Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duellists Beyond the Light 34

Chapter 34: Speed 34 – The Unwavering Desert Warrior

“HAAAH—————————”

The Dual-Sword Warrior, covered in blood and mud, roared as he pursued, raising his weapons to unleash a full-power attack on You Qing!

In the rules of high-speed duels, every 1000 points of damage resulted in a loss of one SPC point. You Qing’s lead in speed wasn’t large to begin with, and if he took this attack, his meager advantage would vanish.

Under the cloak of night, Tis Creed was like a ferocious beast. Even in autopilot mode, his face was grim, his grip tight on the steering wheel, desperate to catch up with You Qing.

A cold gleam flashed from behind—the reflection from the Assault Captain’s weapon!

Seeing the sword about to fall, You Qing immediately flipped a face-down card. The Next-Generation Geothermal Man, defeated just a moment ago, reappeared from thin air, arms outstretched like a goalkeeper, blocking the enemy’s attack!!

“Continuous Trap Card—The Call of the Living Dead!!” You Qing declared, “I revive the Next-Generation Geothermal Man from the Graveyard!!”

Did the attack recoil?!

Damn it!!

Tis Creed spat out in anger.

The Next-Generation Geothermal Man only had 1800 ATK (attack points), but it was still higher than his monster’s. He had no choice but to forgo the attack.

“I set three face-down cards!!” Tis Creed said resentfully, “End Turn!!”

“Beep————————————”

【You Qing, SPC: 1→2】

A new turn began. Another speed indicator was injected into the vehicle, causing You Qing’s speed to surge as both their VDC (Vehicle Duel Counter) progress bars jumped again, reaching eight percent!!

The Black Street high-speed duel arena had a complicated layout with countless winding turns.

But this very complexity made You Qing’s manual driving advantage even more apparent!

Straightaways were closer to a racing contest, but the turns were where the real skill of the drivers was tested!

The D-Wheel’s autopilot mode could only generate a relatively moderate route, but You Qing, relying on years of racing experience, could find a near-perfect line!!

Eight percent, nine point four percent, ten point zero one percent…

In just a few seconds, the VDC progress increased by about three percentage points.

You Qing really wanted to do nothing and simply win this high-speed duel with speed alone, but unfortunately, the rules didn’t allow it. Each duelist only had a short amount of time in their turn to remain idle; exceeding that limit would result in their turn being automatically skipped.

You Qing glanced at his opponent’s field, then played a card and launched his offense:

“My turn! Draw!”

“Summon in Attack Mode—Allied Next-Generation Artilleryman!!”

【Allied Next-Generation Artilleryman】
【Four-Star】
【Dark Attribute/Machine Type】
【ATK/DEF: 1700/600】

With the new Next-Generation monster appearing on the field, the six-star Synchro Monster, Next-Generation Geothermal Man, seemed to unlock a new ability. Under You Qing’s command, its form rapidly changed from a heavy tank unit to a close-combat assault unit!!

You Qing shouted, “Next-Generation Geothermal Man’s effect: Once per turn, if you control a Level 4 or lower Next-Generation monster: You can activate this effect; switch this card’s ATK and DEF until the end of this turn!!”

“Raaaaargh——————————”

Mechanical restructuring; the Next-Generation Geothermal Man produced a giant chainsaw. The rapidly spinning chain continuously sparked, and the ear-piercing sound alone was enough to make one’s scalp tingle!!

【Next-Generation Geothermal Man, ATK/DEF: 1800/2800→2800/1800】

“Nani?!” Tis Creed’s face darkened.

“Entering Battle Phase!!” You Qing declared, “Allied Next-Generation Artilleryman! Attack the Assault Captain!!”

“BOOM——————————————”

A torrent of flames erupted from the flamethrower, transforming into a crimson dragon that lunged towards the warrior!

A clang resounded as the Assault Captain crossed his two long swords in front of him, his body glowing gold!

The sound of shattering cards echoed; Tis Creed’s monster crumbled into pieces, but his LP (Life Points) remained unchanged!

“Trap Card activation—Guardian Wall!” Tis Creed gritted his teeth against the fierce wind, “This card can only be activated during your opponent’s turn. The battle damage you would take becomes zero. Draw one card!!”

“But, I still have another monster on the field!” You Qing waved his arm, and the buzzing chainsaw descended, forcefully striking the opponent, “Next-Generation Geothermal Man!! Direct Attack!!!”

“I anticipated that!” Tis Creed flipped a second face-down card, “Trap Card—Counter Gate!!”

“Negate your opponent’s monster’s direct attack, and draw one card. If that card is a monster,”

“Special Summon it in Attack Position!!”

“Swish——————————————”

Tis Creed waved his arm, then smirked triumphantly:

“What luck~”

“The monster I drew is a second Assault Captain!!”

“I Special Summon it in Attack Position by the effect of Counter Gate!!”

“Also, the Assault Captain’s special ability activates. Special Summon one Level 4 or lower monster from your hand!!”

“Appear!! Vengeance Warrior, Rose!!!”

【Vengeance Warrior, Rose】
【Four-Star】
【Pyro Attribute/Warrior Type】
【ATK/DEF: 1600/600】

“Tsk…”

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You Qing, eager to win, frowned.

That Counter Gate was too deadly…

And if he remembered correctly, that female warrior should be a Tuner Monster, meaning the opponent could perform a Synchro Summon next turn!

Judging from the cards he’d used, the monsters he summoned should also be Warrior-type, but the specific card remained unknown.

However…

Fortunately, the VDC progress continued to increase, now reaching seventeen percent. Continuing this stalemate would still favor him!!

“I set one card face-down!” You Qing said, “End Turn!!”

Tis Creed’s second turn arrived. The special devices on either side of his D-Wheel finally exploded after preventing one more speed indicator injection.

Watching the speed difference approach twenty percent, Tis Creed sneered coldly:

“It’s almost over! Wildfire Team kid!”

“Starting next turn, I can continue to gain speed indicators!”

“But before that, I’ll clean up your pathetic field!!”

“My turn!! Draw!!”

“Activate Trap Card—Sixth Sense!!”

“Declare two numbers between one and six, then roll a die!!”

“If the rolled number is one of the declared numbers, I can draw that many cards!!”

“If I fail, I discard that many cards from the top of my deck!!”

“The numbers I declare are—two and four!!!”

“Roll, roll————————”

The holographic die fell from the air, and after spinning a few times, landed on “two”!

“Swish, swish————————————”

Tis Creed drew two cards from his deck, shouting:

“Synchro Summon! Vengeance Warrior, Rose (Level 4), and Assault Captain (Level 3)!!”

“Broken dual swords!”

“In the raging storm, roar and flash freely!!”

“Level Seven!!”

“The Unwavering Desert Warrior!!!”
(End of Chapter)

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