The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

[Camus pulls his cue card: 3→2]

As the card was activated, a bronze demon gate appeared behind her, and the Eye of Ugart on the collar around her neck seemed to be responding to the power of the gate, emitting a scarlet light.

"Has it arrived...?"

Camilla then added, "The card 【Gate of the Illusion】 requires one's soul to be entrusted to the Illusion in order to activate. If I lose, my soul will be sacrificed to the Illusion."

"Of course, I won't sacrifice myself casually. Use your companions as sacrifices instead!"

After saying this, the Phantom Gate slowly opened, revealing sharp fangs on the door frame, resembling the gaping maw of a ferocious demon. A large amount of black mist floated out of the door and drifted towards Judai's direction.

"No! Run! Asuka! Everyone!!"

Judai was in a hurry, so he turned around a little too quickly.

Coincidentally, the two broken pendants hanging around her neck came together as she swayed, and were restored to a complete dark prop.

"this......"

While he was distracted, the dark artifact instantly released a dazzling golden light, dispelling the approaching darkness.

"Ahh——!!"

Camilla couldn't help but scream as she was struck by an even stronger force.

"This is......"

"Because of the power of the dark artifacts, the power of darkness was defeated!"

Everyone immediately felt relieved.

And that's not all. After the power of the dark artifacts was greatly depleted, they not only did not stop erupting, but instead released even more power.

Jaden could clearly feel that it was his own power.

It seems that because the dark artifact became complete, as if influenced by his own thoughts, the dark power that erupted from the dark artifact resonated with his own powerful strength, drawing out his own hidden power.

Jaden had a strange feeling; the source of that power seemed to be deep within his soul, and it felt like it was endless.

Curry Curry~~

Winged Kuriboh: The little master's soul power has finally awakened.

Empowered by the power of the soul, the dark artifacts unleashed an even greater force, surging towards the Gate of Illusions.

Click, click, click...

Unable to withstand the suppression of this power, the Illusionary Demon Gate instantly shattered, its surface becoming covered in cracks. Only after the gate was damaged did it cease releasing its power.

Upon witnessing this, Camilla's pupils contracted, and she exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! The power of the [Gate of Illusions] has been suppressed?!"

"Your dark power has been defeated, and my companions will not be sacrificed. However, the effect of the activated [Gate of Illusions] will not stop; all the monsters on my field will be destroyed due to the effect of this card."

"But before that, I'll open the cover card first."

The cover card under Jaden's feet immediately flipped open. "Continuous Trap, [Safe Zone] activated!"

"Target my Earthman on the field to activate this card. The targeted monster cannot be destroyed by battle or your opponent's card effects."

The next moment, intense demonic energy was released from the Phantom Gate, and Electro and Flash were instantly blown apart after being swept away by the demonic energy.

Bang bang——!

Camilla gritted her teeth, "Because of the effect of [Phantom Gate], the monsters used in this duel are Special Summoned to my field regardless of the Summoning conditions."

"Special Summon Elemental HERO Flashman to my field in Attack Position."

Om-! !

In a flash of white light, Flash was summoned to her field.

【Elemental Heroes: Flash Hero - Attack Power 2600】

After Flashy Man was summoned, the power of the Phantom Gate was completely exhausted. Without the support of dark power, the gate collapsed instantly, and even the card art on the card could not be maintained, turning into a blank card that was completely useless.

"My connection with the [Gate of Illusions] has been severed. Kid, your power is terrifyingly real?"

Camilla didn't know whether she should be happy or not.

Because severing ties with the Phantom Gate meant she no longer had to offer her soul, but at the same time she lost a powerful card, she was at a loss for words.

This unexpected situation also surprised Jaden and the others.

Camilla's expression was unusually serious. "Although I don't know what your power is, in order to revive my vampire clan and to make vampires great again, I must continue to fight!"

Upon hearing this, Judai and the others were puzzled.

"Resurrect the vampire race? What does that mean?"

Then Camus began to recount the past.

According to her, vampires once existed as a proud race, but were later praised as monsters by humans who did not allow them to live, so they were wiped out by humans, leaving only her as the last vampire to survive.

Later, someone awakened her and promised her that she could use dark power to resurrect the vampire race, so in order to complete her mission, she began to fight by any means necessary.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: One Strike Decides the Outcome

"I don't turn my dueling opponents into puppets just for fun. I use the souls of these puppets to revive the destroyed vampire race and take revenge on the humans who do not recognize our race."

After Camilla finished recounting the past, Jaden and the others were all somewhat moved.

"I never imagined that our battle would concern the survival of our race. In other words, this duel is a showdown between vampires and humans."

Camilla coldly admitted, "That's exactly how it is. I, who bear the fate of my people, must win!"

Upon hearing this, Judai nodded and continued, "Although I sympathize with your clan, from my perspective, I cannot lose this duel."

"Then let the duel continue..."

As he spoke, Camilla drew another card from his hand.

"I banish [Vampire Lord] from my field and Special Summon [Vampire Creator]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the vampire lord vanished from the field, and a robust troll appeared, with huge bat wings that seemed to be stuck together on its back.

[Vampire Creator: Attack Power 3000]

[Camus pulls his cue card: 2→1]

"It's here, Camilla's trump card."

"This monster not only has high attack power, but its monster effects are also troublesome."

Everyone couldn't help but feel worried about Judai.

At this moment, Camilla revealed another spell card: "Next, the Continuous Spell [Creator Crisis] (Anime Card) is activated!"

[Camus pulls his cue card: 1→0]

"Because of this card's effect, I can add one Zombie monster to my hand each turn. I added 'Dragonbeast' from my deck to my hand."

"Then activate the special effect of [Vampire Creator]."

Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Zombie Monster from your Graveyard by discarding 1 Zombie Monster from your hand to the Graveyard, which has a lower Level than the discarded Zombie Monster.

"I discard the [Dragonbone Demon] and Special Summon the [Vampire Bat] from the Graveyard."

Om-! !

Amidst a flash of light, the giant bat reappeared on the field.

[Vampire Bat: Defense 1200]

"Due to the monster effect of [Vampire Bat], all Zombie monsters on your field gain 200 ATK."

[Vampire Bat: Attack Power 800 → 1000]

[Vampire Creator: Attack Power 3000 → 3200]

She immediately swung her hand and commanded, "Battle begins! Flashman, attack Earthman!"

She first had Flashy Man, who had come over this round, launch an attack. Flashy Man charged forward uncontrollably, throwing a punch with a glowing fist.

Earthman quickly crossed his arms to block the attack.

boom--! !

"Because of the [Safe Zone] effect, Earthman cannot be destroyed in battle!"

Although Earthman was unharmed, the impact of the battle still caused Jaden some damage.

[Yujo Jaden: LP1500→1400]

"My attack is not over yet! [Vampire Creator] attacks Earthman! Dark Hell Kill!"

At Camilla's command, the vampire creator transformed into a blood mist and drifted toward the opposite side.

Although Earthman remains as solid as a rock, he cannot stop the damage he inflicts on Jaden.

"Uh uh..."

[Yujo Jaden: LP1400→700]

At this moment, the blood mist reformed, transforming back into the vampire creator.

Camilla chuckled smugly: "Heh heh heh~, now your health is as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind."

"I know you left Earthman behind to use his ability to boost your attack power, but I still have 6500 health points. I don't believe you can kill me instantly. You won't be so lucky next round."

"End of round."

Judai ignored her words and immediately drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

Looking at the cards he had drawn, Jaden's lips curled into a smile. Without thinking, he tossed the card into the graveyard: "I sacrifice one card as a price to activate the effect of the Field Spell [Fusion Regeneration Agency] once more, adding [Fusion] from the graveyard to my hand."

After retrieving the card, he didn't use it immediately. Instead, he placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Solidman] in Attack Position."

After a flash of light, Solid State Hero was summoned back into the fray.

[Elemental Hero Solid Warrior: Attack Power 1300]

Then he revealed the two cards in his hand, "Next, I'll fuse the Solid Warrior on the field with the Forest Warrior in my hand!"

The projected Forest Warrior and the Solid Warrior beside it merged into one, becoming two streams of energy.

"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental Hero Earth Warrior]!"

The earth split open instantly, and a black giant, as if cast from steel, appeared before them.

[Elemental Hero Earth Warrior: Attack Power 2200]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 0]

As the new hero entered the field, Jaden immediately shouted: "At this moment, Earth Knight's special effect activates. During this turn, [Vampire Creator]'s attack power is halved, and Earth Knight's attack power increases by the changed value."

[Vampire Creator: Attack Power 3200 → 1600]

[Elemental Hero Earth Warrior: Attack Power 2200 → 3800]

Camilla clicked his tongue inwardly upon seeing this, "Even if the attack power is increased to 3800 points, it won't be enough to clear my health points in this turn."

"The listed Vadokana!"

"Nani?!"

Camus was taken aback.

"Don't forget, I still have the Solid State Hero effect that hasn't activated yet..."

With that, Jaden took a card from the graveyard and slammed it onto the Duel Disk.

"Using this monster's effect, I Special Summon Elemental HERO Blaze, which I sent to the Graveyard this turn, in Defense Position."

After another flash of golden light, the warrior with the fire-patterned tattoo was projected out.

【Elemental Heroes: Fiery Warrior - Defense 1200】

Jaden pointed to the monster beside him and continued, "The attack power of Blaze is determined by the number of Elemental HERO monsters on its field. For each Elemental HERO monster present, that monster's attack power increases by 200 points."

"I have three on my field, so my total attack power has increased by 600 points."

[Elemental Heroes: Fiery Warrior - Attack Power 1600 → 2200]

"Oops!!"