Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

Pegasus really did a lot of good deeds!

After all the cards in his hand were discarded, Yuzuriha played the second card given to him by Yugi. The face-down card he had just set flipped over, and a large green, grotesque-faced jar flew out, shattered, and transformed into a new card!

"Activate Pot of Greed! With this card, I can draw two cards from my deck!" Yu Che shouted. "Come on!! Sleeping Giant - Goo!!!"

"Whoosh————————————————"

An arc of light swept across the sky, and the instant the card was drawn, a thunderous roar echoed through the night!

A colossal shadow, as large as a mountain, loomed outside the temple; it was none other than the mortal god, the Sleeping Giant Gudu, who was preparing to step onto the battlefield at any moment!

Concentrating all his mental energy on the cards in his hand, You Che played two cards in quick succession. Another rumble of thunder rang out, and the towering giant shadow began to step across the sea, slowly approaching the small island.

"Spell Card Activated—Thunderbolt from the Azure Sky!!"

"This can only be activated if your opponent controls a monster, but you control no monsters!!"

Special Summon a monster from your hand that is normally level 10 or lower and cannot be Normal Summoned, ignoring the conditions!

"The monster Special Summoned by this effect is unaffected by the effects of your other cards!!"

"And return it to its owner's deck until the next opponent's end phase!!"

"As a price, I cannot Normal Summon or Special Summon any monsters this turn. All damage taken by your opponent is reduced to zero!!"

"boom--------------------"

In an instant, a thunderclap that seemed to shatter the heavens and earth exploded from the dark clouds!

Not far away, the enormous figure, like a fortress, slowly advanced towards the temple. With each step it took, countless monstrous waves surged across the sea. When it reached the island and stood in opposition to the Serpent God, a colossal wave crashed violently against the island's giant rocks!

Looking up at the dark purple giant with whom he had a feud for ten thousand years, Daz, standing beneath the Serpent God, felt extreme hatred and loathing in his eyes.

If it weren't for the appearance of Sleeping Giant Gudu, the three-headed nameless dragon would have died long ago, and his current plan would not have been hindered. Holding the Duel Disk, which was as sharp as a scimitar, in front of him, Daz, with a sinister look on his face, gritted his teeth.

"Whoosh——————————"

Vast swathes of seawater fell from the sky like cannon fire at the start of a battle. Outside the temple, the equally sized Serpent God Ge and Sleeping Giant Gudu each held one side, their powerful energies intertwining. Even before they made a move, the dark clouds above were swirling into a chaotic vortex!

【Sleeping Giant · Gudu】

[Ten Stars]

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

The appearance of the Sleeping Giant Gudu brought great hope to everyone.

As everyone gazed at this ancient and simple deity, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Great!! Sleeping Giant Gudu's attack power is always 1000 higher than its opponent's, so even if Snake God Ge's attack power is infinite, it's useless!!"

"Wait a minute?! Normally, doesn't Sleeping Giant Gudu only open its eyes when it launches an attack?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and saw that, just as Jonouchi had said, the Sleeping Giant, Gudu, had opened its golden, angry eyes and was glaring furiously at the ferocious giant snake!

It was that vile evil god who plunged the elven realm, which it had been protecting, into chaos!

It was that giant serpent that caused countless elves to mutate or even die!

"roar--------------------"

The sleeping giant, Gudu, which had been as steady as a mountain, suddenly let out a thunderous roar. The deafening sound once again stirred up countless waves, forcing everyone on the ground to cover their ears.

"Shut up!!" Daz's eyes were also blazing with anger. Ignoring the roar, he shouted, "Gulp, let's settle this today!!"

"The scene from ten thousand years ago will never repeat itself!!"

"This time, Snake God Ge and I will ensure you sleep forever!!!"

"Enter battle phase!!" Youche shouted in return, "Sleeping Giant Gudu!! Attack Serpent God Ge!!"

"boom----------------------------"

Before the words were even finished, a burst of purple light erupted from the staff swung by Sleeping Giant Gudu. The terrifying and exaggerated energy created sonic booms, and the surrounding seawater was also drawn up by this energy, transforming into a water tornado that surged towards the giant serpent!

At the same time, the Serpent God Ge let out a piercing shriek. It opened its jaws, and two beams of dark energy shot out from its fangs, converging in mid-air into an equally terrifying beam of light!

The moment the two attacks collided, dazzling colored light burst outwards like an exploding sun, and vast swathes of seawater poured down like a torrential downpour, countless water droplets being instantly evaporated into water vapor by the powerful energy!

"roar----------------"

"Hiss crack!"

Fueled by animosity spanning tens of thousands of years, the two giants roared almost simultaneously, their attacks intensifying several times over!

Amidst the deafening roar of the explosion, Yuzuru shouted, "Daz!! Sleeping Giant Gudu's ability is: When this card battles a monster, until the damage calculation ends, this card's ATK becomes the opponent's monster's ATK plus 1000!!"

"To summon the Serpent God, you sacrificed all your life points, and now, as the Serpent God falls, you too will face final defeat!!"

"Beat the wrath of the Sleeping Giant, Gudu!!!"

Upon hearing this, Daz wildly spread his arms wide in the storm, reveling in the earth-shattering spectacle, his maniacal laughter echoing through the drifting seawater:

"Hehehe!!"

"hahahahahahahahaha!!"

"You're overthinking it, Youche!!"

"I have waited for this moment for tens of thousands of years!!"

"Do you think I would let the tragedy of the past repeat itself?!"

"Trap Card activated - Weapon Summoning!!"

"This card allows you to add one Equip Card from your Deck to your hand, and then equip it to one monster on the field!!"

"Gulp, even if you have resistance like a snake god, it's useless!!"

"Because even the Serpent God could not withstand this sword strike!!"

"Go!! The second Orichalcos sword!!"

"Transform that dull giant into crystal, and let him slumber in boundless darkness, Sleeping Giant!!!"

"Whoosh————————————————————————"

The orbrass sword, a symbol of despair, flew out of Daz's deck and fell from the sky like a meteor, piercing the left eye of Sleeping Giant Goodon!

It was the appearance of the Sleeping Giant that once dealt a heavy blow to the Serpent God, and this time, Daz will retaliate in the same way!

"Oh no!!" Rafael's expression changed drastically. "It's the second Orichalcos Sword!! Once Sleeping Giant Gudu's power is erased, Yuzuriha will suffer infinitely high battle damage, just like Yugi did before!!"

"Tsk!! Damn it!!" Jonouchi roared, "How can such disgusting things exist?! How can there be cards that transcend the rules?!"

Peacock Mai's face turned deathly pale: "It's over. Yuzuriha's deck never has cards like Kuriboh. Could it be..."

"Impossible!!" Seto Kaiba shouted, interrupting Mai Kujaku. "Yusho!! I will not allow you to easily hand over the Duel King's honor to that kind of guy!!"

"As long as I have the strength to duel, you must always be ready to meet my challenge!!"

"I will not allow you to lose this duel!!!"

"Hahahahahaha!!" Daz burst into laughter. "There's no need to struggle anymore!!"

"Accept your death willingly, Youche!!"

"It won't be long before all these friends of yours are buried with you!!!"

"Whoosh——————————————————"

A blinding silver light pierced straight into the eye of the Sleeping Giant, Gudu. It was a sword devoid of any energy, and precisely because this sword symbolized a terrifying nothingness, anyone struck by it would have everything taken away, even their life!

However, just as the orthogonal sword was about to pierce Gudu's left eye, an unknown, mysterious force suddenly reversed the sword. Everyone saw a flash of white light, and when they opened their eyes again, they saw that the sword was already stuck in the throat of the Serpent God, Ge!

"What?!" Daz's face turned ashen. "How is this possible?!"

This is a rule-based erasure property; even with Serpent God's supreme all resistance, he is completely unable to withstand the erasure of the Sword of Orichalcos!

Back then, Daz used this characteristic to set a trap on the Millennium Stone, and the moment Yugi revealed the three God Cards, he used the power of Orichalcum to seal the power of the three Egyptian God Cards.

But unexpectedly, the sword ended up piercing his own serpent god!

This sudden reversal caught everyone present completely off guard!

The serpent god, struck by the orogen sword, let out continuous, agonizing howls and writhed wildly. The wounds inflicted by the sword rapidly transformed into transparent crystals, and then the entire serpent god's body began to be assimilated by the crystals at an astonishing speed!

Daz stared in astonishment, completely unaware of what had happened.

"This is my last card, Daz!!" Yuz revealed his final card and announced loudly, "The effect of Pot of Greed allows me to draw two cards!!"

"So besides Sleeping Giant Gudu, I can draw another card!!"

"And this one is the Quick-Play Spell Card—The Changeable Tailor!!"

"It can equip an Equip Card from one monster on the field to another monster!!"

"Daz, this is your revenge against yourself. Sink with Atlantis!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

As its body gradually turned into transparent crystal, the Serpent God's attack power rapidly decreased. When it finally reached zero, the Sleeping Giant Gudu roared once more. This time, it unleashed a mountain-like punch with incredible ferocity!

"Bang!"

"Splash splash ...

A deafening explosion rang out as the massive crystal serpent god statue shattered in a single blow, sending countless fragments of orogeny crumbling and falling from the sky!

Like a dragon falling from the sky, the once arrogant serpent god collapsed heavily to the ground, turning into countless black wisps and dissipating.

The powerful impact sent Daz flying dozens of meters like a sandbag before he crashed heavily into the temple wall.

"boom------------"

The billowing smoke and shattered orchards buried Daz's body, and through the transparent crystal, large swathes of crimson blood could be seen gushing out.

"Cough! Cough cough cough..."

Despite his severe injuries, Daz first stretched out a hand from the rubble, then struggled to crawl out. A smug, mocking smile spread across his face as he looked at the crowd with a disdainful gaze.

"What a pity... cough cough!"

"You were just a hair's breadth away, just a tiny bit more and you could have stopped it all!!"

"Just as the Serpent God Ge was about to be defeated, the ritual I had painstakingly prepared was completed!!"