Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"At the same time that [E·hero Absolute Zero] was successfully Fusion Summoned, the effect of [E·hero Liquid Man], which was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material for [Hero] Fusion Monster, was activated." Jaden said, drawing two cards from his deck. "I draw two cards from my deck, and then choose one card from my hand to discard."

"I discard this [Cross Watcher] and then activate the Spell Card [Fusion Recycle] to recycle [E·Hero Skyman], which was used as Fusion Material, and the [Fusion] Spell Card into my hand."

After Jaden's hand exchange, even Kaiba became somewhat serious when looking at the five cards in Jaden's hand.

Logically speaking, "Fusion Summoning" should be a relatively card-inefficient summoning method. It requires at least two Fusion Materials and one Fusion Spell Card to "Fusion Summon" a powerful monster.

However, at this moment, Jaden not only summoned an E-hero Absolute Zero with the attack power of a Dark Magician on the field, but also an E-hero Solid with an attack power of only 1300 points that Kaiba didn't take seriously, but also had a full five cards in his hand.

Not only did I not lose any cards, I actually gained more cards.

"Solid, gas, and liquid...?"

Jaden ignored Kaiba's mutterings and inserted the newly retrieved Fusion Spell Card back into the Spell & Trap Zone to activate it: "I will activate the Fusion Spell Card again. This time, the Fusion materials I choose are E. Hero Shadow Mist Lady in my hand and E. Hero Solid Man on the field."

"Shadows cover the earth, then the earth absorbs the shadows, and what is born afterward is the light that creates miracles!"

"Fusion Summon! [E·Hero Sunrise Warrior]!"

A flowing blue cloak billowed in the breeze that swept across the central square, revealing a broad chest, sharp eyes peering through a horned helmet, and a pair of cool weapons, each adorned with a shimmering sun-like disc split in two, mounted on two arm armors!

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1200]

"【E·hero】 refers to heroes who wield the elemental power 'Elemental' to uphold justice. Their greatest skill is combining multiple elemental powers to create miracles," Jaden said proudly. "When 【E·hero Sunrise Knight】 is successfully Special Summoned, its effect can be activated to add one 【Miracle Fusion】 from the Deck to my hand."

"But before that, I'll activate the effects of [E·hero Solid Man] and [Cross Watcher] in my graveyard."

"First is the effect of [Cross Watcher]. If I successfully Special Summon [E·hero] Fusion Monster while [Cross Watcher] is in my Graveyard, I can banish [Cross Watcher], draw two cards from my Deck, and then choose one card from my hand to return to the bottom of my Deck."

Just as Jaden banished Cross Guardian from his pocket, drew a card from his deck, and placed a card at the bottom of his deck, the effect of E·Hero Solidman began to process.

On the Judai stage, a stone cylinder rose from the spot where [E·hero Solid Man] disappeared. The side of the cylinder opened like an elevator, and [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl], who had been used as fusion material, stepped out and crouched in defense on the Judai stage.

【E·hero Shadow Mist Girl】【4☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1000/1500]

"When [E·hero Solid Man] is sent to the Graveyard by the effect of a Spell Card, I can Special Summon one [Hero] monster other than [E·hero Solid Man] from my Graveyard to my field in Defense Position."

After the tenth endorsement, the effect of [E·hero Sunrise Knight] retrieved one [Miracle Fusion] and added it to my hand.

"Then there is the effect of [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady]: If this card is Special Summoned, add one [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand."

Another card was added to Jaden's hand, so he still has five cards in his hand. However, the number of monsters on the field has increased again. After a series of chain reactions, his lineup is quite impressive.

【E·hero Absolute Zero】【ATK2500】

【E·hero Shadow Mist Girl】【DEF1500】

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2500→3100】

Ok?

Kaiba looked at [E·hero Sunrise], whose attack power was 2500 points just now, and wondered how his attack power had become 3100 points in the blink of an eye.

"【E·hero Sunrise Warrior】has the ability to increase its attack power based on the type of monsters on my field. As I mentioned before, 【E·hero】is a hero who is very good at utilizing elemental power."

"Because I have the Light attribute [E·hero Sunrise Warrior], the Water attribute [E·hero Absolute Zero Warrior], and the Dark attribute [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] on my field, the attack power of [E·hero Sunrise Warrior] increases by 3 x 200, which is 600 points."

【E·hero Sunrise Warrior】On the left arm, on the half-sun disc shaped like a scythe, three decorative pillars light up with black, blue and white faint lights, seemingly drawing on elemental power.

Then, as if it were unintentional, Jaden casually remarked, "Hehe, in this way, my [E·hero] monster has successfully exceeded 3000 attack points, which is higher than Mr. Kaiba's ace monster [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].

"Hmph, you're too smug about that. So what if you've just surpassed [Blue Eyes] by 100 points in attack power?"

With a cold snort, Kaiba continued, "If you think you can defeat me with this level of skill, then look forward to being crushed by my Blue-Eyes next round!"

Seeing the undisguised displeasure on Kaiba's face, Jaden chuckled inwardly: 'Judging by that expression, Hayato-san was right after all. Kaiba-san has been liking to not shuffle his decks for the past ten years. He probably already has three copies of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and one copy of Fusion in his hand, right?'

'Then I'll use this one...'

Having made up his mind, Judai placed three cards face down in his hand: "Three cards face down, my turn ends here."

[Yuki Jaden: 4000 LP, 2 cards in hand]

Monster: (omitted)

[GaiK] X3

"Then it's my turn!"

As soon as he heard Jaden declare that his turn was over, Kaiba eagerly drew a card, shouting, "Draw!"

After confirming the card he had drawn, Kaiba's smile grew even more smug. As if victory was assured, he looked at Jaden with an aggressive gaze and arrogantly said, "It seems this duel is over."

"I must admit, you do have some strength, but you still can't escape annihilation in front of my [Blue Eyes]." Kaiba said, drawing four cards directly from his hand. "Since your [E·Hero] deck focuses on fusion, then I will use this powerful, invincible, and strongest ultimate fusion monster to deliver a complete defeat to you!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion], using the three [Blue-Eyes White Dragons] in my hand as Fusion Material!"

Four cards, seemingly glued together, were sent into the graveyard by Kaiba, who then pointed a finger into the sky. Behind him, the three forms of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared, soaring into the air and merging into one through the power of Fusion!

"Imprint the form of the strongest evolved dragon in your mind and forever be shrouded in its fear!"

"Neo-Blue-Ace-Arutimet-Doragon!"

Chapter 505 Wow, what will President Kaiba's card be?

"Roar!" X3

After the power of [Fusion] dissipated, the three-headed giant white dragon spread its wings that blotted out the sky, and its ferocious dragon head looked down at Jaden, who was surrounded by three [E·hero] monsters.

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [12☆/Light]

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[4500/3800]

"The power created by the combination of three Blue-Eyes monsters surpasses even the gods. Bow down before True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba grinned and raised his hand, pointing at Jaden. "When Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is present in the Fusion Deck, True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon can attack three times during a single Battle Phase. Your monsters cannot protect you!"

"Now, let's begin my battle phase!"

No one, not even Hayato, Yugi, or Jaden, who was facing Kaiba, thought there was anything wrong with Kaiba's declaration. However, Yusei, who was watching from the sidelines, was extremely surprised by Kaiba's overconfident behavior of ignoring Jaden's face-down card.

"So, we've already entered the battle phase!?"

Yusei looked Kaiba up and down at the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] in front of him. He couldn't believe that such a monster, whose entire body was practically written with "aggression," could possess not only powerful attack capabilities and the ability to unleash three consecutive attacks, but also resistance to spell and trap cards.

Puzzled, Yusei turned to Hayato, hoping to get an answer from him.

However, Hayato simply shook his head at Yusei: "Do you doubt Kaiba's confidence? Let's continue watching, Yusei."

Despite the overwhelming aura of the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Jaden remained calm. Moreover, the three face-down cards on his back field were not merely for show; after Kaiba declared that the battle phase had begun, his hand hovered near the button on the Duel Disk, ready to activate one of the face-down cards at any moment.

"The attack power of the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] is 4500 points. If you, Mr. Kaiba, manage to attack three times, things will get bad." Jaden estimated the maximum damage Kaiba could inflict.

He has [E-hero Absolute Zero] with 2500 ATK, [E-hero Sunrise] with 3100 ATK, and [E-hero Shadow Mist Lady] in Defense Position on his field. If Jaden doesn't use any card effects, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s three attacks can deal a whopping 3800 battle damage.

However, this is on the premise that Jaden does not activate any cards.

"The effect of that [E·hero Sunrise Warrior] shouldn't just be the ability to search for cards when summoned and increase attack power based on attribute type. Since you claim that it has the ability to create miracles, its power is definitely more than that."

Although declaring battle mode immediately might seem extremely reckless, Kaiba was able to calmly analyze the situation before attacking.

"Increasing attack power based on the attributes of other monsters on the field seems like the best approach to weaken them by defeating them first, and even mediocre players are very likely to do that. However, my habit as Seto Kaiba is to challenge the limits!"

Kaiba waved his hand in the direction of [E.Hero Sunrise]: "Then the first monster to be annihilated will be [E.Hero Sunrise]! [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], attack it!"

"Hyper-Neutron-Blast!"

The three heads of the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon simultaneously raised to the sky, and beams of blue light converged into their mouths. Then came a torrent of three beams of light that seemed capable of crushing everything into dust and erasing existence from the world!

Jaden Kaiba chose to attack E.Hero Sunrise as his target and sighed helplessly, "So he still couldn't hide it? It was supposed to be his first appearance in this era, or is it just Mr. Kaiba's superhuman dueling instinct as a legendary duelist?"

As Kaiba said, the [E-Hero Sunrise] summoned by Jaden does indeed have a trap-like third effect: when any other [Hero] monster on your field declares an attack, you can target one card on the field and destroy it directly.

When others, as Kaiba predicted, adopted the tactic of attacking other [Hero] monsters to weaken [E. Hero Sunrise], they fell into a trap, as this effect would directly destroy some of their hard-earned powerful monsters. However, Kaiba's choice to attack [E. Hero Sunrise], whose attack power was at its peak, conveniently avoided the activation of this effect.

When the attack of the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon came, Jaden was not flustered. He was prepared and subtly moved his right hand to press the button.

"Anyway, I didn't expect this move to easily defeat you, Mr. Kaiba. In that case, I guess I'll just have to transform!"

As Jaden's face-down card was revealed, Kaiba frowned, wary that the quick-play spell card that appeared on Jaden's field might do something to his Blue-Eyes. However, to his surprise, the power that flew out of that card directly hit Jaden's E-Hero Absolute Zero.

"It's neither strengthening the [E·hero Sunrise] that was chosen as the target of the attack, nor weakening the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] that launched the attack?" Kaiba looked at the figure leaping up and rushing into the light on the card activated by Jaden, puzzled.

"The face-down card I activated is the Quick-Play Spell Card [Mask Change], whose effect is to transform one of my [Hero] monsters into one [M·hero] monster of the same Attribute from my Fusion Deck."

Jaden explained, watching E-hero Absolute Zero, who was affected by the power of the Mask Change and encased in his own solid ice.

"Even heroes are not omnipotent. Heroes can stand in the light and defeat the darkness that walks in the open, but they cannot touch the evil that hides in the shadows. Therefore, heroes put on masks and walk in the shadows to uphold justice. This is the Masked Hero!"

Jaden extended his palm towards [E·hero Absolute Zero]: "The solid ice will now transform into gentle flowing water. Awaken with the power of water!"

"【M·hero Acid Water】!"

【M·hero Acid Water】【8☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2600/2100]

The frozen pillar suddenly shattered, sending shards of ice flying everywhere. Despite being thin ice that seemed fragile enough to break at any moment, it was the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon that blocked the attack when it collided with it.

Even Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was hit by the ice. The heat from Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was instantly transferred upon contact, leaving a frozen area. As numerous ice spikes flew, Kaiba watched in astonishment as his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was transformed into an ice sculpture!

"【E·hero Absolute Zero】is a hero who controls the power of ice and snow within his body and fights with armor and fists. When he transforms into 【M·hero Acid】, the power within him is released without restraint," Jaden explained to Kaiba. "When 【E·hero Absolute Zero】 leaves the field, all monsters on the opponent's field are destroyed."

"This move is called, Dawn Goddess's Forgiveness."

As Jaden spoke, he proudly put his hands on his hips, but unexpectedly, [E·hero Absolute Zero] transformed into [M·hero Acid Water] turned around and tried to deny the others, saying that his move did not have such a strange-sounding name.

"Tsk, it seems that Judai's taste in naming isn't going to be very good. If it were me, I could definitely come up with much better names." Hayato said, nodding affirmatively, "like 'Hyakuka Burial' or 'Ice Age'."

"Although it sounds better than 'Aurora's Forgiveness,' it's not exactly the same in nature," the game remarked speechlessly.

"Because [E·hero Absolute Zero] was sent to the graveyard by [Mask Change], its effect was triggered. Therefore, although the attack power is very strong, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] has no destruction resistance at all. Mr. Kaiba, your plan has failed."

On the field, Jaden said smugly, glancing at [M·hero Acid]: "Also, when [M·hero Acid] is successfully Special Summoned, it actually has the effect of destroying all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field and reducing the ATK of all of the opponent's monsters by 300 points."

“However, Mr. Kaiba, you don’t have any face-down cards.” After a pause, Jaden gave a confident smile. “But it doesn’t matter. There are no monsters on the field, so the next turn will be my victory.”