"Destroy my Extreme Divine Emperor Thor itself!"
The sky suddenly split with web-like black cracks, and a pale dagger entwined with World Tree roots pierced through the clouds. As the blade penetrated Thor, Mjolnir emitted a sound like shattering glass.
Thor's bronze divine body began to decompose at the wound, his armor crumbling into electrified bronze dust. The fragments of his divine remains, transforming into miniature thunderstorms, created a region of lightning as they fell.
The helicopter-headed commentator exclaimed, "Oh, who could have imagined? To avoid the power of the 'Ripple Shield: Wave Power,' Dragan has chosen to destroy the god with his own hands!
Though this indeed dodges the fate of being bounced back to the deck, Extreme Divine Emperor Thor is destroyed. Is it really worth it?!"
"That's fine."
Captain Harald smiled from the sidelines.
"As expected, Dragan wouldn't be stumped by something so simple."
Brever also said, "Indeed, a god isn't so easily defeated. Duelists chosen by gods protect each other with the god's power, unleashing ultimate power.
Only those of us with the power of the Rune Eye, in addition to the god's might..."
"Right." Harald folded his arms and nodded slightly, "We are invincible."
"..."
"Gods are immortal!" Dragan boasted, "No matter how many times, they can rise from the ashes!
I set a card face down, then proceed to the end phase.
During the end phase, the effect of 'Extreme Divine Emperor Thor' in the graveyard activates.
With this card present in the graveyard during the end phase, Extreme Divine Emperor Thor is special summoned from the graveyard! Rise again, Thor!"
The sea suddenly erupted with towering waves. Burning rune symbols appeared amidst the torn waves. From beneath the depths came a sound like ancient war drums, as nine scarlet bolts of lightning struck down from the clouds, piecing together the outline of bronze armor at the vortex's center.
Thor's eyes opened in the lightnings, his pupils flickered with a fiercer storm than before. His torn cape automatically stitched together, emitting a crackling sound of electric arcs as it fluttered. When his gigantic foot touched the wave's peak, the entire ocean immediately became a network of blue-white electric light, even the flying droplets froze into suspended lightning balls.
The Mjolnir hammer emerged from the depths of the sea, its head entwined with newly-born World Tree roots. The moment Thor grasped its handle, all lightning was drawn back into his body, shattering the clouds into geometric cracks.
[Extreme Divine Emperor Thor, Attack Power 3500]
"Furthermore, when Thor is revived by his own effect..." Dragan pointed to the sky with his right hand, "It inflicts 800 points of damage on the opponent!"
The resurrected Thor swung his war hammer again, the divine hammer summoned celestial thunder, and the massive bolt of lightning struck Yugen's D-Wheel. His D-Wheel shook, and his already sparse life points continued to drop.
[Yugen, LP1100→ LP300]
The helicopter-headed commentator exclaimed, "This... this is completely unexpected. Extreme Divine Emperor Thor actually possesses the capability to revive itself without cost, and each revival comes with 800 points of damage.
Could this mean defeating Thor would be greatly unfavorable for Yugen?
Especially as Yugen's life points are left with only 300..."
"Correct!" Dragan continued with the commentator's sentence and laughed, "Your life points are already flickering like a candle in the wind. This means you cannot defeat Thor anymore. Once you defeat Thor, Thor's revival will definitely reduce your life points to 0.
Even if you defeat me, it's the same. Because, in a team match, even if my life points reach zero, the duel will not end. I have teammates who can continue the battle. But you, once more from Thor's damage, it will be all over!"
Dragan spoke with a contemptuous look in his eyes.
"Blame yourself for being too confident, thinking you could challenge the WRGP stage representing the world's supreme power alone."
"It seems you are stronger than the previous opponents."
Yugen spoke calmly, snapping his fingers.
"But before your turn ends, I want to activate this card.
Trap Card 'Rainbow Life'!"
Yugen placed a card from his hand into the graveyard while explaining, "Rainbow Life negates all damage received this turn by discarding a card from your hand. Life Points are restored to the value at the turn's start.
Furthermore, recover the negated damage value of life." (Original card effect)
Dragan: "What!?"
The Nordic rider's pupils contracted, nearly losing control in shock.
Colorful radiance gathered in mid-air, like the Rainbow Bridge of Nordic mythology. However, the energy of this Rainbow Bridge converged to a point, merging into a white-hot beam, flooding into Yugen's body.
"My life points at the beginning of the turn were 3000. The damage received this turn is 2700," Yugen said, "Therefore, my life points recover to 5700."
[Yugen, LP300→ LP5700]
Dragan was astonished: "Life points suddenly returned to... How is it possible, all god's attacks have become futile..."
The expressions of his two teammates outside also changed. Brever said gravely, "Fujiki Yugen, we did not expect you to have such a strategy..."
"During times like this, Dragan needs to stabilize his mindset," Harald said, "After all, it's only a restoration of life points. On the field, we're still in control with the gods.
As long as he doesn't panic, Dragan and his god can still hold the ground..."
"My turn, draw."
Now it is Yugen's turn again.
"In this turn's preparation phase, the effect of 'Stupid Opossum' in the graveyard activates," Yugen said, "When 'Stupid Opossum' is destroyed by its own effect, in the next turn's preparation phase, it can be special summoned from the graveyard.
Therefore, I special summon 'Stupid Opossum' from the graveyard."
[Stupid Opossum, Attack Power 800]
"I see." Dragan seemed to understand, "Stupid Opossum can self-destruct each turn, and each time it self-destructs, it can revive itself the next turn.
And when a Beast Race monster on the field is destroyed, Green Baboon in the graveyard can be special summoned. In this way, Green Baboon finally gains a semi-immortal body..."
But after analyzing, Dragan laughed and shook his head.
"Achieving such a combination shows your capability. But these revival abilities are far inferior to a god's true 'immortality.' And even if you revive Green Baboon, it's far from being a match for a god..."
To his surprise, Yugen's smile became even more mysterious.
"I mentioned earlier that today's deck choice is fitting for challenging a god. It seems you didn't quite understand what I meant..."
"What?"
Dragan's expression slightly changed, a foreboding feeling began to rise in his heart.
"If that's the case, let me demonstrate it directly for you."
Yugen said.
"First, I'll activate the Magic Card 'Aurora Draw.'
When it's the only card in my hand, this card can be activated, allowing me to draw two cards from the deck." (Original card)
Yugen drew two cards and followed with a gesture.
"Stupid Opossum's effect activates. When an opponent's monster on the field has more attack power than itself, this card can self-destruct!"
Boom!
With a loud bang, Stupid Opossum exploded once more.
"At this moment, the monster effect in my hand activates. This card cannot be normally summoned; it can only be special summoned from the hand when a monster on my field is destroyed by a card's effect and sent to the graveyard.
Appear——
——Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom ∞!!!"