Chapter 379

Tenjou Hikari left the cave with his companions. The spirits of the Swamp tribe were all reluctant to part with Mudragon. Mudragon initially waved goodbye happily, but in the end, it couldn't bear the children's reluctance, turned into a card, and flew into Tenjou Hikari's deck, thus avoiding the children's pursuit.

However, Tenjou Hikari could also see that it must have been a bit sad too.

After all, having been the leader for so long, saying goodbye to the children was ultimately sad.

Tenjou Hikari let the students get on the vehicle and called out to Tiera. Tiera casually summoned a Satan and was just about to get on the vehicle when Tenjou Hikari suddenly froze at the entrance.

"What's wrong, Tenjou Hikari, did you forget something?"

Tenjou Hikari seemed to be in a trance, pulled back the leg he had put on the vehicle, and then rushed back to the cave alone. Several students looked at each other, quickly got off the vehicle, and chased after Tenjou Hikari into the cave.

The cave was still the same as before. The spirits were a bit sad because Mudragon had left. When they saw Tenjou Hikari suddenly appear, they were all startled, and then began to welcome Tenjou Hikari again.

The new leader Mudragon flew in front of Tenjou Hikari and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong, Fusion warrior, did you forget something?"

At this time, the students also caught up in a hurry, panting, holding their thighs or the walls, and said: "Department Head, is there anything else?"

Tenjou Hikari didn't speak, looking left and right, his brows furrowed.

"Master, is there any abnormality?" Although Serena was short and hadn't grown up yet, her physical fitness was excellent, so she wasn't panting heavily.

Tenjou Hikari still didn't speak, but instead carefully observed the surroundings again.

This confused Tiera.

She snapped her fingers, and several gray-white demons flew out, spinning throughout the cave. The Mudragons on the side were shocked when they saw these demons.

Each of these demons had a threat level no less than an Earthbound Prisoner. Did this Fusion human actually have such powerful spirit partners?

"There is no abnormality, Tenjou Hikari, what exactly are you looking at?" Tiera asked again after letting the demons search the entire cave and then recalling them.

Tenjou Hikari touched his chin: "Since you said there is no abnormality, then there should be no problem."

"But..." he frowned again, saying with slight doubt, "But I always feel there is something strange."

"Strange?" Tiera scanned the surroundings curiously.

"This must be that!" Kagurazaka clapped his hands, "I've touched Mr. Yugi's deck before, so I know—it's that, powerful duelists can sense things that don't exist, and just by relying on instinct and inspiration, they can do things other life forms cannot.

It must be the Department Head's instinct reminding him!"

Instinct?

Tiera frowned.

Although she didn't understand dueling well, she knew a lot about the supernatural. She had long known that powerful duelists could always be favored by powerful forces.

Just like that Edo Phoenix, that Saiou Takuma, with the help of destiny, Diamond Dude always draws Normal Spell Cards, and coin tosses always go as they wish. Some special duelists always have some special powers.

She also knew that Tenjou Hikari had the favor of alchemy, and he could understand ordinary alchemy at a glance.

So she was quite willing to believe Tenjou Hikari in this regard.

After all, it sounded like "duelist's instinct" was something all powerful duelists had.

Tenjou Hikari investigated for a while longer, and after confirming there was no abnormality, he apologized to the spirits and finally left the cave.

Following Tenjou Hikari's departure, a mass of black energy slowly emerged above the entrance of the cave.

"That was close, that was close." A voice that was neither male nor female, like a spirit and like a Wicked God, sounded.

"As expected of the friend my Jūdai knows, he indeed possesses abilities beyond mortals."

Yubel's remnant soul thought slowly.

While thinking, she hurriedly flew up, turned into a phantom, left the forest, and flew toward the sky.

She was just a remnant soul now and hadn't fully resurrected, but this had its advantages, which was that as long as she hid well, even demons of the same level as her couldn't discover her.

But at the same time, this also meant—at this level, if she really faced that otherworldly god, she might be killed instantly and have no way to resist.

Although she was hiding well, she didn't dare to gamble.

That human named Tenjou Hikari possessed super-strong duelist intuition; even though she hadn't been exposed, he almost discovered her just by relying on instinct. If she hadn't slipped out of the cave after the duel ended, she would definitely have been discovered by that otherworldly god.

Then it would be a dead end.

She could tell that the otherworldly god was also in a half-dead state; if He caught her, He would definitely be very happy to oblige.

Having finally found Jūdai again, she absolutely could not be caught at this time.

What followed was regret.

She had originally wanted to occupy the body of the person Tenjou Hikari called Jūdai's best friend, but reality told her.

If you dare to do it, you die.

So, she could only settle for second best.

She definitely couldn't find a body in the cave, otherwise, if that Tenjou Hikari came back, she would have nowhere to run.

So...

She waited in the air for a long time, and several demons suddenly flew over, shouting: "Quick, quick, keep up, Lord Reign is about to have a decisive battle with Lord Grapha!"

"Coming, coming!"

"Where is Lord War God?"

"He is injured and still recuperating!"

Silva?

Yubel laughed sinisterly.

As expected of the knight most loyal to Jūdai, since that's the case, then hand your body over to me.

First resurrect my body, then take the next step.

She turned into a black whirlwind, swept up several demons, and flew in the direction they came from amidst their exclamations. One of the demons struggled in the wind and screamed for a while.

"What's wrong?" its companion called out to it.

"No, nothing... I'm a bit worried about Lord War God, do you know where he is?"

"Oh, he is at..."

Even demons were Duel Monster spirits, and they were "pure". They might use conspiracies and tricks, but they would never doubt their companions in the same camp.

On the other side, Tenjou Hikari sat in the vehicle. He looked back at the direction of the cave a few times but didn't speak.

He flipped through his deck and took out Underworld Dragon.

Light flickered on Underworld Dragon's body. He closed his eyes and gently concentrated the dueling power from Super Polymerization. In just an instant, a card was slowly born above Underworld Dragon.

Earthbound Prisoner Ground Keeper.

Not Mudragon's simulation card, but the real thing!

Could Underworld Dragon actually absorb the power of Earthbound Immortals?

He put the card away, lay back on the chair gently, frowned, and thought about the future.

Both Underworld Dragon and Mudragon were reminding him.

After the tournament, this S-Dimension must be visited.

(End of Chapter)