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Joey Wheeler stared blankly at the mountain-like figure.
Even Seto Kaiba and Maximillion Pegasus on the other side of the screen, and Yugi Muto beneath the Duel Stand, showed surprised expressions.
Lava Golem.
An 8-star powerful Monster Card that can be Special Summoned to the opponent's field by Tributing two monsters on their field!
Although, it was indeed a good field-clearing card.
But why...
Why was it appearing on this boy's field?
"Holy cow! An 8-star treasure!"
"Why would a HERO deck have a card like this?"
"HEROs are supposed to be righteous, aren't they? What's with this shady stuff?"
"This isn't a HERO! HEROs aren't like this at all!"
The audience outside the hall was dumbfounded.
Some extreme HERO fans were utterly heartbroken on the spot.
In this world where everyone dueled with Duel Monsters,
All duelists firmly believed that a deck represented the duelist themselves.
A person's personality could be entirely discerned from their deck.
But when this great treasure was pulled out, it instantly broke the defenses of everyone who firmly believed in that rule.
No one would have thought that a righteous HERO deck would contain such a shady card.
You call this "righteous"?
"Elemental HERO - Lava Golem, I didn't expect it to come in handy at a time like this."
Jaden Yuki smiled.
Since acquiring Lava Golem, Jaden Yuki had indeed rarely used this card.
One could even say it was a last resort.
After all, with the field-clearing ability of a HERO deck, such a card wasn't usually needed.
But today was different.
Upon hearing that he was going to duel Joey Wheeler, Jaden Yuki immediately added this card to his deck without hesitation.
Looking at Joey Wheeler's expression.
It seemed he was quite "happy" to meet his "old friend" again today.
[Lava Golem]
[Level: 8]
[ATK: 3000, DEF: 2500]
"Grumble!"
Lava Golem let out a dull growl.
Lava-like drool dripped from its mouth, scaring Joey Wheeler into quickly scrambling to the other side of the iron cage.
"Although I know it's a projection, still..."
The inner shadow made Joey Wheeler's eyelids twitch.
He had originally wanted to mess with Jaden Yuki's mindset.
But his own mindset exploded first.
Aside from Red-Eyes Slash Dragon, the face-down card on Joey Wheeler's field was Red-Eyes Baby Dragon.
Originally, if he could entice Jaden Yuki to attack Red-Eyes Baby Dragon, Joey Wheeler could Special Summon a new Red-Eyes from his deck.
But unexpectedly...
"Does this kid know about my duel with Marik Ishtar? Weren't the broadcast facilities destroyed back then?"
Joey Wheeler looked at Jaden Yuki, seeing his usual 'harmless' smile, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
It must be a coincidence... definitely a coincidence.
"Anyway... after Lava Golem is Special Summoned, you can't Normal Summon this turn!"
Joey Wheeler forced himself to rally, "And your Elemental HERO Core and Masked HERO Divine Wind don't have higher ATK than Lava Golem!"
"Yes, that's true..."
Jaden Yuki nodded, "So, I'll end my turn now."
End turn?
Hearing Jaden Yuki's declaration, the audience in the hall was stunned.
"He's ending without even changing his monster to Defense Position?"
"Although he got rid of Joey Wheeler's Red-Eyes Slash Dragon, he still gave his opponent a monster with 3000 ATK."
"If he doesn't get rid of it this turn, won't he be attacked by that 3000 ATK Lava Golem next turn?"
"What is this Jaden Yuki doing?"
The audience discussed in confusion.
They found that they were increasingly unable to see through this boy named Jaden Yuki.
"No... it's already over." Mokuba Kaiba shook his head slightly among the crowd, murmuring softly.
On the Duel Stand.
Hearing that Jaden Yuki had ended his turn just like that.
Joey Wheeler gritted his teeth, and a surge of anger rushed up within him.
"Damn it, this brat, he's looking down on me!"
"In that case, this turn, I'll make this brat realize what it means to be 'better than others'!"
"My turn! Draw!"
He drew a card from the top of his deck.
Seeing the Monster Card he drew, Joey Wheeler's eyes lit up.
Time Wizard!
Alright!
It's my lucky card!
The gloom in Joey Wheeler's heart was swept away, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Time Wizard.
Flip a coin and call it. If you call it right, destroy all monsters on your opponent's field.
If you call it wrong, destroy all monsters on your field and take damage equal to half the total ATK of the destroyed monsters.
It was a high-risk, high-reward god card!
Whenever Joey Wheeler was in a desperate situation, the appearance of Time Wizard always brought him unexpected good luck.
Perhaps it was fate.
Joey Wheeler absolutely trusted his luck during duels!
"It's my favorite coin toss segment again..."
"Heheheh, I'll use Time Wizard's effect to destroy all the HERO monsters on this brat's field."
"Then, I'll use Lava Golem to directly attack this brat with my 'Joey Flame'!"
Looking at Jaden Yuki's remaining 2900 Life Points, Joey Wheeler seemed to see the light of victory.
"No, no, no, Joey Flame is so many years ago, it sounds a bit chuunibyo now."
"Right, this time I'll just call it 'Joey's Ultimate Flame Fist'! As a celebration for me officially becoming a Professional Duelist!"
Joey Wheeler pretended to ponder over Time Wizard.
But inwardly, he was already popping champagne to celebrate.
He had even thought about what he would say to this brat Jaden Yuki after the duel.
"Hmm, I'll say something cool, 'Even the most talented brat can't stop my path to fulfilling my dreams,' hmm, not bad, very good..."
"Joey!"
"Hmph hmph hmph... Where should I go to celebrate tonight?"
"Joey!"
Yugi Muto's voice instantly pulled Joey Wheeler out of his 'victory' euphoria.
"What is it, Yugi?"
He was stunned for a moment.
He then saw Yugi Muto below the stand, anxiously pointing at the top of his head.
"Look out!"
"2"
Joey Wheeler looked up.
He saw the mountain-like Lava Golem behind him, molten lava flowing from its mouth like a waterfall.
Watching the engulfing lava, Joey Wheeler instantly remembered Lava Golem's full effect:
During your Standby Phase:
Take 1000 damage!
Joey Wheeler hurriedly shifted his gaze to his Duel Disk.
He could clearly see:
The LP display on his Duel Disk clearly showed "Katsuya Jonouchi: LP1000".
"No way?!" Joey Wheeler's face turned pale.
Rumble!
The lava fell.
Joey Wheeler's figure was instantly engulfed by the molten lava.
His Life Points, amidst a series of beeps,
Stopped at 0, from 230.
[Jaden Yuki WIN]
The surrounding holographic images slowly dissipated.
Joey Wheeler lay sprawled on the ground, butt in the air, his face blank.
He still seemed not to have realized that he had lost.
"You won, that was a fun duel, Mr. Joey Wheeler." Jaden Yuki flicked his finger, smiling as he spoke.
He found that he had been liking this catchphrase more and more recently.
It was no wonder his original self loved to say such a sarcastic phrase.
"You little brat..."
Looking at Jaden Yuki as he turned to leave, Joey Wheeler gritted his teeth in anger.
If it weren't for the rule that duelists couldn't Normal Summon their fists, he might have tried to fight the kid.
"Hmph, the mediocrity is still a mediocrity, hahahaha."
On the other side of the screen, Seto Kaiba laughed heartily, making a vein throb on Joey Wheeler's forehead.
"Mediocrity, try harder next year."
With that, Seto Kaiba's image disappeared from the electronic screen, leaving only a black screen.
"Joey..."
Yugi Muto walked onto the Duel Stand, looking at his friend with a wry smile.
Joey Wheeler scratched his head, and could only sigh helplessly, standing up from the ground.
"I lost. I underestimated that kid, Jaden Yuki."
As his words fell.
Joey Wheeler's eyes regained an unprecedented seriousness.
"Next time, no matter who the opponent is, I won't be like this again!"
"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. It's good that you understand this principle, Joey." Yugi Muto nodded with satisfaction.
"Even so, I'm afraid I'll never forget that kid, Jaden Yuki."
Joey Wheeler felt that after that duel, he would probably have nightmares tonight.
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