Chapter 846: The Truth of the Earthbound

Booma couldn't help but grip the handlebars of his D-Wheel tightly.

Total annihilation.

The Dark Aircraft Carrier and the Giant Bomber Air Raid, his trump card combination he was so proud of, had been wiped out just like that.

A trap activated from the hand, a chain of traps layered one after another...

He didn't understand it as clearly as Yusei, but by now he had vaguely realized that his actions were completely under the opponent's control; he had been thoroughly manipulated.

If this were before he became a Dark Signer, encountering such a duelist in the past, Booma would have sincerely admired them, acknowledging them as the strongest duelist he had ever met.

But this wasn't a friendly match; it was a revenge battle where his life was on the line!

"I must win, no matter what, even if I have to offer this body and this soul to the devil!"

Booma roared.

"Activate face-down card!

Trap card, 'Contaminated Earth'!" (Original card)

A trap card used by Booma in the anime, exclusive to the Dark Signers, and also a card printed by the Dark Signers themselves.

"'Contaminated Earth' can be activated in a turn where two or more Level 5 or higher monsters on my field were destroyed." Booma raised his hand.

"Special Summon one monster with 'Earthbound Immortal' in its name from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard!"

When Booma explained this card, he did indeed say "Level 5 or higher monsters." Technically, the Dark Synchro Aircraft Carrier was Level -8, so it shouldn't have counted as "Level 5 or higher." But in the anime, when the Bomber and the Carrier were destroyed together, this trap successfully triggered.

As a card specifically printed by the Dark Signers themselves, its design was likely intended for use when the Carrier and the Bomber were defeated together. Thus, perhaps in its judgment, the Level -8 Dark Aircraft Carrier being destroyed also satisfied the activation condition.

"Earthbound Immortal!?"

Hearing this concept for the first time, Yusei and Jack were both shocked. The next moment, they couldn't help but instinctively clutch their arms as the stinging pain of the Crimson Dragon marks reached its peak.

Their sense of unease also reached its zenith.

The Nazca lines emerged in the air above the duel arena, and the purplish-black fin of a whale broke through the darkness. The moment the Earthbound Immortal's body broke free from the distorted, dark-purple space, it didn't look like a creature to those watching from below, but rather a moving mountain range.

Like a giant whale from mythology, the space itself seemed to wrinkle as it swung its tail. The Earthbound Immortal let out a shriek that pierced through time and space, its sound waves materializing and tearing through the heavens and earth.

【Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua, ATK 2900】

The pressure of a god, the darkness that shook the world—seeing such an existence for the first time, Yusei and Jack couldn't help but show expressions of shock.

Did such a terrifying monster really exist in this world?

"Wait, inside that monster... there seems to be something."

Yusei frowned, looking at the massive Earthbound Immortal.

Although it was only for an instant, he seemed to see... human faces flashing within its massive body.

They looked like the faces of young children.

"The Earthbound Immortal is the true trump card of the Dark Signers. Feel honored to be buried by a god, Godwin!"

Booma roared.

"Go, Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua, direct attack on that bastard Godwin!!!"

Every Earthbound Immortal possessed the ability to ignore the opponent's defenses and attack directly; it didn't matter what monsters the opponent had on the field. Moreover, Earthbound Immortals generally possessed around 3000 ATK, making them terrifyingly oppressive in a 4000 LP environment.

Additionally, Earthbound Immortals in the anime possessed general immunity. Earthbound Immortals were unaffected by any Spell or Trap card effects, making their resistance far stronger than their physical card counterparts.

Furthermore, the Earthbound Immortal's greatest weakness was the Field Spell. As their name suggested, they were spirits bound to the earth; if no Field Spell was present on the field, the Earthbound Immortal would self-destruct.

In the anime, this major weakness was also compensated for by the special rules of "Turbo Duels."

From the start of a Turbo Duel, the Field Spell "Speed World" was automatically present on the field. Moreover, this field could not be replaced or destroyed; it was a rule-mandated permanent fixture. In other words, the Earthbound Immortal's weakness of needing to rely on a Field Spell was effectively eliminated, giving them a massive advantage in Turbo Duels.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 1100】

Booma said, "Now that the Earthbound Immortal has appeared, you have absolutely no chance left!"

As he spoke, he gripped his chest and muttered to himself, "Wait a little longer, just a little longer, and I'll send my enemy down to pay for his crimes..."

Fujiki You Xuan said indifferently, "Revenge... that sounds nice, but in the end, you're just a selfish person lost in the pursuit of power."

"What did you say!?" Booma roared. "I have lived my life with a clear conscience! Everything I did was for the construction of my hometown, so that the children in the village could have a better future than I did!

And you... you are the kind of person who stole our future..."

"Is that so?" Fujiki You Xuan said. "If that's really the case, why are you colluding with the accomplices who slaughtered your village?"

"Me? Colluding?" Booma roared. "Don't you dare slander me, Godwin! You shameless thing..."

But as he spoke, he suddenly felt something was wrong. His expression changed slightly, and as if driven by instinct, he looked up abruptly.

That look up made his soul tremble with fear.

He saw them too—the faces.

One after another, there were the elderly, the children—all familiar faces, yet they were right there inside the Earthbound Immortal he had summoned.

"Why... why is this!?"

Booma's heart shook violently.

The children he had sworn to protect, his emotional pillars... the people who were so vivid in his memories were now appearing before him in such a tragic form.

"Why are the people from my hometown inside the Earthbound Immortal..."

"Why? The truth is right before your eyes. You still refuse to believe it? How pathetic." Fujiki You Xuan said. "The descent of every Earthbound Immortal requires the blood sacrifice of countless souls.

Take a guess—where did the blood sacrifice for the Earthbound Immortal you are currently using come from?"

Booma: "!!!"

He suddenly felt suffocated; his hands and feet went numb, making it hard to move.

Yes, the truth had been laid bare. If he still refused to accept it after coming this far, it could only be self-deception.

"The Earthbound Immortal killed my younger siblings... No, that means the Earthbound Immortal I'm using is..."

The destruction of his village, the tragic death of everyone—it had nothing to do with Godwin. The ones who stole his future were the very forces he had defected to: the Dark Signers.

He had been an accomplice to the tiger without knowing it, even using the Earthbound Immortal summoned by sacrificing the souls of his own people.

"Then what have I been fighting for? Why... Ugh, ahhh!"

Booma let out a scream.

In an instant, all the dark purple markings on his body lit up, and his eyes, already filled with darkness, seemed to become even deeper and darker. A wave of evil energy erupted from him, and a low, booming voice echoed in his ears.

"You fight because it is your destiny. You were fated to be a Dark Signer..."

"If you refuse to fight, then I shall do it myself!"