Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 922

Chapter 922: Chapter 922: Awakened Darkness

A few months ago, Egypt.

Beneath a wilderness seemingly forgotten by time, a history buried for millennia lay hidden.

Then, within that eternal darkness, a crack suddenly appeared.

"Wait, I think I found something..."

There were voices outside the fissure.

"Over here! Right here, under this spot!"

The sound of tools striking stone—the crack widened quickly. A beam of modern light pierced millennia of silence, unveiling the darkness. In this sunless depth, the air was damp and ancient.

A team of archaeologists poked their heads in, their helmet lights cutting through the gloom like golden swords.

Excitement was on every face—as if they were making history.

"The local legends were true... There really is something here."

"Careful, we’ve heard the stuff inside is dangerous."

"Relax. Even if it was, it’s been thousands—maybe tens of thousands—of years. Time takes care of everything." Someone joked.

They moved cautiously through twisting tunnels and chambers, their breaths and heartbeats echoing eerily in the claustrophobic space.

At the very depths, what awaited them... was a stone tablet.

Covered in the marks of ages, moss and mud intertwined, ancient and terrifying. The carvings seemed to depict a demon—drawn in a simple, almost stick-figure style, but somehow its crude lines conveyed an uncanny sense of dread.

Each team member glanced at the tablet once—then instinctively turned away, too afraid to look again.

"Hey, look over here."

Someone pointed to the stone wall beside the tablet. Everyone crowded closer. Ancient letters were inscribed there.

"Eddie, you’re the expert," someone said. "Can you read this?"

"I’m not sure, but I’ll try."

The man named Eddie shone his light on the text, squinting at it.

"I think this is the tablet’s name? It seems to be called..."

Eddie adjusted his glasses.

"...Zorc."

The moment the word left his lips, all the lights suddenly went out.

As if speaking the name had broken a taboo, awakening something that had slept for millennia.

And in the last moment before darkness fell, the simply drawn demon on the tablet... seemed to open its eyes.

...

A few months later, present day.

Kira had to admit—he’d overlooked something.

He treated Duel Academy like his own backyard; most of the time, he was aware of everything happening on the island. But thanks to Yubel, he realized there were still blind spots.

On this very academy island, at the foot of a volcano, was a hidden outpost—like a hunter’s blind.

Boom!

Silent blasted open the door with a single Mega Burst. Kira stepped through the swirling dust and smoke, taking in the scene.

A shady base.

That was his first impression.

The walls were covered in incomprehensible writing, resembling ancient hieroglyphs. Crude murals dotted the room, abstract depictions—perhaps of rituals, with a giant demon emerging in a stormy sky above an altar.

"I recognize that name."

The Eye suddenly stared intently at the wall’s carvings.

Kira glanced at it. "Didn’t know you were so cultured. What’s it say?"

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