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

If he could, he would prefer to use the power of the necklace to save Antidote, but at that time, as a member of the duel, he was completely unable to forcibly dispel the barrier from the outside using orchards.

This time, as an observer, he finally had the opportunity to break the barrier. In order to prevent more regrets and pain from occurring, Yu Che chose to use this precious thing on Rafiru.

Rafiru looked up at the giant in shock: "This... is Gudu?! The energy released when the Orichalcos barrier was forcibly dispelled was extremely powerful."

"If Sleeping Giant Gudu has the ability to offset these energies, then..."

"You Che, you actually have the ability to command such a powerful monster to appear outside of the duel?!"

At this moment, Youche's mood was still shrouded in a heavy gloom. He slowly raised his head, looked at the Sleeping Giant Gudu, and answered the crowd:

"No, I originally intended to use the power of the Black Magician and the Armed Dragon to block this damage."

"However, the Sleeping Giant Gudu appeared on its own."

"This is not my intention, but its own decision."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the wondrous giant. To them, Gudu seemed to have a very independent yet peculiar personality. No one could guess what it was going to do, nor could anyone predict when it would appear.

However, this time, everyone was somewhat surprised to find that the Sleeping Giant Gudu's eyes seemed to have changed; more accurately, it had actually opened its eyes!

Those who have experienced the Duel City Tournament know very well that Sleeping Giant Gudu usually keeps his eyes closed. He only opens his illusory eyes when fighting an enemy and triggering his powerful abilities.

At this moment, the Sleeping Giant Gudu stood on the earth swallowed by the night, his eyes, filled with anger and hostility, staring at the snake's eye in the darkness.

One is a mysterious giant who protects the ordinary.

One of them is a new god within the Orichalcos Barrier.

These two deities seemed to have some kind of grudge that had been entangled for thousands of years, and their eyes were filled with extreme hostility and resentment as they looked at each other.

"Could it be... that there's some kind of entanglement between the Serpent God and the Sleeping Giant, Gudu?"

The bewildered crowd was at a loss, unsure of what to do next. According to their plan, they were supposed to go to the airport to board a KC Group plane to the lost island of Atlantis to fight Daz, but the appearance of the Sleeping Giant Gudu caught them off guard.

However, the warlike stare between the two gods was quickly interrupted by a violent explosion not far away. Almost simultaneously, the Serpent God looked at the center of the explosion with a hateful and resentful expression, while the Sleeping Giant Gudu was blown away by the wind and slowly disappeared into the night.

Everyone came to their senses and suddenly realized that the sound of the explosion seemed to have come from the direction of the airport.

"Oh no! The airport has probably been attacked by those evil elves!!"

"Damn it, what do we do now?"

“It’s alright, I can take you to Atlantis Island, but before that, we’d better go to the airport first.” Rafael stepped forward. After the darkness in his heart was purified by Yugi, he also gave up the ideas that Daz had forcibly imposed on him and decided to work with everyone to save the world again.

“That’s right,” Wang Yang said. “No matter what, airplanes are always faster. I trust Hai Ma. He must have made contingency plans in advance. Even if the airport is attacked, he will definitely have a way to get us there!”

Wang Yang believed in Seto Kaiba, but he didn't expect that the explosion just now was caused by the plane that Seto Kaiba was on.

In the chaos at KC Airport, armed guards were doing everything they could to maintain order and protect the only available transportation facilities. Emergency fire brigades rushed toward the crashed passenger plane engulfed in flames, and within seconds, several jets of high-pressure water were sprayed onto the wreckage.

The intense flames illuminated almost half of the airport.

Not far from the wreckage of the passenger plane, a tall figure slowly emerged, seemingly holding someone in his arms, with a short man following closely beside him.

The moment the three appeared, the entire airport descended into chaos once more. Countless rescue workers rushed to the scene, only to be driven back by the tall figure's shout.

"No need to say anything, I'm fine!"

That tenacious and resolute figure was none other than Seto Kaiba. He handed over Ameruda, whose soul had been taken from him, to the rescue team, and then strode towards the launch bay where the Blue-Eyes White Dragon jet was located.

Just then, Kaiba Keihei suddenly pointed to a group of figures running towards them in the distance and exclaimed, "Brother, look!"

Seto Kaiba stopped and turned to look.

Those were You Che and his group.

Chapter 248 The Lost Island of Mist—Atlantis

Polar night.

Atlantis Island.

In the vast and magnificent temple, only Daz remained. This was not because he had sent out all the members of the Doma organization, but because he did not want anyone to disturb this great moment of the serpent god's descent.

The dazzling evil light illuminated the stone walls of the temple, making them glow with a golden light. Each stone slab on the wall was engraved with the soul of a person. Daz, dressed in a white robe, stood in the center of the temple, constantly chanting incantations. As all the stone slabs continued to emit the radiance of souls, the power of the serpent god hovering above Atlantis Island also began to grow stronger and stronger.

After reciting the last incantation, Daz let out a soft breath and smiled excitedly. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and swept his long sleeves across the huge brazier in front of him.

The leaping flames began to tremble, and soon, a scene appeared in the flames: through the firelight, Daz coldly observed the situation of the Doma swordsmen.

"Tsk, one disappointment after another..."

“Rafiru, Antid, Baron... all of these guys have been turned without exception.”

"The only one who was relatively loyal, Ameruda, was utterly defeated by Seto Kaiba..."

"Hmph, you two mortals, you think you can do anything?"

The firelight flickered on and off, and the scene showed Rafael leading the group toward Atlantis Island.

Daz stroked his chin, squinted, and began to think.

"Did Rafiru actually bring that group of people here on his own initiative?"

"However, this gave me the opportunity to set a trap."

"Of all these people, only Youche and Youxi make me look forward to them. As for the rest of the trash, let them all become sacrifices to the Serpent God!"

After saying that, Daz waved his long sleeves again, and the scroll in the fire instantly vanished.

Then, the entire island of Atlantis began to tremble violently. With the power of the serpent god, Daz, like a creator, reshaped the entire island. One after another, the boulders, mottled by the sea, rose and fell, forming a new pattern that was somewhat similar to the original but different in subtle ways.

After completing all this, Daz returned to his throne in the temple, a sinister sneer on his face.

"Heh, Rafael, do you think that with you leading the way, those people can find me so easily?"

"It is precisely because you are familiar with the structure of this island that I specially changed the layout of the island at the last minute."

"Your memories of this island will only lure those scumbags into your trap."

"In the end, besides You Che and the Pharaoh, no one else will truly walk alive to stand before me!!"

With a cold laugh, Daz suddenly clenched his fist, and the figure of a tall giant gradually appeared in his heterochromatic eyes. The scene of the great war in the elven world millions of years ago resurfaced in his mind. Recalling the severe injuries he had suffered and the pain he had endured over the years, his eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth, vowing to take revenge on that foolish thing!

"Hiss————————————————————"

Under the boundless night sky, a silvery-white trail of smoke streaked across the surging sea.

Inside the airplane cabin, Keihei Kaiba recounted to everyone everything that had happened between him and Seto Kaiba.

"Originally, my brother planned to go back to the airport to drop me off first, and then go to find Daz for a duel on his own. But on the passenger plane, that guy named Ameruda suddenly appeared and started a high-altitude death duel."

"Fortunately, my brother was more skilled. He not only defeated Ameruda, but also managed to make an emergency landing at the airport with the out-of-control plane in a moment of crisis."

"And right after we landed, my brother and I happened to meet you all!"

Kaiba Keihei's tone was full of pride and joy, and in his excitement, he even recounted the entire duel.

Upon hearing that Seto Kaiba also possessed a Nameless Dragon card, Yugi and Jonouchi were momentarily stunned.

"The Fang of Critius?!" the castle exclaimed in surprise. "Is that the third nameless dragon?!"

"So, the third recognized knight is Kaiba..." King said thoughtfully.

While everyone was discussing, You Che, who was sitting by the window, turned his gaze to the outside.

In the original story, Jonouchi at this point in time had already had his soul taken away due to his defeat, and the duelists who ultimately fought Daz were Seto Kaiba and Yugi.

In this world, since Mai the Peacock did not turn evil, Jonouchi did not sacrifice himself in the Orichalcos Barrier. As things stand now, the main characters, including themselves and Rafael, have gathered a total of six duelists. No matter how powerful Daz is, it is impossible for him to win against six opponents at once.

However, a sense of unease lingered in Youche's heart.

He always felt that things wouldn't go so smoothly.

Turning his head to look at Rafael not far away, Yuzuru could clearly sense that he was exhausted. Rafael, whose mental energy was almost depleted, had only managed to get here by sheer physical strength. Among these people, only Mai and Jonouchi, who hadn't fought for a long time, were still full of energy.

Can we win?

Can we do it?

Youche closed his eyes and looked in his mind's eye at his own spirit and the Sleeping Giant Gudu, who was full of fighting spirit but still remained extremely calm.

He didn't know what kind of entanglement existed between Gudu and the Snake God.

But he was certain of one thing: if he couldn't defeat Daz, then this world and the Elf Realm would be ruled or even destroyed by this schemer.

"arrive!!"

Inside the cockpit, Seto Kaiba's voice suddenly came through.

Everyone stood up in unison and looked out the window. They saw an ancient sacred island, and under the dim light of the flames, they could even clearly see signs that sea creatures had once lived there.

Rafiru forced himself to stand up from his seat, despite his exhaustion, and glanced at Atlantis Island as well:

"Strange... something feels off..."

"But I can't quite put my finger on it..."

"Could it be because I've lost the power of Orichalcos?"

Rafael shook his head vigorously. After that duel, his energy was completely exhausted, but even so, he would use his last strength to bring everyone to the place of the final battle!

"Boom—Whoosh—"

With a deafening roar of its engines, the plane landed on a floating island two kilometers from Atlantis.

As everyone disembarked from the plane, the deafening roar of waves followed, and large, weathered rocks rose from the seabed, forming a path to Atlantis Island.

Rafael took a deep breath and said to everyone, "This is the road to the temple. Daz must be in that temple right now."

Everyone looked into the distance and into the sky, and saw a green beam of light shooting up from the tall palace in the center of the island. In the sky where the beam of light reached, the eyes of a ferocious snake opened excitedly, waiting for the final ceremony to be completed. In the dense dark clouds, everyone could even vaguely see the huge snake shadow that looked like an eel.

"Tsk..." The petite Rebecca turned pale instantly and instinctively hid behind Kyoko, but Kyoko was also trembling with fear, her legs even starting to shake.

"That...is that the Serpent God? It's so big..." Yu Jialong said through gritted teeth, his voice filled with fear.

"Alright, that's enough for now!" Seto Kaiba put on his Duel Disk with the help of his assistant and said to Keihei Kaiba, "I'll leave the evacuation plane to you, Keihei."

"Brother, you must be careful..." Kaiba Keihei said with great concern.

Seto Kaiba smiled gently, a rare occurrence, and lightly patted Keihei Kaiba's head.

"Darling, you have to come back, you absolutely have to come back!!" Rebecca said to the figure wearing the Millennium Puzzle, her eyes red with tears.

Wang Yang turned around in surprise, then smiled gently and said, "My partner understands. We will definitely save this world and return safely."