Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1618 The Dark Magic Priest!
Another dark green magic circle opened, magic surged, black robes fluttered, and a handsome, slender magician leaped out in a somersault.

[Dark Magician, Attack Power 2500]

The dark mage girl looked excited upon seeing her master arrive and moved closer to him.

Dark magician and his apprentice, summon!

"Ha, so this has appeared, Pharaoh's lackey," Anubis scoffed. "But do you think something like this is enough to challenge my Sphinxes?"

Yami Yugi drew another card: "The power of a magician is limitless, and he can become stronger without end in order to defeat stronger enemies! This is the new form that will bring me a breakthrough!"
I offer the 'Dark Magician' and the 'Dark Magician Girl' as sacrifices! The sealed magical power is now released! Appear—

—The Dark Magic Priest!!!

The summoning condition requires two mages of six stars or higher. The black mage and his apprentice vanish from the field, summoning a new magic circle. The stern black mage descends amidst interwoven azure lightning, the lightning flashing and crisscrossing between the magic circles, exuding an imposing aura.

[Black Magic Priest, Attack Power 3200]

"This is the culmination of the bond between me and the dark magician, the strongest magic priest!" Yami Yugi pointed forward. "Even without the power of the gods, I will achieve victory. I will use this power to break through the pyramid's blockade."

I then activate the Spell Card 'Spreading Wave'! This card allows you to pay 1000 Life Points to force all Spellcaster monsters on your field to attack all monsters on your opponent's field this turn!

[Dark Game, LP4000 → LP3000]

Dark Game: "Battle! Dark Magic Priest, attack 'Sphinx Andrew'!"

"Are you insane?" Anubis roared. "Even if you summon this new priest, Andrew's attack power is still higher!"

Yami Yugi interrupted sharply: "The effect of Dark Spell Priest! When this card battles, the monsters battling Dark Spell Priest lose ATK equal to the number of Spellcaster monsters in your Graveyard x 500!" (Animation effect)

Anubis frowned: "Nani?"

At that moment, Yami Yugi raised his Duel Disk, and the images of three magicians appeared in the graveyard. The Dark Magician, the Dark Magician Girl, and the Magician Valkyrie—three semi-transparent phantoms—each transformed into a ball of light, which, guided by the magic priest's staff, shot into Andrew's body one after another.

With each blow he took, Sphinx Andrew's momentum weakened. By the time all three phantoms had entered Andrew's body, his momentum was far from what it used to be.

[Sphinx Andre, Attack Power 3500 → Attack Power 2000]

"I see, you've got some skill. But!" Anubis said, "Still too green! Activate the face-down card, the trap card 'Dimensional Confinement'!"
This card can banish the attacking monster directly from your opponent's hand when they declare an attack!

Dark lightning appeared out of thin air, as if tearing through space, revealing a black rift. The black magic priest's attack was aimed directly at the dimensional black hole, and its astonishing gravity was about to suck the priest, who had just landed, into it.

However, at that very moment, the magic priest twirled his staff, unleashing a burst of transparent energy that seemed to explode with some invisible will on the field. In an instant, that energy blasted the dimensional vortex into dust.

Anubis was startled again: "What?"

"It's useless. The Dark Magic Priest is a top-tier priest; traps are useless against him!" Yami Yugi said. "The Dark Magic Priest's effect can negate and destroy the activation of any trap card!!"

As the card that had been imprisoned in the dimensional void shattered under the magical power, the priest's attack continued, striking Sphinx Andrew without any hindrance. The lion-faced, human-bodied, massive body exploded.

“Then, before it’s nullified, chain-activate the quick-attack spell ‘Extraordinary Food’,” Anubis said. “Send the currently activating ‘Dimensional Confinement’ to the graveyard to restore 1000 health points.”

[Anubis, LP3400 → LP4400 → LP3200]

"It's not over yet!" Yami Yugi said. "Based on the effect of 'Diffusion Wave,' the Black Magic Priest can continue attacking this turn!"

Launch an additional attack on 'Sphinx Dereia'!

The magic priest held his black staff high, and the continuous stream of magic bombardment spread in mid-air, splitting into several sharp blades that resembled cleaving strikes.

At the same time, the phantoms of the Dark Magician, the Dark Magician Girl, and the Magical Valkyrie flashed out again, each transforming into a ball of magical energy that shot out and entered Sphinx Dereia's body. The latter immediately wilted, like a large cat that had been pinned down.

【Sphinx Dereya, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 1000】 The spreading magical light blades slashed down, ensnaring Dereya and annihilating her into particles.

[Anubis, LP3200 → LP1000]

“It’s a pity,” said the game’s protagonist, “if it weren’t for the 1000 health points that just recovered, that attack would have decided the outcome.”

“Hmm,” Yami Yugi said, “but our attack was undeniably effective, and I’m just a hair’s breadth away from ending my turn!”

Despite spouting nonsense until now, Anubis had indeed lost most of his health. He raised a thick arm to block the impact of the damage, his expression quite gloomy, and his arrogant aura seemed to have weakened somewhat.

Anubis knelt on one knee with his eyes closed.

"The nameless Pharaoh, even without the power of the gods, has managed to do this."

But then, right before his closed eyes, a mocking voice rang out from the darkness.

“There’s nothing to be afraid of,” the voice laughed. “Anubis, now you too have new power.”

Anubis was startled: "Lord Zorc? My new power?"

There was no reply, but a long string of sharp, somewhat sinister laughter echoed in the darkness.

The darkness coalesced, seemingly coalescing into a card before his eyes.

A card that looks black?

This is the new power.
Anubis reopened his eyes, a look of excitement flashing within them.

"Thank you, Lord Zorc."

He stood up, a sinister smile on his face.

With this power, he will no longer lose to anyone.

"My turn, draw a card." Anubis flipped his hand, and a new card appeared in his palm.

He glanced at the cards he had drawn, then looked up and opened one of the back cards.

"Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Prophecy of Rebirth'! This card can select up to two cards from both players' graveyards and return them all to their respective decks."

I want to be in my own grave.

Two cards from Anubis's graveyard flew out automatically and floated in mid-air.

"Return 'Sphinx Andrew' and 'Sphinx Dereia' to the deck and shuffle them."

"Return them to the deck?" Yami Yugi immediately understood. "That's right, returning these two monsters to the deck is basically equivalent to them being resurrected."

"That's right! Both Andrew and Deleia are monsters that can be Special Summoned directly from the Deck without conditions when 'Pyramid of Light' is on the field!"

Anubis raised his thick arms.

"So be resurrected from the graveyard and brought back to my field, and bring me victory!"

Sphinx Andrew!
Sphinx Dereya!

(End of this chapter)