Chapter 353: Suspension

Looking at the suddenly appearing Fujiki You Xuan, Kaiba frowned. Although he didn't speak, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

Could that slippery snake be afraid of him?

Not afraid of me, Kaiba Seto, but afraid of this kid?

Thinking of this, Kaiba crossed his arms, the corners of his mouth twitching into a meaningful sneer.

Interesting.

Fujiki You Xuan didn't know what had just happened, and naturally didn't know what the President was thinking. He only saw President Kaiba staring straight at him, and after staring for a while, he suddenly showed an inexplicable smile. In short, it made people feel a bit ominous...

"Cough, cough, what happened just now?"

Fujiki You Xuan asked.

"Suddenly it felt like the end of the world, what's the situation?"

"The guys from the new Xin Xin Duoma." Gui Ping said, "Sure enough, this Duel City tournament isn't that simple. Those guys in the local branch that I investigated for you before might just be vanguard cannon fodder."

"The real enemy has already infiltrated this Duel City without us knowing."

"The real enemy... experts from the new Xin Xin Duoma headquarters?"

This was consistent with what Fujiki You Xuan had heard before.

"We just encountered one of the Three Musketeers of the new Xin Xin Duoma... Honestly, he's a bit powerful." Gui Ping said, "That guy uses a 'Gulus' deck, endless flipping, more and more Gulus as the fight goes on."

"And there's also that 'Gulus Zero' that didn't fully appear at the end, it looks like a formidable monster too..."

Gulus, huh.

Fujiki You Xuan naturally knew this deck; he had two or three of them himself. But he had never seen a complete system deck.

If one were to specialize in that direction, this deck should be quite capable of messing with people's minds. Therefore, Fujiki You Xuan quickly took note of it.

If there was a chance to meet this musketeer, he would have to spar with him, and then exchange deck ideas after the spar...

"That person is named Lu Ka, and he seems to be a duelist who hasn't participated in many competitions before. So we have limited information on him."

Gui Ping continued.

"But I will send you the known information and information about his deck. Be careful if you meet him."

"Thanks." Fujiki You Xuan nodded.

Many top experts don't participate in competitions or appear in public. The Three Musketeers of the old Xin Xin Duoma were the same; all three were top-tier, but they all seemed to have popped out of nowhere, never appearing in public before, and had no fame.

Kaiba still didn't speak, just frowned and pondered, not knowing if he was savoring the duel that hadn't been completed just now.

The three walked out along the pier. Returning to the city streets, the storm of disaster had dissipated, but the atmosphere remained heavy. The air was filled with the scent of damp soil, mixed with the rotten smell of broken branches and fallen leaves, weighing on people's hearts.

The windows of the high-rise buildings were stained with sand and rain blown by the wind, leaving mottled traces. The big trees on the street tilted their bodies, some branches broken, some roots exposed. Streetlights flickered in the dimness, casting mottled shadows.

"I have already contacted the committee to suspend the tournament."

Gui Ping sighed.

"With this kind of disaster, there's no way to continue for now. We have to stop for two days..."

He looked up at the sky again. Although the rift in the sky had recovered, Gui Ping still had lingering fears when he looked at that place.

"But it's really terrifying. That thing just showed its face and brought such a terrible disaster..."

"The Evil God of Orichalcos?" Fujiki You Xuan asked.

"Should be. It seems that the leader of the new Xin Xin Duoma should be it, or its avatar, calling itself the 'Arbiter'." Gui Ping said.

Fujiki You Xuan nodded to show he understood.

Sure enough, that ominous power just now, that hurricane and thunder, were all brought by that slippery snake.

"Things could have been worse." Gui Ping said to himself, "It was originally going to clash with my brother's Blue-Eyes. If they fought here, the city would definitely have been affected even more."

"But it's very strange that it changed its mind for some reason at the end, saying something about leaving the outcome for the finals of Duel City, I don't know what it means..."

"But in any case, it can be considered a good thing. If it's resolved by a duel, at least we don't have to worry about the city being razed to the ground."

The slippery snake suddenly changed its mind?

Fujiki You Xuan associated it with the look Kaiba had just given him, and a bold guess popped up.

Could it be that it was afraid of me?

If it were before, Fujiki You Xuan would definitely think that he was just an ordinary student at the Duel Academy, and this snake god was a world-ending demon king, not even putting President Kaiba in its eyes. What qualifications did he have to be feared by it?

But after that clash in the Spirit World last time, he probably guessed it.

That guy wasn't afraid of him, but of the "Seal Artifact" in his hand, the Millennium Puzzle derivative.

After all, that slippery snake was suppressed by the Pharaoh's three Egyptian Gods during its most triumphant period last time, so it must have had some psychological shadow. So, smelling the approach of the Egyptian Gods, it hurriedly left a harsh word and ran away.

But having said that, he actually didn't have the Egyptian God cards...

What flew out of the puzzle derivative was just a residue of pure power. Without a card as a medium, he couldn't control it... No, even before that, even if he really had the cards in his hand, whether the Egyptian Gods would acknowledge him was also an unknown.

Egyptian God cards are not something to mess with. People who are not qualified to use them trying to summon the Egyptian Gods in a duel will be struck by lightning—literally.

Following Gui Ping back to the Kaiba Corporation building, Kaiba personally ordered the tournament to be suspended on the way. The reason given was "extremely dangerous extreme weather," and for safety reasons, it had to be stopped temporarily.

However, although the official reason was given as such, many duelists participating in the tournament were also high-level experts. Through the abrupt and strange hurricane and the anomalies in the sky just now, they could more or less guess that the matter might be related to some high-level supernatural power.

"The committee has already issued a notice. We are monitoring the situation of duelists throughout the city. The results of duels during the suspension period will not be recognized by the tournament."

Gui Ping walked over and handed Fujiki You Xuan a bottle of water.

Fujiki You Xuan felt a bit thirsty after fighting until now, so he took the water, thanked him, and took a big gulp.

"But Fujiki You Xuan is really efficient. It's only been a short while and you've already collected six puzzle cards and completed the promotion." Gui Ping sat down next to him. "We've calculated the data, and among all the contestants, only three people have collected the puzzle cards and completed the promotion."

"Oh? Which three?" Fujiki You Xuan asked casually.

"One is you, and the other is naturally my brother."

Gui Ping smiled.

The President naturally wouldn't let himself be eliminated.

"And the other one?"

"That's also a very strong seed player who has long been famous."

Gui Ping said.

"The world-recognized strongest 'Elemental HERO' user, the duelist who won the annual world championship in the United States last year... Xiang Xiang Hongye."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 354 =====