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

"Ughh ...

As they were expressing their feelings, Zul let out a piercing scream and then vanished into specks of light.

Asuka's eyes widened at the sight. "That guy is really dead?"

Judai turned around and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright, Asuka?"

"No, this isn't the first time I've killed enemies. I was prepared for this. Besides, they aren't human; they're evil monsters from the dark world."

Asuka didn't feel any guilt about it. Since Jaden wasn't afraid of this, she couldn't back down either.

"Lord Zul has been defeated..."

"how come!?"

"Run away!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining soldiers dropped their weapons and fled, and Judai and the others did not take the opportunity to chase after them.

Afterwards, the group found the remaining humans nearby and entrusted the human who looked very much like John, whom they had rescued from Zul, to their care.

After obtaining the map of this world from those humans, Jaden and his companions traveled to other Dark Realm camps to search for John's whereabouts.

After all, this world has been invaded by the Dark Realm, and it is difficult to find humans anymore. Most of them have died in battle or been imprisoned by creatures of the Dark Realm. Therefore, the only way to find John's whereabouts is to start with these inhuman monsters.

After Jaden and his companions attacked one fortress after another in the underworld, they still couldn't find any clues about John. When they asked the imprisoned humans, none of them had ever heard of him.

They fought their way to the heart of the underworld.

If they can't find it here, they'll have to give up on this area and search further afield.

Chapter 243 VS Mad King Braum

Jaden and his group entered the final Dark World Fortress, where they were surrounded by a large number of monsters and minions.

"So you've finally arrived? I've been waiting for you for so long, human warriors!"

As they entered the fortress, a voice suddenly came from above, and a figure slowly emerged from above—a crooked-necked humanoid demon bound by iron chains.

As it appeared before them, it introduced itself: "My name is Bloom, and I am the ruler of this fortress."

“The Mad King of the Dark World, Brûlé!” Jaden recognized the figure before him at a glance. “Are you the one who orchestrates everything? Are you the culprit who sent people to imprison humanity? Have you also captured our friend John?”

Bloom: "Indeed, this fortress is home to a lot of different kinds of humans."

“Different…” Judai frowned upon hearing this. “So you do know something after all?”

"Take a good look at the sand beneath your feet. The sand in this arena has absorbed the blood of many humans who have come here. Some tried to resist us, but they couldn't escape their fate of dying in battle, and now they're at our mercy. Hahahaha!"

Jim: "What?"

Asuka: "A heartless bastard."

O'Brien: "Could John be one too?"

“Go ahead and investigate if you want…” Bronn said as he broke free of his chains, “but that will have to wait until after you defeat me!”

Jaden stepped forward carrying the Duel Disk, saying, "What a warlike race."

"That's right, fighting is our life, and the opponents we defeat will become our blood and flesh."

As Bronn stepped down, he put on his Duel Disk. "I've heard of you. You've been eliminating our most important warriors lately, which has been bothering me. So let me meet you in person."

"If we defeat you, the people here will be liberated, right?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, I accept this challenge!"

As he spoke, Jaden unfolded the Duel Disk in his hand.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

Bloom: LP4000

"Hahaha, my turn!"

[Brome's hand: 5 → 6]

After quickly seizing the initiative, Brûlé immediately played his first card: "First, I activate the Continuous Spell [Dark Realm Temple] from my hand."

After the first spell card appeared beside it, it immediately threw out another card, "and then activated the spell card [Dark World's Draw]!"

Each player draws one card from their deck. After that, the player who drew the card discards one card from their hand.

[Brome's hand: 6 → 4]

"Finally, a deck from the dark fantasy world has appeared...?"

The previous mobs were all weak and unrelated cards, making it too easy to deal with those enemies.

The person before him was the one who truly controlled the underworld, and only then did a hint of seriousness appear in Jaden's eyes.

After he and the demon in front of him each drew a card according to the effect of the magic card, they each selected a card and put it into the graveyard.

"Watch closely, we await the true power of the dark world!"

The card that Brûl had just tossed into the graveyard suddenly popped back up. "At this very moment, the monster effect of [Sylva, the God of War of the Dark World] activates!"

"When this card is discarded from your hand to the Graveyard by an effect, you can Special Summon it from the Graveyard."

hum!

A flash of light effects appeared on the field, and a black demon with blades on both hands was projected.

[Sylva, the God of War of the Dark Realm: Attack Power 2300]

The two unsophisticated men both exclaimed in amazement.

Jim: "What? Such simple conditions can summon a high-level monster?"

O'Brien: "Looks like the other guy is something else!"

Then it pointed to the spell card next to it and shouted, "And the effect of the Continuous Spell [Dark Realm Temple] is activated!"

This effect can be activated if a monster originally of the Fiend type is discarded from your hand by the effect of the [Dark World] card or by an opponent's card effect (this effect can also be activated during the Damage Step). Discard 1 card from your hand. Then, draw 2 cards from your Deck.

"I discard [Ska the Scout of the Dark Realm] from my hand and draw two cards from my deck."

[Brome's hand: 4 → 5]

After tilting his head to look at the two cards, Brûlé revealed one of them without hesitation: "I'll activate the Spell Card [Dark Corridor] again!"

Add 1 Dark Realm monster from your Deck to your hand. Then discard 1 card from your hand.

[Brome's hand: 5 → 4]

"Based on the effect of this card, I added [Gold, the God of War of the Dark World] from my deck to my hand and then discarded it."

"Similarly, when this card is discarded from your hand by an effect, it is Special Summoned to the field."

As soon as it finished speaking, another light effect flashed across the field, and a dark golden demon holding a giant axe appeared.

[Gold, the God of War of the Dark Realm: Attack Power 2300]

It then placed another card from its hand into the playing area, "and activated a field spell..."

"Open the gate to the Dark Realm, [Gate to the Dark Realm]!"

[Brome's hand: 4 → 3]

Rumble rumble rumble...!

Suddenly, a strange, demonic door rose from the ground and stood behind Brûlé.

"As long as [Dark Gate] exists on the field, all Demon-type monsters on the field gain 300 ATK and DEF respectively."

[Sylva, the God of War of the Dark Realm: Attack 2300→2600, Defense 1400→1700]

[Gold, the God of War of the Dark Realm: Attack 2300→2600, Defense 1400→1700]

"It's not over yet..." Brûlé threw another card into the graveyard and shouted, "The effect of [Dark Gate] is activated!"

1回合1次，从自己墓地把1只恶魔族怪兽除外才能发动。从手卡选1只恶魔族怪兽丢弃。那之后，自己从卡组抽1张。

"I banish 'Ska the Scout of the Dark Realm' from my graveyard and discard 'Bege the Vanguard of the Dark Realm' from my hand, and then draw another card."

Bloom continued to tilt its head and look at its hand, then suddenly its eyes widened and it burst into laughter.

"Hehehe, hahahahaha! I finally drew the card I need to complete the ritual..."

Asuka became uneasy upon seeing this. "What is that? It has a kind of unpleasant feeling!"

The Mad King Braum did not use it immediately, but continued to operate: "Before using it, I will activate the effect of [Dark Realm Vanguard Becky], and special summon it when it is discarded, just like before."

[Bege, the elite soldier of the dark world: Attack 1600→1900, Defense 1300→1600]

Chapter 244 The Evil Cult's Scripture, Merging with Destiny

"It's not over yet!" Brom then slammed another monster card onto the Duel Disk: "I'll summon [Zul, Knight of the Dark Realms] in Attack Position!"

hum!

A golden light flashed across the field, and the knight Zul, who had previously fought Asuka, appeared on its field.

"Due to the effect of the field spell [Dark Realm Gate], Zul's attack and defense are increased."

Zul, the Knight of the Dark Realm: Attack 1800 → 2100, Defense 1500 → 1800

[Brome's hand: 3 → 2]

Jim: "Summoning four monsters in one turn..."

O'Brien: "Is this the power of the Dark Realm deck?"

“That’s right!” Bronn laughed loudly, tilting his head. “Hahahaha! Next, we’ll draw the card through the effect of [Dark Gate], the Continuous Spell [Evil Cult] (not yet released as a physical card)!”

An ominous black aura suddenly surged forth, enveloping an ancient book of demons like flames.

[Brome's hand: 2 → 1]

"Just watch..." Brûlé said, casually tossing a card onto the spellbook.

Judai and the others looked closely and discovered that it was a blank card.

Asuka: "What is that card?"

O'Brien: "Could that be the card that the Dark World was manufacturing that we mentioned before?"

Jim nodded: "Yes! I'm afraid so. My right eye tells me that the book is full of negative human emotions, and it may be making that card complete some kind of ritual."

"Exactly!" Bronn shouted wildly, spreading his arms wide. "Once this ritual is completed, the ultimate card we've all been dreaming of will appear!"

"What on earth is that..." Judai gritted his teeth, a bad feeling creeping over him.

thump--!

The moment he saw that blank card, a sudden impulse surged from the depths of Jaden's soul.

"Uh... what was that just now?"

That impulse lasted only a fleeting moment, and it was gone before Jaden even had a chance to feel it.

"Is it just my imagination?" he muttered, frowning.

At the same time, Brûlé continued, "Once this card is activated, from this moment on, your companions will be affected by negative emotions. Use them as sacrifices, [Evil Codex]!"

As soon as it finished speaking, several negative characters such as 'anger' and 'hatred' flew out of the magic book, seemingly trying to bypass the Ten Generations and imprint them on Asuka and the others.

However, just as they were about to touch them, the words vanished instantly, as if they had touched something they shouldn't have.

"Nani?"

Brown stared at the scene before him in disbelief. "Impossible! Why weren't those people sacrificed to the [Evil Cult]?"

Judai's face darkened, revealing a fierce expression. He said coldly, "How dare you attack my comrade! You're asking for trouble!"

"In any duel of darkness, I will set the rules. With me around, you can forget about using underhanded tactics!"

"What did you say? How could such a thing happen?"

Bloom couldn't understand this at all, but it became even more excited. "No, that means that as long as you are defeated, the ritual of the [Evil Heart Cult] can definitely be completed."

"Then the duel continues. I'll set up another card. End of turn."

[Brome's hand: 1 → 0]