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# Chapter 327: Exodia Necross
"The first turn is mine, draw!" Gozaburo took the first turn and drew a card.
He seemed to have drawn a good card, as the corner of Gozaburo's mouth slightly curved. He wasn't in a hurry to play it. "Kobayashi Hayato, you are a remarkably outstanding individual. Defeating the creator of Duel Monsters, Maximillion Pegasus, is enough to prove your strength."
"Although even now, I still detest Seto's unrealistic, childish dream that's hard to take seriously, I personally quite approve of Duel Monsters."
"Because just like chess, Duel Monsters can, to some extent, test a person's mettle. Calculation, strategy, decision, courage, foresight, and finally, the indispensable luck are all tested." As Gozaburo spoke, he played the card he had just drawn. "Duel Monsters is a microcosm of war, and unfortunately, the person standing before you is the president of KaibaCorp, who reigns over the world through war!"
"Activate Spell Card, Painful Choice! I will select 5 cards from my deck and show them to you. Then, you will choose one of them to add to my hand, and the remaining cards will be Sent to Graveyard."
Because they were in the virtual world, Gozaburo only needed to think, and five cards automatically flew out from his deck, stopping in front of him and enlarging their images for Hayato to choose.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Kaiba couldn't bear to be harsh on his younger brother, Mokuba. The Kaiser Sea Horse Kaiba had Summoned in Defense Position was easily Destroyed by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Mokuba Summoned. While enduring the Piercing Damage caused by the Effect of Dragon's Rage, Kaiba saw the five cards Gozaburo displayed.
In that instant, Kaiba's entire expression changed.
"Is that?!" On the other side, Yugi Mutou, who hadn't let the Pharaoh take over and had stepped forward himself, also had a look of surprise.
"Exodia?!"
The five cards lined up in front of Gozaburo Kaiba were precisely the Exodia that Yugi had once used to defeat Kaiba, one piece of which Haga had damaged!
Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, Exodia the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Right Arm of the Forbidden One—all five pieces were gathered!
Although in the real world, besides Grandpa Solomon Mutou, no one had ever gathered all five of these cards, thanks to being in the virtual world, Gozaburo Kaiba also possessed all of Exodia's cards!
"These past few years, I haven't been idle in the virtual world. Just as Seto researched all of my chess strategies to defeat me back then, I have also studied Seto's habits in Duel Monsters. Incidentally, Yugi Mutou's deck, which defeated him, was also within my scope of research."
"While this might seem incredible to humans, my computational power as an AI is unmatched. In terms of mind games, no one can be my opponent! And the most suitable Duel Monster for me to use is Exodia, the strongest Duel Monster, which Yugi Mutou once used!"
"Not only that, but besides Exodia, my deck contains no other boring Monster Cards. This set of cards is a SaiKyo Deck meticulously calculated and optimized by my computer. I am invincible!" Gozaburo spread his arms wide. "Just like in intense business competition, make your choice carefully about which card you will add to my hand, Kobayashi Hayato!"
"Although, the outcome will not change."
Although Gozaburo's voice was full of confidence, as if he had already won the duel, Hayato scoffed at his words.
Duel Monsters is a mind game? It's clearly a game of luck!
In a certain international Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in Hayato's previous life, something utterly absurd happened—a player also using an Exodia deck, after his deck was shuffled by his opponent, going second, drew five cards, and they happened to be exactly the five Exodia pieces, directly achieving a second-turn kill under extremely harsh conditions.
Translate that: what is a "mind game"?
"I choose the Left Arm of the Forbidden One to add to your hand."
There was basically no difference between the Exodia cards; except for the main body, Exodia the Forbidden One, the other four were Normal Monsters. Hayato casually picked the leftmost one.
Gozaburo frowned. "That is the Left Arm of the Forbidden One. In any case, I add this card to my hand, and the other four cards are Sent to Graveyard."
The Exodia that is normally used by gathering all pieces in the hand to instantly achieve duel victory was broken apart by Gozaburo Kaiba. Next, Gozaburo also Sent the Left Arm of the Forbidden One he had just added to his hand to the Graveyard.
"By Discarding the Left Arm of the Forbidden One from my hand, I Activate the Effect of the Spell Card Graveyard Seal! Until the end of this turn, card effects Activated in the Graveyard are Negated." A smile appeared on Gozaburo's face.
"However, this card's Effect is not my main purpose. With the Left Arm of the Forbidden One being Sent to Graveyard, all five pieces of Exodia have been gathered in my Graveyard!"
"Activate Spell Card, Contract with Exodia! This card can only be Activated when all five Exodia pieces are gathered in my Graveyard, by paying 2000 Life Points!"
[Gozaburo: 4000 → 2000 LP]
As Gozaburo Activated the Spell Card in his hand, the five Exodia pieces slumbering in his Graveyard appeared On the Field, transforming into five black-purple spheres that formed a magic circle emitting an ominous aura. A black version of Exodia emerged from the magic circle, standing tall On the Field before Gozaburo.
Exodia Necross [4☆/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Effect]
[1800/0]
"Exodia Necross..." Hayato naturally recognized this card. He remembered this Monster possessed quite powerful protection; as long as the five Exodia pieces were in the Graveyard, it couldn't be Destroyed by any means, and it also had an Effect to increase its ATK by 1000 after each battle.
Of course, it was really just a matter of a Soul Release or a Dimensional Prison.
"Heh heh, heheh, heh hahahaha!" Unlike Hayato, who felt disdain for Exodia Necross, Gozaburo noticed the solemn expressions on Yugi and Kaiba's faces as they watched this battlefield and laughed wildly. "Exodia Necross is the strongest Duel Monster! Its appearance symbolizes my victory!"
"You have already lost, Kobayashi Hayato!"
"The first turn is mine, draw!" Gozaburo took the first turn and drew a card.
He seemed to have drawn a good card, as the corner of Gozaburo's mouth slightly curved. He wasn't in a hurry to play it. "Kobayashi Hayato, you are a remarkably outstanding individual. Defeating the creator of Duel Monsters, Maximillion Pegasus, is enough to prove your strength."
"Although even now, I still detest Seto's unrealistic, childish dream that's hard to take seriously, I personally quite approve of Duel Monsters."
"Because just like chess, Duel Monsters can, to some extent, test a person's mettle. Calculation, strategy, decision, courage, foresight, and finally, the indispensable luck are all tested." As Gozaburo spoke, he played the card he had just drawn. "Duel Monsters is a microcosm of war, and unfortunately, the person standing before you is the president of KaibaCorp, who reigns over the world through war!"
"Activate Spell Card, Painful Choice! I will select 5 cards from my deck and show them to you. Then, you will choose one of them to add to my hand, and the remaining cards will be Sent to Graveyard."
Because they were in the virtual world, Gozaburo only needed to think, and five cards automatically flew out from his deck, stopping in front of him and enlarging their images for Hayato to choose.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Kaiba couldn't bear to be harsh on his younger brother, Mokuba. The Kaiser Sea Horse Kaiba had Summoned in Defense Position was easily Destroyed by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Mokuba Summoned. While enduring the Piercing Damage caused by the Effect of Dragon's Rage, Kaiba saw the five cards Gozaburo displayed.
In that instant, Kaiba's entire expression changed.
"Is that?!" On the other side, Yugi Mutou, who hadn't let the Pharaoh take over and had stepped forward himself, also had a look of surprise.
"Exodia?!"
The five cards lined up in front of Gozaburo Kaiba were precisely the Exodia that Yugi had once used to defeat Kaiba, one piece of which Haga had damaged!
Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, Exodia the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Right Arm of the Forbidden One—all five pieces were gathered!
Although in the real world, besides Grandpa Solomon Mutou, no one had ever gathered all five of these cards, thanks to being in the virtual world, Gozaburo Kaiba also possessed all of Exodia's cards!
"These past few years, I haven't been idle in the virtual world. Just as Seto researched all of my chess strategies to defeat me back then, I have also studied Seto's habits in Duel Monsters. Incidentally, Yugi Mutou's deck, which defeated him, was also within my scope of research."
"While this might seem incredible to humans, my computational power as an AI is unmatched. In terms of mind games, no one can be my opponent! And the most suitable Duel Monster for me to use is Exodia, the strongest Duel Monster, which Yugi Mutou once used!"
"Not only that, but besides Exodia, my deck contains no other boring Monster Cards. This set of cards is a SaiKyo Deck meticulously calculated and optimized by my computer. I am invincible!" Gozaburo spread his arms wide. "Just like in intense business competition, make your choice carefully about which card you will add to my hand, Kobayashi Hayato!"
"Although, the outcome will not change."
Although Gozaburo's voice was full of confidence, as if he had already won the duel, Hayato scoffed at his words.
Duel Monsters is a mind game? It's clearly a game of luck!
In a certain international Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in Hayato's previous life, something utterly absurd happened—a player also using an Exodia deck, after his deck was shuffled by his opponent, going second, drew five cards, and they happened to be exactly the five Exodia pieces, directly achieving a second-turn kill under extremely harsh conditions.
Translate that: what is a "mind game"?
"I choose the Left Arm of the Forbidden One to add to your hand."
There was basically no difference between the Exodia cards; except for the main body, Exodia the Forbidden One, the other four were Normal Monsters. Hayato casually picked the leftmost one.
Gozaburo frowned. "That is the Left Arm of the Forbidden One. In any case, I add this card to my hand, and the other four cards are Sent to Graveyard."
The Exodia that is normally used by gathering all pieces in the hand to instantly achieve duel victory was broken apart by Gozaburo Kaiba. Next, Gozaburo also Sent the Left Arm of the Forbidden One he had just added to his hand to the Graveyard.
"By Discarding the Left Arm of the Forbidden One from my hand, I Activate the Effect of the Spell Card Graveyard Seal! Until the end of this turn, card effects Activated in the Graveyard are Negated." A smile appeared on Gozaburo's face.
"However, this card's Effect is not my main purpose. With the Left Arm of the Forbidden One being Sent to Graveyard, all five pieces of Exodia have been gathered in my Graveyard!"
"Activate Spell Card, Contract with Exodia! This card can only be Activated when all five Exodia pieces are gathered in my Graveyard, by paying 2000 Life Points!"
[Gozaburo: 4000 → 2000 LP]
As Gozaburo Activated the Spell Card in his hand, the five Exodia pieces slumbering in his Graveyard appeared On the Field, transforming into five black-purple spheres that formed a magic circle emitting an ominous aura. A black version of Exodia emerged from the magic circle, standing tall On the Field before Gozaburo.
Exodia Necross [4☆/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Effect]
[1800/0]
"Exodia Necross..." Hayato naturally recognized this card. He remembered this Monster possessed quite powerful protection; as long as the five Exodia pieces were in the Graveyard, it couldn't be Destroyed by any means, and it also had an Effect to increase its ATK by 1000 after each battle.
Of course, it was really just a matter of a Soul Release or a Dimensional Prison.
"Heh heh, heheh, heh hahahaha!" Unlike Hayato, who felt disdain for Exodia Necross, Gozaburo noticed the solemn expressions on Yugi and Kaiba's faces as they watched this battlefield and laughed wildly. "Exodia Necross is the strongest Duel Monster! Its appearance symbolizes my victory!"
"You have already lost, Kobayashi Hayato!"
