Boom!
The long spear of the magic guide pierced through the body of the White Dragon. The Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon, under the piercing strike of the Black Mage Cavalry, vanished into ashes, transforming into white light and slowly disappearing.
[Kaiba, LP 200]
Kaiba gently closed his eyes.
"Do you understand now, Kaiba?" "Atom" said from the opposite side, "This is the gap in power between you and me. No matter if we do this a hundred or even a thousand times, the result will not change."
"That's not it," Kaiba replied.
Atom frowned, "What?"
"That's not it," Kaiba said as if speaking to himself, "That guy isn't like this."
Atom: "..."
In the next moment, the position where the Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon had clearly been defeated suddenly burst forth with a dazzling radiance. Like a cerulean beam shot from the Netherworld, an exquisitely beautiful dragon writhed its body, spread its wings, and soared upward, releasing a high-pitched dragon's roar.
"When a monster on your field of eight stars or more is destroyed, Special Summon this card from your hand."
Kaiba raised his head, his tone suddenly rising.
"Power from the infinite source of time, shake your wings in the trembling echoes of intertwined souls, appear from the azure abyss —
— Abyssal White Dragon!!!"
[Abyssal White Dragon, Attack Power 0]
"When Abyssal White Dragon is summoned, for each dragon in both graveyards, deal 600 damage to the opponent.
And in my graveyard, there are eight dragons present, totaling 4800 points of damage."
Kaiba turned sharply, walking away with the poise of a real man who never looks back at explosions.
"Disappear, phantom."
Abyssal White Dragon unfurled its beautiful wings, a supremely gorgeous radiance rained down like an unending barrage of cannon fire, engulfing Atom's figure...
"..."
A sweet synthetic female voice echoed in the air, "Simulation ended. Well done, President Kaiba."
Keihei quickly approached, offering Kaiba a bottle of water, "Brother!"
Kaiba took the bottle and drank a sip. Keihei smiled, "The development of the Super Magical Cavalry was a great success, yet another huge advancement for the Black Magic series. This press conference is sure to cause a sensation!"
However, Kaiba merely responded indifferently, "Hmm."
Keihei actually knows what his brother is thinking.
No matter how successful the development, no matter how complete the series becomes, so what?
In Kaiba's eyes, the only person worthy of wielding the power of the Black Mage is no longer here.
There are times even he is unsure why he has been so painstakingly researching the enhancement of the Black Magic Card Deck all these years.
That guy has been gone for ten years, and even the former vessel of that era is no longer walking the Dueling Realm.
However, Kaiba Company is incredibly well-informed, and Kaiba can occasionally glean some of Game's news. Therefore, he knows that Game now rarely duels, seemingly hiding behind the scenes, yet still travels around the world, consciously observing some juniors with wonderful potential and immense possibilities.
What does it mean?
Has he decided that his era has passed, opting to leave the opportunity and stage for growth to the next generation?
If so, Kaiba finds it amusing.
He never considers himself old. Moving forward is his only creed, always advancing, going forward by any means necessary. If there is no road ahead, he will carve one himself with his own hands.
Every opponent who once defeated him, he will eventually overcome with greater strength, proving himself fearless, unstoppable, continually surpassing his past self.
"Brother!"
Keihei prompted him.
"You mentioned keeping an eye on when Yugen would be online with the Link System, didn't you? He just logged on!"
Kaiba scoffed.
"Alright. Then let's get ready to log in."
Saying this, he headed to his virtual battle lab.
Yes, he knows what Yugen is currently doing.
The conflict between the Descent Sect of the Evil God and Yugen. The silent Guardians of the Tomb in Egypt have suddenly become active again, inviting Yugen to Egypt...
Three Evil Gods.
Though these three haven't directly faced Kaiba, they are on his wanted list. It was one of the few defeats of the President. These three initially manipulated Pegasus Nightwalker, took over his entire Kaiba Company, and through a duel gave him a memorable defeat.
Of course, Kaiba has always wanted to reclaim his honor, but he knows that the later Pegasus Nightwalker was just an empty shell. Without the Evil Gods, Nightwalker in his eyes is merely a "decent" duelist, not worth defeating.
The real culprits of that past defeat were those three Evil Gods. However, the Illusion Association later declared the Evil Gods destroyed, no longer existing in the world, so the President had no chance for revenge and had to give up.
But now, that opportunity has returned.
...
...
At this moment, inside the Link System.
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
Judai's eyes shone brightly.
"Could it be the legendary Malik Ishudal, the duelist who competed with Mr. Yugi in a final duel using the Winged Divine Dragon in Duel City..."
Such fervor made Malik a bit embarrassed, "That was all in the past, in the past..."
"And this must be Senior Isis?" Judai excitedly said, "I've watched your duel too! The battle with President Kaiba, forcing him to sacrifice 'Obelisk's Giant Divine Soldiers' to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, I still remember it clearly..."
Isis gave him a gentle smile and nodded slightly.
Malik couldn't help but lean towards Yugen, whispering, "Um, Mr. Yugen, what's up with this kid?"
Yugen said, "He's a friend of mine from Duel Academy. We've been together... well... many times to fight in the Elf Dimension."
Malik showed a look of surprise.
Multiple trips to the Elf Dimension... Is the Duel Academy's curriculum now this avant-garde?
Malik said, "But our mission this time is dangerous, and this child..."
"It's fine, he's very strong," Yugen smiled, "Though I didn't plan on calling him originally, since he's here, he can join us without issue."
With Yugen saying so, Malik couldn't say much more. Yet he remained puzzled, thinking one Duel King from the Academy is already a miracle, even if Yugen says he's strong, can he truly be strong enough to confront the Evil Gods?
Yugen looked towards Judai, seemingly sensing something, "Yubel?"
Yubel's phantom appeared behind Judai, arms crossed, looking at him with an indignant gaze, "It's me, thanks to you, I'm with Judai again."
"You're welcome," Yugen told Judai, "Congratulations, you've recovered your most important Elf."
Judai said sorrowfully, "I couldn't do it alone. The Overlord... willingly sacrificed himself for me to gain the power to save Yubel."
Yugen raised an eyebrow.
This was unexpected.
Judai was about to explain further when Yugen suddenly noticed another notification from the Link System. A friend he seldom saw online had appeared in the list.
Seto Kaiba, the president?