Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

However, before the duel officially began, Dartz raised his hand amidst the strange looks from the other players and muttered to himself, "However, the only ones I've taken seriously for this trial are the three of you, simply because you are or were once users of the 'Legendary Dragon'."

"The rest of humanity aren't even qualified to watch my duel. To prevent anyone from getting in the way, I'll first..."

Even before Dartz finished speaking, the other players instantly understood what Dartz was about to do, and their expressions changed drastically.

The three of them turned around simultaneously and shouted to the crowd behind them—

"Mai!" "Kuihei!" "Kyoko!" "Honda!" "Miss Isis! Malik! Rishid!" "Ryuzaki!"

"Everyone, get out of here right now!"

However, compared to the actions of the group who acted out of trust after hearing the shouts of the three members of the game city, even though they didn't know what would happen next, Dartz was faster. He simply snapped his fingers, and a strong wind suddenly arose inside the relatively enclosed temple!

The storm swept past Kyoko and the others. Whether it was an illusion or not, Yugi and the others actually saw the souls of Kyoko and the others being swept out of their bodies in the howling wind.

The moment the raging wind subsided as suddenly as it had appeared, several loud thuds were heard as Honda, Kyoko, Rishido, Mai Kujaku, and Keipai collapsed to the ground as if they had lost their souls, their fates unknown!

Even with the protection of the Millennium Artifact, Malik and Isis could only fall down unwillingly after Dartz's bizarre methods. At most, they could barely maintain their thoughts and not fall into a standstill, lying on the ground unable to move, looking in Dartz's direction.

The only exception is Ryuzaki?

"What... what happened?" Ryuzaki looked around in horror at the other people who had suddenly fallen. Compared to the others who were killed without even realizing it, he could better understand the horror of watching others fall without knowing what had happened.

What terrified him even more was that "it had already cracked a few days ago, how come it's still trying to heal itself by sticking back together!"

Pointing to the egg-shaped card spirit whose true form he still didn't know, Ryuzaki complained.

"The Egyptian Millennium Item, and the protection of the Card Spirits?" Dartz frowned when she saw that Malik, Isis, and Ryuzaki were still alive, then relaxed. "Never mind, they don't pose a threat to me anyway."

Darz's nonchalant demeanor completely enraged the other players in the game.

"Dartz!" Kaiba's face contorted with rage. "What on earth did you do to Keihei?!"

"The human soul is very fragile. As long as there is even the slightest subconscious feeling of 'being at a disadvantage' in one's will, the soul will loosen. Even duelists are the same, and their souls can be easily extracted."

Dartz sneered and spread his hands in front of him. Jonouchi looked down and found that the souls of Kyoko, Honda and the others appeared in the form of stone paintings in the empty space on the ground!

This enraged Jonouchi: "Unforgivable, Be... Dartz!"

"Getting this angry over this? Isn't that a bit premature? Compared to the total number of people in human civilization, which is currently swarming the Earth like mites, the number I've cleaned up is negligible." Dartz looked helpless. "Getting this angry now? What if I wiped out human civilization? Would you faint from anger?"

“Oh, not really, because before that, you had already become fodder for ‘Orichalcos’ and the user of ‘Legendary Dragon’, Inu no Naka.” Dartz said with a mocking expression and a sarcastic tone, drawing a card from his deck to take the initiative. “My turn, draw.”

"Katsuya Jonouchi! That's my real name!" Jonouchi, annoyed by Dartz's repeated provocations, stepped forward and said, "You bastard, you're unforgivable! I have to beat you up!"

"Is that so? But anyone can talk big, right?" Dartz still spoke in a casual tone, not taking Jonouchi seriously, and drew a card from her hand. "I've seen plenty of so-called courage and awareness on the surface, but in the face of the darkness of reality, they're more fragile than soap bubbles, bursting at the slightest touch."

Dartz placed the card into the Duel Disk, and the card he activated was the Normal Spell Card [Planetary Modification]. Because it was so common, even Jonouchi could recite its effect by heart.

"I'm adding a Field Spell Card from my deck to my hand, is that coming?!" Yugi stared seriously at the card Dartz played. "【Orichalcos Barrier】!"

"That's right, it's this card, [Orichalcos Barrier]. I searched for it in my deck, added it to my hand, and activated it!" Dartz caught the card he found in the Duel Disk and inserted it directly into the Field Zone.

The next moment, a green circular barrier suddenly expanded around the four people. Ryuzaki, the only one outside the arena who could move freely, quickly dragged the bodies of the fallen people who were closer to the duel range away. Although it wasn't the first time he had carried people away, Ryuzaki was once again grateful for his experience working on the construction site.

Dartz lives up to his name, easily activating the [Orichalcos Barrier] in the first round. He truly deserves the title of leader of Doma.

Inside the other dimension, Hayato, unable to escape for the time being, sat on a small stool enthusiastically provided by [Disruption·Yellow] and watched the situation outside.

Look at everyone else, they all seem to know about the mystical buff on this card. When using [Orichalcos Barrier], they're all hesitant and take several turns to activate it. Those who do are considered quick learners. Some people might even forget to activate it until they win. Only Dartz took the lead and unhesitatingly pulled out this barrier that guarantees defeat for whoever uses it on the very first turn.

That's practically giving the game a six-hit advantage – they're asking for trouble.

However, Dartz can't afford not to activate this card, as his deck contains unique extension cards for "Orichalcos Barrier." Although it doesn't have a certain Chinese-language pirated original god card, it's still quite troublesome.

"There is an indelible darkness in the human heart. Although light can temporarily cover that darkness, nothing is eternal. When the light dims, that long-suppressed darkness will erupt with profound despair." Dartz looked at the unfolding [Orichalcos Barrier] and raised her hand to tidy her bangs that had been ruffled by the wind.

Through her long green hair, the game noticed that Dartz's eyeball was not the bright yellow that was symmetrical to the other eye, but the same green as the [Orichalcos Barrier]?

Dartz ignored the curious look in the game's eyes and randomly drew two cards from his hand: "Next, I will Normal Summon this monster from my hand, [Orichalcos Giant]."

"And, by paying 500 Life Points, Special Summon [Orichalcos Vessel] from my hand."

【Dartz: 12000→11500LP】

As Dartz placed the two cards on the Duel Disk, the figures of two monsters, one large and one small, appeared, and Dartz's Life Points dropped by a negligible 500 points.

[Orichalcos Giant] [4☆/Dark]

[Orc/Effect]

【400/1500→900/1500】

[Orichalcos Vessel] [4☆/Dark]

[Rock Faction/Effect]

【500/500→1000/500】

A green sea urchin was placed in the backfield by Dartz due to the effect of the [Orichalcos Barrier]. It opened a large, bloodshot eye, and the mere sight of it made Jonouchi feel quite creepy. Fortunately, the sea urchin was blocked by a muscular ogre wearing a Deep Dark Fantasy-style bodysuit.

"Cover a card in your hand, and my turn ends."

Dartz simply summoned two monsters, then set a card face-down on the back field, ending his turn in a rather unpretentious manner.

[Dartz: 11500LP, 2 cards in hand]

【Orichalcos Giant Spirit】【ATK900】

(Backcourt) [Orichalcos Vessel] [ATK1000]

【GaiKa】

Location: [Orichalcos Barrier]

Chapter 644 The Orichalcos Giant is dead again? That's inhuman!

In this duel environment where everyone makes a big move first, Dartz's double summon seems so simple and straightforward that Jonouchi finds it hard to believe that his opponent has ended his turn so easily.

He had been thinking that Darz, as the leader of the Doma organization and an existence who claimed to have lived for more than 10,000 years, would come up with some terrifying and troublesome combo, but now it seems that's all.

Using "Orichalcos Barrier" to set up front-row monsters to protect back-row monsters requires some skill, but the back-row monster clearly has higher attack power, and the front-row monster with only 900 attack power is even in attack position!

Isn't this just giving it away for free?

"My turn, draw a card." After drawing the card and seeing its name, Jonouchi looked at Dartz again and showed his signature exaggerated smile. "Heh, Dartz, you're just the leader of Doma because you're old, aren't you? Your dueling skills are really not that great."

"How dare you talk to my friend? I'll have Jonouchi give you a good beating!" Jonouchi activated the card he had drawn and inserted it into the Spell & Trap Zone. He raised his hand above his head and said, "Spell Card [Red-Eyes Insight]: You can activate this card by sending one [Red-Eyes] monster from your Deck to the Graveyard. Add one [Red-Eyes] Spell & Trap Card to your hand!"

Jonouchi sent a monster card to the graveyard, and then he drew a card from his deck.

Seeing Jonouchi's actions, Kaiba turned his head and said disdainfully, "Is it that same deck fusion move again? Mediocre guy? You've used the same move too many times. I'm getting tired of seeing it."

"Shut up, you arrogant Kaiba! Just watch me beat this guy named Dartz to a pulp." Jonouchi wasn't going to let Kaiba taunt him. He slammed the [Red-Eyes Fusion] he had just retrieved onto his Duel Disk. "The card I retrieved is this [Red-Eyes Fusion], and I'm activating it now!"

"This turn I cannot perform a Summon or Special Summon except for this card's effect. Then, using [Red-Eyes Black Flame Dragon] and [Red-Eyes Star Dragon - Meteor Dragon] from my Deck as Fusion Materials, I send them to the Graveyard and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"

As he spoke, Jonouchi took out two new Red-Eyes monsters from his deck—two of which were being played for the first time in the game—and sent them to the graveyard.

"Those two monsters are...?"

"This is the power that Baron entrusted to me." Jonouchi clenched his fist, his fighting spirit soaring. "The dual monster that Baron used gave Red Eyes new power. This is a brand new monster born from my battles."

"Fuse the materials of a level 7 Red-Eyes monster and a level 6 dragon monster, a red comet piercing the sky, with its crimson eyes, crashes down upon the earth and shatters all obstacles!"

"Fusion Summon! [Meteor Dragon - Meteor Black Dragon]!"

Black flames fell from the sky, and a colossal shadow, accompanied by fire, crashed down from the zenith onto the ground in front of the city. However, due to the presence of the [Orichalcos Barrier] beneath their feet, it did not harm the stone slabs beneath them that sealed their souls.

The pitch-black flame dragon, seemingly the embodiment of a natural disaster, opened its scarlet eyes and roared to the sky!

[Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon] → [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] [8☆/Dark]

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[3500/2000]

"If the Fusion Summon is successful, activate the effect of [Meteor Dragon - Meteor Black Dragon] to send one [Red-Eyes] from my Deck to the Graveyard," Jonouchi said, drawing another card from his Deck. "Inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of that monster's original ATK!"

"The monster I sent to the graveyard is this one, [Red-Eyes Black Iron Dragon], with an attack power of 2800, therefore it inflicts 1400 effect damage on you, Dartz!"

Along with the [Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon], the remaining scattered meteorites and lava fell on Dartz. Although this duel had been transformed into a dark game with substantial effects on reality by the [Orichalcos Barrier], Dartz remained calm and composed as his Element Points decreased.

【Dartz: 11500→10100LP】

After giving Dartz a less-than-successful initial warning, the events within the city continued.

“Although there is no ‘Red-Eyes’ field, the name of the ‘Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon’ summoned by the effect of ‘Red-Eyes Fusion’ is used as ‘Red-Eyes Black Dragon’,” Jonouchi said, revealing another card from his hand. “Therefore, I can use the effect of ‘Black Steel Dragon’ in my hand.”

"During my Main Phase, equip this monster from my hand or field as an Equip Card to one Red-Eyes monster on my field, increasing the equipped monster's ATK by 600!"

A dragon made entirely of shiny black steel appeared in front of the [Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon], magically turning into a pool of liquid and merging into the [Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon]'s body, transforming into metallic armor.

[True Red-Eyes Black Dragon] [ATK3500→4100]

"Attack power 4100 points! That's even higher than the [Obelisk the Tormentor], Kaiba!" Jonouchi said arrogantly, looking at Kaiba beside him who had a calm expression.

Clearly, he still can't forget the experience of being defeated by Kaiba with Obelisk the Tormentor in Duel City.

"Hmph, Camille's power has never been just about attack power, you mediocre guy. Besides, my Blue-Ace has much greater power." Kaiba crossed his arms and said contemptuously, "Instead of showing off your insignificant power to me, you fool, don't stupidly step into the trap in the opponent's backcourt."

The words seemed to be mocking Jonouchi, but this was precisely Kaiba's unique way of reminding Jonouchi not to overlook the only face-down card in Dartz's back row.

"Huh? I, Jonouchi, foresaw that!" Jonouchi laughed confidently, playing another card. "Although its attack power is high, if it gets hit by a card like [Magic Cylinder], I'm in big trouble. So, next up is this card, the quick-play spell card [Double Whirlwind]!"

"Target my Equip Card [Black Steel Dragon] in my back row and your Face-down Card in your back row, Dartz, and destroy both Spell/Trap Cards!"

A hurricane appeared on the field and split into two, which connected to Dartz's back row face-down card and the armor on [Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon] respectively. The armor, which had not yet been heated, shattered along with Dartz's back row face-down card and was sent to the graveyard. Before leaving the field, Jonouchi also saw what Dartz's back row face-down card was.

"A trap card, 'Memories of a Good Opponent'? Tsk, with so many Life Points, that card effect is disgusting. It could easily steal the powerful monster I painstakingly summoned. Luckily, I destroyed it."

Recalling the card's effect, Jonouchi couldn't help but show a relieved expression, then said with a smile, "However, in this way, Dartz, you won't have any cards left in your back row to protect your monsters."

"Furthermore, if [Black Steel Dragon] is sent from the field to the graveyard, its effect can be activated to search for one [Red-Eyes] card from my deck and add it to my hand."

Adding a card to his hand, Jonouchi waved his hand and commanded, "Now, it's my battle phase! Use [Meteor Dragon - Meteor Black Dragon] to attack Dartz's [Orichalcos Giant] in front of you!"

"Meteorite Wings!"

With a flap of its massive dragon wings, accompanied by the command from the castle, lava and fire rain detached from the wings of the [Meteor Dragon - Meteorite Black Dragon] and swept towards the [Orichalcos Giant], a monster with a mere show of muscle that, even with the [Orichalcos Barrier], couldn't even defeat a [Disruption] monster, in the sky above Darzilla.

The result was obvious: the [Orichalcos Giant], with an attack power of only 900 points, was destroyed in an instant, and the lava flow continued unabated towards Dartz.

Jonouchi had already calculated the reduction in Dartz's life points, but to his surprise, the aftershocks of the attacks abruptly changed direction before reaching Dartz, surging towards the urchin-shaped [Orichalcum Vessel] in Dartz's backcourt!

【Dartz: 10100→10100LP】