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# Chapter 642: Invincible, Unstoppable, Full Power
Alister hadn't expected that the Set Card Rafael activated at the end wasn't any other Card, but actually **Burst Rebirth** to Special Summon a Monster from the Graveyard.
With **Meklord Army - Skiel Attack's** attack having already destroyed **Guardian Eatos**, Rafael was already destined for defeat, but before that, he proactively paid his Life Points to zero, solely to Special Summon **Guardian Eatos** from the Graveyard.
The Reaper-like figure of **Guardian Dreadscythe** dispersed in the radiance accompanying the cannon blast, a blast paired with hope and courage. Having no cards in hand to substitute for its destruction, it vanished. The remaining impact of the cannon blast struck Rafael.
Once their vision cleared, everyone saw Rafael's body weakly fall backward, only to be supported by a pair of hands.
Turning his head to look, Rafael saw **Guardian Eatos** again. Just as she had protected him when he was stranded on the Deserted Island after that shipwreck years ago, she was still by his side now.
Not only that, but Rafael looked past **Guardian Eatos** and saw the figures of **Guardian Grarl** and **Guardian Kay'est** appearing one after another beside him, silently guarding him. On them, Rafael vaguely saw the figures of his relatives, whom he hadn't seen in over a decade but who had never disappeared from his memory.
His parents, his younger siblings—they had never left his side, always guarding him together with the Guardians.
A strange radiance flickered in Rafael's eye. The emblem of the **Seal of Orichalcos** on his forehead unknowingly melted away like ice and snow. With a smile playing on his lips, he slowly closed his eyes.
**Guardian Eatos** gently laid Rafael's body, with his eyes closed, flat on the ground. She was gradually dispersing because the duel had ended. Before disappearing, **Guardian Eatos** bowed towards Alister before turning into a few falling Bai Yu and vanishing.
And on the **Guardian Dreadscythe** Card that had fallen from Rafael's Duel Disk onto the Ground, the Reaper-like figure of dark despair was gradually fading into blank paper.
Watching the scene before them, Yugi couldn't help but exclaim, "Rafael, he has reconciled with his inner darkness."
"Just like Alister."
Watching Rafael lying on the ground, Joey Wheeler asked, "Is he dead?"
Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, Alister, who was standing in front of the others, turned around and smiled: "No, not at all. It's just that Rafael borrowed too much power from the **Seal of Orichalcos** in the previous duel. I didn't use the **Seal of Orichalcos** Card to turn this duel into a Dark Game."
"Neither I nor Rafael actually wanted to kill the other, so we had an understanding and neither of us used the **Seal of Orichalcos** Card. Rafael just needs some rest now," Alister said, pointing to himself. "The one who's really in trouble is me—"
Before the words left his mouth, Alister's body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, Keipei and Rex, standing in front and relying on their small stature, quickly reached out and supported him.
"Ugh, don't just suddenly fall down without a word!" "Would it kill you to say something instead of showing off?!"
Supported by the two, Alister raised his head and looked at Kaiba, managing to say, "Heh, don't worry about me. I've done the last thing I wanted to do. You also have things you want to do, enemies you must defeat, right?"
"Keep moving forward, Kaiba Seto... Let me see what your future holds here..." With that, Alister's head slowly lowered, and he fell unconscious.
Having forcibly controlled **Meklord Army - Skiel Attack** during the duel, and after winning the duel, Alister finally couldn't bear the pressure and fell. At this point, the last two members of the former "Doma Three Swordsmen", Rafael and Alister, were unable to continue.
Although they were once opponents, Kaiba was uncharacteristically kind this time. He instructed Isono to settle Rafael and Alister on a spacious transport plane. After assigning the tasks, he turned his head back and looked again at the Temple Entrance, which was no longer blocked by strong enemies.
"The key to destroying Doma lies in defeating Dartz, who has survived for ten thousand years. As long as he is defeated, he can release the souls of everyone who was sealed," Joey Wheeler said, making a rare analysis. "That guy is right in here now. As long as he is defeated, everything will end."
Yugi nodded: "But before that, we might have to defeat one more person..."
Kaiba and Joey Wheeler exchanged a glance. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, they both knew the person Yugi was talking about was Hayato, who had joined Organization Doma.
"Do we have to defeat Hayato Kobayashi? If this were an RPG game, it would probably be an ultimate Quest of SSS-Rank difficulty," Kaiba said, frowning. "However, even he cannot obstruct my progress."
Unlike his older brother Kaiba Seto, Keipei believed in Hayato: "No way, Brother Hayato must have his reason for joining that Organization Doma. I've always believed that, especially after the last time at Paradius Tower."
"That's right, Keipei. You can't not have confidence in your friends," Joey Wheeler patted Keipei's shoulder and stepped forward to stand beside Kaiba. "Although we walk different paths, I believe Hayato is still our partner, there's no mistake. He must also be fighting for justice in his own way."
"In that case, let's go. We can't let Hayato fight alone," Yugi stood between Joey Wheeler and Kaiba, stepping forward firmly and saying, "Let's go bring our friend back, let's go defeat Dartz and save the World!"
The camera gradually zoomed out, watching Yugi and his group walk into the Temple Entrance, which was like the mouth of a giant beast. Dartz said with a slight smile: "You've truly put on a wonderful performance for me, Rafael and Alister, extremely outstanding."
"However, your thoughts are too naive. To actually think that the darkness rooted in the human heart would be something so easily removed or discarded. Relying on your mere few decades of experience to try and refute my ten thousand years of understanding is truly a bit arrogant."
"To put it in that phrase, it's like, 'I've eaten more salt than they've eaten bread'. That's roughly the meaning," Dartz said, turning his head to look behind him. "What do you think, Hayato?"
"I think your taste is too heavy, and nobody counts how much bread they've eaten," Surrounded by several **Seal of Orichalcos**, Hayato said casually with an impatient expression.
Not long ago, after Rafael and Alister left the side of the Altar where Dartz was, Hayato took the "Three Egyptian Gods" Cards he had seized the opportunity to retrieved during his time in Doma and challenged Dartz to a duel, thinking of taking down Dartz before Yugi and the others.
Regarding the immortality Dartz gained by connecting with the Orichalcos God, Hayato had already made some preparations during this time. It was precisely because he had the confidence to take down Dartz that he chose this time to act.
For this, he even specifically commissioned Keipei to help him gather information to turn Alister, to have him hold off Rafael outside, so he could duel Dartz one-on-one.
Hayato's original idea was quite good. But having been in this World of Duelists for so long, he was also subtly influenced by the shared mindset of most people, thinking that if words don't work, dueling is the way to go. However, he forgot that in this World, not having a sense of honor for dueling is a necessary quality for a high-level villain.
Before him was a certain someone who was knocked down with a punch, the Great Evil God who never won a duel. After him was this old immortal Dartz, who Hayato had to deal with this time and who had lived for over ten thousand years. Dartz was capable of suddenly pulling the plug and running away when he was about to lose, an operation like "getting out while the getting's good".
Facing Hayato, who pulled out three "God Card"s planning to duel, Dartz shamelessly chose to avoid battle. He just snapped his fingers, and Hayato was actually utilized by him using the power of the Altar he was in, temporarily banished into a Different Dimension.
To prevent Hayato from being bored, Dartz also left a projection of himself and footage of the Outside World in the Different Dimension, so Hayato could clearly see how Rafael and Alister dueled Yugi and the others outside.
Dartz's oversight, however, was that Alister and Rafael, whom he originally intended to use to wear down Yugi and the others' morale, instead fought among themselves. Not only were both sides injured, but more importantly, neither of them activated **Seal of Orichalcos** to seal the loser's soul as supplies, truly a pity.
And watching Yugi and the others gradually pass through the Passage inside the Temple towards the Altar, Dartz also withdrew the projection that required his control, preparing to deal with Yugi and the others, only leaving a sentence in the Different Dimension for Hayato:
"Wait here with peace of mind, Hayato. I will soon deal with the Nameless Pharaoh and the User of the other 'Legendary Dragon'. Soon no one will obstruct me from creating a New World. The future of the World will be decided by me."
Watching Dartz disappear, Hayato pursed his lips, seeing the footage on the virtual screen moving along with Yugi and the others, and said to himself, "Hurry up, Aleister, can you even do it?"
"Don't question me! I'm already giving it 1000% effort, okay?" **Aleister the Invoker's** voice came from beside Hayato's ear. "Not only do I have to break through this domain trapping you, I also have to find a way to leave this Different Dimension. Even I get a headache from this."
"Huh, I thought you, being one of the Three Sages, would be amazing. Turns out you can't even handle something like this? That's it?"
"Hey, I didn't say I couldn't handle it, it just needs a little more time," Aleister said indignantly. "Ten minutes. In ten more minutes I can solve it. Before that, Master, just watch the footage outside for entertainment."
And while Aleister was working hard to break through the Different Dimension Hayato was in, in the Outside World at this moment, Yugi and his group had already passed through the long Corridor and arrived before the Altar deep within the Temple.
Illuminated by the flickering firelight, Joey Wheeler saw countless miniature human figures on a Mural they had just passed. Those human figures had varying attire; some were in suits, some were in ancient, simple robes. It was as if they were from Various Worlds and various eras.
The only thing they had in common was that each and every one of those human figures had an expression of unwillingness and terror. Their appearance was as if they had seen something utterly terrifying.
"Hey, Yugi, did you see it?"
A guess surfaced in Joey Wheeler's heart, and he quickly said to Yugi, who was walking ahead. And Yugi also noticed the "Murals" they had passed, nodding and saying, "Ah, if I'm not mistaken, the walls here are probably the souls Doma has collected for Dartz over the past ten thousand years."
Although his idea was the same as Yugi's, Joey Wheeler still had an expression of disbelief, looking at the Murals around them: "These... are actually all..."
The further they walked into the Temple, the more spacious the area became. This meant the area of the "Murals" was getting larger and larger. To fill such a large area with souls roughly the size of a card, it's hard to imagine how many souls are sealed here.
"Are there really so many people harmed by Doma? How many are there in total?" Although the "scientific filter" in his mind subconsciously filtered "Soul Sealing" into "victim statues", it didn't prevent Kaiba from understanding that the people on these surrounding "Murals" were victims of Organization Doma's existence for ten thousand years. Finally walking to the End of the Passage and standing in the Spacious Area before the Altar, Kaiba said with a cold face.
Responding to Kaiba's words, Dartz, who had been waiting before the Altar for a long time, looked down on the crowd who had arrived before the "End Point" and said arrogantly, "To answer with a sentence from Hayato, do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?"
"Thirteen slices. I prefer Japanese food," Rex answered subconsciously. Then, he realized everyone was staring at him and belatedly realized this question actually didn't need answering.
Yugi stepped forward, glaring at the Green-haired Man he had seen previously via video at Paradius Tower: "Dartz!"
"Where is Hayato?"
"Hayato? He is in a very safe place, waiting for me to finish preparing the New World for him," Dartz looked coldly at Yugi and said. "Unlike you dirty old humans who should be swept into the dust, Hayato, he is my Hero, destined to step into the New World."
"I don't understand what you're talking about, it's strange," Joey Wheeler frowned. "However, defeating you means we can take Hayato back, right? Then accept my challenge, Dartz! Lord Joey Wheeler, standing before you, is already at full power!"
"Hmph, Commoner, step aside," Kaiba, unwilling to fall behind Joey Wheeler, also stepped forward, raised his left hand and deployed his Duel Disk. "Don't waste time on a mere second-rate Duelist. I'll just use my invincible **Blue-Eyes** to take this guy down!"
"Let's go together, Kaiba, Joey Wheeler. United, we are unstoppable," Yugi stood in a line with the two. The three of them simultaneously raised their Duel Disks towards Dartz. "Come on, Dartz!"
"Duel!" X3
[Kaiba: 4000LP]
[Joey Wheeler: 4000LP]
[Yugi: 4000LP]
Alister hadn't expected that the Set Card Rafael activated at the end wasn't any other Card, but actually **Burst Rebirth** to Special Summon a Monster from the Graveyard.
With **Meklord Army - Skiel Attack's** attack having already destroyed **Guardian Eatos**, Rafael was already destined for defeat, but before that, he proactively paid his Life Points to zero, solely to Special Summon **Guardian Eatos** from the Graveyard.
The Reaper-like figure of **Guardian Dreadscythe** dispersed in the radiance accompanying the cannon blast, a blast paired with hope and courage. Having no cards in hand to substitute for its destruction, it vanished. The remaining impact of the cannon blast struck Rafael.
Once their vision cleared, everyone saw Rafael's body weakly fall backward, only to be supported by a pair of hands.
Turning his head to look, Rafael saw **Guardian Eatos** again. Just as she had protected him when he was stranded on the Deserted Island after that shipwreck years ago, she was still by his side now.
Not only that, but Rafael looked past **Guardian Eatos** and saw the figures of **Guardian Grarl** and **Guardian Kay'est** appearing one after another beside him, silently guarding him. On them, Rafael vaguely saw the figures of his relatives, whom he hadn't seen in over a decade but who had never disappeared from his memory.
His parents, his younger siblings—they had never left his side, always guarding him together with the Guardians.
A strange radiance flickered in Rafael's eye. The emblem of the **Seal of Orichalcos** on his forehead unknowingly melted away like ice and snow. With a smile playing on his lips, he slowly closed his eyes.
**Guardian Eatos** gently laid Rafael's body, with his eyes closed, flat on the ground. She was gradually dispersing because the duel had ended. Before disappearing, **Guardian Eatos** bowed towards Alister before turning into a few falling Bai Yu and vanishing.
And on the **Guardian Dreadscythe** Card that had fallen from Rafael's Duel Disk onto the Ground, the Reaper-like figure of dark despair was gradually fading into blank paper.
Watching the scene before them, Yugi couldn't help but exclaim, "Rafael, he has reconciled with his inner darkness."
"Just like Alister."
Watching Rafael lying on the ground, Joey Wheeler asked, "Is he dead?"
Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, Alister, who was standing in front of the others, turned around and smiled: "No, not at all. It's just that Rafael borrowed too much power from the **Seal of Orichalcos** in the previous duel. I didn't use the **Seal of Orichalcos** Card to turn this duel into a Dark Game."
"Neither I nor Rafael actually wanted to kill the other, so we had an understanding and neither of us used the **Seal of Orichalcos** Card. Rafael just needs some rest now," Alister said, pointing to himself. "The one who's really in trouble is me—"
Before the words left his mouth, Alister's body went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, Keipei and Rex, standing in front and relying on their small stature, quickly reached out and supported him.
"Ugh, don't just suddenly fall down without a word!" "Would it kill you to say something instead of showing off?!"
Supported by the two, Alister raised his head and looked at Kaiba, managing to say, "Heh, don't worry about me. I've done the last thing I wanted to do. You also have things you want to do, enemies you must defeat, right?"
"Keep moving forward, Kaiba Seto... Let me see what your future holds here..." With that, Alister's head slowly lowered, and he fell unconscious.
Having forcibly controlled **Meklord Army - Skiel Attack** during the duel, and after winning the duel, Alister finally couldn't bear the pressure and fell. At this point, the last two members of the former "Doma Three Swordsmen", Rafael and Alister, were unable to continue.
Although they were once opponents, Kaiba was uncharacteristically kind this time. He instructed Isono to settle Rafael and Alister on a spacious transport plane. After assigning the tasks, he turned his head back and looked again at the Temple Entrance, which was no longer blocked by strong enemies.
"The key to destroying Doma lies in defeating Dartz, who has survived for ten thousand years. As long as he is defeated, he can release the souls of everyone who was sealed," Joey Wheeler said, making a rare analysis. "That guy is right in here now. As long as he is defeated, everything will end."
Yugi nodded: "But before that, we might have to defeat one more person..."
Kaiba and Joey Wheeler exchanged a glance. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, they both knew the person Yugi was talking about was Hayato, who had joined Organization Doma.
"Do we have to defeat Hayato Kobayashi? If this were an RPG game, it would probably be an ultimate Quest of SSS-Rank difficulty," Kaiba said, frowning. "However, even he cannot obstruct my progress."
Unlike his older brother Kaiba Seto, Keipei believed in Hayato: "No way, Brother Hayato must have his reason for joining that Organization Doma. I've always believed that, especially after the last time at Paradius Tower."
"That's right, Keipei. You can't not have confidence in your friends," Joey Wheeler patted Keipei's shoulder and stepped forward to stand beside Kaiba. "Although we walk different paths, I believe Hayato is still our partner, there's no mistake. He must also be fighting for justice in his own way."
"In that case, let's go. We can't let Hayato fight alone," Yugi stood between Joey Wheeler and Kaiba, stepping forward firmly and saying, "Let's go bring our friend back, let's go defeat Dartz and save the World!"
The camera gradually zoomed out, watching Yugi and his group walk into the Temple Entrance, which was like the mouth of a giant beast. Dartz said with a slight smile: "You've truly put on a wonderful performance for me, Rafael and Alister, extremely outstanding."
"However, your thoughts are too naive. To actually think that the darkness rooted in the human heart would be something so easily removed or discarded. Relying on your mere few decades of experience to try and refute my ten thousand years of understanding is truly a bit arrogant."
"To put it in that phrase, it's like, 'I've eaten more salt than they've eaten bread'. That's roughly the meaning," Dartz said, turning his head to look behind him. "What do you think, Hayato?"
"I think your taste is too heavy, and nobody counts how much bread they've eaten," Surrounded by several **Seal of Orichalcos**, Hayato said casually with an impatient expression.
Not long ago, after Rafael and Alister left the side of the Altar where Dartz was, Hayato took the "Three Egyptian Gods" Cards he had seized the opportunity to retrieved during his time in Doma and challenged Dartz to a duel, thinking of taking down Dartz before Yugi and the others.
Regarding the immortality Dartz gained by connecting with the Orichalcos God, Hayato had already made some preparations during this time. It was precisely because he had the confidence to take down Dartz that he chose this time to act.
For this, he even specifically commissioned Keipei to help him gather information to turn Alister, to have him hold off Rafael outside, so he could duel Dartz one-on-one.
Hayato's original idea was quite good. But having been in this World of Duelists for so long, he was also subtly influenced by the shared mindset of most people, thinking that if words don't work, dueling is the way to go. However, he forgot that in this World, not having a sense of honor for dueling is a necessary quality for a high-level villain.
Before him was a certain someone who was knocked down with a punch, the Great Evil God who never won a duel. After him was this old immortal Dartz, who Hayato had to deal with this time and who had lived for over ten thousand years. Dartz was capable of suddenly pulling the plug and running away when he was about to lose, an operation like "getting out while the getting's good".
Facing Hayato, who pulled out three "God Card"s planning to duel, Dartz shamelessly chose to avoid battle. He just snapped his fingers, and Hayato was actually utilized by him using the power of the Altar he was in, temporarily banished into a Different Dimension.
To prevent Hayato from being bored, Dartz also left a projection of himself and footage of the Outside World in the Different Dimension, so Hayato could clearly see how Rafael and Alister dueled Yugi and the others outside.
Dartz's oversight, however, was that Alister and Rafael, whom he originally intended to use to wear down Yugi and the others' morale, instead fought among themselves. Not only were both sides injured, but more importantly, neither of them activated **Seal of Orichalcos** to seal the loser's soul as supplies, truly a pity.
And watching Yugi and the others gradually pass through the Passage inside the Temple towards the Altar, Dartz also withdrew the projection that required his control, preparing to deal with Yugi and the others, only leaving a sentence in the Different Dimension for Hayato:
"Wait here with peace of mind, Hayato. I will soon deal with the Nameless Pharaoh and the User of the other 'Legendary Dragon'. Soon no one will obstruct me from creating a New World. The future of the World will be decided by me."
Watching Dartz disappear, Hayato pursed his lips, seeing the footage on the virtual screen moving along with Yugi and the others, and said to himself, "Hurry up, Aleister, can you even do it?"
"Don't question me! I'm already giving it 1000% effort, okay?" **Aleister the Invoker's** voice came from beside Hayato's ear. "Not only do I have to break through this domain trapping you, I also have to find a way to leave this Different Dimension. Even I get a headache from this."
"Huh, I thought you, being one of the Three Sages, would be amazing. Turns out you can't even handle something like this? That's it?"
"Hey, I didn't say I couldn't handle it, it just needs a little more time," Aleister said indignantly. "Ten minutes. In ten more minutes I can solve it. Before that, Master, just watch the footage outside for entertainment."
And while Aleister was working hard to break through the Different Dimension Hayato was in, in the Outside World at this moment, Yugi and his group had already passed through the long Corridor and arrived before the Altar deep within the Temple.
Illuminated by the flickering firelight, Joey Wheeler saw countless miniature human figures on a Mural they had just passed. Those human figures had varying attire; some were in suits, some were in ancient, simple robes. It was as if they were from Various Worlds and various eras.
The only thing they had in common was that each and every one of those human figures had an expression of unwillingness and terror. Their appearance was as if they had seen something utterly terrifying.
"Hey, Yugi, did you see it?"
A guess surfaced in Joey Wheeler's heart, and he quickly said to Yugi, who was walking ahead. And Yugi also noticed the "Murals" they had passed, nodding and saying, "Ah, if I'm not mistaken, the walls here are probably the souls Doma has collected for Dartz over the past ten thousand years."
Although his idea was the same as Yugi's, Joey Wheeler still had an expression of disbelief, looking at the Murals around them: "These... are actually all..."
The further they walked into the Temple, the more spacious the area became. This meant the area of the "Murals" was getting larger and larger. To fill such a large area with souls roughly the size of a card, it's hard to imagine how many souls are sealed here.
"Are there really so many people harmed by Doma? How many are there in total?" Although the "scientific filter" in his mind subconsciously filtered "Soul Sealing" into "victim statues", it didn't prevent Kaiba from understanding that the people on these surrounding "Murals" were victims of Organization Doma's existence for ten thousand years. Finally walking to the End of the Passage and standing in the Spacious Area before the Altar, Kaiba said with a cold face.
Responding to Kaiba's words, Dartz, who had been waiting before the Altar for a long time, looked down on the crowd who had arrived before the "End Point" and said arrogantly, "To answer with a sentence from Hayato, do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?"
"Thirteen slices. I prefer Japanese food," Rex answered subconsciously. Then, he realized everyone was staring at him and belatedly realized this question actually didn't need answering.
Yugi stepped forward, glaring at the Green-haired Man he had seen previously via video at Paradius Tower: "Dartz!"
"Where is Hayato?"
"Hayato? He is in a very safe place, waiting for me to finish preparing the New World for him," Dartz looked coldly at Yugi and said. "Unlike you dirty old humans who should be swept into the dust, Hayato, he is my Hero, destined to step into the New World."
"I don't understand what you're talking about, it's strange," Joey Wheeler frowned. "However, defeating you means we can take Hayato back, right? Then accept my challenge, Dartz! Lord Joey Wheeler, standing before you, is already at full power!"
"Hmph, Commoner, step aside," Kaiba, unwilling to fall behind Joey Wheeler, also stepped forward, raised his left hand and deployed his Duel Disk. "Don't waste time on a mere second-rate Duelist. I'll just use my invincible **Blue-Eyes** to take this guy down!"
"Let's go together, Kaiba, Joey Wheeler. United, we are unstoppable," Yugi stood in a line with the two. The three of them simultaneously raised their Duel Disks towards Dartz. "Come on, Dartz!"
"Duel!" X3
[Kaiba: 4000LP]
[Joey Wheeler: 4000LP]
[Yugi: 4000LP]
