Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Not only this stone slab, Zorc also noticed that within the distance between the royal city and himself, four other red magic circles, identical to the one before him, appeared one after another in the vast space, from which similar huge stone slabs rose one by one, totaling five.

A single stone slab was nothing special, and Zorc didn't sense any powerful force emanating from it. However, after all five slabs rose up, even Zorc's eyes widened instinctively: "This... could it be—"

"Why do those incomprehensible stone slabs give me such a bad feeling?" From the city wall, the seahorse and the others could only see the back of the huge stone slabs that had been raised, and could not see what kind of patterns were drawn on the front of the stone slabs, but the seahorse had a subconscious feeling that something was wrong.

Meanwhile, Xia Da, who was standing to the side in shock, recognized what these stone tablets were and replied to the seahorse, "Those are the powers that Lord Simon sealed away. Because the power that elf possessed was beyond the comprehension of mortals, only Lord Simon, the most powerful among the previous priests, could use it."

"Even when Lord Simon possessed the [Millennium Key], he had to rely on his own soul to use that spirit. Over the years, this caused Lord Simon to age prematurely and even become shorter due to the loss of his life force. Therefore, after the arrival of peace, Lord Simon had no choice but to seal that spirit away."

Amidst the seahorse's comment, "Wasn't that old man always this short?", Xia Da continued with a serious expression, "I never expected that Lord Simon would summon that elf again today."

"Come forth, my ancient elf!" Simon shouted the elf's true name towards the front, "[Exodia]!"

Five separate magic circles connected to form a larger pentagram magic circle. The power of the stone slabs resonated with each other, and a pillar of light rose up along with the ripples spreading from the very center of the magic circle!

Amidst the crimson energy, the earth cracked open, and a majestic figure arrived from the other side of the dimension, slowly emerging from the magic circle, revealing limbs bound by chains.

Taking a deep breath, the giant clad in golden armor exerted all his strength, breaking free from the chains that bound him, and roared at the great evil god Zorc before him: "Roar!!"

"It's Exodia!?"

The broken chains, empowered by Exodia's magic, crashed head-on into the great evil god Zorc. Even He, upon seeing Exodia's appearance, was genuinely surprised and raised His hand in a defensive gesture to block the broken chains.

Despite having previously ignored attacks from crossbows and catapults, and even withstood a point-blank attack from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon without flinching, Zorc was making a defensive move for the first time due to the aftershocks that barely qualify as an attack.

Lowering his arm and looking at Exodia standing firmly on the ground, Zorc bared his fangs and laughed, "But, a resistance with some intensity is what makes it interesting!"

“[Exodia], it’s that old man’s elf! Tch, I should have known.”

Seeing Exodia appear, Kaiba felt his PTSD flare up, and he couldn't help but recall his first crushing defeat. Back then, that guy Yugi was Exodia, who annihilated him with his powerful Blue-Eyes White Dragon in one fell swoop. Come to think of it, that card belonged to that old man, Sugoroku Muto.

"That's the powerful elf, Exodia, who single-handedly annihilated tens of thousands of enemy soldiers under Lord Simon's command." Even as Simon's successor, Xia Da was seeing Exodia in reality, not just in books, for the first time. Excited yet somewhat worried, she asked, "But how exactly did Lord Simon summon Exodia?"

"Even with the power of the [Millennium Artifact], Lord Simon had to use his own 'soul' to maintain the use of [Exodia]. So, what is Lord Simon like now—"

"Bang!" Xia Da's thoughts were interrupted by a loud noise.

Exodia, who raised both arms, and the Great Evil God Zorc, who made the same move in sync, both took a step forward and collided. Their hands collided and pressed against each other, and the enormous power and magical energy of the two demon gods erupted and were applied to the earth!

"boom!"

Like an earthquake, the battle between Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc brought about a catastrophe-like aftershock from the very first clash. Xia Da, leaning against the wall, judged, "The situation is too unfavorable for our warriors. We need an energy field."

“I’m activating the emergency shield,” Isis replied. She had already instructed the mages to do their best, but human strength has its limits and is simply no match for such a terrible disaster. Rather, it was more accurate to say that the priest Simon, who was able to unleash such power in the battle against the great evil god Zorc, was somewhat unusual.

Meanwhile, on the city wall, Simon's forehead was covered in sweat as he gritted his teeth and persevered in controlling [Exodia] in battle. The black magic that had previously only clung to his wrists had now spread to his elbows. As time passed, this evil power would increasingly erode Simon's body until his life came to an end.

"Fight with me one more time, [Exodia]!"

Faced with Simon's [Exodia], which was driven almost by burning his life force, even the great evil god Zorc was somewhat suppressed after a stalemate, and involuntarily took a step back, his strength in his hands loosening.

[Exodia] seized the opportunity, using an elbow strike to deflect the Great Evil God Zorc's left hand, gripping his right hand tightly, and then slashing out with a hand chop, severing the Great Evil God Zorc's right arm at the shoulder!

"Incredible!" Despite having lost an arm, and perhaps even being beheaded if he hadn't reacted quickly, the Great Evil God Zorc arrogantly praised Exodia's performance, a surge of black energy flowing from his empty right arm. "But as I said, as long as darkness is not eradicated, I am immortal!"

The arm of the great evil god Zorc, which had been captured by Exodia, turned into sand and fell back into the desert. However, Zorc's lost right arm was restored in the blink of an eye, and he threw a punch at Exodia.

Startled by Zorc's excessive regenerative abilities, Simon reacted a beat too slowly to the control of Exodia, giving the Great Evil God Zorc the opportunity. As if intentionally replicating the injury he had just suffered, without adding or subtracting a single point, Zorc also chopped off Exodia's left arm with a hand chop!

"Ugh!!" To maximize the power of [Exodia], Simon was currently in sync with [Exodia], and naturally felt the phantom pain of losing his arm. At the same time, the erosion of dark power intensified, causing Simon to grip his left arm tightly. The dark magic had already reached his shoulder.

Gritting his teeth, Simon forced himself to stand up again: "If you are immortal... then [Exodia] is the same!"

Grabbing his severed arm as a weapon, and casually smashing it against the distant city wall, the Great Evil God Zorc watched as Exodia turned his arm into sand and stones to repair his left arm before it destroyed the wall. He smiled coldly: "But human strength has its limits. Is he burning his soul to sustain the existence of this elf?"

"One minute, two minutes? The human limit is only three minutes. One minute has already passed. Let's see how long you can last!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The colossal demons drew close together once more, leaving no room for any other fancy abilities to interfere. Exodia and the great evil god Zorc simply channeled powerful magic into their arms and then began to fight each other.

Seeing Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc locked in battle, Kaiba stood up: "Even Exodia doesn't seem to be a match for that guy. It would be terrible if it were to be defeated. We must concentrate our strength now."

“But Seto Kaiba, you just saw it yourself, even your Blue-Eyes White Dragon is no match for that guy,” Xia Da said, glancing around. The ground tremors had destroyed many of the catapults and crossbows, forcing him to order the soldiers operating them to take shelter. “Besides, we don’t have enough manpower to mount a sufficient offensive. We need to regroup our troops!”

"Then you go ahead and do it. I can't wait that long!" the seahorse said impatiently. "[Blue-Eyes], let's go!"

Before Xia Da could even call out to the seahorse, the Blue-Eyed Girl, having completed her healing, transformed back into a white dragon, carrying the seahorse into the sky and approaching the two demon gods locked in battle.

“Did I say I wouldn’t go?” Xia Da lowered her hand and glanced behind her.

"Priestess Isis, can you hold on?"

“Don’t underestimate me, Priestess Xia Da, I can still hold on.” Isis stood up, leaning against the city wall. Although she didn’t have the mind-reading ability of the [Millennium Eye], she could see through Xia Da’s thoughts. “I will command the troops. Go do what you want to do, Priestess Xia Da.”

After a moment of surprise, Xia Da looked at Isis and nodded: "Thank you, Priest Isis."

He turned his head and looked at the departing seahorse, then immediately rode off to catch up with it.

Even Xia Da occasionally has the courage to fight with passion. Although he only has the power of [Anka Kuriboh], this power can still provide support for the Seahorse and Priest Simon who are fighting on the front. It is also thanks to the existence of Isis who can take over command of the troops that he is able to fight like this.

The seahorse in the air naturally noticed Xia Da following him away from the city wall. A slight smile appeared on its lips. Without looking at Xia Da, it called out to the front, "Keep up, Xia Da, don't fall behind!"

The incredibly fast Blue-Eyes traversed the 500-meter distance in a very short time, arriving behind Exodia. Due to Exodia's obstruction, the Great Evil God Zorc, who had been approaching the royal city, was pushed back approximately 200 meters, slightly increasing the distance between him and the royal city.

Using Exodia's body as cover, Blue-Eyes White Dragon ascended to the height of the Great Evil God Zorc's head, gathering a full-force attack in its mouth. Simon noticed Kaiba's plan and, coordinating with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, controlled Exodia to sacrifice itself for a powerful punch that sent Zorc flying another hundred meters. Simon then clenched his hands at his sides, striking a pose resembling a ki blast.

"Burn the Great Dark God to ashes with the karmic fire of your soul, [Exodia]!" Feeling the dark magic almost invading his heart, Simon gritted his teeth and unleashed [Exodia]'s strongest attack, "Exodia Flame!"

Although it also lacked any talent for naming, and even passed on this talent to a disciple with exceptionally good luck in gambling a thousand years later, the power of the attack [Exodia] under Simon's control was quite astonishing, creating a gap in the chest of the Great Evil God Zorc.

"Almost there! O flames of rage, go ahead and feed on my soul and burn them to ashes!" Simon shouted into the distance from the city wall.

"This level of fire is not enough to illuminate the darkness!" Zorc, who was actually a bit simple-minded, was furious that his opponent had suddenly started attacking from a distance, even though they were just fighting in close combat. He was angry like an old man who had been ambushed.

Zorc raised his hand to block Exodia's fire attack, intending to retaliate with "Zork Flame" using his other hand, but as soon as he raised his hand, another attack interrupted him.

"And here's my attack, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], the decisive moment has arrived, Burst Stream of Annihilation!"

Kaiba seized the opportunity and commanded the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to assist Exodia in launching an attack. The unexpected attack caused Zorc's attack to explode before it could be released. Not only did it fail to mount any effective resistance, but the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack and Exodia's attack merged and struck him squarely in the chest.

The torrent of light and the flames of destruction merged together, converging into a massive sphere of energy in front of Zorc's chest. After the power was compressed to its limit, it exploded with a deafening roar, as if the sun had fallen on the earth, illuminating the dark world!

"boom!"

After a brief period of blindness, Isis turned her gaze back to Zorc: "Did it work?"

Not only her, but also Seahorse, Simon, Shada, and many retreating soldiers were all concerned about Zorc's situation, hoping that their combined attack would kill him.

However, they were disappointed.

Enveloped in surging dark energy, Zorc, still lively and energetic, suddenly burst out and unleashed a barrage of punches. One punch sent the Blue-Eyes White Dragon flying, retaliating for interrupting his attack; the other punch pierced Exodia's chest, severely injuring this most troublesome opponent.

Watching the Blue-Eyes White Dragon crash into the desert, he withdrew his hand from Exodia's chest, which was gradually turning into sand and gravel, and kicked him to the ground, saying triumphantly, "I told you, I am immortal!"

"Seto Kaiba!" "Lord Simon!"

Following behind the seahorse, Xia Da arrived in time to the seahorse and the Blue-Eyed Girl who had returned to human form, allowing Anka Kuriboh to provide them with healing. Meanwhile, Isis noticed Simon, who was swaying precariously on the city wall, and caught him as he fell from the wall due to exhaustion.

The strongest fighters all retreated, but what they gained from their desperate efforts was merely that the piece of Zorc's body that had been shattered in the chest was rapidly healing itself and was fully restored in the blink of an eye.

"I am the invincible darkness!" Zorc looked down at the earth and said contemptuously, "You humans can never defeat me. I am the embodiment of darkness, and your fate as humans is to be dominated by darkness, to be swallowed by darkness in fear. Before darkness, humans are powerless!"

"No, that's not it!" Simon struggled to get up after being helped to lie down by Isis. "Humans...the world...I absolutely cannot let you destroy all of this before the Pharaoh returns! [Exodia]!"

The defeated Exodia tried to get up, but the enraged Great God Zorc had lost interest in it and had no intention of continuing the fight. The dragon head beneath him opened its mouth and bit down hard on Exodia's neck, smashing Exodia's head into a pile of sand. Exodia's entire body disintegrated.

Simon, who shared the same feeling, could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground with his head lolling to the side.

"Lord Simon!"

Having dealt with Exodia, Zorc strode closer to the royal city, quickly surpassing the distance Exodia had painstakingly pushed him back, and returned to a position 500 meters from the royal city, continuing his advance.

At the same time, Zorc raised his hand and clenched it. The power of darkness, under his control, gathered into a sphere, which he could launch at any moment to crush the walls of the royal city.

“See? I told you humanity is powerless against darkness. Your struggles have come to an end. I’m tired of it.” Aiming at the nearby city wall, Zorc pushed the energy ball in his hand out. “Fear it, despair it, this is the end for your agonizing struggles. Nothing has changed!”

"go to hell!"

The energy ball arrived at the location of the city wall in an instant. The shield that had been barely maintained was broken in less than a second under Zorc's serious attack. The next moment, destructive power was about to erupt.

Just as Zorc was about to listen to the human screams that pleased Him and savor the delicious terror, a voice replaced the sound of the explosion and entered His ears—

"No, their efforts were not without meaning..."

"Bang—" "Boom!"

First came a sound like something had been kicked away, followed by the sound of an energy ball exploding. However, the explosion sounded a bit off in terms of distance, which made Zorc look curiously towards the area below the city wall. When he saw a figure, Zorc's pupils contracted, as he was now one with Bakura and shared the same memories and consciousness.

"You, you bastard!"

Isis had already closed her eyes and was using her body to shield Simon from the impact as he fell, but after a while she didn't feel any pain, she opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure standing in front of her.

"Well, I really slept for quite a long time. Luckily, I wasn't too late." The black-haired youth stretched his shoulders a couple of times, walked past Isis toward Zorc, and Gaia, who had knocked Zorc's attack away, returned to his side and followed behind.

The colossal mechanical construct [VWXYZ-Dragon Power Cannon] was quickly assembled and then attached to the massive dragon [Armed Dragon LV7], enhancing it into the [Armed Dragon Power Cannon] form; nearby, under the guidance of [Summoner-Aleister], several mages concentrated their power and transformed into the form of [Five-Array Mage].

The starlight of Draco breaks through the darkness and descends, transforming into a mechanical dragon; beside the two [Dragon Artificial], the three [Electronic Dragons] combine to form the stable and powerful [Electronic Termination Dragon]; even the [Disruptors] cannot resist joining in, standing arrogantly on the heads of the silent [Netherworld] monsters.

At the forefront of the marching spirits, Hayato glanced at the Rainbow Kuriboh beside him, smiled, and tossed his loose hair upwards: "Now, it's my turn to shine!"

Chapter 823 Zorc, defeated?

"Kobayashi Hayato!?" Zok frowned as he watched Hayato walk out of the castle gate. In the memories of the part of his soul that had split off, named "Bakura," the one that left the deepest impression on him was the existence of Kobayashi Hayato.

This is not only because, in the correct history, the backup plan he placed in the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] was dealt with by Kobayashi Hayato's predecessor—Pharaoh Ramses II. Hayato himself caused Bakura a lot of trouble, both in the real world and in this world of memories.

Furthermore, where did the power that Kobayashi Hayato just displayed come from? There were so many Pokémon following behind him. Although only a few of them individually possessed strength similar to that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, their sheer number made it impossible to ignore the combined power of these Pokémon.

However, now that I've been resurrected, there's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Thinking of this, Zorc grinned: "You actually didn't turn a blind eye to the crisis facing this city, but instead came to my death on your own initiative? That's a bit different from the self-centered personality I remember you as. But it really saves me a lot of trouble; I don't have to go looking for you anymore."

Hayato looked up at the Great Evil God Zorc, and without any fear, he smiled and said, "Heh, there's a limit to arrogance, Bakura. No, should I call you Zorc now? You mere darkness dare to dream of swallowing the light of the sun, it's truly laughable."

Beside Hayato, the spirits who had formed a bond with him materialized, facing the colossal evil god Zorc without fear. Some chanted incantations to unleash spells, some adjusted cannons to prepare to fire, and some gripped their weapons to charge, all ready to attack the great evil god Zorc for Hayato's sake.

"Is this all you rely on, these spirits? Too weak. Even if they can release a moment's light, they can't possibly illuminate the darkness." Zorc's dragon head opened, and a jet-black energy ball rapidly formed, launching out with a shout. "Die with that arrogance, Kobayashi Hayato!"

In response to Zorc, the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], [Dragon Artifact], and [Armed Dragon Striker] fired laser beams. The triple beams struck the "Zorc Flame" that Zorc had fired, detonating it in mid-air. The turbulent air currents created a strong wind, signifying that the battle had begun again.

A beam of light pierced through "Zok's Flame" and shot into the dark sky, grazing Zok's head. Zok raised his hand, channeling energy into his fist to bring it down, only to find that the seemingly useless [Disruptor King] had actually risen into the air under the power of [Five Array Magician], precisely blocking the attack with its massive body without sustaining any damage.

Beside the [Disruptor King], [Dragon Demon Knight - Gaia] soared into the sky and attacked Zorc.

With his other hand, he gathered a ball of energy and launched it. Zok thought this attack would be more than enough to deal with Gaia, but he found that Gaia jumped off her mount to dodge the attack before it hit. Meanwhile, the half-dragon maid - Dragon Maid Butler on the ground leaped up and transformed into the dragon-shaped half-dragon maid - Radiant Dragon Maid, continuing to carry Gaia toward Zok.