Chapter 987: The Second Ultimate God

Summon the Second Ultimate God here!

Brever had already made his decision.

Of course, doing so is also dangerous. After all, even gods are fundamentally Synchro Monsters. When he summons his own god, he risks being absorbed once again.

But even so, doing nothing means certain defeat. The Gods of Ragnarok team has always fought side by side with their gods—no, even saying “side by side” understates it.

One could say their deck is purely specialized for the Three Ultimate Gods, and all their battle power resides entirely in those three gods. Every card in their main deck serves only two functions: either to set up the summoning of a god, or to support the god once it appears.

So if they abandon the strategy of summoning a god, it’s essentially abandoning the duel itself—they wouldn’t even be able to continue fighting.

Even against an opponent like the Machine Emperor, they cannot retreat here. Summoning the Ultimate God for a direct confrontation and crushing the enemy is the only correct path.

“First, I activate the face-down card left to me by Dragan: the trap card ‘Nest of Needle Worms,’” Brever said. “Send the top five cards from my deck to the graveyard.”

The top five cards of Brever’s deck slid noisily into the graveyard.

“Then I activate the spell card ‘Demon’s Sanctuary’ from my hand to special summon a Metal Demon token.”

Brever activated his spell. One side of his D-Ring unfolded a summoning array; a flash of silver light burst forth, and a small silver metallic doll appeared on the field.

【Metal Demon Token, ATK 0】

Brever: “Next, I normally summon ‘Ulti-Star Spirit·Light Sprite’ from my hand!”

Brever summoned another monster. This time, a shimmering cluster of starlight, carrying a sacred aura, coalesced into a humanoid form, taking the shape of a cute little sprite. It was the Light Sprite of Norse mythology, dwelling in Alfheim.

“The effect of ‘Ulti-Star Spirit·Light Sprite’ activates,” Brever said. “When this card is summoned, choose one monster face-up on your field other than this card.”

“Then, special summon one monster from your hand whose level equals the combined levels of the chosen monster and this card!” (Original effect)

The real card was modified to allow summoning only a monster whose level is lower than the chosen monster’s level.

“On your field, besides the Light Sprite, you have only the ‘Metal Demon Token,’” You Xuan said. “So the Metal Demon Token at Level 1 plus the Ultimate-Star Spirit·Light Sprite at Level 4 totals Level 5.”

“Correct,” Brever said. “Therefore, I can special summon a Level 5 monster from my hand.”

“Come forth, Tuner monster ‘Ulti-Star Spirit·Dark Sprite’!”

This time, a red sprite appeared—but far less adorable than the Light Sprite. In mythology, Light Sprites and Dark Sprites both originated from the primordial giant Ymir, born from the sunlit and shadowed sides respectively. Clearly, in the Ulti-Star deck, these two-faced light and dark monsters complement each other perfectly.

【Ulti-Star Spirit·Dark Sprite, ATK 1400】

“Level 5 Tuner monster ‘Ulti-Star Spirit·Dark Sprite,’ Level 4 ‘Ulti-Star Spirit·Light Sprite,’ and Level 1 ‘Metal Demon Token’—Tuning!”

【5+4+1=10】

“Capricious god born of the starry realm, reveal your absolute power and mock the world before me! Synchro Summon! Descend, Ultimate God Emperor·Loki!”

The sky suddenly cracked with a sound like shattering glass—a winding purple fissure appeared out of thin air. From the crack, strange green mist seeped out, then two massive hands burst forth. With a loud tearing sound like cloth ripping, the fissure was violently torn open.

Ultimate God Emperor·Loki emerged curled like a newborn infant breaking free of its swaddling. When he fully stretched his body, his shadow engulfed half the battlefield. His godly form stood fifty meters tall, draped in flowing divine robes. Most unsettling was his grin—stretched ear to ear, comically exaggerated like a circus clown, yet tinged with the cunning of a schemer. 【Ultimate God Emperor·Loki, ATK 3300】

Divine power descended again, and the audience erupted once more. The spiky-haired commentator shouted excitedly: “Second Ultimate God! A second god has appeared!”

Even against the Machine Emperor, who absorbs Synchro energy, Brever of the Gods of Ragnarok team refused to retreat—he pressed on, summoning the Ultimate God to challenge directly!

But Loki’s ATK still falls far short of the Machine Emperor’s. Could Brever have a plan ready?”

Brever roared: “Battle! Ultimate God Emperor·Loki, attack Machine Emperor·Divine Mind ∞!”

Loki’s right eye flashed a dangerous iridescent glow. He elegantly raised his right hand, extending his thumb and index finger like a pistol. Dark, viscous matter began to gather at his fingertips, swirling and compressing like spilled ink in midair, gradually forming a pure black sphere the size of a walnut.

The sphere’s surface erupted with black lightning—not straight bolts, but jagged streaks that left behind glass-shattered patterns in space. When the energy reached its critical threshold, Loki whistled sharply. The black sphere shot forward, carving a spiral vacuum tunnel through the air.

“He’s using the lower-ATK Ultimate God to attack first!” the spiky-haired commentator said. “So Brever really did have a plan all along?”

“At this moment, I activate the quick-play spell ‘Concentrated Socket’ from my hand!”

Indeed, Brever revealed his trump card.

“‘Concentrated Socket’ lets you select one monster on your field; in exchange, all your other monsters cannot attack this turn, and that selected monster gains ATK equal to its own DEF until the end of the turn!”

“The one I choose is, of course, Ultimate God Emperor·Loki!”

【Ultimate God Emperor·Loki, ATK 3300 → ATK 6300】

“Excellent!” Dragan cheered from outside the field. “If you destroy Machine Emperor Divine Mind, Thor will revive automatically next turn—effectively reclaiming my god!”

“And that Machine Emperor? It’s probably his last card too,” Harald chuckled. “A terrifying monster, indeed—but gods aren’t so easily defeated.”

Loki’s void bullet tore through the air and struck Divine Mind. Instantly, it collapsed into a needle-point black dot, then exploded into concentric ripples of space. All matter around the impact vanished unnaturally, as if erased by an eraser from a pencil sketch.

Yet when the black hole dissipated and spatial distortions returned to normal, everyone saw the white Divine Mind still calmly hovering in place.

【You Xuan, LP 5700 → LP 5400】

Brever’s face darkened: “Why?”

“Just now, during battle, I banished ‘Shield Warrior’ from my graveyard,” You Xuan said. “When a Shield Warrior is banished from the graveyard, it grants one chance to prevent any monster on your field from being destroyed by battle.”

Brever’s expression froze. He clenched his teeth: “So that’s your trick.”

This is bad.

“What a pity—you didn’t destroy the Machine Emperor. Then next turn, I’ll take your god,” You Xuan smiled sweetly. “Shall we end your turn?”

(End of Chapter)