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Chapter 331: Yu Xuan Righting Wrongs and Praising Virtue
Chapter 331: Yu Xuan Righting Wrongs and Praising Virtue
As the Fiend King fell, he felt a sense of grievance in his heart.
Yes, grievance. In his illustrious career, he had faced stronger opponents and suffered defeats, but never had he felt so wronged after a duel.
His monster deck was designed around graveyard manipulation, leveraging the powerful duo of Ox-Head and Horse-Face to effortlessly summon strong monsters from his deck.
Take the Nine-Tailed Fox, for instance, capable of infinite revival, or even the lower-level monsters he had just used, Murkrow and Yin Demon, all of which possessed powerful effects when resurrected from the graveyard.
However, he never got the chance. His opponent's Macro Cosmos had turned his graveyard into nothingness, rendering his monsters powerless throughout the duel.
This was the first time he truly felt the oppressive nature of dueling, akin to being imprisoned.
"You won, Yu Xuan!"
Although he didn't duel himself, Jaden still enthusiastically jumped in, striking a victory pose on Yu Xuan's behalf and flashing a cheerful smile.
"What an interesting duel!"
Fiend King: "..."
Indeed, interesting. He could only agree, daring not to voice any dissent.
As the duel concluded, darkness surged from all directions. The pitch-black chaos seemed to harbor countless creatures, converging towards his very being.
The Fiend King's heartbeat skipped a beat.
As a veteran in the underworld, he knew precisely what this meant. Losing a darkness duel often meant eternal damnation, and rumor had it that the unlucky ones would have their souls forever wandering in the darkness, never reaching the underworld.
"Wait, wait, wait! Ask me anything, I'll tell you everything!"
The Fiend King hastily shouted, his voice filled with panic.
"Of course, you don't have a choice but to answer," Yu Xuan nodded, stepping forward and looking down at the kneeling Fiend King.
"New Doma hired you to deal with me?"
The Fiend King nodded like a garlic-crushing machine.
"Simple, then. Where is this place?" Yu Xuan inquired.
The Fiend King hesitated.
"Hmm? Don't want to talk?" Yu Xuan raised an eyebrow. Did winning the duel not mean the opponent had to answer his questions? Was there an option to remain defiant even in defeat?
"Perhaps my darkness isn't potent enough," Yu Xuan mused. The surging darkness around them crept closer, as if about to consume the Fiend King whole.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, Yellow-Clad Lord! I truly don't know," the Fiend King exclaimed in fright. "Think about it, even though we're allies, we're not exactly the same faction. Why would they let an outsider like me know the location of their base?"
Yu Xuan pondered his words and found them to make sense.
However, the term "Yellow-Clad Lord" was puzzling. Had the yellow dormitory uniform become his signature look?
But that didn't matter. Yu Xuan already had a new idea.
"So, you don't know the location, but you must have a means of contact, right?" Yu Xuan asked. "They hired you to deal with me, so you must have a way to inform them that the job is done."
The Fiend King nodded reluctantly. "Yes... I do have a way to contact them."
"How do you get in touch with them?"
"There's a dedicated line," the Fiend King replied. He had no choice but to divulge what he knew. After losing the duel, he could feel a strange power brewing within him, like a shackle binding his soul.
With each word and every utterance, he felt that power watching him. Should he dare to utter a single untruth or conceal any information, the shackle would tighten, as if grasping his very soul.
"I contact them. After the job is done, they will send someone to verify and take something from you, but they didn't tell me what it is. They just said that you have something they want."
The Fiend King replied helplessly.
"I can only receive my payment after they come to verify and collect it themselves. What happens after that is none of my business."
"I see."
Yu Xuan nodded in understanding.
"Then it's simple. Contact them now and tell them that the mission is accomplished and that I've been taken care of. Ask them to send someone over. Once they arrive, you won't have to worry about anything else." Yu Xuan suggested.
The Fiend King was taken aback for a moment before he quickly understood Yu Xuan's intention.
"Are you asking me to betray my allies?" He narrowed his eyes.
Although his relationship with New Doma was only a superficial alliance, they were still technically allies. In the underworld, relationships were highly valued, and if word got out that he had sold out his allies, how could he continue to show his face?
"Is there a problem?" Yu Xuan smiled, not showing any signs of anger, but instead, maintaining a gentle smile.
"If you don't want to, I won't force you. I'm an easy person to get along with."
"No, absolutely not!" The Fiend King exclaimed hastily.
For some reason, when the man in yellow smiled, his kind and amicable words only made the Fiend King feel more unnerved, despite their apparent goodwill.
Especially with the backdrop of the dark and cloudy sea surrounding them, the atmosphere was incredibly eerie.
In an instant, all thoughts of alliance and brotherhood were thrown out the window. As the saying goes, 'better to be a living coward than a dead hero'. Compared to his future reputation, his life was far more important.
Moreover, he had a feeling that if he dared to resist, his fate would be worse than death.
"Alright, alright."
Yu Xuan patted him on the shoulder and smiled.
"It's commendable that you, the Fiend King, are willing to turn over a new leaf and atone for your sins. I'll have to trouble you then."
The Fiend King nodded with a bitter smile.
Turning over a new leaf?
It seemed like that was indeed the case, but why did he feel like he had just turned from the light to the dark?
"Oh, right, there's one more important thing."
Yu Xuan's smile faded, and his expression turned solemn.
Startled by the sudden change in expression, the Fiend King held his breath and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, do you have any more orders?"
"Although you have chosen to abandon your dark path and make amends, that does not mean your past crimes will be forgiven and forgotten."
Yu Xuan spoke with righteousness.
"Duel Monsters are not meant to be tools for bullying the weak or seeking personal gain. Using the power of Duel Monsters to harm others is unbecoming of a true duelist!"
The Fiend King blinked, taken aback by Yu Xuan's words.
Huh?
Was the man in yellow introducing himself? Because at this moment, he felt like he was the one being bullied.
"By using the power of the cards for evil deeds and taking the lives of others, can't you hear your cards crying?" Yu Xuan continued to question.
No, I can't.
The Fiend King's heart raced, but he kept his head down and remained silent, not daring to utter a word.
"You are not worthy of being called a duelist. You shall not be allowed to use the power of Duel Monsters to harm more innocent people."
Yu Xuan extended his hand.
"Hand over your Deck."
Fiend King: ". . ."
(End of Chapter)
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