Chapter 314

Seeing a brand-new monster appear on the opponent's field, Tenjou Hikari showed no emotional change.

He knew that Gate Guardian could "dismantle," and he knew how disgusting this monster was as a "wall," so he wasn't distressed that he hadn't completely dealt with Gate Guardian; instead, he continued his plays.

"I activate the effect of Substitute Fusion in the Graveyard, banishing it to return one Fusion Monster from my Graveyard to the Extra Deck and draw one card. I return Adoration to the Deck."

Tenjou Hikari returned Adoration to the Deck and then drew a card.

At first glance, it looked like he just drew a card, but many people understood that Tenjou Hikari's goal at this moment was simple—

That was to recycle Adoration!

Tenjou Hikari hadn't even used the recycled [Polymerization] yet!

Tenjou Hikari glanced at his hand: "Oh, first I Normal Summon Prisma, activate its effect, reveal Evil HERO Infernal Wing, and send Avian from the Deck to the Graveyard."

"Then, I activate the Spell Card Polymerization. The fusion requirement is two Hero monsters."

Since he hadn't used his Normal Summon yet, Tenjou Hikari thought he shouldn't waste it, so he activated this effect. Immediately after, Tenjou Hikari took another card from his hand and revealed it: "I fuse Elemental HERO Prisma on my field with Destiny HERO Drillguy in my hand!"

With a whir, all the lights shone on Tenjou Hikari once again, and the Hero that had previously dissipated appeared on Tenjou Hikari's field again.

It was as if the display that had been shattered by Gate Guardian earlier wasn't it at all; it stood calmly on the field with its arms crossed, perfectly composed.

Vision HERO Adoration, Level 8, DARK, Warrior-type, ATK 2800.

"Vision Heroes never show their true faces; every time they appear, it is merely an image—because this is a re-Fusion Summoned Adoration, its effect can be activated again. I activate Adoration's effect, targeting my Masked HERO Acid and the ATK of your Gate Guardian of Water and Thunder!"

"Beautiful! If this hits, Judai and the others will basically have won!" Fubuki, finally in a better mood, leaned over to the back row where Serena, Manjoume, and the others were, cheering for the two of them as he watched the scene.

"Naive—" Mei laughed, "The effect of Sanga of the Thunder - Gate Guardian. During either player's turn, target 1 face-up monster the opponent controls. That monster's ATK becomes 0 until the end of the turn!"

He held up two fingers in a 'V' sign in front of his face: "This effect can be used up to twice per turn!"

"What?"

"It can actually defend!?"

"That's too powerful—"

Exclamations rose and fell in the spectator stands.

Even Manjoume had to admit it.

Gate Guardian's defensive ability was truly terrifyingly strong!

Masked HERO Acid, ATK: 2600 → 0.

"Hehehe, because Acid's ATK became 0, Adoration lowering my ATK can only lower it by 0!" the Labyrinth Brothers said almost simultaneously.

Tenjou Hikari nodded, silently counting the number of attacks, and played his last "Polymerization": "Spell Card, Dark Calling!

This card can banish the materials required for a Fusion Monster that must be Fusion Summoned with Dark Fusion from the hand or Graveyard, and treat the Fusion Summon as a Dark Fusion Summon!

I banish Malicious Edge from my Graveyard and D/D Evil Typhon from my hand—

Dark Fusion!

Level 8, Evil HERO Malicious Fiend!"

The cold, cruel demonic Hero with claws on both hands wore a ferocious grin and slowly spread its wings.

Evil HERO Malicious Fiend, Level 8, FIRE, Fiend-type, ATK 3500.

With this, Tenjou Hikari had once again gathered over eight thousand total ATK on his field!

However...

"Hehehe, at this moment, the effect of Sanga of the Thunder activates!" In the sky, the giant Guardian breathed out a cold wind again, aimed at the demon on the field.

"Lower Malicious Fiend's ATK to 0!"

Seeing this, Tenjou Hikari wasn't too nervous and commanded his monsters to attack.

"Enter the Battle Phase!"

"Wait—at this moment, the effect of Labyrinth Wall Shadow activates! When the opponent's Battle Phase begins, target 1 monster on the opponent's field with less than 1600 ATK. Destroy that monster—the one I'm destroying is your Evil HERO Malicious Fiend!"

"Get lost in the labyrinth!"

"Even the walls have effects?"

The onlookers had already lost count of how many times they had sighed.

The defensive ability of these Labyrinth Brothers' monsters was simply too strong!

"So amazing..." Serena couldn't help but worry, "What do we do now?"

Manjoume couldn't help but grab his own arm, bunching up his suit jacket; he looked very nervous.

The Labyrinth Brothers couldn't help but chuckle.

As long as they used this move to destroy Tenjou Hikari's attack, even if Adoration defeated Sanga of the Thunder, they could subsequently use Sanga of the Thunder's effect to Special Summon Kazejin. At that point, no matter which monster Tenjou Hikari used to attack, Kazejin could activate its effect to make the attacking monster's ATK 0!

By the next turn, using Labyrinth Wall Shadow's effect to place Kazejin on their field as a Continuous Spell, and then transforming into Suijin and Kazejin, they would possess the ability to negate Spell/Trap effects twice per turn.

By then, using their other tactics, they could easily take down a mere seven or eight thousand Life Points.

"Heh—I've been waiting for this move for a long time!" Unexpectedly, Tenjou Hikari's tone suddenly changed.

"What?!" The Labyrinth Brothers were both startled upon hearing this.

"What? Tenjou Hikari still has a move?" Manjoume's second brother couldn't help but stretch his neck, wanting to get closer to see.

"Tenjou Hikari actually still has a strategy?" More people began to whisper.

"The moment you chose Malicious Fiend, I chained to the activation of your effect and activated the Quick-Play Spell Card—Form Change!"

"Form... Change?" the Labyrinth Brothers repeated, somewhat confused.

"Oh, oh, oh! It's Form Change! Is it coming!? Hikari!" Seeing Tenjou Hikari use this card, Judai immediately understood what Tenjou Hikari wanted to do.

"That's right—Quick-Play Spell Card, Form Change! Return 1 [HERO] Fusion Monster on my field to the Extra Deck, and Special Summon 1 Masked HERO monster from my Extra Deck with the same original Level but a different name, treating it as a Mask Change Special Summon!"

"Masked HERO!?"

"That's right—"

Tenjou Hikari pointed to the sky: "The [Masked HERO] I possess!

Let the light descend!"

"Transform—"

"Masked HERO Koga!"

Clad in armor, the silver and gold Hero had blades on both hands. It transformed from a demon into a warrior in an instant, as if the person inside had always been the same individual.

Masked HERO Koga, Level 8, LIGHT, Warrior-type, ATK 2500.

"Koga's ATK increases by 500 for each monster on the opponent's field."

Masked HERO Koga, ATK: 2500 → 3000.

"With this, everything is no problem!" Tenjou Hikari pointed at Gate Guardian of Water and Thunder, "Adoration, attack!"

Adoration waved its sleeves, and countless lights shone on Gate Guardian, and then, the lights ignited the Guardian like flames.

Bang—

The monster was completely shattered.

Mei used his hand to slightly block the damage.

Labyrinth Brothers LP: 8000 → 7750.

"When the Special Summoned face-up Sanga of the Thunder - Gate Guardian leaves the field, activate! Special Summon Suijin or Kazejin from my banished state!"

Although their original plan was to Special Summon Suijin to achieve the invincible combo for the next turn, now forced by the situation, the Labyrinth Brothers naturally had to change their strategy.

"Special Summon, Kazejin!"

Kazejin, Level 7, LIGHT, Thunder-type, ATK 2600.

Gate Guardian dismantled again; Suijin voluntarily separated from Kazejin, making a sacrifice for its survival, followed by a booming explosion.

"As expected!"

"That dual-combined Guardian can really keep splitting up!"

"This is just too troublesome—"

Many duelist onlookers showed extremely pained expressions on their faces.

Tenjou Hikari had already performed multiple consecutive fusions, yet the Labyrinth Brothers could still hold on!

One had to know, the three Guardians all possessed the general ability to make an attacking monster's ATK 0!

"Activate Koga's effect, once per turn, banish 1 Hero monster from my Graveyard, target 1 face-up monster on the field. That monster's ATK decreases by the ATK of the monster banished for this effect until the end of the turn—"

Tenjou Hikari suddenly stopped his movements and silently picked up a Normal Monster from his Graveyard.

Judai was stunned.

"Banish Elemental HERO Neos, lower your Kazejin's ATK by 2500!"

Kazejin, ATK: 2600 → 100.

"Evil HERO Infernal Gainer, attack!" Tenjou Hikari waved his finger, commanding the demon to attack.

"Ha—luckily we Special Summoned Kazejin, otherwise, if Suijin's ATK had been lowered to 0, it wouldn't have been able to destroy your monster."

In Yu-Gi-Oh, when monsters with the same ATK collide, as long as there is no "this card cannot be destroyed by battle" resistance, both are destroyed.

However—

There is an "exception."

That is, monsters with 0 ATK, even if they attack each other, neither side will be destroyed by battle.

After all, the ATK is "0"!

"Kazejin's effect! Only once while this card is face-up on the field, during damage calculation when this card is attacked, target 1 attacking monster. That attacking monster's ATK becomes 0!"

The Kazejin, which looked like a mechanical crab, began to leak electricity. The cool clawed Hero twitched violently the moment it was about to attack the opponent, and its ATK finally became 0.

Evil HERO Infernal Gainer, ATK: 2500 → 0.

The opponent's ATK was 100, and Tenjou Hikari's side was 0, so...

Bang—

The Gainer was directly electrocuted to the ground, twitching in place, and finally exploded.

Tenjou Hikari & Judai, LP: 7350 → 7250.

"Koga, attack!"

Koga flashed behind Kazejin, then performed a beautiful sword swing, splitting the monster in two.

The monster's body fell to the ground, smashing the labyrinth and causing the Labyrinth Brothers to lose a large amount of Life Points.

Labyrinth Brothers, LP: 7750 → 4850.

Phew—

Tenjou Hikari breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Leaving any one of the Guardians behind was very troublesome; now they were finally all cleared away.

Tenjou Hikari and Judai's friends and family, accompanying Tenjou Hikari's relaxation, finally felt a little more at ease.

This Gate Guardian was too good at stalling; they, as onlookers, all felt somewhat disgusted by it. Now seeing Tenjou Hikari successfully deal with all the monsters, they felt a bit relieved.

Tenjou Hikari glanced at the remaining cards in his hand and silently set two: "Set two cards, end turn."

Just like Judai in the previous turn, Tenjou Hikari also set two cards.

"A magnificent combination."

"Indeed powerful," the Labyrinth Brothers said, one after the other.

"Although we cannot share information, the cards left behind prepared the way for our teammate; while expanding, you still have the means to counterattack—"

"As tag-team duelists, you are indeed excellent!"

"However, don't think that just because you solved Gate Guardian once, it's over!"

Gong drew a card with a swish, and seeing the card he drew, the corners of his mouth curled up: "After the last dormitory duel, we summarized many failures."

"Among them, the fact that there is only [one set] of Gate Guardian is the biggest problem!"

What—

It wasn't just the two duelists Tenjou Hikari and Judai; the surrounding onlookers heard their words and knew the hidden meaning behind them!

"...During the Standby Phase after you finish drawing your card. Drillguy's effect. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, during the next Standby Phase, it can be Special Summoned. I Special Summon it in Defense Position, not activating its draw effect."

Destiny HERO Drillguy, Level 4, DARK, Warrior-type, DEF 800.

"Added a defensive wall? Haha..." Gong looked at the monsters on Tenjou Hikari's field.

Masked HERO Acid, Masked HERO Koga, Vision HERO Adoration, and Destiny HERO Drillguy.

"Heroes, huh..."

"Even the strongest Heroes have their own inner confusion."

"When you are confused, you will fall into a vortex and be unable to extricate yourself."

"Once you fall into your own labyrinth, it's not so simple to walk out, kid—"

"I activate the Normal Spell Card, Dark Element!"

"Ugh..." Judai's expression changed when he saw this card, "It's the one used in the last duel—"

"That's right, this card is exactly the one we used when we lost the duel at the dormitory! However, after that, we also trained!" Gong laughed, "As legendary duelists, to be complacent and fall into the labyrinth of [wealth and fame], as gatekeepers and wanderers, is truly not right."

"Therefore, after that, we also tried countless changes!"

"Now, it is the moment of that [evolution]!"

"Dark Element's effect! If there is a [Gate Guardian] monster in my Graveyard, pay half my Life Points to activate. Special Summon 1 Gate Guardian monster of Level 11 or higher from my hand, Deck, or Extra Deck, ignoring its summoning conditions!"

"What are we summoning?"

"You should know very well, Judai kid—"

Hmm...

Judai looked troubled.

"That's right! Special Summon, Guardian of Dark!"

Guardian of Dark is a similar type of card to "Substitute Fusion." Although it is named Guardian of Dark, in terms of rules, this card's name is also treated as "Gate Guardian."

A hellish guard riding a spider whistled and stood in the labyrinth, like a Minotaur in an endless maze, blocking everyone from rushing out of the labyrinth.

Guardian of Dark, Level 12, DARK, Warrior-type, ATK 3800.

Labyrinth Brothers, LP: 4850 → 2425.

"Guardian of Dark Special Summoned by Dark Element is unaffected by other monsters' effects and is unaffected by the effects of Spell Cards activated by the opponent."

"Has that monster also evolved—" Judai exclaimed in admiration, "I remember that monster couldn't be destroyed by battle..."

"That's right," Gong nodded.

"Not only that—I also activate the Spell Card, Guardian's Force! If my Life Points are lower than the opponent's, target 1 monster on my field whose original name includes [Gate Guardian]. The opponent's Life Points become half. After that, the targeted monster's ATK increases by the amount of the opponent's Life Points!"

"What is that!?"

"Become half!?"

Fubuki was so shocked he stood straight up.

"And it also increases ATK by the Life Point value!?"

You might as well just say instant kill!

"There's actually a card like this?"

Even if the onlookers didn't understand dueling, they knew how "terrifying" this card was in terms of numbers.

Tenjou Hikari & Yuki Judai, LP: 7250 → 3625.

Guardian of Dark, ATK: 3800 → 7425.

Manjoume couldn't help but swallow, a cold sweat dripping down his forehead.

Isn't this a bit too strong?

"It's not over yet—" Gong continued his play, "Dark Element's effect, banish it from the Graveyard to add one banished Guardian to my hand; I add Suijin to my hand; Labyrinth Wall Shadow's effect, place the banished Kazejin on the field as a Continuous Spell!"

The two-in-one Guardian must have the Guardians on the field banished to be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, but...

"Banish Suijin from my hand, Kazejin from the field, and Sanga of the Thunder from the Graveyard; descend once more! Our gatekeeper!"

The two shouted in unison: "Combined Guardian - Gate Guardian!"

The yellow machine, the green wind demon, the blue weight-bearer—the three Guardians flew into the sky and combined again; a brand-new Guardian appeared with a rumble!

Combined Guardian - Gate Guardian, Level 12, DARK, Warrior-type, ATK 3750.

"The Gate Guardian that we finally managed to deal with, it was actually so simple to..." Ruri couldn't help but gasp.

Are "legendary duelists" such terrifying existences?

"............" Manjoume's brother was dumbfounded at first, but then he remembered that these were their people, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Looks like, Jun, this time we win! How unlucky."

Thunder heard his brother's words, and his expression changed.

Although he wasn't good at arguing with his two brothers on a daily basis, and rarely dared to refute them since he was a child.

But now—

"Don't be so sure, Second Brother," Thunder snorted coldly, "Look at the screen. Hikari and Judai haven't given up."

"What's there to persist with? Tenjou Hikari has a full 3 monsters in Attack Position on his field! Guardian of Dark could just attack any one of them and it would be over—"

"That's right—looks like the GX tournament champion is nothing much after all..."

"Quiet!" Suddenly, a roar sounded—no, although it felt like a roar in everyone's hearts, it was merely a calm whisper.

They looked at a hunched figure in a corner and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

Dinosaur Ryuzaki!

A legendary duelist!

He just had his hands in his pockets, watching the duel, not looking at any of them, but the voice he shouted sounded like the roar of a dinosaur, making people fearful.

Serena's eyes sparkled.

She felt she wanted to learn this!

Ruri kept watching the image, eyes fixed, not daring to miss any details.

"Battle, Guardian of Dark attacks... hmm, Koga!"

"Open set card!" Tenjou Hikari suddenly raised his hand, "Trap Card, Fusion Replication!"

The Labyrinth Brothers looked confusedly at this uncommon card.

On the card art, it was a scene of Magic Science producing Simple Fusion in mass quantities.

"Target 1 [Polymerization] Normal or Quick-Play Spell Card in your or your opponent's Graveyard. Banish that Spell Card, and apply the effect when that Spell Card is activated!"

"I banish the Normal Spell Card Polymerization from my Graveyard—"

"Fusion at this time?"

"As expected of Tenjou Hikari, even at this time, he still wants to fuse."

"But Guardian of Dark is unaffected by monster effects, right? Even if he fuses, it's useless, isn't it?"

"Heh... of course it's useful!" Tenjou Hikari took a deep breath, "Sorry, since I got it, this is the first time I've used you—and it's this kind of scene right from the start.

However—in a critical moment, it must be used!"

Tenjou Hikari narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand.

"The fusion requirement is three monsters with different names from my field or hand!"

"Three spears that judge the world, turn into the hell of ice, and freeze the world!"

"Phew—"

As Tenjou Hikari spoke, he actually breathed out white cold air.

"Fusion Summon!"

"Level 9!"

"Trishula, Dragon of the Icy Prison!"

"Gaa-raw—raw!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The dragon's roar exploded.

The three-headed ice dragon appeared slowly. It looked like it had just woken up, and also like it was breathing air for the first time in a long while. After the hesitation of its initial appearance, it immediately became irritable, excited, and crazy. Its three heads danced everywhere, not caring about anything around it, wantonly shattering everything it saw!

Destruction!

Battle!

No need to hesitate, no need to waver—

As long as you summon me, I will help you!!

I will help you freeze everything!

Gaa-hahahahaha!!

Trishula, Dragon of the Icy Prison, WATER, Level 9, Dragon-type, DEF 2000.

"What kind of monster is that?" The Labyrinth Brothers were a bit confused seeing this monster wantonly shattering the labyrinth.

"Forget it, never mind—attack continues, Guardian of Dark attacks Trishula!"

Trishula was breathing the air for the first time in a long while when it suddenly saw an overconfident guy flying over. It roared, wanting to have a great battle, but discovered that it was in Defense Position, and the opponent's ATK was over seven thousand. With a roar, it was ultimately no match for Guardian of Dark and turned into ice shards, disappearing from the field.

"Looks like the consciousness of the spirit itself." Tierra, who was on the side, explained to Tenjou Hikari after watching the scene, "It should be the Trishula from the DT spirit world—it seems to be the type of spirit that will directly descend as a card, bring its consciousness into battle, and have a big fight whenever someone in any dimension summons it."

Uh...

A battle-crazed spirit.

Tenjou Hikari nodded slightly. It was his first time truly Fusion Summoning it, so he didn't know what Trishula's situation was before—but it's worth mentioning that although this was Tenjou Hikari's first time summoning Trishula, in reality, no matter which duel it was, Trishula would always take up one of Tenjou Hikari's Extra Deck slots; it was a truly 100% attendance Fusion Monster.

"Gate Guardian attacks Drillguy."

Zzzzt—

Drillguy's figure dissipated.

Drillguy's effect Special Summons it, but if it leaves the field, it is directly banished.

"Set one card, end turn."

Gong looked at the set card and nodded slightly.

The card he set was the Trap Card Mirror Force.

A Trap Card that can destroy all attacking monsters.

Moreover, the Gate Guardian on their field still had three target-negation abilities, and Guardian of Dark had over seven thousand ATK. No matter how Judai wanted to attack, it wouldn't be easy to overcome their invincible combination.

One had to know, even if Gate Guardian was destroyed, they could combine again just like before.

Their advantage was huge!

"It's my turn." Judai drew a card, looked at the card in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh twice.

When it was Judai's turn, the audience hurriedly focused their spirits, wanting to see what other plays Judai had.

If someone could carefully observe all the spectators, they might notice that one spectator appeared particularly excited at this moment.

Although the previous duels could be considered ups and downs with very brilliant changes, this spectator didn't have any emotional fluctuations; only when Judai made a move or Judai's cards achieved some effect did he appear relatively excited.

Now, it was Judai's turn again.

Judai looked at the card in his hand, sighing slightly.

"Thinking about it now, it seems like a year and a half has passed, but it feels like a lifetime." Although because of the labyrinth, he couldn't see Tenjou Hikari, nor could he hear Tenjou Hikari's voice, but just looking at the card Tenjou Hikari set, he felt as if it were still the past, still the same as when they were first in the Warrior's Domain.

As if he could hear the "Use my card" that Tenjou Hikari said when they fought side by side.

Was confusion really too much of a luxury for him?

Judai looked at the card on his left hand.

Foreword: The current him is super strong!

But, precisely because of that—

He held back a little; he actually wasn't completely serious.

He had dueled the Labyrinth Brothers before and felt that the Labyrinth Brothers in his memory were too different from the current ones, so he held back.

But now it seemed he was a bit too confident and a bit too unfair to "dueling."

Everyone grows, even the seniors; they won't be complacent forever.

Deep in the vortex and labyrinth, only by moving forward can one get the answer.

Fear... shouldn't be something he does.

Just like Hikari, who always believes in Fusion.

He himself walked to this day because he believed in Heroes, so, Elemental, Neo-Space, Masked, it doesn't matter, even... [Evil] is also a part of Heroes!

He shook his head.

Before that, use all the cards in his hand first.

"Activate if there are no monsters on my field. Contact Out, send one Neos and one Neo-Spacian from my hand and Deck to the Graveyard, draw two cards." Judai revealed Grand Mole in his hand and Aqua Dolphin in his Deck, sent them to the Graveyard, and then drew two cards.

"Then, next, activate the Spell Card, Evil Assault!"

Holy—

Tenjou Hikari looked at this card and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

This exists too.

"Evil Assault's effect, discard 1 card from hand to activate. Select 1 Level 4 or lower Evil HERO from the Deck to add to hand or Special Summon. After this card is activated, until the end of the turn, I cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck except for [HERO] monsters!"

"Heh, another self-sealing of Heroes?"

"That's right—I discard Elemental HERO Solid Soldier from my hand. Special Summon from the Deck, Evil HERO Prison Prism!"

A Prisma with a large number of rivets and spikes embedded in its body roared onto the field.

Evil HERO Prison Prism, Level 4, LIGHT, Rock-type, ATK 1700.

"Prison Prism's effect, send 1 [HERO] monster from the Deck to the Graveyard to activate. This turn, if a [HERO] Fusion Monster is Fusion Summoned, this face-up card can be used as one of the Fusion Material monsters listed on that Fusion Monster card."

"I send the second Shadow Mist to the Graveyard; this turn, Prison Prism will become a universal fusion material."

"Oh, oh, oh! I know this, it's a monster like Fusion-Tag." Offstage, Serena nodded repeatedly, indicating she was good at this.

"In addition, the second Shadow Mist's effect, if this card is sent to the Graveyard, activate. Add 1 Hero monster other than Shadow Mist from the Deck to my hand. I choose Sparkman."

He took a Normal Monster.

"Spell Card, Polymerization." He played an ordinary Spell Card, "This card is the origin of Fusion, and also the starting point of friendship—

I fuse Prison Prism on the field with Sparkman in my hand!"

"Come, one of my favorite Heroes, Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman!"

Offstage, there was a clicking sound.

A Hero wearing silver-white armor appeared brilliantly in the light!

Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman, Level 8, LIGHT, Warrior-type, ATK 2500.

"I see, Shining Flare Wingman, huh?" The Labyrinth Brothers immediately recognized this card, "This card can destroy the opponent's monster by battle and inflict damage to the opponent equal to that monster's ATK, and it also increases ATK by 300 for each Elemental HERO in the Graveyard. Although you don't have too many Elemental Heroes in your Graveyard, as long as it's higher than Gate Guardian, you can directly win using its effect—

So, do you dare to attack?!"

In Tenjou Hikari and Judai's Graveyard, there were a total of 10 Elemental Heroes, so Shining Flare Wingman's ATK would reach 5500!

As long as the attack goes through, they win!

"Battle, Shining Flare Wingman attacks—"

"Naive, activate Trap Card, Mirror Force!" Gong laughed and opened his set card.

"Oh wow!" Shining Flare Wingman was instantly backlashed by its own power and exploded.

"Hahaha—looks like I win, Jun!"

"Everything is over, Guardian of Dark and Gate Guardian are too strong!"

"Sigh, lost in the end? Looks like the GX champion is nothing much after all."

The audience whispered.

However, on stage, Judai couldn't help but smile.

"Hahaha."

"Hmm? What's wrong, young man? Winning and losing in a duel is very normal, don't drive yourself crazy." Mei saw Judai laughing and thought he couldn't accept the failure, so he began to comfort him.

"No—ha, thank you, seniors, you were right, I am indeed in the labyrinth of life." Judai laughed, "But I suddenly realized.

The [exit] wasn't hinted at from the beginning!?"

?

Judai suddenly opened his set card.

Just like the first time he and Tenjou Hikari teamed up for a duel, it was also when his ace was destroyed that he won using Tenjou Hikari's card.

Trusting teammates, trusting partners, this is exactly the act of a Hero!

There is nothing purer or simpler than this!

"Then, I'm going to use your card, Hikari!"

Tenjou Hikari nodded silently: "Fight to your heart's content!"

"Activate Trap Card, Favorite Contact!"

"What?"

"What is... that?"

Although the Labyrinth Brothers couldn't see each other, they were sure they must both be very confused at this moment.

"Return Fusion Materials determined by a Fusion Monster from your hand, field, Graveyard, or banished state to the bottom of the Deck in any order, and Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster that uses [HERO] as Fusion Material from the Extra Deck, ignoring its summoning conditions!"

On the card art, Neos and Shining Flare Wingman flashed together.

"I am fusing Shining Flare Wingman and Neos!"

The two beloved Heroes fuse here!

"Ignite my path forward! Neos, Flame Wingman!"

"Dah!"

"Good!"

The two monsters contacted in the air, and then, Shining Flare Wingman's armor equipped onto Neos. The two bodies merged, and finally, a Neos wielding a long sword and spreading silver-white wings descended in the air!

Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman, Level 8, LIGHT, Warrior-type, ATK 3100.

"ATK 3100?"

"The opponent's ATK is over seven thousand."

"Haha—" Judai clenched his fists excitedly, "Shining Neos Wingman inherits all the effects of Shining Flare Wingman and is further strengthened!"

"Shining Flare Wingman—could it be!?" The Labyrinth Brothers were shocked.

"It is that could it be!" Judai was so excited that his speech seemed to speed up, "Shining Neos Wingman's ATK increases by 300 for each monster in the Graveyard!"

Does it just need monsters!?

How many monsters do they have in their Graveyard?

"Now, in our Graveyard, there are a total of... a total of 21 monster cards!"

The Labyrinth Brothers opened their mouths wide.

T-twenty-one!?

Shining Neos Wingman, ATK: 3100 → 9400.

"N-nine thousand?"

"T-t-this—"

"Even Five-Headed Dragon can only look up to it and sigh!"

"With this, as long as Shining Neos Wingman attacks Gate Guardian, we win." The audience whispered.

Manjoume's brother immediately looked like he was mourning. On the other side, Manjoume wasn't very excited either; he just looked at the monster, feeling his blood boil, thinking he must compete with Judai again next time.

Judai looked at his hand: "Although attacking Gate Guardian directly is fine, but—seniors, last time, my duel with you was won by using the Fusion Monster of Flame Wingman, relying on battle to defeat your Guardian of Dark.

Now, we have both become stronger and have both moved forward, so—

I hope to show you two my determination to walk out of the labyrinth!

Quick-Play Spell Card, Burial from a Different Dimension, target up to 3 monsters total from your and your opponent's banished monsters. Return those monsters to the owner's Graveyard. I choose Hikari's D/D Evil Typhon, Evil HERO Malicious Edge, and Edo's Destiny HERO Drillguy!"

Because there were three more monsters in the Graveyard, Shining Neos Wingman's ATK would further increase!

Shining Neos Wingman, ATK: 9400 → 10300.

"O-one ten thousand?"

Someone couldn't help but hurry to take a photo.

Someone's jaw dropped because they were too surprised to see this number.

The Labyrinth Brothers just wanted to say, you didn't need to show such great determination!!

"Good, such an exaggerated ATK..." Ruri couldn't help but look at the dueling field. Even for the residents of the X Dimension, whose world atmosphere was about pursuing high ATK, this value felt quite terrifying.

"Battle!" Judai pointed at Guardian of Dark, "Shining Neos Wingman attacks Guardian of Dark!"

Neos spun the long sword in its hand. It could fuse anything and use any weapon; the moment it got the sword, it was as if it had practiced swordsmanship for decades. Dancing with the sword, it killed its way through from one end of the labyrinth to the other.

The gatekeeper guarding the [exit] of the labyrinth dissipated in the explosion.

Labyrinth Brothers, LP: 2425 → 0.

The labyrinth began to collapse slowly. Judai finally saw Tenjou Hikari again, and the two smiled at each other. Neither said much, each extended a hand, and they high-fived. Everything was understood without words.