Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Looking at the arena before him, Sett pondered for a moment and made up his mind: "Although no one has ever succeeded before, at this moment, let us set aside our differences and fight for the Pharaoh, Kalim."

As he spoke, he actually picked up Kalim's gladiator's disc, put it on his other free arm, and turned to look at the Dark Mage who was fighting Diaband.

Raising the gladiator disk above his head, Set shouted, "This is a battle for the kingdom! Lend me your power, Kalim!"

Instantly, a surge of electricity coursed through Seth's raised arm, electrifying his body and causing him to tremble. But through sheer willpower, Seth endured the repulsive sensation from the gladiator disk, bathed in the current, and shouted, "Respond to me, [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon]!"

"Ow!"

Lightning descended from the hole that had opened above Set's head, and before Set's eyes, the lightning wove together the body of a gigantic dragon.

The Gladiator's Disk is an important tool created by alchemy during the time of the previous pharaohs. Its function is simple: it is actually linked to the corresponding Slate Temple and can remotely summon the Slate Monsters stored there. Each Gladiator's Disk has its own corresponding Slate Temple, and theoretically, if you get someone else's Gladiator's Disk, you can summon that person's Slate Monsters.

However, that's not actually the case. Each priest prepares a barrier in their own temple that only they can access with permission, to prevent their gladiator disk from falling into the hands of others. For example, Bakura used the gladiator disk of the previous pharaoh to summon monsters only because the stone tablet monsters he summoned were funerary objects and not stored in the stone tablet temple.

Hayato, for example, obtained both Isis's and Yami Yugi's Gladiator's Disks, but he only used the Gladiator's Disks as a transfer station to summon his own monsters and could not summon their Slate Monsters.

But now, whether it's a miracle, the aid of Kalim's spirit, or the fact that the [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] summoned by Seto is also yearning for a chance to avenge its master, the [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] that descended here fought its way out together with Seto's [Duvos], sharing the pressure for the [Dark Magician] and holding off one [Diabond].

Suddenly, the situation changed again, with [Dark Magician], [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon], and [Duvos] together overwhelming the two [Diabund].

During this time, Mana also realized that the girl who appeared beside her looked exactly like her was her awakened spirit. Having waited for this opportunity for a long time, she seized it and immediately joined forces with her spirit—the Dark Magician Girl—to cast spells and chant incantations.

"A thunderous chariot, the gap of a spinning wheel, this thing has light, and it splits into six!"

The two girls suddenly swung their staffs at the Dark High Priest, who was completely focused on guarding against Dark Yugi and Seth and hadn't paid any attention to Mana. An energy ball quickly formed and shot towards the Dark High Priest and the stone slab of Diaband standing on the ground not far away!

"Mana Mana-chan's Double Magic Explosion!" "Dark Magic Explosion!"

Although there seemed to be no consensus on the naming, the magic was extremely effective. The Dark High Priest, who never expected Mana to be able to unleash such power, managed to dodge in time to avoid being directly hit by Mana and the Dark Magician Girl's attacks. However, the stone tablet of Diaband next to him was not able to be moved in time and was directly hit and broken by the attack!

The sudden explosion even sent the Dark High Priest flying, crashing into a wall not far away. His mask shattered completely as he flew backward.

Chapter 792 Untitled

"Well done, Mana!"

Mana, who had been ignored by everyone since arriving underground, delivered a brilliant blow that ended the battle. As Diaband disappeared because the stone slab it was sheltering on was destroyed, the Dark Magician praised Mana.

No matter how troublesome its immortality is, Diaband is still a slate monster after all. If the slate it inhabits is destroyed, no matter how much power it has, it will be useless and will only dissipate into nothingness.

Diaband, the embodiment of the resentment of the villagers of the thief village of Kreelna, roared in despair as its body gradually disintegrated and vanished. In the moments before it was about to disappear completely, it desperately attacked its surroundings, trying to drag others down with it.

However, neither [Dark Magician], [Duvos], nor [Thunder Dragon-Thunder Dragon] had left the vicinity of [Diabund] immediately, thus avoiding being affected by its death throes.

Not only the two Diabands that Yami Yugi and his group faced, but the one on Hayato's side also disappeared at the same time. Without the need to continue attracting Diabands, Hayato immediately rushed back.

"This time, we've definitely killed that monster, right?"

As he watched Diaband be destroyed and the Dark High Priest defeated, Seth gasped for breath. Using Kalim's Gladiator's Disk, he summoned Thunder Dragon, but as a price, Seth felt his stamina was completely depleted.

"Including Hayato's time, Diaband has already been killed twice. If Diaband can be resurrected a third time, what kind of third-rate novelist would make up such a plot to pad out the word count?"

"Yami Yugi complained. As he spoke, he looked at the Dark Magician, walked over to him, and temporarily handed the Millennium Scales he was holding to Set for safekeeping."

He had fallen into a coma because of Bakula, but he also benefited from this misfortune by unexpectedly seeing a part of his past in his dream while he was in a coma.

Memories of Mahad, memories of Mana, and even memories of his father, the Pharaoh who was still alive, brought back many memories for Yami Yugi. However, it was a pity that he still did not know his own name.

Now, even Yami Yugi knows that the name he lost is not an ordinary thing. No matter who he asks, he cannot get an answer. It is as if his name, like the writing on that memory stone tablet, has been directly erased.

Even those extremely close to him, such as Mana and Priest Simon, were the same. Priest Simon even oversaw the construction of his tomb, but the result was the same. This made Yami Yugi wonder if the people in this memory world were subject to some kind of invisible restriction, which was why they could not say their own names.

Before leaving the royal city for the Valley of the King's Sleep, Hayato had mentioned to Yugi and the others that he would take the opportunity to search for Yami Yugi's grave there and see if he could find his name. However, after Yami Yugi woke up and recalled some of his memories, he realized that Hayato would not find anything, because he also remembered that his own grave was not in the Valley of the King's Sleep.

During this trip to the Thieves' Village, Yugi, Jonouchi, and the others did not accompany Yami Yugi. Instead, they went specifically to Yami Yugi's tomb, built by Priest Simon, to see if any clues were left behind. After all, people might be affected and unable to convey the Pharaoh's name, but inanimate objects might be an exception.

As for the Dark Magician, or perhaps Mahad, who was Pharaoh's childhood playmate, he naturally knew Yami Yugi's real name. Yami Yugi thought that he might be able to get clues from Mahad.

This is a more rational explanation. The more emotional explanation, and also the true situation of Yami Yugi, is that because of the partial recovery of his memories, he recalled the bits and pieces between him and Mahad. However, this feeling that was finally remembered only returned now that Mahad has already died, making Yami Yugi miss Mahad even more. When he saw the [Dark Magician] appear, he was also extremely surprised and delighted.

Seeing Mana and Yami Yugi walk up to the Dark Priest, Hayato, who had returned to the group, wisely refrained from disturbing them. Instead, he looked at the defeated Dark Priest. Mana's attack had been quite powerful, almost completely knocking him unconscious and rendering him utterly incapable of posing a threat.

Hayato wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Dark High Priest. Instead, he glanced at Seth and said, "Although you might find it hard to accept, how about we hand the Dark High Priest over to you for judgment, Priest Seth?"

Seth was slightly puzzled by Hayato's words, but he nodded and said, "I am a priest of the Pharaoh, so naturally I will render a just judgment on the wicked. This is not only guaranteed by my own honor as a priest, but also by the Millennium Scales I hold in my hand."

As he spoke, Set raised the golden scales that Dark Game had entrusted to him for safekeeping. The priests under the Pharaoh each had their own duties. Kalim had previously been in charge of judging sinners, and now that Kalim had sacrificed himself, Set, who was temporarily holding the Millennium Scales, had temporarily taken over this responsibility.

While the Millennium Items have different functions, they generally have additional features. For example, the Millennium Scepter contains a knife that can be used to peel fruit, the Millennium Cone can be disassembled and used as building blocks, the Millennium Jewelry is beautiful, and the Millennium Scales have the ability to measure the severity of a person's sins.

In the distant future, three thousand years later, because Duel Monsters directly printed the "Fusion" card, the fusion ability of "Millennium Scales" became quite awkward. Not only did it require the approval of the "Millennium Item" to use, but the effect was also not as convenient as simply playing a "Fusion" card, and the difference in effect was not significant.

In the end, in the hands of Xia Di, the user of the Millennium Scales and the Millennium Director, the Millennium Scales could only be used to measure sins.

Hayato nodded without explaining further. In any case, Seth would find out why he said that in a little while. Rather than revealing the truth himself, it was better to let Seth see the identity of the Dark High Priest with his own eyes.

With Bakura already dead and the Dark High Priest defeated and about to be subdued, no matter how Hayato sees it, the player behind them, Bakura, is clearly out of options. Could he possibly conjure up another controllable character to continue the struggle?

However, just in case, Hayato felt it was necessary to remove the two [Millennium Items] embedded in the Netherworld Slab. Even though the crisis had been resolved, for some reason, Hayato could still feel a faint threat from that slab, as if he absolutely couldn't leave it unattended.

Upon realizing this, Hayato immediately took action, climbing onto the Netherworld stone slab to retrieve the Millennium Cone and Millennium Key that the Dark High Priest had previously placed there.

However, to his surprise, the two [Millennium Artifacts] were adhered to the stone slab quite firmly, as if they had been glued on. Even though Hayato used a great deal of effort, he couldn't pry them off.

"Is this thing some kind of Thor's hammer or the sword in the stone?" Hayato, who had been squatting down and trying to pry the Millennium Cone out for a long time without success, stood up again, frowning as he looked at the Netherworld stone slab beneath his feet.

Generally speaking, most people would probably think it's their own fault in this situation, such as not being strong enough, not using the correct method to take the "Millennium Artifact", or not unlocking any fixing devices first.

But Hayato is different.

"It's obvious, it can't be my problem at all, it's the problem with this stone slab." Hayato, who felt he couldn't possibly be wrong, looked at the stone slab under his feet with a dangerous gaze.

The idea that the underworld is connected to this stone slab isn't just the Dark High Priest bluffing. As far as Hayato knows, if all the Millennium Items were truly inlaid on this stone slab, the gates to the underworld would open, and the evil gods trapped in the underworld would be released and brought into the world.

In other words, the stone slab itself is the gate and passage to the underworld, while the Millennium Item acts as the key. So the question is, what would happen if Hayato destroyed the gate in order to retrieve the key?

The answer certainly can't be that the evil god descended to earth because the gate was gone. If the evil god could descend simply by destroying the Netherworld Stone Tablet, there wouldn't be a need for Hayato to cause the destruction now; Bakura could have done it long ago.

Watching Hayato casually pick up a rock and smash the Netherworld Slab, determined to destroy it, Seth's lips twitched, feeling rather helpless. Only now did Seth realize that Hayato's behavior was like that of an eight-year-old child.

So, adults should do what adults do.

Thinking this, Seth looked at the Dark High Priest lying against the wall with a cold expression.

"You foolish one who dares to defy our Pharaoh, Dark High Priest, whether you can hear me or not, hereby I, Seth, as a priest under the Pharaoh, judge you." Seth said as he approached the Dark High Priest, raising the Millennium Scales. "Before the Millennium Scales, your sins will be weighed."

As Seth moved, the Millennium Scales exhibited a stability that defied the laws of physics; the closer he got to the Dark High Priest, the lower one side of the scales sank. Seeing this, Seth declared, "Then, submit to your fate, Dark High Priest."

"However, before I kill you, I will reveal your true colors to the world."

Setting down the Millennium Scales, Seth drew a short sword from his Millennium Scepter, intending to kill the Dark High Priest on the spot to prevent any unforeseen complications. However, before stabbing the fallen Dark High Priest to death, Seth bent down, grabbed his armor, and lifted him from the ground.

As the Dark High Priest rose from the ground, fragments of his shattered mask fell to the ground. Bathed in the sunlight that grew brighter as the sun rose above, illuminating the underground space, Seth tried to discern the Dark High Priest's true face by his red hair.

With just one glance, Seth successfully recognized who the "Dark High Priest" in front of him was, but that one glance stunned him, because he clearly saw a face that he had revered for more than ten years!

"Ah, Priest Aknadi!?!"

"High Priest of Darkness, why you!?"

Even though not long ago, Aknadi tried to capture Kisara, who held a special place in Set's heart, in order to extract the powerful spirit power hidden within her body, because Aknadi's purpose, which he confessed to Set, was for the sake of the kingdom, Set almost fell out with Aknadi because Aknadi endangered Kisara. In Set's heart, he still trusted and respected Aknadi.

When he was a child, his village was destroyed by slave traders. It was Aknadi who suggested to the previous pharaoh that he, a commoner, should also participate in the priesthood. During this time, Aknadi taught him wholeheartedly. For Set, who had never met his father, Aknadi was not only his teacher, but also his understanding of the image of "father".

Set's ambition to become a partner of justice was established from a young age, and his loyalty to the Pharaoh and his love for the kingdom were based on the influence of Aknadi.

Why did that Akhenaten priest become the Dark High Priest before us? What exactly happened?

It seemed that Set had called out his name and awakened Aknadi. Aknadi, who had been unconscious, opened his one eye, looked at Set, and opened his mouth with some difficulty, but no sound came out.

"Akhenadi, answer me, why did you attack the Pharaoh!"

"..."

Faced with Setna's direct questioning, Aknadi opened his mouth again, his words somewhat indistinct, but Setna saw a strange pleading and struggle in Aknadi's eyes.

"What did you say?"

Seth asked again, leaning closer. This time, he could finally hear clearly what Aknadi was saying.

“…Seth…”

"Quick...run away..."

"I...I'm losing control of him!"

Before Seth could understand who Aknadi was trying to control, a repulsive force suddenly came from his hand, pushing him away and causing him to fall to the ground. Aknadi's body suddenly surged with a large amount of black magic power, which broke away from Aknadi and rushed towards the Netherworld Slab that Hayato was destroying not far away.

The moment the magic touched the stone slab, many white spirits suddenly emerged from the Netherworld Stone Slab and attacked the people in the underground space. Hayato, who was standing on the top of the stone slab, was the first to be hit!

Chapter 793 Profound Dark Fantasy

"boom!"

Before Hayato could react, a large number of spirits emerging from the Netherworld Slab threw him away, as if the slab was angry about what he had just done.

Fortunately, Hayato summoned his [Spiritual Exophysis] in time to catch him in mid-air, preventing him from being blasted into the stone pillars inside the underground palace. After floating back to the ground, Hayato looked at the Netherworld Stone Slab, from which white spirits were constantly emerging and surrounding the area.

"Hayato, did you break that stone slab?!"

Mana, Yami Yugi, and the others naturally noticed the commotion. Yami Yugi immediately looked at Hayato, who had been fiddling with the Netherworld Slab, and asked if he had done something that caused this scene.

"No way! I've been trying for ages and I haven't managed to break even a tiny bit off that stone slab. And speaking of which, is that thing even a rock? It's way too hard." Hayato shook his head, denying that the strangeness of the stone slab was related to him, and pointed to the other half. "If you ask me, that guy over there is more suspicious."

Following Hayato's pointing finger, Yami Yugi and the others saw Aknade, who was floating above the ground and standing in mid-air.

"That's... the Dark High Priest? No, it's Aknadi!"

Aknadi's long, scarlet hair defied gravity and floated up, revealing his face. When Yami Yugi first saw Aknadi's face, he was also stunned, but he also understood something. "The shield that blocked the first attack earlier, if I'm not mistaken, should be the Millennium Shield. According to the records, that stone tablet monster should have been in the hands of my father's missing brother."

“I had some doubts earlier about why the Millennium Shield was in the hands of the Dark High Priest, and why the Millennium Eye was also embedded in the same left eye.” Yami Yugi frowned. “The Dark High Priest is Priest Aknadi, or rather, my father’s missing younger brother, the royal Aknadi!”

Aknadi, who was abnormally suspended in the air, looked at Yami Yugi and said, "Heh, have you remembered some of your memories, Yugi? Heh heh heh, but as long as you don't get the most important thing, your name, then whatever you remember is meaningless."

Aknadi's voice was still his own, but the tone of his voice was somewhat different. Hayato was taken aback, but quickly realized, "That tone of voice... could it be that you are...?"

"Heh, quick reaction, Hayato-kun. That's right, Aknadi has lost control of this body. The one standing before you now, speaking to you, is me—" the abnormal "Aknadi" said with a sinister smile.

"...The White-Haired Rabbit Demon King?"

“That’s right, I’m Rabbit Ear White Fur Big, no! I’m Bakura!” Subconsciously, Bakura, who was controlling Akna Tei’s body, continued along with Hayato’s words, but quickly realized his mistake and corrected him, looking at Hayato who had interrupted him with some annoyance.

After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Bakura continued, "I left this piece before Bakura died. By using the evil thoughts in the Millennium Wisdom Wheel and the Millennium Eye, I successfully stirred up the desires and darkness in Akna's heart and corrupted him into a piece under my control."