At the duel, Yami thanks Kaiba for helping to bring Slifer out from deep within his deck but Kaiba maintains the thought that he'll own all 3 God Cards in the end. Yami also knows that thanks to Exchange, Kaiba holds Life Shaver, a powerful Trap Card that, depending on the how long it's face down, can force Yami to lose most of the cards in his hand, making Slifer useless. Kaiba orders Yami to take his turn and he does, summoning Big Shield Gardna (2600) in Defense Mode and setting 1 card to end his turn. Kaiba protests that all the defense in the world can't save Yami now and Dark Marik mentally agrees, saying that it's looking hopeless but even if Yami wins, Dark Marik will have the pleasure of defeating the Pharaoh.

In Joey's hospital room, Serenity is getting anxious and worried and Duke's statement doesn't help things either. In his dream, Joey plays Axe Raider (1700) in Attack Mode and attacks his opponent's Attack Position Petit Dragon to win the duel. However, there's no sign of Solomon and the others and the audience makes things worse by becoming stone and calling out to him, prompting Joey to try and wake up. Back in the blimp, Mokuba still is having no luck getting a helicopter dispatched and while they continue, Ishizu enters Odeon's room, wishing he were awake to see the duel in progress. Since no one knows the outcome of the ancient battle between the sorcerer and the Pharaoh, all Ishizu can do is wait and hope for the best.

Back at the duel, Kaiba plays Z-Metal Tank (1500) in Attack Mode and combines it with his XY-Dragon Cannon to summon XYZ-Dragon Cannon (2800) in Attack Mode. (Much like XY-Dragon Cannon and the other XYZ Fusion monsters, this isn't possible with the CG's versions.) He attacks and destroys Yami's BSG just as Yami hoped as he activates Soul Rope, which for 1000 Life Points lets him bring out any Level 4 monster from his deck and he chooses King's Knight (1600) in Attack Mode, brining his score down to 3000 and triggering KK's effect to let Yami Special Summon Jack's Knight (1900) in Attack Mode. (The real King's Knight's effect only activates when KK is Normal Summoned.) Kaiba protests that he was in control from the start but Yami tributes his monsters for Slifer the Sky Dagon (X000) in Attack Mode and with 3 cards in hand, its ATK and DEF are 3000.

 Yami knows his monster is slightly stronger than Kaiba's but is hesitant to attack, figuring that Kaiba's face down card is Life Shaver, which'd cause Yami to lose 1 card and lower its stats to 2000, making it weaker than XYZDC.

Yami decides to attack but Kaiba activates Interdimensional Matter Transporter, making his XYZDC leave the field while Slifer's attack moves into the sky harmlessly and this doesn't go unnoticed as Mokuba seems to have a stronger transmission signal that states they got the message and are sending a helicopter. As a bonus, Mokuba transmits Kaiba's duel against Yami across Battle City while Tristan heads off with the good news. Back on the Duel Tower, Yami learns what happened to XYZDC, then sets 1 card to confuse Kaiba and lowering Slifer's stats down to 2000. Nevertheless, Kaiba tributes his XYZDC for Obelisk the Tormentor (4000) in Attack Mode. The God Cards are about to clash but only one will remain standing!

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