Chapter 323

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 1 → 0]

"No way!?" Jim was immediately shocked upon hearing this.

"Neo-HERO's attack power is 2500, therefore, Neo-HERO's attack power is increased to 5000 points."

[Elemental HERO Terra Firma: Attack Power 2500 → 5000]

"Fight back, Sincere Neo-HERO!"

At that moment, the golden skeleton knight swung his ancient sword, which was about to hit Ultraman.

However, at that moment, Ultraman flapped his wings, dodged the attack with a quick movement, and then threw a punch that instantly pierced through the Skeleton Knight.

Boom--!!

"Ughh..."

[Jim Claudel Cook: LP3000→800]

"At this moment, because the [Fossil] Fusion Monster was destroyed, the effect of [Fossil Fusion] is activated again, and this card in the Graveyard is added to the hand."

[Jim Claudel Cook's hand cards: 2→3]

Asuka frowned upon seeing this, "They've taken it back again..."

John couldn't help but exclaim, "[Fossil Fusion] is such a powerful card! It can continuously unearth powerful Fusion Monster."

While everyone was discussing, Jim laughed and said, "Sincere Neo-HERO has an attack power of 5000, which is indeed a very powerful hero, but it's still not enough in front of [Giant Earth]."

Since Jim failed to force out Judai's cover card in the previous battle, there's a certain probability that Jaden's cover card wasn't a counter-trap.

Then Jim waved his hand again and shouted, "Giant Earth attack True Neo-HERO! Great Tempest!!"

"Furthermore, based on the effects of the Giant Earth, the attack power of the Sincere Neo-HERO is halved!"

The rock giant raised its massive fist and suddenly swung it, aiming to blast Ultraman towards it.

However, Judai chuckled lightly, "Heh, courting death."

What?

As Jim expressed his doubts, Judai calmly pressed the button on the Duel Disk.

"Activate the Quick-Play Spell, [Armed Rebirth]!"

"Equip the [Rainbow Cloak] Equip Spell from the graveyard back onto Sincere Neo-HERO."

"Oh no!"

Jim couldn't possibly not understand what that meant.

"That's right. Monsters fighting against True Neo-HERO equipped with the [Rainbow Cloak] are nullified during the battle. In other words, the [Giant Earth]'s effect on True Neo-HERO is nullified, and its attack power remains unchanged."

As soon as the Judai finished speaking, the sincere Neo-HERO was covered by a layer of colorful energy cloak for the fourth time. "..."~"]5≮

"That's it! Go, Neo-HERO!"

Ultraman flapped his wings again to dodge the attack, Giant Earth's fist missed its mark. Then Ultraman punched the giant through with another punch.

Rumble rumble rumble...!!

"Hmm...!"

[Jim Claudel Cook: LP800→0]

The duel is finally over, but the purpose of this duel is not yet accomplished.

The Judai immediately focused their attention on observing the changes in Jim.

The next second, the Death Bracelet on Jim's right hand suddenly emitted a barely perceptible yellow light.

"What?!"

"This is...!"

Judai's eyes widened in surprise; this time he finally saw it.

Just now, almost all the energy in Jim's body was extracted at once through the wristband.

"So that's how it is... The energy within my body was sent to somewhere on this island via the Death Bracelet the instant the duel ended..."

Jim is now experiencing the same feeling as O'Brien before—completely powerless.

"But Judai, that was a truly spectacular duel... It was so great to be able to duel with you..."

After he finished speaking with great difficulty, he finally exhausted all his strength and collapsed to the ground, with the crocodile pressing down on his back.

Exhausted, Jim slowly closed his eyes and lost consciousness...

"Jim!"

"We need to get him to the infirmary right away! Everyone come and lend a hand!"

One person couldn't move a man and an alligator, so several onlookers quickly came down to help. It took a lot of effort to get Jim back to the infirmary for treatment.

Chapter 220 Cobra's New Plan

"If this is true, then this is a very serious problem— Naonai!"

After Judai and the others settled Jim in, they rushed to the registrar's office to tell Cronos and the others about the Death Bracelet. The person who caused the trouble was undoubtedly Professor Cobra.

"Since the Death Duel began, more and more students have fallen."

"Yeah, Naonai! This kind of teaching method that drains students' mental energy is completely unreasonable. Students aren't soldiers; if this continues, it could break their spirits and bodies! Naonai!"

"This cruel method is absolutely unacceptable! This dangerous duel should be ended immediately, Diaru!"

Judai nodded. "That's right. The problems now are getting the Chancellor to decide to end the Death Duel, and the whereabouts of Cobra."

So everyone headed towards the Chancellor's office.

When they entered the Chancellor's office, they found it empty except for a piece of paper on the desk.

Cronos stepped forward, picked it up, and said, "I'm going on a business trip for a while. I'll leave the watchmanship to you, Samejima."

"How could this happen? Oh my god!"

Everyone was quite perplexed.

Judai couldn't help but sigh, "This Chancellor..."

John couldn't help but frown. "Why did they let us down at such a crucial moment?"

Asuka: "And Cobra is nowhere to be found either."

"What should we do, Diaru?"

"No!" After a moment Judai's thought, Jaden looked at Cronos: "We must inform the other students about this quickly. You have experience in this area, Cronos- Chancellor. Quickly arrange for the broadcast to stop others from participating in the duel. Although the Death Bracelet cannot be removed, as long as the duel does not occur, the students will not have their energy drained."

"I understand~ Naonai, I'll go arrange it right away!"

Meanwhile, in a dark underground laboratory.

Kobra was monitoring the academy's movements with a grim face. His mood had plummeted after hearing the broadcast that Death Duel had been unilaterally abolished.

"As expected, as long as Yusei Fudo is around, my original plan cannot proceed smoothly."

"But it doesn't matter, I've already found a replacement for that power."

Kobra stared at Judai on the screen with a cold smile.

"Although the energy hidden within Yusei Fudo was too powerful for the device to absorb, it allowed me to discover the dueling energy emanating from him."

"He unconsciously generates extremely high-quality energy during every duel; if one could harness that power..."

With that in mind, he began modifying the Death Bracelet on his wrist.

A day later, the students who had collapsed from the Death Duel gradually recovered.

However, Judai and the others had not yet found Cobra's whereabouts. Just when they thought Cobra had already slipped away, he showed up on his own initiative.

Of course, Cobra didn't walk directly up to them, but instead told Judai and the others where he was.

The group immediately headed to Kobra's hiding place.

Before long, they found an abandoned laboratory in the forest not far behind the Teaching Building. The location was rather secluded and not easy to find.

When they arrived, Cobra was already waiting there.

"You really did come here, Yusei Fudo."

Kobra was standing in the doorway with an outrageously conical hairstyle.

"Aren't you going to hide anymore?"

"Hmph!" Professor Cobra sneered, staring coldly at Judai: "It's all because of you that my plan has come to a halt!"

"So what?" Judai crossed his arms. "Even now, aren't you going to stop the Death Duel and remove the Death Bracelet? What are you planning? What are you trying to do by collecting the students' energy?"

"Those questions can only be answered by defeating me in a duel."

Asuka: "So, in the end, we still can't avoid a duel?"

John: "Then I'll do it!"

Manjoume: "No, I should do it!"

Jim: "I'll do it better!"

"..."

Knowing that a duel was about to take place, the others volunteered to step forward.

However, Cobra completely looked down on these people. "There's no point in having trash like you here. I've only named one person, Yusei Fudo!"

"If you win, I'll unlock everyone's Death Bracelet and, incidentally, free O'Brien, whom I just captured yesterday who infiltrated my lab."

Are there any other hostages?

Judai frowned upon hearing this; in that case, he would have to agree.

Even without mentioning the hostages, the Death Bracelet must be removed. In this world where dueling is prevalent, duelists can't possibly refrain from playing cards forever; what if something goes wrong?

"Alright, I accept this duel!"

"That's more like it..."

Professor Cobra said, pressing a button on his belt.

Beep!

Immediately, the Duel Disk hanging vertically on his right waist spun and suddenly came to rest horizontally on his waist.

Judai also unfolded the Duel Disk.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Cobra: LP4000]

"First strike is mine!"

After the duel began, Kobra decisively seized the initiative.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Kobra's hand cards: 5→6]

After scanning his hand, Kobra slammed a card onto the Duel Disk without hesitation.

"First, I summon [Venom Cobra] in Defense Position."

A flash of white light appeared on the field, and a giant cobra covered in hard scales was projected onto the screen.

[Venom Cobra: Defense 2000]

"Then I'll plant two more cards..."

Two face-down cards appeared at his feet, and he drew another card from his hand, placing it on the field. "Activate Field Spell, [Venomous Swamp]!"

[Kobra's hand card: 6→2]

Swish!