Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As Gaia drew closer to Zorc, he noticed that the air currents swirling around the tip of Gaia's spear were becoming increasingly turbulent, and their color rapidly changed from cyan to gold. A sense of oppression even stronger than that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon emanated from it, making Zorc feel threatened.

"A persistent flea." Zorc thought to himself as the dragon head beneath him attacked again, spewing out a cloud of black magic towards Gaia. The Electronic Terminator Dragons on the ground once again provided support, neutralizing Zorc's attack.

The attack failed once again, and Zorc was a little annoyed. He simply raised both hands above his head to smash them down, intending to destroy Gaia by force. However, he saw that with Rainbow Kuriboh leading the way, his fists slammed into a seven-colored barrier and could not move forward.

The spiral on the spear tip seemed to spin endlessly as [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] channeled all her power into dragon breath and launched it at [Gaia], sending her flying towards Zorc. She then transformed back into human form and landed on the ground, while Zorc could only watch as [Gaia], wielding a lance, thrust it towards him.

"The perfect Golden Cavalry maneuver!"

With Gaia's roar, his attack struck Zorc. Despite the nearly hundredfold difference in size—Zoc was 1000% the size of Gaia—a miraculous scene unfolded as Gaia's attack erupted. The gigantic Zorc was actually pierced by Gaia's spear and sent flying, retreating nearly a kilometer!

"Impossible!" Zorc stood up from the ground, unharmed but astonished that he was weaker than Gaia. "What kind of power is this! You're clearly just a human, how could your spirit possess such power!"

"Impossible? There's nothing impossible for the Pharaoh on Earth!" Hayato chuckled upon hearing this, his body merging with the [Spiritual Exophysical Body]. "All things and phenomena are in my hands!"

Seeing Hayato's condition, Zorc's pupils contracted as he recognized the source of Hayato's power: "This is... the power of Ramses II? So that's it! You were cheating with power from another era! Is it because of the [Millennium Jewelry] and your GM items?!"

The Millennium Jewelry, representing the "future," went berserk under the influence of the Stardust Crusaders' power; the Phantom Blood gave him a future body; the relationship between Hayato and Ramses II; and finally, Nefertari's sacrifice. A series of complex events occurred in Hayato's life.

The underlying principle is difficult to understand, but the specific result is that Hayato can now borrow power from Ramesses II without having to repay it, achieving a state akin to a "perpetual motion machine." Although this state is limited to this memory world and could disappear at any time due to the imbalance, at least for now, Hayato can still materialize all the Pokémon he possesses single-handedly.

"Hmph, I don't know how long it will last, but it's enough to defeat you, Zorc." Watching the arrogant Zorc rise from the ground, Hayato said smugly, "The winds of victory are blowing right behind me, Kobayashi Hayato!"

"You're just a human, but I'm immortal!" Zorc said angrily upon hearing Hayato's arrogance, and was about to launch another attack.

This time, Zorc was smarter. He first created a magical barrier in front of himself to block Hayato's spirits' attacks before launching his own. Seeing the huge energy ball rapidly taking shape and growing to a point where even Hayato's spirits couldn't block it together, Zorc decided to enjoy the despair of the people.

The people inside the city walls were still fleeing, and their despair and fear certainly pleased Zorc, but Hayato's performance greatly disappointed him. He had expected that Hayato would at least be afraid of an attack of this magnitude, but instead, he saw Hayato standing there calmly, seemingly unaware of any fear.

"Zork, you have no idea what kind of opponent you're facing."

Zorc frowned when he heard Hayato suddenly speak.

Could this guy be hiding some kind of trick I don't know about?

“The one standing before you is Pegasus Slayer of the Duel Kingdom, the supreme Duel King of Duel City, the Destroyer of the Doma Organization, the Partner of Justice, and the Sunshine Duelist,” Hayato paused, then continued, “I can’t make this up anymore. Come on, Jonouchi!”

Um? Within the city?

Zorc paused, then heard a whooshing sound behind him. With a "bang," a crystal-clear, four-sided pyramid pierced through his body, which was composed of darkness, and arrived in front of him. Then—

"boom!"

The Pyramid of Light exploded in mid-air, and at the same time, a voice rang out from inside the city: "Yoshi, home run!"

Behind Zorc, the game's group had somehow returned to the vicinity of the royal city. Jounouchi was holding a wooden stick, which he seemed to have used to hit the Pyramid of Light to Zorc's side like a baseball.

At first, Zorc didn't understand what the explosion of the Pyramid of Light could do, since it didn't affect him at all. But the next moment, he understood what the game and the others were doing.

Beside the group of gamers, Aknadi, carrying a sack, roared at the towering Zorc, "How dare you twist Set's will! For this alone, I cannot forgive you, Zorc! For this, I will take your power away once more!"

"Ra, Hugh, Tefnut, Gab, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys, the gods are here!"

"Form once more, [Millennium Artifact]!"

A familiar feeling arose within Zorc. Throughout countless lifetimes, while sealed beneath the Netherworld Slab, He had always felt this way. The spot where He had been blasted by the Pyramid of Light showed no damage whatsoever; only a few wisps of black energy surged towards the ground and disappeared directly into the bag held by Aknadi.

Zorc saw what was inside; it was clearly the Millennium Item. Aknadi was actually drawing power from his own body to recharge the Millennium Item!

"How dare you steal my power again!" Zorc no longer cared about Hayato; he was more interested in killing Aknadi, that traitor. "Die!"

The energy ball in his hand was smashed down by Zorc. However, as the Millennium Items were restored to use, Yami Yugi, who had been waiting nearby, immediately grabbed the Millennium Cone from within and raised it above his head, shouting, "Awaken once more, fight for me, Camus!"

"boom!"

The sphere, imbued with powerful dark magic, exploded, stirring up dust on the ground. Zorc, who thought his attack had successfully eliminated Yami Yugi and the others, hadn't even had time to rejoice when he saw a giant fist rising from the smoke and heading straight for his head!

"Oh!"

The massive fist, brimming with destructive power, smashed Zorc's head into flying sand with a single blow. Fortunately, Zorc possessed an immortal body, and the quicksand quickly filled the void left by his head. Looking at the blue giant still in the rising dragon punch stance, His face twisted in a ferocious grimace: "[Obelisk the Tormentor]!?"

But it wasn't over yet. Just as Zorc was about to attack the Titan of Obelisk, a thick bolt of lightning shot out from the dust, sweeping away the dust and striking Zorc. The Titan of Obelisk also retaliated with this attack, swinging its iron fist and sending Zorc flying.

After a perfectly coordinated combo, Zorc not only failed to mount any effective counterattack, but was instead beaten into an increasingly sorry state.

Getting up from the ground, Zorc gritted his teeth as he looked at the Sky Dragon of Osiris taking to the sky and the Titans of Obelisk poised to attack from the ground: "They've summoned a god again! The nameless pharaoh!"

Raising the Millennium Cone above his head, Yami Yugi looked at Zorc with a righteous expression and said, "The hymn of humanity is the hymn of courage, and courage can carve out a bright future in the darkness. Zorc, we humans will not be swallowed by your darkness; this is our light of hope!"

"Stop talking big!" Zorc raised his hand, about to unleash the "Zorc Flame" attack again, but he was forced to stop halfway through raising his hand and quickly turned around to assume a defensive stance.

However, even though Zorc reacted immediately, he was a beat too slow. The holy flames fell and cleaved half of Zorc's body like a razor. Quicksand surged to fill the gap in Zorc's body, but the heat of the flames was etched into Zorc's body.

"Whether it's just empty talk or not, you'll have to try it yourself to find out." Yami Yugi paused, looking at the figure attacking Zorc, and said, "But before that, someone wants to settle scores with you."

In Hayato's hand, the golden card shone with a sun-like light. With the Millennium Item regaining its power and the seal left by Achilles on the Egyptian God Cards being broken, the God Cards were no longer restricted from being summoned. Since Yami Yugi had already summoned Osiris the Sky Dragon and Obelisk the Tormentor, Hayato naturally had to summon Ra the Winged Dragon of Ra as well.

The spirits around him disappeared one by one, but they did not disappear. Instead, they concentrated their power on the divine bird, which was like the sun. The gathered power shone like the sun's light, and bathed in this light, the divine bird descended in front of Hayato, looking down at Zorc.

"Your days of doing whatever you want are over, Zorc." Hayato looked at Zorc and waved his hand. "It's time to settle the score."

Zorc laughed in exasperation: "You rotten gods, don't think you can defeat the power of darkness!"

"Zorkfire!"

Watching Zorc struggle, despite being quite far apart, Hayato and Yami Yugi gave the same command in perfect unison.

"【Sky Dragon of Osiris】, Superconducting Wave Lightning Cannon!"

"【Obelisk the Colossus】, God Fist Crushing Strike!"

"【Ra's Winged Dragon】, Divine Flame Cannon!"

"The Trisolarans' full-force attack!"

"Let's wipe out Zorc in one fell swoop!"

The combined attack of the Trisolarans instantly shattered Zorc's desperate attack and struck him.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zorc's body was completely obliterated!

Seeing Zorc defeated, Kaiba, supported by Shada, stood up and looked at the open space in the distance: "Did we win?"

Xia Da had no way to answer him, but almost the instant after Zorc was destroyed, the dark clouds that had been gathering in the sky began to disperse, revealing the clear sky that had been clear before.

The scene looked as if Zorc had been wiped out, and everyone couldn't help but smile.

But Hayato felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of foreboding rising within him. Looking up at the sky, he noticed something unusual—as the clouds dispersed and the sun was revealed, a black dot, like that of a solar eclipse, appeared in one corner of the dazzling sun, constantly expanding.

The ground suddenly cracked open, and to everyone's astonishment, a gigantic hand emerged, from which came Zorc's voice: "I told you, I am immortal!"

Chapter 824 The Unquenchable Darkness

"I am immortal!"

Hayato frowned as he watched Zorc, who had been seemingly wiped out, somehow manage to revive. It wasn't that this scene was unexpected; in fact, Zorc had been revived in the original storyline, so Hayato was mentally prepared for it.

But thinking about it is one thing, seeing Zorc resurrected is another, because it means that even though Hayato did so much, he still couldn't change the course of the story.

Even more critically, the ultimate plan, "The Name of the King," which was supposed to eliminate Zorc, was completely unworkable. Even though Yami Yugi saw his lost name, he couldn't call it out, so he couldn't summon the [Creator of Light] who could suppress the dark evil god Zorc.

Absolutely terrible.

Even so, Hayato still didn't give up: "Attack that hand, [Pull]!"

The Winged Dragon of Ra, transformed into a phoenix, lunged at Zorc with its claws extended from the ground, drawing everyone's attention to the entirely black claws.

"They still couldn't defeat that guy? He's too troublesome!" Jonouchi exclaimed, his eyes wide. Aknade, standing beside him, also looked grim. "It's not unexpected, after all, it's the embodiment of darkness. But if we don't defeat it before it devours the sun..."

"Light and darkness are vying for the world, I think I understand now." Yami Yugi waved his hand. "Let's go too! [Osiris], [Obelisk]!"

The phoenix landed on the ground, creating a sea of ​​fire that burned Zorc's hand to ashes once more. But in the blink of an eye, the flames on the ground were suddenly sucked into the rift that Zorc had created, as if they had been captured and swallowed up by a black hole.

Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra was only spared from being affected by the attack by taking off in time, but Zorc took the opportunity to reach out again and grab Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra's claws. With her help, Ra left the ground and took off, getting closer and closer to the sun. Everyone felt that the speed at which darkness covered the earth seemed to be accelerating!

Zorc, now shapeless and merely a black mass, allowed the lightning of the Sky Dragon of Osiris to pass through him unharmed. He also ignored the Titan of Obelisk grabbing his feet and lifting him into the air, laughing loudly, "Closer, closer! I can feel the right place approaching!"

"The perfect spot for me to turn the world into darkness!"

Reaching out towards the sun in the sky, Zorc repeatedly adjusted its position as if trying to grasp it tightly. His actions spurred Hayato and Yami Yugi to command the Egyptian God cards to launch an attack with increasing intensity.

However, despite being repeatedly destroyed by flames, lightning, and giant fists, Zorc's body would always regenerate in the next moment. Just as he claimed, as long as the darkness of humanity is not eradicated, he is immortal.

Even though Ra had broken free from Zorc, its wings were not just for show; it continued to fly into the sky. Finally, it seemed to have found the perfect angle, a position where, from the perspective of people on the ground, it could just grasp the sun.

"You human gods are the ones who rallied me to devour the world with darkness!" Zorc laughed, his hand clenching into a fist. Dark spots rapidly enveloped the sun, completing the eclipse in mere seconds, plunging the entire sun into darkness. "It's over! All of you! Die!"

In the instant darkness covered the sun, both Hayato and Yami Yugi felt the aura emanating from the god weaken!

"Osiris!" "Ra!" "Obelisk!"

"Oh no! In Egyptian mythology, and indeed in most mythologies, the sun holds a very important position, and dark gods are often counterparts to the sun." Honda exclaimed in panic, "Zork swallowing the sun with darkness means He's usurping the sun's place in mythology, replacing it with darkness, and destroying everything based on the sun!"

"Darkness is in my hands!" As if to confirm Honda's words, Zorc, seeing that the three Egyptian Gods were still attacking him but their attack power was much weaker than before, did not take any precautions and directly met the combined attack of the three Egyptian Gods with his chest out, as if to say, "Dark power, boy."

Not only that, the magical power released by Zorc as he raised his hand grew even stronger, spreading out in an arc that swept towards the three Egyptian Gods, "Dark Slash!"

Obelisk the Titan and Ra the Winged Dragon reacted quickly and dodged the attack immediately, but Osiris the Sky Dragon was not so lucky. The spreading dark magic swept directly into its neck, and the seemingly ordinary attack decapitated it!

The Sky Dragon of Osiris is dead again. It's inhuman!

However, it wouldn't have mattered if only the Sky Dragon of Osiris had died. What was fatal was that she was decapitated just as she unleashed an attack. The lightning bolt, accompanied by the rolling of the severed head, swept wildly, not only carving a long gash in the distant royal city but also hitting the unsuspecting Ra and Obelisk!

Zorc was almost laughing at the sight, not missing a single opportunity to finish off the other two Egyptian Gods. As Hayato and Yami Yugi suffered from the pain of being synchronized, the three Egyptian Gods were instantly annihilated, turning into stone statues and crashing into the desert.

Previously, the royal city had been protected from attacks, but the first attack came from its own people, and even the other mythical beasts were affected. Today, the traitorous dragon is still performing steadily.

However, no one had the mind to complain about this anymore in the current situation. Jonouchi and the others quickly took the temporarily powerless Yami Yugi away from the spot. The moment they left, Zorc landed back on the ground and stepped on the head of the Sky Dragon of Osiris.

"See? Humans, your gods are no match for me. Just like this, I can destroy them with a single step." With a heavy stomp, he crushed the dragon's head and opened his arms as if admiring his victory.

Seeing Dark Yugi on the sand dune, being carried on Yugi's back and tormented by the pain of the complete death of the Sky Dragon of Osiris, Zorc raised his hand: "No one can protect you anymore. This is the best chance to kill you."

"Sinai, the nameless pharaoh!"

A ball of magic quickly formed in Zorc's hand and was thrown towards the unsuspecting Yami Yugi.

At the critical moment, a raging storm suddenly swept across the calm sand dunes, reaching the horizon, and a colossal giant reappeared in an instant, blocking Zorc's attack.

He deflected the magic bullet with a punch, and the giant, flaming fist slammed towards Zorc, shocking him. For what appeared before Zorc was none other than [Exodia]!?

The previous stalemate between Zorc and Exodia was due to Zorc not taking things seriously, Simon's physical condition, which was controlling Exodia, would only deteriorate over time, and his hasty attacks wouldn't be very powerful. Under these circumstances, Exodia's attacks should have been like a tickle to Zorc.

However, the result was that Zorc, who had just annihilated the three Egyptian Gods, was actually knocked back several steps by a furious punch from Exodia, and his arms, which had been greatly strengthened, were shattered by the punch!

"How could this be!?" Zorc steadied himself, his arms rapidly healing. Feeling utterly humiliated and furious at being slapped in the face once again, he glared at [Exodia], about to unleash his rage, "You bastard—"