Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Seeing the card that Jaden took out of the graveyard, Keith raised an eyebrow: "That card is... I see, it was when [N Ocean Dolphin] used its effect earlier?"

“Sodayo~” Jaden placed the card on the Duel Disk and continued, “Although [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] has the effect of adding a [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand if it is successfully Special Summoned, unfortunately, the effect of her Special Summoned by the effect of [Cross Guardian] is negated.”

【E·hero Shadow Mist Girl】【DEF1500】

"However, I still have this card in my hand—[The Demon King of the Swamp], so I discard it and then add a [Fusion] card from my deck to my hand."

As soon as he added the cards to his hand, Jaden immediately played a spell card: "Spell Card [Fusion]! Use my DARK monster [E-Hero Shadow Mist Lady] and LIGHT monster [E-Hero Neos] as Fusion Material!"

"Despair under the cover of night will be dispelled, the light of hope will bloom at dawn and transform into the radiance of miracles! Reveal your brilliance, Hero of the Sun!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 7☆!"

His abundant hand of cards was completely depleted, and in return, he gained familiar old friends—

"Wake-Up! [E·hero Sunrise Man]!"

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1200]

"If [E·hero Sunrise] is successfully Special Summoned, its first effect is activated, adding one [Miracle Fusion] from my Deck to my hand."

"And the effect of 'Cross Watchman' in my Graveyard: If this card is in my Graveyard or I successfully Special Summon a 'E·hero' Fusion Monster, I can activate this effect by banishing 'Cross Watchman' from my Graveyard. I draw two cards from my Deck and then select one card from my hand to return to the bottom of my Deck."

"And there's [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady]! This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add one [Hero] monster other than [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady] from my Deck to my hand."

"Self-propelled chain, C1 [E·hero Sunrise Knight] C2 [Cross Guardian] C3 [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl]!"

To be fair, Jaden's forte is indeed the authentic "Fusion". Although he empties his hand completely by playing a card, he can chain three effects in one go. It is obvious that he is taking advantage of the fact that the strange effect of "StarCraft - Dark Evaba" has been tricked out and he can do whatever he wants.

"The first thing to be dealt with is the effect of [E·hero Shadow Mist Lady], which I added to my hand from my deck; then comes the effect of [Cross Watchman], which I drew two cards from my deck and returned one card from my hand to the bottom of the deck."

"Finally, there's the effect of [E·hero Sunrise], which adds a [Miracle Fusion] to my hand from my deck."

【游城十代：4000LP，手牌0→1→2→3】

The more cards he played, the more cards he had. After organizing his hand, Jaden continued, "Not only that, besides the power of miracles, [E·hero] is ultimately a hero who manipulates elemental power, and his greatest strength lies in combining multiple elemental powers."

"Under the effect of [E·Hero Sunrise], the ATK of the monsters I control will increase by 200 points equal to the sum of the attribute types of the monsters I control. Currently, I control [E·Hero Sunrise] (Light), [N·Ocean Dolphin] (Water), [N·Sky Hummingbird] (Wind), and [N·Flame Beetle] (Fire). Therefore, the ATK of all the monsters I control increases by 800 points!"

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2500→3300】

【N·Flame Beetle】【500/500→1300/500】

【N·Sky Hummingbird】【800/600→1600/600】

【N·Ocean Dolphin】【900/1100→1700/1100】

Under the power of [E·hero Sunrise], the attack power of the originally weak [N] monsters all increased, from being weak minions to barely worth mentioning - unfortunately, they were mostly in defense position, so their attack power was not very meaningful.

However, the effect of [E·hero Sunrise Warrior] wasn't originally intended for these newcomers, but rather—

“I haven’t performed a Normal Summon this turn, Mr. Keith.” Jaden flipped a card in his hand to show Keith, then placed it face down on the Duel Disk. “I will Normal Summon [E-Hero Flameman] in Defense Position, and if [E-Hero Flameman] is successfully Summoned, I can activate its effect: I can add one [Fusion] Spell Card from my Deck to my hand!”

Seeing that Jaden was searching his deck for another Fusion Spell Card, and adding the Miracle Fusion he had just added to his hand, seemingly planning to continue using Fusion to expand his deck, Keith raised an eyebrow: "He's really always on the go."

“In that case, I’ll banish my [Star Guardian - Dark Evaba] to activate her effect!” Keith picked up a card from the Duel Disk and placed a card from his own hand in the same spot on the Duel Disk. “Use the Force to summon the Infiltrator’s Scimitar!”

"I Special Summon a Level 6 or higher [Starry Sky] monster from my hand to my field. I Special Summon this Level 8 [Starry Sky - Dark Scimitar]!"

Based on the flying broomstick and the stealth spaceship "Sith Infiltrator", a huge interstellar spaceship was pulled into the atmosphere from space by the Force of [Star Trek - Dark Evaba] and hovered over Keith Field. The slightly tired dark wizard put away his lightsaber and entered the scimitar-like spaceship to rest.

【Star Trek - Dark Scimitar】【8☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[3000/1800]

"To upgrade a monster at a time like this... However, Mr. Keith, your special summon is the effect of my [E·hero Blaze]."

[Yujo Judai: 4000LP, hand size 3→3]

Watching Jaden add the retrieved card to his hand, Keith sneered, "Do as you please. But before you activate the Fusion you added to your hand, the effect of the Special Summoned Star Trek - Dark Scimitar will activate!"

"If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can target 1 monster card on the field and destroy it. The target of my effect is [E-Hero Flameman] on my opponent's field!"

The monster that Keith destroyed was actually [E.Hero Blaze]!?

Watching the laser beam fired from the [Star Trek - Dark Scimitar] pierce straight through the Fire Hero who had just appeared on the field, Sho Marufuji, watching from the sidelines, was full of confusion: "Why was it [E-Hero Blaze] that was destroyed, and not the obviously stronger [E-Hero Sunrise]?"

"Hmph, I'm just wary of cards like [Fusion Release]. Targeting the opponent's strongest monster from the start will only provoke an overly aggressive counterattack, like 'I'd rather fry it than let it be destroyed by the opponent.' But if the target is [E. Hero Flameman], the resistance will be much weaker."

After a pause, Keith looked at Jaden's [E.Hero Sunrise] and continued, "Besides this so-called 'window theory,' there's also... if I'm not mistaken, kid, your [E.Hero Sunrise] also has some effect that can destroy monsters under certain conditions, right?"

"Huh?" Jaden blinked. "As for [E·Hero Sunrise], it does have an effect that can destroy one card on the field when an attack is declared by a [Hero] monster other than itself. But Mr. Keith, how come you..."

"Mr. Keith, did you know about my [E·hero Sunrise Knight] beforehand?"

"Scouting the location before taking action is a basic skill for thieves... Well, that's what I was going to say, but I hate those guys who talk nonsense and act mysterious, like Pegasus and the like." Keith tapped his head and smirked. "It's just an intuition, whether you think of it as a duelist's intuition or the intuition of someone who walks in the cruel darkness and is equally good at destruction."

"You may appear bright and dazzling, but there is clearly a terrible darkness within your card."

Rather than destroying [E. Hero Sunrise], which could trigger the effect of Keith's [Starry Night] monsters when they are destroyed, it would be better to destroy [E. Hero Flame], which Jaden wanted to use for Fusion Summoning. That was Keith's idea.

Jaden scratched his head: "Hey~ The [E·hero Neos] appeared with the light attribute. I'm starting to wonder why the 'new space' formed from the power of 'cosmic darkness' is light attribute. Mr. Keith, you're amazing. How can you tell that they are actually heroes of darkness?"

"I wasn't talking about that monster, but... no, never mind." Keith didn't bother to say that he actually saw the darkness in Jaden from [E·hero Sunrise]. "You brat who calls himself a 'hero' but doesn't realize it, I'm suddenly looking forward to your future performance."

"But for now, let's continue the duel."

Hearing Keith's words, Jaden nodded, though he didn't understand. He glanced at his field and said, "Although [E. Hero Flameblade] has been destroyed, I will still activate this [Fusion] card that I retrieved from my hand. However, this time I've chosen [Hero] monster [E. Hero Sunrise] and WATER [N. Ocean Dolphin] as Fusion materials!"

"Meet the fusion material requirements by adding a Water-type monster to the [Hero] monster, and let its pure and pristine form display the majesty of justice! The supreme hero of the Ice and Snow type!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Sit upright in the frosty sky—[E·hero Absolute Zero]!"

Because of the absence of [E·hero Blaze], Jaden had no choice but to send [E·hero Sunrise] to the Graveyard as a Fusion Material, which also caused his [N·Sky Hummingbird] and [N·Flame Beetle] to lose the ATK bonus from [E·hero Sunrise].

【N·Ocean Dolphin】and 【E·Hero Sunrise Warrior】have merged together. The blazing sun's radiance is sealed beneath a suit of ice armor, and what appears on the stage of Jaden is the magnificent ice hero—【E·Hero Absolute Zero Warrior】!

【E·hero Absolute Zero】【8☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

【N·Flame Beetle】【1300/500→500/500】

【N·Sky Hummingbird】【1600/600→800/600】

Chapter 1488 New Universe Heroes? A Re-release of Heroes!

"Could it be... Big Brother's classic combo?!" Marufuji Sho exclaimed expectantly as he watched [E·Hero Absolute Zero] appear on the Jaden's field. "It can simultaneously clear the opponent's front and back row cards, 'Absolute Zero Turns into Acid Water'!"

"The [Hero] deck's signature three-pronged attack... but no, now is not the right time to use this combo."

Fubuki denied Marufuji's guess, saying, "In the deck of the opposing thief Keith, don't the Machine-Type monsters in the 'StarCraft' series have effects that activate after being destroyed by battle or card effects? If you blindly play the 'Zero Acid' combo, wouldn't that allow the opponent to summon another Psychic-Type 'StarCraft' monster from their deck?"

"Jūdai has two cards left in his hand, one of which is that card that can create miracles."

Upon hearing Fubuki's words, Marufuji Sho also glanced at Jaden's grave: "A [Miracle Fusion] that can be performed from a graveyard?"

Although Marufuji Sho is Jaden's junior, as the saying goes, "there is a great distance between admiration and understanding." Fubuki has a deeper understanding of Jaden. Just as Fubuki guessed, the card Jaden played next was not the quick-play spell card of the "Transformation" series that often appears in conjunction with "E.Hero Absolute Zero," but the "Miracle Fusion" that was previously searched using the effect of "E.Hero Sunrise"!

"I activate the Spell Card, Miracle Fusion! Although you destroyed it, Mr. Keith, it only destroyed the physical forms of the Heroes; their golden spirits still shine!" Jaden played the card, raised his Duel Disk to reveal his Graveyard, and pushed the cards out of the Graveyard one by one. "This Spell Card can banish monsters from my field and Graveyard as Fusion Material to perform a Fusion Summon of an E-Hero Fusion Monster!"

"I will exclude the two monsters with different attributes, [E·Hero Neos] and [E·Hero Blaze], from the graveyard as fusion materials!"

Upon hearing that the monster Jaden was going to banish was a different type of monster with the same attribute as the one he had previously fused to summon [E. Hero Sunrise], Amelda raised an eyebrow: "A second [E. Hero Sunrise]?"

“No, although it meets the requirement of ‘a [Hero] monster with a different attribute,’ it’s actually more likely that Big Brother is fusing with a different monster this time.” Marufuji Sho said expectantly, “I see. So the [E·Hero Neos], a normal monster, has this use. The monster that’s going to appear this time is Big Brother’s beloved hero!”

"The fusion material requires two [E·hero] monsters with different attributes. The passion must never be extinguished. Light and fire give birth to new hope. Under this miraculous power, become the guardian of the night and soar through the sky!"

"My beloved hero has arrived!"

With a dragon-head-shaped flame launcher in one hand and a single wing on his back that seems to control the storm, Jaden Yuki's most beloved classic monster has now descended onto his field, looking majestic and awe-inspiring!

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Soar into the sky, [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"

【E·hero Flame Winged Man - Flame Strike】【8☆/Wind】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2100/1200]

"【E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike】Cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. If it is successfully Special Summoned, its first effect can be activated: Add 1 【Beloved】card from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand." Jaden's Duel Disk automatically retrieved the card, which he caught. "The card I want to retrieve is this 【Winged Kuriboh LV6】."

"Although the card name is not written, this card name is used as an [E·hero] or [Beloved] card according to the rules."

"Kuriri~" Due to the environmental influence of this island, it has also become more active. The Winged Kuriboh LV6, which was just added to Jaden's hand, made two calls to prove that it still exists and that its role has not been stolen by the new dolphin.

"Don't worry, Aibo, you'll be on the field soon." Jaden reassured his companion, added the monster to his hand, and waved his hand again. "Besides its first effect upon entering the field, [E.Hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike], which uses the Normal Monster [E.Hero Neos] as Fusion Material, has another second effect: it can Tribute itself to Special Summon one more Level 7 or lower [E.Hero] monster from my Deck or Fusion Deck that cannot be Normal Summoned, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

"I activate its effect to Special Summon this Level 7 monster from my Fusion Deck! Lend me your power, [N-Black Panther], and together with [E-Hero Neos]—we'll eat mud!"

[E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]'s body disappeared into the darkness, and then his cloak-like wings, as black as night, were flung off, revealing a stunning new hero with contrasting black and white body markings and claw-like weapons on his limbs!

Special Summon, Level 7!

"The Dark Universe Hero - [E·hero Dark Neos]!"

【E·hero Dark Neo-Universe】【7☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

Although the original body has not yet appeared, with the support of [E·hero Flame Wingman - Flame Strike], even though Jaden did not use [N·Black Panther] to make contact and fuse with [E·hero Neos], he still managed to summon [E·hero Black Neos].

"The effect of 【E·hero Dark Neos】 is that you can select 1 face-up Effect Monster on the field. As long as this card is face-up on my field, the selected monster's effects are negated until it leaves the field. This effect can select a maximum of 1 monster, but it can be activated an unlimited number of times per turn!"

"It can be activated infinitely and negate the effects of monsters!?" Even Fubuki, who was watching from the sidelines, was a little surprised. "Although it can only be used on one monster at a time, as long as one is negated and another is dealt with, [E·hero Black Neos] is practically a loose [Skill Drain]."

"You're pretty strong, kid. If I hadn't replaced [StarCraft - Dark Evaba] with [StarCraft - Dark Scimitar], I would have been really annoyed by you." Keith glanced at the [StarCraft] on his field, which was not a Psychic-type but a Machine-type, and said confidently, "But unfortunately, in addition to the common effects of Machine-type [StarCraft]s—Special Summoning monsters when destroyed and destroying monsters when they enter the field—[StarCraft - Dark Scimitar] has a third effect."

"That means this card on my field won't be targeted by your opponent's effects. Although your effects can negate monster effects, that requires successfully targeting [StarCraft - Dark Scimitar], right?"

"Huh?" Jaden looked at his [E·hero Black Neos] on the field. "Is that so?"