Chapter 491: Hero vs Evil HERO

"Turning Elemental HEROes into demons?" Jaden was shocked.

"I also fuse 'Elemental HERO Burstinatrix' in my hand and 'Elemental HERO Avian' on the field!" the Supreme King said. "Become darkness, burn everything with hellfire—

—Evil HERO Inferno Wing!"

Jaden widened his eyes, watching Avian and Burstinatrix merge into that pitch-black fusion vortex. Then pitch-black lightning exploded from within, cutting cracks in the ground.

The swirling darkness condensed into a solid form, first the slender arms, the thin torso, then outlined the shape of claws. The demon-like wide bone wings spread out, and a mass of hellfire exploded behind it, wrapping the image of the evil hero in flames, with a cruel smile hanging on the corners of its mouth.

【Evil HERO Inferno Wing, ATK 2100】

Inferno Wing flapped its wings, hovering in mid-air, confronting Jaden's Flame Wingman, and the auras of both the hero and the evil heart seemed to collide invisibly in the air.

"A blackened version of Flame Wingman?" Jaden said solemnly.

"No, just a stronger and more perfect version," the Supreme King said coldly. "Activate the equip spell 'Dark Calling' from my hand, and equip it to 'Evil HERO Inferno Wing'."

The metal claws were equipped to the back of the evil hero's hand. The blackened hero played with the cold-glinting blade on his hand, seemingly revealing an appreciative smile, and danced a few transparent claw marks in the air.

"The ATK of the monster equipped with Dark Calling increases by 300."

【Evil HERO Inferno Wing, ATK 2100 -> ATK 2400】

"And when the equipped monster is destroyed in battle, this card can return to the hand as a substitute," the Supreme King said. "And one other monster on the opponent's field that is not battling can be destroyed."

Jaden: "Such a strong equip?"

"Battle," the Supreme King said. "Evil HERO Inferno Wing, tear that weak version of the mirror image to pieces."

Without orders, Inferno Wing was already eager to move, and at this moment, it flew out impatiently.

Flame Wingman also flapped his wings and took to the air, two heroes, one righteous and one evil, colliding at high speed in the air continuously.

But in the end, Flame Wingman was still inferior, and when he handed out the dragon head part, his arm was caught by Inferno Wing, and the evil claws took the opportunity to cut back, fiercely tearing open Flame Wingman's abdomen.

Flame Wingman staggered back, Inferno Wing shrieked and stepped fiercely on Flame Wingman's chest. Flame Wingman dived and fell, smashing a huge crater on the ground with a boom.

【Jaden, LP 4000 -> LP 3700】

"Then is the effect of Inferno Wing," the Supreme King said. "When Evil HERO Inferno Wing destroys a monster in battle, inflict damage to the opponent equal to the higher of the destroyed monster's ATK or DEF."

Inferno Wing laughed sharply, and his arms lifted fiercely. Sparks appeared under Jaden's feet, as if hellfire from the depths of the earth was about to erupt.

"Counter Trap 'Damage Polarizer'!" Jaden immediately counterattacked. "Negate the activation and effect of the damage-inflicting effect, and both players draw one card from their deck!"

A shield as smooth as a mirror appeared. The hellfire was blocked by that shield and deflected and spread in all directions.

Inferno Wing's effect failed to pass, but the Supreme King was still calm.

"Pointless delay," the Supreme King said. "Set two cards, turn end." Jaden let out a light breath.

This is the blackened version of Flame Wingman. This feeling of suffocation, is this the pressure of power?

Or...

He stared at Inferno Wing, seeing Inferno Wing's cruel smile, and the playful eyes as if enjoying the torture of prey.

For some reason, he seemed to read sadness.

Jaden shook his head, shaking off the extra thoughts.

Anyway, the situation is indeed not good. The enhanced version of Inferno Wing has stronger abilities than Flame Wingman. Take the scene where he attacked the Supreme King last turn as an example, even if Jaden summoned Clayman to defend, being destroyed by Inferno Wing would still inflict 2000 points of damage, because Clayman's DEF value is higher.

And Inferno Wing now has the Dark Claw on him. Even if he managed to summon a monster with higher ATK, attacking rashly wouldn't be able to defeat the opponent, and instead might trigger the effect of the Dark Claw, causing damage to himself in turn...

Whatever.

Thinking about tactics was never Jaden Yuki's style anyway, he was better at following his feelings.

"My turn, draw!" Jaden said. "Activate spell card 'Pot of Magic'. Both players draw three cards from the deck."

Both players draw three cards. Seeing the hero he just drew, Jaden immediately made up his mind.

"I activate the effect of Field Spell 'Fusion Gate' again!" Jaden raised his hand.

"By banishing monsters from my hand, I can perform a Fusion Summon as fusion materials!"

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"That won't work this time," the Supreme King said. "Activate set card, trap card 'Dust Tornado'.

Destroy any spell or trap card on the field with the storm of dust."

The Supreme King pointed to the fusion vortex above Jaden.

"Destroy the Field Spell 'Fusion Gate'."

The gale swept past, and even that black hole vortex dissipated in the wind. Jaden raised his arm to block the storm in front of him, and the grid on the side of the Duel Disk popped out along with the destroyed Field Spell.

"This way you can't use this field to fuse anymore," the Supreme King said. "And, the subsequent effect of Dust Tornado, I can set one spell or trap card from my hand to the field afterward."

He drew another hand card and set it in the back row.

Fusion failed, but Jaden was not discouraged: "Then I activate the spell card 'Fusion Sage', add the spell card 'Fusion' from the deck to my hand.

Then activate spell card 'Fusion'!"

He drew two monsters from his hand and threw them into mid-air again. Two cards projected the posture of heroes in mid-air, a hero in a blue tight suit entangled with blue electric snakes, and a heavy-armored hero image like a fortress.

"Fuse 'Elemental HERO Sparkman' and 'Elemental HERO Clayman'!"

The two heroes merged into the fusion vortex again, as if swallowed by a black hole. The black hole was surging with dark currents, and as the two figures disappeared, colorful colors exploded, like thousands of stars being swept into an endless dance.

Suddenly, dazzling golden electric light burst from the depths of the vortex, like the first light of dawn, piercing through the chaotic fog. The surging electric current followed the established rules to shape powerful steel arms, thick legs, and countless tiny electric currents and energy beams were woven into heavy armor, turning into a giant entangled with electric light standing tall.

Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, summon!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 492 =====