In the chaos, thunder cracked the sky, golden lightning breaking through the firmament. Fiery red wings seemed ablaze, as the crimson dragon slowly swayed its magnificent body.
Flames surged, and thunder descended, a bolt of lightning appearing as though it had truly pierced through into the Netherworld. The divine dragon entwined within the lightning, its body hovering mid-air, as though standing atop the world, each breath resonating with the cosmos.
Slifer the Sky Dragon, descends!
The players were dumbfounded at this moment.
"Holy shit! An Egyptian God!"
"Wasn't Slifer just summoned by Yugi during the last duel?"
"Does Youyu have a second Slifer!?"
"..."
If the players merely found this spectacular, the accompanying Ancient Egypt generals and soldiers were shaken to their very core.
Because what Youyu had summoned was the very foundation of their faith, the Netherworld god they held in the highest regard!
This outsider... can he really summon a god?
"Osiris!? Did he actually call out an Egyptian God?"
Bakura was utterly shocked inside, to the point that he didn't even want to continue the duel and just wanted to turn around and run.
He knew well that each of the Three Egyptian God cards was unique, with no equal in the world. Any duplication of these cards would only incur the wrath of the true gods, plunging the user into everlasting doom.
He clearly saw Yugi summon an Egyptian God earlier, which meant the Egyptian God Card should undoubtedly be in Yugi's hands. But now, Youyu had also summoned a god—undeniably the true Slifer with divine prestige, yet the Slifer here showed no sign of unleashing divine wrath.
No, it looks a bit different from the Slifer that Yugi summoned.
If the Slifer summoned by Yugi was overwhelmingly oppressive, instilling awe and fear, the Slifer before them now appeared...
... a bit docile?
Its tail swayed, coiled its body to protect Youyu in the center, and its gaze seemed somewhat forlorn—
—So long without being summoned for some fresh air, how come it's facing such a tricky opponent right after coming out?
Is it really switching between being a sweet ally and a treacherous dragon?
Yet despite this, Slifer still cooperated as always. It coiled its body to protect its master while glaring defiantly at the imposing opponent.
The Wicked Dreadroot roared with anger, filled with rage, yet also a hint of excitement as if seeing its natural enemy.
Slifer bellowed back, its roar shaking the heavens, accompanied by several golden bolts of lightning.
The Ancient Egypt soldiers quickly dismounted, kneeling with heads bowed, not daring to breathe, let alone gaze upon the majestic visage of the gods.
Slifer's small tail swayed above their heads, the storm it stirred only adding to their psychological burden, leaving them too afraid to raise their heads.
Truly a clash of gods.
Bakura was internally overwhelmed by a raging sea of emotions.
Even the Pharaoh, without the Millennium Pendant, did not have the power to summon gods.
Yet Youyu casually stuffed both hands in his pockets, implying that not only did he lack the Millennium Item, but his card was seemingly a Fake Card (supposedly), and still he dared to summon a god without fear.
Bakura's perspective:
Slifer descended with thunderous rage: "Whose blind eye is playing with my fake card again?"
Then, seeing Youyu, it took a sharp breath and coiled its body down: "Oh brother, it's you? Really, couldn't you give a bit of a warning before summoning me? Quite startling..."
"..."
Purely imagined.
Yet the baseless imagination surprisingly matched the reality unfolding before him...
The plausibility of "Youyu = Holactie the Creator of Light" soared in Bakura's mind. Now when he looked at Youyu, his gaze was filled with terror, as if staring directly into his deepest nightmare, his fighting spirit greatly diminished.
Duel? What duel!
At this moment, the Great Evil God Sock was wholly focused on escape, having already fantasized multiple escape routes in an instant.
"Osiris's attack power is determined by the number of cards in the hand," Youyu said, "My current hand count is five, so Osiris's attack power is five thousand."
[Slifer the Sky Dragon, Attack Power 5000]
Slifer raised its head proudly, roared, feeling its majestic power.
Bakura gritted his teeth and reminded, "But as long as 'The Dreadroot' is on the field, any monster's attack power is halved! Osiris and The Dreadroot are on the same level, it must accept The Dreadroot's effect for one turn!"
According to the anime, among the Three Egyptian Gods, only "The Winged Dragon of Ra" holds the highest status, immune to the special effects of the other two lower gods. Whereas Osiris and Obelisk, being gods of equal rank, their effects interact mutually for one turn.
And among the Three Evil Gods, The Wicked Eraser and The Wicked Dreadroot hold equal rank to Osiris and Obelisk, their effects mutually influencing one turn of each.
[Slifer the Sky Dragon, Attack Power 5000 → Attack Power 2500]
Having been highly confident moments ago, Osiris realized it couldn't overpower its opponent, its aura suddenly deflated. It let out a symbolic roar for appearance and glanced at its master below as if saying, "Master, quickly use your invincible Elemental Hero to figure something out!"