Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duellists Beyond the Light 67

Chapter 67: Speed 66 Currency

“It’s this master’s turn again!!” Keith Howard excitedly bellowed, “Draw!”

“Swish——————————”

Standing behind the Outlaw Wild West Gunslinger Dragon, Keith Howard felt supremely pleased. He tossed the cigar clamped between his fingers onto the ground, revealing another card that amazed the entire audience.

“Activate magic card! Heaven’s Blessing!”

“All duelists replenish their hands to six cards!!!”

The moment this card appeared, the audience erupted in another uproar.

Pot of Greed, Graceful Charity… these cards had at least appeared during Yugi Tenjou’s era (a reference to a character in Yu-Gi-Oh!), but this ancient version of Heaven’s Blessing had virtually disappeared after Muto Yugi’s (another Yu-Gi-Oh! character) time.

Therefore, the card Keith Howard played now was far more valuable than the previous ones.

A torrential downpour of gold coins descended, the opulent golden light astonishing the underground duelists present. They had only seen the holographic projection of this card in videotapes; seeing it in person was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!!

The entire underground dueling arena was bathed in the dazzling light. Decade, like everyone else, was stunned, but he didn’t linger in the spectacle for long. While everyone was still looking up at the rain of gold coins, he, carrying his bag, quietly circled around to Keith Howard’s back.

If…

He could get that card…

Everything would be easy!!

Decade loaded the pistol hidden in his bag. He secretly decided he absolutely had to help You Qing get Keith Howard’s deck. That guy’s deck had quite a few good cards; even if some were useless to You Qing, they could be sold for a hefty sum!!

The words of the Grand Priest echoed in his mind; his gaze drifted towards the cane beside Keith Howard.

For You Qing’s safety, he couldn’t under any circumstances allow this guy to fire a shot. If he dared to make any suspicious moves, Decade would shoot him from behind and then seize the Duel Disk!!

Decade’s eyes were filled with coldness and killing intent, but when he looked back at You Qing across the arena, his gaze transformed into warmth and trust.

“You Qing!”

“Win this guy!!”

“Leave everything else to me!!”

“Whether it’s this scum or the police, I absolutely won’t let them harm you!!”

“Swish swish swish swish swish——————————”

Both Duel Disks continuously spat out cards until their hands were full.

You Qing, holding a full hand of cards, felt secretly delighted, but he remained cautious. He didn’t know what effects Keith Howard’s summoned monster and that continuous trap card had; he needed to withstand this round of attacks before considering a counterattack.

“Tch,” Keith Howard’s hand seemed unimpressive. “Is this all I drew?”

“But it doesn’t matter, hehehe…”

“This master’s trump card has already appeared. Relying on it and the Gun Cannon Combo will be enough to toy with you to death, kid!!”

“Entering the Battle Phase directly!!”

“The effect of the Outlaw Wild West Gunslinger Dragon can only be activated during either player’s Battle Phase. Three coin tosses will be performed, choosing to destroy at most as many monsters as the number of heads.”

“This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated!!”

“But if all three are heads, I can draw a card~”

“Show that kid your power, Wild West Gunslinger Dragon!!”

“Outlaw Wheel Gamble Gun Cannon!!!”

“Crash crash crash crash——————————————”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Keith Howard tossed three coins into the air. The coins clattered to the ground: two tails, one head.

Keith Howard sneered, “Only one head? Then activate the continuous magic card—Second Chance’s effect, re-toss the coins!!”

With a “clink,” he pulled out three more coins from his pocket and threw them, but this time his luck wasn’t good; it was still only one head.

“Hehe~” Keith Howard said, “One head is one head. Anyway, you only have one monster on the field~”

“But at the same time, the continuous trap card—Gun Cannon’s effect activates!”

“Once per turn, when I perform a coin toss effect, I can trigger the following abilities based on the number of heads~”

“One or more heads, I inflict 500 points of effect damage to the opponent!!”

“Kid, say your final goodbyes to that monster of yours!!!”

“BOOM————————————————————”

A deafening cannon blast and the thunder in the night sky rang out simultaneously. A golden light flashed; the cannon barrel in the center of the Outlaw Wild West Gunslinger Dragon shuddered, firing a spiral cannonball. The violent explosion shattered the Ghostricks Ogre, scattering embers onto You Qing and further burning his life points.

“Beep beep beep beep——————————”

【You Qing, LP: 3500→3000】

On the surface, Keith Howard seemed to still be toying around, but in fact, activating the Outlaw Wild West Gunslinger Dragon’s effect this round was more beneficial than a direct attack declaration.

The Outlaw Wild West Gunslinger Dragon’s attack power was only two hundred points higher than the Ghostricks Ogre. While an attack would destroy it in battle, the damage inflicted wouldn’t be as high as using this combo.

However, what Keith Howard didn’t know was that the Ghostricks Ogre, besides having its effects sealed in battle, had a special effect—the ability to revive!!

The smoke cleared, and the Ghostricks Ogre, knocked to the ground, used its crimson greatsword to prop itself up, standing again as if completely unharmed.

“Ghostricks Ogre’s effect!” You Qing declared loudly, “When this card leaves the field due to an opponent’s effect, Special Summon one Machine-Type monster from the Graveyard. This effect can also be used to revive Ghostricks Ogre itself!!”

“Oh?” Keith Howard chuckled. “It has that ability? That’s quite troublesome~”

“But since you didn’t revive the monster that can destroy face-down Spell/Trap Cards, I can safely set cards~”

“Setting two cards!!”

“End of turn!!!”

As he spoke, Keith Howard suddenly felt a sharp pain in his old knee injury. He knew it must be starting to rain outside; the memories of his past humiliation seemed to replay before his eyes. He smiled cruelly, tightening his grip on his Duel Cards.

Hehehe~

Come on, kid~

Fight back with everything you’ve got!!

But soon you’ll find out that everything you do is futile!!

This master will torment you little by little, until you completely lose your fighting spirit and sink into the abyss!!

Just like… everything that hateful man did!!
(End of Chapter)

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