Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Although Aknadi no longer possessed the "Millennium Eye" that could read people's minds, Yami Yugi's thoughts were still quite easy to understand. He was also good at reading people's expressions and continued, "I know that you, Pharaoh, are not interested in either of these plans, which is why I chose to bring you here."

Following Aknadi's guidance, the group arrived near an unremarkable hill. Aknadi, sitting on a camel, continued, "After my mind was invaded by the power of darkness, I felt my brain instantly become much more open. Things that I once valued highly now seem to me worth sacrificing as long as they can help me achieve my goals."

"Among them were my former disciples."

In order to better pass on their respective "Millennium Artifacts", each priest basically has his own disciple to inherit his mantle. For example, Simon has already passed on the "Millennium Key" to Shada. Mahad once also planned to pass on his position to Mana, and Aknadi was no exception.

Looking into the distance, Aknadi spoke, "He is now buried ahead, along with the third method I left behind. His name in life had no meaning, but I have given him a name after death..."

After a pause, the name Aknadi uttered caused the eyes of the people from the modern world to widen instinctively, recalling the "Pyramid of Light" incident that had nearly killed Hayato.

“...Anubis.”

Chapter 814 Anubis - Limited Edition!

“I’m a rather cautious person. Although I have a lot of confidence in Seth, I’ve also thought about what kind of contingency plans and backup measures I should take in case the plan to help Seth become Pharaoh fails.” Aknadi didn’t notice the strange expressions on the faces of the others and continued to speak to himself, “For this reason, I, who am proficient in alchemy and the creator of the Millennium Items, have prepared the eighth Millennium Item.”

Just as there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings and seven of the Pharaoh's six priests, no one was surprised when Akhenate mentioned that there was an eighth of the seven "Millennium Treasures".

"Compared to the other seven Millennium Items, which are directly powered by the dark god Zorc Nerofa and possess many strange abilities, the eighth Millennium Item's abilities are relatively unremarkable. However, it possesses power that absolutely surpasses the other Millennium Items, and can forcibly nullify their respective powers."

Maliku frowned upon hearing this: "This ability sounds somewhat like the Millennium Wisdom Wheel. Is it an extension of the principles of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel?"

Aknadhi nodded and continued, "The Millennium Eye and Millennium Key will be unable to reach the user's heart, the Millennium Jewelry and Millennium Wisdom Wheel will be unable to observe the user's existence, and the Millennium Scales and Millennium Scepter will be unable to measure or control the user. Furthermore, I have deliberately made them into shapes opposite to the Millennium Cone."

"However, compared to the Millennium Artifact obtained by exchanging the souls of the entire Thieves Village, I did not choose resentful souls as materials when creating this Millennium Artifact. Therefore, it did not form a material of solid gold, but a crystal-clear substance, which I call the 'Pyramid of Light'."

Mana curled her lip: "Even if you give it a name that sounds righteous, isn't it still a dark tool made with human lives? It's just deceiving yourself."

"What do you know? The 'Pyramid of Light' isn't a 'Millennium Artifact.' It's something I created to ensure that if Set is defeated and reincarnated, someone will inherit my will and assist him." Aknadi glanced at Mana and said contemptuously.

As the person present, or even the person of this entire era, who had the deepest understanding of alchemy, he certainly had the right to be arrogant.

"Only with sufficient purity can it reach the strength I envisioned, fully unleash the power that suppresses the other [Millennium Artifacts], and ensure that it will not affect the wearer due to its use. To this end, I can say that I have taken out all my treasures, and in addition to rare and special materials, I also specially sealed my disciple as the soul of the 'Pyramid of Light'."

Mana, who really didn't know much about alchemy, pouted, but she couldn't refute Aknadi on this point, so she simply changed her approach: "You said you wanted your disciple to inherit your will to assist the reincarnated Set, but you killed him and you're still willingly working for him?"

“Heh, of course he’s unwilling, but I won’t ask for his consent.” Aknadi chuckled coldly. “There are many restrictions within the ‘Pyramid of Light,’ forcing him to help the reincarnated Set defeat the Pharaoh’s reincarnation. And before that, he can only provide Set with assistance and cannot interfere with Set in the slightest.”

Turning to the other group of gamers, Aknadi continued, "Although I don't know how far into the future you come from, when the reincarnated Set obtains the 'Pyramid of Light,' the world will surely come under his rule."

Malik gave a cold laugh: "You've planned it well, but how can you be so sure that the reincarnation of Set can get the 'Pyramid of Light' you mentioned?"

Upon hearing this, Aknadi sighed and calmly asked, "Do you believe in gravity? Do you believe that there is gravity between people?"

"People will meet each other under the influence of gravity. Even if they are reincarnated, Set and the Pharaoh will probably still meet and become rivals. And the 'Pyramid of Light' that I created will inevitably come to their side under the influence of gravity. In other words, this is fate."

After listening to Aknadi's self-talk for so long, Jonouchi finally couldn't help but say, "You talk a good game, but you have no idea how much trouble your 'Pyramid of Light' has caused us."

Game also sighed and looked at Aknadi, saying, "Aknadi, I'd like to confirm first whether your disciple, or rather 'Anubis,' was a blond, muscular man in his lifetime?"

"Her hair looks like it's been permed, and her nose is quite big?"

Aknadi was taken aback: "Could it be that you have already met Anubis in the future?"

"Hehe, in that case you should have witnessed the power of the 'Pyramid of Light' by now. It's safe to assume that Seth's reincarnation, with Anubis's help, must have defeated the Pharaoh's reincarnation and become the world's ruler. Hehehehehehe."

"It could be said that it was with Anubis's help...maybe." Jonouchi recalled the situation back then. Kaiba did indeed use the [Pyramid of Light] card to trick Yugi and temporarily gain the upper hand in the duel. "But the problem is that after Kaiba gained the advantage, Anubis immediately jumped out and almost killed Kaiba."

The group briefly explained the situation back then, leaving Aknadi speechless.

Malik didn't miss such a good opportunity and took the chance to mock, "'King of Light' 'King of Darkness', indeed the 'King of Light' had the advantage, but he was almost killed by the soul in the 'Pyramid of Light'. You didn't help at all, Aknadi."

"Tch, shut up!" Aknadi frowned, somewhat angrily saying, "That bastard Anubis dared to defy me, his creator! I've decided that when I go to take the 'Pyramid of Light,' I'll also obliterate his soul. Let's see how he dares to betray me in the future!"

"Anubis, a rare find!"

"So what if no one can help me? Seth's reincarnation can conquer the world on his own!"

When Kyoko heard Aknadi's words, she felt that they sounded somewhat familiar. She recalled what happened on the sea fortress of Kaiba Gosaburo before the airship arrived at Devil's Island during the Duel City: "Kaiba and Seth, their fates are too similar. How come they both have a father who wants them to conquer the world?"

"Speaking of which, Gosaburo also said that Kaiba would conquer the world. But no matter how you look at it, all Kaiba thinks about is playing cards, right?" Jonouchi complained.

The group chuckled, but they never considered that if Duel Monsters gradually became popular worldwide, gradually occupied an important position in various industries, and even played a crucial role in certain core areas, then wouldn't the Kaiba Corporation, as one of the important companies for the existence and continuation of Duel Monsters cards, be considered to have conquered the world from another perspective by controlling its seahorses?

————Paradise Manufacturing in Progress————

Meanwhile, Isis, Kaiba, and Hayato, who was still unconscious, were traveling towards the royal city under the escort of the army.

However, the journey was long, and coupled with the previous long march, the troops were not moving very fast. A day passed, and they still hadn't reached the capital. With almost a day gone and still no sign of the capital, the supreme commander of the troops, Isis, ordered them to set up camp and rest for the night before continuing their journey.

However, shortly after setting up camp, Isis learned from the soldiers who were sent on patrol that they had discovered a suspected deserter coming from the direction of the royal city.

"Deserters?" The seahorse, which was in front of the soldier and could not be seen by him, frowned in confusion and looked at Isis. "Is your kingdom at war with other countries? I didn't hear anything about it before."

“It’s normal that we haven’t heard any activity. We’re not at war with any other countries. The previous pharaohs pacified the surrounding countries more than ten years ago.” Isis was also a little puzzled. “But if there’s no war, why would someone suddenly become a deserter?”

"I guess we'll find out once we meet that 'deserter'," Seahorse said, arms crossed, with a snort. "But it probably won't be anything serious. It can't be something big happening in the capital, can it?"

Led by the soldiers, the seahorse and Isis met the deserter who was being temporarily taken care of by the patrol team.

Upon seeing Isis's arrival, the soldier couldn't help but show a rather tense expression. Isis, however, didn't find anything unusual. After all, regardless of the era, the treatment of soldiers might differ, but the only punishment for deserters was usually execution. If it wasn't severe enough, wouldn't everyone be able to desert?

Although Isis is popular among the people because of her personality, she is ultimately a priestess, a member of the power class, and has the power to execute deserters. It is perfectly normal for this deserter to be afraid of death.

However, to Haima's surprise, the "deserter" was different from other ordinary people and could see his own existence.

Furthermore, the seahorse noticed that although the soldier seemed to be afraid that Isis would execute him, he only appeared slightly more nervous than before when he saw Isis walking ahead. His current look of fear seemed to have appeared only after he saw him.

Before Isis could even ask a question, the "deserter" spoke up. He was being held captive by the patrol and couldn't kowtow to beg for mercy. He could only lower his head and plead in a sorrowful voice, "Please, please let me go, Lady Isis, Lady Set, please, I don't want to die, I don't want to be killed by monsters."

Isis frowned, finding the soldier's story somewhat odd. It wasn't surprising that a deserter would beg for mercy, but his claim of being "killed alive by a monster" seemed off. In comparison, the fact that he could see Seto Kaiba and mistook him for the traitorous Priest Seto was relatively less significant.

Although relying on the Gladiator's Disk and the stone tablets that seal monsters, using monsters to fight is indeed a characteristic of the priests, as far as Isis knows, none of the six of them should have ever used monsters to punish criminals. Even death row inmates are mostly sentenced according to normal laws.

“No, calm down, soldier.” Isis decided that no matter what to do with this “deserter” in the end, she had to calm him down and get him to tell her the information she wanted. “No one said they were going to execute you now. You won’t die for the time being.”

The soldier, who had been bowing his head and begging for mercy, trembling with fear, paused, then slowly raised his head. The fear on his face had not faded as he looked at Isis, who was trying to comfort him, and said, "R-really, Priest Isis, I won't die for now?"

"Yes, so calm down first."

Although the deserter was indeed speaking to Isis, Kaiba noticed that his eyes were fixed on him, even after Isis promised again that he wouldn't kill him right now, the "deserter" continued to look in his direction.

Frowning, the seahorse, equally curious about what had happened, said with dissatisfaction, "Hmph, since I said I wouldn't kill you now, of course I won't go back on my word. But if you don't cooperate, things might not be so simple."

"Yes, yes, Lord Set!" The deserter nodded hurriedly, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and the patrol that was holding him released him at Isis's signal.

"Judging from your clothes, you must have been a soldier in the city's defense forces." Isis glanced at the stripes on the "deserter's" clothes and asked, "Why did you desert? What happened in the city?"

Isis was good at observation and analysis, and she could tell that the soldiers in front of her were more afraid of the seahorse behind them than she was, or that they were afraid because they mistook the seahorse for Set. But hadn't they returned to the capital to tell the others that Set had betrayed them?

Upon hearing Isis's question, the deserter took a deep breath and replied, "I'm not a deserter, Lady Isis, I am... I am..."

After saying "I am" a couple of times, the "deserter" himself couldn't define himself and said in a somewhat self-deprecating tone, "I am a deserter who ran away because I disobeyed orders."

After glancing at the seahorse again, the soldier, on a gamble, stood up, pointed at Set, and said to Isis, "Priest Isis, Priest Set has launched a rebellion in the capital, intending to usurp the Pharaoh's throne!"

"He not only imprisoned Priest Simon and Priest Shada, but also sent us soldiers, who are supposed to protect the people, to capture civilians for experiments to cultivate monsters. Please kill him immediately!"

Chapter 815 I am doing something insatiable

Just as Isis and the seahorse were stunned by the deserter from the royal city suddenly accusing Set of his crimes, at the same time, in the royal city...

"No, don't come near me!"

Amidst the agonizing cries of a prisoner bound by shackles, a beast-like monster stepped over the corpse of another monster on the ground and approached him. The monster on the ground appeared to be one he had summoned earlier.

Opposite the prisoner, another man dressed as a soldier hesitated upon hearing the prisoner's cries, and the beast-like monster's movements slowed down as well.

As a soldier, he knew perfectly well that the man standing opposite him was not a "prisoner," but merely an ordinary person arrested on trumped-up charges. The reason he knew this was because he was the one who had arrested the man.

Protecting civilians should be the duty of soldiers, so why has it turned out like this? The soldier's gaze involuntarily drifted to the figure sitting on the throne to the side.

Priest Seth…

Seth, on his throne, noticed the soldier's gaze. The soldier's movements were far too slow, causing Seth to frown in impatience. Behind him, another soldier, sensing Seth's apparent displeasure with the soldier controlling the monster, subtly nudged the soldier in front of him.

"What are you dawdling for, get started!"

"But he is..."

"So you want to get arrested too?!"

Seeing that the other person was still hesitating, the soldier reminded him again, "Think about your family first!"

Upon hearing this, the soldier controlling the monster paused, his jaw clenched, and with a wave of his hand, he looked at the prisoner who had fallen to the ground in fear.

"Click"

A crisp, yet chilling sound of bones breaking rang out as the prisoner was killed by the monster without resistance, causing Set to look away. After that, the soldier who commanded the monster slumped down, as if all his energy had been drained.

Seeing Set on the throne shift his gaze to other places, the person controlling the monster soldiers breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew, I saved your life again. Remember to treat me to a meal."

"Captain, what we're doing is wrong." Turning back to his captain, who had previously warned him, the soldier's eyes were vacant. "Our duty is to protect the country and its people, not..."

"Are you mistaken, kid?" The captain sighed, looking at the soldier who was clearly confused. "Our duty has always been to follow orders from higher-ups. Are you feeling guilty for attacking someone insignificant?"

"I don't need to elaborate on the consequences of disobeying Lord Set."

As the captain spoke, he pursed his lips to the side.

Following the captain's gaze, the soldiers saw dozens of "living people" hanging up and exposed to the scorching sun. Though called "living people," they were practically corpses. The wounds inflicted by swords and knives had stopped bleeding after a day of sun exposure, but the life force they had taken away was undeniable. At the same time, the dried blood attracted countless mosquito bites.

This morning, Priest Set, who had left the capital with the Pharaoh, returned to the capital alone. Before Priest Simon, who was concerned about the Pharaoh's safety, could inquire about the Pharaoh's condition, Set suddenly launched a preemptive attack on Priest Simon and imprisoned him.

Then, the priest Xia Da, who was also left in the royal city, was also ambushed by the priest Seth without any precautions. She was immediately subdued and imprisoned with the priest Simon.

Faced with the restless soldiers in the palace, Priest Set declared that he shared the same royal blood as the current Pharaoh and was equally qualified to become Pharaoh. He argued that the current Pharaoh's performance was too disappointing and his power too weak, therefore he decided that from that day forward, he himself would become Pharaoh.

To be honest, it didn't really matter to the soldiers whether Seth could give a reason or not. Although they had been taught to be loyal to the Pharaoh since childhood, faith couldn't put food on the table. As long as Seth could give them the same treatment as before, it didn't matter who they served.

Although some soldiers still couldn't accept that Seth, a commoner, was suddenly plotting to usurp the throne under fabricated pretexts and, under the instigation of some noble forces in the capital, intended to kill Seth for his disrespect towards the Pharaoh, they remembered something when they stood opposite Seth.

A monster like a demon descended at Set's command, and in just a few minutes, it quelled the rebellion that the nobles had been plotting for several tens of minutes. Unlike the previous two pharaohs the nobles had experienced, Set maintained the swift and ruthless style he had always used as a military commander, and no one survived the rebellion.

Under this drastic measure of making an example of someone, Set became Pharaoh in just a few hours, and at least the royal city was now completely under his control.

However, after the new pharaoh took office, the first order Seth gave was to have his soldiers arrest civilians in the city to replenish the number of prisoners in the jails, without even giving a reason. He simply marked out a few areas and ordered his soldiers to arrest people indiscriminately.

While ordering the replenishment of prisoners, Seth also used a magical method to awaken the demons within the soldiers he had arranged one by one, and then had the soldiers fight against the "prisoners" who had also awakened their demons.

Seth's actions can be described as gradually pushing his luck, and after he ordered his soldiers to massacre innocent civilians who had become prisoners, he faced a second wave of backlash.

However, having learned from the previous noble rebellion, this time they chose to assassinate Seth, taking advantage of his carelessness to kill him and end this nightmarish rule.