Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 16 Firefighting

Just then, a neighbor's sneer rang out: "That Qu Dazui really deserves it. He came to laugh at us because his parking lot wasn't affected, but now he can't laugh anymore, can he?"

"Exactly! He saw that all my gourd racks had collapsed, and he even forgot he was boiling water. He came running over to make a fool of himself, and even stole two of my gourds. Now he's getting his comeuppance, isn't he? He blew up the kettle while boiling water, and now he can't even get insurance coverage."

"I just hope the fire doesn't get too big. After all, it's Captain Ace who's putting it out. Harakti, please pray he doesn't get into any danger."

"Yeah, yeah, Captain Ace is such a good person. It would be such a waste if he got injured while trying to save that jerk Qu Dazui from a fire."

"Yes, Captain Ace turned down requests from those higher-ups to come and help us first. There aren't many good people like him anymore."

Hearing this conversation, Di Xing became interested in Captain Ace and prepared to go closer to take a look. Before he had taken more than a few steps, he heard a powerful shout coming from the fire ahead: "Fire truck man, deploy!" In an instant, a fire truck transformed into a cool red and yellow Gundam. Wow, a Gundam putting out a fire? This is the rescue ACE team's deck! It's so damn cool!

The firefighters used a circular saw on their backs to cut open the lock, which was as thick as a bowl, on the gate of the parking lot. They then used pliers on their backs to grab a car blocking their way, threw it aside, and then sprayed water from their hands onto the fire. "Ah, that's a second-hand Rolls-Royce! I got it from the second floor for a hefty price!"

"Shut up! If you drag this out any longer, you won't even be able to save your car!" a burly man wearing a fire helmet, as strong as a bear, roared at Qu Dazui. Qu Dazui immediately fell silent.

"Firefighters, concentrate the water on one point to prevent the fire from spreading. Come out, Double Pulse Cannon [Rescue ACE Team Pulse Firefighter], you support him from the left flank. We absolutely cannot let the fire spread to the residential area!" The firefighter carrying the [Rescue ACE Team Double Pulse Cannon Firefighter] materialized and immediately sprayed high-pressure water mist to prevent the fire from spreading to the residential area.

At this moment, two team members ran to the bear-like man and said, "Captain, the [Rescue ACE Team Fire Hydrant] is now set up."

"Well done! Now we can unleash our full potential without any worries. Deploy, aerial fire extinguisher!" With the captain's shout, a motorcycle quickly turned and deployed, transforming into a fire extinguishing aircraft with two rotors. It flew over the fire and began dropping fire extinguishing bombs.

"【Rescue ACE Team Fire Hydrant】, Command E—Extinguish!" 【Rescue ACE Team Fire Hydrant】 immediately activated the command, projecting a light screen in the air with the words "Extinguish" in capital letters. Instantly, the abilities of the three ACE monsters were greatly enhanced, the fire rapidly shrank, and they were forced into a corner of the parking lot. The flames seemed to have a life of their own, letting out a defiant roar. At that moment, the walkie-talkie on the captain's waist crackled to life.

"Ace, what are you doing? Get to the second floor right now! The second floor of the dog kennel at the Li family's young master's house has collapsed, and his beloved dog, Kun, is trapped inside. That's the Li family's young master's favorite dog! Get over here right now and save him!"

"Fuck you!" Captain Ace yelled into the communicator. "I'm here to save people! Do you even know how many people on the fourth floor need saving? You want me to save a dog? You'd better pray that dog gets crushed to death so you can become that young master Li's dog!" After yelling, Ace hung up the phone.

"So cool, fucking cool!" Di Xing looked at Ace with admiration. But just then, the compressed fire suddenly exploded. Strangely, the explosion emitted bright blue flames, and a car was instantly blown away, flying towards a small firefighter who was spraying water with a hose. Ace, who had just hung up the phone, reacted quickly. With a wave of his hand, the firefighter immediately extended the pincers on his back, trying to grab the flying car. But it was a step too late; the pincers only managed to grab the trunk lid. The car continued to rush towards the small firefighter. The small firefighter was terrified, standing there helplessly. In this critical moment...

"Hurry up, [Link to Chestnut Ball]!"

"Beep beep beep!" The blue chestnut ball hurtled forward and crashed into the car. For a moment, both the ball and the car seemed to be formatted, frozen in mid-air, and began to flicker in fragmented form.

The dual-pulse cannon [Rescue ACE Team Pulse Firefighter] launched a swift attack, spraying two high-pressure water jets that caused the car to completely disintegrate in mid-air, extinguishing the flames.

Seeing this, Di Xing breathed a sigh of relief, then slumped to the ground. He was exhausted. Manifesting card spirits here was much more difficult than on the fifth floor. Why was this? Was it because the fifth floor was a graveyard, an environment more suitable for him, providing him with energy? Or...?

Before Di Xing could finish his thought, the short firefighter rushed over, removing his mask as he said, "Thank you for saving me. Are you alright?"

Di Xing waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and stood up with some difficulty.

The short firefighter breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Di Xing was alright, and gave her a sweet smile. "Thank you again, my name is Ai Xiao." Even though her face was covered with soot, it couldn't hide her natural beauty. Seeing this smile, Di Xing couldn't help but think, "Wow, this girl is just as her name suggests. She really loves to smile. She's the complete opposite of Li Fei Hua Yue, who has a poker face."

Just then, Captain Ace ran over. "Hey, are you alright?" His deep voice reached them even before he arrived. Hearing Captain Ace's voice, Ai Xiao quickly lowered her head.

"Thank you for your kindness. Without you, my team would have been in danger." This bear-like man had a resolute face, and a burn scar on the left corner of his mouth made him look even more fierce. He reached out to Di Xing to shake hands to express his gratitude, but suddenly remembered that he was still wearing heavy protective clothing, so he changed it to clasping his hands in a fist salute. Di Xing also quickly clasped his hands in return.

Ace then looked at Ai Xiao and asked, "Are you alright?" Ai Xiao nodded with her head down.

"Wait a minute, which team are you on? No, isn't that Lao Liu's uniform? You, lift your head up."

Ai Xiao reluctantly raised her head. "Ah Xiao, it really is you. Didn't I tell you not to participate in the firefighting operation?"

"Brother, I have a firefighter's certificate, why won't you let me participate?" Ai Xiao pouted, looking indignant.

"You're still young. If something happens to you, how can I face our deceased parents?"

"Brother, I graduated top of my class from fire academy, my skills are beyond question, so don't worry about it."

"You still dare to say that? If it weren't for this little brother, you'd be dead!" A hint of pain appeared on Ace's resolute face as he spoke, seemingly tormented just by thinking about losing his sister. "And did I say I wouldn't let you take charge of the online support work?"

"That's too easy. I can handle the online support work with my AI assistant, Ah Xiao No. 1."

"Excuse me, but it seems the ACE [Rescue ACE Team Fire Hydrant] is still waiting for orders," Di Xing weakly interrupted the siblings' argument.