Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

"Come forth!! Ra, the Winged Divine Dragon!!!"

Chapter 126 The Wrath of God

"Rumble rumble rumble ————————"

The roar of helicopter rotors echoed over Domino City.

Wearing a large, silver-white trench coat, Seto Kaiba overlooks the entire city from a high vantage point.

Just now, Kaiba Keihei received a report from a contestant, claiming that the Ghoul Gang used violence to force contestants into duels, and one of the duelists forced into the fight was Yusho!

"Tsk...what a troublesome bunch!"

Sitting in the co-pilot's seat of the helicopter, Seto Kaiba crossed his arms, his face stern, but a hint of smugness lurked at the corners of his mouth.

This is not the first time this has happened today.

Just before dusk, under the coercion of Malik Ishtar, the leader of the ghoul gang, Yugi Muto engaged in a life-or-death duel with Joeyune Katsuya, who was being mind-controlled.

As the founder of this Duel City Tournament, Seto Kaiba naturally couldn't stand idly by.

However, the cunning Malik threatened the life of their classmate, Kyoko Masaki, saying that if Seto Kaiba dared to interfere with the duel, he would crush her to death with a shipping container.

Fortunately, as the duel progressed, Katsuya Jonouchi's memories gradually returned.

When Yugi Muto played the card that carried their memories—Red-Eyes Black Dragon—Jonnouchi finally broke free from Malik's mental control.

In the end, the life-or-death duel ended without serious consequences, and Kyoko was saved by Seto Kaiba at the cost of a helicopter.

Recalling these events, Seto Kaiba smiled faintly.

Ever since the Duel Kingdom tournament, he had been thinking about how to repay the favors he owed, and now, he finally had the chance.

As night deepened, Seto Kaiba drew ever closer to his destination.

Just as he was only a few buildings away from where Youche was, a golden ray of light suddenly pierced the darkness, and a phoenix as bright as the sun burst out from the clouds and angrily cried out in the sky!

The unexpected incident nearly caused the helicopter flying above the high-rise building to lose control, but Seto Kaiba did not show any panic. On the contrary, his eyes were full of shock and ecstasy.

"This is... the third God Card!"

"Ra's Winged Divine Dragon!!"

Since the start of the Duel City Tournament, two of the three God Cards have appeared, but the one that has yet to show up is this phoenix engulfed in flames!

Despite the pilot's advice, Seto Kaiba, filled with anticipation, insisted on approaching the location where the Winged Dragon Ra had descended.

When they saw KC's plane approaching, the ghouls who had surrounded Yuche and Lishid immediately scattered like birds.

"Kaiba?! Seto Kaiba is here! Run!"

"Then, what about Lord Lishid?"

"Don't you know what the consequences are of using counterfeit God Cards?"

"Tsk... Retreat! Retreat now!!"

The rare card hunters, draped in black robes, fled into the darkness.

Standing under the golden-red light, Lishid bowed slightly and recited the ancient Egyptian text inscribed on the cards!

However, preoccupied with proving himself and achieving victory, he failed to notice that the Winged Dragon of Ra in the sky had no intention of lending him its power. Instead, its crimson eyes burned with furious rage!

"Stop! Lishid!!" Yu Che, realizing something was wrong, tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

After reciting the last ancient Egyptian hieroglyph, Lishid stretched his arms out to the sky and shouted in a hoarse voice:

"From this moment on, I will become a true member of the tomb-guarding clan!"

"Come on! Pull!!"

"Give me your power!!!"

"Liao——————————————————"

Amidst the golden clouds, the Winged Dragon of Ra once again unleashed its furious roar!

Seeing that the person using the counterfeit God Card was unwilling to stop their blasphemous act, it lost patience and suddenly spread its wings, unleashing two dark golden bolts of divine lightning from the sky as divine punishment!

At that moment, the city of Domino, which had already fallen into darkness, was illuminated as if it were daytime!

Two bolts of lightning struck down in succession, the first landing on Lishid!

"boom!!!!!!!!!!!"

The wrath of God was unleashed without reservation!

Amidst the deafening roar, Lishid immediately lost consciousness, collapsed to the ground, and his black robe was ripped apart by the divine lightning!

Seeing this, Seto Kaiba, who was watching from mid-air, was stunned. He had no idea why Ra Wing Dragon would attack the duelist who summoned it.

While he was in a daze, a second bolt of lightning crashed down and struck You Che!

"Bang!"

In an instant, the golden light of the heavenly thunder illuminated You Che's face, turning it deathly pale!

Looking at the divine punishment hurtling towards him, You Che's face turned ashen.

He didn't consider himself to have the same robust physique as Lishid and Jonouchi, and he didn't know how he would fare after suffering such a blow.

At the critical moment, the three brothers were completely terrified. They huddled together tightly and dared not move.

Realizing its master was in grave danger, the Armored Dragon roared and charged headlong into the divine punishment!

As it flew toward the heavenly thunder, the Armored Dragon, whose spirit form had always been that of a young dragon, continuously consumed the energy it had accumulated to evolve!

It could have evolved into a level 5 Pokémon form back when the Duel Kingdom Tournament ended, but it kept the opportunity to evolve so that it could stay by Yuzuru's side more easily.

But now, Youche is in an extremely dangerous situation, and it has to do everything in its power to block this attack for its master!

Two dazzling golden lights rapidly approached between the buildings!

On one side is the wrath of the Winged Dragon of Ra, and on the other is the raging wind and thunder stirred up by the Armored Dragon!

Armed Dragon...

Are you protecting yourself?

Looking up at this scene, You Che felt a moment of disorientation.

but……

Can it really withstand divine punishment from the gods...?

The dazzling light was incredibly blinding. In an instant, time seemed to flow backward, slowly retreating from the Duel Kingdom back to the airport where I said goodbye to my cousin.

To protect oneself in the duel with Pegasus...

Enjoy the serene afterglow together by the sea at sunset...

The first time cards were created...

The first evolution to a higher form...

First victory...

Ultimately, all the memories stopped at the moment my cousin handed me the card.

The tall, brown-haired boy, easily over six feet tall, smiled gently:

"This is the first monster card we got together."

Suddenly, Youche shuddered and returned to reality from his memories.

The armed dragon, soaring into the sky, roared as if it were in dire straits. The surging wind and thunder were powerful, but compared to the wrath of the gods, they were like a mayfly trying to shake a tree!

Just as the lightning bolts from the Winged Dragon of Ra were about to strike the Armored Dragon Spirit, Youche suddenly made an unexpected move.

He yanked the deck out of the duel disk and flung it behind him with all his might!

The cards fluttering about were instantly scattered by the gale, and the card containing the Armed Dragon Spirit—Armed Dragon Lv3—was also swiftly swept behind them!

The vast majority of card spirits are restricted in their activity range by the host card.

As the card it used to reside in sped away, the Armored Dragon Spirit, which was originally preparing to meet the heavenly lightning, was also pulled back by an invisible force!

It roared in resentment and despair, but no matter how hard it flapped its wings, it could only fall behind Youche.

"What……"

The white-haired black mage, who was also an elf, witnessed this scene firsthand.

Having never experienced the bond with a duelist before, he never imagined that Armored Dragon would risk his life to fly out for Yuzuriha!

He never imagined that a duelist would rather suffer divine punishment than have their cards harmed!

Under the dazzling golden light, the white-haired black mage stared wide-eyed, his gaze filled with astonishment. He seemed to hear an old voice echoing in his ears—the voice of his mentor from his time studying in the elven realm.

"The significance of a dark mage lies not in how many spells they are proficient in."

"Hemoth, you must remember this!"

"The existence of the Black Magician is for a mission and for protection."

mission……

And protect...

As the duelist resolutely swung away the Armored Dragon, the white-haired black mage, Hemeti, gradually blurred in his vision.

In my memory, that pitiful man, covered in bandages and full of despair, gradually transformed into a young man facing divine punishment alone.

In my memory, that cruel act of cutting up the cards with scissors has transformed into Yu Che's reckless swing just now...

The divine punishment has descended upon Youche's head.

The desperate armed dragon could only roar and howl incessantly.

"If I die... will I be able to go back?"

For some reason, just as he was about to be struck by divine lightning, You Che had such a self-deprecating thought.

But the next second, a dark red afterimage flashed by!

The Dark Mage, who was originally on the Duel Disk, swung his staff and stood in front of Yu Che at the last moment before the lightning struck!