Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Meanwhile, Kyoko, the other person whom Jonouchi described as "almost scared," revealed an excited expression: "So vampires really do exist in this world?! Really? Really? Really?! Ahhh!!!"

"I absolutely love vampire novels! Let's hurry and set off to find that vampire!"

As a girl who longs for romantic love, the imaginative Kyoko has already quickly conjured up a love story in her mind: a vampire noble prince meets an ordinary but beautiful girl and falls in love at first sight.

Moreover, that vampire prince even has the face of Cedric, the handsome guy from the recently released movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"!

"No, who would fall in love with their own bread?" Honda, the scathing commentator, said helplessly as he watched Kyoko switch to love-struck mode the moment she drifted from fantasy into reality. "If you were a vampire royalty, and you heard that your son had inexplicably fallen in love with a chicken leg and even married it, and then suddenly wanted to resurrect the chicken leg because it died, how would you feel?"

"Honda, shattering a girl's fantasy is like swallowing a thousand needles."

"There are no such terrifying legends!"

Yugi turned away from Kyoko and Honda, then looked at Hayato and asked, "What should we do now, Hayato?"

Even one of the world's most powerful duelists, Yugi was at a loss for what to do in the face of such an unprecedented event.

"We are currently flying high in the air in an airplane, which greatly restricts our actions. We cannot escape quickly or seek external support, just like the classic 'locked room mystery' in detective novels."

"However, while we are restricted, we will also be able to stop the murderer who attacked the flight attendants. Whether he is a 'vampire' or a 'Stand user,' he is also confined to this plane flying in the stratosphere, where outsiders cannot interfere."

Hayato stood up, seemingly lost in thought, when [Disruptor Yellow] appeared beside him, wearing a deerstalker hat, a plaid cloak, and smoking a pipe. Yellow chimed in, "There's only one truth!"

"The murderer is still somewhere on the plane, in some corner, enjoying our fear of the unknown, waiting for the next move."

Hayato reached out and pressed back the [Disruptive Yellow] that had run out and blocked his view, then held up three fingers and said, "There are three things we need to pay attention to now."

"First, in order to maintain the flight of the aircraft and its subsequent landing, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the captain and first officer, and at least confirm that one of them can fly the aircraft normally. Therefore, someone must remain to protect the cockpit."

"Secondly, although these injured people have already been attacked once, no one can be sure whether they are just playthings left behind by the unknown attacker. Just like spiders leave behind captured flying insects to enjoy slowly, or cats play with mice for fun before killing them, they also need to leave behind a fighting force here."

"Then, thirdly, the front and rear cabins have not been connected since takeoff. The front cabin is currently safe. The perpetrator who attacked the cabin crew in the rear cabin must still be hiding somewhere. Someone needs to go and catch him now."

Listening to Hayato's detailed analysis, Malik nodded and said, "I see, now that you put it that way, I understand. So, the six of us need to split into three groups, right? And, just in case, it's best to work in pairs to support each other, and each group should be accompanied by someone with some combat ability."

Hayato's analysis, combined with Malik's additions, gave everyone an understanding of the current situation. Honda glanced at Jonouchi and said, "As for Jonouchi, with that guy's guts, if he went into those narrow alleys in the back of the cabin, even an empty can falling down would scare him half to death. Let him go to the cockpit. I'll go with him."

"Who are you underestimating, Honda!" Jonouchi slapped Honda hard on the shoulder and said, "Who's that kind of coward? How could I possibly be scared by something as impossible as a 'vampire'!"

"It would be more convincing to stop your feet before saying those things," Honda retorted calmly, instantly crushing the struggling Jonouchi.

With a hint of worry, Kyoko glanced at the attacked flight attendants lying sprawled out in the cabin, then looked around and pulled out a first-aid kit with a red cross painted on it from a storage compartment in the corner: "I'll take care of these injured people. I've specifically studied basic medical care before."

As she spoke, Xingzi opened the medical kit and took out gauze, disinfectant cotton, alcohol, and other supplies to treat the wounds of the injured flight attendants.

To realize her dream of becoming a professional dancer, Kyoko often practices dancing. Due to the high intensity of training, she has been injured more than once, so she has specifically learned bone setting, muscle massage, wound treatment, and self-defense techniques for women.

As for why Honda and Jonouchi, these two former school bullies, often fight but never treat their wounds? Well, it's because they're thick-skinned and always win fights, except for the former disciplinary committee chairman Ushio, who has since dropped out and transferred schools.

“If Kyoko stays here, we need another fighter.” Seeing that Kyoko intended to stay in the cabin to care for the wounded, Yugi, standing to the side, briefly communicated with Yami Yugi inside the Millennium Puzzle. With a flash of not-too-bright golden light, Yami Yugi reappeared in the outside world. “That guy who used dark power to attack others, I’ll handle him—”

As he spoke, Yugi unbuttoned his school uniform, draped it over his shoulders as a cape, picked up the Duel Disk placed to the side, and headed toward the entrance to the rear section of the cabin.

However, Malik stood in front of him at that moment.

"No, no, no, you should stay here with Miss Kyoko, Nameless Pharaoh." Malik, easily recognizing Yami Yugi from the Millennium Puzzle, casually said, "Leave the task of catching the culprit to me and my brother-in-law. You wouldn't want Miss Kyoko being protected by someone as defenseless as me, would you?"

"Go away, how many times have I told you, who's your brother-in-law?" Hayato shoved Malik's shoulder, who shrugged and didn't admit his mistake. Hayato also looked helpless and turned to Yugi, saying, "But Malik has a point, Yugi. It would be more efficient for you to stay here and protect Kyoko, while Malik and I go to the back to catch the culprit."

In terms of combat power, although it is still unknown what kind of being attacked the crew, both Hayato and Yugi are confident that they can deal with the opponent on their own. After all, no matter how strong the culprit is, how could he compare to an opponent of Dartz's caliber?

In that case, it would be a huge waste for two combatants to act together, and if the murderer sneaks into the first half, Malik and Kyoko, who are left behind, might actually be in danger.

“Since you’ve said that, Hayato…” Yugi thought about it and realized that Hayato’s reasoning was sound. He didn’t insist too much, put down the Duel Disk he had raised, and said to Hayato, “Then, I’ll leave it to you and Malik, Hayato. But you still need to be careful.”

“You can rest assured about that.” Hayato said, taking out five cards in one go and filling his Duel Disk. Under the power released by the Millennium Wisdom Wheel on his chest, the shadow beneath his feet surged like boiling water. “Let me tell you beforehand, I’m very strong.”

After deciding on the groups, everyone didn't linger and got to work as quickly as possible to eliminate the danger. Kyoko and Yugi stayed in the cabin to take care of the injured, Honda and Jonouchi went to the cockpit, while Hayato and Malik went to the back of the cabin, and after passing through the door separating the front and back, they made sure to close the door behind them.

As the electric device closed the door, Malik asked Hayato, puzzled, "Brother-in-law, why did you close the door?"

"I can tell you haven't played many horror games like Resident Evil, have you?" Hayato said, taking his hands on his hips and moving his fingers away from the control panel of the electric door. "In those games, there are often instances where the protagonist enters a certain place and forgets to close the door because they are so focused on the space behind it, resulting in dangerous monsters or other things attacking the protagonist."

"Anyone who seeks a sense of realism in a virtual game must have something wrong with their head," Malik retorted. "And vice versa, why do you think those fictional stories could happen in real life, brother-in-law?"

“Perhaps it’s because stories need logic, but reality doesn’t?” Hayato shrugged, raised his hand and snapped his fingers. As he did so, several bright yellow eyes suddenly opened in the shadows beneath his feet, followed by several dark figures separating from his shadow and disappearing into the surrounding shadows.

“The little angel who was born told me, ‘Little thing made of laughter and joy, go and love, your love needs no help.’”

Hearing Hayato recite the poem as if talking to himself, Malik raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Those monsters are made of laughter and joy? Brother-in-law, you're getting more and more humorous."

"You look like a gentleman, this is a poem by William Blake, isn't it?"

The two walked one after the other down the narrow corridor, chatting casually, as if they didn't care at all about the "vampire" hiding somewhere.

However, this is indeed the case. If the other party were some powerful being, there would have been no need to target ordinary people in the first place. They could have directly attacked Hayato and the others in the front half of the cabin instead of hiding in the shadows like they are now.

To deal with this kind of shadowy creature, the [Shadowdome] deck that Hayato obtained after defeating Orichalcos is the perfect choice.

After using the power of the great vengeful spirit "Orichalcos" to create the card of "Creator God - Tiera" out of thin air, Hayato obtained the "Shaddoll" deck. The power of this deck is beyond words. Since its appearance, it has trapped countless card players in a dilemma called "defeating the little devil" for a full eight years.

Hayato should have been happy to get such a powerful deck, but he was puzzled as to why the cards he was using were becoming more and more villainous.

But it doesn't matter, since you are the one who uses the power, and the definition of good and evil naturally depends on how you use that power.

At worst, as long as I use a card like "Spiritual Exophysis" to unleash the "evil" monster, then I'll essentially become a good guy myself. Hmm, that makes sense.

Hayato walked forward nonchalantly, waiting for the released Shaddoll monsters to bring him clues. As he passed a flight attendant's break room, he glimpsed a staff list with the names of all ten staff members written on it, along with their photos.

The six flight attendants already located, including the captain and first officer, make a total of eight people. Does this mean there are still two flight attendants somewhere in the rear section of the cabin?

Chapter 676 Camus? Sounds like a woman's name.

The biggest difference between private jets and large passenger planes used in public transportation lies not only in their overall size, but also in their internal structure.

Compared to large passenger planes that need to carry a large number of passengers and use most of the space as passenger cabins, the seating area in a private jet occupies less than half of the space. Even so, it still provides extremely spacious space. The remaining space, apart from the necessary cabin and storage areas, is used as the cabin crew work area.

A kitchen is especially essential, after all, they've bought a private jet. Anyone who dares to serve a bag of cookies and a cup of jelly as an airplane meal would probably get yelled at and fired.

The increased work area means the crew can provide better service to passengers, but with the murderer hiding there, the complex environment actually makes finding the target more difficult.

However, this is not a big problem for Hayato.

The Shaddoll deck is not only quite powerful, but also has a very high profile in the official backstory. Many dead people, carrying the resentment of the past, sank into the power of shadow and became enemies of almost the entire world. In the later development of the story, this led to the birth of other villainous bosses, namely Hayato's Hellfire and Celestial God - Tiera.

However, although the setting is that the "dead" are resurrected, in essence, the [Shadowduck] are actually "bugs" in the reincarnation system that are about to be reincarnated and appear due to the influence of the [Creator God - Tiera]. They do not have their own consciousness in life, but only have the instinct to spontaneously want to be reborn. Rather than monsters, it is more appropriate to describe them as "puppets".

This is why most of the lower-level monsters in the Shaddoll deck are Spellcaster-type monsters rather than their original races, since they are essentially just "shadows" that possess the power of their original counterparts.

Because of the "shadow," Hayato was able to make the Shaddoll monsters act as scouts, materialized in the shadows by dark forces, searching for targets. At the same time, although most of the Shaddoll monsters did not awaken their card spirits, Hayato was able to freely control these "puppets" because he awakened the "manipulator."

Beside Hayato, the Shadow Doll Nephilim, whose size was reduced to only one person's height, struck a pose similar to that of a red comet, with countless pale purple transparent threads extending from behind her and connecting to the shadow beneath Hayato's feet.

Within a 20-meter diameter area, Hayato, with the power of Shadowdome Nephilim, controls the Shadowdome monsters roaming in the shadows. As long as Hayato continues to move around in the latter half of the cabin, it won't be long before the hidden culprit is exposed!

In fact, the next moment, the right index finger of [Shaddoll Nephilim] behind Hayato suddenly trembled slightly, and Hayato also sensed that the [Shaddoll] monsters had found something unusual not far in front of him.

According to the previous employee list, there were still two flight attendants left in the second half of the cabin. Although he was not a saint who fantasized about eradicating all tragedies, Hayato felt that if it was within his power, he should try his best to prevent more innocent people from getting hurt. He immediately turned around and called out to Malik, and started jogging forward.

As Hayato walked down the corridor and turned just one corner, he immediately spotted a cloaked figure standing in front of a slowly opening electric door. Just as the most flamboyantly dressed person in a crowd is definitely a Stand user, this disreputable appearance clearly indicated that this guy was the culprit who attacked the flight crew!

However, Hayato did not make a move immediately, because as soon as he started running towards this place, Neferi conveyed a message to Hayato. The moment Hayato began to accelerate, the cloaked figure in front of him seemed to know that Hayato had discovered him and started to chase him, and immediately went to find a hostage who was very close to him.

That is, at this moment, next to the cloaked man, with one of his hands around his neck, and casting a pleading look in Hayato's direction, is a flight attendant.

"A hostage!?" Malik, who followed Hayato, was also taken aback when he saw the captured flight attendant. He frowned and stared at the mysterious person whose body was completely covered by a cloak. He said in an icy tone, "Hmph, is this the guy? The one who has added unpleasantness to this trip."

"Hey, you ugly coward who's too ashamed to show your face, no one gave you permission to board this plane, did they?" Malik, with his fierce eyes and the air of a former commander-in-chief of Gurus, said unkindly. "If you surrender honestly, we might spare your life. Anyway, now that we've discovered you, you have no chance of winning."

Just as Hayato was wondering why Malik was so brave today, Malik suddenly stepped aside and pointed at Hayato, saying, "Because standing in front of you is the conqueror of the Father of Duel Monsters, the one who wields the three Egyptian God cards, the former commander-in-chief of the Doma Organization, the Duel King, the one favored by the Spirits, my brother-in-law, Hayato Kobayashi!"

Malik rattled off a long list of names like reciting a menu, his face arrogant, and said, "Now that you know how powerful you are, you'd better release that hostage you're holding, or you'll be in for a world of hurt."

However, after patiently listening to Malik's threat, the cloaked figure shrugged slightly and then laughed: "Heh heh, hahahahaha! How amusing. Are you trying to threaten me with some empty title that I don't care about at all? Threaten me, a noble vampire?"

"However, since you've all introduced yourselves, I must, in return, inform you, these insignificant humans, of my name." As he spoke, the cloaked figure's only exposed finger, gripping the flight attendant, suddenly tightened its grip, piercing her skin. Blood gushed out instantly, but upon touching the cloaked figure's finger, it was absorbed as if by a sponge!

"Ah! Ugh... Ahhh..."

The sudden pain caused the captured flight attendant to scream, and as her blood was eerily absorbed by the cloaked figure, her voice became strangely weak, and her breathing became rapid and heavy.

However, the mysterious cloaked figure didn't hold onto the flight attendant for long. After sucking her blood for a short while, it easily lifted her body with one hand and casually tossed her towards Hayato and Malik. Malik, who was standing in the front, instinctively reached out to catch her and almost got knocked over.

The moment the cloaked man released the flight attendant who was being held hostage, a porcupine-like monster with a blackish-purple body and limbs connected by threads suddenly sprang out from the shadows behind him and viciously rammed into the cloaked man with the spikes on its back.

"Bang!" But, as if knowing that Hayato would launch an attack the moment the hostage left his hands, the cloaked man didn't even look behind him, easily dodging the attack launched by the Shaddoll Hedgehog controlled by Goddess Nephilim, and didn't forget to kick the Shaddoll Hedgehog that had dodged past, lifting it above his head.

Shaddoll's attack missed, and it was kicked up to the ceiling above its head, smashing into a dark shadow and disappearing. At the same time, it knocked down a light on the ceiling, causing some of the wires to loosen and flicker.

"Hmph, just as despicable as a hundred years ago, humans." Expressing his displeasure at Hayato's sneak attack, the cloaked figure, under the flickering light, extended his pale, almost sickly hands and removed his cloak. A green-haired man appeared before Hayato and Malik.

"My name is Camus, but as a noble vampire, you lowly humans have no right to know my surname. It is already a great honor for you to call me by my first name." Camus, who called himself a "vampire," said with an arrogant expression and contempt.

As Camus removed his cloak, a dark power that Hayato and Malik had sensed before instantly spread out. The flight attendant who had been caught by Malik was stimulated by this power, and coupled with the fact that she had been sucked of blood earlier, she instantly fell into a coma and lost consciousness.

However, for Hayato and Malik, while the purity of this dark power was good, its intensity was simply not enough. The supernatural airflow that stirred up in the enclosed cabin felt to them only like a gentle breeze.

Malik, in particular, raised an eyebrow and scoffed when he heard Camus's arrogant self-introduction: "Camus? That sounds like a woman's name, but he's a man."

"What's it to you! What's wrong with Camus being a man's name!" Malik's casual remark seemed to provoke the man who called himself Camus, who suddenly became agitated and his pale face instantly darkened. "I'll say the same to you. If you think you can defeat me with that level of card spirit power, you're just delusional."

"Originally, I was thinking that if you, an unknown nobody, knew what was good for you and didn't get in my way, I could take you into my family as a blood servant and spare your life. But now, I've changed my mind. You can just wait to be drained of your blood and die a painful death!"

"However, it was after experiencing the pain of seeing one's comrade die before one's eyes."

Turning his gaze away from Malik, Camus looked at Hayato: "That brat just said you're Kobayashi Hayato, right? I heard you're a big shot in the human world. Hmph, what a pity, because someone commissioned me to kill you."

"Kill me?" Hayato's lips curled into a sneer. "Sorry, I don't have any intention of sacrificing my life again for the time being, so I'm afraid I can't let you complete your request. Besides, are you really a vampire? Why would you accept a request from a human?"

"Not a vampire, but a noble bloodline. Remember that, brat!" Camus corrected arrogantly, glancing at Hayato and then at Malik, before giving a cold smile. "Although I look down on humans who are merely food for us bloodlines, the reward that person offered me was simply too generous for me to refuse."

"Everything for the revival of the vampire clan!"

As he spoke, Camus raised his left hand, and suddenly a large amount of blood gushed out from his previously empty left wrist, forming a duel disk in Malik's shocked gaze.

“Hey, that was a great magic trick. How about a job livening up a party?” Malik said, helping the flight attendant up, and then looked at Camus. “But seriously, did you take that blood from the people you attacked? I have to warn you, I’ve heard that flight attendants on private jets aren’t exactly clean. Be careful of cross-infection.”

"Hmph, shut up, brat. The noble vampires are not beings you can even imagine." Camus glared fiercely at Malik, then looked at Hayato and said, "My client said that as punishment for Kobayashi Hayato's sin of arrogance, I will kill you in the form of Duel Monsters, which are currently most popular among humans, in the form of an evil and terrifying dark game."

"Wail and greet your death, you brat, ha ha ha ha!"

Camus had assumed that Hayato, whom he considered merely an ordinary person with some weak card spirits, would be terrified and cry upon hearing about Dark Game. He was even prepared to enjoy the incredibly sweet scent of fear emanating from Hayato.

However, Hayato simply wore an "I knew it" expression and unfolded his duel disk: "Just as I expected, it all comes down to playing cards, right? Hmph, then you have even less of a chance of winning, because when it comes to playing cards, I will never lose."

Hayato wasn't too surprised that the Shadowdoll's sneak attack hadn't harmed Camus, who called himself a "Vampire," because he knew very well that while the Shadowdolls possessed potential close to that of Infernal, ultimately he hadn't had the Shadowdoll deck for long enough to unleash its full power with the current deck.