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Chapter 728: When You Are Ready, the Reaper Will Not Arrive
"How delightful, you were waiting for me, waiting to give me the Millennium Ring?" Walking in the darkness, Bakura's gaze met Mahad's gaze, which was enhanced by magic. His fingers brushed past the indentations on the Mural on both sides of the Passage, and Bakura's footsteps didn't pause at all. "Heh heh, then come a little closer."
And accompanying Bakura's advance, in the darkness behind him, the figure of **Diabound Kernel** manifested. However, the appearance of **Diabound Kernel** that reappeared before Mahad's eyes had changed slightly compared to before. The pair of white wings it originally had on its back had turned into hollow metal wings that were closer to **Drytron Alpha Thuban**. Additionally, patterns very similar to those of **Obelisk the Tormentor** had appeared on its shoulders.
'That monster's form has changed?' Mahad's eyes were imbued with magic that allowed him to see freely in the darkness. He surveyed **Diabound Kernel** behind Bakura. Although the surroundings were completely dark, in his eyes it was as bright as daytime. Naturally, he noticed the obvious differences on **Diabound Kernel**'s body, and felt a sense of vigilance in his heart.
Originally, he had planned to use the magic he had mastered to create an environment advantageous to himself. However, seeing Bakura like this, it was clear he could also see in the darkness. It seemed the dark environment didn't provide Mahad with much of an advantage.
Giving up on continuously maintaining the dark vision magic and wasting magical power, Mahad raised his hand, and a fireball quickly formed in his palm, flying towards Bakura in the darkness. But it was blocked by **Diabound Kernel** behind him immediately.
The fireball spell wasn't some profound magic. Mahad also didn't spend too much magical power on this spell. Furthermore, **Diabound Kernel** was not the usual monster Mahad dealt with. The fireball was bitten and shattered by the white snake on **Diabound Kernel**'s lower body, yet it couldn't leave even a trace of scorched mark.
However, the instant the scattered sparks fell onto the Ground, flames quickly spread along the gaps between the stone bricks. In just the blink of an eye, the area where Bakura was located turned into a sea of fire!
Since he knew that Bakura had sent people to follow him, allowed him to choose the Field to welcome the battle, and also had ample time to prepare, Mahad naturally didn't waste it. Besides the rolling stones used before when he had his Subordinate Soldiers look for an ambush, he also prepared a large number of traps and mechanisms in this Tomb, to "welcome" Bakura!
However, Mahad didn't think this level of trap could defeat Bakura. He saw a curved impact suddenly spread out in the burning sea of fire, blowing away the fuel Mahad had prepared in advance in the brick and stone gaps in all directions. The flames were dispersed with this attack, fundamentally unable to harm Bakura in the slightest.
Not only that, but the blown-away flames also swept towards Mahad at the same time. Immediately, Mahad had already summoned the Millennium Stone Spirit guarding him — **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** revealed its figure. Raising the emerald green wand in its hand, it blocked all the flames and impact.
Cooperating with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**, Mahad also released magical power to manipulate the flames in front of him, changing their form again, turning them into fire arrows, one after another. And with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** providing the thrust, they attacked towards Bakura again.
"Enough with these boring small tricks!" Looking at the attacking rockets, Bakura wasn't flustered at all, but he was inevitably annoyed by the continuous attacks. He saw **Diabound Kernel** directly insert the metal wings on its back into the Ground in front of Bakura.
Between the seemingly hollow sextant-shaped wings, magical power flowed, turning into a barrier that blocked the attack again.
"Such small tricks are useless against me, you overconfident Priest!"
While **Diabound Kernel** was protecting Bakura with its wings, the white snake on its lower body wasn't idle either. It bit directly towards Mahad's location, forcing Mahad to stop cooperating with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** and be led by the latter to move several meters backward to dodge the attack.
As soon as this attack stopped, the rhythm returned to Bakura's hand. As he walked forward, **Diabound Kernel** also acted freely because it no longer needed to defend against **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**'s attack. Continuous attacks forced Mahad to retreat again and again.
"Heh heh, you spoke so confidently just now, but in the end, aren't you just running away?" Looking at Mahad dodging backward little by little, Bakura smiled proudly. "This Tomb isn't very big. You're already backed against the wall with no retreat. I'll finish you with this last attack!"
"**Diabound Kernel**, Use Spiral Wave!" Like a Trainer, Bakura pulled at the hood on his head and pointed at Mahad.
**Diabound Kernel** moved a step away from Bakura's side. Waving its fist, it attacked towards this side. Mahad could even vaguely see the shadow of **Obelisk the Tormentor** that the Pharaoh had summoned in the Royal Palace before, reflected in this punch. But facing the life-or-death crisis, Mahad's eyes held a firmness that Bakura couldn't quite understand.
At this instant, Bakura's heart trembled. He subconsciously turned his head, he saw a shriveled green monster beast, **Shadow Ghoul**, actually drilling out from the wall behind him, attacking towards himself, who had lost **Diabound Kernel**'s protection!
"When was that!?"
"What did you think I was doing here for so long, Thief Bakura? I summoned **Shadow Ghoul**, which possesses the 'wall-passing ability', early on and had it set an ambush there, and used flames to prevent you from checking the surrounding environment, and continuously guided your **Diabound Kernel** to approach me. It was all for this instant!"
Looking at Bakura, who cried out in surprise, Mahad said firmly: "No one can defeat a fully armed Magician. When I am fully prepared, the Reaper will not arrive!"
"You lunatic, you actually had the plan long ago to use your own life as bait to trick me into letting **Diabound Kernel** leave my side, and seize the opportunity to kill me!?"
Bakura was shocked and enraged by Mahad's plan, which was almost a one-for-one trade with his own life. "Don't even think about it! My precious life won't be wasted on someone like you!"
"Return to my side, **Diabound Kernel**!"
Although a lot of words were spoken, Time stops when explaining during a battle; this is common sense. Actually, less than a second had passed since Bakura discovered **Shadow Ghoul**.
It was just a little bit away from attacking **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** and Mahad, but because Bakura cherished his life, the punching **Diabound Kernel** turned around with effort, forcibly changed the direction of its fist, and hit towards **Shadow Ghoul** that was attacking Bakura.
However, the attack only smashed into the wall. Actually, **Shadow Ghoul**'s sneak attack plan had already been canceled due to failure when Bakura discovered it. Although it made a feigned attack action, it decisively retreated back into the wall to hide at the same time it tricked Bakura into ordering **Diabound Kernel** to stop and return to aid him.
Having broken Mahad's chain of calculations, Bakura subtly wiped away the cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead from fright. Just as he was about to utter a couple of harsh words, he saw a stream of magical power radiating from **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**'s body, suddenly injecting into the Millennium Ring on Mahad's chest!
Subsequently, surging magical power suddenly expanded with Mahad as the center, sweeping across the entire Underground Tomb in an instant!
"How delightful, you were waiting for me, waiting to give me the Millennium Ring?" Walking in the darkness, Bakura's gaze met Mahad's gaze, which was enhanced by magic. His fingers brushed past the indentations on the Mural on both sides of the Passage, and Bakura's footsteps didn't pause at all. "Heh heh, then come a little closer."
And accompanying Bakura's advance, in the darkness behind him, the figure of **Diabound Kernel** manifested. However, the appearance of **Diabound Kernel** that reappeared before Mahad's eyes had changed slightly compared to before. The pair of white wings it originally had on its back had turned into hollow metal wings that were closer to **Drytron Alpha Thuban**. Additionally, patterns very similar to those of **Obelisk the Tormentor** had appeared on its shoulders.
'That monster's form has changed?' Mahad's eyes were imbued with magic that allowed him to see freely in the darkness. He surveyed **Diabound Kernel** behind Bakura. Although the surroundings were completely dark, in his eyes it was as bright as daytime. Naturally, he noticed the obvious differences on **Diabound Kernel**'s body, and felt a sense of vigilance in his heart.
Originally, he had planned to use the magic he had mastered to create an environment advantageous to himself. However, seeing Bakura like this, it was clear he could also see in the darkness. It seemed the dark environment didn't provide Mahad with much of an advantage.
Giving up on continuously maintaining the dark vision magic and wasting magical power, Mahad raised his hand, and a fireball quickly formed in his palm, flying towards Bakura in the darkness. But it was blocked by **Diabound Kernel** behind him immediately.
The fireball spell wasn't some profound magic. Mahad also didn't spend too much magical power on this spell. Furthermore, **Diabound Kernel** was not the usual monster Mahad dealt with. The fireball was bitten and shattered by the white snake on **Diabound Kernel**'s lower body, yet it couldn't leave even a trace of scorched mark.
However, the instant the scattered sparks fell onto the Ground, flames quickly spread along the gaps between the stone bricks. In just the blink of an eye, the area where Bakura was located turned into a sea of fire!
Since he knew that Bakura had sent people to follow him, allowed him to choose the Field to welcome the battle, and also had ample time to prepare, Mahad naturally didn't waste it. Besides the rolling stones used before when he had his Subordinate Soldiers look for an ambush, he also prepared a large number of traps and mechanisms in this Tomb, to "welcome" Bakura!
However, Mahad didn't think this level of trap could defeat Bakura. He saw a curved impact suddenly spread out in the burning sea of fire, blowing away the fuel Mahad had prepared in advance in the brick and stone gaps in all directions. The flames were dispersed with this attack, fundamentally unable to harm Bakura in the slightest.
Not only that, but the blown-away flames also swept towards Mahad at the same time. Immediately, Mahad had already summoned the Millennium Stone Spirit guarding him — **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** revealed its figure. Raising the emerald green wand in its hand, it blocked all the flames and impact.
Cooperating with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**, Mahad also released magical power to manipulate the flames in front of him, changing their form again, turning them into fire arrows, one after another. And with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** providing the thrust, they attacked towards Bakura again.
"Enough with these boring small tricks!" Looking at the attacking rockets, Bakura wasn't flustered at all, but he was inevitably annoyed by the continuous attacks. He saw **Diabound Kernel** directly insert the metal wings on its back into the Ground in front of Bakura.
Between the seemingly hollow sextant-shaped wings, magical power flowed, turning into a barrier that blocked the attack again.
"Such small tricks are useless against me, you overconfident Priest!"
While **Diabound Kernel** was protecting Bakura with its wings, the white snake on its lower body wasn't idle either. It bit directly towards Mahad's location, forcing Mahad to stop cooperating with **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** and be led by the latter to move several meters backward to dodge the attack.
As soon as this attack stopped, the rhythm returned to Bakura's hand. As he walked forward, **Diabound Kernel** also acted freely because it no longer needed to defend against **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**'s attack. Continuous attacks forced Mahad to retreat again and again.
"Heh heh, you spoke so confidently just now, but in the end, aren't you just running away?" Looking at Mahad dodging backward little by little, Bakura smiled proudly. "This Tomb isn't very big. You're already backed against the wall with no retreat. I'll finish you with this last attack!"
"**Diabound Kernel**, Use Spiral Wave!" Like a Trainer, Bakura pulled at the hood on his head and pointed at Mahad.
**Diabound Kernel** moved a step away from Bakura's side. Waving its fist, it attacked towards this side. Mahad could even vaguely see the shadow of **Obelisk the Tormentor** that the Pharaoh had summoned in the Royal Palace before, reflected in this punch. But facing the life-or-death crisis, Mahad's eyes held a firmness that Bakura couldn't quite understand.
At this instant, Bakura's heart trembled. He subconsciously turned his head, he saw a shriveled green monster beast, **Shadow Ghoul**, actually drilling out from the wall behind him, attacking towards himself, who had lost **Diabound Kernel**'s protection!
"When was that!?"
"What did you think I was doing here for so long, Thief Bakura? I summoned **Shadow Ghoul**, which possesses the 'wall-passing ability', early on and had it set an ambush there, and used flames to prevent you from checking the surrounding environment, and continuously guided your **Diabound Kernel** to approach me. It was all for this instant!"
Looking at Bakura, who cried out in surprise, Mahad said firmly: "No one can defeat a fully armed Magician. When I am fully prepared, the Reaper will not arrive!"
"You lunatic, you actually had the plan long ago to use your own life as bait to trick me into letting **Diabound Kernel** leave my side, and seize the opportunity to kill me!?"
Bakura was shocked and enraged by Mahad's plan, which was almost a one-for-one trade with his own life. "Don't even think about it! My precious life won't be wasted on someone like you!"
"Return to my side, **Diabound Kernel**!"
Although a lot of words were spoken, Time stops when explaining during a battle; this is common sense. Actually, less than a second had passed since Bakura discovered **Shadow Ghoul**.
It was just a little bit away from attacking **Magician of Black Chaos MAX** and Mahad, but because Bakura cherished his life, the punching **Diabound Kernel** turned around with effort, forcibly changed the direction of its fist, and hit towards **Shadow Ghoul** that was attacking Bakura.
However, the attack only smashed into the wall. Actually, **Shadow Ghoul**'s sneak attack plan had already been canceled due to failure when Bakura discovered it. Although it made a feigned attack action, it decisively retreated back into the wall to hide at the same time it tricked Bakura into ordering **Diabound Kernel** to stop and return to aid him.
Having broken Mahad's chain of calculations, Bakura subtly wiped away the cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead from fright. Just as he was about to utter a couple of harsh words, he saw a stream of magical power radiating from **Magician of Black Chaos MAX**'s body, suddenly injecting into the Millennium Ring on Mahad's chest!
Subsequently, surging magical power suddenly expanded with Mahad as the center, sweeping across the entire Underground Tomb in an instant!
