Duels should be played with a smile.

"I'm recruiting the Diamond Man again!"

The MVP of this duel has already been decided, and Diamond Man is the undisputed winner!

Even now, it seems that the Phoenix Man doesn't necessarily jump around as many times as the Diamond Man.

"The Diamond Man's effect has activated for the third time, and this time it's [Fate Draw] that's been sent to the graveyard!"

After avoiding costs and not consuming any cards in hand, it's basically a free draw for 2.

Snow Woman calculated that in the next round, Edward would get at least 5 free draws and 1 free search, which would be a huge profit.

Looking at the five cards in her hand, she wondered if she should switch people out midway through her sentence and have Leyou take her place in jail.

It's impossible for Edward to have a full hand of cards and still be unable to beat himself, right? How weak would that hero deck have to be?

"By banishing this card from the Graveyard, activate the effect of [Destiny HERO Demon] and Special Summon a card with the same name from your Deck!"

This was the first card I threw in using the Fate Draw.

"Crossman's second effect: Tribute the Demonic One on my field, and search my Deck for 1 HERO monster with a different name than the Tributed Monster!"

"I'm adding [Destiny Hero Cultist] to my hand!"

The hero has a strong burst damage, and the Doctrine can directly reduce the opponent's LP to half, which is very conducive to OTK!

So when I saw Edward liberate the Crossmen, the Gunners, and the Diamonds just to create this monster, I had only one thought in my mind.

Why didn't he choose the second option?

"I set a card face down, end my turn, resolve the effect of Determiner, and I recycle Determiner myself."

A Doctrine with 3400 attack, a Phoenix with 2100 defense, plus a backrow card and two cards in hand—that's Edward's field in the first turn.

Leyou's assessment of this is subtle.

Because of the three cards that Diamond Man used, Edward T3 will have an absurd amount of resources, but... what deck did Yuki Onna use again?

Driven by curiosity about the toughness of the Hero's Field and the Snow Woman deck, Leyou continued watching.

"My turn, draw a card..."

"During your preparation phase, I have an effect to activate!"

"The effect of the doctrine is to halve your LP!"

[Yuki-onna LP: 8000 → 4000]

"Then comes Graveyard Gunner's effect, Special Summon it! And activate another effect that draws 1 from both players!"

Edward has 3 cards in his hand. Next turn, his hand will be able to jump to at least 10 cards.

However, in this turn, Yuki-onna also has 7 cards left to use.

"Your duel... was truly professional! Just the first turn alone had so many moves, and then you even had two powerful monsters at the end, which reduced my LP by half. That's amazing!"

Seeing the Snow Woman smiling and praising his skills, Edward couldn't resist joining in, nodding and smiling in response as a sign of courtesy befitting a professional player.

However, he always felt that there was something else hidden in the Snow Woman's smile.

The audience was cheering for Ed, because he rarely put on such a show in the first round of a match.

Because few of his opponents deserve such serious treatment.

"Pro players are really strong, but I'm just an ordinary, weak woman, and I can't do as many fancy moves as you guys."

The snow woman seemed to be talking to herself as she slapped a card out.

"I activate Pot of Greed, banish 6 cards from the side of my Extra Deck, and draw 2."

The opportunity to eliminate the Phoenix Clan has arrived.

"My strategy this turn is very simple... First, I'll activate the effect of [King of the Heavenly Prison] in my hand."

Leyou, sitting in the audience, covered her eyes.

It's unbearable to look at, truly unbearable to look at. At this moment, all we need to do is pray for Ed.

"You can only use one of the two effects of a card per turn. I activate effect 1, which can only be activated during the Main Phase. This card in my hand is revealed until the end of my opponent's turn. During the period this effect is revealed, face-down cards on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects."

When this card is shown, people who aren't so easygoing usually just click on it.

Escape from prison with one click.

"Normal Summon [Demon Girl Lilith]. According to its effect, this card's original ATK becomes 1000."

With the Phoenix's effect added to the effect, and with 5 Hero Monsters in the Graveyard, Lilith's ATK becomes exactly 0.

"I will activate the effect the moment you successfully summon it!"

"Gaika?"

Edward's sudden chain attack surprised the Snow Maiden. That backrow face-down card couldn't possibly be Torrent Tribute or Trap Hole, could it? Edward's hero shouldn't be Shadow Warrior, right?

"No, it's a monster effect. Your deck definitely relies on fighting from the back row, so your initial move is absolutely crucial!"

"And the most opportune time to use my Phoenix People is now!"

"The Phoenix's effect can be activated during both players' turns: destroy 1 card on your field and any other card on the field without targeting!"

The surprise on her face turned into a smile; the Snow Woman was somewhat unsure how to evaluate Edward's actions.

Is this the advantage brought about by information asymmetry?

"I'm so sorry, or perhaps you're being a little too hasty."

"Chain your Phoenix to activate Lilith's effect, freeing yourself and showing you 3 Normal Trap Cards from your Deck. These are randomly selected and set to my field. The rest return to the Deck. This effect is a Speed ​​2."

Despite being late to the party, Lilith made a quick escape, and the Snow Woman selected three cards from her deck for Edward to confirm.

Ed frowned deeply, and even felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

Because, three virtual worlds.

There was no choice, and we couldn't even get any useful information. The only thing we knew was that the opponent's deck needed space and relied on the back row to fight.

Even though my Phoenix can repeatedly jump around and destroy cards, the effect of the opponent's Heavenly King just happens to prevent the Phoenix from causing damage.

"The Phoenix's effect...disrupts itself and your backcourt."

Once the effect is activated, it cannot be stopped. Fortunately, Yuki-onna has a face-down card in the back row, otherwise Phoenix Man might have even destroyed his own card this time. This is a drawback of the non-targeting effect.

The Phoenix people set themselves ablaze, while the virtual world remained unharmed under the protection of the King of Heavenly Prison.

Ed didn't care, because the Phoenix Man's presence in the graveyard felt like coming home, and the Phoenix Man's destruction fulfilled the activation conditions for his face-down card, allowing him to gain another wave of resources.

"The effect of Phoenix: If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can activate this effect: During the next Standby Phase, revive one [Destiny HERO] monster from your Graveyard."

"At the same time, because my HERO monsters on the field are destroyed by battle or card effects, my face-down card [Illusion] can also be activated!"

"Don't be impatient..." Snow Woman interrupted Edward's actions, "After you activate the Phoenix, I have priority."

In Yuki-onna's opinion, Edward was really impatient this time, and this impatience made Yuki-onna feel that the chances of winning the duel had suddenly increased a lot.

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Called by the Grave]: Banish Phoenix from your Graveyard, and negate the effects of all monsters with the same name until the end of your next turn!"

I originally planned to cover up and deal with the Phoenix in the next round, but because of Edward's impatience, I was able to dig it up right away.

That's wonderful news!

"The effect of [Phantom Summon] allows you to Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] monster from your Deck."

With a blank expression, Edward chained the Graveyard Finger to activate his face-down card, while also adjusting his mindset and state of mind.

The female duelist in front of me seems very casual on the surface and always says things that sound weak, but when she gets going, she's really ruthless!

"I Special Summon [Phantom Hero: The Cyborg] from my deck."

Without the sword pointing to rescue Edward, the grave finger took effect successfully, and the invincible Phoenix fell!

"The effect of the android can only be activated if two monsters are successfully summoned, and one [Hero] monster is sent to the Graveyard."

"I will send [Elemental Hero: Shadow Mist Lady] to the grave."

Although the color scheme is similar to Destiny Heroes, both being black, Shadowmist is truly an Elemental Hero.

Moreover, basically no matter what hero it is, they all need to bring Shadowmist.

"The effect of Shadow Mist Lady is activated if she is sent to the Graveyard, allowing you to search your Deck for HERO monsters other than those with the same name."

"I'm adding [Phantom Hero: The Almighty] to my hand."

The audience below the stage cheered at the right time. Anyone who had watched Edward's duel knew that once the Almighty got the hang of it, Edward could unleash the powerful explosive force of a hero!

"Wow, that's amazing... all sorts of maneuvers during my turn, it's dazzling."

"I'm not as good as you; I can only do some simple operations."

"Your offensive is so strong, I can only defend casually."

She sighed softly, just when everyone thought the Snow Woman was going to give up after a few casual moves...

clap clap clap-

“Gai 4, your turn.”

At this moment, the Snow Woman is 0 in front and 5 behind.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Fierce and Fierce Performance

Aside from certain Dark Monsters that prevent players from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, the most oppressive thing for duelists is the backcourt five-cover.

However, the five-hit combo can still be dealt with using feather duster and electric shock.

However, the King of Heavenly Prison is like an insurance policy for the Five Guards, which not only increases psychological pressure but also feels like a Damocles' sword hanging over one's head.

A monster with 3000 attack power could slam you in the face at any time.

Ed is now in this predicament.

He didn't know what the other effect of the King of Heavenly Prison was, but he knew that effects with greater restrictions usually had equally greater restrictions, and that multiple effects could only be used once per turn was a typical restriction.

Except for a certain "superb" enhanced new card.

"My turn, draw a card."

"Based on the effect of Diamond Man from the previous turn, I can activate the effect of [Reinforcement] in my Graveyard to search my Deck for one Level 4 or lower Warrior monster."