Chapter 479: The Power of the King

"A god?"

Melo, who was pruning the leaves of a plant, paused for a moment and slowly turned around.

"Are you certain?"

"No, in fact, we cannot be certain."

The subordinate in the white uniform bowed very respectfully and said.

"But our members on the Duel Academy island at the time did indeed feel it—that terrifying fluctuation of power, which felt somewhat similar to the sensation brought about by the manifestation of the Egyptian Gods in the past."

"So, in other words, no one actually saw the manifestation of a god?" Melo asked.

"Yes, it was just the aura."

"Then have you investigated clearly what exactly happened? Who summoned it? And who were they dueling against?"

"Our people went to inquire afterward, but..."

The Society member in the white uniform hesitated for a moment, then spoke in a somewhat uncertain tone.

"But the matter is very strange. According to the clues fed back, it seems the conflict occurred on the outskirts of the Osiris Red dormitory. The two duelists were the King of Games, Fujiki Youxuan, and Jaden Yuki of the Red dormitory."

"A friendly match?" Melo said. "It is a bit strange to summon a god during a friendly duel, but it is also possible they were conducting a practical test; it is not impossible."

"No. But our people said the power level of that duel was also off," the Society member said. "Even before that suspected Egyptian God was summoned, the duel was already shrouded in powerful darkness.

That was definitely not a power of an ordinary level; I fear it was a Shadow Duel of a considerable degree."

"A Shadow Duel?"

Melo frowned slightly.

This sounded a bit strange now.

If it were just a friendly match between friends to test the practical use of a God Card, was there any need to risk their lives?

"Now things are starting to get a little interesting," Melo smiled.

Seeing that the member was still standing behind him without leaving after finishing the report, Melo glanced at him sideways.

"Is there anything else you need to say?"

"No, it's just..."

The Society member hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping, then thought about it and said.

"My lord, it's just that we have discovered that the King of Games is suspected of having mastered even the power of a god. And as of now, the results of the Society's operations at Duel Academy... have not met expectations."

This phrasing was still a bit of an understatement; in fact, it could be described as disastrous.

After their Society of Light invaded Duel Academy, it could basically be said that the members only walked in standing on the first day; afterward, they were almost all crawling.

It was a miserable sight.

This academy was simply cursed. The Society members had originally thought they were facing a group of lambs who were ignorant of the world and the dangers of society, not knowing that each one was a demon sealed within the academy island.

Not only were these students so strong that the professionals looked like jokes, but each one played cards in a way that was inherited from their King of Games—each one more inhuman than the last.

The Society members charged into the academy full of ambition, and then began a long journey of GX torture. Not to mention their dismal win rate, there have actually been several cases where staunch Society members had their faith collapse and broke free from the Society's control. This was terrifying.

Can you believe that just by playing cards, they could drive their staunch members of Light to defect to the darkness?

When the news reached the Society headquarters, the headquarters was shocked.

At this time, they had to start suspecting that there was a very terrifying dark force entrenched in Duel Academy, led by the King of Games, which, similar to their Society, also had the ability to infect duelists and assimilate them into their own side.

Now, this Duel Academy looked to them like a bottomless pit filled with terrifying darkness; any member sent there ultimately could not escape the fate of being swallowed and assimilated by the darkness. If it continued to develop like this, the only ending could be the total annihilation of the army and everyone defecting.

"It's fine, this is good."

Melo turned back and began to slowly prune his bonsai again.

The Society member behind him was stunned: "But, those members we sent..."

"Their mission has already been completed," Melo said unhurriedly.

The Society member was puzzled: "I thought their mission was to go to Duel Academy to spread the teachings of Light..."

"Yes, if they could do it, naturally that would be better. But if they couldn't complete it, they actually had another mission."

Melo turned around and said calmly.

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"I noticed it long ago. The King of Games, Fujiki Youxuan, possesses incredible power. It is not just him alone; even those around him and those related to him easily and unknowingly become influenced by him, becoming infected by that power.

Perhaps even he himself hasn't noticed it, but perhaps the secret of why he is strong is hidden within this."

The reason he sent people to the GX tournament was merely a means of testing. It's just that what he wanted to probe was not only Youxuan's dueling ability.

Like many villains before, Melo also tried to investigate Youxuan's past. But of course, the local tyrant like the Arbitrators who had been entrenched locally for over ten thousand years couldn't find anything from that resume which was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, so a bumpkin from the universe like him naturally couldn't find anything either.

But like the Arbitrators, he also confirmed one thing.

This person is definitely not simple!

Look at his background. A young man with no dueling talent, who was a bottom-feeder even in a small dueling dojo on the street. Suddenly one day, he had an epiphany, burst onto the scene, won the Moon Flower Cup championship, became the Emperor of Duel Academy, won the title of King in the world's top tournament, and saved the world along the way...

In their card-playing world, there are precedents similar to this, but generally, there are two greatest possibilities.

First, the boy picked up a three-thousand-year-old puzzle or something similar one day, which hid a super-powerful old man inside.

Second, the boy picked up a three-thousand-year-old wheel, and was possessed by a terrifying dark demon king inside. The demon king replaced the boy's identity, hiding in human society to accumulate power, waiting for the day to make a comeback and swallow the whole world with endless darkness.

And in the case of Youxuan right now, Melo feels the latter possibility is greater.

He took over the Society of Light established by Sartorius just with the thought of not wasting resources. In fact, in his eyes, this Society had no value at all; it was just a group of abandoned pawns that could be discarded at any time.

"Put the academy matter aside for now. How is it over at Industrial Illusions?" Melo said.

The Society member lowered his head: "Industrial Illusions is going all out to track us down, and Maximillion J. Pegasus has even come out of retirement himself. But currently, everything is going according to our plan; they are being led toward the fake clues we arranged."

"Very good."

Melo sat down and smiled coldly.

"Sartorius Kumar actually planned to take away some 'Sky' to sweep the creatures on the surface of this world; too naive. Military weapons have never been the answer to any problem."

"The operation behind this world is hidden on the cards. Those who truly grasp the core power of the world are not countries, not armies, but KaibaCorp and Industrial Illusions."

"If one can control them, it is equivalent to already holding the lifeline of this world."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 480 =====