Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"What?!" Ameruda exclaimed in surprise, "How can it have such a shameless effect!?"

The conditions for its appearance are already incredibly lenient; it only requires the destruction of [Guardian - Aetos] to jump directly from the deck, and it also has an incredibly powerful Equip Spell Card that can be searched and equipped directly during a Special Summon. And then, it even has this almost unlimited alternative destruction method?

What's the point of fighting then?

Ameluda looked at [Guardian - Desceths] and said unhappily, "But don't forget the effect of [Mech Forces' Defense Circle] on my back row. If [Mech Colonel] is destroyed, I can return [Mech Guardian] from the graveyard to my hand. Because the number of monsters in the graveyard is reduced, the attack power of [Guardian - Desceths] is reduced."

“Then, since I haven’t made a normal summon this turn, I summon a monster in face-down defense position, and then I set two cards face down.” At this moment, Amelda was indeed helpless against Rafael’s [Guardian - Desceths] and could only helplessly set up a rudimentary defense. “My turn ends.”

[Ameruda: 2900LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Inside-side defense position monster]

[Mech Force's Defense Circle] [GaiKa] X3

"During my turn, I draw two cards due to the effect of [Guardian's Treasure Card]." After drawing two cards, Rafael did not play either of them. Instead, he changed the battle position of [Guardian - Desceths] on his field, "I change [Guardian - Desceths] on my field to Attack Position."

【Guardian - Desceth】【DEF2000→ATK8000】

For Rafael at the moment, his hand resources are the number of times [Guardian - Desceth] can resist destruction effects, so the more cards he has in his hand, the better, and he can't play them easily.

"Enter my battle phase, and then [Guardian-Deseth] will attack the monster shown on the inside," Rafael said, pointing to the card in Amelda. "That monster is [Mech Guardian], right? It's no match for [Guardian-Deseth]!"

"Kill it!"

With a swift slash, the sharp scythe in the hand of [Guardian - Desceth] pierced through the monster card face-down in an instant, revealing the figure of [Mech Guardian].

【Mech Guardian】【DEF1800】

Since his last duel with Kaiba, Amelda's inner darkness led to the disappearance of "Dark" [Mech] monsters such as [Mech Force: Destruction Force]. In order to keep his deck at 40 cards, Amelda put cards like [Mech Guard], which he had not previously used, into his deck.

The reason Ameruda hadn't used them before was because their strength was far inferior to the corrupted versions.

Completely defenseless, the [Mech Guardian] was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, while a wisp of blue light remained on the [Grim Reaper's Scythe - Soul Severance], which was slowly absorbed.

【Guardian - Desceth】】【ATK8000→8500

"Is the increased number of monsters in the graveyard boosting its attack power again? Hmm, this isn't good." Ameruda frowned. "When [Mech Guard] flips over, I add one [Overseer-Covington] from my deck to my hand."

"In addition, if my [Mech Guardian] is destroyed, [Mech Colonel] in the Graveyard is Special Summoned in Defense Position by its own effect."

"And the effect of [Mech Forces' Defensive Circle]: Recycle [Mech Radiation Soldier] from my graveyard into my hand!"

"In the final fourth chain, I activate my backrow face-down card [Lightning Strike], discarding a card from my hand to destroy a card on the field!"

Despite being temporarily helpless against [Guardian - Desceth], Ameluda is still actively striving for a chance to win, thanks to the three consecutive chain reactions.

Since the unused [Orichalcos Barrier] in his hand was useless anyway, Ameluda decided to discard it as the cost of [Thunder Strike]. The card he wanted to destroy was not the [Guardian - Deseths] which had destruction resistance, but the [Death Scythe - Soul Breaker] that it was equipped with.

Without the threat of high attack power, even if we can't eliminate [Guardian - Desceth] for the time being, at least we can make it less of a threat.

Amelda's idea was good, but Rafael pressed the button to activate a face-down card at that moment: "Good chain, but at this instant, I'm going to activate a face-down card in the back row, a counter-trap [Calling for Nothingness]!"

“Ameruda, you deliberately created a four-chain to prevent your Special Summon of a monster from being negated by the Chain, but that was exactly what I expected!” Rafael said, waving his hand. “After Chain 4, pay me half of your Life Points to activate this chain, negating and destroying all cards in the chain that were activated at the time of activation!”

"What?!"

[Guardian - Desceth] held a ball of chaotic energy in his hand and slammed it onto Ameluda's field. In an instant, everything was nullified: [Mech Colonel]'s special summon, [Mech Guardian]'s search, [Mech Force's Defensive Circle]'s recall, and even [Thunder Strike] were rendered ineffective. The explosive shockwave almost completely cleared Ameluda's field!

[Rafiru: 2500→1250LP]

“With two cards covered, my turn ends here.” Rafael said with a sneer, “Before my 8500-attack [Guardian - Desceths], Amelda, your Life Points, without any monsters as a barrier, are as fragile as a candle in the wind.”

[Rafiru: 1250LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Guardian - Desceth】(Grim Reaper's Scythe - Soul Severance) 【ATK8500】

[Guardian Deity's Amulet] [Light's Protective Barrier] [Face Card] x2

Looking at Amelda's figure, Rafael seemed to have calmed down a little from the anger that had risen when [Guardian-Ethos] was destroyed, and said coldly, "The card you just sent to the graveyard with [Lightning Strike] was [Orichalcos Barrier], wasn't it, Amelda?"

"That's it. Without the power of the [Orichalcos Barrier], you have no chance of defeating me and will only face destruction."

"Instead of continuing to suffer in pain, if you repent before doing anything harmful to the Doma organization, I will plead for you before Lord Dartz."

Upon hearing this, Ameruda lowered his head and looked at his empty hand. Then, he laughed.

“No, Rafael, I’ve said I will never fall into darkness again. I will never use [Orichalcos Barrier] again, because I’m not dueling with you to kill you.” With his fingers resting on the deck, Amelda took a deep breath. “Humanity will eventually come to an end, and in the process, it is destined to bear countless sufferings.”

"But the story of humanity has never been a story of death and extinction."

"We should trust humanity more than the new humans of the new world."

"This is my last round. Let me prove to you the brilliance of the human heart, Rafael!"

"My turn!"

Chapter 641 My Creation of Heaven and Earth

"My turn!"

"Respond to me, my deck!"

With a roar, Amelda drew the top card of his deck, flipped it over, and saw that it was the Spell Card "Foolish Burial," which has the effect of sending one monster card from the deck to the graveyard.

On the surface, it seems unlucky to draw a "Foolish Burial" that increases the number of monsters in the Graveyard and boosts the ATK of "Guardian - Desceth" instead of a monster that can be Normal Summoned in Defense Position.

However, Ameruda smiled and said, "I've drawn a card that couldn't be more perfect."

"I activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial,' and send one monster card from my deck to the Graveyard." Amelda said, as his Duel Disk automatically began searching, drawing and revealing a card. "The monster I sent to the Graveyard is this card!"

Rafael was also taken aback, because he saw that the monster card that Amelda had sent to the graveyard was a completely blank card, with only the name "[Machine Force - Destruction Armed Force]" visible!?

"Are you an idiot, Ameruda? Without the power of [Orichalcos Barrier], the [Machine Force: Destruction Armed Force], symbolizing the darkness within you, can no longer be awakened or summoned. Sending that monster, which is now a blank card, to the graveyard will only increase the power of my [Guardian - Desceth]!"

Rafiru scoffed at Ameruda's incomprehensible move, "It's too late for you to regret it now. You've already declared that you'd send that card to the graveyard from your deck, and with 'Foolish Burial' in your hand, you're doomed to defeat next turn!"

Upon hearing this, Ameruda simply smiled and said, "No, Rafiru, there's something you've got wrong from the very beginning."

"Only I, who once belonged to Doma but now places myself outside of Doma, can realize this: 'Orichalcos' is not an omnipotent being. Otherwise, Dartz would not have been defeated ten thousand years ago. Such a 'Orichalcos' could not possibly have the power to create card monsters out of thin air."

"The so-called 'breeding monsters from the darkness in people's hearts' is actually just using the power of the 'Orichalcos Barrier' to fill the void in our hearts. No card monster is born to belong to darkness; this power should be mastered by ourselves!"

With that, Ameruda placed the card in his hand into the graveyard.

As Amelda sent [Mech Force: Destruction Force] into the graveyard, Raferu's [Guardian - Desceth] on the field raised its scythe, making a gesture as if it wanted to absorb the monster's power from the graveyard.

However, to Rafael's surprise, although [Guardian - Desceth] had clearly extracted the monster's power from the graveyard, that power suddenly dissipated into mid-air before it could even enter [Death's Scythe - Soul Severance]!

"What's going on?" Rafael's eyes widened as he stared at [Guardian - Desceth]'s attack power, which was not only not increasing but was actually decreasing. "Could it be?!"

"Exclude the three Level 4 monsters in my graveyard—[Mech Guardian], [Mech Sniper], and [Mech Soldier]—to bring their combined Level to 12 or higher!" Ameruda clenched his fist, forcefully tearing off the "Orichalcum Fragment" from his chest and slamming it to the ground. The supposedly sturdy green gem shattered like glass. "Witness my future, witness the creation of my world!"

"The ultimate mech, born from darkness, combines the power of the Trisolarans to annihilate despair, hatred, and sin!"

"Not a dark monster born from the [Orichalcos Barrier], but my Tamashi, descend into my hands!"

"[Mech Force - Destroy Armed Forces]!"

From the graveyard, Ameruda suddenly pulled out the card and held it above his head.

As the cards were gradually drawn out, a monster shrouded in darkness was rapidly etched onto the previously blank cards, as if laser-printed. It was none other than the [Mech Force: Destruction Force] that had disappeared from Ameruda's hands.

On the field of Ameruda, massive war machines descend once again. However, the "dark" [mechs] that used to evoke a sense of devastation now exude a contrasting aura of justice and hope.

[Mech Forces - Destroying Armed Forces] [ATK4600]

Green magic emanated from the shattered "Orichalcos Shards," but the crimson monitor of the [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Forces] glanced at it contemptuously before crushing it with one of its heavy tracks, as if to completely sever the power emanating from it for Ameruda.

Rafael was utterly shocked to see the [Mech Force: Destruction Force] appear: "Impossible?! The monster born from the darkness within your heart, Ameruda, you actually summoned it!?"

Without reusing the [Orichalcos Barrier] to awaken the darkness within, Ameruda successfully summoned the [Mech Force: Destruction Force]. Doesn't this prove that, as he said, the darkness of the human heart can indeed be controlled by people?

Because three monsters were banished from the graveyard at once, Rafael's [Guardian Desceth]'s ATK decreased.

【Guardian - Desceth】】【ATK8500→7000】

Seeing the [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Force] reappear on his field, Ameruda didn't look too good. He was sweating profusely and his breathing became heavy.

As he said, [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Force] is ultimately Ameruda's own card. [Orichalcos Barrier] merely provided Ameruda with an earlier opportunity to obtain this card, but it also means that Ameruda is still some distance away from being able to use this card.

With the support of the [Orichalcos Barrier], there was naturally no major problem. However, this was the first time that Ameruda had completely abandoned the power of the [Orichalcos Barrier] to use the [Mech Force: Destruction Force], which put him under considerable pressure, both physically and mentally.

However, he still managed a forced smile: "It's been a long time, [Destruction Forces]. This time, let's switch sides and fight side by side..."

"Tch, even if I summoned [Mech Force: Destruction Force] and reduced the attack power of [Guardian - Desceth] by decreasing the number of monsters in the graveyard, so what? In terms of attack power, I still have the upper hand." Rafael said with a resentful expression, "Victory is still on my side!"

“Then I’ll return the same words to you, Sorewadoka!” Ameruda actually took out several more cards from the graveyard. “I’m going to activate the second effect of [Supercritical Mech Force], which was sent to the graveyard a few turns ago. I banish this card from the graveyard, and then return three Machine-Type monsters from my graveyard and banished monsters to the deck.”

"What?!" Rafael was surprised that Amelda, a card that had been in the graveyard for several turns, had been held back until now before being used all at once.

As the [Supercritical Mech Force] was removed from the graveyard, three beams of light flew out from the [Death Scythe - Soul Severance] in the hands of [Guardian - Desceth], and transformed into phantoms of three monsters behind Ameruda: [Mech Colonel], [Mech Iron Hand Soldier], and [Mech Radiation Soldier].

The attack power of [Guardian - Desceth] has decreased due to the further reduction in the number of monsters in the graveyard.

【Guardian - Desceth】】【ATK7000→5500】

"After the three monsters returned to the deck, I drew a card from the deck." After drawing a card, Amelda didn't activate it, but instead waved his arm and said, "Finally, during my battle phase, I use [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Force] to attack [Guardian - Desceths]!"

"Glory lies on the other side; let's launch our final charge forward!"

"You actually attacked my [Guardian - Desceths] with a monster with an attack power of 4600 points?" Rafael looked at Ameruda launching an attack in confusion, unable to figure out what he was trying to do. "The result of doing that will only be the self-destruction of your [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Forces]."

But upon hearing Rafael's words, Ameruda merely smiled mysteriously: "Is that so? But I don't think so."

"Tsk, playing tricks. I don't know what kind of scheme you're planning, but I'll activate this face-down card first, the Trap Card [Explosive Armor]!" Rafael pressed the activation button, revealing a legendary card imbued with a curse. "Activate when the opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy that monster."

"However, naturally this card won't be activated, right? I remember the effect of your [Mech Force - Destroy Armed Forces], Ameruda."

Ameruda nodded: "Ah, then during the battle phase, I will pay half of your current base points to nullify your [Explosive Armor] and reduce your base points to half."

A seemingly powerful beam of light shot out from the [Exploding Armor] card and struck the activated [Mech Force - Destruction Force]. However, it didn't even shatter the armor, let alone destroy a single rivet. The [Mech Force - Destruction Force] continued its advance unscathed.

However, the force that was deflected landed on Ameruda and Rafiru respectively, deducting their basic points.

[Ameruda: 2900→1450LP]

[Rafiru: 1250→625LP]

The distance between the two sides was not far. Only a moment after the [Explosive Armor] was resolved, [Mech Force - Destruction Force] clashed with [Guardian - Desceth] in close combat, the sharp military knife and the deadly scythe collided.

Raphael thought that even with the number of monsters being reduced time and again, his [Guardian - Desceths] should still have the upper hand in terms of attack power. However, to his surprise, the stalemate between the two ace monsters lasted only a moment before a winner was decided, and his [Guardian - Desceths] was actually the weaker one!?

Looking towards Amelda, Rafael was surprised to find that an open card had appeared on Amelda's back row at some point—a Quick-Play Spell Card, [Forbidden Scripture]!

"This card can only be activated during damage calculation when monsters from both sides are battling. Until the end of the Damage Step, it negates the effects of all cards on the field except for 'Forbidden Scripture,' and uses their original ATK and DEF for that damage calculation."