That "second consciousness" completely snapped!
After a brief delay, Victor Gaude closed and reopened his eyes. The black tide receded, leaving only bewilderment in his gaze.
Victor Gaude's change in expression did not escape Dark's notice.
Through the Eye of Truth, the blurry black shadow behind Victor Gaude suddenly collapsed inward and vanished in an instant.
Then Victor Gaude opened his eyes with a bewildered look on his face.
Dark took about three seconds to sort through his thoughts. Then his brow twitched as a bad feeling rose within him.
"Damn it!"
According to the original plan, what he needed to do in this duel was put as much pressure on Victor Gaude as possible. While gradually increasing his desire for victory, he would also make him feel despair, thereby drawing out the "second consciousness."
—Although the actual process had differed subtly from the plan, fortunately, it had ultimately produced the same result.
After drawing out the "second consciousness," he needed to observe it more thoroughly through the duel and gather as much useful information as possible.
The most important thing during this process was not letting that "second consciousness" detect anything unusual, while luring it into showing everything it had.
Originally, everything had been proceeding fairly smoothly.
Although Lopunny's offensive was fierce, the actual damage it dealt per second to "Vampire: Sandra" was very limited. Even if it barely managed to wear down "Vampire: Sandra," it would take an extremely long time.
Since Victor Gaude's "second consciousness" had taken the field, it had clearly come for victory. It could not possibly give up over such a minor setback.
It was like the protagonist Yugi Muto's second consciousness—Yami Yugi—in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! series. He always appeared at critical moments to turn the tide, though he occasionally pulled off