Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Upon hearing Kalim's words, Hayato sensed something was wrong and felt a sense of impending doom. "You think you, a mere bystander, can just throw out such a flag? You know you don't have that kind of ability."

Sure enough, upon hearing Kalim's contemptuous remarks about his noble lineage and watching helplessly as the attacks from the Thunder Dragons drew ever closer, Bakura laughed in exasperation: "Heh, a human wave tactic, is that it? Then I'll retaliate with this power!"

Under the suppression of the magical barrier, Diaband's movements became unusually slow, but don't forget that Bakula was standing on the snake's head position on Diaband's lower body, so opening its mouth didn't require much effort.

Lightning also coiled around the snake's head, but this time the lightning had a different aura than the lightning used by the Thunder Dragons. The power originating from the Sky Dragon of Osiris caused the snake's mouth to split into two, one above the other. The upper mouth opened and quickly spat out several "Lightning Summoning Bullets" that could be used without charging!

The attack that was already within reach was swallowed up by the "Summoning Lightning Bomb" and even returned to the direction from which the attack came. At the same time, Bakura did not forget to destroy the monsters that formed the barrier of Isis and even spat out a few "Summoning Lightning Bombs" in an attempt to take down the seahorse!

"boom!"

Dozens of "Lightning Summoning Bullets" rained down, causing immense trouble in an instant. They exploded the moment they made contact with their respective targets. After the deafening roar subsided, Isis opened her eyes. The Slate Monsters she used were all support-type monsters; without powerful strength, they were simply unable to resist the "Lightning Summoning Bullets" originating from the power of the Divine Beast. They were all destroyed in that instant.

However, to her surprise, she was not harmed by the subsequent "lightning bombs".

As the dust settled, Isis noticed some starlight drifting down before her eyes. Looking up, she saw a huge mechanical dragon with its wings folded, blocking her way. The patterns on its wings were somewhat similar to those on the wings of [Diabund].

Similarly, Kaiba, who has neither the ability to summon stone monsters nor his own spirit, is also guarded by a different mechanical dragon with the same design.

"【Long Yi Qiao - Tian Long Liu Xing = QUA】, 【Long Yi Qiao - Tian Long Liu Xing = DRA】, well done."

The [Ryugi Takumi] protecting the two was naturally summoned by Hayato. Unlike Kalim, who was full of confidence in his own attacks, Hayato did not think that Bakura would be so easily tricked and defeated. From the beginning, he had prepared a backup plan in case the plan failed. At this moment, the last two squares of his fully unfolded gladiator disk were lit up with the symbols of the [Ryugi Takumi] group.

Being able to summon two monsters besides Ragnaros is the limit of the Gladiator's Disk. Even if the Gladiator's Disk has more slots and is not a high-level product of alchemy like the Millennium Item, it cannot handle more monsters. This makes Hayato unable to pay attention to Kalim's side.

However, as a priest, and with the confidence to confront Set, Kalim naturally had his own reasons for relying on his position.

"Because of insufficient conditions, I didn't show this power to the Pharaoh before, and I'm only using it now." Kalim's voice came from his direction, trying to appear calm. "My [Millennium Scales] has the ability to harmonize and fuse monsters together into a new existence to unleash even greater power!"

"Fuse my [Thunder Dragon]—"

Accompanied by Kalim's voice, and to Hayato's expectant gaze, a gigantic monster leaped out of the smoke and dust.

"—【Two-Headed Thunder Dragon】!"

Hayato nearly fell over, looking at the two-headed Thunder Dragon in front of Kalim that resembled a genetically mutated crocodile, and was quite disappointed. "You were so arrogant, I thought you could summon a Super Thunder Dragon or a Thunder God Dragon. How come you're just a rare creature that lowers the average appearance of the Thunder Dragon series?"

You could just take a picture of "Double-Mouthed Dark Ruler" without raising other people's expectations.

However, the theoretical attack power of the [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon] is 2800 points, which is 2000 points higher than the instant kill threshold of "Summoning Thunderbolt." It escaped death this way. Although it's a bit annoying, it's still quite capable as a priest, so there's really no need for me to help.

Hayato was thinking this, completely forgetting that Isis was also a priest.

Chapter 775 Things have come to this, let's just self-destruct.

Haima seemed a little distracted.

Just before Hayato used [Dragon Art - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA] to block him, for a fleeting moment, he seemed to see a phantom about to appear in front of him, but it quickly disappeared.

That's probably just my imagination, right?

"Did it fuse with a monster to increase its power and escape the destruction of the 'Lightning Summoning Bomb'?" Bakura noticed that there was only one [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon] in front of Kalim. This monster only needed two [Thunder Dragons] to fuse, which meant that the other [Thunder Dragon] had already been destroyed. This could also be seen from Kalim's slightly pale face.

"But so what!"

With a sudden burst of strength, Bakula pushed the stalemate-bound Winged Dragon of Ra a certain distance away, and raised Diaband's fist. In its right hand, the destructive power originating from the Titan of Obelisk was fully charged and ready to be unleashed.

The Divine Fist Crushing Strike is coming!

"Don't blink! This is the last thing you'll ever see! Use this power to wipe you all out, hehehehehehe!" Bakula said arrogantly. "I am the approaching storm!"

The moment Diaband threw his punch, Hayato reacted instantly. He held two cards from outer space, Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA and Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = DRA, between his fingers, and grabbed the Millennium Wisdom Ring from his chest with his other hand: "Lend me your power, DRA-san and QUA-san!"

"Things have come to this, might as well just self-destruct!"

As Hayato passed the card through the ring of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, the two cards in Hayato's hand that housed the monsters instantly vanished, and the "Dragon's Skill" mark on the two occupied squares of the Arena also disappeared.

However, this does not mean that the power of [Ryuki Takumi] has diminished. On the contrary, because of Hayato's actions, the aura of the two [Ryuki Takumi] who had previously been weakened by defending against the "Lightning Summoning Bullet" released by [Diabund] is growing stronger.

Then, the two monsters were engulfed in flames by the Winged Dragon of Ra, and at the same time, Hayato heard the sounds left behind by the Ryugi Takumi when they disappeared:

"Overload 1000%, power exhausted, hereby the contract is complete..."

"In the name of starlight, may you always move forward, my fellow countrymen with brilliant souls..."

Although [Dragon Light Takumi] is a so-called "secret card" that Hayato obtained through the test of electron flow in the real world, unfortunately, the card spirits of [Dragon Light Takumi] that Hayato himself knew did not awaken in this memory world. The [Dragon Light Takumi] that appeared in his hand from beginning to end was actually just the power that he borrowed from the starry sky outside the heavens in this memory world.

On the night Bakura attacked the palace, Hayato was fortunate enough to successfully connect with the Draco constellation in the sky through a silent inner calling. This allowed the light of Draco from three thousand years ago to descend in the form of the familiar [Dragon Light Takumi]. However, this power, lent to Hayato out of goodwill by the [Dragon Light Takumi], had ultimately reached its limit, and now was the time to return it to the heavens.

Of course, the frugal Hayato did not waste this final brilliance. When the power of the [Dragon Radiance] was at its maximum, he used the [Winged Dragon of Ra] to fully absorb it and maximize its power.

After receiving the power of the Draco constellation's light, which also came from a star, Ra's Winged Dragon, which was originally the embodiment of the sun's power, immediately transformed into a phoenix to adapt to the expanding power and met the punch of Diaband.

"boom!"

Even though Bakura had previously schemed to gain Diaband's compatibility with the Egyptian God cards, and even though the power of Obelisk the Tormentor had been charged up for a long time to be fully unleashed, Diaband was still nearly knocked away before Hayato's all-out attack, Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra - Phoenix, could be unleashed. Diaband only managed to hold on by using his hands in time.

Even so, the phoenix, its entire body enveloped in the sun's fire, still struggled to push Diaband backward at an alarming rate!

"Hold on, Diaband! Show some guts!" Bakura, a Pokémon Trainer... I mean, a Pokémon user, shouted with all his might while standing on Diaband. Seeing Diaband struggling to stay upright even with his fists, he quickly said, "The same move shouldn't work!"

"Are you still using the level from a few days ago as a standard of measurement, you idiot?" Hayato answered Bakura, pointing his finger to the sky, his fingertip just touching the sun peeking out above the valley. "My evolution is faster than the speed of light. No one in the entire universe can match my speed of evolution."

Seeing that Diaband was about to give up, Bakula gritted his teeth in anger: "Stop joking!"

"If the power of Obelisk the Titan isn't enough, then let's use the power of Ra as well! Use the power of your 'sun' to fight the sun!"

"If that's not enough, then the power of the Sky Dragon of Osiris is also at stake. Use it all and let me see the strength of your resentment, Diaband!"

Upon receiving Bakura's command, Diaband immediately activated the two other powers belonging to the Egyptian Gods that he had stolen from his body. In addition to having the same headdress appearance as the "True Ancestor" Obelisk the Tormentor, Diaband's wings changed into flame wings similar to those of Ra the Phoenix, and the snake head on his lower body also changed into a two-mouthed Thunder Lord.

In addition to the shockwaves from its fists, its wings fanned up a firestorm, and its snake mouth spewed out lightning, all of which joined the energy cluster confronting the [Ra's Winged Dragon - Phoenix], forming an ultimate deluxe version of "Spiral Wave".

"You've gotten in my way time and time again! This time, I won't let you have your way, Hayato Kobayashi!" Bakura roared at Hayato. "My obsession with the Pharaoh, the surging resentment in my heart, needs to be vented. For that, I will absolutely kill you all here and gather the Millennium Items to destroy the world!"

Upon hearing Bakura's words, Hayato realized that the person speaking to him at that moment was not Bakura, a participant in the Dark Game, but Bakura, a thief from three thousand years ago.

Hayato, who had witnessed the other's experiences within the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, knew the source of his resentment. Moreover, as Bakura's emotions surged, Diaband's appearance underwent a new change beyond using the power of the Egyptian God Cards, with burn-like marks covering Diaband's entire body.

Even using the full power of the three Egyptian God cards, Diaband couldn't withstand Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra and was still retreating. However, after receiving support from Bakura, Diaband finally gained the power to hold off Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra. He stopped retreating just meters from the edge of the valley and even began to push back towards Hayato!

"Can emotions and evil thoughts bring growth to an elf?" Hayato looked at Diaband, his furrowed brows relaxing. "It seems the battle is over. However, the winner will only be me!"

"There's only one reason you failed, Bakula, a very simple reason—"

Chapter 776 Next time, Bakura... oh, he's already dead.

"There's only one reason you failed, Bakula, a very simple reason—"

Hayato said firmly, "Because of you, you actually used the power of the Sky Dragon of Osiris! Don't you know his nickname is 'Traitor Dragon'?!"

Even though Diaband had gradually regained the upper hand, Hayato was still talking nonsense, which made Kalim anxiously say, "Hey, Hayato Kobayashi, what are you doing? Can't you see that guy pushed it back again!"

"If this continues, we're going to die! Quickly, use your invincible [Rathalos] to think of a solution!"

As if in response to Kalim, Bakula shouted, "It's just a god! Diaband is more than just a pretty face! Watch me push it back!"

The clash of energy between Diaband and Ra's Winged Dragon affected more than just their momentum. When Diaband was pushed close to the cliff, Bakula was on top of him, and Diaband had no way to retreat, which meant that Ra's Winged Dragon was getting closer and closer to killing Bakula.

Now that the situation has reversed, it is Hayato and his group who are facing this crisis.

However, it was only Kalim who remained calm. In reality, apart from him, neither Kaiba nor Isis showed any sign of panic. Isis deduced from Hayato's behavior that he definitely had some tricks up his sleeve, hence his composure. Kaiba, on the other hand, simply had faith in Hayato.

Hearing Kalim's words, Hayato revealed a "I've been waiting for you to say that" smile. He had unknowingly walked behind Kalim and put his hand on Kalim's shoulder: "Since you say that, then, it will be a little itchy."

As he spoke, the [Millennial Wisdom Wheel] was extended, touching the [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon] symbol on Kalim's gladiator disk. Kalim immediately felt a stinging sensation, and his whole body trembled.

Meanwhile, the two-headed thunder dragon in front of it transformed into flames and rushed into the interior of the Winged Dragon of Ra - Phoenix as fuel. With the power replenished, the flames on the Winged Dragon of Ra - Phoenix suddenly surged.

With great difficulty, Diaband managed to gain a slight advantage, but as soon as Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra absorbed the power of the Two-Headed Thunder Dragon, this advantage vanished in an instant. The Phoenix charged forward and, to Bakula's despair, shattered Diaband's power in an instant, tearing a large gash in Diaband's chest!

Bakula, who was standing on the snake's head, was also knocked away and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

"I won! I won!" Kalim's expression was a strange mix of pain from the death of the [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon] and elation at victory, his eyebrows furrowing and relaxing intermittently. However, he didn't forget anything in his victory. "Hey, Hayato Kobayashi, you actually released my [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon]? That hurt!"

"Hmph, just like always." Kaiba was somewhat used to Hayato's style of releasing monsters "for the greater good." "No, this time it's someone else's monster again? You've really made something of yourself, Hayato."

"Well, the pain only lasts a moment." Hayato shrugged, smiling nonchalantly, and commanded Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra to finish off the defeated Diaband. As a monster with near-immortality and powerful vitality, Diaband also possessed adaptability to the powers of other monsters. If it wasn't eliminated now, Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra would probably be completely ineffective next time.

Watching his painstakingly nurtured Diaband gradually burn to ashes in the flames of Ra's Winged Dragon, Bakula was now in a panic. However, although he was heartbroken at Diaband's death, he knew that as long as Diaband's stone slabs weren't destroyed, the tower could still be regenerated.

Although the regenerated Diaband would revert to its initial state, it's better than nothing. More importantly, I need to escape as soon as possible!

With that thought, Bakula raised his gladiator disk and casually summoned two stone slab monsters in front of him without hesitation, ordering them to cover his retreat. He then turned and ran away without looking back.

"Remember this day, Hayato Kobayashi, because today you almost captured me, the Thief King Bakura!" Looking at the Royal Valley Temple before him, Bakura only began to threaten after running a certain distance and confirming that Hayato and the others hadn't caught up. "As long as we get there, as long as we get there!"

Bakula, who attacked from above the valley, had made a point of memorizing the valley's terrain. Before the battle even began, he had already considered the possibility of defeat. He clearly remembered that as long as he passed through that temple, which was the long entrance to the Valley of the King's Long Sleep, he could escape into the desert.

Hayato Kobayashi and the others are all behind him. He needs to completely kill Diaband, and if those monsters buy him time, they definitely won't be able to catch up!

No one can stop me now!

"Hehe hahaha ga—!" Bakula's laughter was abruptly cut short as he suddenly crashed into a transparent barrier that appeared out of nowhere, his face pressed firmly against it.

In front of Bakula, Maliku, whom he had previously assumed had fled in fear, walked out of the temple with an arrogant expression: "Sorry, this place is full."

Behind Malik, a large group of soldiers and sorcerers of the Tomb Guardians appeared alongside their chieftain, ready for battle.

"You, you bastard!" Bakula never expected that his perfect escape route would be interrupted by Maliku. "Didn't you just run away?!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't understand." Although he had indeed run away, Maliku had actually been hiding on the edge of the temple the whole time, observing. When he realized that Bakura was about to be defeated, he quickly called for reinforcements to steal the kill. However, he certainly wouldn't tell the truth verbally. "How could I, Maliku, as the chieftain of the tomb-guarding clan, run away? This was all part of my plan to lower your guard."

"You can't escape, Bakula!"

At Maliku's command, the tomb guardian sorcerers chanted exorcism spells in unison. Bakula, trapped with nowhere to go, stood there howling in agony, his body emitting large amounts of ominous black smoke.

"No, impossible! How could I, Bakura, die here!"

"I, Bakula—"

"boom!"

The two stone slab monsters that Bakula had previously abandoned to buy time were blown up, and Diaband was also completely destroyed in the flames. This damage was like the last straw that broke Bakula's back. The black smoke on his body suddenly dissipated, and he collapsed to the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

Bakula, you can't rise again!

Chapter 777 Bakula - The Shadow Dies Twice

“This is truly unexpected, Maliku Ishdar. I thought you really had run away just now.”

As Bakura was knocked to the ground by the men brought by Maliku, Kalim, recovering from the effects of the release of the [Two-Headed Thunder Dragon], looked at Maliku with disdain and said.