Chapter 321
O'Brien shook his head with difficulty. "No, I'm a mercenary... Ordinary illnesses couldn't have made me like this... It feels like all the energy in my body has been drained away..."
Upon hearing this, Judai Lin's eyes narrowed. 'It sounds like a dark Dark Yugi, but I haven't sensed Dark Power at work.'
So he summoned his Spirit Power to examine it closely, "What is this!?"
"What's wrong, Judai?"
Asuka, who was standing nearby, walked over curiously.
Judai explained with a grave expression, "O'Brien's condition is acting strangely right now. It's as if his energy has been drained, but it doesn't seem like Dark Duel."
This was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre situation.
Chapter 216 VS Jim
One night later, in the college ward.
Everyone frowned as they looked at O'Brien, the large, dark-faced man lying on the hospital bed.
"What exactly is going on? Why are people falling unconscious after the duels?"
"Who exactly is behind this sabotage?"
Because of what happened yesterday, Judai went to investigate. "I found that many people became weak after the duel, not just one person, but both duelists showed this symptom, which is very strange."
"I have a guess about this."
It wasn't just one of the few people present who said this.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, and a cowboy with a bandage wrapped around his right eye and carrying an alligator walked in.
"I remember your name is Jim, right?"
In response to Judai's question, the man nodded and replied, "Yes, Jim Claudel Cook, nice to meet you, Yusei Fudo."
"Oh, please guide me."
Jim continued, "Back to the topic, Karen... oh, that is, the family member on my back (referring to the crocodile) has been acting strangely since yesterday."
"It seems that somewhere on this island, strong electromagnetic waves are being generated, and these strong electromagnetic waves stimulate the reptiles' fighting instincts."
"Yesterday, around dusk, a very strong electromagnetic wave suddenly appeared, and Karen went berserk."
Upon hearing this, Judai stroked his chin and muttered, "That timing just happened during my duel with O'Brien. Is it related to the duel? What does it have to do with O'Brien's fall?"
"Emmmm..." He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What can you think of, Jim?"
"Although we can't be sure, we can give it a try!"
"Try it? How do I try it?"
"A duel!" Jim said, raising his right hand to reveal a Duel Disk.
The Judai frowned upon seeing this. "Knowing there's a risk involved, you still want to duel me?"
Asuka: "This is too chaotic!"
"I came to you specifically because I knew there was a risk," Jim said dismissively. "After all, you're the only one who wasn't affected after the duel, so I should be the only one who reacts and won't hurt anyone else."
"You're actually a pretty nice person!"
"Hehe, please, satisfy my curiosity, Judai!"
"Alright..."
Since the other party had put it that way, Judai couldn't very well refuse.
The group moved into the Duel Arena, where Judai and Jim stood on the platform.
"Listen up, Judai! If the same thing happens after this duel, I'll fall regardless of who wins or loses, so go all out in this duel! I don't want to miss this opportunity with such a worthy opponent..."
"Oh, that's interesting. Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
The two quickly set up their Duel Disk and began their duel.
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]
[Jim Claudel Cook: LP4000]
"I'll go first, Judai!"
Not daring to be careless, Jim secured the first strike.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, he immediately played the card. "I summon [Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo] in Defense Position!"
Buzz!
A flash of white light appeared on the field, and a fossil of a Pachycephalosaurus was summoned.
[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo: Defense 1300]
"It's this card?!" Judai's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the monster.
This card is quite effective against his deck.
Jim pointed to the fossil dinosaur and explained, "[The Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo] cannot be Special Summoned by either side as long as it exists on the field."
"Bury a card, end the turn."
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 6 → 4]
Because of this card's effect, Judai was forced into a situation where he could only fight Axe Raider head-on.
I never expected my opponent to play such an inhuman card; it was completely unexpected for Judai.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, Judai immediately placed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Flame Man] in Attack Position."
A golden light flashed, and a warrior engulfed in flames appeared.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1200]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 5]
"Then I activate Flamebringer's monster effect, sending one [Elemental HERO] card other than myself from my Deck to the Graveyard. This card gains the same Attribute, ATK, and DEF for this turn."
"I've sent [Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman] to the graveyard..."
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1200 → 1600, Fire → Dark]
Then Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Go! Blaze, attack Pachycephalosaurus!"
Upon receiving the attack order, Blaze immediately rushed forward, unleashing a fiery fist imbued with darkness, piercing through the fossilized dinosaur in one strike.
Boom--!!
The fossilized dinosaur instantly turned into stones scattered all over the ground.
"Do you think this level of attack will be effective?"
Jim quickly swung his arm and shouted, "Activate the Continuous Trap [Call of the Haunted]! Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard in Attack Position!"
"Rise, [Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the fossil fragments on the ground suddenly gathered together and reassembled into a fossil dinosaur.
[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo: Attack power 1200]
"So you want to continue with the blockade tactic...?" Judai scoffed at this.
"Then I'll lay one more card in my hand, and the turn ends."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5 → 4]
As the round ended, Blaze's attributes returned to normal.
[Elemental HERO Flame Man - Attack Power 1600 → 1200, Dark → Fire]
Asuka: "It's rare to see Judai fighting so restrained..."
John nodded in agreement. "After all, Judai's HERO Deck relies heavily on special summons. If special summons are restricted, the HERO Deck loses its explosive power."
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 4→5]
After drawing the card, Jim first played another monster. "I summon [Feral Imp] in Attack Position!"
Buzz!
Another light flashed, and a stone figure with a body connected by fossils was projected.
[Feral Imp: Attack Power 2000]
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 5→4]
'It's [Feral Imp]? Then Jim's deck is a fossil deck?'
Chapter 217 Fossil Fusion
Just when Judai thought Jim was about to attack, the latter played an unexpected card.
"I activate the Spell Card [Breath of Creation] from my hand, destroying all Rock-type monsters on the field."
[Jim Claudio Cook's hand cards: 4 → 3]
John exclaimed in surprise, "To deliberately destroy one's own monster—what a reckless act!"
"No, there must be some meaning to doing this."
Asuka has been with Judai for so long, she's seen all sorts of weird decks, so this kind of move isn't surprising at all.
Judai understood the significance of this. "Eliminate the influence of [Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo] while using the effect of [Feral Imp] to obtain the core card of the deck."
"You guessed right..." Jim couldn't help but smile wryly; this kind of thing couldn't be kept from Judai after all.
"At this moment, the monster effect of [Feral Imp] activates!"
This effect can be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect or destroyed by battle. Add 1 card with the [Fossil Fusion] name other than [Feral Imp], or [Fossil Fusion], from your Deck to your hand.
"Using this effect, I added [Fossil Fusion] to my hand from my deck."
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 3→4]
"Then, when I have [Fossil Fusion] in my hand, I activate this card from my hand..."
Jim said, throwing out the second Spell Card.
"Spell Card, [Specimen Inspection]!"
You can activate this effect by showing your opponent 1 [Fossil Fusion] card from your hand. Send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard, declaring 1 of its Type and 1 of its Level. Your opponent can check their hand or Deck, and if they have a monster with the declared Type or Level, send 1 of those monsters to the Graveyard.
"I discard the [Shell Knight] card from my hand, I declare myself Warrior-type, Rank Seven!"
[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 4 → 2]
John: "Targeting Neo-HERO...? No, there's more than just Neo-HERO in the HERO Deck —it's a Level 7 Warrior-type monster."
As expected...
Without hesitation, Judai placed a monster into the graveyard, saying, "I'm sending [Elemental HERO Wildheart] to the graveyard."
Jim then added, "[Shell Knight]'s monster effect activated!"
This effect can be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect or destroyed by battle. Add 1 Rock-type -Type monster from your Deck to your hand. If you have [Fossil Fusion] in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon it without adding it to your hand. This turn, you cannot activate the effects of that card or any of its duplicates.
"Based on this card's effect, I'm adding one [Giant Earth] to my hand from my deck."
After completing the search, he immediately showed off the [Fossil Fusion] in his hand.
"Activate the Spell Card [Fossil Fusion]!"
"Just like the name of this card, excavate fossils buried in the earth and fuse them Polymerization."
"I will use the effect of Fossil Fusion to Fusion Summon the Rock-type monster I unearthed from the strata and the monsters sleeping in your Yugi, namely [Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo] and [Elemental HERO Wildheart], Fusion Summon monsters from both of your graveyards."