Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

Jianshan: "Now... the situation is even more unfavorable for DD!"

“…Hehehehahahahahaha!!!”

"Really? You figured it out, didn't you? That's right... After all, it's the last one..."

Dr. Kreguta: "...Huh?! What's going on? This guy is actually still laughing now? What do you mean by "finally"?"

Just when Dr. Kreguta was feeling complacent with his iron wall tactics and felt that victory was within reach, a strange and bizarre laugh suddenly came from the mouth of DD who was being suppressed by him.

As this laughter rang out, DD's overall image changed drastically in an instant.

The previous DD looked like a middle-aged civil servant in a suit, or an ordinary-looking office worker. Although he had an inexplicably strong presence, his overall appearance could only be described as ordinary.

However, at this moment, his body was wrapped in a strange white light, and his hair began to become messy uncontrollably, constantly extending wildly in all directions.

That originally calm face was now tinged with a madness and distortion that had never been seen before.

DD looked completely different from before, both in appearance and temperament, as if... he had become another person.

"Until today, I have never used this card... Must I choose death? Haha, so what?"

"...DD, what the hell are you talking about? Are you acting crazy because you realized you're going to lose?"

Seeing his opponent suddenly going crazy and saying some meaningless words, Dr. Kreguta couldn't help but show a layer of confusion on his face.

DD, whose eyes glowed bloodshot and whose overall temperament leaned towards evil, ignored the reactions of the people around him and stretched out his arms wantonly, continuing as if talking to himself: "In order to stay at the top of the world for ten consecutive years, I sold my soul to the devil. The truth is that simple."

"……demon?"

"Yes, it's the devil." As the white light filled his body, DD's hairstyle became arrogant, and his face showed a happy expression that was completely different from before.

"Dr. Kreguta, have you ever seen a demon?"

"Humph! I'm a prisoner. The devil is in my heart. No! I should say that I am the devil itself!" Dr. Kreguta clenched his fists and patted his muscular chest hard, giving such an answer.

There is only one thing he believes in, and that is his own strength!

Nothing else.

"Hehe, I'm not talking about something symbolic, but... a real demon!"

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With a half-smile on his face, DD, wrapped in light, raised his head and looked at the audience inside the dome.

After that, bursts of crazy laughter came out of his mouth.

As the strange laughter sounded again, the white light that enveloped DD's body also spread out in all directions at the same time, and finally turned into a huge demon shadow above his head.

“What…what on earth is this?!”

Looking at the white virtual image constructed by holy light that appeared above DD's head, Dr. Kreguta was shocked. He subconsciously took a few steps back, and an uncontrollable expression of fear appeared on his face.

626 The Ultimate D Appears!

"My... turn - draw a card!!!"

His eyes were filled with blood-red light, and he wantonly emitted a destructive light of pressure to the surroundings. DD, whose personality changed at this moment, waved his arms and fiercely pulled out a card from the top of his deck.

"...I activate two Magic Cards [Devil's Sanctuary] from my hand. Based on their effects, I can Special Summon two [Metal Demon Tokens] on my field!"

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【Devil's Sanctuary】

(Usually Magic Card)

Effect: Special Summon 1 "Metal Demon Token" (Demon-Type, Dark, Level 1, Attack/Defense 0) to your side of the field. This Token cannot attack, and the other player takes any battle damage inflicted on the controller by this Token in battle. The controller of this Token pays 1000 Life Points during each of his Standby Phases. Or, do not pay Life Points and destroy this Token.

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As DD inserted the two magic cards in his hand into the duel disk to activate them, two golden circular magic circles in the shape of hexagrams appeared on the field in front of him.

Two metal derivatives that looked exactly the same and had no faces floated above the body under the gaze of everyone, appearing on the left and right above the magic circle.

"……derivative?!"

At this moment, there are three monsters gathered on DD's field.

Feeling the inexplicable pressure coming from the opponent wrapped in white light, Dr. Kreguta put one hand in front of his cheek, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

What on earth...what on earth happened?!

DD, what on earth did you do!!!

"Next...I'll activate this magic card!"

The corners of his mouth were stretched upwards at an abnormal angle. A misty white virtual image was floating behind him. DD's eyes were shining with red light. He showed the magic card in his hand to Dr. Kreguta: "... [D-Power] activated. Ultimate D, come to my hand!"

As DD added a card from the deck to his hand, the white phantom that was originally hovering above his head also spread out at the same time, filling the entire venue.

At this moment, as if affected by some kind of EMP electromagnetic shock, all electronic equipment, as well as the lights and power supplies in the venue, fell into a strange state of paralysis and lost their original functions.

Amid the audience's terrified and panicked shouts, the light went out in an instant, and darkness enveloped the entire dome in the next instant.

From Youxing and the others' perspective, they could only see that when DD took out a card, the TV screen suddenly turned into a scene of snowflakes, and they didn't even have time to see the specific information of the card.

As for what happened after that, only the people inside the dome on the other side of the camera knew.

"What's going on? Why did the picture suddenly stop? Is there something wrong with the TV? This is the most exciting part now!"

"Huh? Is the TV broken? Look, let me give it a kick..."

"Stop it now! Kenshan-san! What if something breaks?"

"…There's no signal on my phone either. It shouldn't be a problem with the TV…"

After being puzzled for a moment about the abnormal phenomenon happening before their eyes, everyone immediately began to investigate the cause of the problem.

Even if you take out your mobile phone and switch to the corresponding live broadcast channel, there is still no signal.

It was as if all the information about this duel had been forcibly intervened and cancelled by some force, and the outside world could not know the specific information...

"…I'll show you the true form of a demon!"

At this moment, while the outside world was in chaos due to the sudden change, the duel was still going on inside the Seahorse Dome.

The center of the duel arena was engulfed in fire caused by the explosion of the equipment, and the sound of fire bells echoed in various parts of the venue.

In this crowded and chaotic situation, not many people have the energy to pay attention to the situation on the duel field.

Ignoring the people who were running around in the darkness and blaming each other because of their fear, DD stretched out his arms in front of his body. His face was illuminated by the fire, making his expression even more distorted. He continued with his actions: "I will release the three monsters on the field as sacrifices..."

"...Come, Ultimate D!!!"

The white fog and fire that filled the venue blocked everyone's view of the duel arena.

In the center of the only unaffected duel arena, a blood-red lake suddenly appeared as DD's words fell.

With the red moon as his altar and blood as his throne, the ultimate hero of destiny slowly rose from the lake and came to DD with tremendous power.

"Well, now everything can be over."

No one else would disturb him. On this final competition field, DD felt the panic and negativity all around him. He was quite satisfied with it. He looked in the direction of Dr. Kreguta with his blood-red eyes, and then slowly raised his finger: "Dr. Kreguta...you can die now!"

……

“Ugh…!!!”

"Impossible! How could this happen!!!"

“…I have Magic Valkyrie’s attack blockade on my field! And Torture Wheel… Why, why don’t they work?!”

The confident invincible combination was instantly broken by DD. Watching his monsters fall to the ground one after another under the attack of Ultimate D, Dr. Kreguta couldn't help but roar with unwillingness and confusion: "Why... why can your monsters still attack!"

Monster cards and trap cards have the effect of blocking the opponent's attack, but why are all the effects of these cards useless? Why is that? ! !

“…Hahahahahaha!!! Idiot, your common sense is useless against Ultimate D!!!”

With bloodthirsty light dancing in his eyes, DD, who had released his own nature, cast a mocking look at Dr. Kreguta: "...It's useless. No matter what you want to do, it's too late now! All your means are just ridiculous clown shows for the Ultimate D!"

"Gu...what on earth...what on earth happened..."

Incomprehensible doubts lingered in his heart. Looking at the demon shadow floating in front of him, when his health was emptied, Dr. Kreguta's eyes went black and he fell to the cold ground. Then, his body was engulfed by the spreading flames...

Watching his opponent being engulfed in flames, DD curled his lips, ignored the fire around him, and walked towards the exit at a leisurely pace under the guidance of the white light.

The original crowd in the field had already fled or run away, so DD did not encounter any obstructions on his way.

With a happy expression on his face, DD thought for a moment, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and called Ed in the address book: "Hello..."

"Hey! DD...are you okay? The live broadcast suddenly disappeared just now. I was worried that something happened to you..."

Before DD could say anything, Ed, speaking in a hurried tone, took the initiative to inquire about the safety of his nominal guardian.

There is still a duel agreement between them waiting to be fulfilled. Before that day comes, Ed does not want DD to suddenly disappear from his world like his father.

"..."

Hearing Ed's words, DD looked a little stunned. After glancing at the fire around him and the faint screams coming from afar, he said calmly, "I'm fine, Ed."

"……That's good."

Hearing DD's affirmative answer, Ed's tone became a little more relaxed.

After losing her father, Ed really cherished those around her who cared about her. Even for Saiou who had made so many mistakes, she didn't really blame him.

After all, as Misaki said, those things were not Saiou's original intention, but were committed by another personality born from him under the influence of the Light of Destruction.

"Ed, it's been a long time since we last met... I will go to the Duel Academy in person next time, I look forward to... your arrival..."

"...DD?"

After saying this, DD took the initiative to hang up the phone.

Ed, sensing some strange emotions from DD's words, raised his eyebrows in confusion, but eventually put the strange thought behind him.

……

That night, DD left the Kaiba Dome and came to the island where the Duel Academy was located.

He decided to meet Ed on a huge luxurious cruise ship not far from the island.

This place belongs to him, representing his lofty status as a professional league champion, and it is also the final stage he has prepared for himself.

The duel that had been agreed upon with Ed ten years ago, those old events that happened in the past, and... the sins and bad karma that had long surrounded "Ultimate D", all of these, if nothing unexpected happened, would come to an end tonight.

"DD...are you there?"

After receiving the message from DD, Ed drove the yacht to the sea where the luxury cruise ship was located. He went up to the deck alone and began to search for the guardian here.

Entering the interior of the cruise ship, stepping onto the deck, and walking through the deserted dim corridor, Ed frowned slightly at this unusual situation. After hesitating for a moment, he finally tentatively pushed open the door leading to the cabin and came to the banquet room.

The space here is wide enough and there is no one to disturb us at the moment. It seems quiet and grand. Is it enough for a grand duel?

As Ed was thinking about these things, a figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

Through the moonlight that was faintly shining through the window, Ed recognized the man's identity. It was his long-lost guardian and world champion of the professional league - DD.

At this moment, he was standing in the shadows with a smile on his face, waiting for Ed's arrival.

"Long time no see, Ed... nice to see you."

DD spoke lightly and took the initiative to talk to Ed. At the same time, looking at the silver-haired girl opposite who was looking at him kindly, the corners of his mouth subconsciously curled up in joy.

"DD...what happened? Who won the game today?"

Due to the sudden interruption of the live broadcast and the subsequent chaos in the venue, Ed did not know the final result of the championship deciding match.

Seeing that DD was safe and sound at this moment, Ed gathered the hair hanging by his ears and subconsciously asked.

However, when Ed spoke, she roughly realized that the smiling man in front of her must be the ultimate winner.

"Really? You don't know yet?" DD adjusted his glasses and walked out of the shadows to the bright spot in front of Ed. "Do you want to know what happened in the end of that duel?"

Under the moonlight, DD's face, which was completely different from the past and now filled with madness, was completely revealed in front of Ed.

The expression that looked like a smile in the shadow just now now looked more like a mocking sneer.

Looking at DD, whose aura had changed and whose temperament seemed completely different from the past, Ed frowned slightly, subconsciously took a few steps back, and a feeling of doubt arose in his heart.

Why? He feels so strange?