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Chapter 1325 World Tree Yggdrasill

After Kaiba announced the start of the game, the students spontaneously walked out of the venue and came outdoors without anyone's active guidance. They found that only they and the building they were in were "transferred", and the rest of the Duel Academy did not appear around.

  The original environment was replaced by a vast grassland. There was no path for people to follow, so they had to find their own way. As for whether there was any danger hidden in the waist-high grass.

There's nothing to be afraid of, right? After all, President Kaiba said that this is a virtual world!

Some people were still jumping around, experiencing the same physical sensations as in the real world. Some people even squatted down and lay on the ground to carefully observe the soil on the ground, which was not a fixed model but a real collision volume and even material properties. Some people had already run towards the towering tree in the distance and started crossing the grassland regardless of anything.

However, the person who attracted the most attention was not the researchers who performed strange movements, nor the most reckless person moving forward, nor even the special contestants like Juudai, but Kagurazaka Muneji from Huang's dormitory.

Because of the special nature of [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], in which there are only three copies in the world, Kagurazaka had never thought of imitating Kaiba Seto, even though he had tried to imitate Mutou Yugi before. But because he had just witnessed all of Kaiba's actions after he appeared, he instinctively wanted to start imitating him again.

However, he didn't have the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] card, so he couldn't imitate Kaiba 100%, but he did have a Light-attribute Dragon monster with the same Level 8☆ - [Shining Dragon].

Not caring about the looks of others who looked at her as a chuunibyou, Kagurazaka even deliberately tried to imitate Kaiba's slightly hoarse and magnetic voice, raised the hand holding the card high into the air, and shouted, "Come out, Wagatamashi!"

"This is not very good, Kagurazaka. Just now, President Kaiba didn't raise his hand. Instead, he crossed his arms across his chest very coolly." Looking at Kagurazaka's rather childish action, several classmates who were in the Huang dormitory said with a smile.

"Although I am still imitating others, even on this path, I am also hoping to walk my own path." Kagurazaka paused, looked at the card he held up and said, "In other words, I think this action is more handsome."

"Well, let's see how high I can fly with my borrowed wings! Shining Dragon!"

  As Kagurazaka finished his words, he found that the card he held up actually emitted a golden light that surrounded him completely. Then, a golden dragon appeared out of thin air in the light, spread its wings, and carried Kagurazaka into the sky!

Without wearing or using the Duel Disk, he actually summoned the card monster just by relying on the cards he carried with him!

Kagurazaka himself did not expect that his impulsive action would actually succeed. Not only was he surprised, but his classmates who were watching Kagurazaka "ascending" on the ground were also dumbfounded.

No buddy, are you serious?

While the students in the Yellow Dormitory had an expression as if they were calling out to "call the Bull Demon King to come out and see God", although not as fast as Kagurazaka, who was good at imitation and had extremely high mobility, many students in the Blue Dormitory also successfully summoned their card monsters by raising the cards in the same way while the students in the Yellow Dormitory were still confused.

"【Seahorsemon】!" "【Molinfin】!" "【Lion Wizard】!"

  Although the summoned monsters were a little subtle, they were undoubtedly the same as Kaiba and Kagurazaka, and succeeded in summoning card monsters without wearing or using the Duel Disk!

"Hehe, the students in the Yellow Dormitory are really not very smart. Haven't they understood the situation yet?" A student from the Blue Dormitory, who was carried up by the shark-headed demon [Molin Fen] wearing a long skirt, looked disdainfully at the other students who still couldn't understand the situation. He ignored the students from the Red Dormitory who didn't even have the qualifications to be ridiculed by him, and said contemptuously to the students from the Yellow Dormitory, "Obviously, Kaiba-sama has demonstrated it before, and Manjome-sama also demonstrated it with his own monster."

"In this world, even without using the Duel Disk, you can freely summon card monsters. They are not just virtual projections in reality, but real card monsters!"

Apparently, they got inspiration from the [Dragon of Light and Dark] that had flown up into the sky without permission and then immediately ran back in disgrace.

"I'm not from the Yakuza, I'm Mr. Manzhangmu!" Manzhangmu said unhappily when he heard other people calling him that, and looked at the [Dragon of Light and Dark] who had followed him to the grassland outside.

Turning his head, he glanced at the [Winged Kuritama] beside Judai and said sarcastically, "It seems that some people don't have monsters to travel with. After all, his deck seems to only have some small humanoid monsters."

"Well, if you sincerely ask Mr. Manjome, I can give you a ride."

"Hey~ Manjome, are you planning to use monsters for transportation as well?" Judai looked at the other classmates around him. Even though they were not able to accept the setting of this virtual world so quickly, after so many people demonstrated, many of them successfully summoned their monsters, and the vast majority of them chose to use monsters as mounts to satisfy their desire to be dragon knights, wolf knights, or various other kinds of knights.

"The guy over there, get off the [Unfaithful Girl], the Internet is not a lawless place, okay!" Professor Chronos said, riding on a gear motorcycle, pointing at a student who seemed to be thinking of something bad.

Judai thought about it, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, because it's a rare opportunity to come to a world like this, right? There's no time limit for arriving there anyway, so I plan to walk there."

"Walk there?" He glanced at the giant tree in the distance, looked at Judai who was grinning, and confirmed, "Have you ever heard of the old saying 'If you run to the top of a mountain, your horse will die'?"

"No, what's wrong?"

Wanzhangmu was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "There are ways to reach the destination faster, so why do you insist on walking? Even those who set out the earliest have already started trying to summon card monsters for transportation after seeing us summon card elves."

"Because that's what heroes in epics do. They travel to get somewhere and create legends along the way, like in The Lord of the Rings and The Odyssey. Using portals just to get to your destination is not cool at all!"

I thought Judai would have some special reason, but after hearing what he said, Manjo's eyes were filled with black lines: "That's it?"

"Forget it, it's up to you. Anyway, Mr. Manjome, I plan to get to the tree as soon as possible. Although there is no explicit time limit, it is impossible for us to wander around for several days like playing a game. The sooner we get there, the better."

Having said that, Manjomu knew that Judai was actually a stubborn guy. Once he decided to walk, he would definitely walk all the way. Maybe he would face the reality when he got tired or it was too late.

Manjome said nothing more, and began to fly on the Dragon of Light and Darkness, catching up with those who had already left. Next to Juudai, Marufuji Sho took the initiative to say, "Brother, I will go the same way you go. I will definitely not lose you this time!"

He had just tried it, and there seemed to be no restrictions like stamina bars in this virtual world. Even Marufuji Sho could run at his fastest speed in reality without feeling tired or exhausted. At most, he would just feel psychologically tired as if he had been exercising all the time.

If Juudai leads the charge again like he did during the last "Seven Stars" invasion, Marufuji Sho is confident that he will not fall behind and be caught again this time.

"I feel the same way. It's so satisfying to be able to go on one last adventure with you guys, Judai, before leaving school." Maeda Hayato said with great interest. Although his appearance has not changed in this world, his movements have become relatively easier because there are no physical restrictions. He no longer gets out of breath because of his own weight after moving for a while. He is very interested in going on a "hike" with Judai.

However, there were only two of them traveling with Judai. Asuka left for a short while on her way out of the venue, and when she returned to Judai's side, there were two more people beside her.

Junko: “Hey~”

Baihui: “Hi~”

"Like you can see, Judai, Junko and Baihui didn't bring their own decks because they thought they wouldn't play in the afternoon, and they were completely unable to summon even an integrated monster to get around." Asuka had a helpless expression on her face, and said to Judai apologetically, "Although this is a virtual world, I always feel that I can't just leave them alone, so I plan to use monsters to take them to the finish line first, and I won't be able to travel with you." "It's okay, Asuka, let's meet under that big tree." Although Judai was a little sorry for Asuka's departure, she still comforted her, "After all, we agreed to meet again in the next game, didn't we? We must do what we agreed to."

"By the way, come to think of it, I didn't see Caesar, Fubuki and the others?"

Not far behind Judai, Misawa squatted on the ground and said without looking up: "It seems that Caesar has never left the venue, but I saw [Cyber ​​End Dragon] flying out of it. It seems that he has mastered how to summon card monsters in there."

"As for Amajyoin Fubuki, it seems that she has already set out with a few girls from the Blue Dormitory. Rikki Mackenzie is also among them."

"Eh~ They didn't even say hello? Doesn't that mean Asuka and I are the slowest to leave?" Judai said in surprise. When he turned around, he saw the ground in front of Misawa was covered with various formulas. "What is this?"

"I've tested it. Gravity, temperature, inertia, even human pulse and chemical changes are all simulated here. This virtual world is very interesting, isn't it, Judai?" Misawa said excitedly, "I have a feeling that if I can calculate that thing, it will definitely be quite amazing. Compared to adventure, I'm more interested in this unknown world."

"Sorry, Judai, please move your feet. I can't write any more here."

"Oh." Judai immediately moved his feet away and looked at Misawa, who was writing formulas on the ground with a stick with great interest, which he couldn't understand at all. Scratching his head, he didn't delve into it.

After Asuka set off with Junko and Baihui on her [Ancient Saint Dai-Shi Long], Judai also said excitedly: "Yoshi! Let's set off too, our goal is to reach the end of the world!"

"But then again, what does 'Odin's horse' mean, and those two English words?"

Seeing Judai turned his head towards him, Marufuji Sho quickly shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, and looked at Maeda Hayato on the other side of Judai. Maeda Hayato had a deep understanding of this aspect, and the three of them explained to Judai and Sho as they moved forward:

"The meanings of the two words themselves are actually hints. 'Odin's Horse', 'Ygg' means scary, and is one of the names of Odin, the main god in Norse mythology, while 'Drasill' means horse."

"However, if it is just 'Odin's Horse', people would generally think of Odin's mount, the eight-legged divine horse 'Sleipnir', but the addition of those two English words specifically refers to another existence."

"In the West, when a prisoner is hanged, it is called 'riding a horse'. This comes from the Norse mythology where the main god Odin hanged himself upside down on the world tree as a sacrifice to himself. Therefore, the so-called 'Odin's horse' and 'Yggdrasill' actually refer to the giant tree in Norse mythology that connects the nine worlds - the world tree!"

Speaking of excitement, Maeda took the eucalyptus leaves from the [Death Koala] beside him and stuffed them into his mouth. Then, looking at the [Poisoned State] prompt that jumped onto his face after he had just chewed a bite, he quickly held his throat.

"In other words, that tree is the World Tree? It feels even more epic!" The Tenth Generation didn't understand the others, but at least he understood that this virtual world seemed to be using mythology as a background template, and said excitedly, "Are there any famous heroes in Norse mythology? Should we imitate them to enhance the sense of immersion?"

"Norse mythology is full of legends, but it seems that they are all dead. Even the gods are dead and there are not many left. Even the world has been destroyed."

"Eh!? Then this world will not be destroyed too!" Marufuji Sho was frightened and looked up at the stars in the sky in panic. Then, he saw that the stars in the night sky did not move, but the moon was obviously moving, and it seemed that something was chasing him.

The virtual world adventure of Judai and others is still going on, but let's turn our attention back to the duel arena where there is almost no one left after they left.

"That Kaiba guy is planning something incredible." Jonouchi said seriously, "The virtual world that Hayato, Yugi, and I experienced with Kaiba before was not like this."

"What we were testing was the upper limit of the carrying capacity of this virtual world. It is definitely different from the version that is officially launched for people to play." After a pause, Yugi also said with emotion, "But I didn't expect Kaiba to have such a plan."

"What kind of plan is this? Can you not tell me in riddles?" Peacock Dancer crossed her arms and said in confusion, "Why can't I see anything special about it?"

"Although Hayato has been repeating this in a joking manner, the 'lessons' he has been summarizing actually have some basis. The most important one is what he called 'Lesson 3' - 'Believe in the cards, just believe it.'"

Jonouchi took out a card from his body and stretched it forward, and the monster [Earth Swordsman] was summoned effortlessly by him.

"We have done our best to make the virtual world so that people can't distinguish between reality and illusion. Then, we deliberately don't load the duel disk when students enter the virtual world, and just let them bring the cards they have with them. Do you know what this means to use cards to summon card monsters without relying on the virtual projection system?"

Yugi answered Jonouchi's question: "This means that when Duelists get used to summoning card monsters in this world, because they can't distinguish between reality and illusion, they will subconsciously believe that they have the ability to summon card monsters out of thin air in the real world. This subconscious belief that the cards will respond to them can at least make Duelists grow by leaps and bounds, not to mention whether the card elves can be used."

"It doesn't matter what kind of feelings people get from everything that happens in this virtual world, because this virtual world 'Duel-Links' itself is the most important thing!"

In reality, Hayato, who was not at the scene, was standing in the control room, looking at one of the countless screens, and clearly heard the words of the game coming from it.

"Is Kaiba planning this? I was wondering why he takes this Duel Link world so seriously. But Gomamon, did you check if there's anything abnormal in the data?"

"It's not Gomamon, it's Keipi!" Keipi said without turning his head while holding a candy wrapped in a chocolate crisp shell, and his hands were typing on the keyboard in front of him. "Although you said that this virtual world will attract the existence of other worlds, at least I can't find anything abnormal from here."

"Before and after the start-up, even my brother went in and checked it himself, and there was nothing unusual. Brother Hayato, are you sure there will be no accident?"

"I wasn't too sure at first, but when I saw that the game world you designed automatically with AI was based on Norse mythology and even used this pattern as the logo, I became very sure." Looking at the dots arranged like a tree that appeared on one of the screens, Hayato said with certainty.

"Kaiba and Chihong, you couldn't find any problems with the technology. It seems that I have to go into that world myself and use other methods to check it out."

Stepping into a specially prepared game cabin, Hayato shouted the start-up words: "Yuugami, start!"

The God Monument is really fun (referring to getting stuck and then being beaten by the God Monument