Paradox indeed thought so too.
When the KC Cup Tournament reached its climax, Pegasus, the president of the International Fantasy Society, would personally appear.
At this moment, Pegasus, who had just arrived at Kaiba Land, was preparing to meet with Kaiba Seto. They would engage in brief talks about cooperation and discuss the upcoming event process.
For Paradox, this would be a perfect opportunity.
He would directly use future technology to summon corporeal monster spirits, using the powerful spirit forces he had collected from various timelines, to eliminate both Kaiba and Pegasus on the spot before anyone could react!
Both Kaiba Seto and Pegasus were pivotal figures in the Duel Monster Realm, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of this game.
If both of them were dealt with now, there might still be hope to curb the momentum of the continued development of Duel Monsters!
Although Pegasus once wielded dark powers, his strength had significantly decreased after his Millennium Eyes were taken. As long as the timing and angle of the sneak attack were perfect, there's a high probability of taking him out in one strike before he could respond.
In the original timeline, Paradox did exactly that to take out Pegasus.
Though Kaiba Seto's identity was unique, supposedly possibly a reincarnation of a priest or something, Paradox believed that without divine artifacts and with no unlocked memories of his past life, Kaiba was just an ordinary entrepreneur now.
Originally, Kaiba's card deck contained powerful spirits to be wary of, but at this time, he was in a phase of retiring his cards. (Although he had a secret duel with some jellyfish-headed person from the future not long ago)
Furthermore, when meeting with Pegasus, Kaiba would surely come as a businessman rather than a Duelist, meaning he wouldn't bring his card deck, and thus his powerful spirits wouldn't be by his side.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Paradox stood high above, overlooking the situation below. At this moment, Kaiba and Pegasus had gathered at one place, with the latter excitedly opening his arms, possibly saying something like "Long time no see, Kaiba Boy."
While President Kaiba looked disdainful...
"Hmph."
Paradox sneered as he activated his Duel Disc, drawing a card from his card deck.
At this very moment, history is about to be overturned!
"Go!" He shouted loudly, "Malefic Rainbow Dragon!"
The Duel Disc system activated, and a powerful beam shot into the sky. A spectrum of seven-colored lights extended from the sky, resembling a colorful curtain.
In an instant, it was as if the entire world changed colors. Everyone clearly saw the light and shadow covering the sky, so realistic that it didn't resemble a holographic projection, with darkness interspersing the rainbow's brilliance as a gigantic shadow rapidly approached.
A massive dragon burst through the rainbow-colored glow, flying out! It swung its long tail, its white body cutting through the sky like a shooting star, accompanied by rumbling sounds, projecting a shadow that swept across Kaiba Land like a massive dark cloud.
More and more people in Kaiba Land noticed the sight; many looked up and pointed, some even applauded and cheered—thinking it was an 'unexpected surprise' arranged by the organizers.
Some players began to realize something was wrong.
"Wait, isn't that Rainbow Dragon?"
"Where did Rainbow Dragon come from in version 1.0?"
"That's a freakin' Malefic Rainbow Dragon!"
"Is this a side plot?"
"Whoa! Is it 'that man'? The boldest and bravest BOSS in Yu-Gi-Oh! history!?"
News spread at light speed among the players, and chaos ensued among them.
Kaiba and Pegasus also noticed the anomaly over there.
"What a magnificent dragon!" Pegasus also thought this was arranged by Kaiba Group; he turned to Kaiba, "Is this your arrangement?"
Kaiba frowned, not responding immediately, but his mind quickly processed the situation.
What's happening? Has someone hacked our system?
Could it be Jie Ke?
No, that's impossible, that guy should be out of the game by now...
The darkly corrupted divine beast opened its mouth, releasing rainbow-colored waves from its vast maw! The seven-colored light converged at one point, transforming into a surging incandescent ray that ripped through the sky, the storm nearly flipping the crowd below, with the beam aimed directly at Kaiba and Pegasus!
But in that split-second moment, a beam seemed to slash down diagonally from beyond the sky. Dazzling golden light shot onto the track of the rainbow burst, and within a fraction of a second, coalesced into a humanoid form.
Elemental Hero Neos!
"Hah!"
Neos pushed out both palms, channeling energy between them to form a light blue shield. The Malefic Rainbow Dragon's ray crashed into the shield without reservation, its energy waves sweeping the air, creating a spectacular light effect.
The Malefic Rainbow Dragon roared fiercely and charged forward. Neos, having blocked the attack, didn't pause, flying up to meet it.
The white hero and the massive rainbow dragon tangled mid-air, their continuous, intense clashes, constantly bouncing each other away, broke out into an intense battle in the sky.
The crowd's cheers were incessant, and the scene heated up to the max.
Many marveled at how the Kaiba Group's holographic imaging technology had become increasingly impressive. Until now, monsters summoned from the Duel Disc could only perform simple attack moves, and the battle scenes were relatively monotonous.
However, the fierce battle between Neos and the Rainbow Dragon seemed to have completely thrown away these limitations, with the two exchanging blows mid-air, various flashy light techniques continually exploding mid-sky, as exhilarating as a live-version Hollywood blockbuster.
Kaiba quickly realized that this might truly be beyond the capabilities of their current technology.
Which means these two Duel Monsters...
...might be real!
The players became especially excited, frantically taking photos and screenshots, as happy as if it were New Year's.
Playing a Yu-Gi-Oh! game, and I get to watch M78's civil servants fight monsters live, can you believe it!?
Of course, the players quickly recognized the famous Ultraman... oh no, I mean Neos. Therefore, it also became clear that Neos' only master, the future's protagonist Jaden Yuki, was already nearby.
"Tch," Paradox clicked his tongue.
Turning around, he wasn't surprised to see Youyu... and the two protagonists with peculiar headgear hiding their faces, making their entrance.
While Neos held off the Malefic Rainbow Dragon, the three had already found Paradox.
Paradox's face twisted with irritation, "You Duel Kings are really tiresome, aren't you?"