"Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, summon!"
From within the vortex of starlight, tangled vines erupted. With a deafening roar, the Forest Guardian - Green Baboon burst forth from the mossy traps, shedding countless glowing spores from its jade-like fur. Each step it took made thorny vines bloom on the ground.
[Yugen, LP4000→ LP3000]
[Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, Attack Power 2600]
Dragan: "Using a lower level's self-destruct to quickly summon a powerful upper level... a Beast Race deck?"
Thinking he had seen through his opponent's deck structure, Dragan chuckled lightly: "It's a good choice, but such strength is far from worthy of being a god's match."
"Well, just watch," Yugen smiled, waving his hand again.
"Go, 'Forest Guardian - Green Baboon,' attack 'Pole Star Beast - Tangris Nier'!"
The fluffy Green Baboon roared, pounding its chest with its fists, before suddenly leaping, its massive fist slamming towards the goat-like Pole Star Beast's forehead like a sandbag.
"This is what I've been waiting for!" Dragan said, "Activate the Cover Card, Trap Card 'Polestar Treasure - Brighid'!
Select one monster each on your field and your opponent's field with face-up position to activate. Until the end of this turn, the Attack Power of your monster becomes equal to the original Attack Power of the opponent's selected monster!"
Just as the Green Baboon leapt, Dragan's trap was flipped over. A crimson fiery serpent flared from the card's surface, enveloping the goat under attack. Within the explosive flames, the fire serpent twisted and reshaped eerily, mirroring the posture of the Green Baboon.
Every strand of the flaming baboon's hair was formed by flickering flames, and its originally greenish-white eyes turned into lava-like orange-red. The two giant beasts faced each other across the wall of fire, the fiery doppelgänger leaving charred claw prints with each step, the high temperature twisting the air between them into shimmering waves.
"Oh? So it's this trap," Yugen understood.
[Pole Star Beast - Tangris Nier, Attack Power 1200→Attack Power 2600]
"And that's not all!" Dragan exclaimed, "If the monster that accepted the effect of 'Polestar Treasure - Brighid' destroys an opponent's monster in battle, it deals damage equal to the destroyed monster's Attack Power to the opponent!"
A commotion erupted in the audience, and the commentator with the pompadour hairstyle exclaimed: "Oh, an impressive counterattack! Not only does it kill the opponent's monster, but if successful, it directly deals 2600 damage to Yugen's Green Baboon! That would leave Yugen with only 400 Life Points!
As expected from the Twilight of the Gods Team, could their first player Dragan possibly defeat Yugen, who has been creating a miracle of winning three consecutive matches in a row?"
Yugen: "Then, from my hand, I activate the Speed Attack Magic 'Charge.'
It increases the Attack Power of one monster on the field by 700 points until the end of the turn."
Dragan frowned: "Nani?"
"The Green Baboon's Attack Power increases by another 700."
[Forest Guardian - Green Baboon, Attack Power 2600→Attack Power 3300]
With this boost, the Green Baboon let out a wild roar and slapped a palm down. The fiery illusion was instantly shattered, dissipating into sparks.
[Dragan, LP4000→ LP3300]
"To be able to counter my trap with a counterattack, you're quite something," Dragan remarked, "but the duel is still under my rhythm!
Pole Star Beast - Tangris Nier, activate effect!
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, special summon two 'Pole Star Beast Derivatives' on your field!"
It turned out that the destroyed goat had not completely retired. The remaining goat's fur seemed to turn into two fluffy cotton balls. The white cotton reshaped, becoming two derivatives that landed on the field.
[Pole Star Beast Derivative, Defense Power 0] x2
Clearly, this was all to prepare for summoning an Extreme God.
Yugen smiled slightly, unconcerned, and gently waved his hand.
"Set two cards, end turn."
After ending his operation, he looked up, smiling: "Isn't it about time to invite the god to appear?"
"Oh? To be so calm after realizing that point," Dragan chuckled.
Yugen said, "Of course, I'm also looking forward to witnessing the Nordic Extreme God's brilliance firsthand. Isn't it natural for duelists to anticipate seeing legendary powerful monsters?"
Dragan laughed heartily: "Fine, as you wish.
My turn, draw a card!"
"First, activate the Magic Card 'Handwriting Erasure.' Both sides discard all cards in their hands, then draw the same number of cards from the deck."
After changing his hand and drawing new cards, Dragan's eyes glimmered with a spark, an ancient rune surfacing in one of his eyes, revealing that the Rune Eye had been activated.
The teammates outside the field also sensed the power Dragan had activated. Harald smiled: "That guy Dragan, it seems he has drawn it. The god should descend this turn."
"Here it comes!" Dragan announced, "I summon the Adjusted Monster 'Pole Star Beast - Gurfaxi'!"
The summoned beast was the golden divine horse of Nordic mythology, but now it was entirely pitch black except for the golden mane and tail. It was the steed of Thor's son, Mani, in mythology.
[Pole Star Beast - Gurfaxi, Attack Power 1600]
"Level Four, Adjusted Monster 'Pole Star Beast - Gurfaxi'!
Level Three, two 'Pole Star Beast Derivatives'!
Star-Tuning!"
[4+3+3＝10]
"As the astral gate opens, the ancient war god will raise the divine hammer. In the earth-shaking thunder, appear! Synchro Summon! Descend, Extreme Divine Emperor Thor!"
Beyond the racing track, the sea wall rose like a curtain of crystal, lifted by invisible hands. The ocean parted like the Red Sea before Moses in mythology. But what the seabed revealed wasn't sand, but a starry sky flowing with rune symbols. Encircled by ancient frost, a column of light shooting through the sea tore the night clouds into a ring-shaped vortex of lightning.
First to pierce the light was the legendary god hammer, known as "Mjolnir." The massive hammer head emitted bluish-white plasma that etched scorching marks in the air. Thor's eyes opened in the sky, hundreds of meters high, with liquid lightning flowing across his bronze muscles. The cape unfurled like a cloud, shadowing the sunlight.
The god descends!
Unlike reality, the physical Three Pole Gods were nerfed into something resembling noodle slivers, not only having their effects weakened but also turned into "Light Attribute" and "Angel Race," stripping them of the godly presence.
However, in the original work, the Three Pole Gods were genuine Divine Attribute, Phantom Divine Beast Race, enjoying similar treatment as the Three Phantom Gods.
[Extreme Divine Emperor Thor, Attack Power 3500]
The true divine majesty and shock descended upon all spectators and commenters, almost making it hard to breathe. Even the professional pompadour commentator started stammering a bit: "It has... appeared!
This is the god owned by the Twilight of the Gods Team; what a terrifying aura... is this really still a monster?"
"Of course, it's not a monster, it's a god!"
Dragan spoke with immense pride.
"Face off against my god, Fujiki Yugen!"