Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 403

Chapter 403: Chapter 402: Fighting to the End

[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero, ATK 6000!]

"Next, Terra’s effect activates. I can tribute an Elemental HERO on my field, and Terra gains that monster’s ATK and DEF values!"

Koyo declared.

"So, I tribute ’Elemental HERO Great Tornado.’ Terra gains its attack power!

Earth Magma!!!"

Great Tornado’s body dissolved into particles of light, all its energy absorbed into Terra.

Terra’s whole body instantly turned a fiery red, like magma erupting from deep in the earth. Unleashed, destructive power surged as a blazing dragon of molten lava fired from his back, exuding heat enough to melt metal.

[Elemental HERO Terra Firma, ATK 2500 → 5300]

"Two monsters: one with ATK 5300, one with ATK 6000!"

Jaden’s eyes were full of awe. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

This is the power of the man called the greatest hero on earth—Koyo, counterattacking from the brink!

Kira watched silently, chin in hand.

If it were him, he’d probably have Terra absorb Absolute Zero’s attack too. That way, Terra’s ATK would break ten thousand, and more importantly, he could trigger Absolute Zero’s best effect: "Absolute Zero"—when it leaves the field, destroy all opposing monsters.

Then he remembered: oh, right, that effect was added in the card game’s version.

In the manga, Absolute Zero only gained ATK based on the number of WATER monsters on the field. But in the real card game, that effect is ignored; people use Absolute Zero just for its field-wipe.

So even in Koyo’s powerful HERO deck, there are still areas to improve.

Too bad—if Absolute Zero had the field-wipe, Koyo could have done even more.

Actually, he thought, absorbing Great Tornado wasn’t strictly necessary. Terra’s boosted ATK would revert at the end of the turn.

But, well, it’s a soul card—powering up for morale is pretty normal.

"Battle!" Koyo shouted. "First, ’Elemental HERO Terra Firma’ attacks ’Elemental HERO The Shining’!"

Terra’s attack was more than enough. The opponent’s monsters, weakened by Great Tornado, had their stats halved. If Koyo’s all-out attack landed, it would be a comeback from the edge!

Of course, things wouldn’t go that smoothly.

"Trap Card, ’Relieve Monster,’" the Arbiter said. "When an opponent’s monster declares an attack, I can return a monster from my field to my hand, then Special Summon a Level 4 monster from my hand."

He glanced at his monsters.

"I’ll return ’Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer’ to my hand, and Special Summon this card—

—Orichalcos Kyutora." (Anime card)

Phoenix Enforcer disappeared in a blaze, returning to the deck. A bizarre, spiky monster appeared in his back row, its body dominated by a single eerie eye.

[Orichalcos Kyutora, ATK 500 → 1000] (Orichalcos boost)

"What?" Koyo frowned.

Not only was the monster’s appearance strange, but its position was odd—it appeared behind the four Elemental HEROes, in the Spell/Trap zone.

"Seal of Orichalcos, second effect: my Monster Zones and Spell/Trap Zones are interchangeable. Monsters can be summoned to the back row."

The Arbiter explained calmly.

"Also, until all monsters in my front row are destroyed, you can’t target my back row monsters for attacks."

Koyo’s frown deepened.

Such a bizarre effect.

And that monster made him uneasy.

In the audience, Seto Kaiba narrowed his eyes.

"That guy."

He couldn’t possibly forget this card.

It was one of Dartz’s key cards.

"Abandoned the HERO deck and finally brought out his true monsters?" Kaiba said quietly.

In a way, it was an acknowledgment of Koyo as an opponent.

But now, Koyo couldn’t back down.

"Battle resumes, but my attack continues," Koyo said. "Continue attacking ’Elemental HERO The Shining’!"

[Elemental HERO The Shining, ATK 2750]

Earth Magma Slash!

Terra’s molten blade cut through The Shining, melting and destroying the hero.

"Nice!" Jaden said. "That’s massive damage!"

"No," Kira shook his head.

"Huh?"

After The Shining was destroyed, the fire and energy released were sucked into Kyutora’s eye—the newly summoned, ominous monster.

And the Arbiter’s Life Points were unscathed.

"What?" Koyo was shocked.

"Orichalcos Kyutora’s effect absorbs battle damage," the Arbiter said. "As long as it’s on the field, all battle damage I would take becomes zero."

Koyo gritted his teeth.

Due to Seal of Orichalcos, he couldn’t attack Kyutora until the front row monsters were gone. But if Kyutora wasn’t destroyed, he couldn’t inflict any damage.

He glanced at the three remaining HEROes on the opponent’s field.

Normally, even if you couldn’t inflict damage, you’d at least reduce the opponent’s monsters.

But that ominous eye, especially the way it absorbed energy, gave him a chill.

"So, will you continue attacking?" the Arbiter asked.

"I stop my attacks. End turn."

Koyo took a deep breath.

He couldn’t say why—maybe it was a duelist’s instinct.

As if a voice inside warned him: don’t attack, or something worse will happen.

"Oh? You sensed danger from Kyutora and stopped? Heh, sharp instinct for someone with no idea of my tactics—truly the gift of a top duelist.

But it changes nothing."

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