"You bastard..." Though she said this, Kriemhild's expression suddenly softened. Her husband was just this kind of person; if he weren't, she would instead suspect someone else was pretending to be him. "Alright, the enemy is this guy who looks so annoying, right? Although I'm not particularly interested in whether the Human Order can survive or not, since my husband has decided this, then I have no choice. Little girl, let's begin."
"Okay." Gudako had encountered many Servants who were saying things they didn't mean, so this much was still considered light. "I activate the effect of [Kriemhild], destroy one of my own Servants on the field, then choose one of the opponent's Servants on the field to destroy! The one I'm destroying is [Siegfried]!"
"Darling, this is your punishment!" Kriemhild kept her smile as she covered Siegfried's body with Black Flames. However, because of [Siegfried]'s own effect, he couldn't be destroyed by a Servant of 8 Stars or lower, so, in some sense, she got it for free.
"The target I want to destroy is the [Naberius] on your field!" Without knowing the effects of the opponent's Cards, prioritizing the destruction of the Card with the highest Attack Power was never wrong; at least it could reduce the pressure on the board.
"Go to hell!" Kriemhild leaped into the air with her great sword in hand, engulfed in surging Black Flames, and slashed straight down at Naberius. In a normal battle, Naberius would never be defeated so easily, but within the Duel rules, it had no escape from the fate of being sent to the Graveyard.
"And then, the opponent takes damage equal to half the Attack Power of the servant destroyed by this effect! [Naberius]'s Attack Power is 5000 points! So you will take 2500 points of damage!"
"Ugh!" Goetia hadn't expected the loss of Life Points to cause such intense pain, and for a moment, he couldn't help but cry out in agony.
Goetia LP4000 → LP1500
"Yes!" Having sliced off more than half of Goetia's Life Points in one go, even Gudako couldn't help but cheer.
"Don't get happy too soon. Don't think the Seventy-Two Demon Gods are only at this level. [Naberius]'s effect is as follows: When this card is destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon one Servant from the opponent's Banished Zone to my field. A Servant summoned by this effect will be banished face-down upon leaving the field." The tentacles of the Demon God Pillar sprouted from Goetia's Graveyard, coiling toward Gudako's Banished Zone.
Gudako was slightly relieved that the God Ancestor was destroyed in battle, and that her Banished Zone did not contain any too powerful servants. However, Goetia's immediate choice made her expression change drastically.
"The one I choose is: [The Last Human Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka]!"
"What!!" Gudako truly had not expected that Goetia would choose her.
"Hahahaha! I will use you as the final shovel of earth to entomb Human Order!" Goetia waved his hand grandly, and Gudako immediately appeared on his field. "Blame yourself for having this unparalleled adaptability to servants. [Fujimaru Ritsuka]'s effect is as follows: Special Summon one servant from the Deck or Extra Area, ignoring its Summoning Conditions! And I will, of course, summon myself, Beast [Goetia]!"
The sky and earth began to tremble, and all the Demon God Pillars began to converge on a single point. First appeared Solomon's figure, and then, under the immense magical power, the disguise was torn away, and the First Beast who attempted to imitate humans was born here.
[Goetia] 12-Star Beast Attack Power 7200
"7200!?" This was the highest base Attack Power Gudako had ever seen; even Tiamat had not reached this level. Just how powerful was Goetia?
"Exactly. If it weren't for you, my advent would not have been so easy." Goetia looked at his own effect with satisfaction. In a sense, this strange Noble Phantasm was still relatively fair. "Powerful cards naturally have stricter restrictions. I needed all the Demon God Pillars as Fusion materials to appear. I really should thank you properly."
"Now, for [Goetia]'s effect: When this card is summoned, all servants on the opponent's field and in their hand are returned to the Deck!" Corresponding to Goetia's Nega-Summon effect, it not only affected servants on the field, but even servants in the hand would not be spared. "Furthermore, the opponent cannot activate other cards in response to this effect!"
"Even the hand!?" Gudako's turn had not yet ended, but she saw the servants in her hand also sent back to the Deck, leaving only a single lonely card in her hand. The opponent had directly seized a massive advantage again during her own turn.
"Exactly. Be grateful for my mercy, for I didn't mill your entire Deck!" In truth, if he had been brought out by a Proper Summon, he could have sealed the opponent's Special Summons. In that case, Gudako would have had virtually no right to resist. Unfortunately, Gudako's summoning could not be considered a Proper Summon. "After witnessing the gap between us, will you still struggle?"
"How can I give up before the very last moment? Even if I have only one card, there is still a chance!" Gudako looked at the last remaining card in her hand, feeling as if fate itself was calling to her. This was the time to place all her bets on a single throw. "I activate the Spell Card [Round Table Knights' Gathering]! This card can only be activated when our side of the field is empty and there are no servants in our hand. It allows the Special Summoning of as many [Knights of the Round Table] as possible from the Deck and Graveyard to the field!"
"Naïve! Are you trying to belittle me? [Goetia]'s effect! When the enemy activates a Spell or Trap Card, tribute one servant on the field, and negate it!" He didn't even specify whose servant it had to be, meaning he could even tribute servants on the opponent's side of the field to activate the effect. "Your final trump card is useless!"
"It is not! [Bedivere]'s effect in the Graveyard! By banishing itself, the activation of [Knights of the Round Table] related Servant Cards and Spell Cards cannot be negated this turn! A Noble Knight will surely return the Holy Sword, this is an unstoppable pilgrimage!" [Goetia] also possesses the Beast Class effect of being unaffected by other cards' effects, but [Bedivere]'s effect does not target him. "[Lancelot], [Gawain], [Mash], [Agravain], [Mordred], answer my call!"
[Lancelot] Attack Power 2400
[Gawain] Attack Power 2500
[Mash] Attack Power 1800
[Agravain] Attack Power 2000
[Mordred] Attack Power 2500
Instantly, the Knights of the Round Table filled the entire Battle Zone.
"[Lancelot], [Gawain], and [Mordred]'s effect, equip their respective Holy Swords! [Mash]'s effect, search for one Field Spell Card [Camelot] and place it in the Field Zone, [Agravain]'s effect, search for one [Knights of the Round Table] related Spell Card!"