Chapter 991

God-King Thor, absorb again!

"Ah ah ah ah, you bastard, ah ah ah—"

Dragan, outside the field, was even more furious at this moment than Brave, who was being tormented on the field.

It was his god again, his *tamashii* again, absorbed for the second time!

Thor, having been absorbed, likely shared the same state of mind as Dragan right now—utterly hopeless. As the dignified Thor, son of Odin, the so-called strongest God of Thunder in the North, when had he ever suffered such grievances?

Brave was also gritting his teeth, yet he was still forcing himself to remain calm.

Calm down, don't panic yet.

Although it could absorb Synchro Monsters just like the God-Wisdom, he estimated that Meklord Emperor Skiel could probably only swallow one per turn. Having eaten Thor, it had no way to continue absorbing his Loki this turn.

And in his back row, he still had the trap "Polar Star Treasure - Megingjörd," which Loki had retrieved last turn. This card could double the ATK of any Polar God on his field for this turn; if he doubled Loki's, it could instantly become 6600 ATK.

Even if it absorbed Thor, if Skiel rashly attacked, he could achieve a counter-kill immediately by using this trap.

And even if the opponent didn't attack, using this trap to strengthen Loki and attack Skiel next turn would have the same effect.

Brave narrowed his eyes.

This was his true full power, the strike upon which victory or defeat rested.

"Come on, Meklord Emperor!" Brave said. "No matter how many models you have, it's all the same. I will defeat them one by one using the power of the gods!"

"Ho, that's it; that's the spirit a top-tier duelist should have." You Xuan smiled. "Since you're so serious, I'll show off a bit of Skiel's power as well."

Brave's expression changed slightly.

Right, besides absorbing Meklord Emperors, the God-Wisdom could also negate the activation of Spell Cards. What abilities did this Skiel have?

"First of all, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn."

You Xuan slowly set a card from his hand.

"I summon a monster in face-down Defense Position. And then..."

You Xuan raised his right arm high.

"Meklord Emperor - Skiel ∞, effect activate!" You Xuan said. "By sending the monster equipped to its body to the Graveyard, Skiel can attack the opponent player directly for this turn only!"

Brave's pupils shook, and at the same time, his whole body, while riding the D-Wheel, seemed to shudder involuntarily.

Direct... direct attack!?

This thing's ability is...

"Bye-bye, strategist of Team Ragnarok."

You Xuan waved his hand with a smile, just as if he were saying goodbye to a friend.

"Meklord Emperor - Skiel ∞, direct attack!"

The heavy cannon beneath Skiel suddenly lit up with a blinding blue light, and the energy vortex rotating at the muzzle emitted a high-frequency hum. Following the hydraulic sound of mechanical joints, the barrel pressed down slightly to lock onto the target, and the entire cannon body glowed a dangerous orange-red due to overload.

A three-meter-diameter plasma torrent tore through the air, and the cannon fire formed a ring-shaped shockwave from the recoil. The gravel on the trajectory instantly vaporized, and the ground along the way was plowed into lava-like gullies.

Ignoring Loki, ignoring the back row. With absolutely no defensive means left, Brave was hit directly by the cannon fire. With a mournful shriek of twisting metal, the cooling vents on both sides of the D-Wheel suddenly exploded, and scalding steam gushed out like the panting of a wounded beast, instantly shrouding half the track.

The Life Point monitor in the cockpit emitted a piercing alarm, the numbers flashing frantically before returning to zero. The emergency braking system activated immediately, hydraulic calipers clamped down hard on the wheels, dragging four charred marks emitting sparks across the track. The front wheel trembled violently due to the emergency stop, the vehicle body swayed left and right like a drunkard, and with every bump, more steam mixed with oil coughed out from the exhaust pipe.

【Brave, LP 1300 → LP 0】

"Vic-vic-victory!" The pompadour commentator was shocked. "I never expected that Officer You Xuan would be so unstoppable, continuing to take down the second duelist of Team Ragnarok!"

"Even the two great Polar Gods are no match for Officer You Xuan. Could it be that the Officer is truly unstoppable!?"

Brave, whose Life Points had reached zero, looked grim. He steered the D-Wheel, which had already slowed down, and looked at You Xuan with a complex expression. "What exactly is the origin of this Meklord Emperor? Why does it possess such terrifying power?"

You Xuan thought for a moment and said, "You can understand it as... when Synchro Monsters, and this society based on Synchro, develop to a certain stage, a power that inevitably appears to suppress Synchro."

"The meaning of their birth is to constantly remind people who are accustomed to the convenience of Synchro and perpetual motion machines to maintain a correct and positive heart."

Brave looked at You Xuan with a strange expression, wanting to speak but stopping.

He wanted to say, 'No, the meaning of this thing is to remind people to maintain a correct and positive heart?'

"But after I just finished dueling you, I feel so gloomy, not positive at all..."

But after thinking about it, he ultimately didn't say anything.

Forget it, forget it; a defeated general, what else is there to say.

You won, your fist is bigger, whatever you say is right.

"I lost, but the duel isn't over yet." Brave said coldly. "Although I was defeated, the gods are immortal."

"My Life Points reached zero, and this turn is forcibly ended. But in the End Phase, the gods will revive again!"

He raised his arm.

"Come back!"

"God-King Thor!"

In order to attack directly this turn, Skiel had sent Thor, who was equipped to its body, to the Graveyard. So, at the end of the turn, Thor could naturally revive automatically.

Thus, there was another roll of thunder, the sea parted, and the giant Thor appeared again under the thunderclouds. Only, the Thor that returned this time looked even gloomier than before, with an expression of "don't touch me," as if he were quite angry.

Brave: "And with Thor's revival, I deal 800 points of damage again!"

【You Xuan, LP 4600 → LP 3800】

Even Dragan, Thor's holder, pondered for a long time outside the field and said, "This is the first time I've seen a god look so angry..."

"Me too."

Captain Harald had already mounted his D-Wheel at this moment, his expression cold.

"Fujiki You Xuan, he has successfully triggered the wrath of the gods. Since that's the case, I won't show any more mercy."

Brave returned to complete the handover, and as the final duelist, Harald's D-Wheel started, rushing out with the roar of an engine.

Brave, who had returned to the pit stop, looked at the captain's receding back and couldn't help but say, "That Harald is actually taking this so seriously..."

"It represents that the opponent is indeed a duelist worthy of such a degree of attention... and he really should be angry at him." Dragan said. "This person values the glory of the gods more than any of us."

Brave nodded: "Indeed, I didn't expect even Harald to be dragged onto the field. But as long as Harald makes a move, victory is basically already in the bag."

According to the general situation, this was the case.

But the two who had just personally experienced the opponent's duel looked at each other at the same time.

After a long silence, Dragan added: "... Perhaps, probably... I hope so."

(End of chapter)