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Chapter 1131: The Phantom Appears
Chapter 1131: The Phantom Appears
Late at night.
A white sedan sped along the elevated highway, the engine humming softly. That was the sound of the perpetual engine running.
In this dimension, most energy sources other than perpetual engines had been phased out. Cars had long ceased to use fuel or electricity. After the miniaturization of perpetual engines succeeded, not only the D-Wheels but also other vehicles gradually replaced their old energy systems with perpetual engines.
Another significant benefit for household vehicles was that driving skills were no longer a mandatory requirement for car ownership. The maturity of autonomous driving systems had made manual driving a skill possessed by only a few enthusiasts and professionals. It was rare to see manually driven cars on the streets.
At this moment, Youxuan was sitting in the high-ranking official's car, flipping through a new batch of cards he had acquired that day.
The high-ranking official's car, naturally, was a top-of-the-line model, equipped with the latest driving AI from Kaiba Corp, which had superior experience and reaction time compared to human drivers.
Youxuan trusted this claim. Even in an alternate world, it was still a product of Kaiba Corp. He knew that Kaiba Corp had achieved sufficient maturity in autonomous driving systems many years ago, and their technological prowess in this era was beyond question.
Midway through the journey, a light suddenly appeared from behind, chasing them.
The hum of a D-Wheel, accompanied by the pleasant sound of the perpetual engine, flew past the car window.
If it had been a regular overtaking, it would have been fine, but the D-Wheel, after passing by, made a bold turn and slid forward on the elevated road, creating a series of bright sparks.
Then the D-Wheel turned sideways, blocking the road like a roadblock in a defiant manner.
The autonomous driving system detected the obstacle and immediately applied the brakes, bringing the car to a stop.
Youxuan frowned slightly and looked out the window. In the darkness ahead, he saw a man in a black leather jacket on the halted D-Wheel. His face was grim, almost blending into the darkness, but Youxuan's keen eyes could still make out the cold, almost inhuman features.
"Phantom?"
Youxuan recognized him.
Here, the Phantom wasn't a supernatural ghost but the first enemy to appear in the new chapter of the 5D's original anime, after the main characters defeated the Signers. This unknown D-Wheel rider, calling himself Phantom, wreaked havoc in the new Domino City, attacking lone D-Wheelers in duels and sending several Duelists, including Ogata, to the hospital.
When Yusei confronted this person, he discovered that it wasn't a human but a remotely controlled robot. The mastermind behind it was Placido, one of the Three Emperors of the organization "Yata", whose goal was to rewrite human history. Placido was also a subordinate of Z-One, the ultimate antagonist of 5D's.
However, compared to the original timeline, this Phantom—or rather, Placido—appeared much too early.
Youxuan got out of the car and stood calmly by its side, facing the Phantom.
"This is where it ends."
Placido spoke through the Phantom robot, his tone cold.
"I don't know where you came from, vermin, but Rex Goodwin is our Yata's pawn. By taking his place, you have challenged us, Yata.
And now, your reckless meddling with the timeline ends here."
"Reckless meddling, you say?" Youxuan raised an eyebrow.
If he had to be honest, he was actually trying to maintain the historical timeline. Moreover, the device he used to detect anomalies in history was one he had seized from Paradox, which theoretically made him and Yata's group on the same side.
When Youxuan first learned that someone was tampering with history, causing two dimensions to collide, the first suspects that came to mind were Z-One and the organization led by Yata. After all, Yata was established specifically to alter history, making them the most likely culprits.
But as Paradox had mentioned earlier, their goal in altering history was to save the world, to prevent the destruction of their dimension and ensure the continuation of humanity.
However, if two dimensions were to collide, everyone would be doomed, and there would be no future to speak of.
Youxuan had thought that if someone had arranged for Goodwin to cause trouble in this dimension, then by replacing Goodwin and removing this pawn, the true mastermind might personally show up to deal with him.
And now, the one causing trouble right in front of him was indeed Yata.
Could the mastermind really be Z-One?
At this moment, Phantom continued, "Of course, you still have a chance to survive. It's your only chance."
Phantom gave a cold laugh and activated the Duel Disk on the D-Wheel.
"A Duel, huh?" Youxuan said.
"Exactly. I will use a Duel to eliminate you, this anomaly, from the timeline. If you can beat me, you will have a glimmer of hope."
Phantom sneered.
"Of course, if you're afraid and refuse to accept, you'll be considered to have surrendered."
"Wow, sounds like I don't have much of a choice."
Youxuan shrugged.
"Alright. But as you can see, I don't have a D-Wheel, and I'm not particularly good at riding Duels. How about a stand-up Duel?"
Phantom snorted. "It doesn't matter to me."
With that, Phantom dismounted, released the Duel Disk from the D-Wheel, and approached Youxuan.
On one hand, Youxuan genuinely didn't have a D-Wheel, and on the other, he wasn't especially fond of riding Duels. The restriction on using Magic Cards could significantly impact many Decks, though he could adapt. Still, he preferred stand-up Duels.
"Let's Duel!" x2
[Youxuan, LP 4000]
[Phantom, LP 4000]
"I'll go first, Draw."
Youxuan took the first turn and casually drew two cards from his deck.
"I set a monster in Defense Position in the front row, and then I set two Spell/Trap Cards in the back row. My turn ends."
"My turn, Draw!"
Phantom drew a card, glanced at his hand, and a sinister smile crept across his lips.
Although he was a robot, Yata's technology was advanced, with an outer layer of skin that was highly realistic, even capable of perfectly mimicking human expressions.
"I summon 'Core of Intelligence'!"
A blue star vortex appeared on Phantom's field, and a small white metallic sphere rose from it, scattering starlight. The sphere then split horizontally at the waist, revealing the hidden azure energy core within.
[Core of Intelligence, Defense 0]
Youxuan was unsurprised. As expected, the Core of Intelligence was the first card played.
Placido used a Deck known as "Meklord Emperors", and the Core of Intelligence was the key card for the Meklord Emperor strategy.
In the original story, the three Meklord Emperors had their fair share of Duels, and despite never using any search methods, they always managed to draw their core cards on the first turn.
Youxuan seriously doubted they ever shuffled their decks.
(End of Chapter)
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