Chapter 366: The Advance of Darkness and Light

A great gate slowly opened at the critical point in the dimension.

After the gate opened, two massive orbs of light flew out from within, colliding—sometimes striking the sky and unleashing terrifying purple lightning, sometimes slamming into the ground and carving out one deep crater after another.

Occasionally, when the two orbs collided, they shattered mountain walls, unleashing torrents of rolling stone, and in an instant, the heavens and earth twisted into a terrifying upheaval.

"Hehehehe, Lei En, you're still as irrational as ever."

"Ge La Fa, what exactly are you trying to do!"

After several rounds of battle, the two orbs halted, slowly revealing their forms.

The one called "Lei En" was a demonic figure wielding a golden spear, radiating a "colorful" glow and appearing immensely fearsome—he was Lei En, the Demon God of the Dark World.

"Ge La Fa" was a gray demonic dragon, spewing monstrous heat, its wings blotting out the sun and its entire body wreathed in purple lightning—it was the other Spirit Administrator of the Dark World, the Long Shen Ge La Fa of the Dark World.

The two beings faced each other, yet seemed to share the same origin; as their battle ceased, more and more demons emerged steadily from the pale gate.

One faction, gathering behind Ge La Fa, consisted of the faction led by "Bulon, the Mad King of the Dark World."

The other faction, comparatively smaller, was led by "Si Nuo, the Sorcerer of the Dark World."

Once the two sides had formed their camps, all the demons could see that, after the previous battle, Lei En had suffered far heavier wounds—his wounds bled blood that shifted colors—but he remained silent, fixated entirely on the Long Shen.

Since the disappearance of the "Lord Lord Ba Wang," the Dark World had split into two factions: one, led by the Demon God Lei En, sought to find and awaken the Lord Lord Ba Wang's reincarnation; the other, led by the Mad King Bulon, exploited the lingering aura of the Lord Lord Ba Wang to invade more Spirit Realms and seize greater resources.

Originally, because Lei En was stronger, his faction had always been the dominant one.

Recently, Lei En heard that the War God had discovered the Lord Lord Ba Wang and became ecstatic—only to learn that demons under Bulon had launched a surprise attack on the Lord Lord Ba Wang, attempting to assassinate him. Thus, internal conflict in the Dark World escalated completely; at that moment, Bulon seized the opportunity to release the Long Shen of the Dark World, who had long been sealed by their own realm, shattering the balance of power entirely.

Lei En was weaker than Ge La Fa, and demons, by nature, obey the stronger. Thus, Lei En, once the voice of the majority, now found himself reduced to this state.

"Lei En, old friend, I won't kill you. Watch in fear and dread as I slay the Lord Lord Ba Wang, seize his invincible power, and rule all worlds!" Ge La Fa roared with laughter, flapping his wings as he led all his demons forward.

"Demon God, are you alright?" Si Nuo flew to Lei En's side. Lei En swayed weakly, then straightened himself upright.

"Don't worry about me—what matters is the Lord Lord Ba Wang! We must protect him at all costs—keep his power from falling into Ge La Fa's hands—Si Nuo, about what happened earlier…"

"I've already asked my friends!" Si Nuo replied immediately upon hearing the Demon God's question, then hesitated for a moment, "But… they've been acting strangely lately."

"It doesn't matter! Once the Lord Lord Ba Wang returns, everything will be fine!"

Then, the demons marched en masse out of the gate, heading toward their destination.

The time was the afternoon of the next day. Zhang Guang sat in the lobby of Haima Corporation, holding a phone, engaged in a video call.

Although the signal was slightly poor, the conversation proceeded relatively smoothly.

"A Guang, static… I've met two new friends here—I'll introduce them to you later, you'll definitely like them—" Judai spoke on the phone, updating Zhang Guang on the situation.

He already knew that Ji Mu's deck was "Fossil Fusion," and assumed Zhang Guang would enjoy it too, so he teased him a little first.

Zhang Guang didn't know the details and grew even more concerned about Judai's recent condition.

"The matter of the Barrier of Light Society is over on my end," Zhang Guang said slowly, informing Judai he needn't worry about internal threats, then proceeded to ask about Judai's situation.

He could easily go to Judai's side to help.

"No, A Guang, there's something more important," Judai said, his long-standing tension easing slightly upon hearing the Barrier of Light Society was resolved, but then he brought up another matter.

That was the matter of the "Closed Duel Zones."

There might still be students trapped inside these zones—if they emerged unaware of the outside world and were immediately attacked by demons, they might collapse before even reacting.

Judai didn't want that to happen, so he hoped Zhang Guang would investigate in his area.

"Hmm… like the Amazon situation?" Zhang Guang nodded upon hearing this.

Recently, he'd been occupied with rescuing students trapped on the train tracks and swiftly dealing with the internal threat of the Barrier of Light Society, leaving him no time for precise, targeted investigations.

Judai's concern wasn't unfounded—if San Ze emerged from his happy life only to be ambushed by a passing demon, he might just collapse too.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guang immediately spoke: "I understand. I'll contact the head of Haima Corporation right away, get detailed maps and duelists' addresses from them, then send them to you."

"I'll prioritize organizing and coordinating efforts to rescue as many people as possible as quickly as I can—you don't need to bear too much pressure on your end."

Judai exhaled in relief.

At this moment, the person he most feared for—and yet trusted the most—was this friend.

He feared that if Zhang Guang fell, who else could he trust?

He trusted that with Zhang Guang around, no problem was truly unsolvable.

With proof from Principal Kuronos and his own reputation, Zhang Guang easily obtained detailed maps from Haima Corporation's staff at this critical moment, took photos of them, posted them on the academy's forum and "Bai Long x," made them available for everyone to view, then took closer shots and sent them to Judai. After completing these tasks, Zhang Guang was about to discuss more with Judai when he noticed the video feed flickering and the audio dissolving into static—his expression darkened.

Had demons attacked a communications tower or something similar?

As he pondered this, a sudden, astonishing shout erupted outside the Haima Corporation branch.

"Angels! It's angels!"

"Angels! Angels have come to save us!"

What's going on?

Zhang Guang put away his phone and stepped outside. He saw that, above the station long shrouded in clouds, a warm divine light suddenly descended.

Humanoid and draconic beings with pure white wings slowly descended from the sky, their postures resembling angels from myth.

No…

They were angels!

Zhang Guang suddenly realized.

That figure on the flank—wasn't that the Light Path Angel Cherub?

It's the Light Path!

(End of Chapter)