Youyu indeed did not disappoint: "According to the effect of 'Makyura the Destructor', I activate the Trap Card 'Back to the Front' from my hand! Revive the Monster in the graveyard in Defense Position.
The one I'm reviving is still 'Destiny Hero Disk Commander'!"
[Destiny Hero Disk Commander, Defense 300]
"With the effect of 'Card of Safe Return', I draw three cards from the deck! Then, with the effect of Disk Commander, I draw two more cards from the deck!" He drew cards while pointing upwards at Slifer, "Slifer's attack power increases accordingly!"
The Wicked Dreadroot's effect is continuous; it resolves all other effects that influence attack power, then halves the attack power of all Monsters.
[Slifer the Sky Dragon, ATK 2500 → ATK 9000 → ATK 4500]
The power surged, and divine power roared inside Slifer, making it look upwards and roar, swinging its tail as it felt powerful again!
The Wicked Dreadroot waved its arms and roared back, but shrank its head, feeling a little intimidated, as it glanced down at the great Evil God before it.
However, that great Evil God... was still mulling over how to escape.
"The attack power surpassed the Dreadroot..." Bakura swallowed hard.
His eyes flickered fiercely, and in a moment of madness, he turned his venomous gaze to a certain fool who had been with him the whole time.
The fool, who had been watching with amusement, was startled and instinctively wanted to retreat: "What... what do you want to do?"
Bakura's face was cold as he stretched out his arm, opening his hand as an invisible dark force grabbed the fool, pulling him over without explanation.
The fool: "?"
Damn, are you playing cards or kidnapping me for some reason?!
"Duel King!" Bakura shouted coldly, "I don't know if you're who I think you are, but listen! Maybe attacking with Slifer here can indeed defeat 'The Wicked Dreadroot', but as you attack, I'll immediately use this guy to block the god's hit!
A full-force attack from Slifer would instantly smash this guy's soul into fragments!"
All the players watching online and on-site were in an uproar.
"Damn, how is this great Evil God starting to use these tactics? You had principles during Duel City, right?"
"During Duel City, Marik used regular Bakura's body as a shield, that's different..."
The fool was dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly flustered.
Oh no, is this plot twist really this dramatic? Is the evil planner going to make Youyu lose for my sake?
No way!!!
The fool struggled desperately, shouting hard: "Youyu, don't mind me, attack, quick attack!"
Even a crowd of other idiots behind was also excitedly shouting: "Yes, Youyu, don't listen to him! Attack quickly!"
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Bakura began to feel a bit puzzled inside.
Is this guy so unpopular that even his companions want to sacrifice him without hesitation?
Not one bit of hesitation?
But it didn't matter. He showed a sinister evil grin at Youyu: "What now? In this situation, can you still go ahead and attack? Hahaha..."
Youyu looked at this completely unexpected development, lost in thought for a moment.
... Then almost couldn't help but laugh.
You're threatening me with the life of this fool?
I think you're trying to make me laugh to death to inherit my Duel Disc and Card Deck!
The fool kept struggling desperately: "Youyu, don't care about me! Attack quickly!"
"Okay." Youyu waved his hand without a word, demonstrating the gesture that he would fulfill their request, "Slifer the Sky Dragon, Thunderforce Attack!"
Bakura: "!?"
What?
Is he completely indifferent to this person's life?
Slifer could no longer hold back. It opened its mouth as domineering waves exploded alongside rolling golden lightning, with dazzling light tearing the sky asunder!
Bakura's eyes narrowed, suddenly curling into a cold smile.
"Though I didn't expect such callousness from you... sorry, but even so, I'm still stronger this time!"
"Hm?" Youyu's eyes shifted.
"Activate Set Card, Trap Card - Power Balance!" (Anime Card)
A stone tablet flipped open in front of Bakura.
"Can only be activated when there are no cards in your hand; the opponent must choose half of their hand to discard, and I draw that many cards!"
Youyu almost spat blood.
What the hell card is this now?
He had a slight recollection; this card seemed familiar too, seemingly one Kaiba specifically used to mess with Yugi's Slifer in the anime...
Damn, there were so many freakishly powerful cards in the anime.
Youyu currently had nine cards in his hand, and following the usual card play resolution effect, he needed to choose four cards to discard.
[Slifer the Sky Dragon, ATK 4500 → ATK 5000→ ATK 2500]
Back to square one with one card.
Slifer was downcast, while the Evil God there suddenly seemed to get energetic again, brandishing a fist to strike at Slifer's head.
"Makyura the Destructor's effect!" Youyu shouted, "Activate the Trap Card 'Disgraceful Charity' from the hand! Both players return all cards sent to the graveyard by card effects to their hands this turn!" (Anime Card)
Bakura: "!?"
What? You have a move like this?
"Return the four cards sent to the graveyard by 'Power Balance' to the hand!" Youyu said, "Also, the two 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist', one 'Destiny Hero Disk Commander' sent to the graveyard by 'Painful Choice', and 'Makyura the Destructor' sent by 'Foolish Burial'...
... A total of eight cards, all returned to hand!"
[Slifer the Sky Dragon, ATK 2500→ ATK 12000→ ATK 6000]
"Even halved, the attack power is still 6000!?"
Strength reversed once again, divine light accompanied by thunder reeled constantly, ready to crush the Evil God to dust in the burst of divine power!
But Bakura... still had one more Set Card!
The final Set Card!
"Activate the Trap!" Bakura shouted, "Continuous Trap - Call of the Haunted! Revive a Monster from the graveyard in Attack Position!"
"!"
Though gods are unaffected by Traps, a god in the graveyard is nothing more than a card, lacking such resistance. That's why, in the movie, Yugi used the Trap Card 'Return from the Different Dimension' to call the Three Egyptian Gods back to the field, and in the GX finale, a Trap Card 'Dark Renewal' was used to special summon Slifer.
Bakura... was playing a similar strategy!
"The one I'll revive is the first Evil God!" Bakura shouted, "The Wicked Eraser!"
The heavens cried, the entire world seemed to shake under the surging divine power! The skies split, the earth shattered, the first Evil God emerged from the crevice, glaring at the Egyptian God before it.
The Wicked Eraser has descended!
"The Eraser's effect!" Bakura screamed, trying to shout over the rolling thunder and collapsing valleys, "Sacrifice itself to send all cards on the field to the graveyard! Since it's of the same godly rank, this effect affects both Slifer and the Dreadroot!
Also, this effect can be activated at any time during the opponent's turn!
Go, Eraser! Devour everything!"
With the command given, the Eraser's power rampaged, endless darkness erupted, devouring everything into the Void wherever it spread!
Thunderforce shot from Slifer's mouth, like a light saber piercing the night, briefly splitting the pitch-black chaos, with a mighty momentum like the collapse of heaven and earth!
And to meet this strike, was the Wicked Dreadroot's swinging fist coming straight on!
Their divine powers collided, triggering thousands of explosions in the confined space! The valley collapsed entirely, the ground sunk, thunder blasted the mountain walls, causing rocks to fall, and the impact constantly expanded, obliterating everything, completely altering the landscape of the entire mountain range.