Chapter 401

A terrifying, muscular magician appeared in this dimension. His body was emitting terrible evil energy, and endless resentment swept through the entire dimension.

Countless conscious spirits or unconscious spirits began to run around instinctively. Even those spirits who had begun to transform into "Forgotten" spirits, seeing this scene, were also lost.

The leader of the Forgotten Netherworld group, a spirit who was formerly a Lion Wizard, took a deep breath.

"Lord Hikari!" He rushed forward solemnly, "The resentment of the Great Magician is about to be completely released. Once it is completely released, this world will probably vanish into smoke...

Thank you very much for your help to these forgotten poor spirits, but it seems... it's time to say goodbye.

You... leave here quickly."

He clearly had no hope for this duel.

Although this was not a "Dark Duel" in the conventional sense.

However, when Exodia is completely unsealed, when its resentment towards the world is unsealed, this dimension will be directly destroyed by its anger. By then, no matter who it is, they will not be able to live in this dimension.

Ye La rarely refuted the words of ordinary spirits.

She looked at this magician who was so huge that he reached the sky, and muttered in her heart.

Based on her experience and cognition, and what she and Tenjou Hikari had seen in the magician field, I'm afraid that in the magician field, there are no ordinary spirits that can compare with this magician, right?

Ye La turned her body and glanced at Tenjou Hikari slightly.

"Thank you for your suggestion, but no need—I won't leave."

"But, Lord Hikari..."

"I believe in Edo." Tenjou Hikari said slowly, "He will definitely bring the true answer to me, to everyone, and to friends."

Amon's face was as heavy as water, listening to his lover's screams and seeing his lover's coma, his heart was very painful, but for the sake of humanity, for the sake of the academy, he had to make this decision.

He said: "I have sent the left hand and right hand in my hand to the Graveyard. Based on the effect of Exodius, for every type of [Forbidden] monster in the Graveyard, its ATK increases by 1000 points."

Exodius, ATK: 0→2000.

One thousand per card?

Edo looked at Amon's Graveyard.

So you have to recycle the Forbidden cards in the Graveyard first, and then start from the beginning to send 5 cards to the Graveyard to perform the "ritual"?

"Battle, Exodius attacks Destiny Hero Diamond Diamond Dude!"

"Exodius can activate when attacking. Send one [Forbidden] card from your hand/Deck to the Graveyard. I send [Exodia the Forbidden One] from the Deck to the Graveyard!"

The body of the black Great Magician became even more huge, and the resentment swept around, making Edo feel a burst of suffocation.

Exodius, ATK: 2000→3000.

Exodius slapped his palm towards Diamond Diamond Dude. With a bang, the monster on Edo's field was instantly destroyed.

At the same time, Edo also lost corresponding life—

Edo, LP: 4000→2400.

"Guh—"

Edo clutched his chest. In the instant just now, the power of the Dark Great Magician pierced through his chest, as if thousands of spirits' curses, wails, and laments were exploding in his ears at the same time. Even though he had faced the Light of Ruin, Edo almost fell to the ground at this moment.

It was not just the power of the Dark Great Magician, or rather, the reason why this Dark Great Magician looked so "evil" was precisely because it bore the endless resentment in this dimension of the forgotten.

Not just their world, even the curses and pain of spirits in other worlds were being transmitted to this "first forgotten one in the world." This heart-piercing pain was undoubtedly the most heart-wrenching torture for a duelist.

"Send Exodia in the Deck to the Graveyard..."

He struggled to get up.

"Edo, be careful of those five cards!" Tenjou Hikari cheered for Edo from the side.

Edo realized in his confusion...

Can't gather all five!

Sure enough...

"That's right." On the other side, Amon didn't mean to hide it. In fact, even if Tenjou Hikari didn't remind him, he would say it here.

Because, as Exodius appeared beside him, he already understood that the unsealing of the Dark Great Magician cannot use crooked tricks, cannot directly go to gather all five cards right from the start, but must tell the opponent, let the opponent also realize that he is working hard to gather these five cards.

Until he can completely unseal Exodia, he is worthy of dueling exactly according to his own ideas: "When 5 types of [Forbidden] monster cards are gathered in the Graveyard, then, the holder of Exodius will directly win the duel!"

"Hehehehe... this power is indeed powerful..."

"In this way, no matter what kind of enemy it is, it can be easily defeated, right?"

A terrifying smile appeared on Amon's face.

"Is it really good?" Edo questioned him after standing straight.

"Hahaha, what's not good about gaining the strongest power in the world?" Amon held his hand, and a ferocious, excited smile appeared on his face, "As long as I have this power, then I can save everyone! No matter what existence the mastermind is, it is impossible to defeat the power of this Dark Great Magician!"

"..." Edo was silent for a long time, "[Save] everyone—but before that, you have already [sacrificed] one person, right?"

The excitement and disguise on Amon's face slowly faded. In his heart, he was also struggling. He didn't want to sacrifice the person he loved most, but if he could save everyone in this way...

"It's okay, Edo—"

Just when the two were arguing about this issue again, Echo, who had already fallen into a coma, seemed to send a voice.

Her soul floated beside the Dark Great Magician, persuading Edo: "If I can help Amon realize his ideal, I am also willing to sacrifice myself..."

"Echo..." Amon looked at her, his tone heavy.

"Stupid—stupid!" Edo didn't have the slightest intention to stop his actions because of Echo's words, "If this is the case, how can it be called protecting everyone? Before you save everyone, you have already murdered someone!"

A bunch of spirits looked at each other.

Originally, although they feared Amon's actions, the man and woman were like this, so they felt that Edo shouldn't have any words to refute.

But they didn't expect that Edo didn't care whether the other party was voluntary.

"Is it not murder just because it's voluntary?" Edo's tone was serious, "Okay, now, assume you succeed now, and even assume, Amon, you have gained the power of the Dark Great Magician and went out to defeat that mastermind, so what!

No matter what the result is, in this process, you have already [murdered] a person!

If all humanity is saved because of murdering a woman, then, conversely, all humanity carries the... sin of at least killing a companion!"

He rarely said a long string of words.

"I will bear this sin, forever... forever!" Amon's eyes were tearful.

For him, the matter of having to kill his lover with his own hands was also an unbearable pain, but if he could defeat the evil existence, and even achieve the peace and equality of all humanity, then he was willing to pay the price—

"You bear it... then, standing in front of me is no longer a classmate with a connection in books and communication, but a murderer." Edo's face was as heavy as water as he reached for the top of his deck.

"Anyone can talk big. Up to now, you haven't saved anyone either?!" Amon said coldly.

No matter it was him or Echo, they were not familiar with Edo in the academy, and he and Edo only nodded to each other in the academy, occasionally collaborating in the infirmary.

But now, Edo is entangled here...

"It's time to let go. Everything here has nothing to do with you in the first place!"

"Seeing evil deeds happening in front of me, as a hero, I cannot sit idly by." Edo rarely became hot-blooded, considering himself a hero, "And now, I am going to save a classmate who is about to commit a crime and might go astray!

Do you have any other operations, Amon!"

"...If you still want to persist, then no one can save you—" Amon said.

As long as the turn doesn't reach Edo's turn, then Exodia is just unsealed, not completely unsealed.

But if Edo takes a turn, then Exodia will slowly unseal and eventually destroy everything!

Although his words were ruthless, Amon also didn't want to hurt these classmates during this period of contact with the academy students and Edo.

"My turn, end."

"My turn, draw a card—"

Edo drew a card from the deck, and that card seemed to be burning with fierce fire.

Not only the card, but even his body, at this moment, seemed to be burning with flames.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the card.

Bang, bang—

Heart, his heart seemed to be beating violently.

Fierce flames climbed up with him as the center.

That huge fierce fire seemed to burn the entire dimension to a change in heaven and earth.

"Oh oh oh—" Lion Wizard was also a bit amazed to see this.

This, this soaring fierce fire?

It seems that I still underestimated these two humans.

At that time, because Lord Hikari was too amazing, I didn't pay extra attention to these two humans. Now it seems that these two humans are also not ordinary duelists—

"The effect of Heavy Storm sent to the Graveyard by Diamond Diamond Dude last turn will be activated at this time!"

"Destroy all Spell/Trap cards on the field!"

The storm roared, and the terrifying storm blew from afar. Countless spirits were staggering and had to rely on the Lion Wizard to barely avoid being blown away. However, in the center of the storm, Edo and Amon just stood in place, looking at each other.

The dark smoke and clouds, the soaring black fierce fire, at this time, did not have the slightest change.

"Heh, but, there are no Spell/Trap cards on my field, on the contrary, there are such cards on your field. Could it be that this is your so-called fate? If this is fate, it seems that fate is actually on my side."

"No, this is the choice of fate."

"Hmm?"

"The card I destroyed is—Trap Card, Break of Destiny!"

The Trap Card turned over automatically, revealing the posture of Bloodguy D fighting in the blood rain.

"Break of Destiny?" Amon was stunned when he saw this.

"The effect of Break of Destiny, only one of them can be activated per turn—and this card can also activate its effect in the Graveyard!"

Is it a Trap Card that can only activate its effect when sent to the Graveyard?!

"Banish this card from the Graveyard to activate. Add 1 Spell/Trap card that mentions the card name of [Dragoon D-End] or [Destiny Hero] other than [Break of Destiny] to your hand!"

He silently opened the deck and showed a Trap Card from it: "What I want to choose is, Trap Card, D-Tactics."

He added the Trap Card to his hand, and then played the card he just drew: "Then the last one, the power created by the Department Head in the light—

Normal Spell Card!

Fusion Destiny!"

"Fusion—"

Fusion and destiny...

Amon looked at Tenjou Hikari.

Tenjou Hikari was also excited.

"This card can use monsters in the hand/Deck as fusion materials to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that uses [Destiny Hero] as fusion material! The monster Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed in the End Phase of the next turn. After this card is activated, until the end of the turn, you cannot Special Summon monsters other than Dark-Attribute Heroes!"

What a severe restriction.

But—

The effect exchanged is very powerful!

Fusion directly from the Deck!

In other words, can you Fusion Summon Dominance Guy with one card?

But as of now, it makes no sense. Even if Dominance Guy is fused out at this time, it won't change the status quo.

"The fusion condition is... a [Hero] monster of Level 6 or higher and a [Destiny Hero]!"

Unheard of fusion conditions!?

What is this—

Amon widened his eyes.

Brand new... fusion?

"I send Destiny Hero Bloodguy-D and Destiny Hero Malicious in the Deck to the Graveyard!"

"The world, humanity, and the process of dueling will be reflected in justice and destiny, and turned into a brand new posture—"

"Fusion Summon!!"

On Edo's body, the fierce fire burned, and the black flames made the entire dimension hot.

Tenjou Hikari instinctively reached into his pocket and saw a card flashing with light.

It's coming—

Tenjou Hikari breathed a sigh of relief.

"Level 8!" "Turn into an immortal hero!"

The scorching flames surged up, and a hero waved his hands, spread his wings, and slowly appeared behind Edo, just like his own shadow!

Destruction, death, pain, and finally, what is welcomed will be—the immortal fire that will never be extinguished.

"Destiny Hero Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!"

Boom!!

Amon instinctively took half a step back.

This monster is just like Edo's shadow...

And his [Shadow], his Fog King—

He looked at the Fog King in his hand, his pupils trembling uncontrollably.

Destiny Hero Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Warrior Type, ATK 2500.

"When Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer is on the field, the opponent's monster's ATK decreases by the number of Hero monsters in my Graveyard x200!"

"Excellent effect—but it's useless! Exodius is unaffected by the opponent's monster/Spell/Trap card effects!"

"Is that so... Then, change Destroyer to Defense Position. The monster effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer can be activated during your/opponent's turn! Destroy 1 card on your field and 1 card on the opponent's field!"

"What?" Amon was stunned for a moment. There was only one monster on his field: "Didn't I say it! Exodius is unaffected by the opponent's monster effects!"

"It doesn't matter!" Edo showed a calm expression, "Activate the effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, destroy it and Exodius!"

The Phoenix jumped high, and then bumped into Exodius with a sense of death. The fierce fire that seemed enough to burn the entire world fell on the Great Magician, but it didn't even peel off a layer of skin, instead making its armor even brighter.

"This..."

The monster that was summoned with such difficulty, ended up self-destructing?

Not to mention the spirits watching, even Amon was confused.

"Ha..." Tenjou Hikari couldn't help but chuckle.

Ye La was a bit puzzled.

This, why would he laugh?

She naturally knew the effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer—after all, the birth of that card also had her contribution.

She just didn't understand, the situation now clearly hadn't changed, why did Tenjou Hikari show a relieved smile?

"At this moment, activate the effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer! When this card is destroyed by battle/effect, you can Special Summon a Destiny Hero from the Graveyard in the next Standby Phase!"

"..." Amon was silent, surprised, and then his eyes widened more and more.

Immortal monster!?

"Cover one card, end the turn!"

"Alright, it's your turn, Amon!"

"...Edo, what kind of tricks are you playing? Just like this, you can't defeat the Dark Great Magician." Amon said seriously, "My turn, draw a card—"

"At this moment, activate Trap Card, D-Tactics!"

"During the Standby Phase of both players, the ATK of Hero monsters on the field increases by 400 points."

"400 points? A drop in the bucket. Even if 2500 points increase by 400, it's only 2900 points, the same as Dominance Guy..."

"Heh, watch it, Amon—last turn, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect, Special Summon a Destiny Hero from the Graveyard. The one I want to choose is, naturally, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!"

Boom!

The soaring fire pillar burned up.

The hero who self-destructed last turn now descended behind Edo again!

Its posture hadn't changed in the slightest. It didn't look embarrassed because it had entered the Graveyard, and the whole monster looked exceptionally peaceful and calm.

"At this moment, the effect of D-Tactics activates!"

"?"

"Activate when a Destiny Hero of Level 8 or higher or [Dragoon D-End] is Special Summoned on your field. Banish 1 card from the opponent's hand/field/Graveyard!"

"What!?" Amon was shocked.

"Now, on my field, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer is Special Summoned, so—the effect of D-Tactics, banish... Exodia the Forbidden One in your Graveyard!"

Oh no!!!

Amon watched the cards in his Graveyard being scorched by flames, losing their existence and dissipating their resentment. His pupils contracted, looking exceptionally surprised.

Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord, ATK: 3000→2000.

"You can certainly choose to attack and increase ATK by 1000 points, but... it's useless!"

Amon's face was solemn. He looked at the cards in his hand: "...No, there is still a chance."

"Activate Normal Spell Card, Anger of the Forbidden One!"

"Can be activated when only 1 Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord exists on your field. When a card that has been activated has an effect, you can negate that card's effect."

Tenjou Hikari frowned as he watched from the side.

Another outrageous original card.

This card can be said to be quite outrageous in the original work, because it is not a Quick-Play Spell Card that chains, but a Normal Spell Card that can make everything "revert" after the effect is processed!

How on earth did this kind of thing come out!

Because of this effect, Amon can return the card banished by D-Tactics before back to the Graveyard.

Although this was the case, cold sweat began to seep from Amon's face. He put Exodia the Forbidden One back into the Graveyard, and because of this, the ATK of Exodius also returned to 3000!

But—

Is this useful?

"Use Exodius to attack Destroyer, according to its effect, send the left leg in my hand to the Graveyard!"

Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord, ATK: 3000→4000.

Destroyer shattered in response, but Edo was not in a hurry at all.

"In this way, you don't have any other cards you can use in your hand, right?" Edo clearly knew what cards Amon had in his hand at this time, because those cards were all cards that Amon added to his hand using card effects.

Amon had nothing to say.

"It's not that I believe in [Fate], but that you have locked your own [Fate]!

Activate the effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer! Destroy it and the Ultimate Forbidden Lord on your field!"

The Phoenix burned with fierce fire again, rushing towards the Dark Great Magician without hesitation. Even though it knew it couldn't destroy this invincible magician at all, it still rushed over like this.

Boom!

Just for a moment, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer disappeared from the field again.

"...Turn end."

"Then—my turn! Draw a card!"

Edo drew a card from the deck: "At this moment, the effect of Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, activate! Special Summon itself!"

"Again—" Cold sweat flowed down Amon's face.

"No matter how many times—I will not... give up."

"At this moment, the effect of Trap Card D-Tactics, banish Exodia the Forbidden One in your Graveyard!"

Banish again!

The fire of the Phoenix burned on the forbidden Dark Great Magician. It didn't understand why this weak "bug" was looking for its trouble again and again, but this Phoenix seemed to be immortal, continuously burning its [Anger] and its [Resentment]!

To be precise, it was burning its [Anger] and its [Resentment]!

Exodius, ATK: 4000→3000.

"Not only that, the effect of Destroyer, when this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, the effect can also be activated in the next Standby Phase! It can Special Summon 1 Destiny Hero other than Destroyer from my Graveyard!"

"I Special Summon Disc Commander in Defense Position, draw two cards from the Deck!"

All are Standby Phase effects!

This is the tactic of [Fate]!

"Spell Card, Pot of Avarice, recycle 5 monsters in the Graveyard, draw two cards. I return Dominance Guy, Diamond Diamond Dude, Bloodguy-D, Destroyer, and Dashguy in the Graveyard to the Deck, and draw two cards again!"

Edo drew two cards from the deck.

Spell Card Grand Fusion!

Seeing this Fusion Card, Edo instinctively showed a smile.

Fusion, Fusion Destiny, Grand Fusion, these excellent powers shown to him by Tenjou Hikari changed him.

This Grand Fusion was also a card he exchanged from Tenjou Hikari after that.

Tenjou Hikari changed him in the duel, in the light, and now, he is going to use his way to create the future.

"Amon... as of now, the duel cannot hold back—"

"Activate the effect of Malicious in the Graveyard, banish it, and Special Summon another Malicious from the Deck."

"Spell Card, Grand Fusion, this card can use monsters in the hand/field as fusion materials for Fusion Summoning. At that time, the fusion materials must be 3 or more. I fuse Malicious, Disc Commander, and Decider in my hand, descend again!

Destiny Hero Dominance Guy!"

"...The monster fused out by Grand Fusion can deal piercing damage..." Amon obviously also knew this card, "Even this point was thought of?"

Amon's deck was thicker than Edo's. If Amon changed the Ultimate Forbidden Lord to Defense Position, without piercing damage, Edo would have no way to win. As long as Amon dragged it out, when Edo's deck had no cards, he would win.

However, Edo also thought of this point—

"The effect of Dominance Guy, observe the top five cards of the opponent's deck!"

Dominance Guy raised his hand, five cards flew out from Amon's deck. Edo looked at them for a few times, put "Burial from a Different Dimension" in the fifth place, and then selected one of the cards and put it on top.

"Then—Phoenix Enforcer, burn again!"

Phoenix Enforcer nodded at Edo, then turned into fierce fire without hesitation, bombarding Exodius.

The Dark Great Magician, who had always been indifferent and whose body was as black as ink, finally moved his body slightly under the impact of the flames. The Echo in his hand also fell at this moment, with a slap, falling towards the ground.

Amon hurriedly ran over and reached out to catch Echo.

"Amon... sorry... I..." Echo was a bit self-blaming. If she had sacrificed herself to Exodia earlier, the current situation would not have appeared.

"It's okay..."

The two looked at each other, and a gentle smile appeared on Amon's face: "It's okay. Everything is over."

"Turn... end." Edo took a deep breath and declared the end.

The next turn arrived.

The immortal Phoenix descended again!

This hero, who kept burning himself but would never be extinguished, seemed to symbolize Edo's heart.

No matter how terrifying the outside world and the existence of Darkness are, and no matter how many classmates are sacrificed, he will never lower the noble head of humanity!

At the same time, the ATK of Exodius also dropped to 2000 again.

The ATK of Dominance Guy increased to 3300 points.

Amon drew a card.

He looked at the card and couldn't help laughing again.

"Ha..."

Cloudian!

His own card...

The card he likes.

His heart has always been like a cloud, drifting with the wind. He wanted to protect his family and friends, but unknowingly, he had walked to the present.

Fortunately, it seems that everything is not too late, and nothing regrettable has happened.

So...

"I release Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord on the field!"

What?

Countless spirits exclaimed loudly.

Exodius roared at the sky, and the power of darkness began to surge, but those dark powers that were burned away once and again, those resentments, had long been burned layer by layer by the fierce fire of the Phoenix.

With Amon's actions, this monster transformed by resentment gradually began to disappear...

Replacing it was a huge rain cloud, a rain cloud that looked like a person.

Cloudian - Nimbusman, Level 5, Water Attribute, Angel Type, ATK 1000→400.

"Cloudian?"

"That's right—" A smile appeared on Amon's face, "Battle! Nimbusman attacks Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!"

"Then go up, Phoenix Enforcer!" A smile finally appeared on Edo's face.

Saiou—

You are right.

I really, once again, made a new friend, a friend who made me stronger and better!

"Transcend Fate!!"

Boom!

The rain cloud and the Phoenix collided, and countless steam erupted, but this steam was not hot, but made people feel warm.

This is the true heart of Amon—

Amon, LP: 2100→0.

(End of chapter)