Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"I equip [Burning Fighting Spirit] to [Grand Mage - Dark Mage Apprentice]!" The game player waved their hand forward. "Then, [Grand Mage - Dark Mage Apprentice] will attack the [Demon Tamer] in your back row!"

"Black Burst Magic Break!"

"Attack power, a monster with higher attack power than its original attack power..." Muttering to himself about the effect the game described, Grimo glanced at the monster cards on his back row, his pupils shrinking. "Masaka! You planned this all along, didn't you!"

"I can't accept this!!"

Despite Grimo's resentment, the attack from the [Super Mage - Dark Mage Apprentice] had been successfully launched. The magic power of the master and apprentice, the [Dark Mage] and the [Dark Mage Girl], resonated and converged into a massive magic cannonball, slamming into the [Demon Tamer] on Grimo's field!

[Grand Archmage - Dark Archmage Apprentice] [ATK 800 → 5600]

[Demon Tamer] [ATK1300]

"Ughhhh!!!"

Amidst Gulimo's screams, his base score was reduced to zero!

[Gulimo: 850LP → 0]

Chapter 550 The First God

Thanks to the effect of [Burning Fighting Spirit], [Super Magister - Black Mage Apprentice] reset his previously reduced attack power, defeating Grimo in one fell swoop and ending the duel.

Because of another victory in the duel, Yu-chan relaxed a little and stopped suppressing the damage and fatigue that had accumulated from the duel. His legs went weak and he knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

But just then, the [Orichalcos Barrier] that had been opened on the ground suddenly began to shrink back!

"This is!"

Yugi was initially startled, then remembered what Grimo had said earlier: "Only the victor can leave the [Orichalcos Barrier], and the soul of the loser will be sealed." With the duel over, was the barrier beneath their feet about to begin sealing Grimo's soul?

The game didn't know, but he saw Gulimo struggling to get up, clutching a card tightly in his hand.

"Oh dear, I've lost just like that!" Looking at the [Orichalcos Barrier] shrinking back from him, Grimo knew perfectly well what his fate would be, but he was unwilling to accept that his mission had ended in failure. "At least, I want to share some of my power with Lord Rafael!"

As he spoke, Gulimo laboriously raised the card in his hand, causing Yugi's pupils to shrink: "That's... [Sky Dragon of Osiris]?!"

"What are you trying to do to [Osiris]?!"

Although the game had already asked the question, the [Orichalcos Barrier] had already shrunk back to within an inch of Grimo, and green flames erupted from the barrier, engulfing Grimo completely!

"Nameless Pharaoh, your power is too great! For our grand ambition, I will take your 'god' away, even if it means the end of my life!" Grimo cried out in pain as he was engulfed by flames. Although the [Orichalcos Barrier] did not cause any damage to his body, he could feel his soul being torn from his body. "Lord Rafiru, this is my last strength!"

"Ughhhh!!!"

With Gulimo's painful howls, his soul soared into the sky along with the green flames, and his body went limp and collapsed to the ground.

Honda and Jonouchi helped Muto Sugoroku to Kyoko's aid. Yugi, who was exhausted and weak, was helped up by Honda, while Jonouchi went to check on Gurimo's condition.

However, no matter how hard Jonouchi searched through Grimo's Duel Disk, the card "Sky Dragon of Osiris" had vanished without a trace, and the "Orichalcos Barrier" card that Grimo had used before now contained his sealed soul.

“Orichalcos!” Yugi muttered through gritted teeth as he watched the green light disappear into the horizon.

Meanwhile, Rafiru and Baron stood around a small, circular altar, watching a card appear out of thin air as the green flames in the altar gradually dissipated.

Rafael reached out and picked up the card with the red border; it was the card for "Osiris the Sky Dragon".

Within the card, the Sky Dragon of Osiris, whose duel ritual was violated and thus taken from Yugi, roared in discontent. Kamui attempted to emanate from the card, but was suppressed by the barrier set up in the room, leaving it only to rage helplessly.

"Gulimo..." Rafiru closed his eyes, softly mourning the name of his subordinate, keeping the sacrifice in his heart, and solemnly put away the card of [Sky Dragon of Osiris].

"Although you lost the duel that risked your life, you risked your life to send out the 'God Card' through the power of [Orichalcos]. That's quite an impressive resolve." Baron also praised Grimo. "With that, Rafael, your mission is complete. You've finally obtained the first card of the 'Three Egyptian God Cards'."

"Where is Ameruda?" Rafiru opened his eyes and said indifferently, as if he had already put Grimo's matter behind him and no longer cared about it. "Has he gone to the Seahorse Group?"

"Yeah, after all, that guy's obsession with Haima Group runs deep. Wait a minute, if that's the case, wouldn't I be the last one?"

Baron suddenly realized, turned around, and strode towards the room's exit. "No, even though I don't rush to be first, I shouldn't be the last. I have to get going!"

Seeing Baron leave in a hurry, Rafiru looked at his back and said, "That Isis Ishtar is also a holder of the Millennium Item, just like Yugi Muto. Don't underestimate her."

"Oh, I see, but I won't lose to some nobody. See you later, Rafael!"

Baron left the secret room without looking back, while Rafiru turned his head to look at a screen.

In the scene displayed on the screen, Ameluda, disguised, is sneaking around inside the quiet, deserted Haima Group building at night.

Although Grimo, one of Rafael's subordinates, was the first to take action to seize the "Three Egyptian Gods," it doesn't mean that Amelda and Baron were unprepared beforehand. Amelda spent several days investigating the movements of the Seahorse who possessed the "Obelisk the Tormentor" and where he would place the "God Cards."

The result of the investigation was that he now knew very well that Seto Kaiba left the "Obelisk the Tormentor" card in the Kaiba Corporation building's data center every night, using the nighttime hours to collect and analyze data, explore the card's potential power and usage as much as possible, and that Kaiba himself would not return there until the next day.

Although the security at the Seahorse Group was arranged with extremely tight patrols and rotations that night, Ameruda still managed to find a fifteen-minute gap. As long as he could seize the opportunity during this gap to take the [Obelisk the Colossus], Ameruda could easily complete the mission without even having to deal with the Seahorse Seto.

Although she was fully confident that she would not lose to the seahorse, Ameluda chose to avoid the seahorse mainly because she wanted the seahorse to experience more of the pain of loss.

If possible, Ameruda plans to use the power of the "Doma" organization, which has been developing for so many years, to bring the Kaiba Group to a standstill. After Kaiba loses everything he can lose, Ameruda will reappear before him, grant him a complete defeat, crush his dignity as a duelist, and then strip him of his life and soul.

Just thinking about it made Ameruda feel incredibly excited.

In no time, he had infiltrated the entrance to the data center. After hiding in the ventilation duct and waiting for the security guards to leave, he jumped out of the duct and, without spending much time searching, immediately found the card of [Obelisk the Titan] that the seahorse had placed in the most conspicuous place.

Also noticed by Ameruda was a very well hidden light emitter in the corner.

"Hmph, a low-level tactic." Putting on infrared goggles, Ameluda saw the invisible infrared sensors surrounding the [Obelisk the Tormentor] card. If he rashly attacked based solely on seeing the [Obelisk the Tormentor] card, it would only trigger an alarm.

However, Ameruda had investigated this beforehand, and in addition to infrared glasses, he prepared a whole set of professional props.

Carefully approaching the central computer where the card was placed through the gaps in the infrared beams, the closer Ameruda got to the [Obelisk the Titan], the more excited he became, his smile hidden behind the mask. In no time, he was just one step away from the "Card of God," within reach.

"Click~"

Having easily removed the card of [Obelisk the Tormentor], Ameruda turned to leave smugly, but suddenly, a voice entered his ears:

"Hmph, caught you, you rat who's been eyeing Haima Group for so many days."

"What?!"

The lights in the previously dim data center suddenly came on. To Ameluda's surprise, the seahorse that he had been certain would never appear was now standing there, looking down at Ameluda from a high place!

"Kaiba, Seto!"

"Why do you know how to do this?!"

"Why am I here? Do you think your hacking skills are that great?" Haima's lips curled up in a disdainful smile as he said, "There are a few vulnerabilities in Haima Group's firewall that were detected but I deliberately left unpatched. When you hacked in through those vulnerabilities, you thought I had discovered you."

Having been hacked once before, how could I possibly not take any precautions?

"Hmph, are you ready to be punished, you despicable thief!"

Hearing the seahorse's words, Ameruda gritted his teeth in anger and turned to leave without a second thought. Although he really wanted to kill the seahorse there, it was too early, and he also needed to take the Obelisk the Tormentor with him first.

Seahorse, of course, wouldn't just stand by and watch this unidentified masked thief escape, so he immediately gave chase: "You bastard, are you trying to run away?!"

Ameruda and the seahorse began a fierce chase. Although they were of different identities, to their surprise, they were evenly matched and neither could outrun the other.

The seahorse was surprised that the thief in front of it could keep his distance from him despite his years of training, and Ameluda was also surprised that the pampered seahorse had enough stamina to keep up with him.

Neither of them could outrun the other, but this was bad news for Ameruda, because the seahorse had a significant geographical advantage in the building. Although it wouldn't set up traps in the building, it could at least use its security team to hinder Ameruda.

Despite the security personnel being incompetent and unable to catch the two, Kaiba used the security team as roadblocks to obstruct Ameruda's escape route. After several twists and turns, the two chased each other all the way to the rooftop of the fiftieth floor. Ameruda was cornered by Kaiba at the edge of the rooftop with no way out.

The security team downstairs has blocked all escape routes. If Ameruda takes another step back, she will fall off the rooftop. And the upper floors require identity verification to access. With no way to go up or down, the seahorse's capture of Ameruda is like catching a turtle in a jar!

"Now you have no way to escape, you shameless scoundrel." With his arms crossed, Kaiba said calmly and arrogantly, "To actually infiltrate the Kaiba Corporation and get your hands on the [Obelisk the Tormentor] card, you are truly audacious."

"Tch, there's no way out now." Amelda muttered to herself unhappily, looking at Kaiba. "Losing Obelisk the Tormentor, don't you have any regrets, Seto Kaiba? Aren't you afraid I'll tear the card up even if it kills me?"

As he spoke, Ameruda took out the card he had taken.

Upon hearing this, the seahorse gave a cold laugh: "If you can do it, then go ahead and try. Anyway, I have plenty of those cards you have."

"Huh?" Hearing Kaiba's words, Amelda was also taken aback. She looked down at the card of [Obelisk the Tormentor] in her hand, but suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a sticker on the surface of the card. After peeling off the sticker, Kaiba's signature was revealed!?

"This is not the 'God Card'!"

Realizing he had been tricked, Ameruda angrily tore the card in his hand to shreds, which he threw behind him as they fell to the ground from a height of a hundred meters.

"You just tore it up like that? Do you need more of my signature?" Kaiba said sarcastically. "You knew I was aware of your actions, but you didn't expect me to prepare a 'stand-in.' A guy like you who only knows how to use despicable methods is only fourth-rate in intelligence."

Mocking him like that, Amelda remained expressionless at first, but then began to grin maliciously: "Seto Kaiba, I originally intended to make you taste the pain of loss even more, but since you're pressing me so hard, don't blame me."

"I'll settle my score with you right here and now, and then I'll take your soul along with [Obelisk the Tormentor]!" Amelda raised her left hand, and the Duel Disk automatically unfolded. "I'll use my 'War' deck!"

“An unfamiliar Duel Disk model…” Kaiba frowned as he glanced at Amelda’s Duel Disk, not taking his words to heart. “Talking about ‘souls’ and such nonsense is just idiotic. But, since it’s a Duel Monster, I won’t lose to anyone!”

"I'll use my strongest evolved form, Blue-Eyes, to deliver a complete defeat to you."

"Duel!" x2

[Ameruda: 4000 LP]

[Haima: 4000LP]

"First turn is mine! Draw!" Ameruda eagerly seized the initiative, drawing a card. "Activate the effect of [Mech Fortress] in my hand. Send Level 8 [Mech Force: Mega Transformation] from my hand to the Graveyard to make its total Level 8 or higher. Special Summon [Mech Fortress] directly from my hand in Attack Position!"

Amidst the roar of metal mechanisms at work, a massive, tank-like mech appeared on Ameruda's field!

[Mech Fortress] [7 stars/location]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[2500/1600]

Chapter 551 The explosive development of the mecha force and the birth of the White Dragon

"Huh? It summoned a monster with an attack power of 2500 points directly?"

Seeing the [Mech Fortress] appear on the field in Ameruda, Kaiba raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that although the opponent was a despicable person, he still had some strength.

But that's all; a monster with a mere 2500 attack power is still no threat to Kaiba.

Ameruda didn't expect that just a monster could bring much surprise to Kaiba: "Next, I activate the Continuous Spell Card [Frontline of the Machine Force]. Once per turn, when a Machine-Type monster on my field is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a Machine-Type monster of the same Attribute from my Deck with less ATK than the destroyed monster."

"Then I cover two cards in my hand, and the turn ends."

[Ameruda: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Mech Fortress] [ATK2500]

[The Frontline of the Mech Force] [Gaika] [Gaika]

"Hmph, so you prepared a card to summon a follow-up monster to defend against being destroyed by battle because you thought it would be crushed by my Blue-Eyes?" Kaiba said disdainfully, drawing a card from his deck. "But unfortunately, the power of my Blue-Eyes is not something that level of preparation can withstand. My turn, draw!"

"Normal Summon 'Man-Handed God'. When this monster is successfully Normal Summoned, I search my Deck for a Ritual Spell Card or Ritual Monster and add it to my hand. I choose the Ritual Spell Card 'Chaos Form'."