The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

Immediately, an invisible wave barrier appeared around the Wave Dragon Knight, intercepting all the bullets in mid-air.

"As long as [Wave Dragon Knight] is in Attack Position, any damage caused to you by your opponent's card effects will be taken by your opponent."

"Nani?!"

The next second, all the light bullets fired by the trap reactor were reflected back and poured onto Poma.

"Hmm...!"

[Bomar: LP4000→3200]

"Furthermore, the effect of [Trap Reactor - Void] does not negate [Battlefront Reset], therefore, based on its effect, [Sludge Belcher] is Special Summoned from the Graveyard."

In an instant, the light suddenly condensed, and the green mud dragon reappeared.

[Mud Dragon King: Defense Strength 2200]

Then Yusei loudly proclaimed, "Since I have a monster Special Summoned to my field, according to the effect of your [Summoning Reaction Machine - Taishiki], you must activate its effect to deal 800 damage to me. However, because of the continuous effect of [Wave Dragon Knight], that portion of the damage will be borne by you, Boma!"

The summoned reactor then turned the propellers on the wings again, and two tornadoes instantly struck Boma.

"Uh-huh...!"

[Bomar: LP3200→2400]

"Nango~! Fudo Yusei's Fusion Summoned monster dealt massive damage to Poma in a spectacular fashion~!!"

Poma quickly recovered from the injury and excitedly said, "Well done, Yusei Fudo. You actually used the characteristics of my deck to counterattack... but my power is not limited to this!"

"The other effect of [Summon Reactor - Great Type] is activated: By sending one [Trap Reactor - Air Type], one [Spell Reactor - Strike Type] and one of this card from your field to the Graveyard, Special Summon one [Giant Bomber - Great Air Strike Type] from your hand, Deck, and Graveyard!"

In an instant, a beam of light rose, engulfing the three reactors. Then, a colossal figure solidified within the light and appeared before everyone's eyes as the light dissipated. It was a giant robot transformed from a bomber.

【Giant Bomber - Large-Scale Air Raid: Attack Power 3000】

"Oh my god! Poma summoned his ace monster right on his second turn!!"

"【Giant Bomber - Great Air Raid】Once during your opponent's turn, when your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster or sets a card, destroy those cards and inflict 800 damage to your opponent. Once during your turn, you can send one card from your hand to the Graveyard to destroy one card on your opponent's field."

At this moment, as Poma threw his hand cards into the graveyard, he said, "I discard a hand card to activate the effect of [Giant Bomber - Great Air Raid] and destroy [Wave Dragon Knight].

[Boma's hand card: 1→0]

"Don't even think about it!" Yusei quickly grabbed a card from his hand and revealed it. "I activate the monster effect of [Effect Veiler] from my hand. During your opponent's Main Phase, I send this card to the Graveyard. The effects of 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls are negated until the end of the turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2 → 1]

Boma was immediately shocked: "What?! It's a monster effect activated from the hand?!"

Yusei's sudden move was unexpected, which rendered the bomber's effect useless.

However, Boma did not intend to give up. "Then I will activate the trap card [Reckless Greed], draw two cards from my deck, and then skip my draw phase twice."

[Boma's hand card: 0→2]

"Oh my god! Skipping the next two rounds of card drawing, is Poma going all in?!"

With his original plan falling through, Poma had no choice but to do this: "I absolutely cannot lose to you, Yusei, before I complete my mission!"

"mission?"

Yusei didn't understand what Boma meant, and Boma didn't explain, so Yusei didn't think much of it and only focused on how to defeat his opponent.

"I summon Tuner Monster [Black Bomb Ball]!"

As Poma threw out a card, a black bomb flew out.

[Boma's hand card: 2→1]

"When this card is successfully summoned, you can negate the effects of a Level 4 DARK Machine-Type monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it in Defense Position. The one I want to Special Summon is, of course, [Trap Reactor Empty].

"Then, I used a level 4 [Trap Reactor - Void] to adjust the star rating of a level 3 [Black Bomb Ball]!"

"Appear, Dark Dive Bomber!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright green light suddenly shone on the runway, and a robot transformed from a brown bomber flew out from the light.

[Dark Dive Bomber: Attack Power 2600]

“Dark Dive Bomber…” Yusei raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the newly appeared monster.

He remembered that the card's effect was to Tribute any monster on his field and deal damage to his opponent equal to the Tributed monster's Level multiplied by 200.

Before the Synchro Era, this effect did not have the restriction of being used once per turn, so it was easy to exploit. This card was banned for a period of time during the Synchro Era.

Chapter Twenty-One: Copying the Meteor Dragon

Without the slightest hesitation, Poma gave the order: "Battle! [Giant Bomber - Great Air Raid] Attack [Mud Dragon King]!"

Rat-a-tat-tat...!

All the gun barrels on the giant bomber were aimed at the mud dragon, and in an instant, a large number of bullets poured onto the mud dragon, shattering it on the spot.

Unfortunately, neither of Poma's two bombers could defeat the Wave Dragon Knight, so this round of the battle had to end here, but it doesn't matter...

"I'll place another card here, then it's end of my turn."

[Boma's hand card: 1→0]

“A face card…” Yusei’s eyes narrowed.

In the next two rounds, Poma was unable to draw cards, and both bombers were in attack position, so that face-down card became the key to turning the tide.

"Now it's my turn, time to draw a card!"

(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Poma SPC3)

Yusei glanced at his hand and played it without hesitation: "Activate [Sp - Illusion Wind], this card can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower monster in your Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level 2 [Nitrogen Synchron]."

"Oho! Yusei has revived the Adjustment Monster!"

"Should we continue with Synchro Summoning...?" Poma was quite troubled by this.

One Wave Dragon Knight is already troublesome enough, and now Yusei clearly wants to continue Synchro Summoning. We absolutely cannot let him succeed again!

Then he raised his voice and shouted, "At this very moment, the effect of [Giant Bomber - Massive Air Raid] is activated!"

"When the opponent summons or special summons a monster, destroy those monsters and inflict 800 damage to the opponent. Sharp Shot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, three missiles were launched from the magazine between the giant bomber's flanks, blasting towards the nitrogen synchronizer.

Boom! Boom! Boom—!!

With three loud explosions, the nitrogen synchronizer was instantly reduced to ashes.

"However, due to the effect of [Wave Dragon Knight], you will take that part of the damage for me."

[Bomar: LP2400→1600]

"Nango! Poma is willing to sacrifice his life points to stop Yusei's actions!"

But would this really work? It's clearly impossible for Yusei...

Yusei's lips curled up slightly as he continued, "[Nitrogen Synchron] is just bait; my real killer move is another card in my hand."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Boma's eyelids twitched violently. He had watched Yusei's matches very carefully and would never dare to underestimate Yusei's skills.

"Go! I summon [Monster Express] from my hand in Defense Position!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 0]

As Yusei slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a wide opening suddenly appeared in the sky above the track, and a railway line extended out from the opening. Then, a train with multiple carriages sped out along the railway with a roar.

"Then the monster effect of [Monster Express] is activated, sending one monster whose original type is the same as one of your monsters from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard."

Upon hearing this, Poma was momentarily stunned, becoming even more puzzled: "What exactly are you trying to do by sending monsters from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard?"

At this moment, Yusei took out a card from his Extra Deck, glanced at it, and then sent it to the Graveyard: "Based on the effect of [Monster Express], send [Meteor Dragon], which is a Dragon-type card like [Wave Dragon Knight], to the Graveyard."

This card, Yusei, was created using the power of the Red Dragon, but unfortunately, for some reason, it's impossible to properly summon this card.

However, the fact that it cannot be summoned does not mean that it cannot be used by Yusei. "Another effect of [Wave Dragon Knight] is that once per turn, you can banish 1 Dragon Synchro Monster from your Graveyard. Until the End Phase, the name of this card is treated as the same as the banished monster's name, and you gain that monster's effect to banish [Meteor Dragon] from your Graveyard!"

"It's an ability to copy the effects of Dragon Synchro Monsters?! Then what is the effect of that [Meteor Dragon]...?"

In response to Poma's question, Yusei calmly explained, "I activated one of the effects of [Wave Dragon Knight] that I gained from [Meteor Dragon]. Once per turn, I can check the top five cards of my deck, and this turn, this card can attack the same number of times as the number of Tuner monsters among them."

After listening to Yusei's explanation, Boma suddenly understood, 'The effect of [Meteor Dragon] is multiple attacks, no wonder Yusei calls it a true killing move...'

'But to defeat me, you'd need to flip over at least three Tuner monsters, and even if you do, my face-down cards aren't to be underestimated...'

Boma stated: The advantage lies with me!

Yusei, of course, had no idea what the other was thinking. Instead, he was completely focused on his deck. The effect of [Meteor Dragon] had a lot of luck involved, but he always believed in the bond between his deck and his deck. He believed that his deck would bring him the best results.

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Yusei suddenly pulled out five cards and decisively flipped them over—[Scrap Synchron], [Scrap Scarecrow], [Star Dragon], [Synchronizer Supporter], [Unknown Synchron].

Seeing this, Yusei breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The Tuner Monsters I drew are [Scrap Synchron], [Star Dragon], and [Unknown Synchron], therefore [Wave Dragon Knight] can attack three times this turn!"

"Go! [Wave-Shattering Dragon Knight], Stardust Illusion!"

In an instant, the Wave Dragon Knight split into three identical figures.

"Three attacks, you're really lucky... but that level of attack is useless against me!"

Suddenly, Poma swept his arm and shouted, "Activate the trap card [Universal Mine Broadsword Style] at this moment!"

"When the opponent's monster declares an attack, destroy the monster with the highest ATK among the opponent's Attack Position monsters. I have won this duel, Yusei!"

"The listed Vadokana!"

"Nani?!"

Once the Wave Dragon Knight is destroyed, only Monster Express will remain on Yusei's field. After Poma's monsters finish their battles in the next turn, the effect of the Fried Chicken can be used to release monsters and finish off Yusei, thus depleting his life points. However, this can only be done if Poma survives to the next turn.

"At this moment, I activate another effect of [Wave Dragon Knight]: once per turn, I can negate and destroy the effects that would otherwise destroy cards on the field!"

In the blink of an eye, the trap card exploded with a bang. Before Boma could react, the three Stardust Phantoms copied by the Wave Dragon Knight hit the two bombers and Boma's tractor respectively.

Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!

"Waaaaah—!!!"

[Bomar: LP1600→0]

Chapter Twenty-Two: Yusei VS Aki

In a strange, boundless space, a machine floats, and inside this device, an eye is watching Yusei's duel through a gap.

"Meteor Dragon... Yusei Fudo obtained this card so quickly? Its creation time is even faster than the original history?"

Upon seeing Yusei use Meteor Dragon to throw him into the graveyard, Z-ONE, whose heart had long been as hard as iron, was unexpectedly stirred by a long-lost emotion. It seemed that Meteor Dragon's early appearance had exceeded his calculations.

However, he quickly calmed down and muttered to himself in a low voice, "But he doesn't seem to have mastered the power of Acceleration Synchronization yet, otherwise he wouldn't be indirectly using the power of Meteor Dragon."

"Let me see if you, the new history, can change this hopeless future. My time is running out..."

What he didn't know was that the current Yusei Fudo was no longer the same being as in the original timeline. Although his personality remained similar, his essence was completely different.

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"The match is over! In the Satellite Zone, Meteor Yusei Fudo versus Black Storm Naoma, Yusei Fudo crushes his opponent in this Lucky Cup semi-final!"

Because the duel ended somewhat abruptly, only the host with the pompadour hairstyle reacted first, excitedly announcing, "So the next battle is..."

However, before he could finish speaking, his microphone was suddenly cut off.

Then, the voice of Poma echoed through the arena: "Yusei, well done, I've lost completely!"

Just as the pompadour-haired host was wondering why his microphone wasn't working, Poma continued, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings: "I lost! But my mission isn't over yet!"

"I originally planned to win this tournament and expose Godwin's crimes at the awards ceremony! Unfortunately, that's no longer a dream, so I can only take my revenge here!"

"revenge?"

Faced with the doubts of Yusei and everyone else, Poma suddenly turned around, pointed to the projection sphere in the center of the arena, and shouted, "Look at this, my village that has vanished!"