Chapter 1395: A Glimmer of Opportunity

"I perished together with Zarc, each splitting into four reincarnations, and the world also became four."

Ray said.

"Most people in the original world were reborn or reincarnated into the new world, and no one remembered what happened in the previous world... except for one person, and that is my father."

Judai seemed to have guessed the development: "Your father couldn't accept the fact that he lost you, right?"

"Yeah." Ray sighed, "Although he saved the world as he wished, he couldn't accept my sacrifice. So he disregarded everything, determined to bring me back at any cost.

He established a military base called the 'Academy' to attack the four dimensions after they split. He found my four reincarnations from the four dimensions, and he wanted to integrate the four dimensions I split back together, turning them back into the original one.

He felt that if he did that, the four reincarnated girls would merge again, and the original me would be resurrected..."

Yugi said: "And then he succeeded, right?"

"Yeah... but I'm not sure if this can be considered a success." Ray said dimly, "The world, as my father wished, really became one again. The four girls also merged again and turned back into the me now. However..."

She didn't go on. But looking at this gloomy sky and the barren ruins all around, everyone had already guessed the subsequent development.

Judai: "The Zarc that split into four was also resurrected... right?"

"Yes." Ray said tiredly, "Zarc was resurrected, and he was even more powerful and arrogant than before. After the dimensions split, Zarc's four reincarnations experienced their own different lives in four different dimensions, and each gained different growth and evolution.

Then the split dimensions integrated again, and the four grown and evolved reincarnations merged into Zarc again. This process instead allowed Zarc to get a further upgrade, even stronger than before.

The resurrected Zarc defeated all the rebels with almost no effort, destroyed the world's armies again, and defeated all the duelists who dared to challenge him.

The powerhouses in the world were either destroyed or surrendered, and there was almost no power left in this new integrated dimension that could resist Zarc."

Fujiki You Xuan said: "So you went to challenge Zarc?"

"Yeah, this is my mission." Ray said, "It was because my father wanted to resurrect me that Zarc, who had already died, was resurrected, causing this world to experience these things. I must do it... and it's very likely that only I have a chance.

It's just that Zarc is already too strong, and even I almost didn't escape..."

From the injuries on her body that made it difficult for her to even move cards, it could be seen that her process of challenging Zarc was obviously not smooth.

After explaining the general background to these few passersby, Ray didn't seem to want to continue talking about her own affairs, and changed the subject to this town.

"This town is already considered a relatively remote area under the integrated dimension occupied by Zarc now." Ray said, "But even so, it didn't escape the disaster.

Zarc took away the 'Academy' that my father built in the past with his power, making the military power of the entire Academy serve him. He even built the 'Academy' to be even stronger than when it was under my father's hands."

Fujiki You Xuan had completely understood by now.

Fujiki You Xuan's previous guess was wrong. He originally thought that the dimension they were in now was the prequel of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", the story before the world was split into four in the background before the anime story started.

But he was wrong. What they were in now was actually the sequel of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", after the main story of the anime ended... or rather, the story after the world line changed at the end of the anime. In the anime ending, the four dimensions were integrated into one again. Although Zarc was resurrected as the final boss of the anime, he was finally defeated.

And now the world line has changed. The world line Fujiki You Xuan and the others are in now is a different plot line from the anime. Obviously, in this world line, the four dimensions integrated, Zarc was resurrected, and he was not defeated, but reigned over this world for a long time, bringing endless darkness.

"When the Academy Army first descended, there were also rebels in this town." Ray said dimly, "He was a retired professional duelist who returned to his hometown to open a card shop after retiring in his old age.

Later, the Academy Army descended, and the old man put on his battle robe again, stood up, and led the local duelists to bravely resist the invasion of the Academy Army."

The Duel Kings all showed respect to this old man they had never met, and quickly outlined in their minds the image of a kind card shop old grandfather who changed his style and bravely stood up when his hometown was threatened.

Especially Yugi, who immediately overlapped this description with his own grandfather, Muto Sugoroku.

"What happened later?" Yuma asked hurriedly, "What happened to that grandfather?"

Ray shook her head deeply, seemingly unwilling to mention the cruel ending. But her silence itself explained the problem.

"How could this be..." Yuma was angry, "Those guys in the Academy are really hateful."

"The old man led the team to resist the attack of the Academy's ordinary duel warriors until the Academy sent an executive." Ray said, "Perhaps he had long known the ending of his fate, perhaps he knew he couldn't win this battle. But even so, the old shopkeeper still went forward without hesitation.

At that time, this is what he said to his friends who advised him to avoid it..."

Ray's expression was solemn. Through her expression and listening to her voice, it seemed as if the portrait of the old duelist could emerge across time and space in front of everyone.

The old man's eyes were bright, he was ready to die, but he had no fear of death, but was full of light called hope.

"Maybe I can't win, maybe I will die, but this battle is by no means meaningless." The old man said firmly, "Because I can fall, but the spirit must never fall."

"As long as this spirit is still there, one day, it will shine in the hands of others, disperse the haze, and bring true hope."

Everyone fell into a dim silence. For about half a minute, everyone just moved forward silently without saying a word.

"What happened later?" Judai broke the silence, "Then the resistance force of this town, after that old man?"

Ray said: "Of course, they haven't given up yet."

"Although the old shopkeeper is gone, his spirit supports the duelists here to continue fighting, protecting the survivors. They went underground, hiding from the search of the Academy Army while looking for opportunities..."

Ray said, sweeping a meaningful glance at the few people, and didn't speak.

The reason why she would say this and explain the ins and outs of this whole world from her previous life was because she had a strange premonition.

A premonition that this colorful group of seafood-heads in front of her might be the opportunity that the survivors were waiting for. ===== CHAPTER 1396 =====