This time it looks like it's finally coming to an end.
The Evil God was directly defeated by the combined might of the Three Egyptian Gods, and even the darkness that shrouded the earth and sky seemed to have been completely purified. Everyone clearly witnessed that malevolent deity explode mid-air, like the most magnificent fireworks in history.
At this moment, countless people around the world simultaneously sighed in relief.
This world, human civilization, managed to survive.
The Evil God fell, and its physical form was shattered into ashes by the Three Egyptian Gods. Countless sealed souls were released from the broken body, traversing endless ages, millions of souls transformed into countless points of light and were released towards the sky, creating a spectacular scene.
Dartz had plotted for millennia for this revival, during which he destroyed countless kingdoms and civilizations, consistently collecting souls for the Evil God.
These souls came from various eras and regions, including humans from prehistoric civilizations, rulers from feudal times, nobles from the medieval era, and geniuses who left valuable legacies for mankind in recent history...
Souls belonging to this era returned to their bodies, while those not from this era quickly dissipated, returning to where they were meant to be.
Among those points of light, several people saw familiar faces. For instance, Jonouchi immediately recognized Valon, who once connected with him through fists, while Kaiba quickly spotted Amelda, with whom he had personal grievances. Yugi also saw Rafael, whom he dueled twice.
Now with the fall of the Evil God, they all regained their freedom.
Even more interestingly, Youyu saw some incongruous figures among those flying souls.
The stout, bald-headed gentleman floating in front of him looked familiar to Youyu at first glance, but upon closer inspection...
... Damn, how does he increasingly resemble Beethoven?
It seems historical records and reality are often at odds. Some who appear to be great musicians might actually be adept card players behind the scenes.
Youyu continued to boldly speculate, suggesting his hearing issues might be related to card dueling, and maybe he lost his hearing as a wager in a Dark Duel...
Youyu recalled there was such a segment in the anime.
At that time, Dartz spoke to Yugi and the others about the darkness in their hearts and showed them great figures sealed in his temple, asserting that no one could truly conquer their inner darkness.
The figures he mentioned closely resembled Beethoven and Einstein based on the portraits, and one even somewhat resembled Emperor Qin...
Imagining further, the possibility that Emperor Qin unified the six states likely was through dueling their rulers individually. He defeated each of the rulers, naturally leading to the unification of the land.
Thus, the legendary Hero Jing Ke might also have been a Duelist... Who knows? Maybe he was a monster spirit under Prince Dan.
Posthumous records are likely erroneous, perhaps the so-called "Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin" was merely a duel between Prince Dan and Emperor Qin.
At that time, Prince Dan summoned Jing Ke, capable of directly attacking the player, intending to deliver the final blow to Emperor Qin. At his moment of demise, Emperor Qin executed a miraculous draw to activate the Field Magic "Pillars of the Great Hall," countering all direct attacks on the player...
... alright, those were purely imagined.
Yet even with all this, the God of Orichalcos somehow remains resiliently undefeated.
The floating island is about to collapse, the ancient city is disintegrating. Yet at this critical juncture, Dartz pounced again with darkness resembling the Souls of the Forgotten.
He laughed viciously and shouted, claiming that the essence of Orichalcos is the dark side of the planet, Earth's resentment towards humanity.
As long as humanity and Earth coexist, the Evil God can never be defeated!
Then Dark Yugi stepped forward.
He said at that moment, he finally found his purpose, understanding why destiny arranged for him to awaken across three millennia.
He would use his soul as a vessel to endure the darkness of the entire planet!
This is his duty as the Pharaoh, transcending three thousand years of time and space!
The King shall allow, the King shall bear, the King shall shoulder the whole world! (Gilgamesh gave a thumbs up)
Thus miraculously, the power of Orichalcos, the darkness Dartz described as "planetary resentment," was entirely sealed within the "vessel" of the Pharaoh's heart, completely eradicated from this world.
The ten-thousand-year connection was severed, from now onwards, Orichalcos ceases to exist.
...
A colossal battle now draws to a close. Marked by the demise of Dartz and the awakening of his Evil God, the Doma faction suffered an overwhelming defeat.
With the faction war ended, the main quest of the Doma arc and all faction-related missions for players were also concluded.
At this moment, almost all players simultaneously received system notifications of mission completion and the end of the faction war event.
Depending on each player's mission completion status and number of side quests completed, the system issued varying main quest rewards.
Regardless, given it was an exceptionally large main storyline, any player who participated received generous rewards.
Especially for players who joined later and missed the Duel City storyline, these substantial rewards from the system were exceptionally satisfying.
As for the faction war, following the event's official conclusion, the faction system automatically revealed the contribution ranking list.
This list documented the contributions of all members within the victorious faction, including players and NPCs who participated.
Though NPCs couldn't see the ranking or use Contribution Points in the mall for rewards, their names still gained recognition among players.
This also helped players identify which NPCs were significant assets within their faction, aiding their future strategic plans and determining which NPC to align with for maximum benefit...
At this time, players in Youyu's faction eagerly opened the rankings after receiving notifications.
Immediately, someone exclaimed excitedly: "Wow, I'm on the list!"
"Damn, that's impressive! Where, where?"
"Look further down, page 369, see if that's me?"
"You... damn..."
"Damn, there are even NPCs?"
Since it's the first opening of the faction system, players felt novelty at encountering it.
"Oh no, there's no way to compete with the NPCs for the top ranks, right?"
Many instinctively navigated to the top of the list, gasping in astonishment.
The name at the very top was a familiar, magical name to all — magical because merely seeing the name, the majority felt it was cool!
Youyu, faction war contribution, 1,216,413 points!