Chapter 168

Atem was silent for a moment, looked at everyone, and finally nodded, saying, "Lead the way, Isis."

Although he was sad to part with his companions, he no longer hesitated, knowing that it wasn't goodbye forever.

On the way by boat to the temple where the Underworld Slab were placed.

Marik also explained the Ceremony of Battle to everyone, stating that someone must defeat Atem in a duel witnessed by the Gate of the Underworld for the king's soul to find peace.

The Yugi scratched its head and pondered, "If we absolutely have to find someone to take on the challenge, then only one person can do it."

Upon hearing that there were cards to play, President Kaiba wanted to volunteer, "Hmph, that is..."

"Kono Jono Chicken!"

Jonouchi promptly interrupted.

The Kaiba, interrupted, was so angry that its veins bulged.

"Shut up, you incompetent idiot!"

Kaiba shoved Jonouchi, pointed at Yugi's nose, and said, "If this is your last duel, then I will wash away the humiliation of my past defeats!"

The President was, of course, pointing to Atem, who was hiding inside the Yugi's body.

"I'm the only one capable of defeating Atem. I'll send you on your way!"

After the Kingdom of Mouth, the President hasn't played cards with King again; now, his only opponent is the Yugi.

However, he still remembered that he had lost to King before, so he wouldn't be satisfied until he had settled that score.

Yugi: Although there's a high probability of losing.

So the player mentioned in the Yugi was actually himself; in his opinion, the only person who could beat Atem was himself.

However, in order to avoid angering the Kaiba, they gave up their challenge spot.

Anyway, it's not too late to start the Yugi after the Kaiba loses.

As it happened, Atem also wanted to duel with the President, so he switched Atem to agree to the duel.

"I accept this challenge!"

One night passed.

Atem and Kaiba have both prepared their decks.

Led by the Gravekeeper Clan, the group arrived at the temple leading to the underworld.

Afterward, Yugi placed Atem seven Millennium Item into their respective slots on the Underworld Slab, and under the gaze of the Eye of Ughert, Yugi split into two bodies: himself and Yugi.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the scene before them.

"The Yugi has become two?!"

"That's another one..."

"Atem..."

In other words, the Yugi can actually challenge Atem on its own.

By the time everyone realized this, the Yugi had already stepped off the stage, giving up the challenger's spot.

Seeing this, the Kaiba looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "You could have been the one to Yugi Atem, but you gave me the chance to fight instead. Why is that?"

Upon hearing this question, Yugi smiled and replied, "Kaiba, just like you said yesterday, there's a battle to be settled between you and my Other Me."

"Then I'll let you go first, since he's bound to win anyway."

Upon hearing this, the Kaiba looked displeased.

He said coldly, "Hmph, it's not certain who will win or lose yet."

After saying this, he walked up to the altar.

The Yugi shrugged, indicating it didn't matter.

Since it wasn't a final battle, the mood wasn't as somber as it was in the original story.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Atem!"

Once on stage, Kaiba immediately deployed his Duel Disk.

"Come on, Kaiba!"

Atem also joined in.

Kaiba clenched his fists and shouted, "This time, I will settle things with you and wash away the humiliation of my past defeat!"

Atem responded with fervor, "Yeah, bring it on!"

In their original trajectories, the two were destined rivals, and now they are enacting that destiny here.

Before long, the two placed their decks into the Duel Disk and began their battle.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Atem: LP4000]

[Seto Kaiba: LP4000]

"Go, Kaiba!"

Atem draws a card from his deck first.

"I'll go first, draw a card!"

[Atem's hand: 5 → 6]

Without even glancing at it, he slammed the card he had just drawn directly onto the Duel Disk.

"When you draw this monster, reveal it and Special Summon it to the field."

"Show yourself, my most loyal servant, [Guardian Priest Mahad]!"

Buzz--!!

After a flash of golden light, an Egypt priest dressed in golden armor and a white robe was projected onto the screen.

[Guardian Priest Mahad: Attack Power 2500]

[Atem's hand: 6 → 5]

Chapter 239 Atem VS Kaiba

Everyone stared in shock at the priest kneeling before the Yugi.

What was that just now?

"Atem knew what the card was without even looking at it?"

"It's like they already knew which card they were going to be dealt..."

Marik explained, "No, he didn't know which card he drew; the Pharaoh drew the card he imagined."

"A card I imagined?!"

"Is this even possible? The order of the cards in a shuffled deck should be unknown, right?"

Everyone: This is way too overpowered!

They couldn't help but cast pitying glances at the Kaiba.

Facing Atem after his power has fully awakened, the President is in for a tough time.

However, the person involved didn't care at all.

Hmph, as a true duelist, isn't this just common sense?

Everyone seemed to see a hint of pride in the Kaiba's eyes, so they stopped wasting time saying anything more.

At this moment, Mahad, having received permission from the King, stood up and faced the Kaiba in front of him.

Atem inserts two more cards from his hand into the Duel Disk: "I'll set two more cards face down. End of turn."

[Atem's hand: 5 → 3]

He ended his turn without any hesitation.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Seto Kaiba cards: 5→6]

After glancing at his hand, President Kaiba's lips curled into a slight smile. "Hmph~, it seems you'll be facing the strongest dragon right from the start of the duel."

He revealed one of the cards in his hand and shouted, "Ritual Spell [Advanced Ritual Art] activated!"

"Summon Ritual Monster from your hand by sending Normal Ritual Monster's to the Graveyard."

"I'm offering up one of my [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] as a tribute..."

"Ritual Summon! Descend, [Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon]!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot up from beneath the President's feet.

Roar--!!

With a roar, a colossal dragon radiating a blue light emerged from the radiance.

[Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon: Attack Power 4000]

[Seto Kaiba cards: 6 → 4]

"Then I summon [B- Destruction Dragon] from my hand in Attack Position."

Buzz--!

After a flash of light, a green mechanical dragon with two cannons mounted on its back was summoned into battle.

[B- Destruction Dragon: Attack Power 1500]

[Seto Kaiba cards: 4 → 3]

Then, the Kaiba swung his long arm forward, "Take this! First, burn that eyesore of a monster to ashes! [Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon] attack, Chaos Limit Burst!!"

At his command, Brother Yidao raised his dragon head, and the power of chaos gathered in his mouth.

The next second, it released a large amount of cyan light from its body, and at the same time, the chaotic power in its mouth was released and shot towards Mahad.

Seeing this, Atem laughed and said, "How naive, Kaiba! At this moment, [Guardian Priest Mahad]'s special effect!"

During the Damage Step when this card battles Dark Attribute Monster, this card's ATK becomes double.

The Kaiba looked shocked. "Such a large sac?!"

Atem swung his arm and shouted, "Fight back, Mahad!"

"Yes!"

After responding, Mahad immediately waved his golden staff, and a huge golden light array appeared, releasing golden lightning.

[Guardian Priest Wu Mahad: Attack Power 2500 (2000 attack power → 5000 attack power)] si￠◇si; er.⊙

Boom--!!

The two energies collided immediately, but due to the advantage of Mahad's attribute, the attack was pushed back.

The golden light instantly pierced through the Chaos Dragon.

Boom--!!

Another explosion rang out, and Brother Yidao was instantly blown to pieces.

"Tsk!"

[Seto Kaiba: LP 4000 → 3000]

[Guardian Priest Mahad: Attack Power 5000 → 2500]

Kaiba gritted his teeth and said, "Atem, you dare to try such a petty trick!"

"But in doing so, you have brought about your own destruction. Regret your foolish actions!"