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

White, flawless white.

The ceiling, walls, floor... even the tables and chairs were all painted the same white.

Doesn't your eyes get tired after looking at it for a long time?

Xing Liang silently complained as he woke up in bed.

He was used to waking up to an unfamiliar ceiling. The fact that he was here without the defenders waking him up meant that this place was safe.

The problem is, where the hell is this?

Xing Liang scratched his head.

Although he sent a message to Xiaoya and the others before falling asleep telling them that he wouldn't be going back for the time being, he didn't know how long he slept.

Before he could summon his defender, the door opened and a middle-aged man with a scar on his face walked in.

"Are you awake? You are severely exhausted, so we took the liberty of bringing you back for treatment. Please forgive us."

Xing Liang then realized that although he still felt some pain in various parts of his body, it was tolerable, and his mind was surprisingly clear.

Looking at the young man lying quietly on the bed, Bruce Buddy couldn't connect the man in front of him with the culprit who caused the dismembered body.

Last night, he and Mo Yu both recognized Xing Liang. Although the atmosphere was tense for a moment, they and the defenders all chose to leave the dungeon quietly first.

Their instincts told them that if they made any noise and woke up the sleeping Xing Liang, there might be two more corpses on the ground.

In fact, Xing Liang, who had suffered severe mental trauma at that time, was already somewhat delirious and began to act on his emotions. He might have actually killed Buddy and Mo Yu, who were disturbing his sleep.

Having left the stale air of the dungeon and been exposed to the cold wind outside the church, Buddy, after calm reflection, chose to communicate with the defenders first.

Because the defender couldn't speak, he used Xing Liang's phone to communicate by typing. Seeing this, Buddy also took out his phone.

Buddy: May I ask if you two are from the Order of the Church?

Defender: No, I'm here only for revenge.

Buddy's expression relaxed slightly under the mask. He removed his finger from the send button, deleted the distress message, and then typed rapidly on the screen.

Buddy: Where does this hatred lie?

Without hesitation, the defender typed out three words: "Church of the Order".

They should not be enemies, but allies.

As the conversation deepened, Buddy became even more convinced of this.

Defender: Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, may I ask a question?

Buddy: Anything I can answer is fine.

Defender: I'm typing because I can't speak. If I remember correctly, you should be able to speak, so why are you typing too?

Several crows flew overhead, cawing "caw, caw, caw."

Buddy slapped his forehead.

"Hiss, right, what should I type?"

Having witnessed the entire process, Mo Yu silently turned her head away.

After reporting the situation, Buddy contacted other "criminals" to clean up the scene, while the Defender, controlling Xing Liang's body, went with Buddy to one of their "criminals'" strongholds for treatment.

That's why Xing Liang is here.

After listening to Buddy's explanation, Xing Liang quietly removed the chain aimed at his temple. In fact, Xing Liang had locked onto Buddy with his telekinesis when Buddy opened the door, but the latter did not notice.

"So does that mean I've joined you?"

Buddy quickly shook his head.

"No, no, no, Mr. Defender said he couldn't make that decision, and we won't force you to join us, Mr. Nianzhong. Even if we can't be companions, it would be good to be friends."

At first, Buddy thought Xing Liang was just a slightly more powerful card master, but after questioning the elves in the dungeon and carefully examining the bloody scene, he realized the truth.

This is a humanoid weapon.

After Buddy took Mo Yu away at noon, Xing Liang looked up this so-called "criminal" and, after a brief overview, summarized the characteristics of this organization online.

Utterly stupid, insane, and heinous terrorists.

He didn't entirely believe what he read online, since the official setting for ketoacids is also that of terrorists.

They're just a bunch of harmless little dinosaurs, what's so scary about them?

Just like now, Buddy is so humble when he talks to him, how could he be so insane?

"Don't use all those formalities, I'll just call you Brother Buddy. If you want to join us, at least introduce yourself to me first."

“If your health permits, no, sir, I will show you around here immediately.”

(After some time)

"This is our conference hall, Mr. Nianzhong, please."

Buddy communicated with the telekinetic power on the wall, opened a "door," and stepped aside, bowing slightly.

Welcome to [The Prisoner].

Behind the door, Xing Liang finally saw the other convicts.

The interior is decorated like a church, with rows of seats, a lectern at the front, and a vaguely shaped stone statue.

"Brother Buddy, is that stone statue your...god?"

On the way, Buddy and Xing Liang gave a brief introduction to some information about the criminals. Rather than an organization, they were more like a team or a religion, with members sharing the same beliefs and the same deity. That's why Xing Liang regarded the stone statue occupying the center position in the room as a deity.

Well, calling it a stone statue is an understatement; in Xing Liang's eyes, it was simply a strangely shaped white stone.

No wonder convicts are ridiculed as stupid; you can't even tell what they look like! Is it really okay to believe this?

"Yes and no."

The conference hall was already quite full, but it was very quiet. The only occasional noises were whispers among the other inmates. Combined with the white room and the stone statue on the podium, it created an eerie and solemn atmosphere.

Xing Liang's face fell; he was afraid he had joined a cult.

Buddy led Xing Liang to a seat in the back and whispered to him, "That stone was brought back by the chief; it's said to be part of a god's body."

Okay, it really is a rock.

"Have you ever seen what a god looks like? Otherwise, how can you be sure that the stone comes from the god you believe in?"

Buddy shook his head regretfully.

"I wish I could! Apart from the leader, no one knows the true face of the gods, but..."

There was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Though we have not seen its true form, its power is enough to make us bow down in awe!"

"have you seen?"

"That's what the leader said."

A god seen only by the leader, "great achievements" known only to the leader—isn't this clearly a cult?

Xing Liang began to think about how to refuse without seeming hurtful.

More and more people surrounded them. As time passed, the surrounding conversations gradually subsided until there was complete silence.

Soon, a "door" opened on the stage, and the so-called leader appeared.

"We are all criminals burdened with sentences, but we seek only to ring the bell of salvation with our guilty consciences!"

At this moment, all the convicts stood up, clenched their left fists behind their backs, and held their right hands horizontally in front of their chests as if holding a sword, solemnly swearing an oath.

"Offer execution in celebration of the True Ancestor's arrival!"

"To celebrate the arrival of the True Ancestor, let us offer up our execution!!!"

The deafening sound echoed in the hall, lingering for a long time.

The scene before me was solemn and... tragic.

It was as if they were about to die a heroic death, bidding a final farewell to the world.

Their eyes held no twisted desires, no morbid fanaticism. They seemed less like believers in God and more like warriors of humanity.

Warriors who were willing to die to save the world.

"Actually, not all the rumors about us from the outside world are wrong."

After sitting down, Buddy continued to explain to Xing Liang.

"At least, most of the convicts present were, according to the law, guilty of crimes."

Ignoring Xing Liang's surprise, he gave a sad smile.

"Do you know what crimes I committed? Obstructing the preaching of the Vicarage, colluding with heretics, and intentionally attacking clergy... But at the time, I was just an ordinary person who hadn't joined the criminal community. I was sentenced to life imprisonment simply for stopping believers from taking away innocent children. Isn't that ridiculous?"

“I refused to accept it, I resisted, I petitioned and reported it, but I was convicted of scorning God and my crime was compounded… I fled, to the North, the South, Inmotor, Ashka… but there were religious councils everywhere, and people everywhere condemned my sins.”

"Until the convicts found me and told me I was innocent."

"I am innocent!"

Badik tried to keep his voice down, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his tone.

"This is not my crime, it is the sin of the Church Council, it is the sin of this world!"

"We convicts will spare no effort to awaken the sleeping True Ancestor and pronounce judgment on all crimes and punishments!"

Xing Liang opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

He finally understood how the outside world viewed criminals.

They are reckless madmen, mindless heretics, outright criminals, and also—

Tragic martyrs.

To offer up execution for the arrival of the true ancestor.