"Do you want to become a hero who protects everyone?"
After listening to Yilin's past experiences, Ling Ling felt that the red-haired beautiful girl standing before him was incredibly cool at this moment.
At the same time, Ling Ling also recognized his previous mistake.
On this Elf Continent, it wasn't that you could become a hero just because you wanted to play a HERO deck.
Rather, only those who wanted to become heroes would be granted a HERO deck.
"My turn, draw."
Infected by Yilin's determination, Ling Ling drew his card with even more vigor, wishing he could draw two more.
Of course, no matter how high his fighting spirit was, the tactics Aisha's deck could employ hadn't changed.
"I summon 1 monster in face-down defense position, then set one card, turn end."
Another familiar one-set-one-pass lightning-fast end of turn; the surrounding spectators had already gotten used to Aisha's playstyle.
To say it was a shady heavy trap deck wouldn't be entirely right either; Aisha simply didn't have that many powerful and disgusting Trap Cards.
No matter how you looked at it, Aisha's tactic was just purely taking hits, finding no counterattack point whatsoever.
Including the duel with Kevin, if not for the luck of exchanging into Red-Eyes Black Dragon in hand to complete the reversal, Aisha would have just taken hits from beginning to end.
"See, I told you it was luck, otherwise how could the dead last possibly defeat the grade's number one."
At the same time, those who bet on Aisha losing in Irena's betting pool had already begun to boast smugly, thereby displaying their 'wisdom' and 'foresight'.
"My turn, draw." Yilin, starting her turn and drawing a card, kindly reminded: "Just defending like this definitely won't beat me, Xiao Ai."
Ling Ling retorted: "You'll have to wait until you break through the Chalice Priestess's 2100 defense points before saying that."
"Eeeh? Xiao Ai, you think I can't deal with it... hehe, I'm really being underestimated, huh. Then let me show you, my brand new Hero!"
After drawing a card, Yilin flung a monster card from her hand onto the duel field.
Accompanied by a crackling, dazzling electric light, a cool Elemental HERO monster descended upon Fusion Academy.
"I summon in Attack Position——[Elemental HERO Sparkman]!"
[Elemental HERO Sparkman ★★★★ LIGHT][Warrior-Type ATK: 1600 DEF: 1400]
Aisha: "It's the monster Lin-chan newly summoned yesterday. Pika pika, wearing a mask too, really cool! But the attack power isn't that high, can't surpass the Chalice Priestess."
"Meaning, you should still have a follow-up play, right, Lin."
"Of course!"
Yilin smiled and drew a Magic Card from her hand, tracing an electric arc, throwing it towards the Sparkman on the field.
"——Activate Equip Magic Card [Spark Blaster]!"
An equipped weapon completely out of place with the sword and magic style of the Elf Continent, the Spark Blaster, filled with a future-tech aesthetic, was equipped into Sparkman's hand.
But after the Equip Card was successfully equipped, Sparkman's attack power didn't change at all, causing a wave of confusion among the spectating crowd.
"This weapon looks quite fierce, how come it doesn't add any attack power at all?"
"Doesn't add defense power either, then what's the use of the Equip Card?"
The more confused the surrounding people were, the more smug Yilin, who had crafted this HERO-exclusive card at the first opportunity, became, the corners of her mouth crazily nya-ing upwards (slang/internet meme expression of smugness/cuteness).
Ling Ling said: "Spark Blaster, the exclusive Equip Card for [Elemental HERO Sparkman]. Although it doesn't increase panel stats, after equipping it, you can activate the effect to change the battle position of an opponent's monster, am I correct?"
[Spark Blaster Equip Card Effect: Can only be equipped to "Elemental HERO Sparkman". During your Main Phase: You can target 1 face-up monster; change its battle position. After this effect has been used 3 times, destroy this card.]
"How is that possible?" The smug curve on Yilin's lips instantly disappeared, "Xiao Ai, you actually know the effect of this card? No reason you should."
[Spark Blaster], used by Yilin as a secret weapon, was indeed the exclusive Equip Card for [Elemental HERO Sparkman].
Someone who hadn't summoned Sparkman shouldn't be able to see this card in the "Spell Catalog".
This was also a rule of Spell crafting on the Elf Continent.
Certain exclusive Magic & Trap Cards for specific monsters or series, if you haven't summoned the specific monster beforehand, forget crafting, you couldn't even view the card's effect in the "Spell Catalog".
Regarding the effect of the Equip Magic [Spark Blaster], Aisha definitely couldn't know.
But Ling Ling was an exception.
Ling Ling, who once wanted to use a HERO deck, how could he not memorize the effects of HERO cards... even if this [Spark Blaster] isn't normally included in standard HERO decks.
"Since the effect was discovered, it can't be helped." Yilin pointed towards the [Priestess Who Received the Chalice] in defense position on Aisha's field.
"Change [Priestess Who Received the Chalice] from Defense Position to Attack Position. Fire, Spark Blaster!——Lightning Shot!"
A bullet made of electricity shot out from the gun barrel, accurately hitting the flat chest of the blue-haired priestess.
Subsequently, a numbing electric shock spread throughout the priestess's body, causing the pure and cute-looking priestess to be electrocuted into an ahegao face with tongue sticking out and eyes rolling white .
[Priestess Who Received the Chalice DEF: 2100→ATK: 0]
Yilin said: "Although she possesses a high defense of 2100 points, simultaneously, 0 attack points is also this card's biggest weakness."
Forcibly switching the monster on Aisha's field from defense to attack, with 0 attack points displayed on the field, battling the Chalice Priestess results in the same damage as Ling Ling receiving a direct attack.
"Let's end the battle in one hit!" Yilin immediately flung out the second Magic Card of this turn.
"Burn, my Hero!——Activate Magic Card [H - Heated Heart]!"
[H - Heated Heart Magic Card Effect: Target 1 monster you control; it gains 500 ATK until the end of this turn. If it attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage.] (Note: Original text doesn't explicitly state piercing, but implies it by saying "inflict damage equal to ATK exceeding DEF". Translating the effect based on the card name and likely intent matching the real card.)
Flames gathered into a giant H mark materialized, transferring power and engraving it onto Sparkman.
Between the interweaving flames and lightning, Yilin's coolest hero, prepared for a one-hit decisive blow, was created.
"Elemental HERO Sparkman - Raging Fire Form!"
[Elemental HERO Sparkman ATK: 1600→2100]
Standing opposite on the duel field, Ling Ling, using Aisha's fair and sensitive cheeks, could clearly feel the intense heat of the fiercely burning flames ahead.
"Seize victory, Sparkman!——Lightning Flame Rider Kick!"
The hero's Rider Kick, with 2100 attack points, explosively pierced through the 0 attack point priestess.
[Priestess Who Received the Chalice] destroyed