Chapter 301

"I go first!" Shinji roared, "Draw card."

The two rushed out of the track and onto a huge road of fire suspended in the air, still not giving an inch to the opponent.

"Those, those two, went, went up to the sky?" Ushio looked at this scene in shock.

Tenjou Hikari and Yusei opened the broadcast function of their D-Wheels while on their way, and began to watch this duel.

Honestly, the current development of events exceeded Tenjou Hikari's expectations. He never expected that Crow would also become a Dark Signer, and looking at this posture, he was still a Dark Signer of the "Ultimate Earthbound Immortal."

He had to quickly figure out what exactly happened and what the cause and effect were.

And at this time, the duel had officially begun.

"I activate the effect of Bee Force - Sting the Poison Dart from my hand, discarding another Insect-Type monster from my hand to activate. Place one [Bee Force Wind] on my field face-up from the deck. After that, Special Summon this card from my hand!

This turn, I cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck unless it is an Insect-Type monster!"

"Come on, Sting!"

A pitch-black bee carrying a Continuous Spell card appeared coldly on the field.

"The effect of the Continuous Spell card Bee Force Wind! Up to twice per turn, when a [Bee Force] monster is Summoned/Special Summoned on your field, target one of those monsters to activate, and add a Bee Force monster with lower ATK than that monster from the deck to your hand!

Sting's ATK is 1900, so I add the 1800 ATK Rapid-Fire Crossbow Bee to my hand!"

"It's not over yet! I Summon the Crossbow Bee I added to my hand, and then activate its effect to revive the Tuner monster I just discarded from my hand, Pin the Bullseye Bee!

At this moment, Bee Force Wind's effect activates, and I add Bee Force - Needle the Poison Dart from the deck to my hand!"

A series of operations, from one card to a full field of monsters, countless bee soldiers made buzzing sounds, staring fixedly at the opponent.

They were like a suicide squad, swearing to win victory for their leader.

"He actually Special Summoned so many monsters in an instant?!" The security police were shocked.

"So strong, was this guy originally this strong!?" Ushio also said in surprise.

"The effect of Pin the Bullseye Bee, activate during your Main Phase, inflict damage to the opponent equal to the number of [Bee Force - Pin the Bullseye Bee] on your field x 200!"

Pin was a small bee. He aimed at Crow and threw his tail needle fiercely, stinging him just like that.

Crow glanced at it and ignored it completely.

Crow, LP: 4000 → 3800.

"Activate the second effect of Bee Force Wind, once per turn, select 1 Insect-Type monster on your field, that monster can be treated as a Tuner this turn. I choose Pin the Bullseye Bee.

Tuning the Level 1 Pin the Bullseye Bee and the Level 5 Sting!"

"Roll up an explosive strong wind with membrane wings, and open the road of truth with stingers!"

"Synchro Summon!"

"Level 6, Bee Force - Hama the Conquering Bow!"

Hama the Conquering Bow appeared in a short skirt, bending her bow and setting an arrow, making a dashing entrance.

Bee Force - Hama the Conquering Bow, Level 6, Wind Attribute, Insect-Type, ATK 2400.

"Activate when Hama the Conquering Bow is Synchro Summoned. This card is treated as a Tuner!"

"Then, immediately activate its second effect, once per turn, return 1 Continuous Spell card on your field to your hand to activate. This turn, you can Special Summon 1 [Bee Force] monster during your Main Phase, in addition to your Normal Summon!

I return Bee Force Wind to my hand—and then, activate it again!"

Shinji was clearly playing for real, even using the finishing move he had prepared for the duelists in the upper levels who looked down on him, "Activate the Continuous Spell card, Bee Force Wind!"

"What?" Ushio was shocked.

"Such a strong card—" Serena, in the passenger seat of the police car, looked at the broadcast screen and couldn't help but look grave, "Now he can search for two more Bee Forces—"

"Normal Summon, Tuner monster, Bee Force - Needle the Poison Dart! Activate its effect, add Rapid-Fire Crossbow Bee from the deck to my hand, and then, because Bee Force Wind is reactivated, its effect can be activated again. I add Pin the Bullseye Bee, which has less than 400 ATK, to my hand!

Finally—Tuning the Level 2 Needle the Poison Dart and the Level 4 Crossbow Bee on the field!"

"Synchro Summon—"

"Level 6, Bee Force - Halberd the Charge!"

The pitch-black, sturdy bee warrior swung a massive halberd, slammed it onto the fire corridor with a bang, and appeared on the field.

Bee Force - Halberd the Charge, Level 6, Wind Attribute, Insect-Type, ATK 2500.

"Bee Force Wind's effect, add the 1900 ATK Sting to my hand!"

"What—" Almost all the police were dumbfounded.

Isn't this the monster from the very beginning?

With this back and forth, wouldn't he be able to play a set like this again next turn?

Even more terrifying is that next turn, Shinji is very likely to achieve a field with two Bee Force Winds under the effect of Sting!

"Set one card, end turn!"

Shinji coldly set the card and squinted at Crow: "Crow, let me see how you duel!"

"I will let you see, Shinji—"

"Draw card!"

Serena watched the screen worriedly.

Although she didn't understand Synchro very well, she could see that the guy named Shinji's cards were simple, direct, and high-quality, one after another, with sustainability and offense. Thinking back to Crow's previous duels...

Crow glanced at the cards in his hand and held one up: "If there are no monsters on your field, activate the effect of Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind by banishing a Blackwing monster other than this card from your hand.

Select a [Black Whirlwind] from your deck and set it in your Spell/Trap zone. This card in your hand does not need to be Tribute Summoned or sent to the Graveyard. This turn, until the end of the turn, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck unless it is a Dark Attribute monster!"

"Ah?"

"Eh!?"

"What—" All the police and those onlookers who were joining in the fun let out identical exclamations.

The reason is simple—

Isn't this exactly the [Same]!?

If Black Whirlwind's effect is also the same, then this duel...

"Normal Summon, Level 6 Poison Wind. Activate Black Whirlwind's effect! Activate when a Blackwing monster is Summoned on your field. Add 1 Blackwing monster with lower ATK than that monster from your deck to your hand!"

"It's actually the exact same tactic?"

"Completely identical strategy... these two?"

Serena also looked at this scene in surprise.

You know, in this world, a duel is not just a competition, but also a collision of souls, a kind of spiritual ritual. The stronger a person's belief, the stronger their power and their duel.

Just like her master in her impression, because of her trust and persistence in Fusion, even if the deck looked like that, she could use it like an arm in a duel, which seemed almost impossible to outsiders—Serena once tested that deck in the Fusion Department, and she couldn't play with it at all. Even if she was lucky, she would often lose the duel due to hand accidents.

Using the same tactics, using the same summoning methods, and even the names of the monsters are similar. There is only one possibility, and that is that both people's duels had the same starting point.

But...

Why did it end up like this?

Two people with the same posture, different philosophies, made completely different choices, and then embarked on opposite paths.

Accompanied by the appearance of Black Whirlwind, a manic black storm seemed to rotate on the two people's D-Wheels.

"According to Black Whirlwind's effect, I add Blackwing - Sudri the Phantom Glimmer with less than 1600 ATK to my hand, and then Summon!"

"At this moment, Sudri's effect and Black Whirlwind's effect activate. Black Whirlwind's effect: add a Blackwing with less than 1400 ATK from the deck to your hand. Sudri's effect: add a card that lists [Black-Winged Dragon] in its name, other than Sudri, from the deck to your hand.

I add Blackwing - Shamal the Sandstorm, which lists Black-Winged Dragon, and Blackwing - Vata the Emblem of Wandering, with less than 1400 ATK, to my hand."

"Activate Shamal's effect, send this card from your hand/field to the Graveyard to activate. Place 1 [Blackwing Whirlwind] on your field face-up from the deck!"

"Blackwing Whirlwind?" Shinji, who was wrestling with Crow, heard this name and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of card is that?"

He and Crow were very familiar with each other's decks and often exchanged and shared strategies—because their duels were essentially the same line of thought, both using violent Special Summons and searching for monsters to perform repetitive Synchro Summons.

But he didn't recognize the card Crow was using this time at all.

Crow glanced at him without responding.

This card was exactly the power he gained after being resurrected as a "Dark Signer."

"If there is a Blackwing monster other than Vata the Emblem of Wandering on your field, it can be Special Summoned—then, activate its effect during your Main Phase, send this card with a total Level of 8 and 1 or more [Blackwing] monsters from the deck other than Tuners to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 [Black-Winged Dragon] from the Extra Deck!"

Hum—

Yusei had already stopped on the lane. He looked at the two people dueling and speeding in the air, his eyebrows almost twisted into one.

"Deck... Synchro?"

"It's my first time hearing about deck Synchro." Ushio also looked at this scene in shock.

Even the noble lords in the upper levels don't have cards of this level, right?

Squeak, squeak, squeak—

On the other side, Tenjou Hikari braked, pulled the car to the side of the road, jumped off the car, and walked to Serena's side in a few strides.

"Ah, ah, ah—Master!" Serena was originally watching the duel intently, but suddenly saw a figure come to her side, grabbing her by the back of her collar like a little pig. She struggled twice, and seeing it was Tenjou Hikari, her head immediately shrank.

Seeing this, Ushio knew they knew each other, so he didn't stop him.

"Serena!!" Tenjou Hikari shouted while holding her, "Do you know how worried I was about you!?"

"I, I'm sorry... Master." Serena almost curled into a ball, very embarrassed.

"...You tell me everything that happened before, quickly!" Tenjou Hikari took two deep breaths, looked at the suspended duel next to him, took a deep breath, and quickly prioritized, saying, "I'll deal with you later, you just wait!"

"Yes!" She instinctively gave a Fusion Army salute!

"Don't show me that! Speak properly!"

"Yes!!" Serena tensed up all over.

And on the other side, Crow had already finished his operation.

He sent two monsters from his deck and the Vata on the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summoned a huge black dragon with a strange appearance that belonged to him.

Black-Winged Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2800.

"Activate Blackwing Whirlwind's effect. Once per turn, when you Special Summon a Dark Attribute Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck, target 1 monster in your Graveyard or banished state that has lower ATK than that monster to activate. Special Summon that monster!

I Special Summon the Level 4 Tuner monster Shamal the Sandstorm!"

"This guy also filled the field in an instant..."

"These two people are truly terrifying."

"They used the characteristics of Synchro to the fullest!"

Tenjou Hikari looked at this scene and couldn't help but frown.

Blackwing is worthy of being a former championship deck; its Special Summoning ability is truly exaggerated.

"Tuning the Level 4 Shamal and the Level 6 Simoon!"

"Black whirlwind, drive the wings of the sky!"

"Appear in full armor!"

"Synchro Summon!"

"Level 10, Blackwing - Full Armor Master!"

Click, bullet in the chamber. A black birdman warrior silently filled his pistol with bullets, then shouldered a huge long sword, looking at his opponent expressionlessly.

Blackwing - Full Armor Master, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Winged Beast-Type, ATK 3000.

"3000 ATK! Same as Red Dragon Archfiend!"

"But... the momentum is completely different!"

"Activate Shamal's effect in the Graveyard. While this card is in the Graveyard, if a Blackwing Synchro Monster or [Black-Winged Dragon] is Special Summoned on your field, banish this card and target 1 [Blackwing] monster in your Graveyard to activate. Add that monster to your hand!

I add Poison Wind to my hand."

"This guy also recovered the card that can place Black Whirlwind?"

"It's really exactly the same—"

"Using this effect, I will take 700 damage—but, Black-Winged Dragon's effect: if you take effect damage, place a Black Feather Counter on it instead of the effect damage you take.

For every Black Feather Counter on Black-Winged Dragon, ATK decreases by 700."

Black-Winged Dragon, ATK: 2800 → 2100.

"Activate the effect of Zephyros the Elite in the Graveyard, return 1 face-up card on your field to your hand. Special Summon this card, and you take 400 damage. I return Black Whirlwind to my hand."

Black-Winged Dragon, ATK: 2100 → 1400.

"Activate Black-Winged Dragon's effect, remove all counters, target one monster on the opponent's field, that opponent's monster's ATK decreases by the number of removed counters x 700, and inflict damage to the opponent equal to the decreased value!"

He pointed at Hama the Conquering Bow: "I choose Hama the Conquering Bow, decrease its ATK by 1400, and inflict 1400 damage to you!"

Black-Winged Dragon's feather-like wings lit up with red light, then brushed against the female bee, causing her ATK to drop crazily and inflicting damage to Shinji.

"These two, not only is the Synchro process the same, but they are also inflicting effect damage on each other, crazily torturing each other..."

"Why exactly, when the two people's duels are the same."

Shinji, LP: 4000 → 2600.

Hama the Conquering Bow, ATK: 2400 → 1000.

"Reduced ATK and Life Points!" Ushio calculated slightly and said, "If all attacks go through, then clearly Shinji has lost—"

"Battle, attack with Full Armor Master!"

Shinji gritted his teeth and roared: "Don't even think about it!!!"

"Open the set card!"

"Urgent Synchro!"

"Activate during your/opponent's Battle Phase! Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster!"

"I tune the Level 6 Tuner monster Hama the Conquering Bow and the Level 6 Halberd on the field!"

"Membrane wings and stingers open the road of truth!"

"Become the ultimate decisive weapon and stir up resistance for us!"

"Synchro Summon! Level 12, Bee Force - Gigantor the Decisive Cannon!"

A huge bee composed entirely of machinery appeared in the sky. It bent its neck, and the tail needle behind it set up a huge crossbow. With that sharp crossbow, it aimed at Crow.

Bee Force - Gigantor the Decisive Cannon, Level 12, Wind Attribute, Insect-Type, ATK 3000.

"When Gigantor the Decisive Cannon is successfully Special Summoned, banish all Insect-Type monsters in the Graveyard to activate. All monsters on the opponent's field have their ATK/DEF decreased by the number of banished Insect-Type monsters x 500!"

"I banished 6, so all monsters on your field have their ATK and DEF decreased by 3000!"

Black-Winged Dragon, ATK: 2800 → 0.

Sudri the Phantom Glimmer, DEF: 1400 → 0.

Zephyros the Elite, ATK: 1600 → 0.

"...Full Armor Master is unaffected by other card effects!"

"Tsk—" Shinji gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, "But, the ATK is the same!"

Crow wouldn't be stupid enough to attack, and continued: "Then, Full Armor Master's third effect: as long as this card exists in the Monster Zone, every time the opponent's monster activates an effect, place a Wedge Counter on that opponent's face-up monster!"

Full Armor Master raised the pistol in his left hand and shot an arrow at the giant cannon, leaving a mark on its barrel.

"When that giant cannon is destroyed, you can Special Summon 3 banished Insect monsters of Level 11 or lower. Combined with your Bee Force Wind, you can search for cards again, and then Synchro Summon next turn, right!"

"You certainly know—" Shinji did not refute.

This set of tactics was also a tactic they had discussed seriously.

They had prepared this tactic together to resist the upper levels, just to be able to lead the people in the lower city to live a better life.

But—

A gap had appeared unknowingly.

"Then, I activate Full Armor Master's third effect, once per turn, target 1 monster on the opponent's field with a Wedge Counter. Take control of that monster!"

The huge crossbow bee was dragged by the power of the Earthbound Immortal and flew to Crow's field: "Then, as long as it is not destroyed—activate the effect of Sudri the Phantom Glimmer, Tribute 1 monster on your field to Special Summon 1 [Phantom Glimmer Token] on your field, then you take 700 damage!"

Phantom Glimmer Token, Level 2, Dark Attribute, Winged Beast-Type, DEF 700.

Black-Winged Dragon, Black Feather Counter: 0 → 1.

The huge crossbow slowly disintegrated and finally turned into a small silver crow.

In this way, Shinji's field was empty!

"Crow!!!"

"Shinji!!!"

"Why can't you understand me? To defeat the upper levels, we must use any means necessary and eliminate all possible enemies!!"

"Put down that idea, protect everyone, and don't let anyone get hurt. That is the right way!!"

The two roared again and collided with each other.

Unknowingly, the two had reached the extremes of two different directions!