Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1619 The Power Bestowed
Sphinx Andrei, Sphinx Dereya, summon again!
[Sphinx Andromeda, Attack Power 3500]

[Sphinx Dereia, Attack Power 2500]

The game's protagonist said, "Ah, I finally managed to defeat him, and he's already done it so quickly."

“Yes, it seems that as long as the Pyramid is on the field, these two monsters will be hard to defeat.” Yami Yugi paused, then changed the subject, “However, even so, these two monsters cannot attack during the turn they are Special Summoned, and they themselves no longer pose a threat.”

“That’s true,” Yugi said. “The Dark Magic Priest can reduce the attack power of all monsters that fight him. Even if the two Sphinxes were resurrected, they shouldn’t be able to fight back.”

“Yes,” Yami Yugi nodded, “but since this guy did this, he must have already made preparations for the next move. Perhaps it has something to do with that guy named 'Zork'.”

Dark Game didn't continue.

Actually, there are some things he hasn't told the game yet, namely that he does react to the name "Zork".

Of course, Yami Yugi hasn't regained his past memories. He doesn't know who he is, nor what connection this name has with him three thousand years ago. But seemingly for no reason, he just feels uneasy, as if the very word "Zork" is enough to shock his soul.

He was somewhat agitated, but he didn't know where this restlessness came from.

"Of course, Andrew and Deleia, who were Special Summoned back to the field, cannot attack this turn. But that doesn't matter!"

Anubis's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze almost manic, and he opened his arms and looked up at the sky: "Lord Zorc, lend me that power now!"

I'm going to Xyz Summon 'Sphinx Dereia' and 'Sphinx Andre', both Level 10 monsters! I'll build a Xyz Network with these two monsters!!

Dark Game's pupils contracted, and a thought flashed through his mind.

Excess!

Anubis, this spirit from three thousand years ago, actually knows how to use the Xyz Summoning Technique, which transcends generations!
Moreover, two level 10 monsters are equivalent to two monsters with god-level star rating stacked together.
Overdose at Class 10!

Although he didn't fully understand the Xyz Summoning rules, Yami Yugi could still sense the heavy summoning condition of "using two Level 10 monsters." He knew that, logically, the more difficult something was to summon, the more powerful it was likely to be.

This is the new power that Zorc bestowed upon Anubis, a new ace that has good synergy with his deck, using his Pyramid of Light and the combination of two Sphinxes as a springboard!
"Rank Ten!" Anubis roared, "From the past to the future, absorb my resentment spanning three thousand years!"

—NO.XX Infinite Darkhope!!!

A colossal steel form descended, a warrior in a billowing red cloak, a striking red "X" on his chest, wielding a heavy greatsword that seemed capable of cleaving the heavens and earth. From the network of superimposed light to the chaotic void, the tenth-tier warrior, surrounded by materials shrouded in purple light, arrived on the field with an overbearing domineering power.

[NO.XX Infinite Darkhope, Attack Power 4000]

"A Tier 10 Xyz Monster," Yami Yugi said. "What kind of monster possesses such power and aura?"

“Want to know? Then I’ll show you a little bit now,” Anubis said. “I’m activating the equipment magic ‘Overload Component’!”
This card can only be equipped to an Xyz Monster. It increases the equipped monster's ATK by 200 times its Rank!

The equipment magic appeared in the back field, and the transparent white light it emitted enveloped Darkhope's body, as if adding a layer of transparent energy armor to him.

"The rank of Infinite Darkhope is ten!" Anubis said, "Therefore, its attack power increases by 2000!"

【NO.XX Infinite Darkhope, Attack Power 4000 → Attack Power 6000】 "Attack Power 6000!" Yami Yugi's expression changed slightly.

Even with the attack reduction from the Black Magic Priest, this value still surpasses that of the Priest.

"This is power beyond generations. Feel it with your own body, Pharaoh!" Anubis declared. "NO. XX Infinite Darkhope, attack 'Black Magic Priest'!"

Yami Yugi: "Then the Dark Magic Priest's effect is to use the Magician-type monsters in the graveyard to reduce their attack power!"

The phantoms of three mages appeared and, once again under the command of the priest's staff, entered Darkhope's body.

[NO.XX Infinite Darkhope, Attack Power 6000 → Attack Power 4500]

"Muda! It's completely useless!" Anubis exclaimed. "Smash the priest to pieces!"

Darkhope's attack continued, though slightly weakened, its momentum undiminished. With a single sword strike, he cleaved through the torrent of magic unleashed by the priest, shattered the magic array barrier, and repelled the priest himself.

[Dark Game, LP3000 → LP1700]

The combined energy of the Dark Game and the Pyramid amplified the pain of the duel. Dark Game swayed, hissing black smoke rising from his body, and he nearly lost his footing.

The game player exclaimed worriedly, "Another me!"

"It's alright, nothing's wrong," Yami Yugi reassured him. "If it's just this bad..."

But before he could finish speaking, Anubis burst into laughter again.

“This level? I think you don’t understand at all, Pharaoh!” Anubis laughed.

Atum: "What?"

"You haven't even realized the true terror of Darkhope!" Anubis roared. "The moment your priest was defeated, the effect of Infinite Darkhope activated!"
If a monster on your or your opponent's field is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to Special Summon that monster to your field in Defense Position!

Dark Game: "What?"

The monster destroyed in the battle—wasn't that his priest?
“Not bad!” Anubis laughed triumphantly. “You seem to think that being a black magic priest is already a remarkable evolution, a way out you created in a desperate situation! But that is still based on your backward and rudimentary understanding.”

If this monster is the only hope you've found to break the deadlock, then I'll take away even your faint hope!

As he spoke, a purple aura was absorbed by Darkhope's longsword. The vortex of the graveyard opened, and an invisible claw bound the dark magic priest, forcibly dragging him out of the graveyard and onto Anubis's field in a defensive stance.

[Dark Magic Priest, Defense 2800]

"It's not over yet. Next, I'm going to activate another effect of Darkhope!" Anubis said. "Once per turn, you can choose one monster that you Special Summon from your field, other than Darkhope, and recover Life Points equal to that monster's original ATK!"

(End of this chapter)