Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

With its power restrictions lifted, the Colossus, its entire body glowing red and steaming, growled and threw a heavy punch at Loki, who was forced to fire his finger projectiles.

The air exploded with a deafening shriek, and the space rippled with layers of folds. This punch was enough to kill any monster, and even Loki could not maintain his mocking smile for long.

The finger flick fired by the "Loki" beast didn't even make it to the fist before being shattered by the gust of wind from the punch, and then it was the God of Lies' turn.

Confined by space and gravity, it couldn't escape the attack. A fist much larger than a clay pot slammed into its face, completely obliterating it.

"--wrong!"

You Xi's expression suddenly changed slightly.

The feel of it is a bit off.

The feedback from the "Giant Warrior" didn't feel like a real hit.

"This is……"

"That was really dangerous, we almost missed it."

Sigurd's voice rang out, still shaken.

Yu Xi looked closely and found that Sigurd's health points had not changed, and a card was floating in front of him.

"Just as the two gods were about to engage in battle, I activated this quick-attack spell: 'Exaggeration'."

Sigurd said, "This card can only be activated at the start of the Damage Step when monsters battle. I chose the effect that destroys both battling monsters. Of course, Yuki, your God Cards are very resistant and won't be destroyed by this effect, but 'Loki the Supreme God' is a different story."

"So you avoided the battle by deliberately destroying your own God Card?"

You Xi frowned.

Xing Yewu was dumbfounded and said, "No way, this was also blocked? His luck is too good."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this "Exaggeration" card is one that Sigurd just drew, a stroke of genius at this crucial moment.

"This is how my god fights."

Sigurd laughed and said, "Constant destruction and rebirth, in this cycle, constantly wear down the opponent's strength, increase one's own advantage, and gain victory."

"It's like your 'Sky Dragon Osiris' and 'Obelisk the Tormentor.' To support your God Cards, didn't you include a lot of cards for summoning monsters and drawing cards? So naturally, my deck also has many cards for destroying monsters. 'Exaggeration' is just one of them."

"Now that Loki is destroyed, the battle between gods is no longer possible. The remaining King Ohmgan is in defense mode and cannot attack. That should allow you to survive your Titan's ultimate attack—and then, you know what I'm going to do next, right, Yuki?"

Yu Xi was very clear about what Siegfried was going to do.

Since he survived and failed to defeat himself in the battle, Ragnarok is imminent.

"Because the monster was destroyed, use the effect of 'Supply Force' to draw 1 card from your Deck. Then proceed to Main Phase 2."

Clearly, Sigurd wasn't going to wait any longer and began the final necessary maneuver of this round.

"I haven't made a proper Normal Summon this turn yet. I'll summon 'Lopto the Shadow of the King', Tribute it, and Special Summon 'Nagil the King of the Flame' from my deck."

"Flame King vs. Nagil, Level 9/Flame/Beast Warrior" "ATK: 3100/DEF: 200"

The blond man in the priest's robe bowed slightly and then triggered the volcanic eruption, instantly summoning the Flame Demon, the ruler of the Flame Domain.

However, Sigurd doesn't need it to fight.

"Activate the Continuous Spell: 'Emperor's Arena,' Set 1 card, and enter the End Phase! Revive 'Loki the Great,' and return 1 Trap Card from your Graveyard to your hand."

Sigurd waved his arm, and a magnificent yet tragic horn sound suddenly resounded through the sky.

"At this very moment, the effect of 'Gallar's Horn' activates!"

[During your turn, during the third End Phase of your turn if this card is on the field, you can banish all monsters you control to activate this effect. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the combined ATK of those monsters.]

"King Ohmgand's attack power is calculated as 1000 times the amount of Xyz Material it possesses, resulting in a current attack power of 3000. Adding Loki's 3300 and King Kai's 3100, the total damage is 9400! Now, prepare for Ragnarok!"

As the horns echoed across the sky, the gods and Supreme Kais on Sigurd's field vanished, their energy coalescing into the "sun" in the heavens.

Dazzlingly bright.

And now, the "sun" is about to set.

Once Yu Xi falls behind, he will face defeat.

"Xiao Xi—!"

Xingye Wu couldn't help but shout it out.

Izayoi Yuki's expression also showed some tension.

Yu Xi has already used up all her cards in the previous offensive and defensive battles. Is there really no way to turn the tide?

"No, there's another way."

As he gazed at the setting "sun," You Xi experienced a hallucination.

It was a roar as if some being had been provoked, furious and intense, making one's heart burn with heat.

However, Yu Zhangxi was not paying attention to this unusual leisure at the moment, but instead quickly put her finger deep into the cemetery.

"Chain effect of 'Gallar's Horn,' 'Damage Reduction' activated! Banish this card from the Graveyard, and all effect damage I receive this turn is halved!"

"Harmful to weight loss!?"

Sigurd's eyes widened in surprise: "When did this card come from...!"

"Just now!"

Yu Xi said, "When Mr. Sigurd drew 'Exaggeration,' this was the card I drew! So I used it as Xyz Material and placed it under your 'King Ohmgand'!"

"So, since 'Gallar' banishes a monster and Xyz Materials are sent to the Graveyard, can I then use this card's effect?!"

Sigurd immediately understood the logic behind it.

But it's too late.

The "sun" has fallen, and after being filtered by the trap card, it has shrunk considerably, making it no longer lethal.

[Yu Xi's LP: 5200 → 500]

He lost 4700 health points in an instant, leaving Youxi with very little health, but he still survived in the end.

"shit."

Sigurd's eyelids twitched; he hadn't expected Yuxi to have this trick up his sleeve, managing to survive Ragnarok. This was going to cause endless trouble.

because--

"During the End Phase, the Spell Card in my Graveyard, 'Ace Straight,' activates its effect. It returns the last 'Guardian Knight' to the Deck, returns this card to my hand, and then it's my turn: Draw!"

Drawing cards from his deck, Yuki now possessed the trump card to instantly gather the Three Knights of Poker on the field. Simply summoning these monsters, without even needing to perform any more summons, would be enough to end the game with the first active effect of "Giant Warrior."

[Sigurd LP: 4000]

"The 'Giant Warrior's' God Fist Shattering Shockwave effect can simultaneously deal 4000 damage to both the opponent's monsters and the player. Sigurd's life points are not enough to withstand that."

Izayoi Yuki astutely pointed out the awkward situation Sigurd was facing.

Everyone knows that this is the real match point.

Sigurd, of course, understood as well.

"As expected of a man with a God Card like me, Yuuki. But thankfully I had a backup plan!"

Sigurd said, "During my draw phase, I won't activate the effect of 'Stage of the King', but instead activate the Trap Card 'Twilight'!"

【Twilight Trap (Normal Trap): You can target 1 monster in either your or your opponent's Graveyard that cannot be Normal Summoned. Special Summon that monster to your field.】

The only card stands up, evoking the music of divine presence.

At this time of demonic encounter, what appears is not a demon, but a true god.

"Return from the graveyard! Odin, the Supreme Holy Emperor!!"

"Odin, the Supreme Holy Emperor, ATK: 4000"

The one-eyed god-king used his divine power to cleave the sky, confronting the giant warrior with his hundreds-of-meters-tall body.

This is Sigurd's last God Card, and also his final and most solid barrier.

"As long as the 'Emperor's Arena' exists on the field, the opponent cannot have more monsters than us. Right now, we each only have one god on the field, and no monster can interfere with this battlefield. The outcome is still uncertain, Yuuki."

By restricting the summoning of monsters with "Emperor's Arena," "Giant Warrior" is unable to use its own effect to break the deadlock. "Odin" also makes the Mythical Beast-Type monsters immune to the effects of Spell/Trap Cards, thus ensuring that Yuki cannot use Spell Cards to deal with "Odin."

Odin's attack power is the same as that of the Titan, so if Yu Xizhen attacks, they will only perish together.

In every respect, it is quite perfect.

Unfortunately, there are still loopholes.

“Then let’s use this card to decide the final outcome, Mr. Sigurd.”

Youxi glanced at the card she had drawn and played it without hesitation—

"During the main phase, I activate the Spell Card: 'Corpse Spirit Magic'!"

"Corpse Spirit Magic?"

Looking at the card that Yu Xi played, Sigurd raised an eyebrow slightly: "This is..."

"While I can't Special Summon monsters to my own field, the 'Emperor's Arena' doesn't say I can't Special Summon monsters to yours."

Yu Xi held up four fingers and said, "Based on this card's effect, it randomly Special Summons four monsters from your Graveyard in Defense Position to your field, Mr. Sigurd. This renders 'Emperor's Arena's' restriction on me meaningless."

"Resurrecting four monsters?!"

Sigurd's pupils constricted slightly at first, then he immediately said, "But I have 'King Kaio vs. Hal' in my graveyard. If I can revive it and another 'King Kaio vs. Hal', your spell card effects will actually be suppressed."

"It's worth taking this risk."

Having already considered the consequences of activating this card, Yuki knew the worst that could happen. Anyway, things couldn't get much worse.

We'll know the result soon.

"Resurrect from the abyss of death and return to your master's field! 'Corpse Spirit Magic' effect activated!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the blasphemous incantation was uttered, and pale white magic surged into Sigurd's Duel Disk graveyard, awakening the gods and monsters that slumbered within.

Four beams of light shot out from within and landed behind Sigurd.

—The first one: "Emperor Thor"

—The second one: "True Dragon Emperor Law King Beast"

—The third one: "King Todoroki vs. King Hal"