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Chapter 643: Profound Dark Fantasy
"Duel!" x3
[Kaiba: 4000 LP]
[Joey Wheeler: 4000 LP]
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
Looking at the three individuals who had activated their Duel Disks before the Altar, Dartz sneered, "Very well. If all three of you come at once, it will save me quite a bit of time."
"Standing before you are the supreme Leader of Doma, the President of Industrial Illusions, the Overseer of Human Civilization, the Emperor of the Atlantean Civilization from ten thousand years ago, and the one who will Cleanse the Surface and Create a New World!"
"My name is Dartz. Welcome the Final Judgment led by me!"
[Dartz: 12000 LP]
As he spoke, a Duel Disk appeared out of thin air on Dartz's wrist, displaying his Life Points.
Regarding Dartz's Life Points being a total of 12000, the combined Life Points of the three, none of them felt anything was amiss. After all, for a True Duelist, Life Points are Infinite as long as they haven't reached Zero, and even Infinite Life Points aren't impossible to reduce to Zero.
However, Hayato in the Different Dimension raised an eyebrow, feeling that this move by Dartz was truly insidious.
Others might not know, but how could he not? Dartz's Deck contained a Reptile-Type Monster that almost became a Divine-Beast Type, and one of its troublesome Summoning Conditions was having over 10000 Life Points.
While increasing Life Points to over 10000 in a normal Duel wasn't impossible, it certainly wasn't easy, and could even be considered difficult. Yet, Dartz had utilized a 1-vs-3 Duel to fulfill this condition directly from the start. So, in this Duel, as long as he ensured his Life Points didn't drop below 10000 and met the other conditions, he could Summon that troublesome Monster.
But Yugi and the others in the Outside World didn't detect Dartz's scheme that had unfolded even before the Duel began; they merely stood ready for battle against Dartz.
However, before the Duel officially started, Dartz raised his hand under the strange gaze of Yugi and the others and muttered to himself, "Nevertheless, only you three are worthy of being seen by me and participating in the trial. This is simply because you are, or once were, Users of the 'Legendary Dragon'."
"The rest of Humanity doesn't even have the qualification to observe my Duel. To prevent anyone troublesome, I'll deal with them first..."
Even though Dartz hadn't finished speaking, Yugi and the others instantly understood what Dartz was about to do, and their faces suddenly changed color.
The three of them turned back in unison and shouted to the people behind them—
"Mai!" "Mokuba!" "Téa!" "Honda!" "Miss Ishizu! Marik! Rishid!" "Rex!"
"Everyone, hurry and Escape from here!"
However, compared to the actions of the crowd who, upon hearing the shouts of Yugi, Joey Wheeler, and Kaiba, acted out of Trust despite not knowing what would happen next, Dartz's speed was faster. Only to see him lightly snap his fingers, and a Gale suddenly swept through the interior of this relatively enclosed Temple!
The Storm swept past Téa and the others. Whether it was an Illusion or not, Yugi and the others actually saw the Souls of Téa and the others being swept out of their Bodies within the howling Gale?
The moment the Gale subsided as abruptly as it had arrived, several thuds followed one after another. Tristan, Téa, Rishid, Kujaku Mai, and Mokuba successively Fell to the Ground as if they had lost their Souls, their Life and Death unknown!?
Even Marik and Ishizu, the siblings protected by the Millennium Items, could only fall unwillingly after Dartz's bizarre methods. At most, they could barely maintain their thoughts without falling into a daze, lying on the Ground unable to move, looking in Dartz's Direction.
The only exception was surprisingly Rex?
"What, what happened?" Rex looked around Terrified at the others who had suddenly Fallen. Compared to those who were taken down without realizing it, he, who had watched others Fall but didn't know what happened, could feel that terrifying feeling even more intensely.
What made him even more Terrified was—"It clearly had a small crack a few days ago, so why is it sticking back together and healing!"
Pointing at the egg-shaped Card Spirit whose true Appearance he still didn't know, Rex grumbled.
"Protection from Egypt's Millennium Items, and a Card Spirit?" Looking at Marik, Ishizu, and Rex still being alive, Dartz frowned, then relaxed. "Never mind, they don't pose a Threat to me anyway."
Dartz's unassuming appearance completely enraged Yugi and the others.
"Dartz!" Kaiba's expression twisted with anger. "You bastard, what did you do to Mokuba!"
"Human Souls are very fragile. As long as there is even a slight Subconscious feeling of 'being at a disadvantage' in their Will, their souls will loosen. Even Duelists are the same; their souls can be taken out with ease."
Dartz sneered and spread his hand before him. Joey Wheeler looked down and saw that the souls of Téa, Tristan, and the others had appeared in the blank spaces on the ground in the form of stone slab paintings!
This made Joey Wheeler furious. "Unforgivable, Ba... Dartz!"
"You get this angry over just this much? Isn't it a bit too early? Compared to the total number of Human Civilization, which is like mites currently crowding the Earth, the quantity I have cleansed is merely a drop in the ocean," Dartz said with a helpless expression. "If you get this angry now, will you faint from anger when I extinguish Human Civilization?"
"Oh, no, you won't. Because Before that, you will have already become Fodder for the 'Orichalcos God', User of the 'Legendary Dragon', Dog-ouchi." Dartz said with a taunting expression, in a sarcastic tone, and Drew a Card from his Deck, taking the First Turn. "My Turn, Draw!"
"Katsuya Jounouchi! That's my Name!" Joey Wheeler, provoked by Dartz again and again, stepped forward Annoyed. "You bastard, you're unforgivable. I have to defeat you!"
"Is that so? But anyone can boast like that," Dartz Still spoke in a casual tone, not taking Joey Wheeler seriously. He Drew a Card from his Hand. "I've seen too much so-called courage and resolve that's just empty talk, but in the Darkness of Reality, they are more fragile than soap bubbles, popping with a single poke."
The card was placed on the Duel Disk by Dartz. The card he activated was the Normal Spell Card **Terraforming**. Because it was too common, even Joey Wheeler could recite this card's effect.
"Add a Field Spell Card from the Deck to the Hand. It's coming!" Yugi looked at the card Dartz played with a serious expression. "**The Seal of Orichalcos**!"
"That's right, it's this Card, **The Seal of Orichalcos**. I search it from my Deck and add it to my Hand, and then I activate it!" Dartz caught the card searched by the Duel Disk and inserted it directly into the Field Zone.
The next moment, a green circular barrier violently spread around the four of them. Rex, the only one who could move freely Off-field, quickly dragged the Bodies of the Fallen individuals who were closer to the Duel area away. Although it wasn't the first time he had carried people while Escaping, Rex once again thanked his experience working at a construction site.
Dartz is indeed Dartz. He could easily activate **The Seal of Orichalcos** on the first turn. Truly worthy of the name Doma Leader.
Inside the Different Dimension, Hayato, who couldn't Escape for the Time being, sat on a small stool enthusiastically contributed by **Ojama Yellow**, watching the Situation Outside.
Look at the others; it's as if each of them Knows about the Mystical Buff on this Card. When using **the Seal of Orichalcos**, they are all hesitant, and those who Activate it after several Turns can be considered quick to use. Some people might even forget to Activate it by the Time they win. Only Dartz, taking the lead, pulled out this 'Whoever Uses It Loses' Barrier without hesitation on the First Turn.
This is truly like Yugi Setting Six Cards First Turn—tired of living.
Speaking of which, Dartz couldn't not Activate this Card either. His Deck contained unique extension cards for **the Seal of Orichalcos**. Although he didn't have a certain bootleg Original God Card from the Chinese region, the level of trouble was not low at all.
"There is an indelible darkness in the human heart. Although Light can temporarily conceal that darkness, nothing is eternal. When the radiance dims, that long-suppressed darkness will erupt with profound Despair." Dartz looked at the unfolded **Seal of Orichalcos** and raised his hand to tidy his bangs, which were messed up by the wind.
Through his long green hair, Yugi noticed that one of Dartz's eyeballs was not a bright yellow symmetrical to his other eye, but the same green as the **Seal of Orichalcos**?
Dartz didn't pay attention to Yugi's curious gaze but casually drew two cards from his hand. "Next, I will Normal Summon this monster from my hand, **Giant Orichalcos Spirit**."
"And, by paying 500 Life Points, I will Special Summon **Orichalcos Shunoros** from my hand."
[Dartz: 12000 → 11500 LP]
As the two cards were placed on the Duel Disk by Dartz, the figures of two monsters, one large and small, manifested, and Dartz's Life Points also decreased by a mere insignificant 500 points.
[Giant Orichalcos Spirit] [4☆/Dark]
[Beast-Type/Effect]
[400/1500 → 900/1500]
[Orichalcos Shunoros] [4☆/Dark]
[Rock-Type/Effect]
[500/500 → 1000/500]
A green sea urchin was placed in Dartz's Spell/Trap Zone due to the effect of **the Seal of Orichalcos**. A large eye filled with bloodshot veins opened on it. Just making eye contact felt quite creepy to Joey Wheeler. Fortunately, the next moment, that sea urchin was blocked by a muscular ogre wearing a DeepDarkFantasy-style bodysuit.
"Set one card from my hand. My Turn End."
Simply Summoning two monsters and Setting a card in his Spell/Trap Zone, Dartz ended his turn in a rather unassuming manner.
[Dartz: 11500 LP, Hand 2]
[Giant Orichalcos Spirit] [ATK 900]
(Spell/Trap Zone) [Orichalcos Shunoros] [ATK 1000]
[Set Card]
Field: [The Seal of Orichalcos]
(End of Chapter)
"Duel!" x3
[Kaiba: 4000 LP]
[Joey Wheeler: 4000 LP]
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
Looking at the three individuals who had activated their Duel Disks before the Altar, Dartz sneered, "Very well. If all three of you come at once, it will save me quite a bit of time."
"Standing before you are the supreme Leader of Doma, the President of Industrial Illusions, the Overseer of Human Civilization, the Emperor of the Atlantean Civilization from ten thousand years ago, and the one who will Cleanse the Surface and Create a New World!"
"My name is Dartz. Welcome the Final Judgment led by me!"
[Dartz: 12000 LP]
As he spoke, a Duel Disk appeared out of thin air on Dartz's wrist, displaying his Life Points.
Regarding Dartz's Life Points being a total of 12000, the combined Life Points of the three, none of them felt anything was amiss. After all, for a True Duelist, Life Points are Infinite as long as they haven't reached Zero, and even Infinite Life Points aren't impossible to reduce to Zero.
However, Hayato in the Different Dimension raised an eyebrow, feeling that this move by Dartz was truly insidious.
Others might not know, but how could he not? Dartz's Deck contained a Reptile-Type Monster that almost became a Divine-Beast Type, and one of its troublesome Summoning Conditions was having over 10000 Life Points.
While increasing Life Points to over 10000 in a normal Duel wasn't impossible, it certainly wasn't easy, and could even be considered difficult. Yet, Dartz had utilized a 1-vs-3 Duel to fulfill this condition directly from the start. So, in this Duel, as long as he ensured his Life Points didn't drop below 10000 and met the other conditions, he could Summon that troublesome Monster.
But Yugi and the others in the Outside World didn't detect Dartz's scheme that had unfolded even before the Duel began; they merely stood ready for battle against Dartz.
However, before the Duel officially started, Dartz raised his hand under the strange gaze of Yugi and the others and muttered to himself, "Nevertheless, only you three are worthy of being seen by me and participating in the trial. This is simply because you are, or once were, Users of the 'Legendary Dragon'."
"The rest of Humanity doesn't even have the qualification to observe my Duel. To prevent anyone troublesome, I'll deal with them first..."
Even though Dartz hadn't finished speaking, Yugi and the others instantly understood what Dartz was about to do, and their faces suddenly changed color.
The three of them turned back in unison and shouted to the people behind them—
"Mai!" "Mokuba!" "Téa!" "Honda!" "Miss Ishizu! Marik! Rishid!" "Rex!"
"Everyone, hurry and Escape from here!"
However, compared to the actions of the crowd who, upon hearing the shouts of Yugi, Joey Wheeler, and Kaiba, acted out of Trust despite not knowing what would happen next, Dartz's speed was faster. Only to see him lightly snap his fingers, and a Gale suddenly swept through the interior of this relatively enclosed Temple!
The Storm swept past Téa and the others. Whether it was an Illusion or not, Yugi and the others actually saw the Souls of Téa and the others being swept out of their Bodies within the howling Gale?
The moment the Gale subsided as abruptly as it had arrived, several thuds followed one after another. Tristan, Téa, Rishid, Kujaku Mai, and Mokuba successively Fell to the Ground as if they had lost their Souls, their Life and Death unknown!?
Even Marik and Ishizu, the siblings protected by the Millennium Items, could only fall unwillingly after Dartz's bizarre methods. At most, they could barely maintain their thoughts without falling into a daze, lying on the Ground unable to move, looking in Dartz's Direction.
The only exception was surprisingly Rex?
"What, what happened?" Rex looked around Terrified at the others who had suddenly Fallen. Compared to those who were taken down without realizing it, he, who had watched others Fall but didn't know what happened, could feel that terrifying feeling even more intensely.
What made him even more Terrified was—"It clearly had a small crack a few days ago, so why is it sticking back together and healing!"
Pointing at the egg-shaped Card Spirit whose true Appearance he still didn't know, Rex grumbled.
"Protection from Egypt's Millennium Items, and a Card Spirit?" Looking at Marik, Ishizu, and Rex still being alive, Dartz frowned, then relaxed. "Never mind, they don't pose a Threat to me anyway."
Dartz's unassuming appearance completely enraged Yugi and the others.
"Dartz!" Kaiba's expression twisted with anger. "You bastard, what did you do to Mokuba!"
"Human Souls are very fragile. As long as there is even a slight Subconscious feeling of 'being at a disadvantage' in their Will, their souls will loosen. Even Duelists are the same; their souls can be taken out with ease."
Dartz sneered and spread his hand before him. Joey Wheeler looked down and saw that the souls of Téa, Tristan, and the others had appeared in the blank spaces on the ground in the form of stone slab paintings!
This made Joey Wheeler furious. "Unforgivable, Ba... Dartz!"
"You get this angry over just this much? Isn't it a bit too early? Compared to the total number of Human Civilization, which is like mites currently crowding the Earth, the quantity I have cleansed is merely a drop in the ocean," Dartz said with a helpless expression. "If you get this angry now, will you faint from anger when I extinguish Human Civilization?"
"Oh, no, you won't. Because Before that, you will have already become Fodder for the 'Orichalcos God', User of the 'Legendary Dragon', Dog-ouchi." Dartz said with a taunting expression, in a sarcastic tone, and Drew a Card from his Deck, taking the First Turn. "My Turn, Draw!"
"Katsuya Jounouchi! That's my Name!" Joey Wheeler, provoked by Dartz again and again, stepped forward Annoyed. "You bastard, you're unforgivable. I have to defeat you!"
"Is that so? But anyone can boast like that," Dartz Still spoke in a casual tone, not taking Joey Wheeler seriously. He Drew a Card from his Hand. "I've seen too much so-called courage and resolve that's just empty talk, but in the Darkness of Reality, they are more fragile than soap bubbles, popping with a single poke."
The card was placed on the Duel Disk by Dartz. The card he activated was the Normal Spell Card **Terraforming**. Because it was too common, even Joey Wheeler could recite this card's effect.
"Add a Field Spell Card from the Deck to the Hand. It's coming!" Yugi looked at the card Dartz played with a serious expression. "**The Seal of Orichalcos**!"
"That's right, it's this Card, **The Seal of Orichalcos**. I search it from my Deck and add it to my Hand, and then I activate it!" Dartz caught the card searched by the Duel Disk and inserted it directly into the Field Zone.
The next moment, a green circular barrier violently spread around the four of them. Rex, the only one who could move freely Off-field, quickly dragged the Bodies of the Fallen individuals who were closer to the Duel area away. Although it wasn't the first time he had carried people while Escaping, Rex once again thanked his experience working at a construction site.
Dartz is indeed Dartz. He could easily activate **The Seal of Orichalcos** on the first turn. Truly worthy of the name Doma Leader.
Inside the Different Dimension, Hayato, who couldn't Escape for the Time being, sat on a small stool enthusiastically contributed by **Ojama Yellow**, watching the Situation Outside.
Look at the others; it's as if each of them Knows about the Mystical Buff on this Card. When using **the Seal of Orichalcos**, they are all hesitant, and those who Activate it after several Turns can be considered quick to use. Some people might even forget to Activate it by the Time they win. Only Dartz, taking the lead, pulled out this 'Whoever Uses It Loses' Barrier without hesitation on the First Turn.
This is truly like Yugi Setting Six Cards First Turn—tired of living.
Speaking of which, Dartz couldn't not Activate this Card either. His Deck contained unique extension cards for **the Seal of Orichalcos**. Although he didn't have a certain bootleg Original God Card from the Chinese region, the level of trouble was not low at all.
"There is an indelible darkness in the human heart. Although Light can temporarily conceal that darkness, nothing is eternal. When the radiance dims, that long-suppressed darkness will erupt with profound Despair." Dartz looked at the unfolded **Seal of Orichalcos** and raised his hand to tidy his bangs, which were messed up by the wind.
Through his long green hair, Yugi noticed that one of Dartz's eyeballs was not a bright yellow symmetrical to his other eye, but the same green as the **Seal of Orichalcos**?
Dartz didn't pay attention to Yugi's curious gaze but casually drew two cards from his hand. "Next, I will Normal Summon this monster from my hand, **Giant Orichalcos Spirit**."
"And, by paying 500 Life Points, I will Special Summon **Orichalcos Shunoros** from my hand."
[Dartz: 12000 → 11500 LP]
As the two cards were placed on the Duel Disk by Dartz, the figures of two monsters, one large and small, manifested, and Dartz's Life Points also decreased by a mere insignificant 500 points.
[Giant Orichalcos Spirit] [4☆/Dark]
[Beast-Type/Effect]
[400/1500 → 900/1500]
[Orichalcos Shunoros] [4☆/Dark]
[Rock-Type/Effect]
[500/500 → 1000/500]
A green sea urchin was placed in Dartz's Spell/Trap Zone due to the effect of **the Seal of Orichalcos**. A large eye filled with bloodshot veins opened on it. Just making eye contact felt quite creepy to Joey Wheeler. Fortunately, the next moment, that sea urchin was blocked by a muscular ogre wearing a DeepDarkFantasy-style bodysuit.
"Set one card from my hand. My Turn End."
Simply Summoning two monsters and Setting a card in his Spell/Trap Zone, Dartz ended his turn in a rather unassuming manner.
[Dartz: 11500 LP, Hand 2]
[Giant Orichalcos Spirit] [ATK 900]
(Spell/Trap Zone) [Orichalcos Shunoros] [ATK 1000]
[Set Card]
Field: [The Seal of Orichalcos]
(End of Chapter)
