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Chapter 1850 What's the point of risking your life for just a few hundred yuan a month?

Cold, without shivering.
When [Gold, the God of War of the Dark Realm] awoke, he realized he was lying on the cold ground. Without revealing that he had woken up, he quietly opened his eyes and found [Sylva, the God of War of the Dark Realm] lying not far from him, while he heard voices from another direction.

Lying motionless on the ground, [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] was concentrating, intending to listen to what those people were saying—

"Is that so, Caesar and Edward?"

"Mr. Fried has already led the villagers to their next destination. Although there is a suspicion that he is using us as bait to attract attention, we can indeed prepare to go to the 'Overlord Army's' camp next."

"However, it's always better to be safe than sorry. It would be great if there were a place where we could gather intelligence."

"I think we should have prisoners who can help us."

"Aren't two prisoners a bit too many? We'll be exposing ourselves to cover Mr. Fried and his men anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to kill one of them now, would it?"

"Just pick one, there's no difference, right?"

Upon hearing this, [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] knew he couldn't pretend to be unconscious any longer. If he continued to feign unconsciousness and was accidentally struck by the other party, it would be too unjust for him to die!
"Wait a minute, the information we have is different!" "There's a difference, there's a difference!"

After saying that, [Gold, the God of War of the Dark Realm] was stunned for a moment, because he had only said one sentence, so why were there two voices at the same time? Turning his head, he saw that [Silva, the God of War of the Dark Realm] had also sat up, just like him. It turned out that he had thought the same thing and had also been pretending to faint!
"They've already woken up?" The man who had just said he wanted to kill one of the prisoners—Manjou—raised an eyebrow, but showed no surprise. "You seem to have heard what we were saying?"

“That would be perfect, saving us the trouble of having to say it a second time.” Jim’s one eye looked at the Gold and Silver Demons, who were still in a miserable state because of the previous attack by Jaden. “We need a prisoner who can betray your comrades and reveal information to us, but we only need one—who do you think is the best candidate to survive?”

“I think—” [Sylva, the God of War of the Dark World] was about to say something when [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] suddenly stopped him. Neither of them were fools; the other side was clearly using the concept of “the only prisoner” to sow discord between them, causing infighting, thus achieving a different kind of “torture,” and perhaps even obtaining the information they needed along the way.

The smarter a person is, the less they want to get entangled in convoluted schemes. [The God of War of the Dark World - Gold] bluntly stated: "Those kinds of provocations are useless. Our combination is not so easily subject to a crisis of trust. There's no need to test us with 'only one can live.' If you want to get information from us, just make a deal—exchange our safety for it."

The seemingly cunning [God of War of the Dark World - Sylva] was actually the more reckless one, while the muscular [God of War of the Dark World - Gold] was far more intelligent. Their titles, "God of War" and "God of War," were also quite deceptive. Faced with Gold's current attitude, Wan Zhangmu frowned: "Trying to negotiate with us? Do you think you're qualified to negotiate when we could kill you at any moment?"

“Our lives don’t carry that weight, but I think some of the information we have carries enough weight,” said [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] calmly, though cold sweat was actually dripping from his palms.

O'Brien asked Judai, "So what do you want to do, Judai? They are prisoners you captured, so it's best if you deal with them."

All eyes, including those of the Gold and Silver Demons, were focused on one direction: Judai, who had just been comforting Marufuji Sho after losing his brother, sat there silently, looking at the Gold and Silver Demons under everyone's gaze.

If the Dark God of War - Gold was able to maintain his composure just now, now that he was staring directly at Judai, cold sweat was streaming down his forehead as he could no longer contain his panic. The Dark God of War - Sylva, who had been somewhat restless, was now holding his breath and not daring to make a sound.

—What's going on? It's just a human brat from another world. Even though we were instantly killed by it in one move, it shouldn't be this scary, right? It's like our bodies are instinctively showing fear and submission to it?
"I don't know either. But if what they say is true, those who know different information should perhaps be kept, because we need to increase the chances of rescuing John, even if it's just by a hair's breadth." Judai said earnestly, looking at the two demons in front of him.

Rescuing John is his current obsession. Just arriving here with [Wandering Hero - Fried] and reuniting with the others has already made him very anxious. Now he just wants to get specific information about John from [Dark World Martial God - Gold] and the others as soon as possible.

Throughout this process, although the various experiences made Jaden's mental state worse, he suppressed everything with his determination to achieve his goal, making him appear normal on the surface.

"Did you hear that? So now, tell us your so-called 'different information,' and neither Jaden nor we will kill you." Seeing Jaden start to drift off after speaking, Fubuki knew he was getting impatient and urged [Dark World's War God - Gold] and the others to hurry up.

They exchanged a glance, and [Sylva, the God of War of the Dark World] spoke first: "Although we are working together as a pair, as superiors of the [Dark World], we have different duties and responsibilities, and the information we know is naturally different."

“Gold primarily liaises with higher-ups, while I’m responsible for assigning missions to an army composed of lower-ranking individuals. Our combination acts as a middleman between the upper and lower levels of the ‘Overlord Army.’” After a pause, [Shadow God of War - Sylva] glanced at Judai, relieved that he wasn’t impatient with her explanation of seemingly unrelated information, and quickly moved on to the main topic.

"The prisoners you mentioned, held in the nearby camps, were captured and gathered by the 'Overlord Army' from the surrounding area. However, we don't keep records of prisoners and slaves, so if possible, you'd better provide specific details about their appearance—"

“John’s eyes are lake blue, and his hair color is similar to his eyes, but a deeper shade of greenish-blue.” Upon hearing this, Judai quickly described John’s physical characteristics. Since he already knew from [Warrior-Raz] that prisoners would have their clothes changed, he didn’t mention John’s blue and white uniform again.

[The God of War of the Dark World - Sylva] breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that he might not remember such a prisoner, but now it seemed that he did indeed have such a person in his memory.

"Yes, yes, there is indeed such a person who has been arrested and locked up there. However, I'm not sure if he is one of your accomplices, because when my men reported to me, they only said that they caught him from a nearby village. But, he does look quite similar."

“However, I don’t think that person is still there.” [The God of War of the Dark Realm - Gold] suddenly spoke up. “If your companion is also a powerful warrior, he should be transported to the nearest fortress soon. The four higher-ups of the ‘Overlord Army’ are currently gathering strong individuals from all over, seemingly to use their lives and souls to create some invincible power.” “Because my superior is the [Skeleton Priest], who can report directly to one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the [Chaos Wizard]. This is top-secret information that only I know.”

"What!?" Jaden, who had previously thought that John wouldn't be in immediate danger even if he was taken hostage based on [Warrior-Raz]'s information, panicked upon hearing this. "John's dueling strength is on par with mine, doesn't that mean he's currently—"

"Calm down, Judai!" Seeing that Judai was about to take action, Manjoume, who had already guessed what the guy's reaction would be, suddenly grabbed his shoulder. Amon also stopped Judai from the side. "Don't forget that what we need to do now is to get information about that camp. At least we need to know the situation of the troops stationed there, otherwise the other side might take John hostage!"

"You can rest assured about that for now. Although there are troops stationed there normally, all the surrounding troops have been mobilized because a rare and powerful expert was discovered on a distant mountain. They are being led by [Dark Demon Realm Warrior Captain - Dark Sword] to capture the expert. There won't be many troops left there," [Dark Realm Martial God - Gorde] quickly said.

“However, there is still a risk that we won’t be able to eliminate everyone in time, resulting in your companions being captured and taken hostage. So this is when we come in handy again.” [The God of War of the Dark World - Sylva] suggested, “If the two of us step forward and disguise you as slaves we have captured, we can find your companions without alerting anyone.”

It has to be said that the idea of ​​the Gold and Silver Devil was quite tempting to everyone. Even Jaden, who was as anxious as he was, had to admit that the idea was perfect. However, Asuka raised a question at this moment: "The commanders of the armies that Jaden encountered before seemed to be willing to go through fire and water to carry out orders. Why are you so casual about betraying your comrades?"

"That's because we've never been in the same system from the beginning. We, who always operate as a group, are more serving the big shots above us, while the other lower-level [Dark Realm] armies are under the command of [Dark Realm's Mad King - Braum], the garrison commander of the nearby fortress. We are on the same level as him, we have no business conflicts but we don't have any good relationship either."

[The God of War of the Dark Realm - Gold] spoke honestly, while [The God of War of the Dark Realm - Sylva] was even more blunt, "It was his dereliction of duty that his troops failed to keep an eye on the prisoners being rescued. We are fighting for our own lives, so what does it have to do with us if our colleagues don't meet their performance targets?"

"Exactly, we only get paid so little each month, why risk our lives?"

"Why do I suddenly have the illusion that I'm seeing two office workers? Is even the existence of the spirit world so realistic?" Marufuji Sho complained.

Having confirmed the existence of the "suspected John" and obtained sufficient intelligence, the group had no intention of lingering and immediately took action. Considering the dangers of the infiltration mission, and to prevent the feigned capture from becoming a real capture, not everyone had to pretend to be a captured slave. They simply selected Judai, Fubuki, Asuka, and O'Brien to be responsible for the infiltration, while Marufuji Sho and the others were to prepare to provide backup outside the camp.

Although the Wandering Hero Fried led the villagers away first, the vehicle he and Jaden used to travel there—the Sonic Duck—was not taken away. The Sonic Duck, which the two had deliberately driven in another direction, was quickly found again by Jaden and his companions after they became aware of its existence, and they planned to use it as a tool to travel to the "Overlord Army" camp.

[Sylva, the God of War of the Dark World] and [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] were certainly not qualified to ride the [Sonic Duck]. Just two people on one duck would be cramped enough, and Jaden and his companions weren't going to be considerate and make them run alongside the [Sonic Duck]. However, they weren't worried about the Gold and Silver Demons escaping or exposing them during their infiltration, because—

"A backup hidden energy source?" Marufuji Sho and Kenzan asked in confusion, each holding a card.

"No, these are our respective 'Soul Cards,' the repositories of our souls and powers. Whoever obtains this card can freely use our power, like holding a bull by the nose, and can even make us disappear from the world completely by tearing the card." Although he didn't understand what "backup hidden energy" meant, [Martial God of the Dark World - Gold] still explained.

The Dark God of War, Sylva, further explains, "Not only that, but even if we are already dead, we can still use this card to unleash our power and even summon ourselves in a sacred duel ritual."

"It can be used to control the life and death of the other party, and to unleash special power." Marufuji Sho nodded. "So it really is a 'backup hidden energy source'."

"I already said it's not a matter of forgetting, whatever you say goes." After glancing at Jaden, who was already standing next to [Sonic Duck] ready to depart, [Sylva, the God of War of the Dark World] immediately shut up and said nothing more.

“If we hold the cards, we might not be able to react to their ambush. But if you guys, Marufuji, who aren't involved in the infiltration, hold these cards, it will be more effective in deterring these two smart and suicidal guys and preventing them from betraying us.” Fubuki said, patting the [Sonic Duck] beside her. “Well, Judai, you must be impatient, so let’s get going—come on, Asuka-chan, I’ve ridden ostriches and such before, so feel free to leave the piloting to me.”

"Hmm?" After Jaden got on the [Sonic Duck], Asuka, who had already sat behind him, turned her head and looked at Fubuki with a puzzled expression. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes seemed to say, "Brother, if you keep talking, something really bad will happen."

"Asuka, hold on tight, these [Sonic Ducks] are really fast." Judai couldn't see Asuka's eyes from his angle, he just reminded her, "You'd better hold on to something so you don't get thrown off."

"There's nothing good to grab onto behind me. Can I put my arm around your waist, Judai?"

"Oh it's all right."

Asuka, who had already wrapped her arms around Jaden's waist before he could even finish speaking, sighed as she sat on the Sonic Duck. Suddenly, she felt a pair of hands on her shoulders.

Turning her head, Fubuki saw O'Brien sitting behind her and said calmly, "Sorry, there's really nothing to grab on from behind. If you're okay with that, I can hold onto your waist instead, or I can sit in front of you."

"Then you should just stay like this." Compared to being held by a man's waist, Fubuki felt that it was definitely harder for her to hold a man's waist herself.

Today's press conference revealed a lot of cards. Two classic cards from Satisfying Town were released as Origin cards, the game's Yomi no Tensei miraculously dropped a knife, and all the main characters/second male lead acees received new versions and cards (except for Cyber ​​Dragon, everyone else on the second male lead side is completely outmatched). There were also five new cards for Yusei, two new cards for Jack, and one new card for Yusei (its effect can be used to maintain speed boosts, which allows you to use those boosts to summon Jack's new card – so exciting!).
And today, Yu-Gi-Oh! topped the trending topics on Japanese Twitter because it was the first time a card with an oversized frame appeared, making ZZ Shonenkan 1 years ahead of Konami!
The new cards for the Spirit Warrior anime haven't received much attention due to the abundance of major announcements.