Chapter 720: The God Who Descends Again

So what if there really is a trap?

He is a god, and now he is an evolved god!

Traps are completely ineffective against him, ordinary monster effects are useless, and non-destruction Spell Cards only have one turn of effect.

At this moment, Kaiba's field is empty, and even if there is any setup, it can only be a hidden effect in the hand or Graveyard. And these types of effects are mostly monsters or traps, but these things are nothing to fear for him, the Wicked God.

"Since you want to play, I'll accompany you."

"I have never been afraid of you, Seto Kaiba. Now let you clearly know your own insignificance—"

The Wicked God shouted.

"With myself, Wicked God - Root of Fear—"

"—Direct Attack!"

But it seemed Kaiba was waiting for these words: "Direct Attack".

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes instantly.

The Wicked God was right; his backup plan was indeed in the Graveyard.

And it was a new card that You Xuan had once seen in Kaiba's laboratory, developed after in-depth research into a card often used by a certain old rival he was obsessed with—a lifelong enemy of a certain CEO.

That card is—

"Activate the effect of 'Clean Kuriboh' from the Graveyard!" Kaiba shouted, "When the opponent declares a direct attack, banish this card from the Graveyard, and draw one card! If the drawn card is a monster card, Special Summon that monster, and the attack target is forced to shift to that monster!"

The Wicked God: "???"

Seto Kaiba's Kuriboh?

According to the information collected, isn't this thing the lifelong enemy of Seto Kaiba, often kept by the Pharaoh?

Seto Kaiba, you thick-browed guy, are you also playing the "if you can't beat them, join them" game?

The Wicked God snorted: "I thought it was some powerful backup, turns out it's just this kind of small fry..."

"You still have to be able to draw a monster card."

Pausing, the Wicked God sneered.

"And even if you draw a monster, does your Deck contain a monster that can rival my Root of Fear?"

"Yes."

Kaiba said coldly.

"And the next card, I will draw that card. Your nemesis, your nightmare, my... God!"

The Wicked God: "!"

Seto Kaiba's God?

Could it be...

No, impossible.

That card has already gone to the Underworld with the Pharaoh and no longer exists.

And even if it really existed, how could it be such a coincidence that he would draw it on the very next card?

This is the home field of the Wicked Gods, in their sealed territory, just like the Wicked God's barrier. Even if Seto Kaiba is strong, his destiny power here should be greatly suppressed...

Kaiba reached out and slowly placed his hand on the top of the Deck.

He had never spoken of it to anyone, but there was a scene that had been lingering in his mind to this day.

His greatest rival in life, that infuriating guy who walked away as a winner after beating him, showed everyone what the King's ultimate form was in the final battle of the Ceremonial Battle.

That day, when the duel reached its climax, Atum didn't even need to look at what card he was drawing. Before drawing, he would loudly declare what the next card was, and then draw and use it; everyone saw that it was indeed the card he declared.

Kaiba knew clearly that it wasn't that Atum predicted what the next card was, but that his "power" guided the card he wanted to arrive.

To be able to draw any card he wanted at will. This is the strongest duelist, the most ultimate "power". Atum showed this to all of them, as if deliberately letting the remaining people see the true highest realm of the Duel Realm, the highest peak that only exists in theory, before leaving.

Before that, Seto Kaiba always thought he was only a little bit behind Atum, and every time it seemed he was only a little bit away from winning.

But after that, although he still refused to admit defeat, a part of his heart began to feel that he was actually so far away from that person.

Over the years, Kaiba had never given up, challenging himself countless times, trying to reach his limit. Ten years, every day that passed, the memory of that night became clearer. Every time he made progress, it seemed he only realized more how huge the gap between him and that person was.

But he is Seto Kaiba, and he never gives up. He always firmly believed that if there was a peak in the world, then that peak was destined to be climbed by himself.

This is why he didn't do so even though he could have survived another turn with a defensive monster.

To find life in death.

A sufficiently strong opponent, sufficient pressure, the stimulation of a desperate situation—these are the necessary elements for transformation.

Kaiba asked himself if he was temporarily unable to truly manipulate the duel with destiny power at will like that guy.

But at least this draw...

If this draw is successful, at least he might be able to get a little closer to that guy.

"Ahhhhhhh—"

Kaiba let out a roar.

He drew a card from the Deck.

He didn't even need to look at what card he drew; he had already held the card straight up and shouted that name—

"Obelisk the Tormentor!!!"

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Blue light, carrying boundless destructive power. The earth shattered, as if letting out a painful wail. Fine cracks spread like spider webs, deafening roars, dust and rubble shot out, obscuring half the sky, forming a dust curtain that blocked the sky and sun.

"Bakana (Impossible)!"

The Wicked God roared tremblingly.

What kind of joke is this?

How could this card, which clearly no longer existed, be in such a place?

And this only chance of Clean Kuriboh, this desperate draw... why is it exactly this kind of thing?

Seto Kaiba, clearly just a loser to them in the past, how could he have such outrageous "power"?

This is impossible! Unreasonable!

Inexplicable!

The blue giant, as if walking out of a myth from three thousand years ago, every inch of muscle contained destructive power. Just by standing there, storm-like fluctuations spread to the surroundings with him as the center, and even the rubble flying around was crushed by the invisible force field.

The Wicked God's face twisted: "You guy... in the past ten years, you reproduced the card of Obelisk!?"

Many years ago, Kaiba and Aigami fought at Atum's grave, Kaiba drew from the floor, and Obelisk responded to his call. At that time, Kaiba realized that his connection with the gods had not been interrupted.

The gods still recognized him and were willing to fight for him at any time.

Since then, the reproduction of the Egyptian Gods had also become Kaiba's top priority.

"Obelisk the Tormentor, effect activate!" Kaiba shouted, "Tribute two monsters on the field, destroy all monsters on the opponent's field, and inflict 4000 points of damage to the opponent player!"

"This effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn!" (Original effect)

The Wicked God's expression became even more exaggerated: "Impossible, how could there be such an outrageous thing—"

He had now obtained the rank increase from God Evolution, and Obelisk's rank was not as high as his, so the destruction effect was naturally ineffective.

But it was only Root of Fear existing as a monster on the field that was invincible; it didn't mean he, as a duelist, was also invincible. Even if the monster couldn't be destroyed, the 4000 points of damage couldn't be avoided.

This is the God of Destruction, Obelisk the Tormentor, the unreasonable ability to destroy the world.

Obelisk, who had seen the light of day again after many years, locked his scarlet eyes tightly on the nemesis in front of him, and his hands slowly grasped Venus and the Mystical Shine Ball on the field. The two monsters immediately disintegrated, turned into energy and were absorbed, pouring into Obelisk's body.

"Disappear." Kaiba said indifferently, "Small fry."

Obelisk punched down.

The Wicked God: "Ahhhhh—"

【Wicked God, LP 3500 → LP 0】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 721 =====