Chapter 387: Who Am I

The Long Shen's turn.

It looked at Judai, who was prepared to welcome the attack, and said nothing, drawing a card slowly.

It glanced at that card.

Dark World Ascension!

It couldn't help but grin.

This card was a fusion spell card specifically for Dark World monsters, which could perform Dark World monster fusion by discarding Dark World monsters in the hand.

Of course.

Now, it didn't have any "fusion monsters" in its deck.

But—

If it could seize the fusion power from Ba Wang's body, then it could evolve further!

It was already one of the top-tier demons in countless dimensions.

However.

In the end, it was just "one of the top-tier demons."

When all is said and done, it was just a demon, a spirit.

Even if it already possessed the massive power to create three of itself, even if it was sealed by other existences in the Dark World because it was too powerful, none of this could change this reality.

In these countless dimensions, there might indeed not be many demons more powerful than it, but there were quite a few demons of the same level!

Not to mention anything else, even within the same clan, there was a demon of the same level as the Dark World's Demon God Lei En, just slightly weaker than it.

It wanted to become stronger!

It wanted to possess power that transcended dimensions; it wanted to become the 【strongest】 demon!

It looked at the other cards in its hand.

Unfortunately, because Gates of Dark World and Dark World Library were banished, it didn't have any other effects to discard hand cards, so it couldn't win in one turn.

But, as long as it seized the power, it would be enough.

"Normal summon, Dark World Vanguard Beige. Then, come back, Beige."

In the graveyard, the demon that looked like a giant dragon revived again.

Dark World Long Shen Grapha, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Fiend-type, ATK 2700.

"Persistent guy..." Jim growled through gritted teeth.

The Long Shen lifted its hand gently and pointed at Judai: "Go, my clone, bring back the power that should belong to me."

The Long Shen's clone roared and rushed toward Judai. Judai protected his chest with both hands and defended with his arms.

There were no monsters to protect him, and no trap cards to protect him. At this moment, he could only silently withstand this attack.

The Long Shen's claws were like sharp scimitars; every finger passing through the air could stir up a fierce wind.

Just as the sharp claws reached Judai and were about to pierce Judai, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Judai.

Psh—

The claws easily pierced through that figure.

The colorful armor shattered, making a crisp clicking sound.

The claws pierced through that figure, and with a "shh" sound, stabbed in front of Judai, but only pierced his arm, then froze in place and slowly retracted.

"!!" Judai's pupils contracted instinctively.

"Ah!?" The companions exclaimed in a low voice.

"Lei En?" The Long Shen muttered its name unexpectedly.

The Dark World Demon God Lei En appeared in front of Judai, its chest pierced by the sharp claws, its hands grabbing the Long Shen clone's arms firmly, trying hard to fix it, and then slowly pulling outward.

"Sor... sorry, Lord Ba Wang, for interfering with the sacred duel ritual. However... I will pay the price with my death." It spat blood, the blood also changing colors.

It was a demon corresponding to the Long Shen, one ink, one color.

Psh—

The Long Shen clone's hands were pulled out of its body, making a sound of blood surging.

"Lei—Lei En?!" Judai, who had regained his senses, hurriedly supported Lei En, "What, what are you doing!"

On the other side, the Long Shen also gradually regained its senses: "Heh, Lei En... what are you suffering for?"

Judai's eyes were a bit moist.

He kept asking himself in his mind why.

"I am not the person you know!"

"It's, it's okay, I, the Dark World, have guarded Ba Wang for generations—"

"I said, I am not Ba Wang!"

"You are, you absolutely are..." Lei En's body slowly turned into light spots, turned into foam, and slowly died. It didn't explain its behavior, nor did it call for Judai's memory, but said what it saw in its eyes, "That Nebula Neos, that fusion power sufficient to sweep the nebula... that's right, you haven't changed, you are still... Ba Wang!"

As it finished saying the last "Ba Wang," Lei En completely turned into light spots and disappeared in front of Judai. He grabbed a light spot with trembling hands; that light spot, which was originally going to dissipate, seemed to be controlled by some powerful force and was fixed in his hand.

A string of memories flashed back.

From Misawa getting hurt, to the Fusion Army attacking, making the principal suffer.

These past experiences reappeared in front of him, and the power that had once been displayed manifested on him again.

His anger no longer needed to be spoken.

He had already known—he had already experienced it.

He knew!

【Ba Wang's power】.

This wasn't these demons spouting nonsense, but power he had experienced himself, so he knew it very well.

But precisely because of this, when he knew that Ba Wang's power was evil and invasive, he resisted this power immensely in his heart!

He was not Ba Wang!

However, Lei En's words broke his persistence again.

This "fusion power" he was born with, which exceeded ordinary peers, wasn't his talent, but... Ba Wang's power!

"Poor Lei En, truly foolish and loyal..." The Long Shen feigned pity, "Clearly my old friend, I was thinking of sparing its life, letting it watch me rule all dimensions. Truly a pity.

Until the end, this guy didn't treat you as a subordinate either."

Yes.

Until the end, Judai didn't treat Lei En as his subordinate.

Until just now, he had been guarding against Lei En in his heart.

However, when Lei En died in front of him, his seemingly endless "sense of responsibility" surged toward him.

At this moment, at that very moment, Lei En was also a "person" he wanted to protect in his heart.

The next instant, he seemed to be in a space full of mirrors, just turning around, he saw a person who looked exactly like him.

Only, that person had no smile on his face, and the golden eyes made him look particularly different from himself.

Ba Wang.

The power deep in his heart.

That figure looked at Judai, without anger, without resentment, nor telling Judai to get lost and let him come, but said calmly.

"Victory is justice."

!!!

He seemed to have been hit by something, regained his senses, and returned to the duel field again, as if nothing had happened.

He stood up calmly.

Stood up again, looking at the opponent.

Judai Yuki LP: 6000→3300.

"Heh, hehehe..." The Dark World Long Shen felt the power.

Although, although it was only a part, although Lei En blocked the piercing damage for Judai.

But—

It only lacked one 【opportunity】!

Now, that opportunity had come!

"Good, truly good, truly good—Main Phase 2, activate quick-play spell card, Dark World Ascension!"

"I will transcend the past and ascend to the extreme sky!"

"Dark World Ascension is a fusion spell card specifically for Dark World! Banish the fusion materials determined by the Fiend-type monster fusion monster card from your field/graveyard, and fusion summon 1 fusion monster from the extra deck!

When fusion summoning a 【Dark World】 monster, you can also discard monsters from your hand as fusion materials!"

It rejoiced, raising its hand as if it possessed everything: "I discard Dark World Vanguard Beige from my hand, banish Dark World Long Shen from the graveyard, hmph, hahahahaha—"

It jumped directly into the air. In the sky, the dark clouds combined into a giant vortex, and an orange-yellow thunderbolt fell from the sky, striking its body, causing its appearance to change frantically and twist continuously.

Its limbs became sturdier, its lower body gradually turned into a four-legged horse type, and brand-new wings spread from behind it, like wings of darkness covering the sky.

"Hehehehe, hahahahaha—"

Now, it had transcended the past!

"Dark World Long Shen King Grapha!"

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 388 =====