Chapter 646: The World Where Only Joey Wheeler Gets Hurt
"Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack Orichalcos Shunoros!"
The massive three-headed White Dragon opened its three giant mouths, and surging light converged within them. Seeing this, Joey Wheeler on the side couldn't help but punch the air happily, saying, "That's the aura! Go, Kaiba! Take down that monster that absorbs damage!"
"Dartz currently doesn't have even a single card in his Hand, and his Spell/Trap Zone is empty. He fundamentally has no ability to resist Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack," Yugi thought about the result they could achieve if this attack succeeded, and a joyful smile appeared on his face. "Two direct attacks with 4500 ATK each! That can reduce Dartz's Life Points by 9000 in one go!"
As Kaiba swung down the hand he had raised above his head, a flood of light surged out, rushing towards the sea urchin-like Orichalcos Shunoros. Seeing Orichalcos Shunoros completely absorbed the first attack unleashed by Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, the corner of Kaiba's mouth curled up.
"Hmph, this is the power of Blue-Eyes! Admire it, and then fear it!"
Having declared his victory, Kaiba was about to swing his hand again to order Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to make its second attack, but his movements suddenly froze. A look of disbelief appeared on his face. "What is that?!"
As if time had flowed backward, the attack from Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which should have defeated Orichalcos Shunoros, suddenly reversed. Orichalcos Shunoros was still unharmed on Dartz's Field, and the source of this abnormal situation was clearly a turtle-like monster that had emerged from Dartz's Graveyard.
"Is that... Yugi's Electromagnetic Turtle!?" Joey Wheeler looked at the monster on Dartz's side in disbelief. He couldn't possibly mistake this monster that Yugi often used. "When did that happen?"
Yugi, however, had a guess about the source of the Electromagnetic Turtle. "Was it when that Divine Wrath was activated just now? He actually calculated even the cost of the card!"
"During the opponent's Battle Phase, I banish Electromagnetic Turtle from my Graveyard to activate its effect, ending this Battle Phase immediately." Dartz wore a composed expression on his face. "This is one of the few cards that can use their effect from the Graveyard even during the opponent's turn. Of course, I added such a useful card to my Deck."
"Now, because of Electromagnetic Turtle's effect, Seto, your monster can no longer attack. It's truly a pity you couldn't destroy Orichalcos Shunoros while you had the chance," Dartz said, even showing a subtle smile, as if plotting something.
Kaiba turned his head to look at Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. A faint electric current was wrapped around the White Dragon whose attack had been reversed. Although it hadn't suffered any damage, it was rendered unable to move. Helpless, Kaiba could only give a cold snort. "Hmph, you got lucky and saved your skin, Dartz. Then keep struggling with all your might."
"Next time, you won't have such good luck." With an empty hand, Kaiba had no cards to Set. He lowered his raised Duel Disk and said, "My turn ends."
[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
[Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon][ATK 4500]
[Set Card]
It was Dartz's turn again. Because Kaiba had used Enemy Controller in the previous turn to transfer Orichalcos Gigas's control and then Tributed it, avoiding its revive effect after being destroyed, Dartz had temporarily lost this undying shield.
But at the same time, this also lifted the lock on Dartz's Draw Phase, allowing him to draw a card again.
"My turn, draw!" Dartz drew a card from his Deck, looked at the card he drew, smiled slightly, and flipped over the only card in his Hand to reveal it. "My luck is truly good. I activate the Spell Card, Card of Demise."
"Nani!?" Kaiba was startled at first, then his expression turned somewhat gloomy. "After Yugi, are my cards next?! It seems you know a lot about our Decks, Dartz..."
Dartz shrugged and said casually, "No way. When you've lived long enough, you naturally become very good at observing. Not just the filth of present-day humans, but I also know your weaknesses like the back of my hand, Nameless Pharaoh, and Seto."
"An opponent who understands us very well, how troublesome. First, he learns from Hayato and plays some annoying Trap Cards, then there's Yugi's Electromagnetic Turtle that can use its effect from the Graveyard, and Kaiba's shameless Card of Demise," Joey Wheeler's serious expression showed a hint of curiosity. "Which of my cards will Dartz add to his Deck?"
Hearing this, Dartz glanced at Joey Wheeler contemptuously and said casually, "You? How regrettable. My Deck has no space for your boring gambling cards, Monkeyouchi."
"It's Joey Wheeler! And you're being too obviously biased, you bastard!"
Ignoring Joey Wheeler's roar, Dartz placed his hand on his Deck and said, "I have never denied that humans have unique shining points. I have recorded countless such strengths like stars during my ten thousand years of experience. But unfortunately, just like the stars in the sky, the greater area occupied by human flaws in the night sky is darkness."
"Such humans cannot peacefully welcome the end. They will only drag everything around them into darkness and ruin like a Black Hole. For this, I must steer the future towards another possibility, rather than letting this doomed civilization continue to parasitize the planet."
"Card of Demise's effect: I draw cards from my Deck until my Hand is replenished to five cards. As a cost, during the Standby Phase of the fifth turn after activation, I must discard my entire Hand."
As he drew cards, Dartz said, "However, before that time arrives, the victory or defeat will likely have already been decided. It truly is a shameless and useful effect."
"See? Even Dartz says your card's effect is shameless, Kaiba." Hearing Dartz's words, Joey Wheeler instantly recovered from his disappointment that "his cards weren't even considered by the opponent" and immediately taunted Kaiba.
"Shut up! Do you have the qualification to talk about me with your Card of Fate, Commoner!" Kaiba naturally glared back at Joey Wheeler.
However, the two didn't argue for too long. They still remembered that it was Dartz's turn, and Dartz had already drawn a full five cards into his Hand. Although he didn't draw a card in the previous turn, Dartz made up for it all at once this turn and could squander freely.
And the first card Dartz played caused the three on the opposite side to be startled.
"I activate the Spell Card, Terraforming. I search my Deck for a Field Spell Card and add it to my Hand."
An orb of light appeared before Dartz, carrying a card that flew into Dartz's Hand. It was the card he had searched from his Deck.
However, Yugi, Joey Wheeler, Kaiba, and even the commentator Rex were very confused.
"Doesn't the card Seal of Orichalcos have the absurd effect of not being destroyed and not leaving the Field?" Rex thought for a moment, confirming that his memory should not be mistaken. "With one Seal of Orichalcos already activated, not only the opponent, but Dartz himself shouldn't be able to activate a new Field Spell Card to Set over it."
"What's the meaning of adding a Field Spell Card that can't be activated to his Hand?"
Joey Wheeler looked at Yugi next to him, but Yugi just shook his head. "I don't know, but I have an ominous premonition."
"Hmph, no matter what strategy it is, it's Muda da against Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Although Kaiba also didn't understand why Dartz would search for a second Field Spell Card, he had absolute confidence in his Blue-Eyes.
At this moment, Dartz had already reached out, taken the searched card from the orb of light, flipped it over to reveal it to Yugi and the others, and said with a smile, "The card I searched from my Deck is this one, the Field Spell Card Orichalcos Deuteros."
"Deuteros? Second?" Kaiba repeated the English name of Orichalcos Deuteros that Dartz had said, and suddenly thought of a possibility. "Masaka?"
"Just as you thought, Seto, Orichalcos Deuteros is the second domain constructed on Seal of Orichalcos. It will overlap the first domain, gaining its power and enhancing the domain!"
As Dartz spoke, the Duel Disk on his wrist opened its Field Zone. He placed the Orichalcos Deuteros from his Hand on top of Seal of Orichalcos. "Activate Field Spell Card Orichalcos Deuteros!"
The Field Zone of the Doma standard issue Duel Disk was much more spacious than ordinary Duel Disks. Yugi and the others, who had confiscated Doma-style Duel Disks before, knew this, but hadn't paid attention to this feature at the time. It wasn't until they saw Dartz placing two cards stacked together in one Zone that they understood the intention behind this design.
As the Duel Disk's Field Zone closed, the edge of the original Seal of Orichalcos expanded outward again, extending a second ring on the Ground that was close to the first domain. Because of the expansion in area, Rex, who was originally close to the edge of the domain, had to drag the fallen people away a further distance.
However, compared to Seal of Orichalcos, which brought a clear boost to the monsters on the Field upon activation, Orichalcos Deuteros didn't show any too obvious commotion after being activated. But Yugi and the others didn't underestimate this domain because of this, staring intently at Dartz's movements.
And Dartz drew another card from his Hand. "From my Hand, I Normal Summon Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands, and activate its effect, adding the Ritual Spell Card Orichalcos Mirror from my Deck to my Hand."
"Next, I activate the Spell Card Orichalcos Mirror by Tributing the Level 6☆ Time Eater from my Hand!" A cold smile appeared on Dartz's lips. "From my Deck, I Ritual Summon Mirror Knight Summoner to my Spell/Trap Zone!"
"Nameless Pharaoh and Seto, the greatest weakness of humans is humanity itself. I will use this monster to make you understand this truth!"
"Ritual Summon! [Mirror Knight Summoner]!"
As Dartz searched a card from his Deck and inserted it into his Duel Disk's Spell & Trap Zone, a blue crystal pillar appeared next to [Orichalcos Shunoros] in his Spell/Trap Zone, revealing its astonishing stats.
[Mirror Knight Summoner] [Level 6/LIGHT]
[Spellcaster Type/Ritual/Effect]
[0/0 -> 500/0]
0 ATK/0 DEF! Is there anything more terrifying than these ATK/DEF stats in the World? No!
Joey also noticed that Dartz wasn't performing the usual 3-for-1 Ritual Summon, but a 2-for-1 Ritual Summon, saving one card's resources. Rounding up, that was card advantage: "He actually performed a Ritual Summon from the Deck, that's too much!"
What he didn't know was that compared to the summoning, the [Mirror Knight Summoner] Ritual Monster itself was the truly excessive existence.
The crystal pillar shimmered under the emerald radiance of the [Seal of Orichalcos] on the Ground. As it rotated, it successively reflected the images of Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, and [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. The next instant, like an illusion, four fully armed knight-form monsters suddenly appeared on Dartz's Front Row?
[Mirror Knight Token] [Level 1/LIGHT]
[Warrior Type/Token]
[0/0 -> 500/0]
Covered head-to-toe in mirror armor, holding a long sword as shiny as a mirror, and a shield that was practically a mirror, their entire equipment looked like extremely fragile mirror products. It was no wonder the ATK/DEF of these suddenly appearing tokens were so low.
"When [Mirror Knight Summoner] is Special Summoned successfully, Special Summon as many [Mirror Knight Token]s as possible to my Field in Attack Position, and when [Mirror Knight Token]s are Special Summoned successfully, place one 'Mirror Shield Counter' on each of those tokens."
Dartz glanced at the two cards remaining in his hand, but didn't continue his field setup. Instead, he lowered his arm and, under the unexpected gaze of Yugi and the others, ordered: "Now, enter the Battle Phase! I will use [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands] to attack [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!"
[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands] [ATK 1400 -> 1900]
Unlike the previous [Giant Spirit of Orichalcos] which could revive from the Graveyard an infinite number of times after being destroyed and continuously increase ATK, Kaiba knew that [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands] only had one effect when summoned, as he had used it before.
But Dartz was now using [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands] to launch a suicidal attack on [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. Without the cover of [Giant Spirit of Orichalcos]'s indestructibility effect, even the slow-witted Joey sensed Dartz's goal.
He seemed to be intentionally letting himself continuously take damage, and having it absorbed by [Orichalcos Shunoros]!?
However, Kaiba had no means to stop Dartz's attack, and one of the two cards Joey had set, [Gravity Bind], which could interfere with attacks, had already been used in the previous turn.
The bronze-colored [Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands], with the [Seal of Orichalcos] emblem glowing on its forehead, charged suicidally towards [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. It was easily turned to ash by the White Dragon's dragon breath, and the overflowing battle damage was subsequently absorbed by [Orichalcos Shunoros].
[Dartz: 10100 -> 10100 LP]
[Orichalcos Shunoros] [Absorbed 4700 -> 7300]
"It absorbed battle damage again..." Kaiba narrowed his eyes, looking at [Orichalcos Shunoros] in Dartz's Spell/Trap Zone. "A bad feeling. Does that monster have other hidden abilities?"
"Although I don't know why Dartz is making that monster continuously absorb damage, we have to stop him." Yugi also said, focusing on that [Orichalcos Shunoros].
Seeing that both Yugi and Kaiba had noticed the difference in [Orichalcos Shunoros], Dartz chuckled lightly: "Have you finally noticed? But it's already a little late. [Orichalcos Shunoros] has already stored quite a lot of pain waiting to be released, and you no longer have any monsters that can be used to destroy [Orichalcos Shunoros]."
"Hmph, are you blind, Dartz? Duel Monsters isn't a game where you don't need sight." Kaiba smirked. "Didn't you see my magnificent, dignified, perfect [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]? Your weak monsters on the Field fundamentally can't damage it!"
"Heh heh, that's not necessarily true."
Dartz sneered and waved his hand again: "I should have said before, humanity's greatest weakness is humanity itself, right? For development, humans are the animal that kills the most other species in the World, but the ones who kill the most humans are precisely humans."
"Use [Mirror Knight Token] to attack [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!" Facing Kaiba's confused gaze, Dartz then said, "When [Mirror Knight Token] battles a monster, during the Damage Step only, its ATK is increased to match the ATK of the battle target monster!"
"Nani!?"
Kaiba looked in surprise at the [Mirror Knight Token] on Dartz's Field. Only to see one of the knights, upon receiving Dartz's order, slightly adjusted the mirror shield in its hand, causing the image of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] to appear in the mirror. Raising the long sword in its hand, that monster resolutely charged towards [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!
"Blue-Eyes!"
Kaiba only had time to call out once and couldn't do anything. He just saw the [Mirror Knight Token], facing [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s counter dragon breath, swing its long sword at it. The instant the sword touched the dragon scale, it triggered an energy surge and an explosion. [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s figure was lost from Kaiba's line of sight.
But just as Kaiba thought his [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] had been destroyed by Dartz's [Mirror Knight Token], [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s loud dragon roar actually rang out from within the smoke.
"ROAR!" X3
With a flap of its wings, the smoke was dispelled by the White Dragon, revealing the unharmed [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], as well as a set card in the Spell/Trap Zone that had been activated at some point. Kaiba couldn't help but turn his head to look at Joey.
"Heh heh, the Trap Card [Attack Nullification] can only be activated during the Battle Phase. It allows you to select one monster on the Field that cannot be destroyed by battle or effect during this Battle Phase. What's all that talk about humanity's greatest weakness being humanity itself? Who understands that stuff?" Joey smiled proudly. "You keep underestimating Lord Joey. Now you know how amazing Yours Truly is, Dartz?"
And noticing that Kaiba was looking at him, Joey became even more arrogant: "Hmph hmph, how about that, Kaiba? In the end, you high-and-mighty guy actually has to rely on me, huhuhu, go ahead and thank me."
"Hmph, just a mere Commoner, getting carried away just because you finally did something useful." Kaiba said, annoyed. While still looking down on Joey verbally, he silently remembered Joey's kindness in saving his [Blue-Eyes] in his heart.
"I see, because of [Attack Nullification]'s effect, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] became unable to be destroyed." Dartz smiled helplessly. "What a pity."
"More importantly, Dartz!" Yugi noticed that the [Mirror Knight Token] that had just attacked had returned to Dartz's Field. He frowned, pointed at it, and said, "[Mirror Knight Token]'s ATK should have increased to match [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s 4500 points, right?"
"[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] wasn't destroyed because of [Attack Nullification]'s effect, but why is your [Mirror Knight Token] still on the Field!"
Chapter 648: Can't Win, How Can I Win This?
Hearing Yugi's question, Dartz, who always answers questions, replied quite honestly, "It's the 'Mirror Shield Counter', you see."
"When a [Mirror Knight Token] is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can remove one 'Mirror Shield Counter' from it instead."
As Dartz gave the answer, the mirror shield in the hand of the [Mirror Knight Token] that had just attacked suddenly shattered.
"Is that an effect similar to Union Monsters?" Joey Wheeler's eyes widened. While counting the number of [Mirror Knight Tokens] on Dartz's Field, he said, "One, two, three, four, a total of four [Mirror Knight Tokens], and each has one 'Mirror Shield Counter'. Doesn't that mean they can be mutually destroyed with eight monsters of any ATK!?"
But just as Joey Wheeler finished speaking, he saw a brand new, complete shield reappear in the hand of the [Mirror Knight Token] that had just lost a 'Mirror Shield Counter'.
[Mirror Knight Token] [Mirror Shield Counter 1→0→1]
"Ahaha, I forgot to explain. As long as [Mirror Knight Summoner] is present on the Field, each time a 'Mirror Shield Counter' on a [Mirror Knight Token] is removed as a substitute for destruction, you can place another 'Mirror Shield Counter' on that [Mirror Knight Token]."
Dartz wore a subtle smile on his face. "So it's not eight, but infinite, you see."
"Since I cannot destroy [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] this turn, I will first end the Battle Phase, and then in Main Phase 2, I will activate the effect of [Orichalcos Deuteros]. I will gain Life Points equal to the number of monsters on my Field multiplied by 500."
The [Orichalcos Deuteros] domain underfoot radiated light. As Yugi and the others wore grim expressions, Dartz's Life Points increased.
"Because I have a total of six monsters on my Field, my Life Points gain 3000 points." Dartz Set one card and declared, "Set one card. My turn ends."
[Dartz: 10100→13100LP, Hand 1]
[Mirror Knight Token] [ATK500] X4
(Spell/Trap Zone) [Mirror Knight Summoner] [ATK500]
[Orichalcos Shunoros] [DEF500]
[Set Card]
(Field) [Seal of Orichalcos] [Orichalcos Deuteros]
Kaiba frowned and said, "Don't tell me, you people from Doma like using fake cards so much?"
First, they can't be destroyed by battle, then they gain ATK based on the opponent's monsters, and there are a full four such monsters. Besides that, Dartz's Spell/Trap Zone also has [Orichalcos Shunoros] which absorbs battle damage, and finally, there's [Orichalcos Deuteros] which gains Life Points by a ridiculously exaggerated amount. Even Kaiba couldn't help but feel that Dartz's Deck was too fake.
Can't win, how can I win this?
"My turn, draw! Then I activate this Spell Card I drew, Raigeki!"
That's right, just as he was at a loss for what to do, Yugi performed a divine draw and drew a Raigeki!
As expected of Yugi! You easily accomplished something we couldn't do, I really admire you!
"Ya-ta-ze! Raigeki is a powerful card that can destroy all monsters your opponent controls in one go! This way, Dartz's entire field setup will be wiped out!" Joey Wheeler said excitedly, seeing Yugi successfully draw a divine draw. "Go for it, Yugi!"
However, unlike the excited Joey Wheeler, Yugi, who had played Raigeki, didn't celebrate too soon. Instead, he looked at Dartz and said, "Although I also really hope things will develop as you, Joey Wheeler, expect, my intuition tells me that Set card in your Spell/Trap Zone will likely be activated."
"That's true. After all, my field setup is so perfect, isn't it? I've set up defenses almost completely countering 'battle destruction', only leaving 'effect destruction' as a vulnerability," Dartz chuckled as he pressed the button to activate the Set Card. "Thinking that just one Raigeki is enough to end the trial isn't thinking too simply, is it?"
"Chain activation of the Set Card, the Counter Trap Card Solemn Judgment! This card can only be activated when this is the only card Set in my Spell & Trap Zone, by paying 3000 Life Points!"
[Dartz: 13100→10100LP]
Dartz squandered the 3000 Life Points he recovered last turn in one go. Pointing at the Raigeki that appeared in Yugi's Spell/Trap Zone, he said, "When a Monster Effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card is activated, negate the activation and destroy it!"
A white-bearded old man wearing a robe appeared in front of Dartz. With a serious expression that was imposing without being angry, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Raigeki, roaring, "Stop!"
The Raigeki that Yugi activated shattered along with this loud shout. The Raigeki, which could have swept away all Set Cards on Dartz's Field, was negated before it could be released from the card.
Joey Wheeler, who covered his ears, shaken by the loud-voiced old man, couldn't help but show a regretful expression upon seeing this. But what he found strange was that Yugi and Kaiba's faces instead showed smiles.
"Kaiba."
"Hmph, I'll cooperate with you this time, but if you dare waste the power of Blue-Eyes..."
Just exchanging a glance and a few cryptic words, Yugi and Kaiba finished communicating. Only to see Yugi play a card from his hand: "I activate the Spell Card Double Summon! This allows me to Normal Summon twice this turn. Next, I Normal Summon Blast Sphere and Dimensional Guide from my hand."
Three cards were used by Yugi in a row. Only to see a Machine-Type monster appear on Yugi's Field. But the Dimensional Guide that Yugi specifically Normal Summoned using Double Summon actually suddenly moved to Dartz's Field! In the shadow under its cloak, a green emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos faintly lit up?
[Dimensional Guide] [4☆/DARK]
[Warrior-Type/Effect]
[1400/1000→1900/1000]
[Blast Sphere] [1☆/EARTH]
[Machine-Type/Union/Effect]
[0/0]
Although what should have been more attention-grabbing at this moment was the Dimensional Guide that unaccountably moved to Dartz's Field, Dartz, one of the parties involved, didn't pay attention at all to that mysterious monster wearing a cloak. Instead, he looked at the Blast Sphere on Yugi's Field confusedly.
Of course, Dartz wasn't concerned that Blast Sphere looked like a powerful-looking monster with 0 ATK/0 DEF, but rather...
"This monster does not belong to this era." It seemed Yugi saw what Dartz was confused about and took the initiative to answer. "This is a monster from the future. It's a gift given to me by a friend of mine before he returned to the future."
While speaking, Yugi couldn't help but recall the scene a long time ago, after the battle with Paradox ended, where Yusei insisted on stuffing a bunch of cards like Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity into his hands before returning to the future.
He heard that Yusei in the future lives in a place called the Satellite, which is close to a junkyard. The ordinary cards he took were quite rare treasures in the future and could greatly improve the living environment of Yusei and his friends.
Although, Yugi was a bit skeptical about Yusei's claim that "his Deck was picked up from the Scrapyard". After all, given the fluency of Yusei's Deck, how could anyone be so ignorant as to discard it casually?
Of course, this was also because Yugi didn't know that in a few years, someone would look down on cards like Relinquished, and decades later, some people would even think Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier is trash.
"A card from the future, huh? No wonder there is no existence of this card in my impression." Knowing the origin of this unfamiliar card before him, Dartz's eyebrows relaxed slightly.
Dartz, who has lived for ten thousand years, knows better than most people that the power of Card Spirits can reach a certain level where they can print out cards themselves. But what he was concerned about before was that the Machine-Type Blast Sphere seemed unrelated to Yugi's Card Spirits no matter how you looked at it. Now that he knows the card is from the future, it doesn't matter.
After all, you see, that monster only has 0 ATK. Isn't one with 0 ATK just a weak monster?
Dartz was still very confident in his field setup.
Meanwhile, Yugi glanced at the two remaining cards in his hand. Having already finished considering his strategy, he said with a wave of his hand, "During the Main Phase, I activate the effect of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! It—"
"She can make three attacks during this Battle Phase!"
Kaiba from the side snatched Yugi's words before he could finish. Although it seemed like it wouldn't be satisfying unless he was the one to announce the effect of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Yugi also felt that Kaiba was actually having an OCD attack, insisting on correcting that True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is not "it" but "she".
"Roar!"
True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon roared. Its wide dragon wings suddenly spread open, and the silver patterns on its body glowed with a faint blue light. It was already ready to attack.
And Yugi said once again, "Next is the effect of Blast Sphere. Once per turn, I will take the Blast Sphere on the field and equip it as an Equip Card to True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
"Then, enter my Battle Phase!"
Following Yugi's command, the mechanical figure disassembled into dozens of parts and automatically flew to various parts of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's body, turning into armor. But most of the parts combined to form a device like an unfolded satellite in front of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
The front end of the satellite device unfolded and extended, forming a cannon barrel. Only then did Blast Sphere finally explain where the "Cannon" in its name came from.
[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [ATK4500→4500]
However, what was a bit strange was that even though most Union Monsters all have the effect of increasing the ATK or DEF of the equipped monster after being equipped to a monster, with Blast Sphere being equipped, True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon did not show any change in ATK or DEF.
"I use True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to declare an attack on Dimensional Guide in Attack Position on Dartz's Field." Yugi said, pausing for a moment. Seeing that Kaiba from the side didn't interrupt, he then continued, "Since it's the attack of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon equipped with Blast Sphere, then it's called—"
"Specium Energy Amplifier!!"
"How much do you like Mebius!"
Amidst Joey Wheeler's complaining voice, True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, after Yugi waved his hand, suddenly spat out intense white light, which collided with that satellite-like device in front of it. The beam that was originally three-in-one spread along Blast Sphere, attacking towards Dimensional Guide!
Seeing this, Dartz suddenly had a strange premonition in his heart. He suddenly looked towards the Dimensional Guide that appeared on his own field.
Before, he didn't pay attention at all to that mysterious monster wearing a cloak, naturally because he knew its effect. Dimensional Guide, when successfully Normal Summoned, can transfer control to the opponent. Then, each time at the End Phase, the opponent from Dimensional Guide's perspective can select one card from its controller's Graveyard and Banish it.
A quite meaningless effect. Looks like it's truly useless. After all, sending an opponent's monster, if it's as annoying as Lava Golem activating its effect during the Standby Phase, would be understandable. But for an effect that only activates during the End Phase, others can simply use it to punch its original owner once, then Tribute it to avoid the effect.
The only meaning is probably just actively sending an Attack Position monster to the opponent after they have built a strong defense, just to create an opening. But Dartz doesn't think the Nameless Pharaoh would forget so quickly that Orichalcos Shunoros in his Spell/Trap Zone has the effect of absorbing battle damage. The talk of an "opening" is just nonsense.
So then, what is the goal of this monster being specifically sent to this side of the field—!
The attack of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon actually hit the Dimensional Guide that Yugi sent to Dartz's Field. Although it gained the power of the Seal of Orichalcos, what it faced was after all the Ultimate Dragon, True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. It was destroyed and sent back to Yugi's Graveyard without any resistance.
The overflowing 2700 battle damage was absorbed by Orichalcos Shunoros once again before reaching Dartz.
[Orichalcos Shunoros] [Absorbed 7300→10000]
Accumulated so far, the power within Orichalcos Shunoros finally accumulated to a full 10000 points. Dartz looked at Orichalcos Shunoros and smiled. But Yugi looked at the Dimensional Guide that returned to his own Graveyard, and also smiled.
"Dartz, you who have lived for ten thousand years, have you ever heard this saying? Never use cards given to you by others." Yugi said while speaking, reaching out and pointing at the Blast Sphere in front of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. "Because of Rafael, I learned this. Now let me teach you this lesson!"
"As if I had a choice." Dartz glared at Yugi, looking at the Blast Sphere equipped to True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Could it be that the Nameless Pharaoh can still take that monster with only 0 ATK and defeat me in one turn?
Just as he was thinking this, Dartz saw brilliant radiance actually light up on the satellite device that was the transformation of Blast Sphere, which had just boosted the attack of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!?
"When a monster equipped with Blast Sphere destroys an opponent's monster by battle, I can activate the effect of Blast Sphere!" Yugi said with a wave of his hand, "Destroy all monsters on both players' fields that are of the same Type as the destroyed monster—"
"Destroy all!!"
The radiance accumulated on Blast Sphere suddenly radiated, spreading in an instant and affecting all four [Mirror Knight Tokens] on Dartz's Front Row!
Dartz suddenly remembered that the Dimensional Guide that had just been destroyed by battle, although it looks like a Mage pretending to be mysterious, was actually a Warrior-Type monster.
And wouldn't you know it, the [Mirror Knight Tokens] Summoned by Dartz's [Mirror Knight Summoner] just happened to be Warrior-Type monsters, you see~
"How could anyone carry this kind of card!"
Seeing that the spreading wave was about to sweep towards the [Mirror Knight Tokens] on his own field, Dartz was unwilling to accept his combo being dismantled by a weak monster like this. A plan immediately formed in his heart.
"Before activating that effect, you better think carefully, Nameless Pharaoh!" Before Yugi could declare "activate effect", Dartz quietly manipulated the [Seal of Orichalcos] underfoot, pulling out several souls that were supposed to be fed to the [Orichalcos God] from its teeth and stuffing them into the [Mirror Knight Tokens] on the field.
Under the influence of the impact of light, the armor on the heads of the [Mirror Knight Tokens] suddenly cracked and shattered, falling onto the ground and turning into a pile of shattered mirror pieces, revealing four pairs of vacant appearances.
Looking at the faces that appeared before him, the joyful expression that had just appeared on Joey Wheeler's face froze: "This is, Valon?"
"Pegasus?" Looking at the one-eyed vacant-eyed Pegasus, different from the others with vacant eyes, Kaiba was also quite surprised to see this guy here.
And Yugi also widened his eyes, looking at the figures of the two people before him: "Bandit Keith is one thing."
"How could Hayato be here too?"
'Of course I forged it, idiot! How could I possibly harm Hayato? Just by casually changing the appearance of the monsters, I could forge the illusion that Hayato's soul was hidden inside, making these foolish humans hesitate! When it comes to strategy, as expected, Dartz still had superior skill!'
Dartz laughed wildly in his heart, but on the surface wore a cold expression: "Heh heh, of course it's because after Alister and Rafael left, Hayato Kobayashi impatiently launched an attack on me."
"Although I knew from the very beginning that his goal in joining Doma was impure, I also didn't expect he would be so impatient. Just knowing that you, his friends, would be attacked by Rafael and Alister, whom I sent out, he jumped out impatiently." While speaking, Dartz smiled coldly. "But since he's no longer pretending, I simply captured his soul."
"So now, looking at the soul of your former friend being placed into this vessel by me, can you still make up your mind to personally crush your friend's soul?"
While feeling proud, Dartz directly taunted Yugi.
"Nameless Pharaoh, you undoubtedly embody humanity's greatest flaw, which is feelings. While feelings can make humans radiate brilliant radiance, it is precisely the existence of feelings that causes humans, after the radiance fades, to easily fall into the Abyss of Evil, and never be able to climb out again."
"Humans can never overcome their inner darkness!"
Because of the appearance of Hayato and the others' (Pegasus, Valon, Keith: Hey!) souls, Yugi temporarily did not make the decision whether to activate the effect. Dartz's speech designed to mislead people was echoing in this empty Central Hall of the Temple.
But just then, a stumbling figure walked into the Hall, taking a step towards the Altar: "No, that's not it."
A strange voice rang out. Rex turned around to look, somewhat confusedly. As he saw the newcomer's appearance slowly emerge from the shadow and be illuminated by the firelight, his body suddenly stiffened. Pointing at the newcomer with his finger, he said tremblingly, "You, you're that one!"
"Rafael!?" Yugi looked at the figure who appeared in the center of the Temple at this moment, somewhat surprisingly. "You actually woke up?"
"That guy Alister gave me a harsh blow. But thanks to that, I also saw one thing clearly." Rafael moved forward dragging his body with difficulty. Only then, when he stood at a position not far from Dartz, did he slightly relax his body and bow, saying, "Lord Dartz, please stop."
"Rafael, I thought you should have already sacrificed yourself to stop these Invaders, the Nameless Pharaoh and the others. You, who were defeated by Alister's rebellion, just stood up, and you actually came to advise me to stop?"
Across the Seal of Orichalcos, Dartz glanced at Rafael bowing at his side. He didn't even look him in the eye and said coldly,
"Don't you want to see the New World descend? Don't you want the tragedies that befell you, Valon, and Alister to not recur in this world?"
Hearing this, Rafael's body trembled slightly, but he still firmly said, "No, I still want these tragedies to not recur. But Lord Dartz, actions like making the New World descend are fundamentally meaningless. We should believe in humanity itself."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Dartz's mouth curved up, and he showed a playful expression on his face, looking at Rafael. But the bowing Rafael couldn't see. He just continued saying, "While stubborn darkness certainly exists in human hearts, Alister proved to me that humans can overcome darkness. We don't need New Humans; present humans can achieve this."
While speaking, Rafael took out his Deck from his chest. The top card was surprisingly the Guardian Dreadscythe, which had already turned completely blank.
"I really didn't expect this, Rafael. To actually hear such words from your mouth." Dartz looked at the Deck Rafael took out. His face still wore that smile. "Among the Doma Three Swordsmen, although Alister and Valon both showed much more obvious desire and obsession than you, I know better than anyone that you are the one who stays true to oneself the most."
"Looks like, you now consider yourself to have overcome the darkness in your heart." As if talking to himself, Dartz turned his head away, no longer looking at Rafael. "Hatred, despair, sadness... Humans can eliminate the darkness in their hearts. I knew this long ago."
"What?" Hearing this, Rafael suddenly raised his head. "Then, why are you still—"
"Because that is not humanity's true nature, Rafael." Dartz raised his hand. His slender finger brushed past his emerald green right eye, which was a different color from his bright yellow left eye. "Just like the sunrise and sunset, the darkness in human hearts, when radiance radiates, will certainly be suppressed and eliminated. But when the radiance falls slightly, darkness will grow again."
"Over the past ten thousand years, I have seen many people who easily fall into darkness, and also many who temporarily escaped from darkness. But the ending for these people is the same. In the last, they still fall into darkness again. Without exception for ten thousand years!" Dartz's smile was a bit strange, as if showing contempt for humanity, and also as if feeling lost and sad. "I have lost confidence in humanity. Humanity, this civilization, has no hope!"
"That kind of thing is not absolute, Lord Dartz!" Rafael heard Dartz's words, felt there was still hope to persuade the opponent. He spoke again, "I think human will can overcome darkness. Present humans already can—"
"Your 'feeling' is fundamentally meaningless, Rafael." Dartz's voice suddenly turned cold. He turned his head again to look at Rafael, who had already raised his head. A contemptuous smile reflected in the latter's eyes. "Let's use a simple matter to prove it."
"For example."
"Do you know why your family experienced that shipwreck ten years ago?"
Chapter 649: Dartz, you son of a bitch
"!"
Hearing Dartz's words, Rafael was also startled. He didn't understand why Dartz would ask him this question.
Was there some other reason behind the misfortune his family suffered ten years ago, the shipwreck from which he was the only survivor?
But Dartz didn't directly tell Rafael the answer, saying instead, "Destiny is created by the strong. He lost his beloved younger brother due to KaibaCorp's weapon experiments, and his heart was stained with darkness from that moment on. Because of this, he hates KaibaCorp and you, Seto."
"But was it really Gozaburo Kaiba who caused his brother's death on that battlefield?"
Rafael's heart sank. "So, what Alister said was true? Did Organization Doma interfere in that war?"
Dartz didn't answer Rafael, but continued, "Valon's church where he grew up was mercilessly attacked by a great fire, and the people he considered family were buried in the sea of fire."
"But was that great fire really an accident?"
"!" Joey Wheeler's fists clenched tightly. Having discovered the unusual similarity between himself and Valon during their earlier Duel, he immediately projected Valon's experience onto himself. Thinking of Shizuka dying, he couldn't help but be filled with wrath. "You bastard!"
"Furthermore, for me, it's effortless to manipulate ocean currents to make a Cruise Ship unknowingly deviate from its route to directly above an Underwater Volcano that's about to erupt, let alone bring one person from the ship alone to a Deserted Island isolated from the world."
"H-How is that possible!?" Rafael's eyes widened, his expression filled with disbelief, his teeth clenched tightly together. "Something like that!?"
Seeing the expression on Rafael's face that pleased him greatly, Dartz also smiled proudly. "Whether it's Alister, Valon, or you, Rafael, your lives are merely dancing in my palm."
"Now that you know the truth of what happened to you, now that you know your destiny was manipulated by me, Rafael, how do you feel now? How do you feel?"
Rafael lowered his head, his fingernails digging into his flesh and piercing blood vessels in his tightly clenched fists. But the pain in his hand could hardly shake the turbulent emotions in Rafael's heart at this moment.
"Sonia Julia..." Muttering the names of his younger siblings softly, Rafael raised his head again to look at Dartz. "My parents, my younger siblings!"
And Dartz, facing Rafael's gaze that made no attempt to hide his hatred, said as if he hadn't noticed. "Your destinies were decided from the beginning. Darkness is like gravity. All I needed to do was give you a gentle push from behind, and then I easily obtained pawns capable of rivaling strong Duelists."
"Useful pawns loyal to me."
Dartz's words finally completely ignited the wrath in Rafael's heart. He could no longer tolerate Dartz standing not far from him. Standing up abruptly, Rafael tore off the "Orichalcos Fragment" Pendant from his chest:
"Dartz! You son of a bitch!"
While roaring, Rafael, fueled by overflowing wrath, even suppressed the physical discomfort left from the previous Duel and slammed the Pendant in his hand with a fierce punch onto the Seal of Orichalcos between him and Dartz!
The "Orichalcos Fragment," which possessed the power to break the Seal, shook the activated Seal. However, because it wasn't a normal single Seal but a double Seal, although it trembled violently, The Seal of Orichalcos remained completely intact.
But Rafael wasn't fighting alone. Behind him, Guardian Eatos, holding the Holy Sword, leaped up, and the Holy Sword in its hand struck the trembling Seal right after Rafael!
After a round of combined attack, Rafael and Guardian Eatos's attacks didn't achieve much effect, but Rafael didn't give up just like that and was about to launch a second round of attack. But at this moment, the overflowing wrath in his heart caused a green emblem to slowly appear on his forehead, though he himself didn't notice it at all.
"What is that?" Yugi noticed this immediately and turned to look at Dartz, finding that Dartz was also looking at the green emblem on Rafael's forehead, revealing an ominous smile. A warning bell rang loudly in his heart, and Yugi suddenly turned his head and shouted to Rafael, "Calm down, Rafael! Don't fall for Dartz's trick!"
However, Rafael, whose sanity was completely burned to ashes by wrath, had fully awakened the power Dartz left on him. The lines on his forehead were completed, clearly the emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos. His heart was once again filled with the surging darkness, completely unable to hear what Yugi was saying.
At the same time, the Seal of Orichalcos instantly opened at Rafael's feet, though its range was limited to his surroundings. However, the Card Spirit of Guardian Eatos, released by Rafael, also had the emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos appear on its forehead.
And just before Rafael was about to attack Dartz again, a large amount of lightning surged from the Holy Sword in Guardian Eatos's hand, immediately bouncing Guardian Eatos back into the Deck. The overflowing lightning struck Rafael's body, causing him to instantly freeze and let out a scream.
"Hmph hmph uh ah ah ah ah ah!"
After the lightning dissipated, Yugi and the other two only saw the Seal of Orichalcos, which had finished its shrink, and Rafael, who had lost consciousness, maintaining his punching posture and falling backward.
"Rafael!"
Yugi shouted to Rafael, but how could he get a response from Rafael, who had already lost his soul?
"Heh heh, didn't he just personally prove with his own life that humans cannot overcome their inner darkness, Rafael?" Dartz smiled coldly. He wasn't touched at all by Rafael's death, instead looking on with satisfaction at Rafael's soul appearing in a blank space on the wall. "With this, the soul sacrifice required for the revive of the Orichalcos God has increased."
Witnessing Dartz taking another person's life right before his eyes, Yugi glared at Dartz and said, "Dartz! I'll blast you to dust!"
"A thousand times wouldn't be enough!" Joey Wheeler also said indignantly.
Kaiba stared coldly at Dartz. "I'll use my Blue-Eyes to cut off your head!"
Listening to Yugi and the others' threats, Dartz laughed and spread his arms. "Go right ahead, feel free to attack me with your monsters. But before that, don't forget one thing."
As he spoke, Dartz pointed to a Mirror Knight Token on his Field. "Can you bring yourselves to destroy the souls of your companions?"
However, to Dartz's surprise, upon hearing this, Yugi said coldly, "You can't fool us like this, Dartz. I've seen through your diversion!"
"At first, I was indeed fooled by you, but just now, I remembered something, and that is—"
As he spoke, Yugi pointed to the Mirror Knight Token that resembled Hayato. "Hayato, he's someone who would say things like 'It's more painful for others to gain Card Advantage than for me to suffer Card Disadvantage'! He's someone who harms others without benefiting himself!"
"How could something like soul sealing happen to him? Even if his soul were to turn to ash, he wouldn't be sealed by you!"
As soon as Yugi said this, the Temple fell silent for a moment.
Dartz's mouth twitched. "Are you... complimenting Hayato?"
"Although what he said isn't wrong, it just feels... Tsk, whatever." Kaiba felt helpless upon hearing what Yugi said, but there was nothing to refute, as what Yugi said was indeed the truth.
Joey Wheeler, on the other hand, showed an expression of suddenly realized. "Yeah, that makes sense! How could Hayato willingly be soul sealed!"
"So, Dartz, the souls you've displayed are just a diversion, you can't fool me. Therefore, I activate the effect of Blast Sphere!" Yugi said, waving his hand. "Dimensional Guide, which Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon battle destroyed, is a Warrior Type Monster. Destroy all Warrior Type Monsters on both players' Fields!"
"Boom!"
A dazzling flood of light was released from Blast Sphere, sweeping across the entire Field in an instant. It had no influence on Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, the only Dragon-Type Monster on Yugi's Field, but the four Mirror Knight Tokens on Dartz's Front Row were destroyed simultaneously in an instant.
The Mirror Shield Counters placed on the Mirror Knight Tokens could only substitute for them being battle destroyed. Blast Sphere's effect is effect destruction, and the fragile mirror shields shattered upon contact with the power of Blue-Eyes.
Looking at his Front Row that was swept away in an instant, Dartz frowned and said to Yugi, "Even if Hayato's soul was indeed forged by me, how could you so easily strike down others, Nameless Pharaoh?"
Hearing Dartz's words, Yugi couldn't help but recall for a moment whether he had any bond with Valon, Pegasus, and Keith.
Doesn't seem like it?
"If you had used the souls of Téa or the others to trick me, perhaps I might have been fooled, Dartz," Yugi said with an indifferent expression. "But when did you get the illusion that I would stop because of that guy Pegasus's soul?"
Anyway, given Pegasus's identity as a Card Printer, it wasn't the first time he had been sacrificed. "Pyramid of Light," "Paradox," and now "Doma." Every time someone wanted to cause trouble and destroy the world, it always involved Pegasus. Yugi was almost used to the fact that "Pegasus is dead again."
Blast Sphere's effect annihilated all of Dartz's monsters on the Front Row. With this, the Mirror Knight Summoner and Orichalcos Shunoros, which had been hiding in Dartz's Spell/Trap Zone for a long time, were finally exposed before Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Furthermore, this powerful Dragon-Type Monster still had two attacks this turn.
Yugi waved his hand again and ordered, "Second attack, go Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Target the Mirror Knight Summoner!"
Compared to Orichalcos Shunoros, which seemed to have a hidden effect, the Mirror Knight Summoner's currently displayed effect was a greater threat. Since Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon could attack three times, Yugi felt it was necessary to prioritize dealing with it.
The light dragon breath engulfed the crystal pillar. The Mirror Knight Summoner shattered into dust in Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's breath. Since it was in Attack Position, Dartz should have taken 4000 battle damage.
"Due to the effect of Orichalcos Shunoros, the battle damage I take is reduced to 0." As expected, Orichalcos Shunoros absorbed the battle damage again. Dartz looked at the only monster remaining on his Field, showing an unwilling expression. "Damn Nameless Pharaoh, to be able to do this much. But don't forget, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will self-destruct at the End Phase after attacking three times."
"Hmph, you don't need to worry about that. Before then, your last monster will be crushed by Blue-Eyes," Kaiba cold snorted, turning his head to look at Yugi. "You have that card in your hand too, right, Yugi?"
Yugi nodded and looked at Dartz. "Then, here I come! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's third attack! Destroy Orichalcos Shunoros!"
The flood of light appeared on the Field for the third time, instantly engulfing the urchin-like monster. This monster, which had protected Dartz for several turns, was finally destroyed after absorbing up to 14000 points of damage.
"Hmph, since it was in Defense Position, it won't deal battle damage to you, but it doesn't matter. With this, all the monsters on your Field have been wiped out, Dartz," Kaiba said coldly, looking at Dartz with an expression of contempt.
Unexpectedly, Dartz, who had just had an unwilling expression, couldn't help but start laughing as if he had heard a funny joke. "Heh heh, ha ha ha ha, Sore wa dou kana?"
"Hmm?" Kaiba frowned, looking at Dartz's Field.
After the radiance dissipated, what was confusing was that Orichalcos Shunoros was still occupying the Field. However, its appearance wasn't that of a monster that couldn't be battle destroyed. Instead, after being hit by Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack, a crack appeared on its body covered in spikes, and its entire body emitted a large amount of electric current, flashing like a lightbulb?
"Heh heh, enough power has been stored. Now, with the power of this attack, display your true form, Orichalcos Shunoros!"
As Dartz spoke, he raised his left hand, and the Duel Disk he was wearing began to automatically search for a card. Without Dartz reaching out to take it, the card actually flew up on its own and landed on Dartz's Duel Disk!
"When Orichalcos Shunoros is destroyed, Special Summon this monster from my Hand/Deck!"
"Heavenly Vessel, Engraved with Darkness! This moment is the Ultimate!"
Orichalcos Shunoros burst into a swelling orb of light. In just a breath, its diameter rapidly expanded to nearly ten meters. From within that orb of light, a pair of bronze-colored, rounded arms extended.
Yugi's eyes widened as he looked at the giant monster before him, taking a deep breath. "What kind of monster is this?"
Orichalcos Gigas
Chapter 650: The Invincible Buff is Applied
After fully revealing its form, the emblem of the Seal of Orichalcos appeared on the forehead of Orichalcos Gigas, and its already terrifying ATK rose again.
Orichalcos Gigas [ATK 14000 → 14500]
"ATK 14500?!"
Looking at the giant monster before him, which had a rounded build and closely resembled the clay figures often seen in various ACG works, Joey Wheeler couldn't help but grumble before marveling at its exaggerated ATK: "What the heck, isn't that an Ancient God Beast!"
Dartz's smile froze for a moment, and he looked at Joey Wheeler with annoyance, correcting him, "It's Orichalcos Gigas!"
"What Orichalcos Gigas? It's clearly an Ancient God Beast, even if the color is a bit different, like bronze-green."
Hearing that Joey Wheeler seemed to be stubbornly insisting that Dartz had summoned the so-called "Ancient God Beast" because he had seen a similar image on television, a vein nearly popped on Dartz's forehead.
This guy named Joey Wheeler, putting aside his dueling skill in Duel Monsters, really had a knack for annoying people. Dartz felt like his stable composure of ten thousand years was about to be broken by Joey Wheeler. He finally understood the frustration Joey Wheeler always got when his name was mispronounced before.
Yugi, however, had some knowledge. He explained to Joey Wheeler that the "Ancient God Beast" in the TV anime "Digi-O-Mon" was designed based on clay figures discovered in archaeological ruins, which finally convinced Joey Wheeler that what was before him was indeed a Duel Monster and not "Digi-O-Mon" invading the Human World.
"But, that monster... that exaggerated ATK... what is it?" Looking at the giant Orichalcos Gigas, Yugi muttered to himself with a serious expression.
"What's there to be surprised about, Nameless Pharaoh? Isn't the powerful ATK of Orichalcos Gigas provided by you?"
Dartz heard Yugi's query and, as always, answered it, explaining, "Orichalcos Gigas is the next form of Orichalcos Shunoros. It cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by its effect when Orichalcos Shunoros is destroyed."
"The ATK of Orichalcos Gigas is determined by the total damage that Orichalcos Shunoros absorbed before," Dartz said, spreading his arms and laughing loudly. "The more you tried to destroy Orichalcos Shunoros with power, the more your hatred instead gave birth to this monster filled with evil power!"
"Tsk, talking about our hatred... Didn't you actively use Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and Giant Spirit of Orichalcos for suicide attacks just now?" Joey Wheeler grumbled.
"The more you suppress the darkness, the stronger the darkness becomes..." Kaiba's brow furrowed tightly, his face looking very unpleasant.
It was precisely after Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's triple attack at full power that this monster was summoned. None of them, not even Dartz himself, could withstand a single attack from this monster.
Not only that, Dartz raised the Duel Disk on his left hand, waved his right hand forward, and said, "Then, when Orichalcos Gigas was successfully Special Summoned, I activate its effect! From my Deck or Hand, I summon these two monsters to the Front Row in Attack Position!"
"Immortal Left Hand and Invincible Right Hand!"
Receiving Dartz's command, the single slit-like eye area of Orichalcos Gigas glowed with a green light. Immediately, its arms suddenly broke off from the shoulders and flew forward as two separate arms, hovering in mid-air.
Orichalcos Left Arm [2☆/Dark]
[Machine Type/Effect]
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Orichalcos Right Arm [2☆/Dark]
[Machine Type/Effect]
[?/0]
"Orichalcos Left Arm is the strongest shield. As long as this card exists on the field in Face-up Position, opponent's monsters can only declare attacks targeting this card. Also, as long as Orichalcos Gigas exists, Orichalcos Left Arm cannot be destroyed. Its DEF only changes during the Damage Calculation Step to the attacking monster's ATK plus 300 points."
"And Orichalcos Right Arm is the iron fist that pierces everything. It also has the effect that it cannot be destroyed while Orichalcos Gigas is on the field. When it attacks a monster, its ATK only changes during that Damage Calculation Step to the attacked target monster's corresponding value based on its battle position plus 300 points!"
"Although these three monsters will cause Orichalcos Gigas's ATK to decrease by the corresponding value based on its battle position after battling other monsters, 14500 points is completely sufficient to deal with you."
"This power is invincible!"
Summoning three monsters onto the field at once, Dartz placed the Orichalcos Gigas card in the Spell/Trap Zone and only left the two "arm" monsters in the Front Row. He smiled proudly, looking at Yugi.
Yugi was indeed temporarily helpless against the three monsters that had appeared in a cluster. He said helplessly, "I set two cards from my hand. End Turn."
Hearing Yugi declare the End Turn, Dartz pointed at Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and said, "Then, in the End Phase of the turn it made three attacks, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will be destroyed by its own effect."
"What did my Blue-Eyes ever do to you?" Kaiba glared at Dartz and then cast an annoyed glance at Yugi beside him. "Hey Yugi, it's your turn to make a move."
Yugi nodded at Kaiba's words. "Okay, then I activate the effect of Blast Sphere."
"When equipped to Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as an Equip Card, Blast Sphere can be sent to the Graveyard as a substitute for destruction for Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
"Bang!"
The various enhancement devices equipped to Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon shattered to the ground due to overload. Blast Sphere took the place of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, accepting the destiny of self-destruction and being sent to the Graveyard, allowing Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to remain on Yugi's field.
However, facing the exaggerated ATK of Orichalcos Gigas, even with the protection of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Yugi's 4000 Life Points were like a flickering candle.
Yugi: 4000 LP, Hand 1
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon [ATK 4500]
Set Card X2
"My Turn, Draw." Dartz drew a card. Seeing the card he drew, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. "Heh heh, although I feel it's no longer necessary to use it, I will still show you the power of the final Orichalcos."
"On top of the Seal of Orichalcos and Orichalcos Deuteros, I activate the third Field Spell Card, Orichalcos Tritos!"
"Inheriting the power of the previous two domains, Orichalcos Tritos will also grant all my monsters the ability to be unaffected by opponent's Spell/Trap Card effects!"
With just one Field Spell Card, he easily granted his monsters all-around resistance. Dartz looked at Yugi and said coldly, "It seems the journey of the 'Nameless Pharaoh and his traveling group' ends here. Next is the time of judgment for you, Nameless Pharaoh."
"Enter my Battle Phase! And now, Orichalcos Right Arm attacks!"
"Ara Mitama!"
End of Chapter