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Chapter 115: The Restrictions Are Lifted! A Scene Reenacted!

The chaotic magic remaining on the battlefield, not yet burned away by the blue flames of the underworld, restarted the ritual.

By bypassing all necessary conditions, it directly invokes a completely new "chaos" through this medium.

A legendary warrior, bearing the title of the strongest, descends from the darkness, his cold and sharp gaze and blade aimed directly at Yuki's opponent.

"Chaos Warrior, Level 8/Earth/Warrior/Ritual" "ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500"

"After being wiped out, they immediately summoned a new monster!?"

Yuki's move was truly unexpected by Grafa, and what surprised him even more was Yuki's deck composition: "And, you even included three sets of Ritual Monsters in your deck... Aren't you afraid of getting a bad hand?"

The ritual system is even more cumbersome than fusion summoning. One set would be fine, but Yuki actually displayed three different ritual monsters in a row.

Such a bold deck-building method is rarely seen, even by those outside of specialized ritual users, let alone by the well-informed people of the underworld like Grafa. Moreover, Yuki doesn't yet have the feel to effectively control the deck.

"As long as the bonds are strong enough, there won't be any problems. Isn't that... the truth of this world?"

You Xi waved his hand vigorously forward—

"Chaos Warrior, direct attack, Chaos Sword!"

"Tsk."

Grafa reluctantly raised his hand, taking the direct hit from "Chaos Warrior" with his own body—although he could have used the other effect of "Dimensional Gate" to summon Earthbound God back to block the attack, firstly, Yushi only had one monster on the field, and the damage "Casslia Pisco" could deal upon returning would be very low. Secondly, he still had a use for "Dimensional Gate".

[Grafa LP: 5500 → 2500]

"Let's activate the effect of 'Magic Kuriboh' from my hand again!"

However, Youxi was not prepared to let Grafa have his way.

The card he played was a finishing move that he had retrieved using the effect of "Shadow Spirit Envoy".

"When you take effect damage from your opponent, discard this card and Special Summon 1 'Dark Magician' from your Deck or Graveyard. Then, while 'Chaos Magician' is in your Graveyard, its card name can be treated as 'Dark Magician'—Come back, 'Chaos Magician'!"

"Krikrik!"

The Kuriboh wearing a magician's hat fell to the ground, the hat completely covering its body. In the rising smoke, the "Magician of Chaos," who had been destroyed once by the Netherworld Flames of the Earthbound God, returned.

"Damn it, it's that troublesome Kuriboh again. Your deck has way too many weak cards."

Seeing this, Grafa knew that his trap was doomed.

"If these little guys have caused you trouble, then they've done exactly what I wanted. Since a monster has been resurrected from the Graveyard, I draw a card due to the effect of 'Survival's Treasure Card.' And since it's still my Battle Phase, 'Chaos Magician' attacks directly—[Chaos Magic]!"

"While you attack directly, the second effect of 'Dimensional Gate' activates, sending this card to the Graveyard. If 'Dimensional Gate' is sent to the Graveyard, return from another dimension, 'Earthbound God Caslia Pisco'!"

Grafa's voice rang out almost simultaneously with Yuxi's declaration. As the trap card in front of him shattered into pieces, the distorted wormhole in the sky could no longer maintain its stability.

A colossal hummingbird god emerged from the wormhole, shielding his apostles from the eruption of chaotic magic.

The "Caslia Pisco" in defense position has the same defense as the original attack of "Chaos Magician". Without the equipment card given by "Alliance Transport", "Chaos Magician" still cannot break through this barrier.

"Damn it, it's still just a little short."

Izayoi Yuki felt a pang of regret for Yuki; they had gone to such lengths, yet they still couldn't seize the opportunity to behead Grafa.

Yu Xi wasn't particularly disappointed by this situation.

He managed to reduce the opponent's health by 5500 in one go. Although it fell short of his initial goal, it was still a decent result considering all the unforeseen circumstances. Yu Xi wasn't aiming for too much; this round was all about dealing as much damage as possible.

"Then, let's move on to main phase 2."

After taking a few deep breaths, Yuki, having regained more strength and energy, played another card: "I summon 'Thief Kuriboh' in Attack Position, then set two cards face down. My turn is over."

"What a long round. I was practically summoning divine power, but I never expected you to push me to this point. But there won't be a next time, kid. This round will finish you off completely."

Grafa glanced down at the card he had drawn as he announced the start of his turn, two points of fire flashing on his mask.

"Hmm... I guess I have no choice but to do this. I will release... 'Earthbound God Caslia Pisco' and activate the Spell Card: 'Monster Gate'."

"what?"

Upon hearing what Grafa said, Yuki was alright, but Izayoi Yuki couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "Didn't you say that was your god? You actually released your own god."

The previous "Dimensional Gate" could be said to have allowed the Earthbound Gods to avoid unnecessary battles, but this time it's a real attempt to use monsters as sacrifices.

The nature of the two behaviors is quite different from a religious perspective.

"This means that he no longer has that luxury."

The one who answered Izayoi Yuki was Yuki, who said with a mix of speculation and certainty, "Judging from what just happened, he probably wanted to keep the 'Dimensional Gate' for another purpose, but my move disrupted his plans. Therefore, he had to change his tactics. Or... Grafa isn't actually as devout to the Earthbound God as he claims?"

"Shut up!"

Grafa rebuked, "Don't use your shallow thinking to speculate about the relationship between the gods and me. That only makes people laugh. Have you forgotten what just happened? My divine power can only be truly displayed in this way."

"Based on the effect of 'Monster Gate,' flip the top card of my deck and Special Summon the first monster that can be Normal Summoned."

"and many more!"

Yuki quickly said, "I'm going to chain your 'Monster Gate' to activate the effect of 'Thief Kuriboh.' I'll Tribute this Normal Summoned card, draw 5 cards from my Deck, and send all the monster cards from that deck to the Graveyard."

Yuki's luck wasn't very good; 3 out of her 5 cards were monsters, and she only managed to draw 2 more cards from her hand.

However, whether this is simply bad luck or not is a different story depending on another perspective.

"Next, deal with the effect of 'Monster Gate' and flip the top card."

With Grafa's voice, cards popped out of his deck one by one until a ball of dark energy fell to the ground, transforming into the form of a female demon.

"Summon 'Snow of the Dark World' in Defense Position."

"Snow, a warlock from the Dark Realm, Level 4/Dark/Demon" "ATK: 1700/DEF: 0"

"Then, the instant Snow successfully Special Summons, the effect of 'Casslia Pisco' activates! Destroy all monsters on your field, 'Netherworld Burial Flame'!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

"Izumi-san!"

The eerie blue flames of the underworld returned, and that nightmarish experience returned to Youxi once more. It wasn't something he could get used to after just one experience; extreme pain, accompanied by screams, descended upon him.

Watching the tormented boy, Izayoi Yuki gritted her teeth, her nails digging into her flesh in frustration.

She wanted to get up and find a way to take Yuki's place in a normal duel, but her body simply wouldn't obey her commands.

Damn it... she can't do anything right now.

If only Izumi were stronger, she wouldn't have suffered so much.

[Yu Xi's LP: 5600 → 4000]

"Can you hold on this time, kid?"

Grafa was very interested in the resilience of Yuxi's soul. The higher the quality of his soul, the greater the pleasure it would bring to his god, thus rewarding him with even greater power.

And You Xi's soul alone might be worth many ordinary ones.

"Of course... you can."

As the ghostly blue flames dissipated, Youxi, whose body was emitting blue smoke, spoke with difficulty, but there was still no sign of his will being broken.

"Ha...ha, at the very moment 'The Magician of Chaos' is destroyed, the effect of 'Magic Kuriboh'...ha...activates. This card returns to my hand. Then...ha, I discard it again and Special Summon 'Dark Magician' from my Deck in Attack Position."

"Black Magician, ATK: 2500"

Panting, Yuuki used the power of "Magic Kuriboh" again to summon the original servant to her field, barely ensuring that she wasn't left with an empty field.

but……

"At this point, such a weak monster can't even serve as a shield. Return 'Sorcerer of the Dark Realm' to your hand, Special Summon 'Demon King,' then bounce 'Demon King' back, and revive 'Dragon God of the Dark Realm, Grafa.'"

Two waves of dark energy surged forth, and the high-level monsters of the "Dark Realm" in Graveyard rose from the dead once more. Grave, now with two cards in his hand, played the cards he had been holding.

"Activate the Spell Card: 'Magic Flowerpot', send the 'Skill Drain' Continuous Trap Card to the Graveyard, and draw 2 cards."

This is probably why Grafa wanted to keep the "Dimensional Gate." Unfortunately, after Yuxi forced the "Dimensional Gate" out, he could only use "skill extraction" as the price.

This unlocks the effects of all monsters on both sides' fields.

"But it's not just 'Skill Extraction' that's been unlocked. 'Sword of Magic Destruction' has vanished along with 'Magician of Chaos,' and my 'Dark Realm' can finally unleash its true power."

Grafa inserts a card from his hand into the Duel Disk—

"Activate the Continuous Spell: 'The Temple of Literature in the Dark Realm'!"

Amidst the rumbling sounds, pitch-black energy mingled with eerie blue flames, conjuring a vast array of bookshelves behind Grafa, filled with all sorts of books containing forbidden knowledge. A single glance could lead one into an incurable abyss of darkness.

"Each of the 'Dark Realm's Literary Palace's ① and ② effects can be used once per turn. First, let's look at effect ①!"

[You can only activate this effect during your Main Phase. Discard 1 "Dark Realm" monster from your hand; all "Dark Realm" monsters you control gain 100 Level of the monster discarded by this effect until the end of this turn.]

"Discard the 8-star 'Dark Realm Demon King' to increase the attack power of 'Dark Realm Dragon God' by 800 points."

"Grafa, the Dragon God of the Dark Realm, ATK: 2700→3500"

Dark energy flowed into the "Dragon God's" body, making its power even greater. But more noteworthy than the negligible increase in attack power was the card discarded by the effect.

"If a card is discarded by its effect, the effect of 'Dark World Demon King Raine' activates! Add 1 Level 5 or higher 'Dark World' monster from your Deck to your hand. My choice, of course, is 'Dark World Demon King Raine.'" Having retrieved a new card from his Deck, Grafa immediately activated another effect of a Continuous Spell, "Next up, the second effect of 'Dark World Temple'!"

[This effect can be activated if a Fiend-Type monster is discarded from your hand by the effect of a "Dark World" card or an opponent's card effect (this effect can also be activated during the Damage Step). Discard 1 card from your hand. Then, draw 2 cards from your Deck.]

The effects ① and ② are basically triggered in tandem, and "Wen Dian" can fulfill all the conditions on its own.

And here, it is quite obvious what card Grafa is going to discard.

"Discard 'Sorcerer of the Dark Realms' and draw 2 cards. At that moment, 'Sorcerer of the Dark Realms' effect activates! Add the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Ascension of the Dark Realms' from your Deck to your hand."

"The Ascension to the Throne of the Dark World"... Oh no!

This development was all too familiar. In an instant, Izayoi, who had been watching the entire duel from the sidelines, felt a strong sense of alarm and warned Yuki, "Watch out, Izumi! That monster is coming!"

"That monster..."