Chapter 1248

Darkness has seen countless human hearts and understands the inner darkness of countless duelists.

He knows the greatest fears of duelists, and because of this, he knows their weakness. This is also one of the reasons for his confidence. Darkness feels that all humans are about the same, weak, incompetent, and easily succumb to inner fear; assimilating into a part of Darkness is their only destination.

But even he had to admit that this was the first time he had seen an inner world like Seto Kaiba's.

How could a person's ego expand to this extent?

Is this Seto Kaiba's self-perception? Boundless strength, as hot as the sun, as brilliant as the sun?

It seems that in his view, he should be the only light in the world, even greater than all the rest of the world combined.

This is too outrageous.

However, a few seconds later, Darkness soon realized that he was probably outrageous too early.

Because soon he saw what he was looking for, Seto Kaiba's so-called inner darkness.

Darkness discovered with shock that even this brilliant and huge Seto Kaiba actually had dim moments.

Just like dark clouds covering the sun, the giant Kaiba was also obscured by something even more massive. That existence was so huge that it could suppress even the expanded Kaiba, and that darkness was so thick that it could extinguish even the light of Kaiba that illuminated the whole world.

And that dark cloud that blocked the sun, the high mountain that suppressed Kaiba, also had a shape. A very eye-catching and somewhat arrogant seafood head, and that cloak that looked like a school uniform but looked more like a cape...

The first generation King of Games, Yugi Mutou... No, or rather, it should be that legendary Pharaoh who is no longer here.

"... Ughhh!"

Darkness returned to reality abruptly, staggering back two steps.

If his skull goat head had the function of sweating, it would definitely be covered in sweat by now.

He found what he was looking for. Seto Kaiba's inner darkness is that opponent he can never surpass, that ancient king who is always above him.

Defeat after defeat has almost become his inner demon, which is undoubtedly the greatest darkness in his heart.

But why? Why is this person's spiritual world still so powerful even with such vast darkness entrenched?

So strong that even he, Darkness, had no way to start, so strong that even if he just went in and took a look, he felt as if his primordial spirit was damaged and had to withdraw in a sorry state.

"Did you see it?" Kaiba sneered.

Darkness: "!"

This guy... even noticed that he was peeking into his heart?

Kaiba didn't care about this at all, crossed his arms and sneered: "That's right, there's nothing to hide. The greatest darkness in my heart right now is 'that guy.'

As long as I haven't been able to beat that guy for a day, I will never be able to acknowledge myself, nor will I be able to climb to the highest peak I crave in my heart."

After a pause, Kaiba raised his fist high.

"But even the frustration of losing to that guy is part of me as a duelist! I want to win, and one day I will beat that guy. But before that, I don't fear failure!"

He looked at his hand, as if talking to himself.

"... Won't be afraid anymore."

Darkness took half a step back, gritting his teeth.

This guy, even with such a big inner demon in his heart, even though he hasn't been able to beat the Pharaoh even once, can still maintain such an expanded ego...

This is far beyond Darkness's expectations.

Seto Kaiba, this guy is different from all the duelists he has seen and tasted the inner darkness of before.

"Tch, fine. Then I'll just defeat you with a duel," Darkness said. "End Phase, the effect of the Field Spell 'Darkness' is activated again!

Every time the turn ends, all face-up Spell and Trap cards on my field return to a face-down state!"

As he spoke, the four Continuous Traps he had opened on his field, "Void," "Infinity," "Darkness 1," and "Darkness 2," all flipped back over.

"And swap positions randomly again!"

All five cards were covered by dark currents, circulating among each other, and the order was changed again.

Before Kaiba summons a new monster to the field next time, Darkness himself cannot check this order.

"My turn, draw!"

Kaiba drew a card from his hand.

"Activate the Spell card 'Trade-In'! Discard one Level 8 monster from my hand and draw two cards from my deck. I discard 'Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon' from my hand, and then draw two cards!"

Kaiba showed the Alternative White Dragon in his hand and then quickly threw it into the Graveyard.

"Next, activate the Spell card 'Dragon's Mirror'!" Kaiba said. "Banish the fusion material monsters from my field and Graveyard from the game, and perform a Fusion Summon for a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster!

I use 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' on the field, and 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' and 'Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon' in the Graveyard, a total of three Blue-Eyes as fusion materials, to perform a Fusion Summon!

Watch closely, the ultimate dragon, the final and strongest, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon!"

The triple fusion of Blue-Eyes is another subspecies evolved from the Ultimate Dragon. It has a shape very similar to the original Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but has subspecies characteristics similar to the Alternative White Dragon. The three dragon heads dance arrogantly, and the moment it appears, it is as if it dominates the whole field.

【Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, ATK 4500】

"Alternative Ultimate Dragon, is this the evolution of the Ultimate Dragon this time?" Darkness shouted. "But the moment you summon a monster, 'Darkness Eye' also helped me confirm the positions of all my set cards on the field!

Therefore, I will activate it again! First is the Continuous Trap 'Void'! And then the Continuous Trap 'Infinity'!"

The chain of Void and Infinity flipped over on Darkness's field again, and the chained lightning triggered all the set cards between the two cards.

This time his luck was bursting; Void and Infinity were exactly on the far left and far right sides of the field. Therefore, all three set cards between Void and Infinity could be activated together.

"Between Void and Infinity, activate these three cards in the order they were set!

Continuous Trap 'Darkness 1,' 'Darkness 3,' 'Darkness 2'!"

Three traps were activated, and the current from Void and Infinity was all charged into the traps.

"Because Darkness 1 was activated first, Darkness 3 and Darkness 2 all gain the effect of the Continuous Trap 'Darkness 1,'" Darkness said. "The effect of Darkness 1 is that I can destroy one card on the field at will. Therefore, I can destroy a total of three cards on the field, though you only have one on your field anyway."

Darkness pointed his finger.

"Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, be destroyed for me!"

The lightning of the triple Darkness blasted out, hitting the Alternative Ultimate Dragon directly, and arcs and sparks exploded everywhere.

But nothing happened.

The Alternative Ultimate Dragon still stood there, as if it hadn't felt anything.

"Nani?" Darkness's expression changed abruptly. "Why..."

Kaiba laughed loudly: "Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon cannot be destroyed by the opponent's card effects, and cannot be targeted by the opponent's card effects! Your petty tricks are meaningless!"

Darkness: "!!!"

Does the Ultimate Dragon in this form actually possess such resistance?

In fact, that's not all. When Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon uses "Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon" as a fusion material, it also has the terrifying ability to destroy up to three cards once per turn.

It's just that Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon cannot attack in the turn this effect is activated, so it's temporarily not needed for now.

"Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon," Kaiba shouted, "attack 'Darkness Eye'!"

【Darkness Eye, ATK 0】

The monster effect of Darkness Eye is only effective when it exists in Attack Position, so it is also the biggest flaw on Darkness's field.

Generally speaking, this flaw is not easy to target, because with five cards set in the backrow, it is normally very difficult for the opponent to break through the combination of "Void" and "Infinity."

But now, obviously, this weakness is fatal.

Kaiba: "Tough! Invincible! Strongest!"

Kaiba: "Crush! Shatter! Great Applause!"

Kaiba: "Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction—"

The three heads of the Alternative White Dragon blasted out beams of light simultaneously, white light like a pillar, vast and surging, as if even this entire Darkness world was being washed away into nothingness in the brilliance.

【Darkness, LP 4000 → LP 0】