Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

The arrival of [M·hero Twilight Raven] allowed [F·hero Flash Flame Wingman], who had the highest attack power on the field in the 10th generation, to successfully break through the 4000-point attack power barrier, surpassing the "legendary [Obelisk the Tormentor]" and reaching 4100 points!
The concept of this value appearing on ordinary monsters is completely different from that appearing on monsters related to the [E·hero Flame Wingman] series. Although the newly appeared [F·hero Flash Flame Wingman] is a rather novel [F·hero], its second effect was something that Asuka, Fubuki, Manjoume, and Marufuji Sho had all guessed to some extent.

Jim looked at the others with some confusion: "Why does everyone suddenly have a 'we've already won' expression?"

"Jim and O'Brien, you've probably seen more of Big Brother's other monsters since you've only had a short time, right? But before the second year, when Big Brother didn't have any cards related to [E.Hero Neos] in his deck, his main ace was the [E.Hero Flame Wingman] series of cards."

Following Sho's introduction, Fubuki explained, "While there have been exceptions like [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] in the evolution of the [E·hero Flame Wingman] series, the most classic effect has been retained in [E·hero Flame Wingman], [E·hero Flash Flame Wingman], and [E·hero Flash Neo-Wingman]—"

"By destroying a monster in battle, you can inflict base damage on the opponent, the value of which is equal to that monster's original attack power!" Manjoume shouted.

"In other words, if it were [F·hero Flash Flame Winged Man] with an attack power of 4100 points attacking us..." [Grafa]'s forehead suddenly broke out in a sweat. "Impossible, impossible, this can't be!"

"The final fusion - Miracle Fusion is activated. This card can banish cards from my field and graveyard as Fusion Material to perform a Fusion Summon of one [E-hero] monster. I banish [E-hero Liquid Man] and [E-hero Shadow Mist Lady], which I discarded to the graveyard last turn, as Fusion Material. The Fusion Material requirement is two [E-hero] monsters with different Attributes."

"A passionate heart must never be extinguished; even in the darkest night, heroes protect the world, and new brilliance will be born from pure flowing water!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Rise with the wind, my beloved hero—[E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"

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

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2100/1200]

With the arrival of a new hero and the introduction of new attributes, Jaden's monsters on the field have increased their attack power once again, while Jaden searches for cards.

"If 【E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike】 is successfully Special Summoned, I can activate this effect. I add one 【Beloved】 card from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand. I choose this Equip Spell Card 【Beloved Hero】." After taking out the card, Jaden drew another card from his Deck, "and the effect of 【E·hero Liquid Man】."

"If this card is used as Fusion Material for a [Hero] Fusion Monster, sent to the Graveyard, or banished, I can activate this effect: I draw two cards from my Deck and discard one card from my hand."

【游城十代：2300LP，手牌7→6→7→8】

Seemingly having drawn the card he needed, Jaden looked up and said, "No further developments are needed, [Grafa], this is the end of your life!"

His fists were clenched tightly. He had been suppressing his anger since before the duel began, and this was his limit. He was going to unleash all the anger in his heart.

"I will use the power of [F·hero Flash Flame Wingman] to crush you!"

"Equip the Spell Card 'Beloved Hero'. This card can only be equipped to a Level 5 or higher 'Hero' monster. I equipped it to 'F·hero Shining Flame Wingman'. At the start of both players' Battle Phases, 'Beloved Hero' can activate its effect: Activate 1 Field Spell Card from my hand or Deck."

Judai didn't just insert one card and end the game; instead, he played two more cards from his hand.

"Then there's the Spell Card [Hero Mask]. Target one face-up monster on my field and send one [E·hero] monster from my Deck to the Graveyard. Treat the targeted monster as a card with the same name as the monster sent to the Graveyard until the end of this turn."

"I choose [F·hero Shining Flame Winged Man] as my target, and then send [E·hero Winged Man] to the graveyard from my deck."

[F·hero Flash Flame Winged Man → E·hero Feathered Man] (Beloved Hero) [ATK 4100 → 4300]

【E·hero Flame Winged Man - Flame Strike】【ATK 2100→2900】

【M·hero Furnace Fire】【ATK2800→3000】

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK3100→3300】

"Finally, there's this [E·hero Winged Man] exclusive spell card [Wing Scatter]. Because of the effect of [Hero Mask], I can choose [F·hero Shining Flame Winged Man], whose card name is considered to be [E·hero Winged Man], to activate this card."

After a series of actions, Jaden's hand finally dwindled to five cards. He did not continue to develop his hand, but instead ended the first main phase and announced the start of his battle phase!
"Battle!" Jaden shouted, waving his hand. "The moment my Main Phase ends and I enter my Battle Phase, [Beloved Hero] activates, and I activate the Field Spell Card [Savage Arena] from my Deck!"

The Dark Gate of Grafa has fallen, replaced by a dilapidated arena that feels like a cage, surrounding Jaden and Grafa.

Jaden only fought Grafa to stop him from pursuing them with the "Overlord Army," but after activating Savage Arena, it seems as if Jaden used this card to trap the two of them because he was afraid they would escape!
—In fact, [Grapa] had just had the idea of ​​escaping, but before he could act, Jaden had already set up the [Savage Arena]. He tried and found that he couldn't even budge it with his own strength. It seemed that some dark power was flowing within the cards, strengthening the concept of a "cage" for this wild structure!?
"What kind of power is this? Who exactly are you?!"

However, [Gerafa]'s call was not answered by Jaden—or perhaps he was unworthy of answering. Jaden coldly replied: "During the operation of [Savage Arena], if a monster on the field attacks, the controller of that monster recovers 300 Life Points at the end of the Damage Step. As long as this card is on the field, attacking monsters must attack. At the End Phase, if any of the attack position monsters on the turn controller's field are undeclared monsters, all of those monsters are destroyed."

"The other effect of [Beloved Hero] takes effect when there is a card in my Field Zone: the ATK of the equipped monster [F·hero Shining Flame Wingman] is increased by the original DEF value, and [F·hero Shining Flame Wingman] cannot be targeted by my opponent's card effects."

[F·hero Flash Flame Winged Man → E·hero Feathered Man] (Beloved Hero) [ATK 4300 → 6400]

Surpassing the 3000 points of the "Legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon", the 4000 points of the "Legendary Obelisk the Tormentor", and even the 5000 points of the "Legendary Ultimate Dragon Mage", the attack power of [F·hero Shining Flame Wingman] has reached a full 6400 points, enough to defeat almost any opponent in one hit.

The first target chosen by Jaden was the Lava Demon, which Jaden had planned to use as a breakthrough point for his attack from the start of the turn. It was in attack position and happened to be able to be pushed into the kill range even with the combination of E-Hero Flame Wingman and Skyscraper!
"【F·hero Flash Flame Wingman】attack, target【Lava Demon】, first shot!" Before anyone else could realize why "first shot" was added, Jaden waved his hand and declared the attack, "Hyper-Shining-Shoot!"

The monsters on Jaden's side had already gained a lot of power due to the series of buffs they received earlier. On the other hand, the monsters on Grafa's side had their attack power decrease by 300 points because of the disappearance of the Dark Gate. However, the amount of decrease didn't really matter, because the monster attacking at this moment was F·hero Shining Flame Wingman.

【Lava Demon God】【ATK3300→3000】

While there is a concept of "lava countering fire" in some worlds, there is no such absolute rule in Duel Monsters. At least, the 3000 attack power of [Lava Demon] was completely unable to withstand the 6400 attack power of [F·hero Flash Flame Wingman], and was destroyed and returned to Jaden's graveyard in an instant.

The 3400 points of combat damage that overflowed from the battle landed on [Grafa]!
"Ughhhhhh!"

[Grafa: 4000→600LP, Hand: 1]

Under the agonizing pain that seemed to burn even the soul, [Grafa]'s base score plummeted, dropping from a maximum of 4000 points to a mere 600 points in an instant.

"Although...although my Life Points are already as weak as a candle in the wind, I don't believe it!" Even now, he hadn't given up hope or succumbed to despair. One couldn't help but admire [Gerafa]'s perseverance or despise his boundless ambition. "What if! What if it's not like those brats over there said, and your [F·Hero Shining Flame Wingman] doesn't affect battle-destroying monsters—Ughhhhh!" Holy flames erupted from [F·Hero Shining Flame Wingman]'s right arm, spreading wildly across [Gerafa]'s body. Even Jaden's icy voice couldn't bring [Gerafa] any chill: "If [F·Hero Shining Flame Wingman] destroys a monster in battle, inflict damage equal to that monster's original ATK—that is, an additional 3000 damage!"

"But my fight continues!"

Enduring the raging flames, [Grafa] was startled by Judai's words. He wanted to ask why, but the moment he opened his mouth, more flames poured in, and he couldn't utter a single sound. All that came out of his mouth was a painful wail.

"Under the effect of [Wing Scatter], [F-hero Flash Flame Wingman], whose card name is considered [E-hero Wingman], can attack the same number of times as the number of monsters I control. Since I control five monsters, [F-hero Flash Flame Wingman] can attack five times during one Battle Phase! In this case, my other monsters cannot attack, and [F-hero Flash Flame Wingman] cannot directly attack the opponent's duelist."

"At the same time, the effect of [Savage Arena] requires that any monster that can attack must attack, so the duel will not end until I complete five attacks with [F·hero Shining Flame Wingman]!"

As he spoke, Jaden waved his hand again, "[F·hero Flash Flame Wingman]'s attack, target [Dark World Demon God - Kelett], second wave!"

【Kellert, the Demon God of the Dark World】【ATK2700→2400】【

"Hyper-Shining-Shoot!"

[Gelafa: 600 → -2400 → -8800 LP]

"Hmm, ahhh!"

"Target: [Dragon God of the Dark Realm - Grafa], Part 3!"

【Dragon God of the Dark Realm - Grafa】【ATK3000→2700】

"Hyper-Shining-Shoot!!"

[Gelafa: -8800→-15200LP]

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!!"

"【The Demon King of the Dark World - Raine】, Part 4!"

[Rain, the Demon King of the Dark Realm] [ATK3300→3000]

"Hyper-Shining-Shoot!!"

[Gelafa: -15200→-21600LP]

Under the relentless attacks, [Grafa]'s body had completely collapsed, but the rules of the duel prevented it from decisively entering death. It could only end after Jaden finished all his attacks, and its life points were already more than five lives away.

After taking the damage from the fourth attack, and then having his base attack power value of the destroyed [Dark World Demon King - Rein] deducted by the effect of [F·hero Flash Flame Wingman], he couldn't help but look at Jaden during the interval between attacks.

—What a violent look that was! The amber pupils reflected nothing. Although it was venting its anger on me, that brat—no, that person—was just acting recklessly.
What kind of "hero" is that? It's a joke, isn't it? Those things are nothing that person, that being, would even care about. That being's existence is... So that's how it is. Now I understand, I understand everything!
Having been attacked to this extent, [Grafa], or rather [Bron the Mad King of the Dark World], was awakened from his dream of ambition and recalled the prophecy that had been unearthed from the ancient heritage when he first arrived in this world.

'The one who rules the Dark Realm and conquers this world can only be the one before me!' Braum was being burned by holy flames from the inside out. The extreme pain made him extremely clear-headed. With a flick of his fingers, he threw out the five stones hidden on his body.

'Consider this power my early gift to you upon your birth. I believe that on the road to hell, countless others will be sent down by you to accompany me—'

'—Overlord!'

"【F·hero Flash Flame Winged Man】Final attack, five-shot combo!" Jaden issued his final attack declaration, "Destroy 【Dark World Dragon God King - Grapha】!"

"Final-Attack-Rider, Hyper-Shining-Shoot!!!"

[Gelafa: -21600→-28000LP]

Despite owing a full 28000 base points, no matter how much damage he inflicted, Jaden could no longer snatch back the lives that Braum had annihilated. The anger in his heart was completely extinguished in the final blow, leaving only resentment and emptiness.

Although the Dark Realm Demon God - Kellert and the Dark Realm Fighting God - Latina, who had been chasing the group, were initially used in the duel with [Bron], they had already escaped from the vicinity as Jaden gradually unleashed their unimaginable power. After killing [Bron], Jaden and the others completely shook off their pursuers.

However, in the air where [Brown] disappeared, the five small beads were captured by gravity and fell down, heading directly towards Jaden and his group. Because the target was too small and the beads did not reflect light but rather absorbed the surrounding light in a rather profound way, none of the people present noticed the beads.

"Suddenly I feel so annoyed! We were chased all the way here in such a sorry state!" After recalling his monster, Manjoume subconsciously scratched his neck and inexplicably began to get angry.

"This world is truly detestable. A real man should fight one-on-one. That kind of human wave tactic is not dinosaur-like at all!" Jian Shan's shoulders were also itching. He was quite disgusted with his experiences in this world so far.

"Although we defeated the enemy, John actually..." Fubuki had clearly heard what [Brown] said. He had held back from saying anything earlier because Jaden was going to duel, but now that the duel was over, a wave of shared pain washed over him. "The feeling of watching a friend disappear is very painful."

"Judai." Asuka, who was riding on the same Sonic Duck as Judai, watched him silently sit back down, her heart filled with sorrow. "We're... too late."

The beads in the air gradually disappeared as they fell, and in the blink of an eye, only the last one remained, which fell on Marufuji Sho's head.

"Ouch, that hurts!" Feeling as if he'd been hit, Xiang instinctively thought it was just a small pebble. His cheek tingled slightly, and a sense of insecurity crept in, making him question himself. 'If I can't even avoid a small pebble, how can I possibly help my brother in this world?'

Meanwhile, Judai, who took over the piloting of [Sonic Duck] from Asuka, had vented his anger towards [Brown], but new feelings were brewing within him.

“John is dead, and I no longer care whether he was right or wrong. But I will never let any more of my comrades die before my eyes!” Judai vowed to himself. “You evil ‘Overlord Army,’ I will never let you take any more lives before my eyes!”

"I will defeat you at all costs! Even if it costs me my life, no matter how great the sacrifice!"

"Power!" a voice cried out in Jaden's heart, "Give me—more power!"

Meanwhile, a card called "Evil Cult Codex" quietly appeared in Jaden's deck. (End of Chapter)