Chapter 257
The Uria, Lord of Searing Flames suddenly weakened.
[Sacred Fire Emperor Uria: LP 7000 → 2000]
"This gives the Nova Lord the upper hand in terms of attack power."
Then, Judai swung his hand and gave the order, "Go! Nova Lord, attack Uria!"
The Nova Lord then leaped high into the air and unleashed a fist enveloped in flames at the body of the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, piercing through the demonic dragon with a single blow.
Boom--!!
Seeing the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames annihilated once again, Kagemaru's aged voice carried a hint of anger, "Damn it! How dare they repeatedly destroy the Illusionary Demon..."
[Kagemaru: LP 3000 → 2400]
Judai shrugged and chuckled, "If you can destroy it once, you can destroy it countless times. Although the Phantom Demon does exist, your strength isn't necessarily that great."
"Furthermore, when Nova Lord destroys an opponent's monster, I draw another card from my deck."
After glancing at his hand, he inserted it into the Duel Disk without hesitation.
"Set one card face down, end the turn."
Judai then laid a face-down card in the back row before declaring the game over.
Next, it was Kagemaru's turn to play.
"My turn!"
[Kagemaru's hand: 3 → 4]
After drawing the cards this time, Kagemaru, just like before, slowly placed the three cards into the Spell & Trap Zone on the Duel Disk one by one using the mechanical arm.
"I'm setting up three Spell Cards on the field..."
[Kagemaru's hand: 4 → 1]
Asuka: "That guy has announced the types of cards he's planning to use again."
Everyone immediately realized what was going on.
Judai gritted his teeth, 'Three Spell Card, this condition... could it be!'
Tremble, Yusei Fudo!
"This is the second Phantom Demon, sacrificing the three Spell Cards on the field!"
Kagemaru then revealed the three Spell Cards on the back field: [Abyssal Designator], [Premature Burial], and [Monster Reincarnation]!
The next moment, the three cards inexplicably froze into ice blocks, then shattered into a large number of ice crystals that fell to a corner of the wasteland in Paradise Lost.
"Appear, [Hamon Lord of the Heavenly Prison]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of cold air gathered at the location where the ice crystals had accumulated, and several ice pillars rose from the ground and quickly shattered.
Click click click...
A golden skeletal demon dragon, as large as the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, broke through the ice.
[Hamon Lord of the Heavenly Prison: Attack Power 4000]
[Kagemaru's hand: 1 → 0]
"No way, the initial attack power is 4000 points...?!"
Everyone's expression changed drastically in an instant.
"It's not just that..."
Inside the nutrient tank, Kagemaru continued in his deep voice, "When Hamon destroys a monster in combat, it inflicts 1000 points of damage on the opposing player."
"This is bad!!"
"If this continues, Judai will lose in a single blow!"
Just as everyone was feeling uneasy, Kagemaru continued, "It's not over yet. Since the Phantom Demon is on the field, I'll draw two more cards from my deck using the effect of the Field Spell [Paradise Lost]."
[Kagemaru's hand: 0 → 2]
"And discard another Trap Card..."
"Rise, [Sacred Fire Emperor Uria]!"
As the Trap Card was placed in the Graveyard, raging flames shot into the sky once more, and the Crimson Dragon appeared beside the Thunder Emperor.
[Sacred Fire Emperor Uria: Attack Power 3000]
[Kagemaru's hand: 2 → 1]
"This is..."
After two phantoms appeared on the field, Judai sensed something converging towards them, but he wasn't quite sure what it was.
"Uria's special effect activates, destroy your Trap Card! Trap Destruction!"
Under Kagemaru's command, the dragon opened its mouth wide and emitted another burst of ear-piercing ultrasonic waves, but Judai's face down remained completely still.
"What!?"
Judai: "I'm sorry, but my set-top Spell Card can't be destroyed by Uria's effect."
"Hmph~, but as long as [Paradise Lost] is on the field, your hidden face-down cards won't work against the Phantom Demon!"
As he spoke, Kagemaru's voice rose a few decibels.
"Go forth, [Hamon Lord of the Heavenly Prison], Thunder of the Lost Paradise!"
The dark clouds in the sky suddenly gathered together, and a violent thunderbolt descended, striking the Nova Lord on Judai field like a Divine Punishment.
"How naive! My Geka isn't for use against Phantom Demons!"
"What did you say?"
Judai quickly pressed the face-down button. "Quick-Play Spell [Armed Rebirth] activated! Equip Nova Lord with the Equip Spell [Strongest Shield] from the Graveyard!"
"The monster equipped to this card gains its ATK by the amount of its DEF when in Attack Position, and its DEF by the amount of its ATK when in Defense Position. Therefore, Nova Lord's ATK is 4700."
A five-piece dark red shield with eight golden blades appeared and was then taken into the hands of the Nova Lord.
[Elemental HERO Nova Lord: Attack Power 2600 → 4700]
"Rebel against Him, Nova Lord!"
As soon as the Judai finished speaking, the Nova Lord immediately raised his shield, absorbing all the lightning falling from the sky. Then, he transformed into a beam of light and shot it towards the Thunder Emperor. In the blink of an eye, the beam pierced through the golden troll.
Boom--!!
"Um..."
[Kagemaru: LP 2400 → 1700]
"Since Nova Lord destroyed another monster, I'll draw another card."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 0→1]
"Onore! Then I'll use Uria to attack the Support Dog, Super Flame Wave!"
A burst of intense flame shot out instantly, blasting the mechanical dog to pieces.
Chapter 110 The Card Called by Winged Kuriboh
Upon seeing his mechanical dog destroyed, Judai calmly said, "But at that moment, because [Support Dog] was destroyed in battle and placed in the graveyard, add one [Elemental HERO] and one [Polymerization] from the graveyard to your hand."
"I'm adding Winged HERO and Fusion Recovery to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1→3]
"Hmph~, then I'll activate my Spell Card, [Revival of the Sacrifice]! The turn your monster is destroyed by battle, destroy 1 monster your opponent controls."
[Kagemaru's hand: 1 → 0]
"Huh?" Judai was taken aback.
Suddenly, the Nova Lord beside him exploded into pieces with a bang.
"Then Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position."
"Awaken, Hamon!"
Thunder struck again, and the golden troll reappeared before everyone's eyes from the lightning.
[Hamon Lord of the Heavenly Prison: Defense 4000]
Asuka clenched her fists nervously. "It's back to life..."
As the shadow demons once again took up positions on the field, the unknown energy around them began to converge upon them.
Judai frowned, puzzled, and asked, "What exactly is this...?"
Just then, the onlookers were the first to notice the anomaly.
"Big brother... save me..."
"Ojama Yellow!? What's wrong with you guys?"
Manjoume "Lightning" quickly flipped through his deck, his face filled with fear.
Asuka: "The monsters in the deck..."
"What happened?"
In the card art, Ojama Yellow's body is visibly shriveling up, and the other cards containing spirits are in the same state; these monsters are all in a state of extreme weakness.
Not only Manjoume, but also Asuka, Ryo Marufuji, Koala, and others noticed that some kind of light spot was being extracted from the monsters in their decks. Even in other areas of the island and beyond, thousands of light spots, like fireflies, were converging on the two Phantom Demons.
At this moment, Kagemaru spoke up to explain, "You're only noticing now? In the Dark Duel that's currently underway, apart from Judai, whenever a Phantom Demon appears on the field, the essence of all the monsters is absorbed and devoured."
Daichi Misawa suddenly realized. "So that's why the card was sealed! And the real purpose of this duel was to absorb the monsters' power to completely revive the Phantom Demon..."
"Indeed, and my body and soul will also be nourished by this energy, reborn, gain eternal life, and become a god on this earth!"
Kagemaru burst into maniacal laughter.
At this moment, his wrinkled skin became smooth and flawless, his withered muscles grew back and bulged, his sparse white hair gradually turned black and thick, and his cloudy eyes became clear...
He is rejuvenating and regaining his youth!
In just a few breaths, Kagemaru transformed from a dying old man into a strong young man.
Click...
He punched through the nutrient tank that had just housed his body, removed the Duel Disk from the mechanical arm, and wore it on his own arm.
Then, he unleashed incredible superhuman strength, lifting the ton-heavy robot with his bare hands and easily tossing it into the forest.
"Hahahaha! Now that I've regained my youth, I don't need such things anymore!" Kagemaru pointed directly at Judai and roared, "Come on, Judai! Use your soul to complete the ritual, let the Phantom Demon be fully revived, and let me reign supreme over this world!"
"..." Judai clenched his fist. "I won't let you succeed!"
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 3→4]
Curry Curry~~
The moment I drew the Judai card, I suddenly heard the mascot's voice in my ear.
"Hey buddy, you're here too."
Winged Chestnut Ball: Curry Curry~~(>▽<)
Judai smiled, then without hesitation slammed the card onto the Duel Disk: "I'll leave the rest to you. I'm summoning [Winged Kuriboh] in Defense Position."
Buzz--!!
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and the adorable Winged Kuriboh was projected.
[Winged Kuriboh: Defense 200]
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]
Curry, curry~~!
Looking at the mascot, Asuka exclaimed in surprise, "Winged Kuriboh... Is Judai going to use Teacher Daidouji's card!?"