Chapter 72: I, Bakula, Am Already Invincible in the World!
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The crisp sound of metal touching sounded outside the city gate, attracting the attention of a soldier who was stationed at the entrance of the city-state. He couldn't help but lie on the side of the city wall and poke his head out to see what was under the city wall. movement.
However, he saw nothing.
"Perhaps you are too nervous. You heard Master Seth say that if things like the past few days happen again to embarrass him, who is responsible for the city's security, he will be rude to us, so you are afraid?"
The guard who was working as a guard on night duty with him in a group of two joked like this. The guard who had already suspected that he was hallucinating also laughed and cursed at his companion, thinking that maybe he was too nervous and misheard. The sound I just heard took to heart.
From the side of the two guards, Bakula, whose body was completely invisible, climbed up along the gaps between the bricks that formed the city wall. He glanced at the two guards beside him. He did not kill them, but He bypassed the two people and walked towards the city on his own.
However, the way he walked was somewhat limping.
"That bastard Mahad actually burst out with such a powerful force in the end. He really left me with a lot of trouble." Although he put on a new robe, Bakula exposed half of his body from under the robe. With unhealed burns, "It's completely different from the experience three thousand years ago. Is it because this is the world of Pharaoh's memory, so that guy also became stronger because of Pharaoh's cognition?"
"However, it is also thanks to that guy Mahad that he has become stronger. Although it has caused me more trouble, it has also made the rewards after defeating him more abundant and attractive."
Stroking the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] that emitted a faint golden light on his chest, Baku pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a ferocious smile. The metallic sound just noticed by the soldier came from the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel].
The ultimate dark game is, after all, a dark game, and it needs to adhere to the most basic principle of "fairness". This does not mean that it will force the strong to become weak or anything like that, but it means that it will give all parties considerable advantages.
The advantage of the dark game is that he started as himself three thousand years ago, the "nameless pharaoh", and thus gained the support of an entire country. As one of the "participants" in this ultimate dark game, The advantage gained by Bakura, or Tapirang, who is currently controlling the chess piece named "Bakura the Thief" to infiltrate the royal city again, is the detailed memory of three thousand years ago.
By analogy, it's probably like a reborn person who starts out poor with nothing to remember, and a rich second generation who starts at the peak of someone else's life?
However, in fact, the "advantages" of the two actually have their own drawbacks. While Yami Yugi's status as a pharaoh brings convenience to him, the priests under him also have their own ideas and are not under his complete control. chess piece, and the memory obtained by Tapirang is even different from that of three thousand years ago.
At least in the real history of three thousand years ago, Bakula was not plotted by Mahad to the point of being seriously injured.
It was also because of the deviation of this memory that prompted Tapirang to control Bakula to return to the royal city. It would be too dangerous to continue to act alone, with no guarantee or back-up. He needed to increase the number of chess pieces he could control, so that even if he lost Bakura, he would not lose this dark game.
Walking through the deserted streets at night in complete transparency, completely ignoring the guards patrolling the road, Bakula looked proud.
"Thanks to Mahad's [Shadow Ghoul], my [Diabond] gained the power of transparency. After Mahad's death, was the person in charge of the city's defense the same Set? It's such a pity that his After setting it up, no matter how strict the defense is, it is useless to me."
"Although if I launch an attack, this state will be released and I can be attacked. This shortcoming is very annoying, but my purpose is not to kill people anyway. If you are not wrong, is it this direction?"
Following the guidance of the [Millennium Wheel of Wisdom], Bakula's direction was not the palace, but a certain stone temple outside the palace.
"Although it is not absolute, it can still be used as a reference. The memory of the prophet, the most powerful [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] among the [Millennium Artifacts], and the infinitely evolving elf beast [Diabond]. I, Bakula, am already invincible! "
"I see, Hayato Kobayashi has awakened such a powerful spirit..."
In the temple, Akhnadi couldn't help but nodded after hearing Seth's description. There were monsters that could turn the body into an untouchable state before Hayato's [Psychic Ectoplasm] appeared. The late Mahad had a monster named [Shadow Ghoul]. Not only It can make the body transparent and invisible, and can even pass through walls or bypass powerful monsters and attack enemies directly.
But the flaw of that monster is also very obvious. Although the ability to become transparent is almost invincible, it will be forcibly released when it needs to launch an attack. Enemies with quick reactions can even seize the opportunity to counterattack at that moment, such as hitting the opponent with a ball. On the head, the transparent state can only be maintained for a maximum of five minutes and then must be released to take a breath...
What, "divine power"? I've never heard of that kind of thing, and it definitely doesn't look like it, not at all, huh.
But even so, the power of [Shadow Ghoul] is still quite powerful, even relatively weak priests like Shada, Karim, and Isis, even Mahad's [Demon of Fantasy] Mentor] couldn't force him out, the [Shadow Ghoul] alone was a presence they couldn't deal with.
Although it is indeed inferior to Hayato's [Ryuuki Takumi - Tianryu Meteor = QUA] in terms of hard power and can almost compete with gods, the functionality of [Shadow Ghoul] cannot be replaced even by gods. This kind of ability Even Set, who pursues power, is willing to accept monsters with special powers.
And Hayato's [Psychic Ectoplasm] is even more useless. Although it lacks the power of invisibility compared to [Shadow Ghoul], it has the ability to launch an attack without breaking the untouchable state. Although I don't quite understand Hayato. What does it mean by "Only a substitute can defeat a substitute", but that is not important. Knowing that Hayato's plan can indeed create a powerful monster is enough for Set.
And Akhnadi breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Seth's plan, which didn't sound very humane, was stopped by Hayato before it could be implemented. After all, he really didn't want to see Seth step into the abyss. , especially when he himself has actually stepped into the abyss.
Aknadi's thoughts couldn't help but recall the past fifteen years ago.
At that time, the kingdom was in the midst of war. As a court alchemist, he finally unearthed a way to obtain powerful power from an ancient book after painstaking research. However, he was notified that he wanted to obtain that power. What a heavy price to pay for this kind of power.
But the young Aknadi at that time had very similar thoughts to Seth.
What exactly is a crisis for the kingdom and its people?
The most frightening thing is, of course, the terrible crisis of the collapse of royal power. The overthrow of the dynasty is more terrifying than war, famine, etc. If sacrifices are not made, the war will continue, and it will continue. Taking the lives of innocent people.
Rather than letting the lives of these innocent people die in vain in the war, it is better to use them in more valuable places to gain the power to protect the kingdom and prevent war from coming again.
With such self-righteous thoughts, Akhnadi hid it from everyone, took the stance of justice, and finally did something irreparable, although in the end he did achieve his original goal and made the kingdom gain In order to end the war, he protected the kingdom and its people from war, and continued the dynasty.
However, the guilt and guilt of doing something unforgivable still lingers in his heart and cannot be eliminated to this day. Akhnadi, who knew the end of stubbornness and self-righteousness, did not want to see Seth follow his old path.
‘It’s great that Set didn’t do such an irreparable thing. Thanks to Kobayashi Hayato, he was there to stop Set. ’ Akhnadi thanked him sincerely in his heart, ‘Kobayashi Hayato, you are so gentle, you are simply the most gentle person on earth. ’
Seth, who was under the altar, didn't know what Akhnadi was thinking in his mind, and continued to say to him: "Kobayashi Hayato's success proves that, as he said, it is not just the evil monster that breeds in the hearts of sinners. , we trained priests might also be able to develop elves with unique powers."
"It's just that Priest Sharda suggested to me that we can conduct experiments on him first to avoid Kobayashi Hayato's situation being the only one case, which can increase the persuasiveness."
After a pause, Set looked at Akhnadi and said, "Sir Akhnadi, you also know that although Priest Shada has been diligently practicing the use of the [Millennium Key], he cannot use it against others. Using it on yourself is two different things. At the same time, the [Millennium Artifact] that can see through the monsters in other people's hearts is not the only [Millennium Key]."
"So, are you thinking of asking me for help, using the power of the [Millennium Eye] on Shada to unlock the soul and awaken the elves?" Aknadi also understood why Seth came to find him. , it turned out that I wanted to ask myself for help.
It stands to reason that the status of the priests is generally equal to each other, and no one can order anyone else. Unless there is special permission from the Pharaoh, Akhnadi has no need to help Set. But just like Shada was willing to help Seth use the power of the [Millennium Key] out of friendship, Akhnadi was equally willing to lend a helping hand to Seth's request, and he was willing to do so.
"Well, I'll help, Seth."
Facing Set, Akhnadi nodded, "Although the doctor said that I need to avoid stimulation during this period of time and cannot use the power of the [Millennium Eye] on monsters with a certain strength as before, it is just to help Shada." If the priest opens the soul lock and awakens the elves, it won't be a problem."
"That's great. Thank you very much for your help, Lord Anakinadi." Seth said happily, "I plan to report this matter to Pharaoh tomorrow morning, and then I will be in the palace in front of Pharaoh. The spirit of Sharda awakened in front of Pharaoh, and the words witnessed by Pharaoh in person are more convincing than any evidence."
Hearing that Seth told him before telling the Pharaoh, Akhnadi felt a little happy, but also a little curious: "By the way, Seth, by the way, can't you also awaken the elves in your heart? Why are you here today?" After witnessing Hayato Kobayashi's success, why didn't you ask Priest Sharda to help you use the power of the [Millennium Key]?"
Hearing Akhnadi ask about this matter, the smile on Set's face couldn't help but froze, and he hesitated a little as to whether he should treat the man in front of him who treated him as his own and whom he had always regarded as his respected mentor. Kanadi told what happened after today.
After repeated hesitation, Seth finally did not say the matter, and apologized to Akhnadi on the altar: "I'm sorry, Lord Akhnadi, there are inexplicable reasons for this matter, and it can't be understood by just saying it. .”
Akhnadi looked at the hesitation on Seth's face. How could Seth, who had always been firm and even stubborn, show such a rare expression? Although he was very curious in his heart, Aknadi also waved his hand: "No, it's nothing, I'm just a little curious. Older people will naturally gossip. It doesn't matter if you don't want to talk."
Bowing to Emperor Akhna, Seth finished talking about the business and stopped disturbing Emperor Akhna. He left the stone temple and walked slowly towards his residence near the palace, his thoughts drifting far away. However, no matter how slow he walked, because the distance to his destination was so close, it didn't take long for Seth to return to his home.
As a priest under the Pharaoh, Seth's treatment was naturally in line with his status. Although the building he lived in was not as good as the mansion that the royal family could live in, it was not far behind, and the number of attendants was also the same. few.
But for some reason, Seth deliberately dispersed the maids and servants who were supposed to serve him in his residence today, making the huge house dark and without lights until Seth returned to his residence and turned on the oil lamp on the wall. When it lights up, there is some light.
And as Set lit the oil lamp in the dormitory, the light illuminated the bed in the corner of the room. There was actually a woman sleeping peacefully lying on the bed? !
Seth was not surprised that the woman appeared in his room, because it was he who had brought the woman home.
When he walked to the bed and looked at the woman's beautiful white hair, Seth's heart felt inexplicably hard to calm down. He subconsciously reached out his hand and touched the cheek of the sleeping woman.
"Just looking at you, why is my heart so confused?" Seth said to himself, feeling the sensitive and tender touch of the other person's skin from his fingertips.