Chapter 512: Duel of Speed, Accelerate! (4k Monthly Tickets Requested!)

When Tenjo Hikari and You Xing each decided what they would do next.

In a certain underground laboratory, a black-haired girl pointed at the screen and said to the other two: "She is Serena—the one who saved me."

"Ah—it really looks exactly like Lin!"

In You Xing's No. 2 base, the boy and girl gathered in front of the display, whispering to each other.

Although everyone trusted the accommodation You Xing provided and believed it would be safe and hidden, they were still evading pursuit, so they kept their voices as low as possible to minimize the chance of being discovered.

Previously, before rushing to find Seeing Ke Luo, You Xing had brought Lin and You Wu here, which is why Tenjo Hikari and You Xing arrived at the scene so late.

The three briefly introduced themselves in the lab and learned that Hui Liu Li was from the "Xyz" World; both You Wu and Lin became deeply interested and yearning for the "Xyz" World.

In the Xyz World, dueling is a form of entertainment; Hui Liu Li's home, Heart Garden, is the happiest city on Earth, where everyone lives happily without discrimination or class divisions—rich or poor children all live together in the four "Duel Academies."

To Lin and You Wu, who grew up in the lower layers and in orphanages, this was almost unimaginable.

That's precisely why they found every story Hui Liu Li told utterly captivating.

Of course, what angered them most was clearly the Fusion Army's sudden attack on the X Dimension, causing the building to collapse and flames to spread everywhere, with Hui Liu Li helplessly watching people die before her eyes.

Especially after learning that Hui Liu Li had been kidnapped directly by someone who looked exactly like You Wu, they became even angrier.

Lin even kept elbowing You Wu, making him repeatedly ask what he had done wrong.

But Hui Liu Li was very different from Lin and Serena—she was gentle and rational, never suspecting You Wu just because he looked identical to You Dou—and more importantly, her memory of "You Dou" matched You Wu perfectly.

This made her unable to help but form many associations.

Especially since she had learned from Serena that both she and Serena seemed to be the "daughter" of someone called "Ma Chima Chima Lingwang."

To Serena, this was a perfectly ordinary fact, but to Hui Liu Li, it was deeply strange.

Because in her own world, she had parents—and not only that, she had a beloved biological older brother named "Heisai Sun!"

Yet Serena's ability to communicate with her using that strange alchemy confirmed there was indeed some connection between them.

This made her begin to wonder whether there were even more hidden secrets awaiting her and Serena—and even Lin, and the "You Dou" she knew, and the "You Wu" standing before her.

But she didn't voice any of this; instead, she felt worried about Serena.

Through her conversations with Serena, she had learned that Serena had originally been imprisoned in the lab and raised as a "Duel Warrior," and it was only thanks to the help of that man named Tenjo Hikari and other senior members of the Fusion Department that she finally understood what life truly was.

Even the peculiar "alchemy" Serena mastered was taught to her by Tenjo Hikari.

But due to an incomplete plan and imprecise execution, the current situation had arisen.

Although it didn't seem directly tied to Serena's actions, if Tenjo Hikari blamed Serena and punished her, the one she idolized as her master, she would feel she couldn't justify it to herself.

So, while You Wu and Lin went to look at You Xing's footage, she kept her eyes fixed on the previous surveillance footage, determined to see exactly what had happened.

Not just her.

As the lower-layer mural was drawn, the giant bird had already drawn the attention of the upper-city residents, and naturally, the Fusion Army soldiers previously ordered to capture Serena, Lin, and Hui Liu Li had reported these events up the chain.

Thus, as the nobles grew tense, they watched the previous duel footage alongside Ma Chima Chima Lingwang in the Elder Council.

"This is truly—"

"How terrifying!"

"Attack power of 4200? How could a mere lower-layer person summon something this powerful?!"

"Hahaha, a Grounded Spirit with attack power 1—Huh?"

"Directly reducing Life Points to 1?!"

"Losing 700 Life Points every time a monster effect activates? Isn't that invincible?!"

A group of nobles gathered to watch the duel between Seeing Ke Luo and Zhen Si, voicing their astonishment at various events during the match.

When they saw the 4200 attack power, they were indeed surprised, but not especially fearful.

But when they saw Seeing Ke Luo combine the Grounded Spirit with Black Wing Assault Dragon to create an "inevitable death" scenario, they couldn't help but gasp.

Ma Chima Chima Lingwang frowned as he watched the duel.

These two monsters were indeed strong, but before his "Great Spirit Mechanism Commander," they were nothing.

But if the opponent had achieved this setup first, even he would find it extremely difficult—his Spirit Mechanism Commander might be severely suppressed, and neither Phantom Demon nor No. cards could break free.

This is troublesome.

More dangerous still, the opponent had already drawn nearly half the mural. If they completed it first, his own position would become extremely difficult.

Fortunately…

He glanced at the report handed to him by his subordinate.

Due to the lower-layer uprising, the Fusion Army had harvested countless souls and delivered them to "Crimson New Star." While the opponent was drawing the mural, they would surely face interference—then he could sit back and calmly revive the True Crimson New Star.

The revived True Crimson New Star was incomparable to the mere flame phantom it had been.

Just as he thought this, a familiar figure appeared on screen—someone he recognized even if reduced to ashes—driving a vehicle toward the floating giant mural.

Ma Chima Chima Lingwang's eyes suddenly brightened.

A slow smile spread across his lips.

Several nobles observing his expression noticed his smile, and their worry immediately lessened.

No wonder he was the genius scientist who created physical image technology—he could still smile in the face of such a crisis! Clearly, the great cause shall succeed!

In truth, Ma Chima Chima Lingwang was not smiling at the current situation.

He was utterly delighted to see Tenjo Hikari, in his utter stupidity, driving straight toward an opponent of this caliber.

That Tenjo Hikari—always rushing headlong at any perceived injustice, never learning, always opposing the Fusion Army—now he had the audacity to charge straight at a monster of this level!

That Seeing Ke Luo, regardless of his dueling skill, had the aid of a god card—the actual physical form of "Grounded Spirit Vilacocha Raska"—and even if Tenjo Hikari's dueling was superior, he would inevitably be crushed, forced into the most unsolvable situation possible!

Grounded Spirit Vilacocha Raska and Black Wing Assault Dragon!

Remember, Tenjo Hikari's deck relies mostly on spells and traps, yet his battles and field control fundamentally depend on monsters—how could he possibly handle Black Wing Assault Dragon?

He carefully recalled all of Tenjo Hikari's fusion monsters—only one, "Wave Long Qishi," could break this situation, but it required too many cards, and during the process, he might have to activate the effect of that Mud Dragon King, which would likely drain his Life Points before he could even complete the combo!

Under such a dire situation, Tenjo Hikari's cards simply couldn't counter the combination of Black Wing Assault Dragon and Grounded Spirit!

Even better, since many of Black Feather's cards use "Normal Summon," even Tenjo Hikari's strongest monster, the bizarre "Midrash," couldn't lock down Seeing Ke Luo's setup—Seeing Ke Luo had countless ways to deal with Midrash!

Seeing Ke Luo had a million ways to win, while Tenjo Hikari had virtually no chance to even try!

He was certain: Tenjo Hikari would lose.

Hehehe…

Nothing was more satisfying than watching one's enemy destroy himself.

He considered, then decided to order his men not to rush capturing Serena—first gather souls, then let them watch Tenjo Hikari's self-destruction.

Hum—

At that moment, Tenjo Hikari finally reached the mural, driving along the corridor of flames, gradually catching up to Seeing Ke Luo.

"Seeing Ke Luo, stop drawing the mural!" Tenjo Hikari called out.

Although dueling was the simplest and most direct method, since it was Seeing Ke Luo, perhaps he could be reasoned with—so Tenjo Hikari didn't immediately challenge him to a duel.

"Tenjo, you want to stop me?" Seeing Ke Luo glanced back at Tenjo Hikari. "I won't stop. Otherwise, I'd betray Zhen Si's death."

Tenjo Hikari frowned but didn't speak immediately.

He wanted to hear what Seeing Ke Luo had to say.

Although he personally supported You Xing's approach, if Seeing Ke Luo's idea was better, he wouldn't forcibly stop him.

Seeing Ke Luo clenched his fist before him and said: "I've had enough—enough of my friends, enough of the people I cherish being tormented by reality. I don't want to see someone like Zhen Si go mad, nor do I want You Xing to sacrifice himself again on a path that can never be achieved!

I will end the God War early and create a world where everyone lives under the protection of the gods—no class divisions, everyone is a child of the gods."

"... Is that truly good? Besides, You Xing's wish was to end this painful cycle.

Even if you end the God War now and fully revive the Grounded Spirit who resurrected you to create a new world, centuries later, this tragedy will still happen again."

"It doesn't matter—I'll just choose again then. No more wars, because class has been erased; everyone receives equal resources. Then, the war of the One God can be replaced by a Duel Tournament…"

"What if the winner changes the rules?"

Seeing Ke Luo's fist trembled slightly.

He was intelligent—he was smart enough to realize, the moment Tenjo Hikari raised this possibility, that his current plan was fundamentally flawed.

He could say he'd choose the next winner himself, eliminating anyone who didn't fit his vision… but the moment he considered it, he knew it was utterly unreasonable.

It would merely be replacing noble rule with his own.

He shook his head, turning to Tenjo Hikari.

Tenjo Hikari waited for his reply.

But then—

Seeing Ke Luo was about to argue further when he suddenly remembered something and asked: "You… didn't you just hit Serena?"

Tenjo Hikari had indeed tapped Serena's forehead several times with his knuckles—he recalled it, wondering if that even counted as hitting.

But since Seeing Ke Luo asked, he nodded: "I suppose so. After all, that idiot just slaps her own head and does something like this—causing so many people to be dragged into the Fusion Army's net…"

"It's wrong to hit children, Tenjo."

Tenjo Hikari froze.

He looked up at Seeing Ke Luo, confirmed he wasn't joking, and slowly opened his mouth.

"You don't mean… your idea of 'protection'…"

"I want to create a world where everyone can live safely, peacefully, without worry—that's all. Just that…"

Tenjo Hikari was stunned.

Seeing Ke Luo liked children, but not to this extreme, right?

He glanced at the giant Grounded Spirit floating in the air.

In the original story, Grounded Spirits made their holders harbor resentment and rage, driving them to extremes to fight the Dragon Seal bearers.

He had assumed Zhen Si became so extreme because he was already extreme in A5, and it only worsened here—but now he saw it wasn't like that at all.

"It seems that, to compete for the 【Sole God】, the Earthbound Gods greatly amplify the chosen agent's beliefs or obsessions?" Ye La, though not an outstanding duelist, was exceptionally skilled and well-versed in this regard: "This human's protection of his child before death was not merely his campaign slogan as a divine elect—it was his obsession."

I see.

Tiancheng Guang nodded.

"Then it looks like we've got to go for it, Tiancheng Guang!" Ye La waved at Tiancheng Guang, cheering him on.

Tiancheng Guang glanced at the card in his hand, placed it into his deck, and nodded.

"If that's the case, there's nothing left to discuss, Ke Luo! Duel!" Tiancheng Guang shouted at him.

"Alright, Tiancheng—even if you lose, I'll make sure you and Zhen Si are reborn together in this world!" Ke Luo patted his chest, making a promise.

Hum—

Both surged forward; at the next corner, Tiancheng Guang's D-Ride maintained its speed without the slightest deceleration, while Ke Luo slightly slowed down, causing their cornering speeds to differ.

Swish—

Tiancheng Guang shot out of the turn first!

"Rush Duel! Accelerate!" The D-Ride automatically emitted a voice.

Fusion Divine Vessel, Tiancheng Guang, LP: 4000.

Guardian of the Nestling, Ke Luo Hogan, LP: 4000.

The ground painting was now only half intact—they had to decide the winner before it vanished!

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