Chapter 982: The Gathering
Chapter 982: The Gathering
Boom!
The wizard's spear pierced through the White Dragon's body. The Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon, under the piercing attack of the Black Magician Cavalry, disintegrated into white light and shadows, slowly fading away.
[Kaiba, LP 200]
Kaiba closed his eyes gently.
"Do you understand now, Kaiba?" Atem spoke from across the field, "This is the gap in power between us. Even if we were to duel a hundred or a thousand times more, the outcome would never change."
"It's not like that," Kaiba said.
Atem frowned, "What?"
"It's not like that," Kaiba muttered to himself, "That guy, he's not like this."
Atem: "..."
The next moment, the position where the Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon had been defeated suddenly erupted with a blinding light. Like a cerulean beam shooting out from the depths of the underworld, an exquisitely beautiful dragon twisted its body, spread its wings, and soared into the sky, letting out a high-pitched dragon's roar.
"When a monster with 8 or more stars is destroyed on your field, Special Summon this card from your hand."
Kaiba raised his head, his voice filled with determination.
"The pure white power, hidden within the infinite source of time, awakens and trembles in the resonance of souls, emerging from the depths of the azure abyss—
—Abyss Eyes White Dragon!!!"
[Abyss Eyes White Dragon, Attack Power 0]
"When Abyss Eyes White Dragon is Summoned, for each Dragon-Type monster in both players' Graveyards, inflict 600 damage to your opponent.
And in my Graveyard, there are currently eight Dragons, totaling 4800 damage."
Kaiba turned around dramatically, walking away without looking back at the explosion—a true man's departure.
"Disappear, phantom."
Abyss Eyes White Dragon spread its beautiful wings, and a dazzling light showered down, like a barrage of cannon fire, engulfing Atem's figure.
"..."
A sweet, electronically synthesized female voice echoed in the air, "Simulation complete. Well done, President Kaiba."
Mokuba immediately approached his brother and handed him a bottle of water, "Brother!"
Kaiba took the water bottle and took a sip. Mokuba smiled, "This time, the success of the Super Magic research will surely cause a sensation again!"
Kaiba responded with a nonchalant "Hmm."
Mokuba knew what his brother was thinking.
Even with such success and a well-developed series, what would it matter?
In Kaiba's eyes, the only person worthy of wielding the power of the Black Magician was no longer around.
Sometimes, even Kaiba himself couldn't be sure why he had been working so hard to strengthen the Black Magician deck.
That guy had been gone for ten years, and even the former vessel was no longer part of the Dueling world.
However, Kaiba Corporation's intelligence network was unparalleled, and Kaiba occasionally caught wind of Yugi's activities. He knew that Yugi no longer dueled casually, instead, he seemed to be operating behind the scenes, paying attention to younger duelists with remarkable potential and great possibilities.
What did this mean?
Did Yugi feel that his time had passed and decided to pass on the opportunities and stage to the next generation?
If that were the case, Kaiba found it laughable.
He never felt that he had aged. Moving forward was his only creed; he advanced relentlessly, by any means necessary. If there was no path ahead, he would carve one out with his own hands.
Every opponent who had bested him in the past would eventually face his even greater power. He would break through, proving that he feared nothing and was unstoppable, constantly surpassing his past self.
"Brother!"
Mokuba reminded him.
"You mentioned earlier that I should pay attention to when Yuxuan comes online on the Link System, and he's just logged in!"
Kaiba let out a humph.
"Good. Then we're logging in too."
With that, he began walking towards his Virtual Duel Laboratory.
Yes, he knew what Yuxuan was up to at this moment.
The arrival of the Fallen God's Church and the conflict between Yuxuan and the Church. The long-dormant Egyptian tomb guards suddenly became active again, inviting Yuxuan to Egypt.
These three, though never having directly confronted Kaiba, were on his wanted list. They were among the few defeats the President had suffered. They had once controlled Pegasus, taking over his entire Kaiba Corporation, and even defeated him in a duel, leaving a bitter memory.
Kaiba, of course, had always wanted to avenge that defeat, but he knew that Pegasus was just an empty shell later on. Without the Fallen Gods, Pegasus was just a "decent" duelist in Kaiba's eyes, not worth defeating.
The ones who truly gave him that defeat were the three Fallen Gods. However, the Fantasy Society later claimed that the Fallen Gods had been destroyed and no longer existed in the world. Therefore, even if the President wanted to avenge his defeat, he had no chance, and had to give up.
But now, the opportunity had returned.
The latest news is that the youngest member of the Six-Nine Book Club, who is also the founder, has arrived!
At this moment, within the Link System—
"Wow!"
Jounouchi's eyes lit up.
"Is this the legendary Malik Ishtar, the duelist who fought Yuugi Mutou in the Duel City finals using the Winged Dragon of Ra?"
Malik felt a bit embarrassed by Jounouchi's enthusiasm and said, "That's all in the past, it's over."
"And is this Isis-senpai?" Jounouchi asked excitedly. "I've seen your duels too! Especially the one against Kaiba, where he had to sacrifice 'Obelisk the Tormentor' and summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I still remember it clearly."
Isis smiled gently at Jounouchi and nodded slightly.
Malik couldn't help but lean towards Yuxuan and asked in a low voice, "Yuxuan, what's the story with this kid?"
Yuxuan replied, "He's my friend from Duel Academy. We've had many joint missions to the Elf Dimension before."
Malik's expression showed surprise.
Had missions to the Elf Dimension become so avant-garde in Duel Academy's curriculum?
Malik said, "But this journey ahead is dangerous, and he's just a kid."
"It's fine. He's strong," Yuxuan smiled. "I didn't plan to call him, but since he's here, let's go together. No harm in that."
With Yuxuan's assurance, Malik couldn't say anything more. However, he was still puzzled, thinking that it was already a miracle for Duel Academy to produce a Duel King like Yuxuan. Even if Yuxuan claimed he was strong, could he really be strong enough to confront the Fallen Gods?
Yuxuan turned to Jounouchi, sensing something, and said, "Yubel?"
Yubel's phantom appeared behind Jounouchi, arms crossed in front of her chest, looking at him with annoyance. "It's me. Thanks to you, Yubel and I are together again."
"Alright," Yuxuan said to Jounouchi. "Congratulations, you've saved the most important elf."
Jounouchi's expression darkened. "I couldn't do it alone. Jou, in order to give me the power to save Yubel, sacrificed himself."
Yuxuan raised an eyebrow, surprised.
This was unexpected.
As Jounouchi was about to explain further, Yuxuan suddenly noticed a notification from the Link System. A friend he rarely saw online had appeared on the list.
Kaiba Seto Kaiba?
(End of Chapter)
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