A card.
Yes, in this world, killing and looting for a card seems quite normal. However, Yugen certainly knows, it's not because the card itself is some super rare card.
It's merely a Magic Card, named "Z-ONE".
Indeed, it shares the same name as the final boss from 5DS, hinting at the card's origin.
"Back then, I fled with the young lady, avoiding the pursuit of our enemies. At that time, we barely had time to take anything... but the only thing we brought was the young lady's favorite teddy bear."
Goukou said helplessly.
"It was the last gift from the young lady's father before he passed away... but thinking back now, perhaps Mr. Lubron had already predicted his fate."
Goukou sighed longingly.
"Later, we discovered a card inside that teddy bear. It seemed like just a Magic Card, with no text in its effect box, and couldn't be used in a Duel. We never knew its purpose.
But over the years, Taiyi never ceased his pursuit of us. Assassins from all over continually blocked our way in secret, and undoubtedly, they were aiming for this card."
"How can this be..."
Upon hearing this, Qiu felt a chill in his heart.
"To go to such lengths for just a card..."
Goukou shook his head, said dispiritedly, "Up to now, we are out of clues. Just this month, the young lady and I just repelled another batch of assassins.
We interrogated all the information, but they knew nothing, only came to retrieve the card in our possession at someone's request, with no knowledge of the client's identity or the reason for the pursuit...
We have no other leads, so we thought, this card must be exceptional, there must be information we've yet to uncover.
And within the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, there's a world-leading supercomputer..."
Yugen: "So you want to sneak in here and use my supercomputer to analyze this card, right?"
Goukou nodded slightly, spoke dispiritedly, "Things have come to this, I won't say more to earn your sympathy. But this matter is indeed highly significant to me... and to the young lady.
If the officer could lend us the supercomputer, I wouldn't hesitate even if it meant going through fire and water in return..."
Qiu's nature is softer, after hearing this, he was quite touched, couldn't help but say to Yugen, "Officer, maybe just lend it to them for a while..."
Yugen didn't respond, only smiled slightly, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. But even with the use of the supercomputer, you may not get the answer you seek."
Goukou looked at him in shock.
They didn't know the truth, but Yugen now had a recollection.
Back then, the card named "Z-ONE" entrusted to Shirley by her father didn't carry any information or secret. Its importance lies in it being a key.
A key capable of activating the Time Machine created by Taiyi.
Apart from this function, the card's hidden effect is also quite formidable.
The physical card "Z-ONE" effect is when this card set face-down is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, you can select one Continuous Magic or Field Spell Card from your graveyard and add it to your hand.
It must be destroyed while set face-down and sent to the grave, can only recover Continuous and Field, and is from the graveyard, not the deck, compared to the animated version it's been nerfed significantly.
The original "Z-ONE" effect is, when this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, you can banish one card from your hand, deck, or graveyard. This card can be chosen to ignore activation conditions and directly activate on the field, gaining the name, type, and effect of the chosen card.
Moreover, the card appearing on the field through this effect is immune to destruction.
Such an unrealistic effect certainly has a very animated style. Able to clone any card in the deck and directly "activate" on the field, if made into a physical card with this effect, it'd require thousands of words from the affairs bureau to adjust.
Not to mention, the effect description of "Z-ONE" doesn't limit the type of card it can clone, so it should theoretically either Magic Trap or Monster Effect be allowable. So theoretically speaking, if directly cloned from the deck to Light Creation God, wouldn't that declare an immediate victory...
Of course, from an extraordinary level in the animation, this probably isn't realistic. Because Light Creation God isn't merely a card, but a god of the highest order that appeared in the animation, shouldn't be easily cloned.
Despite the divine level technology of Z-ONE, the card named "Z-ONE" is merely a key. A mere keys card rank isn't high either.
Nevertheless, it doesn't hinder it from being an incredibly formidable object. Omnipotent search, omnipotent recovery, ignoring any card activation cost, it's hard to imagine K Society printing such a thing in one's lifetime.
Thus Yugen followed up on this, smiled lightly, "Well, though you may not get the answers you seek, helping you isn't out of the question..."
The words were not yet finished when suddenly there was a loud bang.
Everyone raised their heads only to see all the lights underground simultaneously go out, plunging everything into darkness.
...
...
At this moment, upstairs, the Information Department of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau was in a frenzy.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
Senior Ushio, with a scar on his face, rolled up his shirt sleeves and took the call.
"Yes, this is the Special Information Department."
Ever since Yugen took over the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, Senior Ushio had enjoyed quite a few benefits. Recently, he had been promoted in succession, finally upgraded from a patrol's security pursuing officer to a desk job, now become the leader of the Special Information Department.
However, being a leader Ushio hadn't had much time to enjoy, soon submerged in endless busy affairs. Sitting in an office proved not being as pleasant as he imagined, missing at times the days racing against unruly D-Wheelers on the street.
The person on the other end of the line was in a panic, "Something big... Something really bad! Bomb... Bomb!"
"Bomb? What are you talking about?"
Ushio frowned.
The operator replied, "Someone claimed to have planted a bomb in the Public Security Maintenance Bureau..."
Ushio was stunned, "What nonsense? A prank?"
The security at the Public Security Maintenance Bureau was tight, no anomalies had been noticed, ordinary people would first react to it as a prank.
But halfway through his sentence, the phone line was abruptly interrupted, replaced by a chilling voice.
"Indeed, twelve bombs have been planted throughout the Public Security Maintenance Bureau."
Ushio: "Stop with the nonsense, don't think such a prank won't be pursued..."
"Is that so?" The voice replied coldly, "Then would you like to confirm it?"
Boom!!!
The loud explosion echoed, the entire building began to shake as if in an earthquake.
Ushio's eyes widened, fear instantly surged over him, without thinking of anything else he hurriedly waved and shouted.
"Evacuate! Everyone! Quickly, evacuate!"