"What do you mean, damn system? Of the 3 cards, I can only summon [Gem-Knight Pearl], a vanilla with 2600 ATK?" Seeing the lottery results, Yuji couldn't hold back.
"Forget it, let's check the Number card lottery." After cursing the system for a while, Yuji opened the random Number monster card pack.
[[Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon] has been unlocked]
"Dog system, you're doing this on purpose, right! I had a duel with Kaito today, so you're giving me his cards, is that it?"
Yuji complained about the system frantically, then directly stuffed this card into the system warehouse and opened the random card packs for the designated field. The last time he'd touched [Malevolent Sin] for the first time, it had been incredibly painful. He didn't want to experience that again for an unused card.
As Yuji opened the 3 card packs with onomatopoeia fields, 9 cards appeared in his hands.
"Oh? Is there a UR?" Yuji checked it and was delighted.
As for the other cards, except for one [Dodododraw] which was still useful for drawing cards, they were all cards with unclear purposes.
"Let's use the gold coins too. It seems like today's lucky for opening onomatopoeia card packs." Yuji thought to himself.
After drawing two 10-packs in a row, Yuji gained considerably. Not only did he draw a second [Gagaga Sister] card, but he also now had 3 copies of [Zubababancho Gagagacoat].
After drawing the cards, looking at the remaining 200 gold coins, Yuji couldn't help looking at the lottery interface again, struggling internally.
In the end, Yuji failed to control his hands.
After a while:
[Congratulations on receiving R-level reward: Fudo Yusei's Car Repair Wrench]
[Fudo Yusei's Car Repair Wrench: When holding this item, mechanical repair ability becomes MAX]
Looking at this item that sounded impressive but seemed useless upon reflection, Yuji slapped his forehead and put on a pained expression: "Why can't I control my hands?"
Afterwards, the second reward appeared, and dazzling golden light lit up unexpectedly, almost blinding Yuji's eyes.
[Congratulations on winning UR Award: Photon Coat]
[Photon Coat (Bound after use): After use, enables entering Photon Mode. At the duel's beginning, adds [Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon] to the deck (Item Affinity: 0.233%)]
[Unique item detected: Photon Coat. Designated field random card pack can now specify field—Galaxy/Photon has been unlocked]
Yuji looked at the silver and red transforming device that appeared in his hand, not knowing what to say.
"I can't escape this connection, can I? You really gave me a Galaxy-Eyes?" Yuji thought. "But what does this 0.233% affinity mean?"
"Forget it, I'll find a chance to give this to Kaito. It would suit him better." Yuji thought.
...
Two days later, Kozuki Allen, the current Chief of Clover Academy, arrived to join Yuji with the remaining survivors of Clover Academy.
With the three major academies united in one place, they didn't have to worry too much about living supplies. The resources they had were enough to feed and clothe everyone for a considerable time. The most pressing issue now was finding a stronghold that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Although the three academies' facilities were relatively complete, they were all located in the city center. Although Heartland's extensive transportation network had suffered significant damage, it still allowed Obelisk Force to blockade any location within a day. Now that the three academies were united, finding a defensible stronghold was urgent.
Yuji, Shinjo Katsu, Miura Makoto, and Kozuki Allen studied for a long time, finally deciding to move the Resistance Army's stronghold to the Satellite District built on the mountain in Heartland's southwest corner.
Before the war started, this area had been Heartland's most chaotic district. Countless underground duelists banned from the regular professional duel league for various reasons gathered here. This had also been the area with Heartland's highest crime rate before the war, but due to the complex road system where even locals often got lost, the Heartland Public Security Bureau couldn't effectively police it.
Even the Obelisk Force had paid a huge price to eliminate most of the underground duelists here.
But this place wasn't completely occupied. The remaining underground duelists took advantage of the favorable terrain to resist Obelisk Force tenaciously. However, seeing that this worthless area couldn't be conquered after prolonged effort, Obelisk Force gradually abandoned their attacks during this period.
"Are you really going there? There are no good people in that place." Allen Kozuki asked with a frown.
"Allen, if we want to win this war, we must unite all forces that can be united. Although they've made mistakes before, they're all brave fighters against the Fusion Dimension invaders, aren't they?" Yuji explained patiently.
Meanwhile, outside the Satellite District, inside the Obelisk Force temporary stronghold.
A black-haired young man wearing a tattered black windbreaker with a red ribbon on his right arm stood with half his face covered by a mask. Beside him, a black dragon emanating traces of evil aura glared at the nearby opponent with scarlet eyes - the Obelisk Force captain and the [Ancient Gear Golem] before him. Black orbs surrounding the dragon radiated malevolent energy. Around them, several Obelisk soldiers lay scattered, their condition unknown.
The young man's exposed eyes were filled with deathly stillness, and the intense pressure made the opposing team leader struggle.
"Don't kill me! I surrender!" Under the pressure, the team leader finally couldn't hold on and knelt to beg for mercy.
However, the young man in black's expression didn't change as he spoke slowly:
"[Evilswarm Bahamut]'s effect activates!"
"Once per turn, I can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 face-up monster my opponent controls. By discarding 1 'lswarm' monster, I take control of that opponent's monster."
After the young man casually sent a card to the graveyard, the black dragon before him roared, and the [Ancient Gear Golem] on the team leader's field turned uncontrollably, looking down at its former master.
"Battle. [Ancient Gear Golem] attacks directly."
Captain LP: 4000→1000
"[Evilswarm Bahamut] attacks directly!"
In an instant, the team leader was engulfed by black dragon flames and fell to the ground with blank eyes.
After casually turning the fallen Obelisk soldiers into cards, the young man found a place to sit on the ground and lit a cigarette.
The young man removed the mask from his face, revealing the other half which was hideous and terrifying due to crisscrossing scars.
The young man took out two photos from his windbreaker and carefully wiped off dust from the recent battle.
In the photo was a happy couple. The girl with short dark red hair was making funny faces, while the boy holding her smiled helplessly. The banner above their heads read "Diamond Academy Chief Succession Ceremony."
...
(End of this chapter)