Chapter 235
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 4]
Kaiba Man crossed his arms and said coldly, "Shadow Mist... Hmph~, a card I've never seen before."
He did not recall ever issuing such a card.
'Oh, Moses Roy, just like him, always pulls out some unknown cards. What an exciting battle!'
Thinking of this, the corners of Kaiba Man's mouth involuntarily turned up.
At that moment, Judai waved his hand and shouted, "At this instant, the Shadow Mist's special ability is activated!"
If this card is Special Summoned, you can activate this effect: Add 1 [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
"I've added [Mask Change] from my deck to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
Manjoume exclaimed in surprise, "It's the hero who retrieves [Mask Change]! Judai has become even stronger!"
Judai set face-down the [Mask Change] he had just acquired and another card from his hand.
"Finally, set two cards face down; turn ends."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5 → 3]
Seeing that he ended his turn without any hesitation, Kaiba Man lowered his arms and then made a card-drawing motion.
"Heh, that round ended so quickly."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 5→6]
Kaiba Man looked at the card he had drawn, then revealed it without hesitation, "The card I drew is [Friend of Justice Kaiba Man], Summon in Attack Position!"
As the card was struck onto the Duel Disk, a flash of white light appeared on the field, and another Kaiba Man, dressed identically but lacking a Duel Disk, was projected onto the screen.
[Friend of Justice Kaiba Man: Attack Power 200]
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 6 → 5]
"There are two Kaiba Man?"
This scene made others feel the wonder of Judai.
Judai, however, was puzzled. 'Like before with the [Gravekeeper Chief], the spirit summons itself, so why is there an extra Kaiba Man here? That's strange...'
Unfortunately, he couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Kaiba Man then said, "I will use this card as a tribute to summon a minion from my hand."
"Let me show you what legend has to offer..."
As he spoke, he grabbed a card and held it up high.
"Appear, my most loyal servant!"
The Kaiba Man on the field vanished in a flash of light.
"Scream, then tremble! Descend, Blue-Ace-Waite-Dragon--!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a white dragon with blue eyes appeared in his field, and the dragon's roar filled the entire cave space.
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Attack Power 3000]
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 5 → 4]
Judai's expression was somewhat strange. 'That familiar tone, that familiar chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) vibe... could it be that his identity is...?'
'If it really is him, then this duel is going to be incredibly interesting.'
Although we don't know what the other party's purpose is, the prospect of fighting this legendary duelist is incredibly exciting.
He didn't intend to expose the other party, otherwise it would be too boring.
Unaware of Judai's thoughts, Kaiba Man pointed his long, slender right hand at the opposite side and commanded, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack the Shadow Mist! Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Upon hearing the command, the white dragon immediately opened its mouth, and a blazing white light gathered inside before shooting it out in an instant.
Boom--!!
The Shadow Mist was instantly blasted to pieces by the light energy.
Ah--!!!
Hearing the Shadow Mist's screams, Judai's expression remained calm. Instead, he immediately shouted, "At this moment, the Shadow Mist's other ability has activated!"
This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 [HERO] monster other than [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist] from your Deck to your hand.
"Using this monster's effect, I'm adding [Elemental HERO Flame Man] from my deck to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]
"Hmph↓, this monster's effect is really powerful; it can draw two cards from the deck."
Finally, Kaiba Man inserted a card into the dragon-wing-shaped Duel Disk, saying, "Then I'll set one more card face down, end of turn."
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 4 → 3]
"My turn! Draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Judai first placed the cards from his previous turn onto the Duel Disk: "I summon Flamebringer in Attack Position."
Buzz--!!
Amidst a flash of golden light, a warrior wielding a fiery fist appeared on the field.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1200]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
He pointed to the newly introduced hero beside him and continued, "Due to the special effect of Flamebringer's appearance, I'll add [Polymerization] from my deck to my hand and activate it."
"Polymerization the Flame Warrior and Solidman on the field."
The two heroes then transformed into pure energy and merged into one, and this power then fell into the earth.
The next moment.
"Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Gaia]!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the earth split open.
Boom--!
A jet-black steel giant emerged from the ground.
[Elemental HERO Gaia: Attack Power 2200]
Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Elemental Hero's monster effect: When this card is successfully Fusion Summon, reduce the ATK of 1 monster your opponent controls by half for this turn, and Elemental Hero absorbs the portion of that ATK that was reduced."
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Attack power 3000 → 1500]
[Elemental HERO Gaia: Attack Power 2200 → 3700]
"Roar~."
Kaiba Man watched this scene with great interest.
Chapter Seventy-Two: The Hero Who Ends Friendships
"It's not over yet. I'll activate the monster effect of Solidman, which was sent to the Graveyard by Spell Card, and Special Summon Shadow Mist from the Graveyard in Defense Position."
After a flash of light, the Shadow Mist was summoned back to the Judai's field.
[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist: Defense 1500]
"And because of the Special Summon of this monster, I will add another [Change] Spell Card from my Deck to my hand."
"I chose [Form Change]."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
After finishing, Judai launched an attack without hesitation. "Battle begins! Elemental Hero attacks Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
At his command, Elemental Hero raised his hands, ready to slam them into the ground.
Upon seeing this action, Kaiba Man quickly swung his long arms and shouted, "At this moment, open the face-down card, activate the Trap Card [Strong! Invincible! Strongest!]!"
"Thanks to this card's effect, Blue-Eyes White Dragon is unaffected by other card effects this turn, cannot be destroyed by battle, and when an opponent's monster battles it, that monster is destroyed."
In this case, with nine rounds, the winner cannot be determined within two rounds.
He immediately abandoned the battle, revealing the card he had just retrieved, "In that case, I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Form Change] from my hand!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"This card's effect is to return any [HE] Fusion Monster you control to your Extra Deck, and then Special Summon a [Masked HERO] Monster of the same Level but with a different name."
"Of course, it's Elemental Hero who goes back. This monster is level six, so the one Special Summoned is naturally level six [Masked HERO]."
Immediately after saying that, the armor on Elemental Hero's body cracked open.
Click click click...
It didn't completely explode until its armor was covered in cracks all over its body.
Bang--!!
"Henshin! Show yourself, [Masked HERO Dark Claw]!"
As soon as Judai finished speaking, the smoke dissipated, revealing a jet-black hero wearing beast-shaped armor and with sharp claws.
[Masked HERO Dark Claw: Defense 1800]
With the arrival of the new Masked HERO, an atmosphere of impending doom is palpable.
Dark Claw: Let's be friends!
Kaiba Man seemed to hear this inexplicable sentence echoing in his ears.
At this moment, Judai pointed to the newly born hero and continued, "The special effect of Dark Claw is that as long as this card is on the field, cards that the opponent loses to the graveyard are not sent to the graveyard, but are directly banished."
"Therefore, the [Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!] sent to the graveyard at that moment is excluded from the Yugi."
Although Dark Claw is known as a "friendship hero" in real life, its effectiveness is anything but friendly.
You can tell just by looking at Kaiba Man's clenched teeth.
"Oh no!"
He banished the Trap Card in frustration, and could no longer recover it through its own effect.
Judai then faces down one last card, saying, "I'll face down one more card, end of turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]
"Hmph! My turn, draw a card!"
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 3→4]
After glancing at the cards he drew, Kaiba Man immediately played them. "I activate [Pot of Greed], draw two more cards."
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 4→5]
Looking at the two cards in his hand, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.
However, at that moment, Judai immediately shouted, "The moment you draw the card, Dark Claw's special ability activates!"
Once per turn, this effect can be activated if the opponent adds a card from their deck to their hand outside of their draw phase. Banish 1 random card from their hand.
"What a dirty effect!"
"What a terrifying monster this is!"
The audience was stunned by the two powerful exclusion effects of the Friendship-Ending Hero.
At the same time, one of the two cards drawn from Kaiba Man's hand by Pot of Greed vanished in a flash of light.
[Kaiba Man Hand Cards: 5 → 4]
Seeing the card disappear from his hand, he clicked his tongue inwardly, 'Tch, the one that was excluded was [Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon], what a lucky guy.'
He now feels that his friend Xia is somewhat detestable, but he is not without a solution.