Chapter 703: The Power of the Supreme King

"The Evil Hero summoned by the effect of Dark Fusion will not be destroyed by effects this turn!"

If it were the physical card version of Dark Fusion, the resistance would be to not be targeted by card effects. While it has its pros and cons compared to destruction resistance, if this were a physical card scenario, Gaia might have been countered on the spot.

"Tch, to think you'd have such troublesome resistance." Yubel frowned. "Is this the power of the Supreme King?"

The shield of Mirror Force was pierced in one strike. The tyrannical power continued unabated after penetrating the barrier, with shards of energy splashing in all directions. The burning fireball in Gaia's hand drove straight in, dispersing the darkness and evil aura as it approached, piercing directly through the center of the Wicked God's chest in a single blow.

【Yubel, LP 2500 → LP 1400】

The Eraser threw its head back, letting out a long howl like a death rattle.

But Jaden immediately sensed something was wrong.

As the Eraser's body collapsed, the Wicked God's form did not disintegrate; instead, it seemed to turn into a pitch-black liquid. The massive body spread out on the ground like a pool of sludge, expanding rapidly until it looked like a vast swamp.

Gaia realized the danger and tried to pull away, but the darkness had already entangled his feet. A tremendous force dragged him down—how could he possibly escape?

Even the entire Neo-Space, rippling with aurora, was being eroded bit by bit by this darkness, as if the light itself were being swallowed.

When the darkness passed, the entire field was clean, like land washed by a torrential rain, shining like a mirror, with nothing left behind.

The Supreme King said, "I see. Does that Wicked God have the ability to erase all things, which is why it's named 'The Eraser'?"

"Exactly," Yubel said. "Wicked God Eraser: when sent to the Graveyard, all cards on the field are sent to the Graveyard!"

She paused and gave a wicked smile.

"But it's a pity. Your original 'Ojama Tokens' on the field would have dealt 300 damage to their controller when destroyed. If all three tokens were destroyed, that would be 900 damage total, which would have been enough to make you lose, Jaden, given your remaining Life Points."

"However, Eraser's effect is a total erasure, sending cards directly to the Graveyard rather than destroying them. Since there is no destruction step, the tokens' effects cannot be triggered. You've bought yourself another life, Jaden."

Although the physical card Eraser is inferior to the manga version in every way, in this specific situation, if the physical card's effect—"all cards on the field are destroyed when sent to the Graveyard by destruction"—had been processed, while its board-clearing ability is not even a fraction of the manga version's, it would have already won the game here.

Yubel laughed, "But this way, the opportunities for further mutual damage with Jaden have increased, which isn't bad either."

Jaden let out a long breath. "Looks like it. My luck's not too bad."

The Supreme King said coldly, "Idiot, is this a time to be celebrating? Your field has been cleared; the next attack will be fatal."

"I know, I know."

Jaden said, inserting a card into the slot.

"I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Yubel said, "My turn, draw!"

She drew two cards from her hand in succession, revealing the first one: "Spell card 'Ancient Rules', allows me to Special Summon a Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my hand."

Following that, her second card slid out from behind the first—it was indeed a high-level Normal Monster.

"Special Summon 'Demon Zoah'!"

A blue demon, covered in sharp black claws and fangs, crouched viciously on the ground. Its face had no eyes, yet it gave off a chilling, sharp gaze.

【Demon Zoah, ATK 2600】

"Demon Zoah, attack Jaden directly!"

The blue demon shrieked, leaping into the air. With its right claw forward and left claw back, it descended from above, its sharp claw-wind covering Jaden from across the field.

The Supreme King said sharply, "Trap."

"I know, I know."

Jaden muttered. Although he was the one who called for his teammate's help, having someone constantly backseat-driving during a duel felt quite strange. Still, he immediately activated his backrow as instructed.

"Open face-down card, Counter Trap—Negate Attack!

Negate the opponent's monster's attack and force the Battle Phase to end!"

A transparent whirlwind blew out from the trap, forming a spiral shield in front. Demon Zoah's claw grabbed straight into the center of the vortex. It shrieked, feeling its body lifted into the air, uncontrollably pushed back by a powerful counter-force. It landed on its butt, rolled twice in a sorry state, and then retreated back to its side of the field, rubbing its rear.

Negate Attack was also a defensive trap Jaden loved using in the anime; its status as a Counter Trap made it hard to respond to, and negating the attack while forcing the end of the Battle Phase was an effective way to block further offensives.

"You've held on for another turn," Yubel said. "As expected of my Jaden."

"Then I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Jaden wiped his sweat. "The power of the Wicked God is truly incredible. It pushed me into such a corner, but I managed to scrape through. If I don't think of something this turn, I might really get finished off."

"Impossible."

The Supreme King was cold and confident.

Jaden said, "Oh? So confident?"

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The Supreme King said, "Because I am the Supreme King. That is the reason."

"Ahaha, that's true," Jaden teased. "But even so, didn't you lose to me?"

The Supreme King's tone suddenly turned cold. He said in a deep voice, "Sounds like you want a rematch."

"Just kidding, just kidding... Let's talk about a rematch next time."

Jaden laughed it off, knowing that if he kept running his mouth on this topic, this ship of friendship might capsize on the spot.

"My turn, draw!" Jaden said. "Activate Spell card 'Hero's Legacy'!

When there are two or more Level 4 or higher 'Hero' monsters in my Graveyard, draw three cards from my Deck!" (Original effect)

At this moment, he had Neo-Fusion monsters and Evil Heroes in his Graveyard; there were already more than two Level 4 or higher Heroes. So, Jaden drew three cards.

"Next, activate Spell card 'Takeover5', send the top five cards of my Deck to the Graveyard!"

Jaden drew five more cards and sent them to the Graveyard.

The Supreme King, watching from the back, caught a glimpse of the cards Jaden drew and let out a cold but smug hum.

"Wicked God, not bad. But let him see what true ultimate darkness is, the symbol of power!"

Jaden didn't answer him, but he already understood his teammate's meaning. He held the spell he just drew above his head, and a dark cyclone like the previous one swirled on the field.

"Spell card 'Dark Calling'!"

Jaden said.

"Banish the fusion materials required for a Fiend-Type Fusion Monster from my hand or Graveyard, and perform a Fusion Summon for a Fusion Monster that must be summoned with 'Dark Fusion'!"

Jaden revealed two cards in his Graveyard.

"I banish 'Evil Hero Malicious Edge' and 'Evil Hero Dark Gaia' from my Graveyard, Fusion Summon!

Summon the Death Fiend of Ultimate Darkness—

—Evil Hero Malicious Bane, summon!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 704 =====