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Chapter 1814 So Effective! Except for Miracles, Sir!
"However, the only thing that will be negated by the effect of [Awakened Three Phantoms] is the effect of the monsters on the field, right?" Jaden suddenly said, recalling the specific effect of [Awakened Three Phantoms] in Hayato's duel with Kagemaru.

"In that case, at least I can Special Summon this card back to the field."

Flames flickered on Jaden's field, and [E·hero Blaze], who had just been sent to the graveyard as fusion material, had somehow returned to his field!?
"That card is?" Frowning as he looked at [E·Hero Blaze], "Gana Malden" recalled the cards Jaden had just used and remembered one card, "Is it the effect of [E·Hero Solid State]?"

"If a monster is sent from the Monster Zone to the Graveyard by a Spell Card, the effect of [E-Hero Solid Warrior] can be activated. It Special Summons one [Hero] other than itself from my Graveyard back to the field in Defense Position. This effect is activated simultaneously with the successful Fusion Summon of [E-Hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder]." Jaden put down the card of [E-Hero Flame Warrior]. "However, while activating it, I deliberately talked to John, which distracted you so you didn't notice."

Although he didn't know why "Gana Malden" had such a twisted focus on him, it didn't stop Jaden from using the "trash talk in duels" technique he had learned from Hayato's lessons to distract his opponent and prevent him from noticing the cards he had quietly activated. And it had worked to some extent.

"The one I specially summoned is naturally the only one in my graveyard besides [E·hero Solid Man], [E·hero Blaze Man].

"But that monster's two effects have a restriction that only one can be used once per turn, right? Even if it re-enters the battlefield, it can't use the effect again." As she said, "Gana Malden" was indeed very knowledgeable about Jaden's cards, pointing out the restriction of the [E·Hero Flameman] effect, "Although, because of the existence of [Awakened Three Phantoms], it couldn't successfully use its effect in the first place."

"At the same time, because of your special summoning of the monster, my Life Points will be restored by the power of the Awakened Three Phantom Demons!"

【E·hero Blaze】【DEF1800】

【"Ghana Malden": 4000→5200LP, Hand: 2→1】

Shrugging, Jaden played another card: "Even if I can't use its effect, at least I can still use it as a fusion material."

"The magic card [Fusion]! When I played [E·Hero Flameman], I was prepared for its effect to be negated, but you didn't activate [Awakened Three Phantoms] at that time, which allowed me to save this card for now!"

"Send my [E·hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder] on my field and my [E·hero Liquid Man] from my hand as Fusion Materials to the Graveyard, satisfying the Fusion Material requirement to add a WATER monster to the [Hero] monster!"

"Show the majesty of justice with your purest and most pristine form! The greatest hero of the ice and snow realm!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Sit upright in the frosty sky—[E·hero Absolute Zero]!"

【游城十代：2000LP，手牌：5→7→6→5→4→3→4→3→2】

【E·hero Absolute Zero】【8☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"So, because of the effect of [Awakened Three Phantoms], my Life Points are restored to the ATK portion of [E.Hero Absolute Zero]." Looking at the new monster Jaden played, "Gana Malden" calmly stated, "Although its ATK can increase based on the number of WATER monsters on the field, its effect is negated by the presence of [Awakened Three Phantoms]!"

【"Ghana Malden": 5200→8000LP, Hand: 1】

After sending [E·hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder] and [E·hero Liquid Man] from his hand to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon [E·hero Absolute Zero], Jaden raised his Duel Disk and said, "[Awakened Three Phantoms] negates the effects of monsters on my field, but the effects of monsters activated in the Graveyard are unaffected—activate the effect of [E·hero Liquid Man], which was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material!"

"I draw two cards from my deck and then discard one card from my hand." An effect similar to "Little [Angel's Charity]" takes effect, and Jaden draws the two cards from the top of his deck and reveals the card he wants to discard. "The card I'm discarding is this [E·Hero Shadow Mist Lady]."

"Then there's an effect that can only be activated when [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] is sent to the Graveyard. I can add one [Hero] monster other than [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] from my Deck to my hand. I choose this [Miracle Banisher].

"【Miracle Excluder】?" Upon hearing the card name announced by Jaden, "Gana Malden" frowned. "I've never heard of that card before. Jaden, do you have some secret weapon that I don't know about?"

"Hmph, yes, yes, that's exactly it." Of course, Jaden wouldn't tell the other person that it was only after arriving in this world of spirits that he awakened the spirit residing in his past [Extraordinary Card] to a new stage and developed a completely new power—a power that was only completed during Hayato's special training not long ago.

At that time, due to the pressure of fighting against the "Beast Kings", Jaden used all his trump cards, such as "Dark Catapult", "Thunder King", "Card Gunner", and "Dandelion Lion". Among them, "Card Excluder" underwent the biggest transformation and gained a brand new form.

“Although it’s not written on the card name, just like how [Winged Kuriboh LV6] can be used as a [Beloved] and [E·Hero] card, the card name of [Miracle Banisher] is also used as an [E·Hero] according to the rules.” After showing the cards he had retrieved, Jaden took another card from the graveyard. “Then there’s the second effect of the Spell Card [Substitution Fusion]: banish this card from the graveyard and target the Fusion Monster in my graveyard.”

"I return the target card to the Extra Deck, then I draw a card from my Deck. The card I returned to the Deck is [E·Hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder], then Draw!"

【游城十代：2000LP，手牌2→3→4→5】

(Konami owes the hero a spinning top in 1109)
After the initial play, Jaden replenished his hand and played the card he had just retrieved. "If [Miracle Excluder] is in my hand, I can send one [N] monster from my Deck to the Graveyard to activate its effect and Special Summon it."

"I send [N. Earth Mole] to the graveyard and Special Summon [Miracle Excluder]!"

[Miracle Excluded Warrior] [3 stars/location]

[Mage Race/Effect]

[400/400]

【"Ghana Malden": 8000→8400LP, Hand: 1】

(Oh my god, card effect master!)
While "Gana Malden" regains its Life Points, "N-Earth Mole," an EARTH monster like "Miracle Banter," is sent from the Deck to the Graveyard, and then "Miracle Banter" from Jaden's hand jumps to the field.

Furthermore, at the moment of her appearance, Jaden will activate her effect: "If she is Summoned or Special Summoned by [Miracle Excluder], I can activate her appearance effect to add one Spell/Trap Card with the name of [E-hero] from my Deck to my hand."

Upon hearing Judai's words, "Gana Malden" said, "But don't be blinded by that strangely appearing cat stealing fish, Judai. Don't forget that my [Awakened Three Phantoms] on the field is a continuous trap card, it's always active, so the effect of the [Miracle Excluder] you Special Summoned to the field cannot be activated!"

"Leaving aside why you called her 'the cat who steals fish'," Jaden retorted, displaying another card in his hand. "Like I said before, 'Awakened Three Phantoms' targets monsters on the field. Although 'Miracle Exorcist' has activated its effect now, I only need to make it leave the field when its effect resolves to avoid the restriction of 'Awakened Three Phantoms'!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Instant Fusion]! Send my [Miracle Exile] and [E-Hero Absolute Zero] monsters to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials, satisfying the Fusion Material requirement of two [E-Hero] monsters with different Attributes!"

Jaden's hand actually contained more than one card used for fusion. The Quick-Play Spell Card [Instant Fusion] was activated in a chain with [Miracle Exile], helping him dodge the effect of [Awakened Three Phantom Demons]! "The passion must not be extinguished, let's ride the wind with that fiery heart! My beloved hero, here I come!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Soar into the sky! [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"

【E·hero Flame Winged Man - Flame Strike】【8☆/Wind】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2100/1200]

"I see, so you're using the effect of [Instant Fusion] to dodge [Awakened Three Phantoms]? And you're probably planning to trigger the destructive effect of [E·Hero Absolute Zero] as well!" Having a deep understanding of Jaden's cards and instantly realizing his intentions, "Gana Malden" glared at the newly appeared [E·Hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]. "To have become Jaden's 'beloved' without permission is unforgivable!"

【"Ghana Malden": 8400→10500LP, Hand: 1】

Because of Jaden's repeated Special Summoning of the Awakened Three Phantoms, although he successfully activated the monsters' effects in the Graveyard, "Gana Malden" also gained a lot of Life Points, more than Jaden and Johan combined.

But Jaden's efforts were not in vain. The power he gained by allowing his opponent to recover a large number of Life Points was finally ready to be unleashed!
"Before the rest of the effects are processed, the appearance of [Instant Fusion] and [Miracle Excluder] is on the same chain. After the Special Summon [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] is completed, the effect of [Miracle Excluder] is processed."

"This effect doesn't require the 'E·hero' field, but rather the name of the 'E·hero' monster. In other words, it can't search for cards like 'Miracle Fusion', but rather requires the name of a specific 'E·hero' monster, like the previous 'Bubble Illusion'. So the card I need to search for is this one—'EN-Neo Cosmic War', which has the name of 'E·hero Neos'."

【游城十代：2000LP，手牌：5→4→3→4】

"Next up are the effects of the two fusion materials sent to the graveyard—[Miracle Excluder] and [E·hero Absolute Zero], as well as the effect of [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] which is Special Summoned. The self-chain is C1 [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] C2 [Miracle Excluder] C3 [E·hero Absolute Zero]."

"Furthermore, I chain-activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Masked Change' from my hand, send 'E-Hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike' from my field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon a 'M-Hero' monster with the same Attribute from my Extra Deck!"

"【E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike】is a wind-type, so I Special Summon 【M·hero Gust】, which is also a wind-type!"

Because of the chain's "last move, first effect" rule, the effect of the last activated [Mask Change] is dealt with first. A mask appears in front of [E.Hero Flame Winged Man - Flame Strike], who has just entered the field, and is solemnly placed on his face. Jaden and [E.Hero Flame Winged Man - Flame Strike] simultaneously strike a pose that is ambiguous but full of tension, and shout:
"HenShin!"

"Black mists surge, green winds swirl! Gain the will of steel and the speed of light, the power of evolution!"

"Level 6☆! Mask-Change, Cyclone!"

"【M·Hero Gust】!"

【M·hero Gust】【6☆/Wind】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2200/1800]

【"Ghana Malden": 10500→12700LP, Hand: 1】

As a genre that "doesn't even bother with acting," the monsters in the M·hero series never hide the fact that their prototypes are characters from various tokusatsu superhero films. Among them, [M·hero Gust] is probably the most undisguised one—not to mention the green armor, the red scarf fluttering in the wind alone makes it clear that it is based on the famous tokusatsu film "Masked Heroes."

However, the hero's appearance and name announcement will be postponed for now. What we need to do now is deal with the most crucial effects in the chain of events unfolding in the tenth generation!

"After the effect of [Masked Change] comes the effect of C3's [E·Hero Absolute Zero]. When this card leaves the field, its effect activates, destroying all monsters your opponent controls!"

Although it's not the classic "Zero to Acid Water" three-axe combo, the [Instant Fusion] variant used by Jaden still allows him to trigger the effect of [E·hero Absolute Zero], retaliating against "Gana Malden" with a devastating attack, which can be considered to make up for the previous regret that the effect of [E·hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder] could not be activated.

"So you've come, but Jaden, don't forget that because of the existence of [Paradise Lost], my two most important 'Phantom Demons' on the field will not be the target of your effects, nor will they be destroyed by them!"

Jaden ignored what "Gana Malden" said and pointed to the other three monsters, saying, "But at least his effect can destroy the other monsters—go back to John's side, [Jade Pegasus], [Amber Mammoth]!"

The exploding ice crystals swept across the field of "Gana Malden" like machine gun fire. Although it was not as effective as the previous "E-Hero Thunder Giant - Volt Thunder" which cleared both the front and back fields at the same time, it at least destroyed the three monsters in the front field of "Gana Malden" in one go. The two "Jewel Beasts" returned to John's grave with gratitude to Jaden, while "Dark Summoning God" was kicked to death and sent to the grave like a stray dog ​​on the roadside.

"It's not over yet! The third effect of [Miracle Banisher] can be used when it is sent to the Graveyard!" Although the deck he was using also had cards with overpowered effects like [E·Hero Bubble Man], Jaden had never experienced such a powerful effect as [Miracle Banisher] before.

The card's effect is so powerful, it's like what Hayato-sensei called a "spinning top," and the three effects don't even have the restriction of blocking each other, so each effect can be activated once in a turn—the card 【Miracle Excluder】is so beautifully powerful, it's so cute 【Excluder】!
Pointing at the opponent's graveyard and thinking for a moment, Jaden said, "Target one card in the opponent's graveyard and banish it by the effect of [Miracle Banisher]—and the card I'm banishing, although it's just a guess, I think you sent [Divine Flame Emperor - Uria] to the graveyard before, right? 'Malden'? So the card I'm banishing is that card!"

Although it was just a guess, as Jaden finished speaking, the Miracle Exorcist, who was holding a hat that was still a bit too big for him, waved his staff and cast his magic, and actually found the sleeping [God Flame Emperor - Uria] in the graveyard of "Gana Malden"!
The giant red dragon-serpent struggled, seemingly unable to accept being banished before even appearing on the field. However, since both the Miracle Banterer and the monsters were already in the graveyard, even the powerful "Three Phantom Demons" were now just ordinary monster cards without any special characteristics. Unable to break free from its restraints, the spell was forcibly sent out of the game by the Miracle Banterer!
"Phew, I'm exhausted." The green-haired girl looked very tired as she panted heavily. She barely raised her little hand and waved at Jaden before disappearing completely into the graveyard to sleep.

"You've really worked hard, [Miracle Excluder], take a good rest." Jaden gently comforted [Miracle Excluder], who had indeed worked quite hard by using three effects in a row, before looking up at the ferocious-looking "Gana Malden" and smiling: "I'm really sorry, 'Malden', you must really want the 'Three Phantoms' to be on the field together, right?"

"But their power is too dangerous, so before you can do that, I will seal your [Divine Flame Emperor - Uria] in another dimension so that you can't easily summon it by special."

Unexpectedly, Jaden completely ignored Gana Malden's anger over the inability of the Three Phantoms to gather. Instead, he expressed his undisguised jealousy and resentment towards the Miracle Excluder: "How dare you be treated so gently by Jaden, you despicable thief! I wasn't even treated so gently by Jaden!"

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"

The Miracle Warrior is the same hero whose latest, coolest, strongest, and most realistic spinning top buff I mentioned a few days ago.

As the text states, the three effects are free from the boring limitation of only being able to use one per turn. Aside from the fact that the core monsters are outdated versions, it's almost flawless. While the search function is slightly limited to cards with a clearly stated "Elemental HERO" monster name rather than the "Elemental HERO" field, it's still quite strong considering it's a reinforcement to the new Sci-Fi series and most new Sci-Fi cards have Neos monster names listed.
There's already a mature combo that can be built around Sky/Arrival/Bionic: Sky/Arrival summons Sky to find Exile, Exile stacks small creatures for Special Summon, searches for Enchanted Summoning, and uses the Exile to find Neos Elf. The Elf then uses Favorite Contact, sets Contact, and then accelerates Order on the opponent's turn. Bionic Summoning stacks Shadow Mist to find Exile and also summons multiple Fusion cards. One card completes Order, and the remaining four cards can be used for other things. It's incredibly powerful, the most satisfying episode of Heroes of the Storm.

And happy Singles' Day everyone!