"Sangan, attack ‘The Wicked Dreadroot'!"
When Priest Simon finished speaking, even the Sangan on the field was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he almost jumped up on the spot.
Master? What do you want me to attack!?
"Are you crazy, old guy?" Bakura frowned, "Or are you realizing that you are no match for the evil god and want to destroy yourself?"
The old priest was unmoved and only raised his voice: "Sangan, attack!"
Although Sangan was so frightened that he didn't dare to let go, his master's order during the duel was irresistible. The poor Sangan had no choice but to bite the dust and rush forward against the dark undercurrent, not even daring to look at the evil god.
Bakura frowned tightly. Although he also wanted to think that the other party had no choice but to commit suicide… the look in his eyes clearly didn't look like it.
The old man's eyes were clear, firm, and full of determination. They were the eyes of a warrior who had not lost his will to fight and was determined to defend his faith until his last breath.
There is something fishy!
"No matter what you want to do, it won't happen!" Bakura waved his hand, "Open the set card: Trap Card – The Forceful Checkpoint! When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Look at the opponent's hand, and if there is a Monster Card, negate the attack!And after that, I can also choose any monster card in your hand and discard it! "
Priest Simon's pupils shrank.
This guy… is so cautious!?
Of course, Simon had a monster card in his hand.
The little Sangan hit the invisible barrier and was knocked over before it even touched the evil god's territory. Priest Simon also turned over all the stone slabs in front of him and gave them to Bakura for confirmation.
Bakura glanced at it and found that he already had "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" and "Left Leg of the Forbidden One" in his hand – the former was added to the hand by the effect of The Legendary Exodia Incarnate last turn, and the latter was drawn by the effect of Pot of Avarice.
Bakura casually clicked on the "Right Arm of the Forbidden One".
"Although it is impossible for you to lift Exodia's seal, to be cautious, you should throw away that stone slab!"
Simon remained silent, and the "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" stone slab turned into golden light spots and disappeared.
The attack was blocked, but the Sangan let out a sigh of relief. To be honest, it's a bit weak to charge against such a big evil god…
Unexpectedly, Simon waved his hand: "In the area of the ‘Temple of the Kings', the traps set up can be activated immediately! The trap I want to use is… Miracle Locus! Add the number of attacks by the Sangan! "
Miracle Locus (Trap Card): Select 1 face-up Attack Position monster you control. Your opponent draws 1 card. The selected monster gains 1000 ATK during the Damage Step and can attack twice this turn. (anime effect)
[Sangan, ATK 500 → ATK 2000 → ATK 1000]
Sangan's three eyes were so round that they almost jumped up.
I'm torn apart, why do I still need to fight??
"Stupid, then I will help you!" Bakura narrowed his eyes, "The Wicked Dreadroot, deal with him for me!"
The Wicked God waved his huge arm. With his size and tonnage, just one simple movement caused a tremor like the earth was shaking.
The poor Sangan was punched into the ground by the evil god. It was embedded in the floor like a piece of dough and was eroded by the turbid darkness and cracked into pieces.
Bakura snorted disdainfully: "It's over."
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, his eyes changed slightly and he realized something was wrong.
"Um?"
The aftermath of the Wicked God's impact swept all the way to the old priest but seemed to hit an invisible magic barrier. There were such waves of divine power hitting the barrier, but it failed to have any effect.
Bakura's eyes quickly fell on the stone slab standing in front of Priest Simon.
Spirit Barrier (Continuous Trap): While you control a monster, you take no battle damage.
"Stubborn guy." Bakura snorted, "But is there any point in doing this?"
"The special ability of the ‘Sangan', its death will lead me to a new slab!" Simon said.
Sangan: When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, you can add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand.
This monster and the "Witch of the Black Forest" could be called the golden partners. The universal search duo had an extremely wide range of business. They could often retrieve all kinds of unexpected strange things from monsters with an attack power or defense power below 1500.
A new slab followed the call. The yellowed slab was bound by iron chains, and the pattern engraved on it was "Left Arm of the Forbidden One."
In this way, Priest Simon had the left arm and right leg of Exodia again.
Bakura smiled indifferently: "Two parts of Exodia, what's the use of these?"
Of the five Exodia parts, the head has been removed from the game, and the right hand is sleeping in the cemetery, he has no chance at all.
"Spell – A Feather of the Phoenix!"
Simon released the spell from the slab again, and the red and burning phoenix feathers emerged from the abstract engraving on the slab.
A Feather of the Phoenix (Spell Card): Discard 1 card, then target 1 card in your GY; return that target to the top of your Deck.
A stone slab was dragged out of the cemetery by golden iron chains. It was clearly the "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" that Bakura had just thrown to the cemetery.
"Return to the top of the deck? Do you think that you still have the next round…"
Before Bakura finished speaking, Simon waved his hand: "I activate a Spell—Spell Books from the Pot!"
Spell Books from the Pot: Both players draw three cards.
After getting three more slabs in one go, needless to say, the "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" that had just been put back to the top of the deck was also returned to Simon.
Collected three Exodia parts, the soul power in Priest Simon's body was released and gradually condensed into an abstract giant body on top of his head. He has a broad and blurred outline, behind him was the shimmering hexagram circle, and the iron chains bound his body, restraining that force, but the scarlet eyes were clearly full of hungry destructive impulses.
Bakura's pupils vaguely reflected the giant's posture, and he subconsciously held his breath.
Exodia!
Bakura could even feel the power. The inexhaustible supreme magic power, capable of rewriting any law, was isolated from the void, facing him from a distance.
No, calm down. Bakura said to himself.
Even if the Exodia part in the GY was recovered, there would only be three pieces. Not to mention that the core components have been removed from the game, and the seal cannot be lifted anyway…
"Spell – Foolish Burial!" Priest Simon said solemnly, "Choose any stone slab with monsters sealed on it and send it to the cemetery!"
A stone slab seemed to emerge from the void, and Bakura clearly saw that it was the last part "Right Leg of the Forbidden One" washed back into the deck by the "Pot of Avarice".
Priest Simon continued to recite the incantation and formed a seal on his hand. The new incantation took effect and new spell power was released from the stone tablet in his hand.
The spell he activated was… Dark Eruption!
Dark Eruption (Spell Card): Target 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK in your GY; add that target to your hand.
The monster he wanted to retrieve, of course, was the "Right Leg of the Forbidden One"!
The stone slab with the right foot of the Egyptian defender sealed in it was hung up from the dark whirlpool by iron chains. The shadow of the giant behind Priest Simon seemed to become more real, and the luster of the golden body instantly brightened.
Exodia's hands and feet emerged from the golden magic circle one after another, and the endless magic power was rushing through the confined space like a typhoon that was about to overturn the roof.
The raging magic hurricane oppressed Bakura so much that he couldn't breathe, and the hem of his red robe flew behind him. He had to raise his arms to block his face, and sweat unknowingly soaked his clothes.
He could hear his own heartbeat, like a drumstick that was accelerating as it entered the climax of a piece of music, repeatedly hitting the cowhide drumhead.
Yes, he was nervous.
Even the great evil god Zorc couldn't help but panic when faced with the oppression from outside the void by Exodia.
When the duel began, he didn't pay any attention to the humble old man in front of him——
——You’re just an NPC. Are you worthy of fighting me?
But now Bakura had to admit that he was really starting to get a little nervous.
"No, there's nothing to be nervous about." He said to himself, "It's just a dying struggle. Even if all four parts are assembled, the most critical core part ‘Exodia the Forbidden One' has already…"
"Set a stone slab on the field." Priest Simon shouted, "With the power of the ‘Temple of the Kings', the trap can be used immediately!
The trap is triggered – Storm Dragon's Return! Summon ‘Exodia the Forbidden One'! "
Storm Dragon's Return (Trap Card): Target 1 banished monster; Special Summon it to your field.
When the dimension was torn apart, the sound of chains colliding came from the other side of the dimension, and when the bared-toothed Exodia head, who seemed to be laughing at him, returned from the other side of the dimension, Bakura was indeed frightened and almost jumped up.
[Exodia the Forbidden One, ATK 1000]
But he quickly regained his composure: "You actually summoned the head of the Egyptian defender from a different dimension… To be honest, you have always surprised me, old man. In this situation, you are actually able to lift the seal to this point, so I might as well give you a compliment."
After a pause, Bakura continued to taunt: "But it seems that this is your limit. The five parts of Exodia must be collected in the hand before the seal will be released.
Although you summoned his body back, summoning him to the field is meaningless…"
"Storm Dragon's Return is a trap with side effects." Priest Simon said calmly, "The monsters summoned from outside the dimension by this trap can only exist on the field for one round.
After one round… it will have to change back to the sealed state! "
Storm Dragon's Return: The monster summoned to the field by this effect will be returned to the owner's hand at the end of the turn.
Bakura: "!!??"
Back to… the owner's hand!?
"I said, I won't let you act recklessly again." Simon said coldly, "Because of the ancestors and the sacrifices of countless generations, this country has become what it is now… and this country will be more prosperous in the future.
I am already old, and the time when I can assist Pharaoh is not long. So even if I use my remaining soul as fuel, I will not allow people like you to get involved in the glorious future of this country! "
Bakura realized something: "You old guy, are you… planning to blow yourself up!?"
There was a reason why Simon resigned from being a priest and no longer kept the Millennium Key.
Because he was too old, both in body and soul. His time was already running out, and his current soul could no longer bear the high price of lifting the seal of "Exodia".
So this time, he came with the determination to die.
Regardless of victory or defeat, this would be his last battle as a priest. The moment the seal of the Exodia was lifted, the price would be his own soul.
Exodia's aura suspended in mid-air became more majestic and powerful. At this time, most of his body has been stretched out from the void, overlooking the entire field from a high position. Heavy pressure was like an invisible mountain that would explode in just one moment.
At the End Phase, the follow-up effect of Storm Dragon's Return would resolve, returning "Exodia the Forbidden One" to Simon's hand. The five parts would be assembled at that moment, and the seal would be lifted in the end.
Even the Great Evil God Zorc, with his current state, was unable to fight back against the intact Exodia and even had no possibility of surviving.
The moment the seal was lifted, it would be his defeat.
All Simon needed to do was declare "I end my turn."
"This round of my actions is over." Simon's tone suddenly increased, "At this moment, the ‘Exodia the Forbidden One' returned to its sealed state!
In exchange for the five sealed parts and my own soul, come again and fight alongside me for the last time, old friend!
I want to call here the sealed Egyptian defender…"
"Wait for me a moment!" Bakura's mouth raised a ferocious arc, and he yelled, "It's not over yet! Trap Card – High Speed Aria! Send 1 Normal Spell Card from my hand to the Graveyard; this card's effect becomes that Normal Spell Card's effect when that card is activated!"
Bakura paused, his evil eyes briefly resting on a stone slab in front of him, and his smile grew stronger.
"The spell I want to activate from my hand is… Exchange!"
Exchange (Spell Card): Both players reveal their hands and add 1 card from each other's hand to their hand.
"Wha…what!?" Priest Simon's pupils suddenly shrank, and his pair of purple eyes seemed to be the size of a pinhead.
"That's right. Before the effect of ‘Storm Dragon's Return' is activated, the effect of ‘Exchange' will resolve first." Bakura showed a healthy smile, "Come on, old priest, show me your hand!"
Priest Simon gritted his teeth reluctantly, but all the stone slabs in front of him had been forced to turn over under the magical effect.
Bakura hit the "Right Arm of the Forbidden One", and the stone slab that sealed Exodia's right hand was immediately pulled by invisible magic power and flew into Bakura's hands.
Simon could also pick a card from Bakura's hand…but that was meaningless.
At the beginning of this turn, Bakura didn't have this "Exchange".
Simon needed a lot of resources to lift the seal of Exodia, so in this round, he activated the "Card of Sanctity", "Spell Books from the Pot", and a "Miracle Locus ". The terrifying ten cards have been drawn in one breath, giving Bakura a lot of resources for free.
This fate-determining "Exchange" was drawn during this process.
The effect of Storm Dragon's Return was processed, and the "Exodia the Forbidden One" on the field was locked back to the slab and fell back in front of Simon. The upper body and head of the huge Exodia behind him finally lit up with golden light, and the invincible demon god's magic power surged and golden light bloomed…
…But only the right hand was missing.
Even if only one hand was missing, the seal was still not lifted, this was the rule.
At this point in the release of the seal, Exodia outside the void is almost separated by a thin layer of paper, but it was this thin layer that he could not touch or pierce.
And Simon has just issued an End Phase declaration.
"It's my turn!" Bakura muttered, "Old man, you wasted so much of my time, made me almost capsize in the gutter……
…but it's over! The Wicked Dreadroot, put an end to this old man's life! "
The evil god swung a heavy fist, and the bone-wrapped fist blasted down with an endless stream of pitch-black madness!
The power of the evil god was like a raging tsunami, everything on the old man's field was swallowed by darkness, and even the image of Exodia behind him was pierced by punch power.
There was only one last step away from the release of the seal. Exodia roared unwillingly, but he couldn't do anything because he was isolated by the seal. The golden giant's body was pierced by the evil god, and the fragments crawled all over his body and scattered all over the ground.
[Simon, LP 1500 → LP 0]
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