Chapter 197
As Titan's health points were depleted, most of his body suddenly disappeared.
What is that?
Asuka, who was standing behind, was startled by what she saw.
"So it really is Dark Yami?!"
Seeing Judai dared not be careless in the slightest.
"Then I'll set two more cards face down, and the turn ends."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 1]
"Well done, Yusei Fudo. That attack was very effective and caused me a lot of damage."
Titan changed the subject, "But..."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Tony Titan's Hand Cards: 2→3]
After drawing the card, he pointed to the face-down card at his feet and said, "During my preparation phase, I activate the Trap Card, [Demon's Roar]."
"Pay 500 Life Points as a cost to Special Summon a monster from your Graveyard whose name contains the word '[Demon]'."
[Tony Titan: LP 1900 → 1400]
"Come back, [Shadow Knight Demon]!"
Amidst a flash of light, the Knight Demon was projected back onto the field.
[Shadow Knight Demon: Attack Power 2000]
Then he waved his arm and shouted, "Next, I'll activate the monster effect of [Queen Demonic of the Gloomy Prison] from the graveyard!"
If [Pandemon Temple - The Lair of Demons -] is on the field, and this card is in your Graveyard, during each of your Standby Phases, gain 1 Level 4 or lower Fiend-type monster on the field by 1000 ATK until the End Phase.
[Shadow Knight Demon: Attack Power 2000 → 3000]
Titan then slammed another card onto the Duel Disk, "And because I have [Shadow Knight Demon] on my field, I summon [King of Extinction Demon] from my hand."
Buzz--!!
Another burst of light appeared, and a hideous demon materialized on his field. The demon's head resembled a king's crown, and its hands rested on a demonic greatsword.
[King of Extinction Demon: Attack Power 2000]
"[King of Extinction Demon] can only be Normal Summoned and Flip Summon if you control a monster card whose name contains the word 'Demon'."
Then he revealed another Spell Card, "It's not over yet. I'll Equip Spell from my hand to [Elemental Hero Flame Wingman] and gain control of it."
[Tony Titan's Hand Cards: 3 → 1]
Judai, of course, couldn't just sit and wait to die, so he quickly pressed the button to cover the card.
"Don't even think about it! Open the face-down card, activate the Quick-Play Spell [De-Fusion]!"
Flame Wingman instantly split into two hero monsters.
[Elemental HERO Avian: Defense 1000]
[Elemental HERO Burst Lady - Defense 800]
The equipment card that has lost its target will shatter.
Bang!
Titan clicked his tongue in disapproval and launched an attack.
He waved his hand and commanded, "Take this, the wrath of my demons!"
"[Shadow Knight Demon] and [King of Extinction Demon], annihilate the monsters on Yusei Fudo's field!"
The two demons immediately charged forward, each wielding a sword.
Bang bang--!!
Winged HERO and Burst Lady were both destroyed.
Chapter Fifteen Earth Hero
"Strange, is it just my imagination?"
When the monster on Judai's field was destroyed, he didn't feel the impact unique to Dark Yami.
So he was a little confused, but he could clearly sense the presence of Dark Power around him, so the Dark Yami should have already started.
Judai shook his head, deciding not to dwell on what he couldn't figure out and to focus on the duel.
He immediately pressed the button to face down the card and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card at this moment, [Hero Signal]!"
As the Trap Card is activated, a beam of light shines from the card image, revealing an 'H' symbol in the sky above.
"This card's effect is: When a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon a Level 4 or lower [Elemental HERO] from your Deck."
"Appear, [Elemental HERO Forest HERO]!"
Buzz--!!
A flash of golden light appeared on his field, and a half-wooden, green-skinned muscular man was projected onto the screen.
[Elemental HERO Forest HERO - Defense 2000]
"You're really tenacious, kid."
Titan calmly inserted his cards into the Duel Disk. "I'll finish with one last card face down. End of turn."
[Tony Titan's Hand Cards: 1 → 0]
"At this moment, during the final phase, the [Shadow Knight Demon] Special Summoned via [Demon's Roar] is destroyed."
Bang--!
The knight demon instantly self-destructed, turning into fragments.
"And because the Level 4 [Shadow Knight Demon] was destroyed outside of battle, the effect of the spell [Pandemon Temple - Demon's Lair -] on the field is activated, adding [Castle of Dark Illusions] from the deck to the hand."
A card will automatically pop out from the deck positioned on Titan's chest.
[Tony Titan's Hand Cards: 0 → 1]
Seeing that his effect had finally been dealt with, Judai quickly drew a card from his deck.
"They're about to go!"
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1→2]
After drawing the card, he pointed to the hero in front of him and said, "During my Standby Phase, the monster effect of [Elemental HERO Forest HERO] activates. Add one [Polymerization] card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
After retrieving the Polymerization Spell Card from the graveyard, Judai held the card while revealing another card from his hand.
"Then I activated the Spell Card [Polymerization] from my hand once more, Polymerization [Elemental HERO Ocean HERO] from my hand with [Elemental HERO Forest HERO] from the field."
A flash of light appeared, and a blue fishman holding a fork appeared beside Forest HERO.
Then the two heroes transformed into two energies and merged together.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Earth Neos]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a white giant with a red gem embedded in his chest descended onto Judai's field.
[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 2500]
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 1]
Looking at the giant standing in front of Judai, Asuka exclaimed, "To Polymerization a second high-level monster so quickly, as expected of you, Judai!"
"But be careful, that guy's [Castle of Dark Illusions] has the special effect of resurrecting the [King of Extinction Demon]. To defeat him this round, you must kill him in one blow."
Upon hearing this, Judai nodded and smiled, "Yes, I know. That's why we need to summon Earth Hero..."
With that, he slammed his last card onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Elemental HERO Prism] from my hand!"
Another beam of light flashed, and a warrior whose entire body was made of crystal was projected.
[Elemental HERO Prism: Attack Power 1700]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1 → 0]
After the monster appeared, Judai waved his hand and said, "Activate Prism HERO's special effect!"
Once per turn, you can reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to your opponent, and then send 1 Polymerization Material Monster (as listed in the monster's name) from your Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Until the End Phase, this card is treated as a card with the same name as the monster sent to the Graveyard for this effect.
"I sent [Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman Necromancer Dark Knight] from the Fusion Monster [Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman] to the Graveyard, Reflect Change!"
Prism HERO instantly released colorful light, quickly transforming into a warrior resembling a crimson demon.
Titan, puzzled, asked, "What's the point of changing a monster's form without Polymerization Spell Card?"
Judai made no response, and Asuka, who knew the situation, was unlikely to warn the enemy.
Titan, unable to get an answer, curled his lip.
At the same time, Judai waved his arm and shouted, "It's not over yet! [Elemental HERO Earth Neos] Monster Effect activated!"
You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 face-up Elemental HERO monster you control other than this card. This card gains ATK equal to the Tributed monster's ATK until the end of this turn.
Prism HERO, who had transformed into Necromancer Dark Man, vanished from the field.
[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 2500 → 4200]
Titan gritted his teeth upon seeing this, "It's... an attack power of 4200 points..."
Asuka exclaimed excitedly, "Beautiful! If this attack succeeds, he'll be defeated!"
Judai nodded and smiled, "That's right, let's decide the outcome with this one strike."
He immediately swung his arm and shouted, "Take this! Earth Hero's monster attack on that guy, Earth Impact!!"
At his command, Earth Hero rushed forward and threw a punch that pierced through the king.
Bang--!!
Seeing his monster destroyed, Titan quickly flipped the face-down card at his feet and shouted, "Don't even think about it! Activate the Trap Card, [Stamina Booster Super Z]!"
Judai was immediately startled, "What...?"
As he remained surprised, Titan continued, "If you are about to take more than 2000 points of combat damage, you will recover 4000 points of health during the damage calculation."
"Ugh..."
[Tony Titan: LP1400→5400→3200]
This attack actually increased Titan's health instead of decreasing it.
Judai frowned slightly upon seeing this, "I was careless..."
And that wasn't all; Titan quickly threw the card in his hand into the graveyard.
"I activate the special ability of [Castle of Dark Illusions] from my hand. When [King of Extinction Demon] on your field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can send this card to the Graveyard to revive this [King of Extinction Demon]."
In a flash of light, the figure of the King Demon reappeared.
[King of Extinction Demon: Attack Power 2000]
[Tony Titan's Hand Cards: 1 → 0]
Chapter Sixteen: The Fake Dark Duelist, the Real Dark Yami
Judai thought this duel would be easy, but he didn't expect Titan to be so difficult to deal with.
"Then my turn is over."
"At the same time, Earth Hero's boost for this round ends, and his attack power returns to normal."
[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 4200 → 2500]
Seeing the situation reverse, Titan's lips involuntarily curled into a smile.
"Hehe~, it's my turn to fight back, brat."