Chapter 1501: Blaze Falcon

"Damn, I don't understand the situation at all..."

Yuma scratched his head.

Astral: "Anyway, win the duel first, Yuma."

"That's right... My turn, draw!"

Yuma drew a card.

Astral: "Evolve with Utopia, Yuma."

"I understand, I need to use that here, right?" Yuma smiled, raised his hand and said, "I use 'Number 39: Utopia' as an Xyz material to perform a re-Xyz!

"Shining Xyz Change!"

Shay's face changed slightly: "Ascend without Rank-Up Magic? Do you also have the power to rank up?"

But in fact, from the anime perspective, although Yuma is a rank-up maniac in the anime, the continuous rank-up is almost the core tactic of his Raidraptor deck. However, when it comes to the origin of rank-up, Yuma should be the ancestor, after all, he was the first to play with Utopia stacking in the anime.

"Messenger of light who awakens hope, thunder and lightning, shatter the darkness! Shining No. 39—"

"—Number 39: Utopia Ray!"

Utopia's armor transformed again, and the bright red "39" was branded on the silver-white shoulder armor. When the armor unfolded, it was accompanied by rolling thunder, and the one-sword-slashing Lightning Emperor appeared grandly!

【Number 39: Utopia Ray, ATK 2500】

"Battle!" Yuma said. "Number 39: Utopia Ray, attack 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon'!"

Utopia Ray drew his sword, golden light gathered on the blade, and lightning circled around like a silver dragon. Lightning slash, sword light broke through the air, and one sword slashed at the falcon soaring in the sky.

Shay: "Attack with a monster with lower attack power?"

"The effect of Utopia Ray!" Yuma said. "When this card has 'Number 39: Utopia' as an Xyz material, you have one chance when battling an opponent's monster to remove two Xyz materials from this card, and this card's attack power becomes 5000 only during damage calculation!"

Two golden materials were absorbed into Utopia Ray's crescent sword blade, and the rolling current flowed through Utopia Ray's whole body, as if it had turned into pure power, making the power of that sword soar instantly.

Attack power doubled in one go!

【Number 39: Utopia Ray, ATK 2500 → ATK 5000】

"Too naive." Shay said gloomily. "Activate set card!"

He pressed the button on the back row of the Duel Disk.

However, unexpectedly, the set card in his back row had no movement at all.

Shay was shocked: "Nani? Why didn't it activate?"

"Haha, the naive one is you!" Yuma showed a brilliant smile. "The effect of Number 39: Utopia Ray! When this card battles, the opponent cannot activate any Spell, Trap, or monster effects until the end of the Damage Step!"

Shay: "Nani?"

Attack power 5000, and also locks effects when slashing...

He immediately realized that this thing is simply a killing artifact.

Therefore, he couldn't do anything at this moment, and could only let this explosive sword slash over his raptor. The latter soon exploded and turned into burning iron slag and fell.

【Shay, LP 4000 → LP 1600】

"Okay! Keep up the momentum!" Yuma punched.

Shay patted the dust off his body expressionlessly.

"It seems I underestimated you a bit." Shay said. "But the result won't change. The battle of Utopia Ray only limits the activation of card effects 'until the end of the Damage Step', but the restriction is lifted after the Damage Step."

"Therefore, after the battle, I activate Quick-Play Spell! Rank-Up-Magic - Raptor's Force!"

Yuma was surprised: "Quick-Play Rank-Up?"

Astral was also a bit surprised: "It seems this person is also a duelist who is proficient in rank-up."

"Raptor's Force is, in the turn that your 'Raidraptor' Xyz monster was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can target any 'Raidraptor' Xyz monster in your Graveyard, and Special Summon that monster!"

Shay drew the Xyz monster returned from the Graveyard.

"Come back! Raidraptor - Rise Falcon!"

The falcon's cry resounded through the sky, and the steel raptor rushed into the sky from the dark vortex, immediately returning to Shay's field.

【Raidraptor - Rise Falcon, ATK 100】

"And after that, you can further use Rise Falcon as an Xyz material to Xyz Summon a 'Raidraptor' monster one rank higher than the falcon!"

Shay raised his hand and said.

"Rank-Up Xyz Change!"

Yuma: "Rank up during our turn!?"

In just this one turn, Shay was surprised that Yuma could rank up without Rank-Up Magic, while Yuma was surprised that the opponent could rank up during his turn. Both sides realized that they were evenly matched today, and both were masters of Xyz rank-up.

Shay: "Falcon of ferocity, kill through the fierce battle and flap those wings, and defeat the enemies that gather! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Appear—"

"Rank 5! Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon!"

Just as the name suggests, what was summoned was a burning falcon. The rolling flames licked the red and black mecha, and the moment the falcon flapped its wings, it scattered the flames, as if it were born from a burning fireball.

【Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon, ATK 1000】

"Ranked up..." Yuma muttered. "But it only has 1000 attack power after ranking up."

Astral: "This means it must have a powerful effect. Set the back row here, Yuma."

"Um." Yuma nodded. "I set two cards, turn end."

Shay: "My turn, draw!"

Shay drew a card, glanced at it, added it to his hand, and then didn't force it and started directly.

Shay looked up and said: "Activate the effect of Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon! Once per turn, remove one Xyz material, and you can destroy all Special Summoned monsters on the opponent's field, and deal 500 damage to the opponent for each destroyed monster!"

Yuma: "Ah, another monster targeting Special Summoned monsters?"

Astral: "It seems that the deck called 'Raidraptor' on the opponent's side is a type that has extra special attacks on Special Summoned monsters."

Shay pointed to Utopia: "Destroy Number 39: Utopia Ray!"

The falcon's wings began to burn again, and it broke through the air and struck Utopia Ray!

Astral: "Protect Utopia Ray here, Yuma!"

"That's for sure!" Yuma shouted. "Activate set card! Trap Card 'Overlay Removal'! This card can negate the effect activated by using an Xyz material on an Xyz monster on the opponent's field!" (Anime card)

The trap released a pale golden barrier to block in front of Utopia Ray. The flames of the Raidraptor bombarded that layer of barrier without reservation, soon washed along the barrier, and failed to cause damage to Utopia Ray.

"Barely blocked it, huh." Shay said coldly. "But it's not over yet, the falcon's counterattack is just about to begin!" ===== CHAPTER 1502 =====