Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1391 I’m waiting for you

"NO.6 Prehistoric Heritage: The Giant of Atlantis!!!"

III's hidden trump card, his strongest NO. The moment the superimposed light network was constructed, a number resembling "NO.6" burned in the void, the distant horizon began to distort, and a golden pillar of light pierced the sea and sky, shooting straight into the heavens. The silhouette of a giant gradually emerged from the pillar of light, first his knees covered in coral and seaweed, then his thick, powerful legs flowing with lava, each muscle line resembling a dried-up riverbed.

When the giant fully rose, it seemed to blot out half the sky. Above its waist, it supported a miniature continent: to the north, mountains covered in ancient forests, with pterosaur-like shadows swirling among the canopies; to the south, a volcano seemed poised to erupt at any moment, orange-red lava flowing down its bronze arms through rocky crevices. The lava dripped from between its fingers, falling into the sea and instantly evaporating into columns of steam hundreds of meters high.

A giant standing a hundred meters tall, like a pillar supporting the sky, such a huge monster is extremely rare in the entire GX dimension.

[NO.6 Prehistoric Legacy - Atlantean Giant, Attack Power 2600]

"So big!"

Even the well-informed Judai was astonished.

Judging from its size and appearance alone, it looks almost like a god, and maybe even bigger.

However, this is also a characteristic of ZEXAL Dimensions, with more giant monsters than in other generations, and even the Atlantean Giant is not the largest.

"Atlantic Giant's effect activated! When this card is Xyz Summoned, you can equip 1 'NO.' monster from your Graveyard to Atlantic Giant as an Equip Card!"

I equipped the Atlantean Giant with 'NO.33 Prehistoric Legacy - Super Weapon Energy' from the cemetery!

The fallen sky city reappeared, but after appearing in the air, it quickly shrank to a miniature size and was absorbed into the cavity left in the waist and abdomen of the Atlantean giant.

"After the Atlantean Giant absorbed the equipment, its attack power increased by the attack power value of the equipped monster!"

[NO.6 Prehistoric Legacy - Atlantean Giant, Attack Power 2600 → Attack Power 5000]

Judai gasped, "Attack power of 5,000, that's impressive."

"The power of the giants of Atlantis is only just beginning to be revealed."

III once again displayed the smugness of showing off his toy. But just as he was about to continue his smug explanation, he suddenly froze.

Because he noticed that the other person seemed to be smiling?

Yes, You Xuan was laughing. And it was an expression that was trying to show "I'm professionally trained not to laugh," but it was just too funny and he couldn't help but break the silence.

Upon hearing the laughter from the other person, III sensed something was amiss. He cautiously asked, "What's so funny?"

"Sorry," You Xuan said with a smile, "but I suddenly realized that duelists in your dimension are really... how should I put it? Cooperative."

"Cooperate?" III was even more confused.

Am I cooperating with you? Where?

He certainly didn't know what You Xuan meant.

Each player builds their own deck around their ace, meaning the outcome of the duel is almost entirely controllable. In Xyz Dimension, each player's duel can be viewed as formulaic; the lower-level cards used to summon the ace may differ each time, but the aces that ultimately clash are always the same.

For example, in III's duel, he would definitely summon "Super Weapon Energy" first, and if Energy couldn't win, he would then summon the Atlantean Giant. Everyone in ZEXAL has a similar formula for their deck games, and this is not limited to the supporting characters who appear less often. Even Yuma Tsukumo, the protagonist who has the most deck games in the entire series, almost always uses Hope in every battle. If he can't win, he will upgrade his rank, and if he still can't win, he will use a cheat code to combine and print an equipment card, and then turn the tide with a single 999 attack.

That's why it's said that ZEXAL is more like a hot-blooded battle anime than a card game. Yuma's Hope deck feels like a new era of Kamen Rider. You go in with your basic form, get thrashed, then use power-up items, then another power-up form, and finally your ultimate form. Basically, once your stats are high enough, you can always win.

But thanks to this, many duels in this dimension are easier to predict.

"The giant of Atlantis, I've been waiting for it to make its appearance," You Xuan said with a smile.

III: "!"

Did he know from the beginning that he would summon the giants of Atlantis? But how could that be?

"Activate this face-down card, Continuous Trap 'Reverse Mist'!" Yuugen snapped his fingers. "If this card is Special Summoned to your opponent's field, you gain control of that monster!" (Original Card)
This is an anime card from ZEXAL Dimension. Yuma's classmate, Tokunosuke, used it to defeat Yuma's No. 1 Monster. This card didn't originally exist in the GX world; it was only recently developed as the two worlds connected.

III's expression changed drastically: "Control? You want to gain control of my Atlantean Giant?!"

“Of course.” You Xuan beckoned with his finger. “This looks like your soul, your most important monster, right?”

As she spoke, her smile widened even more.

"Just leave it to me."

So the Atlantean giant, who had just landed and hadn't even settled down yet, immediately turned around and came to the arena.

Oh, and by the way, it was even buy one get one free. Even III's other trump card, the "Super Weapon Energy" equipped on the Atlantean giant, was also taken away along with it.

III was almost petrified.

The Giant of Atlantis, his trump card, the Giant of Atlantis, the soul of him, was originally entrusted with a chance to turn the tide.

Just like that
He maintained a broken expression for several seconds.

Until You Xuan tilted his head and said, "Hmm? They can't fight without the Atlantean giants, so it looks like they're going to forfeit?"

"Abstain?"

At this moment, III's face twitched slightly, as if he had just recovered from the huge blow.

"What a joke."

He was determined to win, no matter what. He wouldn't fail, he wouldn't give up.

After all, this wasn't just about himself; he was fighting to get his family back. No matter how hard or tiring it was, no matter how many difficulties he faced...
"Face one card, turn over," III said in a deep voice. "Still not giving up? It seems that face-down card might still create an opportunity?"

You Xuan narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Well, the moment the Atlantean giant arrived, his combination was already complete.

"My turn, draw a card," You Xuan said leisurely. "Then, let me borrow the power of the giant from Atlantis right away!"
The Atlantean Giant's effect activates! Once per turn, remove one Xyz Material and reduce your opponent's Life Points to half! (Animation effect)

In the physical game, players need to send their equipment to the graveyard, but this isn't necessary in the anime.

One overload of materials can take away half of the opponent's health!

An encircling supermassive material was absorbed by the Atlantean giant, followed by countless meteors that trailed burning trajectories as they bombarded III.

"Ahhh-"

III was blasted into the air, spun several times in mid-air, and then crashed heavily to the ground.

[III, LP3400 → LP1700]

“Damn it.” III gritted his teeth.

His beloved Atlantean giant, with his dashing first shot, actually hit himself.
“Next, activate the spell card ‘Dark Realm Lightning’.” Yu Xuan revealed the second Dark Realm Lightning, “Destroy a face-down card on the field, then discard a card from your hand.”

You Xuan pointed to the opponent's backcourt.

Hand over your trap.

III realized that this was a matter of life and death.

This card is his last line of defense; if it fails to function, the Giant of Atlantis will instantly kill him with its direct attack.

Even if he were to die, he probably wouldn't be able to rest in peace after being defeated by his own Tamashi's fist.

"Then let's activate the Chain Dark Lightning, and the Trap Card 'Messenger of Peace'!" III shouted. "This turn, all battle damage I take becomes 0!"

A semi-transparent energy shield appeared, protecting him like an eggshell.

"What a pity," Judai said. "If the trap takes effect, all the attacks this turn are meaningless. Yugen almost got wiped out."

"No, look at his expression."

Yubel gestured towards You Xuan with his lip.

"It has ended."

"Eh?"

Judai then noticed that it seemed to be true.

You Xuan's expression looked like that of a wicked demon king who had succeeded in his scheme and was watching the protagonist group walk into his trap and fall into eternal damnation.

“The effect of Dark Realm Thunder is that I discard a card from my hand,” You Xuan said. “What I discarded is ‘Dark Realm Mentor Serulli’.”

If this card is discarded from your hand to the Graveyard by a card effect, it is Special Summoned to your opponent's field in Defense Position.

[Cerulli, the mentor of the dark world, has a defense rating of 300]

III looked at the mentor who jumped onto his stage and a question mark appeared on his forehead.

What do you mean?
You've got the power over my Atlantean giant, so now you're returning a monster to me as a sign of goodwill?

"Another effect of the mentor is that if this card is Special Summoned by the effect of 'Dark Realm', the opponent may choose one card from their hand to discard."

"The effect of the Dark Realm."

III looked at the mentor who had jumped onto his stage and asked in confusion.

"It is a 'Dark Realm' card itself. So does that mean you have to choose a card to discard?"

"Yes, now that the mentor is on your field, from your perspective, 'the other side' refers to me, so I discard a card from my hand."

You Xuan calmly discarded a card into the graveyard.

"Then the card I just discarded was 'Image of Calamity'."

"When the Image of Calamity is sent to the Graveyard due to the effect of the opponent's control card."

The true intentions were revealed as You Xuan unveiled a sunny yet dangerous smile.

"The opponent has taken 2000 points of damage."

III: "."

The golem of calamity appeared in mid-air, transforming into a golden afterimage, and launched a final charge towards III.

[III, LP1700 → LP0]

(End of this chapter)