Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 374

"Damn it! You actually targeted an innocent elementary schooler… I will definitely avenge you, Illya!"

"Eh? I'm still alive, Master!"

Using the manifested Barrier to block the attack, Prisma Illya gave a helpless sidelong glance at Hoshino, who was pretending to be grief-stricken behind her.

"Tch…"

"Σ(っ°Д°;)っ Eek? Master, did you just click your tongue? You totally did! I saw it!"

"Don't sweat the small details~"

Pointing at Gilgamesh Alter on the opposing field, who had no equipped cards, Hoshino confidently declared:

"Since Prisma Illya is still on the field, even if you summon Ozymandias and Ramesseum, it won't change the fact that Gilgamesh Alter is severely weakened without equipment support."

[Gilgamesh Alter ATK: 0]

"Now all that's left is to have Prisma Illya strike at this weakness with all her might! This duel is mine!"

Gilgamesh Alter, whose Gate of Babylon had been completely shot down by Illya, crossed his arms and sneered arrogantly:

"Oh? Weakness? You sure dare to say such things, mongrel. Using me as a stepping stone—do you really think you can just apologize and make up for that?"

White Hoshino took on the same arrogant attitude:

"If you have the guts to attack, then try it. Even without Gate of Babylon, Gilgamesh won't lose to some 'mere Illya'~"

Illya puffed her cheeks angrily:

"Did you just say 'mere Illya'...!? So rude! Even if you're Master, I can't forgive that!"

This elementary schooler sure has some weird trigger points…

"Let's settle this! Prisma Girl Illya, target Gilgamesh Alter! Full firepower!"

Hoshino swung her hand forward, announcing the first and final attack of this turn.

"Leave it to me!"

Ruby: "Converting an elementary schooler's rage into pure magical power! Muscle system, nervous system, vascular system, lymphatic system—Pseudo-Magic Circuit transformation, complete!"

Behind Illya, shimmering Starlight Magic wings of rainbow light spread wide. Her circuits surged at full capacity, gathering an enormous amount of magical energy into the magic wand raised above her head.

"This is my full power! 'Multiversal Resonance Saturation Barrage'—!!"

An overwhelming torrent of rainbow-colored starlight roared down from the sky, surging toward the grounded Gilgamesh Alter.

[Prisma Cosmos Magical Girl Illya ATK: 4900]

"Such dazzling magical energy. Then I must respond in kind—without holding back!"

Ozymandias I smirked, unmoving:

"Within the Ramesseum, I possess absolute immortality. Naturally, the best seat for this battle is right here!"

Facing Illya's full-powered attack, Gilgamesh Alter raised his arm and drew a sword from the Gate of Babylon—

"Then, let the Vault of Treasures be unlocked, and let this king answer you with his greatest sword!"

Hoshino's eyes widened in shock:

"Ea…?! No way! You don't have any equipped cards or set traps—how the hell did you pull out that thing?!"

The red sword wind howled like the flames of hell, clashing against Illya's rainbow starburst. The battlefield was split into two completely different landscapes of energy.

"Magic? Hmph~"

Lifting his Ea, Gilgamesh sneered:

"The time of judgment has come—witness my Sword of Rupture!"

The three rotating cylindrical blades of the divine sword tore into space itself, creating an effect akin to a dimensional fracture. To the naked eye, it was pure crimson energy capable of rending the very fabric of the world.

"——Take this! Enuma Elish!!"

The clashing forces—one a surging cosmic tide, the other a raging vortex of world-slicing energy—sent violent shockwaves ripping through the battlefield. The sheer force made it nearly impossible for the spectators to stay balanced.

"Zero ATK, and he can still pull this off?! You gotta be kidding me!"

Struggling to keep his footing, Jonouchi stared in disbelief at the crimson light emanating from Gilgamesh Alter's sword.

A sudden, unforeseen counterattack—one that even seemed to be slightly overwhelming Prisma Illya's starburst.

"This is Gilgamesh Alter's final ability!"

Lifting her duel disk, White Hoshino banished five equipped Spell Cards from her Graveyard.

[This card's effect activates only in battle. You can banish any number of Equip Spell Cards from your Graveyard; this card gains 1000 ATK per banished Equip Card for this battle phase. After damage calculation, destroy all cards on the field.]

"Because all the Equip Spells Gilgamesh retrieved were sent to the Graveyard, I can now banish five cards—raising Gilgamesh Alter's ATK by 5000!"

[Gilgamesh Alter ATK: 5000]

The Ea in his hand spun at full force, devouring the power of the banished spells. Gilgamesh Alter's attack surpassed Illya's by just a slight margin.

"By the name of the Sword of Rupture, be annihilated!"

With a final roar, Gilgamesh Alter unleashed his ultimate attack. The crimson vortex suddenly turned pitch black, engulfing Illya, Ozymandias, Ramesseum—everything, including himself.

"When Gilgamesh Alter activates his effect by banishing Equip Spells, at the end of that battle phase, all cards on the field are destroyed!"

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As the black energy dissipated, the battlefield returned to calm. The only thing left standing was The Ramesseum, which was immune to effect destruction.

Everything else, including White Hoshino's own Ozymandias, had been completely annihilated by Ea's world-rending force.

Anzu, seeing the now-empty field, tensed up:

"All monsters were destroyed! Did Illya and Gilgamesh just end in a draw…?"

Shaking his head, Yugi corrected her:

"No… Ramesseum still hasn't shown its full power yet."

"Even the strongest form of Magical Girl lost… but now, I have an immortal Pharaoh standing at my side."

Pointing at the radiant temple on her field, White Hoshino announced:

"As long as The Ramesseum remains, if Ozymandias leaves the field, he will Special Summon himself back during the End Phase!"

Under the holy radiance of the temple, Ozymandias's shattered body began an impossibly rapid regeneration process.

Hoshino twitched slightly at the sight:

"Even after getting his head chopped off by gramps, he still hopped right back up… What a pain in the ass…"

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