"The real battle is about to begin!"
Upon hearing this, John got fired up too, as if there were invisible flames burning fiercely in his eyes: "Come on, Judai! Don't hold back, bring everything you've got!"
"Hey, hey, aren't you getting a bit carried away, John?" Cobalt Crystal Eagle said from the side.
"No worries, no worries." John waved his hand, smiling, "Yuki Judai... he's a worthy opponent for me to put everything into!"
Although they had only known each other for a short time, Judai and John both discovered their similarities. Their personalities, bonds with their spirits, love for dueling—all were strikingly similar.
Through this duel, they had already developed a mutual admiration.
Judai waved his hand and drew a card: "Magic Card 'Cosmic Gift'! Draw cards from the Deck equal to the number of 'Neo-Spacian' types on my field!
Because I have four Neo-Spacian types on my field, I will draw four cards!"
John gasped sharply.
Good grief, drawing four cards at once...
"Then I'll go all out too!" Judai took a deep breath, raising his fist high, "Elemental Hero Neos! Neo-Spacian Dark Panther! Neo-Spacian Grand Mole!
Return three Monsters from the field to the Deck, and initiate Contact Fusion!!!"
Three beams of light soared into the sky, the two Neo-Spacians merged onto Neos, transforming into a column of light that pierced the clouds and disappeared into the Galaxy, colorful radiant brilliance exploded from the depths of that star system.
"Smash through the starry river, mysterious light—
—Elemental Hero Nebula Neos, summon!!!"
The Hero's mighty body descended surrounded by colorful light, landing with overwhelming force. The rainbow bridge seemed to be sliced into two segments by the mysterious light that traversed the Galaxy, the Hero's heavy landing stirred up a massive dust cloud.
[Elemental Hero Nebula Neos, ATK 3000]
"It's here, Nebula Neos!" John's eyes lit up, "Oh oh, even cooler than the legends!"
"Right?" Judai was quite pleased, "Nebula Neos, activate effect! When summoned, draw cards from the Deck equal to the number of our opponent's field cards!"
"The number of cards on my field... Oh no!" John immediately realized the trouble.
John's field was indeed quite luxurious. He had six Crystal Beasts and a Field Magic, two Set Cards, totaling nine cards in all!
"So, I will draw nine cards from my Deck!!!"
Seeing Judai draw such a handful of cards, John was dumbfounded.
"So many cards in hand..."
"It's not over yet! Nebula Neos, follow-up effect! Negate the effect of one card on the field!" Judai raised his voice, "I negate 'Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins'!"
Nebula Neos waved his hand, powerful energy descended, accompanied by changing colorful lights enveloping the entire field. The rainbow on the horizon dimmed and disappeared, leaving the whole field devoid of luster.
"Ah!" John exclaimed, "You actually negated my Rainbow City..."
"Although I'm not sure what other effects this city hides, now none of them can be used!"
Judai then revealed another card.
"Next, activate the Magic Card 'Hero Mask'! Send one 'Elemental Hero' Monster from the Deck to the Graveyard, select one face-up Monster on the field, and until the End Phase of this turn, that Monster will be treated as having the same name as that 'Elemental Hero'."%
A card popped from the Deck, Judai drew it into his hand.
"I discard 'Elemental Hero Neos' that just returned to the Deck after Contact Fusion to the Graveyard, and until the end of this turn, let 'Elemental Hero Aqua Dolphin' on the field be treated as Neos!
Then I'll return 'Elemental Hero Aqua Dolphin' treated as Neos, and 'Elemental Hero Glow Moss' to the Deck, initiate Contact Fusion again!"
John was astonished: "Another Contact Fusion!?"
"That's formidable." Jade Pegasus on John's field remarked, "Even if our initial actions are negated and interrupted, he can immediately summon so many powerful Neos in rapid succession...
...This kid named Yuki Judai and his Cosmic companions are truly extraordinary.
Beware, John!"
"I know!" John responded.
At this moment, Dolphin transformed into Neos and Radiant Moss both flew into the sky, miraculously contacting within the Galaxy, transforming into an entirely new form descending straight from the starry sky, emerging from the light screen!
Elemental Hero Glow Neos, summon!
[Elemental Hero Glow Neos, ATK 2500]
"Glow Neos' effect!" Judai said, "Once per turn, destroy one face-up card on the opponent's field, and gain a corresponding effect based on the type of the destroyed card!
The card I want to destroy, of course... is 'Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins'!"
Originally, as long as the Magic Trap Zone had more than one Crystal Beast present, Ancient City could not be destroyed by effects. But now, its effect has been negated by Nebula Neos, naturally, it could only helplessly crumble under the impact of the power of light.
"Glow Neos' effect when destroying a Magic Card," Judai smiled, "This turn Glow Neos can attack directly!"