Chapter 485: The Cornerstone of the Building

"Ugh!"

Kark Dickson staggered back, his face pale, almost unable to stand.

So strong...

He understood now. When the opponent said he was only to this extent, it really didn't contain any mockery at all, but was purely stating a fact.

So in front of this person, he was really just a small fry delivering food.

This is the power of Gladiator Beasts...

"It's just the tip of the iceberg."

Melo walked up slowly.

"This deck hides abilities that you cannot understand. Well, it's a pity, at your level, I'm afraid you won't have the chance to see more."

Kark Dickson gritted his teeth, trying hard to stand up, but his lips kept trembling, and his body kept shaking.

He could only try his best to raise his head.

"What exactly do you want?" Kark said with difficulty. "You have already obtained the deck you wanted, haven't you? Why come back? Why look for us at Industrial Illusions... *cough cough*"

"Why?"

Melo stopped in front of him, the Duel Disk had already been retracted and transformed back into the shape of a cane.

He tapped Kark's head mockingly with that cane and chuckled.

"As a top Card Professor under Industrial Illusions, you shouldn't fail to understand the true way this world operates, right?" Melo said. "From many years ago, when Professor Pegasus of your company excavated the 3,000-year-old Duel Monster stone tablets in ancient Egypt, the direction of this world's fate began to change.

Duel Monster cards, from the beginning, were just games popular in the streets and alleys, but gradually began to reveal extraordinary power.

First were the Millennium Items from three thousand years ago, showing the ability to manipulate people's hearts and destroy the world.

Then was the influence on technology, cards acting in various different fields, making the technology of this world achieve rapid progress in just ten years that might have taken decades..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Kark breathed heavily.

Melo looked at him indifferently.

"The point is, Industrial Illusions only looks like a card entertainment company on the surface. But in fact, over the years, it has established deep cooperation with any field such as astronomy, physics, military technology, etc., and has long since become a core enterprise of this world.

If you want to make a world truly fall, you have to start from its heart."

At this time, it was difficult for Kark's consciousness to remain clear, and his field of vision was occupied by endless light, as if everything in the world was being swallowed by that pure light.

When he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head suddenly: "You... are you Light..."

"Right, your Industrial Illusions seems to be the first to notice our existence... Not bad. We are the existence you named 'Light of Destruction'."

Melo admitted generously.

"Sartorius Kumar was wrong from the beginning. He tried to find some weapon to destroy the surface, but that kind of thing could never succeed from the beginning.

Industrial Illusions is the cornerstone of this building, and it will also be the beginning of the building's collapse."

"This won't happen..." Kark's consciousness was already blurred. "You can't... you can't..."

But his last sentence was ultimately not finished, and his head had already lowered. "Of course I can, and you will help me do so."

Melo said calmly.

"Now, I need you to do me a small favor. Take me to see Maximillion J. Pegasus."

A few seconds of silence.

Then Kark Dickson slowly raised his head again. It seemed that in just such a fleeting moment, his hair had turned pure white, and his eyes were also flashing with white light.

"No problem."

Gentle waves embraced the island on the sea, and all around was endless emerald green. A luxurious castle was located in the center of the island, and in the castle was a luxurious yet elegant villa. Sunlight spilled into every corner through the well-arranged glass dome, as if lighting up this palace on the sea.

The backyard of the villa was adjacent to a stretch of fine private beach, and the crystal-clear private swimming pool was like a huge sapphire embedded in it. The pool water was clear to the bottom, and the edges were paved with white pebbles. The air was filled with a faint floral fragrance and the scent of sea salt.

Maximillion J. Pegasus lay leisurely on a large white rattan lounge chair, wearing a soft gray-white bathrobe, his collar half-open, and in his hand was a glass of crystal-clear red wine, the deep red wine liquid showing a few alluring colors under the setting sun.

This was once the place where the legend began, the island where the first Duelist Kingdom tournament was held. Yugi Muto defeated him, the father of Duel Monsters, on this island and won the title of King of Games for the first time.

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But that was already ten years ago. The past is like clouds and smoke; now, even if Pegasus recalls the battle when he was pulled off the altar by that boy, and thinks of the Millennium Eye he lost and the wife he couldn't save, he would only smile with relief.

Now he has long since retired and let go. Now, except for matters that endanger world safety such as the previous search for the Ultimate D card containing the power of destruction, he has long since completely handed over ordinary affairs to his two adopted sons to handle.

A while ago, news came that the Light of Destruction residing in Sartorius Kumar's body had been defeated by the current King of Games, Fujiki Fujiki You Xuan, and that Ultimate D card that had been missing for ten years was said to have been found by the King of Games, so the matter could be considered to have come to an end.

"Truly, the younger generation is formidable."

Pegasus took a sip of red wine and basked in the sun, narrowing his eyes.

King of Games Fujiki Fujiki You Xuan, although he didn't have much interaction with him, he felt like an interesting man.

For some reason, through some indirect understanding of this person, he always felt that this person also reminded him of the first King of Games, Yugi Muto... but not the Dark Yugi Pharaoh that people thought, but that present personality.

As the first boss who had fought deeply with the first King of Games, Pegasus knew the difference between those two personalities better than outsiders. Seemingly the same person, but the style of the two personalities' dueling, and even the feeling they gave just standing there, were completely different.

The dark personality he first fought back then just brought the domineering aura of a king when he appeared, and would invisibly give people strong pressure during the duel.

And that other personality that was easily overlooked, Pegasus's reaction when he first saw him was just that he was a vessel for the king, a plain and unremarkable weakling. But then he would discover that even that weak appearance was part of the trap, just like his dueling itself; when you reacted, you were already sinking deeper and deeper into the chain of pits, unable to extricate yourself...

"If one day I introduce Yugi-boy to Fujiki Fujiki You Xuan-boy, it would definitely be very interesting," the retired old man Pegasus talked to himself, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then a voice came from behind.

"The meeting of two generations of Kings of Games? Indeed a very interesting idea, but Mr. Pegasus had better worry about his own affairs first right now."

Pegasus frowned and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw Melo walking slowly into his private courtyard, coming to the side of the swimming pool, smiling and looking at him.

"You?" Pegasus said coldly. "Why are you here?"

"Nothing special," Melo shrugged, narrowing his eyes. "Just borrowing your throne for a use."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 486 =====