Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As the Goddess of War, Brunhilde, rode her pegasus past the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, she had no intention of paying attention to her feet. However, the music of the Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator was simply too awful. After enduring it for a few more seconds, she angrily yanked on the reins, urging her mount to attack the Blue-Eyes White Dragon beneath her, venting her frustration wherever she could.

The response to the past was the breath of light from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, where the sword that cut through everything collided with the all-consuming torrent of light.

"boom!!!"

Chapter 449 Shattered! Jade Shattered! A roar of applause!

"boom!!!"

"H-How could this be?!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the War Goddess Brunhilde clashed, their attacks of equal strength resulting in mutual destruction. The resulting gust of wind whipped up the seahorse's coat, causing Chigurhfrid to involuntarily take a half-step back.

Seeing the puzzled look on Chigfried's face, Kaiba explained, "Although my attack power is only 1200 points, there are no useless monsters in my deck."

"The third effect of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] is that as long as there is a [Blue-Eyes] on my field, the target of your monsters' attacks is no longer determined by you, but by me!"

"It's just a monster, yet it has so many effects. Can the card even list all those effects?!"

Unable to contain his urge to complain, Chigurhfrid gritted his teeth and said, "But now you don't have any Blue-Eyes on your field, which means the command of the next attack is back in my hands."

【Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter】【ATK3200】

【Battle Goddess - Four Women】【ATK1600】

【Goddess of War - Five Women】【ATK1000】

【Goddess of War - Six Women】【DEF2000】

On Chigfrid's field, there are still [War Goddess 4] and [War Goddess 5] who have not yet made an attack. Although they no longer have the ability to clear Kaiba's life points, they are more than enough to destroy [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -], which only has an attack power of 1200.

"The attack continues, but this time I will first use [War Goddess - Four Women] to destroy that [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -]!"

Despite the fierce resistance of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] – which refers to its attempt to block the slash with the limited edition [Dragon Summoning Flute] of [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] – the attack power of [War Goddess - Four Women] was ultimately higher, and it was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, causing Kaiba the first damage since the start of this duel.

[Haima: 4000→3600LP]

At this point, all the monsters on the Kaiba Stadium were destroyed.

"Finally, all those troublesome monsters are gone!" Chigfrid laughed triumphantly. "Now it's time for a direct attack! [War Goddess - Five Women], attack the opponent's duelist directly!"

Facing the [War Goddess - Five Women] charging forward with their mounts, Kaiba, who had just lost 400 life points, frowned. His eyes glanced at a card face down in his back row, and after a slight hesitation, he did not open the card.

Generally speaking, in Duel Monsters, unless there is a special need for a card like "Daredevil Speedrun", one should try to preserve their Life Points to avoid taking unnecessary damage. If Kaiba were to open the face-down card in his back row now, he could perfectly block the damage from "War Goddess Five Women".

However, Kaiba's duelist instincts told him that now was not the best time to use this card. Although there was no concrete evidence, the last card in Chigurhfrid's hand gave Kaiba a vague sense of threat. If it was from the "War Goddess" deck, it might be "Time Goddess's Mischief," a card that had appeared in his duel with Yugi.

If it really is that card, then Kaiba has no choice but to endure it.

"Eeya!" With a cry like that of a white-haired old man, [Goddess of War - Five Women] thrust out her longsword without any hindrance.

[Haima: 3600→2600LP]

"Hmph, hahaha, how about it, Seto Kaiba? My base score is higher than yours now." Kigurfrid laughed smugly as he watched Kaiba stagger back half a step after being hit by [War Goddess - Five Women]. "You've seen how powerful I am now!"

With a cold expression, the seahorse straightened up and returned to its original position, glancing at the steps behind it.

The duel between him and Chigurhfrid didn't take place on a proper flat dueling platform, but rather on a series of steps. Chigurhfrid, being on higher ground, was better off; even if he were hit, he would only stumble back slightly, and if he fell, he would merely tumble onto the steps.

However, if the seahorse below is knocked back too far beyond the steps, it will fall. If it's lucky, it will only suffer a bruise; if it's unlucky, it might hit something during the fall, and even a fracture would be considered a minor injury.

Despite this, Kaiba remained calm, casually patting his abdomen where he had just been stabbed by the longsword of [Goddess of War - Five Women]: "Your so-called 'power' is probably just this kind of attack that doesn't even qualify as a massage, is it? I almost fell asleep from the comfort."

"It's a bit of a shame that my 20,000 yen shirt got dirty from your monster's attack."

Hearing the seahorse's words, Chigurhfrid gritted his teeth and said, "Why do you always act so arrogant?"

"Hmph, is it because you think my attack is over and you think you've survived this turn that you're so calm, Seto Kaiba?" Chigurhfrid drew his last card. "Weak weak weak weak weak weak! Since I said I would finish you off this turn, I naturally had a sure-fire plan to win!"

"The strongest power in the [War Goddess] deck will be unleashed here. Open your eyes wide and watch carefully, Seto Kaiba!"

"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Time Goddess's Mischief]!"

As Chigurhfrid inserted the card into the Magic Trap Zone of his Duel Disk, an invisible force expanded outward from his Duel Disk, instantly enveloping both Kaiba and Chigurhfrid.

A mysterious power of time has been activated. Centered on the card "Time Goddess's Mischief," the time of everything within the expanded force field begins to leap rapidly into the future!

The seahorse's eyes widened.

'So, was that the level of power that guy in the game was fighting against back then?'

'My fingers, my eyes—no, my entire body—I can't move!'

During his time as "Kig Lloyd," Kigfried von Schreid used the "Time Goddess's Mischief" to end every duel, making it appear to those who weren't dueling with him that the duels ended in an instant. As a result, his information was kept very well hidden.

Until the official KC Cup match, "Kig Lloyd" faced off against Yugi Muto. Facing the continuous attacks of "Time Goddess's Mischief", Yugi perfectly withstood and countered, winning the duel and exposing the data of the "Time Goddess's Mischief" card to Kaiba.

Although the card "Time Goddess's Mischief" looks quite simple on the card itself, merely stating "jump your turn to the start of your next battle phase," it actually implies the ability to prevent the opponent's duelist from retaliating after activation.

Unlike [Super Polymerization], which cannot be chained, [Time Goddess's Mischief] can do this because its effect after activation makes it impossible for the opponent to react to the activation of this card. If the opponent cannot even activate the face-down card, then there is naturally no way to defend against it.

It's like even if you set up a barrier with a diameter of twenty meters that can unleash a storm of attacks from the slightest breeze, you still can't stop an enemy with the ability to stop time from attacking you during the frozen time.

Chigurhfrid's triumphant voice reached Seto Kaiba's ears: "That's the end, Seto Kaiba. As expected, the final victor is me, Chigurhfrid von Schreid, and I, who have defeated you, will stand at the pinnacle forever!"

"Honor, victory, glory, and pride—I, who have been defeated by you time and time again, will prove myself through this victory and reclaim everything that rightfully belongs to me!"

"First, it's the attack from [Goddess of War - Five Women]!"

[Haima: 2600→1600LP]

1000 points of combat damage landed on Kaiba, but in this space created by the "Time Goddess's Mischief," even after his base score was reduced to only 1600 points, Kaiba still couldn't react at all.

Seeing this, Chigurhfrid's expression grew even more smug: "As expected, not everyone can be like that Yugi Muto, whose world still belongs to me alone."

"Even with your base points deducted to this extent, there's still no reaction. Seto Kaiba, your end is near!"

Gliding past the seahorse, Chigurhfrid looked at the steps behind it and grinned menacingly.

"Although this duel, according to those guys, doesn't belong to the Dark Game, if you suffer such damage, it's only natural that you would take a step back due to the impact of the virtual projection system."

"Then, Seto Kaiba, who invented the virtual projection system, died from the impact simulated by the virtual projection system he installed on his Duel Disk. It was a perfect comedy!"

Chigurhrid pointed his finger at the seahorse in the distance: "Then this is the final blow, the direct attack of [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter]!"

"Die, Seto Kaiba!"

【War Goddess - Eldest Daughter】is quite clear about what her master's order means. Her attack will wipe out the last of the basic points of the person named Seto Kaiba, and then the accumulated damage will explode instantly.

However, no matter how unwilling she was, due to the rules of Duel Monsters, [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter] still charged on her warhorse and thrust the final sword at the seahorse.

Chigurhfrid imagined the seahorse howling and closed his eyes excitedly, listening intently to the sound that was about to come.

However, what reached his ears was—

"clang!!"

Chigurhfrid's eyes widened suddenly. No matter how you listened to it, the sound didn't seem like a human sound. Instead, it sounded more like metal colliding with metal!

Meanwhile, the eldest daughter of the War Goddess looked at the shield that had suddenly appeared in front of her thrusting sword with considerable surprise.

To Chigfried's horrified gaze, Kaiba removed his finger from the face-down button on the Duel Disk.

"Hmph, you seem to think I'm inferior to that guy Yugi? You really underestimate me, Chigfried." Kaiba, with a cold face, exuded an imposing aura, as if it were Chigfried, not him, who only had 1600 points in terms of basic score. "Although it's not very useful against that guy Kobayashi Hayato, it's more than enough to deal with a fourth-rate duelist like you."

"The card I opened is [Absorption Shield]!"

In the previous round, the attack power of [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter] soared to a full 3200 points due to absorbing the power of [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]. Although the attack power has now returned to the original 1600 points due to [Time Goddess's Prank], it has been increased by 200 points due to the bonus of [War Goddess - Fifth Daughter], and the current attack power is 1800 points.

However, now, as the shield that blocked the attack of [Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter] turned into energy and flowed into the seahorse's body, her 1800 points of attack power were completely transformed into nourishment for the seahorse.

[Haima: 1600→3400LP]

"The basic points actually came back?!" Chigurhfrid's eyes widened. "That damn Seto Kaiba!"

"Hmph, in that case, the life score for both sides is back to the same level." Kaiba sneered, "Are you smug because you thought you had your own private world, and then get angry and embarrassed as if you found someone else's scent in your bed and felt your world had been invaded?"

"Your capacity is only this much, Chigurhfrid!"

"Seto Kaiba!"

Fueled by impotence and rage, Chigurhfrid, disregarding what the next round might bring, once again commanded, "Stop putting on airs! I'm on top, you're on the bottom. Don't even think about overtaking me again!"

"A direct attack from the [Goddess of War - Four Women]!"

[Haima: 3400→1800LP]

Taking another attack, the seahorse still wore that arrogant expression: "No, no, that's too light. Are you trying to put me to sleep with this massage-like pressure?"

Despite saying that, the seahorse involuntarily took a half-step back with one foot, almost touching the edge of the step.

The impact simulated by the virtual projection system, if delivered with full force, could easily send a 200-pound strongman flying. It was only because Seahorse was a good actor that he was able to fool Chigurhfrid into thinking that his attacks couldn't cause any damage to Seahorse.

"Damn it!" His last monster had already attacked, which further damaged Chigfrid's already fragile pride. Helpless, he ended his battle phase, and the force field created by [Time Goddess's Mischief] disappeared.

Having reached his second main phase, although it wasn't Seahorse's turn yet, Chigurhfrid was already imagining the actions he might take.

'That damn Seto Kaiba! He actually survived this round, even though I used all my resources. Damn it, if I had chosen [Goblin's Elixir] instead of [Goblin's Elixir], I would have won already!'

'Next turn, he can't draw cards due to the effect of [Seal of Time], but he has a card in his hand that he drew earlier with [Gate of Counterattack], which is the only card he can play.'

"Hoo, wait, calm down, Qigu. You're an absolute elite. The noble blood of the Schreid family flows in your veins. Compared to Seto Kaiba, you have far more right and ability to be the victor. You can definitely find a way to win!"

'By the way, Seto Kaiba has three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. And although I haven't watched any Duel City replays because of that annoying guy, Rein seems to have mentioned that Kaiba's Blue-Eyes can fuse to create True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon.'

'If that guy drew a card like [Dragon's Mirror] that fuses with a Dragon-type card from the Graveyard, he might be able to summon such a monster. However, I've already banished one [Blue-Eyes], so the only one he can fuse with is [Blue-Eyes Double Burst Dragon].'

'That's right, that's it! If I remove one of the Blue-Eyes from his graveyard like I did before, then there will only be one Blue-Eyes White Dragon left in that guy's graveyard!'

Realizing this, Chigurhfrid's panic vanished, and he regained his composure: "During my Main Phase Two, I will activate the effect of my [War Goddess Eldest Daughter] on the field."

“Once per turn, banish one monster from your opponent's Graveyard. This turn, this card's original ATK becomes the same as the original ATK of the monster banished by this effect.” Chigurhfrid pointed at Kaiba. “You're probably thinking of summoning a Blue-Eyes Fusion Monster next turn, aren't you?”

"As punishment for being my enemy, I will shatter your hopes! I banish the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from your graveyard!"

Just like in the last round, the soul of another [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] was released from the seahorse's graveyard. As the white dragon's phantom disappeared, the attack power of [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter], who held her longsword high, increased to 3200 points once again.

Furthermore, with the number of monsters excluded increasing again, the attack power bonus provided by [War Goddess - Five Women] has been increased once more!

【Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter】【ATK1800→3400】

【Battle Goddess - Four Women】【ATK1600→1800】

【Battle Goddess - Five Women】【ATK1000→1200】

[Goddess of War - Six Women] [200/2000→400/2000]