Chapter 822
The Hunting Game
Chapter 822 The Hunting Game (4K)
A short while later, a team of staff members in black suits rushed to the scene.
As early as when preparing for the KC Cup, the company had already made preparations to see duelists injured or even killed on site. Therefore, they prepared a large number of rescue teams around the city to rescue duelists as soon as possible if necessary.
Because of the sudden appearance of the Fusion Army, they were unable to provide immediate support to every location. However, they still witnessed this duel with no losers, not to mention the emergency call from Amagi Hikaru.
"Check it out."
"He's still breathing."
"It didn't turn into a card!"
"Look at this student's duel disk—"
"The Duel Disk reported an error! It seems that because it was a draw, the Fusion Army's self-destruct program did not activate!"
A group of Haima Company employees hurriedly and clumsily lifted the two people onto a stretcher. As they carried them, many of them wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads with lingering fear.
"That was close! If Marufuji Sho hadn't managed to tie the game, one of them would probably have died, right?"
"That should be the case. Dr. Fudo has already compiled the data on the Fusion Army. No matter which Fusion Army soldier they are, whether they are modified Fusion Army soldiers, transformed Fusion Army soldiers, or ordinary Fusion Army soldiers, as long as they lose, they will be turned into cards by the Duel Disk's automatic program."
"That's terrifying, those lunatics."
"If Marufuji Sho hadn't gotten through this round with a draw, they would definitely be one less than the other two."
While chatting, these people were actually "de-stressing".
As "old men in the monitoring room," they have been keeping an eye on numerous live streams and watching the situation in order to find the injured duelist as soon as possible.
For them, the Fusion Army's frenzied actions were also eroding their spirits, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.
For the elite employees of Kaiba Corporation, turning living people into cards was naturally not something they couldn't understand, but such a large-scale, suicidal duel was something they simply couldn't comprehend.
In just over ten minutes, nearly a thousand Fusion Army soldiers were turned into cards.
Of course--
Conversely.
At least a thousand Fusion Army warriors defeated ordinary duelists.
Although this number is not large compared to the total number of KC Cup players, these thousands of duelists have all been transformed into "cards"!
The terror of thousands of duelists with families, relatives, and friends being turned into cards right in front of their loved ones cannot be explained in just a few words.
Right now, the phones and communications of Haima Corporation and the other three responsible agencies in the other three dimensions are all over the place.
It's not just about the thousands of duelists; even the relatives of those duelists who didn't see the Fusion Army, missed them, or even defeated them are frantically contacting them, trying to get their friends and family to withdraw from the competition.
This is also normal.
After all, life is only once, and most people would rather their relatives and friends live peacefully and safely.
This is all trouble.
Although whether or not a contestant withdraws from the competition ultimately depends on their decision, they still have to run around frantically trying to contact the duelists in the cities one by one.
"Speaking of which, what about Dennis?"
Then someone asked a crucial question.
"His card is lost. If it's just a simple invasion to duel, it seems like it doesn't matter even if he doesn't have a qualifying card. But in this case, where a card is lost during the duel, shouldn't he be automatically eliminated?"
"Huh?! That means Marufuji Shoya—"
"There's nothing we can do about it, those two guys have bet everything!" An older employee patted Marufuji Sho's duel disk, showing their previous bets.
Forget about the two qualification cards, they even gambled their lives, their very existence, their very survival on the duel. In the end, the duel even triggered a massive explosion, causing both duelists to faint and remain unconscious to this day.
People are lucky to be alive, what more can you expect?
Even if he were to truly awaken, and even if he still had the qualification card, in his current physical condition, it would be wishful thinking to try and fight duelists of the same level.
Compared to those.
The fact that the two can reconcile and face the future together is probably more important than winning a duel.
After all, both of them are young.
Although--
Dennis will probably still have to serve some time in jail.
While they were discussing how long Dennis would roughly spend in prison, another duel with the Fusion Army had already come to an end.
As the volcano erupted, the insects were torn to shreds like rags. Ryuzaki the dinosaur barely showed any change in expression. He simply put away his deck, adjusted his hat, put his hands in his pockets, and turned to leave.
The clone of the insect moth has reached zero health.
He has already won.
Despite using brand-new insectoid monsters and the "Beetle Rider" provided by the Fusion Army, they were still defeated by the dinosaur army of Ryuzaki.
"How could this be? How could I possibly lose? I absolutely could not possibly lose to you—"
The insect, the feathered moth, could hardly believe such a thing had happened.
"I understand now. It must be because I'm not the real me that you were given the opportunity. That must be it!"
The dinosaur Ryuzaki sighed silently.
Even now, are you still clinging to these things?
Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, silently shook his head.
Forget it.
Why am I thinking about all this? Anyway, he's not my friend, and I've already said goodbye to the past.
He took a step forward, said nothing to the insects and moths, and slowly walked away.
He had already seen it; an announcement appeared on his Duel Disk that he could collect cards at a specific location, so he didn't need to waste his breath arguing with this insect-moth.
Seeing that the dinosaur Ryuzaki ignored him, the insect moth became even angrier.
For him, the greatest contempt was ignoring her, rather than arguing!
"Damn it, don't go! Come again! I just made a mistake. Damn it, what's that sound—"
He heard a series of rapid beeps, looked at the Duel Disk, and stared at the light shining on it, when suddenly something occurred to him.
"A technology that turns people into cards!?"
"Wait, I lost! Stop function, pause!"
In his mind, the reason for activating this function must be to kill the dinosaur Ryuzaki.
But if you lose, that's a different story.
Because this item was not included in the wager for the duel with the dinosaur Ryuzaki.
If he wins, he can rightfully turn the dinosaur Ryuzaki into a card; if he loses, he will naturally have plenty of excuses to make.
Unexpectedly, the Duel Disk suddenly lit up wildly, seemingly intent on turning him into a card indiscriminately!?
"Wait, no—no!"
He tried desperately to shake off the Duel Disk in his hand, but no matter what he did, the Duel Disk remained firmly in his grasp. With a scream, purple light enveloped him, and then he transformed into a card, slowly drifting down from the sky and landing on the ground.
At this moment, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, finally turned around and glanced back.
Seeing the terrified face of the insect moth that was bracing itself against its front with its hands, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, sighed again.
Insects are just insects.
In the end, they stopped thinking about their own problems and even resorted to scheming and trickery.
……
"Heh, whatever, this commotion will give me plenty of time." Ryuzaki the Dinosaur didn't care about the Fusion Army at all.
He had personally experienced being turned into a card, let alone seen it. He had once been turned into a card and survived entirely by luck, so it was not unfamiliar to him.
Because he was familiar with them, he didn't care much after a cursory observation of the insects and moths' skill level and the general skill level of the Fusion Army soldiers.
A guy of this caliber, even if he risked his life and had the courage to "burn his boats," might still have a chance to defeat some opponents, but defeating Amagi Hikaru, or "that guy," is absolutely impossible.
"Where exactly is that guy in the castle?"
Ryuzaki the dinosaur was very self-aware; he knew that with his skill level, it was wishful thinking to dream of becoming the "strongest."
but--
What duelists pursue is "the strongest".
He was going to challenge his old friend Jonouchi first, and fight with all his might to defeat that guy!
This is a new step for him, and also his first step!
"Moonlight Dance Lioness Princess is unaffected by the effects of cards other than Moonlight. Once during your or your opponent's turn, you can send 1 Moonlight monster from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Destroy all monsters your opponent controls!"
"That way, we can attack directly!"
"Wait, Serena, stop! Are you trying to destroy my genius mind?!"
“…Yes!” Serena’s eyes were bloodshot, like a vampire under the moonlight.
Just as she said, she was fighting with murderous intent at this moment!
Only with the courage to kill can one make up one's mind!
Goodbye, Father; goodbye, my cowardice!
"No--------"
boom!
As dazzling as fireworks.
As the duel ended and the virtual image gradually faded away, Serena stood there watching the Fusion Army Perfect Experiment Disintegrate from its state of Red Horse Zero, and then watched as the experiment transformed into a card under the control of the Duel Disk. She remained calm and silent.
"who!"
Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and with a swift movement, she did a backflip, looking at the person walking behind her.
Akama Reiji gently adjusted his glasses.
“...It’s you?” Serena remembered this person.
"Long time no see, Serena," Akama Reiji greeted.
Serena got into a fighting stance: "Do you want a duel!?"
"Wash your neck and wait, I'll definitely win!"
“No need to rush.” Akama Reiji gently shook her head. “Serena, didn’t you meet the Fusion Army before? You should know what they do, and you should also know very well that they have additional objectives besides normal duels.”
For example...you, and your sisters.
Ruri and the others—
Serena lowered her eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded.
"In that case, are you interested in cooperating with me? Together, we can defeat the Fusion Army first."
Serena scratched her head.
She instinctively felt that the guy in front of her wasn't bad-looking—but her instincts were particularly bad at times.
Although she herself enjoys dueling based on instinct, her interactions with Akaba Zero King have led her to not completely trust her instincts when judging people.
As for Akama Reiji, she had a feeling that Akama Rei-oh gave her.
She knew it was... the feeling of blood ties.
but.
It's all the same anyway.
If you want to become the strongest duelist, you can't be afraid of your companions. Even if they betray you at a crucial moment, you should be prepared or take precautions beforehand, and then win the duel.
Since that's the case, then there's nothing to be afraid of!
"Let's go!"
She rushed headlong in one direction without thinking.
Seeing this, Akama Reiji was stunned for a moment before quickly chasing after her, afraid of losing this "sister".
With Serena by his side, the concentrations of Adam Factor and Eve Factor are also very high, which should be helpful whether waiting for "Youli" to appear or searching for Zack.
While the duelists were either finishing their duels or dodging inexplicable attacks, the Fusion Army was also tallying the results of their battles.
"I defeated three duelists!"
"I defeated two duelists and one elf!"
"But... half of the brothers have already turned into cards."
"It's alright, the hunt has only just begun." In a corner of Duel City, a group of Fusion Army soldiers huddled together, discussing what had happened earlier.
The Fusion Army's "holy war" has finally begun. They intend to turn all the world's most powerful duelists into cards, one by one!
"The remaining duelists are already quite strong. I think I might fall in my next duel."
"brother……"
"It's alright, just take these cards back and give them to duelists of a higher level."
A Fusion Army soldier handed a dozen or so cards to his comrade.
Although he only fought three duelists, he had already obtained more than a dozen cards—after all, some of those duelists had also collected cards, and in total, they had about ten cards.
However, given his current physical condition, he may not be able to continue fighting.
Moreover, from the very beginning, the Fusion Army's strategy was to defeat as many duelists as possible, collect all the cards they had gathered and put them all on one person, and then pass them up step by step.
"Then give it to me."
While they were discussing, a boy with a lollipop in his mouth suddenly appeared beside them. The Fusion Army members were startled and quickly adjusted their duel disks to engage the enemy. However, they soon realized that the newcomer was "Shiyunin Sura," and they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Su Liang?"
"Didn't the commander say that you don't need to participate in the hunt unless ordered to do so?"
"Ha, everyone's hunting down those incompetent duelists, how can I just sit back and reap the rewards?" Shiunin Sora laughed heartily, then said, "Who are you going to hunt next? What strategies did those researchers devise for you? Let me do it for you—"
"Hunting games are only fun when you take turns being the hunter!"
The fusion army soldiers looked at each other, about to speak, when suddenly, a cold, strange wind blew past them.
They all shivered.
Ziyunyuan Suliang froze on the spot as she was biting her lollipop.
A voice softly sounded in their ears.
"A hunting game?"
"Hehehe, then—how about I be the hunter this time?"
The voice seemed to be right next to their ears, but upon closer inspection, they realized that it was actually far away.
The group of people stiffly looked toward the alley exit, following the sound.
A person they knew very well appeared at the end of the alley!
That man—
Amagi light!
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(End of this chapter)