The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

This is also a long-time rival of Daltz.

The president then shoved a card from his hand into the graveyard. "Watch closely, Dartz! This is the power of the legendary dragon Critia. Send the trap card [Destruction Wheel] from your hand to the graveyard."

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 4 → 2

"Critia, merge with the [Destruction Wheel]!"

The next moment, a metal swimming ring embedded with a bomb appeared and was placed around the dragon's neck, after which divine light was released once again.

"Wow! [Destruction Dragon]!"

Roar--! !

With a roar, a colossal black dragon appeared, its mouth bristling with enormous fangs. Its entire body seemed to be made entirely of metal, giving it an incredibly heavy appearance. Furthermore, it wore a destructive wheel around its neck, though the bombs attached to it had been removed.

[Destroyer Dragon: Defense 3000]

"Take this, Dartz! I'm activating the special ability of [Destruction Dragon]!"

Once per turn, you can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that card. Then, if the destroyed card was a monster card, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that card's original ATK.

"Disappear, [from Mirror Knight]!"

After the president gave the order, the Destruction Dragon opened its mouth, and a flame was gathering, which concentrated the explosive power of the Destruction Wheel, and then the Destruction Dragon spewed it out.

boom--! !

A loud explosion was followed by a cloud of smoke.

After the smoke and dust cleared, the huge crystal had vanished without a trace.

Because the original attack power summoned by the Mirror Knight was only zero, Dartz did not suffer any damage whatsoever.

However, the mirror shields used by the Mirror Knights no longer regenerate, making those Mirror Knights easier to deal with now.

However, before Yugi and Kaiba could even get excited, something unexpected happened.

Crack, crack, crack——!!

Then, the helmets of the four Mirror Knights shattered and fell to the ground, revealing the identities of the people inside.

"how come!?"

"Nangduo!? It's actually Ameruda and the others!?"

Yugi and Kaiba were taken aback when they saw the four faces.

“Rafael…”

"It's the Three Musketeers of Dorma."

"And Pegasus!"

That's right, the four people were Rafiru, Ameruda, Baron, and Pegasus, but their eyes were now dull and lifeless, and they stood like puppets.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Wang Yang noticed that four empty spaces had appeared on the wall at some point, which obviously represented the positions occupied by these four people.

"AIBO, if these Mirror Knights are destroyed, won't Rafael and the others...?"

Thinking of the consequences, Wang Yang dared not continue speaking.

Dartz then spoke up, saying, "You seem to have forgotten something: all the stolen souls are in my hands."

"Dazs, what are you trying to do?"

To Kaiba's question, Dartz smiled calmly and replied, "Yugi, Seto, and Mirror Knight have all transformed into the souls of these people, and they will all be my pawns to be manipulated at will."

"You're despicable, Dartz!"

The seahorse clenched its fists angrily, facing Ameruda, its only recently acknowledged rival.

Being dragged out and held hostage like that, it's no wonder they're furious.

But upon closer reflection, something seemed amiss. After a moment of contemplation, the game spoke, coldly saying to Dartz, "No, Dartz. Didn't you say before that to resurrect your so-called gods, you need powerful souls as sacrifices? You can't possibly let them be destroyed."

“Yes, all four of them are indeed powerful duelists. Dartz can’t afford to waste them, otherwise he won’t be able to gather the so-called sacrifices.”

"So that's how it is. The so-called hostages were just a cover."

Wang Yang and Haiba, after listening to the game's explanation, immediately understood the crux of the problem.

Dartz chuckled lightly, "Hmph, you've seen through me... Oh well, although they can't threaten you, their power is still enough to make you suffer."

That is indeed true.

"Hmph, without [Mirror Knight's Call], Mirror Knights have become disposable. Once they're all used up, it'll be your end!"

"Is that really true?"

Seeing that Dartz was still as calm and composed as ever, Kaiba couldn't help but click his tongue. "Tsk, bluffing. My turn is over."

After the president announces the end of the turn, the game draws a card from the deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Yugi inserted it into the Duel Disk without hesitation, saying, "I'll set one card down first..."

Once a face-down card appears at his feet, he places another card from his hand onto the duel disk.

"Then I summon [Super Electromagnetic Turtle] from my hand in Defense Position."

After a flash of light, the Electromagnetic Turtle re-entered the arena.

[Super Electromagnetic Turtle: Defense 1800]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→1]

"That concludes my turn."

The game ended this round cleanly and decisively.

"Strengthening defenses? But simply defending won't stop my attack..."

As she spoke, Dartz drew a card from her deck.

"My turn!"

[Dazs Hand Cards: 0 → 1]

After a quick glance at his hand, he pointed to the trap card at his feet and said, "During my Preparation phase, I pay 500 Life Points to maintain the Continuous Trap [Mark of Evil].

[Dartz: LP7600→7100]

Dartz then slammed the card from his hand directly onto the Duel Disk.

"Appear, [Orichalcos Diablos]!"

Then, next to the Mirror Knight, a flame suddenly ignited, and a lava dragon crawled out of the ground.

[Orichalcos Diablos: Attack Power 1500 → 2000]

[Dazs Hand Cards: 1 → 0]

"And thanks to the effect of [Orichalcohol Aura], my health has been restored to 10100 points."

[Dartz: LP7100→10100]

"Then I activate the special effect of [Orichalcos Diablos], which is to change one of the opponent's defense monsters to attack position."

[Destroyer Dragon: Attack Power 2000]

The seahorse is now in dire straits.

Chapter 135 Reflecting Mirror Power Dragon

"Oh no, what if my brother gets attacked by those monsters..."

If Seto Kaiba fails to withstand Dartz's attacks, Keihei can already imagine what the outcome will be.

"I'm sorry, Seto. This is the end for you."

"Humph~"

"But it is through your sacrifice that a new world awaits you. Bless you!"

"Mirror Knight Amelda, attack the Destroyer Dragon!"

The moment Dartz's voice fell, the Mirror Knight, resembling Ameruda, charged toward the Destroyer Dragon.

"elder brother----!!!"

However, just as Amelda was about to strike, the game's side spoke up, and the sword that was about to hit the Destroyer Dragon suddenly stopped.

"At this very moment, open the face-down card, and activate the Trap Card [Soul Reincarnation]!"

If you control no Special Summoned monsters, you can Tribute 1 face-up Level 4 Normal Summoned monster you control to activate this effect. Draw 2 cards from your Deck.

boom!

The Electromagnetic Turtle vanished from the game screen in an instant.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→3]

After drawing the card, Yugi continued, "Then banish the [Super Electromagnetic Turtle] that was just sent to the graveyard to end this battle phase."

Then Mirror Knight Amelda uncontrollably retreated back to Dartz's field.

"You've escaped with your life, Seto."

"End of round."

The seahorse's life was saved.

"Hu~~"

“That was a close call…”

Everyone wiped away their cold sweat and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching them play cards is like watching a rollercoaster ride; it's nerve-wracking.

"I owe you a favor, game."

The seahorse expressed its gratitude to the game in a very proud tone.

Then he drew a card from his deck.

"My turn!"

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 2 → 3

Before Kaiba could even examine the card, Dartz spoke up: "During your Standby Phase, I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap Card [Mark of Destruction], which negates the effect of [Destruction Dragon] this turn."

"Tsk!"

Haima knew he would pull this stunt.

Then he looked at the card in his hand, and then inserted it into the Duel Disk, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Spell Regeneration] from my hand."

Send 2 Spell Cards from your hand to the Graveyard. Add 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand.

"I send the spell cards [Fusion Deactivation] and [Cost Reduction] from my hand to the Graveyard and retrieve [Critia's Fang] from the Graveyard."

The president put three cards into the graveyard, and then took the legendary dragon back into his hand from the graveyard.

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 3 → 1

Then he turned to Yugi and said with great certainty, "Yugi, the face-down card that you haven't been able to activate on the field, if I'm not mistaken, must be [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -]. I'll awaken its power."

"Kaiba-kun..."

As expected, the game realized what he was about to do, and he nodded.

"You can take that card and use it."

After receiving the game's response, Kaiba raised the card in his hand again.

"Come, Critias, lend me your power once more!"

The card instantly emitted light again, and the dragon descended once more.

"Kritias, merge with [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -]!"