Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Watching the golden key turn back into a golden disc hanging on the other person's chest like flowing liquid, Amon frowned, surprised that the masked man in front of him actually possessed such an obviously unscientific supernatural power.

"I feel like I've seen this golden disc somewhere before." As he thought about it, he saw the masked man lift the disc, and the pendant on it floated up against gravity and pointed to a certain direction. Then the masked man followed without hesitation. Amon felt that his impression was getting deeper and deeper, as if he could immediately match it with something in his memory.

However, as if something was blocking his memory, no matter how hard he tried, Amon could not remember where he had seen this thing. The same phenomenon occurred when Amon tried to recall more information about the name "Danrito".

Of course, he didn't know that this was caused by the "mental interference" released by the [Millennium Scepter]. It must be said that the power of the [Quantum Cube] is so strong that it can restore the power of the [Millennium Artifact] almost exactly. After all, the principle of this thing is to use memory as the skeleton and imagination as the filling to reproduce the things in the impression.

Even if the real [Millennium Scepter] has not been developed to have such ability, as long as Hayato who uses the [Quantum Cube] feels that its ability is a specialization in mental control and can do such a thing, then the [Millennium Scepter] reproduced by the [Quantum Cube] can really interfere with people's "association" ability and cannot connect memory and reality together. This is not even a skill that requires "releasing concentration" but a buff that can be released without any hands.

There are people who want to break this interference, but it is obvious that even a willpower like Jonouchi has to succumb to the mental manipulation of the [Millennium Scepter]. Even though Amon Garem is the same age as Jonouchi in the Duel City and has received special training, it is obvious that he cannot be compared with Jonouchi who has the "will of mortal bones" and is completely affected by the buff imposed on the "masked man".

——The true identity of the masked man was actually revealed when the common pseudonym "Danrito" appeared. Who else could it be except Hayato? But now for some reason, he did not intend to show up in the academy. If possible, he wanted to keep the situation of "Kobayashi Hayato is not in the Duel Academy" for a while, so he put on the mask and used the [Millennium Scepter] to buff himself just in case.

The wayfinding disc - [Millennium Wheel of Wisdom] When Hayato passed a corner, the floating pendant changed direction, helping Hayato to quickly make a choice at the crossroads in front of him. He continued to walk forward without hesitation, following the guidance of the [Millennium Wheel of Wisdom], while continuing to say to Amon Gallem behind him: "Although it has been abandoned, it can be seen that the people who built this place in the past really spent a lot of thought, there are so many crossroads alone."

"Each room represents a cruel experiment with a smell of blood. And the original intention of all this is even just to please Kaiba Seto? For this reason, the human beings who claim to be the rulers of the earth have once again committed a cruel act that is enough to anger the earth."

I saw a drawing in a room that was abandoned because of the hasty evacuation. It detailed the brain dissection of dolphins, monkeys, mice and other animals, and seemed to be choosing which animal to use as the main experimental subject of "duel animals". "The human heart is warm, but it is such a warm heart that can wield the butcher knife so cold-bloodedly."

Amon also saw the drawings left in the room, and began to write down the existing research results on them: "By taking advantage of the similarity between mouse genes and human genes, and using mouse genes as an intermediary substance to make dueling animals adapt to the cell tissues of powerful duelists, in order to gain sensitivity to duels, and then implanting the brains of intelligent marine mammals into the cerebral cortex of apes, using electric current to assist in stimulating their intellectual development, and finally using the bodies of monkeys, which are the closest to humans, as a platform to complete dueling animals."

Although he was not as sentimental as Hayato, he could not help thinking in his heart because of the blood behind every word on the paper: "But, isn't this the way the world is? The inequality between the strong and the weak is secondary. The gifts, talents, and health that people are born with have never been equal. This is the underlying logic of the world. If this is the case, what's wrong with humans taking action against animals in order to seek greater power? Anyway, the world itself is unequal."

'That's why I thought of building one.'

"The strong prey on the weak? I'm not denying the correctness of humans killing other animals for survival. There's nothing wrong with that. If you're just hunting for survival, then both the prey and the hunter are actually equal, because it's the awareness of being killed that allows you to kill your target."

Amon was very sure that he was just thinking about something in his mind and did not say anything at all, but the "Danlito" who was talking about the warmth of human heart just now suddenly started talking about the topic of "survival of the fittest" that just flashed through his mind. This guy actually thought the same thing as him?
Hayato retracted his gaze and continued to walk ahead. "My thought is - their efficiency is too low, isn't it? Does the scientific community need them to study boring things like which animal's brain is better?"

"Animals are just animals. No matter how smart they are, they can't beat humans. Humans, who have already stood at the top of all creatures, don't think about improving themselves, but instead seek advantages in animals that they have already defeated and conquered, and those advantages that they have far surpassed. They are already doing illegal experiments, why don't they just develop their own brains? Using computers as external brains to strengthen their own computing power, wouldn't it be more interesting for a duel fanatic like Kaiba Seto to look askance than a ridiculous research project like dueling animals?"

"——The purity is too low!"

Amon didn't expect that the other party's view on the so-called "duel animals" would be like this? Instead of wailing for the tragic death of animals, weren't they actually just sad for the meaningless death of animals? It felt really subtle, but after the other party said this, Amon also found that it was indeed as the other party said. The research project of dueling animals sounded very funny, just like starting to study how to improve the efficiency of steam engines to make them more efficient than internal combustion engines and electric motors in the 21st century.

This isn't the Middle Ages, and you're not using elephants as chariots to fight wars - unless your animal is the kind that can punch someone and then turn into a Gundam.

"In comparison, don't you think it's more cost-effective to continue studying humans, Amon?" Hayato said, taking advantage of the topic of Duel Monsters, "Especially in today's world where Duel Monsters are so popular, I believe that the Gallum Foundation, like the governments of various countries, has long been aware of the infinite and strange power hidden in the Duel Monsters' cards, right?"

"You are asking even though you know the answer. Didn't you say before that you also want to get a powerful card?" Amon didn't answer, but just glanced at another fork in the road he just passed. "You chose a direction without hesitation again. Is that the ability of the golden disc?"

“The prototype of the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom is the symbol of the ancient Egyptian god Aten, which is a side view of the sun god Ra. It symbolizes the power and wisdom used by the sun to summon all things when it created the universe.”

Still without Amon saying anything, Hayato suddenly began to introduce the golden disc he was holding. "Its original ability seems to be just the ability to inject part of the soul into a tangible object, but after development, it has many other functions, including but not limited to cutting off the interference of other forces, predicting the future, remote monitoring, and detecting danger. But the most useful one is this ability to guide the direction of the things I think of in my mind."

After a pause, he saw that one of the five pendants of the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom was pointing to the ground. Hayato glanced at the ground, his eyes lit up, and he immediately picked up a branch and said, "Look, what a straight branch it is, it's simply the sword of the brave!" 'What a boring man, is he childish? ' He moved his eyes away from the branch with difficulty. Even in his mind, Amon was very stubborn and refused to admit that he had a physiological male instinctive desire when he saw the branch. Unfortunately, he was beaten by "Danrito". 'But the ability to guide direction is too conceptual, isn't it? Can it even complete navigation on such an unknown map? Moreover, there is no explanation for the previous form that was clearly in the shape of a key but could even open an electronic lock without a keyhole. '

"But compared to those, although it's a bit winding, according to the route we're taking, we should be almost at the end of the building we see from the outside, right?"

Just as Amon was thinking, Hayato suddenly said, "Ah, we are finally here, the elevator leading to the underground."

"As expected, we have arrived, but it is not in a building on the ground but underground? Should we say that the cost of conducting dueling animal experiments in the past was high, or should we say that Professor Claus is really like his nickname 'Professor Cobra' and is good at finding a hidden place as his lair?"

Amon thought about it and looked at the "masked man". As expected, this time he continued to talk as if he was talking to himself: "The nickname Professor Cobra is indeed appropriate, but if you occupy the basement of this abandoned research institute without the consent of the principal of Duel Academy, don't blame others for breaking in."

"This guy, he can mention what I'm thinking before I even open my mouth to speak?" Amon frowned, a drop of sweat dripping down his forehead, "How did he do that? Is it because it's the same as the information I know? Or is he imitating my thoughts?"

Watching Hayato walk into the elevator without any precautions, Amon followed him silently, going down with the elevator. Even though as the elevator descended he saw a huge underground forest that had been opened up under the buildings on the ground, with a light source simulating sunlight shining continuously to maintain the ecological balance, he still had no intention of being surprised by it, and was more concerned about Hayato's performance along the way.

He possesses unknown supernatural tools, knows a lot of confidential information including his own identity, and has the ability to predict the future in conversation. What is this mysterious guy who calls himself "Danrito" and "White Mask"?

No, although it was difficult to connect his identity with some people in his memory, if he just associated his ability, Amon found that he knew that he had seen similar people. Although the degree was far less exaggerated than the other party, he could only sense the emotions of the person talking face to face, such as anxiety, depression, tension or anger, but such people had the same ability as this masked man!
That was long before Duel Monsters became as popular around the world as it is today. Although it had been on the market for many years, due to the fact that Duel Monster auxiliary devices such as Duel Disks and even Duel Tables had not yet been invented, the game could only be played on the desktop and its popularity remained limited to a small range.

It was probably ten years ago? At that time, Amon was only eight years old. Ptah Garem, who officially inherited the Garem Foundation, was traveling around Egypt, where the Garem Foundation was mainly based, to inspect the business situation of the group's branches. He met Amon, who was abandoned by his parents and ignored by society since childhood and was waiting to die on a mound. On a whim, he adopted him.

But earlier on the day Amon was adopted, he met a man in a white robe carrying a scale that looked like it was made of gold. The man had a brief conversation with him and finally expressed regret that he showed up a little late. If he had shown up five or six years earlier, although he would not have been able to adopt Amon who seemed to have no certain talents, he could at least help Amon survive.

During the communication at that time, the man named Xia Di showed a behavior similar to that of "Danrito", responding to what others were about to say before they said it.

Later, as Duel Monsters became more popular and their hidden power was revealed by major events again and again, a concept called "New Humans" was revealed. That is exactly what governments and major consortiums are focusing on while searching for special Duel Monster Cards with powerful powers. The man named Shadi and this "Dan Lidou" seem to be the so-called "New Humans"! ?

"We are getting closer and closer to the cobra's lair. We will soon get the card with special power." As the elevator approached the forest, Hayato also spoke, "But that power is mine. If you and the Garem Foundation want it, go find other powers."

"You don't need to tell me this kind of thing." Amon thought to himself as he looked at "Danrito" who had his back to him. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of the information he had learned about the "Three Phantom Demons" in the past because of the other party's words.

"Oh, right, there are cards of the 'Three Phantoms' on the island, but if you want to control such a powerful card, you can't do it without the power yourself. You will only be controlled by the card and become a puppet, right?"

Because of Hayato's words, Amon easily thought that the so-called "having power in itself" might mean that the duelists using those special cards must have power similar to that of "new humans"? But it doesn't matter, because the Gallum Foundation has obtained certain related skills through spies.

"Roar?"

Suddenly, "Danrito" who was standing in front of the elevator glass and looking outside spoke, which made Amon come back to his senses and look up at the other person who turned around.

"I see. The Garem Foundation is still preparing for the 'New-Type' human experiment, but the Egyptian government is already doing that." Even though he could only see the look in Danrito's eyes through the mask, Amon felt an inexplicable fear in an instant. "The address is good, but Iss will be busy now."

At this moment, the elevator that Hayato and Amon were in finally reached the underground forest, but at the same time, the artificial sun above their heads flickered and then suddenly dimmed, making the underground dark?! (End of this chapter)