Dark Duel, as the chairman, I have no choice but to take part in it myself!

The man with the golden mask stretched out his right hand and pointed his palm towards Adam. It looked extremely pale under the light. Adam even suspected that the person standing in front of him was not a living person but a moving corpse.

But if it was a corpse, how could it speak?

“After desecrating Mistress Tiera’s sacred site, you only have two choices.

"Commit suicide, or be beheaded by me personally as a sacrifice to Lady Tiera."

The man wearing the golden mask had a ring with an eyeball-like gem on his hand, which emitted an ominous scarlet light as the man moved.

It continued to extend toward the front of the church, and everything that touched it became dim, and all of their colors were taken away by this light, as if the soul was directly extracted from the object.

Adam looked back at the stone door, only to find that it had been completely closed at some point.

The door seemed to be fixed to the space, isolating Adam from the whole world, and at the same time isolating Adam from his own life.

The strength of this man wearing a golden mask is obviously far beyond Adam. Even if he tries to resist, it is basically impossible for him to succeed.

Even if it succeeds, there is still the woman wearing the silver mask and the terrifying man standing at the highest point.

There was no way he could get out of here alive.

But... should I just succumb to this fate? Just quietly wait for death to come, and then die penniless?

No! Even if Adam was going to die, he had to die gloriously. So, at least let a wonderful duel be his last elegy!

Moreover, miracles and hope do exist. Cases of the weak defeating the strong often appear in heroic epics. Why can't such a miracle happen to him?

"I say, let's duel!"

Before the scarlet light completely enveloped him, Adam took out his duel disk and mounted it on his forearm, looking stubbornly at the man in the golden mask.

"If you are also duelists, then let the duel decide everything."

"Or are you afraid of losing to me? Losing to an ordinary student like me?"

When Adam said these words, the scarlet light that was about to touch him suddenly stopped, but its position was extremely close to Adam. If he moved forward even a little bit, his body would be completely immersed in this light.

"Interesting. Instead of trying to push the door open and escape, you want to challenge me?"

The man with the golden mask moved his palms twice and looked in the direction of the man beside the throne.

"Lord Tiera, could you please wait for a moment? I will crush his soul in a duel."

"..."

"Okay, Master Tierra, it looks like you acquiesce."

He responded respectfully and stood up again, looking at the stubborn man opposite him with interest: "Although he is a guy who doesn't know what he means, he still has some backbone."

"Unfortunately, someone of your level has no chance of defeating me from the beginning."

"Well, then let me defeat you in the glorious duel!"

He took out his duel disk, and after taking the initiative, he directly placed five cover cards.

Adam was obviously very wary of those covered cards, but unfortunately there wasn't much wind in his deck, and he hadn't drawn any yet.

Finally, he chose to summon a [Phantom Knights Hole Scale Armor]. However, just when he wanted to activate the effect and continue to develop, he was suppressed by Firkin's skill Extraction.

Tiera, who had seen all of this through some means, immediately became interested when she noticed the field "Phantom Knights".

Although I don't know why this Shenghua student suddenly took out a super deck, the strength of the [Phantom Knights] deck is not low.

If it is just the current pure Phantom Knights, they may not be able to defeat the Golden Mask, but if the Water Machine Hundred-Headed Dragon and the Brave Phoenix Man are added in the future...

Then everything would be different.

Since he was attacked first, Adam was in a tough fight. Although he kept struggling by relying on the ability of the graveyard, it was of no use and he could only survive.

But he still didn't give up, and even still looked confident, as if everything was still under his control.

As long as you can draw a certain card, you can turn the tables immediately.

Golden Mask has begun to doubt. Could it be that this annoying guy really has some hidden card?

The Golden Mask, who had successfully punched Adam with 2500 attacks, muttered to himself.

The unknown student only had 500 HP left, and one more direct attack on him would give him the final victory.

But... why is he still so confident? Is there something in his hand that can change the situation? Or is there a self-destruct switch in the backcourt?

The Golden Mask couldn't guess the answer, but he also felt a little uneasy.

However, all of this has been seen through by Tierra. This [Phantom Knights] is too pure and actually has no ability to break through the Golden Mask's backfield.

He is just committing slow suicide now, and those resources are simply not enough to keep him going for much longer.

This duel is actually almost over.

At this moment, as if noticing Tiera's impatience, the woman wearing a silver mask suddenly spoke:

"Have you had enough of this? It's embarrassing in front of adults!"

"It takes so long to beat up a student, what a waste!"

The Golden Mask looked at Adam with a cold gaze again and returned to his seat.

Adam, whose movements were still a little stiff, also withdrew his hand and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was almost defeated.

Fortunately, the duel was interrupted by the woman in the white mask.

"Lord Tiera, I have a plan. This student seems to have some potential and is quite courageous. Why don't we give the plan to him first?"

"Maybe it will work better than the planned one."

The man who had been with his back turned his head and looked at Adam below him.

Following his movement, the masked men serving on both sides of him subconsciously lowered their bodies again, as if to express their respect for the man.

Compared with the other two, his figure seemed particularly tall and majestic, as if he was an ancient god walking on the earth.

The mask made of unknown metal covering his face gleamed faintly in the candlelight, seeming to add another layer of mystery to him.

The man sat gracefully on his own throne, leaning on the armrest with his leather-gloved right hand.

He glanced at Adam below, then nodded slightly.

It seemed as if he agreed with what the woman in the white mask said.

When Adam noticed his gaze, he subconsciously felt like a moth caught in a spider web, and his heart was beating wildly.

Who on earth is this person? He gives people such a cold and noble feeling.

Moreover, even the two powerful duelists had to submit to him and did not dare to overstep his boundaries.

Fortunately, the woman in the white mask calmed him down a little when she spoke: "Introduce yourself and tell me why you are here."

"I--"

"No, I have no interest in knowing your identity."

Even though Adam hadn't finished speaking, the woman guessed what he wanted to say and interrupted him.

"I just want to know why you are here at this time."

"Isn't this Shenghua's territory? It's strange for a student like me to appear here."

"Because you love adventure?"

The man in the white mask looked at him with interest, his left hand's middle finger tapping lightly on the armrest, making a slight metallic impact sound.

"Being too curious is not a good thing in this world."

"We were going to judge you for desecrating the holy land of Tierra."

"But it just so happens that... the current situation is special, and we think you still have some value to use."

"So it's not that I can't spare your life."

Her tone was very casual, as if it was just a trivial matter for him to have wanton control over a person's life.

"So who are you?"

After knowing that his life was in the hands of the other party, Adam became even more relaxed. It was just death anyway, so what was there to be afraid of?

The woman in the white mask raised her eyebrows. "You can call me Ms. Crown, or Metaian."

Then she pointed to the golden mask opposite: "This is Mr. Beautiful, Mitchen (Michael)."

"We are both members of the Worldly Church, the sixth and second of the Ten Angels respectively."

"So now, students of Shenghua."

"Tell me, are you willing to join the World Bad Church?"

This is a cult, I didn't expect there would be a cult in Shenghua. This is a duel academy, could it be that the academy's top leaders didn't notice it at all?

Or is this cult powerful enough to directly influence the top brass of the Duel Academy?

In any case, he had fallen into the hands of this evil cult, and none of the three people present was someone he could contend with.

At this moment, Adam suddenly had a strong yearning. He felt that this kind of secretive and fantasy-style thing was completely different from his usual life.

They possess powerful strength and walk in the shadow of reality, acting with unknown means, and finally achieving their goals in high-profile performances.

They are full of mysticism and live a life full of dramatic ups and downs.

This has always been the life he pursued.

However, he did not agree directly. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking: "Master Tiera, what responsibilities do I need to fulfill after joining the World Ruined Church?"

Although he knew that his life was in their hands, if he rashly joined this church without knowing anything...

He still felt that it was not quite appropriate.

This time, it was not the Lady of the Crown who answered him, but the beautiful gentleman opposite him: "Follow the will of God and eliminate the dark duelists in the dark until the last dark duelist in the world falls."

"That..."

"Don't get me wrong. We are fundamentally different from the Duelist Council. Our extermination of the Dark Duelists is just a means to fulfill God's command, not the goal."

"Besides, our targets are not just the Dark Duelists, but all the Duel Academies as well."

"Infiltrate them, eat them away step by step, and make them submit to the control of God."

“And that’s what you need to do in the future.”

"Of course, the gods are extremely merciful. As long as you truly complete the orders given by the gods, then the gods will give you corresponding rewards."

Having said this, he gestured a few times on his body, forming a complex pattern, and then said devoutly: "Praise Master Tiera, praise the God of Creation!"

"..."

Adam didn't know what to say. He never thought that these people's goals would be so...

On the one hand, they want to wipe out the dark duelists, and on the other hand, they want to attack the Duel Academy. This is actually declaring war on the entire world, right?

However, if we think about it from another perspective, how terrifying would an organization that has the ambition to set its sights directly on the entire world be?

He dared not think deeply, because even the things that were revealed outside made him shudder from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't even imagine what level of person Tierra, who sat on the throne, was.

In other words, is he really a human being?

Adam sighed in his heart for the umpteenth time.

"I think if I refuse to join your religion, I won't be able to leave this place alive, right?"

He lowered his head and glanced at the man and woman serving Tiera, but this time no one answered him.

The scene fell into silence. The only sounds in the church were strange rustling noises coming from the darkness and the faint sounds of burning candles.

Ha, it seems the answer is already obvious, so there is no need to hesitate.

Anyway, joining this evil church of the world is not necessarily a bad thing.

In many stories, the protagonist often joins such a mysterious but powerful organization when he or she first begins the adventure.

This organization is often both good and evil, and is always directly or indirectly involved in various large-scale events.

Through this mysterious organization, the 'protagonist' will have the opportunity to participate in these events, and will benefit from these events and grow rapidly as a result.

So is there a possibility that Adam is also such a 'protagonist'?

He happened to break into a gathering of a mysterious organization, and by some strange coincidence he did not die directly, but was "forced" to join the other party.

Then the next step should be that he directly participates in major events, grows from them, and finally becomes a great being.