Chapter 402: As a Duelist
Chapter 402: As a Duelist
"Eclipse of the Sun Book," All monsters are covered on the field!
Xiang Hongye: "!"
As the champion, he immediately realized what this meant.
Usually, all monsters summoned using "Chain Material" would self-destruct at the end of the turn. But by changing them to face-down defense position, he could circumvent this risk and even gain more advantages.
Even if those monsters are turned back up later, they won't explode due to the side effects of the "Chain Material."
Because once they are covered face-down, these monsters are considered to have temporarily left the field. When they are flipped back up, their status is refreshed, and the information of being "Special Summoned by using Chain Material" is lost, thus avoiding the self-destruction.
"You still have this trick up your sleeve?"
Xiang Hongye grit his teeth.
This guy is tough.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, even if the opponent was using the Elemental Heroes and probably not even playing with his original deck, and might not even be taking the duel seriously, he could still feel the strength of this man.
This opponent was probably the strongest he had ever faced in his career as a duelist.
"I activate the magic card, 'Spellbook of Burial.' I remove from play 'Eclipse of the Sun Book,' 'The Heavenly Book,' and 'Gate of Fusion' from my graveyard and draw two cards." (Original card)
The Judge drew two cards.
"I'll also set three cards face-down, and that's the end of my turn." The Judge said calmly, "Originally, the 'Eclipse of the Sun Book' has a follow-up effect. During the End Phase, all face-down monsters on the opponent's field are changed to face-up attack position, and the opponent can draw cards according to the number of monsters.
But since you have no monsters on your field, this effect is meaningless."
He paused and continued, "Alright, now let's continue. I want to see what you've got, World Champion Xiang Hongye. Let's see how fiercely your soul can burn."
"That's my intention."
Xiang Hongye coughed a couple more times and said firmly, "My turn, draw!"
The opponent had five powerful Heroes left on the field, and whether it was in terms of life points or field advantage, the opponent was undoubtedly ahead.
But even so, he refused to give up.
Even if he died, he would fight until his last breath.
Xiang Hongye, who had already put life and death out of his mind, felt a sense of relief. He even felt that in his life as a duelist, he had never felt as pure as he did at this moment, facing death.
So he stopped thinking too much and just let himself immerse fully in this duel, following his heart.
"I activate the magic card, 'Spellbook of the Master,' and both players draw three cards from their decks." (Original card)
Xiang Hongye drew three more cards.
"Then I activate the magic card, 'Card Reversal.'" Xiang Hongye said, "By discarding one card from my hand, I can change the battle positions of all monsters your control."
He discarded one card from his hand to the graveyard.
"All your monsters are now changed back to Attack Position!"
[Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer, ATK 2600]
[Elemental Hero Great Tornado, ATK 3300]
[Elemental Hero Necroid Shaman, ATK 3000]
[Elemental Hero Nova Master, ATK 3100]
[Elemental Hero Flash, ATK 5500]
The five face-down cards were turned face-up, and the five mighty Heroes stood like a formidable mountain range before Xiang Hongye.
"You still choose to face me head-on." The Judge said calmly.
"Heroes never retreat from battle." Xiang Hongye smiled, "I activate the magic card, 'Polymerization!' I fuse 'Elemental Hero Bubbleman' and the Wind-Attribute 'Elemental Hero Air Neos' from my hand!
The fusion condition is an Elemental Hero plus any Wind-Attribute monster! Fusion Summon—
—Elemental Hero Great Tornado!"
The same Wind-Attribute Fusion Hero that the Judge had summoned descended, embraced by the howling winds.
"Great Tornado's effect! When this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, the ATK and DEF of all monsters your opponent controls are halved!" Xiang Hongye declared, "Now, Downburst!"
When the Judge had summoned Great Tornado earlier, Xiang Hongye had no monsters on his field, so the effect did not activate then.
[Elemental Hero Great Tornado, ATK 3300 -> ATK 1650]
[Elemental Hero Necroid Shaman, ATK 3000 -> ATK 1500]
[Elemental Hero Nova Master, ATK 3100 -> ATK 1550]
[Elemental Hero Flash, ATK 5500 -> ATK 2750]
"Excellent!" Jaden exclaimed. "That's a significant weakening!"
Xiang Hongye continued, "I activate the magic card 'Fusion Recovery' to return 'Elemental Hero Bubbleman' and the magic card 'Fusion' from my graveyard to my hand since they were sent to the graveyard as Fusion Material!"
Two cards returned to his hand, and he immediately played them again.
"Once more, I activate the magic card 'Fusion'! This time, I fuse 'Elemental Hero Clayman' and 'Elemental Hero Bubbleman' from my hand! The fusion condition is any Hero plus any Water-Attribute monster! Fusion Summon—
—Elemental Hero Absolute Zero!!! "
Icy snow fell from the sky, and the spreading ice crystals seemed to freeze the entire field. A white cloak fluttered in the blizzard, and a pure white Hero made its grand entrance!
Xiang Hongye played his strongest ace, Absolute Zero, aside from the Planetary Series!
[Elemental Hero Absolute Zero, ATK 2500]
"I activate the magic card 'Monster Reborn'!" Xiang Hongye declared, "Reviving my ace, the embodiment of my soul—
—Elemental Hero Gaia!!! "
The earth shattered, and lava surged like angry fire dragons soaring into the sky. Amidst the swirling lava, a white giant representing the planet Earth descended with a mighty crash, shaking the very foundations of the dueling arena.
[Elemental Hero Gaia, ATK 2500]
In the physical card game, Elemental Hero Gaia, like the other Fusion Heroes, could not be Special Summoned except by fusion. But in the manga, Gaia was often revived through various creative means and thus lacked this restriction.
"I activate a face-down card, the continuous trap 'DNA Surgery'!" Xiang Hongye explained, "With this, I can change the attribute of all monsters on the field to the declared attribute.
I declare Water-Attribute!"
A torrent of water rose into the sky, engulfing all the monsters on both sides of the field.
"An attribute-changing card?" the Judge inquired.
"Yes," Xiang Hongye replied, "'Elemental Hero Absolute Zero' gains 500 ATK for each Water-Attribute monster on the field, aside from itself. With your five monsters and my two Heroes, aside from Absolute Zero, all changed to Water-Attribute, Absolute Zero's attack power increases by..."
[Elemental Hero Absolute Zero, ATK 2500 -> ATK 6000]
"...Six thousand!!! "
(End of Chapter)
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