Chapter 97

This is also a long-time rival of Dartz.

The President then shoved a card from his hand into the graveyard. "Watch closely, Dartz! This is the power of the Legendary Dragon Critias —sending the Trap Card [Destruction Ring] from your hand to the graveyard."

[Seto Kaiba cards: 4 → 2]

"Críthea, merge with [Destruction Ring]!"

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 more.

"Ouch! [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. Moreover, it wore Destruction Ring around its neck, though the bombs attached to it had been removed.

[Destruction Dragon: Defense 3000]

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

Once per turn, you can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that card. After that, if the destroyed card is 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 Ring before being spewed out by the Destruction Dragon.

Boom--!!

A loud explosion rang out, followed by a cloud of smoke.

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

Because the Mirror Knight Summon's original attack power was zero, Dartz didn't suffer any damage whatsoever.

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

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

Click click click--!!

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

How could this be!?

"Nangduo!? It's Amelda and the others!?"

Upon seeing those four faces, Yugi and Kaiba were immediately taken aback.

"Rafael ..."

"It's the Doma's Three Musketeers."

"And Pegasus!"

That's right, those four people were Rafael, Amelda, Valon, and Pegasus, but their eyes were now dull and lifeless, and they stood like puppets.

"Um?"

At this moment, King noticed that four empty spaces had appeared on the wall at some point, clearly representing the positions occupied by these four people.

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

Thinking of the consequences, King dared not continue speaking.

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

"Dartz, 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, at my mercy."

"You're despicable, Dartz!"

The Kaiba clenched its fists angrily, facing Amelda, 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 Yugi spoke, its voice cold as Dartz said, "No, Dartz. Didn't you say before that resurrecting your so-called gods requires 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 pretext."

King and Kaiba, after listening to the Yugi's explanation, immediately understood the crux of the problem.

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

That's certainly true.

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

Is that really the case?

Seeing Dartz still looking so calm and collected, Kaiba couldn't help but click his tongue. "Tsk, bluffing. My turn is over."

After the President announced the end of the turn, the Yugi 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 [Electromagnetic Turtle] from my hand in Defense Position."

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

[Electromagnetic Turtle: Defense 1800]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3 → 1]

"That concludes my turn."

The Yugi ended this round cleanly and decisively.

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

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

"My turn!"

[Dartz Hand Cards: 0→1]

After a brief glance at his hand, he pointed to the Trap Card at his feet and said, "During my setup phase, I pay 500 life points to maintain the Continuous Trap [Seal of Orichalcos]."

[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]

[Dartz Hand Cards: 1→0]

"And thanks to the effects of [Orichalcos Breath], my health has been restored to 10100 points."

[Dartz: LP7100→10100]

"Then I activate the special effect of [Orichalcos Diablos], which changes one of my opponent's Defense monsters to Attack Position."

[Destruction Dragon: Attack Power 2000]

The Kaiba is now in dire straits.

Chapter 135 Mirror Force Dragon

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

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

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

"Hmph~"

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

"Mirror Knight Amelda, attack [Destruction Dragon]!"

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

"Elder brother----!!!"

However, just as Amelda was about to strike, the Yugi's side spoke up, and the sword that was about to hit the Destruction Dragon stopped abruptly.

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

If you control no Special Summoned monsters, you can Tribute 1 face-up Level 4 monster you control that you Normal Summon; draw 2 cards.

Bang!

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

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→3]

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

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

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

"Round over."

The Kaiba's life was saved.

"Phew~~"

"That was close..."

Everyone wiped away a 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, Yugi."

The Kaiba expressed its gratitude to the Yugi in a very proud and arrogant tone.

Then he drew a card from his deck.

"My turn!"

[Seto Kaiba 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 [Seal of Orichalcos]. This turn, the effect of [Destruction Dragon] is negated."

"Tsk!"

Kaiba knew he would pull this stunt.

Then he looked at the card in his hand, and immediately inserted it into the Duel Disk, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Magic Re-Source] from my hand."

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

"I send the Spell Card [De-Fusion] and [Cost Down] from my hand to the Graveyard, and retrieve [Fang of Critias] 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 cards: 3 → 1]

Then he turned to Yugi and said with absolute certainty, "Yugi, the face-down card 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..."

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

"You can take that card."

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

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

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

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