Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

Let's not talk about that now.

Jord Rosen, wearing his signature trench coat, walked slowly forward.

He explained with a serious expression, his gaze quickly sweeping behind You Yang as if searching for something, before he frowned and asked:

"Lilith...isn't she with you?"

"Lilith?"

You Yang was taken aback upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"No, I went out alone at noon."

"What, has she disappeared?"

Upon hearing You Yang's unexpected answer, Jord Rosen's already gloomy gaze sank even further, as if frozen solid.

"Yes, not long ago, she suddenly disappeared and has been completely out of contact ever since."

Rosen gritted his teeth, his tone revealing barely concealed anxiety.

“We all assumed she was always by your side, so we weren’t too worried, but now it seems…”

You Yang's brows furrowed slightly.

He clearly remembered that when he left the Celestial Arbitrator at noon, that little girl Lilith was still inside.

It's only been less than half a day, how could a living person just disappear into thin air?

Could it be... that she too was swallowed up by that out-of-control virtual world?

After only a brief moment of thought, You Yang quickly dismissed the guess in his mind.

wrong!

That doesn't make any sense at all!

Although he only came into contact with that data turbulence for a short while, he could clearly sense with the intuition of a top duelist that the virtual world was currently devouring mostly ordinary matter and humans from the real world who were not protected by the power of the spirits.

That eerie data space seemed to have an instinctive aversion and fear towards duelists who possessed powerful elven strength.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have waited until it was completely gone before daring to devour the entire apartment building without restraint.

Logically speaking, Lilith is a genuine and powerful elf duelist. Even if she really ran away alone, she should not have been able to encounter an accident without any resistance!

"Is it possible... that she just went to some place with poor signal and can't be contacted for the time being?" You Yang asked tentatively.

Rosen shook his head with a wry smile, shattering You Yang's hopes.

"impossible."

"The Celestial Arbitrators issued the highest-level Seven Star Order the moment the crisis broke out."

"This is no ordinary communication; it is a direct spiritual connection with a seven-star level being through the ancient red dragon sculpture inside the Arbitrator."

"This special method of communication can definitely be used to contact the target even if they are in the isolated Elf Realm!"

Rosen pointed to himself and sighed helplessly: "I was originally cultivating in the Elf Realm, but I was forcibly summoned out by this Seven Star Token."

"Now, apart from Lilith, all the other six-star members have been urgently assembled."

Upon hearing Rosen's resolute words, You Yang's heart sank, realizing the seriousness and unusual nature of the situation.

Jord Rosen tugged at his tie in frustration, then said:

“We all originally thought Lilith was with you. Given her carefree and willful personality, it’s not impossible that she found it troublesome to reply to us after seeing the Seven Star Token.”

"But since she's not here... then something might really have happened to her..."

Jord Rosen has a bad temper and always wants to fight first, no matter what happens.

Lilith wouldn't be pampered like others would within the arbitrators.

But ironically, it was this irritability that made Lilith enjoy being with him.

Because when Lilith is with Jodrosen, she doesn't have to be so careful.

Therefore, among the Seven Stars, the two have a pretty good relationship.

If the other guys had disappeared, Jord Rosen wouldn't have locked up so many.

After all, they are all adults and naturally have to be responsible for their own actions.

But it was Lilith who disappeared.

The current state of the collapsing real world was already enough to cause him a lot of headaches, and he had placed all his hopes on You Yang, hoping that he would bring Lilith back with him when he returned.

But now that You Yang has returned, Lilith has completely disappeared, which has made my already irritable mood even more irritable.

If the enemy invading this time is a visible, tangible monster, no matter how powerful, Jord Rosen is confident that he can fight them head-on and kill them.

But now they are facing a series of unseen and intangible unknown entities that can silently devour everything!

This profound sense of powerlessness, with no outlet for his strength, left this battle-hardened duelist feeling incredibly frustrated and irritable.

In the midst of this oppressive and suffocating silence, Chen Yuan, who had been standing to the side, interjected at the opportune moment, breaking the deadlock.

He looked at Lena and the others, who were following behind You Yang and looking around curiously, with a gaze full of inquiry and surprise. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask:

"You Yang, who are these young ladies...?"

It's no wonder Chen Yuan was curious. The mechanical cat ears on Lena's, Xiaoye's, and the twins' heads, along with their futuristic outfits, made them look nothing like normal humans.

Compared to humans, the pure data and energy fluctuations emanating from them are more like the materialized dueling spirits of legend.

However, Chen Yuan did not dare to draw a conclusion easily, so he turned to You Yang for verification.

Upon seeing this, You Yang immediately gave both sides a concise explanation of their origins and identities.

Only then did Chen Yuexi, who had been clinging tightly to You Yang and refusing to let go, suddenly realize what was happening.

The thought that she had just thrown herself into You Yang's arms so shamelessly in front of her brother and so many strange girls sent two alluring blushes flying across her pale cheeks.

Like a startled rabbit, she quickly released her arms from You Yang as if she had been electrocuted, and shyly took half a step back.

The reason she lost her composure just now was because her accumulated worries and fears had finally erupted.

She and Chen Yuan also encountered this terrifying scene outside and then fled back.

Although they were not inexplicably devoured thanks to the power of the Dark Archmage.

But the fear of not knowing what had happened and when she would disappear made her think of that duel in the guild.

At that time, You Yang suddenly disappeared right under her nose.

That terrifying experience made her realize that in this perilous world, no matter how powerful You Yang's dueling abilities were, she would still encounter danger when faced with unpredictable emergencies.

After all, for humankind, the greatest fear always stems from the unknown.

After a brief reunion and tender moments, You Yang suddenly realized that it was indeed somewhat inappropriate to hold a girl tightly in his arms in public.

What's more, his own brother Chen Yuan is standing right next to him, watching with longing eyes!

Although Chen Yuan's calm face didn't reveal much of an opinion, You Yang still coughed awkwardly, thinking it best to quickly skip the topic.

So he immediately coughed lightly twice, trying to divert attention, and began to introduce their identities and experiences to each other.

"So that's what's going on outside..."

After hearing You Yang's detailed account of how the virtual world collapsed and began to devour the real world, everyone gasped in shock and finally understood.

Upon hearing this, Jord Rosen's expression instantly turned extremely serious. He irritably tugged at the collar of his trench coat and immediately said:

"Now that we know the whole story, I'll go and inform that guy, Kelos."

"With his intelligence, once he knows the whole story, he should be able to find a way to deal with it."

You Yang nodded, his eyes resolute:

"I'll go too. They might need my help with parsing the virtual data."

"You should come with me too."

Lena and the others had no objection, nodded, and prepared to follow.

Then, You Yang turned to look at Chen Yuexi, whose face was still pale, and softened his tone:

"Yuexi, you're in really bad shape right now. Go and get some rest."

Although he wasn't a top-tier elf healer like Luna.

However, with his elven power, he was naturally able to sense the depletion of power within Chen Yuexi's body.

However, he didn't have any good ideas, so he could only tell her to get some rest.

Once this is over, we absolutely must find that Luna!

"Ah."

Chen Yuexi obediently gave a soft "Mmm".

As long as she could see You Yang standing in front of her, she felt her heart, which had been hanging in her throat, finally settle down, and the worries and fears that had been weighing on her heart for days vanished.

As everyone separated, the crisis from the outside world drew ever closer!

……

Meanwhile, in another core laboratory at the Tianxing Arbitrator headquarters.

Under the stark white operating lights, Kairos stared intently at the rows of monitoring screens in front of him, which were displaying a jumble of garbled characters.

This scientific genius, who was always strategizing and planning, was now sweating profusely, with cold sweat constantly forming and dripping from his forehead.

"Damn it! We can't detect what kind of spirit power this is at all!"

Kairos slammed his fist on the control panel and growled through gritted teeth.

"What on earth is this massive, despair-inducing data stream?!"

"Could it be that some ancient god has been resurrected?!"

At first, faced with the terrifying phenomenon of the outside world indiscriminately devouring all matter, he instinctively thought it was some kind of spatial elemental power.

After all, this ability to devour everything does indeed look like being forcibly pulled into another dimension.

However, after he gathered several extremely precious [Otherworld] series cards for waveband comparison, he despairingly discovered that the energy he simulated could not match the unknown energy in the outside world that was frantically devouring everything!

As a top researcher, Kairos knew better than anyone else that if he couldn't figure out what kind of power the other side was, then naturally he wouldn't be able to find a solution to the crisis.