Chapter 955: The New Space of Overtime

Let the backlash come.

You Xuan shrugged, unconcerned.

Then choose “Spear Dragon.”

【Spear Dragon, Attack 1900】

The image of Spear Dragon from Mr. T’s hand was projected onto the field; the dragon with a spear-like mouth roared, rebounding Dolphin Guy’s sound waves. It failed to destroy Mr. T’s monster, instead rebounding off You Xuan himself.

【You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 3500】

But You Xuan remained calm. Dolphin Guy’s own attack was only 800; he had already prepared for the possibility that Mr. T had no monster with lower attack.

Losing just 500 life points was trivial; being able to glimpse Mr. T’s hand and understand his deck was worth it. After all, Mr. T used a different deck every time he appeared; seeing his hand gave him advance intel and mental preparation for the duel’s next moves.

“I’ll set one card. End my turn.”

Mr. T: “My turn, draw.”

He added the drawn card to his hand, then pulled another from his hand and smiled: “Since you’ve already seen it, I won’t waste any more words.”

“I activate the continuous magic card ‘Future Fusion’ directly from my hand!”

Above the field, space twisted into nothingness, revealing dazzling, blinding color illusions—as if an actual gateway to an unknown future had opened.

“Future Fusion allows my monsters to fuse in the future!” Mr. T said. “Send the required fusion materials from my deck to the graveyard; during the next two preparation phases, I fuse-summon the fusion monster on my field using those materials!” (Old effect)

Mr. T shook the fusion monster in his hand: “Of course, the target for fusion is the Five Emperors Dragon!”

“The fusion materials for Five Emperors Dragon are five Dragon-type monsters. So I can send any five Dragon-type monsters from my deck to the graveyard!”

Five cards were swiftly retrieved from his deck and sent one by one to the graveyard. Five dragon images flashed in the air; though now in the graveyard, they seemed poised to unleash.

You Xuan: “You won’t even need two turns, will you?”

“Hahahaha, correct!” Mr. T laughed. “Now I activate the spell card ‘Dragon’s Mirror’ from my hand!”

“Exclude the fusion material monsters from the graveyard to perform a fusion summon for a Dragon-type fusion monster!”

“I exclude the five Dragon-type monsters from the graveyard and fusion summon—”

“—Five Emperors Dragon!!!”

The five dragon shadows just sent to the graveyard reappeared, intertwining in midair and merging into the Dragon’s Mirror. Within the mirror, a massive vortex twisted, as if molten lava erupted forth.

The Dragon’s Mirror shattered; from the vortex descended a colossal, sky-obscuring form. A jade-green dragon head exhaled hurricanes. A deep-blue scaled head churned tidal waves; a crimson throat, like molten rock, rolled flames; obsidian-black pupils swirled with shadows; a yellowish-brown jaw trembled, shedding countless rocks.

When the final dragon wing unfurled, shadow engulfed the entire field. Five vertical pupils ignited simultaneously; the dragon’s roar triggered elemental tides.

【Five Emperors Dragon, Attack 5000】

Even the audience, Jida, felt his body trembling slightly.

Of course, from excitement.

“Oh oh oh! The legendary Five Emperors Dragon—the monster with the highest attack in Duel Monsters!” Jida exclaimed. “In terms of attack alone, even gods can’t match its power.”

“Exactly! This is the Five Emperors Dragon!”

Mr. T roared.

“And I normal summon ‘Spear Dragon’ from my hand!”

【Spear Dragon, Attack 1900】

“Sorry, Duel King, maybe you wanted to test your deck on me? But I have no patience for slow games—I’ll end this turn!”

“Spear Dragon, attack ‘Aqua Dolphin’!”

【New Space Hero·Aqua Dolphin, Defense 800】

Spear Dragon spread its wings and flew forward, its spear-like mouth thrusting straight through Aqua Dolphin’s defense. Dolphin Guy’s body exploded, spraying countless bubbles and torrents in all directions.

【You Xuan, LP 3500 → LP 2400】

“When Spear Dragon attacks a defense-position monster and its attack exceeds the defense, it inflicts piercing damage equal to the difference,” Mr. T said. “However, when this card attacks, it must switch to defense position after the damage step.”

【Spear Dragon, Attack 1900 → Defense 0】

“Now your field is empty,” Mr. T sneered. “Final blow!

Five Emperors Dragon, direct attack!”

All five dragon heads lifted, their throats glowing with five-colored radiance. Thick streams of dark matter, spiraling columns of molten lava, vacuum-edged wind blades whipped up silver storms, high-pressure bubbles froze into countless sharp ice shards, and rockfalls carried magma laced with sulfur.

Earth, water, fire, wind, and darkness merged into one—forming a chaotic blast that slammed toward You Xuan!

“I activate my set card,” You Xuan said. “Trap card ‘New Universe Expansion’!”

“Select any number of ‘New Space Hero’ monsters from your hand or graveyard and special summon them to your field in defense position. However, the effects of monsters summoned this way are negated.”

Three cards slid out from You Xuan’s graveyard with a rustling sound.

“I special summon these three New Space Heroes in defense position.”

“First, ‘New Space Hero·Earth Mole’ and ‘New Space Hero·Dark Panther,’ discarded to the graveyard by ‘Transform Contact’!”

【New Space Hero·Earth Mole, Defense 300】

【New Space Hero·Dark Panther, Defense 500】

“Next, Aqua Dolphin, just destroyed in battle!”

Transparent water pooled on the field; countless bubbles reformed into a blue-white body. Dolphin Guy returned to the field for the second time, landing atop his face-down card, arms crossed in a crouching defense stance.

【New Space Hero·Aqua Dolphin, Defense 800】

Instantly, a three-monster defense line!

Mr. T sneered: “Stubborn, I’ll give you that. But let me shatter that dolphin again.”

Five Emperors Dragon focused its fire on Aqua Dolphin, who exploded into fragments once more.

“End my turn,” Mr. T said coolly. “Summoning so many weaklings at once? Trying to stall?”

He laughed mockingly.

“Is this the King’s strategy?”

“Stall? No, no, no,” You Xuan shook his head. “You’ll die this turn—to the New Space Heroes.”

“Nani?” Mr. T frowned.

Die to the New Space Heroes? Four monsters, none with attack over a thousand—weaklings against his invincible Five Emperors Dragon?

Are you joking?

“Don’t believe me? Just watch.”

“My turn, draw.”

You Xuan said.

“First, I activate the spell card ‘New Space Gift.’ When I have New Space Heroes on my field, I draw cards equal to the number of different New Space Hero types on my field.”

“I have two different New Space Hero types on my field, so I draw two cards.”

You Xuan drew two cards in one breath.

“Then I normal summon ‘Cross Carrier’!”

(End of Chapter)