Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1382 The Fate of Moving Forward

An immense vortex opened, unleashing chaotic power. A jet-black body descended slowly, hanging upside down from the crack. Its entire body was covered in matte metallic armor, with dark red oil constantly seeping from the exposed gears at its joints. The winding, blood-red patterns on its right leg armor writhed like a living creature, and a single steel wing boomed open from its back, its three-meter-long blade splitting into five claw-like structures at the end.

CNO.40. Mechanical Puppet - Devil's String, Summon!

【CNO.40 Mechanical Puppet - Devil's String, Attack Power 3300】

Devil's String, a chaotic version of Heaven's String after its upgrade, has also received a power boost. The chaotic Devil's String can destroy all monsters on your opponent's field that have String Counters by removing one Xyz Material, destroying those monsters and inflicting damage equal to your opponent's total ATK.

So the standard combo is to first Xyz Summon Heaven's String, place String Counters on the opponent's monsters, then upgrade it to Demon's String, and finally destroy all the monsters that just had String Counters placed on them and deal damage.

However, it's clear that this effect is a repetition of the previous "Machine Golem - Serial Killer," and it's not as powerful as Serial Killer. Devil's String can only destroy monsters with String Counters on the field, while Machine Golem - Serial Killer only needs to remove one material to clear the entire field.

This is probably why IV initially chose to summon the Serial Killer, and only after being defeated did he reveal the current mechanical golem, Devil's String. This chaotic monster is almost a lower-tier replacement for the Serial Killer, its only advantage being its stronger attack power.

"CNO.40 Mechanical Puppet - Devil's String, Direct Attack!"

At this moment, Edward's only defensive line, Dragon Knight D, had been eliminated, leaving him with no other defenses. The mechanical puppet leaped forward without hindrance, its crimson blade tearing through space and slashing down at Edward's head.

Ed raised his Duel Disk to block, and the crimson blade struck the disk, exploding into a shower of indigo sparks. A crackling sound of electricity erupted, and Ed staggered back two steps.

[Aide, LP4700 → LP1400]

Edward clutched his chest and knelt on the ground, struggling to look up at the enormous monster.

"Was that pain just now caused by the power of this monster called 'CNO'?"

"How was it!" IV laughed heartily. "Wasn't the service from my fans especially enjoyable?"

Seeing the other person's expression turn into another exaggerated one, with the corner of their mouth twitching to an extent that a human shouldn't be able to do, Edward dusted himself off, stood up, and said, "What a madman! Are all people from other dimensions like this?"

He reaffirmed his resolve.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Ed glanced at the card he had drawn, then immediately waved his hand.

"Activate the effect of 'Destiny Hero: Demon Boy' from the graveyard!"

While this card is in the Graveyard, you can Special Summon a card with the same name from your Deck by banishing this card from the Graveyard.

I banish 'Destiny HERO - Demon Boy' from my Graveyard, and Special Summon a second Demon Boy from my Deck!

A golden light flew out from Edward's deck, landed in the center of the field, and crouched down with his hands crossed to defend.

【Destiny Hero - Demonic Boy, Defense 800】

“Then activate the Spell Card ‘Fusion Recycle’ from your hand!” Ed said. “Return one Spell Card ‘Fusion’ and the monsters sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material to your hand from the Graveyard.”

IV: "A fusion material monster, huh? You have 'Destiny Hero: The Righteous' and 'Bloodthirster D' in your graveyard."

“Good, I’m returning ‘Destiny Hero - The Doctrine’ to my hand from the graveyard!” Edward retrieved the card from his hand, then stared at the Fusion in his hand for a few seconds, his gaze becoming exceptionally firm when he looked up.

He thought he would never see his father again in this life, but thanks to the King of Duels and his help, his father, whom he had lost in his childhood, returned miraculously.

Using the Knights of Hanno's mastery of dark powers and the cutting-edge technology of the Kaiba Corporation, they successfully separated Edward's father's consciousness from the Blood Demon D card. Although his father has lost his physical body, he can now exist within an electronic container created by the Kaiba Corporation and has resumed his former work as a card designer.

After that, Edward felt that time, which had been stagnant in his life, had started moving again.

After his father returned and helped him complete the design, the "Heroes of Destiny" series was born, resulting in the new ace we see today.

Therefore, it can be said that this Destiny Hero card marks the return of his and his father's lives to normalcy with the help of the Duel King, the Knights of Hanno, and the Kaiba Corporation.

It also marks his journey into the future as a duelist.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Fusion'!" Edward raised the Fusion spell card high in his hand. "I'm fusing 'Destiny HERO Theorist' and 'Destiny HERO Defensive Boy' from my hand!"

"The fusion condition is two Destiny Heroes! Fusion Summon! Break the rock of fate, reign supreme in the dark future, and bring light—"

—Hero of Destiny, Dependent of the Utopian!!!

The streamlined, azure breastplate shimmered with a silver light like a stream of data, and the shoulder armor kicked up a trail of metallic dust as it popped out. As he fully stepped out of the dimensional portal, the "D"-shaped goggles in the center of the visor suddenly lit up with a diamond-like stardust-like brilliance, and blue wings of energy extended from both sides of the helmet.

As the cloak behind him dissipated into particles of light, the Antitopian man unleashed a ring-shaped shockwave and punched out a transparent vortex from a distance.

【Destiny Hero - Anti-Utopia, Attack Power 2800】

IV frowned: "This guy, yet another new hero of destiny."

As Ed looked at the summoned Detopia, the image of his father handing him this card flashed through his mind.

"Your future holds endless possibilities. Don't stop for me, Edward."

Through the electronic screen of Haima Group, his father spoke earnestly to him from the other end of the screen.

"Go forth, Edward, with your beloved heroes of destiny."

The greatest masterpiece of his father's life, the hero of destiny he specially designed for his son, was by no means a shackle to bind Edward's fate.

Yes, no father would want to see his son stagnant, forever tormented by his own tragedy. When he created the hero of destiny, he hoped to give his son the power to overcome any predicament and even shatter the shackles of fate.

And now Edward understands this.

So even if it's just to help him reunite with his father, and for those who gave them a second chance at life, he has to win, to take down this otherworldly duelist and the NO. the other party holds.

A determined light flashed in Edward's eyes.

We will definitely win!

(End of this chapter)