# Chapter 198: The True and False Princess

# Chapter 198: The True and False Princess

The group no longer paid attention to teasing Joey Wheeler and quickly ran outside. They saw that the originally bright sky had become incredibly gloomy, with dark clouds obscuring the sun and occasional flashes of lightning and thunder, presenting a scene like the end of the world.

Even the black clouds in the sky kept pressing lower, as if they were about to crush the Castle of the Kingdom of Corlando, which was built high on the mountain.

Yugi's gaze looked towards the black clouds, and the hairs on his body stood on end. Those weren't black clouds at all; they were dense masses of flying Fiends, flying out from the **Castle of Dark Illusions** on the horizon and attacking the Kingdom of Corlando!

"Is this number a joke?!" Joey Wheeler swallowed nervously. "I already thought the enemy numbers would be huge, thousands, tens of thousands, but how many Monsters are there now? It's close to a hundred thousand, a million!"

"Princess, it's very dangerous here, please return to the Castle quickly!"

The Nanny's voice came from beside them. Keipei and Princess Marie walked out of the dressing room side-by-side and also came to the Terrace. However, what was somewhat Strange was that the usually gentle Princess Marie was now quite forcefully refusing the Nanny, while the outgoing Keipei looked at the massive Fiend army in the sky with some fear.

"Their Goal is 'me'." Princess Marie said, though her voice sounded subtly different. As "she" spoke, "she" avoided Hayato's subtle gaze. For some reason, "she" felt that Hayato had already seen through "her" identity.

"They want to Kidnap Princess Marie to use as a Tribute? Not so easy!" Joey Wheeler was originally a bit scared, but after knowing there was someone behind him who needed protection, he mustered his courage again, patting his chest which wasn't covered by his beast hide clothing. "Just stay behind me, Princess, we'll protect you."

"The number of Monsters is simply too many. Everyone, use Cards that can clear the Field on a large scale," Yugi said, Summoning **Dark Magician Girl**, and then Activated the Spell Card **Dark Burning Magic**.

A giant Magic Missile blasted into the Fiend army, the Explosion Absorb a large area of clustered enemies, successfully repelling part of the Attack.

Afraid of being easily Annihilation again by gathering together, the Fiends in the sky scattered, increasing the distance between each other. But before they could relax, saw blades, flying needles, lasers, missiles, and Cannon precisely locked onto them and Annihilation them one by one.

Relying on the powerful propulsion of its Armor, **Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon** soared through the air, unleashing Firepower recklessly, becoming a complete anomaly in the surrounding era of Sword and Magic. However, for the Soldiers on the ground, it didn't matter if it was a black cat or a white cat, as long as it could catch mice; whether it was Magic, Bow and Arrow, or a Strange Firearm, anything that could take down Fiends was a good thing.

For a time, the Fiends' Attack was blocked. However, in addition to the Fiends themselves, they also brought some quite dangerous things from the **Castle of Dark Illusions**.

Carried by two **Midnight Fiend**, a Magitech Cannon that looked very dangerous was aimed at the Castle below. Dark Mystical Power was guided by the surrounding Fiends and poured into the muzzle. If they succeeded in firing, the resistance of the Soldiers below would be instantly crushed.

And just then, accompanied by a hawk's cry, Mai Valentine's **Harpie Lady** sisters, each carrying a **Harpie's Feather Duster**, joined the Battle in the air. They specifically sought out those Siege Weapons to Attack. Each swing of the **Harpie's Feather Duster** in their hands would stir up strong winds that would Destroy those contraptions.

Seeing the other three working so hard, Joey Wheeler also drew a Card: "If you want to Kidnap a Tribute, you'll have to get past us first! Go, **Giltia the D. Knight**!"

Although he really wanted to Rant, "Why does it fall short when it gets to you?", Hayato still cooperated with the **Giltia the D. Knight** that Joey Wheeler Summoned, Activating **Sword of Dragon's Soul** to Equip it.

Because it lacked Flight Ability, Joey Wheeler's **Giltia the D. Knight** simply took on the ground rescue Quests. Whenever a Monster broke through the aerial Defense and tried to descend towards them, the **Giltia the D. Knight** would always arrive in time with swift steps before its Debut, ending it with a single sword strike.

On the surface, the situation looked great.

However, what Hayato and the others were facing was only the Vanguard of the Fiends. As time passed, the number of Fiends increased, and their quality gradually improved, from the initial **Gargoyle** and **Koumori Dragon** gradually enhanced to Higher-Level Monsters like **Dark Chimera** and **Beast of Talwar**.

First, it was the **Harpie Lady**s, then **Giltia the D. Knight**. Joey Wheeler's and Mai Valentine's Monsters were successively Destroyed by the increasingly powerful Monsters. Although they Summoned new Monsters again, it was clear they couldn't hold on much longer.

Yugi frowned and drew a Card from his Deck: "Although using this Card now is very risky, we can't worry about that anymore!"

"I Activate the Spell Card **Dark Hole**!"

In front of Yugi, a black point appeared out of thin air and rapidly flew towards the Fiend army in the sky. As it flew, a powerful suction force swept across the entire Field, as if to Suck In all matter into it. This Card had the Effect of indiscriminately Destroying all Monsters on the Field. Not only the Fiends in front of them, but even the Monsters Yugi and the others had Summoned would be Destroyed by this.

Just as the Effect of **Dark Hole** was about to take effect, suddenly, a Kunai struck from a blind spot, piercing Yugi's **Dark Hole** Card and nailing it to the wall, forcibly interrupting the Effect.

Before Yugi could react, a large Fishing Net enveloped all five of them—Yugi, Hayato, "Keipei", Joey Wheeler, and Mai Valentine—restricting their movements.

From the shadows, a Masked Ninja in a blue bodysuit used Wall Running to reach the top of their heads. Another net was thrown out, perfectly covering "Princess Marie", who had no Defense above her head. Amidst the Nanny's cry of surprise, the Fishing Net instantly tightened. The **Blue Ninja**, before being Destroyed by the reacting **Dark Magician Girl**, flung the Princess into the air where she was caught by a **Midnight Fiend**.

Having successfully Kidnapping the Princess, the Fiends no longer lingered in Battle. No matter how the Soldiers on the ground provoked them, they refused to turn back, retreating directly and flying back into the **Castle of Dark Illusions** in the sky.

"Princess!!!"

"Princess Marie-sama!"

Accompanied by sorrowful cries, the sky gradually cleared. "Keipei", dressed as a Hero in an outfit similar to Yugi's, sat down in a Bird Sitting posture, looking at the Fiends gradually disappearing into the sky: "How could... Keipei-sama..."

"Those hateful Monsters actually took the Princess—" Joey Wheeler gritted his teeth and threw his Spiked Club to the ground, but suddenly reacted, "Huh? 'Keipei-sama'?"

"Hey, could it be that you are—!!"

"Keipei" turned his head, revealing a tearful Expression.

Such a fragile Expression was hard to imagine appearing on Keipei's face. Clearly, this "Keipei" was the Princess, and the one who was captured was Keipei!