Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

【N·Flame Beetle】【3☆/Flame】

[Insect Clan/Effect]

[500/500]

"Because of the attribute increase, my monster's ATK increases by 200 points, and the effect of [N Flame Beetle] is that this card's ATK increases by 400 points for each Spell/Trap Card on your opponent's field."

Professor Judai's One-Finger Cobra on the field: "Your opponent has three Spell/Trap Cards on the field, therefore [N Flame Beetle] gains an additional 1200 ATK!"

【N·Flame Beetle】【ATK500→1100→2300】

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2900→3100】

【E·hero Ionizing Pliers】【ATK3000→3200】

【E·hero Ironwall Gunner】【2400/2500→2600/2500】

"Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more and we'll surpass the attack power of [Venomous Serpent God - Venominaga]!" John said nervously. "Come on, Judai!"

"Don't worry, I'm confident!" Jaden said confidently, playing a card. "I just searched for [E-Hero Nexus] with the effect of [E-Hero Shadow Mist Lady], and I've already sent [E-Hero Liquid Man] to the Graveyard with the effect of [E-Hero Liquid Man]. Now I'm going to activate the Spell Card [O-Beyond Soul] to Special Summon the Normal Monster that is one with [E-Hero] from my Graveyard to the field—that is, [E-Hero Nexus]!"

"This is the final piece of the puzzle to complete victory! Come forth, [E·hero Neo-Universe]!"

【E·hero New Universe】【ATK2500→3100】

With the appearance of [E·hero Neos], Asuka understood Jaden's plan: "I see, Jaden does have a good chance of winning! His contact fusion!"

"A combination of [E·hero Neocosmos] and [N·Flame Beetle], [E·hero Flame Neocosmos]?"

Manjoume considered the monster's effect. "Each Spell/Trap Card on the field gains 400 ATK, and with the 600 ATK bonus from [E-Hero Sunrise], [E-Hero Flame Neos], which originally had 2500 ATK, can suddenly increase its ATK to 5100!"

“That’s it!” Jaden acknowledged Manjoume and the others’ guesses, and waved his hand, saying, “Then let’s not delay, let’s combine, Neos, [N·Flame Beetle]!”

"Return my [E·Hero Neos] and [N·Flame Beetle] from my field to the Deck for Contact Fusion Summoning. Come forth, [E·Hero Flame Neos]!"

The [N Flame Beetle], transformed into a blazing fireball, crashed into [E Hero Neos], but no explosion occurred. The two monsters merged without even activating [Fusion]. The [N Flame Beetle]'s biological carapace adapted to the size of [E Hero Neos] and covered the latter's body, creating a cool, one-piece insect warrior that descended upon the Jaden battlefield!

【E·hero Flame Neos】【7☆/Flame】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"Just like what Manjoume and the others said, every Spell/Trap Card on the field provides a 400 ATK bonus to [E-Hero Flame Neos]. Besides the two cards in your back row and the Field Spell Card, there are also the two face-down cards in my back row. And, [E-Hero Sunrise]'s ATK bonus!"

Judai clenched his fist, "Therefore, the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] will increase by 2000 points and 600 points respectively!"

【E·hero Flame Neo】】【ATK2500→4500→5100

Seeing that Jaden had summoned E. Hero Flame Neos, whose attack power reached 5000 points and even surpassed that of the Five Divine Dragons, Professor Cobra was not worried at all: "Even if your monster can successfully defeat my Viper God - Venominaga, so what? It's just a mere 1100 points of combat damage. But what happens after that?"

"The resurrected [Serpent God - Vinominaga] will still possess 3500 attack power, which your other monsters cannot break through. With that level of power, where do you get the confidence to say that victory is assured? Moreover—I never said that that monster could actually threaten my [Serpent God - Vinominaga]!"

(A tribute to a classic animation blunder in GX animation, showing a two-headed snake throwing a rattlesnake)

As he spoke, he threw away a card in his hand.

Klaus Wallis: 3000LP, hand 4→3→2

"If I have a Reptile-Type monster in my Graveyard, during the Main Phase of both players' turns, I can send this 'Reptile Witch Niamini' from my hand to the Graveyard, and target one face-up monster on my opponent's field to activate its effect, reducing the targeted monster's ATK to 0!"

Pointing his finger at Jaden, who currently possessed the highest attack power on the field, [E·hero Flame Neos], he said, "Although you summoned it with great difficulty, unfortunately, you have blocked my path. So this is the punishment I will inflict on you—called despair!"

【E·hero Flame Neos】【ATK5100→0】

After finally summoning a powerful monster like [E·hero Flame Neos], Professor Cobra extinguished their hopes with a single hand crater, pouring cold water on their hopes.

"Wow, there are monsters that can activate their effects from the hand." Completely unprepared for Professor Cobra's next move, even Jim nervously bit his nails. "Besides [Snake Venom], does Dr. Cobra's deck actually also have that [Reptile Witch] series?"

“I’ve never heard of that kind of deck before,” O’Brien said. “It seems to be the professor’s secret weapon for today.”

"No, rather than saying I wanted to hide it from you students, it's more accurate to say that I only recently acquired this power myself." Hearing O'Brien's words, Professor Cobra removed the glove from his left hand, revealing it to everyone.

"Although that person has not yet gathered all the energy needed for resurrection, he only needs the energy from this final duel with Jaden Yuki. So, to ensure my victory, a portion of his power was used on me and my deck, giving birth to this power born from outer space!"

"In other words, Jaden Yuki, what defeated you was the power of that person, and after this duel, you will also offer that person the necessary duel energy. This is your destiny, a destiny inseparable from that person!"

"Indivisible..." Although he didn't know why, Jaden felt that he couldn't refute this statement, as if he had actually promised someone something like "a community of shared destiny." However, he still denied the rest of Professor Cobra's words, "It's just that the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] has been reduced to 0. I'm not so easily defeated by you!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Double Hero Attack]! If I control a Fusion Monster that requires [E-Hero Neos] as Fusion Material, I can target one [Hero] Fusion Monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it to my field, ignoring its Summoning conditions. My choice is [E-Hero Shining Neos]!"

【E·hero Shining New Universe Warrior】【8☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3100/2500]

Thanks to the effect of [Double Hero Attack], [E·hero Shining Neos], who had appeared once before, returned to Jaden's field. And because its effect is "if it is a Special Summon" rather than "if it is a Fusion Summon", even a Special Summon that ignores the summoning conditions can still activate its effect.

"The effect of 【E·hero Shining Neoswing】 can destroy up to the same attribute type of the monsters on the field. I choose to destroy the Field Spell Card 【Snake Venom Swamp】 on my opponent's field."

Because of the disappearance of Field Spell Cards, although the monster "E-Hero Ironwall Gunner" in Jaden still has a poison counter, its attack power has not decreased but has increased.

【E·hero铁壁炮手】【毒指示物2】【1400/2500→2600/2500】

Although you can select multiple cards, Professor Cobra's "Venom Minaga" on the field is an all-resistant monster, meaning even non-targeting destruction cannot affect it. The only remaining card on the field after it, "Venom Minaga," has the effect of Special Summoning other Reptile-Type monsters from the Deck after a Reptile-Type monster is destroyed by battle. It seems like it needs to be dealt with, but if "Venom Minaga" is destroyed, it will return all of Professor Cobra's banished Reptile-Type monsters to the Graveyard.

So far in the duel, Professor Cobra has at least seven or eight reptile-type monsters that have been excluded from the game. Jaden doesn't want to see the already troublesome [Venom Minaga], which has 4500 attack power and all resistances, soar to over 8000.

“I see. So that was your plan: [E·Hero Flame Neos] would destroy [Serpent God - Viminaga] the first time, then revive [E·Hero Flash Neos] to destroy it a second time, reducing its attack power by 1000 points. After that, your other monsters could also destroy [Serpent God - Viminaga].] Professor Cobra suddenly realized. “But unfortunately, my [Serpent God - Viminaga]’s attack power has now increased to 4500 points. It’s not so easy to destroy.”

"We also have the ability to draw upon the power of our companions in the graveyard!" Jaden waved his hand and said, "In addition to the 600 ATK bonus from the Fire, Ground, and Light attributes provided by [E.Hero Sunrise], the presence of each monster in my graveyard increases the ATK of [E.Hero Shiny Neos] by 300!"

"Although I used cards like [Hero's Legacy] and [Pot of Greed] to recover quite a few, I still have five monster cards in my graveyard: [E-Hero Golden Blade], [E-Hero Electro], [Winged Kuriboh LV6], [E-Hero Shadow Mist Lady], and [E-Hero Liquid], which will increase the ATK of [E-Hero Shining Neos] by 1500 points!"

【E·hero Flash New Universe】【ATK3100→3700→5200】

There's always someone better. Although the attack power of [E·hero Flame Neos] was reduced to 0, the [E·hero Flash Neos] specially summoned under the effect of [Double Hero Attack] actually had an even higher attack power of 5200!

Unfortunately, although [E·hero Shining Neoswingman] retains the classic effect of [E·hero Flame Wingman], the attack power it gives to the opponent after destroying a monster is the original attack power of the destroyed monster, while the original attack power of [Venom Minaga] is 0.

At least Jaden now has the power to suppress [Venomine], but the problem is that if he can't clear Professor Cobra's Life Points this turn, the immortal [Venomine] will use other monsters with lower attack power on Jaden's field as a breakthrough point to threaten him in the next turn.

Chapter 1747 When Numbers Meet Mechanics, Inflicted Damage Dog Meets Hollowfication Dog

If Jaden attacks [Venom Minaga] now, he can certainly deal 600 battle damage to Professor Cobra. If he adds the direct attack from [E. Hero Ironwall Gunner] on his field, he can deal an additional 1300 battle damage. But if there are no other cards, that's all.

Professor Cobra currently has 3000 base points left, and after taking this round of damage, he will still have 1100 points left. Although he doesn't have many points left, he is far from being on the verge of collapse. On the other hand, Jaden's side, even after being revived, still has 4000 attack power [Venom Minaga], who is completely helpless.

Although the effect of reducing the attack power of 【E·hero Flame Neos】 only lasts for one turn, its time on the field is also only one turn. Apart from that, among the monsters currently on the field in Attack Position, the monster with the lowest attack power is 【E·hero Sunrise】, with only 3100 attack power. It is no match for 【Venom Minagi】 and will be easily defeated.

Although Jaden still had a solid 5500 points in base score, seemingly enough to withstand the attacks of [Viper God - Viminaga], and in his next turn he could use [E·Hero Shining Neo-Winged] to defeat [Viper God - Viminaga] and achieve complete victory—Jaden had a strange intuition, as if warning him that he should avoid taking any combat damage from [Viper God - Viminaga]. Jaden felt he should trust his intuition.

However, if we think about it from another angle, since the monsters on the field are not strong enough to win, why not just replace the monsters that are not currently useful with powerful ones?

Thinking of Fubuki, Kenzan, Sho, and the others in the academy collapsing because of the "Death Bracelet," and how Asuka and the others behind her, though temporarily freed from the threat of the [Snake Venom Swamp], still didn't know when Professor Cobra's materialized duel monsters, which inexplicably could cause real damage, would threaten them again... Thinking of this, Jaden knew he had to win, so—

Looking at the cards on the field—[E-Hero Electrocutioner], which was temporarily rendered useless due to the full resistance of [Venom Minaga], [E-Hero Flame Neos], whose ATK was reduced to 0 by its effect, and [E-Hero Sunrise], which was the easiest target—Jaden pressed the button to activate the face-down card without hesitation: "Sorry, [E-Hero Electrocutioner], [E-Hero Flame Neos], [E-Hero Sunrise]... This is a necessary sacrifice!"

"I activate the Trap Card [High-Speed ​​Draw], destroy two or more monsters on my field, and for every two monsters destroyed, I draw one card from my Deck. I also destroy the three monsters on my field: [E-Hero Ionizer], [E-Hero Sunrise], and [E-Hero Flame Neos], and draw one card!"

With three monsters eliminated in one go, Jaden's field became slightly more spacious. Both [E-Hero Ironwall Cannon] and [E-Hero Shiny Neos] had their attack power instantly drop by 600 points due to [E-Hero Sunrise]'s departure. However, because the number of monsters in Jaden's graveyard increased by three, [E-Hero Shiny Neos]'s attack power rebounded by 900 points, actually exceeding its original attack power.

【游城十代：5500LP，手牌5→4→3→2→3】

【E·hero Flash New Universe】【ATK5200→5500】

【E·hero Ironwall Gunner】【2600/2500→2000/2500】

Backcourt: [Cover Card]

Only after Jaden's field was somewhat cleared did he play the Miracle Fusion card, which was searched by the effect of [E-Hero Sunrise]: "The Spell Card [Miracle Fusion] is a card that can be Fusion Summoned by banishing monsters from my field or Graveyard. The cards I want to banish are [E-Hero Spark] and [E-Hero Golden Blade] from my Graveyard!"

Seeing that Jaden was going to remove the monster combination he had used when fusing with [E.Hero Ionizer] from his graveyard, Professor Cobra sneered, "What a pointless thing to do. You just destroyed your own [E.Hero Ionizer], what's the point of fusing and summoning it again now?"

"I never said I was going to fuse and summon [E·hero Electrocutioner], Professor Cobra." Jaden smirked. "I've already found a way. I'll thwart your plan this turn, Professor Cobra. The winds of victory are blowing from behind me!"

At this moment, the group wasn't actually in the SAL underground laboratory. In fact, after Jaden and his friends found Professor Cobra, they were lured to an elevator platform and forced to leave the underground and ascend to a high altitude, where they could even clearly see the Duel Academy in the distance over the back mountain. Quite fittingly, after Jaden finished speaking, a gust of wind actually blew in from the direction of the Duel Academy.

"The required materials are two monsters of different attributes, [E·hero]—a heart of passion that must never be extinguished, so let's ride the wind with that fiery heart! My beloved hero, here I come!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Soar into the sky! [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"

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

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2100/1200]

"If [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] is Special Summoned, its effect is activated. Add one [Beloved] card from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand. I chose this one, the proof of my bond with Asuka—[Beloved Hero]!"

"The Equip Spell Card 'Beloved Hero' can only be equipped to a Level 5 or higher 'Hero' monster. I'll equip this card to my 'E-Hero Shining Neos' on my field." Jaden continued, "Equip Spell Cards that didn't provide any significant boost to 'E-Hero Shining Neos' after I activated one."

"Although the appearance of [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike] reduced the number of monsters in my graveyard by two, causing [E·hero Shiny Neoswingman] to drop by 600 points, [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike], which uses a Normal Monster as one of its Fusion Materials, can use its second effect."

"Release it, and then Special Summon one Level 7 or lower [E-hero] monster that cannot be Normal Summoned from my Deck or Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

"I Special Summon [E·Hero Sailor] from my Extra Deck!"

【E·hero Sailor Man】【5☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[1400/1000]

【E·hero Flash New Universe】【ATK5500→5200】

After opening his mind, Jaden suddenly realized something—Duel Monsters ultimately win by depleting the opponent's Life Points. So, while Professor Cobra's monster is indeed all-resistant, that doesn't mean you, as the duelist, are all-resistant. [Venom Minaga] can revive and is not afraid of battle damage, but Professor Cobra, you can't compromise on battle damage; you must take it.

Jaden has a face-down card in his back row, which fulfills the conditions for using the effect of [E-Hero Sailor Man], allowing it to directly attack the opponent's duelist and deal a full 1400 battle damage without any reduction. In addition, [E-Hero Ironclad Gunner] can bypass the opponent's monster and attack directly in defense position, dealing 1000 damage even with a reduction. Jaden only needs to accumulate another 600 battle damage to defeat Professor Cobra in one fell swoop!

The [E·hero Flashy New Cosmic Wingman] can easily deal this damage, and even has a lot of damage left over because of the [Beloved Hero]!

"Let's enter my battle phase! And at this very moment, the effect of the Equip Spell Card 'Beloved Hero' activates!" Jaden draws a card from his deck. "I've been in an environment where Cobra has been teaching me the 'Snake Venom' technique, so it's time for my 'Heroes' to fight on the battlefield! At the start of both players' battle phases, I activate one Field Spell Card from my hand and Deck. I choose this one: 'Skyscraper'!"

Countless skyscrapers rose from the ground, reaching a height opposite to the platform where everyone was, and continued to grow straight upwards like a bamboo forest until they covered a large area around them. Meanwhile, the attack power of the [E·hero Shining Neos] on the field of the Tenth Generation also increased dramatically after being supported by the Field Spell Card!

【E·hero Shining New Universe】】【5200/2500→7700/2500】

"The power of [Beloved Hero] allows the equipped monster to gain an additional ATK equal to its original DEF when there are cards in my field zone, and prevents the opponent from targeting the equipped monster with card effects. Additionally, [E·Hero Shining Neos] itself has resistance to being destroyed by card effects!"

Pointing to Professor Cobra's back row, Jaden shouted urgently, "Therefore, no matter if your face-down card is [Divine Shield - Mirror Power -], [Explosive Armor], or any other card, it can no longer stop [E·Hero Shining Neos]!"

"Use [E·hero Flash Neo-Winged Warrior] to attack [Venomous God - Venom Minaga], this strike will pierce through the stars!"