelling of Crystal Seal, the Card Spirits of Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, which had been isolated from the cards before, had returned to the cards. The aura on the cards returned to normal due to the spirits' return, but Yugi currently could not feel the Heart of the Cards.
Under the guidance of the Seal of Orichalcos, which unearthed the inner darkness in people's hearts, Yugi's heart was now filled with the desire to defeat Rafael. Although he had the idea of activating the Seal of Orichalcos because his spirits were taken before, Yugi at this moment completely ignored the concerned gaze of Dark Magician Girl, who was looking back at him on his Field.
In his plan, **Dark Magician of Chaos** should have broken free from the Seal and used their high ATK to destroy the monsters on Rafael's Field to break through Magic of the Pure Graveyard. Although **Dark Magician of Chaos** were now destroyed, it didn't matter; having Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl was the same.
"Enter Battle Phase! I use Dark Magician Girl to Attack Guardian Ceal in Defense Position on your Field, Rafael!" Yugi ordered, waving his hand forward, "When your monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Magic of the Pure Graveyard will also be destroyed along with it. I haven't lost yet!"
"Dark Burning Attack!"
Empowered by the Seal of Orichalcos and the power of a Dark Magician in Yugi's Graveyard, Dark Magician Girl, whose ATK had increased to a full 2800 points, raised her wand and condensed a Magic Blast. Changing her usual close-combat Mage style, she flung the Magic Blast out, blasting towards Guardian Ceal in Defense Position on Rafael's Field.
But at this moment, Rafael suddenly took out a card from his Graveyard: "Chain to Dark Magician Girl's Attack, I Activate the effect of the Spell Card Relief of the Buried God in my Graveyard!"
Yugi was startled: "Activate a Spell Card from the Graveyard!?"
"When was that card..." Yugi suddenly remembered Rafael's Card Exchange earlier. At that time, Rafael took Soul Capturer from his hand and used Graceful Charity to sent that card and another card to the Graveyard. "Was it then!?"
The fierce Magic Blast was blocked by a suddenly deployed Magic Barrier. The Barrier didn't ripple at all. Behind the unmoving Barrier was the confident Rafael. The current situation was still under his control.
"The effect of Relief of the Buried God can only be used once per Duel. It can only be activated when this card is in the Graveyard and the Opponent's monster Declares an Attack." Rafael explained, banishing the Relief of the Buried God taken from his Graveyard and four other cards one by one, "By banishing five cards from my Graveyard, including Relief of the Buried God, that Attack Declaration is Negated, and the Battle Phase ends!"
"Nani!?"
Yugi's fists were clenched tightly, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh. Looking at Dark Magician Girl, whose Attack was Negated, his expression was extremely gloomy.
The Battle Phase was forcibly ended, which meant he couldn't use Battle Destruction to destroy Rafael's monsters in this Turn, thus lifting the threat of Magic of the Pure Graveyard.
If he didn't defeat Rafael in this Turn, the outcome of this Duel would be decided, and the only way to do that was—
Gritting his teeth, Yugi played the card in his Hand: "I Activate the Spell Card Cost Down! By Discarding a card from my Hand, I Decrease the Level of Catapult Turtle in my Hand by 2☆!"
"I Discard The Eye of Timaeus!"
Without hesitation, Yugi actually sent the The Eye of Timaeus card to the Graveyard! Yugi, who was enveloped by the mystical power of the Seal of Orichalcos, didn't notice at all that when he sent the card to the Graveyard, a flash of disappointed look flickered within the gray area on the The Eye of Timaeus card.
"Then, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this Turn yet. Normal Summon Catapult Turtle, whose Level has decreased to 3☆, in Defense Position!"
Slapping the card onto the Duel Disk, Yugi's look showed a hint of ferocity as he looked at Catapult Turtle that appeared on his Field: "This is my Offensive Strategy, Rafael. If I can't destroy the monsters on your Field, I'll just reduce your LP directly!"
[Catapult Turtle] [5☆/Water (Attribute) → 3☆/Water (Attribute)]
[Aqua Type/Effect]
[1000/2000 → 1500/2000]
"Using Catapult Turtle's effect, I Tribute one monster on my Field to inflict Damage to the Opponent Duelist equal to half the ATK Value of that Tributed monster!" Yugi said, waving his hand, "Launch Dark Magician with Catapult Turtle!"
"This is a Necessary Sacrifice!"
Hearing Yugi's words, Dark Magician's eyes, which were red due to the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, slowly closed. His movements, however, were not slow at all as he stood on the launch platform behind Catapult Turtle.
[Dark Magician] [ATK 3000]
Catapult Turtle records the monster's ATK at the moment it launches the monster. This means that with the Tribute of Dark Magician, Rafael's LP will be deducted by half of its current 3000 ATK, which is 1500 points. However, Rafael's current LP is only 1000 points.
As Yugi said, compared to the result of losing the Duel, sacrificing Dark Magician is the smallest price. But is it really a "necessary" sacrifice?
Dark Magician was instantly launched by Catapult Turtle, turning into a black-purple Magic Blast cannonball in mid-air and blasting towards Rafael. But as the cannonball fell, Rafael pressed the button to Activate a Set Card: "At this instant, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Emergency Provisions!"
"Send any number of Spell/Trap Cards on my Field, except Emergency Provisions, to the Graveyard, and then gain my LP by that number X 1000 points!"
"I noticed the Catapult Turtle in your Hand when I used Card Exchange before, Nameless Pharaoh. This card was prepared for this moment." Rafael said, pointing at Yugi,
"On my Field, the Spell/Trap Cards besides Emergency Provisions are Goblin Official, Gravity Axe - Grarl, and Magic of the Pure Graveyard. I Send all three cards to the Graveyard,"
"Therefore, my LP gain 3000 points!"
Rafael said, feeling the large amount of LP gained, and spread his arms, taking the Magic Blast cannonball that Dark Magician had turned into directly to the face.
[Rafael: 1000 → 4000 → 2500 LP]
Even though Yugi Tributed Dark Magician, Rafael's LP increased instead of decreasing. Yugi couldn't help but look at Dark Magician Girl on his Field.
Dark Magician Girl was startled by Yugi's look. From Yugi's expression, it seemed he had the idea of Tributing Dark Magician Girl as well?
However, although he desperately desired victory, Yugi hadn't completely lost his mind. Instead, he Declared: "Although I couldn't finish you off, at least I destroyed your LP Reduction Strategy."
"Using the effect of the Seal of Orichalcos, Move Catapult Turtle to my Spell & Trap Zone and place it there. Then, End Turn."
[Yugi: 900 LP, Hand 0]
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2800 → 3100]
[Soul Shield] [Catapult Turtle]
Field: [Seal of Orichalcos]
Catapult Turtle's effect does not have a Once Per Turn Restriction; it can be activated as long as a monster exists, and it can even launch itself. And because another Dark Magician was added to the Graveyard, Dark Magician Girl's ATK increased to 3100 points. However, even if he Tributed Dark Magician Girl and Catapult Turtle together, he could only inflict 2300 points of Damage to Rafael, which still wasn't enough to Clear Rafael's current LP.
'The crisis is resolved. Next Turn, as long as I Draw any monster with 400 or more ATK, I can still achieve victory!' With this thought, Yugi lowered his raised Duel Disk.
"One more Turn, and your LP will be zero, Rafael!" Feeling victory was within his grasp, Yugi looked at Rafael, who was clutching his chest after taking the Attack, and a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. Like a Villain, he Taunted, "Now can you still say this is a boring Duel?"
Due to the activation of the Seal of Orichalcos, this Duel had been transformed into a Dark Game where the Souls of Both Players were at Stakes. The Dark Magician launched by Catapult Turtle just now also caused substantial Damage. Although the Stance of spreading his arms and taking the Damage with his "Ultra Chest" just now was cool, Rafael's Appearance as he clutched his chest was quite pathetic.
However, under Yugi's watching, Rafael raised his head and said, "You want to win, don't you? You desperately want to win, don't you? You want to win no matter who it is, no matter what means you use. This is the so-called 'Pitch-Black Will'. How does this feeling of certain victory feel?"
"But!"
"'Pitch-Black Will' means using any means to achieve a goal, but it doesn't mean having no bottom line!"
"Sending your own monsters to the Graveyard again and again, didn't you hear, Nameless Pharaoh? Your monsters are crying!"
"You said you wanted to prove that the light in your heart wouldn't be swallowed by darkness, but Nameless Pharaoh, you have fundamentally become a marionette of the Seal of Orichalcos at this moment!" Rafael raised his Duel Disk, placing his right hand on his Deck, "My Turn, Draw!"
"Then, Activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed! Draw two cards from my Deck!"
After Drawing two cards, white feathers, which Yugi had seen falling before, appeared around Rafael again.
"It's here, my Ace Card, it has arrived in my Hand, Nameless Pharaoh!" Rafael raised his hand abruptly and played a card, "First is the Quick-Play Spell Card Mystical Space Typhoon! I Destroy the Soul Shield in your Spell & Trap Zone."
A whirlwind was stirred up by the card Rafael played and swept towards Yugi's Spell & Trap Zone, instantly Destroying Soul Shield. However, Yugi didn't pay much attention to it.
The Seal of Orichalcos has the effect that as long as a monster exists in the Front Row, monsters in the Spell & Trap Zone cannot be chosen as Attack Targets. That's why Yugi specifically Moved Catapult Turtle to the Spell & Trap Zone last Turn. Rafael can only Attack Dark Magician Girl now.
And due to the Boost provided by the two Dark Magicians in the Graveyard and the Seal of Orichalcos, Dark Magician Girl's current ATK is a full 3100 points, which is even higher than Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Soul Shield has the ability to prevent Yugi from taking Battle Damage, but even now that it's destroyed, Rafael would need to Summon a monster with 4000 ATK, like Obelisk the Tormentor, to defeat him.
Could he print a card and instantly defeat me?
After activating Mystical Space Typhoon, Rafael played another card: "Next, I Activate the Equip Spell Card, Goddess Bow! Equip it to Backup Gardna, increasing its ATK by 300 points."
"Then, when Goddess Bow exists on my Field and there are no monsters in my Graveyard, I Special Summon this card from my Hand!"
A pair of holy wings suddenly spread behind Rafael. Accompanied by a hawk cry, an angel-like monster appeared!
"Holy Sword that illuminates the heart, liberate the soul, awaken the World! Gather the holy wings of the Hawk Spirit! Let the soul ride the wind and travel the World!"
"Special Summon, Wagatama Soul!"
"Guardian Eatos!"
Although it was late at night, as Rafael Summoned the monster to the Field, the pure white light illuminated the area around the two Duelists as if it were daytime. White feathers occasionally fell with the flapping of wings. Guardian Eatos, wearing a falcon fur hat, made an elegant debut, accepting the Goddess Bow handed to her by Backup Gardna.
[Guardian Eatos] [8☆/Wind]
[Fairy Type/Effect]
[2500/2000 → 2800/2000]
An extremely standard protagonist Ace Card ATK, but even with Goddess Bow, Guardian Eatos's ATK is only 2800 points, still no match for Dark Magician Girl.
"Is that the spirit that protects you, Guardian Eatos?" Yugi said, frowning. For some reason, Guardian Eatos's holy stance felt a bit dazzling to him, and a sense of unease faintly rose in his heart, "But it's just a monster with only 2800 ATK."
"Sore wa dou kana?" Rafael felt an immense peace of mind after Summoning Guardian Eatos, "My Guardian Eatos is a monster that exists with the souls of the monsters. Let's decide our destiny with her slash!"
"Activate Guardian Eatos's effect, Soul of the Holy Sword!"
As Rafael's words fell, the Goddess Bow in Guardian Eatos's hand emitted a pure white glow. And as Guardian Eatos raised the sword in her hand, Yugi found that his left hand, wearing the Duel Disk, actually lifted uncontrollably, raising towards the sky!?
"How can this be? My body is moving on its own!"
"Send the Goddess Bow equipped to Guardian Eatos to the Graveyard. All monsters' souls in the Opponent's Graveyard will be purified and banished from the game." Rafael watched as the monsters were guided out from Yugi's Duel Disk, appearing on the Field one by one in the form of phantoms, "And Guardian Eatos will Absorb their ATK!"
"Dark Magician!"
"Dark Magician of Chaos!"
"Spirit Swordsman of Tippani!"
"Dark Magician!"
"Gaia the Fierce Knight!"
"Dark Cavalry!"
"Magician's Staff!"
Monster after monster turned into white light and converged into the Goddess Bow. In Yugi's shocked look, Guardian Eatos's ATK began to soar!
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 2800 → 18400]
"Because of your inner darkness, Nameless Pharaoh, you continuously sent your own monsters to the Graveyard. This constantly expanding darkness carried the Seal of Orichalcos and also unleashed Guardian Eatos's strongest power!"
"Accept the wrath of the monsters!" Rafael waved his hand forward, "Forbidden Truth!"
A white Sword Slash was swung by Guardian Eatos. Even Dark Magician Girl's power couldn't block this Attack. She was instantly Destroyed and Sent to the Graveyard, and Yugi also took the impact afterwards!
"Ugh, Ugh ah ah ah!!!"
[Yugi: 900 LP → 0]
And as Yugi's LP dropped to 0, the Seal of Orichalcos spread around the two of them seemed to have Triggered the Condition. The green Radiance converged back into the Ring.
Immediately after, the Emerald Barrier began to Shrink, starting to collect the Soul of the Loser, absolutely unwilling to stop without taking a single Soul!
In the anime, Guardian Eatos's presence can be said to be among the best. Not only is she one of the few monsters that can reduce Yugi's LP to 0, but more importantly, her debut BGM is actually the Wrath of God.
(End of Chapter)
When the Seal of Orichalcos was activated, Yugi personally confirmed that **Dark Magician of Chaos**' ATK increased by 500 points due to this Field Spell Card, thus breaking through Crystal Seal.
However, at the same time Crystal Seal was destroyed, **Dark Magician of Chaos** were also destroyed. What in the world was going on?!
Not only that, when Yugi lowered his head to look at his Hand, he was astonished to find that the The Eye of Timaeus card in his hand quickly turned gray, as if it had become an unfinished card that was abandoned halfway through printing!
"Heh hahaha, it seems it was a success."
Just as Yugi was puzzled by the changes on the Field, he heard Rafael's laughter and glared at him angrily: "Rafael! What did you do to my monsters this time!"
Looking at Yugi, who was currently enveloped in dark power and surrounded by the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, Rafael merely sneered: "What did I do? No, Nameless Pharaoh, I didn't do anything. Weren't you the one who activated that Seal of Orichalcos?"
"Nani?!"
Hearing Rafael's words, Yugi frowned, slowly realizing the problem. He opened the Field Zone on his Duel Disk and looked at the activated Seal of Orichalcos.
Previously, to avoid thinking about "activating the Seal of Orichalcos" as much as possible, Yugi had deliberately avoided looking at the card while it was in his Hand. Besides, he wasn't completely unaware of the general effect of the Seal of Orichalcos.
However, Yugi never expected that, in fact, just a few lines before the effect description of the Seal of Orichalcos, there was a line written like this—
"When this card is activated, all monsters Special Summoned from your Fusion Deck on your Field are destroyed!?"
Only then did Yugi remember something—it seemed that none of the cards used by the members of Organization Doma, including Rafael, Valon, Alister, and Grimo, actually included Fusion Monsters?
He had thought it was just a coincidence, but he didn't expect it was because of this effect of the ancient text Seal of Orichalcos!
"Lord Dartz's primary task for me was to eliminate the 'Legendary Dragon' cards you possess, Nameless Pharaoh." Rafael looked at the solemn-faced Yugi and said disdainfully, "The monster I am most apprehensive of is precisely the **Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon** that your Dark Magician can Summon in conjunction with The Eye of Timaeus. But judging by the commotion just now, the 'Legendary Dragon' has abandoned you, hasn't it?"
"Tsk, even so, my Duel isn't over yet!" Having been tricked because he hadn't seen the effect of the Seal of Orichalcos clearly, Yugi gritted his teeth and ordered, "When **Dark Magician of Chaos** are destroyed, I can Special Summon one Dark Magician and one Dark Magician Girl from my Hand, Deck, or Graveyard!"
"Special Summon Dark Magician Girl from my Graveyard, and then Special Summon a second Dark Magician from my Deck!"
As Yugi placed the two cards on his Duel Disk, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl appeared on his Field.
However, before the master and disciple could react after arriving on the Field, the mystical power of the Seal of Orichalcos climbed onto their bodies.
Although Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl both had reluctant expressions and tried to resist, this dark power was too immense. After penetrating their bodies, the Emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos appeared simultaneously on the foreheads of both Magicians.
[Dark Magician] [ATK 2500 → 3000]
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2000 → 2300 → 2800]
Noticing that the Dark Magician Yugi Special Summoned was not Special Summoned from the Graveyard, but from the Deck to increase Dark Magician Girl's ATK, Rafael raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
Even though two high-ATK monsters suddenly appeared on Yugi's Field, Rafael looked relaxed, not at all worried that his monsters would be destroyed.
Due to the dispelling of Crystal Seal, the Card Spirits of Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, which had been isolated from the cards before, had returned to the cards. The aura on the cards returned to normal due to the spirits' return, but Yugi currently could not feel the Heart of the Cards.
Under the guidance of the Seal of Orichalcos, which unearthed the inner darkness in people's hearts, Yugi's heart was now filled with the desire to defeat Rafael. Although he had the idea of activating the Seal of Orichalcos because his spirits were taken before, Yugi at this moment completely ignored the concerned gaze of Dark Magician Girl, who was looking back at him on his Field.
In his plan, **Dark Magician of Chaos** should have broken free from the Seal and used their high ATK to destroy the monsters on Rafael's Field to break through Magic of the Pure Graveyard. Although **Dark Magician of Chaos** were now destroyed, it didn't matter; having Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl was the same.
"Enter Battle Phase! I use Dark Magician Girl to Attack Guardian Ceal in Defense Position on your Field, Rafael!" Yugi ordered, waving his hand forward, "When your monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Magic of the Pure Graveyard will also be destroyed along with it. I haven't lost yet!"
"Dark Burning Attack!"
Empowered by the Seal of Orichalcos and the power of a Dark Magician in Yugi's Graveyard, Dark Magician Girl, whose ATK had increased to a full 2800 points, raised her wand and condensed a Magic Blast. Changing her usual close-combat Mage style, she flung the Magic Blast out, blasting towards Guardian Ceal in Defense Position on Rafael's Field.
But at this moment, Rafael suddenly took out a card from his Graveyard: "Chain to Dark Magician Girl's Attack, I Activate the effect of the Spell Card Relief of the Buried God in my Graveyard!"
Yugi was startled: "Activate a Spell Card from the Graveyard!?"
"When was that card..." Yugi suddenly remembered Rafael's Card Exchange earlier. At that time, Rafael took Soul Capturer from his hand and used Graceful Charity to sent that card and another card to the Graveyard. "Was it then!?"
The fierce Magic Blast was blocked by a suddenly deployed Magic Barrier. The Barrier didn't ripple at all. Behind the unmoving Barrier was the confident Rafael. The current situation was still under his control.
"The effect of Relief of the Buried God can only be used once per Duel. It can only be activated when this card is in the Graveyard and the Opponent's monster Declares an Attack." Rafael explained, banishing the Relief of the Buried God taken from his Graveyard and four other cards one by one, "By banishing five cards from my Graveyard, including Relief of the Buried God, that Attack Declaration is Negated, and the Battle Phase ends!"
"Nani!?"
Yugi's fists were clenched tightly, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh. Looking at Dark Magician Girl, whose Attack was Negated, his expression was extremely gloomy.
The Battle Phase was forcibly ended, which meant he couldn't use Battle Destruction to destroy Rafael's monsters in this Turn, thus lifting the threat of Magic of the Pure Graveyard.
If he didn't defeat Rafael in this Turn, the outcome of this Duel would be decided, and the only way to do that was—
Gritting his teeth, Yugi played the card in his Hand: "I Activate the Spell Card Cost Down! By Discarding a card from my Hand, I Decrease the Level of Catapult Turtle in my Hand by 2☆!"
"I Discard The Eye of Timaeus!"
Without hesitation, Yugi actually sent the The Eye of Timaeus card to the Graveyard! Yugi, who was enveloped by the mystical power of the Seal of Orichalcos, didn't notice at all that when he sent the card to the Graveyard, a flash of disappointed look flickered within the gray area on the The Eye of Timaeus card.
"Then, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this Turn yet. Normal Summon Catapult Turtle, whose Level has decreased to 3☆, in Defense Position!"
Slapping the card onto the Duel Disk, Yugi's look showed a hint of ferocity as he looked at Catapult Turtle that appeared on his Field: "This is my Offensive Strategy, Rafael. If I can't destroy the monsters on your Field, I'll just reduce your LP directly!"
[Catapult Turtle] [5☆/Water (Attribute) → 3☆/Water (Attribute)]
[Aqua Type/Effect]
[1000/2000 → 1500/2000]
"Using Catapult Turtle's effect, I Tribute one monster on my Field to inflict Damage to the Opponent Duelist equal to half the ATK Value of that Tributed monster!" Yugi said, waving his hand, "Launch Dark Magician with Catapult Turtle!"
"This is a Necessary Sacrifice!"
Hearing Yugi's words, Dark Magician's eyes, which were red due to the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, slowly closed. His movements, however, were not slow at all as he stood on the launch platform behind Catapult Turtle.
[Dark Magician] [ATK 3000]
Catapult Turtle records the monster's ATK at the moment it launches the monster. This means that with the Tribute of Dark Magician, Rafael's LP will be deducted by half of its current 3000 ATK, which is 1500 points. However, Rafael's current LP is only 1000 points.
As Yugi said, compared to the result of losing the Duel, sacrificing Dark Magician is the smallest price. But is it really a "necessary" sacrifice?
Dark Magician was instantly launched by Catapult Turtle, turning into a black-purple Magic Blast cannonball in mid-air and blasting towards Rafael. But as the cannonball fell, Rafael pressed the button to Activate a Set Card: "At this instant, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Emergency Provisions!"
"Send any number of Spell/Trap Cards on my Field, except Emergency Provisions, to the Graveyard, and then gain my LP by that number X 1000 points!"
"I noticed the Catapult Turtle in your Hand when I used Card Exchange before, Nameless Pharaoh. This card was prepared for this moment." Rafael said, pointing at Yugi,
"On my Field, the Spell/Trap Cards besides Emergency Provisions are Goblin Official, Gravity Axe - Grarl, and Magic of the Pure Graveyard. I Send all three cards to the Graveyard,"
"Therefore, my LP gain 3000 points!"
Rafael said, feeling the large amount of LP gained, and spread his arms, taking the Magic Blast cannonball that Dark Magician had turned into directly to the face.
[Rafael: 1000 → 4000 → 2500 LP]
Even though Yugi Tributed Dark Magician, Rafael's LP increased instead of decreasing. Yugi couldn't help but look at Dark Magician Girl on his Field.
Dark Magician Girl was startled by Yugi's look. From Yugi's expression, it seemed he had the idea of Tributing Dark Magician Girl as well?
However, although he desperately desired victory, Yugi hadn't completely lost his mind. Instead, he Declared: "Although I couldn't finish you off, at least I destroyed your LP Reduction Strategy."
"Using the effect of the Seal of Orichalcos, Move Catapult Turtle to my Spell & Trap Zone and place it there. Then, End Turn."
[Yugi: 900 LP, Hand 0]
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2800 → 3100]
[Soul Shield] [Catapult Turtle]
Field: [Seal of Orichalcos]
Catapult Turtle's effect does not have a Once Per Turn Restriction; it can be activated as long as a monster exists, and it can even launch itself. And because another Dark Magician was added to the Graveyard, Dark Magician Girl's ATK increased to 3100 points. However, even if he Tributed Dark Magician Girl and Catapult Turtle together, he could only inflict 2300 points of Damage to Rafael, which still wasn't enough to Clear Rafael's current LP.
'The crisis is resolved. Next Turn, as long as I Draw any monster with 400 or more ATK, I can still achieve victory!' With this thought, Yugi lowered his raised Duel Disk.
"One more Turn, and your LP will be zero, Rafael!" Feeling victory was within his grasp, Yugi looked at Rafael, who was clutching his chest after taking the Attack, and a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. Like a Villain, he Taunted, "Now can you still say this is a boring Duel?"
Due to the activation of the Seal of Orichalcos, this Duel had been transformed into a Dark Game where the Souls of Both Players were at Stakes. The Dark Magician launched by Catapult Turtle just now also caused substantial Damage. Although the Stance of spreading his arms and taking the Damage with his "Ultra Chest" just now was cool, Rafael's Appearance as he clutched his chest was quite pathetic.
However, under Yugi's watching, Rafael raised his head and said, "You want to win, don't you? You desperately want to win, don't you? You want to win no matter who it is, no matter what means you use. This is the so-called 'Pitch-Black Will'. How does this feeling of certain victory feel?"
"But!"
"'Pitch-Black Will' means using any means to achieve a goal, but it doesn't mean having no bottom line!"
"Sending your own monsters to the Graveyard again and again, didn't you hear, Nameless Pharaoh? Your monsters are crying!"
"You said you wanted to prove that the light in your heart wouldn't be swallowed by darkness, but Nameless Pharaoh, you have fundamentally become a marionette of the Seal of Orichalcos at this moment!" Rafael raised his Duel Disk, placing his right hand on his Deck, "My Turn, Draw!"
"Then, Activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed! Draw two cards from my Deck!"
After Drawing two cards, white feathers, which Yugi had seen falling before, appeared around Rafael again.
"It's here, my Ace Card, it has arrived in my Hand, Nameless Pharaoh!" Rafael raised his hand abruptly and played a card, "First is the Quick-Play Spell Card Mystical Space Typhoon! I Destroy the Soul Shield in your Spell & Trap Zone."
A whirlwind was stirred up by the card Rafael played and swept towards Yugi's Spell & Trap Zone, instantly Destroying Soul Shield. However, Yugi didn't pay much attention to it.
The Seal of Orichalcos has the effect that as long as a monster exists in the Front Row, monsters in the Spell & Trap Zone cannot be chosen as Attack Targets. That's why Yugi specifically Moved Catapult Turtle to the Spell & Trap Zone last Turn. Rafael can only Attack Dark Magician Girl now.
And due to the Boost provided by the two Dark Magicians in the Graveyard and the Seal of Orichalcos, Dark Magician Girl's current ATK is a full 3100 points, which is even higher than Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Soul Shield has the ability to prevent Yugi from taking Battle Damage, but even now that it's destroyed, Rafael would need to Summon a monster with 4000 ATK, like Obelisk the Tormentor, to defeat him.
Could he print a card and instantly defeat me?
After activating Mystical Space Typhoon, Rafael played another card: "Next, I Activate the Equip Spell Card, Goddess Bow! Equip it to Backup Gardna, increasing its ATK by 300 points."
"Then, when Goddess Bow exists on my Field and there are no monsters in my Graveyard, I Special Summon this card from my Hand!"
A pair of holy wings suddenly spread behind Rafael. Accompanied by a hawk cry, an angel-like monster appeared!
"Holy Sword that illuminates the heart, liberate the soul, awaken the World! Gather the holy wings of the Hawk Spirit! Let the soul ride the wind and travel the World!"
"Special Summon, Wagatama Soul!"
"Guardian Eatos!"
Although it was late at night, as Rafael Summoned the monster to the Field, the pure white light illuminated the area around the two Duelists as if it were daytime. White feathers occasionally fell with the flapping of wings. Guardian Eatos, wearing a falcon fur hat, made an elegant debut, accepting the Goddess Bow handed to her by Backup Gardna.
[Guardian Eatos] [8☆/Wind]
[Fairy Type/Effect]
[2500/2000 → 2800/2000]
An extremely standard protagonist Ace Card ATK, but even with Goddess Bow, Guardian Eatos's ATK is only 2800 points, still no match for Dark Magician Girl.
"Is that the spirit that protects you, Guardian Eatos?" Yugi said, frowning. For some reason, Guardian Eatos's holy stance felt a bit dazzling to him, and a sense of unease faintly rose in his heart, "But it's just a monster with only 2800 ATK."
"Sore wa dou kana?" Rafael felt an immense peace of mind after Summoning Guardian Eatos, "My Guardian Eatos is a monster that exists with the souls of the monsters. Let's decide our destiny with her slash!"
"Activate Guardian Eatos's effect, Soul of the Holy Sword!"
As Rafael's words fell, the Goddess Bow in Guardian Eatos's hand emitted a pure white glow. And as Guardian Eatos raised the sword in her hand, Yugi found that his left hand, wearing the Duel Disk, actually lifted uncontrollably, raising towards the sky!?
"How can this be? My body is moving on its own!"
"Send the Goddess Bow equipped to Guardian Eatos to the Graveyard. All monsters' souls in the Opponent's Graveyard will be purified and banished from the game." Rafael watched as the monsters were guided out from Yugi's Duel Disk, appearing on the Field one by one in the form of phantoms, "And Guardian Eatos will Absorb their ATK!"
"Dark Magician!"
"Dark Magician of Chaos!"
"Spirit Swordsman of Tippani!"
"Dark Magician!"
"Gaia the Fierce Knight!"
"Dark Cavalry!"
"Magician's Staff!"
Monster after monster turned into white light and converged into the Goddess Bow. In Yugi's shocked look, Guardian Eatos's ATK began to soar!
[Guardian Eatos] [ATK 2800 → 18400]
"Because of your inner darkness, Nameless Pharaoh, you continuously sent your own monsters to the Graveyard. This constantly expanding darkness carried the Seal of Orichalcos and also unleashed Guardian Eatos's strongest power!"
"Accept the wrath of the monsters!" Rafael waved his hand forward, "Forbidden Truth!"
A white Sword Slash was swung by Guardian Eatos. Even Dark Magician Girl's power couldn't block this Attack. She was instantly Destroyed and Sent to the Graveyard, and Yugi also took the impact afterwards!
"Ugh, Ugh ah ah ah!!!"
[Yugi: 900 LP → 0]
And as Yugi's LP dropped to 0, the Seal of Orichalcos spread around the two of them seemed to have Triggered the Condition. The green Radiance converged back into the Ring.
Immediately after, the Emerald Barrier began to Shrink, starting to collect the Soul of the Loser, absolutely unwilling to stop without taking a single Soul!
In the anime, Guardian Eatos's presence can be said to be among the best. Not only is she one of the few monsters that can reduce Yugi's LP to 0, but more importantly, her debut BGM is actually the Wrath of God.
(End of Chapter)
