Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

“But even if that place could be used as a card, we don’t have any suitable cards.” Kongque Wu thought about whose card among them could be used for “archaeological” research on that aircraft.

Jonouchi rubbed his nose smugly and said cockily, "Hehe, that's not necessarily true. Mai, just you wait and see!"

As he spoke, Jonouchi took out his real Tamashii—the Time Magician.

After the group arrived on the giant painting, Jonouchi activated the effect of [Time Magician]. With the luck of the gambling king, how could the effect fail at this time? Under the effect of the time magic, the group saw everything around them rushing backward as if a rewind button had been pressed.

The sandy land was restored to stone slabs, the withered branches grew back into old trees and then into tender buds, and ancient buildings that had long been weathered into ruins reappeared here.

Just then, Hayato heard a sound in his ear, a hoarse eagle cry, as if a bandage had been tied around the eagle's beak, or as if sand had gotten into the eagle's vocal cords.

The system issued a notification: "[Unknown force intrusion detected, protection automatically activated]", and Hayato's "Millennium Wisdom Wheel" on his chest inexplicably began to glow.

Hayato was puzzled, because he remembered that in the original plan, Yugi and the others had easily restored the aircraft used to reach the Dark City.

As the Time Magician within the castle continued to exert his power, time had been reversed to approximately 800 years ago. The ground suddenly cracked open, and an extremely large flying machine, shaped like a soaring eagle, appeared before them. The countless traces left by the years on it were quickly repaired.

At the same time, a faint ray of light flew out from the damaged Nazca Lines on the ground and crashed into Hayato's pocket.

Hayato quickly pulled the card out of his pocket. He'd always kept the [Philosopher's Stone - Horel] card in his pocket for easy access, and it was the only one there. But when he reached in, he discovered there was another card in his pocket!?

Upon taking it out, the extra card had a completely blank card illustration, name, and effect description. It only revealed that it was a [DARK] attribute monster and a Level 10 high-level monster.

Hayato was a little confused about what was going on with this card.

Anyway, I'll just accept it for now; why not take it if it's free?

Hayato tossed the card, whose origins were unknown, into the system's [Store], then looked at the giant bird-shaped aircraft, which was gradually being restored to its state 1000 years ago. Finally, as the [Time Magician] disappeared from Jonouchi's sight, exhausted, the giant bird-shaped aircraft in front of them was completely restored to its appearance from a thousand years ago.

"Thank you for your hard work, [Time Magician]." Jonouchi put the card back into his deck and looked at Yugi. "Let's hurry up and get going. Keihei and the others are still in danger."

"Hmm!" Game nodded, looked at the distant [Dark City], and stepped into the aircraft.

The four of them boarded the aircraft, with Jonouchi volunteering to be the helmsman and steer it. Princess Mary, on the ground, looked up at the rising aircraft and said, "Please, Yugi-sama, please come back safely."

The little fairy "Elru" who had been surrounding Princess Mary seemed to have said something to her before taking off with the flying vehicle and arriving at the game on the deck.

"Elru, are you coming with us too?"

It nodded and landed on the game's hair, settling comfortably between the forks of the "starfish".

The game chuckled happily, carefully lifting its head to avoid tripping Elru, and looked towards the [Dark City]: "Alright, let's set off for the [Dark City]!"

Chapter 200 Breaking in

The aircraft gradually ascended above the clouds. This place should have been a sunny space, but it seemed to be affected by the [Dark City], and the sun was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, they were in the game world; otherwise, Hayato and the others would have been freezing cold standing on the deck at such a height, even if they weren't lacking oxygen.

However, it seems that only Hayato is searching for the physical rules of reality in the electronic world. Jonouchi gripped the rudder, looking seriously into the distance: "Hey, everyone, do you see that over there?"

Both the peacock dancers and the game player looked on with alarm. Near the distant edge of the Dark City, seemingly anticipating Hayato and his group's arrival in their flying vehicles, large swarms of flying monsters awaited them. Almost the instant the vehicles broke through the clouds, they flapped their wings and attacked from the Dark City.

"Here it comes!" After triggering the battle state, Yugi drew a card without hesitation, and [Dark Magician] appeared in front of him. "Everyone, prepare to break through!"

Peacock Dance also summoned several Harpies and equipped them with various magical items. For a moment, their aura was almost comparable to that of the Dark Mage in the game, and there were many of them: "A worthy opponent indeed! Don't hold back, unleash your full power, My Ladies!"

Jonouchi also managed to summon the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]: "Go! [Red-Eyes]!"

Hayato, on the other hand, summoned the three brothers of [Disruption] after a long absence.

"Long time no see~" "Speaking of Tamashii," "They really are our brothers!"

As soon as the three clowns appeared, they started striking poses in front of the camera, leaving Hayato confused: "Hey, you bunch of nobodies, what are you looking at!"

“Ani, you’re so heartless, calling us nobodies again~” [Disruption·Yellow] said shyly, slowly moving her body to Hayato’s side and trying to rub against his leg, but he kicked her away.

"Enough with the nonsense, you weaklings!" Hayato activated his magic card. "If I weren't saving my energy for the final battle, I wouldn't need you! Activate magic card: [Disruptive Triangle Hurricane]!"

The three [Disruption] monsters, their rear ends touching, spun rapidly, transforming into a three-colored hurricane that surrounded the giant bird-shaped aircraft, sealing off any monsters that dared to enter. Any monster attempting to break through the hurricane and enter the aircraft would immediately be met with triple resistance from the [Dark Magician], the [Harpie], and the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon].

"Come on, come on, come on! Let's wipe you all out!" Jonouchi said excitedly as he watched Red-Eyes' attack successfully destroy several monsters that were trying to attack the ship's hull. But in the next instant, several monsters found the weakest point in the ship's defenses, the hull, and launched a suicide attack.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

With a loud explosion, the ship shook violently. Hayato caught Yugi, who was about to fall, while Jonouchi held Mai, who was about to fall, in his arms. Both of them blushed.

Because the ship was blown off course and deviated from its original defensive perimeter, a gap appeared in the tight formation, and a [Dark Napoleon] attacked the people on the deck, its target being Hayato.

The group could barely stand, let alone summon monsters for defense. The monsters they had summoned earlier had all moved away from the deck and couldn't catch up with [Dark Napoleon] at all.

Just then, Elru, who was in Yugi's hair, suddenly flew out and blocked Hayato's way of supporting Yugi.

"Pfft!"

Dark Napoleon's claws easily knocked Elru away, while Hayato took full advantage of the time Elru bought him to summon Gaia and finish off Dark Napoleon with a single shot.

Although the perpetrator was killed, it was ultimately too late. Hayato turned his head and looked at Yugi, who was holding Erlu and crying.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's all because of me!"

Elru managed a weak smile before turning into specks of light in the game's hand and disappearing into a card called "Heart Key Fairy," which was Elru's true form.

Meanwhile, because of Elru's death, the game became angry: 'Please, my other self!'

Sensing the game's wrath, Yugi within Millennium Puzzle echoed its sentiments: 'Leave the rest to me, Aibo!'

After a flash of light, Yugi's aura shifted, and she raised her hand to draw two cards from her deck: "Come forth, [Dark Magician Girl]!"

"Then, [Black Explosion Magic]!"

Working together with their newly arrived disciple, a gigantic magic missile, taller than a person, rapidly materialized before the Dark Mage and the Dark Mage girl. The dissipating magic power even formed a thick current of electricity. The two pushed the magic missile forward together, creating a deafening boom and clearing a large empty area in front of it!

"Now, Jonouchi!" Hayato noticed that the three brothers forming the [Disruptive Triangle Hurricane] seemed a bit dizzy and unable to maintain the hurricane, so he quickly activated his magic card, "[Lightning Smash]! Buy me a little more time!"

"No, no, ni-gei!" "You're kicking me while I'm down!" "Ya-me-lo!"

No matter how much the three brothers [Disruption] resisted, their bodies exploded one by one, and lightning spread among the monsters, successfully preventing them from repairing the passage they had painstakingly opened.

The giant bird aircraft successfully passed through the passage and broke through the monster army, and the [Dark City] was right in front of them!

"We're going to crash!" Jonouchi, who was standing at the front, noticed that they were very close to the barrier and quickly warned them, grabbing the railing to avoid falling.

"Crack!"

The beak at the front of the giant bird-shaped aircraft successfully made contact with the barrier, and a large amount of electricity was released from the gap in the barrier. The people on the ship held themselves firmly and gritted their teeth to persevere: "Just a little bit more!"

"Charge in!"

The aircraft slowly entered the barrier, and after a brief standoff, it finally broke through the barrier and entered the City of Darkness. The castle itself was now within reach!

But just then, accompanied by several dragon roars, several attacks suddenly came from within the castle. Water columns, flames, wind blades, mud clumps, and dark fluctuations—the giant bird aircraft had only just broken free of the barrier and lacked sufficient speed, so it was completely hit by all five attacks!

However, now that they are inside the barrier, Hayato and the others can use Duel Monsters instead of flying!

Emerging from the smoke and dust, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon soared into the air, nimbly dodging the incoming attacks. Carrying the group, it arrived before the castle, smashed through the wall with its own body, and stormed inside!

Chapter 201 5000 Big Butt

Hayato jumped off the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

If they followed the layout of the Dark City and entered through the entrance in an orderly manner, Hayato and his companions would have to climb the towers and overcome obstacles one by one to reach the altar where Kaiba was trapped.

However, because the giant bird aircraft crashed midway, the group switched to the [Red-Eyed Black Dragon] and crashed into the castle by taking an unconventional route, arriving directly at a spacious hall on the top floor of the castle.

In stark contrast to the tight defenses outside the castle, the hall was quite quiet and empty, hardly resembling the location of the final boss.

After the game ended and the player jumped off the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Jonouchi put away his cards and looked behind them. There, the large hole they had created while trying to enter the Dark Castle was slowly closing, as if the castle itself were alive.

The army of monsters chasing them lingered outside the cave entrance, yet dared not enter, as if there was something they greatly feared inside the castle hall where they were located.

Just as the opening closed, a dark hole suddenly appeared above the heads of the game players.

"What is that?!" Jonouchi immediately pulled out the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] card he had just retrieved, ready to summon it and launch an attack if anything seemed amiss.

Fortunately, he waited a moment, because out of the hole above their heads emerged the brothers, Keihei and Kaiba.

"Kaiba, Keipai!" Yugi looked at the two who appeared at the cave entrance with some surprise. "Are you two alright?"

Kaiba casually jumped down from the cave, carrying Keihei in his arms. He crouched slightly to cushion the impact, and after Keihei stood up on his own, he straightened up and looked at Yugi and the others: "Yugi?! You actually came to this world too?"

"Thanks to Yugi, I was able to come to your side, brother." Keihei stood next to Kaiba, smiling as he looked at Yugi and the others. Beside his brother, Keihei finally let go of his pretentious act, probably because he had someone to rely on again.

He had already secretly appreciated the kindness of the other players, but the old man was too proud. He snorted and refused to back down: "Hmph, it's all unnecessary. I can complete this game by myself without you."

"Kaiba, you're just as annoying as ever," Jonouchi said unhappily. "We went through so much trouble to get here to save you."

"You mere mortal bones think you can save me? Hmph, you can't even save yourself, and you've probably been saved by Yugi and Hayato several times along the way." Kaiba looked coldly at Jonouchi, not taking his presence seriously.

Just then, a few eerie laughs came from the depths of the hall behind them.

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

Hehehe...

"quack..."

Kong Quewu frowned: "Who's playing tricks on me there!"

"Hmph, that voice, it must be one of the Five Elders!" Kaiba coldly stared at the darkness deep within the hall. "What a pity, despite all your schemes and tricks, I still managed to get my deck. Your plan to use me as a sacrifice has completely failed!"

"Tch, indeed. Without sacrifices, the game's final boss, the legendary monster—the Five Divine Dragons—cannot be resurrected," a voice said.

But another voice immediately chimed in: "You think we'd say that, Seahorse Boy!"

"The game is far from over. You think you've escaped our control, but you've only stepped onto another stage!"

"This boring game is over. Seto Kaiba, let this monster shatter your arrogance and make you pay the price for your contempt for us!"

"The strongest dragon race, the Five Divine Dragons!"

The darkness that had enveloped the hall suddenly dissipated, revealing the true face of the place. Both above and below, everything was covered with patterns resembling circuitry on a circuit board. Countless golden rays of light surged into the depths of darkness, from which several enormous dragon heads emerged and approached the group.

"This is it!" The game's eyes widened in surprise, "[Five Divine Dragons]!"

On its massive, mountain-like body, five dragon heads of different shapes stared at the six people present. Wind, fire, water, earth, and darkness—the five-in-one demonic dragon, the [Five Divine Dragons]!

【Five Dragons】【ATK5000】

"Impossible! The Five Divine Dragons shouldn't have enough offerings!" Kaiba's face also showed a serious expression. Even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon summoned by the fusion of his strongest three bodies, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, only had an attack power of 4500, while the Five Divine Dragons had a terrifying attack power of 5000.

At this moment, under the astonished gazes of the group, the wind-attribute dragon head of the Five Divine Dragons actually spoke: "No, no, no, Seahorse Boy, who told you that the Five Divine Dragons don't have sacrifices?"

"That voice...it's you! Shuzo Otaki?!" Kaiba recognized the voice; it was definitely the voice of Shuzo Otaki, the HR manager of Kaiba Corporation!

"Using you as a sacrifice to the Five Divine Dragons is part of the plan, but we had prepared a backup plan long before the actual implementation." The voice of Ooka Chikuzen, the lawyer for the Kaiba Group, came from the earth-attribute dragon head.