Chapter 1326: Lost Family

Although Rafael still seemed to be tough, Fujiki You Xuan actually knew that he had already succeeded. He broke through Rafael's psychological defense line.

Of course, Rafael's belief in Orichalcos for so many years could not be easily collapsed because of these two sentences. But Fujiki You Xuan wanted this effect, all he needed was to plant the seeds of doubt, let Rafael produce hesitation, and that was enough.

Now it seems the effect is good. If you use the terminology of immortality, Rafael's state now belongs to the collapse of the Dao heart.

"My turn, draw card." Fujiki You Xuan pointed to the Continuous Spell in his back row, "Of course, because of the effect of the Continuous Spell 'Card of Sanctity', I can draw two cards during the Draw Phase."

The new two hand cards were drawn, and Fujiki You Xuan quickly set one of them in the back row. 【1326-

"I set one card," Fujiki You Xuan revealed another. "Next, I Normal Summon 'Infernity Mirage'."

The red-haired Infernity with an Indian style, wearing a robe covered in various ancient runes.

【Infernity Mirage, ATK 0】

"When my hand is 0, I can Tribute Infernity Mirage on the field to Special Summon any two monsters with 'Infernity' in their names from the graveyard," Fujiki You Xuan said. "I Tribute Infernity Mirage!"

The Infernity in the Indian robe ignited, quickly turning to ashes in the flames. Infernity Mirage disappeared quickly, and the burning flames split in two, landing in two monster zones on Fujiki You Xuan's field, the two flames transforming into the images of two Infernity monsters, one large and one small.

"I revive 'Infernity Beetle' and 'Infernity Archfiend' from the graveyard!"

【Infernity Beetle, ATK 1200】

【Infernity Archfiend, ATK 1800】

"You didn't revive 'Infernity Doom Dragon' from the graveyard... isn't that your trump card?"

Rafael frowned.

"Infernity Doom Dragon can destroy a monster and inflict damage equal to half its ATK when my hand is 0. Using this effect would indeed be able to destroy my 'Guardian Dreadscythe' and could cause massive damage. This damage is effect damage, and even my 'Soul Barrier' cannot block it."

But he then changed the subject: "Of course, even so, this level of damage is still not enough to finish me off. And as long as you can't kill me, Guardian Dreadscythe will revive from the graveyard once again and become even stronger. Although it can cause me some trouble, it is still not enough to help you secure victory.

And the moment you revived the monsters from the graveyard, the effect of 'Card of Sanctity' also activated. I draw three cards from my deck."

"It seems that is indeed the case," Fujiki You Xuan said calmly. "Fortunately, this is not my final resort."

Rafael: "What?"

"First is the effect of the newly revived 'Infernity Archfiend'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "When Infernity Archfiend is Special Summoned, I can add one 'Infernity' card from my deck to my hand.

I will add 'Infernity Necromancer' from my deck to my hand."

Another card popped out from Fujiki You Xuan's deck and was drawn into his hand.

"Then I activate this card set on the field," Fujiki You Xuan opened his back row. "Spell Card 'Returning Reaper'!

I can Special Summon one 'Infernity' monster from my hand, graveyard, or among my banished monsters. I Special Summon the 'Infernity Necromancer' I just added to my hand!"

A pitch-black vortex opened, and the ghost-like Necromancer slowly rose from the vortex. It was also an Infernity with Indian characteristics, wearing a dark robe, with a pale demon face, like an indigenous shaman.

【Infernity Necromancer, DEF 2000】

"When my hand is 0, Infernity Necromancer's effect activates," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Once per turn, I can Special Summon one 'Infernity' monster from the graveyard.

This time I'm going to revive this guy."

Fujiki You Xuan snapped his fingers, and the pitch-black dragon flew out from the chaotic, filthy vortex.

Infernity Doom Dragon, revive!

【Infernity Doom Dragon, ATK 3000】

"So it came after all, Infernity Doom Dragon," Rafael said faintly. "But as I said, although this monster is powerful, it is still not enough to end my chain cycle, nor is it enough for you to win your future. And its revival triggered the effect of 'Card of Sanctity' again; I draw three more cards from my deck."

Rafael drew three more cards and said: "In the end, your power is still not enough to surpass the destiny depicted by Lord Dartz..."

But Fujiki You Xuan laughed out loud upon hearing this.

Rafael frowned: "What's so funny?" "Nothing. It's just that you take Dartz's so-called destiny too seriously," Fujiki You Xuan laughed. "Do you know what I think? I think you used to be an amazing duelist, and you and your monsters did indeed have a bond.

But do you know what I think of you now? I think your bond now is ridiculously fragile."

"What did you say!?" Rafael seemed to have been touched on his sore spot and immediately showed anger.

"I said the so-called bond between you and your monsters is now ridiculously fragile," Fujiki You Xuan repeated, enunciating each word. "Fragile to the point that you have to rely on the morbid method of 'rejecting the graveyard' to maintain it, as if this fragile relationship would collapse as soon as a monster enters the graveyard."

Rafael: "!"

His expression was angry, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to refute, but could not make a sound.

Because he did not know how to refute it.

In the anime, during the first battle, Rafael's twisted logic even convinced the King for a time, overwhelming the King's "momentum," which was likely one of the factors that allowed him to win the first battle.

However, in the second battle, when he tried to use this theory to suppress the King again, the King had already regained his state and firmly stated that he would no longer be bewitched by his flowery words; his bond with his monsters would not be shaken by such a degree, and he subsequently broke through Rafael's line of defense again by sacrificing his monsters.

This is also what Fujiki You Xuan wanted to say.

If one has to maintain a bond with monsters by "not using the graveyard," then in his view, such a bond was morbid and false from the beginning.

According to Rafael's logic, wouldn't cards like the Kuriboh family, or later cards like Battle Fader, Effect Veiler, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, and Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill, which were born to enter the graveyard, be useless cards from birth?

"Level 2, Tuner monster 'Infernity Beetle', Level 4 'Infernity Archfiend', Level 3 'Infernity Necromancer', Tuning," Fujiki You Xuan said coldly.

【2+4+3=9】

"The sacred spear released by the God of Destruction will now completely pierce the Demon City! Synchro Summon—

—Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!"

Frost instantly dominated the entire field, a world of ice and snow descended in an instant, and the three-pronged ice dragon arrived proudly amidst the wind and frost!

【Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, ATK 2700】

"Synchro Summon again... Level 9, a star level close to a god?" Rafael's expression sank. "But even so, with 2700 ATK, it is still far from being a match for Dreadscythe..."

"Trishula's monster effect," Fujiki You Xuan said. "When Trishula is Synchro Summoned, I can choose up to one card each from the opponent's hand, field, and graveyard and banish them from the game..."

Rafael: "!"

Not high ATK, not destruction, but direct banishment...

"Banish 'Guardian Dreadscythe', the 'Guardian Eatos' in your graveyard, and one card from your hand from the game!"

In the absolute frozen domain, Trishula's ice and snow storm swept across the field, freezing Dreadscythe and also freezing Eatos in the graveyard.

Rafael's absolutely loyal Guardian, the guardian spirit that accompanied him through light and darkness, even when he fell into hell, was finally completely banished.

"No... don't..."

Rafael fell to his knees involuntarily, reaching out his hand again by instinct.

Don't leave me again.

Don't make me alone again.

Eatos...

But it was already useless.

Boundless frost descended; the frozen Dreadscythe and Eatos were both frozen still, sucked into the black hole vortex by endless gravity, as if crushed into slag, and disappeared.

Rafael's raised hand slowly dropped, and he closed his eyes gently and involuntarily.

It was as if even his heart had given up the struggle.

"... I'm sorry," Rafael muttered to himself.

"Infernity Doom Dragon, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Direct attack."

【Rafael, LP4000 → LP0】