Chapter 237
Hayato smiled as he watched Mystic Tomato be Destroyed by Battle and sent to the Graveyard.
Hert suddenly had an ominous premonition, as if he was being targeted by something.
"When Mystic Tomato is Destroyed by Battle and sent to the Graveyard, its Effect Activates." This time, Hayato didn't use the Duel Disk's automatic search function; instead, as if he already knew what Card it was, he directly Drew the top Card of his Deck,
"From my Deck, I can Special Summon a DARK Monster with 1500 or less ATK!"
The invisible Pressure grew stronger and stronger. Standing before Hayato, who had Drawn the Card and was about to play it, Hert's legs trembled. He felt like prey being hunted by a natural predator, yet he forced himself to say, "J-Just a Monster with 1500 or less ATK."
"Hmph, you don't care? No, are you just trying to hold on?" Hayato noticed Hert's trembling legs and his weak, trembling hands that could barely hold the Cards. "Then, let me show you the might of a god!"
He held the Card in his hand high above his head, displaying it. Hert finally saw the true form of the Card Hayato was about to Summon and couldn't help but exclaim, "Level 10?!"
"Crossing a thousand years of time, the Door between life and death shall open once more! Overflow forth, ultimate God of creation and destruction!"
"Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca!!!"
Sharing the name of the Inca creation God and King of Gods, 'Viracocha', Hayato's Ultimate Earthbound Immortal, obtained from the Nazca Lines in the DM Online Game World, was Summoned to the Field via Mystic Tomato's Effect!
Despite being a creation God, as Hert looked at the giant eagle-beast before him, breaking free from the ground's restraints and soaring into the sky, he felt as if he had fallen into a glacier, unable to move.
The storm brought by its flapping wings seemed capable of extinguishing the fire of the Soul; its instinctive cry could extinguish all will to resist; the magenta stripes on its body seemed forged from blood. This was no "creation God"; it was clearly a demon God that had crawled out from the underworld, intent on destroying the World!
Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca [Level 10 / DARK]
[Winged Beast-Type / Effect]
[1 / 1]
Seeing the stats of the ultimate God Hayato spoke of appear, Hert was first stunned, then suddenly seemed to forget his fear, pointing at Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca's ATK and DEF and laughing, "Ha, haha, hahahaha, is that ATK a joke?"
"There's no God that weak, it's all an illusion, you can't fool me!" Hert tried to use words to forget his fear, and it seemed to work; his legs actually stopped trembling, if you ignored the water stains on the cement ground by his feet, identical to those of Duan Yu in the new version of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
ATK 1, DEF 1. Let alone Hert, who was directly facing the Earthbound Immortal and desperately needed reassurance, even Yugi Mutou and the others watching the Duel found it hard to believe the Monster before them.
"Even though the Pressure is so strong, its ATK is only 1?" Joey Wheeler rubbed his arm, trying to smooth out his goosebumps. "Forget about it being a high-Level Monster, that kind of ATK is barely stronger than 0 ATK, right?"
"But even though its ATK and DEF are so low, I don't know why, I just feel like I'm being stared down by some fierce beast." Tristan's actions were quite in sync with Joey Wheeler's; both were rubbing the goosebumps on their arms.
And Téa had the same feeling: "Can something like that really be called a Duel Monster?"
"Earthbound Immortal, is it another new Card crowned with the name 'God'?" Yugi Mutou subconsciously touched the Millennium Puzzle hanging on his chest. For some reason, he had a premonition that this Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca that Hayato Summoned was an existence even older than the Millennium Puzzle, which was an archaeological Artifact.
Even Dark Yugi, who shared visual senses with Yugi Mutou from within the Millennium Puzzle, felt the ancient aura emanating from the Earthbound Immortal. "Aibo, that Monster isn't on the same level as ordinary Duel Monsters at all. It's something older than Duel Monsters."
The Soul of the Pharaoh from three thousand years ago keenly sensed the deeper existence hidden within the Earthbound Immortal Card.
And Hayato's Turn continued.
"Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca is the ultimate God, but a God must have a stage befitting a God." Spreading his arms, Hayato surveyed the surrounding Field, which was already in ruins due to the Earthbound Immortal's emergence from the ground.
"If there is no Field Spell Card on the Field, Earthbound Immortal cannot maintain its existence. However, matching its risk is the God's powerful strength!" Hayato ignored the Monster on Hert's Field and pointed at him. "Mere Lackey Monsters have no ability to impede a God's advance. Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca, Direct Attack the opponent Duelist!"
"Death Singularity!"
Black-purple Energy flowed across Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca's body. The magenta stripes on its body lit up. With a flap of its wings, the giant eagle-beast swooped down towards Hert, instantly shattering the ground where he stood!
"Ughhh!"
[Hert: 4000 → 3000 LP]
Although it was already in ruins, the Effect of the Shrine of the Mind's Eye still remained. Even though its ATK was only 1, under the Effect of the Field Spell, Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca still dealt 1000 points of Damage to Hert.
However, even though it was only 1000 points of Damage, Hert was howling in pain, as if he couldn't withstand 4000 points of Damage at once.
Of course, this was because what attacked him wasn't an ordinary Monster, but Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca, which held the strongest power among all Earthbound Immortals!
As a Card used by the 'Dark Signers', who would oppose the 'Signers', the chosen ones of the Crimson Dragon, decades later, it was no exaggeration to call Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca an Avatar of evil. The day the Card took form also resolved Hayato's confusion about "why this Card required so much Dark Energy".
With so much Dark Energy condensed into one Card, it was inevitable that power would leak out every time Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca performed an Attack. In other words, every Attack it participated in could be considered a Dark Game.
This was also why Hayato hadn't used this Card in Duels against ordinary Duelists.
"Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca is the supreme God; it cannot be blocked, nor can it be chosen as an Attack target. Only the God itself can unilaterally inflict Divine Punishment again and again!" Hayato sneered as he Set all the remaining Cards in his Hand. "Set two Cards. I End my Turn."
[Hayato: 3000 LP, Hand 0]
[Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca] [ATK 1]
[Set Cards] X2
Field: Shrine of the Mind's Eye
On the surface, both sides' LP were 3000, and there was only one Monster on the Field for each. Furthermore, in terms of ATK, Hert's Gear Golem the Moving Fortress was higher than Hayato's Earthbound Immortal.
"My Turn..."
However, Hert's fingers trembled as he Drew the Exodia Card from the top of his Deck. He couldn't see any hope of being able to Defeat Hayato.
It could Direct Attack and deal Damage to his LP, and then the Damage would be forcibly changed to 1000 due to the Effect of the Shrine of the Mind's Eye. Hayato would win in just three more Turns, but Hert could see that the Card he would Draw next Turn was another Left Arm of the Forbidden One, a duplicate of a Card already in his Hand!
In order to gather the Exodia Cards in his Hand as quickly as possible, Hert had put three full sets of Exodia in his Deck, as well as various Draw Cards like Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity. But because of this, he was also quite likely to Draw duplicate Cards.
"Summon a Monster in Face-Down Defense Position, then change Gear Golem the Moving Fortress to Defense Position. I End my Turn."
The extra Left Arm of the Forbidden One in his Hand was Summoned by Hert as a shield, but he also knew that no matter how powerful a shield it was, it would simply be ignored by Hayato's Earthbound Immortal.
[Hert: 3000 LP, Hand 5]
[Gear Golem the Moving Fortress] [DEF 2200]
[Face-Down Defense Position Monster]
"Then, my Turn, Draw Card." Hayato Drew a Card, a smile appearing on his face. "Well now, it's rare for a God to make an appearance, and yet its first battle is going to end so quickly?"
"Ghouls Rare Card Hunter, it's truly a shame. This Duel will be declared over this Turn!" Hayato pointed at Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca soaring in the sky. "I Activate the ultimate God's final Effect, skipping my Battle Phase this Turn!"
"In exchange, Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca will unleash its strongest, most wicked ability, Polar Star Obedience!"
The movements of Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca soaring in the sky slowed down. The magenta stripes on its body gradually dimmed, and its body became somewhat transparent, but Hert didn't think it was leaving the Field.
As expected, in the next moment, the ground of the already ruined Shrine of the Mind's Eye cracked open again. Several light blue lines broke through the earth and connected with Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca in the sky. The demon God that had broken free from the earth was ultimately captured by the earth once more.
Although it lost the ability to fly freely, because it was linked to the earth, Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca's true ability was unleashed!
A terrifying Suction Force emanated from the Earthbound Immortal. Before Hert could react, he saw his LP plummet like a diver!
3000
2900
2700
2300
1500
1!
In just the time it takes for one Breathing, his LP, which had just been 3000, instantly dropped to only 1 point?!
An indescribable sense of emptiness swept through Hert's entire body, as if a part of his Soul had been taken. Hert's vision went black. In his final moments of consciousness, he saw Hayato play the Card he had just Drawn:
"Activate, Goblin Thief..."