Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1340 Ice and Fire

"Fire Neos's attack!"

The Flame Neos's armored right arm was raised high, with countless energy conduits seemingly channeling heat through internal lava veins. The oxygen around him appeared to be instantly sucked out, forming a vacuum vortex centered on his palm. The fire elements floating in the air gathered, transforming into a massive, burning sphere of light.

The fireball was as hot and bright as the sun, its surface constantly churning with magma-like flames. With a sudden swing of his arm, the fireball roared towards the volcanic dinosaur. At the moment of impact, a deafening roar erupted between heaven and earth, blinding flames shooting into the sky, illuminating the entire area as if it were daytime. The shockwave from the explosion unleashed a torrent of heat, blasting a huge, charred crater into the ground, the surrounding rocks melting into crimson magma under the intense heat.

Flame against flame, cosmic hero against numbered monster.

The flames burned for a long time before gradually subsiding, the air thick with heat, and the lava on the ground still flowed slowly, making a hissing sound.

Of course, when the flames subsided, the volcanic dinosaur, though looking disheveled, still stood tall.

Taniguchi said with a dark face, "The Volcanic Dinosaur is a 'NO.' monster and cannot be destroyed by monsters other than 'NO.'."

“I know,” Judai said, “but combat damage still needs to be taken into account.”

Taniguchi: "cut"

【Taniguchi, LP4000 → LP1500】

Although the number advantage allowed it to block the attack and avoid destruction, the damage from a single fireball with 5,000 attack power is still considerable.

“Well, that’s perfect.” Taniguchi said in a deep voice, “Activate the face-down card, the Trap Card ‘Damage Gate’!”
When your monster takes battle damage, you may Special Summon a monster from your Graveyard with an ATK equal to or less than the amount of damage taken.

Jaden: "I see. The damage you took is 2500. So you can summon any monster in the graveyard at will."

"Great! I Special Summon 'Otherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon' from the Graveyard!"

[Otherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon, Attack Power 2200]

“Then my turn is over,” Jaden said. “During the End Phase, because of the Field Spell ‘Neospace’ on the field, Flame Neos doesn’t need to return to the Extra Deck.”

The new space is like a spring, equivalent to the plasma spark tower for the M78 civil servant, allowing a real man who originally only lasted three minutes to last infinitely.

Taniguchi: "My turn, draw a card!"

He paused slightly, then sneered, "You dare to keep a high-attack monster like Flame Neos in front of my Volcano Dinosaur? You must think that I've run out of Xyz Material for Volcano Dinosaur and can't use its effects to destroy your Flame Neos, right?"

“That’s right.” Jaden readily admitted, “For an Xyz Monster to activate its effect, it must remove Xyz Material. The Volcanic Dinosaur only has two materials left and has already used them up, so it’s just an indestructible wall right now.”

"Hmph, you understand quite quickly for someone who's never encountered an overpowered form," Taniguchi sneered. "Generally speaking, that's true, but my numbered power surpasses that!"

I Tribute Summon the face-down monster on the field!
Show yourself, second 'Otherworldly Thorn Purple Beast'!

[Otherworldly Thorny Purple Beast, Attack Power 1100]

"Anotherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon and Anotherworldly Thorn Purple Beast?" Jaden frowned. "We've gathered two more Level 5 monsters... Could it be..."

"exactly!"

Taniguchi burst into laughter.

"I'll stack the level 5 'Otherworldly Thorny Purple Dragon' and 'Otherworldly Thorny Purple Beast'!" The two monsters transformed into two dazzling beams of light, one gold and one purple, shooting straight into the sky like meteors. They converged at their highest point, then transformed into a spiral stream of light that plunged down, crashing heavily into the energy vortex that suddenly appeared on the ground. The vortex churned violently, erupting with blinding white light that illuminated the entire arena.

"Two monsters construct an overlay network, Xyz Summon—"

—NO.19 Frozen Dragon!!!

The glowing number "NO.19" slowly emerged from the aftershocks of the explosion, each stroke radiating a chilling aura. In an instant, the temperature plummeted, and countless tiny ice crystals condensed in the air. These ice crystals seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, rapidly gathering in mid-air, first forming sharp icicles, then long tails covered in spikes, and finally a body covered in thick ice armor.

With a deafening roar, the No. 19 Frozen Dragon fully materialized. Its entire body was composed of crystal-clear ice, each scale reflecting a chilling blue light. Raising its head high, the white breath it exhaled instantly froze the surrounding ground. As it spread its icy wings, countless ice shards scattered in the wind, as if to transform the world into a silver-clad, snow-covered realm.

[NO.19 Frozen Dragon, Attack Power 2000]

"The second one is 'NO.'!"

Judai saw the word "NO.19" appear on Taniguchi's body, and his aura increased significantly. The two dragons, one of ice and one of fire, seemed to be echoing each other, which greatly surprised him.

Can a soul be possessed by two "NO"s at the same time?

"So good, so good! The power of two No. 1s! Now I'm invincible!"

The valley mouth roared and hissed.

"Ice Dragon's effect activates! Remove 1 Xyz Material, and you can revive 1 Xyz Material of an Xyz Monster you control!" (Original effect)

The physical card has been changed so that when a teammate is about to activate their effect, materials can be taken from Frozen Dragon instead. In other words, Frozen Dragon can give a teammate two extra Xyz Materials.

But the animation is different. In the animation, the Frozen Dragon can revive two of its teammates' materials by removing one material. In other words, the two materials of the Frozen Dragon are equivalent to giving the Volcanic Dinosaur four more Xyz Materials.

The volcanic dinosaur has gained ammunition for a four-shot burst in one round, which is more than enough to OTK the opponent's two lives in one round!
"The super-material for the Volcanic Dinosaur has been revived!" Yubel said in a deep voice. "This is a bit dangerous, Jūdai."

"I know that too."

"It's over, Jaden Yuki!"

Taniguchi burst into laughter.

"Volcano Dinosaur's effect! Remove 1 Xyz Material, destroy 1 monster your opponent controls, and inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK!"

Destroy 'Elemental HERO Flame Neos'! Take 5000 points of damage equal to your own monster's attack power!

The Volcano Dinosaur bites off another Xyz Material, and the Destruction Flame erupts towards Fire Neos!

Jaden: "Open the face-down card, Quick-Play Spell 'Contact Separation'!"
Defuse the Neo-Fusion Monsters on your field, and Special Summon Fusion Material Monsters from your Deck!

In the nick of time, Flame Neos split in two, transforming back into Neos and Flame Beetle. The two landed on either side of Jaden, their arms crossed, blocking the field.

[Elemental Hero - Neo-Universe, Defense 2000]

[New Space Ranger - Flame Beetle, Defense 500]

(End of this chapter)