Chapter 1522

A red beam of light erupted from the center of the earth, and a winding red dragon appeared in the vortex of flames. As its huge body tossed with the wind, it scattered sparks, as if to turn everything into burning ashes.

【Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, ATK?】

"Of course, the ATK of Uria, Lord of Searing Flames is determined by the number of Trap Cards in my Graveyard," Fujiki You Xuan said in a light tone, "Now I only have one 'Awakening of the Three Phantasms' in my Graveyard, so the ATK is only 1000."

【Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, ATK 1000】

Uria let out a low growl of displeasure and flicked its tail, its momentum weakening slightly.

"However, I will then activate the effect of 'Chaos Summoning Beast' that I just Tributed to the Graveyard," Fujiki You Xuan said, "This card exists in the Graveyard, and by banishing this card from the game, I can add one Field Spell 'Lost Paradise' from the Deck to my hand."

Thus, Fujiki You Xuan's Deck performed an automatic search again, and another card popped out of the Deck with a golden glow. Fujiki You Xuan drew it into his hand, displayed it, and immediately played it.

The hidden compartment on the side of the Duel Disk popped open, Fujiki You Xuan inserted the card in his hand into it, and the compartment immediately sucked it back into the Duel Disk.

"Field Spell 'Lost Paradise'!"

Lost Paradise activated again, and the dark and gloomy environment dominated the field again, turning this place back into a paradise for the Phantasms.

"Finally, Set one card, turn end," Fujiki You Xuan said.

"My turn, draw!"

Shada drew a card. He looked up at the huge Lord of Searing Flames on Fujiki You Xuan's field, his eyes almost provocative.

"Even if you summoned the third Phantasm immediately, it only has 1000 ATK," Shada sneered, "Looks good but useless."

And more importantly, that most critical and disgusting trap "Awakening of the Three Phantasms" was disposed of.

In this way, he can operate.

"Normal summon 'Zoodiac Whiptail'!"

【Zoodiac Whiptail, ATK 1600】

"Next, use 'Zoodiac Whiptail' on the field as Xyz material, one monster constructs an overlay network, Xyz Summon—

——Zoodiac Tigermortar!"

Unlike its domineering name, Tigermortar is a girl who looks like she's cosplaying as a tiger, riding on a huge chariot, and the grim giant cannon forms a sharp contrast with her swaying spotted tail.

【Phantasm Summoning Beast, ATK 0】

"Tigermortar can of course also be an Xyz monster summoned by overlapping 'Zoodiac' monsters on the field," Shada said, "And, Tigermortar's ATK and DEF increase by the ATK values of the 'Zoodiac' monsters held as Xyz materials."

【Zoodiac Tigermortar, ATK? → ATK 1600】

"Activate Tigermortar's effect, once per turn, detach one Xyz material, and select one Xyz monster on my field and one 'Zoodiac' monster in the Graveyard."

Shada raised his hand and said.

"Absorb the target monster as an Xyz material for the monster on the field. I want to absorb 'Zoodiac Ratpier' from the Graveyard as Xyz material."

Ratpier, which had already been buried in the Graveyard, appeared as a phantom, then turned into twisted purple light and was absorbed into Tigermortar.

At first glance, this seems like a meaningless operation—Tigermortar pulled out its original Xyz material and absorbed Ratpier from the Graveyard as a new material. In this way, looking at the result, Tigermortar still only has one material, which seems like a meaningless operation.

But Fujiki You Xuan clearly knows that this is not the case.

"The 'Zoodiac Ratpier' just absorbed as Xyz material

also hides another effect," Shada said, "When Ratpier becomes an Xyz material for an Xyz monster, this card as material can grant that Xyz monster an additional effect.

That is, once per turn, detach one Xyz material from this card, and Special Summon one 'Zoodiac Ratpier' from the hand or Deck!"

As he spoke, the purple light material swirling around Tigermortar had already been absorbed and merged into Tigermortar's body, as if a cannonball had been filled into the chamber.

Ammunition filled, a cannon shot out with golden light, landing on Shada's own field and blowing up a giant crater. Golden light spots condensed in the crater, transforming into the image of another Ratpier.

【Zoodiac Ratpier, ATK 0】

"Then use 'Zoodiac Tigermortar', which has run out of Xyz materials, as Xyz material, reconstruct the overlay network, Xyz again!"

Tigermortar turned into a beam of golden light, winding and swaying as it fell into the vortex. Gorgeous golden light spots erupted, transforming into a bull-horned warrior holding a battle axe.

"Xyz Summon, Zoodiac Broadbull!"

【Zoodiac Broadbull, ATK 0】

"Then activate Broadbull's effect! Once per turn, detach one Xyz material, and add one Beast-Warrior-Type monster that can be Normal Summoned from the Deck to the hand."

Thus, Tigermortar, as Xyz material, was quickly absorbed and disappeared into Broadbull's battle axe. Shada casually drew the card that popped out of the Deck, added it to his hand without even looking, and waved his hand again to give the Xyz command.

"Use 'Zoodiac Broadbull' as Xyz material, Xyz again!"

Zoodiac is such a Deck of Xyz stacking, overlapping, overlapping, and overlapping again, only needing any random Zoodiac to deduce everything.

"Xyz Summon, Zoodiac Chakanine!"

【Zoodiac Chakanine, ATK 0】

"Then the effect of 'Zoodiac Chakanine' also activates," Shada said, "Once per turn, detach one Xyz material from this card, and select one 'Zoodiac' monster in my Graveyard. Special Summon that monster, but the monster Special Summoned by that effect has its effects negated this turn and cannot be used as Xyz material."

Thus, Chakanine's only material was also absorbed, turning into a beam of light that passed through the giant ring in her hand, turning into a physical entity and landing on the ground.

"Come back again, Zoodiac Ratpier!"

【Zoodiac Ratpier, ATK 0】

The Ratpier that appeared first at the start of the duel jumped back onto the field again, continuing to work overtime.

"Then activate the Continuous Spell 'Zoodiac Barrage'!"

The image of the Continuous Spell appeared in Shada's back row, reflecting a cold and dangerous light on the card art.

"The effect of Barrage," Shada said, "This card can select one face-up card on my field, destroy that card, and Special Summon one 'Zoodiac' monster from the Deck."

He pointed to the Ratpier that had just returned to his field.

"I want to destroy the 'Zoodiac Ratpier' that just revived, and then Special Summon a new 'Zoodiac Ratpier' from the Deck!"

Thus, the Ratpier just pulled up from the Graveyard was blown up, and a third Ratpier flew out of the Deck.

Fujiki You Xuan nodded: "The Ratpier revived by Chakanine's effect has no monster effect and cannot be used as Xyz material, but it's okay to replace it with the Ratpier from Barrage's effect."

"Exactly."

Shada shouted.

Now there are two Ratpiers on his field—one is the Ratpier that flew out through Tigermortar's effect, and the other is this one that just flew out through Barrage's effect.

"Then I want to overlay the two 'Zoodiac Ratpier' on the field!"