Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultimate Duelist

Suddenly, a powerful tremor erupted, and the ground began to tremble slightly. The entire arena seemed to be affected by this powerful force, and the light in the square seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force, converging towards a single point.

Just as everyone was stunned, two inky black beams of light shot up into the sky, seemingly piercing the heavens. Powerful energy fluctuations distorted the very air. Within the black beams, two massive figures loomed.

As the light gradually dissipated, the Eternal Flame Destroyer slowly emerged. Its tall and sturdy figure was filled with an oppressive feeling, and its dark skin seemed to be condensed from the purest darkness.

It raised its head slightly, and its golden eyes scanned the surroundings, exuding an aura of coldness and cruelty.

The opponent continued, "I'm launching a general attack! Change the [Eternal Flame Guardian] in Defense Position on my field to Attack Position."

"Entering the battle phase, [Eternal Flame Destroyer] (Attack 2300/Defense 1000) attacks [Elemental Hero Flame Wingman] (Attack 2100/Defense 1200)."

At this time, Lin Hao said: "Activate my Trap Card [Hero Barrier] on the field. Its effect is: When there is a face-up monster with [Elemental Hero] in its name on your field, only 1 attack by the opponent's monster is negated."

"I will invalidate the attack of this [Eternal Fire Destroyer] on your field." Lin Hao said, pointing at the opponent's Eternal Fire Destroyer that was attacking.

The opponent sneered, "You're just doing these meaningless things! The battle continues. My other [Eternal Flame Destroyer] (ATK 2300/DEF 1000) attacks [Elemental Hero Flame Wingman] (ATK 2100/DEF 1200)."

With the Flame Wingman destroyed, Lin Hao's health dropped to 3800 points.

At this time, the opponent said: "Activate the effect of [Eternal Flame Destroyer]: If you have 0 cards in your hand, when this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict 1600 Life Points of damage to your opponent."

In an instant, Lin Hao's health dropped to 2200 points.

The opponent sneered, "The battle isn't over yet. [Eternal Fire Demon] (Attack 1800/Defense 1200) attacks [Elemental Hero Electro] (Attack 1600/Defense 1400)."

With Electro destroyed, Lin Hao's health dropped to 2000 points.

"Since there are no monsters on your field, [Eternal Flame Guardian] (ATK 1200/DEF 1700) will attack the player directly." The opponent's cold voice came again.

Suddenly, Lin Hao's health dropped to 800 points.

The opponent laughed and said, "Haha, look at your health points, as weak as a candle in the wind. How long can you hold on under my powerful attack? Prepare to face the fate of failure!" The opponent's laughter echoed in the duel arena, making people feel his pride and confidence.

Lin Hao said calmly, "Whether we will lose or not is not up to you. Let's continue."

The opponent sneered, "Now that I've cleared out both your hand and the board, do you still have a chance of a comeback? Since you want to taste defeat sooner rather than later, I'll grant you that. My turn is over."

"My turn, draw a card."

When Lin Hao saw the card he had drawn, he frowned slightly. However, he soon came up with an idea.

He smiled and said, "Activate the Spell Card [Hero Arrival]. Its effect is: If you have no face-up monsters on the field, pay half your Life Points to activate. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Elemental Hero] monster from your Deck."

As the magic card was activated, Lin Hao's health instantly dropped to 400 points.

"Special Summon Level 4 [Elemental Hero Blister] (ATK 800/DEF 1200) in Defense Position."

Bubble Man appeared on Lin Hao's field in a defensive posture.

Seeing this, the other party couldn't help but laugh and said, "You paid half of your life points just to summon this small monster?"

Lin Hao smiled and responded, "This isn't just a small monster, it's an important monster that determines whether I can turn the tables."

The other party shook his head and sneered, "You actually bet your fate on this card. I think you are really useless."

Lin Hao narrowed his eyes and said, "You'll soon know whether you're a waste or not."

"Activate the effect of [Elemental Hero Bubble Man]: When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned successfully, and you have no other cards on the field or in your hand, you can draw 2 cards from your deck."

Then, Lin Hao drew two cards from the deck.

When he saw the card he had drawn, Lin Hao said without hesitation: "Activate the magic card [Fusion] to fuse the [Elemental Hero Clayman] in my hand with the [Elemental Hero Bubbleman] on the field."

"Fusion Summon [Elemental Hero Absolute Zero] in Attack Position (Attack 2500/Defense 2000)."

Lin Hao shouted, "The power of ice, condensed to the extreme! The power of the elements, gathered in my body! In this absolute cold, elemental hero Absolute Zero, descend! With your frost power, freeze all evil!"

A dazzling light shot up from Lin Hao's duel disk, a faint icy blue glow flickering in the light. The light gradually converged, and a figure appeared on Lin Hao's field.

Absolute Zero is wearing ice-blue armor, which shines with mysterious light under the refraction of light.

Lin Hao explained: "The fusion materials for this card are a monster named [Elemental Hero] and a water-attribute monster."

"Entering the battle phase, [Elemental Hero Absolute Zero] (Attack 2500/Defense 2000) attacks [Eternal Flame Guardian] (Attack 1200/Defense 1700)."

Absolute Zero rushed towards the Guardian of Eternal Flame like a cold-blooded warrior.

In an instant, the opponent's health dropped to 1100 points.

The opponent sneered, "Don't you know that my [Eternal Flame Guardian] is indestructible? Why don't you attack the [Eternal Flame Destroyer] on my field, but attack this monster instead?"

Lin Hao shrugged and did not respond to his question. Instead, he said, "My turn is over."

Lin Hao thought to himself, "Nonsense! If I told you I was going to start with your health points, wouldn't you be on high alert? Of course I can't tell you."

Seeing this, the other party said with an unpleasant expression: "Hmph, my turn, draw a card."

"Change the [Eternal Fire Guardian] on my field to defense position, cover a card, and end the turn." The opponent's decision seemed a bit cautious. He didn't know what Lin Hao would do next, so he could only adopt a conservative strategy first.