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

[Ludger Godwin: LP4000→0]

With a single blow, the duel ended instantly, and Rudger collapsed powerlessly.

However, before disappearing, he laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, don't think it's over yet. Although the control devices of the four towers have been activated and sealed, the strongest Earthbound God has awakened. I have stalled for time enough!"

"What did you say!?"

"Soon the gates of the underworld will be fully opened, the King of the Underworld will be resurrected, and my brother Rex will replace me as the new world's Camille! Hahahaha...!"

After saying this, Ludger turned into black ash and disappeared completely.

After hearing this news from Ludger, the people present fell into a brief silence.

After all the hard work, there was finally a final boss, and one that no one expected.

Although Yusei and the others always felt that Godwin's motives were not pure, they did not think that he would stand on the side of the Earthbound God. But then he turned around and obtained the strongest Earthbound God.

Thinking about anything now is pointless; Yusei and the others' top priority is to find Godwin and stop him.

Rumble, rumble...!

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from below.

Crow: "What...what's wrong again?"

Qiu: "Could it be that the gates to the underworld have been fully opened?"

At the same time, the light of the old MOMENT disappeared, and what followed was a constant flow of black mud from the old MOMENT.

Yusei exclaimed in alarm, "It's about to start! Everyone, run!"

However, the black mud surged out much faster than expected, and even though Yusei told everyone to escape, it was too late.

But at that moment, Yuxing and Qiu's dragon seals suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and everyone disappeared from this space before the black mud could touch them.

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When everyone opened their eyes, they found that they were no longer in the same place.

Yusei glanced around and saw that besides his group, Jack and the twins were also there: "Ryuya, Ryuko, Jack... Is everyone alright?"

"Compared to that, what's going on now? Why were we sent to Godwin's house, and isn't that the shrine beneath Godwin's house?" Jack asked, looking at the towering altar in front of him. "And what's that huge painting on it?"

Looking at its shape, Qiu Lian thought, "Is that a vulture? Could it be the final earthbound god?"

Longya: "The last earthbound god? What does that mean?"

Faced with their questions, Yusei briefly explained what had just happened.

"The King of the Underworld, could it be that black mud-like monster?"

Long Ke looked at the enormous black mud monster in the satellite area and frowned, saying, "We can't let that monster get close to here, that's what Ribbon Kuriboh said."

Why would the King of the Underworld go here?

“I will answer that question for you, Fudo Yusei.” A voice suddenly came from above, and Godwin stepped out of the temple: “Because this temple is a sacred place of ritual.”

"ceremony?"

"Yes, a ritual prepared to completely seize the power of the red dragon!"

As Godwin spoke, he suddenly pulled out a cylindrical container, inside which was an arm.

The moment that arm appeared, all the Dragon Seals of the Dragon Seals reacted.

Yusei: "That's the mark of the dragon's tail? Could it be that the red dragon sensed danger and sent us here?"

Chapter 78 One Against Three: Godwin's Standing Mounted Duel

"That...could it be Ludger's hand?" Yusei looked at the arm with the dragon tail mark and suddenly realized something.

“Exactly. In the original plan, this should have been the dragon head seal, but that doesn’t matter. In this ritual, this arm is just a catalyst to obtain the full power of the red dragon. It doesn’t matter which dragon seal it is, hehehe.”

Godwin put down the container holding the arm, turned around to reveal his back, and then a purple vulture mark in the same shape as the giant painting appeared on his back.

"Could that mark be the symbol of the final Earthbound God...?"

“Haaaaaaaaa——!”

At this moment, Godwin let out a low growl, and with a hiss, his upper body instantly ripped open, transforming him into a muscular hunk. The distinctive markings of the Dark Markers quickly formed on his upper body and face, and the whites of his eyes also turned black.

After completing the transformation, Godwin opened the container lid and forcibly removed his prosthetic arm.

"What is this for?"

"Of course, I'll use the power of the Dark Marker to make this arm mine."

Under the puzzled gazes of Yusei and the others, Godwin reattached his brother's arm to his severed left arm.

The moment the severed parts touched, a fierce evil light shone brightly, and in just a few moments, the arm was completely glued back together as if by a medical miracle. "The power of the red dragon is resisting... It seems that it will take some time for it to become completely mine. I will use this ritual as a catalyst."

Yusei: "Godwin! What exactly do you want?"

After briefly stretching his newly acquired arm, Godwin looked down at the crowd and proclaimed, "I will become a god! I will gain the power of both the Red Dragon and the Evil God, becoming the ultimate god! Hahahaha!!"

Rumble rumble rumble...!

With a roar, the part of the altar hidden underground gradually rose above the ground, and Godwin's position became higher and higher.

After they stopped, a stone platform for the duel rose before Godwin, who then opened his arms: "Now begin the ceremony to welcome the King of the Underworld, to be held through a riding duel depicted in this giant vulture painting!" \(＾O＾)／

"Yes, I will utterly crush you, the bearers of the Dragon Seal, and make you sacrifices to the King of the Underworld!"

"Alright, what are you going to do? The King of the Underworld will be here soon!"

Upon hearing this, Yusei asked loudly, "Godwin! What will happen to the King of the Underworld if we win this duel?"

Godwin: "It should disappear... but I won't let you do that, as God!"

There's nothing more to say then...

"I accept this duel!"

Just as Yusei was about to take on the battle alone, his two best friends interrupted him one after the other.

Jack: "Godwin! I'm going to beat you!"

Crow: "Me too! It's a shame I'm not a Dragon Signer... but for the kids in the Satellite District, even if it's a bit reckless, I have to do something, just like when that legendary D-Wheel flew out!"

“Jack, Raven, wait…”

"Then let's have an informal three-on-one duel. You each have 4000 health points, and I have three times that, which is 12000 health points. No one can attack in their first round. Any objections?"

Yusei: ......

Forget it, just be happy.

Yusei originally planned to finish the battle quickly by himself, but since you dare to fight three against one, then so be it.

"Duel!!" ×4

【Yusei Fudo: LP4000】

[Jack Atlas: LP4000]

[Crow Hogan: LP4000]

[Rex Godwin: LP12000]

As Yusei and the other two flew onto the giant painting, the entire runway formed by the painting was enveloped in purple flames.

"From now on, this place will be dominated by the High Speed ​​World." Godwin, as the final boss, has the advantage of standing and riding duels.

After setting up the high-speed world, he drew a card first: "I'll go first in this duel, draw a card!"

[Rex Godwin's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, Godwin immediately sent one of his cards to the graveyard: "By discarding a card from my hand, I activate the effect of [Priestess - Red Ant]. This card is Special Summoned from my hand in Defense Position, and I can Special Summon 1 [Red Ant] from my hand or my Deck."

After a priest of the sun god and a dark red giant ant appeared one after the other, Godwin used them directly for synchronization.

"Use the level 5 [Priestess - Red Ant] to adjust the star of the level 3 [Red Ant]!"

"When the sun rises, it illuminates all darkness; let its light shine! Synchro Summon! Appear, [Sun Dragon Inti]!"

A dragon, an incarnation of the sun god from Inca mythology, is born in the light of harmony, with four red dragon heads emerging from the golden sun.

【Sun Dragon Inti: Attack Power 3000】

"Is that his ace monster...?" Yusei couldn't help but wonder.

The reason is simple: the Sun & Moon Dragon system is very weak, and Sun Dragon is not summoned using Dark Synchro Summon, which makes Yusei very doubtful about the strength of this monster.

Unless Godwin has something else up his sleeve, and the other monster that comes with the Sun Dragon is Dark Synchro, then the situation is different, so we need to be wary that it might be another one.

Yusei's whereabouts are currently unknown. After Godwin summoned the Sun Dragon, he did not continue Synchro Summoning. "During the turn that the effect of [Priestess - Red Ant] is activated, I cannot Special Summon monsters other than Synchro Monsters from the Extra Deck (Dark Synchro Monsters are not Synchro Monsters), so I set a Defense Monster, then set another card, and end the turn."

[Rex Godwin's hand cards: 6 → 2]

Then, full of fighting spirit, Crow accelerated and rushed to the front of the group, declaring, "I, Lord Crow, will go first! My turn!"

[Crow Hogan's hand cards: 5→6]

(Yusei Fudo SPC1, Jack Atlas SPC1, Crow Hogan SPC1, Rex Godwin SPC1)

"We're about to launch it! Summon [Black Feather - Azure Flame Asura]!"

The bluish-black bird-man spread his pair of broad, jet-black wings and charged to the front as the vanguard of the Black Feathers.

"Then, if I control a monster whose name contains the character 'Blackwing', I can Special Summon 'Blackwing - Gale the Gale' from my hand!"

Raven: "Activate Gale's effect once per turn. Reduce the ATK and DEF of one monster your opponent controls to half."

【Sun Dragon Inti: Attack 3000 → 1500, Defense 2800 → 1400】