Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Atum felt his blood pressure rising a bit, if he even had one. Aibo's too good at poker! And there's a trap too? I just want to play cards properly.

"My turn is over." Atum declared the end of his turn because he had no cards left and could do nothing.

Atum: 4000 LP, 2 cards in hand

【Ra's Winged Dragon】【ATK7200】

【Eternal Soul】【Black Magic Circle】

As Atum's turn ended, he saw the same crack appear on the Field Spell Card [Clockwork] beneath his feet, just like the previous [Rescue of the Magister], before it exploded into countless fragments.

"Powerful cards often come with great risks. This is true for [Clock Cavern], not only because its effect affects both players simultaneously, but also because if both players have the same number of monsters at the end of their turn, [Clock Cavern] will destroy itself due to its own effect."

The game description stated that Atum, upon hearing this, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least in this turn, he first summoned the invincible [Ra's Winged Dragon], then successively destroyed the four face-down cards Aibo had set in the previous turn, and even destroyed the most annoying [Clockwork], so he didn't do anything in vain.

Without the restriction of [Clock Cave], I can summon monsters and launch attacks without restraint in the next turn. With the invincible [Ra's Winged Dragon] on the field, what can stop me?

"My turn, draw." Despite facing the powerful [Winged Dragon of Ra], Yugi remained fearless, drawing the card from the top of his deck and adding it to his hand. After a moment's thought, he drew a card and played it, saying, "[Winged Dragon of Ra] possesses the powerful resistance shared by the three Egyptian God cards, and also has power that is among the strongest even in the God cards. So strong, too strong."

"However, even a creature like the Winged Ra is not invincible. I have gained the power to defeat it—another version of myself!"

"Normal Summon [Golden Gadget] from my hand!"

A golden metal sphere appeared in front of the game, which transformed into a small monster, seemingly a component of something.

【Golden Gadget】【4 stars/Light】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[1700/800]

"It's not over yet! When [Golden Gadget] is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, I activate its effect: Special Summon 1 Level 4 Machine-Type monster from my hand, and Special Summon [Green Gadget] from my hand."

"【Green Gadget】When a card is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, add one 【Red Gadget】from my Deck to my hand."

Following the golden component, a green monster carrying gears appeared, positioned in attack stance on the field, and retrieved a card from the deck.

[Green Gadget] [ATK1400]

Although the game made a very imposing statement, it's hard to believe that the two monsters that the game claimed to have "power to defeat the gods" were actually only two monsters whose combined attack power was barely slightly higher than that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Seeing the doubt in Atem's eyes, Yugi smiled and drew another card, saying, "【Ra's Winged Dragon】is the strongest of the three Egyptian God cards, but in terms of suppressing me, 【Osiris the Sky Dragon】is stronger. These 【Gadget】 monsters can't even withstand a single blow from 【Osiris the Sky Dragon】when they are alone, but as long as they can gather together, they can unleash a powerful force."

"Using the effect of [Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spin] in my hand, I send two monsters, [Red Gadget] from my hand and [Green Gadget] from the field, to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card from my hand!"

Yugi left the "Golden Gadget" behind and placed the card on his Duel Disk. The ground on his field began to tremble, and a burly mechanical giant crawled out of the ground and appeared on Yugi's field. The gear slot on its chest was filled with the two monsters, "Red Gadget" and "Green Gadget," which Yugi had sent to the Graveyard.

[Activate the Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners] [8☆/Land]

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[2500/2500]

After Special Summoning [Admiral - Destroyer of Spin], Yugi had four cards left in his hand. He waved his hand and said, "[Admiral - Destroyer of Spin]'s effect: Once per turn, target one card on the field other than this card and destroy that card. The card I want to destroy is another [Eternal Soul] on your field."

Atem raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "When [Eternal Soul] leaves the field, it destroys all the monsters on my field, but [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] is not affected by this effect. However, since you are going to destroy [Eternal Soul], I will use its effect one last time before that."

"Activate the effect of [Eternal Soul] to Special Summon [Dark Magician] from my hand!"

"Then, it's the effect of [Dark Magic Circle]: I will banish that monster you control!"

In the previous turn, Yugi banished [Dark Magician] and [Chaos Magician] to avoid the banishing ability of [Dark Magician Circle], preventing Atem from using [Eternal Soul] to continuously revive [Dark Magician]. After Atem summoned [Ra's Winged Dragon] in the previous turn to remove the restriction on activating monster effects, he immediately used [Chaos Illusionist] to search for another [Dark Magician] in his deck.

The purpose is to use the [Eternal Soul] and [Black Magic Circle] combo one last time at this moment.

Although there are two [Dark Magician] cards, there is only one spirit in the card. [Dark Magician] thought he wouldn't have to work anymore after being banished, but he returned to Atem's field. Bearing the fate of being destroyed, he waved his wand and used the effect of [Dark Magician Circle] to lock onto... [Temple Guardian].

The mechanical fists released by [Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners] and the magic cannons guided by [Dark Magician] grazed past each other and hit their respective targets. The stone tablet of [Eternal Soul] was destroyed, and [Dark Magician], who had been temporarily pulled out to work overtime, was taken away again and sent to the graveyard. [Ra's Winged Dragon] was unaffected.

The Temple Guardian on the field was also directly erased by the Magic Cannon, banished without being sent to the graveyard, thus eliminating any possibility of it jumping out of the graveyard again, leaving only a Cry of the Dead in the back row of the game.

This Continuous Trap Card has a binding effect that it will be destroyed when the monster is destroyed, and the monster will be destroyed when it leaves the field. However, this is not absolute. For example, "Temple Guardian" is banished instead of destroyed, while "Call of the Dead" remains unharmed, becoming a sticker card with no effect occupying a spot on the back row.

Watching [Temple Guardian] leave the field and the restriction that prevented him from drawing cards outside of his draw phase was lifted, Atem felt exceptionally cheerful, almost wanting to burst into song. However, he suddenly noticed that after he banished [Temple Guardian], Aibo actually had a "planned" expression on his face.

"Being repeatedly blocked from drawing cards seems to be quite frustrating for your other self. After all, a duelist's Life Points are infinite as long as they don't reach zero, but card advantage is real; having one more or one less card has a huge impact." Yugi said, sending a card to the Graveyard. "But that was one of the reasons I Special Summoned [Temple Guardian] earlier—to make it a target that could attract your other self's attention, so I could complete the final piece of the puzzle to defeat God!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Trap Booster], you can activate this by discarding one card from my hand." Sending the unused [Hand Elimination] to the Graveyard, Yugi reveals a Trap Card, "Activate this Trap Card from my hand, [Dead Soul Fusion]!"

"【Dead Soul Fusion】? Banish a monster from your Graveyard face-down as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that cannot attack this turn." Jonouchi recalled the effect of 【Dead Soul Fusion】, somewhat puzzled, "Does the game's Graveyard really contain Fusion Material that can defeat a god?"

Hayato guessed which monster Yugi was going to summon and said, "Yes, there is. It's a monster that Yugi sent to the graveyard at the very beginning. It was the monster that was almost summoned but died halfway because the card was destroyed."

Isis and Hayato exchanged a glance and said with a smile, "It really was a long and roundabout way, but even though that fusion was interrupted, that monster still appeared in the future, just as Yugi Muto said."

"The future? Is it that card?" Since Isis had made it so obvious, Malik had already guessed which card it was.

Yugi then retrieved two monster cards from the graveyard, and Atem displayed them, saying, "At the very beginning of the duel, the two monsters, 'Electromagnetic Stone Warrior - Electromagnetic Mad God' and 'Magnet Warrior - Electromagnetic Warrior,' were sent to the graveyard by the effect of 'Fusion'. I banished them face-down as Fusion Material to perform a Fusion Summon!"

"When the deafening roar that resounded through the sky transformed into two thunderous booms converging, the gate to the Pure Land opened wide, revealing its full power!"

Yugi places a card with a purple border on the Duel Disk and shouts, "Fusion Summon!!"

"【Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King】!!!"

【Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King】【10☆/Land】

[Rock Element/Fusion/Effect]

[4000/4000]

On the field, the two monsters, [Electromagnetic Stone Warrior - Electromagnetic Mad God] and [Magnetic Stone Warrior - Electromagnetic War God], which were originally composed of multiple monsters, disintegrated and recombined in different ways. The two sword-wielding warriors appeared on the field after their combination, and they became a centaur warrior with the same attack and defense as [Obelisk the Tormentor], the last of the three Egyptian God cards!

Holding a combined greatsword in one hand and a large-caliber electromagnetic cannon on the other shoulder, it looks very heavy, but its mobility is not affected at all because it has four legs, and the pair of enlarged and elongated wings on its back are enough to take it into the air and make some flightless divine beast furious.

After summoning [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King], Yugi finally revealed the final piece of his strategy to defeat the god: "I activate the Spell Card, [Union Attack]!"

Chapter 927 The Invincible Winged Dragon of Ra Falls

"Magic Card, [Alliance Attack]!"

Yugi activated the Spell Card, pointing to the "Activation Admiral - Destroyer Spinner" on his field, and said, "I activate this card by targeting one face-up monster I control. I choose this card, 'Activation Admiral - Destroyer Spinner'."

"Then, I enter the battle phase!"

Looking at Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra, Yugi pointed at her and declared, "[Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners], attack Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra!"

Upon receiving the game's command, the gears on the [Start Admiral - Destroyer of Spinning] on the field all accelerated their rotation. Driven by the mechanical device, the surging internal energy was converted into kinetic energy, and the fist of [Start Admiral - Destroyer of Spinning] flew straight towards the Sun God.

Although Atem did not give any orders, Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra, even without the help of a spirit, instinctively retaliated against the attack of a mere low-level monster. The scorching flames that could burn metal and cut iron surged down from above, enveloping the fist of the "Activation Admiral - Destroyer Spinner" as if to melt it.

But at that moment, even though it was a battle between [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] and [Active Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners], two other monsters on the field joined in.

The rapid-fire electromagnetic cannons tore open the flames of the sun, blocking the attacks that were trying to destroy the [Initiator Admiral - Destroyer Spinner]. Meanwhile, the [Golden Gadget] transformed into a sphere and landed in the hands of the [Initiator Admiral - Destroyer Spinner], who was riding on the back of the [Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnet Cannon King], and began to spin continuously.

[Gold Gadget] [ATK1700]

【Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnetical Cannon King】【ATK4000】

【Activate the Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners】【ATK2500】

Although no single monster can rival Ra's Winged Dragon on Atem's field, when these monsters channel their power into [Active Admiral - Destroyer Spinner] under the effect of [Union Attack], the mechanical monster gradually acquires power even greater than that of a god!

"The effect of [Alliance Attack] is that at the start of this turn's Battle Phase, [Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spin]'s ATK will increase by the combined ATK of all other Attack Position monsters on my field until the end of the Battle Phase." Yugi cheered for his monsters, "Inheriting the power of our comrades, the bonds we forge can surpass even the brilliance of the sun god high in the sky!"

"1700 plus 4000, plus 2500, that's..." Jonouchi said in surprise, counting on his fingers, "8200 points!?"

"Its attack power is even higher than that of the Winged Rathalos?!"

[Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners] [ATK 2500→4200→8200]

As the sun's fire fell, the centaur composed of magnet warriors began to run. After accelerating to their maximum speed, the [Starting Admiral - Destroyer of Spin] on their backs leaped up, using the momentum to throw the spherical [Golden Gadget] in their hands with maximum force.

"This is the blow that can defeat a god!" the game player shouted.

"Golden Cavalry Spin - Iron Ball Destroyer!!"

Although the "Golden Gadget" that ultimately faced the attack of "Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra" was just a low-level monster with a level of only 4 stars, after receiving the full power of the other monsters on the field, the "Golden Gadget" thrown by "Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spin" was imbued with unparalleled spinning power.

When the sun's fire struck it, it was instead enveloped and entangled by the constantly swirling [golden gadget], ultimately slamming into the head of the [Ra's Winged Dragon], unleashing the suppressed impact and flames in an instant!

Even the noble sun god perished under this attack, destroyed and sent to the grave!

"boom!"

Atum: 4000 → 4000 LP

Even as he watched Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra being destroyed right before his eyes, Atem remained standing motionless, letting the strong wind blow past his ears.

He simply watched the game on the other side, where the player commanded the monster to defeat the god on his field and showed a joyful expression, and the crowd outside the field who were excited because the god had fallen, and felt a sense of satisfaction.

'You even defeated the gods with your own power. Isn't that quite impressive, Aibo?'

'Even without my help, you are no longer alone. With so many bonds formed, I can rest assured...'

"Because of the negative effect of [Union Attack], the battle damage dealt to the opponent's duelist by [Activate Admiral - Destroyer Spinner] will become 0. However, he has already done very well in defeating [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra]." Yugi breathed a sigh of relief as he watched [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] be defeated, explaining why Atem's Life Points did not decrease due to the battle. "In addition, my other monsters were also unable to attack due to the effect of [Union Attack]."

"The battle phase ends, and then I will place my last card face down in the back row to end this turn."

[Game: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Gold Gadget] [ATK1700]

【Superconducting Fighter - Imperial God Magnetical Cannon King】【ATK4000】

[Activate Admiral - Destroyer of Spinners] [ATK8200→2500]

[Gaika] [The Cry of the Living Dead]

Upon hearing the game's announcement that the turn was over, Atem snapped out of his daze and looked at the game, saying, "You really defeated a god in a rather shocking way, Aibo. But the name of that attack move..."

"Hehe, it was indeed inspired by the name of the move Hayato used to shout when he attacked with [Gaia], but I modified some parts of it. I subconsciously felt that it should be called 'Iron Ball Destroyer'." Yugi scratched his cheek and said a little embarrassedly.

“Is that so? Not a bad name.” Atum smiled, then said seriously, “But Aibo, I trust you as much as you trust me. I believe you have the power to defeat a god. It’s within my expectations that you can defeat Ra’s Winged Dragon.”

'Although I thought it could at least last one round, it just ended up like [Osiris the Sky Dragon], only appearing for one round before being defeated...'

Although that's what he was thinking, Atem remained outwardly calm, his finger resting on his deck as he said, "Being able to defeat the Egyptian Gods fully proves your strength, Aibo, but it's not time for me to admit defeat yet. On the contrary, this duel only truly begins after the Egyptian Gods are defeated!"

"Hey! Wait a minute, who said all three Egyptian God cards were defeated?" Hearing Atem's words, Kaiba on the sidelines said unhappily, "What about Obelisk the Tormentor? Obelisk the Tormentor hasn't even appeared yet! It only defeated Seraphim the Sky Dragon and Ra, how does that count as defeating all three Egyptian God cards!?"

"Don't cause trouble. Are you still thinking about your Obelisk? Seth?" Hayato glanced at Kaiba and said helplessly, "Obelisk's suppressive power is not as strong as Osiris, and its destructive power is not as strong as Ra. What use is he? As a sacrifice? He doesn't have that ability, you know?"

"Besides, the main purpose of having Atem wield the cards of the three Egyptian Gods in this duel is simply to fulfill the goal of 'getting the Pharaoh to lay down his sword.' Isn't that right, Isis?"

Hearing Hayato's words, Isis nodded and said, "Although Pharaoh Atum is the pharaoh who wields the three-body phantom beasts, the most important phantom beast for him, and the one he must defeat, is the Sky Dragon of Osiris. Osiris, the King of the Underworld, is the obstacle that the pharaoh's soul must face when returning to the Underworld."