"Arghhhhh!!!"
The "Immortal Phoenix" state is the strongest state even for the Winged Dragon, and the intensity of an attack in this state is from the realm of "power" that ordinary spirits find absolutely unreachable.
The Light of Destruction was instantly crushed, and the blurred mass of light was brutally blasted out of Officer Fujino's body by the divine flame, twisting painfully in mid-air. It didn't even get a few seconds to struggle before being burned to ashes in the flames.
The demon was expelled from the body, and Officer Fujino, who had been possessed like a puppet, suddenly collapsed, limp as if his bones were extracted.
Although the attack of the Winged Dragon mainly targeted the Light of Destruction and the inner personality derived from that evil, without causing actual damage to Fujino's spirit, but that scorching flame still made him sweat profusely, as if he was pulled out of water.
To the unknown, it might seem like he had just engaged in some strenuous exercise, but the fact is, he'd only played a card game...
The fiery bird burning in mid-air let out a sharp cry, flapped its wings, and dashed into the sky, disappearing. The image conjured by the Field Magic also vanished, and with a whirl, the scene of the "Fallen Paradise" was quickly switched back to the command room of the sea base.
The Dark Duel ended, and the domain binding this duel disappeared as well.
During the Dark Duel, both parties in combat cannot leave the domain, and outsiders cannot enter. Now that the duel was over, a group of soldiers who had been isolated outside immediately filed in to hurriedly check the situation in the command room.
As soon as they entered, they saw their leader lying unconscious on the floor sweating profusely, with a very unseemly posture, while Youyu crouched beside him, fiddling with his Duel Disc...
The crowd was momentarily bewildered, unclear about the situation, but someone quickly shouted: "Don't move! Step away from the officer!"
Nevertheless, Youyu seemed like he hadn't heard; he leisurely pulled out the Card Deck from Fujino's Duel Disc, browsed through it briefly, then tucked it into his pocket, before reaching out to slap his face.
"Hey, wake up."
Fujino gradually came around, opened his eyes in a daze, and just as he regained focus, he was instantly hit by a frontal charm value of 90.
He instinctively shrank back.
"What's going on? What did you do!?"
Youyu rolled his eyes at him: "That's what I should be asking. You were possessed by the 'Light of Destruction,' and the Quantum Cube may also be in your possession, so you'd better recall what you did while you were possessed."
The Light of Destruction inside the Saiou siblings was cleared, and they both had memories of the events during the period their inner personalities were possessed—even in the originals, Saiou managed to resist during the period he was under the influence of his inner personality.
If Fujino can also remember what he did while being possessed, it should save a lot of trouble.
But it seems Youyu's expectations were too high.
"...Huh?" Fujino looked utterly dumbfounded.
It was evident he wouldn't be of any help.
But the fact is, he is no longer needed to provide information, because it's too late now.
The Light of Destruction's plan had already succeeded.
Just a minute after the duel ended here, Youyu received a communication from Kaiba Company.
"Brother Youyu, something terrible happened!" Mokuba's tone sounded quite anxious.
"What's the matter?"
"It's the Quantum Cube." But the first to reply wasn't Mokuba; it was Aigami.
Aigami and Sella had been assisting Kaiba Group in searching for the whereabouts of the Quantum Cube, and it seemed there was some progress.
"Did you find it?" Youyu asked.
"We found it, but it might be too late," Aigami said seriously, "Someone managed to activate the Quantum Cube, releasing a massive energy similar to our 'Prana' all at once.
Neither Sella nor I have ever seen the Cube act like this, and none of us knew the Cube could be used this way... It's hard to describe clearly with words, so just look at the result."
The screen data was transmitted to Youyu's Duel Disc and quickly projected as data.
Thick clouds covered the sky, the sun was isolated behind the dense cloud layers.
Golden beams of light shot into the sky, countless light particles drifted and wandered in the air. The sky seemed to open a gap, a dark whirlpool slowly turning like a wheel.
It looked like a door, or perhaps a wormhole.
"This is the channel activated by the 'Quantum Cube,' they've somehow managed to make the 'Quantum Cube' operate in a way we've never imagined, opening a massive wormhole."
"So what's on the other side?" Youyu asked.
"I don't know," Aigami replied, "But you said before that the one who stole the Cube was an extraterrestrial entity called 'Light of Destruction'? Then I guess the other side might be its true self? Alien monsters? Or perhaps... an army?"
"..."
In a brief silence, Youyu continued to ask, "Where is this wormhole located?"
"This is what's shocking next," Aigami said in a deep voice, "It's right over Duel Academy."
...
In the Linked World version 2.0, Duel Academy Island is the absolute center.
Just like what Saiou Takuma and President Kagemaru said to Judai in the last season of 'Yu-Gi-Oh! GX,' this island might be cursed in some way.
The dimension space it occupies may be looser than other places, or it might frequently become the center of various events as if by some elusive fate's guidance.
People often say the area under the lamp is the darkest; the most easily overlooked is usually the most obvious place.
Youyu indeed didn't expect that the "Quantum Cube," which so many people had been searching tirelessly for, was actually hidden right inside the Duel Academy where he personally oversaw.
A beam of light from the volcano at the back of the island shot straight into the sky, spreading into a dark whirlpool above the clouds. Everyone on the island quickly noticed the commotion there, and many stopped in their tracks to watch.
"What's happening?"
"Is it some special event from the GX Tournament?"
"It's another projection, right? Just like last time..."
Originally, the academy leadership had fallen into chaos under Mizuchi's network attack, and now more changes ensued.
After a brief lull, there was movement in the whirlpool in mid-air.
Blue and red lights brightened up from the black hole, as if countless pairs of beast eyes. The sleeping beasts in the darkness were abruptly awakened, rushing out in hordes from that void!
Gigantic battleships akin to black swords slashed through the sky, followed closely by spaceships and fighter jets, akin to a swarm of locusts covering the sky!
The teachers, students, and contestants on the island all saw this scene clearly.
Just as the inner personality of Saiou Mizuchi said at that time, what appeared now was no longer a holographic projection.
What descended upon the island this time, appearing in front of everyone, was a genuinely real alien fleet!