Duels should be played with a smile.

"What?! Player Leyou is using such a simple and unpretentious deck this time?!"

"Wait a minute, the player on the other side seems to be confused. Could it be that his deck really doesn't have any cards to deal with this not-so-complicated tactic?"

Leyou's deck this time is completely devoid of any fancy elements; it only has two core cards.

[Pachycephalosaurus fossil dinosaur] and [Lunar Mirror Shield]

Pachycephalosaurus's Special Summon is sealed, and Moon Mirror Shield makes it invincible. Coupled with defensive measures such as Guardian Power, this seemingly ordinary Level 4 Effect Monster completely shuts down Leyou's opponent.

The next monster, kicked to death; the next monster, kicked to death; finally, after three months of standing Mirror Shield Pachycephalosaurus on the Leyou field, the opponent was kicked to death by three Pachycephalosaurus in despair.

He had no ability to resist whatsoever—because he wasn't willing to pay.

Amidst the awkward yet polite smiles of the audience and commentators, Leyou advanced to the final four.

And his opponent in the next round...

Jack Atlas.

Chapter Seventy: The Unyielding Power of Heaven

"Oh! Ladies and gentlemen! Cheer! What you are about to see is the versatile duelist, Leyu, from Fusion Academy, who is skilled in all kinds of decks and combat styles, and the Crimson King, Jack Atlas, from Synchro Dimension, who overwhelms all enemies with unparalleled power!"

Hearing that incredibly cheesy and over-the-top discovery, Leyou felt a little helpless.

It's perfectly acceptable for commentators to create a lively atmosphere... but couldn't they at least come up with a nicer nickname?

If you don't know how to come up with a nickname, you don't have to!

Anyway, Leyou himself is very reluctant to accept titles like "Ever-Changing Duelist," which are almost like trash.

Standing up, Leyou stretched casually and prepared to leave his player lounge to head to the quarterfinals, and also to see Jack, whom he really wanted to meet.

The reason for wanting to meet Jack was quite simple: he wanted to see if this somewhat childlike man had undergone any special changes after being nourished by love. In the contestant information provided by the event organizers, there was a special note that Jack's relationship with a certain big reporter was beyond the norm, which made Leyou curious.

After all, the original Jack was a straight-laced guy who uttered that famous line!

That's a famous quote so well-known that just typing "Jack.JPG" is enough for anyone to understand its meaning!

Filled with curiosity and amusement, Leyou pushed open the door and stepped out, only to see several people dressed as staff walking towards her in the distance.

“Mr. Leyou, we are the people in charge of matters related to your duel with Lord Jack in this round. Before that, we would like to apologize to you.”

The leader immediately adopted a humble demeanor, leaving Leyou somewhat bewildered.

"Could you explain the situation in more detail? You've come so suddenly; I don't understand what's going on."

"It's like this..." the staff member said carefully, "We didn't communicate with Mr. Leyou beforehand, which was our oversight. We considered that Lord Jack is known for his speed duels, and compared to traditional standing duels, most viewers in the Synchro Dimension prefer speed duels. At the same time, viewers in other dimensions are also curious about this dueling style known for its 'speed and passion'..."

At this point, Leyou completely understood; all they wanted was for him to consider the Swift Duel.

"If you had told me in advance and given me enough time to prepare, I wouldn't have minded. But now that you've told me this at the last minute, I don't have time to adjust the deck."

In a standard Rush Duel, the field area is a dedicated Rush Duel Field Spell that cannot be removed or invalidated in any way. Regular Spell Cards are prohibited; instead, Rush Points and corresponding Rush Spells are used.

Aside from the Synchro Dimension duelists who primarily use speed-based duels, most people don't specifically prepare decks for speed-based duels.

Although the speeding duel was undeniably cool once you got a glimpse of it.

"This was indeed our oversight. However, considering the strong demand from the audience and the fact that speed duels are not very popular outside of Synchro Dimension, we plan to use the speed duel format this time, but the rules will be the same as the normal Master Duel."

As he spoke, the leader lightly pressed his duel disk and then winked at Leyou.

Leyou didn't understand what it meant at first, until his Duel Disk showed that someone had gifted him a rare card, and then he looked at the leader with sudden realization.

Then, they exchanged a knowing smile with the leader.

This guy has a lot of potential!

"As a participant, it is my duty to cooperate with the event organizers. Since it is an official arrangement, I naturally have no objections."

Despite spouting platitudes, Leyou pressed the Duel Disk and accepted the rare card.

At the same time, I'm even more curious about whether this card belongs to the event organizers or the person in charge.

Nephthys, the Mystic Phoenix Goddess

If you only look at the name of this card, you might only know that it belongs to the Xuanhua and Nephthys fields. However, if you pay attention to the race of this card, then there is a lot to say about it.

The Phantom Dragon Clan.

At the very least, the deck theme that Leyou submitted to the tournament organizers for this round was Synchro, and it was all about dragons, not just Phantom Dragons. Moreover, in his recent experiences, he had rarely heard any news about Phantom Dragons.

After taking a few more glances at the leader, Leyou memorized his virtual image, planning to have Philvo thoroughly investigate this person's background and whether there was anything unusual behind him after the competition.

“It’s wonderful that Mr. Leyou is so cooperative. We’ll go back and report right away. We’ve also prepared D-Wheel for your use in the upcoming duel.”

Seemingly still somewhat uneasy, the leader paused briefly before adding, "Don't worry, once the duel begins, the D-Wheel will automatically switch to autopilot mode. You just need to enjoy the speed and passion of the race and the duel."

"I won't trouble you with the D-Wheel. I've played in the virtual world before, and I have my own D-Wheel. You just need to make sure the upcoming duel goes smoothly."

Although Leyou doesn't have a D-Wheel, it has the invincible Doraemon Philvo. In this virtual world, it's a piece of cake for Philvo to create a D-Wheel using data.

The staff left quickly, and the professional commentator, after receiving notification from the event organizers, maintained the excitement of the match with his eloquence until the organizers informed him that the next duel would be a Master Rule Rush Duel, which sparked another round of heated discussion in the arena.

"It's a speed duel! Even though it's a master duel and we can't see the speed magic, just having a speed duel is already pretty cool!"

"On the contrary, it's precisely because it doesn't use the unique rules of Rush Duel that I want to watch it. D-Round Duel is indeed very attractive, but without the Master Rules, it just feels like something's missing. Without all sorts of magic cards, many decks are not fully developed, and essentially, it's not a fair match!"

“What you said makes sense…and I know that Lord Jack is definitely very good at speed duels, but it’s hard to say who his opponent will be. Thinking about it this way, it’s true that using the Master Rules for speed duels is the best way to conduct speed duels!”

"Yeah, yeah, sodayo!"

Speed ​​and passion are certainly very attractive, but as duelists, we cannot ignore the clash of minds in a duel just because of speed and passion.

"Ooooh! Ladies and gentlemen! The high-speed duel is about to begin! Let us witness it together!"

As the professional commentator announced, a stunning change occurred in the center of the arena. The original four arenas vanished instantly, replaced by a winding, crisscrossing racing track resembling an overpass.

At the lowest level of the track, two running tracks extend downwards, leading to both ends of the arena and connecting to the athletes' tunnel.

Amidst the intense anticipation of the crowd, with the near-simultaneous roar of two engines, the pure white and silver-gold D-Wheels sped out of the tunnel, advancing along the track and ascending.

Finally, at the starting point at the very top of the racing track, the two D-wheel cars stopped side by side.

The pure white "luck" has become the silver and gold "eternal calamity".

Well... this D-wheel that Philvo just whipped up on the spot was just given a random name because someone is terrible at naming things.

"Ladies and gentlemen! What you are about to witness is a high-speed clash between two Synchro ...

On the track, Jack, with a cold expression on his face, rode his beloved little Lucky, waiting silently. Even though Leyou was riding alongside him on a D-wheel, he showed no intention of speaking.

After observing Jack from the side for a while, Leyou found that this king of children hadn't changed much on the surface after experiencing the nourishment of love.

It seems that Jack's changes are all internal; we won't see anything interesting from him until we fight him again.

After a moment's thought, Leyou spoke first.

"Jack Atlas, I've heard so much about you. I hope to have a good fight with you later."

"Let's have a good fight?" Jack repeated Leyou's words calmly, his eyes showing no intention of looking over.

"You defeated the other contestants and earned the right to duel me, but whether you have the right to fight me to your heart's content depends on whether you actually have the strength."

Jack's attitude didn't surprise Leyou too much. After all, he was just an ordinary nobody, while Jack was a well-known top duelist who had been the King of Duels for a long time.

But this only excited Leyou more, and his mischievous side was already itching to cause trouble.

It's worth noting that in the original anime, Jack initially exuded a high-class aura, as arrogant as a high-ranking lord of Tal'darim. However, after he was thoroughly defeated by Krabs, although his high-class aura remained, he gradually began to develop in the direction of a comedian, and he did not maintain the domineering CEO persona like President Kaiba.

Especially in certain storylines, he truly is a Tal'darim high lord through and through, only one whose prestige has been completely stripped away.

Leyou grew increasingly excited, and his own set of Phantom Dragons brought a smile to Jack's face.

It should be a bit more natural than the smile Tomato gave Jack during the A5 era, right?

"You'll soon find out whether I have the ability or not."

Remove the Duel Disk and place it on the D-Wheel. With Philvo's remote control, Leyou's D-Wheel also enters the ready state.

"Is that so... Many people have said that to me, but since this is a competition jointly organized by several dimensions, I hope you can keep your word."

After saying a few more words, Jack fell silent. Even though the cheers from the audience in the arena were getting a bit too loud, he remained unmoved, arms crossed, eyes closed, resting.

"Ooh! The match is about to begin! First of all, the way to determine the first and second turn in the speed duel is no longer determined by the duel disk roll as in the standing duel. Instead, the duelists will move in their stances on the D wheel. The person who passes the first turn first will get the right to choose whether to go first or second!"

"Let's wait and see whether the Crimson King, who is extremely familiar with rapid duels, will seize the initiative, or whether the previously unknown but now surprisingly powerful Hundred Transformations Dragon Master will prevail!"

"RidingDuel!Acceleration!"

"What?! What am I seeing?! The Crimson King actually fell behind at the start?!"

Jack, driving the Lucky D Wheel, smirked slightly; he had become somewhat interested.

The fact that D-Wheel was able to get ahead of him at the start certainly gave him the right to take notice.

Jack has a well-known saying: "In a duel, the king is always two steps ahead!"

Now, he has fallen behind.

With his superb D-wheel driving skills, Jack chased after the others. The distance from the starting point to the first corner was not short, because a long enough distance would make it easier for the audience to immerse themselves in the speed and passion.

But to Jack's surprise, his attempt to catch up was thwarted.

The duelist in front seemed to be multitasking, driving the D-Wheel while also keeping an eye on the situation behind him, completely blocking Jack's overtaking space. Often, before Jack could turn left or right and overtake, the D-Wheel would anticipate his move and block his way.

"This level of technology... is not something an ordinary person can do!"

It's certainly not something an ordinary person could do, but Philvo was never an ordinary person to begin with.

In the D round, it was entirely Philvo's long-range setup. As someone who gets carsick, you can't expect Leyou to be racing and playing cards at the same time on such a complex track.

"Oh, Moses Roy, I hope your dueling skills match your piloting abilities."

With overtaking space completely blocked, Jack abandoned his idea of ​​taking the initiative and instead began to look forward to Leyou's duel.

As the two D-wheeled cars navigated the corners one after the other, the simple straight track came to an end, and what followed was a winding, multi-level track.

"Oh! Leyou has taken the turn first! He's chosen to attack first!"

Two D-wheels, one in front of the other, suddenly did a 180-degree spin, moving in the opposite direction but without slowing down at all. After drawing out five cards, Leyou's gaze and Jack's gaze exchanged in the air.

"Hmph! Come on! Let me see your dueling prowess!"

"Oh my! Well then, you'd better watch closely! Come and see my pure Espada deck!!"