Chapter 865

Placido only had one copy of this core card, Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞. However, even if the parts went to the Graveyard, as long as he got another 'Wisdom Core' and destroyed it, he could summon all the parts back to the field from the Graveyard.

However, if he had judged that the impact wasn't big and hadn't used the Counter Trap but allowed Macro Cosmos to pass, then this duel would have been over and he would have been beyond saving.

And Placido's entire deck revolved around Wisel; it was either Meklord Emperor parts that strengthened Wisel, or auxiliary Spell and Trap cards. It could be said that if he lost Wisel, his entire deck would basically lose its combat capability.

Thinking of this, Placido looked at the burning Golem on the field, then looked at the Macro Cosmos on the opponent's field that had just been set back by his own counter, and felt lingering fear in his heart.

What a damn piece of work.

Fujiki You Xuan narrowed his eyes, smiling as he watched Placido's furious appearance, as if admiring his own masterpiece.

Such an expression obviously made Placido even angrier, feeling as if the opponent was playing with him with the mindset of a monkey. For Placido, who had the strongest self-esteem among the Three Emperors of Iliaster, how could he accept this?

But Fujiki You Xuan wasn't just admiring the opponent's angry look out of simple bad taste; he was confirming his judgment through the opponent's reaction.

Placido's 'Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞' indeed only had one copy.

Judging from the anime, such key cards indeed only seemed to have one copy, but Fujiki You Xuan couldn't be sure just by relying on the anime; after all, this dimension might not be consistent with the anime, so he could only refer to it and not believe it entirely. However, looking at the opponent's reaction now, it seemed there really was no second Meklord Emperor.

But the next scene was a bit beyond his expectations.

"Just now, because 'Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞' was Tributed by Lava Golem and left the field, the remaining Meklord Emperor parts on my field were also destroyed by their own effects."

"And this card in my hand can be Special Summoned when a monster on my field is destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard!"

"Appear—"

"—Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞ Combined Version!"

Fujiki You Xuan: "?"

He had to admit that he was indeed a bit surprised this time.

It was the same part as the Meklord Emperor torso that had just been destroyed, also named 'Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞', but this time, what was summoned to the field from Placido's hand was not just the torso.

It was the entire Meklord Emperor Wisel that had already finished combining!

And it wasn't five cards, but a form that had already combined five into one and finished transforming, yet it was only one monster card, occupying only one monster zone.

This was the Meklord Emperor Wisel that had been modified and turned into a physical card; it should have been a physical card version that hadn't appeared in the anime.

【Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞, DEF 2500】

"Interesting." Fujiki You Xuan chuckled.

Sure enough, what did he say before?

The anime can only be used as a reference and cannot be believed entirely. The opponent might not necessarily be consistent with the anime's performance.

"To think you even forced me to use the Wisel combined form," Placido said gloomily, "Your strength is indeed good. But the Meklord Emperor won't lose to a shameless bastard like you."

"To actually say that about your opponent, that's really excessive." Fujiki You Xuan acted innocent.

He was clearly playing cards seriously just like anyone else, so how was he shameless?

Fujiki You Xuan: "Then set one more card, turn end."

Placido: "My turn, draw!"

"At the instant of the Standby Phase, Lava Golem's monster effect." Fujiki You Xuan said, "Lava Golem inflicts 1000 damage to its owner during the Standby Phase."

"Lava's warm hospitality, you should enjoy it properly."

Placido: "!"

He suddenly raised his head to look at the iron block above his head, only to see that lava had indeed already started pouring down from the block onto the head of his Ghost robot.

【Ghost, LP 200】

With only 200 Life Points left, how could he withstand this round of lava pouring over his head? Placido, who had just escaped a crisis, immediately reached a life-and-death moment again!

"Ahhhhh, don't underestimate me!"

Placido roared.

"Activate face-down card, Counter Trap 'Damage Polarizer'!"

"Negate the activation of the effect that inflicts damage, and both players draw one card from their deck!"

A circular shield floated above the Ghost, and the scorching lava poured down by Lava Golem washed over the shield, falling on both sides of the black iron cage and continuously burning out charred red holes.

"You escaped another disaster, it's really not easy."

Fujiki You Xuan drew a card and smiled.

"Are you a cockroach?"

"To actually make me this smug..."

Placido became even more furious.

"I'll make that smile disappear from your face right now!"

"Battle!" Placido shouted, "Use 'Lava Golem' to attack 'Black Luster Soldier'!"

Black Luster Soldier was bound by Fiendish Chain, and the light all over his body had dimmed. But even so, he didn't flinch at all when he saw the enemy attacking, and despite being bound by the chains, he still tried his best to draw his sword and swung it to meet the Lava Golem that was swinging its fist.

"Monsters bound by Fiendish Chain cannot attack, but their ATK will not be affected." Fujiki You Xuan said lightly.

Both sides had the same ATK, so attacking would only result in a mutual destruction.

"Hmph! Of course I know that!"

Placido controlled the Ghost to suddenly play another card from his hand.

"Quick-Play Spell 'Concentrating Current'! Increase the ATK of one monster on your field by the value of its own DEF, but as a cost, other monsters on the field cannot attack this turn."

"I increase 'Lava Golem's' ATK by its own DEF value of 2500!"

Once this card appeared, golden electricity exploded all over Lava Golem's body. The iron block let out a roar, and energy was continuously injected into his body, making his size seem to double rapidly.

【Lava Golem, ATK 3000 → ATK 5500】

Lava's fist slammed down with destructive force, and Black Luster Soldier's sword snapped. The chains binding his body also shattered with a bang, and Black Luster Soldier tilted his head back and flew backward.

"At this moment, activate Continuous Trap 'Desperate Tag-Out'."

Fujiki You Xuan opened another face-down card in his back row.

"When a face-up Attack Position monster on your field is destroyed by battle, make that battle damage 0."

"After that, Special Summon one Warrior-Type monster of Level 4 or lower from your hand."

All the flames from Lava Golem's fist were absorbed by the Trap's fluctuations, turning into a vortex of fire and disappearing into the Trap.

Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand and slapped another monster card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Special Summon 'Gearfried the Iron Knight'!"

The steel warrior in pitch-black iron armor flew out from the summoning vortex as the monster card was slapped onto the Duel Disk. He swung the sharp sword in his hand, as if shattering the starlight, and countless stardust scattered around him.

【Gearfried the Iron Knight, ATK 1800】

(End of chapter)