Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Entering my battle phase, here I come, [Osiris]!" Yugi glanced at the card in his hand and immediately declared the start of the battle phase, completely ignoring the face-down card in Kaiba's back row. "Attack [Obelisk the Tormentor]!"

"Superconducting Wave Lightning Cannon!"

It's not the upper mouth that's most commonly used when "Summoning Lightning Bolts." When [Osiris the Sky Dragon] launches its formal attack, it uses the lower mouth. Lightning converges into its mouth, transforming into a pillar of light like thunderbolts that falls directly towards [Obelisk] on the sea horse field!

Despite being a god of destruction, even Obelisk could not escape destruction under such a powerful, divinely punishing attack!

The blue giant raised its fist and swung it down to try and counter the falling lightning. However, pure will had no effect on the attack power clearly stated in the rules of the duel. The giant's once indestructible iron fist now exhibited a phenomenon that would only appear on its target in the past: it gradually cracked and shattered!

In the audience, Honda and Kyoko watched as the game's [Sky Dragon of Osiris] dominated the top, and couldn't help but beam with delight: "Yosh, the game has the advantage!"

Honda wanted to share this joy with Jonouchi, but when he turned around, he saw that neither Hayato, Isis, Malik, nor Jonouchi showed any happy expression because of their temporary advantage in the game.

"So, this should mean we've won the game, right?" Honda's excitement had subsided slightly, and he spoke with a hint of uncertainty. Jonouchi, standing beside him, shook his head. "I'm not as naive as you, Honda."

After experiencing so many duels, Jonouchi had matured somewhat. "If it were really Yugi's advantage, do you think Kaiba would still have that expression on his face?"

Upon hearing what Jonouchi said, Honda and Kyoko couldn't help but look towards Kaiba.

The seahorse's face showed neither joy nor sorrow. In the clash between gods, the [Obelisk the Tormentor] before him was suppressed and at a disadvantage by the [Sky Dragon of Osiris], but the seahorse simply watched in silence.

Suddenly, he spoke up: "As expected, relying solely on the power of the God Cards, I have absolutely no chance of defeating you, Yugi."

As if drawing a conclusion, or perhaps reflecting on something, Kaiba pressed the button to activate a face-down card: "In countless duels so far, I've discovered that while the power of the God Cards from the past is immense, it is also finite. The more one relies on these things from the past to create the future, the more likely one is to lead oneself to defeat..."

The card in the back row of the Kaiba deck was revealed. The moment Yami Yugi saw the card's artwork, his heart tightened as if it had been squeezed, his pupils contracted slightly, and then Yami Yugi's voice came from the Millennium Puzzle: 'That card is!'

The card depicted a radiant pyramid, a card that should have been full of hope, yet it gave off a suffocating sense of despair!

"Seahorse, you—"

Yugi speaks up to stop Kaiba's next move, because he suddenly realizes that he and Aibo, who came to find Kaiba to fight in order to stop the prophetic illusion, are actually moving step by step toward the prophetic future!

"I don't need the God Cards anymore, Yugi!" Kaiba suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the sky. "My future will be created by my own hands. For victory, I am willing to give up [Obelisk the Tormentor]!"

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card [Pyramid of Light]!"

"Burial the gods of the past, and in doing so, forge my own future!"

From the face-down card that Kaiba revealed in the backfield, a beam of blue light shot into the sky, struck the dome of Kaiba's dome that was projected as the sky, and reflected off it, casting down four walls of light from above. This not only surrounded Yugi and Kaiba, but also separated the two gods who were just fighting from the field!

"Cough!!"

As the four triangular walls of light formed a blue pyramid, Yami Yugi heard the painful voice of the other player coming from the Millennium Puzzle.

"Aibo!" Compared to the unusual situation of the two God Cards being isolated, Yami Yugi was clearly more concerned about Omoya Yugi's condition. Seeing the Millennium Puzzle inexplicably start flashing with electricity and Omoya Yugi's figure turning into a phantom beside him, Yami Yugi anxiously called out to his friend.

"Another me!"

A suction force appeared on the Millennium Puzzle, targeting the soul of Omoyuki, who was right next to Yami Yugi. Omoyuki only had time to call out to him before he was unable to resist the force and was sucked into the Millennium Puzzle as golden light!

"Aibo!"

"Aibo!"

The strange occurrences that occurred after Kaiba activated the Pyramid of Light caused Yami Yugi great anxiety. He called out to his friend who had disappeared from his side again, but the two, who were always able to communicate instantly, received no response no matter how much Yami Yugi called out.

"Aibo, I can't hear you anymore, the Millennium Puzzle isn't responding..." Holding the Millennium Puzzle, which now seemed like an ordinary gold pendant without any apparent abnormality, Yugi remained unresponsive, and anger began to rise within him. "What... what happened?!"

"Hmph, although it's a Trap Card, the ability of [Pyramid of Light] to banish God Cards is independent of the Duel Monsters rules. Even God cannot escape this power." Kaiba didn't care about Yugi's current situation. He crossed his arms and looked at the menacing Yugi. "Now, let's fight again with the power of our monsters, Yugi!"

"Hmph, hehe, hahahahaha!!"

Kaiba, who was completely out of sync with him, gave an irrelevant answer, which made Yugi's already bad mood even more irritable. He glanced at Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and his own Dark Magician, then turned the Dark Magician card face down and drew three cards to face down: "Tch, in that case, you can only see Aibo again if you defeat Kaiba."

"Change [Dark Magician] to Defense Position, I set three cards face down, End of turn."

[Game: 1600LP, 3 cards in hand]

[Black Magician] [ATK2500→DEF2100]

[GaiK] X3

"My turn. This card, [Pyramid of Light], was originally prepared specifically for Hayato Kobayashi, but using it in my duel with Yugi isn't a waste. Draw!" Kaiba's fingers hovered over his deck as he abruptly drew a card. A smirk played on his lips as he glanced at the card. "Now, Yugi, let me show you another card I've prepared that surpasses even the gods!"

"Release my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from my field, and I will withdraw it from my hand—"

"You can't be allowed to summon that troublesome card..."

Before Kaiba could finish speaking, a third voice suddenly rang out in the "Pyramid of Light," which only contained Kaiba and Yugi.

Before the seahorse could even see who had interrupted it, it was suddenly grabbed by the neck and lifted up.

"ki, kisama!"

As Yami Yugi looked at the robust man who suddenly appeared in this "Pyramid of Light," just like the one mentioned in the prophecy that Omoyuki had seen before, he felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

The man who suddenly attacked Kaiba and prevented him from summoning the card in his hand laughed wildly: "Hahahaha, I sensed the aura of a god, such powerful strength!"

"I, Anubis, have returned!"

Chapter 528 Anubis is about to win.

In the Pyramid of Light, the connection between the game and the Millennium Puzzle is severed, and the seahorse is ambushed by Anubis.

Outside the "Pyramid of Light".

"That pyramid is—!" Because he had heard Isis talk about the stone slab with Hayato in the exhibition hall, Malik immediately connected the "Pyramid of Light" in front of him with that stone slab. "It really can even influence gods!"

Beside the Pyramid of Light, the Sky Dragon of Osiris and the Titan of Obelisk, who were initially locked in fierce combat, suddenly stopped fighting at the same time after the blue Pyramid of Light separated Yugi from Kaiba.

It's like that kind of office slacker who pretends to argue with the boss because of business conflicts, but actually goes out drinking with the boss after get off work.

The two of them even waved to Hayato.

"What's this? Once this 'pyramid' appears, we can't see what's inside at all." Jonouchi stared wide-eyed at the "Pyramid of Light" that had formed on the field and said unhappily, "The tense duel was interrupted at the crucial moment. It's just like an anorexic patient finally getting a bite of food they were interested in, only to have it taken away. It's so frustrating."

"I wonder what the outcome of the duel between Yugi and Kaiba will be..."

"Ok?"

Honda stopped mid-sentence, staring at one side of the blue pyramid with a strange expression. Under his gaze, golden patterns appeared on the smooth surface of the pyramid, and a relief of the "Eye of Ugato" emerged from the "Pyramid of Light," with a large amount of dark power accumulating and surging like a tide within the scarlet eye.

The "Eye of Ugato" appeared in just a few breaths, and the eyeball seemed to have finished accumulating power. A red whirlwind was released and swept towards the direction where everyone was!

"Ugh, what's that?!" x2

Startled by the sudden whirlwind that swept towards them, Honda and Jonouchi immediately hugged each other and shouted in unison. Kyoko, who had been too focused on looking at the "Eye of Ugato," was also frightened and hid behind Isis in fear.

"Roar!"

Although excluded from the duel, the Sky Dragon of Osiris still retained considerable power and immediately stood in front of everyone to meet the red storm, with the Titan of Obelisk following closely behind.

In their minds, although the "Pyramid of Light" in front of them looked very uncomfortable, it was just a Duel Monster Card. They were invincible God Cards, and there was nothing to be afraid of.

However, the moment Osiris the Sky Dragon touched the whirlwind, it realized that it wasn't the case. Although the "Pyramid of Light" in front of it was based on a Trap Card from a Duel Monster that they should be immune to, the power it released was extremely effective against it.

Even more surprisingly, the Sky Dragon of Osiris felt its power being absorbed!

Entangled in the red aura and unable to extricate itself as if sinking into a quagmire, the Sky Dragon of Osiris struggled and turned to ashes. Even the Egyptian God Cards, which were almost at the top of Duel Monsters, could not withstand this power. Even Obelisk the Tormentor followed in the footsteps of the Sky Dragon of Osiris.

Faced with the red whirlwind that could devour even gods, Hayato and Isis were not intimidated and retreated, because they knew that Malik, Jonouchi and the others behind them were powerless against this evil dark power, and they had to step in to protect them.

The three powerful artifacts, the Millennium Scepter, the Millennium Jewelry, and the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, shone with golden light, forming a semi-circular shield that protected the audience, like a stubborn rock in the middle of a river being washed by a storm.

Even so, the group of people in the protected area still felt like they couldn't breathe, as if they would be swept away by the storm if they were to leave the protection even for a moment.

"This...this is!"

On the main control unit of the Seahorse Dome, Keihei stared in disbelief at the unusual situation below. He had actually experienced quite a few supernatural events before, and although Seahorse's superstition about science had somewhat influenced him, Keihei wasn't as stubborn as Seahorse; at least he accepted the existence of things like "superpowers."

But before today, the most outrageous "supernatural phenomenon" he knew of was the widespread coma during the last KC Cup. Apart from that, it was just the tricks that Pegasus often played. In short, they were all things that seemed silent and without any movement.

However, the attack launched by this "Pyramid of Light" on the audience seating area was completely beyond Keihei's imagination.

However, he didn't have much time to lament.

With the disappearance of the Sky Dragon of Osiris and the Titan of Obelisk, the Pyramid of Light seemed to gain powerful strength from the destruction of the gods. A beam of light shot out from the top of the pyramid, pointing directly at the virtual projection of the sky, instantly burning down the virtual projection device on the dome of the Seahorse Egg, revealing the original appearance of the ground and the destroyed dome.

Not only that, the blue beam of light continued to exert its power, and the dome of the Kaiba Dome, which was considered top-notch in the entire Domino City due to the Kaiba Group's financial strength, was torn apart and collapsed by the beam of light in an instant. The azure beam of light seemed to extend infinitely into the sky.

This time, it pierced the real sky, turning the midday sky into night in an instant, with large swaths of dark clouds pressing down on the ground as if the end of the world was coming!

What worries Guiping even more is that as part of the dome is destroyed, the originally intact load-bearing structure is broken into different shapes, causing the dome to gradually crack and risking complete disintegration at any time.

Guiping dared not linger and naturally chose to leave immediately. Fortunately, his actions were decisive; the moment Guiping left, the virtual projection control unit he had been in was struck by a falling dome and plummeted to the ground!

In an instant, the seahorse egg seemed to collapse and the world was about to be destroyed.

"That light...it's a light that will destroy the world!" Maintaining the power of the [Millennium Jewelry], Isis looked up at the towering pillar of light, her expression quite serious. "Could the prophecy on that coffin be...?"

"Light? Why would light bring destruction?" Jonouchi, who often plays JRPG games and believes that "light is justice," doesn't quite understand Isis's words.

Hayato understood what Isis meant: "Light isn't necessarily the light of justice. Some lights exist solely to destroy and create despair and terror."

When Hayato fought Anubis, he indeed sensed the aura of the Light of Annihilation. The Pyramid of Light at this moment is a world-destroying device that perfectly meets the needs of the Light of Annihilation. If it is not stopped, the world will truly be in danger of destruction!

After hearing Hayato say that "light brings despair and terror," Kyoko looked towards the "pyramid" with great concern. Unfortunately, due to the opaque structure of the "pyramid," she could not see the situation of the game trapped inside.

However, when her gaze fell upon the "Eye of Ugato" atop the "Pyramid," she seemed to see something, raised her hand and pointed at the eyeball that was continuously releasing whirlwinds, and said urgently, "Look there, the game is in there!"

Upon hearing this, Hayato looked at the location of the eyeball, and sure enough, just as Kyoko had said, Yugi's figure appeared in that eyeball. At this moment, Yugi was lying unconscious in an open space, his life hanging in the balance.

"game!"

"Hey, game!"

Honda and Jonouchi noticed that something was wrong with the game, so they anxiously shouted at the eyeball, trying to get their voices into it to wake up the fallen game, but they couldn't get a response from it.

Driven by anxiety, Jonouchi recklessly tried to step out of the protective circle in order to amplify his voice as much as possible.

However, Hayato grabbed his shoulder.

"Calm down, Jonouchi."

"Hayato?" Jonouchi's anxiety was written all over his face. "Yugi, Yugi, he's in there! How can I stay calm!?"

No one knows what the game is currently in. Although the cause of that eyeball is unknown, since Isis said that the light emitted by the "pyramid" is an evil light, that eyeball is most likely not a good thing either. How could Jonouchi not worry about the game's situation?

"Calm down, Jonouchi." Hayato pressed down Jonouchi, who was about to rush towards the scene again, and repeated what he had just said, "I can see that the game is in a bad situation, but you can't put yourself in danger just to save the game."

"I'll be the one to save him from this mess."

Hayato's tone left no room for argument. He forcefully pulled Jonouchi behind him and stood in front of him.

"Hayato, I'll go with you!" Jonouchi still refused to give up. "I'm going to rescue Yu too—what are you doing, Honda!"