Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

While Professor Chronos was injured in the battle, the effect of [E·hero Steam Healer] was successfully activated because the monster was destroyed in the battle, and healing steam worth 2000 life points was delivered to Jaden.

[Tenth Generation: 700 → 2700]

"I'll face down three cards, and my turn is over." With his remaining three cards face down, Jaden wiped his nose and said with a smile, "How about that, teacher? Now we have the same number of Life Points, and my heroes are pretty cool too!"

[Junior: 2700LP, 0 cards in hand]

【E·hero Steam Healer】(Power of Unity)【ATK2600】

[GaiK] X3

Jaden's words were unintentional, but Chronos perceived them as a blatant mockery, as if he had been dragged down to the same level by someone he considered a poor student. Chronos couldn't help but feel angry. He glanced at Jaden and retorted, "Calling it 'Power of Unity' when there's only one monster is truly laughable."

Jaden was confused as to why Chronos suddenly seemed a little angry. He scratched his head and wondered if his teacher was talking about him. Why was he all alone?

"My turn, draw a card, then activate the drawn spell card [Pot of Greed], draw two cards from my deck!"

Seeing Chronos activate the second [Pot of Greed], Jaden, abandoning all thought, said enviously, "How come you can draw a [Pot of Greed] every turn, teacher? That's amazing! Is that why you had plastic surgery to look like this?"

"It's not plastic surgery, I've always looked like this!" Chronos said angrily, glancing at the two cards he had drawn, a smug smile spreading across his face. They looked even more like the [Pot of Greed]. "Ho vinto (I won)! This card came at just the right time!"

"The spell card [Black Hole] is activated, destroying all monster cards on both players' fields. However, since I don't have any monsters on my field, only your monsters will be destroyed, namely [E-Hero Steam Healer]!"

As Chronos inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone, a destructive force emerged from the singularity that suddenly appeared on his field, sweeping across the entire area and instantly engulfing Jaden's [E·hero Steam Healer].

"【Steam Healer】!"

He instinctively reached out and grabbed, but the cards on Jaden's field were unable to stop the face-down card "Black Hole". He could only watch helplessly as his only monster on the field was destroyed, along with the Equip Spell Card "Unity Power" on it, which was also sent to the Graveyard.

Seeing this, Jaden hesitated for a moment, then decisively pressed the button to activate the face-down card, saying, "It's come to this... This is a necessary sacrifice, Aibo!"

"Curry!?"

Chronos frowned, noticing that besides E-hero Steam Healer, something else seemed to have been swallowed up by the black hole that swept across the entire area. However, it was inconspicuous, so he assumed it was just a special effect generated by the black hole.

Because of the obstruction of the [Black Hole], he couldn't see Jaden's face-down action just now, nor did he notice at the first moment that Jaden only had two face-down cards left in the back row. Holding the last card in his hand above his head, he said, "Although it wasted a lot of my time, in the end I was still the one who was more skilled, number 110."

"I will summon this ultimate weapon, the Ancient Machine, from my hand—my ace monster!"

Chronos shouted, placing the card on the Duel Disk, "Come forth, [Ancient Mechanical Giant]!"

The other card Chronos drew using the effect of "Pot of Greed" was none other than "Ancient Gear Giant." The "Ancient Gear Giant," which had previously been sent back to the deck by Jaden's "Gutter" effect, had now returned to his hand. No wonder Professor Chronos was so excited when he saw the card he had drawn that he subconsciously used his native language.

With the sound of gears turning, the ancient mechanical city behind Chronos shattered with a deafening roar, and a mechanical giant, whose lower legs alone were taller than Chronos himself, slowly rose from the ruins of gears. Although it looked old, its exaggerated size meant that this monster was no ordinary weakling.

[Ancient Mechanical Giants] [8☆/Land]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[3000/3000]

With a whopping 3000 attack power, it's on par with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, a standard second male lead ace. However, more than being amazed by the appearance of this rare card, everyone else was even more surprised by something else.

"A Level 8☆ high-level monster... is that Professor Chronos's ace?" Asuka exclaimed, looking at the giant mechanical golem, but also somewhat puzzled. "But how did a Level 8☆ monster appear without any tributes? Does that monster have some kind of ability to be Special Summoned?"

Upon hearing Asuka's words, Ryo Marufuji said, "Professor Chronos's trump card... you could say that, but the Ancient Mechanical Titan has the restriction of not being able to be Special Summoned. After all, it has attack power comparable to the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and also has excellent effects."

"Look at its feet, and you'll know how it got onto the field."

Upon hearing Ryo Marufuji's words, Asuka realized that the Ancient Mechanical Titan had appeared from the Ancient Mechanical Castle and destroyed the Ancient Mechanical Castle that had been in Professor Chronos's backstage area from the beginning. At this moment, the ground beneath its feet was littered with broken parts.

At the same time, Professor Chronos began to explain: "When the Ancient Gear monster is face-up and marked as a Tribute Summon, I can use the Ancient Gear Castle with counters as a substitute for the same number of Tributes. The Rank 8 Ancient Gear Giant requires two Tributes, and the Ancient Gear Castle with two counters just meets that requirement."

"Although you've lost the 300 attack power boost from the Ancient Mechanical Castle, that's just icing on the cake for the Ancient Mechanical Giant. It doesn't matter whether you have it or not." Pointing at Jaden, Chronos commanded, "So what if your base score has increased to 2700? It's like a candle flickering in the wind in the face of this monster's powerful attack!"

"Entering the battle phase, use the [Ancient Mechanical Titan] to directly attack the duelist with Ultimate Heavy Punch!"

Upon hearing the attack declaration, Jaden instinctively pressed the button on his Duel Disk to activate a face-down card: "In that case, I'll chain that monster's attack declaration and activate my backrow face-down card, the Trap Card [Magic Cylinder]!"

However, nothing happened.

"Hmph, let me tell you the answer. When [Ancient Mechanical Giant] attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. In other words, your two face-down cards in the back row are just for show and cannot protect you from losing all your Life Points!"

As Chronos finished speaking, the massive iron fist of the Ancient Mechanical Titan was about to strike Jaden, but at that moment, a winged, furry monster suddenly jumped out in front of Jaden, blocking the Ancient Mechanical Titan's full-force attack!

"What?!" "What is that monster?"

The force of the mechanical giant's punch was completely neutralized. Seeing the Ancient Mechanical Giant retract its fist, Jaden reached out and touched the fur ball in front of him: "Haha, thank you, Aibo."

"Curry! Curry Curry!"

"I'm so sorry, I was careless today. I'm so grateful for your help. I promise I won't use you as a shield again next time. If it happens again, I'll promise you again."

Seeing Jaden talking to himself, Chronos raised an eyebrow, ignoring the fact that he was talking to himself, and asked in confusion, "What just happened?"

“It’s the previous Black Hole, teacher,” Jaden explained. “When Black Hole was activated, I used the Set Quick-Play Spell Card Kuriboh’s Calling Flute to Special Summon Aibo from my Deck—that is, Winged Kuriboh.”

"And when the Winged Kuriboh on the field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, the effect that makes me take 0 battle damage this turn can be triggered by either battle or effect destruction."

"I was originally thinking of preventing you from reducing my life points with monsters, but what came out was such a powerful monster! It even has the effect of blocking magic traps when it attacks. It's so cool!"

After a pause, Jaden suddenly remembered something. "Huh? I remember now, I think I fought this monster once before, and back then I was—"

Not hearing what Jaden said next, Chronos looked at Jaden in surprise when he learned how the Winged Kuriboh in front of Jaden was triggered.

There's no other reason than that Jaden chose the perfect timing. If it had happened during the Ancient Machine Titan's attack, Kuriboh's Calling Flute would have been blocked and unable to activate. Even if it had happened earlier after the Black Hole ended, the Ancient Machine Titan, with its defensive penetration ability, could still have ignored Winged Kuriboh and wiped out Jaden's life points.

—This was even an important test point in the Duel Academy entrance exam. Although very few people had ever seen the card [Winged Kuriboh], almost everyone who had attended Duel Academy knew the effect of [Winged Kuriboh] because it was a fixed test question set by Principal Hayato Kobayashi.

But knowing something doesn't mean you can use it. Jaden Yuki, who appears to be a poor student and whose written test scores are indeed among the lowest (number 110), actually seized the opportunity when Chronos used "Black Hole" to Special Summon "Winged Kuriboh" and used the opponent's indiscriminate destruction effect to activate his own monster's ability.

Is he really a genius?

Chapter 1061 Specially Kills 3000 Heroes

Chronos shook his head as he looked at Jaden, who was scratching the back of his head and reminiscing about the past.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. If someone were a genius, they wouldn't have gotten a score of 110 on the written exam.

Rather, even if someone is a genius, if they get such poor grades, it will only make Chronos dislike Jaden. After all, he hates people who waste their talent more than those who are incompetent.

"Using the effect of [Winged Kuriboh] reduces combat damage taken to 0, but this effect only lasts for one turn, right?"

Chronos lowered his arm and snorted coldly, "You've escaped with your life, Jaden. My turn is over."

[Kronos: 2700LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Ancient Mechanical Giants] [ATK3000]

With the Ancient Mechanical Giant on the field, boasting an attack power of 3000, how can he be considered invincible? With Jaden's empty front row plus two face-down cards, one of which has already been revealed as Magic Cylinder, how can he possibly turn the tide with just one draw this turn?

To achieve this, the first thing you can't avoid is the Ancient Mechanical Titan. Whether it's through combat or effect destruction, you have to defeat it to defeat Chronos. But after that, Chronos's base score is the same as Jaden's, 2700 points. This means that even if Seto Kaiba comes, you'll need to send out at least two Blue-Eyes White Dragons to deal enough damage to clear Chronos's base score.

But Judai, that one underachiever, was using the [E·hero] deck, which was so bad that it was difficult to find a single monster with an attack power of over 3000 in the entire deck—including the main deck and the fusion deck.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Chronos once again denied the possibility of Jaden defeating him.

Jaden looked at the Ancient Mechanical Titan on Chronos's field, clapped his hands together, and said, "Alright, I understand completely. The law of victory has been determined!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Jaden drew the top card from his deck and, seeing it was a Spell Card, smiled slightly: "Is that so? Don't worry, everyone, I will make good use of the power you left me. During my Main Phase, I will activate the Spell Card, 'Hero's Legacy,' which returns two Fusion Monsters made with 'E-Hero' monsters as Fusion Material from my Graveyard to my Fusion Deck. I will draw three cards from my deck."

Jaden drew three cards, then played another: "Next up is the Spell Card [O-Beyond Soul]. Target the Normal Monster in my Graveyard that is [E-Hero], and Special Summon that monster. Come back, [E-Hero Burst Girl]!"

A female warrior wielding flames appeared on Jaden's stage. Although she was a righteous hero fighting against evil, it did not stop her from expressing her own aesthetic sense and dressing herself up in a sexy and beautiful way. In particular, her breasts appeared exceptionally large against the backdrop of the flame patterns on her tight-fitting latex suit.

【E·hero Burst Girl】【3☆/Flame】

[Warrior/Normal]

[1200/800]

"It's a real shame that your 'Greedy Knight' didn't come out to replenish your hand again. It's not just because you didn't draw a card like 'Monster Reborn' that can revive monsters in the graveyard, but also because of the two face-down cards you set in your back row."

Chronos glanced at the newly appeared [E·hero Burst Girl] on Jaden's field a couple more times, then, maintaining his aristocratic elegance, he looked away at Jaden and said, "A mere 800 points of defense is utterly insignificant in front of the invincible [Ancient Mechanical Titan]. Are you trying to defeat me with that monster?"

"Hehe, it's not like that. It's just that if I want my ace monster to make its appearance, [E·hero Burst Girl] is indispensable."

As Jaden spoke, he activated another card in his hand, "I activate the third and final Fusion Spell Card in my deck, using the Wind Hero [E-hero Winged Man] in my hand and the Fire Hero [E-hero Burst Lady] on my field as Fusion Material!"

"Never let your passion die out, and ride the wind with that burning heart, my beloved hero!"

Jaden placed the card on the Duel Disk, clenched his fist, and swung it forward: "Fusion Summon!"

"【E·hero Flame Winged Man】!"

The main body is green, symbolizing wind, but the right half of the body incorporates the aggressive element of fire. The right arm transforms into a dragon's head, and a single wing and a strong dragon tail for balance grow behind the body. This hero, a fusion of wind and fire, makes a dashing appearance—【E·hero Flame Wingman】!

He even maintains the same punching motion as Judai, greatly enhancing the immersive experience!

【E·hero Flame Winged Man】【6☆/Wind】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2100/1200]

The [E·Hero Flame Winged Man], with an attack power of only 2100 points, was touted by Jaden as his ace monster, but Chronos only glanced at it before ignoring it completely, showing no regard for it. He was more concerned with something Jaden had displayed during the duel.

In the first turn, I Fusion Summoned [E-Hero Mudball], known for its defense. In the second turn, I Fusion Summoned [E-Hero Steam Healer], which can restore its low Life Points. In the third turn, I Fusion Summoned this monster. Whether its effect is applicable in this situation is another matter, but drawing a [Fusion] Spell Card this turn is quite frequent.

Add to that the Magic Cylinder and Kuriboh's Calling Flute, which were clearly shuffled back into the deck by the Magic Hammer but ended up back in his hands. How is this guy drawing cards? It's like he's using a cheat code.

While it's true that "luck is also a part of strength," this is especially true in Duel Monsters, but this guy's luck is just too good, isn't it?

Professor Chronos, completely unaware that Jaden was gradually completing the puzzle for victory, scoffed, "In the end, it's just another ordinary monster. You can't do anything."

"In terms of attack power, my Ancient Mechanical Giant is still superior."

“That is indeed the case now, teacher, but heroes also have a stage suitable for heroes to fight.” Although he no longer had any cards in his hand, Jaden could still activate the cards that had been set in the previous turn. As he pressed the button to activate the set card, his previously unrevealed card was revealed.

"Although the Trap Card [Virtual World] has a huge drawback compared to the Spell Card [Planet Transformation], which requires being set, I've heard that recklessly dumping sewage to transform a planet will make it glow, so it's better not to transform a planet indiscriminately."

Jaden caught a card that popped out of his deck, raised his Duel Disk to reveal the open field area, and said, "The effect of [Virtual World] is to add a Field Spell Card from my deck to my hand or activate it directly on the field. I activate the Field Spell Card [Skyscraper]. Now it's time for my heroes to take the stage!"

With the activation of the Field Spell Card, numerous skyscrapers rose around Chronos and Jaden, forming a bustling metropolis. Even the Ancient Machine Giant could only stand alongside the shortest buildings in this steel jungle.

Chronos saw that atop the tallest skyscraper in the city, the [E·hero Flame Winged Man] that Jaden had fused and summoned this turn stood atop the lightning rod. Coincidentally, the Field Spell Card [Skyscraper] also had a full moon appear behind the [E·hero Flame Winged Man], making the scene a true "hero under the moon" spectacle.

Even though he wasn't in the dueling arena, but watching the duel from the audience, Daichi Misawa, who had undergone dueling tests before Jaden, was still shocked by the scene: "Is this the No. 1? So strong!"

Overwhelmed by the aura of [E·hero Flame Wingman], but his uncorrupted mind unaware of the effects of the cards on the field, the short, turquoise-haired man asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Misawa glanced at the other person, remembering that he seemed to have stood with Jaden before Jaden went on stage, guessing that he might know Jaden? But even so, he didn't have the habit of making commentary, and just shook his head and said: "Although Professor Chronos obviously hasn't used his full strength yet, that 'No.1' has already won."