Chapter 86 Konoha Collapse…Kaiba Group’s Collapse Plan

According to common sense, it seems quite strange that Chiko Lloyd, who hates the Kaiba Group and Seto Kaiba himself, would buy high-priced tickets in the Kaiba Dome to give money to Kaiba.

However, today Chigu Lloyd was uncharacteristically sitting in the venue of the Kaiba Dome. After the Kaiba Dome suddenly lost power and fell into darkness, a smug and treacherous smile appeared on his face.

The darkness only existed for a few seconds, and the audience didn't even have time to panic. Many devices in the Seahorse Dome, which had backup generators, were powered back on, and the lighting equipment turned on, as if the power outage just now was just an illusion.

However, the multi-directional large screen above the central duel venue of Kaiba Dome no longer displayed the data of Hayato and Renn who were dueling. Instead, a strange clock appeared. The second hand did not rotate in time. , instead going backwards one by one counterclockwise like a countdown.

In the control room in the background, Tianma Yuexing, who arranged for manpower to emergency start the generator that had been prepared in advance to restore power supply, frowned when he saw the clock appearing on the screen. The time currently displayed on the clock is 1:00, but the second hand is rotating back at a speed of two spaces per second, and it is expected to go back to 12:00 in half an hour.

Tianma Yuexing remembered that there should not be such a strange function in the original program.

"Check the central control program. What is the abnormality?" he ordered, and the programmers on standby immediately began to check the program, and lines of code appeared on the computer screen in front of them.

However, the results of the inspection were that everything was normal.

At this moment, Tianma Yuexing received a call from Kaiba.

"Hey, Tianma Yuexing, what is that clock!?" It could be heard that Kaiba was not in a very good mood, "I shouldn't have given you this kind of 'unexpected surprise', hurry up and get rid of that thing for me" !”

Although Tianma Yuexing is not an employee of Haima Group, Haima Group, as the organizer of the KC Cup, has the absolute qualification to question Tianma Yuexing, who was assigned to be responsible for backstage supervision.

Tianma Yuexing didn't have his hands free either. After ordering his subordinates to check the status of the program to no avail, he personally went to the keyboard and typed the keys. He crooked his neck and held his mobile phone. He said calmly: "I am talking to other people. Let’s check together, Kaiba-kun.”

"But the problem now is not 'can't get rid of that clock', but 'we can't see that clock at all'!"

"Can't you see the clock?" Kaiba frowned on the other end of the phone, "At least 10,000 people saw that clock."

"No, it's not the clock that can be seen with the naked eye, it's the clock written in the backend master control program of the Hippocampus Arena. There is no 'clock' here at all!"

Tianma Yuexing paused for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, and quickly added, "Besides me, is there any other place where I can control the situation in the venue, Kaiba-kun!"

Hearing Tianma Yuexing's words, Kaiba's expression froze.

Although in accordance with the agreement with Becas, Kaiba handed over the backstage of the Kaiba Dome to the supervision of Pegasus Tsukihiro dispatched by the International Illusion Society, but due to Kaiba's own rejection of Becas, he actually secretly made some moves hands and feet.

The supervision room in the backstage can indeed be used as a deployment center to control the lighting, power supply, sound and even the data transmission of the duel system in the Haima Arena. However, in addition to that, the other person who also has control rights is the Haima next door. The authority of the Paradise Building is even higher than that of the backstage at the Kaiba Dome.

Being reminded by Pegasus Yue Xing, Kaiba not only remembered that Kaiba Park had control authority, but also thought of the incident where the duel robots in Kaiba Park were invaded not long ago.

The answer is ready to come out.

Even if it is invaded, the supervision room will not be able to find the existence of the "clock" even by searching the underlying code. After all, even a Trojan horse virus must have space to store the "Trojan horse", and Since there are no problems on the Kaiba Dome side, the trouble should only be on the Kaiba Park side.

After giving a perfunctory verbal warning to Pegasus Tsukihiro to continue trying to find out the problem, Kaiba hurriedly hung up the phone and was about to turn around and rush towards the passage from Kaiba Dome to Kaiba Paradise, but suddenly found that, right next to him, Not far away, a pink-haired man stood up from his seat and walked toward the emergency exit with a proud look on his face.

Chigo Lloyd?

No, it should be Chigufried von Schrader.

Because the [Goddess of War] deck was completely exposed in the duel with Yugi, Kaiba followed the clues and found information related to [Goddess of War] on the Internet, and found that there was a copy of the new president of Schreeder Group a long time ago—— After Chigufried von Schreider took office, he transformed the group from an arms group to an entertainment group, and at the same time announced the news of the acquisition of the [Goddess of War] card group.

It can be said that it is almost the same operation as the original Kaiba. It acquired powerful duel monster cards - [Blue Eyes White Dragon] and [War Goddess] - and at the same time released information about the company's transformation, letting investors know that transformation is not a piece of cake but has big consequences. The plan is to use twice the flow to stabilize the stock price.

Just like Seto Kaiba is using [Blue Eyes White Dragon], the only one who can use the rare [War Goddess] deck is Chigufried von Schreder, and Kaiba also determines the opponent's identity. .

But it was also after that that Kaiba began to have doubts.

Because since Chigufried von Schreider came to power, the conflict between the Haima Group and the Schreider Group, which had been slightly contradictory since the arms group, has become more and more intense, even after they were both transformed into entertainment groups. , Although Kaiba himself doesn't take the opponent very seriously, that Chigufried von Schreider has always regarded Kaiba as a thorn in his side.

So why would a guy who doesn't deal with him come to the KC Cup? Although the opponent has been defeated and eliminated from the game, Kaiba is still very concerned about the existence of Chigufried von Schreider, especially since he has never bought a ticket before and has no habit of watching KC Cup games. He actually bought it for the first time. Got a ticket.

And right now, although his existing rationality tells Kaiba that he needs to quickly go to the Kaiba Paradise building not far from here and cancel the countdown clock that appears in Kaiba Dome at the moment, his personal intuition tells Kaiba that he needs to go there quickly. He stopped Chigufried von Schrader who stood up and was about to leave.

That guy definitely knows something!

——The sound of coughing came from nowhere——

"Ahem——"

Kyoko, who was sitting next to Yugi and was drinking water, was a little frightened by the sudden darkness. She couldn't help but cough and choked.

"Are you okay, Kyoko?" Yugi greeted Kyoko with concern as she covered her mouth and coughed. He also reached out and patted Kyoko's back to help her calm down. This made Rebecca, who was sitting on the other side, very jealous. eyes.

"Cough, cough!" After coughing twice, Rebecca stretched out her hand and tugged on one of Yugi's arms, "Darling~ I seem to be choking, I feel so uncomfortable."

Such poor acting skills, let alone a game, even Jonouchi and Honda sitting in the back could tell that Rebecca was faking it.

However, Honda was very discerning and didn't say anything, but the outspoken Jonouchi pointed it out: "That's weird, you guy has nothing to do at all, how can someone who chokes be so angry! "

"It's so noisy, idiot!"

Rebecca, who was pointed out to her face, became angry, turned her head and roared at Jonouchi with a red face, but she only received a mean smile from Jonouchi.

Honda was also smiling, but at this moment, he noticed that Keppei sitting next to him had a serious expression.

"What's going on with that clock?" Keipei, who was young but already quite mature, looked seriously at the countdown clock displayed on the central screen, "Although I didn't help my brother arrange the KC Cup this time. of various tasks, but I also checked for minor problems."

"But that clock has never appeared in any arrangement. I even checked the code of the venue's backend master control program. What on earth is that?"

"And the power outage just now, what on earth was that?"

Honda was also stunned when he heard Keppei talking to himself: "Isn't that just a special performance arranged by Kaiba?"

"Who would arrange something that could accidentally cause panic as a special performance!" Keppei complained, standing up, "No, I have to go backstage quickly. There is probably something wrong with the backstage program, or even It’s possible that someone used hackers to break through the firewall just like a few days ago!”

But just as he stood up, Keppei was stopped by Malik who was sitting on the edge of the aisle.

"Wait a minute, kid." At this moment, Malik's face still had the carefree look before. With a serious look on his face, he seemed to have turned back into the leader of Gurus before. He pointed around with solemn eyes. "Before taking action, you'd better pay attention to your surroundings."

"What's going on around here?"

After being reminded by Malik, several people present looked around, and then they were quite surprised to find that Kyoko's cough just now seemed to be contagious. Someone was actually coughing too, and it was obviously Haima who was hosting the KC Cup. It was inside the venue, but it looked like it was in a centralized treatment center for infectious diseases.

Kyoko put down the hand covering her mouth. Although her cough had recovered somewhat, she suddenly felt weak, as if she had a bad cold. Her breathing was a little heavy, and her eyelids were drooped: "You, game!"

"Kyoko!" Seeing that his friend was in a bad state, Yugi nervously pulled Kyoko who almost fell off the seat, while Honda and Jonouchi were also very nervous. Jonouchi, who was concerned about his companions, even asked Malik loudly: "Do you know what happened, Malik!"

"Idiot, I don't even know where the end of the universe is, how could I know that kind of answer?" Malik sat down on the chair and raised his head, making Jonouchi notice that his expression was also quite bad. . Leaning back in his chair, Malik said calmly: "Although I'm not sure, please pay a little attention to the characteristics of those who are weak, Cheng Zhenai."

"It's not Jonouchi, it's Jonouchi!" complained. Jonouchi and Honda immediately followed what Malik said and observed the surrounding audience members who were obviously weak. However, the composition of the audience who were not in good condition was too mixed. While there are old people and children, there are also strong men and young people, both men and women.

"There are all old people, teenagers and young people. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with age?"

"And the ratio of men to women is about the same."

"Is this some random disease?"

Honda and Jonouchi didn't see any problem, but Maouwu noticed something very keenly: "No, this is not random? Don't look at those weak guys, pay a little attention to the people who have no problems!"

"They are all duelists!"

After being reminded by Peacock Dance, Jonouchi discovered that this was indeed the case. The characteristics of the fallen people were different, but those who were still normal were all duelists, although not all of them were wearing their dueling disks. On their wrists, or at least around their waists, they seem to be wearing a bright metal iron box as a card box for placing their decks!

Yugi also raised his head and looked at the surrounding audience. It didn't matter if he didn't raise his head. As soon as he raised his head, he noticed a blond man in the distance looking directly at him, and there was nothing strange about him.

Yugi recognized the opponent, wasn't he the person named "Rafiru" who had faced him in the previous round of duel, but surrendered midway!

'Aibo, that guy——'

The voice of Yami Yugi came from [Millennium Building Blocks], and Yugi nodded: "Well, that's him. He suddenly surrendered in the duel yesterday."

'That man's performance in the duel proved that he should be a real duelist who can resonate with the card's heart. Logically speaking, he would not give up the duel for no reason. ’

"But he still gave up the duel without any reason." Yugi looked at Rafilu in the distance and stopped looking at this side, turned around and walked somewhere. After lowering his head and looking at Kyoko, Yugi was determined He said, "My intuition as a duelist tells me that Rafiru should, no, he definitely knows something!"

Looking at Rebecca who was still in good condition, Yugi solemnly said to her: "Rebecca, can I ask you a favor?"

"Darling?" Looking at Yugi with a determined look on his face, Rebecca temporarily put aside her doubts and smiled, "Do you want me to help take care of Kyoko-chan? Okay, don't worry, you can do it. Let’s do it, Darling.”

"Well, please, Rebecca." Yugi nodded and looked back at everyone, "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm going to find that person. Regarding what happened to Kyoko and others, I think he must be Know something."

With that said, Yugi took the duel disk that he had taken out and put into his backpack and the card box where the spare deck was placed, and ran towards the direction where Rafiru disappeared, putting on the duel disk as he ran.

And just after running two steps, Yugi heard Jonouchi's voice from behind: "Wait a minute, Yugi!"

Turning his head, Yugi saw that Jonouchi was also hurriedly taking out the duel disk from his backpack. He accidentally snagged the string of his backpack and was trying to use violence to break the string and take out the duel disk. , and complained: "Why does that bastard Kaiba make the duel plate so sharp? Can't he make it rounder, bastard!"

After finally taking out the duel disk, Jonouchi nodded to Peacock Dance and trotted to follow Yugi: "Don't think about being a Yugi alone. I will also get a share of that honor. I will go with you."

With that said, Jonouchi patted Yugi on the shoulder without any doubt: "Yoshi, Doshino City's legendary duelist team is setting off! Within Brave City, Yugi is invincible, with full firepower and unstoppable force!"

"Jounouchi..." Yugi looked at Jonouchi and nodded with a smile, "Well, let's set off quickly!"

"Yoshi! Ichiku yo!" Jonouchi said, turning around with a smile, "Honda, just stay here with Kyoko and wait for Uncle Jonouchi and Yugi, Mai, they will be left to you!"

"Who are you looking down on, Jonouchi!" Honda said disdainfully, "You three-legged cat, don't come back with arms and legs broken!"

After listening to Jonouchi's words, Peacock Mai just raised her head proudly and folded her hands on her chest, as if she didn't want Jonouchi to see her slightly red cheeks.

Watching Jonouchi and Yugi go away, Honda seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned to look at Malik who was sitting on the chair: "That's not right, how could I remember? You should be the same, Malik." A strong duelist, right?"

"Strong? Who are you looking down on?" Although Malik was a little weak, he still tried his best to sit in a very tight posture on the seat after hearing Honda's words. "Let me explain in advance, I am super~ strong."

The supreme leader of the international criminal organization Gurus, who rules with absolute power and fear, controls two of the three phantom gods. He is one of the most powerful beings among all the duelists in the Duel City. At that time, Ma Riku, saying he is "super strong" is not an exaggeration at all.

"If that's the case, how come you, as a duelist, have become like this?" Honda said with some suspicion.

As time goes by, more and more people in the audience in the Kaiba Dome are getting worse. They all sit down exhausted like Internet addicts who have not slept for three days and three nights in order to win the championship. On the seats, there were still a few people who could still stand and move around the venue, and almost all of these people were duelists.

Although there are 64 participants in the official KC Cup competition, there are more than 64 duelists among the spectators in the venue. However, compared to the number of spectators who are weakened, the number of duelists who can still move is simply It's a drop in the bucket, even if they want to take care of the audience who have problems, they can't take care of it.

As for calling the medical staff? There are people who have already made the call as soon as someone around them has a problem, but unfortunately, even the medical team is paralyzed because most of its members are "sick".

Hearing Honda's words, Malik could only answer with a roll of his eyes.

He was really awesome at the beginning, but that was also the beginning. Although Hayato "cured" his split personality, his body was made "pineapple-pineapple-like" by another "dark personality" who had already lost his soul. Since then, Even a normal duel cannot be played much, let alone a dark game.

Another way to describe it is that although I can still fight as a duelist, I am basically a glass cannon. I am okay at hitting people, but I stop when I am beaten.

As for the current situation, although I don't know what is going on, it is obviously some kind of supernatural event. It is normal for me to take a break.

But this guy...

Glancing at Honda, which was business as usual, Malik frowned and stuffed a French fries into his mouth with trembling fingers: "What's wrong with you?"

When Honda was asked by Malik, he forgot to complain about Malik's behavior and forgot to order French fries. He looked at himself up and down in confusion and scratched the back of his head strangely. No. He said with certainty: "Maybe it's my innate supernatural power?"

The Q&A between Malik and Honda somewhat eased the tense atmosphere at the scene, while Keppei gradually felt a little tired while sitting in his seat. Because of Kyoko's example, even though Keppei wasn't completely weak yet, he knew what was going to happen to him, so he had no choice but to take out his cell phone and dial Kaiba.

However, I don't know if it was a signal problem or something else, but the phone call failed.

'So what happened? ’ Guiping thought in his heart, ‘Don’t let anything happen, brother. ’

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"Rafiru!!"

Listening to the voice coming from behind, the blond man Rafilu, who had observed Yugi and the others from a distance before, straightened his windbreaker, turned around and looked at Yugi and Jonouchi who were running quickly: "The unknown Pharaoh..."

"Do you know something, Rafilu!" At some point, Yami Yugi, who had switched out his personality, said eagerly, and the duel disk and card deck on his wrist had been placed.

Compared to the relatively well-behaved surface game, Yami Game, also known as Wang Yang, has a more direct style of conduct. If it was Yugi, he might be able to trick the opponent, but Yugi would choose to use force directly to get the answer.

It's not that there is a difference in how much the two care about their partners, but that compared to Yu Yu, Yami is more indifferent to the rules and has more courage to judge what can be given up.

Looking at the eager Yugi and Jonouchi who said "If you don't speak, I will take action", Rafilu's expression was quite calm: "Yes, nameless Pharaoh, I know what happened in the Kaiba Dome Where did it come from?”

"And, it's in my hands."

As he spoke, Rafilu took out a card from his body that was not included in his deck.

When he saw the card, Jonouchi's expression was normal, but Yugi's pupils shrank.

Because that card was clearly the first enemy Yugi encountered in Duel City——

[Shen Yanhuang-Ulia].