Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Before entering the Battle Phase, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Magical Wind Shockwave'. If I control a 'Gatekeeper' monster, I target one card on the field and destroy it!" Mi inserted the card into the Spell & Trap Zone, pointing it at Jaden's backrow. "I'm going to destroy that face-down card on your backrow!"

【Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian】The 【Wind Demon God - Shuga】 at the crotch opens its mouth, swirling up the electrified water into a sphere, and shoots it towards the last card in Jaden's back row!

Jaden and Caesar both widened their eyes simultaneously—

Chapter 1103 Unripe Fruit

"Demonic Wind Shockwave!"

The attack of 【Fusion Demon God - Guardian of the Gate】 landed, easily crushing and destroying the face-down card on Jaden's back field.

However, before Mi could even smile, a mechanical device suddenly rose from the shattered trap card and stood in front of the Jaden monsters.

"Shouldn't I be glad I didn't set a card like [Divine Shield - Mirror Power -]?" Jaden moved his finger away from the button that activated the card, and said with a smile, "The Trap Card [Hero Barrier] is linked to your [Magical Wind Shockwave]. The effect of this card is that if there is an [E·hero] face-up on my field, an attack by your opponent's monster can only be negated once."

"As long as [Hero Barrier] is successfully activated, even during the main phase, and even if it is destroyed later, I can still use its effect during the battle phase to block the attack of [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian]!"

Upon hearing this, Mi frowned. Just as Jaden had said, although the card itself of [Hero Barrier] had been destroyed by his [Magical Wind Shockwave], its effect had still been successfully activated.

Whether you want to attack those [E·hero] monsters or [Cyber ​​Dragons], you can use its effect to negate the attack. And because this effect does not target cards on your field, even the effect of [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian] cannot negate it.

Although I have a copy of "Burial from Another Dimension" in my hand, even if I return the "Three Demon Gods" that were banished for the Special Summon of "Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian" to the Graveyard, I will not be able to Special Summon a second "Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian".

Although Mr. Game gave him and his brother two sets of cards, he and his younger brother Miya split the cards equally. Even if he wanted to summon the other form, [Combined Demon God - Gate Guardian], he would have to wait until Miya's turn.

However, before that, the fact that there are no monsters left on the field will become the opponent's breakthrough point, basically clearing out the remaining 1650 points of your side, unless you can defeat the opponent in this turn.

If I could exchange [Burial from Another Dimension] for other cards, such as [Monster Resurrection] or [Lightning Strike], it would be a game-changer, but unfortunately, I can't.

Even so, he wasn't truly without further means. Looking at the cards in his hand, he drew one and said, "Normal Summon Soul Monster [Yaksha]!"

Miko hadn't used his normal summoning opportunity this turn, but as he played his card, a ferocious, demonic monster draped in flowing ribbons appeared on his field.

【Yaksha】【4☆/Water】

[Angel Race/Soul/Effect]

[1900/1500]

"Soul monster? What kind of target is that?"

Jaden looked at the [Yasha] on the field with a surprised expression and said with great confusion. Kaiser, who was next to him, glanced at Jaden and explained helplessly: "Soul Monsters, like Flip and Double Monsters, belong to the category of 'Monster Cards' in Duel Monsters. Their biggest feature is that they generally cannot be Special Summoned and will return to their owner's hand at the end of the turn they are Summoned or Flipped."

"Furthermore, Soul Monsters are on par with Toon Monsters in terms of rarity, and both are cards that can almost only be seen by Pegasus, the father of Duel Monsters, and his employees at the International Illusion Company."

Upon hearing Caesar's words, Jaden suddenly realized, "Oh right, Professor Chronos mentioned this in his class before. He not only made Asuka recite it, but also made us copy it."

'So you still don't remember, right?' Caesar looked at Jaden silently, his eyes conveying the same meaning though he didn't speak.

After Jaden's on-site tutorial came to an end, Mi continued, "Although Soul Monsters return to the hand after use and cannot provide assistance to partners in subsequent turns, they also won't remain on the field as a breakthrough point. That's why we included Soul Monsters like [Yasha] in our deck. And when Summoning/Flipping, [Yasha] has an effect that can be activated."

"Choose one Spell/Trap Card that your opponent controls and return it to its owner's hand." Pointing to the face-down card in Caesar's backrow, the fan declared, "I choose that 'Cyber ​​Stream' kid's face-down card in the backrow!"

Hearing Mi's words, Caesar regretfully retrieved the [Cyber ​​Stealth Technology] card that was face-down on the back row into his hand. This card's effect is that it can be activated each time an opponent's monster declares an attack by sending one [Cyber ​​Dragon] or a Fusion Monster using [Cyber ​​Dragon] as Fusion Material to the Graveyard, and then destroy that attacking monster.

Although Jaden had a large number of [E·hero] monsters on the field, very few of them had an attack power of over 1500, making them too easy for the opponent to break through. Therefore, Kaiser deliberately set this card to the back row to guard against the Labyrinth Brothers' continuous powerful attacks. However, he did not expect that Jaden himself had a backup plan, and he was unable to use this set card.

Seeing that Jaden and Caesar's back row had been completely cleared, Mi nodded in satisfaction: "Better safe than sorry. Rushing forward will only lead you into the dead end of the maze and into a trap. Clearing the back row like this before engaging in battle is because we are professional duelists."

“Brother, have you forgotten about Katsuya Jonouchi?” Miyako asked, correcting his mistake. “Not all professional duelists are as professional as us, even though that guy won the championship again last year.”

"That guy is a special exception, but anyway, we've cleared out their back row of cards." Mimi sighed helplessly, recalling Jonouchi, who, even after so many years, would still foolishly step on traps set by others when he got carried away in a card game, yet always manage to shout things like "bonds" and "courage" to desperately try and turn the tide. That guy's existence was practically a provocation to their Labyrinth Brothers. "Anyway, let's enter the battle phase!"

"I use [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian] to attack [E·hero Bubble Man] on the opponent's field!"

"Super Overlord Movie Bullet!"

Among the monsters on the field in Generation X, the one with the lowest attack power is the one known as "Greed Hero" [E·hero Bubble Man], with only 800 attack power. It can't even get past the backsides of [Disruption] monsters, so other monsters naturally choose to attack it first.

The demon god, who was a combination of thunder, wind, and water, suddenly separated from his body. Lightning wrapped around the body of [Wind Demon God - Shuga] and, accompanied by a whirlwind, transformed into a huge energy sphere. It was then kicked out by [Water Demon God - Suga] and flew towards the field of Judai.

— The attack power of the [Thunder and Wind Demon God] is lower than that of the [Thunder Demon God], and the attack power of the [Wind and Water Demon God] is also lower than that of the [Water Demon God] in single-target state. One of the "Three Demon Gods" is dragging the team down, but I won't say who it is.

Faced with the 5750 attack power of [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian], Jaden decisively said, "If you don't use it when you should, the card is meaningless. The effect of [Hero Barrier] is activated, negating the attack of [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian]! Because this effect doesn't target, [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian] cannot use its own effect in response!"

The rapidly spinning Hero Barrier met the "Super Overlord Movie Bullet" Fumajin-Shuga, whose reverse rotation quickly neutralized the impact and rendered the attack ineffective. When Fumajin returned to the Labyrinth Brothers' field, the monsters on Jaden's field and Jaden himself were all unharmed, except for the used Hero Barrier, which was destroyed.

Mi wasn't surprised by the situation at all, and waved his hand again, saying, "However, the effect of [Hero Barrier] can only be used once. You won't be able to withstand [Yaksha's] attack next, will you? Continue attacking that [E·hero Bubble Man], [Yaksha]!"

"Earth-Shattering Fist!"

Although he shouted the name "Fist," [Yasha] showed no intention of obeying Mi's commands, mechanically swinging his longsword at [E·hero Bubble Man] on the field. Although the latter was very rich and presented money wrapped in foam to [Yasha], the money was not very tempting to [Yasha]. He did not cooperate with [E·hero Bubble Man]'s show-off moves and instead cut him down to the ground.

As if his waist had been broken, [E·hero Bubble Man] was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, and Jaden's base score plummeted as a result.

"Well......"

[Tenth Generation: 2000 → 900]

Seeing that Jaden's base score had dropped to three digits, Mi still felt a little regretful that he hadn't been able to finish Jaden off in this round, and sighed, "You guys got lucky and your battle phase is over."

"Then, in the second main phase, I set two cards face down to end my turn."

[Mystery: 1650LP, Hand 0→1]

【Combined Demon God - Guardian of the Gate】【ATK5750→3750】

[GaiK] X2

As the turn of the Mysterious Declaration ended, the [Yasha] on his field returned to his hand, which surprised Jaden, who said, "Wait a minute, that monster can actually return to the hand at the end of the turn? That's too unfair!"

"You're only just realizing this?" Even the Labyrinth Brothers couldn't help but complain in unison, looking at the dazed Jaden.

Jaden looked at the lone [Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian] on the field and sighed regretfully. He had planned to "accidentally" draw a [Lava Demon God] during his turn, then release the two monsters on the opponent's field, and then use the [Miracle Fusion] card in his hand to fuse a cool hero to win the victory. However, his expected scenario could not be realized from the beginning, and the Labyrinth Brothers were left with only one monster on their field.

While the advantage of [Lava Demon] over the [Kaimon] that Mr. Hayato often uses is that it can eat two monsters at once, its drawback is that it requires two monsters to eat, which is a real shame.

With a look of regret that seemed inexplicable to others, Jaden placed his fingers on the Duel Disk.

"My turn, draw a card!"

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Jaden activated it, saying, "I activate the Spell Card 'Angel's Charity'. I draw three cards from my deck and send two cards from my hand to the Graveyard."

The efficient graveyard stacking and card-drawing filter [Angel's Charity] will never be outdated, no matter how much time has passed. Jaden drew cards from his deck again, but he was stunned when he saw one of the cards he drew.

—This morning, before the duel began, Jaden received an urgent mail package. The address was Domino City, and the sender was none other than Principal Hayato Kobayashi, who was away on a business trip.

Inside the package were a card and a note. The note told Jaden to put in extra effort during the duel, to avoid losing to his defeated opponent in a two-on-two fight, and that the card in the package was a form of assistance he could offer Jaden.

Jaden was puzzled at the time about how Hayato knew who his opponent was. Now that he thinks about it, since the Labyrinth Brothers had always been under the International Illusion Society, it was perfectly normal for Principal Hayato, as the largest shareholder of the International Illusion Society and a close friend of Yugi Muto, who provided the Labyrinth Brothers with enhancement cards, to know that they had been invited by the Duel Academy Board of Directors to duel.

At that moment, he happened to draw the card that Mr. Hayato had given him back then using the "Angel's Charity"!

"Fate has called me to battle!" Jaden looked at the cards in his hand, then looked up and said, "I'll send these two cards from my hand to the Graveyard, and then activate the Spell Card in my hand, [Miracle Fusion]!"

"I banish the Fusion Material Monsters required for the [E-Hero] Fusion Monster from my Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck. The monsters I banish are [E-Hero Bubble Man] from my Graveyard and [E-Hero Liquid Man] on the field!"

"Not a fusion of elements with different attributes, but a fusion of water-attribute monsters?" Upon hearing Jaden's choice of fusion material, Caesar glanced at him with some surprise.

"Exhaust all your strength, advance with only naked desire, and create victory!" Jaden placed the [Miracle Fusion] card in the Spell & Trap Zone, clenched his fist, and raised it above his head. "Even if it is still just an unripe fruit that has never tasted sweetness, I will release all my hope here!"

"Materials required: [Hero] with Water attribute, fusion summon!"

"A hero born from the element of water, and elevated from the element of water! [E·hero Absolute Zero]!"

Waves gathered simultaneously on the field and in the graveyard of the Tenth Generation, but the raging torrent of water suddenly froze, transforming into solid ice. From within the ice, a warrior clad in pristine white armor emerged, his cape billowing behind him! Upon closer inspection, one could see that the face beneath the helmet was none other than [E·hero Bubble Man], who had been destroyed and sent to the graveyard by the Labyrinth Brothers!

【E·hero Absolute Zero】【8☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

As everyone's attention was focused on the appearance of the new hero, Jaden drew two more cards from his deck and said, "If a card is banished as Fusion Material for the [Hero] monster, the effect of [E·hero Liquid Man] is activated. I draw two cards from my deck and discard one card from my hand."

"Next, I activate this Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand, [Mask Change]!"

The cards that Hayato obtained from the Masked Man and the Masked Man, and the cards that were given to him by Hayato, appeared before the world for the first time in Jaden's hands!

On the Judai's stage, the armor of the newly appeared [E·hero Absolute Zero] was infused with light, and in an instant, the layers of armor suddenly disintegrated!?

"This card's effect is: target one of my [Hero] monsters on the field, send it to the Graveyard, and Special Summon one [M·hero] with the same Attribute as that monster from my Fusion Deck! I've chosen [E·hero Absolute Zero] on my field," Jaden said, pointing to the monster on his field. "Mask-Change!"

With Jaden's shout, the solid ice that had transformed from flowing water melted back into water, enveloping the shattered ice armor and reforming it, nesting it back onto the transformed [E·hero Bubble Man]. A mask shaped like the Chinese character for "water" appeared on his helmet, and he now held a sci-fi firearm containing excess energy—his signature weapon!

"When evil appears, he vanquishes its myriad skills into nothingness, like flowing water, a warrior who quells evil!" Still using the summoning phrase for [E·hero Bubble Man], Jaden paused for a moment before adding a new line, "Flowing water, solid ice, and finally returning to flowing water, after enduring countless hardships, what remains unchanged is that heart of justice!"

"Appear in a brand new guise, you resolute and indomitable hero of water!"

"【M·hero Acid Water】!"

Chapter 1104 E-hero and the Cyber ​​Dragon

"A new [Hero]!?"

"Looking at the [M·hero Acid Water] that appeared on the field, Mi said in surprise."

【M·hero Acid Water】【8☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2600/2100]

No one knew better than the two brothers who worked at the International Illusion Company about the release of new cards. Apart from the release of the [E·hero] monster a few years ago and some enhancement cards in recent years, there was no news of a new [Hero] being released.

However, more than the appearance of new cards, the Labyrinth Brothers were concerned that, at some point, following the disintegration of [E·hero Absolute Zero], the entire field was covered by an impenetrable layer of ice, even binding the feet of their [Combined Demon God - Gate Guardian] inside.

"When [E·hero Absolute Zero] leaves the field, its effect activates, destroying all monsters on the opponent's field," Jaden waved his hand. "In addition, there is the effect of [M·hero Acid], which destroys all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field when it is successfully Special Summoned."

"【E·hero Absolute Zero】's ultimate move 'Instant Freeze'! And 【M·hero Acid Water】'Ultimate Acid Control'!"

"The ability of 【Combined Demon God - Guardian of the Gate】 can only resist the effect of targeting. This is my double-destruction tactic to defeat your monster!"

At this moment, Jaden was using a front-and-back field clearing tactic known in another world as "Zero to Acid Water". Although it was the first time he had used [Mask Change] and related derivative cards, Jaden, who had an innate special talent for using heroes, was still as skilled as ever in using combos!

Beneath the solid ice layer, an invisible force was rapidly spreading, manifesting as the ice rapidly layering and piling up. In the blink of an eye, it had already affected the [Combined Demon God - Gate Guardian] on the Labyrinth Brothers' field. At the same time, [M·hero Acid], who had just appeared, was not idle either, using his gun to spray out a large amount of dissolving liquid to cover the cards on the Labyrinth Queen's field!

Because of the reverse chain reaction, the first cards to be destroyed were the two face-down cards on the back field of the Maze. Both the "Burial from Another Dimension" card that he wanted to save for Miyako and the other face-down card with an unclear meaning were quickly dissolved and destroyed by the dissolving liquid from "M·hero Acid Water". The "Fusion Demon God - Gate Guardian" card on the front field of the Maze followed closely behind!

—Although it has a strong ability to counter targeted effects, even the [Combined Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] is powerless against this kind of effect that affects the entire field.

"Damn it, it's a noble, non-targeting effect!" "It's practically targeting our monsters!"

Seeing this, the Maze Brothers said unwillingly. Gong looked at Mi and suggested, "It's come to this, brother!"