Chapter 288

The flames of the apocalypse swept through, and everything on the field was burned to nothingness. After the apocalypse, both the High Priest and the Heretic survived, standing in a standoff with the King of End.

"Heh, miscalculated, didn't you?" the Gravekeeper's Chief sneered. "The High Priest has the ability to negate destruction by discarding a card, and the Gravekeeper's Heretic is unaffected by any other card effects while 'Necrovalley' exists on the field.

Although Necrovalley has been destroyed by you, my lineup remains unscathed. What a pity, the only thing destroyed was your own monster."

"To think there's such a troublesome ability." Misawa frowned. "Last turn, the Gravekeeper's Chief still had one Gravekeeper monster returned to his hand.

Fujiki You Xuan has 3300 Life Points remaining, only enough to activate the King of End's effect one more time. But even if activated, it can only defeat the Heretic, while the High Priest will still be destroyed in its place, and Demise's attack power is not enough to break through the High Priest's defensive line."

"What a truly difficult opponent," Asuka also said.

Her gaze then shifted back to Fujiki You Xuan.

However, even so, if it's this guy, he surely still has other ways, right?

"You even took that, not bad." Fujiki You Xuan chuckled. "But in this way, besides Demise, all other cards on the field are destroyed, including my own monsters.

Therefore, I banish the LIGHT Fairy-type monster 'Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands' that was just destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, as well as the three DARK Fiend-type monsters sent to the Graveyard by Advanced Ritual Art, from the game to Special Summon this guy!"

Fujiki You Xuan held up a card in his hand.

"Level 8, Sky Scourge Norleras!"

It was as if a deep rift was torn open in the void, accompanied by a deafening roar and distortion. Deep purple energy gushed out, and a massive demon slowly walked out from within.

【Sky Scourge Norleras, ATK 2400】

"Sky Scourge Norleras cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by banishing one LIGHT Fairy-type monster and three DARK Fiend-type monsters from your Graveyard."

Fujiki You Xuan said.

"Norleras's effect: pay 1000 Life Points to send all cards in both players' hands and on the field to the Graveyard, then draw one card from your Deck."

"Na-Nani!?"

The Gravekeeper's Chief was shocked.

Send all cards in hand and on the field to the Graveyard???

What kind of ultimate table-flipping ability is this!?

The combination of the King of End and Sky Scourge Norleras was also an ancient deck developed by card players during the GX era. It is a variant of the well-known high-level insect deck "Demise Doomsday Insect," with a similar construction concept, only replacing the "Fiend Doomsday Insect" with "Sky Scourge Norleras."

The combat strategy is also obvious. Use Advanced Ritual Art to summon the King of End, choosing DARK Fiend-type or LIGHT Fairy-type monsters as ritual materials according to need—though normally, one would choose Fiend-type monsters.

Because LIGHT Fairy-type monsters are usually supplemented by Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands, which can search for Ritual Spells and Ritual monsters.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 3300 → LP 2300】

"Sky Scourge Norleras's effect: send all cards to the Graveyard!"

He paused for a moment, brewing the name of the move.

"—Sky Scourge World!"

The great power of the Sky Scourge was released, and boundless darkness and chaos spread across the entire field until it swallowed everything remaining on both sides.

The Gravekeeper's Chief's remaining hand, the High Priest and Heretic on the field, the Gravekeeper's Chief's clone on Fujiki You Xuan's side, and the King of End Demise. That infinitely spreading darkness was like an endless abyss, even swallowing Norleras itself.

I'm so crazy I even kill myself. JPG.

And because it is sent directly to the Graveyard rather than destroyed, even the High Priest's destruction-replacement effect cannot be activated.

Full field wipeout!

"Furthermore, after Norleras's effect is applied," Fujiki You Xuan said, "I draw one card from my Deck."

"Tch."

Both players' hands and fields were wiped clean, with only the one card Fujiki You Xuan just drew remaining between them.

"It is indeed a terrifying ability," the Gravekeeper's Chief said in a low voice, "but this way, your field is also completely empty. You only have one card left in your hand, while my Life Points are still at a full four thousand..."

Although he didn't finish his sentence, the Gravekeeper's Chief's meaning was already very clear.

I have four thousand Life Points, and you have only one card.

Can you kill me with one card?

"Indeed, I only have this one card left in my hand. But the resources I can use are not limited to just this," Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

"What?" The Gravekeeper's Chief instinctively held his breath.

"Norleras's effect sends all cards in both players' hands and on the field to the Graveyard. Indeed, this effect includes itself and all my own resources, so even if the activation is successful, it's hard to gain an advantage... Normally, it's easy to think so, right?"

Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

"But in fact, before summoning this guy, the finishing combination was already in my hands."

He revealed a card that had been banished from the Graveyard.

"In the hand that was just sent to the Graveyard, there was this one."

【Sangan】.

It has now been weakened to "If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand, but you cannot activate the effects of the card added to your hand, or cards with the same name, for the rest of this turn."

Most people now only remember that the effect before the weakening didn't have the restriction of the last sentence, but that was actually the second weakening of Sangan and its good sister "Witch of the Black Forest." In fact, the first weakening of this golden combination was adding the restriction that it "must be sent from the field to the Graveyard to activate."

And in the earliest old version of the effect, neither Sangan nor the Witch had the requirement of being sent from the field to the Graveyard.

"Can search for a monster with 1500 or less ATK from the Deck." The Gravekeeper's Chief frowned. "So what? Your field is empty, just relying on a small fry with less than 1500 ATK..."

Fujiki You Xuan laughed.

Are all those with 1500 or less ATK small fry?

He didn't correct him, just smiled and drew the card searched from the Deck.

"Then I add this card from my Deck to my hand..."

He revealed that legendary forbidden card passed down from generation to generation among card players.

"Spirit monster 'Yata-Garasu'." Fujiki You Xuan said. "Then, according to 'Summon Chain', I perform my third Normal Summon this turn.

Summon 'Yata-Garasu'."

【Yata-Garasu, ATK 200】

"Then enter the Battle Phase." Fujiki You Xuan said. "Yata-Garasu attacks directly."

"Uh."

【Gravekeeper's Chief, LP 4000 → LP 3800】

"Tch, a mere two hundred points of damage." The Gravekeeper's Chief sneered calmly. "I can barely feel it..."

"Is that so?" Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "Yata-Garasu returns to my hand during the End Phase of the turn it is summoned.

But its effect is, if this card inflicts battle damage to the opponent..."

Fujiki You Xuan raised his eyelids, his gentle smile appearing somewhat sinister under the illumination of the three suns in the valley.

"... skip the opponent's next Draw Phase."

The Gravekeeper's Chief pondered for a moment.

Wait a minute, let me sort this out.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nani!!?

Skip the next Draw Phase?

Then with his empty hand and empty field now, isn't he...

"Alright, my turn is over, it's your turn." Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

Gravekeeper's Chief: "..."

"Not drawing a card? Oh right, of course you can't draw a card." Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "Then, if you don't operate on your turn, it's my turn again, draw a card.

Then Normal Summon 'Yata-Garasu', attack directly."

【Gravekeeper's Chief, LP 3800 → LP 3600】

"Yata-Garasu returns to my hand, turn over. It's your turn again."

Gravekeeper's Chief: "..."

"Hmm? Still not drawing a card? Alright, alright, then it's my turn again, draw a card." Fujiki You Xuan said. "Summon 'Yata-Garasu', attack directly."

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"..."

"..."

I don't know how much time passed, but under the stunned eyes of the entire Gravekeeper clan and everyone traveling with Fujiki You Xuan, the Gravekeeper's Chief fell off the duel field in a disheveled state, his eyes dull, his lips trembling, his expression like a walking zombie.

【Gravekeeper's Chief, LP 0】

Finally over...

(End of chapter)