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Chapter 752: The Sky Pit Dragon Died
"Slifer the Sky Dragon!?"
Dark Yugi looked at Slifer the Sky Dragon, who had suddenly stopped moving, with a confused expression. Bakura's Diabound was about to attack, what are you doing!?
Move, Slifer the Sky Dragon, why aren't you moving!
Why are you just watching Diabound declare attack!
Could it be, could it be you were already a Traitor Dragon three thousand years ago!
Slifer the Sky Dragon did not respond to Dark Yugi, as if it were merely a Statue, completely still. But Diabound's attack was already complete, and the spiraling vortex of impact carried energy extremely similar to Obelisk the Tormentor's attack "Soul Energy MAX", striking Slifer the Sky Dragon in an instant!
Because of the distance between Dark Yugi and Seto and the others, even if Seto and Shada had wanted to rescue it at this moment, it was already too late, they simply couldn't reach the attacked Slifer the Sky Dragon!
In an instant, most of Slifer the Sky Dragon's body was directly engulfed in the vortex after being struck by Diabound's "Spiral Wave". When the impact's aftermath dispersed, the upper half of Slifer the Sky Dragon that appeared before Dark Yugi's eyes had directly vanished, and the remaining lower half of its body weakly crashed onto the ground, shattering and exploding!
"Boom!"
"Ugh!"
Because Slifer the Sky Dragon was killed directly, Dark Yugi, who had summoned it, also suffered damage. The "Soul" on the Duel Disk worn on his wrist suddenly dropped by more than half its length, and Dark Yugi was also drained of his strength from the pain he felt, nearly falling from his horse.
Seeing this, Bakura, who had just been awkwardly escaping, knew his scheme had succeeded, and arrogantly stopped in place, turning the offensive, and said to Dark Yugi: "Heh hahahaha, you fell for it, Yugi, this is my offensive strategy! When it comes to strategy, you still can't compare to me, Bakura!"
"Did you think I broke into the Royal Palace just to seize a few Small Fry level Stone Tablet Monsters? You underestimate me too much! As a lesson learned, I already tampered with the Tablets of the 'Three Egyptian Gods' you use while I was at it!"
Bakura naturally wouldn't tell Dark Yugi and the others exactly what he did to Aknadin last night. After all, the deeper this hidden move was hidden, the more it could maximize its use. So until now, he had only taken responsibility for everything that seemed off, clearing Aknadin of all suspicion.
After hearing Bakura's words, Dark Yugi managed to straighten his back, looking at the swaggering Diabound.
After defeating Slifer the Sky Dragon, this terrifying monster, which seemed capable of infinite evolution, once again stole the power belonging to a deity. In addition to the patterns of Obelisk the Tormentor on its shoulders, the markings of Slifer the Sky Dragon were also added to its white snake-like lower body.
Just now, although Slifer the Sky Dragon had strangely stopped moving and offered no resistance to Diabound's attack, logically speaking, as one of the "Three Egyptian Gods", Slifer the Sky Dragon shouldn't have been killed so easily even if it was struck by Diabound's attack.
However, if the issue wasn't with the spirits of the "Three Egyptian Gods" themselves, but with the tablets they resided in, then Dark Yugi understood why Slifer the Sky Dragon's body was so fragile, practically worse than floor tiles.
At least in some places, floor tiles wouldn't be damaged in the slightest, even if some ultimate world-destruction power was engaging in a beam struggle on them.
Seto and Shada also finally caught up to Dark Yugi at this moment. Seeing that the powerful "Divine-Beast" summoned by the Pharaoh was actually defeated by Bakura's Diabound, the two who didn't understand the reason were thrown into shock.
Especially Seto, such a thought uncontrollably emerged from the bottom of his heart: 'An evil power that even the Pharaoh's Divine-Beast cannot contend with, even the Pharaoh's power has a limit. In that case, to defeat these evil enemies, one must obtain power even greater than a Divine-Beast!'
Shada's thoughts were much simpler. Looking at Slifer the Sky Dragon, whose body had completely dispersed, and Dark Yugi, who had a poor expression, he immediately had the Ankh Kuriboh beside him use its power once again, healing Dark Yugi.
At the same time, because of Slifer the Sky Dragon's death, Shada was exceptionally filled with wrath.
As the current Priest holding the Millennium Key, although Shada had complete loyalty to the Pharaoh, he also had his personal faith. Because of the education he received and the knowledge related to the Millennium Key, the deity he held in the highest reverence was the Underworld God Osiris.
And coincidentally, the name of the Underworld God Osiris existed within Slifer the Sky Dragon's true name. Witnessing Slifer the Sky Dragon's death was no less torment for Shada than putting pineapple on a perfect Margherita pizza in front of an Italian!
Releasing his last power towards Dark Yugi, the power of Ankh Kuriboh, which had continuously provided support to the battlefield for a long time, was finally exhausted. Unable to continue supporting, it returned to Shada's body. Shada also turned pale from overusing the power of the spirit connected to his body and heart, but because of the wrath in his heart, he cheered Dark Yugi on:
"Pharaoh, your subordinate pleads here, please display your glory to us and annihilate this villain! Please, please accept this, this is my, Shada Sin's, last power!"
Seto, who was beside him, also reacted, reaching out to support Shada, preventing him from falling directly off his horse onto the ground.
Because of the Battlefield's Transfer, the group had now moved some distance away from the Residential Area outside the City Gate. The soft Sandy Ground beneath their feet had also turned into hard Rocky Ground. If Shada were to fall now, there was a chance he might get injured.
Having accepted the healing provided by Shada's Ankh Kuriboh, Dark Yugi felt his body recover to a relaxed state. His 'Soul', which had originally dropped to less than half, actually quickly filled back up at a visible speed, allowing him to recover to the state he was in before being tricked by Bakura, and fight fairly with him again.
Looking at Shada's dispirited gaze, Dark Yugi nodded solemnly: "I heard your wish."
"Let's start the second battle, Bakura!"
Raising his arm and pointing at Bakura, behind Dark Yugi, the Blue Giant God quickly turned from nothingness into physical form, and fiercely swung its iron fist towards Bakura's Diabound.
"Ora!"
Dark Yugi's unsportsmanlike sneak attack caught Bakura off guard. Diabound, who was as arrogant as its User, was hit in the face by a punch, its body tilting back as if it was about to be defeated.
Shada was angry because of Slifer the Sky Dragon's death, but Dark Yugi was just as filled with wrath.
Although he only held Slifer the Sky Dragon for a short duel after the Battle City Top 4, and also kept Slifer the Sky Dragon for a period after Hayato disappeared due to the Pyramid of Light Incident, he inexplicably felt that among the Three Egyptian Gods, Slifer the Sky Dragon was the one he used most easily, and he had already developed feelings for it.
Although he wasn't sure if the 'Three Egyptian Gods' he called in this Memory World were the same ones as in Reality, the emotions were the same. Now, Dark Yugi had to vent properly with a barrage of full power consecutive attacks.
And in this aspect, there was no more suitable existence than the "Avatar of the God of Destruction" - Obelisk the Tormentor.
After hitting Diabound with a punch, Dark Yugi didn't feel it was enough, and was about to order Obelisk the Tormentor to use consecutive normal punch attacks.
But what was somewhat surprising to him was that, looking at Diabound being hit by Obelisk the Tormentor without any defense, Bakura's face showed no worry at all, instead revealing a contemptuous smile, and he sneered: "Now it's time to return that phrase to you, Yugi. The same move doesn't have any use against the Pharaoh? Then it's the same for me!"
"The same Duel Monsters are useless against Diabound, even a Divine-Beast is the same, Muda Muda Muda!"
Pointing a hand at Obelisk the Tormentor, Bakura sneered, "Now, counter!"
Just as Bakura said, taking advantage of the instant Obelisk the Tormentor withdrew one fist to charge up, Diabound's body, which should have been knocked back, suddenly twisted against the laws of physics. Its entire body, which was a snake in its lower half, indeed twisted like a snake, turning Obelisk the Tormentor's impact from just now into nothingness, and similarly raised a fist, charging up like Obelisk the Tormentor.
Then, both monsters threw punches simultaneously, their fists crossing and slamming into each other's bodies!
Just like just now, Diabound fundamentally didn't take damage from Obelisk the Tormentor's attack. After a slight pause, it immediately threw another punch, but Obelisk the Tormentor had no immunity to Diabound's attack. Obelisk the Tormentor, who usually crushed everything, was actually being forced back repeatedly!?
Not only that, in the gap between the consecutive punches, Dark Yugi even saw the snake head on Diabound's lower body open its mouth and actually spit out Slifer the Sky Dragon's Special Ability 'Thunder Force', continuously weakening Obelisk the Tormentor's power!
What kind of unfair strategy is this?
"Heh hahahaha, see, Pharaoh, Diabound is an invincible existence, your 'Divine-Beast' is no longer his opponent, just obediently go die!"
Hearing Bakura being so arrogant, Dark Yugi also made a decision in his heart.
If this continued, Obelisk the Tormentor would only be destroyed by Diabound again. In that case, the 'Soul' that Shada helped me recover with great difficulty would be wasted. Rather than that, it would be better to utilize the 'Soul' that is currently at full value, and use the power of that monster!
Thinking this, Dark Yugi immediately spread his arms and made a gesture of praising the sun, facing the sky and closing his eyes, uttering the Ancient Egyptian Hieratic Text from his memory.
When he first heard what Dark Yugi was chanting, Bakura didn't understand a single character, but gradually he suddenly remembered where he had heard such text before, and knew what Dark Yugi was about to do.
But Dark Yugi's chanting speed was very fast, Bakura fundamentally didn't have time to stop him. Only to see Obelisk the Tormentor suddenly disperse after exerting great power and repelling Diabound a little distance. What replaced it, however, was a sun disc descending within the dark clouds brought by Slifer the Sky Dragon before!
"Spirit sing praises, the great power governs all things, its life, its soul, even its corpse." Opening his eyes, looking at the sun disc descending from the air, Dark Yugi called out the name of the last and strongest of the 'Three Egyptian Gods', "Descend, The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
The giant golden sphere transformed, unfolding its body. The Winged Dragon of Ra, which had completely driven away the dark clouds, overlooked the Earth like a second sun in the sky. Diabound, which had no adaptability to it, merely being shone upon by its radiance, had to painfully curl up its body to reduce the area being burned by the radiance.
"You summoned the third 'Divine-Beast', Pharaoh!" Bakura's eyes narrowed slightly, restraining the corners of his mouth from curving up, and he said excitedly, "Do you want to kill me that much? If you use The Winged Dragon of Ra's power, it will mill your 'Soul' to its minimum limit, right!"
Dark Yugi had a serious expression, and raised his Duel Disk: "This is merely the necessary sacrifice for using the Sun God's power. Take my 'Soul', The Winged Dragon of Ra, and then go all out for me, and defeat Bakura here!"
"God Blaze Cannon!"
The 'Soul' on Dark Yugi's Duel Disk, which had finally been filled back up thanks to the use of Shada's Ankh Kuriboh, rapidly dropped until only a sliver remained. The rest was completely absorbed by The Winged Dragon of Ra in the sky. Accompanying this, the golden flames around the Divine Bird of the Sun's body suddenly expanded, completely enveloping its entire body, transforming into a giant fire bird that swooped straight down from the sky.
The starlight taken from Drytron, the lightning plundered from the Sky Dragon, the 'Transparent' stripped from Shadow Ghoul, and even the pure power of Obelisk the Tormentor - even if Bakura had Diabound collect the power of numerous powerful monsters as much as possible during this time, in front of the Sun's fire, these many powers were fundamentally useless effort. Even while adapting with full power to The Winged Dragon of Ra's divine power, Diabound's body was rapidly dissolving!
Even an undying monster, at the instant its body and soul are completely annihilated, no matter how powerful its immortality, it will no longer have any use!
(End of Chapter)
"Slifer the Sky Dragon!?"
Dark Yugi looked at Slifer the Sky Dragon, who had suddenly stopped moving, with a confused expression. Bakura's Diabound was about to attack, what are you doing!?
Move, Slifer the Sky Dragon, why aren't you moving!
Why are you just watching Diabound declare attack!
Could it be, could it be you were already a Traitor Dragon three thousand years ago!
Slifer the Sky Dragon did not respond to Dark Yugi, as if it were merely a Statue, completely still. But Diabound's attack was already complete, and the spiraling vortex of impact carried energy extremely similar to Obelisk the Tormentor's attack "Soul Energy MAX", striking Slifer the Sky Dragon in an instant!
Because of the distance between Dark Yugi and Seto and the others, even if Seto and Shada had wanted to rescue it at this moment, it was already too late, they simply couldn't reach the attacked Slifer the Sky Dragon!
In an instant, most of Slifer the Sky Dragon's body was directly engulfed in the vortex after being struck by Diabound's "Spiral Wave". When the impact's aftermath dispersed, the upper half of Slifer the Sky Dragon that appeared before Dark Yugi's eyes had directly vanished, and the remaining lower half of its body weakly crashed onto the ground, shattering and exploding!
"Boom!"
"Ugh!"
Because Slifer the Sky Dragon was killed directly, Dark Yugi, who had summoned it, also suffered damage. The "Soul" on the Duel Disk worn on his wrist suddenly dropped by more than half its length, and Dark Yugi was also drained of his strength from the pain he felt, nearly falling from his horse.
Seeing this, Bakura, who had just been awkwardly escaping, knew his scheme had succeeded, and arrogantly stopped in place, turning the offensive, and said to Dark Yugi: "Heh hahahaha, you fell for it, Yugi, this is my offensive strategy! When it comes to strategy, you still can't compare to me, Bakura!"
"Did you think I broke into the Royal Palace just to seize a few Small Fry level Stone Tablet Monsters? You underestimate me too much! As a lesson learned, I already tampered with the Tablets of the 'Three Egyptian Gods' you use while I was at it!"
Bakura naturally wouldn't tell Dark Yugi and the others exactly what he did to Aknadin last night. After all, the deeper this hidden move was hidden, the more it could maximize its use. So until now, he had only taken responsibility for everything that seemed off, clearing Aknadin of all suspicion.
After hearing Bakura's words, Dark Yugi managed to straighten his back, looking at the swaggering Diabound.
After defeating Slifer the Sky Dragon, this terrifying monster, which seemed capable of infinite evolution, once again stole the power belonging to a deity. In addition to the patterns of Obelisk the Tormentor on its shoulders, the markings of Slifer the Sky Dragon were also added to its white snake-like lower body.
Just now, although Slifer the Sky Dragon had strangely stopped moving and offered no resistance to Diabound's attack, logically speaking, as one of the "Three Egyptian Gods", Slifer the Sky Dragon shouldn't have been killed so easily even if it was struck by Diabound's attack.
However, if the issue wasn't with the spirits of the "Three Egyptian Gods" themselves, but with the tablets they resided in, then Dark Yugi understood why Slifer the Sky Dragon's body was so fragile, practically worse than floor tiles.
At least in some places, floor tiles wouldn't be damaged in the slightest, even if some ultimate world-destruction power was engaging in a beam struggle on them.
Seto and Shada also finally caught up to Dark Yugi at this moment. Seeing that the powerful "Divine-Beast" summoned by the Pharaoh was actually defeated by Bakura's Diabound, the two who didn't understand the reason were thrown into shock.
Especially Seto, such a thought uncontrollably emerged from the bottom of his heart: 'An evil power that even the Pharaoh's Divine-Beast cannot contend with, even the Pharaoh's power has a limit. In that case, to defeat these evil enemies, one must obtain power even greater than a Divine-Beast!'
Shada's thoughts were much simpler. Looking at Slifer the Sky Dragon, whose body had completely dispersed, and Dark Yugi, who had a poor expression, he immediately had the Ankh Kuriboh beside him use its power once again, healing Dark Yugi.
At the same time, because of Slifer the Sky Dragon's death, Shada was exceptionally filled with wrath.
As the current Priest holding the Millennium Key, although Shada had complete loyalty to the Pharaoh, he also had his personal faith. Because of the education he received and the knowledge related to the Millennium Key, the deity he held in the highest reverence was the Underworld God Osiris.
And coincidentally, the name of the Underworld God Osiris existed within Slifer the Sky Dragon's true name. Witnessing Slifer the Sky Dragon's death was no less torment for Shada than putting pineapple on a perfect Margherita pizza in front of an Italian!
Releasing his last power towards Dark Yugi, the power of Ankh Kuriboh, which had continuously provided support to the battlefield for a long time, was finally exhausted. Unable to continue supporting, it returned to Shada's body. Shada also turned pale from overusing the power of the spirit connected to his body and heart, but because of the wrath in his heart, he cheered Dark Yugi on:
"Pharaoh, your subordinate pleads here, please display your glory to us and annihilate this villain! Please, please accept this, this is my, Shada Sin's, last power!"
Seto, who was beside him, also reacted, reaching out to support Shada, preventing him from falling directly off his horse onto the ground.
Because of the Battlefield's Transfer, the group had now moved some distance away from the Residential Area outside the City Gate. The soft Sandy Ground beneath their feet had also turned into hard Rocky Ground. If Shada were to fall now, there was a chance he might get injured.
Having accepted the healing provided by Shada's Ankh Kuriboh, Dark Yugi felt his body recover to a relaxed state. His 'Soul', which had originally dropped to less than half, actually quickly filled back up at a visible speed, allowing him to recover to the state he was in before being tricked by Bakura, and fight fairly with him again.
Looking at Shada's dispirited gaze, Dark Yugi nodded solemnly: "I heard your wish."
"Let's start the second battle, Bakura!"
Raising his arm and pointing at Bakura, behind Dark Yugi, the Blue Giant God quickly turned from nothingness into physical form, and fiercely swung its iron fist towards Bakura's Diabound.
"Ora!"
Dark Yugi's unsportsmanlike sneak attack caught Bakura off guard. Diabound, who was as arrogant as its User, was hit in the face by a punch, its body tilting back as if it was about to be defeated.
Shada was angry because of Slifer the Sky Dragon's death, but Dark Yugi was just as filled with wrath.
Although he only held Slifer the Sky Dragon for a short duel after the Battle City Top 4, and also kept Slifer the Sky Dragon for a period after Hayato disappeared due to the Pyramid of Light Incident, he inexplicably felt that among the Three Egyptian Gods, Slifer the Sky Dragon was the one he used most easily, and he had already developed feelings for it.
Although he wasn't sure if the 'Three Egyptian Gods' he called in this Memory World were the same ones as in Reality, the emotions were the same. Now, Dark Yugi had to vent properly with a barrage of full power consecutive attacks.
And in this aspect, there was no more suitable existence than the "Avatar of the God of Destruction" - Obelisk the Tormentor.
After hitting Diabound with a punch, Dark Yugi didn't feel it was enough, and was about to order Obelisk the Tormentor to use consecutive normal punch attacks.
But what was somewhat surprising to him was that, looking at Diabound being hit by Obelisk the Tormentor without any defense, Bakura's face showed no worry at all, instead revealing a contemptuous smile, and he sneered: "Now it's time to return that phrase to you, Yugi. The same move doesn't have any use against the Pharaoh? Then it's the same for me!"
"The same Duel Monsters are useless against Diabound, even a Divine-Beast is the same, Muda Muda Muda!"
Pointing a hand at Obelisk the Tormentor, Bakura sneered, "Now, counter!"
Just as Bakura said, taking advantage of the instant Obelisk the Tormentor withdrew one fist to charge up, Diabound's body, which should have been knocked back, suddenly twisted against the laws of physics. Its entire body, which was a snake in its lower half, indeed twisted like a snake, turning Obelisk the Tormentor's impact from just now into nothingness, and similarly raised a fist, charging up like Obelisk the Tormentor.
Then, both monsters threw punches simultaneously, their fists crossing and slamming into each other's bodies!
Just like just now, Diabound fundamentally didn't take damage from Obelisk the Tormentor's attack. After a slight pause, it immediately threw another punch, but Obelisk the Tormentor had no immunity to Diabound's attack. Obelisk the Tormentor, who usually crushed everything, was actually being forced back repeatedly!?
Not only that, in the gap between the consecutive punches, Dark Yugi even saw the snake head on Diabound's lower body open its mouth and actually spit out Slifer the Sky Dragon's Special Ability 'Thunder Force', continuously weakening Obelisk the Tormentor's power!
What kind of unfair strategy is this?
"Heh hahahaha, see, Pharaoh, Diabound is an invincible existence, your 'Divine-Beast' is no longer his opponent, just obediently go die!"
Hearing Bakura being so arrogant, Dark Yugi also made a decision in his heart.
If this continued, Obelisk the Tormentor would only be destroyed by Diabound again. In that case, the 'Soul' that Shada helped me recover with great difficulty would be wasted. Rather than that, it would be better to utilize the 'Soul' that is currently at full value, and use the power of that monster!
Thinking this, Dark Yugi immediately spread his arms and made a gesture of praising the sun, facing the sky and closing his eyes, uttering the Ancient Egyptian Hieratic Text from his memory.
When he first heard what Dark Yugi was chanting, Bakura didn't understand a single character, but gradually he suddenly remembered where he had heard such text before, and knew what Dark Yugi was about to do.
But Dark Yugi's chanting speed was very fast, Bakura fundamentally didn't have time to stop him. Only to see Obelisk the Tormentor suddenly disperse after exerting great power and repelling Diabound a little distance. What replaced it, however, was a sun disc descending within the dark clouds brought by Slifer the Sky Dragon before!
"Spirit sing praises, the great power governs all things, its life, its soul, even its corpse." Opening his eyes, looking at the sun disc descending from the air, Dark Yugi called out the name of the last and strongest of the 'Three Egyptian Gods', "Descend, The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
The giant golden sphere transformed, unfolding its body. The Winged Dragon of Ra, which had completely driven away the dark clouds, overlooked the Earth like a second sun in the sky. Diabound, which had no adaptability to it, merely being shone upon by its radiance, had to painfully curl up its body to reduce the area being burned by the radiance.
"You summoned the third 'Divine-Beast', Pharaoh!" Bakura's eyes narrowed slightly, restraining the corners of his mouth from curving up, and he said excitedly, "Do you want to kill me that much? If you use The Winged Dragon of Ra's power, it will mill your 'Soul' to its minimum limit, right!"
Dark Yugi had a serious expression, and raised his Duel Disk: "This is merely the necessary sacrifice for using the Sun God's power. Take my 'Soul', The Winged Dragon of Ra, and then go all out for me, and defeat Bakura here!"
"God Blaze Cannon!"
The 'Soul' on Dark Yugi's Duel Disk, which had finally been filled back up thanks to the use of Shada's Ankh Kuriboh, rapidly dropped until only a sliver remained. The rest was completely absorbed by The Winged Dragon of Ra in the sky. Accompanying this, the golden flames around the Divine Bird of the Sun's body suddenly expanded, completely enveloping its entire body, transforming into a giant fire bird that swooped straight down from the sky.
The starlight taken from Drytron, the lightning plundered from the Sky Dragon, the 'Transparent' stripped from Shadow Ghoul, and even the pure power of Obelisk the Tormentor - even if Bakura had Diabound collect the power of numerous powerful monsters as much as possible during this time, in front of the Sun's fire, these many powers were fundamentally useless effort. Even while adapting with full power to The Winged Dragon of Ra's divine power, Diabound's body was rapidly dissolving!
Even an undying monster, at the instant its body and soul are completely annihilated, no matter how powerful its immortality, it will no longer have any use!
(End of Chapter)
