The spy saw Youyu walking over slowly and was momentarily stunned in place.
His thoughts in his mind changed rapidly in a flash, and soon he made the wisest choice—
—play dumb!
The spy brother used all his acting skills and tried to mimic the bewildered look of someone meeting their idol by chance: "You... Mr. Youyu! Is it really you!?"
Youyu raised an eyebrow.
Yo, still pretending here?
He wasn't in a hurry to expose him, just stood in front of him, scrutinizing him up and down.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"I... I'm a student from the Northern Academy!" The spy brother decided to stick to his persona and looked around cluelessly, "I'm just looking for a restroom..."
"Looking for a restroom here?" Youyu glanced at the lush flowers and trees around, "Are you here to fertilize our back garden?"
"..."
The spy brother began to sweat a little.
The Duel King's pressure is indeed extraordinary—plus, after hearing so much boasting from others earlier, this big shot's status in his heart was almost akin to a Creator God, which naturally made him nervous.
"I'm just a little lost, I've always had a bad sense of direction ever since I was a kid." The spy brother chuckled awkwardly, "By the way, what brings you here?"
"Nothing much, just taking a walk, and by the way, seeing if there are any rats trying to sneak in during the chaos."
Hearing this, the spy brother sweated even more, his hands trembling, but he still tried to maintain a smile: "Wow, someone as important as yourself taking a stroll personally..."
Youyu chuckled: "I even personally go to the restroom."
"..."
"Who sent you? What is your purpose on this island?" Youyu questioned harshly, then paused and changed his tone, "Of course, even if I ask, you probably won't answer easily, will you?"
Spy (muttering softly): "How do you know if you don't try asking..."
"Forget it, I respect your professional ethics, so I won't ask. So let's save time, be straightforward, and skip those troublesome procedures directly."
He said this while raising the Duel Disc.
"You should have already noticed that this 'Skyscraper' venue is the domain of Dark Duels, and only when a win or loss is decided will the field disappear; until then, neither of us can leave.
The rules are simple. If you beat me, you can leave freely, and I won't have the power to stop you.
But if I win, you must answer any questions."
The spy made a wry face: "Or... can we skip this process, and you can directly ask! I'll definitely tell you whatever you ask!"
Professional integrity or whatever, to hell with it on the spot. Nonsense! What's more important, integrity or life?
Winning a card game against this big shot is unlikely, and losing might lead to utter annihilation!
If what those idiots said is true, then someone of this magnitude could probably destroy one's soul effortlessly, right?
"That's not possible." Youyu shook his head, "What if you deceive me with false information?"
"I wouldn't dare! I can swear on my mother's grave...."
"Where's your mother's grave?"
"...it's not there."
"Then what if I let you go back to swear, and you take the opportunity to run away and never come back?"
Spy: "..."
Damn, that makes a lot of sense, I can't argue against it!
He gritted his teeth, thinking that to save his life, he absolutely couldn't play this card game, so he had to first show his sincerity.
So he directly said: "To be honest, I'm just an unremarkable Dark Duelist in the Inner World, paid to eliminate troubles, occasionally taking on some integrated tasks.
This time, a client contacted me to come to the island to look into some information, the exact situation is..."
Before he could finish speaking, his pupils shrank, and he staggered back two steps as if suffocating. He clutched his throat, his face turning a liver-like color, as if someone was choking him.
Deep darkness suddenly erupted centered on this person. That darkness instantly enveloped his entire body, with inky matter pouring into his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
The same dark force that eroded Titan last time...but this time, the reaction was ten times stronger!
Youyu's gaze quickly fell on the card box hanging at the other's waist—he immediately saw that it was the center of the dark eruption.
Something was attached to his Card Deck... or more likely, attached to a specific card within his deck that possessed extraordinary power.
It might be because the man was about to reveal critical information that the presence couldn't suppress itself and erupted suddenly.
"I'm...very...sorry..."
The spy's glasses fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The surging darkness engulfed him continuously, and the voice he struggled to make was barely audible, sounding like an old record on its last legs.
His eyes rolled back, subsequently filled with pure, deep darkness. He swayed, barely steadying himself, and his whole aura was completely different from before.
No, to be precise, it was no longer the person standing in front of Youyu, but another being. The moment the spy intended to reveal the secret, the owner's consciousness of this body had already been torn to pieces.
Now controlling this body was an ancient and supremely powerful terrifying entity.
Tragoedia!
"What a useless piece of trash."
Tragoedia grumbled in a low voice, seemingly very dissatisfied with the spy he hired.
"Humans are such troublesome creatures. Foolish, fragile, easily swayed, and more easily retreat."
"So you're different?" Youyu asked.
"Of course." Tragoedia said arrogantly, "Don't compare me to weaklings like humans; it's an insult to me. The power I possess is beyond human imagination... of course, maybe a few strong individuals like you from humanity barely qualify to compete with me."
Obviously, Tragoedia hadn't heard the "top-secret information" that the spy brother had just pried about, nor did he know what fools said about Youyu's "real background."
Just like before with Titan, Tragoedia could only receive information through the host's body after using his dark power to dispel the host's consciousness and take control of his body.
He was unaware of what the owner of this body saw and heard before he remotely controlled them.
So at this moment, he only knew that Youyu is an exceptional Duelist among humans and might have some way to command the Egyptian Gods, but is just a relatively strong Duelist at best.
What about the Egyptian Gods?
Back then, three thousand years ago, the Pharaoh could still command the Three Egyptian Gods, and when Tragoedia stormed the Royal Palace, did he ever back down?
Though he ended up messing up due to being not too clever, trying to show off only to become foolish and got subdued by the priests before even meeting the Pharaoh...
...but that didn't affect his inflated confidence!
Thus, he controlled this body remotely, lifted the Duel Disk and inserted the Card Deck.
Since he's aiming to conquer the world, sooner or later he has to face the world's strong ones. Might as well settle one here!
Eh, as a villain, one must have this level of confidence.
"Come on, Duel King!" Tragoedia said coldly, "Although this deviates from my original plan, it doesn't matter. Here and now, I will finish you off!"