Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"It just looks like a big show, but in the end it's just a few clowns. Wouldn't it be fine if we just beat all the bad guys out of there?"

"Hey... Mashiro, do you really know what the 'Doomsday Bell' is?"

"It doesn't matter what it is, it has nothing to do with me knocking them away!"

"Let's talk about whether or not to shoot them down later."

Yu Xi, who was still bickering in this situation, said urgently, "Anyway, it's not good to stay here any longer. Let's leave for a while, rest, and consider the next battle plan."

Although I feel sorry for dragging others into this, there's no point in thinking about it now.

Now that the enemy has indeed surfaced because of their open schemes, we must take immediate action to address this situation.

Defeating the enemy sooner means resolving the crisis sooner.

But as he was calling out to everyone, Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Mai, who were still watching the wall of dark blue flames, noticed something unusual: "Wait, something's coming, everyone!"

"what?"

Following Xing Yewu's finger, You Xi saw the wall of flames ripple, with wisps of flame flying out from the wall and falling to various places.

Upon landing, the flames transformed into people wearing hoods similar to those worn by the high priest earlier, but with faceless masks.

It appears that he is a lower-ranking member of the terrorist organization "Doomsday Bell".

The hooded men were scattered across various locations, unleashing terrifying malice upon the numerous contestants; this was clearly the "selection process" the high priest had envisioned.

Yu Xi's side was no exception; several hooded men surrounded them.

They also wore duel disks on their hands, and once they formed an encirclement, they launched duels against everyone.

"Huh? Is it a massive free-for-all? We can't afford to lose this!"

Even though the enemy was hostile, Yuki and the others had no reason to be afraid and raised their respective duel disks.

"Duel!"

The duel began, and one of the hooded men drew five cards from his deck, saying, "I go first, then set five cards face down in the back row. End of turn."

With five blocks at the start, the opponent ended their turn with a very aggressive formation.

Then they arrived at You Xi's group.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Activate the Perpetual Trap: 'Guardian of Light'."

The moment Yu Xi drew her card, the hooded man who had just covered five cards in the back row flipped one of them over.

"Pay 7000 life points, and opponent monsters with an attack power of 7000 or less cannot declare an attack."

The hooded man was incredibly weak after spending 7000 LP right at the start of the duel, which seemed like a very foolish move, since "Guardian of Light" is a continuous trap and can be destroyed with just one "Whirlwind" spell.

But at that moment, You Xi sensed an extremely dangerous atmosphere.

"This is……!"

He came up with a tactic that was a perfect match for this.

"Chain with 'Guardian of Light' to activate the Trap Card 'Self-Destruct Switch'."

Sure enough, the next card that was flipped up confirmed his guess.

"This can only be activated when your own health is more than 7000 lower than your opponent's, and both players' health will become 0."

"boom--!"

A violent explosion engulfed everyone in a flash, and countless teleportation lights lit up one after another.

Chapter 192 The Foreseen Future

"How is this going!?"

"Where did those guys come from?! The Star Cup's security should be flawless!"

"Go and inform President Kaiba immediately!!!"

The announcement made so openly in front of everyone could not possibly be known only to those on the island. The scene of the teleportation beam being surrounded by ghostly flames had already been broadcast live to major television stations and the internet, causing a huge uproar.

Like many participants in the Star Cup, the first thing that comes to mind is that it's a publicity stunt orchestrated by the Star Cup organizers. But those who truly understand know that it's definitely not something the organizers are up to.

In other words, the stars that had not appeared for the past century had indeed encountered an unexpected event.

Moreover, its emergence was earth-shattering.

Such a big matter is beyond the ability of ordinary people like them to handle. The only person who can solve this problem is a high-ranking figure at the top.

In a short time, the news reached all the high-ranking officials and top duelists of the D Alliance stationed in Xingfeng City, as well as Haima Cangren, the actual leader of Haima Company, the biggest supporter behind the Star Cup operators.

The moment the first two received the message, they immediately sent a message to Kaiba Soujin, instructing him to use the most advanced teleportation technology to bring the contestants out of the Star Cup. If that was not possible, they were to send people into Duel Island to carry out the mission of annihilating [Doomsday Bell].

However, the information returned by Kaiba Corporation was disappointing. No matter what method was used, it could not be done - no one could enter or leave Duel Island, which was used for the Star Cup main tournament. It had become a "locked room mystery" like those in detective novels.

For now, until a way to break through the Doomsday Bell's protective barrier is found, the only hope is that the students on the island will struggle to survive on their own.

While almost everyone was shocked by the audacious and terrifying attack, "Doomsday Bell," inside the offices of the Seahorse Corporation headquarters building...

"Then, the friendly and uneventful 'Duel City' shall come to an end. From now on, we, the [Doomsday Bell], will take over this place. So, everyone, do your best in the Trials of the Chosen."

From the screen that occupied an entire wall, came the high priest's leisurely and resonant voice, "The Doomsday Bell."

You can feel an extremely strong conviction and infectious energy from it. Even through the screen, you can almost imagine how powerful this man who calls himself the High Priest is.

However, the expressions on the faces of the few people in the room did not change at all upon hearing this declaration, which could be described as "fallacy".

When the high priest's figure disappeared from the screen, a young man who looked no more than 18 years old said to the man sitting in the main seat, "Teacher, just as we expected, the other side has finally started to make its move."

"Yes, [Doomsday Bell] wants to take this opportunity to harvest the sacrificial child and directly hold a séance. But for us, this is also a good opportunity to completely eliminate them—Eliza, the future you saw hasn't changed, has it?"

Seated behind his office chair, Kaiba Sōjin turned his head slightly and asked a girl standing next to him.

The girl's skin was dark, a healthy tan, and her clothing was much more conservative than that of modern girls, especially her high neckline, which concealed her beautiful collarbone and neck. Through the gap, a faint golden light could be seen.

"Yes, Lord Cangren."

The girl called Eliza nodded respectfully and said, "Although I can't see the scenes related to the [Fragments of Creation] clearly, I can still see what's going on with the others. So far, Mashiro-sama's safety is not a problem, and the fates of those [Doomsday Bell] executives, including that high priest, are all sealed."

"Yeah."

Kaiba Sojin's expression remained ambiguous. Using the power of that millennium-old artifact, Lisa's prophecies rarely went wrong, but he wouldn't blindly believe them. After all…

"So, Eliza, can you see who defeated them?"

"...I'm so sorry, Lord Cangren."

Eliza remained silent for a moment, then lowered her head in remorse.

She didn't say anything more, but her attitude said it all.

Amagi Naruto, who was watching from the side, said, "You can see the High Priest and the others, but you can't see who defeated them? So, the person who made the move was indeed someone who possessed the power of a fragment of creation?"

"maybe."

Kaiba Soujin was not as certain as Amagi Naruto.

"If the target possesses sufficiently high-level power, it can also interfere with or even block the power of the millennium-old jewelry."

"That being said, not everyone can be a teacher."

As the leader of the Star Vanguard team, Amagi Naruto had at least seen the information on the various opponents in the Star Cup.

These school teams, who came from all over the country and had braved all sorts of dangers to advance to the main competition of the Star Cup, were all quite strong, but almost none of them caught his eye.

Not to mention Kaiba Sōjin, Amagi Naruto doesn't even think anyone can match his level of feeling.

Then there's no way they could do what Haima Cang described.

It should be noted that the Millennium Jewelry is one of the most mysterious treasures, containing a trace of the power of a fragment of creation, making it difficult even for him to avoid its detection.

Nothing is absolute.

Seemingly sensing his young disciple's thoughts, Kaiba Sōjin shook his head slightly and offered a word of advice: "Narutō, you must know that geniuses and prodigies exist everywhere. Your strength is beyond doubt, but some people's strength cannot be discerned at a glance; their potential may exceed everyone's expectations."

"Beyond everyone's expectations..."

As Amagi Naruto pondered Kaiba Sōjin's words, he suddenly asked, "So, teacher, you already have someone in mind, and you've already guessed who it is?"

"I wouldn't say I guessed it, but I'm definitely a little sure."

As Kaiba Cangren said this, he did not continue the topic, but instead said, "Now that the High Priest and the others have entered the game, we don't need to wait any longer. Notify Zun that he can take action. Let's take this opportunity to completely erase the [Doomsday Bell] from this world."

"Yes!"

……

"Uh……!"

The light before her eyes flashed so brightly it almost blinded her. When she opened her eyes again, which had closed uncontrollably, she found that the scenery around her had become completely unfamiliar.

"Damn it! I was teleported away after all!"

He immediately understood what had happened and couldn't help but frown.

The hooded men who emerged from the flames and surrounded them did not intend to defeat Kiyosumi & Hoshino there, but rather to use the "self-destruct switch" method to break up and scatter the entire team.

The duelist teleportation mechanism in the Star Cup is based on the logic of LP reaching 0. Therefore, when Yuki and the others' life points are destroyed by the "self-destruct switch", this condition is met.

The original strongest alliance has been broken up, and it is basically impossible for them to reunite in the short term.

I wonder if the others are in danger or if they are safe.

However, if he wasn't mistaken—

"Haha! My luck is really good!"

You Xi turned around abruptly, and behind him, a voice full of wild joy rang out.

What appeared before Youxi was a middle-aged man with a fierce expression and dark blue markings on his face.

His attire was similar to the hooded men from before, but he wasn't wearing a hood and looked more casual and sloppy, with a row of earrings on his ears.

Seeing You Xi looking in his direction, the man's lips curled into a malicious grin.

The fluctuations of his senses were not at all concealed.

Judging from the level of his Feel fluctuations, he's at least on par with Jonouchi Ranpo, whom Yuki had previously fought. He's significantly stronger than those hooded men who could only gather in groups.