I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"Um..."

After nodding slightly, Pegasus immediately pressed the Enter key on his computer, and the four Extra Monster Zones (also known as EX Zones) in the main monster zones of both players' front fields lit up at the same moment on the big screen.

At the same time, Bekas's light and clear voice immediately resounded throughout the large conference room:

"In the special way of inviting Yuuki to participate in the designated [Synchro], Yuuki also pioneered the [Extra Monster Zone] gameplay."

"It's been almost a year since the official release of [Synchro] Summoning, and as the dueling environment has matured, I've also made some plans—"

"In the current environment where the Extra Monster Zone is merely the end point of the Extra Deck, is it possible to design a completely new gameplay strategy specifically centered around the Extra Monster Zone?"

"..."

Along with Pegasus's idea, Kaiba, the president, also frequently expressed his opinions during the meeting. After only a few tens of minutes, Yuuki was surprised to find that the concept formed at this moment was very close to the future [LINK] summoning.

Just as You Feng fell into deep thought, a new real-time response message popped up in his system.

[Detection indicates that the appearance time of LINK Summoning in the current timeline has been significantly advanced!]

With this message being released, Pegasus and Kaiba, after thorough discussions, faced with a situation filled with good news, the immediate challenge was how to specifically develop this new summoning mode. Problems and doubts, forming a series of obstacles, also arose in an instant.

...

"So, Youfeng, do you have any new plans or solutions for the current problems?"

Accompanied by Pegasus's expectant voice, Youfeng hesitated for a moment before shaking his head slightly:

"Admittedly, our current approach is very close to being mature; all the difficulties lie in the development itself..."

"However, I think this problem will resolve itself with the increasing abundance of elven power and the interaction between the elven world and the human world..."

"Only then can creative change be generated."

Youfeng didn't rush to release the fully mature [LINK] final solution. Instead, based on the actual situation and the current card abilities, he analyzed and proposed the most feasible solution.

"Is that so..."

As Pegasus nodded slightly, lost in thought, Seto Kaiba, sitting to Yuuki's left, excitedly slammed his hand on the table:

"Huh huh huh~"

After letting out a smug laugh in a gruff voice, Seto Kaiba gave Yuuki a meaningful look:

"On this point—Youfeng and I are kindred spirits..."

The moment Yuuki and Pegasus looked equally surprised, Seto Kaiba immediately stood up, signaling the two to follow him.

After entering the elevator and arriving at the top floor of the Kaiba Group, President Seto Kaiba took out his personal ID and swiped it to open the door to a mysterious laboratory.

A completely blank room, with the entire room, including the ceiling and floor, in a pure white cube shape, immediately came into view.

Just as Pegasus frowned slightly and looked at Kaiba with a hint of confusion, Seto Kaiba immediately activated a mysterious switch using a button on the wall.

Faint beams of light, almost invisible beyond the limits of vision, shot out from all directions, forming a grid in three-dimensional space.

"This laboratory, combined with the [VR Duel Disk] I developed earlier..."

As Seto Kaiba spoke, he took the Duel Disk from two staff members at the door and showed it to Yuuki and Pegasus:

"So, during card battles, what appears on the field are card spirits that instantly materialize, not some so-called 3D projection..."

Accompanied by Seto Kaiba's triumphant voice, Yuuki, quite surprised, took the [VR Duel Disk] that needed to be worn entirely on his shoulder. He immediately circled it, looking at the faint light emanating from the walls, ceiling, and floor, and nodded in astonishment:

"...As expected of President Kaiba, the entire design is simply too ingenious..."

"In this way, the card spirit doesn't need to use its own spirit power to materialize. With this device, rather than summoning a materialized spirit, it's more accurate to say that the system successfully locates and perfectly outlines the card spirit's form..."

"President's Technology, this really is on par with alien black technology..."

...

At that very moment, accompanied by Yuuka's soft, wistful voice, Seto Kaiba's lips curled into a smile that seemed to say, "Everything is perfectly under control."

"So, therefore—"

Just as the club president excitedly grabbed another VR Duel Disk in front of him, intending to ask Yufeng if he wanted to have a real-time duel with him right now to experience the system...

Pegasus's eyes lit up instantly, and he snatched the VR Duel Disk set first, putting it on his arm:

"Hmm, this feels really good!"

"Um, Pegasus, you can experience this later—"

But just as Seto Kaiba, looking surprised, tried to snatch the special [VR Duel Disk] that Pegasus was wearing on his arm—there were only two of them—Pegasus immediately turned around and dodged it.

The next second—

After walking over to the opposite side of Youfeng, Pegasus surprisingly took out a card box from his pocket. After taking out a set of cards, Pegasus immediately challenged Youfeng to a duel:

"How about it, Youfeng? Come to think of it, as the card designer, I've never actually had a card duel with you..."

"This has always been a regret of mine. So today, let's have a good match using President Kaiba's brand-new equipment!"

...

Meanwhile, Youfeng, who was already very interested in this unique system that could bring card sprites to life in real time, immediately nodded in agreement:

"Very good! Pegasus, although this era has been dominated by Synchro and Xyz, I still want to see the true strength of you, the father of duels!"

As a confident smile crept across Yuuki's lips, witnessing the inevitable and intense duel about to unfold, Kaiba, whose plans had been completely disrupted, shook his head helplessly, clenched his fist, and let out a cold snort.

"Humph~"

"In that case, let the two of you have the first duel in this system!"

Accompanied by Seto Kaiba's somewhat disappointed voice, Pegasus and Yuuki, who were in high spirits, put their Duel Disks on and put their decks into the Duel Disks. After reading the contents of both players' decks, the [VR Duel Disk] immediately converted them into digital signals and shuffled the cards.

At the same instant, You Feng immediately took out a silver coin from his pocket and tossed it high into the air.

As the coin traced a mysterious arc through the air, both sides immediately declared their duel:

"DUEL!!!"

"DUEL!!!"

...

Then, based on the result of the coin toss, Youfeng gained the right to choose whether to go first in this duel. After a brief moment of contemplation, Youfeng immediately chose to start the duel by going first:

"Well then, I'm coming!"

At that instant, both of them immediately followed Seto Kaiba's instructions and placed their right hands on the sensory points on their left arms that emitted a faint blue light.

In the instant following the rapid swing, each player had 5 cards appear in front of them as their initial hand:

"My turn!"

After declaring that he was entering his turn in the [Main Phase 1], and after adjusting his hand resources, Yuufu immediately sent one of his monster cards to the graveyard as a cost.

Then, he Special Summoned one of his signature Level 5 low-level monsters from his deck:

"I choose to activate the effect of the [Metroidvania] card I just drew from my hand: You can send 1 LIGHT monster from your hand other than this card to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position!"

In an instant, a swirling galaxy of light flashed past, and a mechanical warrior, clad in grass-green metal knuckle dusters and assuming an attack stance, appeared in the main monster zone in the front field of Yuufu's battleground in its classic pose, wearing bright silver armor with grass-green scales inlaid at the joints:

Metroid

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attribute: light]

[Star rating: 5]

[Attack power: 2000]

[Defense: 0]

"So, Yufeng is actually using a Cyber ​​Dragon deck this time, which mainly focuses on Fusion and Xyz?"

Having long heard of Yufeng's legendary "Cyber ​​Dragon" exploits, Pegasus, Yufeng's rival, couldn't help but let out a soft sigh upon seeing this monster card, which often served as a support for "Cyber ​​Dragon," appear.

"No...that doesn't prove anything."

This time, it was the president of Kaiba who gave the completely opposite opinion first:

"Based on my understanding of Youfeng, Youfeng's deck-building strategy is very flexible..."

"His Cyber ​​Dragon can appear in any deck, and any card can be added to his Cyber ​​Dragon..."

"The so-called duelist who is like the wind!"

"..."

Accompanied by the president's gruff voice, his gaze also turned to the duelist he had defined as his nemesis—Yuuka.

...

"Hmm, I didn't expect the president to know me so well!"

After letting out a soft sigh, Youfeng immediately smiled and nodded:

"That's right, this deck will be a combined evolution of [Cyber ​​Dragon] and [Galaxy Eye]!"

"It is [Electronic Dragon], but not entirely!"

Accompanied by Yufeng's excited voice, and in the instant Pegasus was momentarily dazed, Yufeng immediately activated the follow-up effect of the [Metroid] card he had just Special Summoned:

"Now I activate the effect that can be activated when this card is summoned—when this card is Special Summoned, you can activate this effect. Add 1 [Galaxy] monster from your Deck to your hand."

Soon, the warrior-monster that had been bathed in the galactic light also began to shine.

The VR Duel Disk, specially developed by Kaima Group, instantly and comprehensively lists all monster cards in the main deck that meet the search requirements in a table, including detailed information about each monster card.

"That's truly amazing!"

In a moment of slight reflection, Youfeng immediately tapped his finger in the air, selecting an 8-star [Effect Monster] card from the [Galaxy] deck, which also possessed warrior characteristics, to draw:

"This time, I'm not going to search for the second [Metroidvania] card from the regular [Cyber ​​Dragon] combo, but rather a level 8 [Galactic Knight]!"

After completing the search, Youfeng immediately activated the card's effect, playing it onto the field:

"Based on this card's effect: If you control a [Photon] monster or a [Galaxy] monster, this card can be Summoned without Tributing."

"Therefore, since I already have [Metroid] in my field, I will now immediately Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position—"

As the laser-drawn three-dimensional space once again shone with the brilliance of the Milky Way, a powerful lower-class warrior-type monster of the [Galaxy] family, clad in European-style armor, wearing a mask, and wielding a longsword, was immediately summoned onto the field as if standing atop a cosmic chasm.

Galaxy Knights