Yu-Gi-Oh! Your Friends Are Fighting Out of the Underworld

Chapter 52: Carrier

The Haima Group has a very strict defense mechanism.

This is not a joke. Excluding the so-called war before and the surprise when he first arrived, this is the third time that You Ming has experienced this kind of thing firsthand.

It took him three whole steps just to get out of the isolation room.

Every time he passed through a passage, all kinds of sprays were sprayed on him as if they were free.

And when he finally reached the front of the meeting room, this "torture" was finally over.

"The bacterial level has dropped below the safety threshold. Duelist Youming, welcome to the conference room."

Listening to the emotionless voice coming from the machine, You Ming couldn't help but sigh.

To be honest, he felt as if he had shed a layer of skin and was cleaner.

"So you don't think this kind of thing is a waste of time?"

When the door slowly opened, he looked at the boy in the conference room - Haimanea, who was currently occupying the huge round table alone.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The bacteria you carry are a bit tricky. Keith was even infected when we brought you back."

"So how is he doing now?"

"He was sterilized immediately and is currently sleeping soundly in the isolation room."

"Is he still in quarantine?"

"Not only that, this bacterium is quite troublesome. Although it can't survive without its mother body for a short period of time, once it is attached to the host, it is very difficult to separate."

"That sounds like a lot of trouble."

"It's quite troublesome. Not only does it constantly transform the host's flesh and blood and absorb the soul, it can even modulate the frequency of resonance, causing the host to merge with other things. If an ordinary creature is infected with this bacteria, with the level of technology at our Seahorse Group, it would be difficult to completely eliminate it without dozens of hours of cleaning."

"I see. Then you should be very busy in the near future."

"Yes, and besides these, there are many things to do."

"Ah."

"..."

Suddenly, the sound in the conference room seemed to disappear.

In this strange silence, Noah's expression kept changing.

"you……"

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Faced with You Ming's questions, Naia finally couldn't help but cover her face.

"I think I should be the one asking this question."

"why?"

"Shouldn't you have a lot of questions?"

"Yes."

"That……"

Seeing You Ming admit this so straightforwardly, Naya subconsciously wanted to say something.

But, he reacted.

"so."

The boy sighed softly.

"Come to think of it, it's really my attitude that's the problem. I hope you understand. I'm just... not used to this kind of thing."

"Well, if you're always in a high position, you do tend to want to take the initiative in conversations at all times."

So we forget that some things should not be asked by others.

"Then let's start with Hades's story... I believe you should have noticed during the duel. Although the Dark Game was activated, you, as the victor, did not benefit from the ritual."

"Well, my wounds hadn't healed at that time."

"Because Hades is dead... Of course, I'm talking about the definition of the undead world. He's gone. What's left is a carrier, a zombie activated by viruses and bacteria."

"But I also destroyed quite a few things when I followed Keith all the way here. Not to mention zombies, even pure demonic armor like the 'Djinn Slayer' provides so-called soul power."

"Unlike that, in the undead world, so-called zombies and corpses are actually considered independent individuals. They have souls of their own, but we don't have any of that when we face Hades."

Although it sounded a bit abstract, You Ming felt that he already understood it.

"You mean to say that Hades is nothing more than a corpse driven by bacteria, and that there's nothing to gain from fighting such a thing?"

"It seems so at the moment. And if you duel with something like this, you might get infected with this bacteria."

"So it seems we need to not only take protective measures, but also find a way to control this bacteria?" "That's right."

Noah nodded.

"Research on this point is already underway. The 'Zombie Lord' is willing to provide her zombies as experimental samples. We believe we will soon get answers from these 'carriers'."

"If you make a card, remember to leave one for me."

"..."

"What's wrong?"

Facing You Ming's puzzled gaze, Naia couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"I don't think we're that cruel yet."

"what?"

"But I assure you, if things do get worse, I will consider it."

The boy just reached out and patted the table, then opened the drawer.

"Anyway, let's turn our attention to something else."

He fished out a file from a drawer.

"This is your medical report."

"Report?"

You Ming reached out and picked up the file.

Although there seemed to be some misunderstandings before, those were obviously not as important as this matter.

"What problems did you find during the inspection?"

"no problem."

Noah replied

"Regarding your current physical condition, I can only say that everything is normal, even to the point of being unbelievable...but this is the biggest problem."

"really."

You Ming casually turned the report to the second page and began to compare them item by item.

"So what did you find?"

"Actually, when we examined you, apart from the surface of the wound, we didn't find any viruses or bacteria in your body. But if you were truly immune to all poisons, you wouldn't have any symptoms of infection at all."

"Is my body healing itself?"

"In fact, based on my personal speculation, I prefer to call it 'devouring'."

The hand that was flipping through the report paused, and You Ming raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Why do you have such thoughts?"

"Of course it's because of the card you used."

Noa replied.

"The source of cards in this world is very limited. We at Kaiba Group are able to develop our own 'Mechas' and other machines thanks to our factories. The cards Hades uses come from his magic."

"No wonder you're worried about the 'virus card'."

"So where on earth did you get those things?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed to become a little gloomy.

Although the lights were still bright, there was indeed an inexplicable chill hanging over the meeting room.

"Have you learned some magic to manipulate viruses? Or have you had some miraculous experience, or obtained these from some being? Or..."

Gradually, even the boy's originally talkative voice gradually lowered and his speech speed became slower and slower.

finally……

“Is it your inner manifestation?”

"Picked it up."

"huh?"

In an instant, that inexplicably cold atmosphere disappeared.

Naia couldn't help but look up and repeated the words in disbelief:
"Picked...picked it up?"