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Chapter 532: You Can't Possibly One-Turn Kill Me, Can You?
When Hayato first entered the "Pyramid of Light", he hadn't actually expected to encounter Bakura. However, upon seeing Bakura, Hayato understood exactly what the "Pyramid of Light" was.
Compared to Millennium Items, which stored immense power beforehand by sacrificing lives during their creation, the "Pyramid of Light" was more of a versatile conversion device. It could not only convert the power of destroyed monsters into life points, as seen in the duel against Hayato earlier, but also perform spatial substitution.
Hayato, having watched the anime in his previous life, had wondered why this labyrinth with distorted gravity, which appeared after the "Pyramid of Light" emerged, was so similar to Dark Yugi's Mind Room. Now it seemed it wasn't just a similarity; Anubis had used the "Pyramid of Light" to directly substitute Dark Yugi's Mind Room within the Millennium Puzzle.
Therefore, the connection between Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi, which should have been a heart-to-heart connection through the Millennium Puzzle, was directly severed due to the substitution. Along with it, the residual soul of the Great Evil God hiding within the Millennium Puzzle, which was Bakura, was also transferred into the "Pyramid of Light".
Hayato, who knew Dark Yugi's, or rather, Pharaoh's true name and true identity, thus deduced a conclusion—Anubis planned to absorb the power of Kaiba and Yugi, utilizing the destiny of their intertwined struggle that had lasted for a thousand years. He even intended to go a step further and replace Dark Yugi's position to lord over the world and carry out the destruction of the world for the Light of Destruction behind him!
Since the opponent wasn't a good person, Hayato didn't need to pretend to be a gentleman. Striking an understanding with Bakura, he directly used the power of the Millennium Ring to locate Anubis—that guy had directly replaced Dark Yugi's Mind Room with his own room, even decorating it like a newly unearthed tomb. He had truly usurped the host's place.
Although the group of mummies acting as Guard in the Room were insurmountable for ordinary people and possessed the characteristic of being ageless and immortal, neither Hayato nor Bakura were ordinary people. They easily suppressed these mummies, which were useless except for their life force and numbers. If they were Tristan and Joey Wheeler, they could have gone on a rampage.
Considering that Anubis might tamper with the Crystal Pyramid, his true form, Hayato let Bakura handle it. Bakura was quite picky; he wasn't interested in the power converted by the Crystal Pyramid at all, but rather had a great need for the resentment and other negative emotions within it.
It was then that Hayato discovered that after the "Pyramid of Light" substituted the Millennium Puzzle, his Millennium Ring's counter ability against the Millennium Items was still somewhat retained. This was why Hayato was able to inform Dark Yugi of the situation earlier.
In the small world within the "Pyramid of Light", Bakura was feasting, while Hayato found the still-lost Yugi Mutou and kept him close. Outside the world of the "Pyramid of Light", Anubis, who was dueling Yugi, watched in disbelief as cracks gradually appeared on the Crystal Pyramid on his chest.
"No, impossible! Why is this happening?!"
"In that Millennium Rod, shouldn't there only be the weak soul of the King of Darkness's real world vessel? I clearly observed for a long time before deciding to substitute the 'Pyramid of Light' with the 'Millennium Rod'!"
"What's with that evil soul, and that guy who broke in, it's Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Ono-re!"
"My perfect plan is actually being defeated by a guy more vulgar than frog's urine!"
"Killing you a thousand times wouldn't be enough! Hayato Kobayashi!"
It wasn't that Anubis was selectively holding a grudge; he actually held great resentment towards Bakura, who was tampering with his Crystal Pyramid. However, he had no idea what Bakura's name was, and he hadn't paid any attention to Yugi's name either, only remembering Hayato. So, he simply directed all his wrath towards Hayato all at once.
However, Anubis's anger at this moment was ultimately just powerless wrath.
On the Field, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ascended into the air, radiating countless thin beams of light from the patterns on its body.
When these beams swept over Yugi and Kaiba, they seemed like ordinary light sources, merely passing over them without leaving any trace. But when the beams touched the blue light walls surrounding them, they reacted violently, like quicklime meeting boiling water, causing the ground to shake intensely.
And Anubis's Sphinx Andro Sphinx on the Field, although its ATK had increased to an incredibly exaggerated 13500 points due to its own effect, enough to defeat four and a half Blue-Eyes White Dragons, it was ultimately a weakling with no resistance. Under the holy light released by Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, its body, touched by the beams of light, began to swell as if it could explode at any moment.
"Before you think about taking revenge on others, you should worry about yourself, Anubis."
Yugi's voice came through, followed immediately by Kaiba's voice:
"As punishment for interfering with my sacred duel, all your hope will be extinguished by the power of my invincible Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon."
"Take this, Anubis!" X2
"Shining Nova!!" X2
As Yugi and Kaiba shouted the same attack name in perfect understanding, the power of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon erupted to its peak. For a moment, it was as if a supernova had truly exploded within the "Pyramid of Light", and the holy white radiance enveloped everything!
Pyramid of Light, destroyed!
"Uwaaahhhh!!!"
Within the light, Anubis screamed.
And the "Pyramid of Light" that had trapped Yugi and Kaiba completely disintegrated under the might of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, returning the two to the Kaiba Dome, this "open-air" venue.
Mid-air, countless particles drifted from Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's body, gradually entering a transparent state. However, before she vanished, she turned her head to look at Kaiba.
Kaiba, meeting Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's gaze, saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes. A sudden sadness and heartache welled up in his heart, though he didn't know why.
"Ki..." Kaiba inexplicably wanted to say a name, but couldn't remember what it was. Taking the card of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon back from Yugi's Hand, Kaiba silently looked at the White Dragon on the card.
In the Spectator Area, everyone naturally saw Yugi and Kaiba return to the Field the moment the "Pyramid of Light" disappeared.
"Yugi!" "Brother!"
The shouts of Joey Wheeler, Keipei, and others attracted the attention of both Yugi and Kaiba. Looking in the direction of the voices, Yugi hadn't even had time to greet Joey Wheeler and the others when he noticed the position above their heads, and his face changed drastically: "Everyone, get away from there quickly!"
The confused crowd looked up, and their faces all changed.
Earlier, after absorbing the power of the Three Egyptian Gods, the "Pyramid of Light" had released a towering column of light, creating a scene of doomsday descending upon the world, while also punching a large hole through the Rooftop of the Kaiba Dome that was in its way.
Now, with the disappearance of the "Pyramid of Light", there was no column of light, and the already unstable Dome further disintegrated. A large piece of wreckage was falling towards the Spectator Area directly below under the effect of gravity!
"Boom!"
"Keipei!" "Téa, Joey Wheeler, Tristan!"
Even though they were warned by Yugi and knew about the danger above, there was simply too little time. The people in the Spectator Area had no time to escape and were covered by the dust kicked up when the wreckage fell.
And Yugi and Kaiba's anxious shouts received no response.
However, in the smoke, Joey Wheeler, who had nervously hugged Tristan beside him out of fear, felt no pain even after a long time.
"It's over, it's over, I couldn't have been crushed to death directly, could I?" Joey Wheeler muttered nervously to himself. Because he was close, he also saw Tristan, who had made almost the exact same movement as him and also hugged him in the moment of crisis. "And I was crushed to death with this idiot Tristan, I haven't even been in love yet!"
"The one calling others an idiot is the idiot, and I haven't been in love either! Compared to you and Mai's ambiguous relationship, I haven't made any progress with Shizuka because of you." Tristan ranted at Joey Wheeler. "If you have a conscience, at least let me go on a date with Shizuka once."
"Even in this situation where we're both dead, you shouldn't even think about that."
Honda looked at Joey Wheeler's foolish appearance and pried away the hand he had wrapped around his shoulder. "So you're the idiot, we're not dead at all, okay?"
"Huh?" Joey Wheeler was a little slow to react. He looked up and saw that the wreckage that should have fallen was now stopped a distance above their heads, not continuing to descend. "Could it be that there really is a God in the world?"
At this moment, a voice came from behind Joey Wheeler and Tristan:
"Hmph, do I look like God to you?"
The two turned around and saw that the speaker was Marik, who was holding up the Millennium Rod and sweating profusely.
"It's just a mere piece of wreckage. Lava Golem isn't just for show. Watch me push it back!"
Following Marik's arm holding the Millennium Rod, Joey Wheeler and Tristan finally realized that a giant lava arm had extended from the ground, holding up the falling wreckage. It was none other than the card spirit of the materialized Lava Golem.
The fire light of Lava Golem illuminated the smoke, and the unharmed crowd appeared in the eyes of the two on the Duel Field, making Yugi sigh in relief.
Kaiba, worried about Keipei, immediately ran towards the Spectator Area. Yugi also wanted to follow, but at this moment, he heard a voice from behind him: "Where do you think you're going, you guy?"
"!"
Turning his head, Yugi remembered that he had only just destroyed the cards of the "Pyramid of Light"; he and Anubis were not finished yet. Turning back to look at where Anubis had been, he indeed saw Anubis struggling to climb up from the ground.
As the "Pyramid of Light" cards were destroyed, Anubis's Crystal Pyramid was also covered in countless cracks, looking as if it could shatter at any touch.
However, in stark contrast to the state of the Crystal Pyramid, Anubis's body was currently filled with a large amount of energy that could be observed directly with the naked eye. Although his expression showed annoyance, it was more filled with relief.
"The most important part of Yours Truly's plan, the 'Pyramid of Light' used to destroy this world and create despair, was actually destroyed by you. Tsk, with this, my plan cannot proceed at all."
"However, it doesn't matter. That 'Pyramid of Light' itself was just a tool I created with the knowledge I obtained. As long as I have enough time, I can still create another one. It will just take a very long time, which is completely irrelevant to me, who is ageless and immortal after my revival."
"But, this feeling of humiliation from my plan being thwarted, I can't rest easy if I don't vent it!"
Anubis sneered as he looked at Yugi: "So what if you destroyed all my cards? With my remaining life points, you can't possibly clear them this turn, and next turn will be the time of your death descent!"
Yugi was a little confused: "Your life points are only—!!!"
[Anubis: 14500 LP]
"Hehehe, I'll return the same words to you, arrogant kid. This is the struggle I made for victory." Anubis proudly displayed a card. "Before you destroyed Sphinx Andro Sphinx, I activated the set card in my Spell/Trap Zone, Mysterious Chinese Pot."
"Thanks to you mortals for teaching me this useful strategy. Instead of letting Sphinx Andro Sphinx be destroyed, I might as well stir-fry it and eat it."
"Now my life points are over ten thousand. Can you possibly deal 14500 points of damage with only four cards in your Hand and one-turn kill me?"
The proud Anubis anticipated the look of despair that would soon appear on Yugi's face, but to his surprise, Yugi laughed: "Really, that's a big help. I was just worried that the punishment I dealt you earlier might not have been enough."
"In this situation, this card is probably better. I'll perform a normal summon this turn, summoning Mystical Elf with 1400 ATK in attack position, and then enter my battle phase!"
"A monster with 1400 ATK? Aren't monsters with less than 1500 ATK all weak monsters?"
Anubis said contemptuously, and Yugi made an attack declaration: "Then let me show you the power of a 'weak monster'. Mystical Elf's direct attack!"
The sharp sword carved a wound on Anubis's chest, but due to the immense life force on Anubis's body at the moment, his wound healed instantly.
[Anubis: 14500 → 13100 LP]
"Muda da, what a painless attack! And then you have no way—"
"Sore wa dou kana!" Looking at Anubis's proud expression, Yugi played a card from his Hand. "By discarding all the cards in my Hand, I activate a Quick-Play Spell Card targeting Mystical Elf with 1500 or less ATK!"
"Berserker Soul!"
(End of Chapter)
When Hayato first entered the "Pyramid of Light", he hadn't actually expected to encounter Bakura. However, upon seeing Bakura, Hayato understood exactly what the "Pyramid of Light" was.
Compared to Millennium Items, which stored immense power beforehand by sacrificing lives during their creation, the "Pyramid of Light" was more of a versatile conversion device. It could not only convert the power of destroyed monsters into life points, as seen in the duel against Hayato earlier, but also perform spatial substitution.
Hayato, having watched the anime in his previous life, had wondered why this labyrinth with distorted gravity, which appeared after the "Pyramid of Light" emerged, was so similar to Dark Yugi's Mind Room. Now it seemed it wasn't just a similarity; Anubis had used the "Pyramid of Light" to directly substitute Dark Yugi's Mind Room within the Millennium Puzzle.
Therefore, the connection between Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi, which should have been a heart-to-heart connection through the Millennium Puzzle, was directly severed due to the substitution. Along with it, the residual soul of the Great Evil God hiding within the Millennium Puzzle, which was Bakura, was also transferred into the "Pyramid of Light".
Hayato, who knew Dark Yugi's, or rather, Pharaoh's true name and true identity, thus deduced a conclusion—Anubis planned to absorb the power of Kaiba and Yugi, utilizing the destiny of their intertwined struggle that had lasted for a thousand years. He even intended to go a step further and replace Dark Yugi's position to lord over the world and carry out the destruction of the world for the Light of Destruction behind him!
Since the opponent wasn't a good person, Hayato didn't need to pretend to be a gentleman. Striking an understanding with Bakura, he directly used the power of the Millennium Ring to locate Anubis—that guy had directly replaced Dark Yugi's Mind Room with his own room, even decorating it like a newly unearthed tomb. He had truly usurped the host's place.
Although the group of mummies acting as Guard in the Room were insurmountable for ordinary people and possessed the characteristic of being ageless and immortal, neither Hayato nor Bakura were ordinary people. They easily suppressed these mummies, which were useless except for their life force and numbers. If they were Tristan and Joey Wheeler, they could have gone on a rampage.
Considering that Anubis might tamper with the Crystal Pyramid, his true form, Hayato let Bakura handle it. Bakura was quite picky; he wasn't interested in the power converted by the Crystal Pyramid at all, but rather had a great need for the resentment and other negative emotions within it.
It was then that Hayato discovered that after the "Pyramid of Light" substituted the Millennium Puzzle, his Millennium Ring's counter ability against the Millennium Items was still somewhat retained. This was why Hayato was able to inform Dark Yugi of the situation earlier.
In the small world within the "Pyramid of Light", Bakura was feasting, while Hayato found the still-lost Yugi Mutou and kept him close. Outside the world of the "Pyramid of Light", Anubis, who was dueling Yugi, watched in disbelief as cracks gradually appeared on the Crystal Pyramid on his chest.
"No, impossible! Why is this happening?!"
"In that Millennium Rod, shouldn't there only be the weak soul of the King of Darkness's real world vessel? I clearly observed for a long time before deciding to substitute the 'Pyramid of Light' with the 'Millennium Rod'!"
"What's with that evil soul, and that guy who broke in, it's Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Ono-re!"
"My perfect plan is actually being defeated by a guy more vulgar than frog's urine!"
"Killing you a thousand times wouldn't be enough! Hayato Kobayashi!"
It wasn't that Anubis was selectively holding a grudge; he actually held great resentment towards Bakura, who was tampering with his Crystal Pyramid. However, he had no idea what Bakura's name was, and he hadn't paid any attention to Yugi's name either, only remembering Hayato. So, he simply directed all his wrath towards Hayato all at once.
However, Anubis's anger at this moment was ultimately just powerless wrath.
On the Field, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon ascended into the air, radiating countless thin beams of light from the patterns on its body.
When these beams swept over Yugi and Kaiba, they seemed like ordinary light sources, merely passing over them without leaving any trace. But when the beams touched the blue light walls surrounding them, they reacted violently, like quicklime meeting boiling water, causing the ground to shake intensely.
And Anubis's Sphinx Andro Sphinx on the Field, although its ATK had increased to an incredibly exaggerated 13500 points due to its own effect, enough to defeat four and a half Blue-Eyes White Dragons, it was ultimately a weakling with no resistance. Under the holy light released by Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, its body, touched by the beams of light, began to swell as if it could explode at any moment.
"Before you think about taking revenge on others, you should worry about yourself, Anubis."
Yugi's voice came through, followed immediately by Kaiba's voice:
"As punishment for interfering with my sacred duel, all your hope will be extinguished by the power of my invincible Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon."
"Take this, Anubis!" X2
"Shining Nova!!" X2
As Yugi and Kaiba shouted the same attack name in perfect understanding, the power of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon erupted to its peak. For a moment, it was as if a supernova had truly exploded within the "Pyramid of Light", and the holy white radiance enveloped everything!
Pyramid of Light, destroyed!
"Uwaaahhhh!!!"
Within the light, Anubis screamed.
And the "Pyramid of Light" that had trapped Yugi and Kaiba completely disintegrated under the might of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, returning the two to the Kaiba Dome, this "open-air" venue.
Mid-air, countless particles drifted from Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's body, gradually entering a transparent state. However, before she vanished, she turned her head to look at Kaiba.
Kaiba, meeting Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's gaze, saw a hint of reluctance in her eyes. A sudden sadness and heartache welled up in his heart, though he didn't know why.
"Ki..." Kaiba inexplicably wanted to say a name, but couldn't remember what it was. Taking the card of Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon back from Yugi's Hand, Kaiba silently looked at the White Dragon on the card.
In the Spectator Area, everyone naturally saw Yugi and Kaiba return to the Field the moment the "Pyramid of Light" disappeared.
"Yugi!" "Brother!"
The shouts of Joey Wheeler, Keipei, and others attracted the attention of both Yugi and Kaiba. Looking in the direction of the voices, Yugi hadn't even had time to greet Joey Wheeler and the others when he noticed the position above their heads, and his face changed drastically: "Everyone, get away from there quickly!"
The confused crowd looked up, and their faces all changed.
Earlier, after absorbing the power of the Three Egyptian Gods, the "Pyramid of Light" had released a towering column of light, creating a scene of doomsday descending upon the world, while also punching a large hole through the Rooftop of the Kaiba Dome that was in its way.
Now, with the disappearance of the "Pyramid of Light", there was no column of light, and the already unstable Dome further disintegrated. A large piece of wreckage was falling towards the Spectator Area directly below under the effect of gravity!
"Boom!"
"Keipei!" "Téa, Joey Wheeler, Tristan!"
Even though they were warned by Yugi and knew about the danger above, there was simply too little time. The people in the Spectator Area had no time to escape and were covered by the dust kicked up when the wreckage fell.
And Yugi and Kaiba's anxious shouts received no response.
However, in the smoke, Joey Wheeler, who had nervously hugged Tristan beside him out of fear, felt no pain even after a long time.
"It's over, it's over, I couldn't have been crushed to death directly, could I?" Joey Wheeler muttered nervously to himself. Because he was close, he also saw Tristan, who had made almost the exact same movement as him and also hugged him in the moment of crisis. "And I was crushed to death with this idiot Tristan, I haven't even been in love yet!"
"The one calling others an idiot is the idiot, and I haven't been in love either! Compared to you and Mai's ambiguous relationship, I haven't made any progress with Shizuka because of you." Tristan ranted at Joey Wheeler. "If you have a conscience, at least let me go on a date with Shizuka once."
"Even in this situation where we're both dead, you shouldn't even think about that."
Honda looked at Joey Wheeler's foolish appearance and pried away the hand he had wrapped around his shoulder. "So you're the idiot, we're not dead at all, okay?"
"Huh?" Joey Wheeler was a little slow to react. He looked up and saw that the wreckage that should have fallen was now stopped a distance above their heads, not continuing to descend. "Could it be that there really is a God in the world?"
At this moment, a voice came from behind Joey Wheeler and Tristan:
"Hmph, do I look like God to you?"
The two turned around and saw that the speaker was Marik, who was holding up the Millennium Rod and sweating profusely.
"It's just a mere piece of wreckage. Lava Golem isn't just for show. Watch me push it back!"
Following Marik's arm holding the Millennium Rod, Joey Wheeler and Tristan finally realized that a giant lava arm had extended from the ground, holding up the falling wreckage. It was none other than the card spirit of the materialized Lava Golem.
The fire light of Lava Golem illuminated the smoke, and the unharmed crowd appeared in the eyes of the two on the Duel Field, making Yugi sigh in relief.
Kaiba, worried about Keipei, immediately ran towards the Spectator Area. Yugi also wanted to follow, but at this moment, he heard a voice from behind him: "Where do you think you're going, you guy?"
"!"
Turning his head, Yugi remembered that he had only just destroyed the cards of the "Pyramid of Light"; he and Anubis were not finished yet. Turning back to look at where Anubis had been, he indeed saw Anubis struggling to climb up from the ground.
As the "Pyramid of Light" cards were destroyed, Anubis's Crystal Pyramid was also covered in countless cracks, looking as if it could shatter at any touch.
However, in stark contrast to the state of the Crystal Pyramid, Anubis's body was currently filled with a large amount of energy that could be observed directly with the naked eye. Although his expression showed annoyance, it was more filled with relief.
"The most important part of Yours Truly's plan, the 'Pyramid of Light' used to destroy this world and create despair, was actually destroyed by you. Tsk, with this, my plan cannot proceed at all."
"However, it doesn't matter. That 'Pyramid of Light' itself was just a tool I created with the knowledge I obtained. As long as I have enough time, I can still create another one. It will just take a very long time, which is completely irrelevant to me, who is ageless and immortal after my revival."
"But, this feeling of humiliation from my plan being thwarted, I can't rest easy if I don't vent it!"
Anubis sneered as he looked at Yugi: "So what if you destroyed all my cards? With my remaining life points, you can't possibly clear them this turn, and next turn will be the time of your death descent!"
Yugi was a little confused: "Your life points are only—!!!"
[Anubis: 14500 LP]
"Hehehe, I'll return the same words to you, arrogant kid. This is the struggle I made for victory." Anubis proudly displayed a card. "Before you destroyed Sphinx Andro Sphinx, I activated the set card in my Spell/Trap Zone, Mysterious Chinese Pot."
"Thanks to you mortals for teaching me this useful strategy. Instead of letting Sphinx Andro Sphinx be destroyed, I might as well stir-fry it and eat it."
"Now my life points are over ten thousand. Can you possibly deal 14500 points of damage with only four cards in your Hand and one-turn kill me?"
The proud Anubis anticipated the look of despair that would soon appear on Yugi's face, but to his surprise, Yugi laughed: "Really, that's a big help. I was just worried that the punishment I dealt you earlier might not have been enough."
"In this situation, this card is probably better. I'll perform a normal summon this turn, summoning Mystical Elf with 1400 ATK in attack position, and then enter my battle phase!"
"A monster with 1400 ATK? Aren't monsters with less than 1500 ATK all weak monsters?"
Anubis said contemptuously, and Yugi made an attack declaration: "Then let me show you the power of a 'weak monster'. Mystical Elf's direct attack!"
The sharp sword carved a wound on Anubis's chest, but due to the immense life force on Anubis's body at the moment, his wound healed instantly.
[Anubis: 14500 → 13100 LP]
"Muda da, what a painless attack! And then you have no way—"
"Sore wa dou kana!" Looking at Anubis's proud expression, Yugi played a card from his Hand. "By discarding all the cards in my Hand, I activate a Quick-Play Spell Card targeting Mystical Elf with 1500 or less ATK!"
"Berserker Soul!"
(End of Chapter)
