Chapter 1061: The Smiling Demon
Chapter 1061: The Smiling Demon
"My turn, Draw!"
Godwin drew another card, his dark eyes flashing with a cold, sharp light as he spoke in a frigid tone.
"This turn will show you that your fate is to be defeated by me, and by the power of the strongest god!
I activate the Magic Card, Revive the Dead, which allows me to revive any monster from my Graveyard to the field.
I choose this one."
He took a monster card from his Graveyard and placed it on his Duel Disk.
"I Special Summon the Solar High Priest from my Graveyard!"
The priest, who was initially used as a Synchro Material, quickly reappeared on the field, brought back to life by the massive revival symbol that appeared in the air.
[Solar High Priest, Attack Power 1000]
"At this moment, I activate my Covered Card, the Trap Card, Reaper's Call!"
Godwin activated his final back-row card.
"This card can only be activated when a monster is Special Summoned from my Graveyard. I select one 'Supa' or 'Scarab' from my Graveyard and Special Summon it!"
He took a card from his Graveyard.
"I revive Scarab from my Graveyard!"
[Scarab, Attack Power 700]
"Two new monsters, and you haven't used your Normal Summon for this turn." Youxuan paused, a slight smile forming on his lips. "Is this it?"
Godwin roared, "I Tribute the Scarab and the Solar High Priest, and perform an Advanced Summon!
Unleash the ultimate power, and destroy everything in this world—
—Earthbound God Viracocha Raska!!!"
The moment the card was placed on the Duel Disk, thunder rumbled outside, and burning purple flames twisted into otherworldly totems in the sky, like burning Nazca lines, slicing the city streets into a blood-soaked altar.
A massive stone heart condensed in the air, its intricate veins glowing with dark red light, each heartbeat shattering the glass within a hundred meters. The citizens in the surrounding areas were suddenly and inexplicably stripped of their physical forms, their souls materializing as silver streams of light that surged into the stone heart's intricate vascular patterns.
Earthbound God Viracocha Raska had arrived!
[Earthbound God Viracocha Raska, Attack Power 1]
The Earthbound God, modeled after a vulture, is the strongest of all the Earthbound Gods in the anime. Its summoning requires the absorption of souls from the surrounding environment, a characteristic that is even more diabolical than the Three Yeshen.
Its strength is evident from its Attack Power of just 1.
Of course, if the Earthbound God is defeated in a Duel, the souls it has consumed can be restored.
Youxuan said, "I activate the additional effect of Absolute King J Revolution from my Graveyard.
During your turn, I can banish this card from the Graveyard and reveal the top card of my Deck. If it's a Normal Trap, I cover it on my field. If not, I send it to the Graveyard."
Godwin: "You've arranged the top three cards of your Deck, so the top card is definitely a Trap."
"Correct."
Youxuan smiled, waving his hand to cover the card he drew on the field.
But Godwin was unperturbed, smirking coldly. "Ah, I see. Adjusting the order of the top cards in your Deck and covering a Trap on the field—your defensive move to counter my offensive, right?
But a Trap Card can't be activated the turn it's covered. And even if it could, it wouldn't affect the Earthbound God!"
Godwin laughed.
"Earthbound God Viracocha Raska is immune to the effects of all Magic and Trap Cards!
Furthermore, Viracocha Raska can reduce the opponent's Life Points to 1 once per turn!"
No matter how much Life Points the opponent has, it is reduced to 1. This effect is the reason why Viracocha Raska is called the 'Strongest Earthbound God,' and it is a unique and extremely rare effect in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! system.
Of course, when the card was implemented in the real world, this key effect was removed.
Moreover, this effect reduces Life Points to 1 directly, not by dealing damage. Therefore, it is not considered 'effect damage' in the rules, making all damage immunity and damage reflection effects ineffective against it.
"Earthbound God's effect is activated!
Obey the supreme star!"
The massive vulture Earthbound God flapped its enormous wings, unleashing a destructive storm in a burst of light that engulfed Youxuan, as if to collapse the entire building.
[Youxuan, LP 1200 → LP 1]
"Furthermore, the Earthbound God can attack the player directly, ignoring any monsters on the field."
Godwin narrowed his eyes and sneered.
[Earthbound God Viracocha Raska, Attack Power 1]
If this direct attack succeeds, it will immediately determine Youxuan's defeat.
But after a two-second pause to observe his opponent, Godwin noticed that Youxuan remained expressionless, seemingly unperturbed.
"Hmph, of course, I can't enter the Battle Phase this turn since Viracocha Raska has activated its effect." Godwin coldly snorted, "But if you think this will buy you an extra turn, you're being naive!
Activate Magic Card—
—Fireball!
Deal 500 points of damage!
Youxuan raised an eyebrow. "Pretty straightforward and brutal."
Fireball, the ultimate simple and brutal effect, one card for 500 of the opponent's life points. Normally, it's a rather useless card, but as a representative of effect damage cards, it pairs well with the Earthbound God that can reduce the opponent to 1 life point.
"Die!"
Godwin shouted, and the lethal Fireball erupted toward Youxuan.
Youxuan waved his hand. "Activate Trap Card."
Godwin was taken aback. "Your Trap Card, Absolute King J Revolution, was just placed on the field this turn. Normally, you can't activate a Trap Card in the same turn it's placed."
"Normally, that's true", Youxuan replied. "But a card covered by the effect of Absolute King J Revolution can be activated during the turn it's placed.
So, I activate Trap Card—Natural Reflex!
All effect damage dealt to me this turn will be reflected back to the opponent!"
This effect was ineffective against the Earthbound God's ability, which directly reduced the opponent's life points to 1 rather than dealing damage. However, it was certainly effective against this Fireball.
A reflective barrier appeared, and the Fireball crashed into it, rebounding back to Godwin's face.
Godwin: "Ugh!"
[Godwin, LP 3000 → LP 2500]
Stumbling back half a step, Godwin grunted.
"Tsk, one trick after another."
Natural Reflex could reflect all effect damage for the turn, so even if Godwin used other means to deal damage, it would be reflected. The Earthbound God's self-restraint also prevented him from entering the Battle Phase this turn, making it impossible to finish Youxuan off.
"Then let you survive one more turn."
Godwin said coldly.
"Enjoy your last turn."
"Of course", Youxuan smiled.
"Because this will be the last turn of this Duel."
Godwin: "!"
What?
This guy...
The Earthbound God was already on the field, and he had the invincible Sun and Moon Dragons as a solid defense. His Life Points were still a healthy 2500, while Youxuan's were down to just 1 point.
In such an overwhelmingly advantageous position, the opponent was claiming he would win this turn?
What kind of joke is this?
"Viracocha Raska, forcing the opponent to 1 life point, is indeed a powerful effect. If you encounter it for the first time, you might easily be instant-killed."
Youxuan's smile grew more dangerous.
"But what if I knew about this Earthbound God from the start and have been waiting for it to appear?"
Godwin was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"My turn, draw." Youxuan didn't explain further, just said calmly, "Activate Cover Card, Magic Card—Armed Regeneration.
Choose one Equip Magic from the Graveyard to place on the field or equip to one of my monsters.
I choose to place the Equip Magic, Black Necklace, from the Graveyard on the field."
Godwin: "Black Necklace?"
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Then I activate this card."
Youxuan snapped his fingers, and a Magic Card appeared in his backfield.
The final magic that would decide the fate of the Duel and bring it to a close.
"Magic Card—Great Reversal Puzzle!
To activate this, I must send all cards in my hand and on the field to the Graveyard. Then, I draw the top card of my Deck and guess its type. If I guess correctly, our Life Points will be swapped!"
Godwin: "!!!"
What!?
Swapping Life Points, that means...
Godwin's pupils dilated as he recalled Youxuan's move from the previous turn.
Absolute King J Revolution could adjust the order of the top cards of the Deck.
The top card was the Trap Card, Natural Reflex, which Youxuan covered on the field using the effect of Absolute King.
The second card was the one Youxuan drew this turn.
He had adjusted the order of the top three cards, meaning the third card was also one he placed there himself.
There was no way he could guess wrong...
"You... you..."
Godwin suddenly felt his mouth go dry.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a profound sense of the "fate" he had been talking about.
Now, he was facing this so-called fate, feeling its overwhelming power, immovable and dominant, standing before him, telling him that even if he started over, the outcome would still be defeat.
And at this moment, this fate took the form of the smiling demon before him, whose smile was so cold and terrifying.
This was the true demon.
A demon who could take away all your hope with a smile.
"So, I guess the next card is a Monster Card."
Youxuan drew slowly.
Then, he revealed it with a nonchalant tone.
"Wow, look at that, what good luck, it's a Monster Card."
Godwin: "."
"The effect of Great Reversal Puzzle, our Life Points are swapped."
[Youxuan, LP 1 → LP 2500]
[Godwin, LP 2500 → LP 1]
"And when I activate Great Reversal Puzzle, I must send all cards on the field and in my hand to the Graveyard, including the Equip Magic, Black Necklace, which I just recovered from the Graveyard."
Youxuan said calmly.
"When Black Necklace is sent to the Graveyard from the field, it deals 500 points of damage to the opponent."
Godwin: "."
[Godwin, LP 1 → LP 0]
(End of Chapter)
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