Even though ZONE tried his utmost efforts to save those people one by one, to restore their kindness, to help each other, and then to calm down even to protect the Meklord Emperor under his influence, but... time ran out!
Ultimately, what appeared in front of ZONE was the desolate and broken end of the Human World.
In the end, besides ZONE, only three other people were still able to move, and it was exactly those three.
Or rather, the three of what they once were.
In short, if the past cannot be changed, then in this world, humanity will ultimately be extinct, which is unacceptable for the Future People.
They watched helplessly as their relatives, friends, lovers, and even enemies died one by one, disappeared one by one, and eventually turned into nothingness, wandering alone in an empty world, only to finally encounter ZONE, acquiring the goal of "saving humanity" and creating a Time Machine to return to this era, not just to meet their idols.
If there's no way for them to see real hope, they won't change their minds.
Yet... even up to now, they still don't see any so-called "hope."
The changes brought by the Other Dimension are indeed evident and have indeed created expectations for these future beings, but if it's just like this, destiny still can't be avoided.
After all, what's destroying humanity itself is not some transcendental existence, not the power itself, but the notion of humanity.
Even though Tenjo Hikari defeated Darkness, and made the inevitable end of humanity become an "uncertain" matter, they couldn't gamble on it, shouldn't gamble on it.
This concerns the fate of the dimension's entire humanity, they cannot gamble.
Only the most certain, the strongest, the most suitable method can make them truly convinced.
And now.
Clearly, Jack is far from meeting their requirements.
Indeed, Yusei has taken unprecedented actions in history, but... is just he alone enough?
They have doubts.
Meanwhile, Yusei arrived beside Jack; he saw Jack lying on the ground as if unconscious, and hurriedly got off the car, ready to help him up, but was surprised to find that Jack wasn't unconscious and was lying there blankly staring at the sky.
"Jack?"
"Yusei..."
"?"
"I'm sorry."
"It's all right. It's just a match after all." Losing one or two rounds in the qualifying matches doesn't actually matter much, even losing three rounds isn't considered a serious issue, instead, the failure in this duel allowed Yusei to figure out many things.
"I don't mean that." Jack looked at the sky, "Before, the duel with you..."
"Why mention that suddenly?"
Yusei was puzzled.
Back in the last Fortune Cup, during the finals, under the witness of the Red Dragon, when they decisively determined victory and defeat, he actually no longer resented Jack.
Everyone has their troubles, their desires, their dreams, Jack just made a mistake for a moment, and being able to come to senses, he's still his good brother.
"I don't mean that..." He shook as he got up, and said dejectedly under Yusei's anxious gaze.
"What I did is not good enough..."
Perhaps because of the sudden defeat, or perhaps because Paradox's words exactly pierced his heart, Jack, for once, dropped his pretended arrogance and spoke his heart out.
In fact, he was always troubled.
Although Yusei forgave him, although he helped Yusei and Crow during the previous chaos of the Fusion Army, is that really enough to repay his mistakes?
He couldn't say.
More importantly, when he saw Yusei accepting body modifications to save humanity, he, like Crow, felt guilt and urgency.
But, with the WRGP being held, he gradually suppressed this urgency in his heart, telling himself that as long as he could help Yusei win, then nothing else mattered.
But now, he was thoroughly defeated by someone head-on, using their own duel style!
Yes!
Thinking back, Paradox's duel was indeed the "Duel of a King"!
In the first round, show your power and await the opponent!
In the second round, give the opponent a chance to show strength, then remain unwavering!
In the third round, defeat the opponent utterly with thunderous means, show the elegance of a king!
This is... the Duel of a King!
This Paradox, this Future Person, used exactly his "style"!
This is more distressing than when he lost to Kaiba Seto before.
Because losing to Kaiba Seto, Kaiba pointed out his problem, made him realize that he wasn't "pure" enough at that time, it was because of this that he later decided to resolve things with Yusei again, which also became a prelude to their reconciliation.
But losing to Paradox?
It only proves that in his own duel, he lost to himself!
This is no longer a matter of purity.
But whether it's strong enough!
What was done is still not enough—
Far from enough!
He slowly stood up, limping towards his D-wheel, although his body was full of wounds, but in Yusei's eyes, his eyes seemed to be burning with flames, burning with fighting spirit.
Seeing him like this, Yusei could guess some thoughts.
Evidently, Jack intends to challenge himself.
However—
This is also a good thing.
In the auxiliary room, Tenjo Hikari and others started checking the forum again.
Jack Atlas's humiliating defeat instantly became the hottest topic on the forum.
No one knows how many people took the opportunity to trample on Jack, trampled on the 5DS, saying that the 5DS have a big name, but in reality, they're all just wannabes, looked flashy but all just brute, to talk about the champion, perhaps it's the Despair Team or the New World Team, with every member more excellent than the 5DS Team.
Regarding these comments, Tenjo Hikari did not react much, whether they are excellent or not depends on the performance in later matches, who dares to say the exact situation?
However, these contents made Long Yalongke, Izayoi Aki even more depressed, especially Lua, and seeing those who belittled Jack and Yusei, even he didn't have the motivation to turn into a Keybord Hero, only confusion in his heart.
How could this happen?
Jack had one card-destroying, one exclusion return, one negation, even had the battle-decline-resurgence of Crimson Gaia... yet he was easily defeated as if peeling an onion.
"Failure is a common occurrence in battles, nothing is a big deal." Tenjo Hikari tried to comfort them.
"Yeah, since you lost, learn from the failure and maybe become stronger." Crow saw Jack stand up by himself to get in the car, the fierceness in his eyes unconsciously made him smile.
He is a clever man, a very clever man.
He is Yusei and Jack's friend, from a young age he was clear about their recognition.
During this time, Jack either utilized his authority to get some inside information of WRGP, knowing their duel frequency or let government people give them clearance on other matters.
Even though Jack himself doesn't care much about others' opinions, this attitude was still outrageous.
He knows, Jack wanted to help Yusei as much as possible, but didn't know what to do.
If this duel makes Jack figure out something, then so much the better, maybe he should thank Paradox.
As for the voices on the internet... such things, for Jack, it should be a process of familiarity, anyway, he experienced this once before when he lost to Yusei, once again doesn't matter.
This big guy's pressure resistance is pretty good, just keep enduring.
Compared to this, they should pay more attention to...
The New World Team appears to be a strong competitor.
And Tenjo Hikari is curious, since Paradox uses "Crystal Karakuri," if it's possible to get information on how to reach the "Metalfoes Dimension" from him?
Unfortunately, Jack messed up; there wasn't time to ask on the spot. They can only try to find an opportunity to ask later.