Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: The Path of Evolution

the next day.

In the afternoon, Joel woke the two of them up and drove her old, black-painted van to the underground tournament venue.

Meanwhile, the warm-up match was still going on in the dueling arena, with two decent guys exchanging blows back and forth.

Meanwhile, Kanpaku and Allen sat in the lounge organizing their card decks.

After careful consideration, Kanpaku has decided to switch from the Valley of the Dawn deck to the next-generation deck.

Electro Dragon is a huge counter to Mech. The idea of ​​a Mech player being able to roll a tire just by playing an Electro Dragon is like a horror movie.

As for potential rivals coming to the palace, the regent is not without countermeasures.

Anyway, at worst, we can just use the normal Valley of the Mist strategy to defeat the Cyber ​​Dragon, and then switch to a heavy beatdown strategy by just filling in stickers like in the game with the Mirai.

Alternatively, you could wait until you defeat Samejima to get the card packs and strengthen your deck.

Of course, all of this will have to wait until Kanpaku defeats this electronic streamer.

After the warm-up match, the semi-finals of the Kanpaku tournament will begin.

……

"Today is an even more intense battle for the semi-finals! The four strongest contenders who emerged from the fiercely contested round of sixteen will engage in an even more deadly struggle on this stage!"

"What a fantastic performance they will bring us!!"

The host shouted loudly, and the resounding announcement stimulated the passion of every audience member.

"Today's first match is against the undefeated Kanpaku, who fights his way through the ranks like a hunter preying on his opponents! Samejima Kawakami, the Cyber-style duelist with an indomitable will, constantly struggling on the brink of life and death!!"

"Let's greet them with cheers, let me hear their resounding shouts!"

"Kanpaku, Kanpaku, Kanpaku!!"

"Samejima, Samejima, Samejima!!"

The shouts from both sides clashed, creating a conflict even before the duelists' battle had begun.

Among the crowd, Joel's cheers pierced through Kanpaku's ears.

The odds for both sides are 2:1.

In other words, most people consider Kanpaku to be better than Samejima Kawanaga.

Of course, the true comparison of strength can only be seen in the duel to see the specifics of the situation.

No numbers or audience cheers matter as much as the duelist's duel disk on their arm or the real cards in their hand!

Kanpaku stepped into the dueling arena, looking at the Electronic Streamer who was also in position opposite him.

This guy, Samejima, has short, black hair sticking up to the sky, a tough and thin face, and a very capable look. His slanted eyes make him look even more aggressive.

"I will defeat you, then take the championship here, and after that, I will make Electro Stream flourish and spread throughout the world!"

Samejima Kawanaru said this.

He dared to make such a statement right from the start, which shows that he is quite confident in his own abilities.

Although both are teenagers, Samejima is much more flamboyant than Enya Arata.

But unlike those duelists who like to belittle others, Samejima's tone didn't suggest he was trying to elevate himself.

Judging from Samejima's tone, it was as if he truly was the strongest duelist.

This is more like self-hypnosis, deceiving yourself to believe you are a winner, thereby maintaining strong self-confidence.

In short, there's a strange sense of clear-eyed stupidity.

This guy who wants to "revive electronic flow" is probably a newcomer who hasn't experienced many setbacks, so he thinks he can keep winning.

But to win this much with electronic flow, this kid's hand strength is definitely not simple!

Of course, while you may respect your opponent, you can't afford to lose face verbally.

"Don't be naive. No one can win forever. The real world is cruel, electronic flow!"

Kanpaku looked at Samejima with the eyes of someone who cares for a child.

This made the latter somewhat unhappy.

The host's announcement came at just the right moment, temporarily silencing the tension between the two.

"I hereby declare the first match of the semi-finals officially open!!"

"Duel!!"

The two shouted their duel declarations at the same time, and the suppressed gunpowder instantly turned into an exploding flame!

[Kanpaku LP: 4000]

Samejima River LP: 4000

"I'll make the first move!"

Kanpaku seized the initiative without hesitation.

He knew, of course, that the guy in front of him was better at using electronic flow to finish off opponents with a counter-attack.

However, it would be unwise to give up the first move simply because the opponent is good at attacking from the back, thus forfeiting the huge advantage of attacking first.

"My turn, draw a card!"

After reviewing his hand, Kanpaku thought for a moment and decided to adopt a steady and methodical approach to building up his board.

"I usually summon warriors from the Valley of Dawn."

Dark gray clouds shrouded the area in front of the Regent, from which a pair of white wings emerged. With a flap of the wings, the clouds dispersed, revealing a valiant warrior clad in a blue battle robe.

Warriors of the Valley of Mist

[Effects/Adjustments]

[Birds and Beasts/Wind]

[Four-star] 1700/300

"Cover three cards, end turn."

The film started off uneventfully, but it left all the viewers, except for the members of Grey Snake Studio, in a state of surprise and confusion.

"Wasn't this Kanpaku using a next-generation deck before?"

"Why did he change his deck in the semifinals? Does he think this deck is his true trump card?"

The host's narration also faltered.

But his mind was the most active; he quickly recovered from the shock and shouted loudly.

"My God, this is unbelievable! Kanpaku actually switched out of his invincible next-generation deck for the semifinals!"

"Is this a counter to Cyber ​​Dragon decks? Or does this Valley of the Dawn deck truly represent his skill level?!"

……

In the stands.

Joel cheered for Guan Bai at the top of his lungs, while Allen, while cheering, was also thinking to himself.

Although Allen had never seen this monster before, he knew it was a card from the Valley of Mist slot.

Kanpaku was nicknamed Falcon because he defeated himself with the Valley of the Mist deck.

Previously, in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, we only saw Kanpaku using the next-generation deck, and Allen thought that he had replaced the Valley of the Mist deck.

Unexpectedly, he switched to this deck again in the semifinals.

Looks like this guy's going all out!

……

lounge.

Lai Gonghutang almost coughed up blood.

The day before yesterday and yesterday, two days!

He spent two days targeting this Kanpaku's next-generation deck, but unexpectedly, he switched decks for today's tournament!

In other words, all the previous preparations were in vain, and we have to start from scratch to research the Valley of the Mist deck!

Good heavens, who exactly is this person? Why does everything they do seem to be targeting him?

……

On the field.

Guan Bai calmly observed his opponent.

Samejima was clearly shocked by Kanpaku's deck change.

Unlike the audience, however, he quickly reverted to his confident expression—it seems he felt he had a great hand and was certain of victory…

Samejima's turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Samejima glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, slapped one of his cards onto the field.

"Because you have a monster on your field, Cyber ​​Dragon can be Special Summoned directly."

A burst of lightning shattered the ground, and a silver-white, serpentine metal dragon with a beautiful metallic sheen burst forth from the crater, landing heavily on the dueling arena.

【Electronic Dragon】

【Effect】

[Mechanical/Optical]

[Five-star] 2100/1600

This monster is so convenient...

As a five-star monster, it has an impressive 2100 attack power and can also jump on its own.

Although the Cyber ​​Dragon deck is not very strong, it was frequently used in the early days to facilitate attacking other cards, and was even restricted because of it.

Kanpaku's gaze shifted from the electronic dragon to Samejima behind it.

This person didn't even look at the board when playing their card, didn't think at all, and directly Special Summoned Cyber ​​Dragon.

However, Kanpaku unfortunately didn't draw the Summoning Reaction slot, which gave him an opening.

Is Samejima an intuitive duelist?