Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

The phantom of a huge iron fist flew towards Saiou, as if Ed couldn't bear to see that the opponent's basic points were still full after his own basic points dropped, so he had to drag him down. Saiou didn't take out any counterattack cards, and just endured the damage from Ed.

[Zaiwang Takuma: 4000→2900LP, 5 cards in hand]

"Hmm, it's such a deep pain, Ed. I also felt your true heart from your counterattack. Yes, your sadness, your anger, and even your helplessness. Why, why do you resist my guidance? Obviously, I am the most suitable person to guide the world, right? After all..."

Saiou said, pointing to the cards in Ed's hand, "After all, I can even see the 'Fate' in your hand, the [Fusion Fate] clearly in the future!"

"Don't underestimate my prophecy - you want to use that card to Fusion Summon [D-Hero Destruction Phoenix], right?"

Ed's eyes widened, because the card in his hand was indeed the magic card [Fusion Fate]. He planned to use the final fusion to summon [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] to complete his final scene.

All along, Saiou had been providing Ed with information about his opponent's future as a ally, but it was not until this moment when he faced Saiou as his enemy that Ed finally realized how disgusting the ability to foresee the future was.

——This guy is a cheater! He has activated the perspective cheat!

"But what's the point of just seeing the future? What's really important is the ability to guide the future in the right direction. If you just stand still, you can only wait for the lights to go out in the fog." After a pause, Ed waved his hand again and said, "Even if you can see my future, King Sai - do you have a way to break through my [D·hero]s!"

Ed first took out the card of [D·hero Demon] from the graveyard and said, "Used three times in one turn, the effect of [D·hero Demon] has been maximized, but please continue to lend me more power."

"I banish the [D·hero Demon Man] in my graveyard to activate the effect of [V·hero Bionic Man] on the field, and add a [Fusion] from my deck to my hand." After a pause, Ed showed the card in his hand, "I added this [Replacement Fusion], and the card name of this card is used as [Fusion] according to the rules."

[Ed Phoenix: 3500LP, hand 1→2]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2300→2200]

"Next, if there is another [D·Hero] on my field or in my Graveyard, I can activate it and Special Summon [D·Hero Negator] from my Graveyard!"

[D. Hero Denier][ATK1100]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2200→2100]

Seeing the blond masked man haunting Ed like Xia O Aznable, even after he and a certain mule issued a terrible will and ascended to heaven together, his remaining soul returned to the world and possessed the fat duck, Sai Ou sneered, "But, even if he is Special Summoned again, what does it matter? I remember that Ed, your [D. Hero Negator]'s appearance effect can only be used once per turn, right?"

"That's true, but as a fusion material, I don't need the effect of [D-hero Negation]."

Ed picked up the cards of [D·hero Antopia] and [D·hero Negator] that he had just put down and said, "I activate this [Replacement Fusion] that I retrieved. Under its effect, I send [D·hero Negator] and [D·hero Antopia] on my field to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials for Fusion Summoning. The Fusion Material requirements are [D·hero] Fusion Monster plus [D·hero] Monster!"

"Heroes who deny possibility, heroes who rule the dark future, unite now and reign in the utopia of dusk!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 10☆!"

As Ed placed the card on the duel disk, a warrior wearing golden armor that seemed to represent "perfection" also descended under the power of [Displacement and Fusion]!

"Perfect conclusion! Come On——[D·hero Utopia]!"

[D·hero Twilight Utopia][10☆/Dark]

[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/3000]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2100→2300]

After playing the card of [D·hero Twilight], Ed waved his hand and said, "If [D·hero Twilight] is successfully Fusion Summoned, activate its effect, send the monsters in my hand and on the field to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials, and Fusion Summon the Fusion Monster from the Fusion Deck."

"Founding Utopia!"

On Ed's field, the third fusion summon began, fusing the [V·hero Loyalist] and [V·hero Bionic Man] on his field together.

"I'll use the Dark Warrior-Type monster [V·hero Do-gooder] and the Dark Warrior-Type monster [V·hero Bionic Man] on my field as Fusion Materials. The requirements are that they must be two monsters with the same race and attributes but different card names!"

"Phantom turns into twin wings! Fusion Summon, Level 6☆!" Ed put down the purple-bordered Fusion Monster Card, "Spread your wings and fly high! [Wings of Shared Life - Garuda]!"

[Wings of the Same Life - Garuda] [6☆/Dark]

[Bird/Fusion/Effect]

[1500/2400]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2300→2500]

"Garuda, the Wings of Life and Death, has the ability to double the combat damage inflicted on the opponent by this card, but due to its relatively low attack power, the strength of its first effect is not high." John said as he looked at the monster summoned by Ed.

After a pause, he looked at the second [Dual Fusion] behind Ed, which had not yet been used, "However, its second effect is very strong."

"O Sai, you once said that the fate between you and me will make us lifelong friends." Ai De looked at the king and said seriously, "Just like the two-headed [Garuda, the Wings of Shared Life]. In that case, as your friend, please listen carefully to my admonitions to you!"

"Activate the second effect of [Replacement Fusion] in my Graveyard! Banish [Replacement Fusion] in my Graveyard, and target one [Fusion Monster] in my Graveyard to activate." Taking out the Fusion Monster that he had just sent to the Graveyard, [D. Hero Utopian], Ed recycled it into the Fusion Deck, and drew the top card of the deck, "Return the target monster to the Fusion Deck, and then I draw a card from the deck."

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] and draw two cards from my deck."

After looking at the card he drew, Ed played it and said, "Then this is the Spell Card [Resurrection of the Dead]! Activate it by targeting the [D-hero Discman] in my Graveyard and Special Summon it to my field!"

"And the effect of [D-hero Discman] doesn't have a limit of once per turn. If I successfully Special Summon it from the Graveyard, draw two cards from your deck!"

"Draw!"

【爱德·菲尼克斯：3500LP，手牌2→1→2→3→4】

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2500→2400→2300]

[Wings of Life-Garuda] [ATK1500]

[D.hero Utopia] [ATK3000]

[D·hero Discman][ATK300]

Backcourt: [D-Power] [Future Fusion]

"I activated [Double Fusion] before, and there is still one effect left to use. I will select [D·hero Discman] and [Garuda] on my field as fusion materials and send them to the Graveyard. The fusion material requirements are [D·hero] monsters plus dark attribute effect monsters, and perform a Fusion Summon!"

"Heroes who bear the sins of the creatures of the disk, oh, the community of twin destinies, merge here and transform into reborn heroes who deliver the final blow to the end!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 6☆!"

"【D·hero Fatal Man】!" 【D·hero Disc Man】 and 【Garuda, the Wings of Life】 plunged into the fusion vortex behind Ed, dyeing it black and purple, with red lightning flashing in it. After a moment, the fusion vortex suddenly exploded, squeezing out the last power of 【Double Fusion】, and the hateful warrior with purple skin appeared!

[D·hero] [6☆/Dark]

[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]

[2000/2600]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2300→2500]

"If it is sent to the Graveyard, I activate the second effect of [Wings of Shared Life - Garuda], and I draw a card from my deck."

Looking at the card he drew, Ed played it and said, "I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn yet. Normal Summon [D·hero Diamond Man] to my field and activate its effect."

[D·hero Diamond Man] [4☆/Dark]

【Warrior/Effect】

[1400/1600]

"You can only activate it once per turn during my Main Phase. Flip the top card of my deck and send it to the Graveyard if it's a Normal Spell Card. Otherwise, return it to the bottom of the deck." Ed explained. "If this effect sends a Normal Spell Card to the Graveyard, during the Main Phase of my next turn, I can activate the effect of the Normal Spell Card in the Graveyard when it's activated."

"That is, an alternative way of fortune-telling about the future, right?" Sai looked at Ed with a smile, "Well, do you need me to tell fortunes for you, Ed? The card I will turn over next will be--"

"That's not necessary!"

Ed refused coldly, interrupting Saiou's words, "My future is not determined by your divination. A true duelist can even create the future of his own card drawing!"

"The top card in my deck is this one!"

Turning over the cards, the top card in Ed's deck is the normal magic card [Fate Draw].

"Since it's a normal magic card, I will send [Fate Draw] to the Graveyard, and then in the Main Phase of my next turn, I can skip the activation conditions and use its effect directly." After sending the [Fate Draw] in his hand to the Graveyard, Ed looked at King Sai and said, "And finally, I will activate this [Fusion Fate]. King Sai, your prophecy has seen this point, but did you notice the process in between?"

"Magic Card [Fusion Fate]! I use monsters from my hand or deck as Fusion Materials, and Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster with one [D·hero] monster as Fusion Material. The monster Special Summoned by this effect will be destroyed during the End Phase of the next turn. After activating this card, I cannot Special Summon a Dark Attribute [Hero] monster until the end of this turn!"

Deliberately putting [Fusion Fate] last so that he could use cards like [Wings of Shared Fate - Garuda] before that, Ed took out two cards from his deck: "I will send [D·hero Divine Man] and [D·hero Charger] in my deck to the Graveyard as fusion materials. The fusion material requirements are [D·hero] monsters and [Hero] monsters above Level 6☆!"

"Heroes of the divine world, heroes of the accelerated sprint, now unite as one, transform into the immortal hero of the final destiny, and descend upon this land!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Fly! [D·hero destroys Phoenix Man]!"

[D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] [8☆/Dark]

[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2100]

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2500→2700]

As Ed finished his final deployment, the immortal warrior descended, and Ed held out his hand, saying, "The first effect of [D. hero Destruction Phoenix Man] is to reduce the ATK of monsters on the opponent's field by the number of [Hero] cards in my graveyard x 200 points."

"Except for [Garuda, the Wing of Life], the other seven monsters in my graveyard are all [Hero] monsters, so the monsters on the opponent's field will lose 1400 attack points!"

Looking at the last card in his hand, Ed covered it and declared, "I cover a card in my hand. My turn ends here."

【爱德·菲尼克斯：3500LP，手牌4→3→2→1】

[D. Hero Blood Demon-D] [ATK2700]

[D.hero Destruction Phoenix Man][ATK2500]

[D.hero Utopia] [ATK3000]

【D·hero】 【ATK2000】

[D·hero Diamond Man] [ATK1400]

Backcourt: [D-Power] [Future Fusion] [Cover]

After a long story, Ed finally used up all his card resources except for the last one, and filled his field with monsters.

[D·hero Blood Demon-D] and [D-Power] that provide suppression and resistance, [D·hero Utopia] with protection ability, [D·hero Phoenix of Destruction] that can effectively interfere with the opponent's deployment, plus [D·hero Diamond Man] that provides endurance for the next round, and even [D·hero Fatal Man] and [Future Fusion] that are responsible for the burst in the next round, Ed's cards each have their own functions, and combined into almost the largest field he can play now.

Not to mention, he has a blocked card in the backcourt.

"That's amazing, Ed. I'm really touched by your efforts." Saioh wiped away his non-existent tears and looked at Ed. "Not only did you consider your interference with me and your own protection, you even took the next round of battle into consideration by arranging cards in advance. You're full of foresight, just like 'one step ahead, three steps ahead' in chess."

After a pause, Saiou placed his finger on the top of the deck, "But——"

As we all know, when there is a "but" in a sentence, the part before the "but" can be regarded as unsaid. As expected, Saiou sneered and looked at the card on Ed's field: "But - you don't see far enough, Ed."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Human vision has its limits. Being able to perceive the existence of others beyond our sight is extremely rare in this vast world. We should be thankful if there is even one person like this in a hundred million people."

"And I, unfortunately, am the kind of person who can see the future. Can you imagine what the end of the future I see is, Ed?" Saiou showed a sad expression on his face, and even tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. "It is destruction and despair. Even though the world is getting better day by day and excellent people appear one after another, the future of the world has not changed at all."

"It's like a rolling stone being pushed down a mountain. On the way down the mountain, rocks appear from time to time on the rugged ground to try to stop the rolling stone, but the rolling stone of fate will eventually fall into the valley. This is the future that humans cannot change, and it is an absolute fate!"

"You can only judge and speculate the future based on experience. You will never be able to become my opponent in a duel. I have absolute control over my fate. Just like now - you don't even realize that a shattered future has befallen you and your monsters!"

"I'm going to activate the Spell Card [Lightning Storm] to destroy all Attack Position monsters on the opponent's field!"

Before drawing the card, Saiou actually announced the card he was going to play, and then he drew the card from the deck, "My turn, draw a card!"

Without even adding the drawn card to his hand, Saiou showed it directly to Ed. That card was exactly the magic card [Lightning Storm] that Saiou just mentioned! (End of this chapter)