Chapter 319
[Ossin O'Brien: LP4000]
"I'll go first, draw a card!"
O'Brien drew a card without hesitation and placed it directly onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Volcanic Blade] in Defense Position."
Buzz!
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a bronze dinosaur was projected onto the screen.
Roar--!
[Volcanic Blade: Defense 1200]
"Volcanic Deck..." Judai frowned upon seeing this; this deck didn't seem to synergize well with the HERO Deck.
At this moment, O'Brien calmly said, "[Volcanic Blade] can be used once per turn, dealing 500 damage to the opponent."
Immediately, the Volcanic Blade opened its sharp mouth and shot out a lava ball engulfed in flames, hurtling towards Judai.
Boom--!!
"Well...!"
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→3500]
Asuka: "Trying to damage Judai right from the start, Burn Deck, huh...?"
She guessed correctly. The Volcanic Deck was an early version of the damage-dealing deck, which wasn't very friendly to HERO Deck, which are used to direct combat.
"[Volcanic Blade] cannot attack during the turn its effect is activated, but it cannot attack during the first turn anyway."
O'Brien placed two cards from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I'll bury two more cards. End of turn."
[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 5 → 3]
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After drawing his card, Judai glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, placed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Prism] in Attack Position!"
Buzz!
A flash of white light appeared, and a hero whose entire body was pieced together from crystals materialized on his field.
[Elemental HERO Prism: Attack Power 1700]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 5]
Then, pointing to the warrior beside him, he said, "Prism HERO's effect is that once per turn, you can reveal one Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, send one of the materials recorded in that monster to the Graveyard, and treat this card as a card with the same name as that material."
Judai opened his deck, quickly picked out the cards he needed, and threw them into the graveyard.
"I send the target card to the Graveyard, Prism HERO transforms into [Elemental HERO Neos]!"
The next moment, dazzling light enveloped Prism HERO's body, transforming him into Ultraman in the blink of an eye.
"The monster has transformed into Neo-HERO, is it going to summon a higher-level monster...?"
"You guessed right..." Judai said, then drew another card from his hand and threw it out. "I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Next Generation] from my hand!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
"Based on this card's effect, when your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, you can Special Summon a [Elemental HERO], [Kuriboh], or [Neo-Spacian] monster whose ATK is less than or equal to that difference."
"Come on, [Neo-Spacian - Flame Scarab]!"
Beside the mimic Ultraman, a ball of flame suddenly ignited, and a black beetle-man took shape in the flames.
"The Flame Scarab's effect: its attack power increases by 400 for each Spell/ Trap Card on the opponent's field."
[Neo-Spacian - Flame Scarab: Attack Power 500 → 1300]
"Is it coming? Your unique Contact Fusion..."
Seeing this, O'Brien became extremely alert.
"Yes, but before that..." Judai inserted two more cards into the Duel Disk: "I'll set up a card first, then activate the Continuous Spell [EN Wave]."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4 → 2]
"Now the preparations are complete!" He waved his hand and said sharply, "I'll use the Flame Scarab on the field to perform Contact Fusion with Neo-HERO!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black beetle and Ultraman shot into the air together, their figures instantly merging and releasing a dazzling light.
"Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Flame Neos]!"
The light quickly faded, Ultraman, Polymerization beetle features, appeared before Judai.
"Elemental HERO Flame Neos's special effect: This card gains 400 ATK for each Spell/ Trap Card on the field."
[Elemental HERO Flame Neos- Attack Power 2500 → 4100]
"Attack power 4100...?"
"It's not just that!" Judai clenched his fist and shouted, "At this moment, the effect of the Continuous Spell [EN Wave] activates!"
You can activate this effect if a [Neo-Spacian] monster or [Elemental HERO Neos] is returned to your Deck or Extra Deck from your field or Graveyard. Special Summon 1 [Elemental HERO] monster from your Graveyard.
"Awaken, Neo-HERO!"
A beam of white light suddenly shot out from the graveyard opening on his Duel Disk, and a short while later, Ultraman leaped out of the light and reappeared on his field.
[Elemental HERO Neos: Attack Power 2500]
Chapter 213 Flame Cannon Magazine
"Here they come, two high-level monsters..."
O'Brien stared at the two Ultraman without changing his expression.
Asuka: "That person only has one monster on the field. If there's no way to stop the attack with face-down cards, then Judai wins."
Of course, things can't really be that simple. (Otherwise, how would I pad the word count?)
O'Brien didn't hesitate any longer. He swung his left hand, which was holding the card, and a face-down card on his left flipped open. "Continuous Trap, [Flame Cannon Magazine]!"
A cannon with three muzzles appeared in his rear field.
"This card's effect is: once during each player's Main Phase, send one card with '[Volcano]' in its name from your hand to the Graveyard, and draw one card from your Deck."
I discard the [Volcanic Bullet] from my hand.
After O'Brien calmly swapped out a card, Judai immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Then let's fight! Take this! Neo-HERO attacks Volcanic Blade, Neo-Spiral!"
At his command, Neo-HERO leaped out and cleaved the Volcanic Blade in two with a single chop.
Boom--!!
The Volcanic Blade instantly shattered into dust.
"Now you have no shield monster on your field..." Judai continued, "Elemental HERO Flame Neos attacks the player directly!"
Elemental HERO Flame Neos was instantly engulfed in flames as he charged toward O'Brien.
"Hmph, simpleton!" O'Brien quickly pointed downwards, and another face-down card on his right opened. "Continuous Trap, [Flame Wall]!"
"What?"
"I removed the Flame Clan's [Volcanic Blade] from the Yugi from the graveyard, nullifying that direct attack!"
As soon as O'Brien finished speaking, a wall of flames suddenly shot up from his body, blocking the path of the Elemental HERO Flame Neos.
"So it wasn't that simple after all..."
Just as O'Brien was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Judai changed the subject. "But my battle isn't over yet! I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Instant Fusion] from my hand, Polymerization two Elemental HERO on the field Neo-HERO and Elemental HERO Flame Neos, which have different attributes."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]
Immediately, the two Ultraman were twisted by the Polymerization power and instantly merged into one.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light erupted, and the figure of the Flame Wingman appeared.
[Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike: Attack Power 2100]
Judai clenched his fist and shouted, "Based on the monster effect of Flame Strike, when this card is successfully Special Summoned, I can add [Beloved Contact] to my hand from my Deck."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1→2]
"And when an Elemental HERO monster is sent to the Graveyard as Polymerization Material, according to the effect of the Continuous Spell [EN Wave], I can Special Summon either a Neo-Spacian Monster or Elemental HERO Neos from my Deck."
"Come, Sky Hummingbird!"
Buzz!
A flash of white light appeared on the field, and the Bloodthirsty Bird was instantly projected, its wings tucked in, guarding him in a defensive posture.
[Neo-Spacian - Sky Hummingbird: Defense 600]
"Monsters Special Summoned during battle can continue to attack..."
Judai pointed at the opponent again and shouted, "Go! Flame Strike to directly attack the player!"
Upon receiving the command, the Flame Wingman raised the dragon head on his right arm, unleashing a burst of flame that hurtled towards the enemy.
"You think you can hurt me with an attack of this magnitude...? Activate [Flame Wall] again to exclude the Flame Clan's [Volcanic Bullet] and nullify its direct attack!"
O'Brien's body erupted with flames once more, and the wall of fire instantly assimilated the incoming flames.
"That ends your attack for this turn, and the monster summoned by [Instant Fusion] will be destroyed during the End Phase."
"Of course I understand that..." Judai pointed to Flame Wingman beside him and explained, "When another effect of Flame Strike is activated, if this card is Summoned using a Normal Monster as Polymerization Material, you can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower [Elemental HERO] from your Deck or Extra Deck."
"Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Sunrise]!"
A golden beam of light shot into the sky, instantly engulfing the figure of the Flame Wingman.
The light faded the next second, Flame Wingman's figure disappeared, replaced by a crimson figure with two horns on its head, its cape billowing in the wind.
[Elemental HERO Sunrise: Attack Power 2500]
"Did they even consider the risks of using [Instant Fusion]? It seems we can't judge things by common sense..."
O'Brien's understanding of the Judai's strength has reached a new level.
At this moment, Judai looked at the Sunrise Slayer in front of him and said, "At this instant, the Sunrise Slayer's special effect activates. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, add one [Miracle Fusion] from your Deck to your hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
"Furthermore, according to another effect of Sunrise Knight, for each attribute of a monster you control, the ATK of all monsters you control increases by 200 points."
[Elemental HERO Sunrise: Attack Power 2500 → 2900]
[Neo-Spacian - Sky Hummingbird: Attack Power 800→1200]
"It's not over yet. I'll activate Sky Hummingbird's monster effect again. For each card my opponent has in their hand, I recover 500 life points."
In an instant, three giant red flowers sprouted from the card in O'Brien's hand, and the Bloodbird immediately flew up to absorb the life energy from them.
[Yusei Fudo: LP3500→5000]
Finally, Judai hides another card in his hand in the back row, "Set one card face down, end turn."
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]
With his turn ending, control of the game returned to O'Brien.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 3→4]
After glancing at his hand, he said, "Due to the cost of maintaining [Flame Wall], I will pay 500 health points during my preparation phase."
[Ossin O'Brien: LP4000→3500]
Without hesitation, he revealed the cards in his hand. "Then, I activate the Spell Card [Mystical Space Typhoon] from my hand, destroying one spell/ Trap Card on the field."
[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 4 → 3]
"If I'm not mistaken, the ambush you just laid was undoubtedly [Beloved Contact]."
"..."
Chapter 214 Volcanic Queen