Chapter 360
[Darkness Hand Cards: 5 → 6]
Darkness extended its skeletal right claw, and black energy instantly solidified into a card on it, which looked extremely pretentious.
"I summon the [Eye of Darkness]."
As soon as He finished speaking, a black mist rose up in the front field, and a large eyeball connected to nerves appeared.
[Eye of Darkness: Attack Power 0]
"Then activate the Field Spell [Darkness], and use its effect to randomly place one [Void], one [Infinity], one [Darkness1], one [Darkness2], and one [Darkness3]] face-down from your hand and deck onto the field."
[Darkness Hand Cards: 6 → 4]
Immediately, a card appeared at the tip of each of the five wings. At the same time, five cards also appeared at Darkness's feet.
"My turn is over."
Seeing five dark cards suddenly appear behind Him, Judai frowned. "Five cards right off the bat...?"
I never expected this big boss to be a hardcore player, but thinking about it, it makes sense...
The card shown on the back does indeed represent one aspect of the Reverse World, so that interpretation makes sense.
But the final boss pulled a really bad trick... Emmmmm... It just feels like it lowers the class.
Of course, such trivial details were irrelevant to Judai; all he needed to do was figure out how to eliminate the enemy.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
Judai suddenly drew a card, then flicked his wrist and decisively tossed it out. "I activate Spell Card from my hand, [Neo-Fusion]!"
"This card allows you to send two Polymerization Materials containing [Elemental HERO Neos] from your hand, Deck, or field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon the corresponding Fusion Monster, ignoring its Summoning conditions."
Because Judai forgot to ask John for the [Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer Rainbow Dragon], he is currently unable to summon [Rainbow Neos], but fortunately he has other options.
"Go! I'm Polymerization [Elemental HERO Neos] and [Yubel] from my deck!"
Chapter 284 The Final Boss Fails! The Judai Arc Ends
"Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Neos Wiseman]!"
The moment Judai threw two of his most beloved cards into the graveyard, a golden pillar of light rose on the field, and Ultraman's new form, Polymerization with Yubel, appeared before everyone's eyes as the light faded.
It wore a suit of jet-black demonic armor, had a pair of demonic wings sprouting from its head, and its eyes had turned into heterochromatic pupils like Yubel's.
[Elemental HERO Neos Wiseman - Attack Power 3000]
Upon seeing the monster descend upon Judai's arena, John, who was watching from the sidelines, exclaimed with shining eyes, "Oh! 3000 attack power!? A new hero, how exciting!"
Asuka nodded in agreement. "Indeed, it's a card that Judai hadn't used before. What kind of effect will it have when combined with the [Yubel] hero...?"
Under the expectant gazes of the two, Judai continued, "During the turn [Neo-Fusion] is activated, you cannot Special Summon any other monsters."
Upon hearing this, Darkness's blue-glowing eyes blinked. "Huh?! You're quite confident in this monster?"
"But, Yusei Fudo! I will not let your monster live... Trap activated, [Void]!"
Immediately, a Trap Card on his right flipped open. "[Void] can activate another trap card in conjunction... Reveal yourself, [Infinity]!"
The next second, the Trap Card in Zuo Zhong's hand also opened.
"When the cards [Void] and [Infinity] are activated, all cards between them are activated. Void and Infinity, filling the space between them is Darkness, and the Continuous Trap [Darkness1] is awakened by these two cards."
Then, the cover card in the middle of Darkness opened.
"When this card is activated under the [Void] or [Infinite] effects, it destroys one card on your opponent's field for each [Darkness] Continuous Trap card it has."
As soon as He finished speaking, the Trap Card in the middle shot out a bolt of lightning that struck the New Universe Sage, instantly causing a violent explosion.
Boom--!!
"Hehehe...!"
However, as the smoke cleared, the figure of the New Universe Sage reappeared before His eyes.
"Oh?"
Under Darkness's questioning gaze, Judai explained, "Unfortunately, when Fusion Monster on your field that requires [Elemental HERO Neos] as Polymerization Material is destroyed, you can banish [Neo-Fusion] from your Graveyard instead, thus avoiding the destruction. In this case, your Trap is wasted."
"Hmm... but after both Field Spell finish their turns, all my Trap Card will be set face-down in a random order. You won't be so lucky next time."
"Hehe, provided you can survive this turn." Judai also realized that Darkness's five Trap Card required the synergy between [Void] and [Infinite] to activate.
Five-hit combos may seem numerous, but each activation effect is a one-time event. There's no way to choose the right time to select the effect, and what effect you can activate is purely based on luck.
Since Darkness has already used its effect this turn, it no longer poses a threat to Judai.
Then Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Battle begins! [Elemental HERO Neos Wiseman] attacks [Eye of Darkness]!"
As soon as the sound faded, the New Universe Sage leaped into the air, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
But at that moment, Darkness suddenly raised its left claw, and one of the four cards floating on the stark white bones flipped over automatically.
"Then, I activate the effect of [Dark Magician of Chaos Neos Sophia] in my hand. When my opponent declares an attack, I send one Fiend-type monster from my hand and one Fiend monster from my field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card from my hand."
In an instant, a cloud of black mist rose from the Eye of Darkness, which then transformed into an extremely evil demon.
It has long, crimson hair, sunglasses that cover its eyes, a large demon wing on its back, and a pure white wing on the other. Two scarlet eyeballs protrude from its left chest and right shoulder, making it look quite sinister.
[Dark Magician of Chaos Neos Sophia: Attack Power 4000]
[Darkness Hand Cards: 4 → 2]
The two people standing nearby widened their eyes in surprise.
John: "Attack power 4000!?"
Asuka: "How could that be?!"
Although Darkness, as a skeleton, had no expression, the three could still sense its current smugness. "[Dark Magician of Chaos Neos Sophia]'s attack power is overwhelmingly higher than [Elemental HERO Neos Wiseman]'s; you can no longer attack."
"Solvadocana!"
"What?!"
Judai sneered, pointed towards the demons, and roared, "[Elemental HERO Neos Wiseman] Attack [Dark Magician of Chaos Neos Sophia]!"
At his command, a blue light emanated from the New Universe Sage, and several beams of light shot out towards the opposing side.
What do you intend to do?
Seeing Darkness's confusion, Judai loudly proclaimed, "At this moment, the special effect of the Neo-Sage activates!"
This card can only be activated before damage calculation when it battles an opponent's monster. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to that opponent's monster's ATK.
"How could this be!? My [Dark Magician of Chaos Neos Sophia] has an attack power of 4000..."
"Therefore, the damage inflicted on you is also 4000!"
"This..."
While Darkness stood there stunned, the attack from the New Universe Sage finally landed, all the beams of light bypassing the Dark Demon and striking Him.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom--!!!
"Waaaaah... Ahhh...!"
[Darkness: LP4000→0]
"I have actually lost..."
Sensing that his body was about to collapse, the bewildered skeleton finally came to his senses and accepted the fact.
"This... this... you... I... this..."
He trembled all over. Even if he had come to terms with it, he still couldn't accept this cruel reality: 'Is the script wrong? I'm the final boss! Shouldn't I be torturing the protagonist to the point of near death before finally defeating myself?'
Because he lost so quickly, he felt like the most unrefined villain, despite his high level of power, he played cards terribly.
His eyes glazed over, and his body gradually and completely collapsed and disappeared from the world. Perhaps one day he will reappear in the world, and then we can destroy him again, until he loses all his temper.
With this, the threat of Darkness was completely eliminated, all the vanished humans were returned to the present world, and peace was restored to the world once again.
Time flies. Not long after the Darkness incident, Judai and the others graduated and went their separate ways.
One day, Judai, wearing his Duel Disk, went to Domino City alone, where a young man with a starfish-shaped hairstyle was quietly waiting for him in the city square.
"I'm here, Yugi!"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Judai!"
"As agreed, you'll tell me about your background once we've had a duel, right?"
Judai spoke, he raised his Duel Disk.
"Of course! I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" Yugi excitedly revealed his Duel Disk. "Let's enjoy this duel, Judai!"
Judai replied just as excitedly, "Yes, of course!"
"Duel!!" ×2
Their voices instantly echoed throughout the city center, signaling the imminent battle between the two strongest warriors!
PS: The Judai arc ends here. The duel between Judai and Yugi will be covered in the side story.
Chapter 1: The Speed World
"Ladies and gentlemen! The greatest riding duel of the day is about to begin, and he has arrived!"
Inside a spacious and enormous competition venue in New Domino City, amidst a cacophony of voices, a host, holding a topic and sporting a pompadour, enthusiastically spits as he speaks.
"Let us welcome our king, Jack Atlas!!"
As the Spiky-haired Host, introduced the event, a high-frequency engine sound came from the entrance of the venue, followed by a large white vehicle speeding towards the venue like lightning.
As is customary, Jack, riding on this wheel, raised it high, in a gesture of begging for punishment, and shouted, "There can only be one king, and that king is me!!"
Car Crash King: Auntie, a kids' meal, please!
His incredibly stylish entrance (laughs) instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the entire audience.
"King! King! King!" ×N
A tall, blond man, dressed in a white cycling jersey that blended seamlessly with the white wheels, looked around and quietly basked in the glory of being the center of attention.
"The 143rd King of Games Tournament! The strongest deck, maintaining its undefeated myth, will finally be able to defeat our king?"
"Faced with this challenger, Kalin Kessler! How will the King meet the challenge of this fearless challenger? Let's wait and see!"
The Spiky-haired Host and staff exchanged a glance, and after confirming that the time was almost up, he spoke again, "The time has come to use the Field Spell, King and Challenger! Field Spell, [Speed World] activated!"
Jack tapped a button on the screen, and a mechanical voice immediately announced, "Duel Mode, Autopilot ready!"
The next moment, the world in everyone's eyes was instantly filtered through a purple lens, as if they were truly in Speed World different from reality.
"Now, the field is dominated by the Speed World, so Spell Card other than Speed Spell (Sp) can't be activated!"
"The most distinctive feature of Ride Duels, the Speed Spell, is that it can only be activated in fields where Speed World Spell Card been activated. Unlike regular spells, its activation condition is determined by the number of Speed Counter. In other words, the duelist's Speed Counter becomes a spell!"
"Then, let the duel begin!"
Compared to the bustling city center, the nearby satellite district is much quieter.
The satellite district was formerly known as Domino City, but it was reduced to ruins in a major disaster many years ago, leaving it largely uninhabited.
It was in this very place that a stern-faced man sped through the ruins on a bright red motorcycle.
This person's name is Yusei Fudo. He has no parents and currently resides in the Satellite District.
A few minutes earlier, he had obtained the D-Wheel engine chip from his partner Larry, but because the chip was stolen, it attracted the attention of the police.
To distract the cops and allow everyone to escape, Yusei drove the D-Wheel, drawing their attention away, and was currently making a fantastic getaway.
However, his previously solemn expression now revealed a hint of astonishment in his eyes.