Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

But the moment Hayato passed through the portal, Misawa's eyelids twitched, because the golden portal suddenly dimmed as if its energy was about to run out. The portal had just opened and only teleported Hayato through, and theoretically, it should have lasted for at least a few more minutes.

He hurriedly started operating the instruments, his expression serious: "Not good! For some unknown reason, the dimensional fluctuations are being interfered with. It's like a hand has reached into calm water and stirred up a eddy. The portal won't last much longer, and it seems to be affected and is shifting!"

"What!?" Manjoume exclaimed nervously upon hearing this. "If that thing suddenly disappears, won't we all suddenly die? I'm willing to sacrifice myself, but I don't want to go down in history for such a ridiculous way!"

"It's not that bad, but it's more likely that you'll be randomly thrown into some remote world and never be able to return to the human world!" Misawa solemnly confirmed the status of the portal. "Rationally speaking, my advice is not to use the portal now; it's too dangerous!"

"I'm not afraid of danger, I'm only afraid I won't be able to save John!" Hearing their words, Judai completely ignored the abnormal fluctuations in the portal and rushed over. "I must save John, even if it costs me my life!"

After Hayato, Jaden also rushed into the portal, and several more people followed suit as the portal fluctuated.

"I'm going with you, big brother!" "When it comes to courage, my dinosaur and I will never lose!" "You won't steal my moment of glory, Jaden!"

Although she couldn't outrun a few boys, Asuka was quick on her feet. After glancing at Fubuki, she followed the others without hesitation.

"What a wonderful little sister who dares to love and hate! No wonder she's from the Tenjouin family!" Fubuki winked at Caesar with a grin. Caesar glanced at his old friend and immediately walked alongside Fubuki toward the portal, with Edward following closely behind.

Jim and O'Brien exchanged a glance and rushed into the increasingly dim portal. Amon also walked in without fear. As the portal grew dimmer, Misawa, despite saying he would be rational, couldn't resist and followed them in.

The moment Misawa stepped into the portal, the portal, which had been barely holding on for so long, completely lost its light and shattered violently, spilling golden liquid all over the ground before quickly evaporating completely.

"Judaime-sama..."

Saotome Rei stared blankly at the spot where Jaden and the others had disappeared, while Professor Chronos stood ramrod straight with a serious expression: "Principal Hayato, Jaden, and the other students... I wish you all good luck in your battles and a safe return."

"You've successfully reached that other world, Amon... I'm so happy for you!" Having disembarked from the submarine and arrived on the island, Eiko used binoculars to check on the situation from afar, a look of immense joy on her face. "In this world, you were always suppressed by Sid, by your sense of responsibility and morality... by your 'god,' unable to fully unleash your 'kingly talents.'"

'But that world without Sid is different! You must become a 'king' in that world, Amon... I am here to offer you my prayers and blessings.'

Among the "expeditionary force" that received blessings from all sides, Hayato, who was at the forefront, passed through the short interdimensional passage that took only a few steps to traverse and successfully arrived in the world of the elves on the other side.

However, only one small problem troubled him—

"This is the world of elves? Yes, yes, yes... Oh no, no, no, which elf's world is this?!"

Looking around, even Hayato had a bewildered expression.

Did he not go to the right world, but instead ran to the "Great Forest of Birds and Beasts" again? But I didn't see such a big castle in the forest before.

...Wait, why do I feel like I've been here before? It has this strangely familiar feel to it...

Chapter 1835 Merging Divine Dragons? Combined Dragon

Just as Hayato was pondering, Alai spoke up, "So it's this world?"

"Master, don't you remember? This is the world where we first met!"

Upon hearing this, Hayato recalled for a moment: "The elven world I was sent to by the [Gate of Illusion]? The world where the 'Nameless Dragons' slumber?"

“To be precise, we are no longer ‘nameless dragons’,” a voice pointed out.

Noticing that the shadow beneath his feet was covered by an even larger shadow, Hayato subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came. A gigantic dragon god stood not far behind Hayato, silently watching him.

Looking at the other's undamaged teeth, claws, and eyes, Hayato tilted his head based on preconceived notions: "[Timaeus]?"

"If necessary, you may refer to us as 'Merged Dragons'."

The dragon's voice echoed, as if three voices were speaking at the same time, "Or perhaps it is [Merged Dragon - Timaeus]."

"...I see, 'Trinity,' right?" Hayato scanned the body of the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] in front of him with his Rune Eye and saw something. "The former three 'Nameless Dragons' have merged into one and become the 'Legendary Dragon' that once confronted 'Orichalcos' head-on? I thought your power was still in Yugi's hands."

“That’s true. We have not taken back the power from the cards we gave to the three knights, but for the sake of maintaining this world, our consciousness did not remain in the cards in the human world, but returned here.” The dragon opened its mouth and replied, “However, it’s not quite a ‘trinity’ yet.”

As it spoke, [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] extended its claws toward Hayato. With this movement, Hayato saw that the claws of [Merged Dragon - Timaeus], ​​which had been intact just moments before, suddenly became damaged, as if a poor signal caused the image to freeze. The same thing happened to its eyes and teeth.

"This situation is..." Hayato was very puzzled. You know, in the world of Duel Monsters, "3" is a number with magical power. The "Three Egyptian Gods", "Three Egyptian Gods", "Three Egyptian Gods", and so on often have their unique power and status. Just like the "Three Egyptian Gods" are the supreme gods in their world, the Three-Body "Nameless Dragon" also has a special status in their world that can be called a god.

However, the true "god" should be the fully integrated, triune state, and humanoid [Merged Dragon - Timaeus], ​​not the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] that has "degenerated" into a dragon form. The difference is evident from the name alone—the former is a "god" whose power is perfectly harmonized, while the latter is merely a fusion form of the "nameless dragon".

Just like Imperialdramon in the neighboring "Digital Tyrannosaurus Rex" whose dragon form can be jokingly called a "zero-power beast", its human form has the ability to further upgrade to Paladin form and become the early power ceiling.

"Is it because the wound left by the 'Orichalcos' in the past has not fully healed yet?" Since the part of the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] that is having problems is exactly the part that it was injured in the battle with the "Orichalcos" Leviathan ten thousand years ago, it is no wonder that Hayato would think this way.

But [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] shook its head: "No, the wounds left from the battle with that evil dragon were healed during the ten thousand years of slumber. Although they still ache slightly, they don't have a big impact. In fact, when we returned to the beginning of this world, we were still able to exist in the form of [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] until not long ago."

"This world was created by us, maintained by us, and protected by us. However, while this world is highly bound to us, it also deeply embeds our power into this world. We possess great power within this world, but if anything directly diminishes this world itself, then our power will also be weakened accordingly."

Hearing this, Hayato understood: "You mean, this world is like a cake, a piece of it has been cut away?"

Even without the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] revealing the answer, Hayato had already guessed who caused this situation—in another timeline, Yubel, in order to create a world where she and Jaden could be together forever, plundered and stitched together countless worlds, and planned to use the power of [Hyperfusion] to pull over the original worlds where those fragments of worlds were located and merge them all into the new world.

In this process, the bird-beast race represented by the Harpy, the Amazons represented by Tania, warriors and civilians represented by Raz and Freed the Wandering Hero, and the forces of the Dark World were all brought from their respective worlds to the newly created world, where they clashed and fought each other—and this was the stage that Yubel wanted, a stage where Jaden could fully enjoy the feeling of being a "hero".

But what Hayato didn't expect was that not only the worlds of these elves, but even the world of the "Nameless Dragon" couldn't escape being robbed of a piece by Yubel.

How did Yubel manage to do all this when she didn't even have any [Super Fusion] cards?

"In the hands of the one who usurped countless worlds, there is a card that can unlock the gates to worlds that were originally locked."

【Merged Dragon - Timaeus】as if seeing Hayato's doubts, said, "Although its originally magnificent body has been stained black, its power has not only not weakened but has been further enhanced."

"【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon】? No, it should be called 【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dark Dragon】 now." Hayato frowned. "Is it still the same as before, taking over John's body? I understand, this is why you dragged me into this world, right? 【Timaeus】, you want me to help you defeat Yubel?"

“As I said before, we cannot easily leave this world, especially now that this world is in a damaged state, just like our bodies.” Nodding helplessly, [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] said, “However, rather than saying that we actively deviated from the spatial passage you passed through, it would be more accurate to say that we borrowed your strength when we sensed the instability of the passage you passed through, allowing you to come to our world.”

"The others who were with you were not brought here by us. After we helped maintain the stability of the passage, they have arrived at the world you originally wanted to go to. This is all we can do now."

The dragon lowered its head. "We beg you to help us once again, Hayato Kobayashi. We ask you to be the hero who saves the world once more."

"Well, you don't have to beg me like that. Anyway, Yubel was my target to take down." Hayato couldn't do anything about Timaeus's sincere attitude, since he was the kind of person who would respond better to a soft approach than a hard one. "If you really feel bad about it, just leave something on my students to help protect them."

"When we helped them pass through the spatial passage, we left behind special marks." [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] also explained, "If they encounter a life-or-death crisis, the marks we left behind will be triggered and bring them to this world."

"Although our power is no longer sufficient to reverse life and death, we can still use our power, which originally belonged to this world and was integrated into that world, to monitor the vital signs of specific individuals and bring them back to this world."

"A reverse 'Flying Thunder God,' right? I'm relieved to hear that." Hayato patted the dragon god's claws in front of him. "I was thinking of checking on the students' safety, but since you've been so thorough, I'll leave my students to you. I should set off now and find out where Yubel is hiding."

(This door is like a magic door; it stands there, and opening it leads to another world.)

Yubel's methods were truly impressive. In another timeline, after Jaden and his group arrived in the Spirit World, they searched through multiple regions but couldn't find her. Even after Jaden transformed into the Overlord and mastered [Super Fusion] to command the army of the [Dark World] to sweep across multiple regions, they still couldn't find her. It wasn't until a long time after Jaden was released from his Overlord state, and Yubel, who was possessing John, was finally encountered by Caesar and Professor Chronos.

Hayato initially thought that Yubel's ability to forcibly piece together so many worlds and transfer so many Pokémon to a unified new world was based on her spatial teleportation ability, which she used when she moved the Duel Academy. However, considering the spatial teleportation ability of the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon], it's possible that the power of the corrupted [Ultimate Gem God - Dark Rainbow Dragon] was also involved.

If Caesar hadn't stumbled upon her, Yubel might have continued to search for more worlds, plunder them, and piece them together into new ones, forcibly creating a world that belonged to her and Jaden through this method of seizing other worlds.

If that's the case, then fighting the "Overlord Army," which is mainly composed of the Dark Realm, in the newly created mixed world is completely meaningless. After all, they are also victims of the "Great Transfer" caused by Yubel, and defeating them would not yield any clues about Yubel.

Because Yubel won't enjoy the thrill of becoming a "god" in the new world, at least not until she achieves her goal of being with Jaden forever. Right now, she's probably still traveling to other worlds and seizing their power to strengthen her own. So, the chances of encountering Yubel while searching for other worlds might be higher!

"Can you communicate with other worlds, [Timaeus]? Help me find a world that hasn't been affected and diminished by Yubel's power, and then send me to such a world." Hayato paused, then suddenly remembered something and added, "But even though you're not in your complete form now, you're at least three-in-one, right? You shouldn't send me to the wrong world again, should you?"

Hayato hadn't forgotten how much he trusted the "Nameless Dragons" last time, letting them send him back to the human world from the spirit world. Instead of sending him to a place like Domino City, they sent him directly to Doma's lair and even made him fall right in front of Dartz.

"...We need to emphasize that although the teleportation was provided by us, the specific location was determined by the sorcerer beside you."

Hearing [Merged Dragon - Timaeus]'s words, Hayato suddenly realized and turned to look at [Summoner - Aleister]: "Right, I almost forgot, it was you who guided the teleportation location, Aleister! I almost wronged him!"

"It has nothing to do with me. Master, you said it yourself that you could use the card of [Ra's Winged Dragon of Ra] as a navigation target, saying something like 'that card should be left in Isis's hands'."

"How was I supposed to know that Ameruda and the others had already stolen the cards of the 'Three Egyptian Gods'?"

“Someone has to take the blame,” Alai said quickly, seeing Hayato also trying to shirk responsibility. “After all, they designed cards with such powerful abilities as the ‘Three Egyptian Gods,’ which led to ‘Doma’s’ attention…”

"This is truly unforgivable, Pegasus!" x2

Hayato and Arai gave each other a high five for their tacit agreement.

Meanwhile, the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] scratched its head, not quite understanding the human's jokes. It simply followed Hayato's instructions to search for other Pokémon worlds that it could detect. However, most of the worlds it could find had been damaged by Yubel's power and did not meet Hayato's requirements.

After all, even this world, protected by the [Merged Dragon - Timaeus], ​​couldn't escape its fate, so how many other worlds haven't yet been ravaged?

Such a world is either remote and difficult to search for, or the beings guarding it possess power greater than that of the [Dragon God - Timaeus] before it transformed into [Merged Dragon - Timaeus], ​​but either way, their numbers would obviously be very small.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long for [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] to actually find clues from other Pokémon worlds in the vicinity. After searching all the way, it actually found a complete Pokémon world that had not yet been affected by the "Great Transfer".

"Thanks to the help of the three 'Gods' of the 'Astral Realm,' we've found the world you described, Hayato." After thanking the three Gods who had provided him with the information and were also busy repairing the broken world, [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] quickly informed Hayato, "I've also connected with that world, and I can teleport you there anytime if needed."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going." Hayato said, glancing around. "So, are you using a 'anywhere door' or a beam of light to teleport you?"

"No, it's 'pitfall trap'." Alai glanced at Hayato's feet, and while complaining, quickly crawled into the card box on Hayato's waist to avoid being left behind.

"I did say 'Let's get going,' but this is way too 'rushed.'" Hayato muttered, looking at the ground that had abruptly disappeared beneath his feet and his body plummeting downwards. "This damn gravity!"

The scenery before him blurred, and the next moment Hayato appeared in the world that [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] had found for him. Although the continuous spatial transfers in a short period of time did not make Hayato vomit, he still felt a vague sense of nausea and shook his head to try to relieve it.

The lush forest vanished, replaced by a towering silver tower standing before Hayato. Alai, who had initially intended to come out and take a look, immediately retreated back into the card upon seeing the scene before him, urging Hayato, "This is bad, Master! This world is not suitable for us at all. Let's leave immediately!"

"Huh? This place looks perfectly harmonious." [Disruption·Yellow] looked around in confusion. Besides the silver giant tower, there were many other buildings around, all of which were normal for human use in terms of style and scale. He couldn't understand why Alai looked so frightened.

"What a disgraceful fellow," [Water of the Temple] sarcastically remarked. "This is clearly a world where magic is prevalent, perfect for us mages to assist Lord Hayato in his exploration, yet you've turned into a coward?"

"What's so shameful about it!" Alai hid tightly inside the card, refusing to peek out no matter how much Hayato's other spirits mocked him, much like Melozou, who, after being reborn, stubbornly refused to ride in a convertible. "I want to run away!"

(The reason why Alai wanted to run away)

(Alai: Kids, I don't want to take a bath anymore)

Chapter 1836 It's all Alai's fault!

Hayato, who had suddenly appeared in front of the tower, stood still, but the crowd around him gradually moved away from him.

The world of elves is never just one, but as numerous as the stars in the sky. Each elf world is not exactly the same. Just as a mountain can separate villages and towns and cause vastly different accents, the environment, culture, and even circumstances of different elf worlds are completely different.

"Astral Plane" is an ancient Norse palace that is highly similar to "Asgard" in mythology; "Bird and Beast Forest" is composed of primitive tribes in the forest and countless giant beasts vying for supremacy in the desert; and the world where "Nameless Dragon" resides is a forest that exists around the castle where "gods" dwell.

The world Hayato lives in now seems to be themed around "magic." Just looking at the giant magic tower standing in the center of a town instead of being built in a remote mountain, one can see that the magical atmosphere of this world is quite "accessible."

It needs to be clarified that just as there are elves in the human world who are not from the elf world, there are also creatures other than card elves in the elf world. In addition to hunting for "Disruption", the Harpies also eat tree fruits.

Even in the "magic" world, there are magic practitioners other than card spirits. Therefore, Hayato, who used space travel, did not initially cause panic among the crowd in front of the tower. Only a few people noticed that someone had suddenly appeared and were startled.

However, upon noticing Hayato's strange attire and the familiar magical aura emanating from him, many people's expressions suddenly changed. They used magic to send subtle notifications to those with greater abilities, while quietly leading those around them away from Hayato, who gave them a sense of danger.

Hayato naturally noticed the sudden change in the atmosphere around him. He frowned and looked around, finding it very strange.

【The Temple's Water Spy】 pushed past Alai and peeked out from beside Hayato: "They're keeping their distance from you, Hero? How absurd! They could be right next to you, but instead of enjoying their supreme honor, they're deliberately avoiding you?"

"The 'labyrinthine profanity' is unbearable! Darling, let's burn this world to ashes!" [The Silver Princess of the Labyrinth Castle] further urged Hayato on.

"Hey, no, no, we're here to save the world from Yubel's clutches, okay? And your 'burned to ashes' line is so lame. Johnny Silverhand is just some nobody on the street," Hayato retorted. "If we were just playing a game, we'd really think he'd blow up Arasaka Tower."

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Xiao Lan asked curiously.

"The guy on the helicopter wasn't even knocked down, so Johnny didn't have a chance to use his machine gun to strafe him; the main force attacking Arasaka Tower was military technology agents, not a rock singer with a pistol; Adam Hammer wouldn't ambush an unknown nobody, it should be said that Johnny charged at Adam and got instantly shot down to 2.5 bars."