"The Agent of Force—Mars gains ATK equal to our LP difference!"
Kira smiled.
"I have 15,900 LP; you have 3,000.
Mars’s ATK is now..."
Paradox’s mouth twitched.
Are you kidding me?
[The Agent of Force—Mars, ATK 12,900]
Twelve thousand nine hundred attack!
Paradox was stunned.
He’d always boasted of his Malefic deck’s overwhelming power—its only real feature was effortlessly summoning monsters with 4000–5000 ATK with almost no cost. Each was a legendary spirit from their era, boosting the duelist’s strength.
Yet here, in what should be his domain—pure power—someone had so easily summoned a monster that crushed his, making his proud Malefics look like small fry.
And Kira was unfazed.
Just standard procedure, nothing to get excited about.
Paradox was such an unimpressive boss. Even in the anime, when he was defeated by three generations of Duel Kings, he screamed in shock at a monster with 10,000 ATK. He was the first boss to challenge all three "Jellyfish Heads" at once, yet he lost his cool over a mere five-digit beater.
"Mars, attack Malefic Cyber End Dragon!"
Kira waved his hand.
Mars, now powered by his massive LP, soared into the sky, wings spread, hammer swelling to enormous size.
An immense shadow cast down as the hammer fell like a mountain. Even the giant Cyber End Dragon looked like an ant under its might.
"Kira’s won!"
Mokuba called out.
Even if Dimension Guardian protected End Dragon from destruction, the battle damage would still be calculated. One hit and it’d be over.
"Don’t be ridiculous," Paradox roared.
"Activate face-down: Trap Card ’Iron Resolve!’
Pay half my LP; all battle damage I take this turn becomes zero, and the Battle Phase ends!" (Anime effect)
A barrier nullified the damage. End Dragon was protected behind a transparent shield, letting out a low, metallic growl.
[Paradox, LP 3000 → LP 1500]
"Ugh."
Paying half his remaining LP felt like his life force was being drained. Paradox slumped to one knee, weakened.
He was shocked.
By rights, with Malefic World destroyed, the real damage conversion of the duel should’ve ended. He’d used technology to simulate a Shadow Game, but the key was the field card "Malefic World."
That card acted as the boundary for the Shadow Game. In a true Shadow Game, only a stronger darkness could break the barrier, but Malefic World’s barrier would break if the field spell was destroyed.
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