"Ultimate fear?" Yugi couldn't help but start to worry.
"Is this guy just bluffing?" Honda whispered.
Dark Yugi did not respond, but he was on high alert, not daring to be careless.
"First of all, let's step into the domain of the deceased." Bakura's mouth twitched, followed by a wave of his hand, "Field Magic activate! 'Zombie World'!
O, undead, seize the world of the living!"
Thick black fog rolled out, with the vague outlines of various phantoms, spirits, and the undead wandering within, the black space echoing with deep, hollow sounds.
"So disgusting!"
Anzu instinctively stepped back, wanting to hide behind her companions, but upon realizing, she found that Jonouchi and Honda had already hidden behind her, trembling.
"Hey, you two guys, is this really okay?"
"What else can we do?" The normally fearless Jonouchi admitted some fear, "Ghosts and ghouls just have no solution..."
"Hey, as long as 'Zombie World' is on the field, all the monsters on both sides' fields and in the graveyards become Undead-Type."
Bakura pointed at his own Zombie Master.
"The effect of Zombie Master! Once per turn, discard one Monster Card from your hand to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Undead-Type monster from either player's graveyard...
Ha, of course, because of 'Zombie World,' all the monsters in both graveyards are Undead-Type, meaning I can revive any Level 4 or lower monster."
Bakura laughed coldly, raising his finger towards Yugi's Duel Disc.
"What I want to revive is Alpha The Magnet Warrior!"
The Zombie Master swung its arms, and the pale, withered fingertips shot out purple threads. The lines delved into the vortex leading to the Netherworld, forcibly dragging Alpha The Magnet Warrior, bound limb by limb, to Bakura's field, like a lifeless puppet.
[Alpha The Magnet Warrior, ATK 1400]
"The despicable guy, using Yugi's monster so casually like this!" Honda fumed.
"Being surprised at this level is too early. Next up is the effect of the Mezuki in my graveyard!" Bakura shouted, "By banishing it from play, I can Special Summon any Undead-Type monster from my graveyard!"
"Any Undead-Type? Bakura's graveyard has Undead-Types...is he going to Summon the Gozuki from last turn?" Jonouchi pondered.
"No!" Yugi became tense, "Because of 'Zombie World,' all the monsters in Bakura's graveyard are Undead-Type now..."
"Could it be...!?" Jonouchi was suddenly astonished.
"I banish the Mezuki from my graveyard!" Bakura shouted, "Return to this field again, and turn everything into void!
The Wicked Eraser!!!"
The undead world trembled, all the spirits and phantoms seemed to flee in panic, scattering to the darkness in every direction. The air seemed to solidify into a block of pitch black lead, as claws like steel knives tore through the thick fog, forming a menacing black silhouette, with a long tail lashing through the darkness.
The Evil God once more descends!
[The Wicked Eraser, ATK 2000]
"What malevolence!" Priest Isis covered her mouth, "That such a terrifying Evil God exists in this world..."
"This is bad," Honda remarked, "If Bakura's monsters attack directly, Yugi will be finished..."
"Yugi..." Anzu repeated.
But Bakura chuckled lightly, "Although I do want to attack like this...but since it's the Pharaoh, surely there's a means of counterattack hidden in the Set Cards, right?"
Dark Yugi remained silent, but his expression was still heavy and focused.
"It's a rare duel across three thousand years, so let me be extra cautious," Bakura stated, "Activate the Field Magic 'Chicken Game'!"
The black fog dissipated, with Zombie World quickly replaced by a new field.
"The effect of 'Chicken Game,' once per turn, I can pay 1000 Life Points to draw a card from my deck."
[Bakura, LP 4000 → LP 3000]
A new slab descended before him, his eyes glistening, then he laughed madly once more.
"Yugi! Are you ready to face the last monster...no, the last 'god' you'll ever see in your life?"
"What?"
"I use Zombie Master, Alpha The Magnet Warrior, and The Wicked Eraser as tributes!"
"What!? Using the Evil God as a tribute?" Jonouchi was shocked.
All three monsters, including the massive Evil God, were surrounded by a whirlwind of darkness. The Zombie Master and Alpha The Magnet Warrior both dissipated within the storm, yet The Wicked Eraser roared one last time, a torrent of pitch-black energy erupting from its body!
"The effect of The Wicked Eraser!" Bakura shouted, "When it leaves the field, all cards on the field are sent to the graveyard!"
This is also a difference between the manga version of The Wicked Eraser and the actual card version. The card version of the Evil God requires being "destroyed" for the effect to activate, but the original effect activates once it enters the graveyard and does not affect the monster Summoned as a tribute with it.
In the original, during Tenma Yako's duel with Yugi, The Wicked Eraser was used as a tribute for the Tribute Summon of Gaap the Divine Soldier, and simultaneously cleared all obstacles on the field with The Wicked Eraser's effect.
"Descend! The second Evil God!" Bakura shouted, "The embodiment of ultimate fear, the God of Dread——
——The Wicked Dreadroot!!!"
The frenzied airflow, the giant demon seemed to spread across the entire field from the depths of a pitch-black abyss. Raging lightning pierced through the dome ceiling, and turbulent vortexes rushed in eagerly from the void, while a cold wind raced rapidly through the vast hall.
The moment it landed, its presence felt as if a mountain had been thrown onto the floor. The tiles shattered upon impact, and the massive God, wrapped in a sinister bone-like armor, protruded eerie bone claws from its hand back, with a chilling star dancing at the tip of its claw.
Behind it were broad bone wings, the tips seemingly adorned with sharp fangs, like a demon grinning a cold smile.
The Wicked Dreadroot (THE DEVILS DREAD-ROOT), Summon!
[The Wicked Dreadroot, ATK 4000]
"This Evil God...what's going on!?" Dark Yugi was speechless.
Facing this God directly in the field, he felt a pressure a hundred times more intense than anyone else. He could clearly sense the God's intimidating aura, as if a mountain had been thrust onto his chest, making every breath incredibly difficult.
Among the Three Egyptian Gods, the closest to this Evil God might be Obelisk the Tormentor. Yugi recalled a similar shiver when he faced Kaiba's Obelisk, but that was merely divine power.
Yet the Evil God before him, apart from equal pressure, also held an ability to see through his heart, forcibly dragging up the deepest fears hidden within.
Magnifying the visions from your darkest nightmare tenfold, compelling you to gaze unblinkingly at the nightmare itself...that fear manifested into the entity that is the Evil God of Dread.
Dark Yugi was handling the situation well comparatively. The rest simply by looking at the God for a brief moment had their bodies seeming to escape their brain's command.
It felt as if even the air in the hall had been sucked out, leaving only endless, undying fear.
"This is the power of the second Evil God, The Wicked Dreadroot!" Bakura's voice rang out, "Go, Evil God! Cast the Pharaoh into eternal fear!"