Chapter 1268: Reunion with 5D's

Yusei put away his Duel Disk, and the images of Stardust Dragon and Starlight Dragon both disappeared from the field.

"Yusei!"

His companions immediately came up to meet him.

Jack: "Are you okay, Yusei?"

Although Yusei basically suppressed the entire duel, and the opponent was within Yusei's calculations and control from beginning to end. But even so, Yusei had after all suffered damage and lost Life Points.

Everyone was someone who had experienced life-betting cards, clearly knowing that even a little damage in such a duel would cause impact to the body and spirit, so they were all somewhat worried about Yusei's condition.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Yusei nodded.

Yusei said, turning to Cicada Maru who had been defeated: "Alright, the duel is over. Who sent you here? And what's the deal with the Number cards?"

But he didn't get an answer.

Because at this time, Cicada Maru was lying on his back on the ground, his eyes unfocused, his body twitching from time to time, looking as if he hadn't heard what Yusei was saying at all.

Then, suddenly, Cicada Maru's eyes widened, his body trembled violently, his hands blocked in front of him, and his expression became extremely terrified, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

He twitched all over, shouting non-stop: "Wait, wait, wait, Lord Don Thousand, I'm sorry! But this was just an accident! An accident! I can still fight! I can still—aaahhh—"

The next second, everyone saw with horror that deep darkness surged out, turning into a large mass of black mist that swallowed Cicada Maru, as if countless invisible mouths and sharp teeth were gnawing at his flesh.

He struggled desperately, as if trying to shake the mist off his body, but it was completely in vain. His body disappeared bit by bit in the mist, disintegrated, and even his screams seemed to have fallen into the deepest part of the abyss, eventually leaving no trace.

Akiza hugged her chest with both hands in fear, took two steps back, and had goosebumps all over: "Th-this, what is going on? Where did he go?"

"Silenced," Yusei's expression was solemn. "He just mentioned... Lord Don Thousand? That must be the name of the person behind him."

Crow said: "It seems we have new enemies again; it really never stops for a moment."

Jack snorted: "Doesn't matter, no matter who comes, I, Jack Atlas, will crush them with absolute power!"

Crow laughed: "If you ask me, Jack, you'd better pursue not crashing your D-Wheel first."

Jack glared: "What did you say? Want to fight!?"

Crow put his hands on his hips: "Come on, who's afraid of who!"

Akiza rubbed her temples: "Alright, you two stop fighting first."

Saying this, she turned to Yusei: "Yusei, you've worked hard too."

"I'm fine." Yusei looked at Starlight Dragon Stardust on his hand and smiled slightly. "It's all thanks to Stardust... and also thanks to 'him' who helped us progress so quickly."

When mentioning this person, the expressions of Akiza and the others changed slightly again.

"Yeah," Akiza smiled gently. "We are all like that."

Jack crossed his arms and snorted: "But next time we meet, I, Jack Atlas, will not lose to him again."

Just as they were chatting, they heard someone behind them say with a smile: "'He'? Who is he? Sounds like a very remarkable person?"

Several people turned their heads one after another, and were pleasantly surprised to find that the person they were talking about was standing behind them with his hands behind his back, smiling.

The 5D's group was instantly pleasantly surprised: "Fujiki You Xuan!?"

"..."

Ten minutes later, everyone had arrived at the cafe Jack frequented, sitting at an outdoor table around a round table.

The maid of this cafe was Jack's loyal little fan, who had an almost obsessive infatuation with Jack. Today, the little fan insisted on covering the bill with her own part-time money, treating everyone to a cup of coffee.

"Don Thousand?" Yusei pondered. "Is this the true identity of the 'Don Thousand' he mentioned?"

Crow also said: "You mean, there is such a dimension... just like our world evolved a method like 'Synchro Summoning', the dueling in that dimension developed in the direction of this thing called 'Xyz Summoning'?"

"More or less. Their world doesn't have the concept of Synchro; Xyz is the mainstream for duelists," Fujiki You Xuan said.

Akiza: "In that case, what we just encountered were just small fry. The real enemy is that Don Thousand..."

"Yes, and no," Fujiki You Xuan nodded, but then shook his head. "Don Thousand is indeed the final and most dangerous enemy in the Xyz Dimension, but the threats from other worlds you have encountered in this dimension so far are not just Don Thousand."

"I came to this world for this reason at the beginning, and solved quite a few troubles involving cross-dimensions. And the root of all problems comes from another existence, a guy who walks between multiverses and constantly disrupts the order of countless worlds; his name is 'Zorc'."

"Zorc?" Crow tilted his head while hugging his arms. "I feel like I've heard this name somewhere..."

Duel Academy honor student Akiza Izinski was surprised: "Zorc? Could it be the one mentioned in the 'Duel History' textbook... the Great Evil God who fought a life-and-death battle with the legendary Duel God Pharaoh 3000 years ago in Ancient Egypt..."

"Ah! Right, I seem to have heard of this too!" Crow slapped his forehead. "But isn't that just a myth and legend?"

Yusei had a strong ability to accept things: "Before we met, the Crimson Dragon was also just a myth and legend."

"Right, right, oh." Crow felt it made sense.

Fujiki You Xuan said: "Well, but I actually already have some clues. I am gathering the most excellent duelists from all dimensions threatened by Zorc; each one is a strong person who can look down on an era, and the Kings of various eras are gathered together to fight against him."

Saying this, he looked at Yusei.

"What do you say, Yusei, interested in joining?"

Yusei thought for a while, hesitated, and said: "If that is the guy who has been threatening our dimension, of course I cannot stand by and watch. But if I leave this dimension now..."

He hesitated a bit and looked up at the sky.

The phantom of the Arc Cradle was still hanging upside down in the air; although it was currently just a phantom, it looked as if it would be tottering at any time.

Everyone naturally knew what he was worried about. He was worried that the threat to this world had not yet been lifted, the WRGP tournament schedule was still ongoing, and they still had many things to be busy with.

"If it's the WRGP, don't worry; I just confirmed that the WRGP will be suspended for at least a month," Fujiki You Xuan said. "As for the reason, you should be able to guess. After all, so many 'Numbers' fell from the sky, and now it's chaotic everywhere; the tournament can't be held for a while."

Crow also said: "And even if you are temporarily away, this dimension still has us!"

Saying this, Crow patted his chest and said: "You can rest assured, Yusei."

"Crow... everyone."

Yusei was a little moved, nodded and said.

"I understand."

Then he turned to Fujiki You Xuan.

"I've decided, Mr. Fujiki You Xuan. I will fight with you." ===== CHAPTER 1269 =====