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"[Synthesize a werewolf]!"

[Synthesize Werewolf] [6 stars/land]

[Beast Warrior Race / Ritual / Effect]

[2400/1800]

Judging from the indestructible underwear that seems to exist to prevent censorship, just like the Hulk's, it can be seen that the synthetic werewolf that appeared on the [Skull Priest] field during the ritual summoning was once human, or at least possessed a certain degree of rationality. The reflective ornament on its neck further confirms this.

However, due to the effects of the syringes and other devices left on its body, the [Synthetic Werewolf] has now completely degenerated into a maddened beast.

"The power of 【Synthetic Werewolf】is that when this card deals battle damage to your opponent's Life Points, it also inflicts additional damage equal to 200 points for each Normal Monster in my Graveyard. At this moment, I have two 【Queen Knights】, two 【Bones】, and one 【Guard Knight】 sent to the Graveyard, totaling five Normal Monsters. Even a slight bump can cause an extremely terrifying additional 1000 points of damage to you!"

With two cards remaining in his hand, the Skeleton Priest, seemingly unconcerned about being unable to activate the effect of the Celestial Knight due to a lack of cards in hand, set both cards face down: "My turn ends here. I set two cards in my hand and then end my turn."

However, although the turn was declared over, at the end phase, the [Skeleton Priest] took out a card from the graveyard and said: "And at this moment, the effects of these cards in my graveyard can be activated, namely [Ace Straight], [Ace Wild] which was discarded by the effect of [Ace Straight], and [Ace Knight] which was sent to the graveyard as fusion material for [Celestial Knight].

"These three cards share the same second effect: During the End Phase of both players' turns, target a Warrior-Type LIGHT monster in my Graveyard, return that card to my Deck, then add this card from my Graveyard to my hand, return two 'King Knight' and one 'Queen Knight' from my Graveyard to my Deck, and add all three cards to my hand!"

【骷髅祭司：4000LP，手牌：6→5→4→2→0→3】

[Synthetic Werewolf] [ATK2400]

【Sky Knight】【ATK3800】

【Reject God-Share】【ATK3000】

【Chaos Warrior - Messenger of the Frontier -】【ATK3000】

Backcourt: [Face Card] x3
Relying on the "Heavenly Treasure Card" to provide resources midway, the "Skeleton Priest" played out the largest field of his deck in one turn, with three monsters with an attack power of over 3000 standing on the field, and three face-down cards lurking in the back row that could not be ignored. Apart from the "Fusion Werewolf" which seemed to be just there to fill the quota, the monsters on the field were all quite significant.

【Reject God - Share the Burden】It cannot be destroyed by battle and provides effect destruction resistance to other monsters, directly negating cards like 【Lightning Strike】. 【Celestial Knight】It can also discard a card of the same type as the effect when it is targeted to negate that effect. 【Skeleton Priest】Retrieves three Spell/Trap/Monster cards from the Graveyard. It's no exaggeration to say that 【Celestial Knight】has a 100% immunity to targeting effects.

【Chaos Warrior - Messenger of the Frontier-】Although both of its effects are offensive and seem out of place in a defensive-oriented field for first-move players, its extremely high stats are at least sufficient to serve as a wall monster.

The Skeleton Priest thought to himself, "Could this brat possibly kill me in one turn? I still have three powerful cards in my back row!"

"My turn, draw." A cold voice rang out. "Judai" didn't even glance at the monster lineup on the field of [Skull Priest], and began a cold duel. "During my Main Phase 1, I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] and draw two cards from my Deck."

"Want to draw cards? No way!"

Having gathered a collection of Spell, Trap, and Monster cards, these cards don't necessarily have to be used for the effect of [Celestial Knight]. After Jaden played [Pot of Greed], [Skull Priest] immediately activated one of the face-down cards, saying, "The counter trap card [Divine Relief] is activated because this card's spell speed is three, and card effects other than counter trap cards cannot be chained!"

"When a monster's effect, spell, or trap card is activated, I can discard one card of the same type as that effect from my hand to activate it, negate that activation, and destroy it."

Revealing the spell card "Ace Straight" from his hand and discarding it, "Skull Priest" pointed at Jaden's activated "Pot of Greed" and said, "I will destroy that card!"

Under the "Divine Protection" effect, Judai's "Pot of Greed" failed to take effect and was destroyed. However, Judai calmly continued to play the next card. It was unclear whether he was "deceiving the opponent with greed" as taught by Professor Chronos or whether he simply did not care whether the card took effect or not.

"Then I will Normal Summon [E·hero Wilder] to my field in Attack Position."

The muscular, wild hero, E-hero Wilderness, is summoned by Jaden. However, the warrior, who is usually savage but has a pure heart for protecting nature, has become different. His skin has darkened considerably, and he looks like he is about to commit crimes. His aura has also become much more ferocious, making him more like a "savage who craves destruction" than a "guardian of the wilderness."

【E·hero Wilderness Warrior】【4☆/Land】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1500/1600]

(Note: The author is not racist; the author also has Black friends.)
Seeing "Judai" summon a monster, the [Skull Priest] sneered: "A mere 1500 attack power? You know, I didn't even use a Normal Summon last turn, yet you summoned such a weak monster? 1500 attack power isn't even close to breaking through. Isn't that just a trash monster?"

"But I won't even leave you that hope, because I'm going to use this card to extinguish it!" With that, [Skeleton Priest] pulled out a card from the back row and revealed it. "In response to your Summoning of a monster with 1500 or more ATK, I activate the Trap Card [Bottomless Trap Hole]!"

"This card can only be activated when your opponent Normal Summons, Flip Summons, or Special Summons a monster with 1500 or more ATK. Under this card's effect, those monsters will be destroyed and banished!"

The terms "above" and "below" in Duel Monsters are quite peculiar. Unlike the commonly understood "greater than" and "less than," they are closer to "greater than or equal to" and "less than or equal to." For example, cards like [Bottomless Trap Hole] with 1500 ATK are included in the range that can satisfy the activation conditions. [Skull Priest] can naturally be chained to the Summoning of [E. Hero Wilder] to activate this card.

However, as [Naraku's Trap Hole] successfully activated and took effect, although a hole leading to an abyss appeared on Judai's field, [E·hero Wilder] showed no intention of jumping into it.

"The effect of [E·Hero Wilder] is that as long as this card is in the Monster Zone, it will not be affected by the effects of any Trap Cards." Unlike [Skull Priest], who arrogantly explained all the monster effects clearly, the indifferent "Judai" only began to explain the effect of his card after [Skull Priest] used a Trap Card on [E·Hero Wilder].

While [E·Hero] can often unleash powerful combat capabilities when used by Jaden, it remains a bottom-tier deck in most people's eyes, relegated to the "donation box" of Duel Monsters card shops used to store unwanted cards from packs. [E·Hero] is more common than stray dogs on the street. Its abundance means it's rarely used, and its effects are therefore largely unknown. Without the nostalgia factor, many wouldn't even remember the card effects of such a weak deck as [Hero]. Just like [E·Hero Flower Lady] and [E·Hero Little Flower Bud], monsters with infrequent appearances, nine out of ten people wouldn't be able to recall their effects when asked.

Just like the Skeleton Priest at this moment, he never expected that the monster played by "Judai" would happen to have the effect of being immune to trap cards, which would just happen to trigger the first trap he set and make him waste a card.

"Tch, what a disgusting ability, but it's meaningless. What good is it if a monster with a mere 1500 attack power survives?"

(Claws: Kids, I'm actually a real card)

"The power of pain will leave scars." Suddenly saying something inexplicable, "Judai" played another card in his hand, "Targeting the [Hero] monster on my field - [E·hero Wilderness], I activate the effect of this card in my hand, Special Summon it from my hand in Defense Position, and increase the targeted monster's ATK by 300."

"I'll repay you with these claws of agony—[E-hero Fallen Claw Demon]!"

On the field of "Jaden", the monster he was supposed to specially summon did not appear immediately. Instead, a monster wearing greenish-blue "armor" appeared, as if it had run out of the set of the movie "EVA".

However, it was not a living creature, but rather in a state of death. The "armor" on its body, which was actually scabs from wounds, kept falling off and attaching to a monster that appeared in front of "Jaden".

A "hero" appears, wielding a weapon called the "Claw of Fallen Evil" and wearing a suit of armor over his original black and red cloak.

【E-hero Fallen Claw Demon】【7☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Effect]

[2500/2500]

【E·hero Wilderness Warrior】【ATK1500→1800】

(This is what the claw actually looks like)

"A Level 7 monster, a high-level monster, can be Special Summoned so easily?! Its ATK and DEF are impressive, and it even boosts the ATK of other monsters—how can there be such a powerful card?!" The Skeleton Priest exclaimed in surprise, "And it's a Fiend-Type? 'Evil-Hero'?"

Although [E·hero] and [E-hero] look very similar, when "Judai" actually pronounced the card name, the difference between "Elemental" and "Evil" was still very large and obvious. [Skull Priest] also noticed that the opponent's monster's race changed from Warrior to Fiend.

"This is my 'justice'—the power to subdue all resistance. Yes, power is justice!"

Glancing at the back row of [Skull Priest], after [God's Protection] and [Trap Hole] were activated in succession, the opponent only had one face-down card left. "Judai" continued, "If there is a Fiend-Type monster on my field, this Spell Card can activate one effect based on the number of monsters in the opponent's Graveyard!"

"The power of [Evil Heart]! If there are 1 or more monsters in your opponent's Graveyard, I can draw 1 card from my Deck. If there are 4 or more monsters in your opponent's Graveyard, I can add 1 [Hero] monster or [Dark Fusion] to my hand from my Deck."

The [Skull Priest] has four Normal Monsters in its Graveyard, easily fulfilling the conditions for the [Evil Heart] card effect. Although the Duel Disk of "Judai" is no longer the specially customized Duel Academy-exclusive design of the past, the automatic deck search function has been retained. Unlike the [Skull Priest], it does not require him to pull out the deck one by one to search; the Duel Disk automatically pops out the card he needs and catches it.

"Here, I choose to add [Dark Fusion] to my hand and activate it immediately!"

"This card is the same as a regular Fusion Monster. You can send monsters from my hand or field to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials to perform a Fusion Summon. However, only Fiend-Type Fusion Monsters can be Fusion Summoned."

He stopped there, not explaining the full effect, and picked up the card that had been placed on his Duel Disk, saying:
"The required materials are a Fiend-Type monster and a Warrior-Type monster. Send the [E-hero Fallen Claw Demon] on my field and the [E-hero Neos] in my hand as Fusion Materials to the Graveyard!"

"The knight's spirit beneath the scabbed armor will now be completely swallowed by darkness. Let me march forth and uphold the justice that is mine!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"The Blade of Cruelty—[E-hero Dark Knight]!"

【E-hero Dark Knight】【8☆/Location】

[Demon Race/Fusion/Effect]

[1600/0]

The [E-hero Fallen Claw Demon], which was in a defensive position, left the field, and in its place came the [E-hero Dark Knight], which was 1 star higher in level. The [Skeleton Priest] was initially intimidated by its imposing presence, but after seeing its specific stats, it felt like it had been fooled and became angry.

"Ha! After all that, it's just a weak monster with a paltry 1600 attack power? Even your [E-hero Wilder] with the [E-hero Fallen Claw Demon] buff is stronger!" the [Skeleton Priest] said disdainfully. "Nothing special!"

"Om-"

But just as the Skeleton Priest was spouting nonsense, a domineering aura suddenly expanded, with Judai as the source of power and E-hero Dark Knight as the output. The Skeleton Priest felt as if he had been instantly placed in an environment with ten or even nine times the gravity. In the blink of an eye, he was pressed down to the ground by the heavy pressure and could not move at all.

This domineering aura even caused physical damage; the surrounding land cracked under its pressure, and the monsters on the [Skull Priest]'s field fared no better, all instantly crushed and unable to move. (End of Chapter)