Chapter 217
After Misawa finished his declaration, Judai immediately said, "Then during your end phase, Absolute Zero was excluded this round, returns to my field."
A flash of white light, and the pure white warrior reappeared.
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 2500]
"Then it's my turn again, time to draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 0→1]
After confirming his hand, Judai immediately inserted it into the Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card [Weapon Hole] from my hand."
"By sending the top card of your deck to the graveyard, add one Equip Spell Card from your deck or graveyard to your hand."
"I added the Equip Spell [Favorite Hero] from my deck to my hand and equipped it to Absolute Zero."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1 → 0]
He immediately went into battle mode, shouting, "Alright, let's fight!"
"At the start of the Battle Phase, activate the effect of the Equip Spell [Favorite Hero], and activate one Field Spell Card from your hand or Deck."
"I activate [Gate of Fusion] from my deck."
"Furthermore, when you control Field Spell Card, the equipped monster gains its ATK equal to its original DEF and cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects."
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 2500 → 4500]
Misawa's expression turned somewhat grave. "To acquire Field Spell Card that replaces the function of [Polymerization], and at the same time increase the monster's ATK to 4500... Was my calculation too simplistic after all?"
"But Judai, it's impossible for you to defeat me in this round!"
He quickly waved his arm and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card at this moment! [Chemical Combination - DHO]!"
You can activate this effect by returning 1 [Deuterium Dragon], 1 [Hydrogen Dragon], and 1 [Oxygen Dragon] from your hand or Graveyard to your Deck. Special Summon 1 [Water Dragon - Cluster] from your hand or Graveyard.
Judai's lips curled into a slight smile. "So you're here? Misawa, your ace monster..."
Misawa nodded slightly and smiled, "Yes, I happen to have these three monsters that Trap Card require, which I can return to the Deck as a price. Therefore, I can Special Summon [Water Dragon - Cluster], which is also in my Graveyard. Summon it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge column of water suddenly gushed out from beneath Misawa's feet, and then the water quickly transformed into the shape of a two-headed sea dragon, its body seemingly composed of constantly flowing water.
[Water Dragon - Cluster: Defense 2600]
After the ace was brought on the field, he shouted, "Due to the appearance of [Water Dragon - Cluster], this monster's special effect is activated!"
This effect can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned. Effect Monsters on your opponent's field have their ATK reduced to 0 until the end of this turn, and cannot activate their effects.
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 4500 → 0]
[Elemental HERO Sparkman - Attack Power 1100 → 0]
Having anticipated this situation, Judai shrugged nonchalantly and said, "My turn ends here."
Meanwhile, Misawa on the opposite side immediately shouted, "During your end phase, activate another ability of [Water Dragon - Cluster]!"
You can activate this effect by Tributing this card. Special Summon 2 [Water Dragons] from your hand or Deck in Defense Position, ignoring their Summoning conditions. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.
The two-headed dragon instantly split in two, transforming into two water dragons.
[Water Dragon: Defense 2600] ×2
"And at that very moment, the effect of the Spell Card [Chemical Combination - D2O] in the Graveyard activates!"
If this card is in the Graveyard, and [Water Dragon] or [Water Dragon - Cluster] is sent from the field to the Graveyard, activate this effect. Return this card from the Graveyard to your hand.
[Daichi Misawa Hand Cards: 0→1]
Judai raised an eyebrow slightly. "Is that card one of the four cards discarded under either [The Seal of the Wicked] or [The Gifts of the Angels]?"
"Exactly."
Judai continued, "Since the effect of [Water Dragon - Cluster] ends this turn, the ATK of the monsters I control is restored to normal."
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 0 → 4500]
[Elemental HERO Sparkman - Attack Power 0 → 1100]
"And because you now have two more Water-type monsters on your field, Absolute Zero's ATK increases by 1000 points."
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 4500 → 5500]
"Heh, your attack power has reached 5500 points. What a terrifying hero."
"However, it is no match for the power of my [Water Dragon]."
After saying this, Misawa immediately drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Daichi Misawa Hand Cards: 1→2]
After drawing the cards, he first took two cards from the graveyard and said, "First, I activate the effect of the Ritual Spell [Ritual of the Dead] from the graveyard."
If this card is in your Graveyard, you can target 1 [Ritual Beast of the Dead] in your Graveyard; add this card and the targeted monster (a total of 2) to your Deck and shuffle them. Then, draw 1 card from your Deck.
After quickly shuffling his deck, Misawa drew another card from it.
[Daichi Misawa hand cards: 2→3]
He then took two more cards from the graveyard and said, "I'll activate another effect of the Trap Card [Chemical Combination - DHO] from the graveyard."
You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard. Add 1 [Water Dragon] or [Water Dragon - Cluster] from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.
"I added the [Water Dragon - Cluster] from the graveyard to my hand."
[Daichi Misawa's hand: 3→4]
After finishing, he revealed another card in his hand, "It's not over yet, I'll activate the Spell Card [Pot of the Greedy Eel] from my hand."
"By shuffling two WATER monsters back into the deck, you can draw three cards from the deck."
"Degeneration!!"
After seeing the three cards he drew, Misawa's furrowed brows finally relaxed a little.
Judai, staring intently into the other's eyes, instantly perked up: 'It's coming!'
Misawa then revealed another Spell Card: "[Pot of Greed] activated, destroy all Spell Card and Trap Card on the field."
[Daichi Misawa hand: 4 → 3]
As the magic took effect, a sudden gust of wind swept across the field.
Whoosh whoosh--!!
"Hmm..."
The two Spell Cards on Judai field were instantly blown away and pulverized in a flash.
Misawa smiled and said, "Now that Absolute Zero's attack power has lost the boost from the Equip Spell [Favorite Hero], its attack power has dropped back to normal."
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 5500 → 3500]
After the storm subsided, Judai raised an eyebrow and said, "But even with the reduced attack power, Absolute Zero still has a higher attack power."
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Upon hearing Judai's words, Misawa calmly replied, "It's alright. As long as you can no longer perform Fusion Summon, it will be to my advantage."
"And after losing the protection of the Equip Spell [Favorite Hero], I can activate the Equip Spell [Scroll of Illusion] from my hand."
[Daichi Misawa hand: 3 → 2]
"I equip this card to Absolute Zero, and through its effect, I change the equipped monster's attribute to the attribute I choose. My declared attribute is, of course, 'Fire'!"
Upon hearing this, Judai immediately sensed something was wrong. "Oh no!!"
Misawa then added, "It seems you understand what will happen if I do this, Judai."
"[Water Dragon]'s monster effect is: while [Water Dragon] is on the field, FIRE Attribute monsters and FIRE monsters on the field have their ATK reduced to zero."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a huge wave suddenly surged up on his field and rushed towards Judai.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 3500 → 0]
Judai shrugged and said, "As expected of Misawa, a very good combination. But don't forget, if you dare to destroy Absolute Zero, you won't be able to keep your monsters on the field."
Misawa smiled confidently, "That's exactly what you said. So all I need to do is nip that possibility in the bud..."
With that, he inserted another card into the Duel Disk: "I will activate the Continuous Spell [Talisman of the Water God] from my hand."
While this card is on the field, your WATER monsters cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. During your opponent's third End Phase after activation, this card is sent to the Graveyard.
[Daichi Misawa hand cards: 2 → 1]
"Now, Judai, you won't be able to stop my attack anymore."
"..."
Then Misawa spun the two cards on the Duel Disk and said, "I'm changing both [Water Dragons] to Attack Position..."
[Water Dragon: attack power 2800]
He then immediately swung his hand and commanded, "Go! [Water Dragon] attack [Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]! Water Impact!"
At his command, a water dragon opened its mouth wide, and a thick jet of water was sprayed out, instantly engulfing Absolute Zero.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!!
Under the powerful jet of water, Absolute Zero was instantly torn to shreds.
"Ugh..."
[Yusei Fudo: LP3500→700]
When Judai recovered, Misawa continued shouting, "Next, the other [Water Dragon] attacks [Elemental HERO Sparkman], Water Rush!"
The other water dragon raised its head and opened its mouth, spraying out another jet of water.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!!
The lightning bolt was instantly wiped out by the water flow.
"You're really capable, Misawa. You turned the tide of what I'd worked so hard to build up in an instant." However, Judai changed the subject, "But at that very moment, the special effect of [Elemental HERO Sparkman] activated!"
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can banish this card and three other monsters with "[Elemental HERO]" in their Yugi from your Graveyard, and add 1 Normal Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand.
"I banish the four monsters from my graveyard—Lightning, Liquid Soldier, Bubbleman, and Absolute Zero— and add [Monster Reborn] from my graveyard to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 0→1]
Seeing this, Misawa chuckled, "With only one [Monster Reborn] card, and no other cards on the field or in your hand, what can you possibly do?"
Judai ignored him and continued, "Then it was my turn..."
He abruptly ended his opponent's turn.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1→2]
He glanced at his hand and played it without hesitation, "Quick-Play Spell activated, [Burial of the Different]!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]
"Through this card's effect, banished Electro-Man, Liquid Soldier, and Bubbleman are returned to the Graveyard."
After returning the three cards to the Graveyard, he then revealed Monster Reborn in his hand. "Activate [Monster Reborn] once more, Special Summon [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] from the Graveyard in Defense Position."
As the magic took effect, his graveyard was instantly illuminated by a dazzling light, and the warrior carrying the water jug was projected into existence.
[Elemental HERO Bubbleman: Defense 1200]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1 → 0]
"Due to the appearance of Bubbleman, this monster's special effect has been activated!"
This effect can only be activated when this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summon, or Special Summoned. Draw 2 cards from your Deck. This effect can only be activated and resolved if you have no other cards in your hand or on the field.
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 0→2]
Seeing Judai replenish his hand with two more cards, Misawa couldn't help but frown again. "Can you really come back from such a disadvantageous situation? As expected of you, Judai!"