Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

"so--"

"I can draw three!"

"Shh-"

He slightly raised the duel disk, his fingers deftly and powerfully drawing out the top three cards, his movements fluid and forceful, as if performing a meticulously rehearsed ritual.

【Sky Dragon of Osiris】ATK: 0→3000

“Attack power 3000?!” Louis swallowed hard, trembling as he took a half-step back.

The golden light emanating from the Pharaoh intensified, and his voice carried a hint of anger: "Activate the [Soul Servant] of the graveyard, except for this one."

"On the field, in the graveyard, there are four types: [Dark Magician], [Dark Magician Girl], [Guardian Priest Mana], and [Guardian Priest Mahad]—"

Draw four cards from your deck!

"Shh-"

With a flick of the fingertip, another streak of white light swept across the void.

Above the king, Osiris roared at the enemy, shaking the heavens and earth, and a violent gale blew everything around him away.

【Sky Dragon of Osiris】ATK: 3000→7000

“Attack power...7000…” Louis’s eyes slowly widened.

"You'll die..."

He frantically pressed the surrender button, but nothing happened.

"director..."

"help me..."

Louis was completely overwhelmed by fear and mentally contacted Carl for help.

There was no response.

"Battle phase!" Pharaoh declared, waving his arm forward with a powerful voice.

"Attack from the Sky Dragon of Osiris!"

"Superconducting waves!"

Osiris the Sky Dragon

The Sky Dragon of Osiris let out a deafening roar, and a powerful energy surged from its throat, forming a dazzling beam of light that pointed directly at Louis.

"god..."

Louis's eyes were glazed over, his shoulders slumped, and his pupils reflected the superconducting waves released by the Sky Dragon. The light was so intense that it almost blinded him.

"Boom—"

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth, and the beam of light accurately engulfed Louis.

A massive shockwave spread out, raising clouds of dust. Other spectators covered their eyes, unable to bear witnessing the devastating collision.

Everything around was affected by the aftershocks of this force; trees snapped and the ground cracked.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

In the center of the ruins, Louis stood still, lifeless, covered in mud, his military coat torn, his skin rotting and revealing eerie, deep red armor.

"Den-"

A crisp sound of a wire breaking rang out in the air.

Louis lost his footing and slowly collapsed to the ground, dying directly from the impact of the Kaling, rather than from the extraction of his soul.

"Cough—" Several hundred meters away, Karl vomited a mouthful of blood.

Blue side LP: 6000 → 0

The winner takes all.

[Red Team]

The cold, mechanical sound echoed in the deathly silence; no one dared to breathe loudly.

"boom--"

The nitric oxide in the air surged high into the sky, and the mass of destructive energy shone even brighter in the dark clouds.

"Superconducting waves..."

At this moment, everyone finally understood.

Two hours, or two more challenges.

If they don't capture the next phase soon, Louis's death will be their fate.

"We can't win..."

Panic gradually spread.

"How can we possibly win!"

"Hide."

"Hide first!"

Panic spread, and they began to scatter and flee, using bushes, rock crevices, and abandoned underground laboratories as places to hide from the superconducting waves.

A greater danger lurks in what appears to be a safe world.

The once-silent vegetation began to stir, with enormous vines snaking out like snakes, reaching out menacingly towards the panicked crowd.

Screams, cries, and frantic footsteps mingled together, creating a chaotic scene.

The native predatory plants are not all brought by Sera.

"Mask Guy," Lin Yi fearfully approached Luo Bai, "Should we hide too?"

"Shh." Luo Bai made a shushing gesture, staring thoughtfully at Louis's strange red skin.

A strange yet familiar feeling welled up inside me.

He thought of Qiu Ren and Karl, pointed at Louis, and turned to look at Yi Lan, asking, "These are the actors? They're enemies, aren't they?"

“Hmm.” Yi Lan nodded. “It’s a very troublesome thing.”

"Normally, they don't even know they are actors."

"but--"

She changed the subject, looking hesitant, and said, "Over the years, I've discovered a way to identify them."

"How so?" Luo Bai raised an eyebrow with interest.

Yi Lan's gaze turned cold: "When an actor is under extreme emotional stress, their pupils will flash red."

"Extreme emotions?"

For example—

She suddenly pulled out a small knife, filled with boundless killing intent, and swiftly slashed at Lin Yi, who was standing to the side.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Lin Yi was so startled that his heart stopped, and he took several steps back, his voice trembling, "Wh...what are you doing?!"

“He is not,” Yi Lan said calmly.

"The fear of death is the most straightforward extreme emotion."

She showed no sign of blushing or skipping a beat, and no frightening remorse whatsoever.

"You need to slow down when sheathing your sword," Luo Bai said with an awkward laugh. "Isn't he going to die?"

He finally understood.

This method of testing actors is somewhat unpopular and prone to backlash.

“Other extreme emotions like anger, joy, and sadness are hard to come by…” Yi Lan’s voice was somewhat forlorn. “Including me, anyone could be an actor, so don’t trust them too easily.”

Luo Bai chuckled and went straight to the point: "No, I believe you."

"If I trusted the wrong person, I'll just consider it repaying the favor of those three skewers of grilled chicken wings."

"You—" Caught off guard by this direct question, Yi Lan abruptly changed the subject, "Let's get back to the duel."

"Something challenging, it seems..."

She looked around, her expression grave.

"It's just the two of us left."

Chapter 417 The Final Discussion

“Indeed…” Luo Bai then looked around.

There were originally several thousand people.

Some died, some were injured, some fled, and the remaining people trembled, wanting to be brave saviors but lacking the confidence and courage.

"They're here, they're here."

An excited voice rang out, and Qi Qian ran over, panting.

"Here, your purple sage."

He was panting heavily as he handed over the purple sage, as if running those few hundred meters had nearly killed him.

The researcher's physical condition is hard to describe in a few words.

"What happened?"

Why are so many people missing?

Qi Qiankong stood with his hands on his hips, panting. The scene before him was shocking.

"It's nothing, thank you for your hard work." Luo Bai chuckled upon seeing this.

He pressed a few buttons on the supercomputing ring and transferred 12,000 gold points to Qi Qiankong.

"Twelve thousand?" Qi Qiankong raised his eyebrows in surprise. "An extra two thousand in tip?"