Chapter 513: Death Singularity! (4k Monthly Tickets Requested!)

"Yay, Master just took the lead out of the curve!" Serena cheered.

Captain Niuwei wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead: "No, no—it's Kero deliberately yielding the first move."

This was something very easy to deduce.

That terrifying Earthbound Immortal, the "god" with only 1 Attack but an overwhelming effect, can only activate by skipping the Battle Phase. But in the first turn, there is no Battle Phase—so that effect likely cannot be used! (Note: 1)

Given Kero's driving skill, even if Tenjo Hikari's D-Wheel wasn't a normal D-Wheel, it would be nearly impossible to surpass Kero in just a few days—so it's highly probable Kero intentionally yielded the initiative.

For a more stable victory!

This wasn't just something he realized—anyone with even a shred of logic could grasp Kero's intention.

Dueling ultimately demands a winner; Kero, possessing a more reliable path to victory, has no reason to grant his opponent a Battle Phase and thus a chance to win.

"Underestimated, huh, Tenjo Hikari? Show him what you're made of," Tierra floated beside Tenjo Hikari, seated atop a puppet dragon, drifting along leisurely.

Tenjo Hikari let out a quiet laugh and gave an almost imperceptible nod.

"My turn, draw!" Tenjo Hikari placed the drawn card into the slot on his left.

He studied his hand.

The Blackwing deck's system is on a completely different level from my own—once the Blackwings properly activate, my deck's strength is barely enough to endure punishment.

Worse still, Kero himself is clever enough, and now with the Earthbound Immortal's power, his hand is likely extremely stable—there's virtually no chance of a dead draw.

Very likely, next turn, he'll summon Blackwing Storm Dragon and the Ultimate Earthbound Immortal.

Plus, his duel with Zhen Si has already completed one-third of the Ground Painting; since then, he's traveled further, and now half the painting is complete.

Though the Ground Painting of Vilcacocha, the Ultimate Earthbound Immortal, is enormous—nearly covering the entire Lower District—the progress is undeniable. If we don't end this quickly, we won't have time to defeat Kero.

If that's the case…

He glanced at the cards in his hand.

Then let's do this.

"Activate Equip Spell Card—Future Fusion!" Tenjo Hikari played a card. "This card allows you to send Fusion Materials from your Deck to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster and equip it with this card.

The Fusion Monster summoned by this effect cannot attack during the turn it's summoned. Also, when this card leaves the field, the equipped monster is destroyed."

Tenjo Hikari, riding his D-Wheel, pointed to the sky: "Fusion Materials: Shadowdancer and Dark Attribute monster!"

"I send Shadowdancer from my Deck and Fusion Marked Creature - Dark from my Deck as Fusion Materials to perform a Fusion Summon!"

"Hear! The Voice of the Gods! The Words of the Gods! The Command of the Gods!

Fusion Summon!

Descend!

Level 5!

Shadowdancer·Midrash!"

A doll-like exquisite face, segmented mechanical hair—a magician riding a puppet dragon stepped onto the field, floating above Tenjo Hikari's side, flying alongside him.

Shadowdancer·Midrash, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Type, Attack 2200.

"Ooooh, it's Master's Midrash—and this time he fused with a Marked Creature!" In the police squad, Serena watched the scene, bursting with excitement.

As Tenjo Hikari's ultimate trump card and the pinnacle of his deck, Serena fully understood what Midrash represented to the people of the F-Dimension. Summoning this monster right at the start clearly demonstrated Tenjo Hikari's seriousness about the duel.

And the card Fusion Marked Creature—she had drawn it for him from a pack, used it only once before, and had assumed he'd forgotten it—yet here he was using it again.

"Midrash? Hmph. Though I don't know what power that false god hides, sealing Special Summons is indeed an excellent ability," commented Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang, watching from afar.

As for others, they didn't yet know Midrash's effect, so they weren't overly surprised.

"The effect of Shadowdancer as a Fusion Material: when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, draw one card."

Tenjo Hikari drew his card, glanced at it, and nodded slightly.

Right.

"Set one card, end turn!"

"That's it? Just end your turn that easily, Tenjo?" Kero drove beside him, puzzled. "That won't cut it."

"My turn, draw—"

He glanced at his hand: "Activate the effect of Poison Wind in my hand!

When I have no monsters on my field, I can banish any Blackwing monster from my hand except this one, then select one Black Cyclone from my Deck and place it face-up in my Spell/Trap Zone.

After that, this card in my hand doesn't need to be tributed for a summon or sent to the Graveyard."

Another whirlwind surged around Kero's D-Wheel; he seemed engulfed in a dark vortex, advancing while dragging countless flames behind him.

"Ah! Here it comes!"

"That invincible Black Cyclone!"

A chorus of shocked cries rose from the patrol officers.

A crow wrapped in plague winds unfurled its black wings and took flight.

Blackwing - Poison Wind Simon, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Bird Beast Type, Attack 1600.

"Effect of Black Cyclone: when a 【Blackwing】 monster is summoned to my field, I can add one Blackwing monster with lower Attack than that monster from my Deck to my hand."

Kero reached for his Deck.

"Wait—in this very moment, activate the effect of a monster in my hand."

"From your hand?" Kero frowned at Tenjo Hikari.

"Effect of Phantom Rabbit: when a monster or face-up Spell/Trap on the field activates its effect, I can send this card from my hand or field to the Graveyard to destroy that card."

"Ohhh! So that's how you bypass a Continuous Spell's effect!"

"Clever! Wait, isn't this card from our world? How does Tenjo Hikari have it?"

Kero saw a tiny ghost appear beside him, circling once before the whirlwind vanished—unconsciously—he shook his head. "Well done, Tenjo.

Where did you get that card?"

"I won it after dueling a madman doing human experiments in your dimension."

"I see," Kero nodded. "But this won't stop me—because I already have it in hand."

"I Normal Summon Blackwing - Luminous Sodry!"

Blackwing - Luminous Sodry, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Bird Beast Type, Attack 1400.

"Ahh!!!"

"Oh no—he already had that card in hand!"

"Now Kero can just Synchro Summon directly from his Deck with the Rogue!"

Captain Niuwei's brow was slick with sweat.

But unlike the others, he suddenly remembered Midrash's effect.

Unlike those badge-clad cops or noble tourists, as captain and a renowned officer, Captain Niuwei had once studied the duel Tenjo Hikari fought when he first appeared in their world.

Tenjo Hikari's Midrash seals Special Summons!

If Kero now uses Rogue to Special Summon, he'll fall right into the trap!

Tenjo Hikari is deliberately luring him in!

"I add Snow Strike Chinook to my hand."

But Kero didn't act as anyone expected—he pulled out a card he'd never used against Zhen Si.

"Effect of Blackwing - Luminous Sodry: Tribute Poison Wind to Special Summon one Level 2 Synchro Token. After that, I take 700 points of effect damage."

The plague winds around Poison Wind faded; silver starlight shimmered, then transformed into a single silver-white feather, drifting beside him.

Kero LP: 4000 → 3300.

At that moment, he noticed countless purple puppet threads coiling around his D-Wheel—these threads didn't slow his speed, but tightly wrapped the Duel Disk's area.

"Synchro Summon using the Level 2 Luminous Token and the Level 4 Luminous."

"Sorry—while Midrash remains on the field, each player can only perform one Special Summon per turn."

Midrash hovered in midair, expressionless yet declaring its dominance.

"What?"

"Is that monster really that strong?!"

"Does that mean Synchro Summoning is nearly impossible against Midrash?!"

A group of watching nobles burst into exclamations.

Hui Liu Li, observing this, gasped involuntarily, drawing the attention of You Wu and Lin.

For them, who rely on consecutive Special Summons before summoning their trump card, this monster effectively nullified their entire deck and strategy!

"So that's it?" But Kero, still racing in the duel, didn't look shocked—he smiled. "No wonder You Xing praised you, Tenjo. Summoning only one 2200 Attack monster in the first turn? You weren't just waiting to die. So that's what Midrash does."

"But—Tenjo, I anticipated this too!"

"I activate the effect of Snow Strike Chinook in my hand!"

"What? Another monster effect activated from hand?"

"Ah! So that's why he didn't use Rogue earlier—he saved it for this card!"

"Too clever—"

"He managed this even before knowing the monster's full power?"

You Wu blurted to Hui Liu Li: "See? Isn't Kero-senpai amazing—"

Hui Liu Li sighed helplessly; Lin elbowed him hard: "Idiot, what if Tenjo loses?!"

"Effect of Snow Strike Chinook: Send this card from hand or field to the Graveyard to target one face-up monster on your opponent's field. From the Extra Deck, send one 【Blackwing】 Synchro Monster or 【Blackwing Dragon】 to the Graveyard; reduce the targeted monster's Attack by 700 and negate its effects!"

"Now Midrash's effect is neutralized!"

"Brilliant—"

Among the nobles, some couldn't help but clap for Kro.

Light snow fell, covering Midrash with countless flakes; its form appeared weakened, its colors faded.

Midrash ATK: 2200 → 1500.

"Now I can perform a proper Synchro Summon! But before that—I activate the Field Spell, Ground-Bound Earth Painting!"

Is it coming?

Tiancheng Guang sighed helplessly.

Indeed, with the Ultimate Ground-Bound God's enhancement, Kro's hand of cards could hardly contain any useless cards.

"Synchro Summon using a Level 2 Phantasmal Token and a Level 4 Phantasmal Soodri!"

"Black wind, pierce the radiant path, stir up the demonic gale!"

"Synchro Summon, Level 6, Synchro Tuner, Black Feather – Wind of Boreas!"

A massive bird-human warrior, armed with scythes in both hands and feathered armor down to the last plume, appeared on Kro's field.

Black Feather – Wind of Boreas, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Bird Beast Type, ATK 2400.

"Effect of Wind of Boreas: When this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, send one Black Feather monster from your deck to the graveyard. This monster's Level becomes equal to that monster's Level."

"Then, effect of Ground-Bound Earth Painting! When you successfully Synchro Summon, add one Spell or Trap Card bearing a Ground-Bound God from your deck to your hand!"

Tiancheng Guang raised an eyebrow.

"His power seems stronger?" Ye La, having watched many duels, understood the implications of deck shifts: "In his last duel, he didn't retrieve any cards with Ground-Bound Earth Painting. This time, he did."

Tiancheng Guang nodded.

Correct—

Kro's power had grown stronger than when he duelled Zhen Si!

"I add the Continuous Trap Card, Ultimate Ground-Bound God, to my hand from my deck!"

"Then, send Black Feather – Aurora of the Ultimate Light from my deck to the graveyard, raising Wind's Level to 10!"

Wind, LV: 6 → 10.

Kro stared at the card he had retrieved.

Ultimate Ground-Bound God only functions if a Ground-Bound God is normally summoned.

"Activate Spell Card, Angel's Scepter: Draw two cards, discard one." He pulled two cards from his deck, "Discard Ultimate Ground-Bound God."

Although Ultimate Ground-Bound God symbolized Viracocha Raska's power, as a duelist, one must think ahead. As a rational, intelligent duelist, Kro would never make such a mistake.

"Final move, Tiancheng! Quick-Play Spell, Swallow's Nest!"

"Has Kro completed all of this??"

"How terrifying—"

"Is that Ground-Bound God about to act again!?"

"Quick-Play Spell, Swallow's Nest: Tribute the Wind of Boreas on the field to Special Summon from the deck—"

The cycle of sun and moon, the life of all things.

The creator who governs all things!

The Ultimate Ground-Bound God!

Ground-Bound God Viracocha Raska!"

Boom—

The colossal Ground-Bound God further spread its wings. It had long been present, never dissipating like other virtual projections, watching the duel, watching Kro. Now, as Kro summoned it once more, it opened its wings wide, calling forth all life, calling forth the rising sun and falling moon.

Ground-Bound God Viracocha Raska, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Bird Beast Type, ATK 1.

"Here it comes! That invincible Ground-Bound God!"

"A terrifying monster with only 1 ATK!"

The nobles gasped and rose to their feet.

"That Ground-Bound God…" The three children, seeing the monster, instinctively stepped back slightly.

"Master…" Serina, closer still, felt the terrifying divine aura of the Ground-Bound God—the immense, world-destroying power.

"Furthermore, the Black Wing Assault Dragon in the Extra Deck can be Special Summoned by means other than Synchro!"

That is: banish one Black Wing Dragon from the field or graveyard and one Synchro Tuner to Special Summon it!

Tiancheng, your Midrash is indeed powerful—but it has given me the chance—I banish the Black Wing Dragon from my graveyard and the Wind of Boreas!"

"Descend, Level 10, Black Wing Assault Dragon!"

"Gaa—"

Beneath the colossal Ground-Bound God, a black dragon, several meters tall, spread its wings and stood guard beside it.

Just as it is now.

As the chosen one, Kro was attempting to awaken the Ultimate Ground-Bound God, seeking to change a world he deemed unjust.

Black Wing Assault Dragon, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Dragon Type, ATK 3200.

Impressive—

Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang could not help but marvel.

Though he had anticipated Kro would bypass Midrash's effect to Special Summon, he had not expected Kro to perfectly utilize every card, aligning each effect and cost flawlessly to create a lethal combo.

Indeed, as he had thought—how could Tiancheng Guang possibly win against this?!

"Now, I've won for sure!"

On the arena, Kro declared: "Cover one card, skip the Battle Phase—Divine Power of Ground-Bound God Viracocha Raska!"

"Reduce your opponent's Life Points to 1!"

"Singularity of Death!"

The colossal Ground-Bound God drew a deep breath.

The next second.

The heavens and earth abruptly changed hue.

The entire world seemed instantly reduced to black and white, leaving only these two colors.

Then, within this sharply divided world, a strange purple dot glowed.

From the sky, a searing stream of purple light plummeted downward—as if splitting the world in two!

Ye La flew before Tiancheng Guang, spreading her arms to shield him from all light streams and flames.

After a moment—

Ye La lowered her arms, her entire body smoking, both arms numb and lifeless.

"Tch…" she hissed.

Tiancheng Guang, LP: 1.

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Note 1: Viracocha Raska's effect differs between the original manga and the official card. In the original, Viracocha Raska reduces the opponent's LP to 1 by skipping the Battle Phase—but this is an oddly phrased effect. Normally, it would read either "this turn, you cannot attack" or "skip your next Battle Phase." Since the anime never activated it on Turn 1, we assume it has not fully awakened, so its effect cannot activate on Turn 1.

This section primarily showcases and reinforces Kro's judgment in dueling, so no detailed differences in duel mechanics are shown.

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