Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: The Path of Evolution

"First comes the attack of the ancient god of fire! Ancient fire wave!"

A scorching sea of ​​fire descended, and the raging flames swept over the bodies of the next-generation searchers, rushing towards Kanpaku.

He raised the Duel Disk, using its blade as a shield to withstand the onslaught of flames!

The sea of ​​fire parted under the defense of the Duel Disk, with most of the energy being converted into impact force, pushing Kanpaku's body backward continuously—

[Kanpaku LP: 3100 → 1400]

When the sea of ​​fire subsided, Guan Bai's body was already teetering on the edge of the dueling arena!

But now is not the time to worry about that; he still has effects to activate!

Guan Bai quickly pressed the button.

"Activate the effect of Next Generation Searcher to Special Summon 1 Next Generation Controller from your Deck in Defense Position!"

Next-Generation Controller

Samsung 1400/1200

The little robot had barely landed when the Flame House launched its next attack.

The controller's brown figure melted into the flames of the Infernal Death Gunner, leaving only an empty dueling arena for Kanpaku.

Guan Bai was panting heavily, his body hunched over, exhausted.

He felt like his body was about to fall apart, and he was extremely uncomfortable all over.

No wonder mind duelists are so feared; if this kind of real damage were done to someone else, they would probably be plastered on the wall by now.

"As expected of the Regent, even such an offensive couldn't take you down..."

Yanwu Xin, panting heavily, marveled at the power of the Kanpaku.

His offensive was over; he had no more tricks up his sleeve.

"My turn... is over."

The price of the True Flame eruption became apparent, and the ancient god of the Flame Hell vanished from the field.

It's time for Kanpaku's turn again.

The audience on stage were cheering for Enya Shin, with only a few people starting to cheer for Kanpaku.

Kanbai could see that among those people were Joel, Allen, and Green. None of the three of them had given up and were still cheering for Kanbai.

Especially Joel, whose high-pitched voice was so unique and penetrating even in a crowd.

However, it must be said that in the current market, Yanwu New has the advantage.

Both sides have reached the point of exhausting resources and fighting one against one, but Enya Shin still has a monster with an attack power of 2200.

The advantage of having large monsters on the field in a long run is self-evident, especially compared to decks like Next Generation that lack Special Summoning opportunities.

As long as Guan Bai cuts off the monsters, he will be sent flying by 2200's punch.

No, Kanpaku has already lost his monsters; he only has one next-generation furnace man card in his hand that he can't play.

Half of his lower-level monsters have already gone to the graveyard, which means... the probability of him drawing a dead monster is already very high!

In other words, everything depends on this one draw!

Kanbai took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart. He placed his right hand, meant for drawing cards, on top of the deck and pressed down firmly—

"My turn, draw a card!"

A streak of green light flashed, and what appeared before Guan Bai was a chance to turn the tide and win.

Kanpaku's heart began to pound—

Won!

"I activate the Spell Card, Swing of Memories!"

"Based on its effect, I can Special Summon a Normal Monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position."

"What I want to revive is the next-generation controller, of course!"

Next-Generation Controller

Samsung 1400/1200

Kanpaku summons the last monster from his hand to the field.

"Then, this card can be summoned without Tribute if there is a Next Generation Controller on the field."

"I usually summon the next-generation Furnace!"

[Next-Generation Hot-Turn People]

【Effect】

【Inflammation/Inflammation】

[Five-star] 2000/1300

"I'm using a Level 5 Next-Gen Furnace and a Level 3 Next-Gen Controller for star control!"

"I use molten lava as the driving force for your operation, you mechanical body that spews eerie blue light, descend in response to my call!"

"Summon Synchro, Next-Generation Thermal Man!"

Above the dueling arena, the enormous, dark blue machine gradually revealed itself, with plumes of hot steam shooting out from its jets.

If the Infernal Monster is like raging, roaring magma, then this is a mechanical fortress that extracts the heat energy of the magma and converts it into stable steam heat energy!

[Next-Generation Thermal Engineer]

【Effect/Synchronization】

[Mechanical/Flame]

[Eight Stars] 2400/1200

The audience was initially noisy about the names of Enya Shin and Kanpaku, but when they saw the monster, they all involuntarily held their breath.

They both realized that this was the final point of their confrontation!

"Next Generation Thermal Man's special ability: its attack power increases by 200 times the number of FIRE monsters in the Graveyard."

[Next-Generation Thermal Engineer]

[Eight Stars] 2400/1200 → 2600/1200

Guan Bai pointed at the Death Gunner in the Infernal Prison and gave the order.

"Fight! Next-generation thermal beings, break through the Infernal Death Gunners! Geothermal Eruption!"

The eerie blue flames broke through the defenses formed by the Death Gunner's body and directly engulfed Yanwu Xin behind him.

[New Lp for Flame House: 600 → 200]

"what!"

Yan Wuxin knelt on the ground, panting heavily, trying to calm the pain and exhaustion in his body.

He still has 200 base points. As long as he survives to the next round, he still has a chance to turn things around!

Yanwu Shin looked up and gazed in the direction of Guan Bai.

Did he survive...?

The answer is no.

Kanpaku calmly pronounced the final outcome of the duel.

"Activate the effect of Next Generation Thermal Monster: If a monster destroyed in battle is sent to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to 200 times the number of Next Generation monsters in your Graveyard!"

"I have seven next-generation monsters in my graveyard, therefore you will take 1400 damage!"

A large amount of steam carrying residual heat spewed out from the blue mechanical fortress, completely enveloping Yanwu Xin's body.

"what……"

Even the screams were drowned out by the steam, and Yanwu's new basic score was reduced to zero.

[New LP for Yanwu: 200 → 0]

Defeat the expert-level duelist

[Rewards: 10 Next-Gen Theme Card Packs 01, 10 Trap Theme Card Packs]

The host's voice rang out the moment the basic score reached zero.

"I hereby declare the winner of the first match of the quarterfinals to be Mr. Kanpaku!"

"Kanpaku!! We knew you could do it!"

"Kanpaku!"

The three people on the stage—especially Joel, who was acting as the duel's agent—jumped up excitedly and gave Kanpaku the loudest and most enthusiastic cheers.

Amidst the cheers that surrounded him, Kanpaku approached Yanwu Xin.

Are you alright?

Yan Wuxin lay on the ground, nodding weakly.

"What a...pleasant...duel..."

"A fun duel? Well, I certainly had a lot of fun."

Kanpaku quite admired this young opponent; he possessed a naiveté that Kanpaku had not encountered in other duelists.

Guan Bai reached out and helped Yan Wuxin up from the ground. After he stood up, he turned and headed towards the lounge.

Before leaving, Kanpaku turned back and subtly reminded Enya Shin of something.

"You possess unusual power. If possible, you should try to control it during your next duel."

Having power is certainly a good thing, but those who engage in mind-based duels are prone to losing control of their power, which can lead to injuries.

Furthermore, during the 5DS era, there was a mysterious Peach Blossom Spring organization that used the excuse of doing what was best for the mental duelists to eliminate dissidents.

Therefore, regardless of who it is for, this Enya Shin would better learn to hide his power.

Yanwu Xin was a little confused, but still nodded blankly.

Seeing the man's reaction, Guan Bai sighed: What is this? He seems to be just a silly kid who has just awakened.

Okay, let's stop here.

No need for further reminders, after all, Kanpaku and Enya Shin aren't very familiar with each other yet.