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

“Beep beep beep————————”

[Plasido, LP: 4000 → 3800]

"The effect of Machine Emperor - Mind - Carrier!!" Placido shouted, "Once per turn, prevent one monster on my field from being destroyed!!"

"Jack!! Even if you summon the Crimson Nova Dragon, it will be meaningless!!"

"Because your monster can only be immune to destruction, but it cannot resist all effects!!"

"You monster, whom I summoned with such difficulty, have ultimately become my servant!!!"

Jack Atlas's eyes reflected the crimson flames: "Let's give it a try!! Set one card, end your turn!!"

“Beep beep————————”

[Jack Atlas, SPC: 6→7]

[Plasido, SPC: 6→7]

"My turn! Draw a card!!" Placido shouted, "From the effect of the Emperor's Mindset Attack Unit III from my hand!!"

"Send one of my Machine Emperors, Mind, Attack Units, to the graveyard!!"

Special Summon this card from your hand!

"Due to component upgrades, the attack power of Machine Emperor - Divine Mind has increased!!"

“Beep beep beep————————————”

[Machine Emperor - Divine Intelligence, Attack Power: 4800→5200]

"Jack, I know what you're up to!!" Placido said coldly, "Your backline is covered with cards like Divine Punishment!!"

"As long as my Machine Emperor - Mindless Infinite effect steals Crimson Nova Dragon, you will use that card to crush my Machine Emperor - Mindless Infinite!!"

"The Machine Emperor - Divine Mind - Infinite will disintegrate and disappear once its core component is lost!!"

"Therefore, I will defeat the Crimson Nova through combat!!"

"Your monster has an ability: when attacked, it can detach itself to nullify the attack!!"

"However, my Machine Emperor - Divine Mind - Infinite has two attack opportunities!!"

"Dare to dodge, and you'll face a direct attack dealing a whopping 5200 damage!!!"

"Enter the battle phase!!"

"Type 3-5 Combined Alien Attack - Super Laser - Mind Burst Beam!!!!!"

“Ka-ka-ka-ka——————————”

Suddenly, the Machine Emperor's consciousness emitted a violent mechanical roar. The two heavy cannons above its head instantly filled with energy, forming huge energy spheres at their muzzles, distorting the surrounding air with this powerful energy!
The next second, two dazzling, eerie blue beams of light shot from the cannon muzzles, like two enraged dragons, hurtling towards the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon with a devastating force. The attack was incredibly powerful; wherever it passed, deep trenches were torn in the ground, and rocks instantly turned to dust!

"Activate the effect of Crimson Nova Dragon!!" Jack Atlas roared with a deafening boom. "Attack negated, this card is banished from the field!!!"

Just as the beam was about to strike, the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon emitted a strange red light, its body transforming into a blur as it vanished into another dimension, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow!

However, the Machine Emperor did not stop there. It quickly adjusted the direction of its cannon and locked onto Jack Atlas, who was standing on the battlefield.

"Second attack, direct hit!"

The synthesized mechanical voice rang out again, and another super laser beam of divine intelligence burst forth, aimed directly at Jack Atlas!
“Boom————————————————”

Everyone was shocked.

But the next second, the thick smoke was dispersed by countless numbers—"zeros," and a strange light surged from Jack Atlas's D-Wheel. A shackle composed of countless numbers imprisoned the attack beam of Machine Emperor God of Mind in mid-air!
"What?!" Placido exclaimed in surprise.

Jack Atlas sneered, "How pathetic, Placido. I've calculated every single thing you've done!"

"Jack!!" Yusei Fudo and the others cheered in surprise.

"Tsk..." Placido's face was extremely ugly.

"The card I set up last turn was a trap card—Zero Power!!" Jack Atlas said coldly. "I know you wouldn't dare to recklessly activate the effect of Emperor Mind to take Crimson Nova Dragon, and you'll definitely force me to banish Crimson Nova Dragon through battle."

"However, the effect of the Trap Card Zero Power is that it can only be activated when a face-up monster on your field is banished from the Duel!!"

"All face-up monsters on the field have their ATK reduced to zero!!"

"This effect is permanent; your Machine Emperor's sanity is now ruined!!"

"And now it's too late for you to use the Engine Emperor - Divine Mind effect to seize the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon!!"

"The Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon, which has escaped into another dimension, is staring at you with its furious crimson eyes, and you can only helplessly wait to be destroyed by it!!!"

"Shut up!!!" Placido roared hoarsely, his eyes bloodshot, "Main Phase Two, activate the effects of High Speed ​​World 2!!"

"Remove 7 points of SPC and draw one card from your deck!!"

"Set one card face down, end your turn!!!"

Jack Atlas sneered, "At this moment, the Crimson Nova Dragon reigns supreme on the battlefield once more!!"

"This is your final round!!"

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

“Beep beep beep——————————”

[Jack Atlas, SPC: 7→8]

[Plasido, SPC: 7→0→1]

"Activate the High Speed ​​Spell Card—SP Accumulation Rise!!" Jack Atlas proclaimed. "Discard one card from your hand to increase your SPC by two points!!"

"Due to a new Adjustment Monster being sent to the Graveyard, Crimson Nova Dragon's ATK has been increased to 5500!!!"

"Activate the effect of High Speed ​​World 2 again, removing 10 points of SPC!!"

"Destroy the card you just set up!!"

“Bang————————————”

The shattering of the cards also symbolizes Placido's despair.

The attacks of the Crimson Nova Dragon came one after another, and countless Crimson Meteorites rained down from the sky, completely wiping out Placido's remaining LP!
Under the violent tremors, Placido was defeated, but as a cyborg of the New World, his physical abilities were extremely strong, and this level of impact did not damage him in the slightest.

He drove into the repair shop with his broken body. Luciano made a few sarcastic remarks, but José interrupted him.

Luciano smiled, stuck the New World team's logo on his arm, and sprinted off from the starting line!
What he was riding wasn't a D-Wheel, but a new type of dueling device—a dueling skateboard specifically designed for children!

Even though it's a skateboard, the speed of the high-tech duel skateboard that Luciano rides is astonishing!

Having abandoned redundant protective equipment, Luciano's Duel Skateboard was surprisingly faster than Jack Atlas's Speed ​​D-Wheel!

Before Jack Atlas could even obtain the SPC through the lap, he had already given chase like the wind!
“Hehehe!!”

"Jack, this time, let me play with you~" "Duel!!!!"

[Jack Atlas, SPC: 0→1; LP: 3400]

[Luciano, SPC: 1→2]

"My turn, draw a card~" Luciano said with a grin, "Defense Position Summon - Sky Core!!"

"Set three cards face down, end your turn!!!"

[The Core of the Sky]

【one star】

[Wind Attribute/Mechanical Type]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

"Another bunch of weaklings?!" Jack Atlas drew a card and launched an attack. "My turn! Draw!!"

"Put a card on it!!"

"Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon attacks the Sky Core!!!"

“Boom——————————————”

The fragile core of the sky shattered into dust.

But Luciano continued to laugh.

Jack Atlas's round is over.

At that moment, Luciano's SPC reached 4 points, and Jack Atlas's increased to 3 points accordingly.

"You should know what 4 SPC means, Jack," Luciano said jokingly. "When your SPC accumulates to this level, you can use a lot of high-speed magic cards."

"Now it's my turn!! Hehe~"

“Draw a card!!”

"Activate the Continuous Trap Card left behind by Placido - Limit Resurrection!!"

"Special Summon Sky Core from the Graveyard!!"

"Activate the High-Speed ​​Magic Card again—SP: Explosion!!"

"Destroy one card in your Spell & Trap Zone and change the battle position of all monsters on your opponent's field!!"

"This card's effect will change your Crimson Nova Dragon to Defense Position!!"

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

"When SPC is greater than 4, gain control of one Defense Position monster your opponent controls until the end of the turn!!"

"Your Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon is mine, hehehe!!"

"Next, activate the Trap Card—Trap Flowerpot!!"

"Send one of your Continuous Trap Cards to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from your Deck!"

"When the Resurrection Restriction leaves the field, the Sky Core will be destroyed by an effect!!"

"Activate the effect of Sky Core: When this card is destroyed by a card effect, destroy all monsters you control!!"

"Then Special Summon Machine Emperor: Divine Sky Infinite, Machine Emperor: Divine Sky Top, Machine Emperor: Divine Sky Attack Division, Machine Emperor: Divine Sky Defense Division, and Machine Emperor: Divine Sky Carrier Division from your Deck, hand, and Graveyard!!"

"But you know, Jack~"

"True Crimson Nova Dragon is simply immune to the opponent's effects~"

"Now it's my monster..."

"So, just die like this!!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!"

“Buzz————————————”

Unlike the deep, resonant hum that accompanied the arrival of Machine Emperor Shenkong, this tremor was sharp and piercing, like shattering glass. Spiderweb-like cracks began to appear on the crystalline outer shell of the Sky Core, each crack spewing out unstable energy streams!
Without the slightest hesitation, it transformed into a blue star and then exploded and disintegrated!
The utterly collapsed Sky Core did not produce a deafening roar, only a blinding white light that devoured everything! Energy formed an absolute vacuum around its core, and the resulting shockwave instantly tore through space, lifting the massive body of the Crimson Lotus Nova Dragon into the air!
The dragon scales melted away like ice and snow in the white light. The six-winged membrane was the first to be shredded into fragments by the energy flow. The flames that had burned for thousands of years were extinguished the moment they came into contact with the self-destruct energy, leaving behind pale ashes...

The sky suddenly lost its color, and the once-flowing clouds seemed to have been paused. In a short while, a huge geometric crystal solidified in the sky!

Immediately afterwards, a silver-white beam of light pierced the sky and tore through the clouds. Particles like stardust flowed within the beam, and wherever it passed, the dust in the air was coated with a cold, metallic sheen!
“Buzz————————”

A deep hum emanated from the depths of the pillar of light, initially as faint as a mosquito's buzz, gradually growing as heavy as the breath of heaven and earth. Countless transparent hexagonal armor plates slowly emerged from the pillar of light, automatically assembling and combining in mid-air to form a colossal body covered by a streamlined shell!
Unlike the mechanical tyrannosaurus form of the Machine Emperor Divine Wisdom, Divine Sky's body presents an elegant streamlined structure, as if sculpted from solidified aurora. Each armor plate edge is inlaid with pale blue energy light strips, refracting unpredictable rainbow light under the sunlight!

Most striking are its outstretched flight wings, not made of solid metal but of pure energy, a translucent azure blue, as light as butterfly wings, yet capable of creating energy ripples powerful enough to stir up air currents when flapping. The sensor array above its head rotates, emitting pale green beams that scan its surroundings, while the core furnace on its chest pulses with a soft yet penetrating white light, a stark contrast to the intense heat of its divine consciousness!

【Emperor of Machines - Divine Sky】

【one star】

[Wind Attribute/Mechanical Type]

[Attack/Defense: 2200/300]

“Luciano…” You Qing frowned.

He once dueled with Luciano, a guy whose tactics never followed the usual path.

This time, he dismantled Shinguren Nova Dragon in a very cunning way.

“Tsk…” Jack Atlas’s expression turned extremely serious.

“Swish————————————”

At this moment, Luciano revealed his last cover card, mimicking Jack Atlas's move to defeat Placido, and shattered the cover card that Jack Atlas had used for defense.

"Hehehe~ Although I knew you were unlikely to have any terrifying offensive traps, you're still too unpredictable right now~" Luciano laughed, "Activate Trap Card - Machine King Bomb!!"

"Destroy one Machine Emperor monster on your field and one card on your opponent's field!!"

"What I've chosen is your Geka, and the Machine Emperor, God of the Sky, Carrier!!"

"After destroying these two cards!!"

"I will summon in defense position using the normal summoning method—Machine Emperor: Divine Sky: Top III!!"

"Does he look familiar? Jack?! But he's also a little different, isn't he? Hehe!!"

"At this moment, the attack power of the Machine Emperor, Divine Sky, has increased!!"

"Let's say goodbye to this duel!!"

"Double-Top Specialization - Sky-Shattering Crystal Burst!!!" (End of Chapter)