Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1698 Zero's Determination

The stories of Yu-Gi-Oh! and DM are special within the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! system, giving it a feeling of "the origin of everything".

Although later generations developed various parallel worlds based on different systems such as fusion, homology, and hypersonicity, it seems that every parallel branch was developed based on DM.

So even if not every dimension has Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, and Yuma Tsukumo, there must have been Yugi Muto in history.

So the good news is that even in this current, desperate unified dimension, Yugi Muto once existed. The bad news is that the game in this world is an ancient relic from history books; although it didn't become a stepping stone for Zack like other unfortunate characters, it probably died long before Zack was even born.

"So, all those experts ganged up on Zack, and the result was a complete annihilation?" Yusei found it a bit unbelievable.

In particular, Crow and Jack are his familiar partners. Although they've changed dimensions, Yusei feels that their strength shouldn't be too weak.

So many experts of this caliber actually fell to Zack on the same day, in the same battle?

It's a little hard to imagine that scene.

“I wasn’t there either, and most people have only heard about it,” Brooke said helplessly. “But generally speaking, that seems to be the case.”

Even among the remaining rebels, no one was present that day, so everyone only knows hearsay. All they know is that top experts from the four previous dimensions rose up and attempted to besiege Zack on the day of his rebirth, but the result was undoubtedly a crushing defeat.

That battle nearly wiped out all the experts from the four dimensions, which is why the top tier in the current unified dimension is almost completely cut off.

Furthermore, the Academy Army's long-term campaign of encirclement and suppression across the world further wiped out the few remaining slightly stronger duelists. Now, there are very few duelists left in the Unified Dimension who can rival the Academy Army.

However, the rebels were unaware of the situation, but You Xuan could roughly imagine what was going on.

After all, he had reviewed the finale of Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, which was hailed as the biggest mess in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh! and even the official creators later tried to classify it as a fan work.

This work is so abstract that the final boss is the protagonist himself. The protagonist, Yuya Sakaki, shouts the slogan throughout the entire work, adhering to the entertainment philosophy of "You have to make me laugh during the duel" and "Otherwise, I'll beat you until you laugh." In the end, he successfully slaps himself in the face, degenerating into the Tyrant Zack, and successfully setting a record of "the protagonist himself is the final boss," which is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.

The final battle after Zack's arrival can be summarized in one sentence: the Calabash Brothers save their grandfather.

Including the previously mentioned Kaito, Crowe, and Jack, all sorts of top fighters lined up one by one, and very tacitly, they went up in pairs and were given away like crazy.

Every time, just as the two in the previous group are about to be knocked out, the next two perfectly pass the baton, and then, in what is basically a certain death situation, they come in and get eliminated.
Zack only truly took action this time throughout the entire series, but it was a legendary performance. He basically wiped out all the named and top-tier duelists in the entire anime, racking up kills left and right. He probably set the record for the most kills in a single Yu-Gi-Oh! game.

Can you believe they turned playing cards into a brutal hack-and-slash game?

Lingyi listened silently throughout.

She barely spoke all night.

As the daughter of King Akama Zero, she didn't cry at the entire funeral, nor did she show much grief. Most of the time, she just stared blankly at her father's black and white photograph, as if lost in thought.

Especially when she heard Brook and the others talk about the battle when Zack was resurrected, she thought of those warriors who had bravely stepped forward and were once top-notch duelists.

Now they are all dead, as if they took the hope of this world with them.

Now, looking at the rebels, at these emaciated, weathered warriors, they haven't given up the fight, but frankly, there's little hope left in them.

How long will this war last?
Lingyi stared blankly at the black and white photograph, feeling as if she were looking at her father, who was now far away in the underworld, across the barrier of the world.

If this continues, how many more people will lose their lives and be sealed into cards?
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The funeral didn't end until very late.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that people returned to their tents to rest.

When the night was deep and quiet, and there was no one else around, one person tiptoed out of the tent and walked slowly under the moonlight.

Lingyi emerged from the tent and walked out of the camp. She paused one last time, looked back at the camp one last time, took a deep breath, and then turned around, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and prepared to walk further away.

However, he was quickly stopped.

"Miss Lingyi, where are you headed so late?"

Zero was taken aback.

She turned her head at the sound and saw that the outsider named Fujiki Yugen had been leaning against a tree, smiling at her.

Ling Yi stared at him for a few seconds, then frowned: "Why haven't you rested yet?"

"I can't sleep. And that's what I should be asking."

You Xuan shrugged.

"It's not safe for a young woman to go out so late."

Lingyi remained silent and did not speak.

"Let me guess, are you going to find Zack alone again?" You Xuan asked.

“This is my duty, the mission my father left me,” Ling Yi said softly. “Now that my father is gone, I have no other worries.”

You Xuan said, "But your injuries prevent you from fighting?"

"I've recovered a little, and I should be able to fight again tomorrow," she said.

“But it’s still a stretch.” You Xuan shook his head. “Your body might break down, and your mental state might not be able to hold up either. Even if you win, you might not survive if you’re overtaxed.”

“That doesn’t matter. Like I said, I have no other attachments.” Ling Yi shook her head and said, “This is my final mission, something I must accomplish. As long as I can do it, I don’t care what I become.”

She spoke with a somber expression, then turned back to look at the camp behind her one last time, and said in a low voice, "I really can't see anyone else sacrificed anymore."

You Xuan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "So, even if I try to persuade you, you won't listen?"

“Not bad,” Zero said.

"Alright, then that's how it is."

You Xuan unfolded the duel disk.

Zero's eyes flashed: "You want to duel with me?"

"Yes, it's just a duel. There's no dark duel, and no physical projection is used, so this level of duel shouldn't cause any damage."

You Xuan smiled.

"But if you can't even beat me, then don't even think about going after Zack alone, okay?"

A glint of light flashed in Ling Yi's eyes.

She closed her eyes briefly, then clenched her fists.

"Okay, I accept."

(End of this chapter)