Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

"Make your appearance, [Mirror Resonator]!"

As the [Chain Resonator] cheerfully struck the tuning fork and small hammer in its hand, another little devil, who looked similar to the [Crimson Resonator] but had a mirror symbol on its hem and a huge pair of sunglasses flying behind it, appeared in mid-air.

"Now, double-level-tun the Level 8 [Crimson Dragon Right Crimson Mark] with two Level 1 monsters, [Chain Resonator] and [Mirror Resonator]!"

"Double satellite tuning!?"

To Yuya's astonishment, the tuning forks and small hammers in the hands of [Chain Resonator] and [Mirror Resonator] collided, and the two tuning monsters instantly transformed into two blazing red rings of fire, enveloping [Crimson Dragon? Right Crimson Mark] which had flown into the sky.

"King and demon, now they meet! Touch the soul of the Crimson Dragon and let out a roar that will create heaven and earth! Synchro Summon! Appear! Rank 10, [Crimson Dragon Tyrant]!"

As a crimson dragon soul floated up behind [Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon - Right Red Mark], a crimson pillar of fire suddenly rose up, enveloping [Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon - Right Red Mark]'s body.

Immediately afterwards, the ground that the Wheel of Fortune passed over shattered, forcing Yuya to transfer to the Outer Path in order to continue his journey.

From the shattered ground, the fiery dragon, accompanied by the eruption of earth fire, instantly soared into the sky.

Four pairs of dragon wings, spreading out like bursting flames, suddenly opened, dispelling the flames that were wrapped around the dragon. The orange-gold color at the edges of the dragon wings and the ends of the dragon claws and horns was like a burning sun crown or erupting magma.

"Jack's symbol has been upgraded through double star adjustment!"

Amid the female host's exclamation, the audience erupted in cheers, for their revered king was about to demonstrate his power before them.

"Activate the effect of [Crimson Dragon Tyrant]! Once per turn, destroy all cards except your own! Absolute Power Purgatory!"

A powerful force condensed on the fist of [Crimson Dragon Tyrant], turning its right fist a golden color.

With a single punch, immense power surged into the ground, and the leaking flames, like moving claws, pounced on the monsters and cards on the field.

Under this powerful force, whether it was the [Odd-Eyes Masked Dragon] and [Odd-Eyes Zero Dragon] in the front row, or the [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon] and [Star Reading Magician] which served as the pendulum scale, they all turned into fragments and dissipated.

Chapter 177 The Fall of the Tyrant

Just as he witnessed all of Yuya's cards on the field turn to ashes in an instant, Jack turned around to see what Yuya's expression would be.

To his surprise, Yuya's face showed no sign of panic, but rather... a sense of excitement at his successful plan.

"Now, I activate the effect of [Odd-Eyes Zero Dragon] in my Graveyard! When this card, which I Xyz Summoned, is sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 [Odd-Eyes] monster other than [Odd-Eyes Zero Dragon] from your Extra Deck!"

Now, rise from the dissipating ice! [Heterochromatic Wind and Thunder Dragon]!

Just as Yuya's voice rang out, the figure of [Heterochromatic Zero Dragon], which had originally turned into specks of light and dissipated, reappeared. But soon, the figure turned into specks of light and reformed into a dragon egg that looked like it was made of ice.

As the eggshell cracked, streaks of crimson lightning burst forth, shattering the ice shell. The [Heterochromatic Wind and Thunder Dragon] then emerged from the icy mist formed by the broken shell.

"When [Odd-Eyes Thunder Dragon] is successfully Special Summoned, you can return one face-up Attack Position monster on your opponent's field to its owner's hand!"

[Heterochromatic Wind and Thunder Dragon], let it unleash a returning wave against [Crimson Demon Dragon? Tyrant]!

A fierce storm arose from beneath the wings of the [Heterochromatic Wind and Thunder Dragon]. Despite possessing powerful fire energy, the [Crimson Demon Dragon Tyrant] had no power to withstand this returning wind.

Under the blowing wind, the body of [Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon? Tyrant] gradually retreated until it fell into a huge hole and disappeared completely.

Outside the Duel Palace arena, Jack's fans, who had been cheering because [Crimson Dragon Tyrant] destroyed all of Yuya's cards on the field, were instantly plunged into a deathly silence.

They had originally thought they would see the high and mighty tyrant use his immense power to instantly destroy everything the foolish challenger had, plunging him into the abyss of despair.

Unexpectedly, the reality was that the tyrant used his immense power to usher in his own demise.

Only the seats occupied by duelists from the lower ranks, such as Crow and Shinji, erupted with cheers completely different from the others:

"Well done, Yuya!"

"Go! Take him down!"

Now, Jack Atlas's field is completely empty, and he only has one card left in his hand. He can't even summon a monster in defense position to symbolically preserve his LP.

"I set a card face down, end of turn."

Jack dejectedly folded his only hand to the back of the table, as if foreshadowing the end of an era. However, he did not give up hope.

After all, during Yuya's turn just now, he squandered his hand so recklessly that he only had one card left. Even with the card draw next turn, he'd only have two cards left.

And he, Jack Atlas, has 6400 LP points. It will be quite difficult for Yuya Sakaki to defeat him in one turn.

He shouldn't give up as long as he hasn't lost yet.

"Then my turn is to draw a card!"

As Yuya ran his fingers across the deck, he was just as worried as Jack. He knew that with two cards, especially with the activation condition of the card in his hand, he might not be able to defeat Jack so easily this turn.

But if Jack manages to survive this round, the situation is still uncertain.

Therefore, if he wants to defeat Jack in this round, he has to gamble everything on this draw.

Turning the card over and looking at its true form, Yuya breathed a slight sigh of relief. He knew he had won his gamble.

"I Normal Summon [Entertainment Partner Skeleton Acrobat Jester] from my hand!"

As the card was snapped, the clown, dressed in black and pink, appeared in the halo, tap dancing, before Yuya's D-Wheel.

"When this card is successfully summoned, you can add any one of the following from your deck to your hand: [Entertainment Partner] monster, [Magician] Pendulum monster, or [Odd-Eyes] monster!"

"Come on, [Odd-eyed Phantom Dragon]! Next, I'll set the pendulum scale for [Odd-eyed Phantom Dragon]!"

Catching the card that popped out of his deck, Yuya raised his hand and placed it in his Pendulum Zone. At that very moment, the pale blue pillar of light that had just been destroyed by flames in Absolute Power Purgatory rose up again.

This time, however, the dragon that flew up from the pillar of light was a dragon beast covered in silver-gray metallic armor, with its wings emitting rainbow-like light.

"Then, I activate the Pendulum effect of [Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon]! Discard one card from your hand, and add one face-up Dragon-Type Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand!"

I choose to discard [Pendulum Call] from my hand and add [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon] from my Extra Deck back to my hand, then use it to set the Pendulum Scale!

With the Extra Deck opened, Yuya pinched the popped-out [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon] between his fingers and attached it to the opposite end of [Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon]. The word "PENDULUM" with iridescent light reappeared on his Duel Disk.

Jack watched as the dark purple dragon, destroyed by his own effect in the previous turn, rose again from the pillar of light.

"Right now, the pendulum scales of my [Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon] and [Odd-Eyes Tyrant Pendulum Dragon] are 0 and 8 respectively, so I can Special Summon monsters from Level 1 to Level 7!"

Come forth, Pendulum Summon! [Odd-Eyes Masked Dragon], [Star Reader Magician], [Time Reader Magician]! Now, return to my field!

As the hole between the two beams of light reopened, the three monsters that had previously appeared on Yuya's field, whether as summoning materials or due to destruction, once again revealed their respective forms.

After these monsters appear, Yuya will also show Jack another summoning method that he has never seen before.

"The summoning condition is two Pendulum Monsters! I use [Star Magician] and [Time Magician] on my field as materials, set a Link Arrow, and Link Summon!"

Welcome, supporter of the pendulum! Use your power to connect all things and turn a new page for the pendulum! Link 2, [Newly Forged Warrior? Silver Princess]!

As two mage-like monsters transformed into two streaks of red light and crashed into a deep blue door that he had never seen before, Jack's expression grew increasingly complicated.

His expression darkened even more when the [Newly Forged Warrior? Silver Princess]'s body was fully formed and its attack power was displayed before his eyes.

With 1800 points, plus the attack power of the other monsters on the field, the total attack power has reached 6300 points. Just 100 more points are needed to completely defeat him.

After successfully activating the first effect of [Newly Forged Warrior? Silver Princess]'s Link Summon, Yuya immediately activated the second effect:

"Once per turn, you can destroy one other face-up card on your field and add one face-up Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand!"

I choose to destroy the [Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon] on the field and add the [Entertainment Partner Odd-Eyes Melter], which was just sent to the Extra Deck by [Newly Forged Warrior Silver Princess], to my hand!

This effect made Jack's face darken even more. After all, he had witnessed the effect of [Odd-Eyes Overpowering Pendulum Dragon] in Yuya's previous turn.

Sure enough, right after the effect of [Newly Forged Warrior? Silver Princess], another deep blue dragon called [Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon], covered in pale bone armor, descended onto Yuya's field at the call of [Odd-Eyes Overlord Pendulum Dragon].

At this moment, Yuya's D-Wheel, surrounded by monsters, stands in stark contrast to Lucky Wheel, which is completely empty except for a single Trap Card.

It was as if the king of the new era was witnessing the fall of the tyrant of the old era.

Chapter 178 Forming an Alliance

In the end, Jack was still unable to withstand the terrifying horde of monsters on the field.

Even at the start of the battle phase, he tried to use his last remaining trap card to block the arrow's attack.

Unfortunately, the activation of that trap card was negated by the power of [Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon], and the entire card was torn to shreds by the crimson lightning unleashed by [Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon].

After dodging left and right while piloting the Wheel of Fortune, and successively avoiding the direct attacks of [Heterochromatic Masked Dragon] and [Newly Armored Warrior? Silver Princess], Jack's LP was reduced by 3000 points, but he and his D-Wheel remained unharmed.

Unfortunately, the next second, the lightning emitted by the [Heterochromatic Wind and Thunder Dragon] gave him no chance to dodge and struck Jack's Wheel of Fortune directly.

The Wheel of Fortune went off balance instantly, and even Jack felt a tingling, electric shock-like sensation.

Fortunately, Jack's years of driving skills helped him stabilize his lucky wheel. But before he could even feel relieved, the light spewed from the mouth of the [Heterochromatic Phantom Dragon] arrived instantly, completely wiping out Jack's last remaining LP.

As Jack's LP was reset to zero, the Wheel of Fortune, which was already on the verge of losing control, instantly lost power, completely overturned, and crashed heavily into the guardrail of [High-Speed ​​World - New Type].

As for Jack himself, he was thrown out of the Wheel of Fortune as his body spun involuntarily, crashing heavily to the ground.

"The king... has been defeated?"

Amid the female host's stunned voice, a commotion erupted in the audience. Cheers for Yuya's name and curses against Jack blended together in the Duel Palace, creating a unique symphony.

As for the winner of this match, the new king who overthrew the old king as a sacrifice that almost everyone didn't have high hopes for, Yuya steadily stopped his D-Wheel next to Jack's D-Wheel.

"Hey, Jack, are you alright?"

Yuya jumped off the parked D-Wheel and quickly ran to Jack's side, asking a question.

At this moment, Jack, who was lying on the ground, was actually awake. Although he was in some pain, he could easily stand up if he wanted to.

But he wanted to lie on the ground and savor the feeling, the feeling of defeat he hadn't tasted since he became the so-called "king".

Unfortunately, Yuya arrived, and his reminiscence could only end there.

"I'm perfectly fine, young man."

Standing up, Jack, with his greater height advantage, looked down at Yuya and spoke.

"A truly exhilarating duel, young man. You have shown me your strength. It's just a pity that this is ultimately an exhibition match. If you wish to claim my throne, then persevere until the day of the Friendship Cup victory."

After saying that, Jack turned and left with the staff who had rushed over, ignoring even Yuya, who was left behind, who wanted to say something to him.

However, deep in Jack's heart lay a message he had wanted to say to Yuya, but ultimately remained silent:

"Young man, thank you for showing me a new kind of power, for letting me know that the king is not the true pinnacle of power. When you challenge me again... no, perhaps that will be my challenge to you, I will show you what I can do, a power that surpasses that of the king."

As for Yuya, he was quite infuriated by Jack's arrogant behavior of ignoring everyone and leaving on his own:

"At least listen to what others have to say, you bastard! No wonder Crowe and the others hate you so much!"

Yuya, still angry, had no idea what kind of impact his acceptance of Jack's challenge in this duel would have on this Synchro Dimension.

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