Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Moreover, if it weren't for that guy from the 'Doma' organization using the helicopter we were on to distract us, and if it weren't for you guys dragging my feet and delaying my departure, I would have already caught up with those damn scumbags and punished them."

Hearing what Kaiba said, even Jonouchi, who had always been at odds with him, said somewhat sullenly, "Haha, that's how it's portrayed in TV dramas, and who would have thought that Kaiba Group's technology could even do something like that?"

Kaiba's technology was essential for tracking down the guy who stole the God Cards, and Kaiba's wealth and influence in America also made their tracking much easier. Although Jonouchi was somewhat annoyed by Kaiba's arrogant tone, he held back.

Not for any other reason, although the "God Card" is the key to regaining memories in another game, more importantly, it is also a "relic" left by Hayato, and Jonouchi felt that he could not sit idly by and ignore this matter.

To prevent Kaiba from further provoking Jonouchi, who was already swallowing his anger, Honda decisively diverted Kaiba's attention, saying, "Speaking of which, when we were at the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition in Domino City, didn't Miss Isis say that she would arrive to help us a step later than us? How is she going to catch up with us who set off first?"

Honda's response came from Keihei, who proudly waved a "children's watch" on his arm: "Hehehe, this brings us to Keihei-sama's invention, ta-da! The 'Positioning Watch'!"

"No matter the situation, the 'location watch' can continuously provide its coordinates to another 'location watch' on the other end, whether in the jungle, the deep sea, or even underground. I brought one with me, and I also left one for my sister Isis."

As Guiping spoke, he proudly pressed a button on the side of the watch face, "What's even more amazing is that this watch can also be used to tell time."

"No, the 'most amazing' feature should be the basic functions of the watch, right?" Kyoko retorted, but then praised Keihei, "You're really amazing even though you're young, Keihei-chan!"

"Hehe, not really, I just did some small work." Even though he was precocious, Keiping was still a child after all. Hearing Kyoko's praise, he adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, which he had put on at some point, and smiled shyly.

Yugi Muto's dueling style is characterized by "multiple traps," where he excels at using nested, deceptive traps to confuse his enemies.

"Yami Yugi" has the special ability "Millennium Puzzle", which allows him to emerge from the Millennium Puzzle and take over for "Omote Yugi".

Seto Kaiba's Duel Special is "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," which uses the powerful force of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and various disguises to defeat his enemies;

Katsuya Jonouchi's dueling specialty is "Strong Luck," using the passive [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and the invincible coin and dice to infuriate his unlucky opponent.

Knowing that Isis and the others had a way to catch up with the progress here, Yugi felt relieved and said, "Alright, let's set off quickly."

"Let's go and reclaim the 'Card of God'!"

Looking at Jonouchi, Yugi, and Kaiba, who were standing in a row and taking a step forward for no apparent reason, Guiping remarked, "Why do I suddenly feel like you guys aren't going to steal Hayato's belongings, but rather to beat him up? Is it just my imagination?"

—Disruption·Huang: Haven't I been on screen for a while?—

"Ah sneeze!"

Just as he commanded his Hellfire Beelzebub and Hellfire Lucifer to attack his doubles opponents and clear their Life Points, Hayato suddenly sneezed.

Rubbing his nose, Hayato watched as the green ring at his feet began to shrink.

"In the hands of the same person,"

"Failed twice in a row!"

"This is utterly outrageous, brother!"

"I'm so unwilling, little brother!"

"This feeling is awful!" x2

In the green light, the two-against-one performance art duo—the Labyrinth Brothers, each with the characters "迷" (mi, meaning maze) and "宫" (gong, meaning palace) printed on their shiny foreheads—embraced each other with a look of utter frustration, their souls being stripped away by the [Orichalcos Barrier].

"Ugh, it's so crowded!" x2

Leaving behind such a strange last message, the souls of the Labyrinth Brothers were sealed into a card. The card Hayato took out from the Duel Disk, "Orichalcos Barrier," now showed the faces of the Labyrinth Brothers pressed together.

"Eh~ So, in doubles, you seal the souls of two people at once?" After watching Hayato finish his duel, Baron casually moved closer to Hayato, looking at the card in Hayato's hand with great curiosity. "This is the first time I've heard of this either."

"Baron, you only ever fight one-on-one, so it's understandable that you wouldn't know things would turn out this way?"

“Ameluda, you’re the same way. In fact, you’re the laziest of the three of us. You never lift a finger,” Baron retorted. Although Baron preferred a peaceful life, he would still obediently carry out Dartz’s orders, and sometimes he would decisively take action if someone dared to mess with him.

Of all the souls that the Three Musketeers of Doma collected over the years as they carried out their plans, Baron collected far more than Ameruda, with only Rafiru surpassing him.

Even Hayato, who only recently joined the Doma organization and only occasionally takes action, has sealed almost more souls than Ameruda in just a few days. This shows just how much Ameruda has been wasting in the Doma organization all these years.

Even Rafael, who usually didn't care much about such things, looked at Amelda with a somewhat ambiguous expression after receiving another, or rather two, souls sealed by Hayato. None of the three could find fault with Hayato's performance these past few days; although Hayato only fought against a select few duelists—those he knew or those with considerable strength—it was a perfectly normal habit for him to be selective.

As long as we can seal away a soul that can be used as a sacrifice, that's enough.

Therefore, even Rafael has now fully accepted Hayato's addition, not to mention the outgoing Baron. However, Amelda, being too petty, still dislikes Hayato to this day.

"Who's the next target, Rafael?" Although he was unharmed throughout the duel, the fatigue from the Dark Game was still there. Hayato stretched his neck and shoulders and asked Rafael, who was giving directions.

“No rush. It’s getting late. We can go back and rest for a bit and continue tomorrow. Lord Dartz isn’t in a hurry for just a day or two.” Rafael glanced at his watch; it was already 3 a.m.

Although the four of them could continue hunting duelists all night, it was indeed too late. Most night owls would already be asleep. If it were another hour, Rafael and the others might be able to watch some basketball stars playing early in the morning with the office workers who had just finished get off work.

In fact, the four of them had already planned to go back before they met the Labyrinth Brothers. If Hayato hadn't suddenly decided to duel with them to "test his own strength," Rafael and the others might have let the two go. After all, they are human too, and they get tired and want to sleep.

They encountered the Maze Brothers in front of a large stadium. These two bald men were out in the middle of the night, and no one knew what they were up to. They certainly weren't here to steal, since even in the dead of night, their heads were still shining brightly, making them hard to ignore.

Besides, this stadium wasn't anything special; it was just going to be the venue for the final round of a monster dueling tournament soon. Even if they came to steal something, there wasn't much to steal. However, Rafael and his companions, still puzzled, didn't delve any further, since those matters were none of their concern.

Go back to sleep as soon as possible. This was a rare unanimous thought among them, especially for Baron. The past few days of working overtime had completely disrupted Baron's peaceful life of going to bed at 11 o'clock sharp. Ameruda and Rafiru did not object to his idea at all.

Besides, how could another duelist possibly appear?

Dragging their weary bodies, the four of them headed toward the secret base that the Doma organization had prepared in the city.

Unbeknownst to them, because they had no intention of checking the gymnasium exit from which the Labyrinth Brothers had come out, Ryuzaki, who was crouching around the corner of the exit, went unnoticed and witnessed the entire process of the Labyrinth Brothers being defeated by Hayato and losing their souls.

Because he made a mistake and lost to Mai in a Duel Monsters tournament not long ago, Ryuzaki was happy to be the runner-up. However, not winning the championship was still a regret, so Ryuzaki went to another league to compete in a tournament that will be held in this stadium soon.

As Duel Monsters becomes increasingly popular, various Duel Monsters tournaments are becoming more and more popular. They are no longer limited to singles matches, and a considerable number of tournaments have begun to introduce doubles matches. The Maze Brothers have finally gotten their chance to perform, gradually showcasing their strength in the professional arena and gaining some fame.

Since Ryuzaki only participates in singles matches and the Labyrinth Brothers only participate in doubles matches, the two groups, who have no conflict of interest and recognize each other's strength, unexpectedly became good friends. The reason they appeared at the stadium in the middle of the night was because the Labyrinth Brothers invited Ryuzaki to visit the competition venue and get a feel for the camera so that he could better showcase himself in the later matches.

However, to Ryuzaki's surprise, the decision of the two brothers to visit the labyrinth at midnight when even the security guards were not around led to their own deaths. Even more unbelievable was that the one who killed them was none other than the Duel King, Hayato Kobayashi, who was said to have been missing for a long time and was almost certain to be dead.

Chapter 572 A Man's Fight! (Part 1)

Ryuzaki curled up, feeling his hands and feet grow cold. A fear of death filled his mind, making it impossible for him to think of anything.

It wasn't until Hayato and the others left that he managed to regain his senses, regretting why he had let his fear lead him to allow the Labyrinth Brothers to be killed while he simply stood by and watched.

No, now is not the time to be upset. Maybe the "being killed" thing was just my imagination. Maybe the images that flew out of the Labyrinth Brothers after they were defeated by Hayato were just images from the virtual projection system.

Comforting himself with this thought, Ryuzaki emerged from his hiding place and hurried forward to check on the condition of the fallen Labyrinth Brothers.

Despite being a minor, Ryuzaki actually knows quite a bit about physiology, at least he knows that blood is red. But when he bent down to check on the condition of the Labyrinth Brothers based on his knowledge, he found that their condition was really unusual.

Heartbeat and pulse were normal, pupils showed no obvious changes, breathing and body temperature were normal, and they could even perform knee-jerk reflexes. All of this proved that the Labyrinth Brothers were still alive. However, no matter how Ryuzaki called out to them or shook them, he could not get a response. But their current condition did not seem like that of someone who had fainted or lost consciousness.

The Maze Brothers' performance was as if their souls were sealed away.

Ryuzaki himself was slightly surprised to come to this conclusion.

Although it sounds unbelievable, Ryuzaki has experienced quite a few supernatural events. The idea that his soul was sealed because he lost a duel doesn't sound too far-fetched.

First, he called an ambulance for the collapsed Labyrinth Brothers. With their income as professional duelists, the Labyrinth Brothers didn't need to worry about the high fees of the medical industry. Ryuzaki put down the phone and looked at the place where Hayato and three other unfamiliar guys had just left.

Gritting his teeth, Ryuzaki resolutely followed.

If he wasn't mistaken, Hayato seemed to have a card in his hand with the images of the Labyrinth Brothers printed on it, which couldn't possibly be just a simple coincidence.

Although it's not entirely certain, getting that card might be able to awaken the Labyrinth Brothers!

With this thought in mind, fearing that he might not be able to find Hayato and the others if he continued to delay, Ryuzaki quickly ran and chased after the four of them in the direction they had left. However, as he ran there, Ryuzaki heard the heavy sound of hard-soled boots stepping on the ground.

“I had a feeling of being watched from the very beginning. Although Ameruda said I was being paranoid, I couldn’t stay asleep like a baby if I couldn’t relax, so I came back to check it out.”

Baron, with his hands in his pockets, stood in front of Ryuzaki. "Well, my intuition is pretty accurate, isn't it?"

"You bastard, you're one of the guys who were with Hayato just now!" Ryuzaki's eyes widened as he nervously stared at the man in strange armor in front of him. He recalled their conversation, during which Ameruda seemed to have mentioned the man's name. "Your name is Baron, right? You bastard!"

"Huh? Looks like you weren't just passing by, you overheard something you shouldn't have known, kid."

"Now that you know my name, I have reason to suspect you've seen more, like that duel just now!"

Baron's eyes sharpened instantly, and he took a sudden step forward towards Ryuzaki!

"boom!"

With a gunshot, a bullet hole appeared in the ground at Baron's feet. Ryuzaki was holding a pistol, breathing heavily and tensely, and said, "Don't move! If you move even a little, I'll shoot you!"

As an Asian, Ryuzaki was naturally aware of the deep-seated "discrimination" hidden beneath the surface of America, a country that was supposed to be "pro-Western, pro-democracy, and pro-unification"—sometimes not even hiding it at all. Discrimination based on capital, discrimination based on skin color, and so on—took Ryuzaki to learn to protect himself when traveling alone, especially since he was a boy.

Even the Maze Brothers, though outwardly kung fu masters skilled in hand-to-hand combat, understand the principle that "a gun is fast from seven steps away; and accurate and fast within seven steps," and thus carry guns on their bodies, ready to perform a set of traditional American martial arts—American Iaijutsu—at any time.

As for how Ryuzaki, a minor foreigner, managed to get his hands on a handgun, as a professional duelist, he must have some financial backing.

However, having a gun is one thing, carrying a gun for self-defense is another, and firing a gun is yet another.

"You're giving me a creepy feeling, don't come any closer!" Holding his gun warily with both hands, Ryuzaki looked at Baron and said, "There's a strange, filthy feeling about you, don't move! Stand there and don't move!"

That last shot was a warning shot fired by Ryuzaki in a moment of panic, because he knew he wouldn't hit anyone and didn't feel much guilt about pulling the trigger. But after that shot, when he moved the gun towards Baron, Ryuzaki didn't have the courage to actually kill him unless the other man made a move; he could only give Baron that warning.

“My name is Barong, I am 24 years old, and I am a member of the ‘Three Musketeers of Doma’ in the Doma organization. I am unmarried.”

“My job is to harvest the souls of the losers in duels, but even so, I usually only work overtime until 8 p.m. before I want to go home.”

"I don't smoke, and I only drink in moderation. I always go to bed before 11 p.m. and get eight hours of sleep. Staying up late these past few days has really made me feel terrible."

"Before going to bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do 20 minutes of stretching exercises to relax my body before going to bed. I sleep soundly until dawn, enjoying a baby-like sleep and not leaving fatigue for the next day."

"The doctor also said I'm perfectly normal."

Baron, who had inexplicably started talking to himself, left Ryuzaki completely bewildered: "W-what are you talking about? Who asked you that?"

“I’m telling you that I’m someone who likes to live a peaceful life, ‘Dinosaur’ Ryuzaki.” Baron pointed to himself. “Perhaps because of my past experiences, I don’t insist on being better than others, nor do I actively create trouble. All of that would make it hard for me to maintain a calm mind and keep me up at night. This is my attitude towards life, and it is also my unique happiness.”

"However, even if I have to fight, I am confident that I will not lose."

As Baron spoke, under Ryuzaki's gaze, he actually took another step forward, crossing the bullet hole!

Instinctively, Ryuzaki pulled the trigger, but to his surprise, a card appeared in Baron's hand the next second, and a green light emanated from a ring on his finger. A large area of ​​armor appeared on Baron's body, blocking the bullet!

"Clang!"

The impact of the bullet caused Baron to pause slightly, but only briefly, before he took another step: "Because you use a deck that is mainly composed of Dinosaur-type cards, you are known as 'Dinosaur' Ryuzaki. You have a certain reputation in the professional duelist circle. If I let you spread the word about 'Doma', I will never be able to rest easy."

"In other words, Ryuzaki, you are a nuisance who is disturbing my sleep, you are my enemy!"

"This, this is—!"

Ryuzaki was stunned by the armor that appeared on Baron's body and almost forgot to breathe.

The situation before us is nothing short of the materialization of a Duel Monster! This strange guy actually has such supernatural abilities!

Having experienced the KC Cup before, Ryuzaki's gaze turned serious. He decisively put down the now-useless pistol and unfolded the Duel Disk he always carried.

A great mage once said that only magic can fight magic, and similarly, only Duel Monsters can fight Duel Monsters.

"Not running away but trying to resist? That saves me some trouble, Ryuzaki." Seeing this, Baron also raised his left arm, and the Doma Limited Edition Duel Disk on his left wrist unfolded. "Let's have a dark duel that will cost us our souls. Before you tell anyone else what you've seen, I'll take care of you first."