Chapter 228
He glanced at his hand through his mask, then without hesitation slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Army Dragon] in Defense Position."
Buzz--!!
A flash of golden light appeared, and a green dragon soldier wielding a broken greatsword was projected.
[Army Dragon: Defense 800]
"Set one more card face down, end the turn."
[Darkness Hand Cards: 6 → 4]
He ended his turn very decisively.
Judai: "[Army Dragon] has the special effect of Special Summoning another [Army Dragon] from your Deck when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, which is equivalent to three Shield Monsters."
"Looks like they're using a Dragon deck..."
He just didn't know what kind of dragon deck it was.
Chapter Sixty-One: Another User of Red-Eyes
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, Judai slammed the card onto his Duel Disk without hesitation. "I summon [Elemental HERO Solidman] in Attack Position."
Buzz--!!
A burst of light effects flashed across the field, and a hero clad in silver armor was projected onto the screen.
[Elemental HERO Solidman: Attack Power 1300]
"Then, due to the effect of Solidman's summoning, Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Hero] monster from your hand."
"Come on, [Elemental HERO Flame Man]!"
As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, another flash of light appeared, followed by the appearance of Blaze, wielding a fiery fist.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man: 1200]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 4]
"Then, with the arrival of Flamebringer, [Polymerization] was added to my hand from the deck."
Judai, after reviewing the card list, immediately played it. "Spell Card [Polymerization] activated, the two [Elemental HERO] cards on the field Polymerization."
The two monsters then transformed into two energies that combined, releasing a crimson flame.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Nova Lord]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the fiery red warrior was born from the flames and descended onto his field.
[Elemental HERO Nova Lord: Attack Power 2600]
Judai then flicked his hand and shouted, "And at this very moment, Solidman's other effect activates!"
If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the Graveyard by Spell Card effect, you can target 1 [HERO] monster in your Graveyard other than [Elemental HERO Solidman]; Special Summon that monster in Defense Position.
"Rise, Blaze!"
With a flash of golden light, Flame Warrior reappeared on the scene.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Defense 1800]
Then he revealed another Spell Card: "It's not over yet, I'll activate the Spell Card [Hero's Heart] from my hand!"
"During this round, the Nova Lord's attack power is halved, but he can launch two attacks."
[Elemental HERO Nova Lord: Attack Power 2600 → 1300]
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]
Darkness, puzzled, asked, "Why go through the unnecessary trouble of having the Fusion Monster launch two attacks when you could have used two monsters to attack?"
Judai explained to him, "If Nova Lord destroys an opponent's monster in battle, I can draw another card."
"I see, so it's to replenish your hand..."
Darkness suddenly realized, but didn't care.
The next moment, the Judai waved his hand and gave the order, "Battle begins! Nova Lord, attack the Army Dragon!"
Under his command, the Nova Lord clenched a fist, and blazing flames ignited on it. Then it lunged forward and threw a punch.
Bang--!!
The dragon soldier was instantly pierced through by a single punch, blasted into dust, and disappeared.
"At that moment, with the effect of Nova Lord, I draw a card from my deck."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]
At the same time, Darkness calmly said, "At this moment, the special effect of [Army Dragon] activates. When [Army Dragon] is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon another [Army Dragon] from your Deck. I'll Summon it in Defense Position."
A flash of light, and a second dragon soldier was summoned to the field in the same location.
[Army Dragon: Defense 800]
"My battle is not over yet, Nova Lord, continue your attack on the second Army Dragon!"
The Nova Lord, who had not yet left, unleashed a second punch, shattering the Army Dragon into pieces.
Bang--!!
Judai hurriedly said, "The Nova Lord's effect has no limit on the number of turns, so I can draw another card."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
"What?! There's no limit to once per round?!"
Darkness gritted his teeth. "However, since [Army Dragon] was destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, I'll Special Summon another [Army Dragon] in Defense Position."
The last Army Dragon was also summoned to his field.
At this point, Judai's battle was over, so he inserted a card into the Duel Disk: "Finally, I'll set one more card face down, end of turn."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"And at this moment, the Nova Lord's attack power returned to normal."
[Elemental HERO Nova Lord: Attack Power 1300 → 2600]
As soon as Judai finished his turn, Darkness immediately drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Darkness Hand Cards: 4→5]
After confirming the card he had drawn, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He flicked his right hand, still holding the card, and shouted, "Open the face-down card! Trap Card [Dragon Reincarnation]!"
You can target 1 Dragon-Type monster you control; banish that Dragon-Type monster, then Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand or Graveyard.
He slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk, shouting, "Special Summon [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], excluding the [Army Dragon] on the field!"
[Darkness Hand Cards: 5 → 4]
Asuka: "Red-Eyes?!"
Judai: "... Black Dragon!"
The two were immediately shocked, never expecting to hear about the legendary rare card here.
Another fire dragon flew out from the volcanic lava, then quickly landed on Darkness's field and solidified into a giant, black dragon with a sharp beak.
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2400]
Asuka said with a solemn expression, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon... a legendary card that represents possibility, comparable to Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the ace monster of the legendary duelist Katsuya Jonouchi. I didn't expect this person to have such a rare card."
Judai, however, said with a relaxed expression, "But in terms of attack power, the Nova Lord is still higher."
Darkness sneered, "Too naive. Do you think I didn't consider this possibility...?"
As he spoke, he played a Spell Card: "Equip Spell [Claw of the Dark Dragon] activated. Equip this card to Dark Attribute Monster. The monster gains 600 ATK and cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects."
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2400 → 3000]
[Darkness Hand Cards: 4 → 3]
"Now [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] has surpassed your monster."
Judai gritted his teeth, "..."
That wasn't all. Darkness slammed another card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Spear Dragon] in Attack Position."
Buzz--!!
Amidst a flash of golden light, a blue pterosaur with a spear-like snout appeared on the field.
[Spear Dragon: Attack Power 1900]
[Darkness Hand Cards: 3 → 2]
Chapter Sixty-Two: The Strike of the Black Flame Bullet
Darkness immediately launched an attack. "Battle begins! [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] attacks [Elemental HERO Nova Lord]! Dark Metal Flame!"
The black dragon opened its mouth wide, and pale red flames gathered inside.
Seeing this, Judai quickly pressed the button to face down the card, "Activate the Trap Card, [Super Kid Showdown!!]!"
This effect is activated when the opponent's monster declares an attack. Negate that battle, and have the opponent's face-up Attack Position monster with the lowest ATK battle against your face-up Defense Position monster with the lowest DEF. After that battle, the Battle Phase ends.
The black dragon's attack stopped abruptly.
"Based on the trap's effect, the combatants are [Spear Dragon] and [Elemental HERO Flame Man]."
Upon hearing this, Darkness snorted coldly.
"However, when [Spear Dragon] attacks Defense Position monster, if its ATK is higher than the opponent's monster's DEF, the excess damage is dealt to the opponent."
"Go! [Spear Dragon], attack! Javelin attack!"
At his command, the Spear Dragon opened its mouth wide, and a beam of green light condensed within.
The next second, the light transformed into a spear and shot out.
Bang--!!
Blaze was instantly blasted to pieces after being pierced by the light gun.
"Well..."
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→3900]
Darkness continued, "[The Spear Dragon] switches to Defense Position after its attack."
"That concludes my turn."
[Spear Dragon: Defense 0]
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
After drawing the card, Judai immediately placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental Hero Sparkman] in Attack Position."
Buzz--!!
A golden light flashed, and a blue-gold warrior with a mechanical feel appeared on the field, crackling with electricity.
[Elemental Hero Sparkman - Attack Power 1600]
Wu then revealed a Spell Card: "Equip Spell [Spark Gun] activated, equip this card to Sparkman."
qi[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5→3]
Liu snap!
A black pistol appeared in Sparkman's right hand.