Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Behind the city walls, Isis led the court mages to urgently apply various magical enhancements to different parts of the walls, and would later go to various places as support to fill the manpower gaps.

Further back, the elderly priest Simon was in command, with Seth, who was bound and protected by a spell to isolate his magic, beside him.

The Great Evil God Zorc is one kilometer away from the royal city.

"All personnel, commence the attack!"

The instant the Great Evil God Zorc stepped within a kilometer's radius, Simon gave the order, and all units launched an attack. Attacks from various machines, their range amplified by magic and alchemy, seemed to be launched, assaulting the colossal Zorc. Seeing the rain of attacks approaching, Zorc grinned savagely, offering no resistance, allowing the attacks to touch his body only to be swallowed by darkness.

"What!?" "Attack ineffective?" "It didn't work!"

On the ground, the soldiers were surprised that their attack had failed, while Zorc grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, and arrogantly declared, "Unstoppable, unyielding."

"I am the Great Cataclysm!"

Chapter 821 Let him see what the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is all about!

Watching the soldiers launch their futile attacks from afar, Zorc ignored their feeble assault, raised his hand, and said contemptuously, "Insignificant humans, I, Zorc, am here to destroy you!"

Crimson energy gathered in Zorc's hand, which he casually pushed out, transforming into an energy pillar that blasted towards the city wall: "Be burned to ashes by my hellfire, 'Zorc's Blaze'!"

In terms of naming skills, Zorc is only at the level of Jonouchi, who would just add suffixes like "fire" or "slash" to his name. However, although his attack moves sound terrible, Zorc's casual strike made Isis, who was below the city wall, feel like she was facing a formidable enemy.

"An attack is coming! Mages, raise your defenses!"

Under Isis's command, the court mages united and unleashed the strongest protective barrier they could muster, directly colliding with Zorc's attack.

"Boom!" "Crack!"

The seemingly ordinary attack carried immense power. Although the barrier erected by the mages successfully protected the city wall and the soldiers on it from harm, it shattered completely with just one strike. The mages coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, seemingly unable to erect the barrier a second time.

However, Zorc raised his hand once more. That was just an ordinary attack of his; he could use that level of attack all day without getting tired. Below the city wall, Xia Da hurriedly had [Anka's Chestnut Ball] heal the mages, but it was too late to defend against the second attack, and she had to order her soldiers to evade.

Just then, the seahorse's voice came:

"【Blue Eyes】, attack that guy! Burst Stream of Annihilation!"

Transforming into a white dragon and soaring through the sky, carrying a seahorse, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon arrived before the attack of the Great Evil God Zorc. It unleashed a dazzling jet of white light, a holy and pure torrent of light displaying power almost comparable to that of a god, successfully holding off Zorc's attack. A few seconds later, Zorc's attack was deflected and detonated in empty space to the side.

"Hmph, what a sorry sight, Isis, Shada." The seahorse standing atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon looked down at the ground, its trench coat billowing backward from the gust of wind caused by the explosion. "Looks like we still need to rely on a stronger opponent. Whatever, I'll take care of it."

Looking up at Kaiba, even Xia Da couldn't help but smile helplessly: "Instead of saying cool things... the next one is coming, Seto Kaiba!"

"I don't need you to tell me!" The seahorse, standing unprotected atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's head, glanced at the great evil god Zorc, who was still approaching the royal city, and crouched down slightly, stroking the scales on the white spirit dragon's head. "Let them see your power, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Responding to the seahorse, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings and charged towards the Great Evil God Zorc.

The incoming energy cannons grazed past, and those that couldn't be dodged were neutralized by the attacks themselves. The short distance of one kilometer was traversed in just a few seconds by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which arrived in front of the Great Evil God Zorc.

"Seto Kaiba, and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" Zorc naturally noticed the conspicuous white spirit dragon as well. Seeing the other party approaching, he stopped attacking with both hands and instead reached out to grab the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, intending to capture it.

However, the moment Zorc's finger touched the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon vanished!?

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon used the recoil from its breath to accelerate instantly, dodging Zorc's hands and disappearing into his blind spot. It then accelerated again, adjusting its position to appear in the gap between Zorc's chest and the enemy's chest. Gauman

"What? This speed is almost three times faster than before!" Zorc looked surprised as the white, hornless Blue-Eyes White Dragon approached him at three times the speed.

Clinging tightly to the scales of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, resisting the G-forces almost equivalent to a supersonic fighter jet, Kaiba gritted his teeth and looked up at Zorc: "At this distance, there's practically no attenuation. Great Evil God, kneel before me!"

"【Blue Eyes】, one more time! Burst Stream of Annihilation!"

"boom!"

A torrent of light erupted, and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack struck the Great Evil God Zorc at point-blank range. Seeing this, Kaiba's lips curled into a smile, but the next second, Zorc, struck by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack, emerged from the fray, laughing loudly, "Just kidding, you idiot!"

Immediately afterwards, the dragon head beneath Zorc spewed out jet-black dragon breath, striking the unsuspecting Blue-Eyes White Dragon from below!

In order to protect the seahorse on its back, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was unable to make any evasive maneuvers and was hit in the relatively vulnerable belly by the dark dragon's breath, and was sent flying along with the seahorse!

"Seto Kaiba!" Xia Da shouted as she watched Kaiba being sent flying and finished healing the mages. She watched helplessly as Kaiba and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon crashed not far from the city gate and rushed there to provide support.

Zorc took another step forward, dusted off the dust that hadn't even appeared on his chest, revealing an unharmed body. Even the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack, though seemingly effective, couldn't actually harm him in the slightest.

"Unstoppable, unyielding, I am the Cataclysm!" Zorke repeated his words, watching as the mage ranks erected a barrier again. Instead of rushing to completely destroy them, he slowly unleashed another burst of fire that shattered the barrier.

Like a feline that, after catching its prey, doesn't rush to kill it but instead toys with it until the prey loses all will to resist, Zorc said as he marched toward the royal city, "The power of humanity breeds darkness, and darkness is the source of my power, Zorc Nerofa."

"As long as humanity exists, I am immortal; as long as darkness is not dispelled, no attack can harm me!"

"Humans, tremble! Your fears will become my finest sustenance!"

Upon hearing this, Isis, who was in charge of the mage group, showed a shocked expression: "How could this be!?"

Although she had learned from Akhenate that the Dark God possessed immense power, she had never heard of Zorc having such a disgusting, even shameless, characteristic. How could she possibly defeat such an opponent?

No, let's not even talk about defeating them. The enemy's attacks alone have already made our side very busy. Seto Kaiba and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon were shot down, and the mage group that received a simple treatment from Shada survived the second attack before being knocked down again. However, the Great Evil God Zorc was completely unharmed.

The enemy was even continuing to advance towards the royal city, closing the distance to just half a kilometer away and already touching the residential area outside the city!

Inside the city, the residents of the former residential area watched from afar as the enormous demon god slowly approached the royal city. It wasn't even an attack; its mere movement destroyed their homes. They couldn't help but close their eyes in anguish.

They had some foresight. When Xia Da and Isis were coordinating the army to set up defensive fortifications, they did not forget to evacuate the residents to safety. This allowed the residents outside the city to escape death, but the sadness and anger of having their homes destroyed were unavoidable.

Meanwhile, as the great evil god Zorc approached the royal city, and the powerful priests were powerless against him, in addition to sadness and anger, people couldn't help but feel fear and despair.

“How could such a monster possibly win…” someone muttered to themselves as they watched Zorc fall. “It’s all over.”

"Is our country doomed?" "There's no future or hope left!"

Despair began to spread among the crowd, and people whispered among themselves, sharing their fears.

At some point, someone said, "I have to run away quickly, I can't stay here!"

One person broke away from the crowd amidst these voices and fled deeper into the city. With someone taking the lead, others turned and ran away one after another. In just a moment, fear enveloped the hearts of almost everyone in the city.

They had endured a terrible day, hiding under Set's terrifying rule, and finally regained their freedom after someone defeated Set, only to encounter Zorc's arrival. At first, as ordinary people without power, they had full confidence in the powerful priests like Shada, Isis, and Simon, but this confidence was gradually swallowed up by darkness after Zorc's arrival.

However, this process was far too fast, as if someone had pressed the accelerator button to spread fear among them.

"Damn it, is this feeling the influence of Zorc's power?" Simon, who remained in the city, led his soldiers to evacuate the crowd. He also noticed the fear spreading rapidly among the people. He looked up at Zorc's enormous figure, which could now be seen directly over the city walls from inside the city. "Rooted in darkness... Could it be!"

Seth, who remained beside Simon, glanced at the ordinary-looking old man and said, "Have you noticed, Simon? That's right, it's Zorc spreading fear. Just by getting close to the city, the citizens will feel endless fear, and this negative emotion will be amplified continuously."

“The closer Zorc gets, the more people will fear him, and this fear will in turn fuel Zorc’s dark power, making it stronger and more terrifying.” Seth glanced at Zorc, took a deep breath, and concluded, “There is no way to fight Zorc now.”

Seth was certain that Simon had heard him, but even though he had already learned from Seth that their efforts were futile, Simon only paused briefly before continuing to command the soldiers:

"Third Shift, the catapults are almost out of ammunition, you need to deliver it quickly!"

"The second group of mages can begin their rotation, before Zorc launches his next attack!"

"You two teams, put aside your current tasks and go evacuate the crowd!"

Although he doesn't usually have a high profile, Simon has demonstrated remarkable leadership skills as the city's highest commander. He has been methodically directing his soldiers to complete numerous tasks without ever giving up.

Seth frowned and looked at Simon, saying, "Simon, didn't you hear what I said? You have no way to fight Zorc, and continuing to try now is undoubtedly a waste of time."

"You think my methods for empowering the people are too cruel, but now that you're facing this situation, don't you feel powerless and miserable?"

"I--"

“Seth, before today I actually thought you and Aknadi were quite alike.” Before Seth could continue, Simon, after assigning the last pair of soldiers their tasks, interrupted him, “That guy, he had a similar personality when he was young.”

“I was thinking that you were influenced by Aknadi too much, but it turns out you are his child.”

Simon brought this up out of the blue, making Seth frown in confusion: "Why are you bringing this up? What does it have to do with fighting Zorc?"

Simon shook his head: "Of course not, it's just an old man's idle grumbling. Didn't you notice that I've sent all the soldiers out, and you're the only one left by my side? I'm just talking to you."

Upon hearing this, Seth looked around and realized that, just as Simon had said, the soldiers had been dispatched to various places, leaving only Seth, bound and gagged, beside him. Seth seemed to realize something and gave a cold laugh: "I understand. You want to issue the order to kill me before the Pharaoh returns, right? After all, the Pharaoh is too cowardly; keeping me alive might allow me to continue posing a threat to him someday. So, you, loyal servant, want to kill me in the Pharaoh's place?"

Simon paused for a moment upon hearing Seth's words, then shook his head: "No, quite the opposite. I want to ask you to lend me your power, Seth."

At the city gate, Xia Da brought the seahorse back, healed it and the Blue-Eyed Girl, and then reunited with Isis behind the city wall.

“The rotating mage squad is also about to collapse, but the previous batch of mages hasn’t recovered yet.” Summoning Shada and the seahorse back inside the barrier, Isis looked at the Great Evil God Zorc, who was now only a few hundred meters away, with a worried expression on her face.

The catapult and crossbow units attacked continuously, but it seemed to have little effect on Zoc, almost no effect at all, but it was their only remaining means of struggle.

"There's always a way." Hearing Isis's words, Kaiba tried to stand up, supporting himself on the ground. "If all else fails, I'll go with [Blue-Eyes] again..."

"Don't push yourself, at least get some treatment first." Xia Da sternly pressed down on Kaiba, preventing him from getting up. His breathing was heavy from using the power of [Anka Kuriboh] repeatedly, but he was still trying his best to restore the powerful combat power of Kaiba and [Blue Eyes].

But even if they recover, how exactly can they stop Zorc?

Just as sorrow and despair were about to engulf Xia Da's heart, his gaze fell upon the city wall, where he discovered that Priest Simon, who was supposed to be guarding the city, had somehow appeared on the wall.

"Lord Simon? What brings you here!"

“It’s alright, Shada, I’m here to help.” Simon placed his hands on the city wall, one hand shrouded in ominous black energy, and looked at the approaching Zorc. “We absolutely must defend this city before the Pharaoh returns.”

Zok is 500 meters from the royal city.

Chapter 822 The invincible Exodia rose, the invincible Exodia fell.

"Do you want to wield the power of darkness like me? You should know the burden that using this power will place on your body, Simon."

"However, I won't stop you. Take it if you want. But I have to warn you, it's not that I don't want to give you enough power, but your body is like a deformed wooden barrel that has been neglected for a long time. Even if you try your best to fill it, it will only keep leaking."

"The time limit is about three minutes. That's the limit you can reach if you go all out. After that, even I can't imagine what kind of miserable end you'll suffer."

Simon's mind was filled with the words Seth had spoken when he lent him the power he had obtained from the Netherworld Tablets, yet Simon remained unusually calm and undisturbed.

'Three minutes? That's more than enough. If it's to let my old bones shine with the last bit of their light...'

Simon thought to himself as he looked up at the approaching Great Evil God Zorc.

Xia Da was taken aback by Simon's reply: "Help? Lord Simon, you could have helped us even if you hadn't come to such a dangerous place."

To put it bluntly, you're just a burden here; you can't help at all.

Seahorse, sitting on the ground, glanced at Simon on the city wall and casually remarked, "That's not what I meant!" Xia Da quickly denied it, "That's not what I meant at all!"

“It’s alright, Xia Da, I know you’re worried about me.” Simon shook his head and said with a smile, “But there’s no reason for young people like you to be on the front lines. If young people like you lose their lives, will the world still be saved? The old people aren’t the ones who create the new era!”

As he spoke, Simon raised his right hand, palm pointing forward. With Simon's movement, an updraft appeared around him, and his robes and sideburns fluttered in the wind.

"After so many years, lend me your power once more, you slumbering demon within the temple..."

"Unseal the sacred five bodies sealed within the stone slab, and grant me the power to protect them!"

Before the great evil god Zorc, who was on his way, a huge red magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground, from which a huge stone slab tens of meters high rose up to block his path.

"What is this thing? It's in the way!" Zorc, not taking it seriously, flicked the dragon head under his crotch, intending to smash the stone slab in front of him. However, to his surprise, the seemingly ordinary stone slab had a certain strength and did not shatter under his casual attack.