Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Yusei's "D-Wheel" came to a stop, while Yugi and Hayato, who were right behind them, flew out from the torso of the red dragon. Yugi's agility was not very good, and he couldn't maintain his balance in mid-air at all. He fell directly to the ground and rolled away, hitting his head on the railing at the edge of the roof and crying out in pain.

Hayato has excellent balance, maintaining a leaping posture in mid-air like "Invader Dio," landing smoothly and even tilting his head back to lift his bangs.

This guy is so arrogant.

Jaden got off Yusei's back seat, which Akane couldn't sit on, and helped Yugi up after he bumped into the railing. Yusei, who had parked the D-Wheel, looked at Hayato, who had a smug look on his face, and thought to himself.

Chapter 492 Paradox

"Huh? Thirty minutes ago!" Yugi exclaimed in shock as he listened to Jaden and Yusei's explanation. "And it was actually the power of a Duel Monster! That's amazing! Duel Monsters actually have this kind of power?"

"Well, it's a Duel Monster after all, so nothing is surprising." Jaden chuckled and introduced himself to Yugi and Hayato, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Yugi, Mr. Hayato. My name is Jaden Yuki, and I come from the future, more than ten years from now."

“My name is Yusei Fudo, and I come from decades further in the future.” Yusei introduced himself and then continued, “At this point in time, Pegasus J. Crawford, the ‘father of Duel Monsters,’ has not yet arrived at the Duel Monsters Tournament, and the attack has not yet occurred, so Mr. Yugi, your grandfather is still safe.”

Looking down from the high-rise building, the game easily found the most beautiful cosplayer among all those dressed as Duel Monsters below, and unsurprisingly, found Jonouchi and Muto Sugoroku, the master and apprentice, next to that cosplayer at that particular time.

Having confirmed that his grandfather was indeed safe and sound, Youqi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, Jaden Yuki from ten years in the future?" Hayato looked at the nervous Jaden with interest. "Just to be on the safe side, let me confirm first. You should be the Jaden Yuki I know, right?"

Upon hearing Hayato's words, Jaden seemed to have been prepared and drew a card from his Duel Disk.

"On the way here, I was thinking that you might ask me this kind of question, Mr. Hayato. In that case, this card is probably the best proof." Jaden flipped the card in his hand, revealing a powerful Level 8 monster—the Lava Demon that Jaden had used to devour Cyber ​​End Dragon and Rainbow Dragon to defend against attacks ten years later.

"This card was a gift from you, Mr. Hayato, when I enrolled in the Duel Academy. Although it will be several years before I enroll, I think you will give me this card again in the future, right?"

Hayato was taken aback when he saw the [Lava Demon] that Jaden showed him, then nodded somewhat helplessly: "Well, it's definitely a gift I can give. The [Lava Demon] is perfect to pair with [E·hero]."

Speaking of the monsters in [E·hero], although Hayato once demonstrated various bizarre ways of using them to the Junior Ten he knew, the theme of [E·hero] is ultimately the fusion of elements, and when it comes to fusion, the most classic one has to be [E·hero Flame Wingman].

Using two ordinary bones of "Wind" and "Fire" [E·hero] as fusion materials, although its attack power is only 2100 points, because of the existence of the field spell card exclusive to [E·hero], the attack power of [E·hero Flame Wingman] can be easily increased to 3100 points when it attacks, which is just enough to suppress a group of monsters with an attack power of 3000 points.

As everyone knows, the protagonist's trump card is usually 2500 attack power, while the second male lead's trump card is usually 3000 attack power. Because of this rule, there are quite a lot of monsters with exactly 3000 attack power, which made Kaiba lose face for a while, because when they mentioned attack power, they would always say, "It is a monster with the same attack power as the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

It makes it seem like the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is a unit of measurement for combat power.

The simple increase in attack power is irrelevant; the key point is that [E·hero Flame Wingman] has the ability to "inflict damage on the opponent duelist equal to the attack power of the battle-destroying monster."

Defeating the Blue-Eyes White Dragon will deal an additional 3000 points of effect damage to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in addition to combat damage. This level of damage is quite deadly in an environment with 4000 LP, and you can easily be killed by the counterattack if you are not careful.

Therefore, although [E·hero Flame Wingman] is not the protagonist ace with an attack power of 2500 like [E·hero Neos] who appeared later, he was regarded as Jaden's favorite hero and was also honored as "the hero who kills 3000".

The Lava Demon's stats are well-known, with an attack power of exactly 3000. First, devour the opponent's powerful monster to become a Lava Demon with 3000 attack power, then unleash the critical strike from E·Hero Flame Wingman – the effect would definitely be quite impressive.

However, Hayato never doubted Jaden's identity. After all, everything else could be disguised, but there was one thing that could not be hidden.

That was the demonic humanoid figure that silently emerged behind Jaden, observing the group—[Yubel]. From [Yubel], Hayato could sense a strong dark power, similar to the feeling he had with [D·hero Blood Demon-D], clearly originating from the power of "Light Wave." At the same time, Hayato could also sense the broken seal of the [Millennium Wisdom Wheel].

Clearly, the Judai before them was indeed from the future of their own world, and it seemed that Judai had still launched [Yubel] into the sky and received the baptism of the "light wave".

"Well, enough of the small talk. Let's exchange some information from each other." Hayato clapped his hands, gesturing for Yusei, Jaden, and Yugi to look at him. "In short, the goal is to stop that masked man who launched the attack from killing Pegasus, right?"

“Not only that, we also need to ensure that history doesn’t deviate too much,” Yusei explained. “For example, we can’t kill Pegasus before the masked man does anything just to prevent him from dying at the man’s hands.”

"There are so many people gathered here for the Duel Monsters Tournament, we need to disperse the crowd," Yugi thought to himself.

Of the group, Jaden was the most relaxed. He was well aware of his own abilities. In a duel, he was fine, as his sense of combat was very sharp. But otherwise, he was completely incompetent when it came to using his brain. Besides, there were already three smart people coming up with solutions, so there was no need for him to force himself to think as well.

Anyway, once Hayato and the other two come up with a plan, they can just put it into practice.

The current situation is like a forest fire deliberately set on fire. Hayato and his group are in a situation where the fire is about to spread, and they need to ensure that the forest is not burned down. However, they also do not have the ability to extinguish the fire, because if they do, the arsonist will go to another unknown location to set fire.

Seeing that Yusei and Yugi couldn't come up with a solution, Hayato offered a suggestion. After thinking about it, Yugi and Yusei felt that Hayato's method was very feasible and would keep the impact on the future to a very small extent.

However, Hayato's method deviated somewhat from Yugi and Yusei's conventional thinking, which made them a little uncomfortable. On the contrary, the unconventional Jaden thought Hayato's plan was excellent.

"Whoosh!"

"boom!!"

During a break in the warm-up activities before the official start of the Duel Monsters Tournament, a light bullet streaked across the sky from a rooftop and landed high on the empty stage. It seemed to have hit some device, causing a small explosion. The violent shockwave scattered confetti left over from the previous performance all over the stage.

"Ugh!!"

"what happened?!"

A strange, almost illusory fire engulfed the entire stage and spread outwards at an abnormally slow pace. The stage was burned to ashes before everyone's eyes, followed by a mysterious cloud of smoke that covered everything up.

Before the crowd could react to what had happened, they heard several childish voices among them:

"Wow, it exploded! That was so dangerous!"

"We have to run away quickly, who knows what will happen next!"

We need to get out of the square quickly!

Although the emotions conveyed by these voices were lacking and their delivery sounded like monotone readings, they provided a clear direction for the masses who were prone to conformity and lacked a sense of self.

Anyway, no one knows who started it, but everyone present began to run wildly along the commercial street, heading towards safety without looking back, trying to get as far away from the stage where the explosion had just occurred as possible.

However, four people stood motionless in the crowd, showing no intention of running away.

"Combining physical Duel Monsters and a virtual projection system at the same time, there's actually such a use." Yusei praised Hayato and Jaden's perfect teamwork just now. "First, they used physical Duel Monsters to create an attack that actually existed but only existed for a moment to attract everyone's attention, and then the virtual projection system constructed an illusory image."

“After all, if the attack is too small, it won’t be easy to scare people away, and if the attack is too big, the damage will be excessive.” Hayato smiled and retrieved a Trap Card from the Duel Disk, while Jaden’s [Yubel] lowered its arm.

As Hayato removed the trap card from his hand, the illusion that had fooled everyone was dispelled, revealing the main stage of the Duel Monsters Tournament, where a large hole had been punched in the wooden floor, but everything else was intact. The smoke and fire from before vanished without a trace.

"I see. Setting fire to the forest before the flames reach it creates a clearing, which can isolate the spread of the fire and prevent the entire forest from being burned down." Yugi confirmed that he had left with Mutou Sugoroku at this point in time and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "If the Duel Monsters Tournament is interrupted halfway, it can still be held later."

Yusei nodded: "That way, at least those present won't be killed by the accident at 12:00. Next, all we need to do is contact Mr. Pegasus—"

"I won't let you do that!"

A voice came from afar, interrupting Yusei before he could finish speaking.

Suddenly, a dark hole appeared in the open space of the square, and the giant "D-Wheel" driven by the masked man flew out of the hole. The blond masked man riding in the giant "D-Wheel" gritted his teeth when he realized that his reckless speeding had not hit a single person.

"You actually evacuated everyone here? Are you trying to obstruct me in this way? You stubborn ghosts of the past!"

Rising from his vessel, the "Truth," the masked man, his bare arms revealing muscular physique, looked at the crowd standing opposite him. "Have all the legendary duelists from different eras gathered here? But don't think that will stop my act of saving the world!"

As he stood up, the masked man removed the contradictory black and white mask from his face, revealing a fairly handsome face.

“My name is Paradox. I come from the distant future and wander through different eras in search of possibilities. My goal is to become a hero who will save the world.”

"You, don't even think about blocking my way!"

"You're clearly just a terrorist who disregards human life, what kind of world-saving guy are you!"

Jaden was quite displeased with the masked man, Paradox, calling himself a "hero," because, based on what Jaden knew of Paradox's actions so far, he hadn't done anything heroic, not even qualifying as an anti-hero. No one understood "heroism" better than Jaden.

"Hmph, your vision is limited by the times; you can only see partial destruction, but you cannot see the rebirth hidden behind the ruins." Paradox scoffed. "I've already told you, I come from the distant future, even more distant than that of Fudo Yusei."

"A future destroyed by Duel Monsters."

Paradox seemed to have been reminded of a past event, and remarked with a sigh, "An apocalyptic future with depleted energy resources."

The game was utterly shocked: "Duel Monsters, destroying the future?!"

“No, such a future is impossible!” Yusei questioned. “We don’t need to go to the more distant future. In my own time, there are already perpetual motion machines with unlimited energy. As long as people can still duel, they can generate inexhaustible energy.”

"Extraterrestrial invasion or human war are possible reasons, but 'energy depletion' is the only one that is impossible."

It's worth noting that Yusei's father was the inventor of that perpetual motion machine. In the future, the new Mino City will further elevate the status of duelists because the perpetual motion machine's energy comes from duels, with the strongest duelist even receiving the title of "King".

"That's absolutely right. The perpetual motion machine with unlimited energy was born in the era of Fudo Yusei."

"But that was only the beginning of despair."

Paradox smirked, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips: "When material needs are met, humanity does not pursue a spiritual life; instead, it only breeds insatiable greed because of material abundance."

"The increasing desires have led to the degeneration of human spiritual culture, and the perpetual motion machine of reading people's hearts has been reversed as a result. Material and spiritual things have fallen into two extremes, and neither can be obtained. This is the 'contradiction' of mankind, and it is also the hopeless future that we will inevitably face."

"Therefore, I will destroy the Duel Monster that gave birth to the world-destroying 'Synchro,' in my own way!"

The game's commentator remarked, "That 'synchronization' thing has absolutely nothing to do with our era!"

“After all, even without Synchro, Duel Monsters will continue to evolve. If it’s not Synchro that destroys the world, it might destroy the world in all sorts of strange ways, such as Xyz, Pendulum, or Link.” Hayato said in a way that the others couldn’t understand at all. “So, Parad thought it would be better to just destroy Duel Monsters cleanly and decisively.”

"Not Paradox, it's Paradox, it's Paradox!" Paradox corrected Hayato's strange pronunciation of his name, snorted, and manipulated his "Truth" to form a deck. "I've collected the strongest cards from each era to build my deck. Since you stubbornly keep getting in my way, I'll just use Duel Monsters to annihilate you right here!"

Paradoxically, the rear wheel of the "D-Wheel" under Paradox's feet magically unfolded and split into two, transforming into two wing-like structures. The long, long motorcycle head shrank inward, the front wheel flipped and flattened, changing the original motorcycle shape into a hovercraft, and gradually leaving the ground.

Standing atop the "Truth" in Duel Mode, Paradox donned a Duel Disk and inserted his deck into it: "You who have made your names in history because of Duel Monsters, I will kill you right here with Duel Monsters!"

Chapter 493 Did you see this Pot of Greed? *Snap*, it's been banned.

“As expected, words can’t convince this guy.” Yusei frowned, looking at Paradox taking flight. “We can’t understand each other.”

"Sacrificing the present for the future, what kind of hero are you?" Jaden was also indignant.

Hayato nodded: "When you want to be a hero, you've already lost the right to be one."

"In that case, let's defeat him with a duel." The Millennium Puzzle on Yugi's chest lit up, and he turned to the others. "Everyone, let's attack together!"

"Oh!" X3

Facing Paradox, who intends to destroy the world, the four people from different times stand in a row. Hayato, Yugi, and Jaden raise their Duel Disks above their heads to unfold them. Although his own Duel Disk does not have an unfolding function, Yusei also raises his Duel Disk above his head in order to fit in.

The game handed over the reins to Yugi from Millennium Puzzle. Although Yusei was temporarily without his Stardust Dragon, he was replaced by the red dragon "Ultraman Tzolkin". Yubel behind Jaden spread its wings and embraced its chest.

Hayato reached out and ran his hand through his hair, causing his previously understated hairstyle to stand up as if he'd applied hair gel. The Millennium Wisdom Wheel and the Millennium Scepter resonated with each other, emitting golden light. There was no need to flaunt his style with the spirits behind him; Hayato's aura was already overwhelming enough.

"Nothing is impossible in a king's duel on earth; all things are in my hands!"

"Duel!" x5

Paradox: 16000LP

[Yugi, Jaden, Yusei, Hayato: 4000 LP]

“Even you legendary duelists who have left your mark on history are no match for my deck, which brings together the strongest cards from every era.” Paradox looked down on the group and drew five cards. “My life points are four times yours, and the duel will be a rotation system.”

"Then, I'll make the first move! Draw a card!"

Paradox said, drawing a card and a smirk playing on his lips: "Then first, I will take you to a world steeped in sin. Activate the Field Spell Card [Sin-World]!"

As Paradox placed a card in the arena, a bolt of black lightning surged from his duel disk, rapidly spreading and covering the flying machine beneath his feet.

Immediately afterwards, relying on the several signal transmitter-like devices that extended from the Paradox's "Truth" in duel mode, black lightning scattered throughout the "Truth" was launched into various corners of the deserted square where the group was located.

The pinkish-purple holes that resembled the universe that had appeared when Paradox traveled through time appeared at various points struck by the black lightning, spreading out and connecting with each other, thus transferring the five people present to a fantasy world.