Chapter 293: Dragon's Fiend? Fiend's Dragon!

Chapter 293: Dragon's Fiend? Fiend's Dragon!

"The outcome of this duel will be decided by this draw!"

Joey Wheeler said, pulling his gaze back from the camera, his fighting spirit suddenly soaring. Just by watching from afar, Hayato could feel that Joey seemed to have gained something more compared to before.

(Narrator-kun: It's the legendary sister complex heart!)

'My Life Points are only 550, my field and hand are empty, while Mai's field has my Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Harpie Lady 2.'

'I entrust my destiny to you, my deck. Guide me to the path of victory!'

'Watch closely, Serenity, this is your older brother's duel!'

"My turn, draw!"

Like a swordsman drawing a long blade, Joey drew the card from the top of the deck: "I activate the Spell Card, Card of Fate! Using its effect, I roll a die, draw cards equal to the roll, then banish the same number of cards from the top of the deck!"

Mai Valentine saw Joey aggressively play the card. She had expected some super powerful monster, but it turned out to be a gambling card again. She couldn't help but cover her forehead: "You really don't disappoint, do you? Another one of these luck-based cards."

Amidst Mai's disdain, a die materialized from illusion above Joey's field and was rolled. After rolling a few times, the die stopped, revealing the roll on top—4!

"Alright, the dice roll is 4! As expected, the Goddess of Destiny still favors me!" Unlike a certain Italian who uses Sexy Pistol, Joey, who didn't have many thoughts about the number "4", said excitedly. He drew four cards from his deck and stuffed another four cards into his pants pocket. "Alright, here I come, Mai!"

"I activate the Spell Card in my hand, Soul Taker, targeting one monster on your field." Joey revealed a card. "I destroy that monster, then recover 1000 Life Points."

Mai guessed the target he would choose before Joey even designated it: "Is it Red-Eyes Black Dragon?"

"Heh heh, indeed, if Red-Eyes were to end this duel under your control, it would be too sad for him." Joey scratched the back of his head awkwardly, glancing at Yugi Mutou in the audience seats. This line was something he had learned from Yugi. "Go back to the graveyard and rest for a while, Red-Eyes!"

A phantom dragon soul flew out from the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on Mai's field and returned to Joey's graveyard. The body of Red-Eyes Black Dragon left on Mai's field transformed into brilliant light particles, merging into Mai's body to recover her Life Points.

[Mai Valentine: 1700 → 2700 LP]

"Alright, now Red-Eyes is back in my graveyard." Joey smiled and played his second card. "Then I activate the Spell Card Dark World Dealings! Both players draw one card from their deck, then choose one card from their hand to discard!"

"Tch, since I only have one card in my hand, I'll discard the card I just drew directly." Because Mai had no cards in her hand before Joey activated Dark World Dealings, after drawing Harpie's Pet Dragon, she had no other choice but to send it to the graveyard directly.

Meanwhile, Joey drew a card, then solemnly sent a card from his hand to the graveyard. The sharp-eyed Hayato noticed that one of the cards Joey sent to the graveyard was surprisingly Summoned Skull?!

Turning to look at Yugi, Hayato received a nod of confirmation from him: "Yeah, the night before Duel City started, I exchanged that Summoned Skull with Joey for his Flame Swordsman."

"Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon can be combined to summon the powerful B. Skull Dragon. Joey, he really wants to achieve an excellent result in Duel City."

"Calling it an exchange, Yugi, you didn't really need Flame Swordsman yourself, did you? Honestly, is this a man's pride?" Hayato said with a smile, looking at the emotional Yugi, and also took out a card from his pocket.

Yugi saw it: "This is... Joey's Kunai with Chain?"

"I see, Hayato, you too..."

Hayato smiled and looked at Joey: "I suddenly understand what Joey is trying to do now. Let the surprise be even bigger, Joey."

Hayato's voice didn't reach Joey's ears because of the wind. At this moment, he raised the card in his hand, his face full of confidence: "Mai, I might not be the smartest guy, but I'm a guy who keeps his word. Since I said I'd show you my growth, please watch closely!"

"Activate the Spell Card Dragon's Mirror! Banish the Fusion Materials from my field and graveyard, and Fusion Summon a Dragon-Type monster!" As Joey slammed the card held above his head, behind him, the figures of Red-Eyes Black Dragon with wings covering the sky and Summoned Skull with an awe-inspiringly evil aura appeared simultaneously.

'Yugi, Hayato, thank you. Thank you for extending a helping hand to someone like me who overestimates himself!'

"The top-tier Black Dragon, and the top-tier Fiend combined! This is my full power!" An extremely large mirror appeared behind Joey. Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Summoned Skull were both sucked into the mirror, and a pitch-black figure emerged within the mirror.

However, to the surprise of both Hayato and Yugi, that figure didn't match the image of B. Skull Dragon they remembered, which was primarily based on Summoned Skull?

The main body of B. Skull Dragon is Summoned Skull, simply infused with the Dragon-Type characteristics symbolized by Red-Eyes Black Dragon, belonging to a "Dragon Fiend", which is the dragonization of Summoned Skull. However, the monster emerging from the Dragon's Mirror behind Joey at this moment looked more like Red-Eyes Black Dragon after it had turned into a Fiend.

It largely retained its dragon form, but Red-Eyes Black Dragon's slender limbs and claws had become thick and powerful due to the fiend transformation. The dragon wings on its back were wider, and the energy within its body grew so violently that it couldn't be controlled, turning into flames that were constantly spewed out with this "Fiend Dragon's" breathing.

"My growth, my bonds, my obsession for victory, I entrust it all to you! Archfiend Black Skull Dragon!"

As Joey shouted, this exceptionally majestic demonic dragon seemed to respond, tilting its head back and spitting out a thick stream of flames, letting out a deafening roar: "ROAR!!!"

Archfiend Black Skull Dragon [9☆/DARK]

[Dragon-Type/Fusion/Effect]

[3200/2500]

Looking at the brand new monster that appeared on Joey's field, Yugi couldn't help but exclaim: "He actually gained a response from the Duel Monsters through his willpower and created a new power? That's amazing, Joey."

"Hmph, nothing special." Marik said dismissively. "It's just a monster with 3200 ATK. How can it compare to the invincible God? That Joey only has one last card in his hand. Is he really going to defeat that Mai Valentine in a single turn?"

Although Normal Marik was unaware of Dark Marik's existence, Dark Marik always shared memories with Normal Marik. After losing to Hayato, Normal Marik spent a lot of time researching the power of Slifer the Sky Dragon, painstakingly devising a strategy that could be called "infinite". However, now, this strategy was fully inherited by Dark Marik.

To Marik, who was completely unaware of the significance of Joey's previous 'God Draw, Card Creation' combo operation, Hayato just smiled: "Then you'll just have to wait and see, Six-Year-Old."

"Who are you calling a Six-Year-Old!"

In the duel field, Mai Valentine had the same thought as Joey.

"He actually summoned a brand new monster?" Having had the experience of entering the DM Online Game World together, Mai naturally knew about the existence of B. Skull Dragon, the result of Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon fusing. However, the appearance of Archfiend Black Skull Dragon was quite unexpected for her as well. "However, although the name has changed slightly, Joey,"

"B. Skull Dragon and Archfiend Black Skull Dragon have the exact same ATK, don't they? Even if you destroy my Harpie Lady 2, you can only deal 1700 points of damage to me." Although she said this, Mai was actually somewhat relieved, fortunate that Joey had activated that Soul Taker earlier.

Harpie Lady 2 [ATK 1500]

Archfiend Black Skull Dragon [ATK 3200]

[Mai Valentine: 2700 LP]

If Joey hadn't activated that Soul Taker before, 3200 ATK attacking 1500 ATK, the damage Archfiend Black Skull Dragon could deal to Mai would be 1700 points, which was exactly the Life Points Mai had remaining before. However, without Soul Taker, Joey wouldn't have been able to regain Red-Eyes Black Dragon and use it to summon Archfiend Black Skull Dragon.

"Heh heh, Mai, I told you the outcome of the duel would rest upon my previous draw. Although the card in my hand isn't an Equip Spell Card that can increase Archfiend Black Skull Dragon's ATK, in my eyes, the Goddess of Victory has already revealed a smile to me!"

With a confident smile on his face, Joey waved his hand and said, "Archfiend Black Skull Dragon, attack Harpie Lady 2!"

"The attack's name will be Black Magic Thunder Flame Bullet!" Combining Summoned Skull's 'Lightning Strike' and Red-Eyes Black Dragon's 'Black Flame Bullet', Joey came up with a name he thought was quite fitting.

The massive Fiend's Dragon opened its mouth. Thunder and black flame churned within its maw. Lightning and fire of terrifying magnitude were compressed into a sphere and spat out towards Harpie Lady 2!