Chapter 995: Machine Emperor Dragon

Polaris Gem·Swalyn: When you have a Supreme God on your field, once per turn, you can negate the effects of all cards on your opponent’s field. A powerful continuous trap.

But You Xuan had already destroyed this trap during his duel with Braver; teammates’ graveyards don’t inherit cards, so Harald’s graveyard shouldn’t have this card.

But then You Xuan immediately realized: “So that’s it—you have another copy of this trap in your deck?”

“Exactly,” Harald smiled. “It was sent to my graveyard last turn before I could set it, thanks to your ‘Shape-Shifting Pot’.”

“I see. If you have this trap, things are going to be troublesome for me,” You Xuan said.

Harald smiled: “A skilled hunter deliberately shows weakness to lure the prey. You’re exactly that kind of treacherous man, Fujiki Yūgen—I’ve seen through you, and I won’t fall for your tricks.”

You Xuan muttered: “Treacherous? That’s a harsh word—pure defamation.”

“My turn, draw!”

Harald declared.

“The moment of truth!”

Your back row may hide a way to counter the gods, but before the omniscient and omnipotent Odin, no trick will work!”

Activate the effect of Supreme God Emperor·Odin: Rune Control!

Until the end of this turn, all three of my Supreme Gods are unaffected by the effects of spells, traps, or monsters!”

Odin’s staff raised high, radiating boundless divine light, enveloping all three Supreme Gods in an absolute immunity barrier!

“I’ve been waiting for this,” You Xuan said. “Activate my set card: Trap Card—‘Crossbow Unit’!”

By tributing one of my monsters, I can destroy one card on my opponent’s field.

I tribute Machine Emperor·Godland to destroy ‘Supreme God Emperor·Odin’!”

Harald suddenly understood: “So that’s your plan. Even if Odin is omniscient, this effect still requires activation. Effects that activate later take precedence—so you just need to destroy Odin before his ‘unaffected by card effects’ kicks in. That’s your plan, isn’t it?”

But then he sneered.

“But it’s useless. The power of gods surpasses such tactics!”

Activate my set card: Continuous Trap—‘Divine Radiance’! Until my next second Standby Phase, all gods on my field are immune to trap card effects!”

Divine Radiance erupted, divine power descending upon the three Supreme Gods, granting them immunity to traps—Crossbow Unit’s effect now rendered useless.

But You Xuan also smiled: “I anticipated it.”

Activate my set card: Trap Card—‘Forced Exile Device’—return one monster on the field to its owner’s hand.”

I return ‘Supreme God Emperor·Odin’ to its owner’s hand!”

Harald: “!!!”

A chain of offensive and defensive moves—now You Xuan revealed his true hand. Harald suddenly realized.

This guy’s original goal was this all along!

He foresaw it: Odin grants total immunity, Divine Radiance grants trap immunity—only by removing both obstacles could his ultimate move, Forced Exile, succeed.

Even if Crossbow Unit succeeded and destroyed Odin, it would only delay the attack—Odin would revive at the end of the turn.

But if Odin is returned to the Extra Deck, Harald must rebuild his Synchro materials from scratch—that’s the only way to truly neutralize Odin.

“You dare scheme against a god?”

Harald gritted his teeth, but Odin had already turned into a flash of golden light, vanishing back into his D-Ruler’s Extra Deck.

“Impossible!?” Dragun exclaimed. “Harald—Harald’s Odin—was actually neutralized!?”

Braver said: “Calm down. We still have the advantage—we still have two gods.”

Harald took a deep breath: “Returning to the hand, or chaining traps—using such a method to defeat a god? I must commend you.”

“But this is surely your limit now—no more cards to protect your monsters. And now, all my gods are immune to trap effects.”

“Supreme God Emperor·Thor, attack the defense-position ‘Shape-Shifting Pot’!”

Thor’s hammer came down—the Shape-Shifting Pot shattered instantly.

“Go, Supreme God Emperor Loki—directly attack Fujiki Yūgen!”

But before Loki’s void bullet could fire, a flash of golden light erupted from You Xuan’s graveyard, forming a transparent kite-shaped phantom that blocked You Xuan’s front.

Loki’s bullet struck the kite—spreading transparent ripples—but the tiny humanoid kite stubbornly absorbed the impact, taking zero damage.

Harald: “Nani?”

“The ‘Kite Machine’ in the graveyard can activate once when targeted by direct attack, reducing battle damage to zero,” You Xuan smiled. “Sorry, but it seems you didn’t get your wish.”

“Ugh.”

Harald frowned.

Does this mean he calculated even using ‘Crossbow Unit’ to tribute Godland as the cost?

Kite Machine only activates when targeted by direct attack—if Godland hadn’t been tributed, the kite couldn’t have blocked the god’s strike.

How far did this guy plan ahead?

“I’ll set one card face-down. End my turn.”

Though face-down, this card is essentially a known trump for both sides—it’s the trap recovered earlier via Loki’s effect: Continuous Trap—‘Polaris Gem·Swalyn’.

“My turn, draw.”

You Xuan said.

“Standby Phase: Special Summon ‘Dummy Possum’ from the graveyard.”

【Dummy Possum, ATK 800】

“Activate Spell Card—‘Flowing Cards’—draw two cards. But if you don’t send one card to the graveyard before the end of the turn, you take 3000 damage at the End Phase.” (Original card)

You Xuan drew two more cards.

“Dummy Possum’s effect activates: Pretend to be dead!”

“Again with the pretending to be dead!?”

Harald was startled.

“Didn’t you just say that was your last Machine Emperor?”

“I said Godland was the last type of Machine Emperor—I never said I only had one of each type,” You Xuan grinned.

“When a monster on the field is destroyed by a card effect, I can Special Summon ‘Machine Emperor·Godmind ∞’ from my hand!”

【Machine Emperor·Godmind ∞, ATK 2500】

Godmind Mk. II!

“Go! Activate Godmind’s effect,” You Xuan said. “Absorb ‘Supreme God Emperor·Thor’!”

Harald felt like vomiting.

Again?

Machine Emperor, Machine Emperor, Machine Emperor—is this never-ending?

Thor felt like vomiting too.

Why me again? Why do you keep targeting me? Is this really fun?

Look at Loki over there—he looks like a bad guy. Why not absorb him?

Harald: “Activate Continuous Trap—‘Polaris Gem·Swalyn’!”

When you have a god on your field, all cards on your opponent’s field lose their effects. Machine Emperor Godmind’s effect is negated!”

The divine authority of the gods surged through the trap—Godmind, just summoned, instantly dimmed, losing its luster.

Harald panted.

Is this finally enough to stop him?

These damn Machine Emperors…

“Yes, that’s exactly what you had to do,” You Xuan smiled. “To avoid being absorbed by Godmind, you had to use that trap now—the last remaining defense of your gods.”

Harald: “!”

This guy—this tone—

Is there another trick?

“Now, the stage is set for the ultimate Machine Emperor to appear.”

“Ultimate Machine Emperor?” Harald shouted. “Isn’t Godland the last Machine Emperor!?”

“Yes, I only said Godland was the last ‘Machine Emperor.’ But the Machine Emperor deck contains a card stronger than any Machine Emperor—a true trump.”

Now you’ll see it—both of you!”

You Xuan declared.

“When you have three or more types of ‘Machine Emperor’ in your graveyard, you can banish one of each of three different types from your graveyard to Special Summon the Ultimate Machine Emperor!”

I banish from my graveyard: Machine Emperor·Godsky, Godmind, and Godland!”

Harald was stunned. Dragun and Braver simultaneously held their breath.

Something summoned by banishing these three mighty Machine Emperors simultaneously…

What could it be?

The space suddenly tore open with three intersecting crimson energy beams. From the clouds came a roar of interlocking gears and dragon roars. A metallic dragon’s body spiraled out of the dimensional rift, each joint sparking with blue plasma. The central main head burst through first; its mechanical vertical pupils contracted with a laser-calibrating “beep.” The left silver head concentrated flame; the right head spat lightning.

Its extended spine appeared forged from endless titanium alloy vertebrae. The three heads simultaneously raised in unison—triple roars shook the air, shattering every pane of glass along the track.

Machine Emperor Dragon·Trisceleia, Summoned!

“Machine Emperor… Dragon!?” Harald gasped.

They were stunned—but someone was even more stunned.

The three original owners of the Machine Emperors—Taiyi’s Three Emperors.

They were now gaping, mouths hanging open, Praxido muttering “Impossible” like a broken record.

Because even they—the true owners—had never seen this Machine Emperor Dragon before.

What is this? Does such a thing even exist?

They arrived first—why does this Wuteng Youxuan have this card, while the three of them have never even heard of it?

【Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia, ATK 3000】

“Battle,” Youxuan said. “Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia, attack ‘Supreme Divine Emperor·Loki.’”

Harald’s heart tightened: “Lower ATK and still attacking?”

This can’t be good.

Sure enough, Youxuan continued: “Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia, activate its effect! Once per turn, when this card declares an attack, you may select any one monster from your opponent’s Extra Deck and equip it to this card!”

Harald: “??????”

He instantly doubted he’d heard wrong.

Even the bald-headed commentator doubted his ears.

Equip a monster from the opponent’s Extra Deck?

The next moment, as he watched a streak of golden light forcibly ripped from his own Extra Deck, manifesting as Odin’s form, then being absorbed into the body of the Emperor Machine Dragon, Harald finally realized it wasn’t his hearing or his comprehension that had failed.

It was this damn world that had gone mad!

What the hell kind of thing is this?!

Harald was losing his mind, on the verge of insanity.

My Odin! I didn’t even summon him—how the hell can you just pull him from the Extra Deck?!

What the fuck is this ultimate evolution of some bull-headed monster??

“Of course, Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia also absorbs the ATK of the equipped monster,” Youxuan smiled.

【Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia, ATK 3000 → ATK 7000】

“Furthermore, when Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia has a Synchro Monster equipped to it, it may attack a monster up to three times per battle phase!”

Harald: “...”

Pull a monster from the Extra Deck, ATK seven thousand, attack three times per turn...

Heh.

“Emperor Machine Dragon·Triskellia, attack ‘Supreme Divine Emperor·Thor’ and ‘Supreme Divine Emperor·Loki.’”

The three dragon heads of Triskellia opened simultaneously; a piercing screech echoed from its mechanical throat as its nuclear core overloaded. The central head unleashed a spiraling plasma torrent, the left head fired a blue-white lightning of absolute zero and a million volts intertwined, and the right head vomited forth an antimatter breath. The three destructive energies twisted together mid-flight, forming a death spiral of red, blue, and black.

BOOM—

【Harald, LP 3900 → LP 0】

(End of Chapter)