Yu-Gi-Oh!: Phobic Peptide Mad Dragon Executioner Dragon

"Hahaha…"

The man, panting heavily, dragged himself through the ruins.

He has been possessed by a vengeful spirit and is gradually losing control of his body; he is about to lose consciousness.

The man and his wife were both soldiers, ordered to intercept the army of the dead heading to the capital.

Upon hearing that his wife's unit had fallen, he, who was possessed and on the verge of losing consciousness, forcibly suppressed the control of the vengeful spirit and broke through the encirclement to rush to her side.

However, when he arrived, he found his wife already dead and the magic cards scattered all over the ground.

"No, no, no!"

He trembled as he picked up his wife's body and let out a desperate scream.

"Do not!!!"

The army of the dead does not kill indiscriminately; they need living beings as vessels to possess.

But they will destroy any "obstacles" that try to stop them from moving forward.

At that very moment, his body was completely taken over by the vengeful spirit.

He hated the invading dead, hated the officers who ordered a desperate defense, and hated the king who refused to send reinforcements.

He hated it, he hated this awful world.

In the final moments of his consciousness, hatred filled his soul.

Just then, his deck was revealed.

The man knelt there, holding his wife's body. After an unknown amount of time, he staggered to his feet. At that moment, he was enveloped in black mist, making him appear as if he had passed away.

The other deceased have gone to the capital; there are no living beings left here.

However, the man who had passed away did not leave immediately. Instead, he dug out a grave little by little with his hands, buried his wife on the spot, and made a small tombstone for her using wooden planks and stones.

He placed the pocket watch containing a photo of himself and his wife inside his pocket, pressing it tightly against his heart. With bloodshot eyes, he slowly rose from his wife's grave.

He picked up his wife's magic cards one by one from the ground and put them away. Instead of following the other deceased to the capital, he walked step by step toward the ruins of Ashskaya.

The flesh on the man's face began to rot, his teeth gradually protruded, and the bones in his body pierced out one by one, twisting into armor that covered his entire body.

His face was now contorted and terrifying, like a zombie. The flames of revenge burned fiercely in his eyes. He paid no attention to the changes in his body, only quickening his pace.

He wanted revenge.

He wants revenge!

Resonance, [Returning Souls to Avenge the Dead - Slaying Evil Heroes]

[Superego]

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How long will it take for the army to arrive?

"Armed transport planes have been deployed and should arrive first thing tomorrow morning."

Xing Liang frowned, extremely dissatisfied with the efficiency of the British army.

"Tsk, is this the efficiency you expect from a national army?"

If others are about to invade your territory and are blocking your door, are you going to tell them that they have to wait a little longer before they can come over?

Mai and the harpy have gone out to scout; the main force of the army of the dead is currently stationed in the heart of the desert, as it is still daytime and they cannot move under the scorching sun.

They will resume their activity after sunset and arrive at Orses around midnight.

"There's no other way. We're located in the southern border region, and the army has been stationed near the northern border to prevent military conflicts with our northern neighbor."

Mai was also somewhat annoyed. Others might not know, but she was well aware that while it was euphemistically called preventing military conflict, it was actually preparing for war with neighboring countries at any time.

"Prevention? Ha!"

Xing Liang clearly deduced something from news reports and rumors, and made no attempt to hide his mockery.

Mayor Onistan, who was also in the room, was sweating profusely as he listened to their conversation.

They are now sitting in the conference room of the municipal building in Orses, which has been converted into a temporary command center.

Card Masters who can resonate with flying spirits take turns scouting different areas in pairs, while other Card Masters assist the security forces in setting up defensive fortifications on the city walls.

Xing Liang and Ma Yi have just returned from their reconnaissance and are now reporting to the temporary command post.

"How are things on your end?" Mai asked Xing Liang.

"Similarly, those who have passed away buried themselves in the sand to avoid the sun. I tried to dig up the sand to let them bask in the sun, but there were traps all around, and I couldn't destroy them."

Xing Liang was very frustrated. He had just gotten off the pterosaur's back after using the feather broom without any reaction, but the moment the shovel touched the ground, it triggered a trap. If he hadn't been holding a red restart card in his hand, he would have been dead by now.

【Sacred Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force -】

How can you not destroy it with a feather duster?

"Perhaps some trap card provides destruction resistance, as none of those traps can be destroyed. No wonder they dare to expose their camp locations so openly."

Mai was equally frustrated; she hadn't tried to damage the ground, but she still triggered the trap.

[No Entry!]

As soon as she got close, she and the harpy were pulled down from the sky. Unable to fly or get any closer, they could only take off after getting some distance away and return disappointed.

"Ahem, thank you very much, Mr. Nianzhong, for providing the trap card. On behalf of all the citizens of Orses, I sincerely thank you."

Mayor Onistan finally seized the opportunity to interject, making his presence felt.

The deployment of defensive fortifications requires a large number of magic trap cards. Although the government funded the purchase of a batch from the "Senka" store, there were not many magic cards that met the requirements.

Xing Liang then took out a stack of magic cards and handed them to the security forces.

【Kamikaze Shield - Force of Atmosphere-】

[Weighbridge Measurement]

Get out!

[Weasel Outbreak]

……

It truly opened the eyes of those card masters who were setting up defensive fortifications—there were such strange and unusual cards.

Weighbridge effect: Can only be activated if your opponent controls 2 or more monsters than you control. Your opponent must send all monsters to the Graveyard until they control only 1.

In layman's terms: a simplified version of a duel.

"It's just a loan, and besides, I'm already in Orses, so this is also to protect my own safety."

Mayor Xing Liang, whom I was meeting for the first time, had a good impression of me. It is said that as soon as he received the news of the riot of the dead, he organized all the magic card masters in the city to enter a state of combat readiness, contacted the royal city to request support, and promptly arranged manpower to monitor the movements of the dead army, recruit citizens to build defensive fortifications, and appease the public... Everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

He was a competent mayor, but unfortunately the country wasn't supportive enough.

"No, no, no, it's already a great favor that you lent us the magic card. The reward we receive will show our sincerity, so please accept it."

Almost all card players value their cards more than their own lives, so lending out a card must have taken a great deal of courage.

With that in mind, Mayor Onistan decided to increase the amount of compensation again.

Xing Liang was about to refuse when Xing Ya and Albus, who had finished their investigation, pushed the door open and entered.

"I'm exhausted!"

As soon as Xing Ya entered, she slumped onto the conference table, picked up a drink from the table, and gulped it down, looking extremely tired.

Albus was alright; he quietly pulled out a chair and sat down to rest. He had now forged an identity, using the alias Bu Bai, and was posing as Xing Liang's cousin.

To avoid arousing suspicion, they even standardized their surnames.

Xing Liang → Dimofil (Fearful Peptide) · End of Thought

Xing Ya → Dimofil Teresia

Albus → Demofil Noble

Axelia (Saintess) → Dimofil Lia, is Xing Liang's cousin.

Originally, drones were used for reconnaissance, but it was difficult to determine the use and placement of traps and magic cards from the footage transmitted by cameras, so manual reconnaissance had to be switched to.

"Thank you for your hard work. How are things on your end?"

Xing Liang handed the water to Albus and asked him a question.

"There's no movement on my end. They're hiding underground and won't come out. There are many traps nearby, so I can't get close."

Albus drank the water in his cup in one gulp and ended his report.

I wonder if Axelcia gets bored watching the house all by herself.

He thought so.

"Me! Me! Me! Something's happened to me!"

Xing Ya raised her hand and waved.

“A group of the dead who have returned from the northern kingdoms, including some possessed card masters, have activated some kind of card that temporarily changed the weather and are moving toward the ancient site of Ashsk.”

As she spoke, Xing Ya took out the cell phone that Xing Liang had just bought for her.

“I also took photos. There were many unpossessed humans in their procession, being driven along with them.”

Xing Liang took the phone. The photo showed a sky filled with rolling dark clouds, obscuring the sun and even raining. However, the edges of the clouds were clearly visible, indicating that the area covered by the clouds wasn't large, obviously generated by some kind of magic card.

As for the humans who were not possessed, Xing Liang speculated that the vengeful spirits had already possessed all of them. They were escorting the excess humans to the Ashka site, where Huang Jinqing would summon another batch of vengeful spirits to possess them.

At Xing Ya's instruction, he flipped through the photo album and saw close-up photos of the humans being escorted. Most of them were being driven forward by the deceased, while some of the weaker ones were thrown into prison vans and pulled away by other captured humans.

“Those deceased were very wary! They summoned monsters to attack as soon as I got close, and I had to swoop down several times to take these close-up photos.”

Xing Ya was still complaining. She wanted to save people, but there were too many dead, and countless traps were lurking around, so she was powerless to do anything.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll take you out to eat tonight. You can order the food."

While comforting his silly younger sister, Xing Liang continued to look through the photos, trying to analyze something.

Hmm? This person looks familiar.

He zoomed in on the photo, and his pupils contracted the moment he saw the person lying in the prison van.

He tossed his phone to Xing Ya and immediately rushed out of the room.

"Activate [Dreadnought Dragon - Domain]! Fusion Summon [Dreadnought Dragon - Jossenberg Stealth Pterosaur]!"

He mounted the pterosaur and flew at high speed toward the Ashskaya site.

Why are you there?

At the same time, a deceased person, scorched and mangled by the sun, pushed open the gates of the golden palace.