7. Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V A New Story of Pendulum (Xyz Arc)

Chapter 52 Spiders for Finale Part 1

The engines of the Dimension Airship hummed softly as it drifted high above the clouds, its metallic body glinting against the sunlight. Inside the control room, the team gathered around Sergey's stasis chamber. The blue glow of the monitors reflected on their faces, mixing with the steady rhythm of mechanical beeps.

Yuni crossed her arms, studying the data feed as new lines of code scrolled down the screen. "So, are you going to reboot Sergey now?" Yuya asked, glancing between her and the cyborg's still body encased in the chamber.

"There's no reason not to," Yuni replied. Her tone was calm, though the faint glow of the console cast hard shadows under her eyes. "But he's a cyborg—he still needs to recalibrate. Let him charge overnight. Tomorrow, he'll be fully operational."

Yuzu folded her arms uneasily, watching the faint pulse inside the chamber. "But still... I'm terrified of him. What if something inside his system reawakens?"

"Don't worry," Burno reassured, stepping forward with a nod. "We rewrote his memories completely. The danger protocols are wiped out." The others exchanged cautious looks, but there was a trace of relief in their eyes.

Before anyone could respond, footsteps pounded down the corridor. Edo and Kaito burst into the room, their expressions grim.

"We have bad news," Kaito said sharply.

"The entire Heartland is surrounded by spider webs," Edo added.

"What?" Yuzu gasped. The words struck like a jolt of static through the room. Chairs scraped back, and the team rushed toward the exit.

When they stepped outside, the sight stopped them cold. Thick, silver webs stretched across the city skyline like a living net, glinting under the morning light. Buildings were cocooned, and panicked cries echoed from below as citizens struggled helplessly within sticky strands.

Yusho and his crew were already on the ground, cutting through webbing to free trapped people while dodging more threads falling from above.

"Dad!" Yuya shouted from the ramp. "Where did these spider webs come from?"

Yusho turned, his face pale. "We don't know what happened. They just appeared from the sky—out of nowhere."

Reisho clenched his fists. "Who in their right mind would do something like this?"

Before anyone could answer, the sky darkened. A massive spiral of web descended like a curtain from the clouds. Vivian's eyes widened—she was the first to see it. Instinct kicked in; she lunged forward and shoved the nearest person out of harm's way. The person she saved turned out to be Akaba Reiji himself.

But the others weren't as lucky. In the blink of an eye, threads of glistening silk snapped through the air, wrapping tightly around Yuya, Yuzu, Yuni, and the rest of their friends.

"Brother! Everyone!" Vivian cried, her voice echoing through the chaos.

Yuni struggled against the web, her movements sluggish. "Damn it... this web is so sticky..." She could barely move her arms, the silk clinging like living restraints.

A cold laugh drifted from nearby. "Looks like we missed two of them..."

Vivian and Reiji turned sharply. Two figures emerged from the haze of falling threads. The first was a heavy-set man with blue hair, a spider insignia across his cropped shirt that barely covered his round belly. Beside him stood a woman with pale green hair, her sleepy eyes half-closed, a spider emblem inked across her small tank top.

"You're..." Yuya muttered through the web, recognizing them instantly. "The final members of the Seven Sins—Gluttony and Sloth."

"Seven Sins..." Reiji echoed under his breath, still struggling to process what was happening.