Spirit Dimension, somewhere.
Pitch-black night, dim moonlight covered the forest. A man in black robes with a hood silently moved through it, his figure blending into the darkness like one with the bushes.
He entered a cave hidden by dense vines, where only a faint, gloomy light seeped out. The man in black lowered himself slightly and entered the cave.
A cold wind came from the depths of the cave, accompanied by a groaning sound. The environment was initially dark and quiet, but as he went deeper, he seemed to faintly hear noisy and violent sounds, as well as fighting and clamor.
It was a group of Insects.
In a vast space, Insects of different shapes were fighting fiercely. There were giant armored insects with huge bodies, and there were those relying on their nimble speed to quickly fly through the swarm. Howling and crashing sounds continued, shaking the cave walls slightly. They tore at each other with fangs and claws, each attack accompanied by splashing fluids and shattered carapaces.
This was the Insect's nest.
Their boss hadn't returned since going out, Insect Knight was gone, and the entire nest was like a snake without a head. The remaining group of Insects was now engaged in a fierce battle to determine who would take charge next.
Then suddenly, some Insects noticed the man in black who appeared at the entrance.
"The scent of humans!"
"Humans? Here?"
"Want to die!"
The group of Insects immediately temporarily stopped their infighting, and with a whoosh like a swarm of bees, they rushed towards the man in black, their fangs and claws bared as if wanting to tear him to pieces.
But the man in black only looked up indifferently, cold green light shining from his eyes under the hood. A six-pointed star mark appeared on his forehead, like a magic turntable slowly rotating…
Boom!
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A few minutes later, the battle in the cave had ended.
The group of Insects lay scattered all over the ground. Fragments of carapaces, fluids, and blood mixed together, as if drawing some kind of bizarre, bloody pattern.
The man stood in the center of the cave, coldly looking at the fallen Insects all over the ground, the six-pointed star on his forehead shining brightly, his black robe fluttering without wind.
Behind him, a huge shadow was slowly dissipating, and a faint blue flame seemed to linger around it.
"Stop, stop, we're all family!" A mantis-like Insect on the side coughed up blood while hurriedly begging for mercy.
"We didn't know it was the messenger of the god descending."
The man in black coldly asked, "An otherworldly Duelist entered this dimension, didn't he?"
Immediately, some Insects nodded.
"That's right. Heard that even the King of the Skull Servants' wife ran off with the other guy, and then he himself surrendered to the enemy..."
"That's just a rumor, right?" An Insect on the side couldn't help but say, "That's too far-fetched."
"Definitely 100%! My intelligence network is absolutely reliable."
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The man in black made a gesture to signal them to be quiet, then continued coldly, "Where did your leader go?"
The Insects showed embarrassed expressions.
"Uh, the boss heard that the King of the Skull Servants was defeated, said he wanted to go meet those guys..."
"And then?"
"...Then he hasn't returned until now."
The man was silent, as if thinking.
The mantis-like Insect carefully asked, "Great Messenger, you see our leader isn't here, doesn't our side need a new great agent? Look at me."
The man coldly glared at it, and the mantis quickly shrank its head, no longer daring to speak.
"One last question."
Green light flashed in the man's eyes as he asked in a deep voice.
"...Is there a Sacred Phoenix ruin in this dimension?"
Spirit Dimension, the camp.
"Come, come, come! Line up to practice dueling!"
Judai had a face full of smiles.
"One step at a time, don't snatch. Everyone gets a turn!"
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Hearing that Yugen had been giving such interesting guidance on spirit dueling here, Judai immediately couldn't help but feel that such an interesting thing couldn't be without him.
So he started dragging those spirits who were interested in learning dueling from the otherworldly hero into military training.
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The warriors quickly discovered that this hero's style was completely different from before.
If the previous duel left people feeling powerless, like they couldn't use their strength and couldn't play their cards, then this one was effortless. No matter what cards you played or what moves you made, they were easily resolved with all sorts of unimaginable poses.
For example, the duel between a certain "Magical Broker" monster spirit and Judai.
Judai: "Activate Spell Card 'Polymerization'! Fuse the Elemental HERO 'Bubbleman', 'Avian', and 'Sparkman' in a triple fusion!
Appear, my strongest hero 'Elemental HERO · Tempest'!"
[ Elemental HERO · Tempest, ATK 2800 ]
Magical Broker: "Nani!? It's actually a powerful monster with 2800 attack power! But I have my own 'Magical Broker' here on the field. As long as there's a Continuous Spell or a Continuous Trap on the field, I cannot be destroyed by any means!"
[ Magical Broker, DEF 200 ]
"I currently have the Continuous Spell 'The Dark Door' on my field. During either player's Battle Phase, only one monster can attack. Even Tempest can't break through my defenses!"
"Don't be impatient." Judai said confidently, "Activate the Quick-Play Spell 'De-Fusion' that's set here! De-Fuse Tempest and special summon 'Avian', 'Bubbleman', and 'Sparkman' here!
Then activate the Spell Card 'Feather Shot'! By forgoing this turn's attacks of my other monsters, my Avian on the field can attack this turn an equal number of times to the number of monsters I control. I have three monsters on my field, so it can attack three times in one turn!
Next is the Spell Card 'H - Heated Heart'! Increase 'Elemental HERO · Avian's attack power by 500 points and grant it piercing battle damage!"
[ Elemental HERO · Avian, ATK 1500 ]
[ Magical Broker, DEF 200 ]
"Nani!?" Magical Broker exclaimed in shock, "Three attacks and piercing damage!"
"That's right! Go, Avian, Feather Shot, three consecutive attacks!"
Magical Broker: "Uwaaaaaaa!!!"
[ Magical Broker, LP 0 ]
"I won!" Judai happily made a gesture, "That was a really fun duel!"
Magical Broker: "."
Yugen couldn't help but ponder as he watched.
How to put it...
Feather Shot, a card that granted Avian the effect of attacking multiple times, belonged to one of the inexplicable toys within the Elemental HERO large gift pack.
Avian's attack power was only 1000 (like salted fish), what use was continuous attacks?
And it was to attack "an equal number of times to the number of monsters I control," and it also had to sacrifice the attack opportunities of other monsters for Avian.
Normally speaking, no matter how you looked at it, it was an inexplicable salted fish card.
But Judai stated, I'll go, OTK you, do you have any objections?
Judai's military training continued.
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"Activate Trap Card 'Edge Hammer'! Tribute my 'Elemental HERO - Bladedge' on the field, destroy one monster on your opponent's field, and inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original ATK!"
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"Activate Counter Trap 'Feather Wind'! When my 'Elemental HERO - Avian' is face-up in attack position, negate the activation of a Spell or Trap Card and destroy that card!"
Yugen: "."
Unable to deny it, don't look at his deck where at first glance everything seems like trash hand cards, but when he actually played, there were negates, card destructions, and obstacles to fight against, it even looked somewhat skillful...
As for whether the spirits could learn any dueling secrets from it, that was hard to say.
Judai: Huh? Dueling? Isn't it just about drawing the cards you want to win?