Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

Chapter 23 Speed ​​23 The Crown in the Dark
"Jack..."

"Is this guy back again?"

Dickade's face looked unhappy, and it was obvious that he did not have a good impression of this person.

After these days of understanding, You Qing roughly knew some things about the past of Area F17.

For a very long time, F17 has always been the territory of the Manchu Team. Since he had to work in the factory here, Yusei Fudo, a backbone of the team, used this place as his base and made many friends there.

Later, due to some changes, the Manzu team fell apart. In order to keep Jack who wanted to leave the team, Yusei Fudo had to challenge him to a duel, and the duel took place in the F17 area.

At that time, Yusei Fudo was still a newcomer who had just started dueling. He only focused on the bonds between monster cards and was very unfamiliar with the use of magic and trap cards. In that battle, he was undoubtedly defeated by Jack.

F17's other friends tried to plead for Yusei, hoping he would reconsider leaving the organization on impulse, but the arrogant Jack only left a few sarcastic and cold words and left without caring about their old friendship...

Because of these things, many people in F17 later hated this so-called "king". Decade had witnessed the duel between Jack and Yusei with his own eyes, so he was even more disgusted with this cold-blooded guy.

"Jack Atlas is a ruthless duelist who wields the True Crimson Dragon as his trump card," Decade introduced with a cold expression. "You Qing, although I really hope you win this underground competition, to be honest, his strength is probably not inferior to yours."

You Qing was very familiar with the plot of the original novel. Even without Dickard telling him, he knew what kind of guy Jack was.

The hazy, resonant rock music grew louder and louder, and the underground venue became more and more crowded.

After the last song was finished, there was a loud "crash" and the rolling door of the underground parking lot was pulled down heavily!

All lights except the stage were turned off, and a stream of steam gushed out from the edge of the stage. A short-haired female host with a nose ring and clavicle nails ran onto the stage and announced loudly into the microphone:

"All the powerful duelists in the satellite area!!"

"Welcome to the King's Challenge! Jack Atlas's underground ring!"

In an instant, warm cheers filled the entire space, and bottles of beer were opened, foaming toward the ceiling.

You Qing and Dickade found a place at the edge of the crowd and did not mix with that group of crazy guys.

The sharp-looking female host continued loudly:
“It’s different from all the underground events we’ve ever held!”

"The winner of this competition will not only receive a large bounty, but will also have the opportunity to challenge the King of the Satellite Area—Jack!!"

"As long as we defeat Jack, we can become the top of the satellite area!!"

"Before the game officially begins, let's introduce tonight's protagonist, Jack Atlas!!!"

Like a magic trick, the hostess waved countless colored paper from her hands. Amidst the falling glittering paper, a card flew towards the duel stage in the center of the arena!
Everyone's eyes followed the card, and the lights in the arena focused simultaneously! !

Finally, a proud figure standing under the spotlight appeared in the center of the duel stage and took the card.

Everyone looked over and saw the aloof Jack sitting on the throne of the dueling arena.

Amidst the excited calls of countless people, he stood up calmly and shouted in a deep and powerful voice:
"I am Jack Atlas!!"

"But, I have never called myself the king!!"

"To me, the title of King of the Satellite Zone means nothing!!"

"My ultimate goal is to reach the peak above the peak!!" "I don't care what purpose you all have for coming here, or what decks you use!!"

"All I have to do is defeat the challenger who finally stands before me!!"

"If you are ready to be crushed by me and the True Crimson Demon Dragon, then use your strongest strength to fight your way out of the crowd of duelists!!!"

After saying that, he held up the card he had just received. It was not a card from Jack's deck, but a temporary commemorative card with a golden crown on it, and Jack's name was engraved on the crown.

For a moment, the duelists in the audience were extremely excited.

They all knew that just by participating in one such event, Jack would earn more money than they could earn in several years. If he could become king, such opportunities would be countless.

But what these mediocre people don't know is that if it weren't for the need to leave the garbage dump of the Satellite District, the proud Jack would never be willing to become the clown in this farce.

The short but lively opening ceremony ends here, and the underground duel event is about to officially begin!

There are a total of thirty-two duelists invited this time. They will go through a week-long five-round elimination process to select the winner. The final champion will challenge Jack to win the title of king.

The crowd gradually dispersed and made way for an open space. Two underground duelists walked onto the battlefield and started fighting after a loud shout!

Seeing this, You Qing couldn't help but ask Dickade beside him: "Aren't we fighting on the duel stage?"

Decade replied, "The dueling arena will only be used during the final battle with Jack. These people spent a lot of effort to obtain it, and they certainly won't use it casually."

You Qing frowned: "Oh no... I don't have a duel disk, how can I participate in the competition?"

Dickade smiled mysteriously and pulled out a slightly damaged duel disk from his back. "Don't worry, here, as long as you're willing to pay, there's nothing you can't get. Just give any guy some money, and he'll definitely be willing to lend you the duel disk."

You Qing nodded and put on the duel disk with the help of Dickade. He secretly decided that after getting the first sum of money, he must first get a set of the most basic duel equipment.

After adjusting the straps of the duel disk and inserting the deck into it, before You Qing could make any further adjustments, the first duel of the tournament was over.

With a violent explosion, a duelist's LP was directly emptied and he fell to the ground.

His opponent sneered viciously, "It's so easy! It's like stepping on an ant to death!"

The defeated duelist gritted his teeth and climbed up from the ground, his face full of surprise and unwillingness. It was obvious that he didn't expect to lose so quickly.

Both of them left the scene, one to greet warm cheers, the other to face harsh accusations and abuse.

"The result of the first duel has been revealed!!"

"The winner is the offensive duelist—Kamano Ichirō!!"

"The next match will be!!"

"The deep-sea duelist who symbolizes suffocation and despair—Dankel King!"

"And the mysterious person who currently has no information - You Qing!!"

　Due to the controversy over the plots of the first two chapters, the contents of Chapters 21 and 22 have been modified. The explanation is placed at the end of Chapter 22. You can refresh and read it again.

　　
　
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