Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As the bubble burst, the Labyrinth Brothers noticed that Jaden's hand had grown to a full eight cards.

'The 【E·Hero】 deck is a resource-intensive Fusion deck, but it also possesses a versatility rarely seen among Duel Monster cards. It demands a high level of skill and judgment from the duelist.' Kaiser, watching Jaden, thought to himself, 'Let me see the limits of your abilities, Jaden Yuki!'

As if hearing Caesar's thoughts, Jaden smiled and said, "Oh! The heroes have gathered in my hand, so now it's our turn to shine!"

"I activate the Spell Card 'Hero Union'! While I control a face-up 'Hero' monster, I Special Summon two Level 4 or lower 'E-Hero' monsters from my hand!" Jaden placed the two cards on either side of his Duel Disk, as if preparing for a Pendulum Summon. "Come forth, 'E-Hero Sky Warrior' and 'E-Hero Flame Warrior'!"

Although Jaden's theoretical grades were poor, making him an undeniably bad student, even Chronos couldn't deny his growth and awareness in actual duels. After accidentally triggering an opponent's trap with a summoned monster, the two monsters he Special Summoned at that moment chose monster zones that weren't in the same column as Mysterious Faceless, trying to avoid dangerous positions to prevent repeating the same mistake.

【E·hero Sky Warrior】【4☆/Wind】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1800/300]

【E·hero Blaze】【4☆/Flame】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1200/1800]

Indeed, Miku did not respond to Jaden's [Hero Union] Special Summon of the monster and reopen the face-down card. Seeing this, Jaden started the chain of monster effects: "If [E-Hero Skyman] and [E-Hero Flameman] are successfully Special Summoned, the effect can be activated, C1 [E-Hero Skyman] C2 [E-Hero Flameman], chain reverse processing."

"I add one [Fusion] card to my hand, and then, based on the number of [Hero] monsters I control, I can choose to destroy two Spell/Trap Cards on my opponent's field!"

Pointing to the maze wall blocking the monster's path, Jaden decisively declared, "The cards I'm going to destroy are one of my opponent's face-down cards in their back row, and the Field Spell Card 'Shadow of the Maze Wall'!"

While logically, the effect of [E·hero Sky Warrior] should prioritize dealing with cards in the opponent's back row when destroying Spell & Trap Cards, Jaden's intuition told him that the most dangerous card was the Field Spell Card [Labyrinth Wall Shadow], which had not yet shown its full power. Its effect of preventing monsters from moving forward was the ability of the labyrinth's walls, and its search for the "Three Demon Gods" cards, whose meaning was unclear, corresponded to the powerful enemies deep within the labyrinth.

However, Jaden had not forgotten the shadow that had disappeared into the darkness when [Shadow of the Labyrinth Wall] had just risen. He suspected that the word "shadow" in [Shadow of the Labyrinth Wall] might be hiding a dangerous third effect. If possible, he should destroy the field before that effect was used, which would also stop the Labyrinth Brothers from placing the "Three Demon Gods" cards on the back field.

If Jaden had only activated the effect of [E·Hero Skywalker] at this moment, or if the chain of [E·Hero Skywalker]'s effect had been arranged after [E·Hero Flamewalker], then Miku could have chained the effect of [E·Hero Skywalker] and used some cards to prevent the destruction effect. However, Jaden had recently taken a dueling basics (chaining) class with Kira Aoki, and even in a half-asleep state, he had somewhat remembered the operation called "self-chaining". Although this was the first time, he successfully used it.

The Field Spell Card "Shadow of the Labyrinth" was instantly destroyed, along with a face-down card "Explosive Armor" on the field behind the Labyrinth, restoring the field to a level surface. The heroes on Jaden's field and the two monsters on the Labyrinth's field now faced off.

"They actually destroyed the maze!" "Wouldn't that make us 'Maze Brothers' seem rather strange?"

The destruction of the area that best showcased their nicknames made the Labyrinth Brothers somewhat irritable, but Jaden's actions continued.

Although [Hero Union] reduced his hand to five cards, with [E·hero Blaze] adding a [Fusion], Jaden still had a full six cards. If he hadn't paid half of his life points earlier, it would have been almost the same as at the start of the turn.

Now that he already had [Fusion] in his hand, how could Jaden continue to hold back from using it? Immediately, Jaden played his spell card: "Activate [Fusion]! I send [E-Hero Liquid Man] from my hand and [E-Hero Sky Man] from the field as Fusion Materials to the Graveyard!"

"When the two elemental souls converge, the atmospheric power awakened by the fusion of water and wind will bring life and hope. Be born to greet the rising sun, hero of the sun!"

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

A flowing blue cloak billowed in the breeze that swept through the room, 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 Sunrise】requires two 【Hero】 monsters of different attributes as Fusion Materials. As a Miracle Hero, if he is Special Summoned, I add one 【Miracle Fusion】 from my Deck to my hand." Jaden continued, "And with the effect of 【E·Hero Liquid】 which was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, I draw two cards from my Deck and then discard one card from my hand."

"In addition, for each attribute on my field, my monsters gain 200 ATK due to the effect of [E·Hero Sunrise], and since I currently have Water, Fire, and Light attributes on my field, all my monsters gain 600 ATK!"

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2500→3100】

【E·hero Blaze】【ATK1200→1800】

【E·hero Foam Warrior】【ATK800→1400】

With the boost from [E·hero Sunrise], the elemental heroes on Jaden's field all received a power boost. Although Mi was slightly surprised that Jaden, who looked like a top student who was deliberately dressed as a bad student, summoned a monster with attack power surpassing the legendary [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] in the first turn, he was more concerned that Jaden still had six cards in his hand.

It doesn't blend at all, yet there's no card loss?

'This kid seems to have some skills. In a one-on-one fight, he might already be able to hold his own against some professional duelists, right?'

"But brother, this duel is a doubles match, which is our advantage. The real duel will only begin when we start working together after my turn."

"I understand, brother, but we still need to be careful of this guy's actions. The other person you're dealing with hasn't made a move yet, but I feel he's definitely not to be underestimated."

"I understand, brother, but the two of us together are invincible!"

The Labyrinth Brothers communicated covertly using Morse code through blinking, making it impossible for Jaden and Caesar to know what they were saying. Jaden glanced at the cards in his hand and then drew another card on his own.

'What's coming now?!'

Staring at the card Jaden drew, lost in thought, I saw Jaden insert the other five cards into the Duel Disk and say, "Five cards face down, my turn is over!"

"What kind of hero are you?!" Looking at the five cards that filled the back row of Jaden, Mi roared in his heart.

[Junior: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK3100】

【E·hero Blaze】【ATK1800】

【E·hero Foam Warrior】【ATK1400】

[GaiK] X5

After Jaden's turn, it was the turn of the younger brother of the Labyrinth Brothers, Miya. Looking at the face-down card in Jaden's back row, he felt a little scared and couldn't help but wonder who the Labyrinth Brothers really were. It felt like the guy on the other side was better at setting traps than his own side.

"My turn, draw a card." Looking at the card he had drawn, Miyamoto felt a surge of joy and looked at Judai, saying, "Although you have temporarily destroyed the labyrinth that we brothers protected, it is a pity that the ancient labyrinth still surrounds you!"

"Activate the Spell Card [Planet Transformation], add the Field Spell Card [Dark Labyrinth Wall] from my Deck to my hand and activate it."

"Then, I usually summon the [Dungeon's Heavy Tank]!"

Chapter 1100 A Perfect Team Duel

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Darkness of the Labyrinth] and Normal Summon [Darkness's Heavy Tank] in Attack Position!"

Not long after being destroyed by [E·hero Sky Warrior], [Darkness of the Labyrinth] rose up again in the next turn, enveloping the five monsters already on the field, while a new monster appeared in the labyrinth through the summoning of the player.

【The Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth】【7☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[2400/2400]

"A Level 7☆ monster was Normal Summoned without using a Tribute?" Caesar frowned, looking at the dangerous machine that Miya had placed in the labyrinth. It was as wide as the labyrinth's passageways and was specifically designed to move within the labyrinth to attack lost players who had wandered into dead ends. "Moreover, its attack power and other stats haven't decreased as they should have under normal circumstances?"

As Duel Monsters has evolved, it is common knowledge that high-level monsters require tributes to be summoned. However, high-level monsters that can be summoned without tributes are no longer a minority. But most of the monsters that can be "normally summoned without tributes" have self-limitations, such as a decrease in level, attack power, and defense power.

However, that did not happen in [The Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth].

“The activation of the [Heavy Chariot of the Labyrinth] takes a certain amount of time, and it cannot attack during the round of summoning. For me, who cannot yet enter the battle phase, it is as if there is no negative effect. On the contrary, I have gained the ability to summon normally without using sacrifices.”

Miya was introducing the "Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth," but both Jaden and Caesar keenly sensed that the joy and pride the other was showing did not lie primarily in the "Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth," but rather in something else entirely.

The next moment, Gong Yi waved his hand and said, "I have already set up the stage for the arrival of the strongest gatekeeper, so don't blink and watch the whole process of that invincible being's arrival!"

“First, I activate the effect of the Field Spell Card [Darkness of the Labyrinth], which allows me to place [Water Demon God - Saga] as a Continuous Spell Card in my back row once per turn,” Miya continued, retrieving another card from the “Three Demon Gods” deck and placing it in the back row. “Then, the effect of [Darkness Chariot] allows me to place the last Demon God—[Wind Demon God - Shuga]—as a Continuous Spell Card in the back row once per turn!”

"Furthermore, because the [Labyrinth Wall] card is present on the field, [Labyrinth Heavy Tank] can also target and destroy one of your opponent's monsters!"

Thanks to the groundwork laid by the older brother's fan, although neither Jaden nor Caesar understood what it meant, the three components of the famous 11-star vanilla monster, "Guardian of the Gate," which Hayato had once specifically mentioned when educating them, the "Three Demons," had gathered in the back row of the two brothers in the form of a Continuous Spell Card.

Not only that, the [Dungeon's Heavy Tank] started its engine and moved at high speed through the dungeon. After passing through several bends, it quickly arrived behind the group of Jaden's monsters that were clustered together.

The monster it targeted was, of course, the only Fusion Monster on the field in Generation J—[E·Hero Sunrise]!

"I won't let you succeed!" Seeing this, Jaden decisively pressed the button to activate a face-down card, revealing a face-down card in the back row. "The effects of the Quick-Play Spell Card [Fusion Deactivation] and the Chain [Dungeon Chariot] are activated, returning my [E-Hero Sunrise] to the Fusion Deck!"

The light of fusion reversed, and the figure of [E·hero Sunrise Knight] became illusory in the maze passage. [Maze Heavy Chariot], which attacked him from behind, rushed over but missed. At the same time, the figure of [E·hero Sunrise Knight] split into two heroes.

【E·hero Liquid Warrior】【4☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1400/1300]

【E·hero Sky Knight】【ATK1800】

At the same time, because of the departure of [E·hero Sunrise], the attack power of the monsters on the field in Generation X began to decline after losing the boost he provided.

【E·hero Foam Warrior】【ATK1400→800】

【E·hero Blaze】【ATK1800→1200】

"【Fusion Release】allows me to Special Summon a set of 【E.Hero Sunrise】Fusion Materials from my Graveyard, and at the same time, the effect of 【E.Hero Skywalker】Special Summoned Back is activated."

In battles against other decks, Jaden usually uses the search effect of [E·Hero Skywalker] the most. However, in this duel against the Labyrinth Brothers, he used the effect of destroying the back row with [E·Hero Skywalker]. Even so, the Labyrinth Brothers still had a lot of cards to destroy on the field.

The face-down card that was confusing, the threatening "Landmine Spider", the field spell card "Dark Wall Shadow" that could activate the follow-up effect of "Dark Chariot", and the "Three Demon Gods" card whose purpose was unknown but gave Jaden a sense of danger.

After weighing the options, Jaden gave the order: "Because I have three Heroes on the field besides E. Hero Sky Warrior, I can choose to destroy three of my opponent's Spell/Trap Cards."

"The three cards I choose to destroy are: the opponent's Field Spell Card [Dark Labyrinth Wall], the face-down card in the back row, and the Continuous Spell Card [Thunder Demon - Sanga]!"

"What?!"

Miya never expected that her attempt to destroy Jaden's monster with "Dungeon Chariot" would backfire so quickly, even though she hadn't succeeded. "E·Hero Sky Warrior" flapped its wings, creating a whirlwind that spread into three tornadoes, destroying three cards on her field.

"Don't be angry, Gong." Seeing that his younger brother was a little anxious because one of the "Three Demon Gods" he had finally managed to gather was suddenly missing, the older brother said, "I have to say that the little guy's dueling awareness is quite sharp. He actually prevented the Three Demon Gods from gathering on the field, but we have other means."

"I see. I almost forgot about this move. Thank you for reminding me, brother." Upon hearing Mi's words, Gong remembered the card he obtained at the headquarters of the International Illusion Society. His expression briefly showed some displeasure and annoyance, but he quickly regained his composure.

Since their days in the Duel Kingdom, the Labyrinth Brothers have been employed by Pegasus, no longer as self-reliant mercenary duelists who made a living by taking on missions, but as professional duelists under the International Illusion Company, receiving salaries, medical insurance, and even holiday benefits.

On Duel Kingdom Island, they were tasked by Pegasus to hinder others from collecting Duel Stars, and they even faced off against the duo of Jonouchi and Yugi, but they were defeated. Pegasus gave them a chance to redeem themselves by having them duel Hayato again, but they still failed, even in a 2 vs. 1 situation.

Given Pegasus's personality at that time, corrupted by the darkness of the "Millennium Eye," he would have long since stripped them of their spirits and abandoned them. However, because Hayato and Yugi defeated Pegasus and Dark Bakura took the "Millennium Eye," Pegasus was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, which saved the two of them from disaster.

Later, as the Seahorse Group joined forces with the International Vision Society to start organizing large-scale professional duelist tournaments internationally, the two of them, as duelists under the International Vision Society, also participated and gradually achieved good rankings.

Even recently, after Yugi met the Labyrinth Brothers and became the card design director of the International Illusion Company through his own efforts, he personally designed a set of enhanced cards for them based on their original deck. The cards that Yugi made for them include "Dark Ghoul of the Labyrinth" which is based on "Shadow Ghoul", "Dark Heavy Chariot of the Labyrinth" which is enhanced from "Dark Chariot of the Labyrinth", and "Dark Wall of the Labyrinth" which is transformed from "Dark Wall".

Since those minor monsters have all been strengthened, what reason could there be for the Labyrinth Brothers' true trump card—[Guardian of the Gate]—not to receive any strengthening? Especially considering that [VWXYX], which Hayato used to inflict their greatest defeat, provided the Labyrinth Brothers with a great deal of inspiration when submitting their strengthening card designs to Yugi.

"Back then, we were an invincible duo who fought against the Duel King, Hayato Kobayashi, and gave him a tough battle (meaning we were defeated by Hayato in two hits). You think you can stop our ace from descending just because you destroyed one of the [Thunder Demon God - Sanga]? You've really underestimated us!" Miya said, waving his hand. "In the time after we were defeated by him, we even went out of our way to find that school of martial arts he mentioned called 'Invincible East'!"

“Having received training from Venerable Dorgon, we have become much stronger. Let us show you, a young man, our power!” Mi echoed, striking a pose opposite Gong beside him.

"Exclude my [Water Demon God - Saga] and [Wind Demon God - Shuga] from the field!"

The two brothers, standing on either side of each other in a symmetrical stance, lowered their lower bodies as far as possible, threw punches at each other, and their fists collided: "Style, Labyrinth! Unleash the secret technique!"

The coffin-shaped Continuous Spell Card on the back field opened suddenly as the two moved. Although the [Thunder Demon God - Sanga], which should have been the head, was missing, the remaining [Water Demon God - Ska] and [Wind Demon God - Shuga] still successfully appeared from the card, and the power of water and wind converged on the field.

"At the moment when the two elemental souls converge..."