Chapter 12. HERO Link Walkthrough! The Support Power of Xtra HERO
Yusei Fudo and the others naturally had no idea what Leo and Luna were thinking.
By contrast, in the duel view—
Three HERO monsters as materials had already been assembled.
So next was how to use the three HERO cards to Summon the ace monster!
The noble HERO player: "Alright, after watching HERO fundamentals, the next step is the following sequence of plays."
The noble HERO player: "I believe what comes next is also imprinted in your DNA!"
"First, activate Vision HERO Vyon to search Polymerization."
"Fuse Elemental HERO Stratos with any HERO in your hand."
"Fusion with Elemental HERO Shadow Mist lets you search Mask Change!"
"Fuse with something else if you like—it's fine either way."
"The key here is the Fusion Monster you bring out!"
"No doubt about it! It's Elemental HERO Sunrise!!!"
[Card Name: Elemental HERO Sunrise (Level 7)]
[Attribute: LIGHT]
[Type: Warrior]
[ATK/DEF: 2500/1200]
"This lets us activate Sunrise's effect to search Miracle Fusion!"
"Not only that, Sunrise can also increase ATK and provide destruction!"
"With those three effects alone, Sunrise is a must-run in HERO."
Those words once again rendered Duelists across all worlds silent.
"Sunrise? Elemental HERO?"
"What the heck kind of Fusion Monster is that?"
Jaden Yuki immediately pulled out his own Deck and rifled through it.
He could confirm there was no such card as "Sunrise."
It was absolutely a card that existed only in that other world!
"Sunrise? What a strong effect!"
"On Summon it searches Miracle Fusion!"
"And then—you can even keep Fusing with Miracle Fusion!"
"That's wild!"
Jaden's mutter made Alexis Rhodes and the others around him grow solemn.
Indeed.
You could keep Fusing with Miracle Fusion.
But!
In this video, they didn't use Miracle Fusion.
Instead, they began showcasing the newest Summoning method!
That's right!
Link! It was a Link Summon!!!
In a flash of light, Vision HERO Increase and Vision HERO Vyon on the field were converted into digital data, the display incrementing the Link Rating indicator as they performed a Link Summon!
The noble HERO player: "Here it comes, here it comes! I have to Link into the HERO ace right away!"
The noble HERO player: "The monster we bring out next is the essential Xtra HERO we always run!"
The noble HERO player: "Everyone's favorite Xtra HERO—Cross Crusader!!!"
[Card Name: Xtra HERO Cross Crusader (Link 2)]
[Attribute: DARK]
[Type: Warrior]
[ATK: 1600]
[Arrows: [↙][↘]]
[Materials: 2 Warrior monsters]
[You can only use each of this card name's ①② effects once per turn. During the turn you activate this card's effect, you can only Special Summon "HERO" monsters.]
[①: If this card is Link Summoned: You can target 1 "Destiny HERO" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it.]
[②: You can Tribute 1 "Destiny HERO" monster you control; add 1 "HERO" monster with a different name from your Deck to your hand.]
After the video creator suddenly shouted with excitement—
A brand-new Link-Summoned monster's info appeared before everyone's eyes!
Xtra HERO—Cross Crusader!!!
…
Duel Monsters world.
Seeing yet another peculiar Summoning method—and that mysterious extra slot placing the monster the instant it appeared—
Seto Kaiba, Yugi Muto, and Pharaoh Atem all stared wide-eyed, dumbstruck at this so-called Link Summon.
Combining the operation animation with the Link Monster's info—
They more or less grasped what a Link Summon actually was.
So—
You use two monsters that meet the Link Summon requirements, send them to the Graveyard, and perform a Link Summon.
That's right.
It's just that simple.
And Link Monsters have no Levels—no DEF.
They only have a Link Rating and Link Arrows.
With all this suddenly added information—
They understood how to Summon it, yet were still totally baffled.
What do these arrows and that number actually represent, anyway?
...
GX world.
Jaden Yuki and Aster Phoenix almost coughed up blood on the spot.
Even though they had noticed the "Xtra HERO" label when looking at the build—
The moment they saw it actually get Summoned—
It still felt like some unrealistic fairy tale.
"Wait—so that's how Xtra HEROs hit the field?"
"I'm stunned. So that's how you play it!"
"Then Xtra HEROs have something to them after all! Looks like they can even facilitate other Summons!"
Jaden couldn't help but speak up immediately.
Aster Phoenix's former pro composure faded a fair bit as well.
"Jaden, it might not be as simple as we think."
"I don't know if you've noticed."
"These powerful HERO-label cards all tie into a broader label."
"And that is: HERO."
"Right—Stratos's effect references HEROs; Vyon's effect also references HEROs."
"They don't all have to stay within a single in-archetype lane."
"Once there's no limitation, naturally—"
Aster didn't continue.
Because saying more was pointless.
This system was no longer the HERO they knew.
This Deck was simply HERO.
Yes—only the HERO label could encompass it!
"Mamma mia!"
"Never thought all those many HERO-label cards could end up as one big family."
"I don't get you people anymore."
"I'm starting to look forward to Ancient Gear now."
"Heh heh heh!"
Professor Dr. Crowler looked at Jaden and Aster with a bit of schadenfreude.
Likewise—
As a professor, what he looked forward to even more was how Ancient Gear would perform in that higher-tier world's Deck construction.
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