Watching Jaden Yuki replenish his hand, many students from Duel Academy below the stage let out sighs of admiration.
Stronghe was simply too strong!
His ability to cycle through his deck was practically more impressive than Pot of Greed itself.
"And that's not all," Zhou Fan couldn't help but comment from the crowd. "The greatest strength of HEROs lies in their unparalleled possibilities."
Indeed.
The possibility of the HERO.
It wasn't just about their powerful card-drawing or their massive field-swarming capabilities. The cards that truly gave HEROs their edge were those various Fusion cards.
"Fusion grants HEROs infinite possibilities."
"This is the source of their strength."
Jaden flipped over a card in his hand. "I activate the Spell Card, Miracle Fusion!"
"I banish Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier and Elemental HERO Shadow Mist from my Graveyard! From my Extra Deck, I Fusion Summon a new monster!"
"I choose Elemental HERO Absolute Zero!"
Jaden slotted the card into his Duel Disk.
In an instant, a blue whirlwind swept across the entire field. Under the admiring gaze of Dark Magician Girl, a white figure appeared on Jaden's side of the field.
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]
[Level: 8]
[Warrior Type]
[ATK: 2500 / DEF: 2000]
"Because of the effect of Elemental HERO Sunrise, all monsters on my field gain 200 ATK for every different Attribute among monsters I control."
"Stratos is Wind, Absolute Zero is Water, and Sunrise is Light."
"All HEROs on my field gain 600 ATK!"
[Stratos: ATK 1800 -> 2400]
[Sunrise: ATK 2500 -> 3100]
[Absolute Zero: ATK 2500 -> 3100]
Red flames enveloped the three HEROs on Jaden's field. Looking at the three heroes standing before her, Dark Magician Girl's eyes sparkled with light.
"How amazing... is this the power that belongs to Zhou Fan...?"
"Battle!"
Jaden ignored the girl's admiration, coldly issuing his command.
Absolute Zero was the first to strike. However, as Absolute Zero launched its attack, Sunrise's body began to glow with a dazzling radiance.
"When another HERO monster battles, Sunrise can destroy one card on the field."
Jaden pointed at the card on Dark Magician Girl's side and said sternly, "I choose to destroy your Eternal Soul."
He chose that card?
Dark Magician Girl blinked, seemingly caught off guard by Jaden's move.
"While Eternal Soul is on the field, your Dark Magicians are unaffected by my card effects, and you can Special Summon a Dark Magician from your hand or Graveyard once per turn," Jaden explained. "However, when a face-up Eternal Soul is sent to the Graveyard, all monsters you control are destroyed. Am I right?"
"Yes," Dark Magician Girl nodded, acknowledging his words.
She placed the Continuous Trap into her Graveyard, looking at Jaden with a complicated expression.
"I didn't expect Lord Supreme King to be so familiar with the effects of my deck."
"I was hoping to trick you... but it seems my Lord isn't someone easily fooled."
As she finished speaking, Eternal Soul vanished from the field. Following its disappearance, the monster on her field, The Dark Magicians, shattered into pieces.
But immediately after, as The Dark Magicians was destroyed, two pillars of light rose from her side of the field. Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl appeared once more.
"When The Dark Magicians is destroyed, I can choose a Master and myself from my hand, Graveyard, or Deck and Special Summon them to the field."
Both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl took a defensive stance. Their combined defense blocked Absolute Zero's incoming attack.
Seeing this, Dark Magician Girl gave a faint smile. "As expected of the Lord Supreme King I admire."
"But... the line of defense between me and Master won't be broken quite so easily."
Because both monsters were in defense position, even Jaden's assault couldn't easily end the duel here.
"Absolute Zero, attack Dark Magician Girl!" Jaden shouted, his face expressionless.
Absolute Zero instantly appeared before the crouching Dark Magician Girl. A powerful blast of cold air sent her flying. With a cry of distress, she turned into shards of ice and vanished from the field.
"That's too much! How could he treat a girl like that!"
"Exactly! Jaden Yuki! You have no heart!"
A chorus of wails erupted from the boys in the audience.
"Next, Elemental HERO Stratos! Attack Dark Magician!"
The blades behind Stratos instantly sliced through Dark Magician's body.
Boom!
Dark Magician's form was swallowed by an explosion. Dark Magician Girl was pushed back several steps by the powerful gale.
"So strong... even Master couldn't hold him back? This is the power of the Supreme King..."
Squinting through the dust and smoke, Dark Magician Girl stared at the youth in red.
"...But, as long as I still have this card in my hand..." She bit her lip slightly.
"Elemental HERO Sunrise! Attack the opponent directly!"
Seeing that her monsters were wiped out, Jaden didn't hesitate to continue the offensive.
"Hah!"
Sunrise leaped forward, landing right in front of Dark Magician Girl. A brilliant flash of light erupted from his body. Dark Magician Girl shielded her eyes from the glare and let out a pained scream as she slumped to the ground.
Even though it was a virtual image, the realism of the simulation gave everyone a sense of being right there in the moment.
[Dark Magician Girl: LP 4000 -> 900]
"Too brutal..."
"Poor Dark Magician Girl..."
"How could you be so cruel to a girl, Jaden Yuki! This isn't over between us!" The boys below the stage were practically in tears.
They looked as if they wanted to rush onto the stage one by one to block Sunrise's attack for her.
Jaden: "..."
Seriously, simps are truly something else.
"Phew... looks like I made it through..." Dark Magician Girl let out a long breath as she stood up, brushing off her skirt and wiping the sweat from her forehead.
"Don't worry, everyone! Everything is going according to plan!"
She winked at the boys below and grinned, flipping a card in her hand. "Even though I took a lot of damage all at once, it happened to trigger the Magikuriboh in my hand."
"Remember that monster card I drew from my deck using the effect of The Dark Magicians?"
She laughed cutely. "Magikuriboh! During the Main Phase or Battle Phase, if I take damage from battle or an opponent's card effect, I can activate its effect."
"By sending this card to the Graveyard, I can choose one Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl from my Deck or Graveyard and Special Summon it!"
"Come forth once more, Master!"
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