Marufuji Shou had never seen Elemental Hero Stratos. He saw Ed only perform a Fusion Summon of a monster with the same attack power as Flame Wingman, and he felt a sense of relief.
Elemental Heroes, he was quite familiar with them!
He glanced at his Set Card.
It was the Trap Card, Magic Cylinder!
This was a powerful Trap that could nullify a monster's attack and then inflict damage equal to its attack power to the opponent!
With this...
"Normal Summon, Elemental Hero Stratos." Ed looked at the Set Card, revealing the Hero from his hand. "Come on! Stratos!"
Swoosh—
Accompanied by a fierce wind, a Stratos that was different from Judai's impression appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Stratos, LV 4, Wind Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1800.
"Oh no, it really is Stratos, Shou is in danger."
"Activate Monster Effect," Ed said calmly, "When Elemental Hero Stratos is Summoned or Special Summoned, you can choose to activate one of two monster effects!
One is to add a [Hero] monster from the Deck to the hand.
The other, destroy a number of Spell·Trap Cards on the field up to the number of other [Hero] monsters you control!"
"Huh?!"
"Destroy the opponent's Set Card!"
A gust of wind blew over, instantly revealing the Trap on Marufuji Shou's field.
"Magic Cylinder?"
Ed thought it was too obvious; wasn't this student's position earlier just waiting for someone to attack?
"Quite a strong monster," Mitsuzawa Daichi and Manjome on the stage were stunned by Ed's explanation of the effect. Even though there weren't particularly powerful Heroes among the common Elemental Heroes, they instinctively realized this was an absurd card.
Search any Hero? Destroy the backfield if necessary? And its basic stats are 1800!
"It's battle time, Phoenixman, attack!"
Phoenixman leaped up and kicked Truckroid, shattering it instantly.
"Next, Stratos attacks directly!" Ed shouted, slightly bored.
"Whoa———"
Stratos's howling wind blew Marufuji Shou up, making his hair stand on end.
Marufuji Shou LP: 4000→2200.
"Senpai, are you okay?" Ed waved his hand with a feigned concern.
"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine, haha~" Marufuji Shou quickly stood up when he heard Ed calling him, coughed to compose himself, and laughed as if nothing had happened.
Ed raised an eyebrow.
He casually set a card: "Then, I'll set a card and end my turn."
"Ahem!" Marufuji Shou coughed, dusted himself off, and put on the air of a Fusion Army leader, placing his hand on his Deck, "Freshman, don't think this gives you an advantage; a Duelist can do anything!"
"Oh..." Ed nodded gently upon hearing this.
He also agreed with this theory.
But before that, there needs to be some corresponding demonstration, right?
"This is bad..." Judai watched the duel and couldn't help but shake his head, "Shou still hasn't realized."
"Not only that, he seems quite aggressive," Mitsuzawa said awkwardly.
Shou drew a card from his hand.
Hmm—
Here, if he chooses to attack directly with Submarineroid and use its effect to defend, waiting for follow-up and looking for opportunities, it should be more stable.
However...
In front of the freshman, he couldn't show any weakness!
"Heh heh heh, newcomer, watch closely, witness the power of our Integration Department—
Activate Spell Card, Vehicroid Connection Zone!"
On the field, a giant three-way intersection suddenly appeared, and three different vehicles came rushing from three directions.
"This is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive to Vehicroids!" He showed a trace of excitement on his face, "Send the fusion materials decided for a Vehicroid Fusion Monster from your hand and field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck!
The monster Special Summoned by this effect won't be destroyed by effects, and its effects cannot be negated!"
"I will fuse Steamroid, Drillroid, and Submarineroid!"
"Fusion Summon, Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill!"
Accompanied by his shout, three different roids rushed to the center of the transportation hub, and under mechanical manipulation, the three different machines were assembled into a giant drill, rumbling as it emerged from the ground.
Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill, LV 8, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 3000!
"Wow, it's a monster with attack power on par with Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Judai exclaimed.
"But..." Manjome couldn't help but shake his head, "Unfortunately, he probably didn't hear our discussion; otherwise, he would know Phoenixman can't be destroyed by battle."
Mitsuzawa Daichi nodded regretfully: "But... it's understandable, Shou probably didn't recognize the opponent as a Professional Duelist. It's understandable to naturally think he is more professional, right...?"
Although it hasn't continued yet, everyone could guess the ensuing development.
There's no way around it; Shou is at too much of a disadvantage.
"Battle, Jumbo Drill attack Phoenixman!!"
Shou let out an excited laugh.
Ed glanced at his Set Card.
Hmm... forget it.
Boom—
Ed LP: 4000→3100.
As the smoke cleared, Phoenixman still stood firm on the field.
"Huh? Why...?"
"Elemental Hero Phoenixman's Monster Effect, it cannot be destroyed by battle."
"Ah!"
"..." Ed sighed inwardly, feeling as if he was wasting time, "If senpai has no further plays, it's my turn."
"Draw—"
He looked at his drawn card.
Hmm, Thunder.
"Hmm... then once more, Spell Card, Polymerization, fuse the Phoenixman on the field with the Thunder in my hand."
"Ah! This Fusion Material is—" Judai immediately recognized the combination.
"Come on!" Ed pointed to the ground, "Fusion Summon, Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer!"
Countless pieces of armor gathered and merged onto Phoenixman under flashes of lightning, transforming into a few pieces of armor.
Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer, LV 8, Fire Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2500.
"Shining Phoenix Enforcer... it can't be, does it have the same ability as Shining Flare Wingman..." Shou's expression changed.
"You guessed right, senpai. Shining Phoenix Enforcer's Monster Effect increases its attack power by 300 points for each Elemental Hero card in the Graveyard."
"Ah! This is bad!"
Without calculating, Shou knew its ATK was definitely higher than his Jumbo Drill, much higher!
"Ahhh—————"
Accompanied by the combined attacks of the two Heroes, Shou was easily defeated, overwhelmed beneath the holographic shadows.
Ed sighed.
On the other side, Judai rushed over, shouting, "Shou, are you alright!"
"Big brother—" He was tearful, never expecting that his duel with a freshman would end in defeat.
"There's no helping it. After all, your opponent is that Ed Phoenix."
Ed Phoenix?
Shou looked towards Ed, who was straightening his clothes with no hint of embarrassment, showing not a shred of shame for bullying the small.
"Manjome, Tenjo-san, who is this Ed Phoenix you're talking about?"
Hmm?
What?
Ed's hand froze holding the bag.
Ten?
Tenjo?
Huh?
Eh!?
Ah???