Chapter 771 - 771

"This is Yubel's evolved form — the one that will bring an end to the universe and this Duel."

Supreme King Jaden searched the Yubel – Terror Incarnate card from his Deck and threw it onto his specially designed, angular Duel Disk.

The demon's powerful, penetrating roar echoed throughout the entire Supreme King's Castle.

"Level 11, and its ATK and DEF are still 0…"

Although Hoshino did not know what effect this Terror Incarnate possessed, since it was Yubel's evolved form, it would at the very least be more troublesome than Yubel's original form.

"Can you transcend this even deeper layer of despair, Hoshino Chiyuki?!"

After throwing out his taunt, Supreme King Jaden entered the Battle Phase and immediately declared an attack with Yubel – Terror Incarnate.

"Target Heroic Spirit – Oda Nobunaga: Tenka Fubu! Release the Nightmare Pain from the Abyss of Hatred!"

It was the same move and effect used by Yubel: "Nightmare Pain."

The attack unleashed by Terror Incarnate, whose own ATK was 0, collided with Nobunaga's 3000 ATK. All of the resulting battle damage was reflected back onto Hoshino.

[Hoshino Chiyuki LP 5000 → 2000]

Having already prepared herself to receive the damage, Hoshino did not waver in the slightest despite her Life Points dropping dramatically.

Hoshino provoked him:

"It's the same old damage. Even after becoming the Supreme King, you're still just like what Crowler said — a student who only has three tricks up his sleeve… Is this all the 'despair of evolution' amounts to?"

After ending the brief Battle Phase, the Supreme King Set the card he had drawn this turn onto his Duel Disk.

"The outcome has already been determined. At this moment, all I need to do is detonate the despair I have buried. I Set one card and end my turn!"

[Supreme King Jaden: 2 Hand Cards | 1 Set Card]

The instant Supreme King Jaden declared the end of his turn, the chilling eye embedded in the chest of Yubel – Terror Incarnate suddenly opened to its absolute limit.

The eyeball spun around frantically like it had gone mad, becoming increasingly crimson. The energy condensed inside the terrifying monster was released and poured out without restraint, forming a laser resembling a red ray that swept across the entire field.

Beside the Supreme King, Yubel stood with her arms crossed, tightly gripping her own arms, her claws digging into her flesh, as though her senses were directly connected to those of Terror Incarnate.

"Being abandoned, being hated, and this love that can never be touched — all of it transforms into the most intense desire for destruction! Destroy everything! Experience it with your own body, Hoshino Chiyuki!!"

[Yubel – Terror Incarnate Effect: During your End Phase, destroy all monsters on the field except this card.]

Supreme King & Yubel: "The despair of hatred! Explode — 'Fellow Sacrifice'!"

The red laser swept across the entire field, annihilating all life in its path and destroying every monster except Yubel – Terror Incarnate itself.

Of course, if this were simply an effect that destroyed every monster on the field, Hoshino would normally regard it as nothing more than the field-clearing effect accompanying Yubel's evolved form.

But under the current circumstances, the truly fatal problem was the three Nightmare Archfiend Tokens that Hoshino had Summoned onto her field during the previous turn.

Whenever a Nightmare Archfiend Token was destroyed, its controller would take 800 damage.

All three together meant a total of 2400 damage, directly exceeding Hoshino's remaining 2000 Life Points.

["So Nightmare Archfiends was actually a Trap Card planted in advance to finish the Duel… Aibo!"]

"End it here, Hoshino Chiyuki!!"

The energy of Terror Incarnate exploded, and the resulting light of destruction pierced through the roof of the Supreme King's Castle, stabbing directly into the dark, fallen sky above.

Chaotic thunder erupted. In this instant, the despair seemed to have come from the true depths of Hell itself, freezing the entire battlefield.

Alexis instinctively trembled, her slender body shaking. The fear rising from the deepest part of her heart caused her to close her eyes.

"This Duel is terrifying… why does Senpai have to participate in this kind of desperate Shadow Duel…? The academy and our teachers have always taught us that a Duelist's future path is supposed to be filled with light."

"Don't run away, Alexis!" Hoshino called out, stopping her.

"Open your eyes. You absolutely must not let fear make you turn your gaze away from the battlefield!"

After Hoshino suddenly reprimanded her, Alexis opened her eyes with a hurt expression.

She then discovered that Akasha — and even Minazuki — had not looked away at this moment. Instead, they were staring intently at the battlefield pierced by the despairing light of Terror Incarnate.

"It is precisely because you can endure despair and darkness that a Duelist's future path can be filled with light. Alexis, when you one day reach the summit, you'll discover that all the fear, weakness, and despair you once experienced will become the source of your strength at that very moment!"

"Senpai…"

"I chain to the effect of Yubel – Terror Incarnate! I activate the Trap Card — Evil God's Netherworld Movement!"

Hoshino flipped up the only Set Card in her back row.

For the first time, she used the card bearing the image of all three Wicked Gods gathered together.

The true reason the thunder was exploding through the fallen sky and causing Alexis to feel fear from the depths of her heart was not Yubel's effect.

It came from the Evil Gods themselves, originating from the true depths of Hell.

[Evil God's Netherworld Movement – Trap Card Effect: Tribute Summon 1 "Wicked God" monster from your Deck.]

"This is proof that I have transcended fear, weakness, and despair! Witness the power of the strongest god! Tribute Summon — The Wicked Avatar!"

By chaining to Yubel – Terror Incarnate's effect that would destroy all monsters on the field, Hoshino immediately performed a Tribute Summon from her Deck.

She Tributed all three Nightmare Archfiend Tokens — the very monsters that would have inflicted damage when destroyed — as offerings for the god.

[The Wicked Avatar ★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 10)][DIVINE][Divine-Beast/Effect][ATK: ?/DEF: ?]

A black sphere descended from the roiling lightning onto the field.

It represented the strongest god Hoshino was capable of Summoning.

Supreme King Jaden countered:

"It's useless! Since you chained to Yubel – Terror Incarnate's effect by Summoning a monster first, the monster you Summoned will also be caught by Yubel's effect that destroys all monsters at this very moment!"

The destructive laser shot from the demonic eye once again swept across the entire field, engulfing even the Evil God within it.

"Destroying an Effect Monster with an effect, huh? Hehe~"

The corners of Hoshino's mouth curled upward into a smile.

"I'm borrowing a line from Kaiba…"

Normally, the God Cards are unaffected by the effects of monsters whose Levels are lower than that of a god — in other words, monsters of Level 10 or lower.

Therefore, in principle, a God Card would not be able to withstand the destruction effect of the Level 11 monster Yubel – Terror Incarnate.

But The Wicked Avatar possessed by Hoshino was different.

The strongest Wicked God possessed absolute resistance and could not be affected by any card effects controlled by the opponent.

"Why? Why wasn't the monster destroyed?!"

Looking at the black sphere that was still floating on the field, Yubel asked in disbelief.

"Meme… this is my monster! It's God!"