The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

He glanced at his hand through his mask and, without hesitation, slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Army Dragon] in Defense Position."

Om-! !

A flash of golden light appeared, and a green dragon soldier wielding a broken greatsword was projected.

[Army Dragon: Defense 800]

"Set one more card over the wall, and the turn ends."

[Darkness cards in hand: 6→4]

He ended his turn very decisively.

Jaden: "[Army Dragon] has the special effect of Special Summoning another [Army Dragon] from the Deck when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, which is equivalent to three Shield Monsters."

"Looks like they're using a Dragon deck..."

He just didn't know what kind of dragon deck it was.

Chapter Sixty-One: Another User of Red-Eyes

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, Jaden slammed it onto the Duel Disk without hesitation: "I summon Elemental HERO Solidman in Attack Position."

Om-! !

A burst of light effects flashed across the field, and a hero clad in silver armor was projected onto the screen.

[Elemental Hero Solid Warrior: Attack Power 1300]

"Then, due to the effect of Solid Warrior when it is summoned, Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Hero] monster from your hand."

"Come on, [Elemental Hero Blaze]!"

As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, another burst of light appeared, followed by the appearance of Blaze, wielding a fiery fist.

[Elemental Heroes: Blaze Warrior - 1200]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 4]

"Then, with the arrival of Flamebringer, I added [Fusion] to my hand from the deck."

After Jaden retrieved the card and got it in his hand, he immediately played it, saying, "Spell Card [Fusion] activated, the two [Elemental HERO] cards on the field fuse."

The two monsters then transformed into two streams of energy that combined, releasing a crimson flame.

"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental Heroes Nova Lord]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fiery red warrior was born from the flames and descended onto his field.

[Elemental Heroes Nova Master: Attack Power 2600]

Jaden then flicked his hand and shouted, "And at this very moment, another effect of Solidity Man activates!"

If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the Graveyard by a Spell Card effect, you can target 1 HERO monster in your Graveyard other than Elemental HERO Solidity Monster; Special Summon that monster in Defense Position.

"Rise, Blaze!"

With a flash of golden light, Flame Warrior reappeared on the scene.

[Elemental Hero: Blaze Warrior - Defense 1800]

Then he revealed another spell card: "It's not over yet, I'll activate the spell card [Hero's Heart] from my hand!"

"During this round, the Nova Lord's attack power is halved, but it can launch two attacks."

[Elemental Heroes Nova Master: Attack Power 2600 → 1300]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 3]

Darkness, puzzled, asked, "Why go through the unnecessary trouble of having the fusion monster launch two attacks when you could have used two monsters to attack?"

Jaden explained to him, "If Nova destroys an opponent's monster in battle, I can draw another card."

"I see, so it's to replenish your hand..."

Darkness suddenly realized, but didn't care.

The next moment, the Tenth Generation waved his hand and gave the order: "Battle begins! Nova Lord, attack the army dragon!"

Under his command, the Nova Lord clenched its fist, and blazing flames ignited on it. Then it lunged forward and threw a punch.

boom--! !

The dragon soldier was instantly punched through and blasted into dust, disappearing without a trace.

"At this moment, with the effect of Nova Master, I draw a card from my deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

At the same time, Darkness calmly said, "At this moment, the special effect of [Army Dragon] is activated. When [Army Dragon] is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, another [Army Dragon] can be Special Summoned from the Deck. I summon it in Defense Position."

A flash of light, and a second dragon soldier was summoned to the field in the same position.

[Army Dragon: Defense 800]

"My battle is not over yet, Nova Lord, continue your attack on the second army dragon!"

The new star lord, who had not yet left, threw a second punch, shattering the army dragon into pieces.

boom--! !

Judai hurriedly said, "The effect of the Nova Lord has no limit on the number of turns, so I can draw another card."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

"What?! There's no limit to once per round?!"

Darkness gritted his teeth, "However, since the [Army Dragon] was destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, I will Special Summon another [Army Dragon] in Defense Position."

The last army dragon was also summoned to his field.

At this point, Jaden's battle was over, so he inserted a card into the Duel Disk: "I'll set one last card face down, end of turn."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

"And at this moment, the Nova Lord's attack power returned to normal."

[Elemental Heroes Nova Master: Attack Power 1300 → 2600]

After Jaden finally finished his turn, Darkness immediately drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Darkness cards in hand: 4→5]

After confirming the card he had drawn, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He flicked his right hand, which was holding the card, and shouted, "Open the face-down card! Trap Card [Dragon Reincarnation]!"

You can target 1 Dragon monster you control; banish that Dragon monster, then Special Summon 1 Dragon monster from your hand or Graveyard.

He slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk, shouting, "Special Summon [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], banishing the [Army Dragon] from the field!"

[Darkness cards in hand: 5→4]

Asuka: "Red eyes?!"

Judai: "...Black Dragon!"

The two were immediately shocked, never expecting to hear about the legendary rare card here.

Another fire dragon flew out from the volcanic lava, then quickly landed on Darkness's field and solidified into a giant, black dragon with a sharp beak.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2400

Asuka said with a solemn expression, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon... a legendary card that represents possibility and is comparable to Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It's the ace monster of the legendary duelist Katsuya Jonouchi. I didn't expect this person to have such a rare card."

Judai said with a relaxed expression, "However, in terms of attack power, the Nova Lord is still higher."

Darkness sneered, "Too naive. Do you think I didn't consider this possibility...?"

As he spoke, he played a spell card. "Equip Spell [Dark Dragon Claw] activated. Equip this card to a DARK monster. The monster gains 600 ATK and cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects."

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2400 → 3000]

[Darkness cards in hand: 4→3]

"Now the Red-Eyes Black Dragon surpasses your monsters."

Judai gritted his teeth, "..."

That wasn't all. Darkness slammed another card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Lancer Dragon] in Attack Position."

Om-! !

Amidst a flash of golden light, a blue pterosaur with a spear-like snout appeared on the field.

[Long Spear Dragon: Attack Power 1900]

[Darkness cards in hand: 3→2]

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Strike of the Black Flame Bullet

Darkness immediately launched an attack: "Battle begins! [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] attacks [Elemental HERO Nova Lord], Dark Metal Flame!"

The black dragon opened its mouth wide, and pale red flames gathered inside.

Seeing this, Jaden quickly pressed the button to face down the card, "Activate the Trap Card, [Super Boy Showdown!]!"

This effect is activated when your opponent declares an attack. Negate that battle, and have your opponent's lowest ATK face-up Attack Position monster battle your lowest DEF face-up Defense Position monster. After that battle, the Battle Phase ends.

The black dragon's attack stopped abruptly.

"Based on the effects of the trap, the combatants are [Long Spear Dragon] and [Elemental Hero Flame Warrior]."

Upon hearing this, Darkness snorted coldly.

"However, when [Lancer Dragon] attacks a Defense Position monster, if its ATK is higher than the opponent's monster's DEF, the excess damage is dealt to the opponent."

"Go! [Lancer Dragon], attack! Javelin attack!"

At his command, the spear dragon opened its mouth wide, and a green light condensed inside.

The next second, the light transformed into a spear and shot out.

boom--! !

Blaze was instantly blasted to pieces after being pierced by the light gun.

"Uh......"

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→3900]

Darkness continued, "After attacking, the [Lancer Dragon] switches to defensive stance."

"That concludes my turn."

[Long Spear Dragon: Defense 0]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

After drawing the card, Jaden immediately placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I summon Elemental HERO Electro in Attack Position."

Om-! !

A golden light flashed, and a blue-gold warrior with a mechanical feel appeared on the field, crackling with electricity.

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Attack Power 1600]

Wu then revealed a magic card: "Equip Spell [Lightning Gun] Activate, equip this card to Lightning Man."

qi [Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5→3]

Liu snap!

A black pistol appeared on Electro's right hand.