“The God Card is invincible, you can't defeat it.”
The puppet, possessing Malik's will, spoke coldly.
“But it seems you haven't given up yet, well, let you struggle a bit, then fall into a more desperate abyss!”
The puppet's turn ended. On his field lay the continuous spell card "Infinite Hand," which allowed him to have an unlimited hand size during the duel.
Otherwise, he would have to discard any cards exceeding six at the end of the turn.
“My turn, draw!”
Yugi drew a card from the Duel Disk. Seeing his confident expression, You Xuan knew Yugi had drawn the card he wanted.
He was a man with a strong bond with his deck. He wouldn't draw a dead card at this crucial moment.
“I activate ‘Slifer the Sky Dragon’s’ effect!”
Slifer the Sky Dragon opened its second mouth, a blue lightning brewed within, and "Thunderbolt" roared out, striking the "Sword of Destruction" and reducing its attack to 1100.
This thunderous sound made it clear that the God Card wasn't just a holographic image.
“Sword of Destruction, attack ‘Slifer the Sky Dragon’!”
Yugi's school uniform, billowing in the wind like a cape, issued the attack command with a calculated air.
“Don’t forget, any attack on a God will be blocked by ‘Reborn Slime’!”
The puppet activated "Reborn Slime"’s continuous ability.
A flash of light, and "Reborn Slime" was cut in two, but it instantly revived again.
“Useless, ‘Reborn Slime’ can revive endlessly, and I have ‘Survival’s Bond’ on the field. By its effect, I can draw three cards.”
The puppet drew three cards, and "Slifer the Sky Dragon"’s attack power reached 12,000 at that moment.
“So-ne-wa-do-ka-na!”
It has to be said, that King’s quote was full of style.
“The moment your ‘Reborn Slime’ revives, I activate the spell card ‘Brainwashing’, and take control of it.”
“Brainwashing” activated. "Reborn Slime" revived, grabbed from the puppet's graveyard by two large hands, and placed on Yugi's field.
At that moment, "Slifer the Sky Dragon" spewed out a "Thunderbolt."
This scene made You Xuan exclaim in disbelief.
The Slime, killed by "Sword of Destruction", should be in the graveyard. "Brainwashing" was a powerful card, but it couldn't just take control of monsters on the field.
If Yugi had used "Brainwashing" after the "Reborn Slime" revived, then "Slifer the Sky Dragon" wouldn't have activated its effect on the monster under new control.
It could only be said that the spell cards in the Duel City Tournament were truly chaotic. They were doing things that, from You Xuan's perspective, were simply incomprehensible.
What happened next was the same classic scene from the anime.
"Reborn Slime" kept changing hands every time it revived, and "Slifer the Sky Dragon" constantly activated its effect.
This process repeated endlessly.
The puppet, controlled by Malik, constantly drew three cards after another, thanks to "Survival's Bond."
Slifer the Sky Dragon's attack power kept soaring, emitting a joyous laugh.
Soon, under this combo, the puppet fell into a desperate situation with his deck dwindling, on the verge of defeat.
You Xuan rubbed his eyes and turned to Kaiba, wanting to see what expression the organizer of this tournament had on his face.
If Yugi's previous moves could be explained by the ambiguous timing of spell cards in the rules, then this was blatant cheating.
Slime was Malik's monster, even if it was destroyed by "Slifer the Sky Dragon" and its effect was activated, it should appear on the puppet's field.
Why was it continuously reviving on Yugi's field? Did Yugi use a continuous "Brainwashing"?
“No cards left, you lose, Malik!”
Using the deck-out tactic, Yugi declared his victory.
Malik, who hadn't expected to lose in such a way, was shocked. The golden eye on the puppet's forehead disappeared, and it collapsed to the ground.
“Hahaha, as expected of the person I chose. Yes, that's the spirit, only this kind of vigor deserves to be my opponent, Seto Kaiba.”
Seeing Yugi win with the deck-out tactic, Kaiba laughed wildly, even more excited than if he had won himself.
“……Whatever floats your boat.”
You Xuan was speechless.
Well, Kaiba didn't care about Yugi's miraculous moves, he didn't see anything wrong with the opponent's continuous "Brainwashing."
Thinking about the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, there were quite a few magical operations. For example, "Rock Boulder" cutting "Moon".
Even Kaiba himself was the victim of Yugi's numerous ridiculous tactics.
Like how "Bone Dragon" fused with the graveyard and spell card "Magic Effect Arrow", shot and killed "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon".
It almost made the chairman cry out—If you keep doing this, I’m going to jump off a building (lol).
Because of this, You Xuan was a little worried. Would Kaiba be able to bring the rules of dueling back to normalcy in this state?
“Yugi, your card.”
You Xuan shook his head, slid down from the ramp, walked to the unconscious puppet, and handed Yugi the God Card and the Crystal Disk on the ground.
When You Xuan touched the God Card, he could feel a powerful force contained within it, exuding an undeniable majesty.
Sure enough, there must be conditions to use the God Cards. Not everyone can use them.
Moreover, You Xuan noticed that there were some words written on the bottom of the "Slifer the Sky Dragon" card, words he couldn't understand. There was no effect written on it.
In other words, this Sky Dragon card was probably a result of the anime effect, designed to have no specific effect written on it so that the user could improvise on the spot.
“Thanks.”
Yugi thanked You Xuan after taking the spoils of war.
You Xuan didn't have any thoughts of taking "Slifer the Sky Dragon". Not to mention whether he could use it or not, but its properties required careful consideration before including it in his deck.
There was no doubt that "Slifer the Sky Dragon" was the MVP of this duel.
As expected of you, traitor dragon...
In You Xuan's memory, regardless of who summoned "Slifer the Sky Dragon", they were always more likely to lose than win.
Even the protagonist's halo couldn't suppress its rebellious nature. The power of "Slifer the Sky Dragon" was evident.
Now, You Xuan's main concern was the "Giant God" he got from the system.
The "Giant God" given to him by the system had its effects clearly written on the bottom of the card, just like real cards, unlike the God Cards held by Yugi and the others.
You Xuan originally planned to use it normally.
But after witnessing the power of the God Cards, he hesitated.
What if he wasn’t acknowledged by "Giant God", and after summoning it, was punished by the divine? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?