Chapter 1263: Yusei VS Vector

Fujiki You Xuan was already clear on this in his heart.

The main reason ZONE had called him over this time was to share intelligence. On the matter of Zorc, both their camps and interests were aligned; even without being asked, Fujiki You Xuan would naturally seek an opportunity to eliminate the trouble that was Zorc upon receiving this information.

After all, whether for Fujiki You Xuan or for ZONE's dimension, this trouble was a ticking time bomb. One day without a solution meant one day of passively waiting for the other party to come knocking, an unstable threat to everyone.

"I understand. I will go and verify it," Fujiki You Xuan said.

"Wait," ZONE said. "Although I can no longer accompany you, if you are to traverse dimensions, we can still provide you with maximum technical support."

"Thanks," Fujiki You Xuan smiled, not refusing.

Nominally, he was still a member of Taiyi. Although he was basically an absentee landlord after leaving here, and the leadership of Taiyi had been returned to the original Three Emperors of Taiyi, theoretically, his position had not yet been dismissed.

Being able to obtain the technical support of ZONE's team should still be quite useful; this could probably be considered top-tier logistical support in the entire multiverse.

"Additionally, there is one more point," ZONE said. "Take Fudo Yusei with you."

Fujiki You Xuan glanced sideways: "Yusei? Is that okay? This dimension still needs him, right?"

Although Fujiki You Xuan had only roughly scanned the situation in this dimension, he could roughly infer that the timeline of the Synchro Dimension had already reached the late stages of the 5D's anime plot. Now should be the period of climax after climax and constant battles; as the protagonist, Yusei should be too busy to get away.

"Do not worry about the affairs of this dimension; they can be temporarily shelved," ZONE said.

Fujiki You Xuan thought about it, and that was true. Although the late stage of 5D's was quite busy, the threats mainly came from Taiyi and ZONE. As long as ZONE called a halt to the WRGP tournament and slacked off a bit, he could manually clear some space for Yusei.

"Since you left here, Fudo Yusei's evolution seems to have reached a bottleneck," ZONE said. "Of course, this is also normal. After all, he has already touched the Realm of the King; wanting to advance further from here is inherently a very difficult thing.

Looking through the long river of history, although the strong who can touch the Duel King Realm are extremely rare, they are not completely non-existent. But wanting to step past the Realm of the King and continue moving forward, those who can do so are few and far between even among the Duel Kings of every era."

Fujiki You Xuan understood: "You hope Yusei will leave this dimension with me and seek a new opportunity for evolution?"

"Yes. It is difficult for him to have any further progress while remaining in this world. I hope he can become stronger before his final showdown with me," ZONE said.

Fujiki You Xuan could also understand this mindset of ZONE. The battle with Yusei was the curtain call ZONE had planned for his own life; regardless of the outcome, ZONE would likely fall after the fight. He naturally wanted to see Yusei go a step further while he was still alive.

It could be said that ZONE had truly racked his brains for Yusei's path of growth.

"Furthermore, the current Fudo Yusei has already achieved the status of a King; he should also be a powerful aid to you," ZONE said.

"Fine," Fujiki You Xuan agreed immediately.

Naturally, there was no reason to refuse. Yusei was indeed an excellent aid, and Yusei's deck still had infinite room for improvement in the future; Fujiki You Xuan was also very interested in this.

If Yusei encountered challenges in other alien worlds and obtained evolution, perhaps he could also print new cards, which would be good for everyone.

Bidding farewell to ZONE and obtaining Yusei's location from him, Fujiki You Xuan headed straight there.

Still piloting his D-Wheel on the aerial route, he flew straight from the sky to the location pointed out by ZONE. Fujiki You Xuan looked down from the sky and saw Yusei from a long distance away at a glance.

As it happened, Yusei had already gathered with his companions from Team 5D's at this time. And confronting them in front was none other than the last remaining person of the four-man Heart City group from the Xyz Dimension, and also the strongest under Heart City, Cicada Maru.

In the original ZEXAL anime, this person took on two opponents, facing the combination of Tsukumo Yuma and the redeemed III, and once held the upper hand; he was already among the few strong individuals among the humans of the Xyz Dimension.

But at this moment, Cicada Maru was doubting his life.

"Heart City... died?" Cicada Maru was suspicious and uncertain. "How is that possible? This dimension actually possesses a guy who can defeat Heart City..."

At this time, Yusei's D-Wheel had already stopped in front of him, and he shouted: "Is it you? The one who spread those strange cards and took away the peace of our city?"

The power of the Crimson Dragon reacted, and the power of the Dragon Mark guided him to this place.

"Ha?"

Cicada Maru looked at him and said coldly: "A duelist of this world? Interesting, you also seem to have some incredible power... Just right. After I finish you off and take this power to offer to Lord Don Thousand, he will probably be happy too."

His gaze lingered on the glowing Dragon Mark on Yusei's hand for a moment, and then he unfolded his Duel Disk: "Come!"

"Good!" Yusei jumped off his D-Wheel and also unfolded his Duel Disk. "No matter who you are, disturbing our city, I will never forgive you!"

"Duel!" x2

【Yusei, LP4000】

【Cicada Maru, LP4000】

"I go first, draw!" Yusei drew his card for the first turn. "I Normal Summon 'Max Warrior', in Attack Position!"

It was a warrior with a mechanical body, but its design was like an iron Arhat, with thick prayer beads hanging around its neck and a heavy iron-colored staff in its hand.

This was also one of the warriors Yusei often used in his early openings.

【Max Warrior, ATK 1800】

"I set one card, turn end."

Yusei, having finished his setup, observed his opponent cautiously.

"This guy is the one who brought those strange monsters called 'Numbers', and is using an unknown summoning method called 'Xyz'," Yusei thought to himself. "If this person is the root of these cards, he will inevitably fight using even more powerful Xyz monsters, and might even engage in a duel beyond our imagination."

Yusei clenched his fists.

In any case, he could not be careless.

"My turn, draw!" Cicada Maru said. "I Normal Summon 'Oil Cicada' from my hand!"

A giant flying cicada flew out from his monster card image, flapping its wings at a high frequency. The cicada's entire body was coated with oily material, and the moment it landed, it ignited on its own, wrapping the entire cicada monster in raging flames.

【Oil Cicada, ATK 1000】

"Then, when there is an Insect-Type monster in face-up Attack Position on my field, this card can be Special Summoned from my hand," Cicada Maru said. "Special Summon 'Dream Cicada - Chirp' from my hand!"

The second one to appear was a cicada monster with horns and sharp, pincer-like forelimbs, its whole body emitting a strange and ominous fluctuation.

【Dream Cicada - Chirp, ATK 300】

"With this, the preparation is complete!" Cicada Maru laughed. "Then I overlay the Level 3 'Oil Cicada' and 'Dream Cicada - Chirp', the two monsters construct the Overlay Network, Xyz Summon!"

Yusei's heart tightened: "Xyz? An unknown summoning method, is it coming?"

Cicada Maru: "Appear, No. 3! Awaken from your long slumber, sing the song of hell's triumph—"

"—Hell Cicada King!!!" ===== CHAPTER 1264 =====