Chapter 482: Mecha vs Gladiator Beast

"You?"

Kark Dickson's face changed drastically.

He, as a cadre of the Card Professors, naturally knew about the power hidden in the precious ancient stone tablets that Industrial Illusions had excavated being taken away by someone.

In the previous investigation, the clues had long been locked onto one person.

It was exactly the person who appeared before him at this moment.

"Is it called... Melo, is it?" Kark said. "You have quite some guts as a thief, actually appearing before us voluntarily... what do you want?"

"Nothing. Just made some preparations earlier, and now it's about time to start the war."

"Start a war?"

Kark said in a deep voice.

"With Industrial Illusions?"

"Today is just to say hello, and by the way..."

Melo chuckled, and his cane transformed into the form of a Duel Disk. The deck was already loaded in the slot.

"I haven't had a chance to try this deck after making adjustments. Before fighting a truly troublesome opponent, I at least need a punching bag with some weight to practice."

"A punching bag, huh." Kark pushed the bridge of his glasses. "I don't know who you are, but no one dares to talk to this Mech Professor like that."

He paused, then smiled instead.

"Well, that's fine too. Actually delivering yourself to my door, then I, Kark, will accept this credit. Maybe Nightshroud will directly promote me to Professor General Manager..."

"Duel!" x2

【Kark, LP 4000】

【Melo, LP 4000】

"I'll go first, draw."

Melo said.

"Summon 'Gladiator Beast Samnite' in Attack Position!"

The first to appear was a Winged Beast-Type Gladiator Beast, but its appearance was a centaur, just like the legendary Sagittarius constellation. The warrior with golden hair wearing armor drew his bow and arrow, with a human upper body and a horse lower body, and the arrow pointed straight ahead.

【Gladiator Beast Samnite, ATK 1400】

"Set one card, turn end."

Kark curled his lip in disdain: "Using it immediately, huh, the stolen deck. You are nothing more than just another card thief; we at Industrial Illusions have caught many like you."

"My turn, draw!"

Kark played a monster card first.

"Summon 'Machina Gearframe'!"

The orange-red mechanical structure appeared from the summoned card, and under the duelist's command, it began to transform and assemble into a humanoid mechanical form.

【Machina Gearframe, ATK 1800】

"When Gearframe is successfully summoned, add one 'Machina' monster other than 'Machina Gearframe' from the deck to the hand."

Kark's Duel Disk automatically searched, and he quickly drew the searched card.

"I add 'Machina Fortress' from the deck to my hand."

"Then the effect of Fortress! This card can be Special Summoned directly without offering tributes by discarding monsters from the hand with a total level of 8 or higher."

One of Kark's hand cards was sent to the Graveyard.

"Discard Level 8 'Machina Force', Special Summon 'Machina Fortress'!"

With a heavy roar, the machine assembled and transformed into a huge fortress loaded with guns and ammunition, as if armed to the teeth from head to toe.

【Machina Fortress, ATK 2500】

"It's just a stolen deck after all, let me see how much power it can exert," Kark shouted. "Machina Fortress, attack 'Gladiator Beast Samnite'!" The fortress seemed to fire all its weapons at once, and the cannon light and the sky full of missiles formed a barrage that blasted toward the small fish-like creature.

"Then activate the set card," Melo said. "Trap card 'Defensive Tactics'!

This card can only be activated during the Battle Phase, choosing one of two effects. Choose one monster on the field, and it cannot be destroyed in any form during this Battle Phase.

Or, during this battle, all battle damage I take becomes 0."

"A defensive trap," Kark said. "Are you avoiding the damage?"

"No."

Melo smiled and pointed to the monster on his field.

"I want to protect 'Gladiator Beast Samnite' from being destroyed in battle."

A transparent trap protective layer appeared in front of Samnite, and all the artillery fire blasted onto that barrier. The impact and explosion burst open, and the flames swept over Melo.

【Melo, LP 4000 -> LP 2900】

Kark frowned slightly.

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Clearly he could have chosen to directly avoid all damage, but he still chose to take damage himself and protect the monster.

Is it to keep the monster for use as a tribute next turn?

But what he had to do remained unchanged.

"Battle continues. I still have Gearframe's attack, 'Machina Gearframe', also attack 'Gladiator Beast Samnite'!"

The mechanical frame also stepped forward, and an iron fist slammed into the Gladiator Beast. The centaur staggered back half a step, but still held on under the trap's buff.

【Melo, LP 2900 -> LP 2500】

"Then at the end of your Battle Phase," Melo said slowly. "The effect of 'Gladiator Beast Samnite', which has battled, activates.

At the end of the Battle Phase in which this card battled, return this card to the deck, and Special Summon any 'Gladiator Beast' other than Samnite from the deck."

Kark's eyelids twitched: "Was it for this purpose?"

Samnite had already turned into a beam of golden light and flew back into Melo's deck, and another Gladiator Beast took its place, appearing on the field in a column of water.

"Special Summon 'Gladiator Beast Murmillo'!"

【Gladiator Beast Murmillo, ATK 800】

"Murmillo's effect: When this card is successfully Special Summoned by the effect of a 'Gladiator Beast', destroy one face-up monster on the field.

Destroy 'Machina Fortress'."

The pair of turbines behind Murmillo spun rapidly, as if firing a high-pressure water cannon that hit the Machina Fortress directly. The huge steel fortress entered the water, sparks of electricity jumped all over its body, and with a boom, it quickly exploded into pieces.

"Calculating like this..." Kark snorted. "But at this moment, the effect of 'Machina Force' in my Graveyard also activates.

When this card is sent to the Graveyard because the Fortress on my field was destroyed, banish the Fortress from the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card.

Come, 'Machina Force'!"

The parts left by the exploded fortress were quickly adsorbed to one place, as if spontaneously reassembling and transforming, as if the steel fortress had transformed and grown metal hands and feet, the tracks were retracted to the joints, the heavy cannon was carried on the shoulder, and it stood upright in human form.

【Machina Force, ATK 2600】

"Then the effect of 'Machina Gearframe' activates!

Once per turn, this card can be equipped to a Machine-Type monster on my field, or be Special Summoned back to the field by releasing the equipped state.

I choose to equip Gearframe to 'Machina Force'!"

The orange robot transformed back into equipment like an exoskeleton, nested on the outside of the steel giant.

"When the equipped monster is destroyed by battle or effect, Gearframe can be used as a substitute!" Kark said. "Then set three cards in the back row, turn end!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 483 =====