Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

However, while maintaining the punching motion, Exodia stopped, frozen in place, its massive body disintegrating into flying sand.

Beneath the royal city walls, Isis looked at the little old man who had been holding his breath and stood up, and called out, "Lord Simon!"

"What's with that expression, Isis? Protecting the Pharaoh is our duty as priests," Simon said with a wry smile, glancing at Zorc in the distance, whose chest had just been struck by Exodia's punch. "What? My punches are pretty accurate, aren't they..."

"Oh!"

As if venting his anger, [Exodia], which would have disappeared on its own if left alone, had its head smashed by a punch from Zorc, and Simon collapsed afterward.

"Lord Simon!"

"He's clearly a human, and he's already reached his limit of three minutes, yet he insists on burning his life force to shine for just one more second? Hmph, what a pointless act!" Zorc bypassed the disintegrating [Exodia] and chased after Yami Yugi. "It only delayed him by one second; it won't change the outcome at all!"

Looking back at Zorc, who was about to catch up with her group, Kyoko gritted her teeth and looked at Aknadi beside her: "Quickly give me a [Millennium Artifact], and you guys take the game away!"

"Are you crazy, Kyoko! I would never abandon my friend!" Jonouchi, supporting Yami Yugi to lighten her load, completely disregarded Kyoko's opinion and rejected the idea without hesitation. "Besides, the Millennium Item isn't something just anyone can touch."

"But now the other game is our only hope, there's no other way!" Seeing that she couldn't persuade Jonouchi, Kyoko stopped talking and, with her action-oriented nature no less than the other boys, immediately reached into the bag Aknadi was carrying and pulled out a [Millennium Artifact]. "Girls can also fight to the death for the ones they love!"

Although it might sound greedy, Kyoko still can't say for sure whether she likes the game more or the other game more, but she is certain that her love is genuine. If it weren't for Rebecca, her rival, constantly pressuring her, she probably wouldn't have realized this.

"I'm sorry, Yugi. To paraphrase Hayato, perhaps this is sacrificing oneself for the greater good." Kyoko looked at the two surprised Yugi who had turned around, smiled slightly, and said nothing more, simply gripping the Millennium Item tightly above her head…

Anzu's fingers twitched, her nails scratching her palm, but she grasped nothing.

"Huh? Huh?"

Xingzi turned her head and saw that a guy, who looked disheveled and had suffered a lot of setbacks, had come up to her side at some point. As he brushed past her, he forcibly snatched the "Millennium Artifact" that he had just picked up from her hand.

"Hmph, Masaki Kyoko, right? It's such a waste to give this power to a woman like you."

"Kaiba?" Kyoko rubbed her hands together, feeling flustered after the [Millennium Treasure] was suddenly snatched from her. She became angry when she heard what Kaiba, who was walking forward on his own, said, "Are you looking down on women? How can a man like you be so narrow-minded!"

Honda managed to pull Kyoko back in time, preventing her from rushing up and fighting Kaiba. After speaking, Kaiba didn't look at Kyoko and the others, but glanced at the Millennium Item in his hand. He hadn't noticed what Kyoko was holding before, but now he realized: "Kalim's Millennium Scales? It's not the Millennium Scepter, but I don't care."

He suddenly raised the Millennium Scales in his hand, and golden light shone brightly from his hand. Behind him, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon suddenly rose into the air and exhaled a dragon breath, which neutralized the attack released by Zorc that was chasing after him.

"boom!"

The blast of air lifted the hem of Kaiba's trench coat. Looking at Kaiba's retreating figure, Yami Yugi on Yugi's back opened his mouth as if to say something: "Kaiba..."

“I have no interest in listening to nonsense, Yugi.” With his back to Yugi, Kaiba said coldly without turning around, “Kobayashi Hayato said you are the last hope. I don’t have the habit of placing my hopes on others, but Kobayashi Hayato believes in you, so don’t let him down.”

"As for this guy, although I have no interest in saving the world, I hate this guy in front of me even more, so he is my opponent. If you don't want to be involved, you'd better run away."

“Kaiba…” Hearing Kaiba’s arrogant words, Yami Yugi was somewhat moved. “Thank you.”

Pharaoh!

After Kaiba, Shada arrived nearby and urged Yami Yugi and the others to retreat quickly. Meanwhile, Zorc had caught up to them, but Kaiba used the power of the Millennium Scales to amplify the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and keep up with it until Yami Yugi and the others retreated.

As the game progressed and the group moved further away, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon spread its wings and blocked another attack. Kaiba finally couldn't hold back any longer, a crimson stain spilling from the corner of his mouth. He also stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

But just then, someone reached out and helped him up from behind.

Turning around, the seahorse saw an unexpected person.

After a moment of silence, the seahorse spoke up: "Did you give Simon his power?"

"Hmph, you guessed it. That's right, because that old man was too troublesome, I lent him my power hoping to kill him off." Seth held a [Millennium Scepter] in his hand, speaking to himself. Glancing at the seahorse, he asked contemptuously, "And you, do you have the courage to use this dark power?"

"Heh, who do you think I am? As long as it's power, I don't care where it comes from." Seahorse sneered, looking at Zorc along with Seth. "Power, we need more power!"

"So, respond to us, [Blue Eyes]/Kisara!"

Beside Kaiba and Seth, a phantom of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon flew out, while between the two, Kisara's phantom appeared faintly, also transforming into a white spirit dragon and rising into the air.

Light shone brightly on the Millennium Scales, and the combined light of the threefold fusion shone before the Great Evil God of Darkness!

Chapter 825: If you can't hit it, it's meaningless.

"Let me show you the strongest and most ultimate dragon in history!"

"Transcending the boundaries of time and space!"

"Descend!"

"Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

Endless light burst forth before Zorc, bathing him in divine radiance, and the three-headed white dragon bared its fangs at the evil god: "Roar!!!"

"Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon?! Where did all these Blue-Eyes White Dragons come from in this era?!" Zorc was also taken aback, looking at Seto standing next to the seahorse, his eyes narrowing, "Seto... how did you end up on their side?"

With his arms crossed, Seth said coldly, "Don't get me wrong, Zorc. I'm not an ally of them. I'm only temporarily on their side to get rid of you."

"Thanks to Simon for drawing the dark power you lent me out of my body, I realized the moment that power left me that I had been bewitched by your evil will within that power, and that I had lost myself because of it, even doing things that could not be undone."

“However, I am not one to make excuses for my mistakes, nor will I go back to the past. I was the one who killed Kisara, and the ambition that was guided by your power also came from me. I will not deny that I have already coveted the position of Pharaoh. Therefore, even if I get rid of your distortion, I will still carry the sins and fight for the position of Pharaoh.”

After a pause, Seth pointed to Zorc high above and said sharply, "And before that, Zorc, you are the enemy I must defeat, not only because you are an enemy that threatens the existence of the kingdom, but also because I must repay the humiliation you have caused me by manipulating me!"

"Ha, just for such a ridiculous reason?" Zorc ignored Seto's threat and looked at Kaiba beside him, saying, "Seto Kaiba, you actually accepted help from this man who was just your enemy?"

"Hmph, do you think I'll be swayed by your shallow words, Zorc?" Kaiba sneered. "I, Seto Kaiba, have never cared about the means necessary to achieve my goals. The process is never important; only the result matters: victory and domination."

"As long as I can defeat you, I don't mind putting up with this guy standing next to me for now."

Looking at the two, Seahorse and Seth, standing side by side on the ground, Zorc bared his fangs: "Don't talk like you can do whatever you want, humans. I am the Great Evil God Zorc!"

"So what if the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's power tripled? It's just a human's spirit!"

As Zorc raised his hand, the dark energy that had previously slain the three Egyptian Gods was released once more, striking towards the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in the air.

"That's the attack that just killed the three Egyptian God cards!" Kaiba frowned and shouted into the air, "Get out of the way! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

Under Kaiba's command, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon flapped its wings and soared up a distance. Its body, which had become much larger after the fusion, did not become cumbersome at all and maintained its original agility to dodge Zorc's attack.

However, Kaiba's command was actually unnecessary. After the power of the Millennium Scales guided the souls of Kaiba, Set, and Kisara to resonate and merge into Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, their hearts were already invisibly connected, achieving mutual understanding without words. Even if Kaiba said nothing, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon would evade Zorc's attacks.

The dark energy wave brushed past the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, landing in the distant desert where it suddenly exploded, sending sand flying into the sky. The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's three heads locked onto Zorc and opened their mouths, with a large amount of light converging towards them.

"No matter how powerful the attack, it's meaningless if it misses!" Seth swung the Millennium Scepter forward. "Let me see your capabilities, Zorc!"

"boom!"

The white dragon's breath surged forth, transforming into a torrent of light. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which Aknadi had already judged to possess abilities surpassing those of gods, had unleashed this potential after evolving into the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Just like when the three Egyptian Gods attacked Zorc, a huge gap was carved out at the spot where Zorc was struck!

Even so, for the immortal Zorc, the attack from the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon could only be considered to have caused him some pain, not even a minor injury. One second, Zorc was knocked back several steps by the dragon's breath, but the next second he actually survived, and the hole in his chest healed itself in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Seth gritted his teeth and said, "Tch, it's healed itself again. Even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack was ineffective. Are all beings with dark power monsters?"

"Not a monster, I'm the Great Evil God!" Zorc retorted to Seth with a line from Kaiba, then launched another attack at the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Relying on his immortality, Zorc had almost unlimited opportunities to try and fail, while his immense power meant his opponent only had one chance to err.

While Kaiba and Seth were entangled with Zorc, Yugi and his group, far from the battlefield, encountered Hayato. However, Hayato's condition surprised them.

Zorc is an evil god summoned by Akhenate through alchemy. He was able to descend by means of the crystallization of dark alchemy—the Millennium Items. However, Akhenate countered him with the Pyramid of Light, stripping him of some of his power and restoring the power of the Millennium Items.

As a result, Yami Yugi and Hayato were able to break the previous seal and resummon the Egyptian Gods. However, they did not expect that Zorc would have a move called "Eclipse," which would devour the light brought by the sun and cover the earth with darkness, increasing his own power while weakening the Egyptian Gods and killing them all.

At that time, Hayato, like Yami Yugi, was controlling the three Egyptian Gods in battle. However, although Yami Yugi controlled two of the gods while Hayato only controlled Ra's Winged Dragon, the backlash from the destruction of the gods should theoretically not be too different for the users. Yet, the Hayato who appeared before them was only able to stay upright by relying entirely on Anka Kuriboh and Rainbow Kuriboh.

"Hey, are you alright, Hayato?"

Seeing the two Kuribohs straining with great effort, Jonouchi quickly went to help Hayato by supporting him, and Mariko also came to lend a hand.

Aknadi thought for a moment, then took out the Millennium Wisdom Wheel from the bag and handed it to Hayato. After Hayato wore the golden disc on his chest, his complexion improved slightly.

“Although I don’t know where it comes from, there is an aura of the sun on you, Hayato Kobayashi. That aura feels even stronger to me than that of the sun god [Ra's Winged Dragon].” Aknadi said, looking at Hayato. “This aura might normally give you power, but the price is that in this situation, darkness is constantly devouring your power.”

"Whatever happens, do you have any ideas, Aknadi?" Honda looked at Aknadi and said, "If Hayato and the others recover in the other game, our chances of defeating Zorc will be much greater. Kaiba is still holding off for us while we go to help."

“Seto Kaiba… I sensed it just now, even that child Seth went there.” Akna closed his eyes, sighed deeply, and said helplessly, “There’s no way. The only way to restore them is to have light, a strong light that can dispel darkness, like the eternal and sacred light of the sun.”

"But Zorc has swallowed the sun with darkness, and light will no longer shine in this world unless Zorc Nellofa, the embodiment of darkness, is defeated."

Aknadi shook his head as he spoke, "But that's impossible."

“Why is it impossible? How can you give up before you’ve even tried?” Jonouchi glared at Aknadi.

“Give up? Do you think I want this outcome, you fool? Seth is still fighting Zorc over there in a hopeless battle, and I don’t want to see him die even more than any of you!” Hearing Jonouchi’s words, Aknadi glanced at him contemptuously and pointed to the city in the distance, saying, “But it is impossible to defeat the embodiment of darkness in the darkness.”

“Listen carefully. In the silent darkness, the ignorant people are crying and wailing in despair. This negative emotion will only make Zorc’s power grow endlessly. The longer the darkness covers the earth, the more deeply rooted and difficult to remove this despair will become, and the stronger Zorc’s power will become.”

"Do you think He's some kind of fool? Is He just playing around by dragging things out and not rushing to destroy us? It's because He knows that if He delays in the darkness long enough, humanity's hope will endlessly plummet towards zero."

"And now, He has enough power."

As Aknadi spoke, the people in the city looked towards the distant royal city and found that, just as he said, the city was now almost shrouded in despair.

"We can't win against that monster..."

"Even the priests and the pharaoh lost, what about us, such a weak being..."

"The kingdom is about to be destroyed. If we don't escape quickly, we'll be in danger too..."

"No, I don't want to die here..."

Darkness enveloped the land, and all sorts of negative emotions transformed into an even deeper darkness, taking root in every corner of the city. People's despair continuously fed power back to Zorc, and the battle between Zorc and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon also began to change.

"Malice!"

The pitch-black impact collided with the breath of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The attack, which had previously been able to hold its own or even be neutralized, had unknowingly become even more powerful. Even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack could only barely deflect it, causing it to fall into the distant desert.

"fear!"

Another attack came, and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which had just attacked, had no strength left to fight back and could only dodge quickly, causing the attack to land in the royal city. The people in the city felt the calamity-like power coming at them so close, and their fear grew.

"anger!"

Dodging Zorc's attack, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon realized it had been tricked. Zorc's attack was just a trap to lure it into moving in a specific direction. Zorc's arms reached out to grab Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon quickly spat out an attack, sweeping away Zorc's arms and using the recoil to create distance.

"Disgusting!"

However, even though the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon reacted extremely quickly and made the most appropriate decision immediately, Zorc still had one of its dragon heads to use in addition to its arms. Its sharp teeth stirred up dust and pierced the retreating Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's body, the merged dragon head biting down and preventing its escape!

"Ugh!" On the ground, as dark magic clung to the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, both Kaiba and Seto felt synchronized pain. Even with their strength, they could only barely stand and watch helplessly as Zorc raised his hands, and an energy ball several times more powerful than the previous attack quickly formed between his hands, aimed at the immobilized Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

"And then, it's the end. Despair!"

As Zorc laughed, he swung his arms down, ready to destroy the final enemy that would destroy the world.

Watching the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon struggle, even from a distance, Yami Yugi could sense that Kaiba, Seth, and Kisara, whose minds were linked as one, had not given up, but their efforts were no match for Zorc.

Even the most skilled gamer couldn't help but feel a deep sense of despair at this moment.

"Is humanity truly incapable of overcoming darkness? Is there not even the slightest possibility of a future?"