Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Crush that Dark Magician Girl, Obelisk!!"

"Divine Fist Crushing Strike!!!"

In the horrified gaze of [Dark Magician Girl], the blue giant raised his fist, which was comparable to a meteorite. The movement seemed heavy but was actually swift. Visible compressed air was wrapped around the fist and turned into a blue shockwave, which slammed down heavily on [Dark Magician Girl]!

"Eee-ya!!"

Although she erected a magical defense in front of her, the barrier of [Dark Magician Girl] was easily breached by the power of the God Card, which was less than a thin sheet of paper. The little witch was destroyed and sent to the graveyard. The terrifying impact turned into air currents that shook the virtual projection airship under her feet and stirred up a cloud of dust that covered the game's figure.

Kaiba frowned upon seeing this. Because of Hayato, Kaiba had somewhat grasped the so-called "no harm from smoke" principle. Although he had witnessed Dark Magician Girl being destroyed, since he hadn't directly seen Yugi's life points reach zero, Kaiba actually had the thought that "Yugi can withstand this attack."

And in fact, that is indeed the case.

"Curry~"

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Kuriboh's figure became increasingly transparent. Yugi, who had escaped the attack unscathed, met Kaiba's gaze: "Oh dear, that was dangerous. Thank goodness you used Treasure Card from Heaven to send Kuriboh into my hand earlier, Kaiba."

"Tch, it's that same weak monster again." Kaiba curled his lip in disdain. The more you don't want to see something, the more likely you are to see it. This has happened countless times. Kaiba has noticed that every time his life points are about to be wiped out, a Kuriboh card always appears in his hand, as if it's glued to his hand.

And Hayato is the same; his Rainbow Kuriboh is just as troublesome.

While secretly criticizing Yugi and Hayato, Kaiba didn't seem to realize that he was actually better at "sticking cards together" than both Yugi and Hayato.

Even after summoning Obelisk the Tormentor, the game couldn't be won. Kaiba was somewhat annoyed, but at the same time, he thought, "It's just a game, so this is to be expected."

The effect of [Sealing Arrow] applies to both players, so neither Yugi nor Kaiba can use any more Spell/Trap Cards this turn. After Yugi uses the effect of the monster [Kuriboh] to reduce the damage he took in this battle to zero, Kaiba glances at the two cards in his hand and sets them face down.

"Cover all my cards in my hand, my turn is over." Kaiba inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk. Instead of showing any disappointment or annoyance, he looked at Yugi with anticipation.

[Seahorse: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

Obelisk the Colossus [ATK4000]

[GaiK] X2

Kaiba agreed with Hayato's statement before the duel began. After all, while he did need victory, it wasn't just any victory. He craved a victory achieved through a fierce battle where both sides burned with the spirit of duelists and gave their all.

Now that he has already summoned [Obelisk], the game probably won't keep Kaiba waiting for long, and he will likely summon [Osiris] this turn.

"My turn, draw a card."

"Then, activate the effect of [Pot of Greed] and draw two more cards."

The effect of [Arrow of Seal] had already dissipated when Kaiba ended his turn. After activating [Pot of Greed], which he had just drawn, on the field, Yugi drew two cards. Looking at [Sky Dragon of Osiris], which had been added to his hand last turn, Yugi's lips curled into a smile.

"Kaiba, I felt your thirst for victory in your duel. But I will not lose this duel, because I have a reason to defeat you."

Recalling everything Yami Yugi described about what he saw in the illusion, Yami Yugi's gaze hardened. "I will use [Osiris] to defeat your [Obelisk]!"

"Hmph, not bad momentum. Yugi, if you can summon [Osiris], then go ahead and try. After all, only a god can defeat a god." Kaiba's lips curled up as he anticipated the arrival of [Osiris], but then he added, "However, if you're so naive as to think you can defeat me like this, you're 20,000 years too early!"

With an imposing aura, Yugi played a card from his hand: "At the cost of discarding one card from my hand, I activate the Normal Spell Card 'Jester Straight,' Special Summon 'Queen Knight' from my Deck, and then add either 'King Knight' or 'Guard Knight' to my hand. I choose 'King Knight.' After that, I can Normal Summon one monster from my hand."

"Come forth, [King's Knight]!"

Two knights, representing the "Q" and "K" in playing cards, appear on the field, standing on either side of the Dark Mage. The King Knight's sword and the Queen Knight's sword are raised and crossed, and then another sword appears out of thin air and rests on the point where the two warriors' swords meet.

"If I have [Queen Knight] on my field, [King Knight] can Special Summon one [Guard Knight] from my Deck during its Normal Summon. And because [King Knight]'s Summon is the effect of [Clown Straight],"

The game glanced at the "JQK" three knights that had appeared on its field.

【Queen Knight】【ATK1500】

【King Knight】【ATK1600】

【Guard Knight】【ATK1900】

"Kaiba, I have gathered all three Tribute Monsters needed to summon [Osiris] on my field!"

"Is that so..." Looking at the three knights gathered on the field, plus the [Osiris] that was almost certain to exist in his hand, Kaiba knew that the game was about to summon the god.

However, while he anticipates a battle between gods, Kaiba isn't the type to deliberately defend himself for such a reason. Yugi wants to summon Osiris, but what if he destroys Osiris's offerings first?

Thinking this, Kaiba sneered as he pressed the button to activate the face-down card: "What a disappointment, Yugi. Although I also hoped that you could summon a god, at least get through this first. Don't fall into the abyss so easily."

"I activate my face-down card, the Quick-Play Spell Card [Ultimate Fusion]. This card allows me to use [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] and [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] from my Graveyard as Fusion Materials, returning them to my Deck for Fusion Summoning." Kaiba caught the three cards automatically retrieved from his Graveyard by the Duel Disk. "My chosen Fusion Materials are three [Blue-Eyes White Dragons]!"

"Come, ultimate dragon that reigns supreme over all things, show me your immense power! [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!"

Kaiba returned the three Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards to his deck, the Duel Disk was automatically shuffled, and Kaiba also placed a Fusion Monster card on the Duel Disk.

A different form from [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], and although it is the original version, its powerful strength remains unchanged, the Ultimate Dragon has appeared in Kaiba Stadium!

"Roar!" X3

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon [ATK4500]

"While [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] is in my Graveyard, it grants the [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] on my field the ability to be unaffected by any of your effects, and the second effect of [Ultimate Fusion] begins to process!"

Kaiba pointed his finger into the air, and next to Obelisk, the three heads of the Ultimate Dragon opened their mouths, shooting three beams of light towards the game field!

"Based on the number of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon used in the Fusion, I can destroy three cards on your field!"

"I'll keep that Dark Magician for now, but the sacrifice of Osiris that you painstakingly collected will be sent to the graveyard by Blue-Eyes' attack, Yugi!"

"Resilient, invincible, the strongest!"

Three beams of light struck the Queen Knight, King Knight, and Guard Knight on the field with lightning speed. The three "JQK" knights, who had been on the field for less than a minute, were destroyed and reduced to dust by the power of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon...

Hmm? The seahorse frowned, watching the dust drifting into the air from the playground.

Logically, if a monster is destroyed, the virtual projection should directly turn into fragments. In a fusion summon, the monster's body will deform and twist, while in a ritual summon or superior summon, the monster will turn into specks of light.

Turning into dust is not a good way to represent this...

Kaiba glanced at his own monster, Obelisk the Tormentor. When he summoned Obelisk the Tormentor earlier, Kaiba's monster had turned to dust and vanished.

In other words—

Chapter 527 An ancient relic from a thousand years ago steals the spoils of war from others

In the illusory sky projected from the dome of the Seahorse Dome, the clouds that had been torn apart by the [Obelisk the Tormentor] gathered again, and unlike the previous somewhat gray clouds, this time the clouds that gathered were pitch black.

A few streaks of yellow lightning flashed through the dark clouds that pressed down on the ground like a fortress. Noticing the faint phantom, Kaiba's lips curled into a smile: "You really haven't disappointed me, Yugi!"

A card from the deck was held above the player's head; amidst a flash of lightning, the player called out the card's true name—

"When the heavens were in chaos, the ancient magic book was bound in chains, possessing immense and limitless power!"

"Respond to my command and descend, Camus!"

"【Osiris's Sky Dragon】!!"

"Whoosh!!!"

【Osiris the Sky Dragon】【10☆/God】

[Phantom Beast Race/Effect]

【？ /？】

"Ya☆Da☆Zai, Yugi has summoned [Sky Dragon of Osiris]! Now it's not just Kaiba's team with a God Card on the field!"

Beside Hayato, Jonouchi cheered jubilantly because the game had summoned Osiris. At the same time, he also heard the voices of others behind him:

"Yosh, we made it!"

"They've actually summoned a god."

"At least we weren't too late."

"game!"

Looking back, Honda, Malik, Isis, and Kyoko had also arrived at the Kaiba Dome. Their timing was good; they had only missed the first three rounds, and at least they had witnessed the entire process of Yugi summoning Osiris this round.

Looking at the [Sky Dragon of Osiris] emerging from the dark clouds overhead, although everyone had witnessed the whole process, it didn't mean that they understood how the game summoned [Osiris].

Jonouchi noticed that the gazes of the people who had arrived a step too late were fixed on him, and he quickly shook his head to indicate that he didn't really know what was going on either, after all, he was Jonouchi.

However, the game on the field took the initiative to explain his actions.

"Chain Kaiba, your [Ultimate Fusion], I just activated this Quick-Play Spell Card [Super Speed ​​Summon] from my hand. Because of its effect, I can Normal Summon a monster limited to 10 stars during both players' Main Phases and Battle Phases."

Very much in the style of the game, the smoke and dust kicked up by the beam of light that hit the ground when Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon earlier dissipated slightly, revealing the Speed ​​Summon card that Yugi activated from his hand. "Luckily it was during my turn, so I can activate a Quick-Play Spell Card directly from my hand. What good luck, Kaiba."

Seeing the game in the arena holding a card with an effect that was too coincidental, almost like it was printed on the spot, not only Kaiba, who was being sarcastic, but even Hayato next to him wanted to complain.

【Swift Summoning】Although the card doesn't mention "God" anywhere except in its name, it is indeed a support card for the Egyptian God Cards series, and Hayato also has one.

However, Hayato's card was drawn specifically to acquire the [Creator of Light], while Yugi's card was clearly printed. You printed a card just a few turns after getting [Osiris] back; Yugi, you're something else.

"Hmph, I see. So you used the effect of [Swift Summon] to select those three cards on your field that were targeted by the effect of [Ultimate Fusion] as tributes. You really are a troublesome yet exhilarating opponent, Yugi!"

Kaiba's attitude was quite good. Although the appearance of [Osiris] was unexpected, the fact that a "god" had appeared was enough. He was reasonably satisfied with the strength he had demonstrated in the game. The only drawback was...

【Osiris the Sky Dragon】【ATK0】

"Although you summoned [Osiris] in order to fight me with all your might, unlike [Obelisk], [Osiris the Sky Dragon]'s attack power is not a fixed value."

Kaiba sneered, "With your hand completely empty, you don't even have the ability to activate any cards that replenish your hand. You summoned [Osiris] but can't unleash its power. You really disappoint me, Yugi!"

"Hmph, Sorewadoka na, seahorse."

Yugi drew the face-down card from the Spell & Trap Zone and showed it to Kaiba: "Since I made the decision to summon [Sky Dragon of Osiris], it's naturally because I have a way to increase its attack power."

"The card I have face down in the back row is [Heavenly Treasure]. Activate it, and both players' hands will be replenished to six cards!"

"What?!"

[Game: Hand cards 0→6]

[Seahorse: Hand cards 0→6]

As Yugi drew six cards, Kaiba was slightly surprised, but he also drew six cards in return. As Yugi's hand grew, the lightning on his Sky Dragon Osiris on the field grew thicker.

【Osiris's Sky Dragon】【ATK0→6000】

Seeing the increased attack power of the Sky Dragon of Osiris, Yami Yugi breathed a sigh of relief and said to the other Yugi in the Millennium Puzzle, "Thanks to you, Aibo."

In the turn when Kaiba used [Attack Nullification] to skip the game's battle phase, Yami Yugi was holding [Heavenly Treasure Card] in his hand, hesitating whether to activate it in the second main phase, but Omote Yugi advised him not to use it.

In the next round, Kaiba used "Heavenly Treasure" on Yugi's behalf, summoning "Obelisk the Tormentor" and then using "Power Balance" to reduce Yugi's hand by half to replenish his own.

Fortunately, Kaiba used the "Power Balance" card at that time; otherwise, Yami Yugi could easily imagine what would have happened if Kaiba had used "Osiris the Sky Dragon" to attack "Obelisk the Tormentor".

If you use six cards to attack Kaiba, the effect of [Power Balance] will cause you to discard three cards from your hand, resulting in a decrease in the attack power of [Sky Dragon of Osiris]. As a result, the "god" who is not affected by traps will step into the trap set by Kaiba.