Want to play cards? I have a great deck!

No matter how much that [Sacrificial Child] grows, he will never be able to do such a thing.

"There must have been something else present at that time."

The member on the other side said confidently: "It is definitely more than what the Public Security Bureau said. They are covering up the facts."

"Maybe so."

In a noncommittal tone, he asked the high priest who was sitting still on the main seat, "Since you think there is something fishy going on, do you want to investigate this matter?"

"I will arrange for someone to investigate from within the Public Security Bureau. If you are interested, you can also take over it yourself."

The high priest calmly changed the subject and brought up another matter.

"We have more important things to deal with right now.

"The demon and the cursed soul have been defeated. I will find suitable personnel to replace them later, but there are a lot of important information about us stored in that base. Although a lot of it was destroyed by the demon and his men in advance, for now... we should still assume that they already know some of our purpose."

"High Priest, are you saying that... they know about the Sacrifice?"

The person opposite the real one asked.

"You're right, Viper."

The high priest nodded his head and said, "That is a very important base we use for research and experiments. We thought it was hidden well enough, but it was discovered at this juncture... With the strength of the Public Security Bureau, it is only a matter of time before they discover the [Sacrificial Child] incident. We can't rely on luck."

"so?"

The man sitting next to the venomous snake spoke.

"What should we do next, High Priest?"

"Gotta speed it up."

The high priest tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly, "We don't know when they will find out who the Sacrifice Child is. It's possible that they have already found out. I originally wanted to wait for a while, until the time is right and the fruits are ripe, before taking action. Now it seems that we should act in advance."

"Oh? Are we going to use plan B?"

"Humph, I've already told you that this would save a lot of trouble, but you guys just didn't listen."

The voices of Truth and Viper sounded one after another. The high priest heard the latter's complaint and replied, "That's because the sacrifice child that grows freely is most likely to meet our needs. Human interference may have the opposite effect. But now it's different.

"It's meaningless to let the sacrifice child grow freely any longer. Next, we have to find a way to actively mature her. This time, the Star Cup is a good opportunity."

The high priest was the first to stand up from his chair, ready to end the meeting.

"Everyone should prepare. Everything... is for the new world after the apocalypse."

"Yes, everything is for the new world after the end of the world."

As the high priest uttered the last sentence, the other three stood up with serious expressions, put their hands on their chests, and recited in unison.

Gloomy blue flames burned all around them, illuminating their distorted figures.

Behind the high priest, there is a terrifying mural depicting the coming of doomsday.

The red devil is destroying the earth.

PS:

There are still 8 chapters to go, which is really too few.

Volume 123: Chapter Xiaoxi and Wu

"What? Will we encounter those lunatics again during the Star Cup?!"

The sky outside the window had been dyed red by the sunset. Inside the ward, Izayoi Yuki and the somewhat sloppy ace detective were no longer to be seen.

Instead, there was a girl with a bob hairstyle and dazzling blonde hair.

It was Xing Yewu who came to visit the patient after school.

She had just poured the cooked rice porridge into a bowl, blew on the hot air, and was about to let You Xi drink it while it was hot when she suddenly heard such an earth-shattering inside news. She couldn't help but scream out loud.

"Is this true, Xiaoxi? Are you lying to me?"

"How is that possible? I would never joke about such a thing, Ms. Xingye. Although we haven't confirmed it completely, we speculate that this is a 90% chance of happening."

You Xi answered Xing Yewu's questions seriously, indicating that this was not a temporary prank.

In the afternoon, when the topic of sacrifice children came up again, You Xi thought of Shizayoi Yuki, and felt that the latter was most likely the sacrifice child identified by "Doomsday Clock".

As for why You Xi came to this conclusion, it was mainly because of the "Red Lotus Demon Dragon".

"Crimson Dragon" is the trump card of the second male lead Jack Atlas in the animation "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S". The related stories are well-known and talked about among card players.

In the plot, the "Crimson Demon Dragon" evolved into the "True Crimson Nova Dragon" under the power of Jack's burning soul, thus catching up with the strength difference between Fudo Yusei.

The reason why he was able to evolve successfully was also related to the fact that he absorbed the power of the [Red Lotus Earthbound God] at that time.

[Crimson Lotus Earthbound God], the last and strongest Earthbound God who never really appeared in the original work. Legend has it that he fought a great battle with the [Red Dragon] 10,000 years ago and defeated the latter at one point. If it hadn't met a human with the same burning soul, the Red Dragon would have probably killed him on the spot.

It was probably after that that the red dragons noticed the existence of humans and chose suitable humans to serve as their dragon sealers. That is the origin of the people of the stars.

Because the worlds are different, the backgrounds and settings cannot be mixed up. You Xi is not sure whether this guess is correct.

But if he were to ask who the sacrifice child that Doomsday Clock, which uses the power of the Earthbound God, is looking for, he couldn't think of anyone who fits the bill better than Izayoi Yuki.

Logan had similar thoughts, but the process he used to come to his conclusion was different from Youxi's.

Five years ago, Izayoi Yuki encountered the truth together with his best friend Izayoi Xing. After Izayoi Xing was defeated, Izayoi Yuki was greatly stimulated and awakened his guardian spirit "Red Lotus Dragon".

What he couldn't understand was why Shinji didn't attack Izayoi Yuki at that time and take away the "Red Lotus Demon Dragon", but instead gave up such a piece of fat meat that was right in front of him.

You know, according to the Public Security Bureau's investigation and character profiling of Zhen Zhen, Zhen Zhen is a late-stage dragon sexual person.

From his criminal records, we can see that he particularly likes dragon monster cards. Monsters that look like dragons, such as "Electronic End Dragon", are also in this range.

Although not all Dragon monsters will become the target of the truth, but at that time, Izayoi Yuki was the "Crimson Demon Dragon" awakened in front of the truth, so there was no logical reason not to grab the card.

But if Izayoi Yuki had another identity, it would be easy to understand.

It wasn't that he really didn't want to do it, but at that time he had his reasons for letting Izayoi Yuki go.

The reason why Grafa appeared in Morning Light City this time was so sneaky, Logan guessed that he came to monitor Saiko, that is, for Izayoi Yuki.

Of course, this chain of reasoning without any evidence and full of loopholes could not satisfy Izayoi Yuki.

But since the vote was two to one and as she recalled certain things, she no longer insisted on her opinion.

So, on the premise that Izayoi Yuki was the sacrificed child, the three of them began to think about whether they could use this identity to do something and take some countermeasures against "Doomsday Clock".

"At first, Xue proposed to use herself as bait to lure Doomsday Clock to come and abduct her, and then let the Public Security Bureau set up an ambush to wipe them out. However, this proposal was rejected by us."

You Xi opened his mouth, somewhat embarrassedly letting Xing Yewu feed the soft, sweet rice porridge into his mouth, and then continued to explain to the blonde girl what had happened before.

"On the one hand, the higher-ups may not necessarily believe our inferences. Moreover, after the surprise attack by Uncle Logan and his men, Doomsday Clock will certainly be on high alert and will not easily fall into our trap. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, so we cannot always be on guard against them."

In addition, there will definitely be a traitor in the Public Security Bureau who will tip off the police, so the plan to lure the enemy deep into our territory has a very high chance of failure.

"This is indeed a big problem. Xiaoxue's position in this plan is also dangerous and worrying."

Xing Yewu nodded in agreement, and then asked curiously: "Then how did you know they would take action on the Star Cup?"

"Because Doomsday Clock has also been alerted."

You Xi replied, "Uncle Logan said that criminals who attempt to be exposed will either give up their plans and look for another opportunity, or they will force their way through. Based on Doomsday Clock's past behavior and courage, we believe it's the latter. Besides, time is not on their side."

The Public Security Bureau already knows about the sacrifice. Whether it is ancient data or various intelligence networks, they are not comparable to "Doomsday Clock".

Sooner or later, the secrets of Izayoi Yuki will be discovered. By then, if the Public Security Bureau is determined to protect Izayoi Yuki, all plans of [Doomsday Clock] will be ruined.

It can be said that this is also a race against time.

"So that's why you think they will aim for the Star Cup."

Xing Yewu seemed to be thinking about something, and somewhat followed the thoughts of You Xi and the others.

"Well, the Star Cup is a large-scale event celebration covering the entire Eastern Conference. No matter what it is, once the scale becomes large, loopholes will appear. Not to mention, a very special stage will be used during the Star Cup."

As a large-scale event, the information about the Star Cup is very easy to find, and the past competition procedures are also clearly stated.

As far as Youxi knew, after the preliminaries, all teams that entered the finals would be teleported to a no-man's land, where they would compete to select the members who would enter the finals.

And there, the Public Security Bureau cannot intervene at will.

"Regardless of whether Doomsday Clock's unknown plan is executed immediately or later, that place is the best stage to capture the sacrifice child. That's why we think Doomsday Clock will act there."

Although, they still don't know what [Doomsday Clock] will do, and the premise of this speculation is that Izayoi Yuki is really Saiko and can successfully advance to the main competition.

"Hmm, I see, that's how it is."

Xing Yewu also scooped a spoonful of rice porridge into her mouth, feeling the happiness of the steaming food falling into her stomach, and said, "Xiaoxi and Xiaoxue are really amazing. They can deduce so many things from such a small clue. Maybe you two have the potential to be a golden pair. Just like the protagonists in "Duel Detective W"."

"No, this is mainly due to Uncle Logan and Xue. I just did a small part of the work."

You Xi watched Xing Yewu take out the spoon, scoop another spoonful of rice porridge into the bowl and hand it to him, his face a little unnatural: "Uh... Miss Xing Ye, don't you think there's something wrong with the way you eat?"

"Hmm? Really? One person can't finish this much porridge. Of course, we have to eat it together."

Xing Yewu asked in confusion, then she realized something and chuckled, "Oh no... Xiaoxi, are you shy? Do you think this is an indirect kiss and that's why you're shy? That's really innocent."

"…If you have no problem with it, Miss Xingye, then I have no problem with it, too."

With his self-esteem aroused, You Xi opened his mouth and took another bite of the rice porridge fed by the girl. The latter smiled and said, "That's right, Xiao Xi is a patient now. Patients should eat obediently and don't have any opinions on the way they eat."

No, I think I can eat by myself...

Under Xing Yewu's rather dignified gaze, You Xi did not dare to say this out loud, and instead asked curiously: "By the way... Miss Xing Ye, why did you suddenly call me Xiao Xi?"

Wasn’t everyone called You Xijun before?

"Because Xiaoxue called your name."

Xing Yewu said as a matter of course: "In this case, I certainly can't fall behind. Besides, I have given Xiaoxue the nickname Xiaoxue, it's not good to be partial to you, You Xijun, right?"

"So I thought about it. Xiao Xijin is simple and nice to hear. There is no more suitable nickname than this. Xiao Xi, do you not like it? If you don't like it, I can change it now."

"No, it's not that I don't like it. I'm just a little uncomfortable with it."

Since Xing Yewu said so, what else could You Xi do?

It's impossible to really ask Xing Yewu to change her mind.

Besides, Xing Yewu was willing to call him that, which meant that the relationship between the two of them had become closer. He should be happy.

"Well, then Xiaoxi, don't keep calling me Miss Xingye. Just call me by my name. It's also good to add a small word in front of it."

"Uh, let's just skip the extra charge."

Hearing Xing Yewu's request, You Xi's expression became a little subtle.

To be honest, the name Xiao Wu reminds him of something that is full of flaws.

"Then just call me by my name."

Xing Yewu put the bowl aside, moved closer to You Xi, and said with a smile: "Come on, Xiao Xi, call out and let me hear it."

"Uh……"

"Come on, call out."

"…………dance."

"Please do it again. You were speaking too quietly just now. I couldn't hear you."

"……dance."

"Not enough, not enough, it's still too quiet. I'll give you one last chance, Xiaoxi. Come on, scream again and let me hear it."

"dance!"

The blonde hair swayed in the sunset light. Facing the pretty face that seemed so close to him, You Xi, who was forced into a corner, could only respond to the girl at the loudest he could.

Xing Yewu covered her ears with a "hmm" sound and shrank back.

"It was too loud just now, Xiaoxi. My ears must be hurting."

"Who told you to keep holding on to me?"

Youxi put on a slightly angry expression. Xing Yewu put her hands together and smiled, "I'm sorry, Xiaoxi, your reaction was so funny that I couldn't help myself. I'll bring you a better lunch box next time, please forgive me."

"Then I hope I can just eat by myself..."

"This is not okay."

Xing Yewu was extremely persistent on this matter and had no intention of giving in.

"The patient should take good care of himself. I can take care of the extra things. I personally like taking care of people, so it's no problem at all!