Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Currently, the only monster on the field in the Jade series that hasn't attacked is [E-Hero Flame Wingman]. With the buffs of [E-Hero Sunrise] and [Beloved Hero], its current attack power is 3700 points, just higher than [Lava Demon], so it can't enjoy any additional buffs from [Skyscraper]. The "battle damage" it can inflict on [Lava Demon] is only 700 points.

"However, Big Brother's [E·Hero Flame Wingman] has the effect of dealing additional damage equal to the destroyed monster's ATK after it destroys the opponent's monster!"

"Really? It has that effect too." [King of Light - Queen Mador] nodded. "If I took 3700 damage like that, even my life points would be as fragile as a candle in the wind. But I still have one last card in my hand. During both players' turns, I can discard this [Fragrant Seraph - Angelica] from my hand and target this [Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia], a [Fragrant] monster in my Graveyard that was destroyed in battle!"

As the last card was played, a powerful life force burst forth from the graveyard of [Light King Warrior - Queen Mador] and surged into her body. "My base points are restored to the attack power of [Fragrant Night Demon - Mulan], which is 2600 points!"

[Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador: 4800→7400LP, 0 cards in hand]

In an instant, [Light King Battle - Queen Mador]'s attack power soared to a full 7400 points, which is twice the current attack power of [E·hero Flame Wingman].

The onlookers were aware of the effect of [Beloved Hero], knowing that it allowed the equipped monster to attack once more after destroying the opponent's monster in battle by sacrificing [Beloved Hero] itself.

However, even if [E·hero Flame Wingman] defeats [Lava Demon] and deals the full 3700 damage before launching an additional attack, [E·hero Flame Wingman]'s attack power will drop back to 2500. Even with the help of [Skyscraper], defeating [Sakura-Talia] will only deal a maximum of 3500 damage, leaving [Light King Battle - Queen Mador] with only 200 basic points remaining.

Compared to the "Fragrance" which can grant resistance to monsters one after another, Jaden's "E·Hero" is much more fragile. Its defensive capabilities are probably only the destructive effect of "E·Hero Sunrise Warrior". Once this burst of power fails to break through "Light King Battle - Queen Mador", the next period will be a period of weakness. Can Jaden build enough defense with the three cards in his hand?

Just as Maeda was deep in thought, he suddenly noticed that Marufuji Sho was breathing a sigh of relief.

"What? Only 7400 points. In that case, it's a win for the eldest brother."

"He used every means to restore his base score to 7400 points, which shows some skill, but he's still no match for Jaden, meow~" Not only Marufuji Sho, but Daitokuji also said easily, "After all, Jaden's alchemical talent is not only 'fusion', but also 'transformation'."

"'Transformation'...is that the card?" Daitokuji's reminder made Maeda Hayato realize what was going on, and he exclaimed, "No wonder Jaden didn't use her effect when he Special Summoned [E·Hero Shadow Mist Lady] before. It's also no wonder Jaden kept thinking about destroying the cards on the opponent's field that could grant resistance to other monsters."

"7400 points? That's an incredible amount of Life Points! In a normal duel, that's practically invincible!" Jaden exclaimed, watching the Life Points of [King Kaio of Light - Queen Mador] soar. "So strong, so incredibly strong!"

“However, my [E·hero] will not be deterred by this level of power. The greater the challenge, the greater the motivation to surpass it!” Jaden said, waving his hand, “I will use [E·hero Flame Wingman] to attack [Sakura-hime-Talia]!”

"Fire Strike!"

Because at this moment, [E·hero Flame Wingman]'s attack power is higher than [Sakura-Talia]'s, even though the field [Skyscraper] exists, it still cannot receive the field's blessing. Therefore, Jaden cannot shout out his favorite move name "Skyscraper Strike" and can only settle for the move name "Flame Strike".

"Still attacking my Plant-Type monsters?" Unlike the others, [King of Light - Queen Mador] didn't guess what cards Jaden had in his hand. She frowned and said, "Then because of the effect of [Aroma Mage - Marjoram], the battle damage my Plant-Type monsters are involved in is reduced to 0!"

Even with an attack power of 3200, [Sakura-Talia]'s opponent was [E·hero Flame Winged Man] with an attack power of 3700. A fiery flying kick enhanced by the gale instantly shattered her entire body into a shower of cherry blossom petals, thus destroying her and sending her to the graveyard.

In front of [King of Light - Queen Mador], [Aroma Mage - Marjoram] immediately erected a barrier to block the overflowing combat damage.

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador: 7400 → 7400 LP]

"However, the damage dealt by the effect of [E·Hero Flame Winged Man] is effect damage and cannot be blocked by [Aroma Mage - Marjoram]." Jaden snapped his fingers. "If [E·Hero Flame Winged Man] destroys a monster in battle, it deals damage to the opponent equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK!"

"Flame shattered!"

The moment the barrier of [Aroma Mage - Marjoram] that had blocked the combat damage disappeared, [Light King War - Queen Mador] saw [E·hero Flame Winged Man], who had destroyed her [Sakura Princess - Talia], come in front of her and spew a large amount of flames at her with the dragon head of her wide-open right arm, greatly reducing her basic points.

"Well!"

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador: 7400 → 4600 LP]

"It's not over yet! When a monster equipped with [Beloved Hero] destroys an opponent's monster with its attack, its third effect can only be activated by sending [Beloved Hero] to the Graveyard. [E·Hero Flame Wingman] can only attack once more!"

As Jaden finished speaking, the card of "Beloved Hero" equipped on "E·hero Flame Wingman" shattered and disappeared. The energy generated at the moment of its shattering filled "E·hero Flame Wingman" and gave him the ability to attack a second time in this battle phase.

【E·hero Flame Winged Man】【ATK3700→2500】

"The effect of an additional attack? But it's meaningless. Even if you let your [E·hero Flame Winged Man] attack again, attacking the [Lava Demon] that can deal you the most damage, it will only be 3500 points of damage." 3500 points of damage, which can make a duelist's Life Points instantly become like a candle in the wind in an ordinary duel, becomes so insignificant in the mouth of [Light King Battle - Queen Mador].

“If there’s only one ‘Hero,’ it seems a bit difficult to deal with your remaining 4600 base points. But there’s something you’ve overlooked, Queen of the Light.” Jaden pointed to her side, “You haven’t noticed all this time that my [E·hero Absolute Zero] hasn’t used its effect, have you?”

Upon hearing Jaden's words, [King of Light - Queen Mador] realized that it seemed to be true. Compared to [E·hero Flame Wingman] and [E·hero Sunrise Man], [E·hero Absolute Zero Man] was rather unknown. She had only glanced at him when he first appeared and was then attracted by the effect of [E·hero Liquid Man], which was formed by fusing materials, but had never paid attention to what the effect of [E·hero Absolute Zero Man] was.

"Even if it has any effect, you've already used [E·hero Absolute Zero] for attacks, so what's the point of bringing it up now?"

"Of course it makes sense, because the effect of [E·hero Absolute Zero] is different from other [Hero] cards that only activate upon entering the field or while on the field. His ability is the power of holy sacrifice, which only takes effect when he leaves the field." Jaden pointed to a card in front of him and shouted, "And right now, with your [Sakura-hime-Talia] and [Fragrant Night Demon-Mulan] both gone, I'm going to activate this Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand, [Mask Change], and activate the effect of [E·hero Absolute Zero]!"

"You can target one of my [Hero] monsters on the field to activate this effect. Under the effect of [Mask Change], [E·hero Absolute Zero] will be sent to the Graveyard, and then [M·hero] and one of its same Attribute monsters will be Special Summoned from my Fusion Deck!"

"The solid ice will now transform into gentle flowing water; awaken with the power of water!"

"【M·hero Acid Water】!"

"The effect of [M·Hero Acid] is that when it is successfully Special Summoned, all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field are destroyed, and all monsters on the opponent's field lose 300 ATK. Additionally, [E·Hero Absolute Zero] has an effect when it leaves the field, destroying all monsters on the opponent's field!" Jaden waved his hand, "That's my 'Absolute Zero Acid' double destruction combo!"

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

A storm of countless ice blades swept across, wiping out all the cards on the field before the astonished eyes of [Light King Battle - Queen Mador].

Then, she was met with direct attacks from the newly appeared [M·hero Acid Water] and the [E·hero Flame Winged Man] who gained additional attacks.

Chapter 1355 No, you've come at just the right time.

"【E·hero Flame Wingman】's additional attack, a direct attack on the opponent's duelist!"

"Flame Shot!"

With no monsters on the field, no cards in the back row, zero cards in hand, and no cards in the graveyard that could activate, [Light King Battle - Queen Mador] was naturally unable to withstand Jaden's direct attack. She was hit by the flames shot from the right arm of [E-Hero Flame Wingman], and her Life Points dropped significantly.

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador: 4600 → 2100 LP]

"Finally, there will be a direct attack from [M·hero Acid Water]."

As Jaden continued, he added, "Furthermore, although the original attack power of [M·hero Acid Water] is 2600 points, under the effect of [E·hero Sunrise Warrior], his attack power will increase by 600 points to 3200 points!"

【M·hero acid solution】【ATK2600→3200】

"Breaking Sound Thunder!"

[M·hero Acid] received the attack command, instantly drew his gun from his waist and fired three shots in quick succession. The highly corrosive acid bullets were almost connected in a straight line and shot towards [Light King Battle - Queen Mador].

With only 2100 basic points remaining, [Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador] knew that her remaining basic points would definitely not be enough to withstand this round of direct attacks. However, instead of making an ugly death struggle, she calmly and openly opened her arms, ready to face defeat.

Gazing at the triumphant joy in Jaden's eyes, [King of Light War - Queen Mador] shook her head, thinking: 'Do you merely see this world as a game? Though it may be an illusion to you, it's no joke to us. Perhaps some want to reveal the cruelty of battle to you still-naive brats through this world, through our defeat.'

'When the basic score reaches zero, the battle will end, and so will the future of the defeated. I wonder what the future holds for the [Light Realm] without my protection. But let it rise to even greater heights, stepping over the body of a defeated king like myself, young hero...'

Close your eyes, [Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador] prepares to meet the attack.

No one noticed her unusual behavior. In fact, at the same time that Jaden gave the attack order, the two who were engrossed in the duel did not notice, but Daitokuji and the others who were watching the battle had already heard some special sound coming from the sky.

"Snap—"

It sounded like glass shattering repeatedly.

"Snap—"

With each sound, a crack would appear in the sky, from which either flames or ice would erupt, accompanied by the pitiful howls of some monster and the sinister laughter of some evil being.

"Hehehe, I want to eat the terminal!"

"In the end, only you, a worthless piece of trash, will die! The Demon Blade of Selflessness—Sixth Strike!"

"Dare to disturb my fun? Come on, both of you will die under my, Hayabusa, sea emperor's, sword!"

"The ultimate bladder sword! Hahahaha!"

Just as [King of Light Battle - Queen Mador] was about to be hit by the bullet fired by [M·hero Acid Water] and lose her last life points, the sky seemed to shatter completely as it could no longer support the battle above. Large chunks of glacier, like meteorites, fell from the sky and crashed to the ground, with large pools of flowing lava spilling down.

The ice of 【E·hero Absolute Zero】 is nothing more than frost in the corner of a refrigerator compared to the vast glacier, while the scorching lava of 【Lava Demon】 appears icy cold in the lava rain.

However, what is more intriguing than the catastrophic scenes are the two colossal monsters locked in a battle between ice and fire!

"boom!"

The first to land was the creator of that vast expanse of lava, a giant clad in red armor with horns on its forehead. Its body, also engulfed in blazing flames, surveyed its surroundings and, seeing the pleasing greenery, felt an immense sense of peace: "Vanaheim? I've never felt such a refreshing sight in this green landscape. Before, I would only think of purifying everything with fire..."

"Flim? No, now you call yourself [Flame King War - Nagilfa], and instead of staying in your Muspelheim, you dare to invade my [Light Sphere]?!"

Because of the intrusion of the Flame Giant—whose true form is [Flame King War - Nagilfa]—the duel between Jaden and [Light King War - Queen Mador] was forcibly interrupted. The bullets that almost took [Light King War - Queen Mador]'s last basic points also hit the magma that appeared along with [Flame King War - Nagilfa], and the lava and acid devoured each other.

Instead of simply being defeated and disappearing, [Light Kaio Battle - Queen Mador] immediately used the trees and vines behind her to wrap up Judai and the others, widening the distance between them and [Flame Kaio Battle - Nagilfa], protecting them behind her.

Through her duel with Jaden, she has completely cast aside her previous prejudices against him. If she had any reservations about Jaden before, now she, the [King of Light - Queen Mador], has accepted him and regards him as a guest of Vanaheim—her [Light Realm]—just like Daitokuji and the others. Protecting them is her duty as the [King of Light - Queen Mador].

In particular, she was facing the fire giant Flim, a being destined to captain the ship "Nagirfa," made from the fingernails of the dead, during Ragnarok. Now, he had directly added the name "Nagirfa" to himself, becoming [Flame World King War - Nagilfa]. After becoming one of the [Kings War] of the Nine Realms, he constantly sought to expand his territory, and thus attempted to invade other worlds more than once.

Of the worlds adjacent to Muspelheim, which it rules, neither its own Light Realm nor Midgard, where the World Serpent Jormungandr slumbers, are worlds it can peer into. The Outer Realm Jotunheim is so barren that it doesn't even look down on it. Compared to the more distant Iron Realm and the troublesome Sword Realm, the first world that [Flame King War - Nagilfa] targets is the Ice Realm Niflheim, which has an attribute that clashes with its own.

The Ice Realm and the Flame Realm are conveniently located next to the Light Realm, one on the left and one on the right. Even if Queen Mador of the Light Realm is slow-witted, it would be difficult for her not to notice the commotion caused by the "territorial dispute" between her two neighbors. However, confident in her defenses, she was never worried that the battles on both sides would affect the Light Realm. Therefore, she could even confidently stroll around the central courtyard with King Iron Realm of the Dwarf Union.

Unexpectedly, I found Misawa in the central courtyard and returned to the Light Realm ahead of time. I also came to this area to fight with the others for a while because of the appearance of Judai and others. This allowed me to arrive in front of Nagilfa the moment he invaded and stop his actions.

"Invasion?" However, contrary to what [Light Realm King War - Queen Mador] had anticipated, [Flame Realm King War - Nagilfa] shuddered upon hearing the word "invasion" and hurriedly said, "I will never invade any world again, absolutely!"

"No, please continue to invade Niflheim next time!" Just as [Light King War - Queen Mador] was puzzled, on a glacier that had fallen into the forest and was blocked by a giant tree, a huge dragon-serpent spread its ice crystal wings and said in a tone of relief as if it had survived a disaster, "Although I look down on you, you idiot, I almost got killed by that demon this time without you."

"【Ice King War... Nidhogg】, even you have invaded this world!?" Looking at the huge dragon-serpent with its black and white body, which seemed to be made of frozen soil and white snow, and only showing a bright red color in the heart area of ​​its chest where it had bitten and swallowed the root of the World Tree, 【Light King War - Queen Mador】, her expression was solemn.

She was confident that she could handle one [King's Battle] with the home advantage, but two [King's Battles] would be difficult to deal with, even with her [Light Realm].

As for what the ice dragons, [Ice King Battle - Nidhogg] and [Flame King Battle - Nagilfa], said, she didn't believe a word of it. One was an evil dragon, and the other was a giant. They couldn't be called cunning; they were simply born evil. Anyone who believed what these two said was a fool. She was very intelligent!

A warmonger claims he'll never invade any world again, while a powerful evil dragon, ranking among the strongest in the Nine Realms, says he was almost killed by demons. Why doesn't anyone mention someone planning to gather the power of the Nine Realms to gain power beyond their own? These two appearing here together clearly indicates they've conspired to invade my [Light Realm]!

"I knew you wouldn't believe us, [Light King War], but I don't stoop to telling lies." [Ice King War - Nidhogg] said arrogantly, "That idiot and I really didn't come to invade your world, but to escape and find some help along the way."

"Is this what it means to say the most cowardly thing in the most arrogant tone?" Behind [Light King War - Queen Mador], Marufuji Sho couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"They look pretty cool on the outside, so why do they look so scared? What happened to them?" Maeda Hayato, who was standing next to Marufuji Sho and being used as a wall by him, asked in confusion.

Judai shrugged: "I don't know, but I feel like they weren't lying, huh?"

Although the duel was interrupted and it didn't cheer Jaden up, he thought the newly appeared [Ice King Battle - Nidhogg] and [Flame King Battle - Nagilfa] were pretty cool. Seeing such cool monsters appear made the duel worthwhile, even if he lost!

Daitokuji nodded. He still trusted Judai's intuition. After all, not everyone could draw the Golden Egg Bread twenty times in a row without Principal Hayato interfering. Moreover, he could see that the two giant monsters that appeared now had many unhealed wounds on their bodies, and it didn't seem like they were acting.

But what kind of extremely evil, terrifying, and awe-inspiring thing did the president of the Kaiba Group put into the game that could make such a huge two-bodied monster fear it?

Thinking this, Daitokuji looked up at the sky, slightly opened his eyes, and stared at the still damaged gap in the sky, catching a glimpse of a snow-covered landscape.

When Daitokuji saw Hayato Kobayashi standing above a boiling pool formed by the fusion of glaciers and lava, holding a red tail burning with yellow-green flames in his left hand and a black and white trident-like tail in his right hand, muttering something unintelligible, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Daitokuji glanced at Nidhogg (the Ice King) and Nagilfa (the Flame King), who were still trying to persuade Queen Mador (the Light King), and noticed that their tails were broken off, seemingly the part that Hayato was holding. Daitokuji nodded.

That's not surprising. I was wondering what it was. It turns out that Haima Group let Hayato Kobayashi in.

"What do you mean by saying they ran away?" Hayato, disregarding whether damaging the parts would increase the probability of digging out the Dragon Jade, casually tossed the two pieces of his tail into the pool below and said to Mimir beside him with displeasure.

"Who would have thought that the fire giant would invade halfway through your fight with that evil dragon?" Mimir said innocently. "We were just lucky to be fighting two [King's Battles] at once. And you managed to keep them both at bay, so they ended up escaping together."

"One's ice, the other's fire, how could these two possibly work together to escape?"

"Didn't you tell me that red and blue make a good couple?"

Hayato, too lazy to complain about Mimir, took out two cards and looked at them. He noticed that a question mark representing humans and a question mark representing yew had been lit up on them. Then, the blank card was gradually filled with a picture composed of lines and colors.