I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

A strange man dressed like a magician also frequented the corners of this relatively deserted street, his sharp eyes seemingly searching for something.

"I remember this person is... a rare card hunter from the same Glus Group... his name is Pandora, right?"

Along with Youfeng's slightly surprised voice, at that very moment, a pleasant notification sound, signifying a system reward, immediately rang in his ears again:

[The Mechanical Ascension System has detected a potential risk of Dark Duel, and has therefore issued you a professional Dark Duel item: Darkness Dark Hand!]

[This item has been corrupted by dark forces and now possesses the power to initiate a dark duel. Please use it with caution.]

Soon, accompanied by the system's warning sound, a jet-black glove with claw-like fingertips appeared in front of You Feng. On the glove, there were golden patterns engraved on it, and on the palm was an eye pattern that resembled the "Millennium Eye".

"The power of a dark duel?"

"Once the duel takes place in the Dark Duel space, the loser will wager their most precious possession, even their life, and will obey all the victor's demands..."

"This kind of duel is different from ordinary gambling; it can even corrupt the loser's spirit..."

"This is indeed something that requires extreme caution..."

"..."

After confirming it, Youfeng put the glove on his left hand. Surprisingly, after Youfeng put it on, the glove instantly transformed into an ordinary, fashionable black glove that looked like it had special patterns. It even appeared rather plain on the knitted fabric.

But only Youfeng himself can truly grasp the extent of the power it contains.

...

The moment Youfeng finished putting on the glove, Pandora, the rare card hunter who seemed to be searching for someone among the busy duelists, finally saw Youfeng not far away. She immediately frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted her teeth and walked straight towards Youfeng.

"Hmm? I was just considering whether to help the game solve this problem, but you actually came to me on your own initiative?"

Seeing that the other party seemed to be looking for trouble not with Yugi Muto but with him, Yuuka was slightly surprised, but quickly, the next second...

A vicious, almost ferocious voice also reached his ears:

"You're Youfeng...you're the despicable brat who got in our way and even hit us, aren't you?!"

Soon, amidst the other party's desperate attempt to suppress their anger, Youfeng seemed to instantly understand their predicament.

"Hmm... Was it during the mission Malik gave me to deal with the game that you suddenly saw me and wanted to eliminate me first to avenge your comrades, as if to clear away any obstacles in an instant?"

As Youfeng nodded slightly, Pandora, the Rare Card Hunter, was clearly taken aback. She looked at Youfeng with surprise, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the handsome young duelist before her.

"Tsk tsk tsk... No wonder he defeated our comrades who used [Exodia]..."

"And now I understand what he meant by the strangeness about you."

After giving her a look as if she were looking at a "monster," Pandora continued talking to herself:

"Now that you know all about our plan, I have no choice but to eliminate you ahead of time, kid!"

"What you are about to face is a life-or-death duel, not some low-level tactic like gambling."

"Do you dare to accept the challenge?!"

After challenging You Feng to a "life-or-death duel," Pandora crossed her arms, adopting a superior posture, seemingly waiting for the handsome young man before her to show a look of panic, then kneel down in fear and beg for forgiveness...

Then, I can cleanly and efficiently beat him up, take all the cards from his deck, and quickly leave to find my target, Yugi Muto!

After all, Rare Card Hunter Pandora dared not neglect the task Malik had given her.

...

But to his complete surprise, the boy before him showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully with a slight sigh.

"So, this reward I just received is going to come in handy...?"

Then, Youfeng looked up at Pandora, who was wearing a striped mask, and revealed a chilling smile:

"A duel to the death, right...that sounds like a good idea...but..."

"This situation is ultimately too simplistic..."

Seeing the boy's nonchalant yet even frightening calmness, Pandora quickly sensed that something was amiss.

Pandora, who had snatched rare cards from powerful duelists countless times before, inexplicably took a step back at this moment:

"What...what are you saying, brat?!"

...

Amidst the man's low growl, You Feng casually pulled a silver coin from his pocket:

"Next, I will toss this coin, and the moment it lands, your soul will be sacrificed and your body eternally destroyed."

As he spoke, Youfeng immediately tossed the coin high into the air, and just as the coin traced an arc in the air...

The black glove on You Feng's left hand also rapidly expanded, forming a powerful "demon claw," and the surrounding area quickly ignited wave after wave of mist, completely engulfing the two people's bodies.

Finally, in the darkness, even Pandora, the rare card hunter who had taken down many people in the "hunt," looked around at the once vibrant Dono City, now completely enveloped in endless darkness, and his expression instantly turned somewhat panicked:

"Kid, where...where did you take me?!"

Amidst the loud questioning, Yufeng immediately pulled out his silver-white Duel Disk and equipped it:

"If you keep rambling on, you'll be automatically judged to have lost the game!"

Despite Youfeng's "kind reminder," Pandora finally gritted her teeth, fully extended the Duel Disk on her arm, and took out a set of cards from the card box to shuffle them.

"In short, if this is a life-or-death duel, then kid, I will soon use the [Dark Magician] deck to completely defeat you!"

"In this match, I will be the only one to survive!"

...

Meanwhile, in the central broadcasting room of this "Duel City" competition, Seto Kaiba, dressed in a stylish white trench coat, was finalizing his Blue-Eyes White Dragon deck, preparing to personally participate in the competition at any moment.

A staff member wearing a headset immediately let out a surprised exclamation:

"President...the signal tracking duelist Yuuka suddenly went down for some reason...it seems to have been interfered with by some mysterious force..."

And very quickly, just as Seto Kaiba, looking completely surprised, turned his gaze to the monitor, the "snow" flashing on the screen actually returned to normal at that moment.

But as soon as get out of class ended, the darkness and the pervasive atmosphere of death and decay, along with the terrifying scene of ruins, instantly jolted Seto Kaiba.

"Is this Tono City? And it's Yuuka again?!"

"Quickly check his location...who...is he fighting against...?"

Under Seto Kaiba's commanding questioning, everyone tensed up and activated the positioning system installed in the chips issued for this competition.

Soon, two faint points of light also appeared on the streets of Tongye City.

"Yes...it is on a street not far from the city center, but...when the other cameras were filming this street, they didn't spot Youfeng..."

Listening to his subordinate's report, Seto Kaiba looked at Yuuki's figure on the screen and nodded as if he had realized something.

"Things... seem to be getting more interesting... Full broadcast of this duel!"

15. Cyber ​​Dragon VS Dark Magician! A life-or-death duel in the darkness!

Soon, at Seto Kaiba's request, the camera angle that unexpectedly connected to the dark duel in the dark fog in Dono City was immediately set as the main broadcast angle and appeared in the largest position on the center console in front of Seto Kaiba.

Within a cloud of black mist, what seemed to be the mastermind behind everything gradually became clear, and Seto Kaiba's gaze also focused on it:

"Youfeng... his hands have become very strange... it's like he's possessed by some kind of demon..."

But the next second, Seto Kaiba's expression turned tense. Just as Yuuki's face became somewhat serious due to the changes that had occurred on him, Seto Kaiba quickly saw the Millennium Eye symbol, the "Eye of Horus" mark, in the very center of Yuuki's palm as Yuuki's black hand, decorated with golden lines that resembled a demon's claw, moved.

His expression instantly became excited... He slammed both palms hard on the center console in front of the huge screen:

"...Could it be that this mysterious young duelist even possesses that ancient power...?"

"This way, we might be able to find clues about the other two God Cards on him..."

"..."

Meanwhile, beneath Seto Kaiba's incredibly expressive face, Yugi Muto, at the Duel City tournament in Dono City, also noticed a flicker of Pharaoh's wild gaze through the closed-circuit television broadcast from an electronics store on the street corner...

"Wandering Wind..."

...

Meanwhile, after unleashing a dense fog using his exclusive [Darkness Hand], Youfeng, seeing the opponent's confident challenge, shook his head slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Since you're so eager to die, then I'll give you the first strike opportunity."

As a polite Cyber ​​Dragon player, Youfeng fully demonstrated the traditional virtues of Cyber ​​Dragon – skipping the first turn/letting the player go first at the start.

"Hmph, arrogant brat, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

Seeing that Yuufu was almost completely ignoring her power, Pandora, dressed in a red crossbody dress, nodded and reached for her duel disk to draw cards from her initial hand.

"Well then, here's my turn!"

Soon, after both players drew five cards from their decks as their starting resources, Pandora's face clearly showed a hint of "smugness" upon seeing her hand:

"Kid, we at the Gurus Group have conducted a professional analysis of your fighting style after our last defeat."

"Therefore, your strategy of gaining an opportunity to counterattack by waiting for the right moment to strike... is completely unworkable..."

"Because this time, your monster zone in the front row will become completely useless."

"..."

The next second, after letting out a confident laugh with extreme aggression, Pandora, wearing a blue and black striped mask, directly took out three cards from her hand and played them into the back row:

"Next, I will first set three cards face down from the back row."

Then, Pandora chose a monster card from her remaining two cards and played it, thus performing the first monster summon of the duel.

"Then, I Normal Summon 1 Level 4 Monster Card, 'Grievous Killer Doll,' from my hand in Attack Position!"

In an instant, within the misty [Duel of the Dark] space, along with the casting of this monster card, appeared a small boy with a ferocious face, wielding a sharp axe. He was fiercely sizing up Yuufu, seemingly ready to unleash a vicious attack at any moment:

[The Killer Doll of Resentment]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Race: Demon]

【Star Rating: 4】