“My Turn!
Draw!”
“Vroom—”
[Yusei, Speed Counter: 0→1]
Just like the name of that Underground Organization, Akagi Ryoji’s Deck and D-Wheel were like a raging fire, constantly spreading.
From the start of the Duel until now, the Combo he had unleashed had gradually unfolded.
At the same time, due to the difference in D-Wheel speed, the distance between the two of them was also getting further and further.
When Yusei drew a card this Turn, a progress bar that hadn’t existed before suddenly popped up on his D-Wheel’s dashboard.
At five percent progress, a striking English acronym flashed: “VDC”!
The instant he saw these three letters, Yusei suddenly realized something.
Once, when he participated in training with his D-Wheel team, he often saw these three letters.
Its full name was “Velocity Difference Counter,” meaning “Speed Difference Counter,” often used to reference and compare the speeds between different racing vehicles.
The first time he dueled with Trudge, these three letters also appeared, but the situation at the time was too intense, and Yusei could only focus on the Duel, completely unable to pay attention to anything else.
Now, these eye-catching letters popped up again, and Yusei couldn’t help but take them seriously.
Combining his previous judgment, he vaguely felt that this value, continuously increasing from five percent, was extremely disadvantageous to him.
“Hahahahahahaha!” Akagi Ryoji’s loud laughter came from ahead.
Surrounded by two ancient monstrous flame beasts, he charged fearlessly down the track.
“It’s already appeared, hasn’t it?
It seems the difference between our D-Wheels isn’t just a little bit!”
“Although our Speed Counter numbers are currently the same, because your D-Wheel is too crappy, I’m still pulling further and further ahead!”
“Kid, you no longer need to struggle!”
“Whether it’s your Life Points hitting zero, or the speed difference reaching its maximum, in the end, you will lose to this great grandpa!”
Yusei’s expression became serious.
So it was…
The Speed Victory Trudge mentioned before, did it mean this?
As long as the VDC progress bar reaches one hundred percent, the lagging party will directly lose!
Akagi Ryoji’s current advantage wasn’t just that his D-Wheel’s configuration was far superior to his own; it was also due to the first-turn advantage.
If one didn’t account for the additional increases or decreases in Speed Counters, the Duelist who started the Turn first would always maintain a one-Speed Counter lead.
Although the second-turn Duelist would also gain Speed Counters each Turn, at most they could only tie with their opponent.
One Speed Counter could at least add 15km/h to a D-Wheel’s speed.
From this perspective, the first-turn advantage in a Turbo Duel was even greater than originally imagined! Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
“Vroom—vroom—vroom—”
In a matter of seconds, the speed difference progress rose from five percent to seven percent, and the tense alert sound pulsed even more frequently.
Yusei glanced at the Cards in his hand.
After quickly analyzing the current situation, he made an incredibly bold move.
“Vroom—”
“Automatic navigation has been cancelled, manual driving mode has been activated!”
The instant the cold, synthetic voice rang out, the originally stable and smooth D-Wheel suddenly produced a slight tremor.
But very quickly, Yusei controlled the handlebars, steering the D-Wheel closer to the inner side of the track.
“Screech—”
A nearly perfect arc cut close to the track, and the fallen leaves near the drainage ditch were suddenly swept up, then slowly drifted back down.
At this moment, the progress bar next to the three letters ‘VDC’ no longer advanced.
On the contrary, it began to recede at a very slight speed.
“Nani?!” Akagi Ryoji was momentarily stunned.
“He hasn’t even played a single card, yet he’s caught up?!
Does that D-Wheel have some special mode…?”
He lowered his head and looked at the light screen on his D-Wheel.
The moment he saw Yusei had abandoned automatic navigation and switched to manual control, Akagi Ryoji’s entire body erupted in cold sweat, and his scalp tingled.
“How is this possible?!”
“He’s performing a Turbo Duel with manual driving?!”
“This, this can only be achieved by top-tier professional Duelists!”
Akagi Ryoji’s heart trembled greatly.
Aside from that group of world-class elite Duelists, almost no one dared to manually drive during a Turbo Duel.
Those guys, besides engaging in Duel training, also underwent extremely brutal racing training.
Out of hundreds of people, perhaps not a single one could truly reach that level!
This guy…
what is his background?!
Akagi Ryoji was already panicking.
Even though he had already summoned his ace monster, his hands couldn’t help but tremble.
As a native of this world, he naturally didn’t know that Yusei was a transmigator, much less that in his previous life, Yusei was a top-tier racing driver.
In the various races he had competed in the past, Yusei’s greatest strength was constantly calculating speed and angles in his head while driving a race car.
Therefore, in the Turbo Duels of this world, he only needed to apply those habitual calculations to the Duels, and the rest was simply driving the D-Wheel with techniques honed over many years.
After dueling with Trudge, Yusei spent some time adapting to the D-Wheel’s driving mode.
Overall, the other controls weren’t difficult for him; the only thing he needed to adapt to was the switch from a steering wheel to handlebars.
At first, Yusei wasn’t very proficient, but after just a few turns, he was able to achieve basic control.
Although his pressure handling was far from that of a true professional motorcycle racer, it was more than enough to cope with the current Turbo Duel.
“That’s it…
this feeling!”
Yusei was secretly delighted, as if he had returned to his youthful, “fiery youth” days.
But very quickly, he refocused his attention on the Duel.
The moment the speed difference progress dropped from three percent to one percent, he finally played his cards and began his counterattack!
“Attack Position Summon—Dark Resonator!” Yusei, riding his swift D-Wheel, shouted.
The shimmering light of a Synchro Summon arose above him.
“A Level 2 Tuner Monster plus a Level 4 Revolver Gun Dragon!”
“Synchro Summon!!”
“Ice Barrier Dragon, Lightgun Dragon!!!”
The vast starlight transformed into a frosty, ice-cold dragon in a burst of strong light.
The entire night sky was dyed two completely different colors by the two Monsters, one fire and one ice, on the battlefield!
But very quickly, two ice crystals shot out amidst the roar of Ice Barrier Dragon, Lightgun Dragon, immediately striking Akagi Ryoji’s Monster!
[Ice Barrier Dragon, Lightgun Dragon]
[Level Six]
[WATER Attribute/Sea Serpent Type]
[ATK/DEF: 2300/1400]
“My Monster, actually?!” Akagi Ryoji trembled all over.
“When Dark Resonator is sent to the Graveyard, I draw one card from my Deck!!” Yusei loudly proclaimed, “Ice Barrier Dragon, Lightgun Dragon’s Effect!
Send any number of hand Cards to the Graveyard, and return an equal number of cards on the field to their owner’s hand!”
“I choose to discard two Cards, making Infernal Winged Dragon and Infernal Giant Beast Dragon disappear from the field!”
“Next, enter the Battle Phase!”
“Ice Barrier Dragon, Lightgun Dragon directly attacks!!!”
(end of chapter)