I replenished my hand all at once, but this time, after drawing the card, he clearly hesitated for a moment.
At the far right of his hand, he caught a glimpse of an extremely strange card.
It seemed as if a dense darkness enveloped the card, obscuring what was specifically written on it.
But even so, he felt as if a voice whispered in his ear, telling him by all means not to use this card.
If he used this card, there might be no turning back.
"..."
Judai shook off distracting thoughts and continued the duel: "I summon 'Elemental Hero Blazeman'!"
[Elemental Hero Blazeman, Attack Power 1200]
"Blazeman's effect, when summoned, adds a 'Fusion' Magic Card from the deck to the hand," said Judai.
Then his gaze fell on the two Set Cards in the opponent's backfield.
No doubt, at least one of them is another 'Spellbook of Fate', capable of banishing any card on the field from the game.
That card must be dealt with first.
"Activate Magic Card 'R - Righteous Justice' from the hand!" Judai revealed a Magic Card, "Depending on the number of 'Elemental Heroes' on your field, destroy the corresponding number of Magic and Trap cards.
I have 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' on the field, so I can choose one Magic or Trap card to destroy."
Judai paused for a moment, squinting at the two cards in the backfield.
"The probability of hitting is fifty percent," Yubel said softly.
However, 'R - Righteous Justice' does not pick a target effect; you don't need to choose which card to destroy when activating it. If Larmor chains 'Spellbook of Fate' to banish Blazeman from the game, then Judai can choose to destroy his remaining Set Card.
But it seems Larmor intends not to chain this effect; he's more inclined to bet on his luck and hopes Judai doesn't draw the card he wants to destroy.
"The one I want to destroy... is the one on the right!"
The beam of Righteous Justice pierced through; the Set Card flipped up, revealing itself as 'Spellbook of Fate'.
Watching this formidable weapon be annihilated under the light of justice, Larmor was not angry but instead smiled.
"As expected of The Supreme King. I knew you would definitely hit the correct one."
Judai tried to suppress his heavy breathing: "Next is... Quick-Play Magic 'Burial from Another Dimension', return up to three cards from the banishment zone to the graveyard.
I will return the banished 'Elemental Hero Neos'!"
"Is it that monster again?" Larmor smiled, "The Supreme King really has an affection for that monster, doesn't he..."
Neos: Dragged back from the Other Dimension by the boss to work overtime again...
"Magic Card 'Miracle Contact'!" Judai raised his voice, "Contact Fusion with 'Elemental Hero Neos', 'Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird', and 'Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin' in the graveyard!"
Neos, Hummingbird, and Dolphin flew out one after the other, turning into three beams of light that surged into the sky! The two Neo-Spacians adhered to Neos, and a pale blue storm overwhelmed the entire field!
"Harness the force of the storm—
——Elemental Hero Storm Neos!!!"
The three-body fusion once more of the Elemental Heroes, the final move for Judai to achieve a decisive victory!
An azure-armored hero, seemingly standing amidst a storm, with sharp claws equipped on both fists and pure white wings unfurled behind, resembled a deity!
[Elemental Hero Storm Neos, Attack Power 3000]
Storm Neos possesses the same ability as 'Heavy Storm'—capable of destroying all Magic and Trap cards on the field!
Just use this ability to clear the remaining backfield, then launch a full-scale attack...
"Open the Set Card."
Larmor smiled and flipped up the unchosen Set Card in the backfield.
"Trap Card 'Grave Robber', obtains one card from the opponent's graveyard, which can be used at any point in this turn," Larmor said, "The card I want to obtain is... Karma Cut!"
Judai: "!"
"Then immediately utilize 'Karma Cut's effect... Of course, you should be quite familiar with this card's effect, right?"
Larmor said leisurely, drawing a card from his hand and sending it to the graveyard.
"Discard a card from the hand to banish your 'Elemental Hero Storm Neos' from the game."
Space distortion, boundless gravity seemed like a giant hand reaching out from the fissure, grabbing Elemental Hero Neos and pulling it to the other dimension.
Judai stood frozen in place.
"What a pity, such a great opportunity for a comeback, yet it ends in failure..."
Judai gritted his teeth and looked at his hand cards again.
It's not over yet. Currently, Blazeman is on his field, and he has the Wind Attribute "Elemental Hero Featherman" in his hand. If he can fuse them into Elemental Hero Storm Neos, and halve the attack power of his opponent's monsters, he still has a fighting chance...
As he thought so, his sight unbidden fell to the card at the very edge of his hand.
A card shrouded in darkness, giving off a menacing aura.
His intuition told him that winning was actually very simple. Just draw this card and set it in the Duel Disc.
Accept this power, and no matter the situation, it can be easily overcome... moreover, he will never lose again.
He will win forever, eternally.
For a moment, Judai felt that impulse was overwhelming, even the voice whispering "never use this card" faded away. His mind turned completely blank—he didn't even notice since when he had stopped hearing Yubel's voice.
He saw his own hand mechanically draw that card, inserting it into the Duel Disc.
An indescribable horrifying force exploded instantly, seemingly about to engulf him. A dark miasma erupted from within the Duel Disc, black currents crackling and snapping, as if about to set the machinery ablaze.
The entire field abruptly changed! A pitch-black fortress soared from the ground, its silhouette sharp and ghastly! The combatants stood on each side of a suspension bridge, with Prison Flame roiling beneath.
Judai seemed to transform into another person in an instant.
He slowly raised his head, his terrifying golden eyes gleaming with diamond-like brilliance.
Lamor's lips curved into a satisfied smile.
"Field Magic 'Supreme King Castle' activates." Judai's voice became cold and mechanical, "As long as this card is in the field area, regular 'Fusion' Magic can replace the Evil Hero-specific 'Dark Fusion'.
Therefore, I activate the Magic Card 'Fusion' from my hand, conducting Dark Fusion with 'Elemental Hero Featherman' and 'Elemental Hero Burstinatrix' from my hand!
Returning from the depths of hell, the winged warrior mastering Karmic Fire—
—Evil Hero Inferno Wing, Summon!"
The two Elemental Heroes transformed into beams of light, disappearing in the flames of the bridge's bottom. Immediately following, Karmic Fire twisted like a dragon soared into the sky, crashing in front of Judai, manifesting as his loyal servant.
[Evil Hero Inferno Wing, attack power 2100]
"Battle." Judai's voice was icy and flat, "Evil Hero Inferno Wing, attack 'Reaper of Prophecy'."
[Emperor of Prophecy, attack power 3100]
Lamor gracefully reminded, "Ampule's attack power is 2800, oh Supreme King."
"At this moment, activate the effect of Field Magic 'Supreme King Castle'." Judai said, "During damage calculation between Fiend-Type monster and opponent's monster, send 'Evil Hero' from deck or extra deck to the graveyard.
Until the end of the turn, the attack power of my Fiend-Type monster increases by the level of that 'Evil Hero' times 200 points."
He slowly revealed a card, showing it before sending it to the graveyard.
"I send level seven 'Evil Hero Malicious Edge' to the graveyard, increasing Inferno Wing's attack power by 1400 points."
[Evil Hero Inferno Wing, attack power 2100 → attack power 3500]
Lamor said, "Tsk, reaching 3500 attack power in an instant..."
Karmic Fire easily crushed Emperor of Prophecy's Magic Power, Evil Hero's impact like a cannonball pierced through his body, instantly shattering Emperor of Prophecy into pieces.
[Lamor, LP 3000 → LP 2300]
Clearly watching his servant torn apart, he still smiled joyfully, "Ah, worthy of the Supreme King, truly extraordinary..."
"Effect of 'Evil Hero Inferno Wing'." Judai said, "Deals damage to the opponent, based on the higher original attack or defense value of the destroyed monster."
The original attack power of Emperor of Prophecy, coincidentally is 2300.
Judai's golden eyes were cold and hollow.
"Disappear, loser."
Boom!!!
[Emperor of Prophecy, LP 2300 → LP 0]