"Waaahhh!!!"
Earth Hero's scorching strike split the enormous body of the Dark Master, and the impact reverberated unstoppably over Saiou's form.
Saiou's expression twisted in an exaggerated manner, his body rolled in an exaggerated pose, emitting exaggerated wails of agony from his mouth.
To the unknowing, it might seem like a slaughterhouse surgery.
In theory, this is the Data World, everything is virtual, and both parties in the duel shouldn't be affected. But this duel involves the extraordinary power of the Light of Destruction, essentially another form of the "Darkness Game," a duel staking the survival of both parties.
Even over the network, a loser would be instantly erased by forces beyond human comprehension, falling into an abyss of eternal damnation.
...Of course, the thick-skinned Judai seemed not to have truly realized the seriousness of these consequences until the duel ended.
At this moment, Judai is posed triumphantly, hands on his hips: "I won! That was an interesting duel!"
However, on Saiou's side, after taking Earth Hero's blow with 15,000 attack points, his over a thousand LP got wiped out in an instant, and under the scorching impact, he hasn't recovered yet, while rolling and screaming, possibly raging inside—
—Interesting my foot, interesting! I'd like to see if you'd find it interesting with all your trash moles, sea turtles, Gemini Spark thrown away!
Possibly realizing he's about to meet his end, as per usual, the Light of Destruction separated again from its host, transforming into a beast with gleaming fangs that pounced forward!
Even if it dies, it wants to bring this annoying jellyfish-head along!
But who is Yuki Judai? He can't be taken down by this kind of desperate last gambit!
With a flash of color on Judai's Duel Disc, the light quickly coalesced into the form of "Elemental Hero Neos"! Neos materialized from the light, crisply shouting, extending his right palm, and a laser beam shot out from his palm!
"Aaaaaah!"
The Light of Destruction was hit by the blue beam, its body painfully twisting. It struggled desperately, trying to step forward against the beam, but seemed ultimately powerless before Neos, finally breaking apart and unwillingly dissipating.
"Oh oh oh!" Judai clapped like a bystander, "Neos is so strong and reliable!"
Yubel, who had been observing from the rear throughout, never intending to intervene. She snorted grumpily, "Tch, it's merely taking out a pathetic creature barely hanging on, nothing to brag about.
If I had stepped in...
Judai: "Neos is strong! How come you can shoot lasers now, so cool."
Neos: "It's a special move, consuming a lot of energy so it's not commonly used."
Judai: "Haha, no worries, still feels really awesome! By the way, I saw last time you could grow really large, can you shrink?"
Neos: "Uh-huh, theoretically possible."
Judai was even more respectful.
Being able to extend and retract, grow and shrink, and possessing a laser shooting special move, worthy of being my best-designed Elemental Hero!
Hmm... though stamina-wise a bit lacking, but that's a minor issue, no big deal.
The ignored spirit at the back gnashed teeth, glaring fiercely at Neos... all three eyes glared together.
Sadly, it seems it still didn't catch any attention.
Yubel coughed heavily, displeased: "Alright, now that it's resolved, how long do you plan to keep watching?"
"Eh?" Judai listened to her words, only then was stunned, turned his head.
Moments later, data nearby began fluctuating, and three figures appeared out of thin air on the empty street.
It was none other than Kaiba Noah, Youyu, and Mizuchi coming over from another scene after finishing their match.
"Yo, quite perceptive." Youyu smiled, "You actually noticed me?"
Yubel snorted: "Of course, I've been looking after Judai's back the whole time!"
While speaking, all three eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Neos beside.
The implication was like saying, "Listen, I was here first! You, some cosmic being appearing from who-knows-where, move aside!"
Neos simply employed a "Deck Escape," directly retreating back into Judai's card deck.
Seems during his stay on Earth, Neos is also accustomed to handling this senior with uncertain gender but routinely flipping the vinegar jar.
Overall, best to avoid confrontation with this odd-tempered senior whenever possible.
At this moment the Light of Destruction seems completely finished, Saiou's facial muscles have returned to normal, laying unconscious to the side.
Previously, after losing a card game, it had a chance to flee like an undying cockroach, unfortunately this time met its nemesis Ultraman, not only losing but also got supplemented by a Spacium Beam (mistakenly), seemingly finally out of the game.
"See, I told you so." Youyu shrugged at Kaiba Noah, "My student doesn't need my protection."
To be reasonable, Saiou in the original work was meant to be defeated by Judai, it is Yuki Judai who is the real nemesis of Saiou. Just not sure what went wrong, here Saiou bizarrely thought to capture Judai as a hostage...
So it's no surprise he ended up like this.
"Brother!"
Mizuchi directly rushed to the unconscious Saiou's side, taking him into her warm embrace.
Saiou's eyelids twitched, barely opened his eyes.
"Mi... Mizuchi?"
His consciousness was still weak but seemed somewhat recovered.
Not controlled, nor a subpersonalitiy derived from the Light of Destruction, but truly Saiou Takuma, the poor seer possessed since he first appeared on stage.
"Brother!"
Seeing her brother, who had been offline so long he was even mistaken for dead, having a resurgence, Mizuchi, overwhelmed with emotion, instinctively hugged him tighter into her embrace.
Luckily this is the virtual world. Otherwise, in reality, her accommodating bosom would've suffocated this half-dead Saiou.
"I'm so glad, I'm so glad. I thought you were already..."
Mizuchi was emotionally moved to tears. Saiou tiredly touched his sister's head, possibly wanting to say something but nose and mouth were blocked, a bit speechless...
After a while, Mizuchi released her brother and turned to Youyu and Judai, "Thank you both for freeing us siblings from the demon's grasp."
Saiou's face was a bit flush with purple, finally recovering enough to suddenly remember something, quickly raising his head to Youyu: "Right, Mr. Youyu, there's something important.
About the one who took Zero Kaiju, previously controlling Zero Kaiju to abduct me, another puppet possessed by the 'Light of Destruction'..."
Youyu perked up his ears: "Who is it?"
"Someone familiar to you, perfectly hidden among you." Saiou's expression was solemn, "Someone you'd never expect."