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When "Elemental HERO Stratos" is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, you can activate one of its two effects.
Moreover, this powerful effect does not have a "once per turn" restriction.
Because of this, "Elemental HERO Stratos" also has some restrictions regarding Chains.
If its "Special Summon" occurs at Chain Link 2 or higher,
then its Special Summon will not trigger its effect.
This is what Duelists often refer to as "Miss Timing".
Therefore, if "Elemental HERO Solid Soldier" wants to Special Summon "Elemental HERO Stratos" from the Graveyard and utilize its effect,
"Elemental HERO Solid Soldier's" Chain Link must be placed at Chain Link 1.
Only then,
after other Chain effects are resolved, can "Elemental HERO Stratos'" Special Summon connect to "Elemental HERO Stratos'" own effect.
However,
the reason Mokuba Kaiba knew these things
is because the Duel Monsters Dueling System was created by Kaiba Corporation.
And as the second-in-command of Kaiba Corporation, Kei-kun was privy to all sorts of company secrets and data.
But what about Jaden Yuki?
How did he realize this?
"This kind of thing isn't something a top-tier Duelist would even bother with."
"Is this guy really as my brother said, someone who might inherit the Duel King title in the future?"
If Jaden Yuki knew that Mokuba Kaiba was surprised by him because of "Chains",
Jaden Yuki would probably feel helpless.
Although in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, the concept of Chains didn't seem to be deeply ingrained,
in Jaden Yuki's previous life,
in that era of extremely mature Dueling rules,
Chains and timing were basic knowledge points for Duelists.
How could a Duelist like him, who played several games a day just for fun, not be clear about the timing of various HERO cards?
Basic operation, nothing special.
"Due to Elemental HERO Solid Soldier's effect, I Special Summon 'Elemental HERO Stratos' from the Graveyard in Defense Position."
On the field, a purple summoning circle slowly rose from the Graveyard.
With a gust of wind, Stratos's figure reappeared beside Jaden Yuki.
Then, he put his hands in front of him and knelt on the ground in a defensive posture.
"Elemental HERO Stratos"
[DEF: 300]
"Don't forget, due to Stratos's effect, I can add another HERO monster from my Deck to my hand!"
Jaden Yuki smiled, and under Joey Wheeler's rather exaggerated astonished gaze, he drew another HERO card from his Deck.
"Elemental HERO Ocean"
"Hiss, this guy, his hand size hasn't decreased at all, has it?"
Joey Wheeler's eyelids twitched uncontrollably as he watched Jaden Yuki, who had been explaining for a long time but still held five cards in his hand.
Also, is this guy really a kid?
What kind of kid Duels with such composure?!
And this guy's Dueling technique…
is high!
Very high!
Unlike his own rough Dueling style, This boy's Dueling was like a precise computer!
This was too terrifying.
Joey Wheeler swallowed hard, looking at Jaden Yuki.
Good thing.
From his appearance, he wouldn't continue to do anything else.
If there was only one monster with 2700 ATK, he could barely withstand it and wouldn't take too much damage.
Joey Wheeler hadn't finished his thoughts.
He saw a mischievous smile appear on Jaden Yuki's face.
"There's not just one monster with 2700 ATK, you know."
"Eh?!" Joey Wheeler's eyes widened.
He hadn't figured out how this kid knew what he was thinking.
Then he saw Jaden Yuki reveal a card from his hand.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell, 'Mask Change'!"
"I send 'Elemental HERO Stratos' on the field to the Graveyard and Special Summon a 'Masked HERO' monster of the same Attribute from my Extra Deck!"
"Transformation Summon!"
Stratos slowly stood up.
The M-shaped belt at his waist instantly flashed with light.
The light dispersed.
A hero wearing a white cape, with a green masked suit and armor covering his entire body, appeared in Stratos's original position.
"Masked HERO Kamikaze"
[Level: 8]
[ATK: 2700, DEF: 1900]
"Another, another HERO?" Joey Wheeler almost cried.
In a blink of an eye, two monsters with 2700 ATK had gathered on the boy's field.
He looked at his own field, at the thin and weaker-than-thin "Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight".
Joey Wheeler felt like crying but had no tears.
"Then, I won't hold back, Mr. Joey Wheeler."
Jaden Yuki put away his smile and unhesitatingly declared an attack.
"Go! 'Masked HERO Kamikaze', attack 'Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight'!"
"Tak!"
Kamikaze's figure instantly vanished from its spot.
The next second, just as the onlookers outside the window barely caught a glimpse.
Kamikaze had already leapt into the air.
A powerful current condensed on his right leg, and he instantly kicked out.
"Ugh, ahhh!"
Under the terrifying impact of the Knight Kick, Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight screamed
piteously and instantly shattered into fragments.
And the "Black Metal Dragon" in its hand also shattered into ashes.
"Gah!"
Joey Wheeler blocked the current in front of him with his arm, his body involuntarily stepping back.
On the Duel Disk, his LP value also began to decrease.
[LP 4000 → LP 3700]
"That hurts, this guy really isn't holding back at all," Joey Wheeler gasped.
Before he could recover,
Elemental HERO Core's tall figure had already appeared before Joey Wheeler.
"Hey, no, it can't be..."
"Elemental HERO Core, direct attack the opponent! Electro-Magnetic Induction!"
Jaden Yuki's command was given.
The red gem on Elemental HERO Core's chest instantly burst forth with intense light.
The next second, Joey Wheeler collapsed to the ground as if he had been roasted, with faint black smoke rising from his body.
[LP 3700 → LP 1000]
"Ow, ow, ow, ow..."
He glanced at the Duel Disk, which was flashing a danger alert.
Joey Wheeler touched his burning hot face and struggled to get up from the ground.
He looked at the boy, who remained calm and showed no joy or pride from his overwhelming advantage.
A sense of powerlessness involuntarily rose within Joey Wheeler's heart.
No wonder that bastard Kaiba wanted him to Duel this guy.
The pressure from This boy named Jaden Yuki was simply too great.
This feeling was just like facing Marik Ishtar back then.
No, it was even worse.
No.
He was a man destined to become a Professional Duelist.
How could he fall here!
And, to lose to a mere brat...
Taking a deep breath, Joey Wheeler calmed his frustration and clenched his fist.
"I activate the effect of 'Black Metal Dragon' sent to the Graveyard!"
"When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add one 'Red-Eyes' card from my Deck to my hand!"
Joey Wheeler took a deep breath and fanned out his Deck.
"I'll choose this card..."
"Seriously, I didn't expect to have to use this card against a kid..."
He drew the card from his Deck.
Joey Wheeler flipped the card face-up, allowing Jaden Yuki to see it.
"I add 'Red-Eyes Fusion' to my hand."
Red-Eyes Fusion?!
Hearing this name, Jaden Yuki's pupils constricted.
His normally calm expression now became somewhat abnormal.
The change in his expression naturally fell into the eyes of others.
"Jaden-kun?" Yugi Muto, standing below the stage, showed a surprised expression.
Why would Jaden-kun show such an expression after hearing this card?
"Jaden, what's wrong?"
Yubel's voice slowly sounded beside him.
She could feel that Jaden Yuki's heart was not calm at this moment.
It was as if that card held some kind of magic.
"No... it's nothing."
Jaden Yuki shook his head, then looked at Joey Wheeler and said, "'Masked HERO Kamikaze', when it destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, I can draw one card from my Deck."
Jaden Yuki replenished his hand.
"Then, I Set three cards and end my turn."
Setting three cards from his hand, Jaden Yuki declared the end of his turn.
"I... I made it through."
Joey Wheeler let out a sigh of relief, feeling exhausted.
Good heavens.
He almost got One Turn Killed by this brat.
Fortunately, he now had a card in his hand that could turn the tide...
"My turn, Draw!"
Joey Wheeler drew a card, looked at it, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I activate the Spell Card, 'Red-Eyes Fusion'!"
"This card is a 'Red-Eyes' exclusive Fusion Card."
"I can send 'Red-Eyes' monsters from my hand, Deck, or field to the Graveyard to Special Summon a 'Red-Eyes' Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck!"
Joey Wheeler selected two cards from his Deck.
Is it coming?!
Jaden Yuki frowned deeply.
Before his eyes, that desperate figure seemed to appear.
"I send 'Red-Eyes Black Dragon' sleeping in my Deck, and another 'Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight' to the Graveyard!"
"Fusion Summon!"
"'Red-Eyes Slash Dragon'!"
Looking at the black giant dragon roaring into the sky on Joey Wheeler's field,
Jaden Yuki's heart relaxed, and he immediately showed a relieved smile.
Oh, it was this one.
So it was "Red-Eyes Slash Dragon" after all.
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