Chapter 250

However, just as everyone felt a chill in their hearts, the power switch in the cave was suddenly turned on, the lights inside switched on, and at the same time, another person's voice echoed.

"Welcome to my lab! I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"

''This voice is...!!'''

Upon hearing this, everyone turned sharply in the direction from which the sound came and discovered a tall figure that had appeared under the lights on the opposite side at some unknown time.

"Teacher Daidouji?!"

"There are two Teacher Daidouji?!"

Indeed, the visitor was from Daidouji.

He was wearing a gray cloak and a black coat, and carrying an ancient book in his arms. He did indeed look like Daidouji himself, except that his hair was gray and the veins on his face made his originally kind appearance look more ferocious.

Chapter 98 VS Alchemist

Looking at Daidouji's appearance across from him, Judai frowned and asked, "Teacher Daidouji, what's the deal with that mummy? And what about your current appearance...?"

Daidouji chuckled coldly, his right hand resting on his chest, and replied, "That mummy is undoubtedly myself. I awoke from the world of death using the power of alchemy, and this body is a creation of alchemy."

Everyone was shocked to hear this, "Both of them are Teacher Daidouji...!?"

Daidouji nodded and continued, "That's right. My physical body died a long time ago, and my soul now resides in this body using the power of alchemy."

"I originally traveled the world as an alchemist, searching for the 'Philosopher's Stone,' a gem coveted by alchemists, in order to create Elixir of Immortality. I was also conducting this research under someone's orders."

"Later, my body contracted an incurable disease, so I used alchemy to create this body. Unfortunately, this body also began to decay, and soon my lifespan was coming to an end."

By the end, everyone felt a little heavy-hearted.

Judai: "So that's why you want the Three Phantom Demons Cards?"

Daidouji nodded slightly and smiled, "Exactly. For my own sake and for those who support my research, I must obtain the power of the ultimate spirit. With the power of the Wicked God, I can create the Philosopher's Stone and gain eternal life."

Judai clenched his fist. "Do we really have to fight?"

"Unfortunately, as the last of the Seven Stars, my mission dictates that this duel must take place!"

Daidouji raised the ancient book in his hand, its cover adorned with the Eye of Ughert: "Judai, before this <Emerald Tablet> that records the truth of the world, accept my Dark Duel!"

Note: The Emerald Tablet is a text that, around 1900 BC, was created by the legendary god Hermes, who condensed alchemical knowledge into 13 sentences and had them engraved on an emerald plaque, thus passing it down to posterity. (For more details, please refer to the encyclopedia.)

"This Emerald Tablet is the ultimate tool that the strongest alchemist should possess, Yusei Fudo. This is the final trial I have prepared for you!"

Since Daidouji has made up his mind, Judai will not let him down. "Alright, I accept this challenge!"

With that, he jumped down and landed on the flat ground in the shallow pit.

Asuka said worriedly, "Be careful, Judai!"

"Um."

Manjoume "Lightning" curled his lip. "Tch, let him show off again!"

Before long, Judai and Daidouji unfolded their Duel Disk and began their duel.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Daidouji: LP4000]

"Come on, Judai, take a good look at the power of an alchemist!"

Daidouji won the first round.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Daidouji cards: 5→6]

After glancing at the card he had drawn, he revealed it without hesitation. "Activate the Continuous Spell [Alchemy Cauldron - Chaos Refining]!"

[Daidouji cards: 6 → 5]

Buzz--!!

Amidst a flash of golden light, a strangely shaped giant metal furnace crashed down behind him.

"Based on this card's effect, from this moment on, all cards placed in my Graveyard will be banished from Yugi."

Judai frowned upon hearing this. "A card I've never seen before, except for decks with a similar style? And it's one of my own..."

Thinking of how powerful some cards, except for those that can be combined with other cards, are (such as Crimson Beast), he became wary of them.

"Then, while [Alchemy Cauldron - Chaos Refining] is on the field, I can activate the Spell Card [Iron Lamp] from my hand to Special Summon [Alchemy Beast?? Iron Fire Dragon]!"

After the Spell Card is activated, it is placed into the alchemy cauldron for refinement, and then a thick pillar of fire erupts from Daidouji's field.

Roar--!!

With a roar, a colossal dragon forged from steel burst through the flames and appeared before us.

[Alchemy Beast - Iron Fire Dragon: Attack Power 500]

[Daidouji cards: 5 → 4]

"Attack power is only 500 points...?"

While everyone was puzzled, Daidouji explained, "Alchemy Beast cannot Normal Summon, but conversely, they can directly attack the opposing player."

"I see, so you specialize in direct attack tactics..."

Judai gritted his teeth, "But can this meager attack power withstand the hero's assault?"

Upon hearing this, Daidouji slightly opened his eyes and sneered, "Hmph~, you don't need to worry about that kind of thing, Judai!"

He then pulled three cards from his hand and threw them out. "I will now activate the Spell Card [Lead Compass], [Tin Magic Circle], and [Mercury Hourglass] in that order!"

[Daidouji Cards: 4 → 1]

"The effect of these three cards is also: when [Alchemy Cauldron - Chaos Refining] is on the field, Special Summon the corresponding Alchemy Beast!"

The next second, all three cards were placed into the alchemy cauldron, and three more pillars of fire erupted from Daidouji's field.

"Come forth, Lead Lion, Tin Eagle, Mercury Barracuda!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the flames on the field dissipated, and three giant beasts—a lion, an eagle, and a fish—made of metal appeared one after another.

[Alchemy Beast - Lead Lion: Attack Power 500]

[Alchemy Beast - Tin Eagle: Attack Power 500]

[Alchemy Beast?? Mercury Barracuda: Attack Power 500]

"Four monsters right from the start..."

"But their attack power is only 500 points."

"And with all these Attack Position Teacher Daidouji is planning something?"

"It's only the first round, will he really fight?"

While everyone was still wondering, Daidouji inserted his last card into the Duel Disk: "I'll set one more card face down, end of turn."

[Daidouji Cards: 1 → 0]

Judai frowned as he looked at the face-down card at the feet of the opponent. "Did you really have that much confidence in your face-down card after exhausting your entire hand in one go?"

"Common sense is useless against my Alchemy Duel Monsters, Judai!"

"We'll see!"

Next up was Judai's turn to play.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]

He glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, tossed it out. "Activate the Spell Card [E-Emergency Call] from my hand, and add any [Elemental HERO] monster from my Deck to my hand."

"I've added [Elemental HERO Wildheart] from my deck to my hand."

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Wind-Fire-Forest-Mountain

After Judai retrieved the card into his hand, he immediately threw it out along with two other cards. "I activate [Polymerization] from my hand, Polymerization Winged HERO and Wild Warrior on my hand!"

The two heroes then appeared, and then Polymerization into a vortex, releasing a dazzling white light.

"Appear, Wild Wingman!"

A pair of enormous wings spread out, and Wilderness Warrior, combining the features of Winged HERO, appeared before us.

[Elemental HERO Wild Wingman - Attack Power 1900]

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 3]

Then he threw a card into the graveyard and shouted, "Wild Wingman's special effect activated!"

"By discarding a card from your hand, destroy a Spell Card or Trap Card on the field."

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3 → 2]

Judai clenched his fist, "What I'm going to destroy is, of course, your field card!"

Upon hearing this, Daidouji immediately flicked his left hand towards the face-down card at his feet and sneered, "Such a simple tactic won't work, Trap Card [Wind-Fire-Forest-Mountain]!"

"This card can only be activated when there are all Wind, Water, Fire, and EARTH Attribute monsters on the field. I can choose one of these four effects: destroy all monsters on my opponent's field, destroy all Spell Trap Card on my opponent's field, randomly discard two cards from my opponent's hand, or draw two cards from my Deck."

"What?!"

Judai frowned, surprised that it was this card.

Daidouji squinted and continued, "I have the Wind attribute Tin Eagle, the Water attribute Mercury Barracuda, the FIRE Attribute Iron Fire Dragon, and the EARTH Attribute Lead Lion on my field. Therefore, based on the effect of [Wind-Fire-Forest-Mountain], I choose to randomly discard two cards from my opponent's hand."

"And Judai, you only have two cards in your hand. Discard both of them to eliminate any possibilities you might have with your remaining two cards."

Judai Yami clicked his tongue, "I didn't expect this kind of plan..."

Even if he doesn't summon Wild Wingman to clear the back row, Daidouji can use [Wind-Fire-Forest-Mountain] to destroy his monsters, so either way he'll benefit.

Since Daidouji chose to destroy his hand, Judai had no choice but to throw the two cards in his hand into the graveyard.

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 0]

Daichi Misawa: "This is bad! The duel has only just begun, Judai already has no cards left!"

Everyone became worried.

At this moment, Daidouji's voice rose a few decibels. "Do you see that, Judai? This is a miracle born from alchemy. Just as I said before, all common sense is invalid before my alchemy!"

Is that really the case?

"What?"

Daidouji was taken aback when he heard Judai's rebuttal.

Judai snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Whether it's alchemy or some kind of sorcery, a duel is a duel, and everything about duels is common sense to me."

He immediately swung his hand and shouted, "At this very moment, the monster effect of the Shadow Mist, who was sent to the graveyard by the effect of the Wild Wingman, activates!"

"Choose one [Hero] monster other than myself from my Deck and add it to my hand. I add [Elemental HERO Avian] to my hand."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 0→1]

Daidouji frowned upon seeing this. "I see, so that's how it is. It seems that cornering you won't be as easy as I thought."

"Let's go!"

Judai immediately placed the card on the Duel Disk: "I summon Sky Scourge in Attack Position."

Buzz--!!

A burst of light effects flashed across the field, and Sky Scourge was instantly projected onto the screen.

[Elemental HERO Avian: Attack Power 1800]

"And due to Sky Scourge's special effect, I added [Elemental HERO Neos Alius] to my hand from my deck."

Asuka clenched her fist and exclaimed in admiration, "Beautiful! Judai has turned the tide of the game again!"

At this moment, Judai no longer hesitated and immediately swung his arm, shouting, "Battle begins! Sky Scourge attacks Iron Fire Dragon!"

The spiral wings on Sky Scourge's back spun wildly, releasing two tornadoes.