Chapter 82: Hidden Powers and the Divine Prison?
Winged Dragon of Ra was still struggling, and even Yu Miao felt a pang in his stomach watching it.
He thought this God's Trial scenario was off.
To let the Winged Dragon of Ra die a quicker death, Yu Miao looked at it and said, "Give up."
"Argh, you damned human insect, using such despicable cards."
Under the power of the rules, Winged Dragon of Ra could not resist.
It was ultimately about to accomplish a feat not seen in 3000 years—killing itself.
The power of Rules > Monsters.
"I am enraged. My hidden effect—"
Winged Dragon of Ra's body began to glow red, a sight Yu Miao felt he'd seen somewhere before.
When Obelisk the Tormentor used its hidden effect, wasn't it like this?
Black-hearted Obelisk's hidden effect was to tribute two God cards, force an attack, and have its ATK skyrocket to infinity.
Did Winged Dragon of Ra have a hidden effect too?
"When I am targeted for De-Fusion, I cannot be Tributed this turn. All cards other than me are Tributed by effect." The blood-colored Winged Dragon of Ra began to unleash its ultimate power.
You Miao was momentarily stunned, unsure whether this was rule-sharking or if Winged Dragon of Ra indeed had a hidden effect like Obelisk.
It's just that this was never mentioned in the original series.
The problem arose.
This hidden effect of Winged Dragon of Ra actually blocked "Share the Pain."
The monster could not be Tributed. Even if the effect targeted the duelist, the duelist couldn't Tribute the monster.
"Go to hell, mortal."
The blood-colored Winged Dragon of Ra transformed into a crimson phoenix.
This hidden effect, presumably rule-sharked by Winged Dragon of Ra, allowed it to avoid being Tributed by "Share the Pain," while all cards other than Winged Dragon of Ra were Tributed by effect.
This included Yu Miao's Silent Swordsman LV5.
The crimson flames even scorched the sky!
Winged Dragon of Ra's counterattack was so fierce and bloodthirsty, as if it wanted to burn the entire world to ashes.
The crimson phoenix soared in mid-air, its feathers shimmering under the flames, its blood-red eyes filled with rage and hatred.
It dove down, vowing to tear everything apart.
You Miao remained unmoved. He looked at the crimson phoenix that Winged Dragon of Ra had become and uttered:
"Sore wa dou kana?"
"If it's just effect Tributing, then I still win."
"Activate Quick-Play Spell Card, Silent Sword Slash!!"
Ding~
At the critical moment, it all came down to the invincible Silent Sword Slash!
This Quick-Play Spell Card that Yu Miao drew through his skill was actually his safety net.
In case "Share the Pain" couldn't deal with Winged Dragon of Ra, Silent Sword Slash was the final move.
"Silent Sword Slash. The activation and effect of this card cannot be negated."
"Until the end of this turn, Silent Swordsman is unaffected by any of your opponent's effects."
Winged Dragon of Ra's hidden effect only involved effect Tributing. As long as it was an effect influence, it couldn't affect Silent Swordsman.
Now.
Silver light pierced through the crimson flames burning in the sky.
Silent Swordsman LV5, who had become "light," raised his long sword high, facing the crimson phoenix descending from above!!
"With Silent Sword Slash's boost, Silent Swordsman gains 1500 ATK," You Miao explained without emotion.
[Silent Swordsman LV5: 2300 → 3800 ATK]
BOOM!!
After a loud crash, the crimson phoenix was struck hard, its body trembling violently.
It tumbled endlessly in the void, letting out deafening roars.
Due to De-Fusion, after separating, the Winged Dragon of Ra, now the crimson phoenix, still had 3300 ATK.
It all came back to the same old saying.
Battle destruction is always the best way to deal with Gods.
The 500 difference in battle damage completely wiped out Winged Dragon of Ra's remaining 450 Life Points.
The crimson phoenix was defeated.
Winged Dragon of Ra lost the duel.
The God's Trial was coming to an end.
Winged Dragon of Ra's wails and cries of agony echoed throughout the space. It was defeated.
[Notice: God's Trial has ended!!]
[Congratulations on defeating the Winged Dragon of Ra and passing the God's Trial!]
[Conversion successful. Congratulations on obtaining the God Card "The Winged Dragon of Ra"!]
[Notice: You have obtained the hidden reward from the God's Trial]
[Congratulations on obtaining, "Mound of the Bound"*1]
"..."
From the moment the God's Trial was passed.
Yu Miao opened his eyes. From the time he entered the trial to its conclusion, only a few minutes had passed in the DM world.
Mound of the Bound?
Yu Miao took out this Field Spell Card, browsed through it, and found its effect almost identical to the real card's.
However, there was an extra line of effect description outside the effect text.
"The duelist who possesses this card gains the qualification to control Gods and unlock the hidden effects of each God."
So, this "Mound of the Bound" was key for Yu Miao to control Gods.
But it also mentioned hidden effects?
In that duel just now, the Winged Dragon of Ra used a hidden effect.
In the original series, the only one shown to have a hidden effect was Obelisk.
There's another important thing: when in Seto Kaiba's possession, Obelisk didn't have a hidden effect, only the simple Fist of Fate.
Only when Yugi used Obelisk would the hidden effect appear.
And don't even mention that old traitor, Slifer.
Is it possible that each of the three Egyptian Gods has its own hidden effect?
The ability to use God cards is one qualification. Being able to trigger the Gods' hidden effects is another qualification.
Yami Yugi, as the Nameless Pharaoh, was naturally the chosen one with both.
Yu Miao drew a card from his deck.
The Winged Dragon of Ra!!
This monster card with a golden illustration was emitting a scorching temperature.
This was a very hot card.
Moreover, a faint golden light slowly flowed across the surface of this God Card.
Beautiful, so beautiful.
At a glance, it was clearly different from counterfeit cards.
As for the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs inscribed on this Winged Dragon of Ra card...
Yu Miao couldn't understand a single character and wondered if it was precisely because no one could read this text that the effects of the three God cards were so (supremely) arbitrary (super rule-sharking).
Slowly, Yu Miao found that he could actually understand the effects written on the Winged Dragon of Ra card.
This was probably the passive effect of the Field Spell Card "Mound of the Bound," since Yu Miao was the holder of this Field Spell.
At the very bottom of the Winged Dragon of Ra's effect section, the Fusion ability of this deity was recorded.
It was largely similar to the Konami-language effect Yu Miao had deduced, but below that effect, there was a line of faint gray text.
This gray text formed a stark contrast with the black text above.
With the help of Mound of the Bound to cheat, Yu Miao quickly understood this obscure effect.
Indeed, it was the hidden effect that Winged Dragon of Ra used in the God's Trial to transform into the crimson phoenix!
However, there was a prerequisite: you must first fuse with the Winged Dragon of Ra, and then use "De-Fusion" to trigger it.
"So hidden effects really exist?" Yu Miao suddenly became very curious about the secrets of the three Egyptian Gods.
The Winged Dragon of Ra's red eyes on the card flickered for a moment.
"How dull human speech is, sigh."
"Ah, for a human like you to get my help in a duel is a stroke of great luck."
"After all, no matter how hard other mortals try, they can't even get me to spare them a glance."
"Otherwise, I'd just raise my hand and give the opponent a nice lightning bolt to cheer them up."
Yu Miao found this Winged Dragon of Ra was talking, and that familiar, punchable tone was clearly the damned tsundere Winged Dragon of Ra from the God's Trial.
Perhaps because Yu Miao possessed Mound of the Bound and had passed the trial.
Winged Dragon of Ra now addressed him without the word "insect," but as "Human"!
"Hmm, are you considered the spirit entity of the Winged Dragon of Ra, or..." Yu Miao wasn't sure.
If it were other fake cards turning real, they definitely wouldn't have these complications.
The problem was that God cards housed deities.
"Ah, it is me, and I am it, but I and it can also be considered different entities."
"Next time there's a chance, I'll help you teach the other entity a good lesson~"
The tsundere tone was annoying, but Winged Dragon of Ra also revealed a lot of information.
Yu Miao also learned some secrets about the God cards from it.
Each God card indeed has hidden effects, but explaining it is very complex...
Those who can use God cards possess one unique qualification. On top of that, those who can discover the God cards' hidden effects are almost nonexistent.
Winged Dragon of Ra knew about Obelisk's hidden effect.
That guy had a bad temper, was petty, and when angry, would tribute its two God companions and then become very powerful, punching the opponent twice.
As for Slifer the Sky Dragon's hidden effect, Winged Dragon of Ra didn't know. In its memory... it seemed to have little impression of this old traitor.
It's possible this old traitor doesn't have a hidden effect.
Anyway, the hierarchy of disdain among the three Gods is like this:
Winged Dragon of Ra disdains Obelisk, Obelisk disdains Slifer, and Slifer is always acting like an old traitor, appearing resentful but not daring to speak out.
However, Winged Dragon of Ra always felt Slifer was plotting something bad. Maybe this old traitor was looking for an opportunity to backstab them.
Yu Miao thought that made some sense. Maybe Slifer really doesn't have a hidden effect.
Yami Yugi originally used Slifer, but he never discovered any hidden effect for this old traitor.
Instead, not long after obtaining Obelisk, Yami Yugi figured out the Soul Energy MAX.
Maybe Yami Yugi had better compatibility with Obelisk?
While Yu Miao was communicating with the Winged Dragon of Ra, which had become a real card.
Elsewhere.
In a pitch-black basement.
Yami Marik noticed that his deck had been smoking since a moment ago!!
Goodness, Yami Marik thought his Duel Disk was broken, causing the cards to start burning.
After removing the deck, Yami Marik found the Duel Disk was fine; the problem was actually with the cards.
A certain card in the deck was heating up and constantly increasing in temperature.
This heating card was "The Winged Dragon of Ra"!
Since a moment ago, the Winged Dragon of Ra had been in this state of constant high temperature.
If you cracked an egg on it, it might instantly cook...
Slowly, this heated Winged Dragon of Ra began to cool down.
In the end, nothing happened.
A similar incident occurred last time when Odion used a fake Winged Dragon of Ra card, and the Winged Dragon of Ra in Marik's deck raged.
Then, divine punishment occurred.
This time's abnormality made Yami Marik feel like the Winged Dragon of Ra was even angrier but seemed helpless and unable to do anything about the opponent...
Yami Marik couldn't figure out what exactly happened; he was completely unaware that he had been cuckolded.
"Fine, since I don't understand, I won't bother with it."
Having said that, Yami Marik wore a perverted expression.
He had already laid plans in Duelist Kingdom to target Yugi Muto.
Of course, that Seto Kaiba too!
Anyone who dared to ignore Yami Marik would pay a painful price.
(End of chapter)
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