Yu-Gi-Oh! Your Friends Are Fighting Out of the Underworld

Chapter 287 The End
The cries of eagles echoed, and flames raged everywhere.

Amidst the radiant glow resembling the wings of a phoenix, a longsword silently floated above the dueling arena.

"The Phoenix Sword – This card can only be equipped to Warrior-type characters, so I equipped it to Chaos Warrior to increase his ATK by 300."

The warrior gently grasped the blazing sword, and a chilling, terrifying aura immediately emanated from it:

"Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation"

"atk/3000→3300"

So it's coming?

In fact, the moment the sword appeared, the Pharaoh had already placed his hand on the button of the duel disk, but he ultimately did not activate it.

So why is that?

"what?"

As the Chaos Warrior raised the Phoenix Sword, Pharaoh suddenly heard the question.

Looking ahead, at the other end of the dueling arena, a visible expression of contemplation appeared on the face of the one giving the trial:

"You should know that creating an attack difference means I'm very likely to launch an attack, but even so, you didn't take this opportunity to activate the effect of 'Red-Eyes Dragoon,' which means you're not afraid that I'll launch an attack. In other words, you have at least one card in your back row that's an attack declaration trap..."

He guessed it!

Even so, the Pharaoh had long since developed a poker face:
"That would be best, otherwise you'll miss a golden opportunity to attack."

“It’s alright, I think we’ll know the result soon—at this moment, I opened the card…”

Is it a "clash of brutes"?

"No, besides 'Rough Guys', I also had a spell card set down earlier."

"Magic card?!"

However, the Pharaoh knew in his heart that no matter how many cards were placed in the back row, it had nothing to do with him.

Given the limited resources, he simply wouldn't have enough extra cards in his hand to reveal the back row of cards he already knew.

but now……

'Boom'

Amidst the tremors, an altar appeared behind the Chaos Warrior:

"I banish the top two cards of my deck as a price to activate the Spell Card 'Altar of Resurrection' (original card)."

"It's actually the 'Altar of Resurrection'?!"

"My other self, that card's effect can return cards from the graveyard, and the card he wants to choose is probably..."

"Sharing the Pain" - This card will return through the altar...

"I won't let you do that—'Super Magical Dragon Knight'!"

Upon being summoned, the dragon knight reacted swiftly, and a burst of red light erupted:

"I discard a card from my hand to negate and destroy the activation of that Spell Card. Then, 'Super Magical Dragon Knight' will absorb the residual Spell Power from the destruction, increasing its ATK by 1000!"

"Red-Eyed Dragon Rider"

"atk/3000→4000"

"That makes it clear."

Watching the monster grow stronger, Yu Ming laughed:

"Knowing that I only have 'Rough Guy' in my back row, you still want to protect Red... cough, protect 'Super Magical Dragon Knight'? Your back row shouldn't be a card that can revive monsters, and at the same time, you only have one card that can withstand damage and launch a counterattack."

"..."

"Now, I activate 'Rough Man's Dagger,' releasing my 'Envoy of the Frontier' on the field to destroy your initial face-down card!"

The blade that had been forged drew a beautiful arc, but this time it was no longer aimed at its own teammates.

'boom'

Then, a dimensional rift was directly destroyed.

"Dimensional wall"...

"This card was indeed quite tricky, but the danger should be over now."

"However, you don't have any other monsters on the field."

"But it doesn't matter. As long as you don't have Kang, you can have it anytime, anywhere."

"!"

Even though he knew in his heart that this was not the first time he had encountered such a thing, the Pharaoh was still shocked when he heard this.

The field is completely blank, as for the hand...

"Continuing to work on the effect of 'Rough Guy vs. Assassin,' I'll draw one card from my deck."

Light and darkness converged at his fingertips, then dissipated in an instant, as if they could not be sustained.

"Even so, can you still summon monsters?"

Of course, the result is positive.

Without needing to emphasize anything further, the Pharaoh's gaze had already shifted to the ground of the dueling arena, as if it were a graveyard with an unfathomable abyss below.

"cemetery……"

"You're right. It's still the main phase. I activate the effect of 'Phoenix Sword,' which was sent to the Graveyard because 'Chaos Warrior' left the field. I banish two Warrior-Type monsters and return this Equip Spell Card to my hand."

As the flames swept across the battlefield, the divine sword transformed from the phoenix reappeared, but before the flames could disappear, the small phantom of the knight reappeared in the arena.

"The cards I banish are 'Knight of the Opening' and 'Knight of the Twilight.' By banishing them, I can add one Ritual Spell and one Ritual Monster to my hand, respectively."

"ceremony……"

"I've been thinking about summoning ritual monsters since the very first round, so I guess you could say I'm going back to my roots."

Slowly taking his deck from the Duel Disk, Yumei unfolded it and selected two cards. "I'll use the Ritual Spell 'Higher Ritual' and the Ritual Monster 'Legend'..."

"legend?"

Meeting the Pharaoh's questioning gaze, You Ming simply shifted his gaze to the illusory figure beside him:
"Where's your gladiator?"

The Pharaoh's battle spirit shook his head at this.

"I've never heard of such a thing. The path to becoming a super warrior should be created by light and darkness."

Lung fog!

Although he really wanted to give that assessment, Yu Ming felt so tired that he couldn't even speak.

Super Warrior it is.

"I added 'Super Warrior - Chaos Warrior' to my hand, and then..."

Under the Pharaoh's gaze, Yumei searched and shuffled his deck before placing it back into the Duel Disk.

then……

"I activate 'Advanced Ritual Spell'! I send the Normal Monster 'Chaos Warrior' from my Deck to the Graveyard to Ritual Summon 'Super Warrior'!"

'Boom'

Finally, light and darkness came together.

In the radiance of the high-level ritual, the "Soul of the Super Warrior," which had previously only appeared as armor, finally revealed its true form.

"Super Warrior - Chaos Warrior (lv8)"

"Attribute/Earth"

Race/Warrior

"atk/3000 def/2500"

"Then, I reequipped it with the newly acquired 'Divine Sword - Phoenix Sword,' increasing its attack power by 300."

"atk/3000→3300"

"Then, the battle begins—'Super Warrior' launches a direct attack on 'Super Magical Dragon Knight'!"

"Impossible, his attack power is currently far inferior to that of the 'Super Magical Dragon Knight' when it's activated..."

But before he could finish speaking, the chaotic light appeared behind him.

In a daze, the Pharaoh seemed to see many things.

He saw a child, saw the child who had grown up in the deep palace, saw the ever-unsettled court.

With his father dead, the young man took up the heavy crown and, in order to gain enough power, had to embark on the chaotic path.

Was that me?

"another me!"

Before he could lose his way, he felt a powerful force pulling him out.

"partner……"

But before he could look back at the soul that was one with him, the Chaos Warrior—the blade that seemed to belong to him—was already close in.

Super Warrior

"atk/4800"

"This level of attack power..."

"My last card in my hand is 'Chaos Messenger'—I discard this card to the Graveyard, target 'Chaos Warrior' on the field, and increase its ATK by 1500. Monsters that battle it only have their original ATK when calculating damage."

Almost simultaneously, the magic power surrounding the "Super Magical Dragon Knight" was constantly waning and being devoured by chaos.

Watching this scene unfold, he finally closed his eyes:

"The original attack power of 'Super Magic' was 3000, which means the final difference will be 1800..."

After quickly calculating the value, Yugi Muto looked down at the numbers displayed on the Duel Disk:
【Yugi Muto LP: 1800】

"Then, open the cover card."

Just before it got completely close, a chain wrapped around it:
"The face-down card I placed in my backrow is... 'Armed Regeneration.' With this card, I equip an Equip Spell Card from my Graveyard to a monster on the field."

"Equipment... but the 'Super Magical Dragon Knight' cannot use equipment magic."

"But your monster can use it."

"I……"

You Ming's eyes widened in surprise.

As time seemed to freeze during the battle, he could only watch helplessly as his opponent retrieved the card that had been withdrawn from the graveyard:

"Just before, the card I sent to the graveyard to activate the effect of 'Super Magical Dragon Knight', its name is..."

Then, the situation reversed, and a magnificent sword appeared:

"Fragile Blade Sword" - This card increases the equipped monster's ATK by 2000!

Immediately, the Chaos Warrior switched to dual-wielding, but the moment his magnificent sword touched the crimson mage, it shattered.

Then, the shattered fragments flew directly towards the two sides in the battle:
"Then, we will share the burden of his combat injuries!"

Amidst the Pharaoh's almost counterattack-like declaration, Youming couldn't help but look at the battle spirit once more.

"Tell me, is there something wrong with your play this time?"

However, he did not answer, but only showed a satisfied smile.

Finally, You Ming slapped his forehead:
"If there were a 'Gladiator's' three seals..."

'boom'

(End of this chapter)