Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 725 Divine Arrival (4K)

A good start.

Yusei easily defeated Antinomi, securing the first victory for Team 5DS.

Next, because Antinomi's life points reached zero, Yusei could no longer make any moves, so he ended his turn, put the Cosmic Yoru Dragon back on the field, and then continued to move forward.

Antinomi watched for a while, feeling melancholy, but he didn't say anything sentimental. Instead, he thought back to the duel.

It really only took one duel to understand my hesitation and thoughts...

Yusei, as expected of Yusei.

hum-

Meanwhile, as Yusei's D-wheel was in autonomous driving mode, Paradox roared onto the track from the starting point.

Paradox and Antinomi met on the way. He glanced at him but said nothing, yet everything was understood without words.

Paradox, as his old buddy, understood almost instantly what Antinomi was planning to do in the duel.

Although Yusei Fudo was the originator of "Accel Synchro," Antinomi was a powerful duelist who was immersed in Accel Synchro training more than a hundred years later.

Acceleration Synchronization, which was just born in this era, had already undergone hundreds of years of changes and evolution in their time. Therefore, both their speed and their understanding of acceleration were far better than Yusei's.

Therefore, Antinomi actually has more authority to speak on the topic of accelerated synchronization than Yusei does now.

but--

No matter what, Yusei is the creator of Accelerated Synchro.

His understanding of accelerated synchronization far surpasses that of anyone else; give him a starting point, give him an inspiration, and he can understand it.

Paradox could understand Antinomi's thoughts.

He wanted to help his idol, his friends, and his comrades, so he struggled a lot during the duel.

But Paradox is different.

He came here to win!

He is the one among the people from the future who is the most supportive of ZONE.

Although he also greatly admired Yusei and Jack, he was deeply moved and respectful of Yusei after meeting him.

But Jack shattered his illusions about "history".

Although he had to admit that Jack was gradually becoming more like him in terms of temperament and fighting spirit after witnessing Jack's duel with Dragan, it did not mean that he would change his behavior.

No matter what reality is like, no matter how well his childhood idols perform, he will never betray ZONE at this crucial moment.

He will unconditionally believe in ZONE, support ZONE, and complete ZONE's mission, just like the people of 5DS support Yusei.

After spending some time, he finally caught up with Yusei. Without saying a word, Paradox declared his turn.

Although "Cosmic Transformation Dragon" is very troublesome, it lacks "burst" compared to the Halberd Gunner, which has 3 invalid summons per turn.

If it fails only once, Paradox only needs to find a way to force Yusei to use the effect of the Cosmic Yoruichi Dragon, and then he can begin his own development.

Unfortunately, although he forced Yusei to activate the effect of Cosmic Transformation Dragon, he was unable to use the effect of "Crystal Machine - Central Serpent": "If this Synchro Summoned card is destroyed by battle or card effect, target 1 banished monster other than this card and Special Summon that monster to your field."

Yes. Even if the cosmic chameleon excludes itself, it still won't work.

the reason is simple.

Cosmic Yodragon "cannot be Special Summoned without Synchro Summoning".

The exception of the Cosmic Yozora itself is the cost paid for the effect, and returning to the field is also part of the "COST", not a Special Summon.

Therefore, even if Paradox manages to destroy his own central serpent, he cannot directly seize control of the Cosmic Radiant Dragon in the same way he seized Jack's Crimson Nova Dragon.

This made him slightly unhappy.

The card Cosmic Transformation Dragon has been around for so many days, so he's naturally trying to figure out how to deal with it. After all, the effect of Cosmic Transformation Dragon has such a long duration, and it can last almost from the turn of the Yusei to the last turn of the 5DS members.

Although the effect can only be used once per turn—as long as you don't do anything reckless at the end of the turn of the Starship, the Cosmic Radiant Dragon can only use its effect once per turn at most.

The problem is that this effect is used once every round.

In long-term battles, this card's advantage is too obvious, so he has recently been thinking about how to send the Cosmic Transformation Dragon to the graveyard in advance by controlling the banished cards, so that Yusei cannot revive the Cosmic Transformation Dragon.

pity--

The central serpent cannot do that.

But no matter what.

With six brand-new starter cards, it would be quite easy for him to overcome Yusei, who only has the Cosmic Transformation Dragon.

Although a card was lost midway due to the effect of Cosmic Yoruichiro, the remaining life points of Yusei were successfully depleted.

Yusei's D-Wheel was already damaged from the impact and collision, and now it was hit by Paradox, causing screws to fly everywhere and bringing it to a stop in the middle of the track.

He reluctantly stopped the car, prepared to repair the D-wheel on the spot, and then waited for Jack to come and hand it over to him.

"Go for it, Yusei!"

"Go for it, Yusei!! We all support you!!"

As Yusei pulled out his tools from the trunk, the spectators around him took the opportunity to cheer him on, telling him not to be discouraged and to believe that his teammates would definitely win.

As Yusei listened to the sporadic support from the audience, his smile grew even brighter. He raised his hand and waved towards the stands, thanking everyone.

After a while, when Yusei had repaired the D-Wheel and could ride it, Jack also passed by Yusei with a whoosh. He saw Yusei from afar and immediately raised his left hand, and Yusei followed suit and raised his hand as well.

Snapped--

The two passed each other, and crisp applause rang out.

Jack caught up, and at that moment, the Cosmic Transformation Dragon soared and flapped its wings once more!

This dragon, symbolizing the power of the planets, gained the support of countless people and was then fully born as a card. It is also the [Coordination] of 5DS!
Therefore, Jack must take the dragon to a more distant future!

At least, this is not the end of the duel.

As Jack caught up, Paradox couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks as he looked at his "idol" and "defeated opponent."

Unusually, Jack didn't get angry, but quietly endured Paradox's mockery.

Because he really did lose to Paradox.

“Paradocus!” Jack placed his hand on the deck and said to Paradocus, “But this time, I’m fighting for Yusei, so I will never fail again!”

"Oh?" Paradox asked with interest. "So, you've managed to break through your limits in just one month?"

“No…” Jack readily admitted, “I can’t do it on my own. But… if I use it—”

it?
Jack took a deep breath.

He knew very well that without external help, he might not be able to catch up with Paradox in a short time if he relied solely on himself.

Therefore, he had to resort to "special means".

That is... using the power of Earthbound God Crimson Nova!

In fact, Jack hadn't used the power of Shinguren Nova until yesterday. Because the duel with the Asgardian trio shouldn't have involved using the Earthbound God power of Shinguren Nova.

It's not that he conserved his strength or hid his secrets; rather, what Dragan wanted was a thorough, satisfying, and genuine duel.

Jack could understand best the feeling of having to succumb to reality and being unable to complete one's "duel" due to practical reasons.

Fortunately, a year ago, Jack met Seto Kaiba, which helped him understand his flaws and reconnect with Yusei.

Therefore, he understood Dragan's desires better than anyone else.

In order to complete the "coordination" of the planet, it was obvious that genuine sincerity was needed. Therefore, even at the risk of physical injury, Jack did his best and staged a full-blown fight with Dragan in front of the whole world.

The price is that, even now, Jack still feels a tightness and pain in his chest, as if several bones are constantly "acting up" to him.

If it were a normal duel, he might have been injured and collapsed during the fight, but—

Today, he will show that he is "different".

After a series of actions, Jack gathered all the materials for Synchro Summoning. Paradox looked at the materials on the field and chuckled.

It looks like we're going to have to perform a double synchronization to summon the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon again.

But if that's all there is to it, it's just repeating what happened before...

"I use a double Star Tunneling with a monster on the field to Synchro Summon—Embossed Dragon King Crimson Demon Evil!"

Um! ?

A jet-black dragon, a dragon that seemed like a true demon, flew out of the flames and soared alongside the suspended Cosmic Radiant Dragon.

Its attack power is the same as that of the Cosmic Blazing Dragon, both at 4000.
However, unlike Super Crimson Nova Dragon, its effects are...incredibly powerful!
"This effect can only be activated when this card is Synchro Summoned. Your opponent cannot activate card effects in response to the activation of this effect. This turn, your opponent cannot activate any effects activated on the field."

So strong!

It's terrifyingly strong!
It's a powerful effect that can't be chained together. With such an overpowered effect, wouldn't only absurd monsters like the Tech-based Halberd Gunner be able to handle it?

In any case, the appearance of this card instantly blocked the effects of Paradox's monsters on the field, preventing Paradox from activating the effects of chain monsters and using the effects of his own monsters.

"It's not over yet. I activate the effect of Crimson Hell Earth and add Earthbound God Crimson Nova from my deck to my hand."

"Earthbound deity!?"

Paradox immediately understood what Jack meant.

It's not easy to surpass the times by relying solely on one's own efforts.

But since it's for Yusei, for 5DS, and for becoming the strongest duelist, then anything is worth doing!

Even if it means burning one's own soul!
Jack used the strongest Earthbound God's power without hesitation, all for the sake of his own dignity!

The burning dignity to defeat Paradox!

Not long after leaving the hospital, Jack started gambling with his life again, and Paradox was no coward either. Seeing that Jack was even burning his own soul, he did not hesitate at all and risked his life.

Even as Paradox's car spun around on the track, he remained unconvinced, even more furious than before: "Damn it, damn it! Jack, how could you use power that isn't yours? This kind of duel, this kind of duelist, how can you be the strongest king!?"

There was a sense of exasperation.

But it also seems a bit... disappointing?

But Jack's answer was simple and straightforward.

Coordination is not a one-person job. Since Yusei has chosen to support him, then as an ally of the "Red Dragon," he must prove his loyalty to Yusei, even if it means risking his own life.

The rest is actually quite simple.

The New World Team's biggest goal was actually to prevent Yusei's Space Yoh-type Dragon from appearing, but Antinomi failed to do so. Paradox was the second to appear, partly because he had defeated Jack, and his goal was to find a way to let Hikaru Amagi appear first.

As long as Amagi Hikaru reduces Paradox's life points to zero through damage—and Paradox can even find a way to "self-destruct" with certain cards at the very beginning of Amagi Hikaru's turn, then Apollia can be brought in to finish the job.

Most monsters in the Crystal Machine and Tech genus are Machine-type, especially monsters like the Gunner, which are completely Machine-type. By Apollia's turn, even without using Monster Gate or Name Deduction to send a large number of Machine-type monsters to the Graveyard, the accumulation of monsters by his teammates is enough for Apollia to perform multiple Special Summonings.

In fact, Apollia did the same thing after he entered the game.

He first used his famous deduction to force Jack to use the effect of Cosmic Transformation Dragon, and then sent three Machine Forces: Destruction Force and some high-level Machine Emperor monsters to the graveyard through Monster Gate and Foolish Burial. He then Special Summoned three more from the graveyard through the effect of Destruction Force.

He didn't use it last time, but his deck naturally included "Super Heavy Turret Train Gustav's Maximum Cannon"—once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material to activate it. Deal 2000 damage to the opponent.

There is no limit to the number of times a card can be used per turn!

With 4000 health points, a few simple maneuvers will make depleting your opponent's health as easy as taking candy from a baby!

but!

WRGP is a relay race!!

Once a player's life points reach zero, the turn will immediately pass to the next player's turn!

In other words, if Apollia directly reduces all of Jack's life points without dealing with the monsters on the field, or even without preparing any set cards in advance, then Amagi Hikaru can simply command the monsters to attack and win the next turn.

Therefore, he dealt with Super Crimson Nova first—Crimson Demon had already been dealt with by Paradox, so he wasn't too troubled.

After doing all that, he used Gustav's maximum cannon to deal 2000 damage to Jack, then overwrote a card and used two mech units to stack a "Final Ring Super Beast - Vuldras" before entering the battle phase, completely reducing Jack's health to zero.

Even so, it's meaningless now.

Because, Hikaru Amagi, at full strength, has arrived!

This might be the easiest "boss battle" that Hikaru Amagi has ever faced. Before he even started, Yusei and Jack had already accumulated a lot of usable resources.

And this is precisely the result of Yusei and 5DS' efforts and "coordination" over the past year!
As Amagi Hikaru commands the Earthbound Winged Hound Demon to attack Apollia, ultimately reducing Apollia's HP to zero, it seems that WRGP's journey home has come to an end... or so it seems.

Although Apollia's health points have reached zero.

A huge crack appeared in the sky.

At first, many people thought it was just a misconception.

But soon, a distinct cracking sound rang out, and the true "sky" above the City, which could never be touched, split open!

"Ow~~~"

A strange dragon's roar resounded.

Jack, Izayoi Aki, and many other dragon seals suddenly lit up.

Amagi Hikaru gazed at the shattered sky, and then a dreamlike dragon's roar rang out again. Afterward, a crimson figure like a long snake and a crimson figure like a giant appeared in the sky!

The positive red dragon and the negative red dragon both appeared in the crack in the sky!
Not just him—

Almost instantly.

Everyone in the world saw the sky crack open.

The whole world, everyone, has become aware of the existence of that dragon!
Two colossal dragons intertwined in the air, their golden and black lines overlapping, eventually transforming into a colossal figure beyond human comprehension. In that instant, this figure spun and hovered throughout the entire planet—everyone on the planet, in every place, could see even a single scale or claw of that absolutely unique dragon!
"This!!?!" The arrogant voice beside Jack now sounded so panicked. "This is completely different from what I remember!"

“They’re here—” Harald, one of the Nordic trio, said with a solemn expression.

After the initial shock, countless people realized...

The entire planet, the entire world, and perhaps even the entire universe, are actually surrounded by the red dragon!
This is what it means...

The Crimson Dragon, the One True God, in its true form!!!
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