Chapter 483: The Might of the Gladiator Beasts

Melo: "My turn, draw."

He only took one look at the card he drew and revealed it directly.

"Spell card 'Graceful Charity'. Draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from my hand."

He unhurriedly picked out two cards from his hand and sent them to the Graveyard.

"Then activate the spell card 'Mystical Space Typhoon'!" Melo said. "Destroy one spell card on the field. If it is a set card, it must be flipped over to confirm; if it is a spell card, it must also be destroyed."

Kark: "Want to see my set card?"

"Not at all," Melo smiled lightly. "'Machina Gearframe', although it is a monster card, when used as equipment, it is also treated as a spell card when it exists in the Spell/Trap Zone.

Therefore, use Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Gearframe."

Green light shot out like an arrow from the spell he played, hitting the orange-red coat on the steel giant. The alloy skeleton immediately melted under the magic light, turning into a pool of molten iron that fell to the ground and disappeared into nothingness.

"Then activate the spell card 'Gladiator Beast's Respite', add one 'Gladiator Beast' monster of Level 4 or lower from the deck to my hand."

Melo directly searched his deck.

"Add 'Gladiator Beast Bestiari' from the deck to my hand."

"Then Normal Summon 'Gladiator Beast Bestiari'!"

A green whirlwind rolled up, as if a Winged Beast warrior wearing exoskeleton armor was equipped with wide steel wings behind him, hovering high above the field.

【Gladiator Beast Bestiari, ATK 1500】

"Then I return 'Gladiator Beast Bestiari' and 'Gladiator Beast Murmillo' from the field to the deck..."

Melo raised his right hand and clenched his fist in the air.

"Fusion!"

Kark was shocked: "Fusion without a spell?"

Although Gladiator Beasts were a deck excavated by Industrial Illusions, they were only in a stone tablet state before this, and hadn't even been made into cards. So Industrial Illusions had no information at all about what specific abilities they had or how to use them.

"Not bad, Gladiator Beast fusion can return monsters from the field to the deck to fuse directly, without needing a Fusion spell."

Melo closed his eyes lightly, as if chanting an incantation.

"The fusion condition is 'Gladiator Beast Bestiari' plus any Gladiator Beast monster.

The raptor warrior who survived in ancient times, fused with the soul of a gladiator, becomes a veteran warrior! Fusion Summon—

—Gladiator Beast Gyzarus!"

The legendary emperor of ancient Rome, also a legend who left a heavy mark in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh. Everyone who experienced that era knows the fear of being dominated by Gyzarus; it was the undisputed number one big brother in the era when Gladiator Beasts won the championship, an absolute trump card.

【Gladiator Beast Gyzarus, ATK 2400】

"When Gladiator Beast Gyzarus is successfully Special Summoned, you can destroy up to two cards on the field," Melo pointed to Kark's field. "Your 'Machina Force', and that set card in the middle of the back row.

Let's just destroy these two."

Emperor Gyzarus rose with the wind, his wings flapping, and two green tornadoes went left and right, heading toward the steel giant and the set card in the back row respectively, each tornado containing thousands of flying feather arrows!

"Then chain activate the set card you chose as a target!" Kark shouted. "Trap card 'Ride!'

Select one Union 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 exited from the Graveyard and inserted it into the Duel Disk as a spell again.

"Equip 'Machina Gearframe' from the Graveyard to 'Machina Force' again!"

The orange-red steel armor was put on the Machina Force again. The green whirlwind shredded the Ride trap that had already been activated in the back row, while the other tornado hit the steel giant's body, but only cracked the outer armor.

"The effect of 'Machina Gearframe', when the equipped Machine-Type monster is destroyed, use this card as a substitute," Kark said.

Although Gyzarus's powerful ability to blow up two cards upon appearance surprised him secretly, fortunately, he resisted it with superb skill. Although that Gladiator Beast had strong abilities, its ATK was not as high as Machina Force. "Battle," Melo said. "Gladiator Beast Gyzarus, attack 'Machina Force'."

"Nani?"

Kark was surprised again.

Knowing that the ATK is not as high, yet still attacking...

But Gyzarus had already taken to the air again, and the whirlwind rolled up again. The green storm turned into a tornado, carrying the sky full of flying feathers and blasting toward the Machina giant.

Kark's thoughts turned rapidly.

It couldn't be seeking its own death; there must be some trick hidden. Although he couldn't guess what this was for a while, but...

"Activate set card!" Kark flipped over the other set card. "Second trap card 'Ride!' Equip a Union monster from the Graveyard to a suitable equipped monster on the field.

I equip 'Machina Gearframe' from the Graveyard to Machina Force again!"

The overworked Gearframe seemed unable to find rest. Once again, it was forcibly resurrected from the Graveyard and turned into equipment armor to protect Machina Force.

"Ho, actually activating a trap even though your own ATK is higher, this caution is not bad. But your choice is indeed not bad..."

Melo slowly revealed a card in his hand.

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"Quick-play spell 'Gladiator Beast's Respite'. One Gladiator Beast on my field, ATK increases by 500 points until the end of the turn."

【Gladiator Beast Gyzarus, ATK 2400 -> ATK 2900】

Seeing this card, Kark couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

That was close.

Fortunately, he chose to activate Ride just now. Gladiator Beast's Respite is a quick-play spell that changes ATK, and this type of effect can be activated during the damage calculation step when monsters battle.

In Yu-Gi-Oh rules, most card effects other than Counter Traps cannot be activated during the damage calculation step. If he had been lucky just now and hadn't chosen to activate this second Ride, then by the time the opponent used the quick-play spell to increase Gyzarus's ATK during the damage step, Kark would have already missed the timing and couldn't activate the set card.

"Once again, 'Machina Gearframe' substitutes for destruction!"

The Gearframe armor took another blast from Gyzarus and exited, but the Machina giant still stood tall.

【Kark, LP 4000 -> LP 3700】

"Even this was defended against, not bad," Melo narrowed his eyes. "But what are you going to do next time?"

Kark was surprised again.

There's more?

He had already defended against so many attacks in a row, and there was still a next move?

"At the end of the Battle Phase in which Gladiator Beast Gyzarus battled, Gyzarus itself returns to the deck."

As Melo spoke, Gyzarus had turned into golden light and flew back into his deck.

"Special Summon any two Gladiator Beasts other than 'Gladiator Beast Bestiari' from the deck," Melo waved his hand. "Return 'Gladiator Beast Gyzarus' to the deck, Special Summon two new Gladiator Beasts to the field.

Gladiator Beast Murmillo!

Gladiator Beast Samnite!"

【Gladiator Beast Murmillo, ATK 800】

【Gladiator Beast Samnite, ATK 1700】

Melo didn't recognize Samnite the first time it appeared, but he had just seen this ugly fish, and couldn't help but have his pupils shrink.

"Murmillo, this guy's effect is..."

"Not bad, when Special Summoned by the effect of a Gladiator Beast, destroy a monster on the field," Melo snapped his fingers. "Destroy Machina Force."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 484 =====