The God of Orichalcos had barely shown an eye before being blasted back to its lair, leaving Doma Headquarters and Dartz with a terrifyingly grim expression.
He didn't really think resurrecting the God of Orichalcos would be so easy. If it were that simple, he wouldn't have waited for ten thousand years.
This attempt to summon the God of Orichalcos was just to probe, to test the weight of his enemies.
However, unexpectedly, the great deity didn't even manage to make a ripple before being sent packing...
"Timaeus, the Legendary Dragon..." Dartz looked somewhat displeased, as if recalling some unpleasant memories. "Have those loathsome fellows awakened as well?"
This seemed to make the situation even more unclear. Even their ancient adversaries, the Legendary Dragons, who should have been sealed for eons, have revived, as if fate itself is deliberately thwarting Dartz's millennia-long plan.
Dartz snorted lightly, waved his arm, and the torches on the altar extinguished.
No matter.
The power of the Legendary Dragons, though troublesome, isn't a huge threat and won't directly interfere with their plan.
In comparison, the Three Egyptian Gods are more troublesome. A fully revived God of Orichalcos wouldn't even regard any Legendary Dragon, but the Egyptian Gods are worth being cautious of.
The best scenario he could envision, of course, was to snatch the three Divine Cards directly, but even if they couldn't be obtained, it wouldn't be a big deal. Dartz is also prepared with strategies to counter the Egyptian Gods.
Dartz walked down from the altar, stepping slowly outside the temple. The heavy stone doors opened gradually, and the torches lining the temple's sides extinguished one by one.
The resurrection day is close at hand.
Soon, this flawed world will face Orichalcos's cleansing.
...
Although Youyu was far away and couldn't see the situation firsthand, he could roughly guess what was happening.
In any case, Yugi and Dark Yugi went hand in hand into the Spirit Realm, freed the Legendary Dragon's seal, and conveniently brought back a new cheat, 'Timaeus the Knight of Destiny.'
Once they returned, they happened to see that arrogant large eye of the God of Orichalcos in the sky, so they immediately summoned the Legendary Dragon Timaeus and blasted that Evil God back to its lair.
There are three Legendary Dragon cards in total: Timaeus the Knight of Destiny, The Claw of Hermos, and The Fang of Critias. In the animation, their holders are the three protagonists, Muto Yugi, Jonouchi Katsuya, and Kaiba Seto.
As everyone knows, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! animation, the less clear the card text, or when it's illegible and looks high-end, it's typically more powerful.
Take the Egyptian Gods, for example. Not only are their effects not clearly written, but they're also in Ancient Priestly Texts, which regular folks can't understand.
It's one thing to use priestly texts, but the Winged Dragon of Ra's effects were only sometimes written.
Back then, when Marik had the Winged Dragon of Ra for so many years, he didn't know it had a special effect called 'God Phoenix.' So clearly, several effects of Ra were never even written on the card.
In brief, although nothing is written on the card, I can still use this effect...
And these three Legendary Dragons are even more impressive. Their cards are completely blank with nothing written.
Yes, that's right, there's nothing written.
The three cards have no type, attribute, attack points, defense points, or effect text... They don't even specify if they're Monster Cards, Magic Cards, or Trap Cards.
The original story stated that only those 'chosen' by the Legendary Dragons could wield their power. These three cards mysteriously appeared in Yugi and their card decks.
So Youyu thought it might be worth speculating, based on the shared traits of Yugi, Kaiba, and Jonouchi, that a qualified Duelist might be someone with a BS power level over eight.
Nothing is written on the cards, so doesn't that just mean letting the Duelists perform freely?
You start with a blank card, and the effects are all up to you. Since the card is blank, shouldn't it just be up to me?
Because the Legendary Dragons choose their owners, Youyu has no way to obtain these three cards even if he wanted them.
In the animation, Yugi and the others suddenly appeared in front of the Legendary Dragon with a flash, and when they came to their senses, the card popped up in their deck automatically.
... Besides, Youyu really doesn't think he'd be able to use these three cards well.
Back then, when Jonouchi used Time Wizard's effect to destroy Yugi's Dark Magician, and under the BS power's influence, the Dark Magician leveled up on the spot. Meanwhile, when Jonouchi used the exact same move on Youyu's Dark Magician Girl, she simply exploded right there...
This shows that BS isn't something just anyone can wield; this mystic art can only be harnessed by truly strong individuals.
Additionally, these three Legendary Dragons seem somewhat destined to be linked with Yugi, Kaiba, and Jonouchi.
The animation explains that the Legendary Dragons weren't originally dragons. They were initially three mighty Knights but lost their original forms over the ages before becoming Legendary Dragons.
And later, when the seals on the three Legendary Dragons are broken, and they return to their original Knight forms, the audience is shocked to discover...
...Aren't they just Yugi, Kaiba, and Jonouchi in armor!?
The three unsealed Knights look exactly like Yugi and the others. Youyu simply can't believe these three cards weren't specially designated for them...
...
With Aaron defeated, the raid on the Doma branch has basically come to an end.
At this point, the Doma faction within the city has been essentially uprooted. Although there's no telling if scattered members might be lurking elsewhere, Doma's influence in the Domino region is undoubtedly weakened.
With Aaron's fall, the remaining small fry at the Doma branch no longer have much influence. Their annihilation is simply a matter of time.
The raid in the Domino region caught Doma completely off guard. Many branches couldn't resist in time before being dragged into Dark Duels.
Thanks to the participation of numerous players, this wave was a complete victory.
Of course, the Nightwalker and Mirage Society couldn't have only players participating. There were some losses; some Dark Duelists lost in The Seal of Orichalcos, their souls taken to the Doma Headquarters.
Apart from the apparent victory, the full-scale battle has even greater significance.
Shortly after the war erupted between the organizations, Youyu's mission panel quickly activated a "Faction War" module.
This wasn't surprising. Many online games and mobile games have similar features, somewhat analogous to guild wars in traditional games.
Players participating in Faction Wars can receive extra rewards beyond the regular kill tasks and earn contribution points during the Faction War. After the war ends, contribution points can be converted into experience, Crystal Stones, and the like, or exchanged for some cards of no particular use.
However, none of that is the most important part.
The most important part is, when the "Faction War" system is open, all members and believers of the Doma organization become red-named NPCs in his eyes!
This means he can visually scan the crowd and instantly spot the most eye-catching Doma follower!
And all players participating in the Faction War should have activated the same system.
This way, once combat between the factions fully kicks off, all involved players will automatically become human Doma radars!
At that point, none of Doma's minions will be able to escape!
Before the battle here ends, Youyu plans to personally deal with a few more.
After all, they are living experience points and Crystal Stones; it's a shame not to earn them. Impressively OTK a few small fry and simultaneously boost his popularity among players, providing them with some bragging material, saving them from having empty boasts on forums later.
As someone who was once part of the player community, Youyu understands deeply that players are forgetful and prone to arrogance.
A once-hot topic can be forgotten by players in just a week or two if it stops appearing on trending lists.
Youyu foresees that when his Elemental Hero card packs sell for a while and players have some scattered Elemental Hero cards, and then when Pegasus officially releases the Hero series, some players will think You, someone, is falling behind the times and will soon become an outdated NPC.
To prevent some players from getting too conceited, appropriately bringing out some fresh tricks is necessary.
For instance, this "Masked Hero" set, soon to be the emblem of the Duel King.
Dark Law, unstoppable!
Light Fang, full firepower!
Just incredibly cool.
Youyu had just wiped out two small fry and was about to select the next lucky believer for a quick kill from the remaining minions when his phone rang.
When he picked it up, it turned out to be President Haima.
The president's call couldn't be ignored. Youyu directly answered the call: "Hello?"
"Get ready," President Haima spoke as concisely as ever, "It's time to go."