Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Could the "acquaintance" Hayato was referring to be Dartz? Well, that guy has lived for over ten thousand years, and during their duel, he casually mentioned that he had been to ancient Egypt three thousand years ago and met the nameless pharaoh. It's normal for him to be here... Bullshit!

What RPG game would, after defeating the Demon King, bring back the final boss from the previous version, whom you spent countless resources to finally defeat? Seriously? What kind of garbage game is this?!

However, we have no choice but to go. Although Dartz appeared unexpectedly, we can always take him down here again!

However, it was only after a moment that Jonouchi and Yugi realized something—they had clearly put on their equipment and carried a large bag of possible supplies before entering the light of the resonating Millennium Item.

But after entering this world, the backpack simply disappeared. All they had left were the clothes they were wearing. Besides that, even their duel disks and the card boxes containing their decks had vanished!

"Where's my Duel Disk? My huge Duel Disk is gone!" Jounouchi, bewildered, touched his left wrist, astonished that his Duel Disk had vanished. "And my deck too! How did it all disappear, card case and all?!"

Looking at the two of them, Dartz toyed with the [Orichalcos Barrier] card that Hayato had given her: "If I'm not mistaken, you're planning to use this kind of card from the future to conduct a duel ritual with me?"

"I regret to inform you that the most common way to use spirits here is to seal them in stone tablets and then use the sword of the future to behead officials of this dynasty. How impressive of you!"

Upon hearing Dartz's words, Jonouchi was momentarily stunned, and the following image involuntarily flashed through his mind—

"My turn, draw a stone slab!" One person suddenly exerted force with both arms, picked up a stone slab from the top of a stack of slabs, flipped it over, and said, "Activate the magic stone slab [Muscle Destruction], the opponent will shred the stack of slabs, three times, three times!"

"Ugh! Just thinking about it is terrifying!"

"For no reason at all," Jonouchi said fearfully.

Yugi looked at Dartz, then turned to Hayato with a puzzled expression and asked, "Hayato, this person is indeed the Dartz we know, right?"

“More real than Cheese Leopard.” Hayato glanced at Dartz, who, despite sensing the “legendary dragon” aura emanating from Yugi and Jonouchi, still showed no intention of making a move. “Are you asking why he didn’t destroy the world like the Dartz we know? I think I can guess part of that.”

"As far as I know, the Dartz we see now has not been awake for very long. He is currently surveying the world of humanity, a new civilization that has emerged since the Atlanteans. Only after completing his global journey did Dartz make the judgment that 'humanity has no future' and decide to destroy humanity to form Doma."

“That’s right. And although I think you’re as innocent as Hayato, you wouldn’t lie to me, even if I knew that I would make the decision to destroy the world in the future, I wouldn’t make the decision without seeing all of humanity for myself,” Dartz said with a smile.

"If you ask why, it's because after seeing you, Hayato, I couldn't help but feel hopeful. What if there's still a possibility that a soul as brilliant as yours could be born among humanity? In that case, even if this civilization is corrupt, there's still a possibility of reaching the future."

When the topic of the corruption of civilization came up, Darz glanced subconsciously at the distant city-state, a contemptuous sneer curling at the corner of her lips.

Upon hearing Dartz's words, Jonouchi said with certainty, "To be this blind, hmm, it really is Dartz himself. No one but him would think Hayato is pure."

"Although Hayato is a true duelist, to say that Hayato is pure or anything like that..." Even the gentle Yugi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed upon hearing this. "Indeed, only Dartz himself can be described as pure."

"Huh? But I think Hayato's tactics are pretty normal, aren't they?" Since Hayato and Yugi were the ones who taught Duel Monsters, Kyoko, whose deck was "stained red with blood," said without realizing it.

"So I told you a normal deck isn't like yours," Honda complained, but knowing that Dartz in front of them was still harmless for the time being, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at the group of gamers who shouldn't be here, Dartz shook his head with a hint of helplessness: "Sigh, the eyesight of future humans is so poor that they can't even see the dazzling beauty in Hayato right next to them? Coupled with your mediocre souls, no wonder I, in the future, will destroy humanity in disappointment."

"It's such a shame, Hayato. I wanted to talk to you more, but it seems like that's not going to happen now." Dartz said with a regretful look, "I'm also planning to leave Egypt soon. Please take good care of yourself. I won't be in your world anymore. You must be happy."

"Stop, stop! Are you some kind of Yue Yunpeng?" Hayato interrupted Dartz's rant; this guy's gay-ish manner was unbearable. But Hayato was also a little puzzled. "Didn't you say you wanted to observe all of humanity? Why don't you take a closer look in Egypt?"

"Keep in mind, the new pharaoh has only been in office for a few days. How could you make such a judgment in just a few days?"

Upon hearing Hayato's words, Dartz also suppressed the dejected expression on his face and looked at the distant city-state again. This time, he made no attempt to hide his contempt for ancient Egypt, which was ruled by Yami Yugi: "There's no need for that anymore. I've already seen enough."

"Back when the pharaoh took office, this country was actually nearing its end. It should have been experiencing a peaceful transition of dynasties, like a sleep. But humans are really interesting. In order to ensure the continuation of the country, they actually reached into knowledge that they shouldn't have touched."

“The reason a taboo is taboo is not because of the immense power it can bring, nor the sacrifices made to obtain that power, but simply because you shouldn’t touch what you shouldn’t.” Dartz paused, then shook his head. “This kingdom is now shrouded in darkness sweeping in from the abyss. If you don’t resist, you won’t die. Why don’t you understand?”

"Alright, that's all I have to say. You guys don't like being with me, do you?" Dartz smiled, raised her hand to pull up her hood to cover her conspicuous green hair, and walked away without looking back, saying as she went, "Take care, Hayato."

"Being shrouded in darkness, you don't need to tell me that," Hayato said casually, watching Dartz's retreating figure.

Dartz seemed to remember something, slowed his pace, and said with his back to the group, "Speaking of which, consider this compensation for disturbing your rest, Hayato. Something is happening in that direction right now."

"Although it has nothing to do with me, it would really hurt me if you missed it and were sad."

Following the direction Darzin pointed, Hayato could clearly see a large army emerging from the royal city's exit, even from a distance. Were they going to war? It didn't seem like it; it looked more like they were escorting some important figure away from the city-state.

Even the priests didn't receive such good treatment, which means that Yami Yugi, the nameless pharaoh, had left the palace.

But what exactly is Daz talking about? I don't see anything wrong with it.

Just as Hayato was thinking this, he saw a battle suddenly break out at the city gate where the army had just left. One monster after another suddenly appeared among the soldiers and wreaked havoc. The troops who had not yet left the residential area outside the city were like trapped beasts in a narrow passage, and their formation was completely destroyed!

Chapter 750 The Invincible Minotaur Has Fallen

Riding on his warhorse, Yami Yugi was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a large number of monsters.

However, thanks to the soldiers guarding him, who bought him some time by using their own bodies as a shield to protect Yami Yugi despite their own safety, he was able to react in time and launch the summoning.

"Where did these monsters come from?!"

While muttering to himself, Yami Yugi raised the golden gladiator he had worn on his left wrist since leaving the city, just in case. As it shone brightly, it drew upon the power of the stone slab temple not too far away, releasing the power of the stone slab monster and summoning it before Yami Yugi.

Because the stone tablets from Mahad's former stone tablet temple were moved to his own temple, Yami Yugi was able to use the stone tablets that once belonged to Mahad to summon stone tablet monsters. Coincidentally, he summoned three stone tablet monsters in a row, and Yami Yugi recognized them all: the [Guardian Wyvern], the [Little Sprite], and the [Elf Swordsman].

In modern times, these three monsters existed in Yami Yugi's deck, or rather, in the early stages of the game. They accompanied the game through many battles. Even if they did not have the same power as Dark Magician, they still possessed reliable and excellent combat strength.

Under the command of Yami Yugi, the three stone tablet monsters charged towards the monsters that had broken into the army's formation.

After witnessing the awakening of the elves in the palace, apart from the priest Aknadi, who seemed to have exhausted too much energy and had to go back to rest, and the priest Simon, who was too old to ride a horse—definitely not because his legs were too short—he brought two priests, Set and Shada, to the outside of the city to see what exactly had fallen from the sky earlier.

Accompanying him was a force of nearly a hundred men, drawn from the city to ensure sufficient order. Although there were doubts about their ability to protect the Dark Game and the two priests, he felt that bringing more soldiers would come in handy, given the considerable size of the desert outside the city.

And that was indeed the case. It was thanks to the soldiers that Yami Yugi and the two priests were protected from being ambushed by the monsters, thus preventing the loss of their high-level combat power.

And after Yami Yugi summoned the Slate Monster, Seth and Shada also realized what was happening and summoned their own Slate Monsters to join the battle.

"[Minotaur]!" "[Axe-wielding Monster]!" "[Dark Dragon King]!"

"[Cyclops]!" "[Baphomet]!" "[King of Beasts - Gazel]!"

On the gladiator disks worn by the two priests, the unfolded wing-like components revealed the emblem patterns corresponding to the stone tablet monsters they had summoned. A total of six stone tablet monsters followed behind the three monsters summoned by Yami Yugi earlier, assisting the soldiers in battle.

Considering that they were not alone, but surrounded by a large number of soldiers, the group did not choose large slate monsters with wide-range attack capabilities when summoning slate monsters. Instead, they selected types that were strong enough in combat and fast in movement.

However, the reason why so many monsters were summoned in the end was not because the selection was too strict and only a few monsters met the requirements. The main reason was that the Gladiator's Disk could only summon a maximum of three monsters, which was an inherent flaw in the hardware.

However, although Priest Xia Da didn't realize it at first, after summoning the three monsters, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer the same as before.

While the Battle Disk does have a limit of three monsters, summoning a Pokémon that only awakened this morning is not subject to the Battle Disk's hardware limitations.

"Come out, my Tamashii!"

With a shout, the [Anka Kuriboh] appeared from Xia Da's body. As soon as it appeared, it shone a beam of light from its body, which landed on the soldiers who were injured while protecting the Pharaoh from the suddenly appearing monsters not far away from Yami Yugi.

The soldiers had thought that their injuries were so severe that they were unlikely to be healed and would eventually die. However, after the light of the [Anka Kutsubo] fell, their injuries suddenly healed rapidly as if time had reversed. Even the blood that had spurted from their wounds and seeped into the soil flowed back.

In the blink of an eye, they were all fully recovered!

Although he couldn't see the stone tablet monsters and spirits summoned by Dark Game, Xia Da, and Seth, and he wasn't quite sure how he had suddenly recovered, he concluded that it must have been the Pharaoh and the priests who had intervened!

That's incredible! The power of the Pharaoh and his priests is simply invincible; it's practically a miracle!

The classic line from a certain Shanghai idol popped into their minds, and the soldiers, healed by the power of [Anka Kuriboh], immediately returned to the front lines to fight the monsters attacking the Pharaoh.

Seth couldn't help but glance at the small, spherical monster floating beside Xia Da: "A healing ability powerful enough to bring someone on the verge of death back to the battlefield? Xia Da, you've awakened a rather gentle ability. And, it's not restricted by the Arena Disk?"

“If we had discovered the power of the Millennium Key earlier, perhaps Priest Mahad’s fate could have been changed with the help of the extra spirits.” Hearing Set’s words, Xia Da said with some emotion, but quickly calmed down. “But now is not the time to talk about that.”

The two men spurred their vehicle to move to Yami Yugi's side and hurriedly asked, "Forgive our poor protection, but are you unharmed, Pharaoh?"

Dark Game shook his head, indicating that he was not injured: "I'm fine, but do you know where these monsters came from, Seto and Shada?"

“This is the main road into the city. When my subordinates led the troops into the city yesterday, they didn’t find anything amiss. Moreover, given the constant flow of people, there shouldn’t be any ambushes,” Priest Set said, frowning.

"Without the [Millennium Jewelry] that can foresee the crisis and the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] that can detect the power of darkness here, we have no idea where these inexplicable monsters came from."

Xia Da, looking at the monsters fighting the stone slab monsters not far away, said, "Moreover, those monsters are very strange. Logically speaking, people without a certain level of cultivation should not be able to see monsters. Even Mana, the disciple of Priest Mahad, is slightly inferior to the level of seeing elves."

"However, these monsters that suddenly attacked you, Pharaoh, can be seen even by ordinary people in the army, and can even be hit by attacks from ordinary people who have nothing special about them. This is not like the characteristics that monsters born from the human mind should have. On the contrary, they are like ordinary creatures."

Although that's what Xia Da said, everyone knew that the monsters heading straight for Dark Game were indeed similar to the Stone Tablet Monsters. Putting aside the strange black aura surrounding them, it was absolutely impossible to find a giant elephant in nature that had no flesh and only a skeleton.

It was at this very moment that the largest and most eye-catching skeleton of the giant elephant—the monster known as the "Graveyard of the Mammoth"—was brutally chopped to death by the Minotaur summoned by Set, as if it were a pure-hearted warrior, its skeleton scattered all over the ground.

Seth and Shada were priests after all, so the stone tablet monsters they used were naturally not bad. Although they weren't invincible beings that could wipe out the entire field with a single attack, they could easily crush these weak monsters with an attack power of less than 1500 points on the front line.

However, before Xia Da and Seth could even relax a little and were about to shift their attention away from the fallen [Graveyard of Mammoths], they heard An Yugi's words beside them: "This is bad. Those monsters are not ordinary monsters, but monsters that harbor dark power!"

Upon hearing this, Seth felt a sudden tightness in his chest. The attribute of the Mammoth Graveyard should be earth attribute, so how could it be dark power? And why did I suddenly feel uneasy when I heard the Pharaoh say that?

Unaware that three thousand years later, the pharaoh beside him would make outrageous claims about the monster "Graveyard of the Mammoth," Set simply believed that his feelings were merely an illusion.

After defeating [Mammoth Graveyard], the Minotaur, wielding an axe, turned around to NTR the next target, cough cough, and kill the next one. But just as he turned around, a bone spur suddenly protruded from his chest—it was the tusk from [Mammoth Graveyard]!

The Mammoth Graveyard, which should have been defeated, was miraculously resurrected by the black aura surrounding its bones. Taking advantage of the Minotaur's inattention, it stabbed him in the back, its sharp tusks piercing the Minotaur's chest from behind, while the black aura wrapped around it at the same time!

The Minotaur lost?!

"Impossible! They actually came back to life? Huh—!" Seth stared wide-eyed in disbelief as the scattered bones in the Mammoth Graveyard miraculously reformed themselves and stood upright on the ground once more.

Before he could finish speaking, the moment the black mist enveloped the Minotaur, the corrosive power of that darkness also reached Seth, causing him to groan and his "soul" on the gladiator disk to decrease.

Fortunately, Xia Da came to the rescue in time, immediately sending out the [Anka Kuriboh] to heal the [Minotaur] who was stuck on the ivory. The latter struggled to get off the ivory and finally recovered with the help of the [Anka Kuriboh].

However, what made Yami Yugi and the others look rather grim was that not only the [Mammoth Graveyard], but also the other monsters that attacked them, although some of them had been killed by the retaliatory stone monsters, had actually been resurrected again with the help of the black mist.

With the tides turning, the stone slab monsters summoned by Yami Yugi and his companions were no match for the constantly resurrecting monsters. If it weren't for Xia Da's [Anka Kuriboh] providing healing, they would have already been defeated!

Even the soldiers, whose morale had been boosted by the miracle achieved by Xia Da with the power of [Anka Kuriboh], couldn't help but shrink back and dared not move forward any further.

More importantly, [Anka Kuriboh] is not some kind of bugged entity that can resurrect people infinitely; his power also has a certain limit. As time goes by, the speed at which he heals the stone monsters is gradually getting slower and slower.

The situation is very unfavorable!

Looking back at the city wall he had just left, Yami Yugi knew that if he gave the order to retreat now, even if the stone monsters couldn't defeat the demons, they could still buy him enough time to lead his soldiers back to the city to defend it.

But should I just let these unkillable monsters roam freely outside the city? Impossible. I have my own people in the residential area outside the city. I have to kill all these monsters here!

"Everyone retreat! I'm going to summon the god!" Yami Yugi shouted to the soldiers in front of him, recalling the three stone tablet monsters he had summoned earlier, making room for the god's descent.

Upon hearing the Pharaoh's words, the soldiers felt as if they had been granted a pardon and immediately ran towards Dark Game and the others, trying to get as far away as possible from the unkillable monsters ahead. Seth and Shada also immediately focused on controlling their stone monsters to defend against the numerous monsters' attacks.

Although the defensive stone monsters were missing three of Yami Yugi's, Seth and Shada were able to successfully block the monsters' attacks due to the shrinking defensive circle, though it wouldn't last long.

Looking at the large number of monsters, the game couldn't help but start thinking.

Each of the three Egyptian God cards possesses the power to be used on groups. Among them, the power of Obelisk the Tormentor is pure destruction, while that of Ra is similar to the fire of the phoenix.

Although Yami Yugi believed that the two of them could annihilate all the monsters in front of them in one blow, the monsters were immortal and would revive, while the god's area-of-effect attacks had a huge cost.

Then, there is only one answer!

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

With his palm outstretched towards the sky, the symbol of "Eye of Ugato" appeared on Yami Yugi's forehead. At the same time, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the previously clear sky, accompanied by thunder and lightning!