Diamond Man charges with extreme force, attack power 1400, and Youyu's LP also happens to be 1400. If this attack goes through, it will directly declare the end of this duel!
But at that moment, the Kuriboh in Youyu's hand came out!
It jumped down lightly, puffed out its chest, and said a string of "Kurri Kurri", which Youyu blindly guessed might mean something like "Don't worry, leave it all to me".
So, Yu-Gi-Oh! is indeed a magical game, where Kuriboh would actually jump out on its own to block an attack for its master. Youyu admitted that he had no idea what kind of principle this was. Anyway, it was quite sudden, the Kuriboh in his hand suddenly moved...
But Kuriboh said this was a small matter. Even an attack with power of thirty thousand or fifty thousand, or even infinitely large, could not stop it from bearing the brunt. To be honest, it didn't take this Diamond Man seriously at all.
Diamond Man's strike fell, and Kuriboh absorbed the entire impact and damage, without causing Youyu any substantial harm.
"As expected, it's not that simple." Mr. Phoenix let out a breath, "Destiny Hero Dasher automatically switches to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase after it attacks.
There are no more monsters that can attack, so my turn is over."
[Destiny Hero Dasher, Attack 2100 → Defense 1000]
Alright, saying he wasn't disappointed at all would definitely be a lie. But actually, he more or less expected this result.
In hindsight, from the time he summoned Dreadmaster and brought out such a full board of Destiny Heroes, the opponent never had any surprised reaction.
From the beginning until the end of the four consecutive attacks just now, everything seemed to be within the opponent's expectations.
On the contrary, even though they had absolute advantage on the field, Mr. Phoenix started to feel somewhat uneasy. It was as if, from the moment he declared "end of turn", the direction of the entire duel had unknowingly slipped from his fingertips.
Perhaps... it was due to some kind of aura unique to a strong Duelist.
For some reason, Mr. Phoenix felt that at this moment, his aura seemed to be completely suppressed by the opponent.
"My turn, draw card!"
Sure enough, faced with such an iron wall-like luxurious lineup of Destiny Heroes, Youyu hesitated not a bit and immediately launched a counterattack.
"Summon from the hand, 'Elemental Hero Blazeman'!"
[Elemental Hero Blazeman, Attack 1200]
This hero has a pretty high appearance rate in Youyu's hand, so Mr. Phoenix was not unfamiliar with him.
"Blazeman?" Mr. Phoenix said, "After all, it must be to use his effect to fuse from the Card Deck..."
"No, this time I'm going to use the other effect of Blazeman," Youyu smiled, "Blazeman can choose one of his two effects to activate once per turn.
Send a 'Hero' other than 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' from the Card Deck to the Graveyard, then until the end of the turn, Blazeman gains the same attack, defense, and attributes as that card."
He drew from the Card Deck, selected a card, revealed it, and sent it to the graveyard of the Duel Disc.
"I choose, Elemental Hero Wildman, Blazeman can gain its equivalent attack power."
[Elemental Hero Blazeman, Attack 1200 → Attack 1500]
Mr. Phoenix said, "But even if the attack power is increased..."
"Don't rush, Mr. Phoenix. My true intention lies here." Youyu pulled out a card, "Magic Card - Miracle Fusion activate! By banishing the Fusion Materials from the Graveyard, an Elemental Hero Monster in the graveyard will undergo Fusion!
The Fusion Materials are Elemental Hero Edgeman plus Elemental Hero Wildman, Fusion Summon!
Elemental Hero Wildedge!"
Both Elemental Hero Edgeman in the graveyard and Elemental Hero Wildman that was just dumped from the Card Deck popped up, transforming into three-dimensional images appearing on the field.
The two heroes transformed into golden beams of light, crossing in the air as they merged into one. A hero equipped with golden arm armor, bare-chested with a strap wrapped around his body, carrying a massive sword on his back, made a grand entrance.
Elemental Hero Wildedge, summon!
[Elemental Hero Wildedge, Attack 2600]
Mr. Phoenix was suddenly enlightened: "So that's it! The goal was not the increase of attack power, but to send the monsters used as materials to the grave?"
"Exactly so," Youyu said, "and Wildedge has the ability to attack all monsters on the opponent's field once!"
"Oh no... oh no!" Mr. Phoenix looked toward his ace monster, the Dreadmaster on his field, "Dreadmaster's attack power is the combined total of other Destiny Heroes..."
"Exactly! Battle!" Youyu raised his hand, "Wildedge, attack Destiny Hero Dasher!"
[Destiny Hero Dasher, Defense 1000]
Wildedge rushed out, extending his arm to grip the hilt of the sword on his back, and with a single forceful pull, drew the heavy sword out, striking down hard on Dasher!
With a rumble, Dasher was shattered. Although no damage was dealt since it was in Defense Position, Dreadmaster's attack power was reduced due to the number of Destiny Heroes decreasing.
[Destiny Hero Dreadmaster, Attack 4300 → Attack 2200]
"Wildedge!" Youyu continued shouting, "Added attack on 'Destiny Hero Captain Tenacious'!"
[Destiny Hero Captain Tenacious, Attack 800]
Having taken down one of the opponent's, Wildedge didn't slow down, followed with a flash move, instantly appearing in front of Captain Tenacious, slandering him with a slash, reducing him to nothing with a pitiful scream.
Mr. Phoenix was shaken by the blast back a half step, raising his hand to cover in front of him: "Ugh..."
[Mr. Phoenix, LP 2000 → LP 200]
[Destiny Hero Dreadmaster, Attack 2200→ Attack 1400]
The Dreadmaster, whose attack power soared up to 4300 last turn, fell drastically in strength as companions continued to go down one after another, finally dropping to the level equivalent to low-star monsters. (Quoting the company's talk)
With the LP down to the last two hundred, Wildedge still had two attack opportunities left.
This was the final blow.
"Wildedge, continue the attack!" Youyu this time pointed to the most conspicuous big guy on the opposite field, "Attack Destiny Hero Dreadmaster!"
Wildedge took a sidestep, flashing forward, and in the air, flashed several times consecutively, instantly shaking to Dreadmaster's front.
Dreadmaster roared, unwilling to show weakness, and without thinking, launched a "Heaven-Soaring Overhead Cloud-pushing Palm" at it. But now that his attack power was left at 1400, his prowess was surely less than thirty percent of his usual. Wildedge gracefully dodged to the side, the blade unsheathed, slashing the opponent into two with just one strike, exploding with a roar.
"Uh..."
[Mr. Phoenix, LP 200→ LP 0]