Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

Waving his arm seriously, he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Marufuji Ryo. The suspicious man then smiled and said, "My name is Mengqi Yuanshan. Just like what is written on the business card, my job is to assist others. Marufuji Ryo... I can see that you are in a vicious circle now and you need my help!"

"…Help? You're going to help me?"

Looking at the information on the business card, Marufuji Ryo, who had just been cheated by the capitalist, instinctively became suspicious: "What good will this do for you? Why would you help me?"

As the saying goes, there is no gain without pain, free things are often the most expensive.

Marufuji Ryo did not believe that this man named Mengqi Saruyama would help him unconditionally and sincerely.

He appeared here on purpose, he must have his own purpose.

"Hehe... Although it's a bit rude, according to the current situation, Mr. Marufuji Ryo's next game will not improve at all."

"...Gu!"

"But I think it's a shame to let this talent go unnoticed, so I plan to help you and give you a chance to regain your original power."

With the corners of his mouth raised, a devilish smile appeared on Mengqiyuanshan's face.

This man was patiently waiting for a reply from Marufuji Ryo himself.

He himself was extremely confident about the outcome of the conversation.

Marufuji Ryo: "Opportunity? What do you mean by opportunity..."

Meng Qi Yuan Shan: "What I mean is that you should always stay on the battlefield and maintain a sense of crisis at all times, so as to trigger the survival instinct in your body. You must know that humans can only unleash their potential when they are in desperate situations."

Marufuji Ryo: "Crisis? But this kind of thing..."

Meng Qi Yuan Shan: "Hehehe... Don't worry about that. If we can't do it on the surface, then we can just look at the ground below, at the places where the sunlight doesn't reach, right?"

"Where the sun doesn't shine?"

Marufuji Liang raised his eyebrows and keenly grasped the key information from the other party's words, and spoke out his guess: "You mean... let me, a professional player, participate in a duel black tournament held in the underground world with no guarantees?"

Meng Qi Yuan Shan: "That's right, can you let me use your talent? I want to provide you with a new duel venue and pull you out of the abyss of despair you are in now!"

"…I'm sorry, I'm a member of the professional league and I don't plan to transfer to another group."

With a cold tone, Marufuji Ryo rejected Mengqisaruyama's proposal.

Although he was somewhat tempted by the idea of ​​regaining his power, it did not mean that he was willing to give up his hard-earned status as a professional player.

Even facing the current tragic situation, even though he keeps losing in duels, Marufuji Ryo still retains his last bottom line.

"Don't worry about that. Unlike duels on the ground, formal procedures have no effect in duels in the underground world. You can fight both sides at the same time and keep your little secret, right?"

Although Marufuji Ryo rejected him, Mengqi Saruyama did not give up. He still used a persuasive tone to talk about the beautiful future to his goal: "...How about it? Do you want to embark on the journey to the new battlefield with me?"

487 The Birth of Hell Caesar Liang

"..."

Regarding Monty Yuanshan's proposal, if it was Caesar before he experienced failure, if it was Caesar who had won all the way, he would definitely reject this proposal decisively and regard it as a joke.

What a joke! As a professional player, how could I possibly participate in those underground black market activities? Or take the initiative to fight against those criminal fugitives?

However, for Marufuji Ryo, who has been deserted by his friends and relatives due to a series of defeats and is almost in despair and is about to give up the duel, this is an opportunity to return to the top and a reasonable proposal that he finds difficult to refuse.

"I...will go take a look first."

Without giving an immediate answer, Marufuji Ryo thought for a moment and decided to observe with his own eyes before making a decision.

No matter what, it won't be worse than it is now, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

I already have nothing to lose.

……

Following the man's footsteps, they walked into the dim alley, turned several turns, and finally arrived at an old building in a rather secret location in the slums.

At the entrance of the building, one can see two bald men with fierce looks and bulging muscles, who are obviously the doormen.

In the vicinity, there are scattered all kinds of ruffians with unfriendly faces.

Just from the situation, it is clear that this is not a place for good citizens to stay. The dangers hidden here are unimaginable for ordinary people living in the ordinary world.

"Let's go in."

"……Um."

Following behind Monchi Saruyama, who seemed to be a familiar customer, Marufuji Ryo walked into the interior of the building unimpeded. As soon as he stepped through the door, the iron door behind him was slammed shut, cutting off his last way of retreat.

At this point, even if he regretted it, he couldn't go back the same way.

Of course, Marufuji Ryo didn't intend to leave just like that.

The reason he came here was to regain his former glory and find himself before failure.

No matter what...he must not choose to leave before achieving this goal.

"Wow~ Looks like we've arrived at a good time!"

"...?"

Monchi Saruyama, who was walking in front of Marufuji Ryo and acting as a guide, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and made a surprised sound when they entered the interior.

Curious about this, Marufuji Ryo quickened his pace, came behind him, and looked inside the room.

Then, ripples of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Just as Mengqi Yuanshan said, the scene that appeared before the two was a huge indoor space similar to the Death Arena. In the center of this huge room stood a square prison covered with spikes, and around the prison were rows of high and low seats similar to those in an arena.

Men and women, with their faces covered by masks and dressed in gorgeous clothes, are sitting in different places in the room, waiting expectantly for the "wonderful performance" that is about to take place.

Originally, Mengqi Saruyama just wanted to let Marufuji Ryo come over and take a look, so that he could understand the scene he was about to face, but under the current circumstances, it seems that he can directly experience a life-and-death battle in person.

"How about it, Marufuji Ryo, do you want to give it a try?"

Facing the young man not far behind him, Meng Qi Yuan Shan showed a happy smile on his face: "Rather than me explaining it, I think... it would be more appropriate for you to actually experience the duel here, right?"

"……what ever."

Listening to Mengqi Yuanshan's words, Marufuji Ryo's eyes narrowed and he responded indifferently.

Coming to a strange environment for the first time, he instinctively frowned when he saw those dirty adults whose bodies and minds were clouded by desire.

Although they were wearing butterfly-shaped masks that covered half of their faces, he could vaguely recognize that many of the people here were familiar faces he had seen in professional leagues.

There are bosses of various companies, noble ladies and young ladies from prominent families, and also speculators looking for opportunities.

In the past, he really thought that these upper-class people were as glamorous and beautiful as they appeared on the surface, and that they were the goals he wanted to pursue.

But that was after experiencing a series of events, and now he has a completely different understanding.

"Well, that's it. I'll go arrange the next match, and you should prepare for the duel."

Waving his arms, Meng Qisaruyama left with a smile, and Marufuji Ryo, under the guidance of the staff in black, went to the duel preparation room.

Even though this place is not very formal, there are still some basic facilities.

Before the official duel, Marufuji Ryo also began to try to adjust his mentality.

……

"…The main competition starting today is the much-anticipated deathmatch!"

“…Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

With the host's voice full of excitement and enthusiasm, and the deafening cheers of the audience, this duel, which was different from any other before, officially kicked off.

After nodding in satisfaction at the audience's reactions, the host immediately waved his hand and began to introduce the two players of tonight's match: "Hehehe... The red player on my left is the man known as the 'Guardian of Hell', who has a brilliant record of 20 undefeated matches - Mad Dock. Inukai!"

What appeared in the audience's field of vision was a tall, ferocious-looking, upper-body naked humanoid beast with terrifying muscles.

This man, who looked like the human form of [Fated Hero Fear Man], had scars of varying sizes all over his body.

From the relaxed look on his face from time to time, it can be seen that he, having won many consecutive victories, is obviously familiar with the duel atmosphere here.

"...Next, on the blue side to my right is the young challenger, Hell Caesar Ryo, who has a genius sense of dueling even though he has little experience!"

After changing into the Obelisk blue windbreaker uniform he wore during his school days, Marufuji Ryo, who had gained a huge bonus to his fashion sense, appeared at the other end of the duel field.

Generally speaking, in underground competitions like this, people would give themselves quite resounding names, such as "Terminator", "Skull Crusher", "Black Reaper" and other names full of middle school feeling. While showing off their personal prestige, they could also be used to cover up their public identities.

As for Marufuji Ryo himself, he finally chose the title of Caesar of Hell, which was quite relevant to him.

Falling from the peak of the duel into the depths of hell, and then climbing up from hell, this name... carries his beliefs and his hopes.

"This is... an underground duel. Although it is not as strong as the dark duel we experienced before and has a very strong performance element, the duel itself is the same."

Observing the people around him who began to whisper as he appeared, Marufuji Ryo's heart began to move.

While Marufuji Ryo was thinking, Inukai, who was standing opposite him, was put on multiple black iron collars on his limbs and neck by a group of men in black.

After that, Marufuji Ryo himself was also surrounded by people in black and forced to wear the same kind of props.

"This is……?"

Feeling the strong discomfort in his body, Marufuji Ryo instinctively asked in confusion.

"Impact amplifier... After wearing this, even if you suffer a small injury, your whole body will be filled with pain."

After disappearing for a moment, the figure of Mengqi Yuanshan reappeared outside the cage that served as the duel arena.

Facing Marufuji Ryo who looked puzzled, he explained the function of this device.

Every time the duelist takes damage, the device will amplify the damage and then synchronously feed it back to the duelist.

If falling to the ground when he suffered heavy damage before was an exaggeration, then in this state, it was a real instinctive reaction.

“What…actually…?!”

"Don't be too surprised. This is the so-called dark duel!" With a smile on his face, Meng Qiyuanshan continued, "By the way, before the winner of the duel is decided, neither side can escape from this cage."

Meng Qi Yuan Shan: "Hehehe... But even if the winner is decided, there is no guarantee that you can come out safely~"

Marufuji Ryo: “…”

"Let's get started... the lost dog of the professional league!"

As if recognizing Marufuji Ryo's identity, Inukai, who was posing in a provocative posture, immediately raised his arm and hooked his finger in Marufuji Ryo's direction: "Here... no one will care about your identity, so let me teach you the rules of dueling in this underground world!"

"…It's a show time!" Seeing the contestants from both sides arrive, the host, who was in a safe position, immediately announced the start of the duel.

"Aaaaaahhh...!!! Duel!" Letting out a wild beast-like roar, the excited Inukai immediately unfolded the duel disk in his hand and made full preparations for the duel.

"Is there no other way?" He gritted his teeth helplessly. He was still in a vicious circle of defeat. He looked at the amplification device and felt quite nervous. He raised his arm synchronously: "...Duel!"

(Inukai LP: 4000)

(Marufuji Ryo LP: 4000)

"I get the first move, draw a card!" With a bloodthirsty smile on his face, Inukai took the first move and drew a brand new card from his deck.

%【!*

"I summon [Acid Slime] (Defense: 1000) in Defense Position, ambush a card, and end the turn."

There was a row of round fangs at its core and four tentacles extending from the surface of the blue slime. As Inukai moved, it coiled its body and appeared in front of him.

The effect of [Acid Slime] is to deal 800 points of damage to the opponent's basic points when it is destroyed in battle.

In stark contrast to his macho appearance, Inukai chose a more conservative defensive tactic and did not launch an explosive attack.

"…My turn, draw a card."

Looking at his hand, Marufuji Ryo ambushes one of the cards in his backfield, then draws another card and activates it: "First, ambush a card, then... I activate the magic card - [Time Capsule], select a card from the deck and banish it, and in my second standby phase after this card is activated, add it to my hand."

He took the deck out of the duel disk, spread it out in his palm, selected a card and put it into the time capsule. Then Marufuji Ryo put the cleaned deck back into the duel disk.

"Only when there is a monster on the opponent's field, I can Special Summon this card from my hand." Showing the Cyber ​​Dragon in his hand to his opponent, Marufuji Ryo placed it on the deck of the Duel Board: "Come on! [Cyber ​​Dragon] (Attack: 2100)!"

The giant steel dragon hovered its body and appeared behind Marufuji Ryo, who was folding his arms. The cyber dragon roared intimidatingly in the direction of Inukai.

"It appears! The Cyber ​​Dragon!"

Looking at the iconic monster that appeared on Marufuji Ryo's field, Inukai showed a well-planned smile at the corner of his mouth.

Not only did he not show the slightest bit of nervousness, he even looked... like he was a little proud?

"If I use the [Cyber ​​Dragon] to attack the [Acid Slime]... it will cause 800 points of damage to me..." With a hesitant look on his face, Marufuji Ryo was thinking about the pros and cons.