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Chapter 656 Paradox! (1 words, please vote with monthly tickets~~)

Jack Atlas pushed his D-Wheel to the starting point and looked at his opponents, the mysterious members of the "New World Team".

Paradox.

This guy has brilliant blond hair and wears a mask, but unlike the random mask that Hikaru Amagi picked up, this mask looks extremely exquisite. In the darkness, the area where the eyes are glows with gold light, and there is a mark on the left eye that looks like the "criminal mark" on Yusei's face, but it looks more like a "tear" than a mark.

Like him, Paradox's D-Wheel is also a huge silver-white D-Wheel, but compared to his "Wheel of Fortune", Paradox's D-Wheel looks more impactful, somewhat like a spike used for charging.

Clearly, this is also a homemade D-wheel!
Although Jack doesn't know how to build a D-Wheel, as one of the world's best speed duelists, he can naturally tell that this D-Wheel is definitely not bad, and is even extremely high quality, perhaps even surpassing his own Wheel of Fortune created with the core of City's cutting-edge technology!

He's a strong person!
“Jack Atlas…” Paradox saw that it was Jack who appeared, but he did not feel regret or pity. Instead, he was slightly excited. He took off his mask and greeted Jack.

This confused Jack.

The face beneath the Paradox mask wasn't that of a strange person, nor a secret duelist from some country; it seemed to be just a very handsome young man of similar age.

"You just took off your mask like that?"

Paradox casually put on the mask and said, "The reason I wear a mask is not to hide my identity, but simply to avoid affecting history too much."

?

Before Jack could ask any further questions, the traffic lights for the WRGP race started flashing.

thump——

thump——

At the same time, footage of this duel officially began to be shown to the audience.

In the upper and lower levels of the city, almost all the spectators waiting for the 5DS team's match began to concentrate intently on the game, not to mention the fervent female fans of Jack Atlas.

Whether it's the cheerleading squad at the scene or the police station, there are Jack Atlas fans everywhere, and the reason can be summed up in one word—he's handsome.

He's really handsome.

In the hospital, Carly leaned back in her chair, watching the television screen. Seeing Jack's heroic figure, she smiled slightly.

Previously, in her search for even more powerful cards, she was possessed by a local deity, and it was Jack who risked everything to save her and awaken her.

"Go for it, Jack..."

Jack's fans are not limited to women. In fact, there are quite a few of his fans among the participants in this duel, such as Yugo and Rin. When they saw that Team 5DS was about to start a match again, and that Jack was going to take the stage, the two little ones quickly sat in front of the screen, looking forward to this duel.

Go for it, Jack!

thump——

Green light!

Bang! !

Two silver-white D-Wheels burst off the track almost simultaneously. Then, the two huge D-Wheels rushed onto the track at a speed that was unimaginable to ordinary people. This was something that almost no duelist had ever done before!
Sprint onto the track at top speed and seize the initiative!

The two D-wheels raced side by side onto the track at the same time. Jack's lips curled into a slight smile, and he became confident.

He occupied the inner lane, and even though the opponent's skills were comparable to his own and their D-wheel was also quite excellent, there was nothing they could do to stop him!
He'll take the first strike—

However, in that moment of stunned silence, his eyes widened in utter shock as he discovered…

The other person has surpassed me!

How can it be!

We were in the lead just now!
If it's the outer ring road, it shouldn't be going this fast!

Since the first move had been decided, the speed of the two D-wheels gradually began to decrease. Jack looked at Paradox beside him in shock, as if he were looking at a monster.

The acceleration he just experienced felt like something no human could do; in fact, it almost made him doubt whether "time had accelerated"!
"I'll start the attack!"

Paradox burst into laughter.

"Humph……"

Jack silently accepted it.

Paradox, LP: 4000.
Jack Atlas, LP: 4000.
"My turn."

Paradox casually entered his turn.

“Jack Atlas, to be honest, I’ve always admired you.”

"Oh? Another one of my fans from around the world?" Jack didn't show any particular expression upon hearing this. Duel with fans was commonplace for him. "But don't think that just because you're my fan, I'll go easy on you. A king's duel is always serious!"

The Nordic trio were also watching the duel. After hearing Jack's words, one of them snorted coldly, clearly disapproving.

"Hahahaha... A duel between kings must be serious, right?" Paradox laughed heartily, then casually held up a card.

"It does have some merit, but to be honest, Jack Atlas, I was quite disappointed when I first saw you. Your performance was far from what I had imagined."

"Another guy who idolizes an imagined version of me? Hmph, think what you will. There can only be one king, and that is me, Jack Atlas. I don't need anyone's approval or doubt—I am KING!"

oh oh!!
Yugo and Rin suddenly got excited for some reason.

They had heard some stories about Jack from Yusei before, and knew that he had taken the "Stardust Dragon" in order to reach the top of City. However, after various events and duels, Yusei had forgiven Jack Atlas, so they naturally wouldn't hold onto the issue anymore.

Without this "blemish," Jack is the KING that the two children have always admired since they were little. Now, seeing Jack's classic yet different lines and the King's Declaration, they cheered.

This is completely useless against outsiders like Serena and Ruri.

Of course, they were also looking forward to Jack's duel.

Paradox couldn't help but shake his head: "No... what I'm talking about is completely different from those..."

"Fine, since that's the case, let's settle it with a duel."

"Magic cards, the charity of angels."

Jack Atlas frowned.

Is it even possible to get an extremely rare card like Angel's Blessing, which is almost impossible to find?
Draw three cards from your deck, then discard two cards from your hand.

"I sent the Sinful Red-Eyed Black Dragon and the Sinful Parallel Gear from my hand to the graveyard."

"Next, activate the Spell Card, Sin Choice. You can activate this card by banishing two Sin cards from your Graveyard. Add any Sin card other than Sin Choice (whose name is different from the banished card) to your hand."

"Should I just choose two?"

"What a powerful card!"

Paradox flipped through his deck and picked out two cards: "I'm adding Sin World and Sin Paradigm Dragon to my hand."

"Field Spell Card, Sin World".

"Then, banish Sin Paradox Dragon from the Extra Deck and Special Summon Sin Paradox Dragon."

A massive black mechanical wing unfurled behind him, followed by countless currents flowing across it. A black and white mechanical dragon, wings outstretched, roared onto the scene.

Sin Paradigm Dragon, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Defense 4000!

"Defense statement?"

"After all, it's the first round, so the defense should be more secure."

Many people have seen Paradox's duels, so they are not surprised by a monster with 4000 attack power.

What surprised many more people was...

Paradox thus ended his round!

Looks like I didn't get the skill draw.

Many people who wished Jack would fall flat on his face felt sorry for him.

"That ends the round."

"Hmph... 4000 defense, indeed a wall as solid as a mountain, Paradox." Jack looked at the enormous monster, but his confidence remained unaffected.

“But in front of me, Jack Atlas, such a scene is nothing!”

This time, even Dragan from the Nordic team couldn't help but nod coldly and say, "This guy is right. This guy named Paradox made the worst choice."

Many people consider Crimson Dragon to be a vanilla monster with only 3000 ATK, but in reality, Crimson Dragon has the effect of destroying all defense-position monsters on the opponent's field after damage calculation when attacking a defense-position monster!

The defender says it's a complete waste of the Paradigm Dragon's stats!
He was slightly less optimistic about Paradox.

Similarly, besides this "enemy," Yugo and Rin, as Jack fans, were also well aware of this and couldn't help but start imagining it.

It seems to have a huge advantage!

"My turn - draw a card!"

Jack glanced at his hand and a smile played on his lips: "Not bad hand—so, Normal Summon, Level 3, Tuner Monster, Soul Resonator!"

"This effect can only be activated when Soul Resonator is Summoned or Special Summoned. Add a Level 4 or lower Fiend monster other than Soul Resonator from your Deck to your hand. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon Synchro Monsters other than DARK monsters from the Extra Deck until the end of this turn."

I added Bone Demon to my hand from my deck.

"Send Crimson Prison Defense from your hand to the Graveyard, activate the effect of Bone Demon, and Special Summon it. After being Special Summoned by this effect, you cannot Special Summon any monster from your Extra Deck except DARK Dragon Synchro Monsters until the end of this turn."

“What a long period of self-restraint, Jack Atlas.”

"Hmph, a king's duel is one where one must fight with restraint against an ordinary person, giving the opponent the opportunity to look directly at the king!"

Jack raised his hand and pointed at the Bone Demon: "The Bone Demon's effect is to target 1 face-up monster you control. Send 1 Fiend-Type Tuner monster from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard; the targeted monster's Level increases or decreases by 1."

I sent Crimson Resonator from my deck to the graveyard, reducing Bone Demon by 1 star.

"Use a level 3 Soul Resonator and a level 3 Bone Demon to adjust the star level!"

"Synchron Summon, Level 6, Crimson Rising Dragon!"

Crimson Lotus Rising Dragon, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2100.
"The effect of Crimson Rising Dragon: When this card is Synchro Summoned, target 1 Resonator in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster!"

"Rise, Level 2, Tuner Monster, Crimson Resonator!"

Paradox snapped out of his reverie, glanced at the Crimson Resonator, and then asked a question on behalf of the audience:
"Level 6 and Level 2, are they coming? Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon?"

“No, that’s something only the old me would do. Now, I’ve surpassed the past!” Jack Atlas pointed to Crimson Resonator on the field. “Crimson Resonator’s effect: If you control only 1 DARK Dragon Synchro Monster other than this card, you can activate this effect. Special Summon up to 2 Resonators other than Crimson Resonator from your hand or Deck!”

"Special Summon, Level 2, Vision Resonator, Level 2 Demand Resonator!"

"A Vision Resonator?"

Paradox looked at the monster; its appearance was not that of an ordinary Resonator, but rather it was dressed in a witch's robe.

"Ah!!" A blush crept across Carina's face as she watched the duel, then she erupted in fury. "That's so ugly, Jack!"

"Use a level 2 Strong Resonator and a level 6 Crimson Rising Dragon to adjust the star level!"

"Synchronization Summon, Level 8, My Soul, Crimson Dragon!"

A jet-black dragon roared as it flew out of the darkness, flapping its wings, and slowly followed Jack Atlas onto the stage.

"Wow!!!"

"It has appeared! Our Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon!"

In the Synchro Dimension, the Crimson Dragon is a very famous monster.

"It's not over yet!"

Jack's eyes blazed with intense flames, and he clenched his right fist, pounding it against his chest: "Use a level 2 Crimson Resonator and a level 2 Vision Resonator, along with a level 8 Crimson Dragon, to perform a double star-tuning!"

"what?"

"Double star adjustment!??"

Not to mention viewers from other dimensions, even viewers from this dimension were taken aback by his words.

What is double-tuning?
Synchro Monsters, aren't they supposed to be Tuners and non-Tuner monsters? Two Tuner monsters, what's that all about!?

"King and demon, now they meet! Raging spirit! Let the heavens and earth roar in celebration! Synchro Summon! Appear!"

Level 12

True Crimson Nova Dragon!

Flames tore the earth apart, and pitch-black flames rose from the ground, creating terrifying paintings that floated in the sky. In this scene, a huge red demon covered in armor slowly leaped out!
True Crimson Nova Dragon, Level 12, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3500.
"True... Crimson Nova Dragon?"

"Attack power 3500—"

"Wow, the Crimson Lotus Dragon's new form is so cool!"

"Double star adjustment, using two different star adjustments, the 5DS team has so many unique features!"

"Wow!! Jack, you're amazing!!"

Jack ignored the shouts of the audience, disregarding the cheers that could be heard even from a great distance, and continued to operate: "The effect of Vision Resonator can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 Spell/Trap Card with the name 'Crimson Dragon' from your Deck to your hand."

I've added Crimson Hell to my hand!

"As for the attack power of Crimson Nova Dragon, it will increase the attack power of the monster by 500 points for each Tuner monster in the Graveyard! I currently have a total of 4 Tuner monsters in the Graveyard, so the attack power is 5500 points!"

"Attack power 5500!?"

"It even surpasses the Five Divine Dragons!"

"Fan Shilong is simply incomparable!"

"That's incredible! Jack is definitely the coolest!"

Paradox, observing the scene, remained unhurried. Instead, he nodded and said, "Indeed, it is a very excellent monster. However, once I draw the skill, it will be of little use."

Jack chuckled coldly.

That's not necessarily true.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Crimson Hell Earth."

This card's effect can only be activated during your Main Phase. Add 1 Crimson Dragon (excluding Crimson Hell) or a card with that name from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

I've added the Crimson Lotus Zone from my deck to my hand!

The Crimson Zone can be activated when your opponent activates a card effect while you control Crimson Dragon or a Synchro Monster whose name is written on it. Target 1 card on the field and destroy that card.

Even if Paradox draws the skill draw in the next round, it won't matter to Jack.

not to mention……

"Battle! Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon attacks Sinful Paradigm Dragon!"

"Burning Soul!"

The Crimson Nova's body erupted in terrifying black flames. Then, it raised its right hand and swung its fist down fiercely at the mechanical dragon.

Bang! ! !
"Fan Shilong has been defeated!"

"However, in a world of sin, you can search for sin monsters every turn—"

"Impossible, Paradox definitely wants to draw the skill, he won't use that effect."

indeed.

The Sin deck is a deck that competes on attack power, and defeating the Crimson Nova Dragon with 5500 attack power is not an easy task.

"It's not over yet, Paradox!" Jack shouted as he sped towards Paradox after commanding the monster to destroy the Paradox Dragon. "Don't think this is the end of it!"

The effect of Crimson Hell can only be activated if a monster on the field is destroyed by battle or monster effect. Special Summon 1 Crimson Dragon from your Graveyard!

"Rise, my soul, Crimson Dragon!"

Flames rose across the arena where the duel was being fought, and everyone saw the enormous demonic shadow beneath the curtain of flames.

"The Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon attacks its opponent directly!"

The Crimson Dragon flew to Paradox's side and punched his D-Wheel, causing his speed to drop drastically. In no time, Jack had overtaken him by a considerable distance!

Paradox, LP: 4000 → 1000.
Paradox struggled to control the car, which was wobbling violently due to the stall and impact. However, he remained calm and quickly adjusted the steering, switching from automatic to manual transmission. After a few moments of maneuvering, he easily brought the car back to stability.

"Amazing..." Yugo exclaimed instinctively upon seeing this scene, and Rin beside him nodded hurriedly.

The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details. In that situation just now, the powerful duel caused a change in the lane, and there was even a physical impact and a sharp drop in speed. With all these factors combined, unless you are a highly professional high-speed duel expert, you simply cannot cope with it and will definitely be left far behind!

If you can't maintain your composure by then, the duel might be affected!
To be able to execute the maneuvers and stances so smoothly, this person is definitely a powerful duelist who is particularly skilled in high-speed duels!
Jack looked back at Paradox's actions, his eyes narrowing slightly in surprise.

I never expected there to be such excellent duelists outside of the City.

In that case, we should not underestimate them.

“End the Battle Phase and proceed to Main Phase 2,” Jack pressed D-Wheel and raised another card in his hand. “If there is a Synchro Monster on the field, this card can be Special Summoned from the hand.”

Special Summon, Level 1, Tuner Monster, Synchro Clone Resonator.

"Eh!!"

"Another adjustment? Does this mean we're going to have to adjust the stars again?!" MC yelled at the top of his lungs, trying to stir up the atmosphere.

“That’s right!” Jack pointed to the sky with one finger. “A duel of kings must be filled with the oppressive force of kings. I’ll use a Level 1 Tuner Monster, Synchro Clone, and a Level 8 Crimson Dragon to perform a Star Tuning!” “Transform your form, Crimson Dragon!”

"Synchronization Summon, Rank 9—"

"Yan Demon Dragon Crimson Lotus Demon - Abyss!"

The Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon roared, spreading its arms wide, tearing out two arm blades from its hands as it roared onto the scene.

Yanmolong Crimson Lotus Demon Abyss, Level 9, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3200.
"The effect of Synchro Clone Resonator: If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, target 1 Resonator in the Graveyard other than itself. Add that monster to your hand, and I add Crimson Resonator to my hand."

Set a card to end your turn!

"As expected of Jack, while launching an attack, he also prepared for the next round of attacks! That's KING! Jack!"

Even Dragan couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.

Unexpectedly, Jack Atlas had other powerful monsters assisting him besides the Abyss.

This only made him more dissatisfied.

If you have such strength, why would you use the lives of your own family members as bait to make yourself throw the match and prevent yourself from fighting at full strength?
“Indeed very strong, Jack Atlas.” Paradox emerged from the smoke and dust, hanging behind Jack, and spoke leisurely, “As expected of my… former idol.”

once?

Jack glanced back at him, then stubbornly said, "I never need anyone's worship. I am who I am, the one and only KING! A king doesn't need recognition!"

"Haha... Hearing these words now always makes me feel nostalgic and regretful."

?

Jack was somewhat puzzled.

Paradox gently ran his right hand through his hair and said, "The color is still quite shiny, isn't it?"

The same dazzling blonde hair...

Was it dyed intentionally? Or was it just naturally like Jack's?
"To be honest, it wasn't until now that I understood what it means for an idol and the person themselves to be completely different things."

A few strokes or photographs in a history book can evoke children's boundless imaginations and their admiration and respect for the people of that era. But when I actually stand before these so-called idols, all I feel is...

Ok……

ridiculous."

Yusei, who was watching the live stream, looked up at Hikaru Amagi. Hikaru Amagi raised an eyebrow and thought of a very apt saying: "Admiration is the furthest distance from understanding."

Upon hearing this, Yusei suddenly understood, and even... vaguely realized why their "die-hard fans" were growing so slowly.

"History? Stories? What are you talking about... Wait, could it be that!" Jack had heard Yusei talk about the future.

At this moment, he finally understood—

This Paradox was not one of the fans from his world who watched him duel, but rather a descendant from the future who, after hearing Yusei's story, developed a deep admiration for him as their "helper"...
At this moment, Jack was shocked, surprised, and... embarrassed!
Even someone as shameless as him was incredibly embarrassed!
Because he knew that as someone who had tricked Yusei, although he could enter the "historical stories and legends" together, he was probably just benefiting from Yusei's fame. If it weren't for Yusei, how many people in later generations would know about him?
As a result, his excitement at "going down in history" lasted only a few seconds before being washed away by this embarrassment.

Even more frightening is-

He understood.

Paradox was quite disappointed after seeing the "real Jack"!
“I can hardly believe that you can be compared to that wandering star—” Paradox’s masked eyes gleamed as if they were shedding tears.

He had never met Jack before, but he knew about Yusei.

In his opinion, this Fudo Yusei is even more of a saint than those described in history books.

What about the rest of the 5DS team?

Driven by this curiosity, he saw Hikaru Amagi of Team 5DS—well, a duelist and savior from another dimension, no less than Yusei Fudo, no need to elaborate; and Cro Hogan, an ordinary person who, through his own efforts, gained the recognition of the ultimate Earthbound God, and was also a key figure in the reunification of people from different social classes in later generations, which was indeed impressive. Although he was not as extraordinary as Yusei, his actions were beyond what ordinary people could do.

What the hell is this Jack Atlas?! His dueling skills are impure, his thinking is impure, and he has even done things that betrayed his team!
How dare you compare yourself to Yusei!?

“Jack Atlas, you seem very confident,” Paradox said in a low voice. “Indeed, Team 5DS is quite strong. Each of your teammates has abilities that surpass those of ordinary duelists, and even most of the participants.”

However... team battles can't be won by just one or two strong players.

Even Yusei Fudo needs other connections to fulfill his dream.

"Defeating a local deity, is that something to be so smug about!"

Jack stared at him in shock.

He actually said this so openly in front of everyone watching on TV!

But what Jack couldn't tolerate even more was: "Smugness? Wrong! I'm just doing what I think I should do! To help Yusei!"

"Then all your efforts are completely meaningless!" Paradox retorted instantly. "Indeed, you are stronger than you were before, but this 'strength' only makes you strong enough, not powerful enough to transcend the times!"

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"Let me show you my dueling prowess! I, Paradox, will make you a true duelist!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Paradox glanced at his hand cards.

"Exclude Cyber ​​Ender Dragon from the Extra Deck, Special Summon Sin Cyber ​​Ender Dragon!"

"Another monster with 4000 ATK has been Special Summoned!"

"Wait, is that the Electro-Terminator Dragon?"

In the noble district, a man was watching the duel with a blank expression, but when he saw the monster of "sin," he was so shocked that he jumped up.

this is……

This sense of familiarity...

Before he could continue recalling, the duel resumed.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Dimensional Isolator."

"I'm excluding my Sin Cyber ​​End Dragon and your Crimson Nova Dragon!"

A giant isolation machine appeared on the bodies of two dragons in the sky, and then the figures of the two dragons began to fade into the background.

"Oh! This way, we can get rid of the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon with an attack power of 5500!"

"Brilliant, Paradox! By leveraging the high attack power of the Sinful Monster, victory can be easily secured!"

"Ha—naive! Open the face-down card, Crimson Zone! Target 1 Dragon-Type DARK Synchro Monster that you banish. Special Summon that monster. I Special Summon your banished Crimson Nova Dragon!"

Snapped--

The Crimson Nova Dragon paid no attention to the isolation machine, slammed its claw into the illusory space, and then flapped its wings and flew out.

"Oh dear, what a pity. Paradox's play was exactly what Jack expected. He truly lives up to his title as KING!" MC cheered.

“Ha…” Paradox chuckled, “Everything is exactly as I expected, Jack Atlas.”

"What did you say?" Jack looked at him, puzzled.

"It's about time... Jack, this deck of mine is a tribute to the legendary cards created to commemorate the heroes who saved the world... Although, in the end, the world was destroyed, this aspiration has always remained in my heart."

And now, I'm going to use these to prove my determination—to prove that you have absolutely no intention of growing up!

"Normal Summon, Level 2, Tuner Monster, Crystal Machine - Trinity Crystal!"

As Paradox called out, a robot that looked like a small car flew out of his hand.

Nest—

Hikaru Amagi's eyes widened.

"Hey, hey, hey, aren't these three!?" In an extremely rare occurrence, the Alchemist Wanrong appeared beside Tiancheng Guang, watching the live stream and exclaiming, "My god, I thought I was the only one in the world! Look, I have fellow beings from the same dimension here too—"

Long Ke and You Xing looked at it, seemingly somewhat surprised. After Tian Cheng Guang introduced Wan Rong to them, he did not continue to explain.

Future card series?

Could it be that the reason Wan Rong has been unable to find his compatriots is not because he can't find them, but because... he can't find them?

Regardless, Hikaru Amagi knew that Jack was going to be tough to beat.

why?

Because... he didn't know what the effect of this crystal ingenuity - the three jade crystals - was.

This was a genuine "Future Card" that he had never seen before!
"Discard Crystal Machine - Smoky Tiger from your hand, Special Summon, Level 5, Crystal Machine - Lemon Dragon".

Another completely different monster appeared on Paradox's field, leaving not only the audience confused, but even Jack was bewildered.

Isn't it... a crime?
"If Lemon Crystal Dragon is in your hand or Graveyard, you can discard 1 Crystal Machine card other than Lemon Crystal Dragon from your hand to activate this effect. Special Summon it in Defense Position, and then destroy 1 card you control. I destroy Lemon Crystal Dragon itself."

The golden dragon hadn't even been on the field for a second before it exploded instantly.

"Then the effect of Lemon Crystal Dragon continues to resolve. If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Crystal Machine monster from your Deck in Defense Position."

Defense Position Special Combination: Crystal Machine - Lemon Crystal Saves the Dragon!

The golden dragon seemed to have shifted its form, shimmering with a silvery-white light.

"The effect of 'Crystal Dragon Rescue' can only be activated when this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Send up to 2 Crystal Machine monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard, except for Crystal Machine - Crystal Dragon Rescue!"

what?
Jack's face darkened.

Although he still doesn't know what Paradox's purpose is, he has already figured out the strategy behind this deck.

Clearly, this is a "graveyard-filling" deck!

"I activate the effect of Crimson Demon Abyss! During your or your opponent's turn, you can target 1 face-up card on your opponent's field. Negate that card's effect until the end of the turn."

"Wow!! Even at this moment, he can still counterattack his opponent. As expected of Jack!"

"Hahaha—Jack, this is exactly what I've been waiting for! The effects of the three monsters are activated!" Paradox's words made Jack's heart sink even further. "You can activate this effect only when your opponent activates it. Special Summon 1 [Crystal Machine] monster from your Deck, excluding the three Crystal monsters. Then, Synchro Summon 1 Machine Synchro Monster using monsters on your field, including that monster, as Synchro Material!"

"What!?" Jack's expression changed drastically.

"So, what are you going to do, Jack Atlas?!"

Difficult to handle!

This is extremely difficult!
If this effect succeeds, then Abyss's effect will be wasted, because before Abyss's effect succeeds, Lemon Crystal Dragon will no longer exist on the field. And if you want to activate the effect of Crimson Lotus Zone, destroying three monsters or Lemon Crystal Dragon is meaningless, because even if three monsters are destroyed, this guy can still be used for level adjustment. And if Lemon Crystal Dragon is destroyed, not only can he continue to be Special Summoned, but even if Lemon Crystal Dragon is destroyed, it will not be negated by Abyss's effect!

Damn——

"Hmph, whatever you want."

“Heh… I told you, Jack Atlas, everything you did was exactly what I expected.”

"Tsk..."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Jack Atlas. I'll Special Summon Crystal Machine - Matrix Topaz from my deck, and then..."

He suddenly slammed on the gas, then stood on the D-Wheel, spread his arms, and said, "Use the Level 2 Tuner Matrix Topaz, the Level 2 Tuner Matrix Triad Crystal, and the Level 5 Lemon Crystal Dragon to perform a double level adjustment!!"

"what!?"

"what?!"

"Double star adjustment!!!"

Yugo and Rin wished they could just lean over the screen to watch.

Jack's eyes betrayed his shock and confusion. He looked at Paradox behind him, his eyes filled with astonishment: "What did you say? Double tuning, not something I just created—ah—"

He realized what Paradox meant by "idol"!

The Lemon Crystal Saves the Dragon, which then transformed into an illusion. The two modifier monsters became a silver-white halo and a golden-yellow halo, respectively. The two elves, which looked exactly like the dragons, shimmered with light and then enveloped the Lemon Crystal Saves the Dragon.

Its body began to grow rapidly, and then it transformed into a mechanical monster that actually resembled the "True Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon"!

"O light that shines through the cracks of history, proclaim the prelude to destruction for a stage that transcends time and space!"
"Double star adjustment!"

"Level 9, Crystal Machine - Central Serpent!!"

Crystal Machine - Central Serpent, Level 9, Water Attribute, Machine Race, Attack Power 3000.
Upon seeing the monster, Jack was somewhat shocked, but at least he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Three thousand attack power? Hmph, that number is no match for my monster!"

Paradox, however, lost interest in continuing to mock Jack and instead slowly said, "If Central Serpent is successfully Synchro Summoned, target monsters on your opponent's field or in their Graveyard that are at most the number of monsters used as Synchro Materials. Exclude those monsters."

Jack's eyes widened.

That's it!

The dimensional isolation machine deliberately made him think he was unaware of the trap set by the "True Crimson Lotus Area"!
"In addition, I will also send Crystal Machine - Amethyst Dragon and Crystal Machine - Emerald Turtle from my deck to the graveyard."

"Then I will exclude your True Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon, Yanmo Dragon Crimson Lotus Demon Abyss, and Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon!"

"Oops!"

Many viewers realized that this was a rather bad situation for Jack.

"...Activate the effect of Crimson Zone!" Jack hadn't given up the duel. He looked back at Paradox and made a final stand. "If I control a Synchro Monster with 'Crimson Dragon' or that card name, and my opponent activates a card effect, I will target 1 card on their field. Destroy that card! I will destroy it, Central Serpent!"

"As expected of Jack, he managed to turn the tables!"

"That way, the situation is clean for both sides!"

"Great! Jack still has the recovery card. If he attacks next round, Paradox, who only has 1000 health points left, will lose!"

Amagi Hikaru frowned, having no choice but to tell Yusei that their team was about to suffer their first defeat.

"Failure is not a problem. This duel has really clarified many of my previous worries and doubts." Yusei didn't mind. He picked up his helmet and said to his teammates, "I'm going to bring Jack back."

As for Jack himself...

For duelists, dueling is the only thing that matters.

Since the duel between Paradox and Jack was like this, then naturally, this duel had its significance.

“Just as I expected, Jack Atlas.” Paradox felt no excitement whatsoever, only a sense of absurdity and regret.

With his vision of the future, he understands humanity in this era better than most people in the world, and naturally, he is also more aware of their flaws.

These are all normal.

After all, people in the past could not predict the future, so it is only natural that they had flaws.

But when he actually saw these "flawed old relics" with his own eyes, the urge to kick them into the ground began to grow wildly.

"The effect of the Central Serpent!"

"Effect? ​​Could it be—"

Jack broke out in a cold sweat the moment he heard Paradox's voice.

wrong!

The crystal machine is about to destroy its own monster!

Then, could it be that—

"If Synchro Summoned Crystal Machine - Central Serpent is destroyed by battle or card effect, target 1 banished monster other than this card; Special Summon that monster to your field!"

"You bastard—" Jack roared furiously.

"I choose, your excluded form, True Crimson Nova Dragon!!!"

As time passed, the red demon replaced the golden serpent in its place and slowly descended.

True Crimson Nova Dragon, Level 12, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3500→4500.
The broadcasters and hosts present were all dumbfounded, Jack's fans were frozen in place, and even Jack himself looked at the scene with a pale face.

As time and history unfolded, Paradox once again completed the "snatching of the dragon".

Controlling other people's dragons is a piece of cake for him!
"True Crimson Nova Dragon attacks the opponent directly!"

"Burn your soul!!"

At Paradox's call, Jack's spirit launched an attack on him.

With its wings spread, endless flames erupted from the runway, cracking the ground. Countless pillars of fire, like stars in the sky, appeared. The demon dragon swung its blazing right fist and slammed it hard into Jack's body.

"Caw!"

The moment he was attacked, Jack was sent flying by the immense force. The Wheel of Fortune spun several times in the air like a coin before crashing into the wall with a thud. The powerful impact caused the Wheel of Fortune to bounce twice in the opposite direction, then thud and roll on the ground like a rag doll.

The powerful impact almost instantly threw Jack off the D-wheel, and with a crisp boom, he crashed into the track, creating a small crater under the force of gravity.

squeak-

Paradox, who had caught up from behind, glanced casually at the battered Jack Atlas, then expressionlessly stepped on the gas and drove away.

"Jack!!!"

In that instant, countless people cried out his name in terror.

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　　To elaborate further, the reason for having Paradox use the Water Machine is twofold: firstly, it aligns well with the "future" theme; secondly, the Central Serpent and Quantum Cardinal White Crystal do indeed correspond to Crimson Nova and Meteor Dragon, and the lower-level monsters do bear a resemblance, making it feel like a tribute. Therefore, setting it up as a "future man's tribute deck to 5DS" is a good starting point.

　　The problem with the Sin deck isn't that it's difficult to play; if you really wanted to write a deck guide, the combination of Sin and stickers would be enough to torment most people. The main issue is that many of the Sin cards are too closely related to other powerful characters, like Sin Blue-Eyes, Sin Stardust, and Sin Rainbow Dragon. It just doesn't feel necessary, so I found a deck that fits the future setting.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)