Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Startled, Jaden quickly pressed his face down card: "In that case, I'll activate my face down card!"

However, as Jaden's back row card slightly lifted, a second magical force appeared on the [Dark Magician Enhancement] card. The phantom of [Dark Magician Girl], which had been taken away by [E·hero Nendoroid]'s self-destruction, manifested, using its magical power to firmly hold down Jaden's back row card, preventing it from activating!?

"Although I only have one [Dark Magician] on my field, don't forget about the [Dark Magician Girl] that was destroyed in the previous battle," Yugi said with a smile. "When there are two or more of them in total, this turn, your opponent cannot activate my Spell/Trap Cards to chain Spell/Trap/Monster Effects, and my Spell/Trap Cards cannot be destroyed by your opponent!"

[Black Magician] [ATK 2500→3500]

"Attack and destroy [Golden Blade]!"

"Dark Magician!"

"boom!!"

"Wow!"

[Tenth Generation: 4000 → 3100 LP]

Chapter 435 Since ancient times, the left side of the wave has always been the losing side.

In the battle, he used external force to enhance his attack power in a very unethical manner, and at the same time restricted Jaden's use of face cards, greatly reducing the purity of [Dark Magician].

However, it is also true that he defeated [E·hero Golden Blade], which Jaden had finally managed to summon in the previous round.

[Tenth Generation: 4000 → 3100 LP]

"Ouch, that hurts!" Jaden rubbed his chest and exclaimed, "It was only 900 points of combat damage, but it feels like I was hit by a charging rhinoceros."

"Or is this the power of the legendary duelist's soul?"

As Yugi watched [Dark Magician] return to his field, he heard Jaden's exclamation and chuckled, "So, can we continue, Jaden-kun?"

"Well, it's still a long way off. I'm not going to give up on the duel so easily," Jaden said with a smile. "Besides, heroes aren't defeated by one or two defeats."

"Although I can't chain your Spell & Trap Cards to activate because of the effect of [Dark Magician Enhancement], it doesn't matter if it's 'My monster is destroyed'."

As he spoke, a face-down card that had been firmly held down by the power of [Dark Magician Girl] on the back field broke free from the magical power, releasing a phantom soul—the very same [E·Hero Golden Blade] that had just been destroyed. The released soul of [Golden Blade] rose into the air, transforming into a giant "H," appearing as if a lamp had been projected into the sky.

"The effect of [Hero Mark] is that when a monster I control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [E-Hero] monster from my hand or Deck." Jaden said, retrieving a card from his Deck and placing it on the Duel Disk. "I Special Summon [E-Hero Winged Warrior] from my Deck!"

A black dot appeared in the center of the white letter "H," and with the howling wind, the black dot gradually enlarged and landed on Jaden's field. It turned out to be another monster from the [E·hero] genus. Covered in green feathers, with sharp claws on its hands and feet, and broad wings on its back, this was the hero of the sky—[E·hero Winged Warrior].

【E·hero Winged Warrior】【3☆/Wind】

[Warrior/Normal]

[1000/1000]

With no special abilities and equally mediocre attack and defense, the Winged Warrior standing in front of Jaden provided a sufficient defensive line, blocking Yugi's Magician's Robe before it could even launch an attack.

【E·hero Winged Warrior】【ATK1000】

【The Magician's Robe】【ATK800】

The game feels a bit of a pity, because if it weren't for Jaden's [Hero Mark], [Winged Warrior] wouldn't have appeared. Next, Jaden would have faced a direct attack, which would have allowed the game to reduce his base score to 2300 points and expand the game's advantage.

Although he couldn't destroy [Winged Warrior], Yugi wasn't too concerned. After all, the effect of his [Light of Protection Sword] had only been used for one turn, and Jaden needed to wait two more turns before he could attack him. So it didn't matter that [Magician's Robe] was in attack position.

"In that case, I'll end my round."

[Game: 4200LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Black Magician] [ATK2500]

【The Magician's Robe】【ATK800】

【Light-Sealing Sword】

"My turn, draw a card!" Jaden drew a card from his deck, a smile spreading across his face. "Oh, I've drawn a pretty good card."

“Although [E·Hero Wingman] is a Normal Monster, Mr. Hayato said that there are no useless cards in the world, and every card has its purpose.” Jaden said, showing the card in his hand. “And it is precisely because [E·Hero Wingman] is a Normal Monster that he can do things that other monsters cannot!”

Upon hearing this, [Winged Knight] nodded repeatedly.

Well, Jaden has good taste. Looks like he drew some really powerful card, huh? Hmph, well then it's my turn to shine!

"Activate the Spell Card [Price of Horse Bones]!"

Ok? !

[Winged Warrior] stared wide-eyed at the magic card that had appeared behind him.

This is a little different from what I expected. Shouldn't I be equipping some invincible gear card and then turning the tables on [Dark Magician]?

"The effect of [The Price of Horse Bones], I remember it was..." The game recalled for a moment, then suddenly fell silent.

The effect of 【The Price of Horse Bones】 is to send one monster you control (excluding Effect Monsters) to the Graveyard, then draw two cards. He could have used 【Pot of Greed】 to draw two cards directly, but instead he chose to Tribute his own monster—typical Hayato style.

What exactly did you teach this child, Hayato?!

Amidst the resentment of [Winged Warrior] and Yugi's inner monologue, Jaden drew two cards and simultaneously sent [Winged Warrior] from his field to the Graveyard.

"Although it seems I've sent my only [Winged Warrior] to the graveyard, Mr. Yugi, a hero's temporary departure is merely preparation for the arrival of the next hero." Jaden said, playing a card from his hand. "Activate the Spell Card [Rough Man's Foresight]!"

"This card can only be activated if I have no monsters on my field. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from my Deck. A stack of them! [E·hero Electro]!"

Following the earth-attribute [Clayman] and [Golden Blademan], and the wind-attribute [Winged Man], what appears on Jaden's stage is a sci-fi style hero whose entire body is wrapped in electric light.

Although, it is still just an ordinary bone.

【E·hero Electro】【4☆/Light】

[Warrior/Normal]

[1600/1400]

In the crippled version of the [E·hero] deck in the tenth generation, [E·hero Electroman], which is known as one of the "four useless elements", is still a normal card, but it has at least 1600 attack power, which is still somewhat acceptable.

The problem is that he's now facing a Dark Magician with 2500 attack power. Although there's a Magician's Robe with only 800 attack power nearby that he could bully, Jaden can only passively accept the attacks because of the Light-Sealing Sword.

"Set one card face down, my turn ends." Having no other options, Jaden had no choice but to hastily end his turn. However, a confident smile remained on Jaden's lips.

[Junior: 3100LP, 0 cards in hand]

【E·hero Electric Lightning】】【ATK1600

[GaiK] X2

Is there a card that can turn the tide of battle?

The game proceeded with his usual caution, his fingers hovering over the deck. Last turn, Jaden's attempt to chain a [Dark Magician] attack and activate a face-down card was interrupted by the effect of [Dark Magician Enhancement], but that face-down card remained, still a threat.

"My turn, draw a card."

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Yugi didn't rush to use it. He simply waved his hand and commanded, "Enter my battle phase now! I'll use [Dark Magician] to attack [E·hero Electroman]!"

While there are cards in the game's decks that can destroy the opponent's back row, such as "Dark Magician," which has the same effect as "Harpie's Feather Duster" in destroying all cards in the opponent's back row, using "Dark Magician" with only two cards is somewhat wasteful.

Instead of doing it this way, let's use monsters to launch an attack and test what kind of cards they are.

Upon receiving the game's instructions, [Dark Magician] twirled his staff, transforming a dark purple magic sphere at one end of the emerald green staff. However, instead of launching it directly, he gripped it in his hand and charged towards [E·hero Electroman] like a "Rasengan".

Electro was quite cooperative, flicking his arm and converging the electricity around his body into his palm, forming a crackling ball of lightning that sounded like a thousand birds chirping, which he then attacked Dark Magician.

"Oh, it's attacking! Alright, then I'll activate this face-down card!" Jaden looked at the incoming [Dark Magician] and pressed the button to activate the face-down card. "Last turn, you interrupted me, Mr. Yugi. Surely there won't be any more mishaps this time?"

"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, [Dull and Heavy]!"

Just as the Dark Magician, wielding the Rasengan, and the Electro-Man, wielding the Chidori, were about to clash and recreate a famous scene, the Dark Magician suddenly felt a heavy pressure on his body.

It wasn't due to weakness in my own muscles, but rather because the actual gravity suddenly intensified!

"The effect of [Dull Weight] is that until the end of the turn, it reduces the ATK of one face-up monster by its own DEF." Jaden explained confidently, hands on his hips. "This card doesn't pose much of a threat to monsters with high ATK but low DEF, but [Dark Magician] has both high ATK and DEF, so it will be greatly affected!"

"After all, his defense is as high as 2100 points. Because of the [Dullness] effect, his attack power will be reduced to only 400 points!"

As he spoke, Jaden looked at the game.

He wanted to see expressions of "surprise" or "astonishment" on the game's face, but all he saw was "a sigh of relief."

"I see. If it weren't for the effect of [Dark Magician's Enhancement] preventing my Spell & Trap Card from being chained last turn, even if my [Dark Magician] were to gain 1000 ATK, it would only have 1400 ATK after [Sluggish] was activated, and it still wouldn't be a match for [E·Hero Golden Blade]."

"Thank goodness it's [Dull and Heavy], otherwise I was worried it would have been terrible if it were a card like [Divine Shield - Mirror Power -]." Yugi said, inserting the card he had just drawn into the Spell & Trap Zone. "But Jaden, your card activated too early!"

"By chaining the effect of [Dullness], I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Baptism of Light and Darkness] from my hand!"

"Gather the power of light and darkness, and unleash your bound strength!"

The Electro-Man, carrying lightning, arrived in front of the Dark Magician, who was bound by gravity and unable to move. He swung his hand forcefully, completely piercing through the Dark Magician's body.

However, a look of surprise appeared on Electroman's face.

The feel is completely wrong; this isn't a disruption of the physical sensation!

The body of the Dark Mage, pierced by Electro, dissipated into starlight-like magic, clearly an empty shell!

Surprised that his opponent had changed positions, Electro looked around, searching for where Dark Magician might be. Then, he suddenly looked up.

Sometime later, the Dark Mage, who had "shed" his former oversized mage robes, donned a black leather jacket and hovered in mid-air, looking down at the Electroman on the ground.

No, it would be wrong to call him the "Dark Magician" at this moment.

Using the pressure of [Dull Weight], [Dark Magician] fully unleashed his magical power, completely mastering the forces of light and darkness, appearing in a completely new form. Like the Golden Experience wielding the Insect Arrow, [Dark Magician] was now named—

"【Dark Magician of Chaos】!"

【Chaos Dark Magician】【8☆/Dark】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2800/2600]

"They actually let [Dark Magician] evolve into another monster." Jaden said with a bitter face, "That's too unfair."

He had originally planned to use the effect of "Dull Weight" to take advantage of the situation and defeat "Dark Magician," but he didn't expect Yugi to have such a hidden move. Because the targeted "Dark Magician" had become "Chaos Dark Magician," the effect of "Dull Weight" was no longer effective and could no longer be dealt with. Jaden also lost the key card that could have been used to counterattack "Dark Magician."

With a wave of his hand, Yugi said, "Because of the effect of [Chaos Dark Magician], when he is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, I can add one Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand!"

"The card I've chosen is [Dark Magician Enhancement]!"

The Dark Mage of Chaos, hovering in mid-air, held a wand in one hand and snapped his fingers with the other.

A moving magic circle appeared in front of him, and as the circle moved, a card was created out of thin air—it was none other than the [Dark Magician Enhancement] card that had already been used once in the previous round!

Because the battle with [Dark Magician] was interrupted, [Electroman] retreated warily back onto Jaden's field and stood in front of him, watching [Chaos Dark Magician] slowly fall back onto the game field.

Looking at the face-down cards on the back field of Judai, Yugi frowned and began to think.