Watching Yu-Gi-Oh! short videos is making the veteran players lose...

Yusei and the others, of course, had no idea what Leo and Luna were thinking. Back on the duel screen, three HERO monsters had been assembled as material. The next step was to use these three HERO cards to summon an ace monster!

The Noble Shadow HERO Player: "Alright, after seeing the basic HERO combo, let's move on to the next step."

The Noble Shadow HERO Player: "I'm sure the following steps are also ingrained in your DNA!"

"First, activate the Polymerization searched by Vyon!"

"Fuse Stratos with any HERO card in your hand."

"If you fuse into Shadow Mist, you can search Mask Change!"

"Fusing into something else is fine too."

"The key here is the monster we're fusing into!"

"Without a doubt! It's Elemental HERO Sunrise!!!"

[Card Name: Elemental HERO Sunrise (Level 7)]

[Attribute: LIGHT]

[Type: Warrior]

[ATK/DEF: 2500/1200]

"This way, we can activate Sunrise's effect and search for Miracle Fusion!"

"Not only that, Sunrise can also boost our monsters' ATK and provide destruction! With these three effects, Sunrise is a must-have in any HERO deck."

His words once again silenced the duelists of all worlds.

Sunrise? An Elemental HERO? What Fusion monster is that?

Jaden Yuki immediately took out his deck and frantically searched through it. He was certain there was no such card as Sunrise! This was definitely a card that only existed in that other world!

"Sunrise? Such a strong effect!" Jaden muttered, and his words made Alexis and the others beside him look grim. "It searches Miracle Fusion on summon! You can even use Miracle Fusion to fuse again! That's insane!"

Indeed, Miracle Fusion could be used for another fusion.

But!

The video didn't use Miracle Fusion. Instead, it began to showcase the newest summoning method!

That's right!

Link! It was Link Summoning!!!

A flash of light appeared, and the Vyon and Increase on the field began to digitize, their Link Values calculating as they connected!

The Noble Shadow HERO Player: "Here it comes, here it comes! I must immediately Link Summon the HERO ace!"

The Noble Shadow HERO Player: "The monster coming out next is an essential Xtra HERO we must run!"

The Noble Shadow HERO Player: "The Xtra HERO everyone loves! Cross Crusader!!!"

[Card Name: Xtra HERO Cross Crusader (Link-2)]

[Attribute: DARK]

[Type: Warrior]

[ATK: 1600]

[Link Arrows: [↙][↘]]

[Effect: 2 Warrior monsters]

[You can only use the ① and ② effects of this card's name once per turn each. During the turn you activate either of this card's effects, you can only Special Summon "HERO" monsters.]

[①: If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 "Destiny HERO" monster in your GY; Special Summon it.]

[②: You can Tribute 1 "Destiny HERO" monster; add 1 "HERO" monster with a different name from that monster from your Deck to your hand.]

Following the blogger's suddenly excited shouting, the information for a brand-new Link Summoned monster appeared before everyone!

Xtra HERO! Cross Crusader!!!

...

DM World!

Seeing another strange summoning method appear, and the monster being placed in that mysterious extra zone, Kaiba, Yugi, and the Pharaoh all widened their eyes and stared blankly at the so-called Link Summon! Combining the animation with the Link monster's info, they indirectly began to understand what Link Summoning was!

So! You just use two monsters that meet the Link Summoning requirements, send them to the Graveyard, and perform a Link Summon!

Yes! It was that simple!

And Link monsters had no Level, no Defense! Just a Link Rating and Link Arrows!

This sudden new information, even though they understood how to summon it, still left them completely bewildered!

What do the arrows and the rating even mean?!

...

GX World

Jaden and Aster nearly coughed up blood! Even though they had noticed the "Xtra HERO" archetype when looking at the decklist, seeing it actually summoned still felt as unreal as a fantasy.

"Wait? So that's how you bring out an Xtra HERO?"

"I'm an idiot, so that's how you play it!"

"This Xtra HERO has some tricks! It seems like it can help with more summons!" Jaden couldn't help but blurt out.

Aster's professional demeanor from before had also faded significantly. "Jaden, perhaps it's not as simple as we think. I don't know if you noticed, but all these powerful HERO cards refer to a broader category: just 'HERO'. Stratos's effect involves 'HERO', and Vyon's effect also involves 'HERO'. They aren't restricted to their own specific sub-archetype. Without those limits, naturally..."

Aster didn't continue. There was no point. This system was no longer the HERO they knew. This deck was simply... HERO. Yes, it could only be summarized by the "HERO" name itself!

"Mamma Mia!" Professor Crowler chimed in, seeming to take some pleasure in Jaden and Aster's predicament. "I never thought so many different HERO cards could become one big family. I'll never understand you all. Now I'm actually looking forward to seeing Ancient Gears. Hehehe!"

Similarly, as a professor, he was more excited to see how Ancient Gears would be built in that advanced world!

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