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

The next second, Judai suddenly felt a violent tremor, and a towering clock tower rose from the ground under the cold moonlight. The medieval European-style building surrounded them, trapping Judai and Edward inside.

After the clock tower appeared, the atmosphere became oppressive and heavy, and a terrifying aura spread everywhere, making it hard for the audience to breathe.

But this atmosphere made Edward feel much more at ease. After taking a deep breath, he placed another card into the Spell & Trap slot: "Bury a card, end turn."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 2 → 1

Seeing Edward end his turn like that, Jaden smiled and said, "You went all out from the start...? Then I won't hold back anymore..."

As he spoke, he deftly pulled out a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

Before he could even check the results of the gacha pull, Edward suddenly spoke up: "At this moment, the effect of the [Prison Clock Tower]!"

“Whenever the other side is in the preparation phase, the hands of the clock tower will turn, placing a clock indicator.”

Tap tap tap...

Suddenly, the hands of the clock on the clock tower began to spin, and the hour hand finally stopped at the three o'clock position.

clang!

[Prison Clock Tower: Clock Indicators 0→1]

"That timer..."

"What means?"

The audience was a little confused by this scene.

"Judai, the countdown to your destiny has begun. You have already escaped the fate known as 'defeat'!"

"Fate? Do you think I'd be fooled by something like that? Besides, the [Prison Time Tower] needs three markers to function..."

After ignoring Edward, Jaden turned his attention to the cards in his hand. After glancing at his hand, he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon Elemental HERO Solidman in Attack Position."

Om-! !

A golden light flashed, and a warrior clad in steel armor appeared on his field.

[Elemental Hero Solid Warrior: Attack Power 1300]

"Then, I activate the spell card [Double Spell] from my hand, and by discarding a spell card, I set a spell card from my opponent's graveyard onto my field and use it."

Edward frowned upon hearing this. "Borrow the magic cards from my graveyard? Could it be...?"

"Just as you thought! I'm discarding the Spell Card 'Phantom Release' and using 'Fusion' from your Graveyard!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 3]

A beam of energy shot out from Edward's graveyard, landing on Jaden's field and forming a Fusion Spell Card.

Jaden then played another card from his hand, saying, "Use this card to fuse the Liquid Man in my hand with the Solid Man on the field!"

"Appear, [Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero]!"

Liquid Man then appeared beside Solid Man, and their figures overlapped, forming a fusion vortex that merged into one, releasing a dazzling light. The pure white warrior was once again awakened by Jaden.

【Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero Warrior: Attack Power 2500】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

After the ace monster appeared, Jaden immediately shouted, "At this moment! The monster effect of Liquid Man, which is a fusion material, is activated. Draw two cards from your deck and then discard one card from your hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

After discarding a card from his hand into the graveyard, he continued, "At the same time, when Solidman on the field is placed into the graveyard by a Spell Card, Special Summon a [Hero] monster other than yourself in Defense Position."

"Come back, Liquid Man!"

A beam of white light shot out from the hole in the graveyard on the Duel Disk, and Liquid Knight leaped out from the light.

[Elemental Heroes Liquid Knight: Defense 1300]

"Furthermore, according to Absolute Zero's effect, since there is a WATER monster on the field other than itself, this card's ATK increases by 500."

[Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero Warrior: Attack Power 2500 → 3000]

After dealing with the effects, Jaden launched an attack without hesitation: "Go, Absolute Zero, attack the Dead Man!"

Upon receiving the attack order, Absolute Zero Knight raised both hands and unleashed a chilling aura capable of freezing everything towards the direction of the man in distress.

Edward clenched his fist and shouted, "Don't rush, Judai! At this moment, I'll activate the effect of Zetsujin!"

You can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. Send 1 Destin HERO monster from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard. After that, if there is a Destin HERO monster in your Graveyard, all Destin HERO monsters you control gain 200 ATK for each Destin HERO monster in your Graveyard until the end of this turn. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.

"I put the [Destiny Hero Divine] from my hand and the [Destiny Hero Demonic] from my deck into the graveyard, so I now have four [Destiny Heroes] in my graveyard."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 1 → 0

As he threw the two cards into the graveyard, the Deathbringer's attack power value jumped rapidly.

[Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Attack Power 2000 → 2800]

"But Absolute Zero's attack power is still higher now!"

As soon as Judai finished speaking, Absolute Zero's chilling aura instantly froze the man in his tracks, and then shattered in an instant.

Ed Phoenix: LP4000→3800

Chapter 142 Fearful Man

After watching the man shatter into ice shards, Jaden placed two more cards in his hand on the back row, "Finally, two face-down cards, end of turn."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 1]

After Judai decisively ended his turn, Edward couldn't wait to draw a card from his deck.

"Alright, Judai! Let me see how you break free from your fate!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

"And this turn, I can use the effect of the [Fate Draw] card that I put in the graveyard last turn to draw two more cards."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 0 → 3

Edward glanced at the three cards he had just received, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Now you'll see the power of [Destiny Hero]!"

His gaze shifted to the card at his feet, and he shouted, "Trap Card [Endless Fear] activated! [Prison Clock Tower] place two clock counters!"

Tap tap tap...

The clock on the clock tower behind Edward spun wildly again, and soon the hour hand stopped at the nine o'clock position.

clang!

[Prison Clock Tower: Clock Indicators 1→3]

“Then…” He slammed another card onto the duel disk: “I summon [Fate/Hero Fear Servant] in Attack Position.”

Om-! !

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a dark warrior, holding a wand in his right hand and a shield in his left, was projected.

[Fate/Heroes of Destiny: Fear Servant - Attack Power 400]

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 3 → 2

Edward pointed to the monster beside him and said, "The effect of the Fear Servant is activated. Place another clock indicator to keep the hands moving forward!"

The hands on the clock tower continued to turn, and eventually the hour and minute hands stopped at the twelve o'clock position.

[Prison Clock Tower: Clock Indicators 3→4]

After four markers were reached, the surrounding space suddenly began to distort.

"Oh~~!"

"W-What's wrong? My milk's upset!"

Edward then explained, "When the [Prison Clock Tower] has more than four clock indicators placed on it, I will not take any combat damage."

Then he took a card from the graveyard and said, "Then, I will activate the Demonic Man's Effect from the graveyard, banish this card, and Special Summon a card with the same name from my Deck!"

Another burst of light flashed across the field, and a triangular demon with thick black hair on its limbs appeared.

【Destiny Hero: Demonic Type - Attack Power 800】

Manjoume Lightning couldn't help but complain: "Are all the monsters in [Destiny Heroes] just these pathetic weaklings?"

Asuka: "The monsters in this series do have a relatively low attack power, but we can't underestimate them. That person must have his reasons."

Without hesitation, Edward immediately entered the battle phase: "Attack! Fear Servant, attack Absolute Zero!"

At his command, the Fear Servant immediately charged toward Absolute Zero.

However, before they could even touch the latter, they were instantly frozen by the cold air emanating from its body.

boom!

The fear servant, frozen into an ice sculpture, suddenly exploded and turned into dust.

Edward then shouted, "When a Fear Servant is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, destroy one Spell/Trap Card on your field."

"What I want to destroy is..." He raised his right hand and pointed upwards: "[The Time Tower of the Netherworld]!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the clock tower collapsed.

Rumble...!

As the building gradually disappeared, everyone looked puzzled.

"This guy actually destroyed the defense cards that we worked so hard to set up?"

"I'm afraid that card has some hidden effect, right?"

The answer will be revealed soon...

Edward clenched his fist and shouted, "When the [Prison Clock Tower] containing the four clock indicators is destroyed, the new [Hero of Destiny] sealed here will be released."

Special Summon [Destiny HERO Fearman] from your hand or Deck, appear!

With a wave of his hand, a strong giant wearing an iron mask and shackles, his body covered in scars, leaped out of the dust and landed behind Edward.

boom--! !

"When this card is summoned by the effect of [Tales of the Prison], destroy all monsters on your field except [Destin HERO], and you may also Special Summon up to two [Destin HERO] monsters from your Graveyard."

"I have brought the Dead Man and the Disc Man back to life!"

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and the two heroes reappeared.

【Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Attack Power 2000】

[Destiny Heroes Discman: Defense 300]

"At this moment, the effect of the Discman Special Summoned from the Graveyard is activated, and I draw two more cards from my Deck."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 2 → 4

"Furthermore, the attack and defense of the Fearful One are the sum of the original attack power of all other [Destiny Heroes] on the field."

[Destiny Heroes: Fearful Man: Attack Power? →3100, Defense Power? →3100]

"It's not over yet. I'll activate the effect of the Desperate Man once again, discarding the [Destiny Hero Tenacious] in my hand and the [Destiny Hero Sprinter] in my deck."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 4 → 3

"With this, I now have five Destiny Heroes in my graveyard, therefore all Destiny Heroes on my field gain 1000 ATK this turn."

[Destiny Hero Fear Man: Attack Power 3100 → 4100]

[Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Attack Power 2000 → 3000]

[Destiny Hero Demon: Attack Power 800 → 1800]

[Destiny Hero Disc Man: Attack Power 300 → 1300]

Seeing Edward in this state, Jaden smiled and said, "Is this all you've got? You're quite capable, Edward!"

Upon hearing this, Edward sneered and said contemptuously, "Judai, your composure ends here!"