Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"Hmm! At this moment, the effect of [Phantom Hero: Increment Man] is activated. If I receive damage from battle or effect, I can treat this card in the Graveyard as a Continuous Trap Card and place it in my backfield."

He held the arm with the duel disk across his body to resist the differential damage from Blood Demon-D. At the same time, Ed retrieved the glowing incremental man from the cemetery and placed him face up on his backcourt.

At the same time, Ed, who was hit by the injury just now, couldn't help but reveal a look of pain on his face, and his face turned a little paler.

Although it was only 800 points of damage, the pain of having one's health stripped away was real.

Just as DD said before, this duel that was scheduled ten years ago is undoubtedly a death duel. The losing party who loses all his health points in the duel will also lose his life.

"Devil's Trap Zone? Haha... a meaningless move."

Seeing Ed's struggle, a hint of mockery flashed in DD's eyes.

Unless it is a monster, it cannot defend against Blood Demon-D's attack on Ed's behalf.

Moreover, even if Ed summoned some monsters with special effects, it would be meaningless. Under the influence of Blood Demon-D's one-way skill draw, all monsters on the field will become blanks!

“…It’s not over yet! The attack of [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] will continue!”

Since it was a two-hit combo, it was natural that there would be another attack of the same intensity as the previous one.

Compared to before, this time, there were no monsters on Ed's field that could block the damage for her.

After taking this amount of damage that exceeds her remaining health, Ed's health will be reduced to 0, and she will follow in her father's footsteps and become a sacrifice to Bloodseeker-D.

"...Hmm! At this moment, I open the Ambush Card and activate the Trap Card [Counter Gate]!"

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【Counterattack Gate】

(Usually a Trap Card)

effect:

This card can only be activated when the opponent's monster declares a direct attack. The attack is negated, and you draw 1 card from your deck. If the card you drew is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster in face-up Attack Position.

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Seeing that Bloodthirster-D's second attack was about to arrive, Ed decisively pressed the button on the Duel Disk, flipped over a face-up card in the backfield, and activated it: "You can only activate it when your opponent's monster declares a direct attack. That attack is negated, and you draw 1 card from your deck. If the card you draw is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster in face-up Attack Position."

While explaining the effects of trap cards, Ed reached out and drew a card from the deck.

Since that card was not a monster card, the subsequent effect of [Counterattack Gate] was naturally not activated.

"...Tsk! You're barely surviving! Ed...I guess you managed to escape this round!"

The effect of the Trap Card [Counter Gate] does not require a target, so it can successfully work on Bloodseeker-D.

The second wave of blood rain was blocked by the effect of the trap card, and DD was forced to end the battle stage. He could only frown in dissatisfaction.

631 Bloody Terror

With the effect of the Trap Card [Counter Gate], Ed successfully avoided Blooddemon-D's second wave of attacks.

However, for her, this crisis was not only not resolved, but was just the beginning.

As long as [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] exists on the field, the unilateral [Skill Extraction] effect will continue to be activated.

All the monsters on Ed's side, as long as they appear on the field, will be affected by the bloody field and become blank slates without any effect, without exception.

Furthermore, due to the effect of [D-Power], Bloodthirster-D in Explosion Mode will not be destroyed by the effect, nor will it become the target of the effect. In one battle phase, it can attack twice...

The only thing to be thankful for is that Blood Demon-D can only absorb one monster as an equipment card at most. If you want to absorb a new monster, you must first destroy the previously absorbed monster.

"...The round is over."

"My turn, draw a card!"

The next moment after DD announced the end of the turn, Ed swung his arm violently and drew a card from the top of the deck: "... Enter the standby phase, according to the effect of [Destiny Hero: Destruction Phoenix Man], Special Summon myself from the Graveyard!"

Feeling the pressure emanating from Blooddemon-D, Ed gritted his teeth and Special Summoned the Phoenix of Destruction, which had been destroyed by its own effect, from the Graveyard to the Field.

Naturally, the phoenix that had revived from the cemetery was now in defensive position.

Destroy Phoenix (Defense: 2100)

"Heh, a monster with immortal power? Every time it is destroyed, it will be resurrected in the preparation phase of the next round. It is indeed a bit difficult to deal with..."

Looking at the red hero who reappeared in front of Ed, DD narrowed his eyes and let out a sigh: "If I had sucked this monster in just now, there wouldn't be so much trouble now."

There is no "if" in reality, and Ed will not give DD such an opportunity.

Therefore, DD could only sigh like this.

"...Activate the Magic Card [Pot of Greed]! According to the effect of this card, I draw two cards from my deck!" After replenishing two cards in his hand, Ed then placed a new monster card horizontally on the Duel Board: "Next, I summon [Destiny Hero Devilman] in Defense Position and activate its effect to banish Bloodthirster-D until my second Standby Phase! Path of Destiny!"

“Hahahahaha… it’s useless!”

Seeing Devilman raising his arm and throwing a golden chain towards Blooddemon-D, intending to exclude it from the duel, DD immediately taunted, "Didn't you understand what I just said? [Destiny Hero Blooddemon-D] will invalidate the effects of all monsters on your field! Whether it's Devilman or Phoenix! Now they are just mortal bones that have lost their effects!"

--Ding!

With the sound of metal collision, the golden chain touched the dark area around Blood Demon-D.

However, just as DD said, although the effect of Devilman was activated, it was quickly negated by Blood Demon-D.

The golden chain with the exclusion effect couldn't even touch Blood Demon-D's body, and it disintegrated on its own, turned into fragments and disappeared into thin air.

"...Gu! Ambush a card, end of turn!"

After ambushing his last card in the backcourt, Ed felt a little helpless for a moment, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Whether in terms of pressure or effect, [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] far surpasses other hero monsters. Only anomalies like the Phoenix of Destruction can barely withstand his attacks.

The Devilman's effect was activated, which was an attempt in a hasty transition.

Perhaps it was because he felt too much pressure that Ed made such a meaningless move.

"Due to the side effect of the continuous magic card [D-Power], I cannot draw cards during the draw phase when [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] is on my field..."

Entering the preparation stage, DD, holding two cards in his hand, glanced at the field and began to explain the current situation in a light tone.

At the same time, Ed also spoke and activated the effect of the Field Magic Card: "At this moment, the effect of the Field Magic Card [Hell's Clock Tower] is activated! During the opponent's preparation phase, place a [Clock Counter] on this card!"

When it was DD's turn for the second time, the [Clock Counter] of the Field Magic Card naturally increased by one.

With two more [Clock Indicators], [Clock Tower of Hell] can make Ed immune to combat damage. At that time, even if DD launches another attack, it will be meaningless.

"In two more rounds... as long as the clock points to twelve again... I will still have a chance..."

Ed gritted his teeth, with a serious expression on his face, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

Hold on for a little longer, hold on for two rounds, then...

"Ed, it seems you haven't noticed yet?"

"……what?"

DD, with a layer of white energy waves on his body, sneered and continued to speak to Ed, "The Devilman's ability is to control the future and can send the opponent's monsters several rounds later. You subconsciously believe in his power in your heart, so you do this, right?"

"...But, Ed! No matter how much you believe in the power of the Hero of Destiny to control the future, your own time has always been stagnant!"

Ed: "My time...is stuck?!"

Hearing what DD said, a look of surprise flashed across Ed's face.

Clearly, decades have passed since the day her father was killed by DD, but DD told her that her time... has stopped?

From that day until now...

"...That's right! Since the day your father died, nothing has changed, and you haven't grown up at all!"

Pushing his glasses on the bridge of his nose, DD raised the corners of his mouth, as if he was in a state of pleasure, and proudly added: "...Now you are still the lonely and powerless little girl you were back then! You can't have any influence on me!"

Ed: “……!!!”

"Heh, look here, Ed, this is the best proof that you have failed to grow... Activate the magic card [Time Dryness]! Time, stop!"

Taking a card in his hand, DD twisted his expression and activated it directly.

On the magic card image is a pattern of D's pocket watch with time disorder.

As the effect of this card was activated, the clock tower formed by the Field Magic Card [Chronograph Tower of Hell] was also frozen by ice at the same time and fell into a state of stagnation.

"The world in the clock tower has stopped. No! It should be said that it has been frozen! What on earth... happened?"

"The effect of [Time Dries Up] is that when [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] is on your side of the field, you can freeze any stage of both parties and skip it in the next duel..."

DD made this extremely terrifying statement in a matter-of-fact tone, and explained to the panicked Ed, "I chose the preparation phase. Therefore, both parties' preparation phases will be skipped. After the card drawing phase, we will directly enter the main phase!"

[The Hell's Time Tower] increases the effect of the indicator and can only be activated during the opponent's preparation phase.

And when this stage does not exist, its effects will naturally no longer be activated.

"What...?! How can there be a card that can skip phases?"

The existence of cards that can directly skip stages has, in a sense, destroyed the balance of the duel.

If this effect is not effective on both parties at the same time, but only targets Ed like the effect of Bloodseeker-D, then DD will obviously choose to freeze Ed's combat phase and then exhaust him to death...

The upper limit of the deck is 40 to 60 cards. Under normal circumstances, during the card drawing phase of each turn, both sides will draw a card from the deck. The side that has no cards to draw will naturally be judged as the loser.

On DD's side, due to the existence of [D-Power], the act of drawing cards is blocked. As long as Ed's battle phase is sealed, even if Ed summons a being beyond Blooddemon-D, it will be meaningless.

Anyway... I can't launch an attack, right?

What if [The Tower of Hell] is immune to combat damage? What if it lets you place 40 counters on yourself?

As long as Ed patiently draws all the cards in the deck, DD will naturally win easily and take the victory of this life-and-death battle, which is a way of defeating the enemy without fighting.

“Hahahahaha…Ed, this will completely stop your time.”

Slowly raising his arm, entering the battle phase of this round, DD stretched out his hand towards the monster on the field and gave the order to attack: "...Go! Blood Devil-D, bloody terror!!!"

Just like before, the destined hero with the appearance of a devil spread his wings and arrived at the top of the clock tower.

Facing the monsters on Ed's field, Blood Demon-D's eyes flashed with blood, and then he issued a dense blood judgment on them like raindrops.

"…At this moment, I activate the Trap Card [D-Counter]! This can only be activated when a face-up "Hero of Destiny" monster on your field is selected as an attack target. The attacking monster is destroyed."

"Mudamudamuda!!! The [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] with the [D-Power] can't be destroyed by the effect! It won't be the target of the effect! Trap Cards are meaningless!"

"...Impossible! In this case, Blood Demon-D is invincible, right?"

"Hehehehe... That's it! Ed, be surprised! Be touched! This is the Ultimate D created by your beloved father... The strongest card with power beyond all monsters! This monster is a flawless existence! Only a world champion like me is worthy of this card!"

Ignoring the activation of the Ed Trap Card, Blood Demon-D's attack continued.

As bursts of wild laughter came out of DD's mouth, countless drops of blood like the sharpest swords rushed out from the outstretched wings of Blood Demon-D.

The two rounds of attacks were launched simultaneously, piercing through the bodies of the Devil Man and the Phoenix Man of Destruction in one fell swoop, shattering them both into golden spots of light and sending them to the underworld where the dead were.

"Hmm... The effect of [Destiny Hero: Phoenix Destroyer] is activated! During the next turn's Standby Phase after being destroyed by a battle or effect, Special Summon itself from the Graveyard! Phoenix Nirvana!"

"Hmph! You're quite good at hiding. I want to see how long you can hold out... Ambush one card, and the turn ends."

DD's second round of attack was successfully blocked by Ed. Since the two destroyed monsters were in defense position, Ed was not harmed.

After frowning unhappily, DD waved his hand and ended his turn.

The existence of [D-Power] blocked his ability to draw cards and also made it impossible for him to obtain new resources.

Although this forced Ed into a desperate situation, at the same time, he could not go any further on this basis.

"Finally, I managed to get through this round..."

Raising his arm and wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Ed couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

When you use a trump card, you have one less.

Under the current circumstances, Ed could only defend passively and had no ability to break the blockade of Blood Demon-D and launch a counterattack.

Blood Demon-D currently maintains an attack power of 3600 points and has the ability to attack twice per round, while Ed's health points are only 3200 points left.

Therefore, Ed must prepare at least two monsters as meat shields on his field every time to resist the attack of Blood Demon-D.

If there is any mistake, or there is a gap in the middle because the monster is not in hand, then Ed will face a direct attack from Blooddemon-D, and lose the life-and-death duel in one fell swoop, and become a sacrifice of Blooddemon-D like her father.

Fengchu, who possesses an immortal body, can only replace one meat shield. What Ed has to do now is to desperately think of a solution to the current situation while preparing another meat shield.

If she doesn't find a way to break this stalemate, her resources will continue to be consumed and there will always be a gap.