Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Don’t think that the opponents Caesar encountered in Duel Academy were all able to use monsters with attack power far exceeding that of [CyberTerminator Dragon].

It's not the [E·hero] of Judai who uses [Beloved Hero] to increase the attack power, or the [Five Divine Dragons] who can easily gather fusion materials with Man'jomu, and the Tenjouin siblings, one plays [Red-Eyes] to burn blood, and the other plays [Silent Voice] and [Cyber ​​Angel] to fight and defend, making [Cyber ​​End Dragon], a terminal that has only defense penetration effect but no resistance and suppression, look very ordinary.

But in the final analysis, [Cyber ​​End Dragon] is still a symbol of graduation from the "Cyber ​​Flow". 4000 attack power is also an extremely high attack power that even the ace cards in many people's decks cannot catch up with. Although its defense penetration effect is simple, it is very practical for the [Cyber ​​Dragon] deck that focuses on strong attack.

Especially now that Ed's basic points are only 2000 points, Caesar can easily deal more than 2000 points of high combat damage to clear Ed's basic points by attacking any monster on his field.

What if the monsters on the field are not of high quality and cannot withstand the attack of [Cyber ​​End Dragon]? This is actually within Ed's expectations. He has never faced [Cyber ​​End Dragon] but he knows its effect. Naturally, he prepared special measures for this card played by Caesar.

That is the [D-Fusion] that is activated at this moment. Although it is limited to [D·hero] monsters as materials, and limited to monsters on the field as materials, and it is a normal trap card that needs to be face down before it can be activated, but as long as it can achieve the effect that Ed needs, there will be no problem!

"The Fusion Material Monsters I'm using are the [D·hero Gunner] and [D·hero Demon] on my field. The Fusion Material requirements are: a Level 6☆ or higher [Hero] monster and a [D·hero] monster!"

  After reciting a fusion material requirement that would make the card players from another world nervous, the [D·hero Gunner] and [D·hero Demon] on the field of Ed threw themselves into the power of [D-Fusion], and then a raging fire burst out from the center of the fusion, sweeping across the entire field!

Following the appearance of Caesar's [Cyber ​​End Dragon], Ed also summoned the powerful monster he possessed - the [D·hero] with immortality and the flame of destruction!

"Heroes of the evil world, heroes of the gun-fighting world, now unite as one, become the immortal hero of the final destiny, and descend upon this land!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

  The flames rose into the air and turned into bright red armor that covered the warrior with eagle wings and sharp claws. The hero with the destiny of a god bathed in flames descended on the field of love!

"Come on!! [D·hero——"

Ed raised the card in his hand and shouted,

"——Destroy the Phoenix Man]!!!"

[D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] [8☆/Dark]

[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2100]

  Following the fusion of the spirits of the two legendary duelists, Yugi Muto and Katsuya Jonouchi, the "Symbol of Friendship" [Super Magic Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragoon], the "Phoenix Chick" who is as famous as him with the nickname "Crouching Dragon" is here!

If nothing else, just looking at the 2500/2100 attack and defense power of the same model as the [Dark Magician], you can see that this monster is obviously extremely strong!

When Caesar looked at the attack power and defense power of [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man], he couldn't help but think of the tenth generation's [E·hero Flash Flame Wing Man], which is also a [Hero] fusion monster. Both are 2500☆ Warrior-type fusion monsters with an attack power of 2100 points and a defense power of 8 points. The only difference between them is that one is "D" and the other is "E", one is light attribute and the other is dark attribute.

In addition, the fusion materials required for the tenth generation's [E·hero Flash Flame Wingman] are the [E·hero Flame Wingman] and [E·hero Electro] with specified card names, while the fusion materials for Ed's [D·hero Destruction Phoenix] are much broader, requiring only one [D·hero] monster and one high-level [Hero] monster to fuse.

Theoretically, he could even use the tenth generation's [E·hero] or [M·hero] to fuse this monster?

Just as Caesar was guessing what kind of power [D·hero Destroy Phoenix Man] would have, Ed said in a deep voice: "Many years ago, my family suffered a tragedy. At that time, I was young and ignorant and fell into confusion. At that time, I lost my family who I had always relied on, and only the cards were with me."

"Until that night, I met the person who changed my life. The most gentle duel king in the world!"

Ed's thoughts went back to a few years ago, when DD, his father's friend who had always taken good care of him after his father's death and whom he considered a trustworthy elder, said that he had killed his father just to take away the last card his father had completed before his death. He even planned to kill himself who trusted him.

At that time, it was someone who called himself "God Danrito" who defeated DD and saved me. He also told me that DD was actually manipulated by some dark force, which led to the sudden change in his attitude towards him. The young me at that time really believed what he said and was not affected by the incident that night.

However, I eventually realized in the days that followed that there was something wrong with that white lie, especially when I was sorting out DD's belongings and found that he was not influenced by any dark forces at all, but was not a good person from the beginning.

  Instead of being angry about being deceived, Ed was deeply moved by the white lie. With the help of his trustworthy friend Saiou Takuma, whom he met at his father's funeral, Ed also learned that the person who helped him was actually the legendary "Duel King" Hayato Kobayashi!

"Just like Robin who was saved by Batman, in my heart, that adult is my savior. Maybe it can only be regarded as a one-sided admiration, but because of the deep impression left on me by the back of that gentleman, I fell in love with 'heroes' for the third time!" Ed clenched his palms, "It's not the yearning for handsome heroes when I was a child, nor is it the touching feeling when I learned about the fate behind the heroes later, but the satisfaction of heroes who help others!"

"I want to be a partner of justice! To do this, I must continue to become stronger and become someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with that adult! This is my 'destiny', which has been guided by everything I have experienced since I was a child! And this [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] is proof that I am working hard to move towards my destiny!"

"The first effect of [D·hero Destroyer Phoenix] is Absolute Justice Suppression! While [D·hero Destroyer Phoenix] is on the field, reduce the attack power of all monsters on the opponent's field and the number of [Hero] cards in my graveyard by 200 points!"

As Ed waved his hand, light burst out from his grave and images of several cards appeared.

Previously, [D·hero Gunner] had been removed from the game when it left the field due to its own effect, but there were still four [D·hero] cards in Ed's graveyard, including [D·hero Demon Man], [D·hero Dark Angel], [D·hero Drill Man], and [D·hero Blood Demon-D].

  Even because the effect of [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] only requires [Hero] cards, even the previous [E·hero Sky Man] is providing power for it!

The flames flowed into the hands of [D·hero Destroyer Phoenix Man], and were then pushed out to cover Caesar's entire field. Including [D·hero Defense Man] and [Cyber ​​End Dragon], the attack power of all monsters on Caesar's field dropped sharply due to the effect of [D·hero Destroyer Phoenix Man]!

[D. Hero Defender] [100/2700 → 0/2700]

[Cyber ​​End Dragon] [ATK 4000→3000] In front of the Phoenix Demon Flame that cannot tolerate any filth and seems to be determined to annihilate all evil with thunderbolts, even the powerful [Cyber ​​End Dragon] has its attack power reduced to nearly the level of a cyber dragon head, becoming equivalent to that of [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].

If [D·hero Demon Man] is still on Ed's field, it's not a big deal. Even if the attack power of [D·hero Demon Man] has dropped to 3000 points and the attack and defense power of [D·hero Demon Man] is only 800 points, Caesar can still clear Ed's basic points. However, [D-Fusion] eliminates the weak points in Ed's defense on the field to summon the powerful [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man]. Although Caesar is now in the combat phase, he can only attack [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man].

"Not only can it correspond to [E·hero Flash Flame Wingman] in terms of level, but the effects are also somewhat similar? However, compared to [E·hero Flash Flame Wingman], [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] weakens the opponent compared to the number of monsters in the graveyard."

Caesar muttered to himself and looked at Ed again, "But, Cyber ​​End Dragon still has a higher attack power! However, from what you said just now, reducing the opponent's monster's attack power is the first effect? ​​So there is also a second effect, right?"

"Maybe it's like [E-hero Flash Flame Wingman], which destroys the opponent's monster and inflicts effect damage to the opponent? In any case, I won't give you the chance to activate it!"

Caesar activated a card directly from his hand, saying, "Quick-Play Spell Card [Forbidden Drop], I activate this card by sending a monster from my hand to the Graveyard!"

"This card can only be activated if I send any number of cards on my field and in my hand to the Graveyard. The effect is to select the same number of Effect Monsters on the opponent's field as targets, and have those monsters' attack power halved until the end of the turn, and their effects are negated!"

Caesar pointed at the only one-piece monster on the field of Ed, "The one I chose is naturally, [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man]!"

Among Ed's monsters before, [D·hero Blood Demon-D] was destroyed by [Break Fate] during Caesar's preparation phase, and [D·hero Demon Man], which is only meaningful because of its effect in the graveyard, is not worth using this card. Caesar can also enjoy the effect of [D·hero Gun Drawer] and it would be a waste if he doesn't draw it. It is really only this [D·hero Phoenix Destruction] that is worth using [Forbidden Drop].

Under the effect of this card, the 2500 attack points of [D·hero Destruction Phoenix] will immediately become only 1250 points, and the two effects it has will be invalidated and cannot take effect, and the attack power of [Cyber ​​End Dragon] on Caesar's field will also be restored to the original 4000 points.

Facing [Forbidden Drop], Ed subconsciously said: "Then to chain [Forbidden Drop], I activate the effect of my [D. Hero Destruction Phoenix Man] - During both turns, you can activate and destroy one card on my field and one card on the field!"

"I want to choose my [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] and the opponent's [Electric Huh?"

Before he could finish his words, Ed was surprised to find that the [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man] on his field did not move at all according to his orders.

"Huff, so this is the second effect? ​​It drags the opponent's card and your own card into destruction. It is indeed a very troublesome effect for the [Cyber ​​Dragon]." Caesar said as he looked at the [D·Hero Destruction Phoenix Man] who could not move. "But, it is different from the general 'Electronic Stream'! I am different from other 'Electronic Streams'!"

"Respect your opponent? No, I only respect victory! I will do anything to achieve this, even if it means trampling on other people's ideals or crushing their expectations." Caesar grinned, "This is my struggle for victory!"

"When [Forbidden Drop] is activated, the card I send to the Graveyard is a monster card. Therefore, under the ability of [Forbidden Drop], the opponent's duelist will not be able to chain [Forbidden Drop] with the same type of card as the card sent to the Graveyard - that is, a monster card!"

"Your [D·hero Destruction Phoenix Man]'s effect cannot be activated!"

From the beginning, Caesar had no interest in what Ed said about his past. How could all that long-winded talk provide any bonus to his monster? If not, it was just pure nonsense, which only hindered his "fighting! fun".

  I am afraid that only I, who still wanted to respect my opponent and cards at the beginning, would think of using duels to communicate with others and understand their thoughts to duel better. But since I entered the "Inner Electronic Flow", I found that respecting victory is more effective than interacting with others. Not to mention that now, I haven't even fully mastered my own cards, so how can I care about the difficulties and burdens of other people's card playing?

Fate, longings, they are all boring things. The cowardly self who was interested in those things would have died long ago. Now I am the "Caesar" from "hell"!

Ha! Come, come, come! Boring vulgar things, meaningless weaklings, all die under my [Electronic Terminator Dragon]!

Under the effect of the [Forbidden Drop], [D·Hero Destruction Phoenix] was unable to exert its own effect and was unable to activate its self-destruct ability. Even the flame that had previously weakened the opponent's monster's attack power was forcibly extinguished, and it fell weakly to the ground and could no longer spread its wings.

  On Caesar's side, the [Electronic Terminator Dragon] that broke free from the shackles of flames is gaining momentum!

[D.hero Destruction Phoenix Man] [ATK2500→1250]

[D. Hero Defender] [0/2700 → 100/2700]

【Electronic Terminator Dragon】【ATK3000→4000】

"You like 'Destiny' a lot, Ed Phoenix? Then try to answer me, why do birds fly?"

"Is it because that is the 'destiny' of the birds?" Caesar sneered. "No, it's just because the strong chased them, forcing them to flee in fear and finally hide in the sky helplessly. Therefore, strength is the reason and victory is everything. The so-called 'destiny' is nothing more than an excuse for the weak to complain about themselves in the hell of defeat. Which true duelist would obey the so-called fate?"

"You said you saw my fate of being defeated by you? Then in that unknown 'fate', did you see your current embarrassment and desperate situation?"

"The first and probably the last attack declaration, use [Electronic End Dragon] to attack [D·Hero Destroy Phoenix Man]!"

"Eternal Evolution Flame!" (End of this chapter)