Chapter 764: Determination of Ruin

The situation Paradox was facing now was already very severe.

Archlord Kristya on the field meant that neither side could Special Summon, which was basically equivalent to a death sentence for his Sin deck. Most of the monsters in his deck had become pure hand-clogging waste, and he couldn't move at all.

The only trump card for breaking the situation, Skill Drain, was now sealed by Royal Decree, and even all the traps in the back field couldn't be used.

However, this future person might be destined to learn a painful lesson today, which is that there is no worst, only worse.

Whenever you think the situation has hit rock bottom, you must firmly believe—

—things can always get worse.

"Battle Phase ends, enter Main Phase 2."

Fujiki You Xuan slowly drew two more hand cards and set them casually.

"Set two more cards."

Paradox vigilantly sized up Fujiki You Xuan's back field.

Another two sets in the back field... But now that Royal Decree is on the field, all traps are negated. This point should be the same condition for both sides. No matter how many Fujiki You Xuan sets in the back field, they will all be blocked by his own Decree and cannot be activated.

Is this a back field for after the Decree is broken and the formation is broken?

Thinking of this, Paradox felt even more tricky.

This damn Dueling King, the formation on the field already looks unsolvable enough, and he is still arranging the next move. Why be so steady?

But he couldn't think too far ahead; this formation in front of him was already enough to give him a headache.

But the next moment, Fujiki You Xuan took out another bright red trap from his hand and smiled brightly.

"The effect of 'Dark Lucius the Executioner' is still active this turn, I can still activate trap cards from my hand this turn. Therefore, I then activate this card, Continuous Trap—"

"—Royal Decree!"

As soon as this card was opened, the whole field was in an uproar.

Decree! The two major Royal locks that stand side by side with Decree!

"Royal Decree, similar to Decree." Fujiki You Xuan said. "When Decree exists on the field, the effects of all magic cards on both sides' fields are negated!"

One locking trap, one locking magic. When the two cards are gathered, all magic and trap means can be completely sealed.

Paradox was also shocked, but immediately shouted: "Are you crazy!?

Royal Decree itself is also a Continuous Trap, it will be negated by 'Royal Decree'!"

This is self-contradictory!

"Not really." Fujiki You Xuan smiled. "This is when the Planetary series 'Splendid Jin Xing' needs to appear."

"When Jin Xing exists on the field, all magic and trap cards controlled by yourself, whether it is the activation of the card or the effect, cannot be negated!" (Old version effect)

Paradox's pupils contracted, and he looked up at Jin Xing suddenly.

Splendid Jin Xing has this ability?

Then wouldn't it be...

"Correct." Fujiki You Xuan narrowed his eyes. "Therefore, as long as Splendid Jin Xing is on the field, Decree cannot negate my magic, and Decree cannot negate my traps."

"Therefore, I can still use any magic and trap cards at will, and these two cards will not negate each other."

After a pause, Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

"Of course, Jin Xing only gives the magic and traps controlled by her controller immunity, as for you..."

He didn't finish.

But Paradox's body had already begun to tremble slightly.

Not because of fear, but purely because of anger.

You...

Now he had completely understood the formation Fujiki You Xuan had set up.

Archlord Kristya locks Special Summoning, which is basically equivalent to not being able to summon monsters for the Sin deck.

Decree seals magic, Decree seals traps, Jin Xing makes these two cards not mutually exclusive, and turns all locks into one-way locks...

What is this!?

I'm dueling a hammer, I'm dueling.

He was really going crazy now.

As a future person, and a future person who had experienced various hardships from a ruined future, he was well-versed in the history of Duel Monsters and knew various dueling schools and styles. This was also why he had some superiority when he traveled back through time, feeling that even the Dueling King was just a relic of the past era and could not be compared with his knowledge at all. But now, he was convinced that the timeline he was in now was absolutely wrong, wrong to the point of absurdity.

Because in the history he knew, there could never be such a Dueling King whose dueling was as dirty and twisted as his psychology, and he had never heard of it.

No, in the entire history of Duel Monsters, even counting those incarnations of darkness and terrifying Demon Gods, there was no one as dark as this person!

He could actually play the Fairy-type, which represents light and hope, to such a sinister level, do you dare to believe it?

The people at the institute were all dumbfounded, only Mokuba remained calm, just smiling: "I said it, it's really an unlucky person from another world. I don't know what kind of sin he committed to bump into Fujiki You Xuan in our world..."

"My turn is already over." Fujiki You Xuan reminded. "How about it, not drawing a card?"

Paradox was stunned for a few seconds, and slowly looked at his Duel Disk.

Draw a card?

Oh, right, still dueling.

But... is there any point in continuing to fight?

A huge sense of powerlessness struck, like a tide, as if to swallow his whole person.

!

He was no stranger to this feeling.

Once, he watched the familiar world fall apart beside him, watched friends, relatives, and everything he knew be swallowed by the vortex of despair.

He watched the end come, watched despair swallow everything around him, but was always powerless.

It was exactly like this duel.

He was still alive, and there were life points left. But even if he was alive, the road ahead had been completely blocked. The ghost in the name of an angel stood in front, blocking all his possibilities.

He could only watch the end come, watch the remaining world be swallowed up...

He closed his eyes lightly.

But in the darkness, familiar faces appeared before his eyes.

"Aporia."

"Antinomy."

"... Z-one."

Right, he couldn't give up yet.

He and his partners had agreed to work together to rewrite history.

He remembered what Z-one had said when they, the surviving warriors, gathered and decided to travel through time to rewrite history.

"... If we succeed, history will be rewritten, and perhaps our own existence will be erased."

"If we fail, the world will still be destroyed, and we may be remembered forever as sinners of humanity."

"Even so, are you still willing to be with me?"

Everyone answered resolutely, without any hesitation: "Willing."

"..."

Yeah, it had already been decided.

The future had not been decided.

No matter how dark or desperate it looked, he had to open a path forward. This was something they had decided long ago.

This determination could not be defeated by this level of thing.

Paradox's eyes reignited with fighting spirit.

"My turn—draw!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 765 =====