Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1377 Hero VS Puppet

Although IV deliberately puts on an air of confidence and ease, this is not actually the case.

In the merged dimension, he was at a slight disadvantage.

One of his main trump cards, No. 15 Giant Slayer, is actually limited in Fusion Dimension. This is because in the anime, its effect is to destroy all Xyz Monsters on the field except for this card by removing one Xyz Material, and then inflict damage to the controllers of those destroyed monsters equal to the destroyed monsters' ATK.

As you can imagine, this is also an "Xyz Killer" type of effect. If the opponent is an Xyz user and enjoys storytelling, and there are two or three Xyz monsters on the field at the same time, then Giant Slayer can take one material and instantly kill them.

However, if the opponent does not use Xyz Summon, then Giant Slayer is basically useless except for its general resistances such as "NO. Cannot be destroyed in battle".

The Giant Slayer card was adjusted for real-world applicability when it was released as a physical card. Its effect is limited to twice per turn: use one Xyz Material to destroy one Special Summoned monster your opponent controls. If the destroyed monster is an Xyz Monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK.

One material can only destroy one monster, and it can only deal damage if it is an Xyz Monster. This effect makes Giant Slayer still the most powerful against Xyz Monsters, but it is also useful against non-Xyz Monsters, increasing its versatility.

Edward's Diamond Boy was broken, but instead he revealed a smug smile.

“Diamond Boy can flip a spell card each turn and activate it, and his attack and defense stats are also higher. It’s entirely expected that you would prioritize attacking Diamond Boy,” Edward laughed.

IV frowned: "What?!"

"That means your thinking is too simplistic; you're completely being led by the nose by me," Edward said. "My turn, draw a card!"

Before Edward could add the card he drew to his hand, he casually flicked it with his right hand, pointing it at a vortex that had suddenly appeared on his field.

“At this moment, the effect of my ‘Destiny HERO: Tenacious Boy’ activated,” Edward said. “Tenacious Boy can Special Summon one ‘Destiny HERO’ that was destroyed by battle in the previous turn from my Graveyard once per turn during my Standby Phase.”

Edward raised the Duel Disk, and the golden light that erupted from the graveyard of the Duel Disk formed a storm on the field. Within that energy storm, the form of the Diamond Hero was faintly revealed.

"Rise, Diamond Boy!"

【Destiny Hero - Diamond Boy, Attack Power 1400】

"At the same time, during this preparation phase, the effect of the spell card 'Fate Draw' that was discarded to the graveyard last turn also activates," Edward said. "The effect of Fate Draw is to discard one Fate HERO card from your hand and draw two cards from your deck."

Because of Diamond Boy's effect, I can draw two cards from my deck without paying any price!

Edward draws two more cards.

“Then, let’s activate Diamond Boy’s effect again this turn!” Edward said. “I’ll check another card from the top of the deck.”

Ed flipped over the card on top of the card and then revealed it directly.

"I drew the Spell Card 'Beginning of the End'. If you have seven or more DARK Attribute cards in your Graveyard, you can banish five of them to activate this effect and draw three cards from your Deck."

Ed smiled smugly.

"Of course, because of Diamond Kid's effect, I don't need to meet the requirement of seven DARK monsters or banish five monsters. I'll just draw three cards next turn."

IV gritted his teeth: "Diamond Boy, what a troublesome thing. I'll destroy that monster next turn!" In fact, Diamond Boy's unique effect in the entire card pool did attract attention at the time. Some card players even built a spell-specialized deck centered around Diamond Boy, including a large number of spell cards with demanding activation conditions but powerful effects.

Among them, the "Beginning of the End" card is the perfect partner for Diamond Boy. As long as you can get it, you can get three cards for free, which is very powerful.

Edward: "Then activate the field spell 'The Tomb of the Dead Emperor'!"

The booming sound of bronze chimes echoed from the void. The dueling arena began to twist and deform, and bluish-gray bricks surged from the ground, forming a long sacred path between the two duelists. Suddenly, thick leaden-gray mist rose from both sides of the sacred path, and the faint sounds of warhorses neighing and weapons clashing could be heard from within it.

As the fog dissipated slightly, thousands of terracotta warriors could be seen maintaining their marching formation in a tunnel thirty meters deep below. The arrows of the archers' phalanx reflected a cold light, and water droplets condensed on the bronze bridles of the chariot warriors. All the terracotta warriors' hollow eye sockets faced upwards along the spirit path, as if witnessing this duel.

"The Tomb of the Dead Emperor is a place where both players can pay 1000 life points to summon a superior summon without any sacrifices!" (Animation effect)

Eddo.

"I will pay 1000 health points to use the terracotta warriors from the tomb as a sacrifice for this superior summon!"

[Aide, LP3400 → LP2400]

As he spoke, two terracotta warriors appeared out of thin air on either side of Edward, turning into specks of light and disappearing.

"Show yourself, Hero of Destiny, Fearful Boy!!!"

The fearful boy leaped from the blood mist, his tons of shackles slamming into the ground with blinding sparks. Blood seeped from the crisscrossing scars on his bronze body, and a rusty white mist billowed from the breathing holes of his steel mask. A low, trapped growl escaped from his locked throat. The thick iron chains on his hands and feet carved deep furrows into the bluestone slabs, each drag causing a small tremor.

[Destiny Hero - Fearful Boy, Attack Power?]

"Dreadboy's effect: When this card is successfully Summoned, you can Special Summon up to two 'Destiny HERO' cards from your Graveyard." (Anime effect)

In the physical card game, Fearful Boy can only activate this effect when Special Summoned via the dedicated Field Spell "Haunted Clock Tower". In the anime, it can also be activated via normal Tribute Summon.

"I Special Summon from the Graveyard the Destiny Hero that you discarded last turn with your 'Handbook Kill'!"

【Destiny Hero - Dash Boy, Attack Power 2100】

“Then the attack power of the Fear Boy becomes the sum of the attack power of all other ‘Destiny Heroes’ on the field!” Edward said.

IV's expression changed: "The total attack power!?"

“Exactly, becoming stronger through the strength of your companions, that’s what makes a hero of destiny,” Edward laughed. “Now I have Sprint Kid, Diamond Kid, and Tenacious Kid on the field.”

Therefore, the Fearful Boy's attack power becomes…

[Destiny Hero - Fearful Boy, Attack Power? → Attack Power 4300]

IV instinctively took a half step back: "Attack power of 4,300!?"

(End of this chapter)