Chapter 264
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2800 → 3000]
The next second, the black flames from the Black Blade Dragon's mouth shot out and blasted towards Judai's field.
Boom--!!
The Black Flame Bullet blasted the Phantom Magician to ashes the instant it struck him.
Seeing this, Judai calmly said, "When [Phantom Magician] is destroyed by battle, you can Special Summon one [Hero] monster with 1000 or less ATK from your Deck in Defense Position."
"Come on, [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist]!"
As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a golden light burst forth, and the woman in black instantly appeared.
[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist: Attack 1000, Defense 1500]
"And when Shadow Mist is successfully Special Summoned, I can add one [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand."
"I've added [Mask Change] from my deck to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
"A great chain, really capable, Judai!"
Jonouchi knew that Judai wouldn't be so easy to deal with, so he said, "Then I'll set up another defensive monster."
[Katsuya Jonouchi's hand cards: 5 → 4]
His attacking third immediately revealed a horizontally positioned cover card.
"Although I can't summon monsters due to the effect of [Red-Eyes Fusion], setting up a monster is still no problem."
"Finally, cover with two more cards to end the turn."
[Katsuya Jonouchi's hand cards: 4 → 2]
Next, it was Judai's turn to play.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After drawing the card, Judai first played the card he had searched for in the previous turn. "Quick-Play Spell [Mask Change] activated, send the DARK Attribute Shadow Mist to the Graveyard, Special Summon a [Masked HERO] of the same Attribute."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 5]
"Henshin! Let's be friends, [Masked HERO Dark Claw]!"
At that moment, a thick black mist suddenly rose from beneath the Shadow Mist's feet, obscuring her figure. When the mist dissipated, a Masked HERO clad in black panther armor appeared.
[Masked HERO Dark Claw: Attack Power 2400]
Dark Claw: Although it's not written on this card, heroes don't need friends.
Judai pointed to the warrior beside him and explained, "As long as Dark Claw is on the field, cards sent to the Graveyard by the opponent will be banished directly from the Yugi without going to the Graveyard."
"What did you say?!" Jonouchi hearing this.
Blackblade Dragon's counter-effect requires sending an equipment card to the graveyard to activate, but since Dark Claw's effect cannot be sent to the graveyard, the cost cannot be paid when the effect is activated, thus effectively sealing Blackblade Dragon's counter-effect.
Chapter 121 Phantom HERO, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys
Once the Blackblade Dragon's effects are sealed, it becomes much easier to deal with.
Judai then said, "Next, I activate the special effect of the Shadow Mist that was sent to the Graveyard, adding a [Hero] monster from my Deck to my hand."
"I add [Phantom HERO Dronesman] from my deck to my hand and Normal Summon."
Buzz--!!
After a flash of white light, a warrior in dark purple armor was projected onto the field.
[Phantom HERO Dronesman: Attack Power 1000]
He then pointed to the newly appeared hero and exclaimed, "The Cyber Person's special effect activates: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, send one [Hero] monster from your Deck to the Graveyard!"
"I put [Phantom HERO Boosteman] from my deck into the graveyard."
After placing a card into the Graveyard, Judai continued, "Then, by banishing Shadow Mist from the Graveyard as a condition, I can activate another effect of the Cyber Person."
Once per turn, you can banish 1 [HERO] monster from your Graveyard to activate this effect; add 1 [Polymerization] monster from your Deck to your hand.
As soon as he got the Polymerization card, he revealed it along with another card in his hand. "Activate the Spell Card [Polymerization], Polymerization [Phantom HERO Toxicodendron] in my hand with [Phantom HERO Dronesman] on the field."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
The figures of the warriors clad in venomous armor and the Cyber Person overlapped, and in an instant, they were swallowed by the Polymerization vortex, bursting forth with dazzling light.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Phantom HERO Adorationman]!"
As the light faded, a dark hero clad in a leather robe appeared before them, arms crossed.
[Phantom HERO Adorationman: Attack Power 2800]
Seeing Judai summon two Fusion Monsters in a single turn, Jonouchi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. "Wow! He summoned [Elemental HERO], [Masked HERO], and [Phantom HERO] in quick succession, easily mastering three domains and continuously summoning powerful monsters. With this level of skill, he's more than capable of participating in professional tournaments."
At the same time, he thought to himself, 'As expected of Yugi... this battle is going to be very difficult!'
Judai, of course, had no idea what the other was thinking. He pointed to the Adorationman beside him and said, "I'll activate this monster's special effect again."
Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls and 1 [HERO] monster you control other than this card; that opponent's monster's ATK and DEF are reduced by that monster's ATK until the end of this turn.
"[Masked HERO Dark Claw] has an attack power of 2400 points, therefore [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]'s attack power is reduced to 600 points."
Because of Dark Claw's effect, Blackblade Dragon cannot place Equip Cards in the Graveyard to counteract the effect of Adorationman; it can only be suppressed by it.
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack 3000 → 600, Defense 2400 → 0]
After completing the preparations, Judai didn't hesitate any longer and immediately launched an attack. "Let's fight! First, use [Masked HERO Dark Claw] to attack [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"
Dark Claw immediately lunged forward.
Upon Jonouchi immediately raised his finger and exclaimed excitedly, "Ooh! I'm going to open the cover here, [Magic Arm Shield]!"
A Trap Card at their feet was then revealed.
"What...?!"
While Judai was in a daze, a mechanical shield popped out of the card, covered the Adorationman, and was quickly dragged onto the field by Jonouchi.
"The effect of the Trap Card [Magic Arm Shield] is: when your opponent has two or more monsters on their field, and one of them attacks, you can take control of one of the other monsters during this Battle Phase and force it to battle."
"Fight back against it, Adorationman!"
Upon receiving the order from the Jonouchi, the Adorationman, out of control, lunged at the attacking Dark Claw, slamming his fist into it and shattering it into pieces with a bang.
"Well..."
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→3600]
"Wow, Mr. Jonouchi is really capable... He escaped the crisis with just one card. No wonder he's a legendary figure."
Jonouchi hearing this. "Hehe~, after all these years as a professional duelist, my skills are no joke, Judai!"
"Is that so... But I'm not one to be trifled with either, so don't underestimate me."
"What?!"
Judai then retrieved two cards from the Graveyard and said, "The moment I am damaged, I activate the monster effects of [Phantom HERO Boosteman] and [Phantom HERO Toxicodendron] from the Graveyard. These two monsters are treated as Continuous Trap Cards and placed in my Spell & Trap Zone."
Upon seeing two monster cards revealed in his back row, Jonouchi raised an eyebrow and exclaimed in surprise, "Using monsters as Continuous Trap Cards...? That's quite a strange effect!"
"It's not over yet..."
As he spoke, Judai pressed the button to cover the trap card, and the Trap Card beneath his feet was activated.
"Activate the Trap Card, [Play Illusion]!"
You can activate this effect if a face-up [Hero] monster you control is destroyed by battle or card effect. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] monster from your Deck. Then, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls; its original ATK and DEF are halved.
"Using the effect of this card, I Special Summon [Phantom HERO Gravitiman] from my Deck in Attack Position."
As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, another burst of light appeared on the field, and a hero wearing bronze armor with a shield covering half his body on his left arm appeared on the field.
[Phantom HERO Gravitiman: Attack Power 500]
"Due to the follow-up effects of [Illusion], the attack power of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] is further reduced."
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 600 → 0]
"Is this the effect of not targeting anyone...?" Jonouchi.
"And when Gravity Man enters the field, I can add one banished [Hero] monster to my hand, and I can recall the banished Shadow Mist."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
Then, Judai flicked his hand and shouted, "Since we are still in the battle phase, my battle continues! Gravity Man, attack Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
At his command, Gravity Man immediately rushed forward, his shield slamming into the Blackblade Dragon, which shattered into pieces before it could even scream.
[Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000→3500]
Seeing his trump card destroyed, Jonouchi hurriedly shouted, "At this moment, when [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] is destroyed, Special Summon [Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys], which was previously an Equip Card!"
The card of the Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys in the back row moved forward and released blazing flames. In the blink of an eye, a knight wearing red and white armor and engulfed in flames took shape.
[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys Saint Gia Fried: Attack Power 3000]
Chapter 122 Foresight
The two fighters, Judai and Jonouchi, are evenly matched, and neither has gained a significant advantage so far.
Looking at the Flame Knight in front of him, Jonouchi said smugly, "Hehe~, although I was surprised that [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] was destroyed by your weak monster, this means I can revive my other trump card through the monster's last words effect."
"So, isn't he handsome?"
Upon hearing this, Judai nodded subconsciously.
It's really cool, and the effect is quite powerful for a single card.
Fortunately, he was able to weaken it before his turn ended, so Judai ended his battle phase first.
"After the battle phase ends, the monster you took control of returns to my field."
"Come back, Adorationman!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Adorationman floated back onto his field.
Then Judai continued, "My turn isn't over yet. I'll activate another effect of Gravity Man."
You can activate this effect by Tributing this card and targeting 2 [Phantom HERO] monsters in your Spell & Trap Zone. Special Summon those monsters.
"Show yourselves, Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and Poisonous Man!"
Gravity Man vanished from the field in an instant, and then the two monster cards in the back row released a burst of light, instantly projecting the two heroes.
[Phantom HERO Boosteman: Defense 1100]
[Phantom HERO Toxicodendron: Defense 700]
Judai clenched his fist and shouted, "At this moment, the Poisonous Man's monster effect activates!"
This card can only be activated if it is successfully Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone. Select 1 monster on the field; its ATK is halved.
"Again...!?" Jonouchi had a bit of a toothache; why were all these attack-reducing effects the only ones coming up?
Upon receiving the order, the Poisonous Man raised the hand cannon on his arm and sprayed a glob of venom towards the Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, instantly corroding and piercing through his armor.
[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys Saint Gia Fried: Attack Power 3000 → 1500]
At the same time, Judai continued, "Similarly, the Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands effect also needs to be activated at this time."
This effect can be activated if this card is successfully Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] monster from your Deck.
I Special Summon [Phantom HERO Doublingman] from my deck in Defense Position.
A golden light flashed by, and a dark blue warrior with a pair of drill-like horns on his head appeared on the field.
[Phantom HERO Doublingman: Defense 700]
"Finally, I'll cover one more card, and then my turn will be over."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
Seeing that Judai had finally finished his turn, Jonouchi breathed a sigh of relief.