Chapter 557

Late at night, carrying the mission from Professor Cobra of the Duel Academy's West Branch, the man in the trench coat boarded the Duel Academy.

At this moment, the words Professor Cobra had said to him before he left flashed clearly in his mind.

"Remember, the Duel Academy is still nominally managed by Chancellor Sheppard, but in reality, it has long been the territory of that Duel King.

Once you get there, try to keep a low profile, don't cause trouble, and don't attract unnecessary attention. If possible, try to avoid direct conflict with that Duel King; he is not my target, understand?"

The man in the trench coat clicked his tongue.

Honestly, he was a bit dissatisfied with his employer's caution, because personally, he quite wanted to face the Duel King.

Rumor had it that the Duel King was not only powerful but also had a penchant for collecting the decks of his victims. He had defeated all kinds of top-tier powerhouses, including invaders from space, ancient awakened Demon Gods, and high-level Dark Duelists renowned in the underworld.

And without exception, after these people were defeated by him, their decks were stripped away.

So one could imagine how abundant his resources of rare cards were.

It was precisely such rumors that made the man in the trench coat even more interested in this legendary King. Because he felt that the King was the same type of duelist as himself.

Defeating the strong and taking their rare cards to make himself stronger was his usual style.

It was just a pity that the employer did not allow him to take the initiative to clash with the Duel King. And even if he did win, the employer wouldn't give him more compensation—because that would violate the employer's mission requirements and be considered his own personal action.

So although he wasn't afraid of the Duel King, in terms of mission pay, he felt this deal was a loss to face such an opponent, and he didn't want to do it.

"But so this is the Duel Academy..."

The man in the trench coat muttered as he boarded the island and moved through the dense forest.

It was a bit different from the style he had imagined.

Unlike the vibrant Duel Academy he imagined as the center of the Duel Realm, it felt like a gloomy, isolated island to him now. Dense, deep forests covered the island, and the cold moonlight shone down, the pale light unable to penetrate the layers of opaque tree crowns, casting mottled, ghostly light on the ground. The light spots swayed with the wind, like ghosts wandering on the ground.

Even a man who considered himself to have seen big scenes couldn't help but feel a bit creeped out.

After moving a few more steps, he began to find with annoyance that he seemed to have lost his way.

"What the hell."

The man checked the map with some frustration.

"It should be this direction..."

According to the map's guidance, he should have clearly passed through the dense forest by now. Or at the very least, looking up from here, he should have been able to see the teaching building that served as the symbol of the Duel Academy.

But where was it?

Looking around, it was still a dense forest, which looked almost no different from where he had landed on the island. The shadows of the trees lengthened in the night, weaving into a giant net, as if to imprison the living who stepped into this forbidden land forever.

He shook his head to shake off the absurd thought.

If only he could find a student to lead the way at a time like this...

Just as he was thinking this, he actually seemed to have discovered a figure in the forest.

The man immediately approached.

"Student! Student, wait a moment..."

The petite figure turned around slowly.

The man was stunned.

It was a very beautiful young girl.

Features so delicate they didn't seem real, skin so pale it had almost no color, large eyes and long eyelashes, but her face was stiff and devoid of any expression, just like...

That's right, just like a doll.

The girl looked straight at him without speaking.

"Oh, oh, it's like this, student, I'm from off-campus... maintenance staff, the academy reported that some equipment needs repair," he made up a lie casually. "But I got lost in this forest and can't find the direction to the teaching building. Could you lead the way for me?"

The girl remained expressionless, just looking at him.

Just when the man felt a bit horrified, the girl nodded slowly. Then she turned and led the way in front.

The man breathed a sigh of relief.

Things were much easier with a local leading the way.

So he followed behind the girl, and the two moved forward through the forest one after the other.

At first, neither of them spoke, maintaining a somewhat strange silence. As they progressed, the man began to notice that the trees around them seemed to be getting more numerous and taller. Conversely, the moonlight shining through the crowns became dimmer and dimmer, until there was almost none.

The atmosphere was also becoming strange. From time to time, a sound like a crow's call came from outside the forest, inexplicably reminding one of a funeral.

He suddenly couldn't help but ask: "Student, I'm going to the teaching building. Are you sure this is the direction?"

The girl still didn't reply. But by now, they had walked out of the dense forest, and a dilapidated dormitory building surrounded by a fence appeared in front of them.

The man frowned.

He had heard rumors about the abandoned dormitory of the Duel Academy. It seemed quite a few students had gone missing here, and many rumors of it being haunted had spread.

And right in the middle of the courtyard of this dilapidated dormitory, there actually seemed to be a transparent coffin placed there?

Like it was crafted from crystal, with a dreamlike texture, yet the whole thing was transparent.

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"Have you heard of it, Duel Academy, the legend of the forbidden land..."

A resentful female voice rang out.

"In the abandoned dormitory, there was once a girl who loved dueling."

"But she had no talent, was looked down upon by teachers, and mocked by classmates."

"In the end, she died and remained here forever. But she didn't disappear; her obsession with dueling was so strong that it always attracted more lost duelists to come here."

"This way... she could duel with them forever, forever..."

As she spoke, the coffin actually opened by itself.

The girl in the coffin sat up slowly and twisted her neck stiffly.

Then she actually flashed a shocking smile at the man.

The man in the trench coat widened his eyes and took two steps back.

The one sitting up from the coffin was none other than the girl who had just led the way for him!

Right, that girl...

Thinking of this, he turned his head abruptly to look at the girl who had been behind him.

Only to see that the girl now had disheveled hair, the exact same expression as the doll that had risen from the coffin, and a ferocious smiling face as if sizing up prey, slowly raising the Duel Disk on her hand.

At the same time, she continued to emit that ethereal voice.

"Let's duel together~"

The man in the trench coat retreated repeatedly, his hair standing on end, feeling that he had never seen such a bizarre situation in his life.

Is this really the Duel Academy?

Could it be that outsiders don't know, but the Duel Academy has actually been occupied by ghosts? Is it already the territory of the Underworld?

However, just as that "female ghost" with disheveled hair raised her Duel Disk, as if about to approach him.

Suddenly, a hand from behind lifted the "female ghost" off the ground, just like picking up a small chicken.

The girl's feet left the ground, she kicked twice in the air, then gave up struggling, raised her head with a blushing face: "Master, what are you doing? I was working..."

"I just received the data, a small mistake; this guy isn't at the level you can handle."

You Xuan lifted Alice, whose hair was a mess, to the side and smiled lightly.

"I didn't expect Professor Cobra to be able to invite such a hidden master to come out... I'd better deal with him myself."

(End of Chapter)