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

The city of Shin-Domino, once again mired in energy failure, was shrouded in darkness, with eerie flashes of lightning occasionally streaking across the oppressive sky!
Traffic in most of the city has been paralyzed, and on a deserted highway, a duelist is engaged in a life-or-death duel with a mechanical monster that has merged with the D-Wheel!
“Swish——————————————”

The card was swung out, and a sudden arc of light flashed past!

Immediately afterwards, tiny points of starlight lit up—the radiance of a Synchro Summon!

Yu Qing shouted, "Synch the Level 3 Tuner monster, Swiftman Three-Eyed Dice, and the Level 4 Spellcaster monster, Magic Knight Defender!!"

"Synchronous Summon!!"

"Lv7!!"

"Arcanite Magister!!!"

Ever since obtaining Burst Mode from Antinomi, Youqing has been thinking about how to use it.

Neither the Transparent Wing Synchro Dragon nor the Speedy Machine has a Burst Mode system. The most classic Burst Mode combinations are almost all unique in the world.

For example: Stardust Dragon, Crimson Demon Dragon, Tech Attribute Halberd Gunner...

There's another card with even lower rarity: a Psychic monster. While regular Psychic monsters aren't hard to obtain in this world, all Synchro Monsters were imprisoned after the Paradise Organization was destroyed.

Now that Youqing no longer has any connection with the Public Security Bureau, Yego has gone from being an ally to becoming a subordinate of Emperor Taiyi III. The only way to get that card is to steal it.

But the monster's strength wasn't worth taking such a big risk.

If we continue to eliminate options, we are left with the Warrior system and the Magic Counter system.

After much deliberation, You Qing finally assembled this Magic Counter deck. The Arcane Magister in the deck was obtained during the raid on the warehouse. After research by the mysterious card-making organization, the Arcane Magister has a compatibility of over 97% with Burst Mode and can also summon a powerful Burst form.

Faced with his opponent's summoned Machine Emperor - Divine Mind, You Qing also plans to summon his own ace in response!
In the previous round, he didn't rush to set the Burst Mode card because he didn't have a Synchro Summon.

Now that the materials for Synchro Summoning have been gathered, he can first summon the Arcanite Magister, then set up Burst Mode. If the Machine Emperor's Mind is not destroyed this turn, and it activates its effect in the next turn to try to steal the Arcanite Magister, then Yuqing can use Burst Mode to avoid that disgusting ability. The principle is the same as Accelerated Synchro Summoning.

However, just as the starlight began to illuminate, a piercing, sharp sound suddenly echoed through the high-speed space!
Hearing that familiar voice, You Qing's heart trembled.

"Want to Synchro Summon?" Placido's eyes turned cold. "Continuous Trap Card activated—Dissonance!!"

"As long as this card is on the field, neither player can perform a Synchro Summon!!"

"Yu Qing, don't think that the Machine Emperor can only gain power by relying on Synchro Monsters!!"

"Even without any additional power, the Machine King is still enough to defeat you!!"

You Qing's gaze sharpened: "Then, I'll set one card face down, and my turn ends!!"

Dissonance is a card specifically designed to counter the Synchro system.

Although it disrupted You Qing's tactics, it didn't reach a particularly troublesome level.

This card is automatically destroyed on the third turn after it is activated, and Yuqing's deck only uses Arcanite Mage as one of its trump cards, and does not rely entirely on Arcanite Mage to function.

Another major reason is that the two monsters on my field have very strong defense. Although the Machine King is composed of five monsters combined, it can basically only attack once per turn.

Despite Placido's ability to disable his Synchro Summon, it was unrealistic for him to inflict significant damage on himself within three turns.

“Beep beep————————”

[Plasido, SPC: 3→4]

[Game Engine, SPC: 3→4]

"It's my turn! Draw a card!!"

Placido's entire body surged with bright silver electricity, and having merged with the D-Wheel, he possessed extremely high speed.

"Activate the Trap Card - Wisdom A3!!"

"Send the Machine Emperor Psychic Attack Unit on the field to the Graveyard, Special Summon - Machine Emperor Psychic Attack Unit Type 3!!"

"The attack power of Machine Emperor - Divine Mind is calculated based on the combined attack power of its five branch monsters!!"

"Due to the appearance of Machine Emperor·Divine Intelligence·Attack Unit Type 3, Machine Emperor·Divine Intelligence's attack power has increased by 400!!"

“Beep beep beep————————————”

[Machine Emperor - Divine Intelligence, Attack Power: 2500→2900]

"Besides increasing its attack power, Machine Emperor - Mind, which has acquired Attack Type 3, will also gain another bonus!!" Placido pointed at the monster on the field and shouted with murderous intent, "That is, this card will have the ability to penetrate defense!!"

"When attacking a monster in Defense Position, it deals damage equal to its ATK exceeding its DEF!"

"Enter the battle phase!!"

"You must have other cards that can provide spell counters to that monster!!"

"In that case, I will attack Magic Knight Defender!!!"

“Boom————————————————————”

A white laser, more than twice as powerful as before, shot out and pierced straight through the shield of the Magic Knight Defender!
The sound of cards shattering and exploding rang out, and Youqing's LP plummeted!
“Beep beep beep————————”

[YouQing, LP: 4000→3100]

Placido turned his head coldly, his eyes filled with unmistakable killing intent.

After setting a card face down, his turn ends here, and the power of the dissonance is slightly weakened.

“Beep beep————————”

[Plasido, SPC: 4→5]

[Game Engine, SPC: 4→5]

"My turn! Draw a card!!" You Qing glanced at his hand. "Since my Synchro Summon is blocked, I'll use a Superior Summon to solve this!!"

"Offer the Swift Robot Three-Eyed Dice as a sacrifice!!"

"call!!"

"Crimson Mage!!!"

Crimson Mage

【Six Star】

[Dark Attribute/Magician Clan]

[Attack/Defense: 1700/2200]

"The effect of the Crimson Archmage!!" You Qinglang exclaimed, "When this card is successfully summoned, place two Spell Counters on it!!"

"For each magic counter placed on this card, this card's attack power increases by 300!!"

“Beep beep beep——————————”

Crimson Mage

[Magic indicator: 0→2]

[Attack power: 1700→2300]

"Furthermore, Crimson Archmage has another effect!!" You Qing's card was poised to strike. "While this card is face-up on the field, for each Spell Card activated by either player, this card gains an additional Spell Counter!!" "Activate the High-Speed ​​Spell Card—SP Angel's Staff!!"

Draw two cards from your deck, then discard one!

"Then activate the High-Speed ​​Spell Card—SP: High-Speed ​​Collision!!"

"If your SPC is greater than 2, destroy one card on your field and one card on both players' fields!!"

"I'm going to crush my face card, and your Machine Emperor, Mindless Infinite!!!"

"boom----------------"

The condensed, high-speed energy bursts forth!
Placido coldly retorted, "So you didn't disrupt my dissonance, but instead precisely chose the 'carrier' section?"

"Looks like you want to use that third-rate monster to test your skills!!"

"You have a good understanding of the King of Machines' construction, Game Master~"

"If the Machine Emperor - Divine Mind - Infinite, which forms the head, is destroyed, the entire machine will disintegrate!!"

"However, I won't let you get away with it so easily!!"

"Trap Card activated - Force Field!!"

"Negative and destroyed a spell targeting one monster on the field!!"

“Boom————————————————”

A powerful vortex of energy surged out, directly shattering You Qing's attack.

However, You Qing never intended for that high-speed collision attack to actually disintegrate the Emperor of Machines' sanity in one fell swoop!
Because Yuqing activated two spell cards this turn, the spell counters on Crimson Wizard accumulated again, reaching four points, and its attack power reached 2900, the same as Machine Emperor Divine Mind!
"Entering battle phase!!" You Qing announced, "Crimson Mage!! Launch attack on Machine Emperor - Divine Wisdom - Infinite!!"

The Crimson Archmage raised his staff, and surging magical power gathered at its tip, ultimately transforming into an explosive spiral projectile that blasted towards the enemy's head!
"Heh, a feeble attack!!" Placido sneered. "The effect of Machine Emperor - Mind & Defense Department: When a monster on your field is attacked, transfer the target of that attack to this card!!"

"It also has the effect of Machine Emperor - Mind - Carrier: Once per turn, one of your monsters cannot be destroyed by battle!!"

"You Qing, your attack has been neutralized!!!"

A powerful light of absorption flared up, redirecting the magical projectile unleashed by the Crimson Archmage in another direction. A barrier formed midway, dissolving You Qing's attack once again!

"Rumble!"

The Emperor of Machines...

This is the power of the Machine Emperor - Divine Intelligence.

If you want to destroy it through combat alone, it will probably be very difficult...

“Beep beep————————”

[Plasido, SPC: 5→6]

[Game Engine, SPC: 5→6]

"You Qing, are you planning to use this monster to hold the field until the effect of Dissonance ends?" Placido's expression was icy. He drew a card and launched an attack, "My turn, draw!!"

"The Machine Emperor - Divine Mind launches an attack on the Crimson Mage!!"

"The effect of Machine Emperor - Divine Mind - Carrier has been triggered, preventing Machine Emperor - Divine Mind from being destroyed in this battle!!"

"When the Machine Emperor is attacked, it is treated as five monsters, but if it initiates an attack, it becomes only one monster!!"

"With attack power evenly matched, and the Machine Emperor's sanity protected, the only one ultimately destroyed will be your Dark Gold Mage!!!"

An intense sense of oppression washed over me!
A burst of concentrated, explosive light and an energy shield simultaneously appeared before the Machine Emperor, Divine Wisdom!

"Activate the effect of Swift Robot Three-Eyed Dice from the Graveyard!!" Yu Qing exclaimed. "Ban this card from the Duel and negate this attack!!"

"I anticipated the effect of this monster!!" Placido shouted, opening the cover card. "You Qing, you who blocked the light of the white hole, you will surely fall here!!"

"Trap Card activated - Intimidation!!"

"When an effect that negates a monster's attack is activated, negate and destroy it!!"

"The Machine Emperor's attack on sank the Dark Gold Archmage!!"

The red eye-shaped incantation that had just lit up instantly disintegrated, and the Machine Emperor's relentless attack still forced its way in!

But then, a strange thing happened: the Machine Emperor - Divine Mind suddenly stopped attacking!

"Trap Card activated—A Race Assembled!!" You Qing exclaimed. "You can only activate this card by targeting one face-up monster on the field!!"

"Special Summon a monster from your hand or Graveyard that has a different name but the same race as that monster!"

"I choose to resurrect the apprentice magician abandoned by the angel's scepter from the graveyard!!"

[Apprentice Magician]

【Two stars】

[Dark Attribute/Magician Clan]

[Attack/Defense: 400/800]

"Now, your attack has been unleashed!!" You Qing shouted. "Furthermore, when an Apprentice Magician is successfully Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, you can place one Spell Counter on a card that can have a Spell Counter placed on it!!"

"In this way, the Crimson Archmage will have five magic power indicators!!"

"Attack power reaches 3200, surpassing even the Machine Emperor - Divine Intelligence!!!"

"Then attack the monster you just summoned!" Placido continued to issue aggressive offensive commands. "The Machine Emperor Mind, possessing the 3rd Type Attack Unit, has the ability to penetrate defenses!!"

"This attack will deal you 2100 combat damage!!"

“Boom——————————————”

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

[YouQing, LP: 3100→1000]

"Activate the effect of Apprentice Magician!!" You Qinglang declared. "When this card is destroyed by battle, Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower Spellcaster monster from your Deck in face-down Defense Position!!"

Placido's round has ended once again.

Dissonances will be nullified at the end of his next turn.

However, You Qing didn't want to wait until then.

Because Placido is currently in a window of opportunity where he can clear the field, this is the perfect moment to launch an attack!

You Qing's eyes flickered as he looked at the cards at the top of the deck, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Although he still doesn't know the specifics of this card draw, having come this far, his extremely strong mental power means he has nothing to worry about!

“Beep beep————————”

As the high-speed indicator was injected, the gacha pull was already complete!

He drew the Reversal card!!! (End of Chapter)