Chapter 290
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]
[Edo Phoenix: LP4000]
"I get the first turn!" Edo claimed the first turn as soon as the duel began.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Edo Phoenix hand cards: 5→6]
After scanning his hand, he grabbed the cards he had drawn that turn and pulled out another card, shouting, "I activate the [Phantom HERO] monster effect from my hand!"
"Special Summon this card from your hand by discarding a [HERO] monster other than this one."
"I discard the [Destiny HERO - Divine Guy] from my hand... Come on, Solemn Guy!"
Buzz!
A flash of golden light appeared on the Edo, and a warrior clad in pink armor and wielding giant claws was projected onto the screen.
[Phantom HERO - Self-Centered - Attack Power 1600]
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 6→4]
Asuka, who was watching from the sidelines, exclaimed in surprise, "Phantom HERO!? So the person Grandpa Sugoroku mentioned today who bought the Phantom HERO series cards really is him!?"
Edo smiled calmly and said, "Judai, I did take your advice to heart that day. Combining it with other [Heroes] will indeed make me stronger. Although I appreciate your advice, to prove the power of [Destiny HERO], I can't afford to lose to you again this time!"
Judai smiled upon hearing this and replied, "Then bring it on!"
"I would have done it even without you telling me!" Edo pointed to the Solemn Guy beside him and shouted, "Solemn Guy's effect activated!"
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate this effect. Select 1 [Phantom HERO] monster from your Deck other than [Phantom HERO Phantom HERO - Self-Centered] and place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Trap Card.
"Based on this effect, I'll treat [Phantom HERO Boosteman] from my deck as a Continuous Trap and place it on the field."
Then, behind the Solemn Guy, a card for a Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands appeared.
"Then, I sacrificed the Solemn Guy on the field and Special Summoned it as a monster, as Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands for Continuous Trap."
In an instant, the Solemn Guy vanished in a burst of light, and a beam of golden light emanated from the monster card in the back row, instantly revealing the Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands depicted on the card.
[Phantom HERO Boosteman: Defense 1100]
After successfully summoning Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands, he continued, "When Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands is successfully Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone, its Monster Effect activates, Special Summoning one Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] from the Deck."
What's next to be summoned is something every card player knows; it's an operation ingrained in their DNA.
"They've arrived, Cyber Person!?" Judai's eyes narrowed.
"That's right, Judai! Come on, Cyber Person!"
As soon as Edo finished speaking, a golden light flashed across the field, and a warrior wearing dark purple armor appeared on his field.
[Phantom HERO Dronesman: Defense 1200]
"And when the Cyber Person appears, you can send one [Hero] monster from your deck to the graveyard. I put [Destiny HERO - Malicious Guy] into the graveyard."
After placing the card in the graveyard, he added, "While the Demon Person is in the graveyard, you can Special Summon a card with the same name from your Deck by banishing this card."
Another flash of light appeared, and a woolly-pants hero appeared on the field.
[Destiny HERO - Malicious Guy - Attack Power 800]
"It's not over yet..." Edo pointed to the Cyber Person beside him and shouted, "The Cyber Person's other effect activates: once per turn, by banishing a [Hero] monster from the Graveyard, add one [Polymerization] card from the Deck to your hand."
A monster card immediately popped out of his graveyard, and that card was, of course, Solemn Guy.
After retrieving the Polymerization Spell Card into his hand, he unhesitatingly threw it out. "Activate the Spell Card [Polymerization], Polymerization [Destiny HERO - Malicious Guy] and [Phantom HERO Boosteman] on the field!"
"Come on, you dead man!"
The figures of the two dark heroes overlapped, instantly swallowed by the Polymerization vortex and becoming one, bursting forth with dazzling white light. The next second, the ferocious demon pierced through the light and descended before Edo.
[Destiny HERO - Doomguy - Defense 2600]
"Activate the Demon Person's Effect once again, banish this card from the Graveyard, and Special Summon the last card of the same name from the Deck."
The Demon Person figure reappeared on the field, but quickly disappeared again.
"I offer the Demon Person as a sacrifice, and in this Attack Position, I summon [Destiny HERO - Sprint Guy]!"
The next moment, a pitch-black warrior with a wheel attached to each of his hands and feet was projected.
[Destiny HERO - Sprint Guy: Attack Power 2100]
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 4→3]
Chapter 164 EN
Once Edo summons the Dash Guy, the storytelling for this round is over.
He then placed both cards into the Spell & Trap Zone, and two face-down cards were revealed in the back row. "Finally, I'll set two more cards to hide. End of turn."
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 3→1]
Asuka couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, that's amazing! Just by adding [Phantom HERO], Edo Phoenix's deck has become so much smoother!"
At the same time, Judai quickly drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, he threw it out without hesitation. "Spell Card [EN - Neo Space of Intervention] activated!"
You can activate this effect by sending 1 Neo-Spacian monster and 1 Elemental HERO monster from your hand and 1 from your Deck to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 Neo-Spacian monster or a Level 5 or higher Elemental HERO monster from your Deck, and add 1 Polymerization monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. If the monster Special Summoned by this effect is an Elemental HERO Neos Ranger, that monster gains 1000 ATK.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 5]
"I send [Neo-Spacian Flame Scarab] from my hand and [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist] from my deck to the graveyard, add [Polymerization] from my deck to my hand, and Special Summon [Elemental HERO Neos] from my deck."
Buzz!
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and Ultraman was instantly projected next to Judai.
"Based on the effect of [EN- Neo Space Combat], Neo-HERO's attack power increases by 1000 points."
[Elemental HERO Neos: Attack Power 2500 → 3500]
Upon seeing the unfamiliar hero before him, Edo was taken aback. "Elemental HERO... Neo-HERO!? How is that possible? I've never seen Elemental HERO like this before, even though I also use heroes...!"
"Isn't that obvious? After all, Neo-HERO and Neo-Spacian were only recently obtained through a fortuitous encounter, so it's normal that you don't know about them."
Upon hearing this, Edo gritted his teeth and said, "While I'm making progress, have you made another step forward, Judai?"
"That's right!" Judai nodded, then announced loudly, "At this very moment, the effect of the Shadow Mist, who was sent to the graveyard, activates, adding one [Hero] monster from the Deck to your hand."
"I add [Elemental HERO Avian] to my hand and Normal Summon."
Buzz!
Amidst a flash of light on the field, Sky Scourge was also projected out.
[Elemental HERO Avian: Attack Power 1800]
"At that moment, due to the effect of Sky Scourge's appearance, I added Liquid Soldier to my hand from my deck."
"Liquid Soldier..." Edo clenched his fist. "Are they going to summon Absolute Zero again!?"
It had appeared in all the previous duels, so it must have left a deep impression on him.
"That's right..."
Judai said, throwing out the card and the Polymerization in his hand together. "I'm Polymerization Liquid Soldier from my hand with Sky Scourge from the field!"
"Show yourself, Absolute Zero!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liquid Soldier appeared beside Sky Scourge, and the next second a Polymerization of distorted space appeared between them, instantly engulfing them and radiating a dazzling light.
Then the pure white warrior pierced through the light, descending onto the field with a chilling aura.
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: Attack Power 2500]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
After summoning another ace, Judai continued, "Since Liquid Soldier was sent to the graveyard as Polymerization material, I can draw two cards from the top of my deck and then discard one card from my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
He then swung his arm and roared, "Take this! Absolute Zero vs. Dash Guy!"
At his command, Absolute Zero raised his hand and unleashed a blast of absolute zero wind, attempting to freeze the Dash Guy into an ice sculpture.
"Have you forgotten about my Destiny Hero on the field, Judai?" Edo quickly threw his hand into the graveyard and shouted, "Destiny Hero's effect activates! Discard [Destiny HERO - Tenacious Guy] from your hand and [Destiny HERO - Disk Guy] from your deck. This turn, all [Destiny HERO] on the field gain 200 ATK for each [Destiny HERO] in the graveyard."
[Destiny HERO - Doomguy - Attack Power 2000 → 2600]
[Destiny HERO - Sprint Guy: Attack Power 2100 → 2700]
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 1→0]
"Charge back, Dash Guy!"
Upon receiving the command, the Dash Guy pedaled rapidly, cutting through the icy wind and kicking Absolute Zero.
Boom--!!
Absolute Zero was instantly blown to smithereens.
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→3800]
"And don't forget Absolute Zero's effect, Edo! When this card leaves the field, all monsters on your field are destroyed!"
Bang bang bang!
The three monsters on Edo field exploded into countless fragments in an instant.
"Of course I understand..." Edo then swung his hand and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Destiny Mirage] at this moment!"
"According to this card's effect, when a [Destiny HERO] monster on your field is destroyed by your opponent's effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon all [Destiny HERO] monsters destroyed this turn to your field."
"Rise, you desperate men! Dash Guy!"
Buzz!
Two flashes of white light appeared on the field, and the desperate man Dash Guy had just disappeared reappeared.
[Destiny HERO - Doomguy - Defense 2600]
[Destiny HERO - Sprint Guy: Attack Power 2100]
Judai raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. "So that's how it is...!? No wonder you dared to destroy Absolute Zero."
"It's not over yet! When the [Hero] monster is destroyed, I can activate the Trap Card [Illusion]!"
Another face-down card at Edo's feet opened, and he said, "Based on this card's effect, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] from my Deck."
"Come on, Gravity Man!"
After another flash, a warrior clad in bronze armor and equipped with a large shield was projected onto the scene.
[Phantom HERO Gravitiman: Defense 2000]
"Then, due to the [Illusion] effect, the original Attack and Defense of one of your monsters are halved."
[Elemental HERO Neos: Attack Power 3500 → 2250]
"And the moment Gravity Man appears, I add another banished [Hero] monster to my hand, and the card that returns to my hand is, of course, Solemn Guy."
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 0→1]
Chapter 165 HERO's Halo
After its attack power is reduced to 2250 points, the Neo-HERO has lower defense than the Death Knight. Even if it destroys the Dash Guy, the damage it causes is pitiful, and it will also trigger the Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands's effect. It seems that it can only attack Gravity Knight.
However, Judai calmly played another Spell Card, "Quick-Play Spell [Land of Demise] activated. When the opponent successfully Special Summons a monster, I can activate this spell: I can select one Field Spell from my Deck to activate!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"Field Spell [Neo Space] activated!"
Swish!