Chapter 106

Fairy Dimension, somewhere.

The night is like ink, and the dark moonlight shrouds the dense forest. The man in the black cloak shuttles silently, his figure blending into the bushes in the shadows.

He came to a cave covered by dense vines, with only a faint dark light shining through it. The man in black bowed slightly and entered the cave.

Cold wind came from the depths of the cave, accompanied by a wailing sound. The environment was initially dark and quiet, but as he went deeper, the sound of noisy commotion seemed to come faintly to his ears, as well as fighting and quarreling.

It was a group of Insect-types.

In an open space, Insect-types of various shapes were fighting fiercely. Some had massive bodies like giant beetles, and some relied on being small and agile to shuttle rapidly among the insect swarm. Roars and collision sounds came one after another, shaking the cave walls slightly. They tore at each other with fangs and sharp claws, and every attack was accompanied by splashing body fluids and broken shells.

This is the Insect-type nest.

The boss went to the back and hasn't returned yet, Beetle Armored Knight gave it away for free, and the whole nest is leaderless. The remaining insects are fighting fiercely for who will be in charge next.

Then suddenly, an insect noticed the man in black appearing at the door.

"The smell of humans!"

"Humans? Here?"

"Seeking death!"

The insects immediately put down their fighting, and a swarm of them rushed towards the man in black, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as if to tear him into pieces.

But the man in black just raised his head calmly, and the eyes under the hood projected a cold green light. The mark of the hexagram appeared on his forehead, as if the wheel of magic was turning slowly...

Boom!

"..."

A few minutes later, the fighting in the cave was over.

The insects fell to the ground in a mess. Fragments of shells, body fluids, and blood mixed together, as if drawing some strange and bloody pattern.

The man stood in the center of the cave, looking coldly at the insects that had fallen to the ground, the radiance of the hexagram on his forehead blooming, and his black robe moved without wind.

Behind him, an incomparably huge black shadow was slowly dissipating, and some kind of ghostly blue flame seemed to remain around.

"Stop, stop, we're on the same side..." A mantis-like Insect-type coughed up blood while begging for mercy in a hurry.

"We didn't know it was the messenger of God who descended..."

The man in black asked coldly: "There are duelists from another world who have come to this dimension, right?"

Immediately, an Insect-type nodded.

"Yes. I heard that the wife of the Skull King followed the other side and ran away, and then he himself defected..."

"That's a rumor, right." An Insect-type next to it couldn't help but say, "That's too ridiculous."

"It's absolutely true! My intelligence network is absolutely reliable."

"..."

The man in black made a gesture to signal them to be quiet, and then continued coldly: "Where did your leader go?"

The insects showed embarrassment.

"Uh, the boss heard that the Skull King was beaten up by someone, and said he wanted to meet those guys..."

"And then?"

"... and hasn't returned yet."

The man was silent, as if thinking.

The mantis Insect-type asked cautiously: "Messenger, look, the boss is gone, do we need a new agent here? Look at me..."

The man glared at it coldly, and the mantis hurriedly shrank its head and dared not make a sound.

"One last question."

The man's eyes flashed with green light, and he asked in a deep voice.

"... In this dimension, is there a Phoenix God ruin?"

Fairy Dimension, camp.

"Come, come, those who want to practice dueling, line up."

Yugi-classmate was all smiles.

"One by one, don't grab. Everyone has a share..."

"..."

Hearing that Fujiki You Xuan had actually done such an interesting thing as guiding spirits to play cards here, Yugi immediately couldn't bear it, saying that such an interesting thing must not lack himself.

So he started to pull those spirits who were interested in learning dueling from the otherworld hero to start military training...

"..."

The warriors soon discovered that this hero's style was completely different from the previous one.

If the duel with the previous one gave people a feeling of powerlessness where they couldn't use their strength and couldn't play cards, then this one was effortless, no matter what cards you played or what moves you used, they were easily resolved with various unexpected postures.

For example, when a certain "Magical Merchant" monster spirit was dueling with Yugi.

Yugi: "Activate Spell Card 'Polymerization'! Triple fusion of Elemental HERO 'Bubbleman', 'Avian', and 'Sparkman'!

Appear, my strongest hero 'Elemental HERO Tempest'!"

【Elemental HERO Tempest, ATK 2800】

Magical Merchant: "Nani!? It's actually a powerful monster with 2800 ATK... but I have my own 'Magical Merchant' on the field, as long as there is a Continuous Spell or Continuous Trap on the field, I cannot be destroyed by any means!"

【Magical Merchant, DEF 200】

"I have the Continuous Spell 'Dark Door' on my field now, both sides can only have one monster attack during the Battle Phase. Even Tempest can't break through my defense line..."

"Don't be in a hurry." Yugi was full of confidence, "Activate the Quick-Play Spell 'De-Fusion' set on the field, de-fuse Tempest, and Special Summon 'Avian', 'Bubbleman', and 'Sparkman' on the field!

Then activate Spell Card 'Feather Shot'! At the cost of giving up the attacks of other monsters this turn, Avian on my field can attack the same number of times as the number of monsters on my field this turn. I have three monsters on my field, so I can attack three times in one turn!

Next is Spell Card 'H - Heated Heart'! Increase 'Elemental HERO Avian's' ATK by 500, and gain the effect of piercing defense!"

【Elemental HERO Avian, ATK 1500】

【Magical Merchant, DEF 200】

"Nani!?" Magical Merchant was shocked, "Three attacks and piercing defense..."

"That's right! Go Avian, Feather Shot triple attack!"

Magical Merchant: "Wuaaaa!!!"

【Magical Merchant, LP 0】

"Won!" Yugi made a gesture happily, "What an interesting duel!"

Magical Merchant: "..."

Fujiki You Xuan couldn't help but ponder while watching.

How to say it...

Feather Shot, a card that allows Avian to gain multiple attack effects, belongs to one of the inexplicable things in the Elemental HERO gift package.

With Avian's ATK of only 1000, what's the use of continuous attacks?

And it's attacking "the same number of times as the number of monsters on your field," and you have to sacrifice the attack opportunities of other monsters to Avian...

Normally, no matter how you look at it, it's a small-fry card with inexplicable meaning.

But Yugi said, I started, I killed it in seconds, do you have any opinions?

Yugi's military training continued.

"..."

"Activate Trap Card 'Golden Blade Hammer'! Tribute 'Elemental HERO Bladedge' on my field, destroy one monster on the opponent's field, and deal damage to the opponent equal to that monster's original ATK!"

"..."

"Activate Counter Trap 'Feather Wind'! If 'Elemental HERO Avian' is in face-up Attack Position on my field, negate the activation of a Spell/Trap card and destroy that card!"

Fujiki You Xuan: "..."

Can't deny it, don't look at his deck, which at first glance is full of bricky waste, but when it really starts playing, it has negations, field-clearing, and interruptions; it actually looks a bit sophisticated.

As for whether the spirits can learn any dueling secrets from it, it's hard to say.

Yugi: Ah? Dueling? Isn't it just winning if you draw the card you want?

(End of chapter)