Chapter 103 Successfully Prevented Rebecca’s Duel

The camera's perspective temporarily changed to another angle, focusing on the backstage of the Seahorse Dome venue.

Walking down the steps, Honda, who was walking in the middle of the team with Kyoko on his arm, turned his head and glanced behind him: "Can you keep up, everyone?"

"Ah, no big problem."

Following Honda were Rebecca and Mai, as well as Oka, who was carrying Keppei like rice.

At the front of the group was Malik, who was in a very excited state. Also under his leadership, the group of people wandered along the passage at the backstage of the venue and entered the downward passage.

"But, where exactly is Malik going to take us?" Peacock Wu glanced at Malik, who was leading the way and looked more skilled than walking in his own back garden, and asked Honda.

Due to the change in the world line, Malik never faced off against Peacock Wu in the Duel City competition, so she has not experienced the torture of the dark game, and she does not have much ill feelings towards Malik.

Her impression of Malik was just that of a "former mafia boss who seemed to have had conflicts with Hayato because of his ambiguous relationship with Isis."

"I'm not sure, but it's better than staying in the stands, right?" Honda shook his head and looked at Kyoko, who was being supported by him, "Those black suits have inexplicably focused on those of us who can take action, too. I don’t know what they are going to do.”

"But what is certain is that we must not be caught by those people."

Recalling the man in a suit and his [Double-barreled Pistol Dragon] from before, Honda couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Peacock Dance hadn't magically summoned the [Three Harpy Sisters] at that time, they would have been killed by now.

For this reason, Kyoko and Keppei were also taken along by the group. Although those guys in suits have shown little interest in the vast majority of ordinary people who have lost the ability to move like Kyoko and Keipei, no one can guarantee that they will not be attacked if they are left in the audience. , and there is no way for people to leave them with confidence.

"Now? Of course we are looking for the 'triggering point' that caused this mutation. Just like the original source of infection of the plague, I can feel that the starting point of the mutation is underground at the venue," Malik walked away At the front of the team, Honda seemed to hear the voice of Mao Qianwu talking, and he said without looking back, "Besides, I can feel that the distance is getting closer."

As he spoke, Malik stroked the [Millennium Scepter] that returned to his hand.

The familiar weight and touch, accompanied by the dark magic that returned to him, made Malik's thoughts return to the Duel City more than half a year ago.

At that time, I was still the leader of Gurus, obsessed with revenge against the Pharaoh. Under resentment, I even blocked my family ties and turned a blind eye to Isis's concern for me. Even Lishid was once used by me.

Although the time span was less than a year, Malik felt as if a long time had passed. It's not that he has any nostalgia for the past, Malik just lamented the unpredictable changes in the world.

Comparing that life in the past with the present, Malik would choose the present without hesitation.

but……

Frowning, Malik glanced at the [Millennium Scepter] in his hand. Along with the dark magic power on the [Millennium Scepter], there was also a heartfelt feeling of weakness that returned to me, and my breathing was a little heavy because I had walked a long way.

According to Malik's own conjecture, the specific implementation method of the mutation seems to be to extract the vitality of everyone within the coverage area. However, due to efficiency issues, it will only manifest itself in a short period of time as continuously extracting people's physical strength, making most people weak.

The duelists seem to have adapted to strange things like "fighting spirit" or "duelist souls" and can continue to act for the time being. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Honda and Yamaha who are not duelists but act as usual. Malik is obviously a duelist but is weak.

Malik didn't know what was going on with that Honda guy, but Malik knew what happened to him.

As a former patient with schizophrenia, Malik even did something that many patients cannot do - he was clearly the master personality, but his derivative personality was driven out of the body, and then he took over the derivative personality that occupied his body. After killing him and running back, he was comparable to Fang Tangjing jumping repeatedly inside and outside the hall.

However, the experience of narrowly escaping from death was not without its by-products. As a result of the death of the derivative personality "Dark Malik", Malik's soul was also left with permanent damage.

Different from physical injuries, the damage to the soul, even if it is only torn in one place, is permanent and cannot be healed, not to mention that Malik has lost part of his soul forever. Not to mention that it has only been a little over half a year, even if fifty or sixty years have passed, the lack of soul will always be with Malik.

For this reason, although there are people who have been working out recently and have a strong body, and Malik can attract the eyes of the opposite sex and even the same sex when he rides a motorcycle on the street, in fact Malik's foundation is so weak that he can barely even compete with Duel Monsters. That’s why I gave the [Millennium Scepter] to Hayato.

But now, he is also the only one among the few people who has been exposed to the dark game. Although he was reluctant, Malik still stood up and picked up the [Millennium Scepter] again. With the strengthening of the body by dark magic, he could reluctantly Act as normal.

It was precisely because of this move that Malik unexpectedly discovered something - this mutation actually absorbed not only vitality, but also dark magic power, which was quite unsavory. Taboo attitude.

And unlike his vitality, Malik could clearly feel the direction in which his magic power was being swept away, just like dripping a large amount of blood into calm water to guide the direction of the undercurrent.

Before the magic power can no longer support my progress, I must at least find specific locations for these guys, and then I will strike.

Glancing at the people behind him, Malik took a deep breath and continued to lead the way.

After entering the backstage of the Kaiba Dome venue, they had actually been moving forward for a long time. Along the way, they also saw many Kaiba Group staff members who could only fall weakly on the ground because their physical strength was drained. However, compared to seeing them taking care of each other, , everyone knows that solving the mutation as soon as possible is the best way to help others.

The descending steps finally came to an end at this moment, and a classical-style wooden door that did not conform to Haima's aesthetics at all, not only not at all technological but more like the corners of the door, stood at the bottom.

However, what appeared in front of the group of people along with the steps was a strangely dressed young man sitting cross-legged on the ground with his back to them facing the door and "being in a daze".

"Barong?"

Although the other party did not look back, Peacock Wu recognized who the other party was at a glance.

It's not for any other reason. It's just that Barong's outfit is too weird. There are even rarer elbow pads, hand armors, shoulder armors, etc. than the protective gear worn by a stunt motorcycle driver. It looks like he can go to the next door with a giant sword. Kill Sephiroth on set.

Rather than a modern person, he looks more like a warrior who has traveled through time from some war-torn Western fantasy world.

As the strong opponent that Peacock Wu had encountered in the official KC Cup competition and the one who eliminated her, Peacock Wu didn't have any resentment or dissatisfaction towards Barong. After all, her skills were inferior to others.

However, there is another reason why Peacock Dance impressed Barong so much.

"Miss Wu!?" Hearing someone calling his name, Barong turned his head suddenly and looked at Peacock Wu who had just walked down the steps with a surprised look on his face. He obviously didn't expect to see her in this place, "You Why are you here?!"

"Shouldn't we be the one to ask you about this kind of thing?"

Rebecca said looking a little excited.

Duel Monsters is fun, but that Kaiba guy went too far when building Kaiba Dome. The virtual projection system is not a regular level but the specifications of Duel City's semi-finals, that is, the Duel Tower on Alcatraz Island. For Duel Monsters Virtual The projection of images is achieved to the extreme.

If it were an ordinary duel, the duel monster could be enlarged to the height of the duelists standing on the high platform. However, the maximum size of the duel monster in Kaiba Dome is the size of the venue, and in the first scene of the opening This was fully reflected in the match between Jonouchi and Ryuzaki.

Coupled with the panoramic effect of the top-notch sound system installed in the venue, the audience's sense of presence is actually quite exaggerated.

That is to say, because of the above reasons, although Mr. Shuangliu and Professor Arthur came to watch the game on the first day, considering their ages and the fact that Mr. Shuangliu had been frightened and fainted by Kaiba, in the following games, Until now, they have not come to watch the game.

Because of this, the two old men were quite lucky not to be affected by today's change.

Although neither her own grandfather nor Yugi's grandfather were affected by the mutation, Rebecca was still extremely angry.

"Could this change be caused by a weirdo like you? Do you know how many people are in danger because of you!?"

"Hey, I know you can't appreciate my aesthetics, but calling me a weirdo or something is too much. This is a man's winning look, very handsome." Baron complained dissatisfiedly, but from He stood up from the ground and looked at the group of people, "And why do you think I am the mastermind behind this?"

As he spoke, Barong scratched the back of his head in confusion, as if he was wondering why he was regarded as a villain by others when his appearance was obviously designed according to the male protagonist in the hot-blooded comics.

"Huh? Isn't it you?"

The peacock dance was a bit unexpected.

After the duel, Balong once sent an invitation to her, wanting Peacock Wu to join a mysterious organization he belonged to, but he said that he would not reveal the organization's name and goals until he joined.

However, Peacock refused. Although what Baron said could help her gain the power to surpass Muto Yugi and surpass Kobayashi Hayato was indeed very exciting, Peacock Dance felt that she didn't actually have to look that far, as long as she could transcend the castle.

And this process of transcending the city is more appropriate than relying on external forces or working hard on your own to become stronger.

After being rejected by Peacock Wu, Barong was visibly disappointed at that time. It seemed that he was regretful that Peacock Wu could not join the organization, but he still said that Peacock Wu could change his mind at any time, and reminded Peacock Wu to leave KC Cup as soon as possible.

When she saw Barong actually appearing in this extremely remote place, Peacock Wu thought it was the organization behind Barong that led the change.

"Of course it's not me. The thing inside seems to be the vitality of human beings transformed into something that can strengthen duel monsters. But my personal style has always been to solve any difficulties by myself, so I don't think of relying on something like that. Where’s the stuff?”

Baron shrugged and patted the wooden door behind him, "However, I am here because someone asked me to be the gatekeeper here. No one can be allowed to pass here."

"So, let's each take a step back. I can pretend that you have never been here and leave with your friends, Miss Wu."

"I refuse that kind of thing!"

The first person to speak out was Rebecca.

Rebecca has a fairly clear understanding of herself. She knows that she has never been a gentle, considerate, caring and caring person. If she wants something, she must find a way to get it even if she is shameless. .

But even though he is like this, he knows that it is wrong to hurt others, even if most of the victims of this mutation are passers-by who have nothing to do with him, and that annoying person with big breasts who always competes with him for orders. As a woman, Rebecca still believed that she needed to help resolve this mutation.

After all, she is the North American Duel Monster Champion. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Darling will definitely be happy if he knows about it.

Taking a step forward, Rebecca raised the duel plate in her hand: "Since you refuse to get out of the way, I will knock you down!"

But just when Rebecca was about to put the duel plate on her wrist, Peacock Dance stood in front of her: "No, I will be his opponent."

Staring at Barong, Peacock Wu took a deep breath: "If we let a little girl fight, we adults would be too disqualified. Moreover, I want to seek revenge from this guy. I lost to him once before, but I can't do it." Not convinced either.”

"What do you mean? I'm an adult too, okay!" But hearing Peacock Dance's words, Rebecca didn't appreciate it at all, "According to Japanese law, I'm even old enough to get married!"

"Get out of my way, you fat woman with two balls of fat!"

"Who is the fat woman? This is the charm of mature women!"

"Get out of the way of the fat meat that has been soaked in perfume!"

"You little freckled airport dwarf!"

It was clear that just now they had the same hatred and wanted to work together to defeat Barong, but because of a few word problems, Rebecca and Peacock Wu suddenly started fighting among themselves, using the 'art of language' to attack each other.

"You are really impressive, Miss Wu." Seeing Peacock Wu's gesture of cursing with her hands on her hips, Barong was not in a hurry to interrupt them. He folded his hands in front of his chest and watched the show with a look of helplessness on his face. Why is my opponent a woman again?"

"Little girl, get out of the way, I'll take action!" Peacock Dance took advantage of her long legs to block Rebecca, but her hand reaching for the card box on her waist was blocked by Rebecca. It is tightly held and cannot be taken out of the deck.

Rebecca dragged on Peacock Dance and said, "I don't want it. It's a rare opportunity for me to be in the limelight. How could I give it up to—oh, my duel plate!"

Just as the two women were arguing, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed the duel plate that Rebecca was not wearing but was just holding in her hand. She put it on and fastened it casually.

"The size is a bit subtle. Is it a children's version of the Duel Disk? It's really just a child." Malik ignored Rebecca behind him who had the Duel Disk taken away and was called a child. He took out his deck and put it on Entering the duel plate, "Hahaha, since you don't want to duel with the lady, then let me be your opponent."

"I'm not interested in those ordinary games, let's have a pleasant dark game!"

The green gem pendant on Barong's chest flashed with light, as if he sensed the magic that enveloped the surroundings. His eyes lit up: "Oh, it's really surprising that such a big fish is hidden."

"What a coincidence. I actually have no interest in ordinary duel monster games. A real duel or something like that is really exciting!"

There is no need to discuss anything with others, Malik and Baron have already decided on their own to regard each other as their opponents.

Looking at Malik, Honda, who was supporting Kyoko, had worry on his face: "Malik, I remember Hayato mentioned it to me..."

"Can't I duel? That kind of thing doesn't matter. Anyway, I have never put life and death in my eyes, whether it is in the past or now, whether it is other people's or my own." Malik placed the [Millennium Scepter] on He tied it around his waist and took a deep breath, "And whether or not it has the [Thousand-Year Scepter] will have a great impact on me."

"Compared to that, just walk through that door. Don't you want to save your comrades?"

"Huh?" Honda was stunned when he heard this and looked at Barong who was standing aside, "But hasn't this guy been..."

"Haha, anyway, as long as this guy has a duel, it's enough. He doesn't care at all about guarding the gate, right?"

Looking at the flash of golden light passing over the [Millennium Scepter], Baron raised his eyebrows with interest: "Mind reading? No, it's not about observing the thoughts at the moment but analyzing the way of thinking? It's really amazing."

"But being exposed by you like this makes even me a little embarrassed. If my friends hear that I don't take my work seriously at all, I don't know what they will think."

"Ha, you won't care anyway."

"That's true."

Baron nodded and stepped aside: "Well, because I had to deal with the invading powerful enemy, I fought with all my strength without any strokes, but I was caught in the gap and invaded. Isn't this a good reason?"

"But I've been so cooperative, don't let me down, you white-haired nerd."

"I'm not a nerd, I just love the second dimension deeply." Malik corrected, smoothing out the wrinkles on his clothes.

Seeing this, Honda didn't say anything more. He turned around and motioned for Rebecca and Maouwu to open the door, and then Oga, who was carrying Keppei on his back, led the way, and he walked at the end.

Looking back at Malik, Honda saw only confidence and joy on his face. He decided to believe in his strength and helped Kyoko to follow the others.

And behind Honda, the voices of Malik and Barong came——

"duel!"x2