Chapter 351

"Tch, so it's appeared, the Ultimate Dragon."

Lu Ka narrowed his eyes.

"I admit, I was outplayed. But I said it before: don't underestimate the power of the Gulus. Even the Ultimate Dragon is no exception!"

"I once again Flip Summon the 'Gulus Yichong Agon' set on the field, and its effect activates!"

【Gulus Yichong Agon, ATK 1000】

"When Gulus Yichong Agon is flipped, I select one face-up monster on the opponent's field and return it to the owner's hand."

"Return 'True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon'!"

A layer of eerie light enveloped the spot where the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon stood. Before it could even steady itself, the Ultimate Dragon's body began to turn transparent, and it looked as though it was about to be removed.

"Hahaha, what a pity," Lu Ka laughed. "You won the previous gamble, President, but the strength of my Gulus is more than enough to compensate."

"It's a rare thing for you to summon the Ultimate Dragon, only for it to exit the stage so hastily."

"Heh, is that really so?" Kaiba countered.

"What?"

"I activate a Trap Card from my hand—"

"—'Toughness! Invincible! Strongest!'"

"Nani!?"

Lu Ka was shocked once again.

Activating a Trap from the hand?

"The other set card you just destroyed was the Trap Card 'Cross Counter Trap'," Kaiba sneered, arms crossed. "The turn that card is destroyed, I can activate a Trap Card from my hand exactly once." (Original card)

"Tch, so both set cards were decoys," Lu Ka muttered.

"This card will unleash the true power of the Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba shouted. "'Toughness! Invincible! Strongest!' This card allows one 'Blue-Eyes' monster on my field to be unaffected by any card effects other than its own for this turn, and it cannot be destroyed by battle!"

Lu Ka's pupils contracted.

Unaffected by any card effects, and cannot be destroyed by battle...

No, even before that, the Ultimate Dragon itself already had 4500 ATK, which was infinitely close to the ceiling of base stats among Duel Monsters.

Just for this turn, the True Ultimate Dragon, bolstered by this card, was nearly invincible!

"Tch, is Kaiba Seto going to print every word he says onto a card..."

Lu Ka muttered to himself.

"Then, I activate the effect of 'Gulus King'. By Tributing one Reptile-type monster with 'Gulus' in its name on my field, I can destroy any one card on the opponent's field!"

"I Tribute 'Gulus Apocalypse'!"

Gulus Apocalypse dissipated into light particles. Under the roar of the Gulus King, it acted like ammunition being loaded, transforming into a beam of energy that blasted toward the Ultimate Dragon!

"This Gulus also has such a powerful effect?" Gui Ping said in a deep voice. "But it's useless; the Ultimate Dragon is currently unaffected by any card effects..."

Sure enough, the Gulus's suicide attack had no effect. It exploded against the Ultimate Dragon, disappearing without a trace, failing to leave even a single scratch.

"Heh, it doesn't matter. That wasn't my goal anyway."

Kaiba said indifferently: "To clear up a monster zone?"

"Ah, that's right."

Gui Ping finally realized.

"All five of his monster zones are full. Could it be to summon a new monster capable of resolving this situation?"

"Not bad!" Lu Ka shouted. "I activate the Equip Spell 'Future Fusion' from my hand!!!" (Original version)

The Future Fusion that appeared this time was the same model as the one in Kaiser's hand in the anime, an Equip Spell that allows for immediate fusion.

"I send any number of Fusion Material monsters from my deck to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster in face-up Attack Position!"

He drew from his deck, searched for a large handful of cards, and then gave a soft sneer.

"As expected of President Kaiba Seto, it's been a long time since anyone forced me to use this guy. But the arrival of this guy pretty much means the play should come to an end..."

"What?" Kaiba frowned.

"Do you know? There are 26 Gulus in total, and each of their names corresponds to the 26 letters of the English alphabet. And the monster representing the final letter Z, the end of everything and also the zero point, that is the Ultimate Gulus I am about to summon."

Lu Ka said indifferently.

"Excluding it, my Main Deck has 25 other types of Gulus... However, Gulus King and Gulus Queen have already been summoned to the field. I don't have a second copy of those two in my deck, so I have 23 types of Gulus remaining."

"You guy," Kaiba frowned, "what are you trying to do?"

"Hehehe, of course, I'm doing this..."

He raised his voice and shouted.

"I send all 23 Gulus in my deck to the Graveyard to perform the ultimate fusion!!!"

Gui Ping was stunned: "Fusion using 23 monsters!?"

Can you even fuse like that!?

"Not bad. What you are about to witness is the end of life's evolution, and also the zero point of everything! Appear, the Ultimate Gulus—"

"—Gulus Zero!!!"

At this moment, the howling of the typhoon in the city district reached its peak, as if the heavens and earth were roaring, shaking every high-rise building and every city block.

The city's neon lights swayed in the gale like flickering candles on the verge of collapse. The sky twisted like cracks on an oil painting, and the clouds were ruthlessly torn apart, revealing a vast expanse of deep, dark void.

In those churning black clouds, destruction descended.

A huge, dark, terrifying existence slowly descended from beyond the sky like a meteorite. A certain cold, spherical object, carrying the aura of destruction and death, looked down upon all things with the coldness of ending the world.

【Gulus Zero, ATK?】

"Twenty-three-fold fusion, Level 10, a level equal to a god..."

Gui Ping looked up at the huge, cold, terrifying black sphere, feeling as if he were looking into a black hole about to devour everything.

Kaiba also frowned slightly; the Ultimate Dragon was letting out a dragon roar at the location of the Gulus, refusing to show weakness.

"This is the complete form of the Gulus." Lu Ka sneered. "Now let me show you its ultimate..."

"Hmm!?"

Lu Ka's expression changed drastically.

The storm did not stop with the appearance of the final Gulus; instead, it became even more rampant!

It seemed that the black clouds in the sky did not just hide Gulus Zero... No, or rather, it seemed that Gulus Zero's appearance, the aura of destruction and terrifying energy it released, had further stimulated the awakening of something else.

That power pierced through the heavens and earth, distorted space, and opened a path to another dimension.

And as the sky cracked open, it was as if a pair of blood-red eyes slowly opened on the other side of the rift.

The gale reached a new peak. Vehicles on the street were blown about, trees were uprooted, and utility poles were snapped. The sky-high storm was like a hammer of the apocalypse, ready to deal a devastating blow to this city.

"Brother!" Gui Ping said anxiously, "If this continues, the city will be..."

Lu Ka looked up at the black shadow gradually descending from the rift in the sky and frowned.

"Why did it appear so quickly? Could it be the influence of Gulus Zero's power?"

Countless lightning bolts danced like silver snakes, illuminating the city as bright as day. It wasn't a brief flash, but a waterfall of electric light raging in the sky, constantly striking every corner of the city, emitting deafening roars, with sparks flying everywhere!

One of the bolts landed squarely in the middle of the two's duel field. The azure duel barrier shattered under the bombardment of the lightning, and both of them staggered backward under the impact.

"Tch... It looks like if I stay here any longer, even I'll be in trouble."

Lu Ka muttered, suddenly gave a light hum, put away his duel disk, and leaped. His jumping ability was equally incredible; with a few bounds, he had already jumped onto a container high up on the pier.

"You guy!" Kaiba shouted. "The duel isn't over yet, are you trying to run away?"

"Haha, run away? But the advantage is still with me if we keep fighting... Well, it doesn't matter if you think so. Let's leave this outcome for later."

Lu Ka paused briefly on top of the container and chuckled.

"Compared to me, President Kaiba, you have a more important problem to deal with right now."

Kaiba frowned. As he turned his head, he saw a huge phantom already descending from the churning black clouds. Although it was just a blurry outline, one could vaguely see it was a churning, twisted giant snake.

A low, sinister voice echoed in the sky.

"We meet again, Kaiba Seto."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 352 =====