Chapter 123

A group of demons with slime flowing on their bodies flew above the train. One of them raised the spear in its hand and swung it at the train. A purple lightning bolt struck down, hitting the train, instantly causing the entire train to sway from side to side, shaking from front to back.

"Ah—"

"Yaa!!!"

The students screamed instantly, falling into chaos.

Where had they ever seen such a scene?

"Captain!"

Tenjou Hikari opened the window and shouted. Following his call, a towering Gem-Knight giant appeared beside the train, reaching out to block the lightning bolts striking down. Then, Tenjou Hikari grabbed the window frame and flipped himself out of the train. At the same time, countless puppet strings spread directly from the carriage. Tenjou Hikari stepped on the purple puppet strings, grabbed the carriage window, and jumped onto the top of the train, looking at the large pile of demons from afar.

Besides Captain Bai Jing, a few spirits also flew out of the train scattered, but they didn't look very strong and quickly retreated under the demons' offensive.

"Are you okay, Psychic Witch!"

"Lock Cat, are you alright!"

Tenjou Hikari could hear some scattered voices.

"Master!" Serena tried to learn from her master and flip out to help him, but the next second, the window in front of her was sealed by purple lines, leaving her completely unable to move.

She wanted to unbuckle her seatbelt but found that she was also entangled by puppet strings, with no way to leave.

"Midrash sister—" She was anxious. "Big Panda, go help Master!"

She called out to her partner, but after the Fluffal Bear appeared, it didn't run out, but shook its head at her, fists clenched, protecting her.

Tenjou Hikari clearly didn't want Serena to be in danger, so it would naturally protect Serena.

"Heh. Seems like a tough nut to crack," a leading demon said with a cunning smile upon seeing this situation.

Tenjou Hikari's brow was locked tight. Tierra was examining these demons with great interest.

Tenjou Hikari naturally recognized these monster spirits.

They were the low-level demons of Dark World.

It seemed his premonition back then was correct.

Attacking the train...

So that's it, they wanted to destroy human transportation to better divide and destroy?

Tch.

Tenjou Hikari stood on the train, the speeding train blowing his clothes until they snapped, but he didn't mind the strong wind and danger, instead staring fixedly at these Dark World demons. If they dared to act rashly, Tenjou Hikari wouldn't be polite to them.

Normally.

At this time, the Dark World demons should have sent one of their warriors to duel Tenjou Hikari.

But at this moment, these demons actually raised their weapons again.

They didn't want to duel, wanting to rely on their own power to directly destroy the train!

These demons completely disregarded so-called "Duel Dignity." To them, completing the King's orders was the most important thing!

Tenjou Hikari's expression was very bad.

Not because the opponent wouldn't duel.

But because he immediately realized that in other parts of the critical point, there must also be these Dark World demons suddenly attacking and destroying human transportation!

Just as Tenjou Hikari was preparing to have a good contest of "power" with them, a strange crack suddenly streaked across the sky, and immediately after, the bodies of several demons suddenly split apart.

"Eeya!!!" The sudden death caused several demons to let out miserable screams, and then the demons nearby were startled and flapped their wings to retreat.

What's the situation?

"Wow!" The students watching from the windows also shouted excitedly.

It looked like they had help?!

Tenjou Hikari looked to the other side and saw a boy who looked a bit tired and had dark circles under his eyes at the head of the train.

But that wasn't the most important thing.

The important thing was—

He was wearing a purple uniform!

Tenjou Hikari's pupils shrank slightly.

"Hahaha, didn't expect to have a chance so soon, Tenjou Hikari." The boy slowly turned his head, hands in his pockets, staring at Tenjou Hikari, laughing hee-hee.

Even though they were on top of the train, even though the wind around them was howling and biting, almost everyone "heard" his voice.

"The chance for you and Serena to be separated and alone was really hard to find." He said while pointing at the demons nearby. "I should thank these blind guys."

As he spoke, those Dark World demons had already begun to retreat, saying: "The target is tough, notify the higher-level General!"

It seemed they clearly realized that there were many "experts" hidden on this train and it wasn't easy to attack, but clearly, they hadn't given up, but were preparing to summon higher-level demons.

It's just that, at least for now, they wouldn't affect Tenjou Hikari.

So, Tenjou Hikari slowly cast his gaze onto the other person on the train.

Could it be...

The Fusion Army assassin mentioned by the professor?

Had he been following him all along?

Counting from the time Cronos sent the letter, he had stayed in one spot for too long, so it was normal to be found.

"I am Assassin 44 of the Fusion Army Assassin Unit. Tenjou Hikari, you should know why I'm looking for you, right?" He laughed gloomily. "Without Cronos's protection, can you really still do whatever you want like you did in school?"

"FUSION ARMY!!!?"

"These guys who haunt us like ghosts, are they actually still alive!"

"Tenjou Hikari and the Fusion Army—"

The scenes of the past seemed to appear in front of all the students again. Although some were excited, others hesitated because of Tenjou Hikari's identity and dared not speak.

Serena's expression became quite bad upon hearing the assassin's words, but she still mustered her courage and shouted loudly: "Master! Be careful!!!"

Just then, the assassin flicked his hand, and a "boom" sound rang out. Tenjou Hikari felt his footing was unstable, and the train, which was running, suddenly jolted.

Tenjou Hikari's expression darkened completely.

Explosives?

This guy buried explosives on the train??

The Dark World demons attacking the train—even if they weren't the same race, Tenjou Hikari was already very angry, and this guy, as a human, actually didn't take the lives of his own kind seriously at all!?

"Heh, no choice, Serena is on the train, otherwise I would have blown up the whole train and died with you long ago," the assassin said crazy things. "But now it's fine—Tenjou Hikari, haven't you always respected Fusion and dueling the most?"

"Win against me, and I'll disarm all the bombs; lose, and you can reunite with your classmates in heaven—"

"Doesn't that mean no matter if you win or lose, there's no loss!?" Some students couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

"Exactly, the two sides of a duel should be fair!"

However, the assassin ignored those voices completely and laughed loudly: "You don't have the right to refuse!"

"Duel—"

After saying that, he didn't even care if Tenjou Hikari agreed or not, and directly opened his Duel Disk to draw a card.

Fusion Army Assassin, Number 44, LP: 4000.

Bai Jing's figure slowly dissipated, turning into red light and returning to Tenjou Hikari's deck. Tenjou Hikari frowned as he looked at the opponent. After a moment, he snorted coldly, opened his Duel Disk, and after the deck was automatically shuffled, he drew five cards from the top.

Tenjou Hikari, LP: 4000.

"Go for it, Tenjou Hikari!"

"Senior Tenjou, don't let that guy be arrogant!"

Some students cheered for Tenjou Hikari inside the train.

With the start of the duel, for some reason, two mechanisms suddenly popped up on the top of the train, and immediately after, several cameras aimed at Tenjou Hikari and the other person. Inside the train, the duel was also broadcast.

Kaiba Corporation is just that sensitive to duels!

Boom boom boom—

The train passed through a tunnel. In the pitch-black tunnel, Tenjou Hikari's eyes seemed to be shining with purple light, staring at the assassin from afar.

"Draw!" The assassin drew a card and grinned.

"Don't blame me, Tenjou Hikari—I activate the Normal Spell Card, Final Countdown!"