Chapter 680: Sunny Boy

The next evening, Fujiki You Xuan boarded the flight of the Egyptian Archaeological Bureau and came to ancient Egypt with Ishizu.

After Ishizu briefly explained a few words to her colleagues at the Archaeological Bureau, she parted ways, and then took Fujiki You Xuan into the car. After driving for about thirty minutes from the airport, away from the city, they soon arrived in a valley.

At first, Fujiki You Xuan didn't recognize this place, but after getting off the car and arriving at the gate, he recognized where it was.

This was the place where the first Yu-Gi-Oh! came to an end, where the Pharaoh who had completed his mission and his best friend in the real world had the battle ceremony, and the soul that had wandered for three thousand years finally returned to the place of slumber.

The Tomb Keeper family had guarded this place for three thousand years, waiting for the Pharaoh to return. However, after the Pharaoh's battle ceremony ended, the significance of this place also disappeared. The stone tablet embedded with the seven Millennium Items shattered, sank into endless darkness, and disappeared, and the place of the battle ceremony eventually collapsed.

Originally, this place had already been reduced to ruins, but a few years ago, President Kaiba Seto rediscovered it, sent people to excavate the ruins, and built fortifications. He spared no expense in resources and time, like searching for a needle in a haystack, to dig up every single fragment of the Millennium Puzzle, all for the sake of finding the only rival he had ever acknowledged in the past.

Therefore, the entrance that was originally buried could see the light of day again. It's just that the President's wish had been fulfilled, and later he even chased to the Underworld to continue playing cards with his old rival, so this work was useless. Kaiba Corporation had long since withdrawn from this place, leaving only an empty palace.

Marik Ishtar had been waiting at the door.

Fujiki You Xuan got off the car and stepped forward, and under Ishizu's introduction, he also met Marik. The two sides shook hands.

Marik smiled: "After Yugi, the next generation of Duel King, I've heard of your name for a long time, I've long wanted to meet you."

Fujiki You Xuan also said: "Marik, who commanded the Winged Dragon of Ra in Duel City, I have also admired you for a long time."

Although it was commercial mutual blowing, what Fujiki You Xuan said was also sincere. He indeed had long had the heart to meet Marik, and if there was a chance, he had more heart to ask for advice, and by the way, visit their Tomb Keeper family's card warehouse.

The three entered from the gate, and the traces of the collapse in the past could still be seen in the hall. And two years after the battle ceremony, in fact, Kaiba Seto and the theatrical version boss Aigami had also fought a battle at the Pharaoh's grave, and that battle also gave birth to the famous scene of the President drawing cards from the floor and pulling out a God card from his old rival's grave.

Many years had passed, but the ground was still a mess.

"..."

"The stone tablet of the Wicked Gods?" Fujiki You Xuan wondered.

Marik said: "No, it's not the stone tablet of the Wicked Gods... at least not the kind of stone tablet we usually mean. You know, the Duel Monster cards originally made in modern times were all excavated stone tablets. The stone tablet essence is the ancient people's form of using Duel Monsters, no different from the cards we use today.

But this time what we excavated is not the main body of the stone tablet that preserves the three Wicked Gods, but similar to the 'Memory of the King' stone tablet in the past, used to record some deeds related to the Wicked Gods."

Fujiki You Xuan said: "Then let me guess, what key information is recorded on the stone tablet?"

Marik and Ishizu siblings looked at each other.

Ishizu said: "The stone tablet once predicted that this day would come. The Wicked Gods will be liberated, and the seal is not a long-term plan after all. Even if they are repelled temporarily, they will always make a comeback.

One day, the Wicked Gods will also swallow everything and turn the world into wasteland."

Marik interrupted: "There is only one way to avoid it."

Fujiki You Xuan didn't speak, waiting for the two of them to continue.

"The Wicked Gods... need a master."

Fujiki You Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.

Ishizu said: "This is not strange. Just as the orthodoxy of the three Egyptian Gods is commanded by the Pharaoh, the Egyptian Gods still need to be restrained, not to mention the Wicked Gods who are inherently evil.

If they cannot be commanded correctly, then no matter how many times they are sealed, it will only be a repeated cycle. One day, the Wicked Gods will be unable to be suppressed and bring irreparable damage to the world."

Fujiki You Xuan thought for a while and said: "Tiamat Tiamen Yexing?" Tiamen Yexing was the only holder of the three Wicked Gods in the original work. Although there were also people like Bandit Keith and Tiamat Tiamen Yexing who used Wicked Gods, they were all in a controlled state under Tiamen Yexing at that time, as Tiamen Yexing's subordinates, and the reason they could command the Wicked Gods was also at Tiamen Yexing's instruction.

But Marik only shook his head: "Tiamat Tiamen Yexing also couldn't resist the power of the Wicked Gods. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have chosen to destroy the cards and re-seal the Wicked Gods."

Fujiki You Xuan said: "Wait, you wouldn't want to say... me?"

The siblings were silent for a moment, but their reaction seemed to be an admission.

Fujiki You Xuan frowned. He was not uninterested in the power of gods, but he had to have the ability to be interested. His current strength progress was already at the top of the world, but he wasn't sure if he had the ability to make the Wicked Gods submit.

"It's not that we chose you, but fate," Ishizu said. "You have already come to the fork in the road of fate against the Wicked Gods, perhaps you happen to be the right person."

"However, if possible, I still hope to confirm it personally."

Marik said, walking to a table on the side, only to see that a Duel Disk had already been placed on the table.

But it could also be seen that Mr. Marik must have not played with anyone for many years, and the Duel Disk model was still the old model of the Duel City period that had been eliminated today.

Fujiki You Xuan said: "Confirm by way of a duel?"

"Of course, if you are willing," Marik smiled. "I myself have always wanted to have a chance to compete with a modern King."

(Note: Read every word!)

Fujiki You Xuan also smiled: "Coincidence, I have always thought so too..."

As he said this, the same Duel Disk unfolded.

Ishizu had already silently retreated, making room.

The two stood on the battlefield where the battle ceremony took place in the past. Only the old friends were gone, and the Millennium stone tablet was no longer there.

"Duel!" x2

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP 4000】

【Marik, LP 4000】

Marik said: "Then I won't be polite and go first, draw card!

First is the Magic Card 'Graceful Charity,' draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from the hand."

Marik then showed a card in his hand.

"I summon 'Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot'!" (Original card)

A monster very much in line with the sunny boy style, a huge wriggling maggot, with a terrifying giant mouth, and its opening and closing looked quite creepy.

【Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot, ATK 500】

"Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot, direct attack!" Marik said.

Fujiki You Xuan raised his eyebrows.

Direct attack on the first turn?

"Speedy Blood-Sucking Maggot possesses a rare ability that is unique in the entire Duel Monster realm," Marik smiled proudly. "Blood-Sucking Maggot can attack on the first turn of the first turn!"

Fujiki You Xuan: "..."

As expected of Mr. Marik's card, even the duel rules can be transcended.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 681 =====