"Ahhhh!!!"
The macho duelist, who was suspected to be a football quarterback, was shot into the soul. In just three turns, he was knocked to the ground by the "ghost" in the haunted house. Even the cards in his deck flew out of the Duel Disk and scattered all over the floor.
…It really felt like losing a Shadow Game.
Just now, he discovered that he could pass the level by "playing cards with ghosts". This tough guy who was paralyzed on his girlfriend and was so scared that he couldn't take care of himself suddenly started to act bravely again. He boasted that he was invincible in duels and was the king of duels. He confidently wanted to save his poor image in his girlfriend's eyes which may have fallen into the Mariana Trench.
Then……
…and then he's down.
In the end, it was Judai, a young boy who was full of energy, who took action and successfully defeated his opponent with the gorgeous thrust of "Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman", leading the team to overcome this level.
The staff member playing the role of the ghost quickly exited through the secret door after being defeated. A wooden door that was originally locked in front of them bounced open with a soft "click". It was very obvious that this was their next route.
It was almost at this point that Yuei Vu noticed something was wrong.
After passing through the door and advancing for a long time, Yuei Vu couldn't help but turn his head and glance behind him to confirm."What's wrong?" Chika asked softly.
Yuei Vu frowned and thought for a while: "Do you think this place looks familiar?"
"ah?"
“It feels like we’ve been here before.”
Chika hesitated for a moment and shook her head in embarrassment.
She has a poor sense of direction and was one of those "the shortest between two points is a taxi ride" people. In addition, she only held Yuei Vu's arm the whole time in this haunted house and did not dare to raise her head. How could she remember where she had been?
But she didn't care.
Anyway, she would go wherever Yuei Vu went.
"…"
Well, I should have known that asking Chika-chan would be in vain.
They continued down the narrow corridor. On the left was a bare white wall, with most of the paint peeling off. On the right side were neatly lined up locked classroom doors, with rusty locks on them.
There was a constant sound of cold wind coming from somewhere, and there was a constant "clanging" sound of metal scraping from somewhere, which sounded like the sound of a loose window being shaken in the window frame.
It still had an eerie atmosphere, with sound and light effects like a horror movie set. Others may be too scared to think by now, but Yuei Vu noticed something strange.
He felt a sense of disharmony, as if he had rashly stepped into unknown territory. Restless instincts bubble up like water from a spring. He seemed to smell the gloom in the air.
They walked back to the same place for the third time.
This time Yuei Vu was sure that it was not his illusion.
Exactly the same set, exactly the same aisles. The position of every door and every window was the same as before. Even the spider silk and cracks on the windows were exactly the same as before.
Other tourists were still talking in low voices, wondering whether the organizers had deliberately arranged it this way to further create a terrifying atmosphere. But Yuei Vu has realized that this is not the case.
"Master."
The Dark Magician Girl in a ghost state floated next to Yuei Vu.
"Someone has tampered with the space in this area."
"Space?" Yuei Vu murmured.
This was not a cyclical illusion caused by the scenery, nor was it a trick of psychological suggestion. They really circled the same scene over and over again, falling into an infinite loop in space.
Similar to a dark playfield from which there was no escape.
Yuei Vu first ruled out the possibility that this was deliberately set up by the organizer – President Kaiba was at loggerheads with all supernatural-related matters, and there was no way he would invite an expert in Shadow Game to come to such a facility to play tricks.
Could it be…Aigami?
In the timeline one year after the end of "Yu-Gi-Oh! DM", Yuei Vu could only think about this BOSS now.
Aigami was the villain who appeared in the "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimension" movie. The prop he held was known as the "Eighth Millennium Item". The ability shown by Aigami in the original work may indeed have something to do with space power.
But the question is, if the person behind the scenes is really Aigami… what does this guy want to do with me?
It doesn’t make sense! Shouldn't he either find Yugi or Kaiba? He has nothing to do with me, a passerby who happens to have the Yu- prefix, right?
Ripples gradually appeared in the space ahead.
Like pebbles being thrown into the lake, black figures slowly emerged from the water. It was a man wearing black tights, with a slim figure, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
He was wearing a helmet, with a black mask covering most of his face, and the only eyes that were not covered were covered by dark goggles.
All the passers-by became confused.
Could this be the staff member pretending to be a ghost in the next step?
But this outfit… didn't have any horror elements at all.
On the contrary, it looked a bit like a high-tech warrior who ran out of some science fiction.
The man in black snapped his fingers.
A huge and fuzzy black shadow emerged from behind him, and a dragon's head poked out from the abstract outline, raising its head and roaring!
The sound was majestic and powerful, like thunder. Dust fell from the roof of the teaching building, the spider webs collapsed, and all the glass was shattered into pieces with a neat scream.
The overbearing impact was like a raging demon wandering along the sealed corridor, knocking passers-by to the ground.
Chika held Yuei Vu's arm tightly, and held the bewildered little Judai with the other hand.
Only then did everyone react –
——That is not a three-dimensional image!
That huge shadow… really has the power to kill them!
"What's going on? Is this also the organizer's design?"
"Impossible! How can a three-dimensional image have such a strong impact?"
The man in black ignored their shouts and anxiety and slowly made a gesture.
Probably some sort of "come on" gesture.
The shadow moved again. A head poked out of the darkness, standing on the ground illuminated by the flames churning in its own mouth. A beam of flames, like lava pouring out of a volcano's crater, struck head-on in the sealed corridor.
Every cell in everyone's heart sent out dangerous signals, like a cry of despair at the moment of death.
If I get hit by this…
…I will die!
"Kiai!"
The hot impact hit the shield of a layer of water head-on. The cool blue water heated up quickly, evaporated at high speed, and turned into a large cloud of white water vapor that spread out.
The warrior in aqua blue armor squatted on the ground, lying in front of Yuei Vu, and the water shield transformed by his hands blocked the hot attack.
Masked HERO Vapor!
Maybe no one paid attention all the way, or maybe the light in this place was too dark, but no one seemed to realize Yuei Vu's identity until now.
"Masked HERO?"
"It's the Masked HERO! So this person is…"
"Mr. Yuei Vu, the Duel King!?"
"Are we actually with Mr. Yuei Vu all this time!?"
Hiss~ The BOSS is actually by my side.
Chika released Yuei Vu's arm in time and pulled Little Judai aside. Yuei Vu took two steps and came face to face with the man in black.
"Who are you?"
The man didn't answer directly, but just raised the duel disk in his hand.
"Duel King Yuei Vu."
He spoke, his voice under the mask hoarse and muddy, sounding like he was speaking through water.
"Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
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