The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

"A hundred-eyed dragon... what a terrifying monster..."

Even the usually shrewd Yusei became serious. The potential of the Hundred-Eyed Dragon was simply too high. By filling the graveyard with powerful Dark-attribute monsters, it could gain their effects. Theoretically, this was a monster that could achieve invincibility resistance.

If a graveyard simultaneously possesses the properties of being "unaffected by other effects", "undestroyable by battle", and "cannot be freed", then this monster is essentially unsolvable except for digging up graves. Moreover, the more types of effects it accumulates, the higher its potential becomes, and the more things it can do.

For example, you can ruthlessly unleash all sorts of suppression effects, such as [Void Demon], [Radiant Demon], [Android - Psychic Shocker], and other completely shut-down effects, thus depriving your opponent of the right to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

If that's the case, Yusei can basically just surrender.

Fortunately, there are only three Infernal Flame monsters whose effects are usable in the Ghost Willow Graveyard. Apart from the two we just encountered, the Infernal Flame Guardian's effect is the only one that is more troublesome.

However, it's not a big problem. After all, as long as Guiliu's hand isn't empty, the effect of Infernal Flame Monster can't be activated, and it's still easy to reduce the destruction resistance of Hundred-Eyed Dragon.

So Yusei wasted no time and suddenly pulled out a card.

"My turn!"

(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC3)

Yusei slightly flipped his wrist, and the card he had drawn immediately came into view.

The moment he saw the card in his hand, his eyes widened slightly. "It's here!"

Then Yusei flicked his arm and shouted, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Whirlwind] from my hand, destroying one Spell/Trap Card on the field and destroying [Illusion of Empty Hands]!"

Seeing his trap cards destroyed, Kiryu exclaimed in shock and anger, "Are you crazy, Yusei? You dare to activate a quick-play spell? Are you underestimating me?! Aren't you afraid of the damage from [High-Speed ​​World]?"

It's no wonder he was so surprised, since only two people had ever seen Yusei use regular spell cards in a riding duel, and those two people happened to be there.

Jack and Ujura's expressions became slightly strange. Although Yusei hadn't directly activated his magic card during their previous duel, his willingness to do so now meant he must be hiding other tricks.

As expected, Yusei immediately pressed another button, "Activate the counterattack trap [Damage Polarization Shield] at this moment!"

"When an effect that inflicts damage is activated, the activation and effect of that effect are nullified."

"What?!" Gui Liu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this; this move was completely unexpected.

"Furthermore, based on the effect of [Damage Polarization Shield], both players draw one card from their decks. Alright, draw your cards, Kiryu."

"Goo... Oh no!" Kiryu clicked his tongue in annoyance and reluctantly followed Yusei in drawing a card.

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 2]

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 0 → 1]

The crow exclaimed excitedly, "Excellent! Well done! The Empty Hand Combo can only be effective when you have zero cards in your hand. Now the Hundred-Eyed Dragon can be destroyed!"

Jack: "Furthermore, since the 'empty hand illusion' was destroyed in advance, even if Kiryu draws a card from his hand, he cannot banish that card."

"It's not over yet. I'll activate the effect of the Spell Card [Galaxy Cyclone] from my graveyard, banishing this card from the graveyard to destroy one face-up Spell/Trap Card on my opponent's field, and destroy [Blood Compensation]!"

Yusei Renkadai also considered the possibility of summoning monsters during the Battle Rank, which would seal off Kiryu's unarmed combo, making it the perfect time to launch an offensive.

Kiryu gritted his teeth, "This kind of tactic... Yusei, you're completely different from before. You've become even more despicable!"

"Kiriyu, you've changed a lot too... No, everything has changed. We shouldn't be killing each other like this."

"Hmph~, it's all thanks to you, Yusei!"

"Since that day, you no longer believe in us, Kiryu? But even so, I will...!" Yusei grabbed another card as if he had made up his mind.

Chapter 47 The Earthbound God Strikes

"I activate [Sp-Angel's Scepter] from my hand. When I have two or more High Speed ​​Counters, I draw two cards from my Deck and then send one card from my hand to the Graveyard."

After placing a Spell Card into the Graveyard, Yusei continued, "I will then activate the effect of the Spell Card 'Shuffle Resurrection' from the Graveyard."

"Another spell card activated from the graveyard!?" Kiryu frowned upon hearing this.

Yusei's repeated disregard for the effects of the high-speed world gave Kiryu the illusion that Yusei wasn't actually engaging in a riding duel.

"The effect of [Shuffle Resurrection] is that by banishing this card from the graveyard and targeting one card on your field, that card is returned to the deck for shuffling. After that, you draw one card from your deck. As a trade, during the End Phase of this turn, you banish one card from your hand. I return [Scrap Scarecrow] on the field to the deck for shuffling."

Swish swish swish swish...!

After the deck was automatically shuffled for a while, Yusei finally placed his finger on the deck. He didn't have any monster cards in his hand, so he needed to draw a monster card with at least 500 attack power to decide the outcome of this duel.

Then he suddenly pulled out a card, "..."

Yusei glanced at his hand, sighed, and then placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon Stardust Dragon in Defense Position."

As the passage opened, a petite Eastern dragon flew out. Stardust Dragon's attack and defense were both only 100, so Yuxing couldn't win this round. In the end, he softened his heart.

"【Stardust Dragon】can only be immune to battle destruction once per turn. Next, I'll switch 【Lightning Warrior】 to attack position..."

[Lightning Warrior: Attack Power 2400]

Then Yusei waved his arm and shouted, "Battle begins! [Lightning Warrior] attacks [Hundred-Eyed Dragon], Lightning Punisher!"

At his command, the Lightning Warrior's arm was instantly covered in electricity, and he threw a punch at the Hundred-Eyed Dragon in front of him.

Guiliu: "Foolish! The Lightning Warrior's attack power is no match for the Hundred-Eyed Dragon!"

"At this moment, I activate the monster effect of [Scrap Socket Dragon] from the graveyard!"

"What!? Another effect triggered from the graveyard!?"

Yusei then exclaimed, "When your Synchro Monster declares an attack, you can banish this card from your Graveyard to increase your monster's ATK by 800 for this turn."

[Lightning Warrior: Attack Power 2400 → 3200]

Crow: "Very good, its attack power surpasses that of the Hundred-Eyed Dragon, it works!"

In an instant, the Lightning Warrior punched the Hundred-Eyed Dragon's head, and the lightning in his hand instantly poured onto the latter.

boom--! ! !

With a deafening roar, the Hundred-Eyed Dragon was instantly reduced to ashes.

"Gurgle...!"

[Kyosuke Onyanagi: LP3500→3300]

"Hmph hmph hmph... The monster effect of the Hundred-Eyed Dragon is activated. When this card is destroyed, you can add any card from your Deck to your hand."

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 1 → 2]

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Yusei frowned slightly. This search result was a bit outrageous. "However, when [Lightning Warrior] destroys an opponent's monster in battle and sends it to the Graveyard, it inflicts damage to the opponent equal to the number of cards in their hand multiplied by 300."

Since both Lightning Warrior and Hundred-Eyed Dragon have guaranteed effects, Lightning Warrior will activate its effect first. According to the principle of "last to act, first to die," Ghost Willow will suffer damage equivalent to two cards in his hand.

[Kyosuke Onyanagi: LP3300→2700]

"It's not over yet! [Flash Dragon Stardust] attacks Guiliu directly with Meteor Strike!"

Under Yuxing's command, the Shining Dragon opened its mouth wide, and a large amount of starlight gathered in its mouth and was released instantly.

boom--! ! !

With a deafening roar, Gui Liu was instantly engulfed by the Starlight Dragon Breath.

"Woah woah woah——!!!"

[Kyosuke Onyanagi: LP2700→200]

(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC1)

Crow: "Ghost Willow's health is down to only 200, just a little bit more... just a little bit more..."

Jack: "At first glance, it seems like the victory is in Yusei's hands... but there must be something fishy about the card Kiryu added to his hand just now."

At this moment, even though Kiryu was reduced to low health by Yusei, he laughed even more arrogantly: "Hehehe hahahahaha~!! Not bad damage, Yusei~! But thanks to you destroying the Hundred-Eyed Dragon, the strongest card of the Dark Signer can be added to my hand!"

"That card was indeed problematic..."

Yusei narrowed his eyes, and just to be cautious, he grabbed the remaining two cards from his hand and placed them into the Spell & Trap Card slot: "I'll set two more cards face down, end of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2 → 0]

[Lightning Warrior: Attack Power 3200 → 2400]

"Trying to face down two cards to reduce your hand to zero and avoid the side effects of [Resurrection]...? Too bad it's useless. You'll be torn to shreds by the strongest card next turn, hahahahaha~!"

"what?!"

Kiryu couldn't wait any longer and drew a card. "My turn!"

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 2 → 3]

(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC2)

Without even glancing at the card he drew, Guiliu immediately shouted, "Activate the Trap Card 'Impulse for Limits,' send two cards from my hand to the Graveyard, and Special Summon two 'Soul Tokens'!"

The moment the sound faded, two passages opened, and two soul-like monsters immediately emerged from them.

[Soul Derivative: Attack Power 0] ×2

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 3 → 1]

"Now that everything is ready, it's show time!!"

Just then, a large number of black-robed figures suddenly emerged from the surrounding purple flames.

Seeing this, Yusei felt uneasy. "What's going on? Who are these people...?"

A crow watching from the sidelines suddenly made a connection: "Those people...could they be the people who disappeared from the satellite region?!"

"The people in the satellite district are disappearing, so it really was your doing? Guiliu, what did you do to them?"

Faced with Yusei's questioning, Kiryu's expression grew even more smug. "Hehehehe~! They are the people who will become the sacrifices for this card~!"

Upon hearing this, Yusei's pupils contracted instantly. "You mean... a sacrifice...!?"

"That's right, through the sacrifices, this card will gain the power of the gods!"

Kiryu decisively raised the card, excitedly declaring, "I release two derivatives and offer up the souls of the people... Descend, [Earthbound God Kapak Ap]!!"

Chapter Forty-Eight: Red Dragon Card Printing Machine

"Descend, [Earthbound God Kapak Apoo]!!"

The moment Gui Liu Yin fell, the two derivatives flew into the sky and transformed into a black stone heart. At the same time, the people in the flames screamed and turned into beams of light that flew towards the heart, and were instantly absorbed by it.

The heart that had absorbed the offering began to throb as if injected with blood, and the next second, the evil light descended and crashed to the earth.

boom--! ! !

With a deafening roar, the earth was torn apart, and a gigantic black hand emerged first, before its owner was seen standing up on the ground ablaze with purple flames.

It was a gigantic, pitch-black giant, so large it seemed to support the sky. Its body appeared to be made of coal, with only the blue patterns on its body emitting a faint bluish light.

[Kappa, the Earthbound God: Attack Power 3000]

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 1 → 0]

Upon seeing this enormous creature, the spectators were all taken aback.

Jack: "Impossible...!"

Crow: "How can there be such a huge monster!?"

It's no wonder they were so surprised, because His size was comparable to that of the legendary Three Egyptian Gods.

Yusei also looked surprised. "Earthbound God... So the evil god that Godwin mentioned is the Earthbound God? Is it Him using Oniryu?"

"Hahahaha~!! Yusei, use your body to taste the curses of the dead!"

Before Yusei could react, Kiryu shouted impatiently, "My god Kapak Apoo! Sweep down the hammer of punishment upon your nemesis, the Dragon Signer! [Earthbound God Kapak Apoo] Attack Yusei directly!"

Jack: "What!?"

Crow: "This is bad! Capac Apoo's attack power is 3000. If Yusei takes this attack, his HP will be...!"

At that moment, one of the giant black giant's massive hands reached out and slammed down on the asteroid below.

Seeing this, Yusei quickly pressed the button to face down: "I won't let you succeed, activate the Trap Card [Guardian Barrier]!"

Kiryu turned his head and sneered, "It's useless. Earthbound Gods are unaffected by the effects of magic and trap cards!"

"However, the effect of [Guardian Barrier] only applies to myself, and the damage dealt by the opponent in one battle during their turn becomes zero."

As soon as Youxing finished speaking, a barrier suddenly appeared around him, and the Earthbound God's large hand instantly gripped the barrier, preventing it from advancing any further.

Kiryu couldn't help but click his tongue, "Tch, choosing to dodge the damage...?"

"Then, based on the effect of [Guardian Barrier], I will draw another card from the deck."