Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1493 Hope Sword Slashes the Sky
NO.44 - Day Horse - Sky - Pegasus!

The warhorse, clad in white armor, had gleaming steel wings spread behind it. The pegasus circled in the air, its eyes revealing no hostility or fighting spirit as it looked at Drube, but rather an endless longing and a deep sorrow.

And this sorrow seemed contagious, reaching Druby's eyes through his gaze.

Drubey swayed, half-kneeling on the ground, deeply shocked.

"W-What's going on?" Druby couldn't bear to look directly at the ape. "Why does my heart hurt so much? This pain, and this throbbing in my head, like something's about to come out."

Astral said, "Yuma, he seems to be really reacting."

“Yes, yes,” Yuma nodded. “It seems Yugen was right after all; the No. 1 of the ruins is indeed useful to him.”

But at the same time, Yuma's doubts grew.

So, this Balian really is the legendary hero. But wasn't that legend supposed to be human?

The more he thought about it, the less he understood. But Yuma wasn't the type to be good at thinking, so he simply stopped thinking about it and continued, "Alright! Then let's activate the effect of 'NO.44 White Horse Sky-Pegasus' first!"

Once per turn, remove one Xyz Material to destroy one monster your opponent controls! However, your opponent can choose to pay 500 Life Points to negate this effect. (Animation effect)

The effect of paying 1000 health points for the physical card is now changed, which is more in line with the environment where the physical card has 8000 health.

"I see. So, it's either pay up lives or destroy the monster." Drubey frowned. "Then I choose not to pay up lives and accept the destruction effect of the White Horse!"

The white Pegasus, enveloped in holy light, representing the past NO. of Drube, launched its fateful charge towards the hundred NO. representing the curse of the Balians!

"Then I'll activate the effect of the Noble Demon!" Drubey said, "When the Fallen Angel Noble Demon is about to be destroyed by battle or effect, it can negate the destruction by removing all its Xyz Materials!"

The two supermassive materials on the Fallen Angel's body turned into purple light and dissipated into a barrier, blocking Pegasus's desperate charge. The moment Pegasus's holy light collided with the purple barrier, the energy of light and chaos exploded, hurtling directly towards Yuma himself.

“And once this effect is activated,” Drubey added, “it will deal damage equal to the Noble Demon’s attack power, which is 2900 points!”

Yuma exclaimed in surprise, "Eh!?"

boom--

Yuma was instantly blasted away, rolled twice, and landed face down on the ground.

[Yuma, LP3000 → LP100]

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Damn it!" Yuma gritted his teeth. "Was it because of this damage that I chose to accept Pegasus's destructive effect? ​​I've been tricked."

Astral Entity remained calm, arms crossed: "No, this is good, Yuma. We're going to win."

Yuma dusted himself off, stood up, and replied, "Oh!"

He raised his arm high as he spoke.

"NO.39 Hope Emperor Hope: When your own HP is below 1000, you can use Hope as an Xyz Material to stack it again!"

As he spoke, Hope was enveloped in golden light and sank into a chaotic vortex.

"Chaos Xyz Transformation! Appear, messenger who transforms chaos into light, CNO.39 Hope Emperor Hope!!!"

In an instant, Hope transforms into a super-powered being. The transformed Hope draws the greatsword from its back, its mask opens, and a chaotic aura intertwines with the light of hope, unleashing an overwhelming and domineering pressure.

【CNO.39 Hope Emperor Hoperay, Attack Power 2500】

"It's Chaos Xyz Transformation!" Drubey narrowed his eyes. "It can transform into Chaos without needing Valiant power or Ascension Magic. Just as rumored." Yuma: "Next, activate the other effect of 'NO.44 White Horse Sky-Pegasus'!"
This card can be used as an Equip Card, equipping it to any monster on your field whose name contains 'NO.'! (Animation effect)

Pegasus then transformed into an armored warrior, and Hope leaped onto its back, sword in hand, like a general about to charge into battle.

Drube's expression changed slightly: "You used the No. 1 of the ruins as equipment?"

For some reason, although he didn't understand his connection with this celestial horse, seeing others ride it inexplicably made him feel uneasy and restless.
"Then I hope for the effect of Royal Hope! Remove one Xyz Material, increase own ATK by 500, and decrease the ATK of one of the opponent's monsters by 1000!"

The horse and the astral body spoke in unison.

"We remove all three materials from Hope, increasing Hope's attack power by 1500 and decreasing CNO.102 Fallen Angel Noble Demon's attack power by 3000!"

【CNO.39 Hope Emperor Hope, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 4000】

【CNO.102 Fallen Angel of Light - Noble Demon, Attack Power 2900 → Attack Power 0】

"The Noble Demon's attack power has been reduced to 0!?" Drube exclaimed in surprise.

Instantly, it entered the familiar, lightning-fast killing rhythm of Yuma and Astral!

"Go, Hope! Attack 'CNO.102 Fallen Angel Noble Demon'!"

Pegasus flapped its wings, and holy white light and scattered stars seemed to intertwine with Hope's golden sword energy. Its hooves trod through the air, its wings flapped in mid-air, and it unleashed a desperate slash carrying that shining star!

"Activate the face-down card, the Trap Card 'Guardian Barrier'!" Drubey said. "It reduces one battle's damage to 0, then draws one card from the deck!"

At this point, the Noble Demon no longer had any Xyz Materials to negate its destruction, rendering it unable to protect itself. Furthermore, the opponent was also a No., thus rendering its noble "No. cannot be destroyed in battle" resistance useless.

With a single strike of his sword, Hopeley shattered over a hundred numbered fallen angels in the flash of light.

"Ahhh-"

Despite having no combat injuries, Drubey seemed to be experiencing excruciating pain.

He knelt on the ground, covered his head, and stared in disbelief with wide eyes.

"What is this?"

This pain, this profound sorrow, felt as if the blow, carried by the celestial horse, had struck directly into his heart. Countless fragments of memories, seemingly not his own, flooded in: his comrades in the kingdom, his experiences in the rebellion, the legendary hero who was betrayed by his companions and died alongside his beloved horse.
Drubey knelt on the ground, clutching his head: "Could it be... that all of this is true?"

"It's working, Yuma!" Starlight said.

“Alright!” Yuma said, “Then let’s deliver the final blow. Wake up, Balian!”
The effect of NO.44, Skywalker Pegasus! The 'NO.' equipped to this card can attack twice during each Battle Phase!

Drubey was shocked: "What did you say?!"

"Go! This is the final blow!" Yuma shouted, "Hope Sword White Horse Sky Slash!!!"

The final sword strike, with its domineering sword energy sweeping across the waist, vanished almost instantly thanks to the white celestial horse's enhancement.

Strangely enough, despite the devastating blow of 4,000 attack power, Drube felt no pain whatsoever.

On the contrary, I felt warm?

[Drube, LP4000 → LP0]

(End of this chapter)