Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

He drew a card and then sealed Kaiba's next draw, so Kaiba's [Double Tornado] card was of no use at all.

Looking at the seahorse, Chigurhfrid sneered, "What's wrong, Seahorse? Didn't you say you were going to finish me off in this round? Well, you'd better hurry up with your last move. I don't care, but these spectators don't have that much time to wait for you."

Upon hearing Chigurhfrid's words, the seahorse frowned and looked around.

No one knows what happened or where it started, but a strange phenomenon began to spread among the audience members in the Seahorse Dome who were originally watching the duel between "Dan Kuroto" and "Rain Wilson" at the event. It made them feel weak.

Dizziness, exhaustion, and fatigue; even a sip of water can cause choking; the body is so tired that all one wants to do is sleep; even sitting in a chair is extremely difficult; even a strong young man can become weaker than an eighty-year-old woman in a short period of time.

Even so, a considerable number of people are still in a normal state.

"Hey, you old man, don't lean on me! I've never heard of someone who can't chew steak!" Ryuzaki said fiercely, but he steadily caught the middle-aged man who had been sitting next to him and had accidentally slipped off his seat. He helped him back to his seat and pulled his hat back from the man's hand and put it on his back.

"Honestly, I've never even had a medium-rare steak before." Complaining, Ryuzaki stood up from his seat and looked around, only to find that the person who had collapsed wasn't just the blond man next to him, but almost everyone in the venue.

Although I don't know why, I definitely didn't fall into a state of weakness, just like how everyone around me was infected with some kind of disease but I had antibodies in advance.

In this situation, the most cautious approach would be to escape from the seahorse dome as soon as possible. After all, if one continues to stay in this place, no one can guarantee that their "antibodies" will not become ineffective, causing them to become like the people around them.

Doing this is not difficult at all; it simply involves leaving your seat, avoiding the other people lying sprawled on the ground, and using the safety passages scattered throughout the Seahorse Dome. After all, the Seahorse Dome was designed with escape scenarios such as fires in mind from the very beginning of its construction.

Some people have even taken action, shouting "What on earth happened?" as they ran into the nearest exit passage to that person.

With such a leader, Ryuzaki noticed that someone quite a distance away had followed suit and run into one of the passages on his side.

One's own safety is the most important thing. Just like in a fire, when you need to escape in a hurry, you can't care about others. If you just leave like that, no one has the right to blame you, especially since you weren't the one who led the way. This was probably that person's thought, and even Ryuzaki wanted to follow suit.

But hearing the weak voices of the others around him, Ryuzaki frowned. Gritting his teeth, he turned around again, grabbed the uncle named Prosciutto who had chatted with him for a bit, and another guy named Bessie who was with him, and carried them around his waist, intending to take them out of the Seahorse Dome venue together.

Ryuzaki couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. He had once concealed his age and carried cement on a construction site to save money for the card. Otherwise, without any training, he wouldn't have been able to carry two people.

My abilities are limited to this. After taking these two guys out, I might come back if the situation allows, but for now, it's best to leave first.

Thinking this, Ryuzaki, just like when he was carrying bags of cement, tucked the two weak men around his waist and dragged them along. He had only taken two or three steps away from a nearby emergency exit when he heard a scream: "Don't come near me!!"

Then, a gunshot rang out, sounding quite abruptly in the venue, which had quieted down somewhat due to the exhaustion of many attendees.

Ryuzaki had a pretty good memory and a good ability to recognize voices, so he naturally remembered that the person who had just spoken was the first guy to escape into the emergency exit. But what about that gunshot?!

Turning his head to look at the passage that another guy, whom he had previously confirmed had escaped, had entered, Ryuzaki was surprised to find that the guy had actually retreated back from the passage. However, just as he stepped out of the passage, a sharp sword suddenly pierced out from behind him, and blood splattered far away.

A man in a black suit emerged from the passage, and the man who had just slain the fleeing man with his sword appeared beside him. The familiar turquoise armor, red cloak, and longswords in each hand clearly identified him as the Duel Monster [Charging Captain]!

"I've never heard of such a thing before! Duel Monsters actually killed people?!" Ryuzaki was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat. He quickened his pace, dragging the two men around his waist, but then had to stop.

Not far away, in the safety passage that had been chosen as his target, another person dressed in a similar black suit emerged. After looking around, he locked onto Ryuzaki, who was dragging two people, and moved towards him, showing no interest in the other spectators lying around him.

On the wrist of the man in the black suit was also a Duel Disk. As he placed a card on it, a classic dinosaur-type monster, the Two-Headed Dinosaur King, appeared beside him and attacked Ryuzaki.

"Double, [Double-Headed Dinosaur King]?! A Duel Monster materialized!?" Upon seeing this, Ryuzaki glanced at the two middle-aged men he was holding, reluctantly placing them on the steps. He nervously took out his deck from his waist, inserted it into his Duel Disk, and drew a card. "I'm not sure if it will work, but don't even think about using a dinosaur against me, you bastard!"

"I am, 'Dinosaur' Ryuzaki!"

Chapter 447 Blue-Eyes Dragon Evolution

"Duel Monsters have materialized?"

Seeing what was happening on Ryuzaki's side, Kaiba withdrew his gaze and looked at Chigurhfrid with suspicion. "What exactly is going on here...?"

"Hmph, so there are things you don't know, huh, Seto Kaiba?"

Looking at the smug-looking Chigurhfrid, Kaiba snorted coldly: "Hmph, I don't need to delve into trivial matters. Anyway, defeating you will solve all the troubles."

"If that's what you think, then go ahead and attack, Seto Kaiba."

In response to Chigfrid's provocation, Kaiba waved his hand forward and commanded, "Enter my battle phase!"

"Use [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] to attack the monster you are covering!"

"Destroy Burst Stream!!"

A destructive jet of white light descended upon the only monster on Chigfrid's field, forcing the monster hidden within the card to reveal its true form due to this cataclysmic attack.

A weak monster dressed like an Indian and wielding a scythe was instantly swallowed up by the torrent of light. The seahorse noticed that the monster's defense was only 500 points, making it the worst of the worst.

However, Kaiba is no longer the same Kaiba he once was. Although he still looks down on low-level, low-attack monsters, he no longer ignores them as he used to. After all, among the few duelists he acknowledges, both Hayato and Yugi are quite adept at using weak monsters in battle.

Especially the Kuriboh and Rainbow Kuriboh, if used properly, they can even withstand attacks from the gods.

Although the destroyed monster looked rather trash, the fact that it was still included in Chigfrid's deck despite its low combat power suggests that it definitely has some special abilities.

Sure enough, as soon as the torrent of light dissipated, the scythe that had been knocked into the sky by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack spun back down to the ground, seemingly heading directly towards the location of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Chigurhfrid's voice carried a hint of smugness: "Although there's no way to directly destroy your Blue-Eyes White Dragon, taking a shortcut isn't that much of a difference. After all, being bounced back into your hand is much harder to summon than being resurrected from the graveyard."

"The Flip Monster [Hanehane] has the effect of forcibly returning one card to its owner's hand when it is flipped face-down!" Chigurhfrid pointed at [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], "Get off the field, you pesky [Blue-Eyes]!"

As the scythe descended from the sky and struck the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the Blue-Eyes, which had just launched an attack, was sent flying by the seemingly light scythe. Although it was not injured by the scythe, it was bounced back into Kaiba's hand.

Unhappy, Kaiba put the Blue-Eyes White Dragon back into his hand and looked at the arrogantly laughing Chigurhfrid: "Is that all? You haven't forgotten that I still have a Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator - on my field."

"Even if [Blue Eyes] leaves the field, it has already paved the way for me to launch a direct attack on you."

Seahorse waved his hand forward: "Direct attack on Chigfrid, [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator]!"

【Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator-】【ATK1200】

Although his race is that of mages and he plays musical instruments, the fighting style of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] is more like that of a Norse berserker. While shouting "Hurrah", [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] swung the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] Dragon Summoning Flute in his hand like a hammer and smashed it into Qigfrid's body.

"Ugh!"

[Chigurfred: 4000→2800LP]

The pain from the attack made Chigurhfrid instinctively cry out, and he took two steps back, landing on a step to recover.

“It’s nothing, not even a scratch.” He said defiantly, pointing triumphantly at Kaiba. “I only refrained from attacking before because I was wary of your Blue-Eyes White Dragon. But now that your Blue-Eyes White Dragon has been destroyed, just wait for the next round to learn your lesson, Seto Kaiba!”

"Hmph, is that so? They're wary of my Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

Hearing Chigfried's taunts, Seahorse's lips curled into a cold smile: "I shouldn't have said that my turn was over."

"During my Main Phase 2, I activate the effect of [Dragon Dominator - Dragon Dictator -] to send the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] that was just returned to my hand to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon another [Blue-Eyes] from my Graveyard to the field!"

"Wrap the dazzling aurora borealis around your pure white wings, constructing an absolutely invincible power! Soar, [Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon]!"

Because Chigurhrid's triumph over using the effect of [Hani Hani] to bounce [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] back into Kaiba's hand was short-lived, as he discovered that his carefully executed maneuver had been in vain. After the original [Blue-Eyes] left the field, Kaiba used the bounced [Blue-Eyes] as cost to summon a new [Blue-Eyes]!

Its originally white wings became transparent, scattering brilliant rainbow light with each flap, and the new [Blue-Eyes] – [Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon], as if wearing a layer of steel armor, burst through the graveyard and soared into the sky!

[Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon] [8☆/Light]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[2500/2000]

However, although it is still a Blue-Eyes, the Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon seems to have exchanged some of its power for its appearance, with its attack and defense both decreasing by 500 points compared to the base Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Even so, it is still an attack power at the level of [Dark Magician], and it is still higher than Jonouchi's [Red-Eyes Black Dragon].

Kaiba glanced at the last card in his hand, snorted, and set it face down: "Cover my last card in my hand. My turn is over."

With Kaiba's last card face down, it means he won't be able to draw a new card until his turn two after that, because Kaiba's next draw phase will be skipped due to the "Seal of Time" activated by Chigfrid.

However, even so, it doesn't matter, because Kaiba is confident that even without new cards to supplement his hand, he has enough ability to defeat Chigfrid with the two monsters on his field, although his speed may be somewhat limited.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, Kaiba had already noticed during his survey of the surrounding area that most of the people who had fallen were ordinary spectators, while the vast majority of the duelists—not just those who had a certain interest in Duel Monsters, but those who seriously participated in Duel Monsters with passion—were not in a weakened state.

Kaiba doesn't know many people, and because of his personal preferences, everyone from Yugi, Hayato, and Joey are duelists. He doesn't know any ordinary people. There is only one person who is not a duelist among the people Kaiba cares about.

That's Guiping.

Currently, although many people are in a weakened state, there have been no further changes, and their lives are not in danger. Even if Guiping also falls into a weakened state, nothing unexpected will happen. However, Kaiba does not want to entrust Guiping's safety to vague "should" and "probably".

He needed to quickly resolve the anomalies at the scene, and Chigurhfrid, the suspected insider, was the one who had to be brought down and interrogated.

Therefore, the faster the duel, the better, and Kaiba has almost pieced together the formula for victory, only lacking that final push.

[Seahorse: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator-】【ATK1200】

【Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon】【ATK2500】

[GaiK] X3

"Whew, my turn, draw!" Draw a card from his deck, and Chigurhfrid narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon in attack position. "That monster, even though it's a Blue-Eyes and a Level 8 monster, it has a full 500 less attack power than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"This 500-point difference is definitely not just a change in appearance. The [Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon] must have some special effects that make it worth exchanging 500 points for. I must confirm what exactly those 500 points will bring!"

"I activate the Spell Card [White Bird Girl]. This card's effect allows me to Special Summon one [War Goddess] monster from my hand! I Special Summon [War Goddess Brunhilde] from my hand!"

The phantom of a white swan soared into the air from Chigurhfrid's backfield, like an angel flying across the sky, while amidst the falling white feathers of the swan, a blue-helmeted knight on horseback stood with sword and shield in hand on Chigurhfrid's field.

In mythology, the Valkyrie who helped the dragon-slaying hero defeat the evil dragon and later married the great hero is also the true name of the eldest daughter in the War Goddess series, namely Brunhilde!

【War Goddess Brunhilde】【7☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1800/2000]

Chigurhfrid said smugly, "Although the attack power is only 1800 points, the power of [War Goddess Brunhilde] will increase as the enemy becomes stronger."

"The presence of each monster on the opponent's field increases [Brunhild, the Goddess of War]'s ATK by 500. Therefore, its current ATK is..."

【War Goddess Brunhilde】【ATK1800→2800】

"2800 points! That's higher than your Blue-Eyes Dragon!"

Chigurhfrid glanced at Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon, then shifted his gaze to Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator - standing next to it: "However, I don't know the effect of Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon. To prevent that monster from having any troublesome effects, I'll use this card!"

Kaiba's eyes widened as he looked at the card that Chigfried had drawn. He had watched the video of his game match against Chigfried before, and he vividly remembered this shameless card that had almost completely humiliated him.

“The spell card [Nibelungen Treasure] has the effect of granting one [Ring of the Nibelungen] from my Deck or hand to your monster [Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon]. In return, I can draw five cards from my Deck.” Chigfrid said smugly, retrieving [Ring of the Nibelungen] from his Deck.

"Monsters equipped with the Ring of the Nibelung can't change their battle position, have their effects negated, or attack, but they allow you to draw two cards each of your draw phases. After all, I'm a pretty generous person."

"Hmph, all pretense."

Kaiba glared coldly at Chigfrid. He spoke kindly, but in reality, because of the effect of the [Seal of Time], Kaiba's next draw phase had already been skipped. What good was drawing ten cards in one phase?

The Ring of the Nibelungs is completely useless in the next draw phase, and by the turn after that, Chigurhrid will have already figured out a way to deal with the Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon equipped with the Ring of the Nibelungs.

In other words, the seahorse didn't gain any benefit from the Nibelungen Treasure from beginning to end; it only received the "sealing of the monster."

However, Kaiba actually had a plan in mind when faced with such a cheesy card. In the previous turn, he had two Blue-Eyes White Dragons in his graveyard, yet he chose Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon. Why do you think he chose Blue-Eyes 3D Dragon?