[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-998":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249847,4388,"Chapter 998: The Darkness Sets Into Action","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-998",998,"\u003Cp>The preliminary rounds ended, and WRGP entered a brief two-day break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was called a break, but most contestants didn’t truly rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5DS team was especially busy these two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone had sent Antinomy, who had successfully integrated with Yusei and the others. To increase credibility and foster emotional bonds, Zone even erased Antinomy’s memories and gave him a new name: “Bruno.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5DS team quickly accepted this new member named Bruno. Though Bruno couldn’t recall his true identity or origins, he naturally felt fondness for Yusei and would remember his mission to “protect Yusei” whenever Yusei faced danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first appeared before Yusei as the mysterious Antinomy, voluntarily challenging him to a duel, then demonstrated the possibility of “Accelerated Synchro” during the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yusei was, of course, stunned by “What the hell, you can play cards until the opponent’s turn ends?” and shocked by “Holy shit, how can you Synchro Summon during your opponent’s turn?”—a blow to his understanding of the world. Xie Ge thus became aware of the concept of Accelerated Synchro and began unraveling its mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Antinomy, using Bruno’s alias, successfully got close to Yusei and inspired him with his deep knowledge of D-Railer black tech, upgrading Yusei’s D-Railer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original work never stated that the D-Railer’s modifications helped Accelerated Synchro; from the duels, the greatest advantage of the D-Railer’s speed seemed to be helping the rider gain the first move. But You Xuan suspected the D-Railer’s performance might still affect Accelerated Synchro, since the D-Railer was powered by a perpetual motion engine, and Synchro Summoning itself was closely tied to perpetual motion engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yusei sought new possibilities, Jack received You Xuan’s insight and truly set off for Pala’s homeland. The sealed strongest Earthbound Immortal, Crimson Demon of the Apocalypse, seemed to have awakened from its ten-thousand-year slumber and now hungered for Jack’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Jack would master the Crimson Demon or become its puppet was beyond others’ help—he could only rely on his own fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of these two free days, You Xuan returned to his own dimension. First, he checked the situation to confirm no accidents had occurred in the GX dimension during his absence; second, he looked to see if any new card decks had become available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally, another matter—he had forgotten someone due to his constant busyness, but that person seemed to have been ready for release long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This future man, Paradox, who had first come to You Xuan’s dimension and brought him the D-Railer and card deck, now stared wide-eyed at You Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all a misunderstanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turns out we’re all on the same side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paradox: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paradox didn’t want to speak, glaring at You Xuan with full resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was locked in that damn cage for two months, and now you tell me it was a misunderstanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, Paradox realized this wasn’t even the most absurd part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most absurd part was: after being locked up for two months, he came out to find that the thief who had imprisoned him, stolen his card deck, and taken his D-Railer was now… one of his own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn’t just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d become an Emperor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paradox, who had finally returned to his own dimension and organization after two months, was dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand what had happened in these two months. He even began to wonder if the world might have already been destroyed during his absence, and what he now saw was some false, alternate reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded insane, but he felt it was the most plausible explanation for this insane reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the WRGP venue, atop a tall building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The energy gathered by WRGP is growing stronger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man paced restlessly on the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I remember correctly, the reason this tournament was held was to collect duelists’ energy to summon ‘that thing,’ right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another man standing at the building’s edge nodded slightly: “Correct.” “Then isn’t this extremely bad?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restless man grew even more agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this guy, Wang Youxuan—he shouldn’t even be here, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man at the edge nodded: “Yes. Originally, this person didn’t exist in history. He’s a variable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This variable is too dangerous,” said the restless man. “He’s already fought the Ragnarok team to a standstill during the preliminaries…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With him around, won’t the ‘Circuit’ be completed far earlier? Maybe we won’t even need to wait until the WRGP finals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” the man at the edge nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then shouldn’t we do something?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man grew increasingly anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, Jack said he’d go confront them, but he left and never came back—he’s been silent ever since.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard, always acting alone, always ruining plans on his own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the man standing at the edge lowered his gaze, looking down at the bustling streets of New Domino City, paused, then said: “Jack has been eliminated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restless man froze for a moment, then stepped forward in disbelief: “You mean ‘eliminated’… what does that mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means exactly that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man at the edge spoke coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The signal was jammed that day—I received no accurate duel records. Someone deliberately blocked the signal so we couldn’t observe the entire duel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I believe Jack encountered ‘that guy’ after he left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other man stared blankly: “That guy is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Youxuan,” said the man at the edge. “I didn’t realize it then, but after watching his duel against Ragnarok, I think—even Jack wouldn’t be his match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being eliminated is only natural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how can you say that so calmly?!” The other man rushed to his face. “That’s Jack! He’s our comrade—he’s been erased, and you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I know. But we must remain calm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, I haven’t done nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man at the edge looked down, his eyes filled with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. Neither Wang Youxuan nor this WRGP can be allowed to continue. Once the ‘Arc Cradle’ descends, we won’t stand a chance alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other man’s eyes flickered: “So you’re going to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time for the final battle,” said the man at the edge calmly. “Notify all our comrades. From now on… this is our last stand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-06-19T08:58:37.480Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","924792caa461b6dd25a3df7023d5851f9f1e2a51cd4f9a66ffcca7efd7526bc7","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-999","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-997",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]