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"Come forth, Minotaur!"
After Pure Love War God Seto summoned the Minotaur holding a sharp axe, he was about to order it to attack Relinquished.
Seeing that Seto had just had a monster taken control of, and in the blink of an eye had summoned another melee attack type monster to essentially sacrifice it to Relinquished, Dark Yugi, although he hadn't come up with a countermeasure yet, quickly stopped Seto: "Wait, Priest Seto, that monster has the ability to absorb the power of other monsters. Don't let it touch it!"
"What? That troublesome ability!" Hearing Dark Yugi's words, Seto also controlled the Minotaur and stopped its advance. The situation was rather difficult, because most of the monsters in Seto's monster reserve were monsters that focused on pure power. Aside from Duos which could unleash some sword slashes for ranged attack, the vast majority were melee attack type monsters.
It wasn't that he had no monsters capable of ranged attack, but the strength of that small portion was really... due to Relinquished's characteristic, Seto's stone tablet monster reserve was practically rendered useless for the most part.
However, although Seto stopped the Minotaur in time, the Great Dark Priest wasn't a wooden stake. Under his control, Relinquished controlled the Duos that appeared on its bone wings, and with a single sword slash, blasted away the Minotaur.
It seemed that if a monster could only perform ranged attack but lacked sufficient strength, it still couldn't deal with Relinquished after it absorbed Duos's power, let alone defeat the Great Dark Priest.
Although helpless, Dark Yugi couldn't just watch Seto fighting alone. He immediately summoned two stone tablet monsters: "Catch the Minotaur, Centaur!"
The monster with the upper body of a person and the lower body of a horse rushed forward to catch the flying Minotaur, and Dark Yugi also came to Seto's side, asking with concern: "Are you alright, Seto?"
"Mm, thank you for your concern, Pharaoh." Seto rubbed his chest, feeling a bit strange. He knew Duos's power better than anyone, yet the damage from the attack Relinquished dealt after absorbing Duos's power was fundamentally negligible, as if it had merely blasted away the Minotaur without intending to harm him.
"I feel like the power that monster can convert is weaker than I expected?"
Hearing Seto's words, Dark Yugi suddenly felt that Relinquished might not be too difficult to deal with after all, since Seto said the monster's power was weaker than expected. Perhaps, unlike in the Future, Relinquished couldn't absorb all the power and could only absorb half?
The gap between these two possibilities was huge. Dark Yugi suddenly felt full of confidence and said: "I feel like we can do it. Let's go together, Priest Seto."
As he spoke, Dark Yugi raised the Millennium Scale he held in his hand, saying, "Let's use the power Priest Karim left us in the last!"
Hearing this, Seto also understood Dark Yugi's meaning and nodded: "Feel free to use my power, Pharaoh!"
Standing side-by-side with Dark Yugi, Seto and Dark Yugi both raised their Duel Arenas:
"Minotaur!" "Centaur!"
"Under the power of the Millennium Scale, Fusion Summon!"
"Minotaur-Centaur!"
The Minotaur holding a sharp axe and the monster beast that was half-human and half-horse combined into one, transforming into a completely new monster with the upper body of a Minotaur and the lower body of a war horse. The sharp axe in its hand was fiercely swung, sending a slash towards Relinquished.
Relinquished, which couldn't absorb monsters from a distance and could only convert a portion of the power of the monsters it absorbed, wasn't something to be afraid of anymore, right? Dark Yugi thought with confidence. As the Pharaoh, he naturally had the qualification to activate the power of the Millennium Scale, and thus the control of the Minotaur-Centaur he summoned was also in his hand.
This result led to...
The Great Dark Priest looked at the Minotaur-Centaur born from the combination of the Minotaur and Centaur's power. Since it wasn't a monster controlled by Seto, he immediately ordered: "Perfect timing, Pharaoh. I'll gladly accept your power!"
"Nani!?"
Dark Yugi was also stunned upon hearing this. Only to see the attack swung by the Minotaur-Centaur was easily dispersed by the Duos on Relinquished's body. Furthermore, black energy was released from Relinquished's body, turning into a vortex that entangled the Minotaur-Centaur. In just an instant, it was dragged into Relinquished's body.
Relinquished could fully utilize the full power of the monsters it absorbed. Not only that, but it could also easily absorb the power of other monsters from a distance!
Just as the Great Dark Priest thought Relinquished would become stronger after absorbing the Minotaur-Centaur's power, Dark Yugi, who had initially shown a surprised face, revealed a knowing smile when he saw the Minotaur-Centaur completely swallowed.
"Hmm, it got eaten."
"Great Dark Priest, although I'm not sure who you truly are, didn't anyone tell you not to randomly use other people's cards?" Dark Yugi raised his Duel Arena. There were two stone tablet monster marks on it. "Let me show you the strategy I learned from Aibo and Hayato!"
The Great Dark Priest hadn't reacted yet to why there was another stone tablet monster mark on the Pharaoh's Duel Arena besides the Minotaur-Centaur. The next moment, the body of the Relinquished in front of him suddenly swelled up strangely, as if something had burst from its interior.
In an instant, the Duos on Relinquished's bone wings broke free from its shackles and escaped along with the Minotaur-Centaur, which had also been absorbed. The Great Dark Priest also saw a sphere with long claws appear from Relinquished's body as the Minotaur-Centaur left.
"Sphere Time Bomb. This is a monster I found inside Mahad's Stone Tablet Temple. Its power is very weak, and its effect is somewhat unclear. Its ability is a simple self-destruct, and it can even drag the stone tablet monster it's equipped to into the self-destruct with it," Dark Yugi explained, looking at the Sphere Time Bomb that was firmly fixed onto Relinquished's body and wouldn't let go.
"But, a Pharaoh has a Pharaoh's talent, and a chef has a chef's talent. There are no useless stone tablet monsters in this world. A True Duelist can even utilize a card's downside," Dark Yugi ordered, pointing a finger at Relinquished. "Self-Destruct, Sphere Time Bomb! This is a necessary sacrifice!"
"Beep, beep, beep beep beep beep!" The red spot on the Sphere Time Bomb flashed rapidly, giving the Great Dark Priest virtually no time to react. It then self-destructed with a roar, dragging Relinquished into destruction with it.
"Boom!"
And the Great Dark Priest, who was controlling Relinquished, had completely failed to anticipate that Dark Yugi could still turn the tide when he had the upper hand. He was struck by the impact from the Sphere Time Bomb.
"Crack!"
"Success! Did we get him?!" Seeing the Great Dark Priest's position surrounded by the explosion's smoke, Seto, who had never heard of "where there's smoke, there's no damage," couldn't help but say excitedly.
(End of Chapter)
After Pure Love War God Seto summoned the Minotaur holding a sharp axe, he was about to order it to attack Relinquished.
Seeing that Seto had just had a monster taken control of, and in the blink of an eye had summoned another melee attack type monster to essentially sacrifice it to Relinquished, Dark Yugi, although he hadn't come up with a countermeasure yet, quickly stopped Seto: "Wait, Priest Seto, that monster has the ability to absorb the power of other monsters. Don't let it touch it!"
"What? That troublesome ability!" Hearing Dark Yugi's words, Seto also controlled the Minotaur and stopped its advance. The situation was rather difficult, because most of the monsters in Seto's monster reserve were monsters that focused on pure power. Aside from Duos which could unleash some sword slashes for ranged attack, the vast majority were melee attack type monsters.
It wasn't that he had no monsters capable of ranged attack, but the strength of that small portion was really... due to Relinquished's characteristic, Seto's stone tablet monster reserve was practically rendered useless for the most part.
However, although Seto stopped the Minotaur in time, the Great Dark Priest wasn't a wooden stake. Under his control, Relinquished controlled the Duos that appeared on its bone wings, and with a single sword slash, blasted away the Minotaur.
It seemed that if a monster could only perform ranged attack but lacked sufficient strength, it still couldn't deal with Relinquished after it absorbed Duos's power, let alone defeat the Great Dark Priest.
Although helpless, Dark Yugi couldn't just watch Seto fighting alone. He immediately summoned two stone tablet monsters: "Catch the Minotaur, Centaur!"
The monster with the upper body of a person and the lower body of a horse rushed forward to catch the flying Minotaur, and Dark Yugi also came to Seto's side, asking with concern: "Are you alright, Seto?"
"Mm, thank you for your concern, Pharaoh." Seto rubbed his chest, feeling a bit strange. He knew Duos's power better than anyone, yet the damage from the attack Relinquished dealt after absorbing Duos's power was fundamentally negligible, as if it had merely blasted away the Minotaur without intending to harm him.
"I feel like the power that monster can convert is weaker than I expected?"
Hearing Seto's words, Dark Yugi suddenly felt that Relinquished might not be too difficult to deal with after all, since Seto said the monster's power was weaker than expected. Perhaps, unlike in the Future, Relinquished couldn't absorb all the power and could only absorb half?
The gap between these two possibilities was huge. Dark Yugi suddenly felt full of confidence and said: "I feel like we can do it. Let's go together, Priest Seto."
As he spoke, Dark Yugi raised the Millennium Scale he held in his hand, saying, "Let's use the power Priest Karim left us in the last!"
Hearing this, Seto also understood Dark Yugi's meaning and nodded: "Feel free to use my power, Pharaoh!"
Standing side-by-side with Dark Yugi, Seto and Dark Yugi both raised their Duel Arenas:
"Minotaur!" "Centaur!"
"Under the power of the Millennium Scale, Fusion Summon!"
"Minotaur-Centaur!"
The Minotaur holding a sharp axe and the monster beast that was half-human and half-horse combined into one, transforming into a completely new monster with the upper body of a Minotaur and the lower body of a war horse. The sharp axe in its hand was fiercely swung, sending a slash towards Relinquished.
Relinquished, which couldn't absorb monsters from a distance and could only convert a portion of the power of the monsters it absorbed, wasn't something to be afraid of anymore, right? Dark Yugi thought with confidence. As the Pharaoh, he naturally had the qualification to activate the power of the Millennium Scale, and thus the control of the Minotaur-Centaur he summoned was also in his hand.
This result led to...
The Great Dark Priest looked at the Minotaur-Centaur born from the combination of the Minotaur and Centaur's power. Since it wasn't a monster controlled by Seto, he immediately ordered: "Perfect timing, Pharaoh. I'll gladly accept your power!"
"Nani!?"
Dark Yugi was also stunned upon hearing this. Only to see the attack swung by the Minotaur-Centaur was easily dispersed by the Duos on Relinquished's body. Furthermore, black energy was released from Relinquished's body, turning into a vortex that entangled the Minotaur-Centaur. In just an instant, it was dragged into Relinquished's body.
Relinquished could fully utilize the full power of the monsters it absorbed. Not only that, but it could also easily absorb the power of other monsters from a distance!
Just as the Great Dark Priest thought Relinquished would become stronger after absorbing the Minotaur-Centaur's power, Dark Yugi, who had initially shown a surprised face, revealed a knowing smile when he saw the Minotaur-Centaur completely swallowed.
"Hmm, it got eaten."
"Great Dark Priest, although I'm not sure who you truly are, didn't anyone tell you not to randomly use other people's cards?" Dark Yugi raised his Duel Arena. There were two stone tablet monster marks on it. "Let me show you the strategy I learned from Aibo and Hayato!"
The Great Dark Priest hadn't reacted yet to why there was another stone tablet monster mark on the Pharaoh's Duel Arena besides the Minotaur-Centaur. The next moment, the body of the Relinquished in front of him suddenly swelled up strangely, as if something had burst from its interior.
In an instant, the Duos on Relinquished's bone wings broke free from its shackles and escaped along with the Minotaur-Centaur, which had also been absorbed. The Great Dark Priest also saw a sphere with long claws appear from Relinquished's body as the Minotaur-Centaur left.
"Sphere Time Bomb. This is a monster I found inside Mahad's Stone Tablet Temple. Its power is very weak, and its effect is somewhat unclear. Its ability is a simple self-destruct, and it can even drag the stone tablet monster it's equipped to into the self-destruct with it," Dark Yugi explained, looking at the Sphere Time Bomb that was firmly fixed onto Relinquished's body and wouldn't let go.
"But, a Pharaoh has a Pharaoh's talent, and a chef has a chef's talent. There are no useless stone tablet monsters in this world. A True Duelist can even utilize a card's downside," Dark Yugi ordered, pointing a finger at Relinquished. "Self-Destruct, Sphere Time Bomb! This is a necessary sacrifice!"
"Beep, beep, beep beep beep beep!" The red spot on the Sphere Time Bomb flashed rapidly, giving the Great Dark Priest virtually no time to react. It then self-destructed with a roar, dragging Relinquished into destruction with it.
"Boom!"
And the Great Dark Priest, who was controlling Relinquished, had completely failed to anticipate that Dark Yugi could still turn the tide when he had the upper hand. He was struck by the impact from the Sphere Time Bomb.
"Crack!"
"Success! Did we get him?!" Seeing the Great Dark Priest's position surrounded by the explosion's smoke, Seto, who had never heard of "where there's smoke, there's no damage," couldn't help but say excitedly.
(End of Chapter)
