Chapter 116 Throwing Tiles, Touching Tiles
Yami Yugi woke up not long after Hayato left, and after he woke up, Yugi and several people in the city who were waiting for him also informed Hayato of the speculations about Aknadi that Hayato had left before he left.
Out of his trust in everyone, especially aibo, An Yugi naturally had doubts about Aknadi, but after he woke up, before he could put this suspicion into practice, news came.
Priest Akhnadi and a large number of garrison troops in the royal city are missing. The two [Millennium Artifacts] [Millennium Cone] and [Millennium Key] are also missing. In the residence of Priest Akhnadi, a large amount of blood stains and A very cryptic message.
The message conveyed in that message was that Akhnadi discovered that Bakula had sneaked into the palace again and witnessed him stealing the [Millennium Artifact]. As a witness, he was also attacked by Bakula and met with the king. A large number of soldiers in the city were taken away by Bakula, and their destination was Bakula's lair, the thieves' village Clay Elna.
As a court mage, he used the power of magic to try to restore the scene in the residence of Priest Ahnadi, and found that besides Priest Ahnadi, there was indeed another person with a strong dark aura who had appeared, and the blood on the ground was indeed It belongs to Priest Akhnadi.
It stands to reason that the more information you have, the easier it will be to deduce and analyze the truth, but Yami Yugi is somewhat compromised.
Hayato said that Akhnadi was not a good person and would have evil intentions, but in the blink of an eye Akhnadi was directly "sacrificed". No matter how much An Yugi wanted to doubt Akhnadi, there was nothing he could do. Akhnadi claimed to have been abducted by Bakura. There is no suspicion at all on Kenadi.
However, I heard that Maliku and others saw the two missing [Millennium Artifacts] and the [Millennium Eye] of Priest Akhnadi, but they did not see where Akhnadi was. Although it was not without Ah It was possible that Kenadi had been killed, but An Yugi did have doubts in his heart again.
He had a hunch that when he found the "Dark Priest", he might be able to know the truth and answers to everything.
After hearing Yami Yugi's words, Mana nodded obediently, waved the wand in her hand and said, "Well, Priest Isis and the others came from that direction just now, right? I felt a very strong darkness there. Breath, let me go to support you first, King...Pharaoh."
Halfway through her words, Mana promptly corrected her name for Yami Yugi. The title "Prince" is his exclusive privilege. Although Yami Yugi himself has given permission, there are so many people here, so he might as well just follow the crowd and call him "Pharaoh".
As he spoke, Mana rode at the front. As a member of the court mage, Mana's magic level is only lower than that of the late Mahad, and she has enough strength to ensure her own safety, especially since she has been working hard in recent times due to Mahad's death. , practiced hard and made great progress.
After Hayato, Seth, and Sharda worked out a way to use the [Millennium Artifact] to awaken the elves in their hearts, although temporarily due to the disappearance of the two [Millennium Artifacts] [Millennium Eye] and [Millennium Key], The popularization of elves was forced to stop, but after hearing about this method, Mana tried it herself.
Even without the crystallized fighting disk of alchemy and the recognition of the [Millennium Artifact], Mana relied on her attainments in magic to actually be one step away from awakening her own elf.
Mana took the first step. Naturally, Yami Yugi, who was traveling with her, would not let her go too far alone and wanted to catch up. Priest Seth naturally followed in order to protect the pharaoh. Seeing this, even though he didn't have enough strength after a long-distance run, Kaiba still stood up and wanted to follow a few people back to the Thief Village.
Even though he knew he had no power, there was a difference between being unable to do anything and doing nothing. There was a fire in Kaiba's heart that he couldn't let out.
But just when Kaiba wanted to keep up with Set and Yami Yugi, Set, who was one step behind Yami Yugi, slowed down, glanced at Kaiba, and stopped him: "That's enough, what's the use of following you? You don't have any power, even if you follow us, you can't protect anything, you are just a burden to us."
"Stay here, guy named Kaiba, if you still have any sense of self."
Mana is a court mage who can use magic to fight. Although the Pharaoh has been stolen from the [Millennium Cone], he can still summon the stone monsters that were previously transferred from Mahad's stone temple, and Set also has rich control of stone monsters. Combat experience.
He had obviously just escaped from the pursuit of those monsters, but now he was trying to get back there. Seth looked at Kaiba with some displeasure. But he also forgot that he often behaved like this in the eyes of others.
I don't know if it was an illusion caused by seeing the same face, but when Set looked at the seahorse that looked the same as himself, he inexplicably saw a very familiar pursuit of power in his eyes. When Bakura attacked the palace and Mahad died, he seemed to have a similar look in his eyes.
Maybe when everything ends, Kaiba with such eyes can use the power of the [Millennium Key] to awaken a good spirit, but Set has no time to waste on Kaiba who has no power now. After finishing speaking, he nodded. He caught up with Yami Yugi without looking back and ignored Kaiba.
Although Yami Yugi, Seth, and Mana left, it was not just the three of them who came to the Thief Village this time. There were also an army of nearly a hundred people accompanying them, following the direction in which the three of them left. They moved forward, but left behind a logistics force to take care of Mariku, Isis and Kaiba.
Isis received treatment and care from doctors. The [Millennium Jewelry] she was wearing was also removed to prevent the magic in it from interfering with the magic used during medical treatment, and was temporarily handed over to Isis's younger brother Malikul. inside.
Looking at the [Millennium Jewelry] in Maliku's hand, an idea came to Kaiba's mind as Seth's contemptuous words before he left echoed in his heart.
Patting Maliku on the shoulder, he motioned for Maliku to follow him to the side. After confirming that no one was around, Kaiba told Maliku what he thought.
"Using the [Millennium Artifact] to awaken elves, do you really believe what Hayato Kobayashi said?" Maliku raised an eyebrow, "But the problem is, this is not the [Millennium Eye] and [Millennium Key], and I don't It’s not recognized by [Millennium Jewelry].”
The [Millennium Artifact] seems to be just a golden instrument, but the magic power contained in it is not at all like an inert metal like gold. It is extremely active. Compared with the [Millennium Artifact] that Kaiba knows three thousand years later, in this memory world [Millennium Artifacts] seem to have more obvious magic power.
Perhaps three thousand years of time have worn away the power of these [Millennium Artifacts], or perhaps they have been sealed and their magic power has been silenced?
In short, in this era, [Millennium Artifact] has a setting that those who fail to pass the test are not even qualified to touch it. Just touching it will cause extreme pain and suffering, and even in more serious cases... Directly kills anyone it touches.
Akhnadi had warned Bakula about this point, but he didn't expect that Bakula would directly ignore this setting because of his connection with the birth of the [Millennium Artifact]. Of course, it makes sense to regard Bakura as having passed the test of the [Millennium Artifact].
This is why the doctors did not leave the [Millennium Jewelry] alone, but gave it to Maliku for temporary safekeeping. As the head of the tomb-guarding clan who was once almost selected as a priest of the [Millennium Artifact] but unfortunately failed to do so, Malikul was unable to gain the approval of the [Millennium Artifact] to use their power compared to ordinary people, but he could still manage to touch it. Touch them without getting hurt.
But now, Kaiba told Maliku to use the power of [Millennium Jewelry] to awaken the elves. He wanted to help?
Don't forget that the power of the elves has not awakened by then, and Kaiba was directly killed by the magic power of the [Millennium Jewelry]. Even the relatively mild "good" [Millennium Artifact] does not mean that they do not have any It's dangerous. If it's more serious, Maliku himself might end up with a bad end.
"Stop joking, do you know what will happen if someone who is not qualified tries to use the [Millennium Artifact]?" Looking at Kaiba, Maliku stretched out his finger and poked his chest, "He is in a state of disgrace and will not die! Don't die!" I thought that even if you just escaped with me, you have a special relationship with me, and I wouldn’t feel bad if you died, let alone go gambling with you.”
"I have heard before that among the priests under the Pharaoh, Priest Ahnadi has a habit of collecting slate monsters, and Seth also likes to collect slate monsters, but the difference is that he only pursues those with powerful power. Slate monster.”
"You look exactly like Priest Set, and you even think the same way. Is it necessary to risk your life for power?"
Maliku's words were ruthless, but more importantly, they were helpless. He could also see the desire for power in Kaiba's eyes, but being able to see it didn't mean he understood. Is power so important that it's worth risking Kaiba's life?
Hearing Maliku's words, Kaiba nodded firmly: "Well, that's right, for the sake of strength, this is just a necessary sacrifice."
Seeing Maliku's disdainful expression after hearing his answer, Kaiba took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to experience the situation just now. I've had enough of that situation once."
Of course, what Kaiba was referring to was not the legendary duelist Seto Kaiba, the dignified president of Kaiba Entertainment Group and one of the top three in the world. He was killed one after another in just one day or even a few hours. People despised the idea of being a "burden" three times - although this incident did make Kaiba very angry.
What Kaiba was fed up with was that he had no power to change anything, no power to fight, no power to protect others and lend a helping hand.
His self-esteem is extremely strong, but Hayato and Karim's actions of sacrificing their lives to cut off the queen have repeatedly frustrated his self-esteem.
Ultimately, the root of all this is that he has no power.
If he could summon [Blue Eyes White Dragon], even if he and Hayato died together, Kaiba wouldn't be as uncomfortable as he is now, but he couldn't get [Blue Eyes]'s response, it was like in this era [ Qingyan] has not yet formed a sufficient bond with him.
So he thought of a way - Hayato had told him that with the help of the power of the [Millennium Key], he had awakened the card spirit of the [Psychic Ectoplasm]. Although it was not a monster but a magic card, it was a bit strange to awaken the spirit. It was too weird, but this incident gave Kaiba enough inspiration.
"I need power, more power, and since the [Millennium Artifact] can discover the spirit in people's hearts, I will never let go of this power."
"For the sake of power, you can take my life at will, as long as you give me more power!"
After hearing Kaiba's words, Maliku looked at him deeply. Although he is a bit selfish, he is not ungrateful. Although he saw the scene of Kalim summoning [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] when he left before, but after such a long time, Kalim did not chase him out, which actually gave Malik a vague premonition in his heart. .
Sighing, Maliku covered his forehead: "Damn it, I must have been so frightened that I lost my head today, to actually do such a thing."
"Okay, I must admit that I am actually a little worried about the situation with Priest Karim, so I will just gamble with you, a crazy man full of power." Maliku said, holding a cup of wine in both hands. Holding Isis' [Millennium Jewelry], he looked at Kaiba seriously and said, "As promised in advance, I will not be responsible if you die."
"But if I die, I will never let you go in the underworld!"
The corners of Kaiba's mouth raised slightly: "Hmph, it's up to you, but I won't go to the underworld. There will always be only a glorious road in my future."
Closing his eyes, Maliku concentrated on communicating with the [Millennium Jewelry] held in his hand. The power contained in it was triggered and drawn out slightly under Maliku's guidance, and it was full of energy that was as explosive as a bomb. The explosive and dangerous aura of magical power surged out of the [Millennium Jewelry] and rushed into the body of the seahorse who was close to Chi Chi.
Before Maliku could feel a little happy that he had successfully used the power of [Millennium Jewelry], the magic power that had been relatively stable a second ago suddenly rioted and exploded violently, and part of it was cut off and returned to [Millennium Jewelry]. 】, the rest of the magic power exploded on the spot, blasting into the bodies of Mariku and Kaiba.
In an instant, the two of them were blown away by a sudden explosion and fell to the sand. Heartbreaking pain was transmitted to Maliku's mind. The magic power vaguely gathered the "Eye of Ugato" mark on his forehead, and after losing Before he realized it, he finally saw a white light that seemed to shine on the side of Kaiba, which was also blown away.