[Anubis, LP 0]
His Life Points reaching zero also signified that the soul of the King of Destruction, which had persisted for over three thousand years, was utterly shattered. The ultimate form of the Masked Hero, the Contrast Hero Chaos, awakened in this duel and with its black and white storm, ground Anubis' newly resurrected body to pieces.
With his power lost, the card deck he used for the duel, which had been floating in mid-air, scattered all over the ground with a clatter.
Anubis might have realized his final moment had arrived. But he was, after all, the King of Destruction, with power strong enough to rival the Pharaoh. Despite facing defeat in the duel and the brink of destruction, he still held on tenaciously.
His resurrected body was collapsing, and his flesh was rotting at a speed visible to the naked eye, exposing bloody tissues and stark white bones.
His eyes lost their luster, and his sockets sank in. His mouth revealed lion-like fangs, roaring in furious unwillingness, as he lunged directly at Youyu.
But in reality, he was already an arrow at the end of its flight, akin to having just a sliver of health left in game terms.
Youyu stood with both hands in his pockets, watching the lion-like body charging at him without moving. In a flash, the duel's end still had not dispersed the Contrast Hero Chaos. It flickered before him, spinning its body, and delivered a magnificent spinning kick with its long black right leg directly to Anubis' face.
The muscles on Anubis' face were distorted by the strike, twisting his entire face. His massive body was blasted away like a kite with a broken string, skipping over the ground like a stone skipping on water.
The Chaos Hero stood protectively in front of Youyu, with its black and white ribbons gently falling behind it, exuding an air of composed grace.
The pyramid began to collapse. Cracks gradually appeared on the surrounding crystals, with countless fragments falling and shattering on the ground.
Anubis' head was wrapped in something that looked like a black blob of mud. When he got up again, his entire face had changed. He grew tall, erect ears, a furry face, and vicious eyes, resembling a jackal's head.
He wobbled as he stood up, the pyramid-shaped crystal pendant on his chest dangling incessantly, with the blood-red eye at its center emitting a demonic red glow.
"Kill you... kill you..." his voice was muddled, seemingly starting to speak incoherently, "I will be reborn here, turning the Pharaoh into the Void, and bringing destruction to the world!"
The jackal's eyes blood-red, once again recklessly charged forward, with the crystal pendant on his chest flying up.
The Chaos Hero met him once more.
Completely no suspense in the battle. Anubis, having already lost the duel, was hanging by a thread; even left unattended, he would naturally be destroyed when his strength ran out.
In his current state, he was no match for the Chaos Hero's spirit. All his attacks were easily defused, with his face, abdomen, and shoulder suffering successive heavy blows.
Anubis retreated step by step, his jackal face bruised and battered, his nose seemingly knocked crooked. Cracks appeared in multiple places on his body muscles, like clay about to shatter.
...A strong sense of a Masked Rider battling a monster.
Anubis, beaten into a position of helplessness by the Chaos Hero, was finally on the brink of destruction. He gritted his teeth unwillingly and, using his last strength, looked at Youyu with the most malicious gaze, only to see Youyu...
...Youyu was bending down on the ground picking up cards...
After Anubis was knocked down, his card deck scattered all over the ground.
Youyu thought that since Anubis would soon be finished, this pile of cards probably wouldn't be needed anymore. Leaving them here would be such a waste...
"You... you..."
Anubis nearly choked on his own blood.
How could someone so powerful also be so shameless?
Didn't he have the honor of a strong man?
Anubis might have been able to struggle a little more, but after glancing at Youyu's side, he was so enraged that he saw stars, and the breath in his chest couldn't be sustained any longer.
The Chaos Hero seized the fleeting opportunity, shifting its steps, lifting its right leg, with a magnificent light effect and black and white energy storm blasting through the air!
A strike right at Anubis' chest pendant!
The crystal pyramid shattered.
Like a diamond cracking open, a torrent of darkness was released. Accompanied by Anubis' screams, the entire pyramid also crumbled, glass-like shards falling like rain.
The last roar came to an abrupt halt, Anubis' body finally completely destroyed—there wasn't even a mummy left this time. From flesh to bones, he became a puddle of sticky black goo, gradually evaporating and dissipating.
...
"It's stopped."
Marik looked intently toward the depths of the tomb.
Shortly after Youyu entered, tremors began emanating from inside the tomb. Moments later, they felt a tremendous energy being released from within—even though intuition might not have been accurate, Marik felt it was an incredible power that couldn't be compared even to a single Millennium Item.
Marik was a bit stunned at that moment.
Who exactly was the owner of this tomb?
Such a powerful Divine Artifact was buried in here!?
He subconsciously glanced at Ishizu and found the same concern mirrored in his sister's eyes.
But now the tremors had finally stopped, and that immense energy disappeared without a trace.
Marik and Ishizu both held their breath involuntarily.
What was the situation inside now?
After waiting a moment, at the exit of the tomb, finally, a figure appeared.
Looking carefully, they found it was the group of singing and dancing sand sculptures by the Duel King's side...
...still carrying an armful of gold and silver treasures.
The Ishtar siblings were instantly dumbfounded.
Soon after, Youyu also emerged from the now-collapsed tomb. He looked calm and unruffled, as if he had just casually gone sightseeing and then strolled out just as casually.
The Ishtar siblings immediately inquired about the situation inside the tomb. Youyu had nothing to hide and spoke the truth directly.
He explained simply, saying there was a King of Destruction from three thousand years ago inside, whose awakening meant to obliterate the Pharaoh and bring destruction to the world.
Ishizu listened with concern, instinctively reaching out to touch the growing wave in front of her chest.
"So... is the threat gone?"
If it was an enemy of the Pharaoh, then it was their enemy as the Gravekeeper Race, especially as the opponent was said to "bring destruction."
"Yes, there's no need to worry anymore. Anubis is no longer a problem," Youyu said, pausing slightly with a smile, "and even if he uses some means to rise from the grave again, he may not be a threat."
As he spoke, he pulled out a card deck.
"Because I have his card deck here."
Ishizu: "..."
Marik: "..."
Especially Marik, he glanced at the card deck in Youyu's hand, then at the pile of treasures being held by the sand sculptures, and his face muscles twitched involuntarily.
For some unknown reason, despite being enemies, and even though he never met the so-called "King of Destruction Anubis"...
...he suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for the guy.
If there were ever a chance to meet him in the future, he might even pat Anubis on the shoulder and say, brother, don't cry, I understand your pain...