Yu-Gi-Oh!: Pick up the Dark Master at the beginning

Chapter 76: Lava Demon - Scorching Colossus
The high priest raised his hand to block the explosive wind bomb, and at the same time sent a card in his hand to the graveyard.

"When I am destroyed, I can discard a "Gravekeeper" monster from my hand as a replacement, and the number of monsters in the graveyard increases, and my attack power increases again!"

The high priest declared, his momentum rising again, already surpassing the Blue-Eyes Dragon that inhabited his soul.

[Gravekeeper High Priest LP: 4000 → 3900]

The grave-guarding observer was swallowed by the dark flame cannon. In the last second before his life disappeared, he cast the destruction rune on the undead of Exodia, but it was to no avail.

"Exodia's Necromancer effect cannot be destroyed by battle or the effects of Spell or Trap Cards!"

You Yun finished explaining.

Cover two cards and end the round

"My turn."

The high priest stared at the undead with a feeling of disgust. The duty of the gravekeepers was to let the souls rest in peace and to prevent them from escaping and causing harm to the human world.

"You can't continue to exist! Thunder spell!"

Another card was placed on the table, and the high priest's scepter once again gathered the power of thunder, brutally striking the undead of Exodia, causing bursts of black smoke to rise.

[Youyun LP: 4150 → 2650]

You Yun felt a tingling sensation in his body. He shook his hands away without caring and everything returned to normal.

The most fatal weakness of the Undead is that the five sealed cards in the graveyard can be excluded or returned to the deck, but there is the Valley of the Dead, the Valley of the King's Long Sleep.

Any cards in the graveyard are invalid. In this way, the Undead has only one weakness - the destruction effect of monsters. But based on the current situation on the field, the Undead is invincible!

"My turn, draw a card!"

You Yun drew the card and waved his hand, "Exodia's necromancy effect is activated, and the attack power increases by 500 points during each preparation phase!"

[Exodia's Undead, Attack: 2300]

At this time, You Yun glanced at the monster card he had just drawn and raised his eyebrows. There was clearly only one card.

"Change the Blue-Eyes Dragon and Exodia's Undead to defense mode! End of turn."

The high priest paused to think. The undead could not be destroyed by combat or magic effects, and their attack power increased by 500 points per round. If this continued, the undead would surpass him sooner or later.

But the weakness is obvious. However, the only one who possesses the destructive power is the last descendant of the tomb guards.
"My turn, draw a card."

Seeing that the card was not the Descendant, the High Priest frowned slightly. He was still so arrogant. It was already this time. But a tomb guard would do. Flip a monster back to his hand.

"Draw a card and cover a monster!"

"Thunder spell!"

The thunder controlled by the high priest struck the Blue-Eyed Dragon, and it let out a howl and turned into ashes.

After Youyun drew the card, the black mist on the undead became thicker, "Exodia's undead effect is activated again!"

The high priest thought silently.

'It's only 2800, there's enough time.'

Before he finished his thought, he suddenly felt a burning sensation from the inside out. Before he could react, his body continued to turn into molten lava, along with the monster cards covering it.

'What's going on?!'

The high priest returned to his elf body in the iron cage, his pupils constricted as he stared at the lava monster rising behind him.

"I'll use the two monsters on your field as a sacrifice for liberation! I'll give this eight-star monster to you, Lava Golem. Serve your new master well!"

[Lava Demon-Scorching Colossus, Defense: 2500]

You Yun looked at the high priest who seemed to be in a state of panic, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently raised a little.
"End of turn." "And during your phase, the Lava Golem effect is activated, losing 1000 health points per turn."

With the roar of the Lava Demon, the temperature around the High Priest suddenly rose, and a faint sizzling sound could be heard.

"what--"

[Gravekeeper High Priest LP: 3900 → 2900]

The high priest gritted his teeth, enduring the rising temperature around him, and drew a card from his hand, "Use the Lava Demon as a sacrifice, and summon the elder who guards the tomb."

The lava demon turned into starlight and dissipated, and was replaced by the white-robed grave-keeping elder, while the high priest fell back to the ground.

"The effect of the Gravekeeper Elder is activated. It is not affected by the field. It resurrects a "Gravekeeper" monster in the graveyard. The target is me."

[Gravekeeper's High Priest, Attack: 3500]

[Gravekeeper Elder, Attack: 1900→2400]

No matter how high the attack power was, facing the defensive undead, the high priest frowned and ended the round, and could only hope for the descendants guarding the tomb in the next round.

You Yun drew a card and frowned as he looked at the cards in his hand which were all gods. The Valley of the Royal Family's Long Sleep - Canyon of the Dead was still quite effective in restraining the Dark Mage deck.

The Summoning God and the Millennium Cross cannot be summoned or used because all the sealed cards are in the graveyard, and the graveyard is sealed by the field. The Ultimate Sealing God also needs to use the graveyard, but is equally powerless, and the guardian god sacrifices are not enough.

It seems that we can only rely on the dead spirits from now on...

"The effect of the undead is activated, and the attack power continues to increase by 500 points, and it is changed to attack mode." You Yun said.

[Exodia's Undead, Attack: 3300]

"Attack the elders guarding the tomb!"

Following Youyun's order, the Dark Demon Flame Cannon was condensed again in Exodia's undead hand.

The High Priest flipped over the card, "Activate the Trap Card - Curse of Anubis, changing all Effect Monsters in Attack Position on the field to Defense Position with their Defense reduced to zero."

All monsters on the field, including Exodia's Undead, are put into defense mode.

Seeing this, You Yun had no choice but to end the round.

Given the faith of Anubis and the grave-keepers, it is not surprising that this card is included, but...it always feels a little off.

"The final round."

The High Priest announced that he felt the card above and it was definitely Descendant. He drew the card and slapped it on the duel disk, "Normal Summon - Descendant of the Gravekeeper."

"Activate its effect, release a "Gravekeeper" monster on the field, and destroy Exodia's Undead!"

A young blond gravekeeper appeared on the scene, opened his palm and pointed it at the elder guarding the grave. He instantly sucked out his vitality, condensed into a ball of red energy, and then shot it at the undead of Exodia without hesitation.

The red light instantly engulfed Exodia's black mist.

The dead die.

You Yun looked at the high priest who was guarding the tomb, whose attack power had soared to 3700, and the descendant who was guarding the tomb next to him, whose attack power had reached 2000.

And I only have 2650 health points.

My heart skipped a beat. There were actually two cover cards left. However, the effect of the Last Descendant is not limited to one turn. As long as there are materials, it can be used continuously.

As expected, the voice of the high priest continued to be heard.
"The effect of the Gravekeeper's Last Descendant continues to activate, and I liberate myself to destroy one of your face-up cards!"

A red light flashed, and the last descendant of the gravekeeper entered the cemetery. The high priest's attack power increased by 200 to 3900, and the Gakkai - the magic mirror of nightmare was destroyed.

Effect: When the opponent attacks, discard a card in your hand, making the attack invalid and the opponent takes 1000 points of damage.

(End of this chapter)