Chapter 201
[Ryo Marufuji: LP4000]
"To be able to duel with the one known as the strongest in the academy, that's something to look forward to!"
"The right to strike first is yours, Yusei Fudo."
As soon as Kaiser finished speaking, Judai drew a card from his deck.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After reviewing his hand, he placed one of the cards onto the Duel Disk.
"First, I summon [Card Blaster] from my hand, which is already in Defense Position."
Buzz--!!
A flash of golden light appeared, and the red and blue robot was instantly projected.
[Card Blaster: Defense 400]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 5]
"Then the monster effect of [Card Blaster] activates."
"Once per turn, send up to three cards from the top of your deck to the graveyard. For each card sent, [Card Blaster] gains 500 ATK for this turn."
Judai grabbed three cards, glanced at them, and then placed them in the graveyard.
[Card Blaster: Attack Power 400 → 1900]
"I'll set two more cards face down, then it's end of my turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5 → 3]
He ended his turn without any hesitation.
Kaiser then calmly drew a card.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Ryo Marufuji's cue cards: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, he slammed one of the cards onto the Duel Disk.
"I Special Summon [Cyber Dragon] in Attack Position."
A flash of light appeared, and a silver, serpentine mechanical dragon burst through the earth and appeared behind him.
[Cyber Dragon: Attack Power 2100]
[Ryo Marufuji's hand cards: 6→5]
Kaiser explained casually, "[Cyber Dragon]'s special effect is that when you have a monster on your field and I don't, you can Special Summon it directly to my field without tribute."
At this moment, he stared at Judai across from him with a knowing expression.
"Cyber Dragon deck, huh... I see. No wonder you were able to dominate Duel Academy..."
Upon hearing this, Kaiser frowned slightly. "You saw right through the essence of my deck at a glance? You're indeed not simple, Yusei Fudo."
Now he needs to be even more serious.
"I will summon [Armored Cyber] from my hand again."
Another burst of light flashed, and a golden fighter jet equipped with two cannons was projected.
[Armored Cyber: Defense 2000]
[Ryo Marufuji's hand cards: 5→4]
"Then I equipped the Ally monster [Armored Cyber] to the [Cyber Dragon]."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Armored Cyber disassembled and quickly merged with the Cyber Dragon.
"And the effect of [Armored Cyber], which is an equipment card, is activated!"
Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up monster on the field. The equipped monster loses 1000 ATK, and the targeted face-up monster is destroyed.
[Cyber Dragon: Attack Power 2100 → 1100]
The two cannons behind the Cyber Dragon rotated slightly, aiming at the Card Blaster.
"Punishment Cannon--!"
The next second, the cannon fired a beam of light, blasting it away.
Boom--!!
In the flames, the Card Blaster was reduced to dust.
Seeing this, Judai quickly shouted, "If [Card Blaster] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates!"
"Draw one card from your deck."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]
After drawing a card, he immediately pressed the button to cover it, "Then open the cover, Continuous Trap [Limit Reverse]!"
"Special Summon one monster with 1000 or less ATK from your Graveyard in Attack Position."
"Come back, [Card Blaster]!"
[Card Blaster: Attack Power 400]
Chapter Twenty-One: First Attack Fails
Looking at the robot that had been resurrected and returned to the field, Kaiser said calmly, "What could a monster with only 400 attack points do?"
So he lightly waved his arm, "[Cyber Dragon] attacks [Card Blaster], Evolution Burst!"
At a command, the Cyber Dragon opened its mouth wide and spewed a flame toward the robot.
Boom--!!
The Card Blaster was blasted into pieces once again.
"Well..."
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→3300]
Then Judai hurriedly shouted, "At this very moment, activate the special effect of [Card Blaster] once more, draw one card from your deck!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
He then swung his hand and shouted, "At the same time, activate the Trap Card, [Hero Signal]!"
A beam of light shot out from the Trap Card's artwork, projecting the symbol of the Elemental HERO into the sky.
"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 Ocean HERO]!"
Buzz--!!
In a flash of golden light, a blue merman was projected onto his field.
[Elemental HERO Ocean HERO: Attack Power 1500]
Upon seeing the monster appear, Kaiser finally understood. "So that's how it is. The [Card Blaster] was resurrected specifically to fulfill the activation conditions of [Hero Signal]."
However, Asuka, standing to the side, was puzzled, thinking to herself, "Why not Special Summon Forest HERO like yesterday? Won't Judai lose a Polymerization Spell Card by doing that?"
Although she couldn't figure it out, she continued watching, thinking that Judai must have some other intention.
At that moment, Kaiser drew another card from his hand and coldly said, "Next, I will activate the Spell Card [Time Capsule] from my hand."
[Ryo Marufuji's hand cards: 4→3]
A burst of golden light suddenly appeared beneath their feet, and a coffin with a clock face materialized in it materialized.
Then he opened his deck, "Using this card's effect, select one card from your deck, add it to [Time Capsule], and add it to your hand on the second turn."
After Kaiser placed the card into the Time Capsule, the Time Capsule temporarily disappeared from the field.
Judai stared curiously at the scene before him, "They chose their favorite card from the deck, what could it be?"
He thought of some cards that might appear, such as powerful burst damage cards like [Power Bond] and [Limiter Removal], or synergy cards from the Cyber Dragon series; these were all possible.
As he was thinking this, Kaiser inserted another card into the Duel Disk.
"Finally, set one card face down to end the turn."
[Ryo Marufuji's hand cards: 3→2]
Immediately after he finished his declaration, Judai drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After this gacha pull, Judai said without hesitation, "During my preparation phase, [Elemental HERO Ocean HERO]'s special ability is activated."
Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, you can target 1 [HERO] monster on your field or in your Graveyard; return that [HERO] monster to its owner's hand.
"I added [Elemental HERO Forest HERO] from the graveyard to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6→7]
Seeing him retrieve a card from the graveyard, Asuka suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Forest HERO was put into the graveyard from the very beginning by the effect of [Card Blaster]."
The next moment, while holding this card, Judai also drew another card from his hand.
"Then I activated the Spell Card [Polymerization] from my hand, Polymerization Ocean HERO on the field with Forest HERO in my hand."
Another burst of light flashed, and the figure of Forest HERO appeared, merging with Ocean HERO into one energy.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Earth Neos]!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the white giant with a red gem embedded in his chest descended once more.
[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 2500]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 7→5]
Judai then placed another card onto the Duel Disk, saying, "Next, I summon [Elemental HERO Flame Man] from my hand in Attack Position."
In a flash of light, a crimson warrior engulfed in flames was projected.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1200]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"And the special effect of [Elemental HERO Flame Man] is activated!"
You can activate this effect during your Main Phase. Send 1 Elemental HERO monster from your Deck, except Elemental HERO Flame Man, to the Graveyard. This card gains the same Attribute, ATK, and DEF as the monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect until the end of this turn.
"I select Golden Blade from my deck and send it to the graveyard, thereby granting Flamebringer its power."
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1200 → 2600, Fire → Earth]
Then Judai waved his arm and shouted, "It's not over yet! I'll activate Earth Hero's special ability again, sacrificing one of my [Elemental HERO] monsters. Earth Hero's ATK increases by that monster's ATK this turn."
Blaze was instantly transformed into a surge of energy and absorbed by Earth Hero's core.
[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 2500 → 5100]
"When Ally monster is used as an Equip Card, it can block one destruction attack from the Equip Monster. However, if all the power of my heroes on the field is concentrated on Earth Hero, then a single attack can decide the outcome."
Upon hearing this, Kaiser chuckled lightly, "Hmph~, not bad, but can you really do it?"
"Why don't you try and see..."
With that, Judai issued the attack command.
"Take this! [Elemental HERO Earth Neos] attacks [Cyber Dragon], Earth Impact!"
At his command, Earth Hero was preparing to charge forward.
At the same time, Kaiser quickly pressed the button to cover the card.
"Foolish! Counter Trap [Negate Attack] activated! The opponent's monster's attacks are nullified, and the Battle Phase ends here!"
"What?!"
Earth Hero froze in place.