Chapter 1357: Infernity's True Trump Card

Fujiki You Xuan felt that he had finally understood.

My fate is up to me, not heaven, right?

Still an inspirational demon king.

"However, if your goal is just to defeat the Pharaoh and survive the final battle, with your current ability, you should have been able to do it, right?" Fujiki You Xuan said.

He really thought so.

Judging from the current situation, the Great Evil God Zorc seemed to have been to quite a few dimensions. He had at least contacted and mastered the power of Synchro and Xyz, and whether he had dabbled in subsequent summoning methods was temporarily hard to say.

He obtained power beyond this era, and a deck beyond this era. If his goal was just to defeat the Pharaoh and survive the Memory of the King, then using the power he already had at this time, the chance should not be small.

A deck is like a duelist's weapon. When there is a gap in the realm of both sides, the divine weapon level naturally cannot make up for the gap in strength.

But if the duelists themselves are not far apart, the grade of the weapons held by each naturally becomes important.

The situation between the Pharaoh and Zorc is like this. It is naturally impossible for an ordinary person to win against the Pharaoh with a surreal deck, but if it were Zorc, it might not be.

"You think I haven't tried?" Bakura said coldly.

Fujiki You Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You tried? Challenged the Pharaoh with your new power?"

He was a little curious. If Zorc had already tried to challenge the Pharaoh and failed, how could he be here talking to himself instead of being wiped out.

"I'm not so big-hearted that I would go up and test the water without any basis." Bakura, or rather the part of Zorc's soul attached to his body, said, "However, yes, I have tried... at least a certain 'me' has tried."

Fujiki You Xuan had been wandering in the multiverse after all, and could be considered quite knowledgeable. Just hearing him say this, he seemed to have guessed his meaning soon.

"You found a counterpart in a parallel world to test the water?"

Bakura hummed and said: "Your reaction is quite fast... not bad. I found a certain 'me', and that 'me' happened to be at a suitable time about to have a decisive battle with the

I sought him out and told him he would fail, but I brought the opportunity to turn things around."

Fujiki You Xuan: "You gave him a deck?"

"Yes, one far beyond the era he lived in, and theoretically, one countless times superior to the Pharaoh's. But so what?"

As Bakura said this, his expression was somewhat ferocious, as if he had fallen into some very unpleasant memories.

"That experiment made me even more convinced of this point—fate is on the Pharaoh's side," he said gloomily. "No matter how much power I gain or how much preparation I make in advance, it's useless.

The Pharaoh will always evolve as I evolve; he is always one step ahead of me. Yes, it's just like damned fate; it's as if losing to him and turning into dust is my predetermined destiny."

Fujiki You Xuan understood.

He didn't know what card that parallel world's Atem had printed, but in any case, it seemed to have caused tons of critical damage to Zorc's psyche. Zorc's attempt this time had clearly ended in failure as well, and even though his parallel world counterpart had obtained power that transcended generations, it seemed to have no meaning.

Zorc seemed to have realized that trying to use cheats in the final Shadow Game would only invite even stronger cheats from the Pharaoh's side, and it wouldn't help him break this deadlock.

Just now, he had given Anubis excessive power and tried to test it against the Pharaoh of this "Base Dimension," where he originated. The test result was just as he had expected—

—the damned Pharaoh of the Base Dimension also reacted to the cheat used by the enemy and actually printed an Xyz Dark Magician on the spot.

This test confirmed Zorc's thoughts. Trying to beat the Pharaoh with some Synchro or Xyz was not practical; he had to find another way.

"Moreover, my pursuit has long since been more than just that," Bakura said. "The Ultimate Shadow Game of the King's Memories? Defeating the Pharaoh and resurrecting my true self? Those were my previous thoughts, from before I witnessed the vastness of the multiverse.

As for now? My pursuit is no longer limited to this."

Fujiki You Xuan said: "Then what does Lord Zorc want now?"

"Want to know?" Bakura sneered. "Sorry, I don't have the interest to share my plans with a dead man."

"Oh, does Lord Zorc think I've already lost?" Fujiki You Xuan said.

Bakura only maintained a sneer, noncommittal.

At this moment, Bakura had Ha Des and his trump card, King Dragun of the Flies, on the field. Fujiki You Xuan had Trishula and Ally of Justice Catastor on the field.

Trishula only possessed field-clearing ability the moment it appeared; now it was just a vanilla monster with 2500 ATK, completely unworthy of concern.

Ally of Justice Catastor was still a bit of a nuisance. Bakura could foresee that the opponent would definitely use Ally of Justice Catastor to launch an attack this turn, destroy his Ha Des, and seize control. But that didn't matter.

Bakura glanced at the face-down card in his back row.

Trap Card - Necro Shield.

When the opponent's monster declares an attack, you can banish a Fiend or Zombie-type monster from your Graveyard to negate the monster's attack.

Besides that, when the opponent activates any card-destroying effect, you can also negate that effect by banishing a Fiend or Zombie from your Graveyard.

The card is as its name suggests; as long as there are Fiend and Zombie souls in the Graveyard to consume, this card is an invincible shield. Attacks can be blocked, and card destruction can be negated; it is simply an iron-walled trap.

Bakura revealed a cold, sinister smile.

With Necro Shield as a shield, and King Dragun of the Flies on the field, the Fly King cannot be destroyed in any form and possesses the powerful ability to absorb any damage taken and convert it into ATK. The more the opponent attacks, the stronger the Fly King becomes.

At the same time, the opponent's Life Points were already like a candle in the wind, a situation so advantageous for himself.

"My turn, draw."

"I activate the face-down card on the field, the Spell Card 'Trade-In'. I send a Level 8 or higher monster from my hand to the Graveyard to draw two cards.

I send 'Trishula' from my hand to the Graveyard and draw two cards."

Fujiki You Xuan drew two cards, then calmly revealed a card in his hand.

"I Special Summon this card from my hand—

—Earthbound Immortal Cusillu!"

【Earthbound Immortal Cusillu, 2900】

The burly priest had a body that looked as if it were carved with Nazca line patterns, radiating a purple-black, domineering aura, as if his whole body were shrouded in dark purple flames.

Bakura frowned: "Directly summoning a Level 8 high-level monster without cost?"

Fujiki You Xuan: "No cost, but not without conditions. Earthbound Immortal Cusillu can only be Special Summoned from the hand when there are Synchro monsters on both your field and in your Graveyard.

And Earthbound Immortal Cusillu's other effect is that it can add one 'Earthbound Immortal' monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand!"

Fujiki You Xuan revealed a dangerous smile.

"Therefore, I will add this card from my Deck, the true trump card of the Infernity, to my hand—

—Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu!"

Bakura: "!"

Bakura, or rather the part of Zorc's soul residing in his heart, seemed to remember; he had seen this card in other dimensions.

The terrifying trump card used by the Dark Signer named Kalin Kessler in the Synchro Dimension, which forced even the Duel King Yusei Fudo to resort to desperate measures!

"Next, I Tribute 'Vampire Lady' and 'Ally of Justice Catastor' on the field for a Tribute Summon!"

Fujiki You Xuan raised the card in his hand.

"Serve me—

—Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu!!!"

A stone heart appeared in mid-air, as if the souls of Vampire Lady and Trishula were being sucked into it. Then, the stone heart bloomed with endless purple light, drawing huge Nazca lines in mid-air.

Then, those lines seemed to come alive, transforming into a pitch-black giant that descended!

【Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu, ATK 3000】

"You guy, you even have something like an Earthbound Immortal..." Bakura's pupils contracted. "What kind of joke is this..."

"Oh? It seems you recognize Earthbound Immortals; in that case, you should also know what will happen next."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

"Earthbound Immortals can attack the opponent directly. Go, Ccapac Apu's attack!"

Bakura had the indestructible King Dragun of the Flies and the Underworld Ruler Ha Des on his field, but it was completely meaningless.

Nothing could block the Earthbound Immortal's attack. That massive palm, pressing down like Mount Tai, seemed to have no substance, passing directly through the King Dragun of the Flies and Ha Des, locking onto Bakura.

Bakura gritted his teeth: "Activate face-down card, Trap Card 'Necro Shield'! By banishing a Zombie from the Graveyard, I can negate the opponent's attack..."

"Since you recognize Earthbound Immortals, you should know that's useless, right?" Fujiki You Xuan laughed. "Spell and Trap cards are ineffective against Earthbound Immortals."

Bakura: "..."

Yes, he knew.

This was just a meaningless, desperate struggle.

The Earthbound Immortal's palm, carrying boundless might, slammed down, as if crushing everything beneath it into powder.

【Bakura, LP 1000 → LP 0】