The building of the Perpetual Motion Express was trembling, feeling as if the world itself were quaking.
Immediately afterward, Yugen noticed the metallic walls around him rippling like water, with a cold wind carrying the scent of rust emanating from the vents in the ceiling. One by one, the lights on the ceiling went out, their shades melting like wax and evaporating into brilliant blue particles in the air.
The metallic patterns on the floor began to rotate counterclockwise, the steel bars in the cement emitting a deathly metallic wail. Even the clouds outside the window seemed frozen at this moment, the entire space disintegrating like a torn jigsaw puzzle.
Clark, standing by, wore a look of despair.
"No! Don't!"
He seemed to have realized something, starting to scream in desperation, grabbing frantically at the distorted space.
Bizarre scenes began to flash before his eyes, and countless silhouettes emerged in the chaotic space. He even saw himself, his self from three minutes ago. His shadow from three minutes ago was at this console inputting an unlock code for Godwin, and now that remnant was appearing, slowly erased from the feet up like an invisible eraser.
Soon, the same thing began to happen to him.
As the gatekeeper of the Time Machine, though only a pawn under Taiyi, Clark was acutely aware of what was happening.
He was being erased!
Not killed, not executed, but someone was manipulating history to erase his existence directly from the river of time!
"No... save me! Save... Ahhhh!"
Right before Yugen, Clark disappeared.
Immediately followed by the entire building.
This all happened in the blink of an eye. Everything in the building, the Time Machine before him, the console, the reinforced concrete walls, the entire structure seemed to be wiped away like they never existed, vanishing before Yugen's eyes without a trace.
The shadow of the Silent Magician flickered briefly, summoning a transparent white vortex. After the building vanished into thin air, Yugen suddenly lost his footing, floating in midair, and slowly descended as he stepped onto the vortex, landing on the ground with both feet.
Turning around, the place that was supposed to be Perpetual Motion Express was nowhere to be found.
All that was left was an exaggerated pit. The giant pit was empty, not even a fragment of rubble remained, as if the entire building and everything inside had been dispersed to atoms... no, perhaps even the atoms didn't exist.
For in the history books, this building had become something that never existed, and the inception of Perpetual Motion Express was erased directly from history.
"Truly a feat of Taiyi's power, as they couldn't stop me from approaching, they simply erased this base."
Yugen muttered to himself.
Though he was indeed in the building just now, he seemed unaffected by the timeline change.
Perhaps because he intrinsically did not belong to this time or dimension, even changes in this timeline couldn't affect him.
But it might also be because he had become strong enough now and carries many extraordinary existences.
The animation had shown this before, historical revision sounded incredibly high-level, capable of erasing anyone from the concept, but it's not that omnipotent.
The protagonists protected by the power of the Red Dragon, and the Twilight of the Gods Team mastering the powers of Star Realm Triumvirate Odin, Thor, and Loki, were unaffected by historical modifications.
In the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, for those with sufficient card strength, concept attacks or causal weapons are all ineffective.
It's said that all king's blood must end in a card; dueling is the only way to defeat the strong, no other fancy tricks work.
At this moment, the sound of D-Wheel approached again.
Yugen turned around and saw Yusei and Jack, whom he had parted ways with not long ago, both of their D-Wheels parked at the edge of the pit.
"Godwin?" Jack furrowed his brows.
Yusei got off and asked, "Wasn't there originally a building here? Godwin, was it you?"
Yusei was equally surprised at this moment. Although he had never been to the Perpetual Motion Express, he knew of its existence. There was clearly such a large building, and now it was just gone without a trace, leaving not a single piece of rubble, how could he not be amazed?
Yugen looked at them, "Why are you here?"
"The Dragon Seal reacted just now, guiding us in this direction."
Yusei pressed on his arm at the Dragon Seal mark.
"Is it because you were fighting here?"
When a Dragon Sealer fights, other Dragon Sealers' seals will react, like a human radar.
And since the Dragon Seal guided them here, and upon arriving they found only Godwin present...
Hmm, another piece of evidence that Godwin is a Dragon Sealer.
But of course, Yugen knew it wasn't because of himself. The Red Dragon warned them to come here because this place was the epicenter of the recent historical change.
Thanks to the protection of the Red Dragon's power, Yusei and Jack were unaffected by the timeline change, which is why they remembered that there seemed to be a building here originally.
Yugen shook his head, "No, not because of me. But... it might be related to the enemy you will encounter next."
"Enemy?" Yusei frowned, "Isn't the enemy the Dark Markers? Weren't they already defeated?"
Yugen chuckled but did not further explain to him.
"If you want to know, get stronger, Yusei Fudo."
"Only by becoming stronger can you access that realm. Then you'll have the power to protect the bonds you cherish and this world."
Saying this, he did not linger and walked away slowly.
Jack snorted, "As always, such a cryptic guy."
Since he came to the city, Godwin had always been this enigmatic figure. Whether it's the Red Dragon or the Dark Markers, he knew all the secrets but just wouldn't speak plainly.
Yusei did not pursue him, only murmuring, "The Dark Markers are not the end... does it mean we have a new enemy?"
...
...
Yugen returned to the Public Security Maintenance Bureau and found Akiza Izinski already waiting there.
As soon as he returned to the office, Akiza quickly approached, pressing her arm with some concern and asking, "The Dragon Seal suddenly burned painfully just now... were you fighting?"
Yugen raised his eyebrows.
I'm not a Dragon Sealer, why does everyone assume it's me causing trouble when you feel something?
"No, nothing happened."
Yugen wanted to casually brush it off without much explanation, but Akiza had no intention of letting it go.
Akiza stepped forward, "I understand, you seem to know more than the rest of us... but that doesn't mean you need to shoulder everything alone.
We are also Dragon Sealers, why not trust our strength a bit more?"
Yugen: "?"
Also are? What do you mean?
He suddenly became very curious about what sort of storytelling Akiza had engaged in that led to this reasoning. How did this sound like we're on the same team?
"It's been puzzling me before too..."
Akiza bit her lip, looking aside, hesitated for a moment but continued.
"You told everyone that it was us who defeated the Dark Markers, saying we were the heroes of the city... Of course, I am very grateful for that.
You probably can't imagine how important such recognition is to me... to someone who has never received anything but hatred and fear in others' gazes.
For this, I am genuinely thankful to you."
Akiza raised her head, earnestly saying.
"But you clearly stood up with us too, didn't you?
You fought too, you had that life-and-death duel with the Dark Markers, didn't you? Why wouldn't you let others know of your sacrifice?"
Yugen was stunned for a moment before understanding the girl's meaning.
Of course. Before, he had represented the Public Security Maintenance Bureau and informed the city that at the most critical moment, it was the Dragon Sealers who stood up, only introducing the four heroes who fought bravely, excluding himself.
The reason being...
Because he didn't see it as necessary.
Akiza said somberly, "The past me thought it was a cursed mark, believed it caused all my pain. But now, my views have changed.
Perhaps the Dragon Seal is a bringer of hope, capable of improving the lives of others. Thanks to it, I met the most indispensable partners of my life.
And it was Yusei and you, Godwin, who made me realize this.
However, it makes me feel even more now that you remain the one who has never opened your heart to us, Godwin. I can't imagine what burdens you've been bearing, but I think we could all become companions..."
"Wait."
Yugen put a "hush" gesture, unceremoniously interrupting the girl's heartfelt outpouring.
Yugen frowned, looking around, and said lightly, "There's a rat infiltrating this building."
Leaving Akiza with an abrupt break in her emotions: "......"