Chapter 163: Lightsworn

The Lightsworn slowly descended from the sky. At a rough glance, there were hundreds, perhaps thousands of spirits—a staggering number.

What surprised Tenjou Hikari even more was that among this group of Lightsworn spirits, there were many wearing "black" robes.

Twilightsworn, is it...

Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"Wow, angels! Angels have come to save us!"

Quite a few students were incredibly excited. Because of the image of angels in various forms of entertainment, many were willing to believe that angels would help humanity. Therefore, seeing these Lightsworn spirits did not cause them any fear.

In fact, as these spirits descended from the sky, they indeed did not launch any attacks.

Relatively speaking, they could certainly be called "friendly."

"Humans—" A Lightsworn dragon flew in the air and called out, "We are spirits from the Realm of Justice. We have heard the wailing and suffering of this land."

The dragon began to explain the reason for their appearance here.

The Lightsworn Realm possessed the power to hear prayers. If someone prayed for righteous beings to save them from misery, there was a chance they would hear it and descend into the world.

The reason they descended this time was that they had heard the pain of this dimension and the prayers of the humans.

"Wow!!!"

"That's great!!!"

"To think there's such a dimension!" Many students couldn't help but cheer with joy.

"However..." The dragon suddenly changed its tone, "This world has been fully invaded by the spirits of the Dark World. We alone cannot simultaneously protect you and annihilate all the demons in one fell swoop!

Therefore—"

As they spoke, a light that made one feel dazed, like the twilight, slowly began to glow on the bodies of some Lightsworn spirits.

"We will completely destroy this dimension. Please leave this dimension immediately and return to your own world!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the students who had just been excited were like they had been doused with cold water, freezing in place.

An employee of KaibaCorp almost immediately spoke up: "How can that be? The students are scattered across every region of the critical point, and the dimensional gate is only at this location. Even if we were to gather them all, we would have to be careful of the demons attacking on the way. This is too dangerous!"

"Moreover, there are still many students currently in the closed zones of the Spirit Duelists; they can't receive the message at all!"

"Yeah, my friend doesn't even know what's happening yet!"

"Besides, even if we all leave, there are still many spirits here. Are you going to kill them all too!"

The crowd began to chatter noisily. At this moment, they no longer focused their attention on the "angels," but began to worry about their own safety and that of their friends.

The Lightsworn dragon didn't refuse immediately, but flew in the air and looked at several Lightsworn warriors. They discussed among themselves for a while, and after reaching a conclusion, the Lightsworn dragon explained: "Apologies, humans.

The demons of the Dark World are an evil force that invades countless dimensions. They usually fight us while scattered across different dimensions. This time, however, they have concentrated their forces to come to this dimension in large numbers; there must be an ulterior motive.

Perhaps, they even want to invade all spirit worlds again.

To prevent future complications, we must fight a decisive battle against them in this dimension and eradicate the evil completely... Therefore, we must be as fast and as decisive as possible.

We can reserve three days for you; this is already the limit. As for the local spirits, you don't need to worry about that; we will find a way to repatriate them to their own dimensions or take them directly to the Realm of Justice."

The Lightsworn were, after all, righteous beings; they wouldn't truly kill every living thing they saw in this dimension. They would certainly find a way to protect other life forms.

But...

"Three days, no, that's not enough at all! The children in the furthest places won't make it even if they take the train!"

"This won't work, and we still have..."

"Shut up—" A female general wearing black robes held a giant longsword emitting red light, like a fallen black knight, "For the sake of justice, this is also a necessary sacrifice. If you do not leave now, then we will have no choice but to destroy you along with them!"

Countless people were left breathless.

What kind of talk was that!?

"General Jain, it hasn't reached that point yet!"

"Yeah, Jain!" Even among the Lightsworn, there were those trying to persuade her.

Tenjou Hikari watched from afar. Beside him, Tierra said with great interest: "This spirit looks like she has been influenced by the power of that cosmic god."

"I see. Even if they are all influenced, there are different situations and different directions. This spirit seems to have just become extreme. She hasn't developed a split personality like Saiou."

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

The Lightsworn were, after all, warriors under the Archangel Michael, fighting for justice and dying for justice; they wouldn't be corrupted to that extent.

However, it didn't look too serious; at most, it was the state of the Light Monarch.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his voice, drawing the attention of the Lightsworn: "Lightsworn spirits, no matter what you say, we will not agree! For us, for the school, and for KaibaCorp, taking all the participating students away safely, leaving this dimension, and completing the tournament—that is justice!"

"It's Hikari!"

"Tenjou Hikari—"

"Yeah, we still have Tenjou Hikari!"

Hearing Tenjou Hikari speak, the recognition and trust brought about by his performance during this period gave the students a backbone.

Many students even instinctively shouted: "Duel! Let's use a duel to convince each other!"

"Yeah, you should be able to accept that, right!"

That works out well; no need for anything else.

"A duel?" Some Lightsworn spirits looked at each other, "When different kinds of justice cannot convince each other, determining the winner through a sacred dueling ritual is indeed the most acceptable way."

"That human looks very respected; he is the leader among these human warriors."

"Then..."

"Let me do it!" Jain waved her cloak and slowly descended from the sky. A group of spirits looked at each other and followed her down.

She shook out her cloak and stood the greatsword upright beside her. Then, the greatsword slowly began to deform, gradually turning into a Duel Disk with a black base and red patterns, which then automatically attached to her arm.

Tenjou Hikari slowly walked out of the crowd, stood on the dueling field, and opened his own Duel Disk. It opened automatically, he placed his deck inside, and it shuffled itself.

"The rules of the duel are a standard single duel." A giant dragon of light circled in the air, "The winner will have extra say. If you win, then we can assist you; if you lose, then please leave this dimension quickly and do not get involved in the war—

So, humans, do you really accept this person to represent you in the duel?"

No one had any objections.

"Then, let's begin—"

Tenjou Hikari, LP: 4000.

Twilightsworn General Jain, LP: 4000.