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Chapter 822: Invincible Exodia Stands Up, Invincible Exodia Falls
"Do you want to dabble in the Power of Darkness like me? You should know what kind of burden using this Power will bring to your Body, Simon."
"But I won't stop you. If you want it, take it and use it. But I must warn you, it's not that I'm not giving you enough Power, your Body is like a warped wooden barrel that hasn't been repaired for years. Even if you desperately try to fill it, it will only leak continuously."
"The time limit is probably three minutes. This is the Limit you can reach when going all out. After that, even I can hardly imagine what kind of tragic Outcome you will face."
The words Seto had just spoken echoed in his Heart as he borrowed the Power he had obtained from the Millennium Stone Tablet, yet Simon's Heart was exceptionally calm, without a ripple.
'Three minutes, huh? That's completely enough. Enough to let this old Body of mine radiate its Last Light.'
Looking up at the approaching Great Evil God Zorc, Simon thought to himself.
Shada was startled by Simon's Answering words: "Helping out? Lord Shimon, you could help us even without coming to such a dangerous Place."
"To put it more bluntly, you're just a Burden here, you can't help with anything."
Kaiba, sitting on the Ground, glanced at Simon on the City Wall and said casually. Shada quickly denied it: "That's not what I meant!"
"It's alright, Shada, I know you're worried about me." Simon shook his Head and said with a smile, "But how can we let young people like you stand at the front? If young people like you lose their lives, will the World still be saved? It's not the old people who create a new Era!"
As he spoke, Simon raised his Right Hand, his Palm pointing forward. Along with Simon's Movement, an Updraft generated out of thin air around him, blowing his robe and sideburns with the Wind.
"After many years, lend me your Power once again, Fiend slumbering in the Temple..."
"Undo the Seal on the Sacred Five Bodies in the Stone Tablet, and grant me Protective Power!"
In front of the advancing Great Evil God Zorc, a huge red Magic Circle suddenly appeared on the Ground. From it, a giant Stone Tablet dozens of meters high rose out of thin air, blocking Its path.
"What is this thing? Troublesome!" Zorc, unconcerned, flicked the Dragon Head beneath It, intending to smash the Stone Tablet in front of It just like that. But to Its surprise, the seemingly ordinary Stone Tablet had a certain Strength and didn't shatter under Its casual Attack.
It wasn't just this one Stone Tablet. Zorc also noticed that in the distance between the Royal City and Itself, four other red Magic Circles identical to the one in front appeared one after another, surrounding the vast Space. Similar giant Stone Tablets rose from each of them, totaling five.
A single Stone Tablet had nothing special about it, and Zorc didn't feel any Great Power from it. But after all five Stone Tablets rose, even Zorc subconsciously widened Its Pupil: "This, could it be—"
"Why do those few meaningless Stone Tablets give me a super Annoyed Feeling?" Looking from the City Wall, Kaiba and the others could only see the back of the rising giant Stone Tablets and couldn't see the patterns drawn on the front. But Kaiba instinctively had a Bad Feeling.
Shada, who was standing beside him with a shocked expression, recognized what these Stone Tablets were and replied to Kaiba: "That is the Power sealed by Lord Shimon. Because the Great Power possessed by that Spirit surpassed the scope that Mortals could Understand, only Lord Shimon, who was the strongest among the previous Priests, could Use It."
"But even when Lord Shimon held the Millennium Key at that time, using that Spirit required his Soul as a support. Over the years, this caused Lord Shimon to age prematurely and even shrink in height due to the loss of Life Force. For this reason, Lord Shimon had to Seal that Spirit after Peace arrived."
Amidst Kaiba's Rant of "Wasn't that old man always that short?", the serious-faced Shada continued, "I never expected that today, Lord Shimon would Summon that Spirit again."
"Come forth, my Ancient Spirit!" Simon shouted the Spirit's True Name forward, "Exodia!"
The five scattered Magic Circles connected to each other, drawing a larger five-pointed Star Magic Circle. The Power of the Stone Tablets resonated with each other. Accompanied by the Wave spreading from the center of the Magic Circle, a Light Beam rose!
Amidst the crimson Energy, the Earth cracked. A majestic Figure came here from the other side of the Dimension, slowly walking out from the Magic Circle, revealing Its Limbs bound by Chains.
Taking a Deep Breath, the giant god clad in Golden Armor suddenly exerted Strength, breaking free from the Chains that were originally Self-Shackles, and let out a roar towards the Great Evil God Zorc in front: "Roar!!"
"It's Exodia!?"
The broken Chains, empowered by Exodia's magic power, smashed towards the Great Evil God Zorc. Even It was genuinely surprised for a moment upon seeing Exodia's appearance. It raised Its Hand to make a defensive action and blocked the broken Chains.
It hadn't cared about the attacks from bows and crossbows before, and hadn't even frowned when taking a point-blank Attack from Blue-Eyes White Dragon directly. This was the first time Zorc had made a defensive action because of Aftermath that couldn't even be considered an Attack.
Putting down Its Arm, Zorc looked at Exodia standing on the Earth, revealing Its Sharp Teeth and laughing: "But, this kind of Resistance with some Strength is interesting!"
"Exodia, is that old man's Spirit?! Tsk, I should have expected it."
Seeing Exodia's appearance, Kaiba felt his PTSD acting up a bit, and couldn't help but recall the first crushing Defeat he had experienced. At that time, Yugi was Exodia, and he, who had the powerful Blue-Eyes White Dragon, was defeated in one go. Speaking of which, that seemed to be Solomon Muto's Card.
"That is the powerful Spirit that Lord Shimon once annihilated tens of thousands of enemy Troops with His own Strength, Exodia." Even as Simon's Inheritor, this was the first time Shada had seen Exodia not in writing, but in Reality. While Excited, he was also a little worried, "But how did Lord Shimon Summon Exodia?"
"Even with the Power of the Millennium Items at that time, Lord Shimon had to Use his 'Soul' to maintain the Use of Exodia. So now, what exactly is Lord Shimon—"
"Bang!" Shada's thoughts were interrupted by a loud noise.
Exodia, who had raised Its Arms, and the Great Evil God Zorc, who simultaneously made the same Movement, both stepped forward and collided. Their Hands clashed against each other, and the immense Power and vast magic power of the two Demon Gods erupted simultaneously, pressing down upon the Earth!
"Boom!"
As If an Earthquake had arrived, the Battle between Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc brought about a Natural Disaster-like Aftermath from the very beginning of their Collision. Shada, standing below the City Wall, held onto the wall with one Hand and judged: "The Battle is too Harmful to our Soldiers. We must have an Energy Field."
"I am activating the Emergency Shield." Isis responded. She had already made the Mages try their best, but Human Power ultimately had its Limit and couldn't Counter such a terrible Disaster at all. Rather, Priest Shimon, who could display such Great Power in the Battle against the Great Evil God Zorc, was slightly Strange.
At this moment, Simon on the City Wall was covered in sweat on his forehead, gritting his teeth and persisting in controlling Exodia's Battle. At the same time, the dark magic power that had previously only been wrapped around his Wrist had spread to his elbow. As Time passed, this Evil Power would increasingly erode Simon's Body until Simon's Life reached its End.
"Battle with me one more time, Exodia!"
Facing Exodia, which Simon was driving almost by burning his Life Force, even the Great Evil God Zorc was somewhat Suppressed after a stalemate and couldn't help but take a step back, loosening the Strength in Its Hands.
Exodia seized this Opportunity, blocked the Great Evil God Zorc's Left Hand with an elbow strike, and firmly grabbed Its Right Hand. Its Palm transformed Into a Hand Blade and swung out fiercely, directly cutting off the Great Evil God Zorc's Right Arm at the shoulder!
"Amazing!" Even though one Hand was cut off, and It might have even been directly beheaded if Its reaction hadn't been quick, the Great Evil God Zorc arrogantly Praised Exodia's performance. A surge of dark energy gushed out from the empty Right Arm location, "But I said it, as long as Darkness is not eliminated, I am Immortal Body!"
The Great Evil God Zorc's Arm, grabbed by Exodia, turned into Sand and fell back into the Desert, while Zorc's lost Right Arm recovered in the blink of an Eye. It swung a Punch at Exodia.
Because of Its Astonishment at Zorc's excessive Self-Healing Ability, Simon's Control reaction for Exodia was a beat slow, giving the Great Evil God Zorc an Opportunity. As If intentionally replicating the Damage It had just received, not adding or subtracting anything, Zorc also used a Hand Blade to cut off Exodia's Left Arm!
"Ugh!!" To maximize Exodia's Power, Simon was currently maintaining synchronization with Exodia, and naturally felt the Phantom Pain of losing an Arm. At the same time, the erosion of the Dark Power intensified further, causing Simon to tightly grip his Left Arm. The Dark Magic Power had already eroded to his Shoulder.
Gritting his teeth, Simon struggled to stand up again: "If you are Immortal Body... Exodia is also the same!"
Grabbing the severed Arm as a Weapon and casually smashing it towards the distant City Wall, the Great Evil God Zorc watched as Exodia transformed it into sand and stone to repair Its Left Arm before it could destroy the City Wall, and sneered: "But, Human Power has its Limit. Are you burning your Soul to support the Existence of this Spirit?"
"One minute, two minutes? A Human's Limit is only three minutes. One minute has already passed, let's see how much longer you can last!"
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The giant Demon Gods closed in on each other again. There was no room for other flashy Abilities to interfere. Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc simply poured powerful magic power into their Arms and punched each other.
Watching Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc Battle, Kaiba stood up: "Even Exodia doesn't seem to be that guy's Opponent. If it is Defeated, things will be Bad. We must concentrate our Power now."
"But Kaiba Seto, you saw it just now, even your Blue-Eyes White Dragon was not that guy's Opponent." Shada said, looking around. Because of the Ground's Trembling, many Catapults and bows and crossbows were destroyed. He had to tell the Soldiers controlling them to take shelter, "And we are short on Manpower, we can't organize enough of an Offensive at all. We have to regroup the Troops!"
"Then you go do that, I can't wait that long!" Kaiba said impatiently, "Blue-Eyes, let's go!"
Without giving Shada a chance to call out to Kaiba, the healed Maiden with Eyes of Blue transformed into a White Dragon again, carrying Kaiba high into the sky and approaching the two warring Demon Gods.
"Did I say I wouldn't go?" Shada put down his Hand and looked behind him.
"Priest Isis, can you still Persist?"
"Don't underestimate me, Priest Shada, I can still Persist." Isis stood up, leaning on the City Wall. Although she didn't have the Mind Reading Ability of the Millennium Eye, she saw the Idea in Shada's Heart, "I will Command the Troops. Go do what you want to do, Priest Shada."
Startled, Shada looked at Isis and nodded: "Thank you, Priest Isis."
Turning his Head, he looked at the departing Kaiba and immediately rode his Horse to catch up.
Even Shada occasionally had the Courage to Fight Hard with Passion. Although he only had the Power of Ankh Kuriboh, this Power could still provide Support for Kaiba and Priest Shimon who were fighting at the front. It was also thanks to Isis's Existence being able to Command the Troops in his place that he could Fight Hard like this.
Kaiba in the air naturally noticed Shada following him out of the City Wall. The Corner of his Mouth slightly curved up. He didn't look at Shada, but spoke to the front on his own: "Keep up, Shada, don't fall behind!"
The extremely fast Flying Blue-Eyes crossed the distance of five hundred meters in a very short time and arrived behind Exodia. Because of Exodia's Obstruction, the Great Evil God Zorc, who had been continuously approaching the Royal City, had been pushed out about two hundred meters in the opposite Direction, slightly increasing the distance from the Royal City.
Using Exodia's Body as cover, Blue-Eyes White Dragon ascended upwards to the height of the Great Evil God Zorc's Skull, accumulating a Full Power Attack in its mouth. Simon also noticed Kaiba's Plan. Cooperating with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he controlled Exodia to trade Damage for a heavy Punch, pushing the Great Evil God Zorc back another hundred meters, freeing up Its Hands to clench at Its sides, striking a some kind of beam struggle stance.
"Burn the Great Evil God of Darkness to ashes with the Soul's flames of karma, Exodia!" Feeling the Dark Magic Power that was almost invading his Heart, Simon gritted his teeth and made Exodia unleash Its strongest Attack, "Exodia Flame!"
Although It also had no Talent for naming, and even passed this naming Talent down to a certain Disciple with particularly good Gambling Luck a thousand years later, the Attack launched by Exodia under Simon's Control had astonishing Power, creating an Opening in the Great Evil God Zorc's chest where it was hit.
"Just a little more! Fire of Wrath, just consume my Soul as food and burn the Opponent to ashes!" Standing on the City Wall, Simon shouted towards the distance.
"Flames of this level cannot illuminate the Darkness!" Even though It was in close combat just moments ago, the Opponent suddenly started a remote beam struggle without martial ethics. This greatly Annoyed Zorc, who actually had a somewhat Pure Personality, and It got Angry like an old comrade because It was Sneak Attack.
Raising Its Hand to withstand Exodia's Flame Attack, Zorc intended to use Its other Hand to release "Zorc Flame" to return the favor. But as soon as It raised Its Hand, another Attack interrupted It.
"And my Attack, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the decisive moment has arrived, Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Kaiba also seized this Opportunity, commanding Blue-Eyes White Dragon to assist Exodia in launching an Attack. The Accident Attack caused the Attack in Zorc's Hand to Burst before it could be released. Not only did it fail to form any effective Resistance, but it also caused Blue-Eyes White Dragon's Attack and Exodia's Attack to Combine, hitting Its chest simultaneously.
The Flood of Light and the Flames of Destruction merged together, converging into a giant Energy Sphere in front of Zorc's chest. After the Power was compressed to the extreme, it exploded with a roar, as If the Sun had fallen upon the Earth, illuminating the Dark World!
"Boom!"
After a brief moment of blindness, Isis cast her Line of Sight towards Zorc's Direction again: "Did it succeed?"
Not just her, Kaiba, Simon, Shada, and many retreating Soldiers were all watching Zorc's condition, hoping that the Attack that gathered all their Power could defeat Zorc just like that.
However, they were disappointed.
Zorc, still full of Life and wrapped in surging Dark Energy, suddenly rushed out and threw both Fists. One Punch Blasted Away Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the air, retaliating against the Opponent for interrupting Its Attack just now; the other Punch directly Pierced Exodia's chest, severely wounding this most Troublesome guy.
Watching Blue-Eyes White Dragon fall into the Desert, It pulled Its Hand out from Exodia's chest, which was gradually turning into sand and stone, and gave It another kick, knocking It to the Ground, saying Proudly: "I told you, I am Immortal Body!"
"Kaiba Seto!" "Lord Shimon!"
Shada, who was following behind Kaiba, arrived beside Kaiba and the Maiden with Eyes of Blue, who had transformed back into Human Figure, in time, and had Ankh Kuriboh provide them with Healing. Isis also noticed the tottering Simon on the City Wall in time and caught him just as he was about to Fall from the City Wall due to exhaustion.
The strongest Combat Power had all Left Field, but what they had fought hard to achieve was merely a piece of Zorc's chest that had been shattered, which was rapidly Self-Healing and fully recovered in the blink of an Eye.
"I am the Invincible Darkness!" Zorc looked down at the Earth and said contemptuously, "You Humans cannot Defeat me. I am the Incarnation of Darkness, and your Human Destiny is to be Dominated by Darkness, to be Absorbed by Darkness in Fear. In front of Darkness, Humans are powerless!"
"No, that's not true!" Supported by Isis and lying down, Simon struggled to get up, "Humans... the World... I absolutely cannot let you destroy these before the Pharaoh returns! Exodia!"
The defeated Exodia attempted to climb up, but the Enraged Great Evil God Zorc had lost interest in It and had no Idea of continuing to entangle with It. The Dragon Head beneath It opened its mouth and bit directly into Exodia's neck with Strength, actually biting Exodia's Head directly, causing it to explode into a patch of sand, and Exodia's entire Body disintegrated.
Simon, who was in resonance with It, found it even harder to Persist. His Head tilted and he fell to the Ground.
"Lord Shimon!"
Having dealt with Exodia, Zorc stepped forward and approached the Royal City again. In just a few steps, It surpassed the distance Exodia had painstakingly pushed It back, returning to a position five hundred meters away from the Royal City, and continued to approach.
At the same time, Zorc also raised Its Hand and clenched It. The Power of Darkness, under Its Control, gathered into an Energy Sphere. If It wanted to, It could launch it the Next moment and shatter the City Wall of the Royal City.
"See? I told you Humans are powerless against Darkness. Your Struggle ends here, I'm tired of playing." Aiming at the nearby City Wall, Zorc Pushed out the Energy Sphere in Its Hand, "Fear, Despair, this is the Outcome of your bitter Struggle, nothing has changed!"
"Die!"
The Energy Sphere reached the City Wall in an Instant. The Shield that could barely be maintained before lasted less than a second under Zorc's Serious Attack before being broken through. The Next moment, destructive Power was about to Burst.
Just as Zorc was about to listen to the Humans' Wail that made It Happy and savor the delicious Fear, a Voice replaced the sound of the Explosion and Entered Its ear—
"No, their Effort was not meaningless..."
"Bang—" "Boom!"
First, there was a sound as If something had been kicked away, followed by the sound of the Energy Sphere exploding. However, the sound of the Explosion seemed to have an incorrect sense of distance, which made Zorc look towards the area below the City Wall with some kind of strange feeling. Upon seeing a Figure, Zorc, who was fused with Bakura and shared the same Memory and Consciousness, had Its Pupil shrink.
"You, you guy!"
Isis had already closed her Eyes, using her Body to block in front of the fallen Simon, intending to block the Impact for him. But after a long time, she didn't feel any Pain. She couldn't help but open her Eyes, but saw a familiar Figure standing close by.
"Well, I really did sleep for quite a while. Fortunately, I wasn't too late." The black-haired Youth moved his Shoulders twice, walked past Isis towards Zorc, and Gaia, who had kicked away Zorc's Attack, returned to his side, following behind.
The Giant Mechanical Construct VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon quickly completed its Combine, and then connected to the massive Giant Dragon Armed Dragon LV7, enhancing it into the Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon; nearby, under the Guide of Aleister the Invoker, several Mages concentrated their Power and transformed Into the Quintet Magician Stance.
The Starlight of the Cyber Dragon Constellation broke through the Lock of Darkness and descended, transforming Into a Mechanical Giant Dragon; and beside the two Drytron, three Cyber Dragon combined Into the stable and powerful Cyber End Dragon Stance; even the Ojama couldn't stand idly by and ran out, standing on the Heads of the silent Myutant Monster, acting fierce by borrowing Power.
At the very front of the advancing Spirits, Hayato glanced at the Rainbow Kuriboh beside him, smiled, and swept his hanging hair upwards: "Next, this is My Stage!"
"Do you want to dabble in the Power of Darkness like me? You should know what kind of burden using this Power will bring to your Body, Simon."
"But I won't stop you. If you want it, take it and use it. But I must warn you, it's not that I'm not giving you enough Power, your Body is like a warped wooden barrel that hasn't been repaired for years. Even if you desperately try to fill it, it will only leak continuously."
"The time limit is probably three minutes. This is the Limit you can reach when going all out. After that, even I can hardly imagine what kind of tragic Outcome you will face."
The words Seto had just spoken echoed in his Heart as he borrowed the Power he had obtained from the Millennium Stone Tablet, yet Simon's Heart was exceptionally calm, without a ripple.
'Three minutes, huh? That's completely enough. Enough to let this old Body of mine radiate its Last Light.'
Looking up at the approaching Great Evil God Zorc, Simon thought to himself.
Shada was startled by Simon's Answering words: "Helping out? Lord Shimon, you could help us even without coming to such a dangerous Place."
"To put it more bluntly, you're just a Burden here, you can't help with anything."
Kaiba, sitting on the Ground, glanced at Simon on the City Wall and said casually. Shada quickly denied it: "That's not what I meant!"
"It's alright, Shada, I know you're worried about me." Simon shook his Head and said with a smile, "But how can we let young people like you stand at the front? If young people like you lose their lives, will the World still be saved? It's not the old people who create a new Era!"
As he spoke, Simon raised his Right Hand, his Palm pointing forward. Along with Simon's Movement, an Updraft generated out of thin air around him, blowing his robe and sideburns with the Wind.
"After many years, lend me your Power once again, Fiend slumbering in the Temple..."
"Undo the Seal on the Sacred Five Bodies in the Stone Tablet, and grant me Protective Power!"
In front of the advancing Great Evil God Zorc, a huge red Magic Circle suddenly appeared on the Ground. From it, a giant Stone Tablet dozens of meters high rose out of thin air, blocking Its path.
"What is this thing? Troublesome!" Zorc, unconcerned, flicked the Dragon Head beneath It, intending to smash the Stone Tablet in front of It just like that. But to Its surprise, the seemingly ordinary Stone Tablet had a certain Strength and didn't shatter under Its casual Attack.
It wasn't just this one Stone Tablet. Zorc also noticed that in the distance between the Royal City and Itself, four other red Magic Circles identical to the one in front appeared one after another, surrounding the vast Space. Similar giant Stone Tablets rose from each of them, totaling five.
A single Stone Tablet had nothing special about it, and Zorc didn't feel any Great Power from it. But after all five Stone Tablets rose, even Zorc subconsciously widened Its Pupil: "This, could it be—"
"Why do those few meaningless Stone Tablets give me a super Annoyed Feeling?" Looking from the City Wall, Kaiba and the others could only see the back of the rising giant Stone Tablets and couldn't see the patterns drawn on the front. But Kaiba instinctively had a Bad Feeling.
Shada, who was standing beside him with a shocked expression, recognized what these Stone Tablets were and replied to Kaiba: "That is the Power sealed by Lord Shimon. Because the Great Power possessed by that Spirit surpassed the scope that Mortals could Understand, only Lord Shimon, who was the strongest among the previous Priests, could Use It."
"But even when Lord Shimon held the Millennium Key at that time, using that Spirit required his Soul as a support. Over the years, this caused Lord Shimon to age prematurely and even shrink in height due to the loss of Life Force. For this reason, Lord Shimon had to Seal that Spirit after Peace arrived."
Amidst Kaiba's Rant of "Wasn't that old man always that short?", the serious-faced Shada continued, "I never expected that today, Lord Shimon would Summon that Spirit again."
"Come forth, my Ancient Spirit!" Simon shouted the Spirit's True Name forward, "Exodia!"
The five scattered Magic Circles connected to each other, drawing a larger five-pointed Star Magic Circle. The Power of the Stone Tablets resonated with each other. Accompanied by the Wave spreading from the center of the Magic Circle, a Light Beam rose!
Amidst the crimson Energy, the Earth cracked. A majestic Figure came here from the other side of the Dimension, slowly walking out from the Magic Circle, revealing Its Limbs bound by Chains.
Taking a Deep Breath, the giant god clad in Golden Armor suddenly exerted Strength, breaking free from the Chains that were originally Self-Shackles, and let out a roar towards the Great Evil God Zorc in front: "Roar!!"
"It's Exodia!?"
The broken Chains, empowered by Exodia's magic power, smashed towards the Great Evil God Zorc. Even It was genuinely surprised for a moment upon seeing Exodia's appearance. It raised Its Hand to make a defensive action and blocked the broken Chains.
It hadn't cared about the attacks from bows and crossbows before, and hadn't even frowned when taking a point-blank Attack from Blue-Eyes White Dragon directly. This was the first time Zorc had made a defensive action because of Aftermath that couldn't even be considered an Attack.
Putting down Its Arm, Zorc looked at Exodia standing on the Earth, revealing Its Sharp Teeth and laughing: "But, this kind of Resistance with some Strength is interesting!"
"Exodia, is that old man's Spirit?! Tsk, I should have expected it."
Seeing Exodia's appearance, Kaiba felt his PTSD acting up a bit, and couldn't help but recall the first crushing Defeat he had experienced. At that time, Yugi was Exodia, and he, who had the powerful Blue-Eyes White Dragon, was defeated in one go. Speaking of which, that seemed to be Solomon Muto's Card.
"That is the powerful Spirit that Lord Shimon once annihilated tens of thousands of enemy Troops with His own Strength, Exodia." Even as Simon's Inheritor, this was the first time Shada had seen Exodia not in writing, but in Reality. While Excited, he was also a little worried, "But how did Lord Shimon Summon Exodia?"
"Even with the Power of the Millennium Items at that time, Lord Shimon had to Use his 'Soul' to maintain the Use of Exodia. So now, what exactly is Lord Shimon—"
"Bang!" Shada's thoughts were interrupted by a loud noise.
Exodia, who had raised Its Arms, and the Great Evil God Zorc, who simultaneously made the same Movement, both stepped forward and collided. Their Hands clashed against each other, and the immense Power and vast magic power of the two Demon Gods erupted simultaneously, pressing down upon the Earth!
"Boom!"
As If an Earthquake had arrived, the Battle between Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc brought about a Natural Disaster-like Aftermath from the very beginning of their Collision. Shada, standing below the City Wall, held onto the wall with one Hand and judged: "The Battle is too Harmful to our Soldiers. We must have an Energy Field."
"I am activating the Emergency Shield." Isis responded. She had already made the Mages try their best, but Human Power ultimately had its Limit and couldn't Counter such a terrible Disaster at all. Rather, Priest Shimon, who could display such Great Power in the Battle against the Great Evil God Zorc, was slightly Strange.
At this moment, Simon on the City Wall was covered in sweat on his forehead, gritting his teeth and persisting in controlling Exodia's Battle. At the same time, the dark magic power that had previously only been wrapped around his Wrist had spread to his elbow. As Time passed, this Evil Power would increasingly erode Simon's Body until Simon's Life reached its End.
"Battle with me one more time, Exodia!"
Facing Exodia, which Simon was driving almost by burning his Life Force, even the Great Evil God Zorc was somewhat Suppressed after a stalemate and couldn't help but take a step back, loosening the Strength in Its Hands.
Exodia seized this Opportunity, blocked the Great Evil God Zorc's Left Hand with an elbow strike, and firmly grabbed Its Right Hand. Its Palm transformed Into a Hand Blade and swung out fiercely, directly cutting off the Great Evil God Zorc's Right Arm at the shoulder!
"Amazing!" Even though one Hand was cut off, and It might have even been directly beheaded if Its reaction hadn't been quick, the Great Evil God Zorc arrogantly Praised Exodia's performance. A surge of dark energy gushed out from the empty Right Arm location, "But I said it, as long as Darkness is not eliminated, I am Immortal Body!"
The Great Evil God Zorc's Arm, grabbed by Exodia, turned into Sand and fell back into the Desert, while Zorc's lost Right Arm recovered in the blink of an Eye. It swung a Punch at Exodia.
Because of Its Astonishment at Zorc's excessive Self-Healing Ability, Simon's Control reaction for Exodia was a beat slow, giving the Great Evil God Zorc an Opportunity. As If intentionally replicating the Damage It had just received, not adding or subtracting anything, Zorc also used a Hand Blade to cut off Exodia's Left Arm!
"Ugh!!" To maximize Exodia's Power, Simon was currently maintaining synchronization with Exodia, and naturally felt the Phantom Pain of losing an Arm. At the same time, the erosion of the Dark Power intensified further, causing Simon to tightly grip his Left Arm. The Dark Magic Power had already eroded to his Shoulder.
Gritting his teeth, Simon struggled to stand up again: "If you are Immortal Body... Exodia is also the same!"
Grabbing the severed Arm as a Weapon and casually smashing it towards the distant City Wall, the Great Evil God Zorc watched as Exodia transformed it into sand and stone to repair Its Left Arm before it could destroy the City Wall, and sneered: "But, Human Power has its Limit. Are you burning your Soul to support the Existence of this Spirit?"
"One minute, two minutes? A Human's Limit is only three minutes. One minute has already passed, let's see how much longer you can last!"
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The giant Demon Gods closed in on each other again. There was no room for other flashy Abilities to interfere. Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc simply poured powerful magic power into their Arms and punched each other.
Watching Exodia and the Great Evil God Zorc Battle, Kaiba stood up: "Even Exodia doesn't seem to be that guy's Opponent. If it is Defeated, things will be Bad. We must concentrate our Power now."
"But Kaiba Seto, you saw it just now, even your Blue-Eyes White Dragon was not that guy's Opponent." Shada said, looking around. Because of the Ground's Trembling, many Catapults and bows and crossbows were destroyed. He had to tell the Soldiers controlling them to take shelter, "And we are short on Manpower, we can't organize enough of an Offensive at all. We have to regroup the Troops!"
"Then you go do that, I can't wait that long!" Kaiba said impatiently, "Blue-Eyes, let's go!"
Without giving Shada a chance to call out to Kaiba, the healed Maiden with Eyes of Blue transformed into a White Dragon again, carrying Kaiba high into the sky and approaching the two warring Demon Gods.
"Did I say I wouldn't go?" Shada put down his Hand and looked behind him.
"Priest Isis, can you still Persist?"
"Don't underestimate me, Priest Shada, I can still Persist." Isis stood up, leaning on the City Wall. Although she didn't have the Mind Reading Ability of the Millennium Eye, she saw the Idea in Shada's Heart, "I will Command the Troops. Go do what you want to do, Priest Shada."
Startled, Shada looked at Isis and nodded: "Thank you, Priest Isis."
Turning his Head, he looked at the departing Kaiba and immediately rode his Horse to catch up.
Even Shada occasionally had the Courage to Fight Hard with Passion. Although he only had the Power of Ankh Kuriboh, this Power could still provide Support for Kaiba and Priest Shimon who were fighting at the front. It was also thanks to Isis's Existence being able to Command the Troops in his place that he could Fight Hard like this.
Kaiba in the air naturally noticed Shada following him out of the City Wall. The Corner of his Mouth slightly curved up. He didn't look at Shada, but spoke to the front on his own: "Keep up, Shada, don't fall behind!"
The extremely fast Flying Blue-Eyes crossed the distance of five hundred meters in a very short time and arrived behind Exodia. Because of Exodia's Obstruction, the Great Evil God Zorc, who had been continuously approaching the Royal City, had been pushed out about two hundred meters in the opposite Direction, slightly increasing the distance from the Royal City.
Using Exodia's Body as cover, Blue-Eyes White Dragon ascended upwards to the height of the Great Evil God Zorc's Skull, accumulating a Full Power Attack in its mouth. Simon also noticed Kaiba's Plan. Cooperating with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he controlled Exodia to trade Damage for a heavy Punch, pushing the Great Evil God Zorc back another hundred meters, freeing up Its Hands to clench at Its sides, striking a some kind of beam struggle stance.
"Burn the Great Evil God of Darkness to ashes with the Soul's flames of karma, Exodia!" Feeling the Dark Magic Power that was almost invading his Heart, Simon gritted his teeth and made Exodia unleash Its strongest Attack, "Exodia Flame!"
Although It also had no Talent for naming, and even passed this naming Talent down to a certain Disciple with particularly good Gambling Luck a thousand years later, the Attack launched by Exodia under Simon's Control had astonishing Power, creating an Opening in the Great Evil God Zorc's chest where it was hit.
"Just a little more! Fire of Wrath, just consume my Soul as food and burn the Opponent to ashes!" Standing on the City Wall, Simon shouted towards the distance.
"Flames of this level cannot illuminate the Darkness!" Even though It was in close combat just moments ago, the Opponent suddenly started a remote beam struggle without martial ethics. This greatly Annoyed Zorc, who actually had a somewhat Pure Personality, and It got Angry like an old comrade because It was Sneak Attack.
Raising Its Hand to withstand Exodia's Flame Attack, Zorc intended to use Its other Hand to release "Zorc Flame" to return the favor. But as soon as It raised Its Hand, another Attack interrupted It.
"And my Attack, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the decisive moment has arrived, Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Kaiba also seized this Opportunity, commanding Blue-Eyes White Dragon to assist Exodia in launching an Attack. The Accident Attack caused the Attack in Zorc's Hand to Burst before it could be released. Not only did it fail to form any effective Resistance, but it also caused Blue-Eyes White Dragon's Attack and Exodia's Attack to Combine, hitting Its chest simultaneously.
The Flood of Light and the Flames of Destruction merged together, converging into a giant Energy Sphere in front of Zorc's chest. After the Power was compressed to the extreme, it exploded with a roar, as If the Sun had fallen upon the Earth, illuminating the Dark World!
"Boom!"
After a brief moment of blindness, Isis cast her Line of Sight towards Zorc's Direction again: "Did it succeed?"
Not just her, Kaiba, Simon, Shada, and many retreating Soldiers were all watching Zorc's condition, hoping that the Attack that gathered all their Power could defeat Zorc just like that.
However, they were disappointed.
Zorc, still full of Life and wrapped in surging Dark Energy, suddenly rushed out and threw both Fists. One Punch Blasted Away Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the air, retaliating against the Opponent for interrupting Its Attack just now; the other Punch directly Pierced Exodia's chest, severely wounding this most Troublesome guy.
Watching Blue-Eyes White Dragon fall into the Desert, It pulled Its Hand out from Exodia's chest, which was gradually turning into sand and stone, and gave It another kick, knocking It to the Ground, saying Proudly: "I told you, I am Immortal Body!"
"Kaiba Seto!" "Lord Shimon!"
Shada, who was following behind Kaiba, arrived beside Kaiba and the Maiden with Eyes of Blue, who had transformed back into Human Figure, in time, and had Ankh Kuriboh provide them with Healing. Isis also noticed the tottering Simon on the City Wall in time and caught him just as he was about to Fall from the City Wall due to exhaustion.
The strongest Combat Power had all Left Field, but what they had fought hard to achieve was merely a piece of Zorc's chest that had been shattered, which was rapidly Self-Healing and fully recovered in the blink of an Eye.
"I am the Invincible Darkness!" Zorc looked down at the Earth and said contemptuously, "You Humans cannot Defeat me. I am the Incarnation of Darkness, and your Human Destiny is to be Dominated by Darkness, to be Absorbed by Darkness in Fear. In front of Darkness, Humans are powerless!"
"No, that's not true!" Supported by Isis and lying down, Simon struggled to get up, "Humans... the World... I absolutely cannot let you destroy these before the Pharaoh returns! Exodia!"
The defeated Exodia attempted to climb up, but the Enraged Great Evil God Zorc had lost interest in It and had no Idea of continuing to entangle with It. The Dragon Head beneath It opened its mouth and bit directly into Exodia's neck with Strength, actually biting Exodia's Head directly, causing it to explode into a patch of sand, and Exodia's entire Body disintegrated.
Simon, who was in resonance with It, found it even harder to Persist. His Head tilted and he fell to the Ground.
"Lord Shimon!"
Having dealt with Exodia, Zorc stepped forward and approached the Royal City again. In just a few steps, It surpassed the distance Exodia had painstakingly pushed It back, returning to a position five hundred meters away from the Royal City, and continued to approach.
At the same time, Zorc also raised Its Hand and clenched It. The Power of Darkness, under Its Control, gathered into an Energy Sphere. If It wanted to, It could launch it the Next moment and shatter the City Wall of the Royal City.
"See? I told you Humans are powerless against Darkness. Your Struggle ends here, I'm tired of playing." Aiming at the nearby City Wall, Zorc Pushed out the Energy Sphere in Its Hand, "Fear, Despair, this is the Outcome of your bitter Struggle, nothing has changed!"
"Die!"
The Energy Sphere reached the City Wall in an Instant. The Shield that could barely be maintained before lasted less than a second under Zorc's Serious Attack before being broken through. The Next moment, destructive Power was about to Burst.
Just as Zorc was about to listen to the Humans' Wail that made It Happy and savor the delicious Fear, a Voice replaced the sound of the Explosion and Entered Its ear—
"No, their Effort was not meaningless..."
"Bang—" "Boom!"
First, there was a sound as If something had been kicked away, followed by the sound of the Energy Sphere exploding. However, the sound of the Explosion seemed to have an incorrect sense of distance, which made Zorc look towards the area below the City Wall with some kind of strange feeling. Upon seeing a Figure, Zorc, who was fused with Bakura and shared the same Memory and Consciousness, had Its Pupil shrink.
"You, you guy!"
Isis had already closed her Eyes, using her Body to block in front of the fallen Simon, intending to block the Impact for him. But after a long time, she didn't feel any Pain. She couldn't help but open her Eyes, but saw a familiar Figure standing close by.
"Well, I really did sleep for quite a while. Fortunately, I wasn't too late." The black-haired Youth moved his Shoulders twice, walked past Isis towards Zorc, and Gaia, who had kicked away Zorc's Attack, returned to his side, following behind.
The Giant Mechanical Construct VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon quickly completed its Combine, and then connected to the massive Giant Dragon Armed Dragon LV7, enhancing it into the Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon; nearby, under the Guide of Aleister the Invoker, several Mages concentrated their Power and transformed Into the Quintet Magician Stance.
The Starlight of the Cyber Dragon Constellation broke through the Lock of Darkness and descended, transforming Into a Mechanical Giant Dragon; and beside the two Drytron, three Cyber Dragon combined Into the stable and powerful Cyber End Dragon Stance; even the Ojama couldn't stand idly by and ran out, standing on the Heads of the silent Myutant Monster, acting fierce by borrowing Power.
At the very front of the advancing Spirits, Hayato glanced at the Rainbow Kuriboh beside him, smiled, and swept his hanging hair upwards: "Next, this is My Stage!"
