146 GX and 5D's, An Era Heading Toward Destruction!

If the records we just checked are correct, then it must be the five dragons, including Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend, and Black-Winged Dragon, whose appearance in the past has caused the history of the world to alter! The world itself has begun to march toward collapse and destruction!

Unusually, Jack was exceptionally calm at the moment, and based on the records he had just seen, he made a deduction almost identical to the truth.

"‘Perish along with this era!’... That must be what this means right now!"

High-rises were crumbling, the world was perishing, and everything was connected! This was the disaster triggered by that masked man!

Just as Yusei and the others felt a surge of anger in their hearts toward the masked man's actions, the marks representing the "Signers" on the bodies of Yusei, Jack, Crow, Aki, and Ruka suddenly glowed with a crimson light, and the roar of the "Crimson Dragon" echoed in their ears!

"Jack! Yusei! Crow! Your Duel Runners are glowing!"

Following the direction pointed by Ruka—who was not a Signer—they saw that the three parked Duel Runners were now emitting red, silver-white, and pitch-black lights respectively.

"Rooar!!"

Amidst the dragon's cry, the phantom of the Crimson Dragon materialized above the three Duel Runners.

"Jack! Crow! You heard it, didn't you? The call from the 'Crimson Dragon'!"

"Yeah!"

The Crimson Dragon was summoning the three of them. It intended to use its own power to carry them through space-time, heading straight to the temporal coordinate where the masked man resided!

"You three, be careful!"

"Yeah!"

Nodding in response to Aki's worried look, the three of them put on their helmets, mounted their respective Duel Runners, and guided by the Crimson Dragon, entered the Riding Highway.

"Crimson Dragon! Take me to where Stardust Dragon / Red Dragon Archfiend / Black-Winged Dragon is!"

"Rooar~!"

The Crimson Dragon nodded. Immediately after, a powerful and ineffable force surged from the body of the Crimson Dragon, enveloping the three of them along with their Duel Runners.

Just as the three riders and the dragon prepared to accelerate beyond the speed of light and enter the space-time tunnel, an unfamiliar voice suddenly broke in, interrupting their space-time journey—

"I will not allow you to interfere with that Lord!"

"What?"

Gazing over, they saw a rider mounted on a deep blue, standard-model Duel Runner, whose entire body was shrouded in black, leaving only a pair of eyes visible.

"And us too!"

Two identical riders emerged from behind the first stranger, appearing as ephemeral as ghosts!

"We don't have time to mess around with you right now!"

Judging from that previous remark, these individuals were undoubtedly connected to the masked man who had stolen their monsters. However, this was no time for a duel; the world was on the verge of destruction, and they had to hurry and find that masked man to reclaim their power!

"Hmph! In your dreams!"

Accompanied by a synthesized electronic voice, the three ghost riders simultaneously pressed a button on their motorcycles. A line of English text instantly appeared on the driving displays of Yusei and his companions:

"Tch! A forced Riding Duel?"

Just as the three of them gritted their teeth at the English text on the screens, the three ghost riders behind them had already caught up. Moreover, the moment they hesitated to agree, these fellows would veer their Duel Runners toward them to ram and disrupt their space-time travel!

"Jack! Crow! Split up and fight!"

It was clear to them now: unless they defeated these guys, the three of them wouldn't have a moment of peace to perform space-time travel today!

"Understood!"

After submitting a request to the New Domino City Riding Duel Central Computer and receiving approval, the three of them instantly split into three separate paths, engaging in Riding Duels against these suddenly appearing hunters amidst the destruction of the world!

...

Meanwhile, in the Saint Mark's Campanile district of Venice, Italy, in the 20th year of Duel Monsters history.

"The goal for this era has been achieved! As for you, Judai Yuki..."

Lowering his head slightly, the masked man looked down condescendingly at Judai from his superior vantage point.

"Perish along with this era, under my experiment!"

"What?"

Amidst Judai's bewildered gaze, the masked man drew a card at sonic speed, slamming three cards into his Duel Disc all at once.

"Rumble!"

Thunder roared violently, and golden lightning streaked across the entire sky!

Under the startled gaze of the protagonist Judai, three unprecedented giant dragons slowly flapped their wings and descended from the golden thunder vortex.

"These three dragons... the power they possess is immense!"

At a single glance, Judai could tell that the three brand-new giant dragons summoned by the masked man were extraordinary.

Although their physical sizes were not as colossal as Rainbow Dragon or Cyber End Dragon behind them, the energy contained within their bodies far exceeded both Rainbow Dragon and Cyber End Dragon!

"Judai Yuki! Witness for yourself the mighty power that transcends eras, right at the final moment of your life!"

With that, the masked man waved his right hand toward Judai below. The three giant dragons opened their jaws, gathering power, intending to launch a simultaneous attack to instantly annihilate Judai down below!

'Judai!'

"Understood!"

Neither the card stats nor the elemental spirit power of Neos could withstand the combined attack of the three giant dragons before them.

Judai immediately removed the Neos card, then swiftly drew from his Extra Deck, summoning out the most powerful Hero among his Fusion Monsters—

"Come forth! Elemental HERO God Neos!"

This was the ultimate monster that gathered the complete power of the brand-new series of cards he had created—the "Neo-Spacians"! Surely it could block their attack, right?

"Heh!"

Looking at God Neos summoned by Judai, the masked man sneered, completely holding it in contempt.

If his opponents had been Rainbow Dragon and Cyber End Dragon, the power of God Neos could have completely blocked them! What a pity, though—what it was facing were super-era Synchro Monsters! Did it really think a mere Fusion Monster could block them? In your dreams!

The masked man felt utter disdain in his heart, and reality indeed unfolded just as he expected—

Faced with the onslaught of the three giant dragons, God Neos was initially able to hold its ground. However, as the three giant dragons steadily increased their power output, the body of God Neos began to behave just like Neos had earlier; the longer it resisted, the more severely it deteriorated!

It wasn't until his inner spirit, Yubel, also materialized to help with the defense that they barely managed to fend off the joint assault of the three giant dragons.

"Did it block it..."

The masked man had also thoroughly investigated the spirit residing within Judai.

Instead of choosing to let Rainbow Dragon and Cyber End Dragon join the fray as well, he mounted his exclusive white Duel Runner, "The Truth," without looking back. Accompanied by a burst of laughter, he soared directly up from the rooftop of the building!

Amidst a dazzling, brilliant flash of light, the masked man and his motorcycle vanished completely!

Vanihed along with them were the three giant dragons that had attacked Judai, as well as the ace monsters of his two friends!

"This guy... just who on earth is he?"

Staring in the direction where the masked man had disappeared, Judai furrowed his brow deeply.

'Judai! The phone in your backpack is ringing! Your professor has sent you a message!'

Professor Daitokuji, who had vanished after the battle, popped out to remind him. Judai withdrew his gaze, located his travel bag hidden away beforehand, and after rummaging through it for a moment, found the smartphone personally designed and gifted to him by the professor.

'Judging by the content, it should be related to that masked man from earlier, right?'

"Yeah, most likely."

The text message received contained only a few brief words:

Connecting to the Duel history within the KONAMI database, time is being rewritten!