## Watching Yu-Gi-Oh!
Shorts, the Old-school Duelists Have a Meltdown!
# Chapter 13: Hero’s Farmer’s Three Punches!
Terrorizing ATK Inflation and Overwhelming Force!
While things were heating up in the GX World, the 5D’s World was on the verge of a total breakdown.
Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas never would have expected this!
This “Link Summon”…
Was actually that simple?
Xyz Summoning only required stacking monsters of the same Level.
Link Summoning was even more casual!
All it took was two monsters.
There were a few specific requirements here and there, but Levels and Ranks didn’t matter at all!
“Wait a minute! Looking at all these summoning methods…” Crow Hogan curled his lip, completely stunned.
“Xyz, Fusion, Link… does this mean our Synchro Summoning is actually the most troublesome and difficult one?”
He never would have imagined that their pride and joy, Synchro Summoning, was the most demanding mechanic of them all!
To master it, you didn’t just need to be a math genius—you had to find infinite possibilities in the heat of a duel, mastering complex calculations in the blink of an eye.
“It would seem so,” Bruno said, taking a deep breath beside them.
As the one who understood Accel Synchro better than anyone, he knew the charm and the pitfalls of the mechanic intimately.
“Synchro requires you to spot every single opening where the Levels align. Then, you start calculating. For example, to make a Level 9 Synchro Monster, you could use 1 plus 8, 2 plus 7, 3 plus 3 plus 3, 6 plus 3, 5 plus 4… the list goes on. You have to find the perfect combination for your current situation in a heartbeat. That is exactly why Synchro has such a high floor for entry.”
His explanation left Yusei, Akiza, and the others in deep thought.
It was true.
Wasn’t that the very charm of Synchro?
***
ZEXAL World.
Yuma Tsukumo and Astral, who usually only cared about Xyz, were staring at the screen in awe of this so-called Link Summoning.
This method!
It was too bizarre, too novel!
Turning two monsters into one Link Monster?
And what was with the lack of Levels?
It felt like the rules were being rewritten on the fly.
“Well, these Link Monsters are certainly interesting,” Rio Kastle said, walking over to Yuma’s side.
She gave a small smile that momentarily distracted several nearby duelists.
In the ZEXAL World, Rio was practically a goddess.
“I’m most curious about those arrows. I want to know how they work!”
“Yeah, let’s wait and see,” Shark (Reginald Kastle) said, shrugging.
Despite his curiosity, his pride kept his expression stoic and his movements minimal.
***
ARC-V World.
In a world where Synchro, Xyz, and Fusion were the pillars of dueling, Yuya Sakaki, Zuzu Boyle, and Gong Strong were used to complexity.
Even their own Pendulum Summoning had opened up fascinating new ways to play.
But Link Summoning?
This mechanic surpassed their understanding entirely.
Compared to this, Pendulum Summoning almost looked like a joke!
You needed two Pendulum Monsters in the scales just to establish the possibility of a summon.
“Whew… forget it, I’m numb to the shock now,” Yuya exhaled heavily, staring at the screen.
“I don’t care what comes next. I just want to know—now that he’s summoned this [Cross Crusader], what kind of board is he going to build?”
The short video continued.
The Noble Toxic HERO Player began to explain two different paths for the combo.
Noble Toxic HERO Player: “From here, we have two branching paths.”
Noble Toxic HERO Player: “The standard play is to keep expanding the board into [Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer] and [Destiny HERO – Plasma].”
Noble Toxic HERO Player: “The other possibility is for when you’re going second and want to guarantee an OTK! Let’s start with the OTK route!”
As he finished speaking, the footage shifted.
The effect of [Xtra HERO Cross Crusader] triggered successfully!
The monster revived was [Destiny HERO – Malicious]!
“Cross Crusader pulls Malicious from the Grave.”
“Then, Cross Crusader activates its second effect, Tributing Malicious.” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“Now, we search the Deck for [Elemental HERO Honest Neos]!”
“Next, the Malicious in the Graveyard banishes itself to Special Summon another copy from the Deck.”
“At this point, look at the field. We have Cross Crusader and Malicious. As long as we can get one more HERO on the board and have a Fusion spell in hand, we’re ready!”
“Even if you don’t have another HERO, you could have saved that Fusion spell from earlier. Instead of going into Sunrise, you go into this guy!”
“Come forth! The Farmer’s Three Punches! A Fusion of three HERO monsters!”
“[Vision HERO Trinity]!!!”
[Card Name: Vision HERO Trinity (Level 8)]
[Attribute: DARK]
[Type: Warrior]
[ATK/DEF: 2500 / 2000]
On the screen, the ATK of [Vision HERO Trinity] began to skyrocket!
Its base 2500 doubled instantly, hitting 5000!
But the duel didn’t end there.
As the 5000 ATK giant swung its fist toward an opponent’s [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], the player discarded the [Elemental HERO Honest Neos] they had just searched!
ATK!
Inflation!
It surged again, gaining another 2500 points!
The total ATK reached a terrifying 7500!
Against a 3000 ATK Blue-Eyes, that single hit would deal 4500 points of piercing battle damage!
Simple execution.
Maximum output.
Absolute, violent suppression.
Was this…
the HERO’s Farmer’s Three Punches?
Wait!
You could actually play like that?!
End of Chapter