Chapter 194: The Change in the Event

"Jack, go for it!!!"

Inside the dueling arena's fence, You Wu and Lin shouted their cheers for Jack; Jack glanced at them, noticing Yu Xing behind them—he lowered his eyes slightly, said nothing, and twisted the handlebars, giving a small wave in that direction.

"Whoa! Come on, Jack!" The two children were Jack's loyal fans; seeing his response, they grew even more excited.

"Then—"

MC watched the two take their positions, raised his hand, and shouted, "Three, two, one—"

"Rush Duel, Accelerate!"

Hum!

Before his opponent could even register it, Jack suddenly accelerated, lunging forward and bursting out of the starting line.

"First attack goes to the first rider to take the turn! Oh! Our king has surged ahead—Angema is right behind him—First attack goes to Jack!!"

"I take the first attack—my turn!" Jack drew a card, casually slid it into the card slot on his D-Wheel, then pulled out one: "Normal Summon Level 2 Tuner monster, Strong Resonator!"

A small demon with an electric sphere on its back and sparks crackling from its hands lightly tapped its fork as it flew out from the card.

"When a 【Resonator】 monster is summoned on my field, this card can halve its ATK to Special Summon—Special Summon, Level 6 Crimson Wolf!"

"Hummm—"

A massive fire wolf burst from his cards, and Jack slammed the throttle, turning to face his opponent and roaring: "Tune the Level 2 Tuner, Strong Resonator, and the Level 6 Crimson Wolf!"

Synchro Summon—

"Stardust Dragon!"

As he shouted, a dragon with pristine white wings and an alien-shaped body emerged from a halo, riding forward alongside his D-Wheel, "Lucky Wheel."

Stardust Dragon, Level 8, Wind Attribute, Dragon Type, ATK 2500.

"Stardust Dragon?" The instant Lin and You Wu saw the monster, they turned to look at Yu Xing. Yu Xing said nothing, silent.

"Huh, Stardust?" On the Kaiba Corp side, Judai, who had grown close to Yu Xing over these days, was also startled by the monster.

"I'll set one card face-down, then end my turn."

"Heh heh, the King of the Xyz Dimension, huh?" Angema, riding behind, grinned. "Looks like those guys are still too cowardly to accept Synchro or Xyz—so a Dimension King is just that? Nothing special."

"Looks like today I'll defeat you, become the leader of the Fusion Army, maybe even directly become a General—"

Seeing his opponent had only summoned a monster with 2500 ATK, he instantly grew confident, losing his earlier tension.

"My turn, draw!"

"Hehe, let me take a peek at your hand first—I activate the Spell Card, Seize, pay 1000 LP to look at my opponent's hand and discard one!"

Angema LP: 4000 → 3000.

Jack expressionlessly pressed the display on his D-Wheel, showing all spectators.

There was a Level 5 monster, a Level 3 monster, and the Spell Card, Soul-Returning Pill.

"I've figured out Synchro Summoning—basically, without a Tuner, it's useless, right?" He glanced at his hand and laughed. "I activate Seize's effect: send your Level 3 Tuner monster, Dark Resonator, to the graveyard."

Jack expressionlessly sent his Dark Resonator to the graveyard.

Although his opponent had Soul-Returning Pill, Angema wasn't worried at all—he held the Continuous Trap Card, "Fragrant of the Magic Seal"; as long as it remained on the field, Spell Cards couldn't activate immediately, and next turn, this Jack would be helpless with his high-level monsters!

"Next, activate Spell Card—Fusion! Fusion together the Holy Maiden of Great Compassion and the Fallen Angel Mary from my hand!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"Joan of Arc!"

A holy light descended; a pure maiden appeared with the radiance, then swung her long sword directly at the flying dragon before her.

Joan of Arc, Level 7, Light Attribute, Angel Type, ATK 2800.

"Battle! Joan of Arc, attack that strange dragon!"

"Hey! Ha!" Joan raised her sword, leaped forward, and slashed straight into Stardust Dragon.

Due to this attack, Jack's vehicle swerved wildly, as if about to topple over at any moment.

Jack LP: 4000 → 3700.

"Aaaah! Jack!!"

"Jack!!"

Some female fans who had even traveled to the Satellite Zone to watch Jack were heartbroken by this sight—even You Wu and Lin couldn't help shouting his name.

But as the dust cleared, Jack rode his Lucky Wheel, steady and balanced, continuing forward.

Hu ——

Countless fans exhaled in relief.

"I'll set one card, end my turn!" Angema ended his turn with full confidence.

Yet at this moment, Jack remained silent, offering no response.

Meanwhile—

"Ah—"

"Wait, uh!!"

Inside the Elder Council, Gaudwin walked forward with a gentle smile, step by step; inside the council chamber, corpses lay everywhere. He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Elders, his smile unchanged.

To ensure the Interdimensionals posed no threat to their rule, they had steadily increased security measures; on the day Jack was to compete in Ride Duel, they deployed nearly ninety percent of their security officers to maintain order in the Satellite Zone.

Thus, Gaudwin's opportunity arrived.

His strategy was so simple, so direct—he didn't even use "supernatural power," yet walked calmly into the Elder Council.

"Gaudwin, what are you doing! You—"

One stern Elder tried to argue with him, but his subordinates' gun barrels were already aimed at him.

Bang—

He fell instantly.

"Wait, wait—Gaudwin, you're a duelist! I know you've always wanted power—we can settle this with dueling rules!"

Some other Elders said this.

"Dueling? With me?" Gaudwin listened, his smile never fading. "With you? You who don't even understand dueling?"

"Or perhaps those few supporters you got from the Interdimension?"

"You—you know?"

Gaudwin slowly revealed the hand behind his back; several cards slipped from his fingers. These weren't Monster Cards, but human cards depicting terrified faces. "Fusion Army? Ridiculous. You can't even manage your own world, yet reach out to seize more gains? Trade with beings from other dimensions?"

"Rest in peace. I will lead this world toward a better future—the future where I become a god."

He laughed softly, wiping away the splattered blood with his glove, then turned to the screen.

At this moment, it was Jack's turn.

He drove his D-Wheel to the center of the track, raised his hand, and pointed at the cameraman in the hovering helicopter: "The King's Duel must be entertainment!"

"First turn: Display a monster, show the King's mercy!"

"Second turn: Give the opponent a chance to show themselves!"

"Third turn: Sweep the opponent away like autumn wind clearing fallen leaves!"

"Whoa! Jack!"

"Jack—"

"My turn!" Jack stomped the accelerator. "Draw!"

"Tch, talking big—you think you can defeat me this turn? I activate the Continuous Trap Card, Fragrant of the Magic Seal: as long as this card remains on the field, neither player can activate Spell Cards unless they're face-down, and they cannot activate until the next turn after the player who set it!"

"How's that—"

"When my field has no monsters but my opponent's has one, this card can Special Summon by halving ATK and DEF—Special Summon, Level 5, Evil Dragon!" Jack laid down a black dragon.

"Then I flip my face-down card: Cry of the Living Dead!" Jack ignored his opponent's shout and flipped the card. "This card can Special Summon one monster from the graveyard."

"But even Stardust Dragon…"

"I revive the Level 3 Tuner monster, Dark Resonator, from my graveyard!"

"Huh!"

Jack glanced at his opponent and raised his voice: "Interdimensional, I don't feel the fiery heart or passion for dueling from you like I do from other duelists!"

"Therefore—the King will show you true absolute oppression!"

"Tune the Level 3 Dark Resonator on my field and the Level 5 Evil Dragon!"

As if magma surged from the ground, boundless flames spread from darkness with his ride.

"Tear through the black darkness, burn heaven and earth to ashes, lone and absolute king!!"

"Tremble beneath your supreme, all-conquering might!"

"Synchro Summon!!"

"Level 8, Crimson Demon Dragon, Crimson Lotus!"

"Aoooooaaaaaooooo!!!"

As he swung his arm, a massive black dragon with long horns emerged from the flames, whipped its tail, and roared to the sky.

Crimson Demon Dragon, Crimson Lotus, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon Type, ATK 3000.

"ATK 3000!" Angema swallowed hard. "But even so…"

"Activate Crimson Lotus's effect: once per turn, during my Main Phase, destroy all other face-up monsters on the field!"

"What—"

The demon dragon leaped high, then slammed into the ground; surging flames instantly engulfed Joan of Arc, burning her to ash.

"Damn it!"

"Battle!"

My soul!

Direct attack on the opponent!

'Mountain Slash Fury Strike!'

After splitting the ground and spewing magma, the demonic dragon did not stop; it flapped its wings slightly, flew toward the opponent, and punched out, smashing the opponent's motorcycle and releasing bursts of heat and airbags to protect this illiterate interdimensional traveler.

Angmar LP: 3000 → 0.

Meanwhile, the public security police rushed over and "protected" him, escorting him to Kaiba Corporation's base.

Jack grunted.

He had fought enough of these boring enemies. Especially enemies with no heart for dueling.

He no longer looked back, steered his D-Ride, turned around, and headed toward Kaiba Corporation's base.

Soon after, everyone present saw the figure riding the Wheel of Fortune; some were astonished, others awed—in short, all were stunned by this "Dimension King of S."

Squeak—

Jack stopped his vehicle, leaning half against it. Yu Wu, Rin, and even many ordinary residents from the Satellite Zone shouted excitedly: "No wonder it's Jack!" "Of course it's Jack!" "The idol of the commoners!"

MC dropped from the plane and ran over to interview him, but at that moment, Jack suddenly raised his hand, silencing MC mid-sentence.

He pointed toward Kaiba Corporation.

More precisely—he pointed at a person!

"Interesting."

"Wait, wait, Jack, this isn't part of the plan!" A female voice crackled through his earpiece.

"Shut up!" Jack raised his hand, pointing far into the distance, his eyes burning as if aflame, "My soul is telling me—if I don't do this now, I'll never get another chance!"

It's burning fiercely, screaming at me—I must do this!

You're a duelist too! Come, duel me! Duel me!"

At Kaiba Corporation, nearly everyone was stunned. The first to react was Wan Wan Zhangmu, who immediately stepped in front of Seto Kaiba and shouted: "Master, let me handle this—"

"Chairman!" Several Kaiba Corporation staff members rushed forward.

"Hahaha, interesting!" But the next moment, a bold voice cut him off, "Fascinating! Fascinating! You're Jack Atlas, right?"

"So fascinating—"

He extended his hand, and beside him, his younger brother promptly handed him an ancient-model Duel Disk, already loaded with a pre-set deck.

Good—I've been watching duels all day; my hands are itching!

Chapter Three, Extra Chapter

This segment of 5D's is nearly over; the next phase begins immediately.

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