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A black mist swept across the entire dueling field.
Accompanying a faint glimmer flashing within the black mist.
A HERO, completely enveloped in black, replaced Faris's presence and appeared on Judai Yuki's field.
Seeing the HERO's appearance, Aster gritted his teeth, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes.
Masked HERO Dark Law.
"Look! A brand new HERO has appeared on Judai Yuki's field!"
"I wonder what effects this new HERO will have!"
The announcer shouted into the microphone, explaining loudly.
The audience's emotions also soared with the appearance of this new HERO, and cheers continuously erupted throughout the stadium.
"Masked HERO Dark Law, although its ATK is only an unremarkable 2400, it possesses powerful oppressive capabilities."
"It banishes all cards your opponent sends to the Graveyard, and if your opponent draws cards outside of the Draw Phase, they must randomly discard one card from their hand."
"Such oppressive power, even among all HEROES, is at the pinnacle of existence."
Aster frowned deeply.
That day, when he was in Duel Academy's middle school, observing Judai Yuki's duel with Zane Truesdale, he had already witnessed Masked HERO Dark Law's power.
Now it seemed that Saiou's suggestion to observe that duel back then was truly very farsighted.
"However, although Dark Law is powerful, it is not impossible to defeat!"
"Judai Yuki!"
Hearing Aster's voice, Judai Yuki looked up.
"Let me show you the power of [Destiny HEROES]."
Aster opened the Field Zone of his Duel Disk and placed a card from his hand there.
"Field Spell, [Clock Tower of Zoldyck] activate!"
Boom!
As Aster's words fell.
The surrounding environment immediately began to undergo a massive change.
Night quickly enveloped the entire dueling field. Behind Aster, a tall clock tower rose from the ground, reaching straight into the moonlit clouds.
Dongādongādongā
Deep, ominous chimes resonated throughout the field.
At the top of the clock tower, a black shadow stood tall.
A dark aura, like a thin mist, spread.
"What is this?"
"Aster Phoenix has never used this card in previous matches!"
"Could it be that he also has a hidden move?"
The appearance of this tall tower made the audience gasp in admiration.
"This tower gives me an uneasy feeling."
On the other side of the screen.
Across the ocean.
The students following this duel were also discussing animatedly.
"We've all seen how powerful Judai Yuki's Masked HEROES are, but there's very little information about Destiny HEROES available online."
"That's right, Dark Law is strong, but it also has obvious drawbacks: its ATK is too low, only 2400, and it has no resistance."
"Most HERO deck boss monsters don't have resistance, so if you have a Dark Hole or Raigeki..."
Everyone wasn't just focused on the match.
They were also focused on HEROES themselves.
Judai Yuki's strength was something everyone knew well.
But true duelists were unwilling to be second best.
They also wanted to chase after Judai Yuki's back and become duelists as strong as Judai Yuki.
And no matter how strong a deck, it will have its inherent weaknesses.
Therefore, everyone was studying how to defeat HEROES, how to defeat Judai Yuki!
And this duel seemed to provide the answer.
"This figure."
Looking at the black shadow standing atop the tall tower.
Judai Yuki seemed to realize something.
"Come forth, [Destiny HERO - Devil Guy]!"
Aster waved his hand.
A gust of strong wind immediately rose on the field.
A purple summoning circle appeared in the center of the field.
The black shadow that had been standing on top of the tower slowly appeared before everyone in the strong wind of the summoning circle.
A red cloak, black claws.
The appearance of this HERO added an unusual heaviness to the already serious atmosphere.
[Destiny HERO - Devil Guy]
[Level: 3]
[ATK: 600, DEF: 800]
"They're here! It's Aster Phoenix's Destiny HERO!"
"Facing Judai Yuki's [Masked HERO Dark Law] on the field, is Aster using [Destiny HERO - Devil Guy] to counter him?!"
"But, but Devil Guy only has 600 ATK. It's still useless against Dark Law!"
The announcer hurriedly explained.
"Judai, feel the power of Destiny HEROES..."
"I activate [Destiny HERO - Devil Guy]'s effect!"
As soon as his words fell.
Devil Guy leaped up, appearing before Dark Law.
Its pitch-black claws firmly grasped Dark Law's forehead.
Immediately after, intense electricity burst forth.
"Uwaaahhh!"
Dark Law let out a painful scream. The next moment, its body, like dust, dissipated on the field with the wind.
"What? Dark Law, Dark Law actually disappeared?"
"How is this possible! Devil Guy's ATK is only 600! How could it defeat Dark Law, who has 2400 ATK?"
"This is too fake... What happened?"
The audience gasped in succession.
Watching Dark Law's disappearance from the field, Judai Yuki showed no surprise.
It was as if he had already expected it.
"Judai Yuki, your [Masked HERO Dark Law] has been sent to the future by me," Aster's face finally revealed a confident smile.
"[Destiny HERO - Devil Guy] has an effect that allows it to banish a monster from the game once per turn."
"And that banished monster will only return to the field during my second Standby Phase."
Second Standby Phase?
"What... what does that mean?"
"Meaning, next turn... the turn after next."
"Will [Masked HERO Dark Law] only return to Judai Yuki's field two turns later?"
"This is no different from being completely sealed!"
HEROES, by nature, were a fast-paced deck.
If Dark Law was banished for two turns, by the time it returned to the field, it would probably be too late, wouldn't it?
"Banning Dark Law isn't my objective." Aster revealed the Spell Card in his hand. "Sealing Dark Law's effect is what I intend to do now!"
"Activate Spell Card [Destiny Draw]!"
"Discard one [Destiny HERO] from my hand to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from my Deck!"
The Spell Card's light effect rose on Aster's field.
Aster placed a card from his hand into his Duel Disk's Graveyard Zone.
"I send [Destiny HERO - Dasher] to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from my Deck."
Dasher.
A hint of solemnity flashed in Judai Yuki's eyes.
Destiny HEROES relied heavily on Graveyard resources.
Moreover, unlike the fast-paced [Masked HEROES]...
Aster's Destiny HEROES were better suited for prolonged battles.
Once the situation was dragged out, the longer it went on, the greater Aster's advantage would be.
It seemed Aster had also thoroughly studied his [HEROES] during this time.
Aster drew two cards from the top of his Deck.
Looking at the cards in his hand, Aster set two cards face-down.
"I Set two cards, and end my turn."
Hearing Aster declare the end of his turn.
The people on the field immediately let out confused sounds.
"He ended his turn?"
"Why did he suddenly end his turn? Judai Yuki's field no longer has any monster cards, does it?"
"Yeah, and Aster's [Devil Guy] hasn't attacked yet, has it?"
"Quiet, quiet, quiet! [Destiny HERO - Devil Guy] cannot battle during the turn it activates its effect!"
Hearing someone explain, the audience suddenly understood.
"It can't battle during the turn its effect is activated? In that case... Destiny HEROES also have great limitations."
"Judai Yuki, could this be your chance to counterattack?"
On the other side of the screen.
Asuka looked at the current battle situation, silently pondering.
Although Judai Yuki's [Masked HERO Dark Law] was currently banished, there was still a Vision HERO named [Vyon] on his field.
Although she didn't know what its effect was, since Judai Yuki chose to use this card, it must have its special ability.
"And Judai Yuki's HEROES don't rely solely on [Dark Law] to assert dominance."
He still had more sinister cards in his hand.
Good.
Just as Asuka thought.
Judai Yuki looked at the cards in his hand, and the corners of his mouth curved into a faint smile.
"Impressive, truly impressive."
"Destiny HEROES truly live up to their reputation."
"However, since Aster worked so hard, I'll also give Aster a small gift during the End Phase."
"I activate the effect of the monster card in my hand, [D.D. Crow]!"
"I discard this card to the Graveyard, and target one card in your opponent's Graveyard to banish it!"
Revealing the card in his hand, Judai Yuki smiled.
"What? Activate a hand card during the opponent's turn?"
Aster was greatly startled.
Before he could recover, he saw a rift open behind Judai Yuki.
A black crow flew out from it and plunged into Aster's Duel Disk's Graveyard Zone.
And his [Destiny HERO - Dasher], which he had just sent to the Graveyard, was instantly pecked away by the black crow, disappearing without a trace.
"You..."
Looking at the smile on Judai Yuki's face.
A hint of "madness" couldn't help but rise in Aster's heart.
[Destiny HERO - Dasher]
While in the Graveyard, during its owner's Draw Phase, it can reveal the next card to be drawn.
If it's a monster card, that monster can be Special Summoned to its owner's field.
But now, Dasher was directly banished by Judai Yuki.
Damn it. Could it be that Judai Yuki knows his deck very well?
He even knew Dasher's effect so clearly?
"And..."
"Isn't this crow a [D.D.] card? Why would it appear in a [HERO] deck?!"
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