Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Lord Shadi was a man who could have been my father. You killed him, so what right do you have to say such things!"

Upon hearing Blue God's words, Bakura was also taken aback: "Father? Shadi?"

"Ugh!"

As the power of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel deepened, the Quantum Cube in Blue God's hand reacted with it, suddenly releasing a powerful shock that indiscriminately pushed everyone else away from him, including Mani and Sera.

Holding the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] and the [Quantum Cube], the Blue God had a golden inverted triangle mark shining on his forehead. Jonouchi looked at the Blue God with surprise and doubt: "What is this touwa!?"

In contrast to Jonouchi, who lacked Prana's talent, Sera got up from the ground and looked at the Blue God, a golden inverted triangle also appearing on her forehead.

That was her mark as a Prana. Every companion who joined Prana's collective consciousness had the same mark on their forehead, and Mani next to her also had the same golden inverted triangle lit up on her forehead.

Just as the "Eye of Ugato" mark appears on the forehead of those who possess the Millennium Item or are influenced by its power when they use their full strength to a certain extent, this mark also appears on the foreheads of Prana members like Sera when they exercise their ability to perceive the minds and consciousness of others.

Sensing the aura of the Blue God, Sera's eyes widened, because she discovered that the Blue God seemed to have entered the "dimensional ascension" state he had experienced before once again. This time, he didn't even connect with the consciousness of his companions in Prana, but instead entered that state of ascending to a higher dimension on his own, relying on the power of the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel].

"Diva!?"

"Sera, Sera..." Sera, who was looking at the Blue God, heard someone calling her. She turned her head and found that it was Mani, who had also been pushed away from the Blue God earlier.

However, after the [Millennial Wisdom Wheel] was separated from Mani's hand, it was very obvious that he no longer had the unstable emotions he had before, and he reverted to the Mani that Sera remembered, who was now lying on the ground weakly calling out to her.

"Manny, how are you?"

Sera approached Mani and asked with concern. Just as she was about to reach out to help Mani sit up, she saw Mani resisting her touch as he got up and said to her, "Don't mind me, Sera... Diva, we have to bring Diva back quickly."

Struggling to sit up, Mani hid one hand behind his back and continued to Sera: "The emotion of hatred will devour a person's ego, and then be released again through themselves... This is an inescapable Möbius strip."

“During the ‘Dimensional Ascent,’ such emotions must not be allowed to arise, otherwise the hatred will spread continuously through the linked consciousness, causing everyone to fall into the dark side of the dimension… We must stop Diva immediately!”

"We need to stop that Blue God guy..."

Upon hearing Mani's words, Jonouchi remained wary of this guy who had attacked them so directly, even more so than Blue God. However, he could also tell that the previous person seemed to be controlled by the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel], and now Blue God was the one being controlled.

"But even if you say that..."

Looking at the ominous dark aura surrounding Blue God, even if Jonouchi wanted to go forward, he couldn't. If he rashly touched it, he might be controlled by that [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] like Blue God. But if he didn't go over, Blue God might start attacking like that guy named Manny. This time, Honda couldn't sneak over and punch him.

"If we can't get close... then—"

Jonouchi gritted his teeth and drew a card from his deck. The phantom of Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared behind him, but instead of materializing, it approached Jonouchi's body in another form, as if a layer of illusory armor was about to appear on Jonouchi's body.

Although he dared not touch it directly, Jonouchi planned to use the power of the Crimson King to slightly arm himself. He just needed to get close to the Blue God by passing through that dangerous airflow. If he acted quickly, he might not be affected by the power of the Millennium Wisdom Wheel.

"Come on, [Crimson—]"

However, before Jonouchi, who was still a little rusty and not very skilled, could complete the materialization of the card, a cold and arrogant male voice suddenly came from above his head: "There's no need for that!"

Accompanied by rousing music that seemed to come from nowhere, Jonouchi saw several slender objects suddenly being thrown down from above, piercing right around the location of the Blue God. Several long metal rods stuck into the concrete ground, and as they did so, mechanisms popped out from their bottoms to secure themselves. Then, blue sparks suddenly appeared from above.

Then—

"Hmph, hmph! Ugh, ahhhhh!"

The currents between the metal rods connected to each other, forming an electric cage around the blue figure. At the same time, dangerous-looking currents were also running rampant within the cage, shocking the blue god before he could even react, causing him to scream in agony and convulse, unable to move.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, several men in black, dressed in professional combat uniforms, quickly descended to the ground via several ziplines. They used specially made insulated batons to reach into the electric grid and knocked away the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] and [Quantum Cube] that Blue God was holding. This caused the Prana symbol on Blue God's forehead to dim instantly, and the surrounding black mist also dissipated.

But that wasn't all. The man in black holding the stick took a step back, while the man in black holding the strange device stepped forward and pressed the device onto Blue God's body. The device was triggered and its components unfolded and assembled on their own. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a restraint device that bound Blue God's hands, shoulders, neck, and even eyes, leaving only Blue God's nose and mouth exposed.

The [Millennial Wisdom Wheel], which had slipped from Blue God's grasp, rolled to the ground, its overflowing dark power receding as if it had fallen back into slumber. The [Quantum Cube] slid to Sera's feet.

Seeing that the group of people who suddenly appeared were focused on guarding Blue God, Sera immediately squatted down to pick up the [Quantum Cube].

Compared to other "Millennium Artifacts", the "Quantum Cube" does not have the characteristic of automatically selecting users. Although it is not that anyone can use it as soon as they get their hands on it, as long as one has the rare talent of Prana, one can use it after slightly synchronizing one's own fluctuations and resonating with it.

While synchronizing her vibrations with the [Quantum Cube], Sera quickly returned to Mani's side, saying, "Mani, I'll get you back to everyone right away—"

"No, Sera, you should leave on your own..."

But Mani shook his head to stop Sera, smiling bitterly as he revealed his hand hidden behind his back. The hand that had previously held the Wheel of Wisdom was now clearly stained black, and Sera stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

“I have been completely twisted by dark emotions. If I were to return to everyone like this, I would only spread this twistedness to others… I’m so sorry. Out of curiosity, I picked up the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel] that Diva had lost, and I caused Diva to become like that too…”

After a pause, Mani looked at Blue God, who was being held down by the men in black.

"It's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, but the people who captured Diva did prevent him from being corrupted by dark forces and falling into the dark side of the dimension..."

"Get out of here before they notice you, Sera..."

Mani, sitting on the ground, gradually became transparent, and with a smile on his face, he vanished into nothingness in front of Sera.

Two searchlights shone down, and when the city looked up, they discovered that a huge aircraft had somehow appeared above the street where they were, silently looking down at them. The electric fence and the combat personnel had been dropped from there. On the belly of the aircraft was the letter "KC," which was known to everyone in Domino City.

That was the logo of the Haiba Group. As the aircraft turned slightly to reveal its side, Jonouchi saw Haiba and Hayato standing at the aircraft door, looking down at each other!

"Hmph, although the delay is a bit high, it still worked successfully. It was temporarily completed based on the abnormal fluctuations when that brat named Sera appeared. It's called the 'Plana Detection Device'."

Seeing that his men had successfully captured Blue God, Kaiba nodded with satisfaction. "The same trick won't work on me a second time. How dare he show up again in Domino City?"

"So, what about how I sent the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon back to the Extra Deck with Fusion Deactivation?" Hayato, who had hitched a ride or rather, a free ride, leaned against the cabin door next to Kaiba.

After failing to find any clues in "Duel Link", Hayato learned from Kaiba that although he had not found Sera, he had recorded Sera's special magnetic field that had appeared in the Kaiba Group. Although no image of the person was captured, there was indeed a special magnetic field fluctuation at that time. For this reason, Kaiba specially made a simple but effective detection device.

By connecting the device to the Kaiba Group's network and authorizing it to monitor the entire city of Domino, Kaiba attempted to search for the special magnetic field held by Sera throughout the city, although it took a little time.

Therefore, within the Haima Group, Hayato and Haima played another round of cards as if passing the time, with Hayato happily scoring 500 dp.

Hearing Hayato's words, Kaiba's mood soured again. He turned his head and glanced at the Duel Disk in Hayato's hand, looking rather annoyed, and said, "So you should turn off the music too, right? Why did you set up that weird startup phrase?"

"Who told you to say 'there's no need for that'? Isn't it common sense that this line corresponds to this background music?" Hayato said helplessly after glancing at "Sword and Spear Raging Waves" displayed in the life score area of ​​the duel disk and turning off the music player.

"Humph!"

Kaiba glanced at Hayato, snorted, and said nothing. But he still felt that the music was quite exciting and catchy. He secretly activated the program left in Hayato's Duel Disk to remotely synchronize the music that Hayato had just played to his own Duel Disk. Then, without any protective measures, he jumped out of the aircraft.

As it passed through the branches above the road, it used the relatively thick branches to step on a few times to reduce the impact. The seahorse landed gracefully on one knee, with the hem of its trench coat slowly fluttering down behind it, making it look like some kind of superhero.

"Wow, so handsome, Kaiba-kun!"

Bakura, who hadn't seen this kind of scene before, clapped and praised it quite enthusiastically. Malik and Jonouchi, on the other hand, were already used to it. Jonouchi, who disliked Kaiba, didn't hold back and retorted, "Aren't you afraid your knees will break, Kaiba?"

"Alloy protective gear, mediocre talent."

Standing up, Kaiba brushed the dust off his knees and tapped them lightly, making a metallic sound. He said dismissively to Jonouchi, then looked around, "Isn't Yugi Muto here? Hmph, looks like that guy has realized that only weak and cowardly herbivores live in groups, while powerful carnivores at the top of the food chain should be solitary."

"How can you improve your Duel Monsters by hanging out with second-rate duelists who use third-rate decks?"

"Hahaha, who's a second-rate player with a third-rate deck... Wait a minute, Kaiba, you bastard, you're not talking about me, are you! Let go of Honda and Malik, I'll teach those narrow-minded guys a lesson with my fists! HA☆NA☆SE!"

Ignoring Jonouchi, who was being held by Honda and Maric, Kaiba looked at Sera, who was holding the Quantum Cube. After a brief moment of distraction at witnessing her companion disappear before her eyes, she quickly sprang into action. Instead of approaching those who had captured Blue God and risking her life, she decisively chose to leave temporarily to ensure that the Quantum Cube would not fall into their hands.

Their eyes met for a moment, but Sera said nothing and simply disappeared from the seahorse's sight.

"What a pity," Hayato said regretfully as he approached Kaiba.

"Hmph, that's true. That woman actually got away again. It seems we still need to improve the timeliness of the detection device. If she dares to show up under my nose again, I will definitely not let her go."

Hearing Kaiba's words, Hayato couldn't help but glance at Kaiba: "Wow, you actually have such a strong grudge against a little girl?"

"Hmph, in my eyes there is no distinction between men and women. I only need to consider whether I need to defeat the other party." As a champion of gender equality, President Kaiba, who could unhesitatingly deliver a flying kick to a woman, said matter-of-factly with his arms crossed.

"As expected of you. However, what I regret is not that one." Hayato said with a regretful expression, "I have already searched that Blue God's body. His deck is not on him at all. It seems to have been placed in that [Quantum Cube]. It's such a pity that it was taken away like that."

"It's more painful to not be allowed to earn credit cards than to lose them."

"Hmph, as expected of you." Kaiba immediately returned Hayato's words, glanced at the combat personnel who were still waiting for his instructions, and said, "Take that guy back to the company, and then Isono, call it a day."

The man, who looked like a special forces member but was actually just a member of the Haima Group's security department, pushed up his sunglasses and replied, "Yes, President."

Chapter 967 Gu Kill

"Cosmic Superman, open your eyes, I am Shafulin..."

When Lan Shen heard such a voice in his ear, he groggily opened his eyes and found someone standing in front of him. When he fully opened his eyes and saw the person's appearance clearly, he found that the person was wearing a blue-faced, fanged demon mask and was very close to him.

However, Blue God was not intimidated by the other party.

"Eh~ that's a really bland reaction. I thought you'd be scared."

Feeling a bit bored, the masked person removed the mask they had randomly found, but when their true face was revealed, it startled Blue God, who exclaimed, "Kobayashi Hayato!?"

Blue God was so excited that he was about to jump up, but suddenly realized that he was sitting in a chair when he woke up. There were iron rings binding his waist, wrists and ankles, so he could not jump up and his range of movement was very limited.

Hayato removed his mask and, seeing Ayaka's reaction, said somewhat unhappily, "Hey, your reaction is really hurtful. Am I some kind of demon more terrifying than any evil spirit? We've fought together before, after all. Considering the happy times we spent together, at least treat me a little better."

"Damn you! I'll curse your mother!" Although he didn't know why he was locked up here, it didn't stop Blue God from continuing to show his hostility towards Hayato without any attempt to hide it. "I am an extension of Lord Shadi's will. My purpose is to complete the great task of 'dimensional ascension' in place of him, who can no longer do it. And you, who have repeatedly hindered 'dimensional ascension,' are my enemy!"

"If you've got the guts, let me off this chair. I'm going to blast you to pieces, I'm going to blast you to pieces!"

Blue God was just saying it casually, but unexpectedly, after hearing Blue God's words, Hayato actually nodded and agreed, "Okay, no problem, I'll let you off the chair right now, come and hit me, you idiot."

As he spoke, Hayato waved to the front. Because the back of the chair was too high for Ayaka to turn his head, he couldn't see what was behind him or what he was doing. However, he only felt the iron rings binding him suddenly come off the chair. Although they were still on his body, he was undoubtedly freed from the chair.

Since Kobayashi Hayato had voluntarily released him and asked him to beat him up, Blue God, who had never heard such a shameless request in his life, naturally had to grant Hayato's wish. Upon being released, Blue God immediately raised his fist.

Despite having Prana's abilities and seemingly being a superhuman who isn't good at fighting, and even being knocked down by the self-proclaimed "Fighting King" Honda with a single punch, Blue God isn't actually weak in any way. Due to his childhood experiences, he has developed certain physical abilities.

However, just as Blue God raised his hand, before he could even swing it, an electric current suddenly surged from the binding rings on his limbs, instantly paralyzing him and rendering him unable to move. He groaned and twitched as he sat back down in his chair, and then the binding rings reattached themselves to the chair.

"Idiot, you think you can just hit me like that? Do you really think you can lay a hand on me?" Hayato laughed disdainfully, reaching out and lightly tapping his face. The speechless Blue God, still reeling from the shock, then realized that there was a glass partition separating him from Hayato.

Not only was there glass in front of me, but there was also glass on both sides of me, and I guessed that it was the same behind me. I was in a glass cage.

"If you make any sudden movements, you will be shocked; if you touch this glass, you will be shocked; if you try to escape, you will be shocked; if it rains today, you will be shocked."

Listening to Hayato threatening Aogami from in front of the glass cage, Keihei, who looked up from the control panel behind Aogami, asked with some curiosity, "Why do you have to use electricity even when it's raining?"

"Because Isis is taking the flight back to Domino City tonight, and I'm going to pick her up from the airport so we can watch a movie together," Hayato said matter-of-factly.

"Ah..." Guiping looked at Lan Shen with some pity. "Although I don't know what happened to this guy, he's really pitiful to suffer such an undeserved disaster."

"Hmph, boring."

Hayato and Keihei looked up at the sound and saw the door to the room open automatically. Kaiba walked in and said, as if he had overheard Hayato and Keihei's conversation, "Women are a nuisance. You should put aside those boring romantic feelings and work hard to become a dueling master."

“Even I know something’s wrong with you, brother,” Keihei retorted. Hayato, standing beside him, added, “Don’t you dare follow your brother’s example, Takumako.”

“...Do I look like I should have such a feminine name?” Guiping said helplessly, then turned to look at the display screen on the control panel, where the “Plana Detection Device” that Kaiba had temporarily made was installed, displaying a map of the entire Domino City and monitoring the whole city in real time.

Looking at Domino City, Keihei said with deep emotion, "My lover is this city!"

"Is this feeling... Amuro?"

Watching Hayato and Keibei's playful interaction, Kaiba ignored them and walked up to Aogami, looking down at him as he gradually stopped convulsing and recovered in his chair: "Although that guy Hayato Kobayashi said you call yourselves 'New Humans,' in reality, you're no different from ordinary people. Your bodies are controlled by bioelectricity just like everyone else."