Chapter 325
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→2600]
"Finally, I'll place two more cards in a trap, then the turn ends."
[Cobra's hand card: 2→0]
"And due to the effect of [Venomous Swamp], during my End Phase, I placed Poison Counters on all monsters except [Snake Venom] monsters."
"Of course, this doesn't include Venomiron, as this card is unaffected by the [Venomous Swamp] effect."
Then three more serpentine streaks of venom flew out of the swamp and bit the remaining three heroes.
[Phantom HERO Boosteman: Attack Power 400 → 0]
[Phantom HERO Dronesman: Attack Power 500 → 0]
[Elemental HERO Avian: Attack Power 1300 → 800]
"Due to the effect of [Venomous Swamp] reducing the monsters' attack power to zero, all of those monsters were destroyed."
Boom! Boom--!
The Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands and the Cyber Person instantly exploded into dust.
Seeing this, Judai gritted his teeth, "He's really capable..."
"Alright, your turn, Judai!"
Without hesitation, Judai drew a card.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
After this draw, Judai drew another card without hesitation and placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Neos Alius] in Attack Position."
Buzz!
A golden light flashed across the field, and Liquid Soldier's figure appeared in front of Judai.
[Elemental HERO Neos Alius: Attack Power 1400]
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]
"When Liquid Soldier is successfully summoned, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Hero] monster other than Liquidman from your Graveyard."
"Awaken, [Phantom HERO Dronesman]!"
The Cyber Person had just disappeared from the field has returned.
"Activate the special effect of the Cyber Person once again, and send [Elemental HERO Neos] to the graveyard from the deck."
Watching Judai toss a card into the graveyard, Cobra coldly said, "Hmph~, you want to get [Polymerization]? I won't allow that!"
Beep!
He quickly pressed the button to cover the card, and a card on his left opened.
"Activate the Trap Card, [Venom Offering]!"
You can target 1 Reptile monster you control and 2 cards your opponent controls to activate this effect. Destroy that 1 Reptile monster you control and those 2 cards your opponent controls.
"I'll bury [Venom King Venomiss] along with your [Elemental HERO Neos Alius] and [Phantom HERO Dronesman] on the field!"
Boom! Boom! Boom--!
Three explosions rang out in quick succession, instantly reducing all three monsters on both sides to ashes.
"That means you can't make any progress this round..."
"That's not necessarily true!"
"Hmph, stubborn as a mule!" Cobra dismissed Judai's rebuttal.
"Then I'll shatter your hopes..."
As he spoke, he pointed to another card at his feet.
"Activate the Trap Card, [Serpent God's Descent]!"
"When your Vinomiron is destroyed by something other than battle, Special Summon [Venom God Venomagna] from your hand or Deck!"
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As the Trap Card activated by Kobra took effect, the field suddenly trembled.
Rumble...!
"W-What's wrong?"
Is something coming out?
Everyone sensed an ominous force.
Splash!
The blood continued to churn, and a monstrous creature exuding intense malice gradually emerged from the water. It was a female snake-woman with enormous snake heads attached to her arms, a thick and long snake tail coiled around her lower body, and numerous snake heads scattered like hair from her head.
[Venom God Venomagna: Attack Power 0]
Looking at the snake-man, Judai narrowed his eyes, "[Venom God Venomagna]... one of the few monsters with special victory effects..."
Specifically, when this card deals combat damage to the opponent, it places a Super Poison Counter on itself. After placing three Super Poison Counters, the player wins the duel.
"Heh heh heh heh, see that? That's [Venom God Venomagna]!" Cobra's horse-like face revealed a smug look. "Venominaga's attack power is also determined by the number of reptilian monsters in the graveyard. For each one, its attack power increases by 500 points, so its attack power is 3500!"
[Venom God Venomagna: Attack Power 0 → 3500]
"Then, because the Reptile-type monster is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can activate the effect of the Continuous Trap [Venom's Grudge] again to Special Summon [Venomous Rattlesnake] from my Deck."
Splash...
Another snake emerged from the swamp and appeared on Kobra's field.
[Venomous Rattlesnake: Defense 600]
"Moreover, Venominaga is not affected by the effects of cards other than this card, nor is it affected by the effects of other cards. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, it can be revived from the Graveyard by banishing one Reptile-Type monster from the Graveyard."
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
John said with a solemn expression, "Not only will it be unaffected by other effects, but it can also revive itself when destroyed in battle. Wouldn't that make it invincible?"
Jim: "How do you defeat a monster like that?"
However, those more familiar with the Judai didn't react as strongly.
Asuka: "I think Judai has already figured out what to do..."
Manjoume: "Hmph, this little difficulty can't possibly stump that Judai guy."
And the Judai didn't disappoint them either...
"I'll finish you off quickly!" Judai immediately threw out a Spell Card, "I activate the Spell Card [Convert Contact] from my hand!"
"Pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower [Elemental HERO] or [Neo-Spacian] monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions."
[Yusei Fudo: LP2600→1600]
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]
"Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Sunrise]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crimson figure appeared before him. ★★=→Four.%∞
[Elemental HERO Sunrise: Attack Power 2500]
"Can you still summon a high-level monster under these circumstances?" Cobra feigned surprise, but inwardly thought, 'That's good. Bring it on with all your might. Losing to you is my goal!'
Judai, clearly unaware of his opponent's thoughts, continued, "[Convert Contact] Special Summoned monsters cannot attack, their effects are negated, and they return to their owner's Extra Deck during the End Phase. However, these negative effects do not apply if [Elemental HERO Neos] is on your field or in your Graveyard."
"Therefore, Sunrise Knight's effect can be used normally: for each attribute on your field, all monsters on your field gain 200 ATK."
[Elemental HERO Sunrise: Attack Power 2500 → 2900]
[Elemental HERO Avian: Attack Power 800 → 1200]
"That's not all. The moment Sunrise Warrior is Special Summoned, its special effect activates, adding one [Miracle Fusion] to your hand from your deck."
After retrieving the card, Judai didn't hesitate and immediately played it. "Activate the Spell Card [Miracle Fusion], banish monsters from the field and Graveyard, and Special Summon [Elemental HERO] monster."
"I'm Polymerization ten Warrior-type monsters, including Elemental HERO Fusion Monster!"
"Awaken, sleeping heroes!"
In an instant, a dazzling light burst forth on the field, and then the light faded, revealing ten figures standing together on Judai's field.
"[Elemental HERO Awakening] This card gains 3000 ATK from the ten Polymerization Materials it contains, and can now attack monsters ten times."
[Elemental HERO Awakening: Attack power 2500 → 5500]
"Attack power 5500 points...? Oh no!!"
Seeing Cobra's panicked expression, Judai mercilessly issued the order, "Go, heroes! Attack [Venom God Venomagna] first!"
At his command, the heroes immediately surrounded the Serpent God and launched a righteous attack, defeating him in an instant.
Boom--!!
"Ugh...!"
[Cobra: LP3400→1400]
Kobra hurriedly shouted, "At this moment, the monster effect of Venom Minaga activates, banishing one [Venom Cobra] from the Yugi as a price to revive it in Defense Position."
[Venom God Venomagna: Attack 0 → 3000, Defense 0]
Splash!
Blood churned again, and the serpent god emerged from the swamp once more.
"It's useless!" Judai clenched his fist and continued, "[Elemental HERO Awakening] activates after battling a monster. Destroy that opponent's monster and deal damage to the opponent equal to that monster's original ATK. This effect is not limited to once per turn."
"What?"
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
John then slammed his fist in his hand. "So that's how it is! As long as we attack the other guarding monsters, we can reduce Professor Cobra's HP!"
Jim: "Wonderful! [Venomous Twin Snakes] has an attack power of 1000, and [Venomous Rattlesnake] has an attack power of 1200. After this battle, Professor Cobra's health will be reduced to zero."
Judai clearly shared this plan. "The battle continues, heroes, keep attacking [Venomous Twin Snakes] and [Venomous Rattlesnake]!"
Upon receiving the order, the heroes turned their attention to the two venomous snakes, surrounding and killing them.
Bang! Bang!
[Cobra: LP1400→0]
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As the duel ended, Cobra, instead of being angry, laughed, "Hmph hmph hmph..."
Seeing this strange reaction, Judai frowned. "What's so funny?"
"It's nothing... I'm just genuinely happy that the plan is going so well."
"Plan?"
"That's right, losing to you was part of my initial plan!"
Upon hearing this, Judai frowned even more deeply. "What do you mean by that?"
Kobra's lips curled up slightly. "I'm afraid you haven't even noticed it yourself, but every time you duel, you unconsciously release dueling energy far exceeding that of an ordinary person. I tried so hard to suppress you at the beginning so that you could unleash your potential and generate even greater dueling energy."
"So, you don't really want to fight me, you just want me to make a move?"
"Exactly."
As he spoke, Kobra raised his hand to show the bracelet on his right hand.
"The Death Bracelet? Could it be!?"
"That's it! This place is already filled with a large amount of dueling energy. As long as I offer this energy to that person, my son who died unexpectedly can be resurrected and can see my beloved angel Rick again!"
Immediately, Kobra raised his right hand, and the surrounding dueling energy instantly flowed into his bracelet.
Judai then noticed the duel energy he had been ignoring: the residual power from the battle was rapidly transferring through Cobra's bracelet into the base behind him.