Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Because of the effect of [Orichalcos Vessel], the battle damage I received is reduced to 0." As expected, [Orichalcos Vessel] absorbed the battle damage again. Dartz looked at the only monster left on his field and said with a "resentful" expression, "That damned nameless pharaoh, he actually managed to do this. But don't forget, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] will self-destruct at the end of the turn after attacking three times."

"Hmph, you don't need to worry about that. Your last monster will be crushed by Blue-Eyes before then." Kaiba sneered, turning his head to look at Yugi. "Anyway, you have that card in your hand, Yugi."

Game nodded and looked at Dartz, saying, "Then, here we go! The third attack of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], destroy the [Orichalcos Vessel]!"

The torrent of light appeared on the field for the third time, instantly engulfing the urchin-like monster. This monster, which had protected Dartz for several turns, was finally destroyed after absorbing a staggering 14000 points of effect.

"Hmph, since it's in defense position, it won't cause you any battle damage, but it doesn't matter. This way, all the monsters on your field will be wiped out, Dartz." Kaiba said coldly, looking at Dartz with disdain.

Unexpectedly, Darz, who had just been looking unwilling, couldn't help but laugh triumphantly, as if he had heard a funny joke: "Hehe, hahaha, sore wa do ka na?"

"Hmm?" Seahorse frowned and looked at Dartz's field.

After the light faded, what was puzzling was that the [Orichalcos Vessel] was still entrenched on the field. However, it did not appear to be a monster that could not be destroyed by battle. Instead, after being hit by the attack of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], a crack appeared on its spiked body, and a large amount of electricity was released from its body, flashing like a light bulb.

"Hmph, you've stored up your power to a near-full extent. Now, with the power of this attack, reveal your true form, [Weapon of Orichalcos]!"

As Dartz spoke, he raised his left hand, and the Duel Disk on it automatically retrieved a card. Without Dartz reaching for it, the card flew up and landed on his Duel Disk!

"If the [Orichalcos Vessel] is destroyed, Special Summon this monster from my hand and Deck!"

"A weapon that commands the heavens, inscribed with darkness—this is the ultimate moment!"

The [Orichalcos Vessel] exploded into an expanding sphere of light, which rapidly expanded to nearly ten meters in diameter in almost the blink of an eye, from which a pair of smooth, bronze-colored arms emerged.

The game stared wide-eyed at the enormous monster before it, taking a deep breath: "What kind of monster is this?"

[Orichalcos God Puppet] [10☆/Dark]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

【? /0→14000/0】

Chapter 650 The invincible buff has been applied.

After fully revealing its form, the emblem of the "Orichalcos Barrier" appeared on the forehead of the "Orichalcos Combined God Puppet," further increasing its already terrifying attack power.

[Orichalcos God Doll] [ATK14000→14500]

"Attack power of 14500?!"

Looking at the enormous monster in front of him, with its rounded body and appearance remarkably similar to the clay figures commonly seen in various ACG works, Jonouchi couldn't help but exclaim, "What the heck? Isn't this an Ancient Beast?!" before marveling at its exaggerated attack power.

Dartz's smile froze as he summoned the [Orichalcos Puppet], and he looked at Jonouchi with displeasure, correcting him: "It's the [Orichalcos Puppet]!"

"What do you mean by 'divine puppet'? It's clearly an ancient divine beast, even though its color is a bit different—bronze green."

When he heard that Jonouchi seemed to have seen the image on TV and was stubbornly convinced that Dartz had summoned the so-called "ancient beast," Dartz's forehead veins almost bulged out.

This guy named Jonouchi, putting aside his monster-fighting prowess, is really good at making people angry. Dartz feels that Jonouchi is about to break his calm mindset, which he's lived for ten thousand years. He finally understands how he always called Jonouchi by the wrong name before.

Gamer did have some knowledge, and he explained to Jonouchi that the "Ancient Beasts" in the TV anime "Digital Tyrannosaurus Rex" were designed based on clay figures found in archaeological sites. This convinced Jonouchi that what was in front of him was indeed a Duel Monster, and not a "Digital Tyrannosaurus Rex" invading the human world.

"But what exactly is that monster, and what is that exaggerated attack power?" Looking at the huge ancient... [Orichalcoholic Golem], Yugi muttered to himself with a serious expression.

"What's so surprising, nameless pharaoh? Wasn't the powerful attack of the [Orichalcoholic Puppet] provided by you?"

Dartz heard the game's question and answered it as always, explaining, "【Orichalcos God Doll】is the next form of 【Orichalcos Vessel】. It cannot be normally summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by its effect when 【Orichalcos Vessel】 is destroyed."

"The attack power of the [Orichalcos Puppet] will be determined by the total damage absorbed by the [Orichalcos Vessel] before it," Dartz laughed, spreading his arms wide. "The more you try to destroy the [Orichalcos Vessel] with your power, the more your hatred will give birth to this monster full of evil power!"

"Tch, what do you mean by our hatred? Didn't you just use [Thousand-Handed God] and [Orichalcos Giant] for a suicide attack before?" Jonouchi retorted.

"Does suppressing darkness only create stronger darkness...?" Kaiba frowned, his face looking grim.

It was only after the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon unleashed its full power with a triple attack that this monster was summoned. None of the three of them could withstand even one of its attacks, not even Dartz himself.

Not only that, Dartz raised his Duel Disk in his left hand, waved his right hand forward, and said, "Then, if [Orichalcos Golem] is successfully Special Summoned, I will activate its effect to Summon these two monsters from my Deck and hand to the front field in Attack Position!"

"An indestructible left hand and an invincible right hand!"

Upon receiving Dartz's command, the eye of the [Orichalcos Golem], which had only a slit in it, lit up with a green light. Then, its arms suddenly broke off cleanly at the shoulders, turning into two separate arms that flew forward and hovered in mid-air.

[Orichalcos - Left Arm] [2☆/Dark]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

【0/?】

[Orichalcos - Right Arm] [2☆/Dark]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

【? /0】

"【Orichalcos - Left Arm】is the strongest shield. As long as this card is face-up on the field, your opponent's monsters can only attack this card. And as long as 【Orichalcos Doll】is present, 【Orichalcos - Left Arm】cannot be destroyed. Its DEF is only changed to the attacking monster's ATK plus 300 during the damage calculation step."

"And the [Orichalcos Right Arm] is an iron fist that can pierce through everything. It also has the effect of not being destroyed when the [Orichalcos Golem] is on the field. When it attacks a monster, its attack power is only changed to the value corresponding to the attacking monster's attack form plus 300 points within that damage calculation step!"

"Although the attack power of [Orichalcos Golem] will decrease by the corresponding numerical value after these three monsters fight other monsters, a full 14500 points is more than enough to deal with you."

"This power is invincible!"

Dartz summoned three monsters in one go, placed the card of [Orichalcos Golem] on the back row, and left only two "arm" monsters on the front row. Dartz smiled smugly and looked at Yugi.

The game was indeed helpless against the three monsters that suddenly appeared in front of it, and said helplessly: "Cover two cards in my hand, end of turn."

Upon hearing the game declare the end of the turn, Dartz pointed at [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] and said, "Then, at the end of the turn after making three attacks, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] will be destroyed due to its own effect."

"What did my Blue-Eyes do to you?" Kaiba glared at Dartz, then glanced at Yugi beside him with annoyance. "Hey Yugi, it's your turn to make your move."

Yugi nodded in agreement with Kaiba's words: "Okay, then I'll activate the effect of [Destroy the Cannonball]."

"When equipped as an Equip Card to [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], [Destroyer] can be destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a substitute for [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon].

"boom!"

The numerous enhancement devices equipped on [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] shattered due to overload, and [Enhanced Gunner] took the fate of self-destruction in place of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] and was sent to the graveyard, allowing [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] to remain on the field of the game.

However, faced with the exaggerated attack power of the [Orichalcos], even with the protection of the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], the game's 4000 base points were like a candle flickering in the wind.

[Game: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [ATK4500]

[GaiK] X2

"My turn, draw a card." Dartz drew a card and, upon seeing it, couldn't help but smirk. "Hmph, although I feel there's no need to use it, I'll still show you the final power of [Orichalcos]."

"Above the [Orichalcos Barrier] and [Orichalcos Aura], I activate my third Field Spell Card, [Orichalcos Torritos]!"

"In addition to inheriting the power of the previous two barriers, [Orichalcos Torritos] will also grant all monsters on my field the ability to be unaffected by the effects of my opponent's Spell/Trap Cards!"

With just one Field Spell Card, Yugi easily granted his monster all-around resistance. Dartz looked at Yugi and said coldly, "It seems that the 'Nameless Pharaoh's Traveling Group's' journey has come to an end. Now it's time for your judgment, Nameless Pharaoh."

"Enter my combat phase, and then comes the attack of [Orichalcos Right Arm]!"

"Wild Soul!"

Chapter 651 Currybo, My Superman

"Wild Soul!"

As Dartz waved his hand, the Orichalcos Right Arm, responsible for attacking, of the Orichalcos Doll rose, aiming at the direction of the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. A green beam of light, without even a charging process, shot out from the palm, hurtling towards Yugi!

At that moment, the attack power of [Orichalcos Right Arm] also changed from "?".

[Orichalcohol - Right Arm] [ATK? → 4800]

The effect of increasing ATK to 300 points higher than the attacking monster's battle position only during the Damage Step is truly disgusting. This means that even if the game sets cards that increase ATK or DEF on the back row, the final result will only be that the ATK increase is resolved first, and then the ATK of "Orichalcos Right Arm" will change, and it will always be higher.

Furthermore, [Orichalcos Right Arm] also has destruction resistance, which means that cards like [Explosive Armor] will not work on it, not to mention the ability of [Orichalcos Torritos] to be unaffected by the opponent's effects.

How do you say "invincible"?

As the attack of [Orichalcos Right Arm] came hurtling towards him, Yugi calmly pressed the button to activate the face-down card: "At this moment, I activate the Trap Card!"

At this point, some people might ask, "Hey, in this game, the opponent's monsters aren't affected by your card effects. If you strengthen your monsters, the opponent's monsters will also become stronger, so activating trap cards is useless."

That's true, but coincidentally, the game just happens to have a card with an unclear meaning in the deck, and it just so happens to come in handy in the current situation.

"Trap Card, [Altar of Sacrifice], send [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] on the field to the Graveyard and restore its original ATK value to Life Points!" Yugi sent [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] to the Graveyard with a clear conscience.

That's right. Although the game's cards are ineffective against Dartz's monsters, they are effective against the "True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" on the field. The ATK of "Orichalcos Right Arm" changes only in the context of a battle with a monster. As long as there are no monsters on the field, there's no need to fear that monster.

Under Kaiba's rather gloomy gaze, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] was sent to the graveyard by the game, and the game's base score increased accordingly.

[Game: 4000 → 8500 LP]

Because the disappearance of the target monster triggered an attack reversal, [Orichalcos Right Arm] drooped down, and Dartz didn't let the right arm continue attacking. Looking at the rising Life Points and the empty field, Dartz actually laughed.

"What a foolish choice, Nameless Pharaoh! Didn't you consider what the consequences would be if there were no monsters on the field?" Dartz sneered, pointing directly at Yugi. "Next up is a direct attack from [Orichalcos Puppet]!"

"Curry!"

The emerald green ring released by [Orichalcos Golem] was like the guillotine of a meatpacking plant manager from the Land of Light, rushing straight towards Yugi as if to cut him in half. However, before the attack could fully reach him, a monster popped out of Yugi's hand and blocked the attack.

[Kugula Ball]! [Kugula Ball] jumped out on its own!

"You saved my life again, Kuriboh." Yugi smiled as he placed the Kuriboh in the graveyard, while Kaiba beside him wore a "I knew it" expression.

Kaiba was already somewhat used to it; whenever his opponent summoned a monster with extremely high attack power, he always managed to keep a Kuriboh in his hand, and this time he was right again.

"Discard [Kuriboh] from my hand, reducing the combat damage [Orichalcos Puppet] to 0." Looking at Dartz's disgruntled face, Yugi mocked, "Wasn't this supposed to be my trial? You didn't even manage to deduct a single point from my life points this turn, Dartz."

"Hmph, don't be so smug, nameless pharaoh. You're just clinging to life." Dartz frowned, then said confidently, "Consider yourself lucky to have survived. Anyway, the [Orichalcum Puppet] is still on my field, and you won't be able to overcome this trial of fate!"

"There is only one way to destroy the [Orichalcos Golem]: reduce its attack power to 0. At that time, the [Orichalcos Golem] will self-destruct. In other words, you just wasted an opportunity to reduce its attack power by 4500 points."

"Next round is Katsuya Jonouchi, right? Since you've escaped this time, you can just watch your comrades get wiped out one by one."

As he spoke, Dartz placed the cards of his hand face down on the back field: "I set one card face down, and then I activate the Field Spell Card [Orichalcos Torritos], which inherits the effect of [Orichalcos Spirit]."

"I have three monsters on the field. Restore 1500 base points to me, then end my turn."

[Dartz: 10100→11600LP, Hand Cards 0]

[Orichalcohol - Left Arm] [DEF?]

[Orichalcohol - Right Arm] [ATK?]

(Backcourt) [Orichalcos God Puppet] [ATK14500]

【GaiKa】