Chapter 755: The Power of Sword Duels
Chapter 755: The Power of Sword Duels
Melo: "My turn, draw."
He glanced at the drawn card and revealed it.
"Magic Card 'Angel's Alms'. Draw three cards from the deck and discard two cards from your hand."
He calmly selected two cards and sent them to the graveyard.
"Then, activate the Magic Card 'Magic Elimination'!" Melo declared, "It can destroy a Magic Card on the field. If it's a Set card, you can reveal it for confirmation, and if it's a Magic Card, it must be destroyed."
Kak: "Do you want to look at my Set card?"
"No." Melo smiled lightly, "'Mech Force - Mechanical Skeleton' is a Monster Card, but when an Ally Monster is equipped and used in the Magic and Trap Zone, it is also treated as a Magic Card.
Therefore, I will destroy the Mechanical Skeleton with Magic Elimination."
A green light, like an arrow, shot out from the magic he cast, striking the tangerine-red armor of the steel giant. The alloy skeleton instantly melted under the magic glow, turning into a pool of iron water that fell to the ground and disappeared without a trace.
"Then, I activate the Magic Card 'Sword Duel Training Ground' and add a four-star or lower 'Sword Beast' Monster from my deck to my hand."
Melo proceeded to search his deck.
"Add 'Sword Beast - Gyudou' from the deck to my hand."
"Then, Normal Summon 'Sword Beast - Gyudou'!"
A green whirlwind rose, and behind the bird-beast warrior, who seemed to be clad in an exoskeleton armor, were a pair of large steel wings. It hovered high above the field.
[Sword Beast - Gyudou, ATK 1500]
"Then, I return the 'Sword Beast - Gyudou' and 'Sword Beast - Fish Fighter' on the field to the deck."
Melo raised his right hand and clenched his fist in the air.
"Fusion!"
Kak, surprised: "Fusion without a Magic Card?"
The Sword Duel deck was discovered by the International Fantasy Society, but before this, it was only in a slate state and had not even been made into a card. Therefore, even the Fantasy Society had no idea what abilities it had or how to use it.
"That's right," Melo said softly, as if chanting an incantation, "The fusion condition for Sword Beast is to return monsters from the field to the deck for direct fusion, without the need for a Fusion Magic Card."
"The fusion condition is 'Sword Beast - Gyudou' plus any Sword Beast Monster.
The ancient raptor warrior, fused with the soul of the Sword Duelist, becomes the battle-hardened warrior! Fusion Summon—
—Sword Beast - Caesar!"
The legendary Roman Emperor, who also left a profound mark in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh!, was a legend known to all who experienced that era. The Sword Beast - Caesar was undoubtedly the top brother and the ace of the Sword Beast era, a champion without question.
[Sword Beast - Caesar, ATK 2000]
"When Sword Beast - Caesar is Special Summoned, up to two cards on the field can be destroyed." Melo pointed at Kak's field, "Your 'Mech Force - Gigantamorph' and the Set card in the back row.
I'll destroy these two cards."
The Emperor Caesar rode the wind, his wings flapping, creating two green tornadoes, one on each side, heading towards the steel giant and the Set card in the back row. Each tornado was filled with countless flying feathered arrows!
"Then, in response to being selected as a target, Trap Card 'Ride'!" Kak declared.
"Select an Ally Monster from your graveyard and equip it to a Monster on your field that meets the equipment conditions!"
He drew the Monster Card that had been sent to the graveyard, inserting it into the Duel Disk once again as a Magic Card.
"From the graveyard, equip 'Mech Force - Mechanical Skeleton' to 'Mech Force - Gigantamorph' once more!"
The tangerine-red steel armor was once again fitted onto Gigantamorph. The green whirlwind shredded the activated Ride Trap into dust, while the other tornado struck the steel giant's body, cracking only the outer armor.
"The effect of 'Mecha Force - Mechanical Skeleton' is that when the equipped Machine-Type monster is destroyed, this card is used as a replacement," Cark explained.
Caesar's powerful ability to withstand attacks from the second turn had taken Cark by surprise, but his skilled techniques managed to hold off the assault. Despite the Sword Duel Beast's formidable abilities, its attack power was still inferior to Gigantamorph.
"Battle," Melo declared, "Sword Duel Beast Caesar, attack 'Mecha Force - Gigantamorph'."
"What?!"
Cark was taken aback once more.
He knew that his attack power was insufficient, yet he was attacking anyway. But Caesar had already taken to the air again, and the cyclone whipped up another green storm that transformed into a tornado, carrying with it a whirlwind of feathers that rushed towards the Mecha Giant.
Cark's thoughts raced.
It couldn't be a suicidal move; there had to be something else at play. Although he couldn't quite figure out the intention behind this move, he decided to act.
"I activate a Set card!" Cark flipped another Set card, "The second Trap Card, 'Ride!' Special Summon an Ally Monster from the Graveyard and equip it to an appropriate monster on the field.
Once again, I Special Summon from the Graveyard and equip 'Mecha Force - Mechanical Skeleton' to Gigantamorph!"
The overworked Mechanical Skeleton, it seemed, would never find rest. Once more, it was forcibly resurrected from the Graveyard, taking the form of an equipment card to protect Gigantamorph.
"Huh, even with a higher attack power, you still activated a Trap Card. This level of caution is commendable. But your choice is indeed excellent," Melo praised.
Melo leisurely revealed the card in her hand.
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"Quick-Play Spell, 'Sword Duel Beast's Resolve'. Increase the ATK of one Sword Duel Beast on your field by 500 points until the end of this turn."
[Sword Duel Beast Caesar, ATK 2400 → ATK 2900]
Cark couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at the sight of this card.
That was close.
Fortunately, he had just chosen to activate Ride. Sword Duel Beast's Resolve was an attack-altering Quick-Play Spell, and these types of effects could be activated during the Battle Damage Step when both monsters were engaged in combat.
According to Yu-Gi-Oh! rules, most card effects, except for Counter Traps, cannot be activated during the Damage Step. If he had been hopeful and not chosen to activate the second Ride, by the time the opponent used a Quick-Play Spell to increase Caesar's attack power during the Damage Step, it would have been too late for Cark to activate his Set cards.
"Once again, 'Mecha Force - Mechanical Skeleton' takes the destruction!"
The Mechanical Skeleton's armor endured the blast and was destroyed, but the Mecha Giant remained standing tall.
[Cark, LP 4000 → LP 3700]
"You even defended against this, impressive," Melo narrowed her eyes, "But what will you do next?"
Cark's heart sank.
More?
He had already defended against so many attacks, and there was still more to come?
"After Sword Duel Beast Caesar has finished battling, Caesar returns to the Deck," Melo explained, and as she spoke, Caesar transformed into a golden light and returned to her Deck.
"Special Summon any two Sword Duel Beasts from your Deck, except for Sword Duel Beast Gyudou," Melo waved her hand, "Return Sword Duel Beast Caesar to the Deck and Special Summon two new Sword Duel Beasts.
Sword Duel Beast Fishdough!
Sword Duel Beast Badou!"
[Sword Duel Beast Fishdough, ATK 800]
[Sword Duel Beast Badou, ATK 1700]
Melo didn't recognize Badou's first appearance, but she had just seen this ugly Fishdough a moment ago, causing her pupils to constrict.
"Fishdough, this guy's effect is..."
"Yes, when Special Summoned via a Sword Duel Beast's effect, destroy a monster on the field," Melo snapped her fingers, "Mecha Force - Gigantamorph is destroyed."
(End of Chapter)
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