Chapter 36: The Assembled Puzzle - Invincible Old Ai!
"Roar!" The roaring sound seemed to shake the heavens and earth. The white dragon revived from the Graveyard, returning to its master's side.
Furthermore, unlike the other white dragon trapped by the swords, the attack of this newly revived [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] was completely unrestricted by [Swords of Revealing Light].
"Crush that ground-crawling reptile, Burst Stream of Destruction!" Kaiba had been somewhat restrained when dueling first started, but the more the duel progressed, the more excited he became. His words grew increasingly uninhibited, and he even began shouting out his monster's attack names passionately.
"Boom!"
Although [Gaia The Fierce Knight]'s 2300 ATK wasn't low, it still couldn't compare to Blue-Eyes' terrifying 3000. Unable to even put up a decent resistance, he was torn apart by the attack.
[Yugi: 750 LP → 50 LP]
The simulated impact brought a hurricane, causing Yugi's clothes to rustle. Looking at his remaining 50 LP, his will became even more resolute than before.
"My turn!"
Yugi drew a card. It was a card named [Left Leg of The Forbidden One]. Adding this card to the leftmost position in his Hand, Yugi realized that he now had a total of four cards in his Hand: [Left Arm of The Forbidden One], [Right Arm of The Forbidden One], [Left Leg of The Forbidden One], and [Right Leg of The Forbidden One].
"Defense Position Summon [Vorse Raider]. My turn ends."
"What a waste of time." Kaiba watched Yugi simply play defense, gave a cold snort, and drew a card.
"My turn, Draw!"
Looking at the card, Kaiba paused slightly, then burst into laughter: "Let me give you the greatest despair, Yu↗gi↘!"
"The third [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] shall now Descend!"
He slammed the card down heavily. Accompanied by the light points left behind from one of the three shattered [Swords of Revealing Light], the third strongest dragon descended!
"Roar!"
"Roar!!"
"Roar!!!"
Three [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] gathered on the Field. If they were allies, they would undoubtedly boost morale significantly, but as an opponent, Yugi could only feel the overwhelming pressure surging from the three giant dragons, rushing towards him.
"From the moment [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] fell into my palm, the victory or defeat of this duel was already decided, Yu↗gi↘!" Kaiba waved his hand, like a commander of an army ordering a charge. The 1600 DEF of [Vorse Raider] on Yugi's Field was rendered useless, instantly crushed by the giant dragons' advance!
Yugi's Field was empty. Now he had to directly face the deterrence of the three Blue-Eyes. The Virtual Imaging System simulated it perfectly; Yugi could even hear the heavy breathing of the three white dragons and the high pressure in their gaze.
"Toughness!" One white dragon spread its wings.
"Mother Iron Chicken!!" The trapped white dragon slammed hard against the Swords of Revealing Light, seemingly eager to break free from the cage.
"Sai Q!!!" The last white dragon raised its head and roared loudly at the sky.
Watching the white dragons, each displaying their boldness accompanied by Kaiba's roar, Yugi gradually closed his eyes after the initial fear. He took a deep breath to calm himself, placing one hand on top of his Deck.
"Kaiba!"
"Roar? Have you closed your eyes in fear, wanting to beg for mercy?" With his arms crossed over his chest, Kaiba stared coldly at Mutou Yuugi on the High Platform opposite him. "Your life is like a candle in the wind. Blue-Eyes will tear apart all your resistance. Don't think about running away!"
"No, Kaiba, I don't want to surrender. No Duelist can calmly accept their own failure." Yugi shook his head, calmly flipping his Hand face-up to show Kaiba. "I'm telling you, I will defeat you, this turn!"
"Just with that Hand of yours that's worse than a small fry's, meaning☆less☆and☆un☆clear? Don't make me laugh, Yu↗gi↘!" Kaiba's face revealed a bloodthirsty, ferocious smile, full of anticipation. "Quickly Draw your card, then accept Blue-Eyes' attack, and welcome complete defeat, Hmph, hahahaha!"
Ji-chan, Joey Wheeler , Téa , Tristan , Hayato, everyone is waiting for me...
Deck, if the power of the heart truly exists, please respond to me!
"My turn---"
"Hmph, finally reaching out for the final despair?" Kaiba looked at Yugi, who was finally about to Draw a card, a look of excitement on his face. But just as he was about to say a couple more provocative words, a voice came from not far away: "That's not it, Seto!"
"You're that, Hayato Kobayashi?" Because "Seto" and "Seto" have the same pronunciation, Kaiba was a bit displeased with Hayato calling him by name. "I'm not familiar enough with you to call each other by name! Furthermore, are you perhaps saying that Mutou Yuugi has a chance to defeat me?!"
"As long as there are cards in the Deck, as long as Life Points haven't reached zero, a Duelist has infinite future. The way to defeat you is currently sleeping in Yugi's Deck and is about to awaken." Hayato looked at Yugi, who was about to Draw a card, his gaze exceptionally firm. "Although there are so many cards left in the Deck, hope seems very slim, but for a True Duelist, everything is inevitable!"
"My turn, Draw!"
The instant Yugi drew the card, a Pentagram Magic Circle abruptly appeared in the center of the Field. "W-What's happening!?"
Kaiba was extremely shocked. He was the main developer of the Virtual Imaging System and had designed countless monsters, but in his memory, no monster's appearance had ever been like this.
"The card I drew is [Exodia the Forbidden One]! Now I have all five of its pieces assembled in my Hand!"
"What, it's [Exodia]!? That invincible monster!" Kaiba never imagined that someone in the world could assemble [Exodia] and even Summon it during a duel!
As Yugi placed the [Exodia] cards one by one onto the Duel Platform, Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg, [Exodia]'s limbs, bound by chains, slowly extended from the Magic Circle, followed by its head. The originally tall [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] looked like three small lizards compared to [Exodia]'s terrifying height!
Yugi placed the card representing the "Torso" onto the Field. [Exodia] was completely unsealed, tearing apart the five chains that bound it in everyone's shocked gaze: "This is my anger, these are your sins, Exodia Flame Attack!"
An endless radiance flashed by. The first thing Hayato did after recovering from the blinding light was look at the Life Point Calculator above the Duel Platform. Kaiba's Life Points, labeled "KAIBA", had reached zero. This meant Yugi had achieved the final victory.
But Yugi's punishment for Kaiba wasn't over yet.
Looking at Kaiba, who had a look of "I can't accept this," Yugi extended a finger through the air and shouted, "Mind Crush!" Kaiba suddenly knelt before the Duel Platform, looking completely dejected, and remained unresponsive for a long time, even after Yugi was helped away by Hayato.
End of Chapter