Chapter 1436: Demons and Hope

"It's my fault."

Reiji Akaba said lightly.

Ray was puzzled: "What are you talking about?"

Gulus's resurrection was because the four split dimensions merged into one, and the fusion of dimensions stemmed from Leo Akaba's longing for Ray.

If it weren't for Leo Akaba's constant longing for Ray, and his willingness to pay any price to resurrect her, Gulus might have been buried forever. The demon would not be resurrected, Gulus's four clones would have their own personalities and new lives, and everything would develop in a good direction.

Yes, it only required sacrificing Ray alone. Everyone wouldn't have to die, it only required paying the price of her life, and all dimensions and everyone could get a perfect ending.

So what does all this have to do with Reiji Akaba? What does he have to apologize for?

Reiji Akaba didn't speak again, just stayed silent, leading them to continue forward.

In the deep mountains, they came to a seemingly ordinary mountain rock. Reiji Akaba walked in front of the mountain rock and only extended his knuckles to knock on a certain part of the rock wall with a specific rhythm.

The mountain stone soon reacted. The door panel slid open, revealing a transparent gap, and behind it appeared a touch screen similar to a fingerprint lock. Reiji Akaba pressed his finger on it, and after a few seconds of scanning, the stone automatically pulled open, revealing a door.

Several people looked at each other and walked in side by side.

Clearly, this mountain was the secret facility hidden by Reiji Akaba.

In the original "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V", Reiji Akaba could be said to be the technology representative of the righteous side. Reiji's black technology emerged one after another; the protagonist group could shuttle between various dimensions and fight from one world to another with the Academy army, and the president's black technology was indispensable.

It seemed that even if they reached the doomsday of Gulus's rule, the president's black technology foundation was still there.

"But speaking of which, wasn't it said that almost all powerful duelists in the four dimensions were swept away by Gulus?"

As everyone followed Reiji down the bottomless elevator to the deepest part of the facility, Fujiki You Xuan suddenly asked.

"President Reiji, why weren't you solved by Gulus?"

This was indeed Fujiki You Xuan's doubt in his heart.

In his impression, Reiji Akaba should also be one of the people who sent heads in the final battle of Arc-V. If the history of this world line developed similarly to the original animation before the four dimensions merged, then Reiji Akaba should also be a dead person in the current world line.

But Reiji Akaba only looked at Ray beside him meaningfully and said calmly: "Sister gave me this second life."

Ray sighed: "At that time, the four dimensions had just merged, and my soul had only awakened a part, and the interference I could cause to this new integrated dimension was limited.

Saving Reiji from Gulus at that time was already my limit..."

Fujiki You Xuan was a bit enlightened.

It sounded like the world line of this part had changed. In the original animation, at the end of the battle of the gods where Gulus was resurrected, Ray's soul also awakened. Finally, history repeated itself, and it was Ray who sacrificed herself to save the world a second time.

But it seemed that this world and the original world line had changed. When Gulus was resurrected, Ray didn't awaken the power sufficient to save the world. All she could do was save Reiji, who could be considered to have blood ties with her.

"After that, I have been researching here."

The elevator reached the bottom, and Reiji Akaba said while leading everyone out.

Everyone walked out of the elevator, only to see a huge space that was so large it made people feel a bit uneasy.

Standing in front was a mechanical device more than twenty or thirty meters high, with complex cables and mechanical structures connected around it.

Jaden: "This is...?"

"A device that breaks through the barriers of the multiverse and explores more infinite universes outside our world." Reiji Akaba said, pushing his glasses, and sighed with some regret, "It's just a pity that this is only a prototype.

The power of this machine can currently only glimpse the existence of other universes, at most it can be used as evidence of the existence of the multiverse. But if you want to use this device to go to other worlds, it is currently not very practical."

Ray's eyes flickered: "Is this what you said before... because there is no one left in our world who can defeat Gulus, so you went to find other possibilities?"

"Yes. But it's a pity that this research hasn't achieved real results, and it seems to have had the opposite effect. There is a saying that goes like this..."

"..."

Reiji Akaba said lightly.

"When you are staring into the abyss..."

"..."

"The abyss is also staring at you." Ray took over the conversation, "I know this sentence. You mean, your act of observing the multiverse itself attracted unnecessary attention to our world?"

"Yes."

Reiji Akaba nodded.

"Although it was only for a moment, I am very sure through this device that the signal we sent out was captured by a very dangerous existence in the multiverse.

Although I immediately ordered the operator to forcibly shut down the facility, I still have reason to believe that that dangerous guy has discovered—and very likely has already been to—our world."

If Fujiki You Xuan couldn't guess what Reiji was referring to, he would be too slow.

He and Yugi looked at each other, and both saw the answer in each other's eyes.

Zorc.

It was clearly obvious. Reiji Akaba sent out signals to explore the multiverse and find possibilities to defeat Gulus, which attracted Zorc's attention.

As a result, things became even worse. Zorc came to this reality, and even flowed with Gulus.

Gulus discovered the existence of the multiverse through this, developed greater ambitions, and began to want to devour more worlds.

"My behavior brought even more terrifying demons to our world." Reiji Akaba said, "Maybe, it also released the demon god named Gulus, who was originally sealed in our world, to harm infinite other worlds."

It could be seen that this president felt guilty and painful about this in his heart.

"Perhaps."

Ray patted the shoulder of this younger brother she didn't know well and smiled slightly.

"Perhaps so, but what you have done is not just that."

Reiji looked at her.

Ray took a step back, making space, as if she were intentionally showing Reiji the kings of jellyfish-heads from other dimensions behind her.

"Maybe you brought demons, but along with the demons, there is also hope." Ray said firmly, "These people let me see the hope that the long nightmare might finally end." ===== CHAPTER 1437 =====