"Who exactly is this person? He's unbelievably powerful..."
"He's on a completely different level compared to regular Duelists!"
Even Youyu couldn't deny this fact.
With such skill and power, he must be someone with recognition, highly distinguished, unlike ordinary duelists.
...But he encountered Youyu.
"My turn." Youyu said, "Activating Magic Card - The Warrior Returning Alive from my hand to return a Warrior-Type in the graveyard to my hand.
I return 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist' to my hand."
Shadow Mist's card popped up, and he added it to his hand, immediately followed by another card retrieved last turn.
"Vision Hero Faris' effect allows me to discard a 'Hero' Monster from my hand for a direct Special Summon."
He sent the newly retrieved Shadow Mist back to the graveyard.
"I send 'Shadow Mist' to the graveyard, Special Summoning 'Vision Hero Faris'!"
[Vision Hero Faris, ATK 1600]
"Shadow Mist's effect activates, allowing me to add a 'Hero' Monster from the deck to my hand." Youyu declared, "I add 'Destiny Hero Plasma' to my hand!"
Plasma's card popped up from the deck, and Youyu drew it into his hand. As the deck auto-shuffled, a fleeting scarlet shadow of a hero flashed behind him.
"Faris' effect." Youyu stated, "Upon Summoning, I place a 'Vision Hero' from the deck into the Magic Trap Zone. I choose 'Vision Hero Increase'."
As a hero's apparition floated in Youyu's backfield, the onlookers felt they had touched upon another area of their ignorance.
Putting a Monster in the Magic Trap Zone?
What kind of bizarre strategy is this?
"Increase's effect!" Youyu declared, "Increase can be Special Summoned from the Magic Trap Zone by sacrificing a 'Hero' Monster on the field!
I sacrifice 'Vision Hero Faris' to Special Summon Increase!"
As Faris vanished from the field, the apparition morphed into a hero clad in blue armor.
[Vision Hero Increase, ATK 900]
"Another effect of Increase! Upon Special Summon from the Magic Trap Zone, a Vision Hero of level four or below can be Special Summoned from the deck.
I Special Summon 'Vision Hero Vyon'!"
[Vision Hero Vyon, ATK 1000]
"Vyon's effect! During Special Summon, I send a 'Hero' Monster from the deck to the graveyard. I send 'Destiny Hero Malicious'!"
Youyu drew Malicious' card from the deck and sent it to the Duel Disc's grave zone. The deck shuffled rapidly, yet his maneuvers didn't halt.
"Vyon's other effect! Once per turn, a 'Hero' Monster in the graveyard can be removed from play, adding a 'Fusion' Magic Card from the deck to my hand.
I banish 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' from play and add a 'Fusion' card to my hand."
With a grand gesture, another card popped out from the graveyard.
"Next, I activate Destiny Hero Malicious' effect, banishing the Malicious in the graveyard to Special Summon another Malicious from the deck!"
[Destiny Hero Malicious, ATK 800]
"And this turn, I haven't performed a Normal Summon yet." Youyu stated, "I Normal Summon 'Elemental Hero Liquidman'!
Liquidman's effect allows me to Special Summon a level four or below Hero Monster from the grave upon his successful Summon.
I Special Summon 'Elemental Hero Airman'!"
[Elemental Hero Airman, ATK 1800]
"Airman's effect! Upon Special Summon, I can destroy Magic and Trap Cards equal to the number of 'Hero' Monsters, excluding himself, on my field!
Currently, besides Airman, I have 'Increase,' 'Vyon,' 'Malicious,' and 'Liquidman,' allowing me to destroy up to four Magic Trap Cards!"
"As expected?" The Black-clothed Man seemed unsurprised, "Then I activate Set Card! Trap Card - Reckless Greed! By skipping my next two draw phases, I draw two cards."
Airman's Mystical Space Typhoon swept across, shredding 'Future Fusion' and the activated 'Reckless Greed.'"
"You anticipated my backfield clearance, baiting for destruction?" Youyu asked.
"Indeed." The Black-clothed Man drew two cards, "Moreover, 'Prime Material Dragon' can negate 'Destroy Monster' type effects by discarding a card from hand. Now I have two more cards..."
"Meaning your Monsters won't be destroyed by effects. Additionally, due to 'Dragon-Type' being on the field, Dragon-Types cannot be targeted by effects."
Having resistance against targeting and effect destruction, frankly speaking, made it quite annoying and hard to counter.
Yet Youyu didn't mind at all: "From my hand, I activate Magic Card 'Fusion,' fusing the 'Elemental Hero Airman' on my field, with Water Attribute 'Elemental Hero Liquidman.'
Fusion condition: Any Water Attribute Monster fuses with an Elemental Hero. Fusion Summon!
Arising from the abyssal icy depths, unleashing absolute ice power to freeze all—
—Elemental Hero Absolute Zero!"
A whirl of ice crystals, a frigid storm, an awe-inspiring hero descending with absolute zero might!
[Elemental Hero Absolute Zero, ATK 2500]