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Chapter 514: Ultimate Burst

Pegasus's reminder annoyed Kaiba somewhat.

Realistically speaking, even if the Toon Goblin Attack Force successfully landed a Direct Attack on him, it would only reduce his LP by 1150. For Kaiba, whose Life Points were currently at the full 4000 LP, this was practically negligible.

Using the Counter Gate, which could be life-saving in the right situation, for a mere 1150 Damage did seem a bit Wasted. However, even if Kaiba knew this, he wouldn't admit there was anything wrong with his play.

"Calculating back and forth over such a trivial amount of Life Points? Your skill level is only of this much, Pegasus."

The Dimensional Wall in front of Kaiba shrunk back to his Deck area. After negating the Toon Goblin Attack Force's Attack, the Draw Effect of Counter Gate awaited Kaiba's processing.

Taking a deep breath, Kaiba looked coldly at the three Monsters on Pegasus's Field: "While you are still calculating the immediate gains and losses as you always do, I have already found the Path I must walk – that glorious path leading to the other side of Victory!"

"Draw a Card!"

Looking at the Card he drew, the corner of Kaiba's mouth curved up: "Hmph, as expected, Victory has already fallen into my Hand."

"Prepare to receive the ultimate Defeat I shall deal you, Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters."

'That Gaze!' Pegasus met Kaiba's Gaze, his Heart trembling. 'He's not looking at me at all, but at something else beyond me!?'

"At the End Phase of my Battle Phase, Toon Goblin Attack Force changes to Defense Position, and cannot change its Battle Position until the end of my next Turn. Then my Turn ends. The Effect of Shrink disappears from Toon Goblin Attack Force, and its ATK recovers to its Original Attack Value."

Pegasus, with an empty Hand, had no Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone, and thus ended his Turn.

【Pegasus: 3000LP, Hand 0】

【Toon Dark Magician】【ATK 2500】

【Toon Chaos Soldier】【ATK 3000】

【Toon Goblin Attack Force】【ATK 1150 → DEF 0】

【Toon World】

Even though he had assembled three Powerful Monsters on his Field, Pegasus felt no sense of security under Kaiba's icy stare.

Kaiba's Spell/Trap Zone and Front Row were both empty. In his Hand, besides the Card he just drew with Counter Gate's Draw Effect, he only had one Polymerization that he had confirmed last Turn. And even for Kaiba's strongest Fusion Monster, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, two of the three Blue-Eyes needed as Fusion Material were already sent to the Graveyard.

On his side, Toon Goblin Attack Force had changed to a safe Defense Position due to its own Effect. The other two Monsters were Toon Dark Magician with 2500 ATK and Toon Chaos Soldier with ATK equal to Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Even for the biggest Vulnerability of Toon Monsters, he actually had a Hidden Means to protect them.

Pegasus glanced at his Graveyard. There, the Toon Bookmark he used when searching for Toon World on the First Turn lay there. It had the ability: "If Toon World on your Field is Destroyed by Effect, you can Banish this Card from your Graveyard as a substitute."

Under such perfect circumstances, where did his unease come from?

Pegasus didn't know.

However, it was already Kaiba's Turn. He drew a Card from his Deck: "My Turn, Draw."

"Hmph, first I Activate Pot of Greed. I Draw two Cards from my Deck."

Drawing two Cards, Kaiba's eyebrows raised as he saw one of them clearly, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "I truly didn't expect to Draw this Card. I originally planned to use that Monster, but in that case, I'll use you instead."

"I Activate Spell Card Dark Factory of Mass Production! I Add to Hand two Normal Monsters from my Graveyard. Had enough rest, Blue-Eyes!"

Kaiba's movements were with great flair. He retrieved two Blue-Eyes White Dragon Cards from the Graveyard, causing Pegasus to be momentarily stunned: "Could it be?"

"I Activate Spell Card Polymerization! I will use the two Blue-Eyes I just Add to Hand, plus the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was Add to Hand earlier due to Counter Gate's Effect, as Fusion Material!" Kaiba's Right Hand clenched into a fist, as if grasping the Future in his Hand. "If the goal is to interrupt you, this Monster is more suitable."

"Cross the boundaries of Space-Time and come before me, the strongest, most ultimate White Dragon in history!"

"Fusion Summon! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!!"

"Indomitable! Invincible!! Supreme!!!"

Even though it was just a Normal Monster without even an Effect, when Kaiba Activated Polymerization and combined the Power of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Pegasus was surprised to find that Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's appearance caused a commotion like a Dark Game, causing cracks to appear in the Center of the Duel Platform they were using, as if it would truly tear even space apart!

"It's, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon?" At the same time, Pegasus didn't quite understand why Kaiba would use Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon instead of True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. "With only 4500 ATK, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon should be inferior to True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."

"Hmph, what a pathetic thought, Pegasus. Don't think I'm like you, someone who gives up everything to pursue Power." Holding the last Card in his Hand, Kaiba's mouth curled into a cold smile. "In my eyes, whether it's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon or True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, they are equally important beings."

"Just to Defeat you, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is enough. It will also serve as the conclusion to the Duel where I once lost to you!"

As he spoke, Kaiba placed the Card in his Hand on the Duel Platform: "Activate Spell Card Ultimate Burst, then enter my Battle Phase."

"Ultimate Burst will Grant my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon the ability to Attack three times in one Battle Phase, and the Opponent cannot respond to Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Attack until the end of the Damage Step, activate any Spell/Trap/Monster Effect!"

"Swallow the surging storm and radiant light, and unleash infinite Wrath, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba's Finger pointed at the Toon Dark Magician on Pegasus's Field. "Attack Toon Dark Magician, Burst Stream of Destruction!!""

One of the three heads of the Ultimate Dragon opened its mouth, and dazzling Radiance gathered into a brilliant sphere within its maw, transforming into a Flood of Light that poured out. Seeing this, Pegasus said unwillingly: "Toon Monsters cannot be Destroyed—"

"But you still have to take the Battle Damage!" Kaiba's cold voice interrupted Pegasus. "Only Destruction can create. You, who do not understand this Path, shall be swallowed by Blue-Eyes's Attack and drown in the 'present'."

The other two heads of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon also got ready. Immediately following the first Attack, accompanied by Kaiba's voice, two more dragon breaths were unleashed.

"And I will press forward without hesitation onto the Future Path!"

"Annihilate!"

"Obliterate!!"

"DECIMATE!!!"

"Uwaaaaaah!!!!"

【Pegasus: 3000 → 1000 → 0 → 0LP】

Even though it was just a Virtual Projection, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's triple Attack carried a powerful impact that sent Pegasus flying directly from the front of the Duel Platform, landing in the walkway behind him, where he Struggled for a while but couldn't get up.

As for Kaiba, he didn't care about Pegasus's thoughts. He simply collected the Cards on the Duel Platform under Pegasus's gaze, and walked with steady, firm steps to the table where the two had placed their Briefcases earlier. He opened the Box Pegasus had put down.

Inside the Box was a small stack of Cards. They were well protected and neatly arranged without damage. Kaiba reached out, picked up the stack of Cards, and fanned them out.

The Cards placed in this Box were not just the Card Pegasus had created based on Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's Data. There were also many Cards he had successfully designed and manufactured but hadn't directly brought out for various reasons. For example, Kaiba saw a Card named Destiny Confrontation.

On that Card Art, the confronting Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician were clearly depicted. Pegasus had evidently designed this Card inspired by the Tablet currently on display at the Egyptian Artifact Traveling Exhibition Hall in Domino City.

However, Kaiba, who hadn't paid much attention to Ishizu's words back then, completely ignored the Destiny Confrontation Card. Instead, he took two Cards from the six or seven Cards in his Hand: "Alright, I'll take these two Cards. As for the arrangement, I will proactively find Hayato Kobayashi and Mutou Yuugi."

"Two Cards!? How could this be!" Pegasus, lying on the ground, looked utterly disbelieving. Didn't we agree on just taking one? Why did you take an extra one? Is stealing my Cards that interesting?

I originally thought only someone like Hayato Kobayashi would steal other people's Cards. I never expected it, but you, Kaiba Seto, a seemingly honest guy like you, would actually steal my Cards too!

If I had known this earlier, I should have only brought out one Card!

"Wait! Kaiba boy!"

Pegasus struggled to get up, wanting to stop Kaiba and make him return the extra Card. But Kaiba's movements were too fast. He had already walked out of the Duel Arena, not forgetting to take his own Briefcase with him, as it still contained the signed Stock Transfer Agreement."

——————Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon Flying——————

Domino City, Egyptian Artifact Traveling Exhibition Hall.

Although the exhibition hall's existence was primarily a cover for the Three Egyptian Gods Cards back then, doing things thoroughly from start to finish is important. As the person in charge of the Artifact traveling exhibition, Ishizu still remained in Domino City."

The "Egyptian Artifact Traveling Exhibition" was not a conventional "national tour" or anything similar. After all, Ishizu's initial Purpose was to lure Marik, who was with the Rare Hunters at the time, to Domino City. It was impossible to travel all over the country. The so-called "traveling" actually referred to the "traveling" of the Artifacts themselves.

That is, exhibiting a portion of the Artifacts at a fixed location for a period of time, then replacing them with other Artifacts. The only thing that needed attention was the preservation of the Artifacts, eliminating the need to build new exhibition halls.

Hayato, with a Camera hanging around his neck, casually took a Photo of the Pharaoh's Coffin that hadn't been covered by a glass case yet: "So this is that Pharaoh Tutankhamun, huh? Doesn't look like he has a Curse."

"'Wings of death shall befall those who dare disturb the Pharaoh's sleep.' Although such words are carved outside the Pharaoh's Tomb Chamber, unfortunately, the so-called 'Pharaoh's Curse' is actually just a groundless Rumor. Pharaoh Tutankhamun did not possess any Great Power during his life."

Ishizu, standing beside him, smiled and introduced it to Hayato. Because she was at her Workplace, Ishizu was wearing her face-covering Egyptian attire today.

"Because Pharaoh Tutankhamun was one of the few Pharaohs whose tomb wasn't visited by Graverobbers, the archaeological team led by the British Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a large amount of Gold and Silver Treasures and Precious Artifacts in Tutankhamun's tomb at that time. To prevent Graverobbers from coveting them, they deliberately fabricated this Rumor."

Hearing this, Hayato scoffed: "I think it wasn't just to prevent Graverobbers from coveting them, right? Perhaps it was also to scare the locals from entering the Tomb Chamber so they could transport the Artifacts to the British Museum?"

"After all, it's well known that when the British Museum returns Artifacts to their original owners, there's nothing left inside."

Ishizu smiled faintly. Like Hayato, she didn't have good feelings about the "archaeological teams" back then who plundered Artifacts from other countries under the guise of protecting them: "However, Hayato, you were wrong about one thing. The Artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb were not taken by them. In fact, all the Egyptian Artifacts in the British Museum are fake."

"After all, although the Tomb Keepers live in seclusion, when someone makes a move on a Pharaoh's tomb, we cannot just stand by and watch."

"In that case, Older Sister, stop chatting with Brother-in-law for now. Don't just stand there watching, come and help me out~" Behind Hayato and Ishizu, Marik's voice was heard.

Only to see Marik holding a Sealed Box in his Hand, walking slowly towards Hayato and Ishizu, complaining as he walked: "After getting a sweetheart, you completely forgot you have a Younger Brother, huh? And even though Artifacts can't be photographed, you didn't even stop Brother-in-law, and even made me do Manual Labor..."

"Alright, alright, Marik, why are you getting so naggy lately? I'll help you carry it." Hayato looked Helpless, walked up to Marik, and took the Box, telling Marik to rest for a bit.

When he took the Box, Hayato felt that its weight was unusually heavy. It seemed to contain something extraordinary: "What's inside this...?"

"This Box?" Ishizu glanced at the Box Hayato was holding, recalling the Artifact Catalog for this replacement. "Ah, right. This Box contains a Tablet. It's an Artifact newly excavated about eight years ago. Several other Artifacts unearthed at the same time will also be displayed this time."

"Moreover, this Tablet is actually very special," Ishizu paused, then looked at Hayato, "Because on the Tablet, the presence of the Three Egyptian Gods is also carved."

"Ah, the Golden Pyramid, serialized in full!"

(End of Chapter)

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