Chapter 284: Shameless Card of Demise

Chapter 284: Shameless Card of Demise

Playing the card from his hand, Bakura said with a sinister grin, "The effect of Gorz the Emissary of Darkness can only be activated when I have no cards on my field and I take damage. He can be special summoned from my hand to the field, and depending on the type of damage taken, he can activate two different effects."

Before Bakura, the flames on one of the pitch-black warriors slowly extinguished, revealing its true form. It was Gorz the Emissary of Darkness.

[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness] [Level 7/DARK]

[Fiend/Effect]

[2700/2500]

And the warrior beside Gorz also swung the curved saber in its hand, as a female warrior clad in white armor appeared. However, the stats it showed made the relatively calm Kaiba gasp in surprise.

[Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token] [Level 7/LIGHT]

[Fairy/Token]

[3000/3000]

"Its attack points and defense points are both 3000?! It was summoned so easily?!"

Bakura seemed very satisfied with the shocked expression on Kaiba's face and said with a squinting smile, "Because the damage I took was battle damage from Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Gorz the Emissary of Darkness can additionally special summon the Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token when successfully special summoned. Her attack points and defense points will become equal to the value of the battle damage I took."

"Reap what you sow, President Kaiba!"

"Tch, unexpectedly troublesome." Kaiba looked at the two monsters that appeared on Bakura's field and reluctantly ended his turn. "My turn ends."

[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 2]

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK 2500]

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK 3000]

"Heh heh, it's my turn now, draw." After Bakura smiled and drew a card, he immediately entered the Battle Phase. "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, attack the first Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Upon receiving the command, Gorz the Emissary of Darkness on Bakura's field immediately took action. Its long saber dragging behind it, it flashed past the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was in perfect condition and arrived before the other Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was entangled by Newt, thrusting the long saber in its hand forward.

"Slash!"

[Kaiba: 4000 → 3800 LP]

Because he had previously stepped on the trap Bakura had set, the attack points of the first Blue-Eyes White Dragon Kaiba summoned were reduced to 2500. It was just suppressed by Gorz the Emissary of Darkness with 2700 attack points, and the overflowing 200 points of battle damage fell upon Kaiba, which he bore expressionlessly.

"Does it hurt a little, President Kaiba?" Bakura was still provoking him and continued to command, "Although their attack points are similar, Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the card you consider your ace card, isn't it? Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token, attack the other Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Under Bakura's command, the token that gained immense power from the previous attack of Blue-Eyes White Dragon—Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token—launched a suicidal attack, leaping and slashing towards Blue-Eyes White Dragon. White light engulfed Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token, but the curved saber in its hand also struck Blue-Eyes White Dragon, resulting in mutual destruction.

The two Blue-Eyes White Dragons that Kaiba had summoned last turn, expending a large amount of resources, were completely cleared from the field by Bakura after existing for only one turn. Furthermore, Bakura only used two cards from his hand and hadn't even performed a normal summon this turn.

"How does it feel, President Kaiba, to be thoroughly beaten by a lackey?" Bakura laughed smugly and activated a card from his hand. "I activate the Spell Card Scapegoat! I special summon four Sheep Tokens to my field."

Because Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token and Blue-Eyes White Dragon were mutually destroyed, only Gorz the Emissary of Darkness remained on Bakura's field. There were exactly four empty monster zones, which were occupied by four seemingly very cute Sheep Tokens.

[Sheep Token] [Level 1/EARTH]

[Beast/Token]

[0/0]

"As a cost for activating Scapegoat, I cannot normal summon, special summon, or flip summon this turn, and the Sheep Tokens cannot be used as tribute for a tribute summon." Bakura said, playing another card. "However, my Scapegoat is meant to be used in conjunction with this card. Spell Card, Token Thanksgiving!"

The four cute Sheep Tokens had only appeared on the field for a mere dozen seconds. Before they could even adapt to their surroundings, they discovered in horror that a goblin carrying a net and wearing an "I'm a Hero" T-shirt had caught all of them!

"I remember that card's effect is to destroy all Tokens on the field and recover your life points by the number of Tokens destroyed x 800, right?" Kaiba recognized the effect of the card Bakura activated.

Bakura chuckled, "After all, my life points were only 1000. Although Gorz the Emissary of Darkness is on the field, it would be bad if you had any monster with the ability to direct attack."

"The total number of Tokens destroyed is 4, therefore, my life points recover 3200 points."

[Bakura: 1000 → 4200 LP]

At the cost of two cards, Bakura easily replenished all the life points he lost last turn. Not only that, he even gained an extra 200 points, which is exactly the amount of life points Kaiba has currently lost.

In the past two turns, Bakura only used a total of four cards. While still having three cards remaining in his hand, he completely held the advantage in both life points and field presence.

"I set two cards, and my turn ends." Calmly setting two cards, Bakura ended his turn.

[Bakura: 4200 LP, Hand 1]

[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness] [ATK 2700]

[Set Card] X2

He had clearly summoned two beloved Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the first turn and had clearly reduced the opponent's life points by a full 3000 points through a direct attack on the first turn. Two joyful things happening together should have brought Kaiba an incredibly pleasant duel experience.

But Bakura's series of plays made Kaiba extremely displeased, and once he started to be displeased, he would get angry.

Kaiba: "My turn, draw!"

"I activate the Spell Card Silent Doom, targeting one normal monster in my graveyard and special summon it in defense position!" Kaiba placed a card into the Spell & Trap Zone. "Return from the abyss, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [DEF 2500]

The white giant dragon was guided by the Spell Card's effect back to Kaiba's field. However, due to the effect of Silent Doom, it could only appear in defense position this turn and would need to wait until the next turn to change its battle position and attack. The anger from being destroyed earlier would have to be endured for now.

Seeing Blue-Eyes White Dragon reappear on Kaiba's field, Bakura said disdainfully, "Although the revived Blue-Eyes White Dragon has 3000 attack points, it cannot change its battle position the turn it's special summoned. A Blue-Eyes White Dragon in defense position only has 2500 attack points, and the attack points of Gorz on my field are still higher."

"Hmph, I normal summon Kaiser Sea Horse, then I activate the effect of Chaos Scepter Blast in my graveyard," Kaiba paid no heed to Bakura's ridicule. Because he always felt that instead of wasting time trying to gain the upper hand verbally, it was better to first summon his monsters and prove himself with genuine strength,

"By banishing Chaos Scepter Blast from my graveyard and targeting one Dragon-Type monster with Level 5 or higher in my graveyard, I add it to my hand." Kaiba took Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Chaos Scepter Blast from the graveyard zone, put Chaos Scepter Blast into his pocket, and showed the Blue-Eyes White Dragon added to his hand. "Furthermore, I can tribute summon the Dragon-Type monster added to my hand!"

"When used for the tribute summon of a LIGHT monster, Kaiser Sea Horse can be used as two tributes! Come forth, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Just like the magnificent play last turn, Kaiba, whose field was previously cleared, proved his strength by reviving the two destroyed Blue-Eyes White Dragons back to the field at the cost of two cards. At the same time, he played the last card from his hand.

"To be looked down upon by a lackey is truly a great humiliation. It's decided, over the next few turns, I will grant you complete defeat!" The last card in Kaiba's hand revealed its true form. "Spell Card, Card of Demise! I draw cards from my deck until my hand size becomes 5!"

"As a cost, at the start of my 5th Standby Phase after activating Card of Demise, I must send my entire hand to the graveyard." Drawing five cards from his deck with a flourish, Kaiba had a look of contempt on his face. "However, in front of me, who is now completely serious, can you last five turns, lackey?"

"Equip Spell Card Megamorph activate! Equip it to my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Kaiba inserted a card into the Spell & Trap Zone. "Because my life points are lower than yours, Megamorph's effect to double attack applies!"

"That means Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack points are now 6000!"

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK 3000 → 6000]

"Battle begins, and I activate a Quick-Play Spell Card from my hand, Forbidden Lance!" Having suffered a loss once, Kaiba also became somewhat cautious and immediately played a card at the very start of the Battle Phase. "This card can only be activated at the start of the Battle Phase of either player. Until the end of the turn, neither player can activate the effects of Spell/Trap Cards!"

"In that case, your two set cards in the backrow are useless, aren't they?"

Bakura's face still held an inscrutable smile. "Well, who knows? Perhaps in my hand, there's still another Gorz?"

"Hmph, even if you really do have that troublesome monster in your hand, if there are cards on your field, its effect cannot be activated, right?" Kaiba showed a cruel smile and commanded, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack Gorz the Emissary of Darkness! Begin your revenge!"