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

[Ossin O'Brien: LP4000]

"I'll attack first and draw the card!"

O'Brien drew a card without hesitation and placed it directly on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Volcanic Blade] in Defense Position."

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a bronze dinosaur was projected onto the screen.

Roar--!

[Volcanic Blade: Defense 1200]

"A Volcano deck..." Jaden frowned upon seeing this. This deck doesn't seem to synergize well with the Hero deck.

At this moment, O'Brien calmly said, "[Volcanic Blade] can be used once per turn, dealing 500 damage to the opponent."

Immediately, the volcanic blade opened its sharp mouth and shot out a lava ball engulfed in flames, hurtling towards Jaden.

boom--! !

"Well......!"

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→3500]

Asuka: "Trying to damage Jaden right from the start, a damage-dealing deck...?"

She guessed correctly. The Volcano deck was an early version of the damage-dealing deck, which wasn't very friendly to hero decks, which are used to direct combat.

"You cannot attack during the turn when [Volcanic Blade] is active, but you can't attack during the first turn anyway."

O'Brien places two cards from his hand into the Spell & Trap slot. "I'll bury two more cards. End of turn."

[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 5→3]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After drawing the card, Jaden glanced at his hand and, without hesitation, placed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Prism] in Attack Position!"

hum!

A flash of white light appeared, and a hero whose entire body was pieced together from crystals appeared on his field.

【Elemental Hero Prism Warrior: Attack Power 1700】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 5]

Then he pointed to the warrior beside him and said, "Prism Man's effect is that once per turn, you can reveal one Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and send one of the materials recorded on that monster to the Graveyard. This card is treated as a card with the same name as that material."

Jaden opens his deck, quickly selects the cards he needs, and throws them into the graveyard.

"I send the target card to the Graveyard, and Prism Man transforms into [Elemental HERO Neos]!"

The next moment, dazzling light covered Prism Man's body, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into Ultraman.

"The monster has transformed into Neo-Universe, is it going to summon a higher-level monster...?"

“You guessed right…” Jaden said, then drew another card from his hand and threw it out: “I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Next Generation] from my hand!”

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

"According to the effect of this card, when your life points are less than your opponent's, you can Special Summon an Elemental HERO, Kuriboh, or Neo Slider monster whose ATK is less than or equal to that difference."

"Come on, [New Spaceman - Flame Beetle]!"

Beside the mimic Ultraman, a ball of flame suddenly ignited, and a black beetle-man took shape in the flames.

"The Flame Beetle's effect is that its attack power increases by 400 for each Spell/Trap card on the opponent's field."

[New Space Warrior - Flame Beetle: Attack Power 500 → 1300]

"Is it coming? Your unique contact fusion..."

Seeing this, O'Brien became extremely alert.

“Yes, but before that…” Jaden inserted two more cards into the Duel Disk in turn: “I’ll first set up a card, then activate the Continuous Spell [EN Wave].

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 2]

"Now all the preparations are complete!" He waved his hand and said sharply, "I'll use the Flame Beetle on the field to perform contact fusion with Neo-Universe Warrior!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black beetle and Ultraman rushed into the air together, their figures instantly overlapping and releasing a dazzling light.

"Show yourself, [Elemental Heroes: Fire Neos]!"

The light quickly faded, and Ultraman, now incorporating beetle features, appeared before Jaden.

"Flame Neos' special effect: This card gains 400 ATK for each Spell/Trap Card on the field."

[Elemental Heroes: Fire Neos - Attack Power 2500 → 4100]

"Attack power 4100...?"

"It's not just that!" Jaden clenched his fist and shouted, "At this moment, the effect of the Continuous Magic [EN Wave] activates!"

You can activate this effect if a [NeoSpacian] monster or [Elemental HERO Neos] is returned to your Deck or Extra Deck from your field or Graveyard. Special Summon 1 [Elemental HERO] monster from your Graveyard.

"Awaken, Neocosm Warriors!"

A beam of white light suddenly shot out from the graveyard opening on his Duel Disk, and a short while later, Ultraman leaped out of the light and reappeared on his field.

【Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 2500】

Chapter 213 Blazing Cannon Magazine

"Here they come, two high-level monsters..."

O'Brien stared at the two Ultramen without changing his expression.

Asuka: "That person only has one monster on the field. If there is no way to stop the attack with face-down cards, then Jaden will win."

Of course, things aren't really that simple. (Otherwise, how would I pad the word count?)

O'Brien didn't hesitate any longer. He swung his left hand, which was holding the card, and a face-down card on his left was revealed: "Continuous Trap, [Flame Cannon Magazine]!"

A cannon with three muzzles appeared in his rear field.

"The effect of this card is to be activated once during each player's Main Phase: send one card with 'Volcano' in its name from your hand to the Graveyard, and draw one card from your Deck."

I discard the [Volcano Bomb] from my hand.

After O'Brien calmly swapped out a card, Jaden immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Then let's fight! Take this! Neosword attacks Volcanic Blade, Neos Spiral!"

At his command, Xinyuxia leaped out and cleaved the Volcano Blade in two with a single chop.

boom--! !

The volcanic blades instantly shattered into dust.

"Now you have no shield monster on your field..." Jaden continued, "Flame Neos attacks the player directly!"

Flame Neos suddenly burst into flames and charged toward O'Brien.

"Hmph, simpleton!" O'Brien quickly pointed downwards, and another face-down card on his right opened: "Continuous Trap, [Flame Wall]!"

"what?"

"I removed the Flame Clan's [Volcanic Blade] from the game from the graveyard, nullifying that direct attack!"

As soon as O'Brien finished speaking, a wall of flames suddenly shot up from his body, blocking the path of the Flame Neos.

"So it wasn't that simple after all..."

Just as O'Brien was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Jaden changed the subject: "But my battle is not over yet! I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Instant Fusion] from my hand, fusing two Elemental Heroes with different attributes, Neos and Flame Neos, on the field."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 1]

Immediately, the two Ultramen were twisted by the fusion power and instantly merged into one.

"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Flame Wingman - Flame Strike]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light erupted, and the figure of the Flame Winged Warrior appeared.

【Elemental Heroes Flame Wingman - Flame Strike: Attack Power 2100】

Jaden clenched his fist and shouted, "Based on the monster effect of Flame Strike, when this card is successfully Special Summoned, I can add [Beloved Contact] from my Deck to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 2]

"And when an Elemental HERO monster is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, I can Special Summon either a Neo Spacian monster or an Elemental HERO Neos monster from my Deck, according to the effect of the Continuous Spell Card EN Wave."

"Come, sky hummingbird!"

hum!

A flash of white light appeared on the field, and the Bloodthirsty Bird was instantly projected, its wings tucked in, guarding him in a defensive posture.

【New Space Knight - Sky Hummingbird: Defense 600】

"Monsters Special Summoned during battle can continue to attack..."

Jaden pointed at the opponent again and shouted, "Go! Use Flame Strike to attack the player directly!"

Upon receiving the command, the Flame Winged Warrior raised the dragon head on his right arm, unleashing a burst of flame that hurtled towards the enemy.

"You think you can hurt me with an attack of this magnitude...? Activate the [Flame Wall] effect once more, and eliminate the Flame Clan's [Volcanic Bomb] directly!"

O'Brien's body erupted with flames once more, and the wall of fire instantly assimilated the incoming flames.

"That ends your attack for this turn, and the monster summoned by [Instant Fusion] will be destroyed during the End Phase."

“Of course I understand that…” Jaden pointed to Flame Wingman beside him and explained, “When another effect of Flame Strike is activated, when this card is Summoned using a Normal Monster as Fusion Material, you can Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower Elemental HERO from your Deck or Extra Deck.”

"Show yourself, [Elemental Heroes: Sunrise Warrior]!"

A golden beam of light shot into the sky, instantly engulfing the figure of the Flame Wingman.

The light faded the next second, and the Flame Winged Warrior's figure disappeared, replaced by a crimson figure with two horns on its head, its cape billowing in the wind.

【Elemental Heroes: Sunrise Warrior - Attack Power 2500】

"Did they even consider the risks of using [Instant Fusion]? It seems we can't judge things by common sense..."

O'Brien's understanding of the Tenth Generation's strength has reached a new level.

At this moment, Jaden looked at Sunrise in front of him and said, "At this moment, Sunrise's special effect activates. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, add one Miracle Fusion from your Deck to your hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

"Furthermore, according to another effect of Sunrise Knight, for each attribute of the monsters you control, the ATK of the monsters you control increases by 200 points."

[Elemental Hero Sunrise Warrior: Attack Power 2500 → 2900]

[New Space Warrior - Sky Hummingbird: Attack Power 800 → 1200]

"It's not over yet. I'll activate Sky Hummingbird's monster effect again. For each card my opponent has in their hand, I recover 500 life points."

In an instant, three giant red flowers sprouted from the card in O'Brien's hand, and the Bloodbird immediately flew up to absorb the life energy from them.

[Yujo Jaden: LP3500→5000]

Finally, Judai hides another card in his hand in the back row, "set a card face down, end turn."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

With his turn ending, control returned to O'Brien.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 3→4]

After glancing at his hand, he said, "Due to the cost of maintaining [Flame Wall], I will pay 500 health points during my preparation phase."

[Ossin O'Brien: LP4000→3500]

Without hesitation, he revealed the card in his hand: "Then, I activate the spell card [Whirlwind] from my hand to destroy a spell/trap card on the field."

[Ossin O'Brien's hand cards: 4→3]

"If I'm not mistaken, the ambush card you just laid was undoubtedly [Beloved Contact]."

"..."

Chapter 214 Volcano Queen