Chapter 54: A Choice Between Two Options, the Choice of Death
"" Before Poma could decide whether to activate the effect of [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] on his field, Yusei took the initiative to explain the effect of this monster.
"Once per turn, during my main phase, I can equip this card to a monster on my field. When it becomes an equipment card through this effect, the equipped monster's attack and defense will be reduced by 500 respectively."
"But!" Yusei pointed at [Destruction Bombardier]: "This reduction is just a compensation for his powerful effect!"
"When the monster equipped by him destroys the opponent's monster through battle, all monsters of the same type as the face-up monsters on the field and the destroyed monsters on the field are destroyed!"
Looking at the [Black Bomb] on the field of Boma, Yusei said: "Your [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] and [Black Bomb] are both mechanical-type, that is, as long as I equip this card on my monster and then destroy the [Black Bomb] on your field through battle, your [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] will also be destroyed together!"
"Yusei, my monster has appeared in previous games, I think you should know its effect." Boma sat on the tall D wheel and looked down at Yusei.
"My [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] can destroy a monster once per turn when someone else summons it, and deal 800 damage to it. So why did you actively explain the effect of this monster to me?"
"This is because I have already achieved a decisive kill." Yusei looked up at the [Material Dragon] flying in the air. This monster given by Lou Bai is finally going to play its role.
"The effect of [Material Dragon], when the opponent activates the effect of [Destroy the monster on the field], [Material Dragon] can send a card in the hand to the graveyard, making that activation invalid and destroying it."
"The end of both roads, both are failures..."
That's right, as Yusei said, Boma is now forced into a dead end. If Boma does not activate the monster effect of the air raid, then the [Destruction Bombardier] on Yusei's field and a monster will work together to demolish the wall on Boma's field, creating a chance for the other monster to win.
If Poma activates the monster effect of the air raid, [Material Dragon] will destroy [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] with its power, and then [Material Dragon] and [Nitrogen Warrior] on Yusei's field can easily break the defense of [Black Bomb] and put an end to Poma.
"Ahahaha!" Faced with such a desperate situation, Poma laughed at this moment: "Yusei, through the duel with you, I understand that you are a real duelist!"
"Faced with two dead ends, even if the result is the same, I will never sit and wait for death! This is my will to fight for my hometown!"
Faced with the choice given by Yusei, Poma shouted: "Activate the effect of [Giant Bomber - Air Raid]! When the opponent summons a monster, destroy it and give the opponent 800 points of damage!"
"Then, chain your [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] effect, and the effect of [Material Dragon] will be activated!" Yusei sent his only card to the graveyard.
"When a magic, trap, or monster effect with the effect of [destroying a monster on the field] is activated, you can send a card from your hand to the graveyard to negate the activation and destroy it! Guardian Sanctuary!"
Facing the artillery of [Giant Bomber - Air Raid] firing at [Destroyer Bombardier], the [Material Dragon], which had been defeated, gained momentum after receiving support from Yusei. Its three pairs of wings were filled with colorful light, and it stood in front of [Destroyer Bombardier] without hesitation, then went upstream and penetrated [Giant Bomber - Air Raid].
"Then enter the battle phase, [Nitrogen Warrior] destroys [Black Bomb], and [Material Dragon] directly attacks Poma!"
After penetrating [Giant Bomber - Air Raid], [Material Dragon] continued to move forward, circling in the air, and then dived towards Poma.
Under this blow, Boma, who had no cards in hand and the field was empty, undoubtedly lost all his health points. This duel seemed to have settled down and would never cause any more waves.
Boma lp: 2000→0
However, what surprised Yusei was that after Boma's health points returned to zero, his D-wheel did not stop, but kept roaring and speeding up as Boma twisted the handle.
"Boma, what are you doing?!"
"Yusei, although I failed, my mission is not over yet!" As Boma pressed a button on the D-wheel, the big screen in the center of the arena suddenly became dark, and a moment later, a deserted village appeared in the center of the big screen.
"I was originally planning to win the championship in this conference and disclose what Godwin did at the award ceremony, but now this is an impossible dream, so I can only complete my revenge now!"
Sitting on the speeding D-wheel, as Boma moved, the entire arena's broadcast was hacked by the means prepared by Boma in advance, and this sentence sounded.
"Look, this is my hometown that has been destroyed!" Boma pointed at the big screen, and his words filled with anger and sadness echoed throughout the venue.
The brutality emanating from Izayoi Akina's [Black Rose Dragon], Frank's coma after the duel with Ryuko, and the scene that often appeared in his dreams - a red dragon hovering over his hometown that was burning with fire, these signs were enough for Boma to come up with the answer in his mind.
"Godwin wanted to use the power of the Red Dragon, so he buried my entire hometown in a fire! My villagers, my family, all disappeared."
"Why, why did he know these things?!" Seeing the picture played on the big screen, the clown Jaeger who was standing in the same room with Godwin stuttered and shouted.
"Is it possible that there are still people who have not been..."
"No, it's okay." Watching Poma publicizing the crimes of the "Red Dragon" and himself, Godwin did not care about his reputation at all, but smiled slightly.
In the arena, Poma was still speeding on the D wheel and narrating: "All of this was led by Godwin!"
"Poma..."
"Yuxing, I've already said it!" As Poma accelerated, the specially modified D wheel began to tremble violently: "Facing the established results, even if I can't change it, I have to make my own struggle! For my hometown, for my family, this is my will as an Inca man!"
As Poma roared, his D wheel took advantage of the side wall of the track and soared directly into the sky. This manic beast flew towards Godwin who was looking down from a high place.
"Go to hell! Godwin, hypocritical guy! Buried with my hometown!" Poma, who was riding on the D wheel, had a ferocious face. At this time, he had given up everything.
"Poma!" Although Yuxing agreed with his behavior emotionally, reason told Yuxing that if Poma was allowed to do this, the final result would definitely be that Poma's killing weapon fell into the audience seats, bringing death to the audience on the side.
Thinking of his companions who were still in the audience seats in the same direction as the Poma D-wheel, Yusei gritted his teeth, and while the speed of the D-wheel had not slowed down at the end of the duel, he also twisted the handle and flew out of the arena following Poma.
In the horrified eyes of the audience, the two D-wheels collided in the air. Although Yusei's D-wheel was far less powerful than Poma's D-wheel, with the increase of the high-speed indicator, Yusei still successfully knocked the forward trajectory of Poma's D-wheel off.
However, in this collision, a decorative yak skull in front of Poma's D-wheel was disconnected from the D-wheel. Although Poma's D-wheel began to fall under Yusei's impact, the skull still shot straight towards Godwin according to the original trend.
The skull smashed the glass and flew into the hall where Godwin was. Yusei and Poma did not know what the result would be. At this moment, they were falling down under the action of gravity.
When they were about to land, they successfully slid back to the stadium along the edge of the track, and did not fall into the audience seats, avoiding a tragedy.
"Yu, Xing!!!"
Boma got up from his D wheel, walked quickly to Yu Xing, grabbed Yu Xing's collar, and lifted him up.
"Why? Why did you stop me!" At this moment, Boma's eyes were wide open, like an angry bull, and like a drowning man whose last straw was taken away.
Yu Xing opened his mouth but did not speak. In a sense, he personally cut off Boma's hope of revenge for his companions, and twice.
But even if he was given another chance, Yu Xing would do the same thing without hesitation.
"Please rest assured, everyone in the venue, as the head of the Public Security Administration, I have the responsibility to protect everyone. No matter what happens, I will protect everyone, even if it costs my life."
Godwin on the podium stood up with his hands behind his back and delivered this speech. Looking at Godwin, whose appearance had hardly changed, Boma was desperate.
As if all his strength had been drained away, he loosened his hand and let Youxing leave his hand and stand on the ground. Poma knelt on the ground, holding his head with both hands, wailing in pain.
After experiencing this assassination, the sheriffs stationed in the venue quickly moved out and soon came to Poma's side and surrounded him.
Poma did not resist, just kneeled there and let those people drag him away.
"Youxing." This pitiful man suddenly turned his head: "You and that little girl, you people who carry the cursed mark have not been completely infected by the power of the red dragon. You must be careful. Godwin is not trustworthy, and the red dragon is also not trustworthy. I hope you don't follow my old path."
"Godwin and... Red Dragon?" Watching Poma being taken away, Youxing's heart was full of mixed feelings. He looked up at Godwin on the high platform, and at this moment, Godwin also cast his eyes over.
On the platform, from the front, Godwin looked normal. However, from the back, which ordinary people could not see, Jack looked at the hand behind Godwin's back in shock.
It was a right arm made of steel. Usually, because he always wore gloves, no one noticed the abnormality of this arm that was so real. But just now, this hand caught the flying skull with one hand. It was because the horn of the skull scratched the glove that Jack was able to see its true appearance.
On the field, Yuxing drove the D wheel to the exit. Since Poma was taken away, the audience on the field began to cheer for Godwin's speech just now. Looking at these audiences who did not take Poma's story to heart, Yuxing couldn't help feeling a little sad.
"Lou Bai." Looking at his companions who came to the exit to greet him, Yuxing couldn't help asking Lou Bai, who held both [Ancient Fairy Dragon] and [Earthbound God-Cusillo], but was not a Dragon Sealer or Dark Sealer: "Is the power of the red dragon really like Poma said?"
"I often hear that it is not people who are diligent in seeking knowledge, but knowledgeable people who are diligent in seeking people. However, I know that this is wrong. Knowledgeable people are not seeking people, but chasing people. They are cruel and ruthless, like hawks and dogs chasing rabbits." Lou Bai recited this passage without sadness or joy.
"The meaning of this passage is, 'I heard that it is not people who are constantly pursuing knowledge, but knowledge that is constantly pursuing people. But I know that it is wrong. Knowledge is not pursuing people, but chasing people. Its pursuit is cruel and emotionless, just like falcons and hounds catching rabbits.'"
Staring at Youxing's eyes, Lou Bai said: "Although the original meaning of this passage is about knowledge, it is also not compatible with the power of the Red Dragon and the Earthbound God."
Looking up at the sky, Lou Bai talked about his understanding of the power of the Red Dragon and the Earthbound God: "This is a reincarnation once every five thousand years, Every five thousand years, the power of the Red Dragon and the Earthbound God will descend on the earth again to start a struggle. The Earthbound God descends to drag the world into the underworld. As for the Red Dragon, whether it descends to protect the world or simply to be the enemy of the Earthbound God, we don't know. "
"In this struggle, the Red Dragon and the Earthbound God will choose their own apostles to exercise their power, that is, [Dragon Sealer] and [Dark Sealer]. "
"So, what do these apostles think?" Lou Bai looked at Youxing's right arm, where the power of the Red Dragon was engraved.
"For [Dragon Sealers] and [Dark Sealers], these powers are like hounds and hunting dogs that catch rabbits. They find themselves, regardless of whether they are willing or not."
"However, although powers have tendencies, they are still just powers after all. The good or evil of power still depends on the user." Lou Bai said obscurely in front of others: "Don't forget, I still have 'that card' in my hand. A true duelist should control power, not be controlled by power."
"Then Pomata..." Touching his right arm, Youxing could vaguely feel the connection between himself and other Dragon Sealers, but there was definitely no Godwin in this connection. Was Pomata misled? Thinking of this, although he didn't show any expression, Youxing couldn't help but clench his fists.
Looking at the cheering audience outside who had no feelings about Boma's experience, Lou Bai couldn't help but sigh: "This is the human heart. People can't understand each other after all. Turning a blind eye to the suffering of others for the sake of one's own position is the inferiority of human beings hidden in genes, blood, and soul."
Afterwards, Lou Bai added another sentence in his heart: This is why human beings will end in the future.
"No, it's not like that!" Hearing Lou Bai's conclusion, You Xing couldn't help but refute: "Through the duel with Boma, I felt his inner pain and perseverance, so I believe that people can understand each other, and can understand each other through duels!"
Will so many people agree to duel with you? How inefficient is it to do so? Can you understand the other party if you feel it? The first moment he heard You Xing's words, Lou Bai found many loopholes.
However, Lou Bai, who was always straightforward, did not say these words. He looked at You Xing, who was born in the satellite area and had seen many ugly things in human nature, but still had such a naive dream. He smiled and said, "It's really an impossible dream, but if it's you, maybe you can really do it!"