Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

I'm sending the [Twelve Beasts Goat Rush] from my hand to the graveyard!

Chapter 252 Warriors of Beasts and Machines

"[Jingwu]? Let's just say it's useful for now."

Adding the drawn card to his hand, Soreva raised his hand to continue the summoning of [Zodiac].

"Next, apply the effect of [Beast Dog Ring] from the Extra Deck. This card can be Xyz Summoned by stacking it on top of any [Beast] monster you control other than the same card!"

Therefore, I'll use the [Horse Sword] monster on the field to Xyz Summon! Come forth, [Beast Dog Ring]!

"What, stacking single monsters together!?"

As the orc warrior on the field, wielding a greatsword with a massive metal glove, instantly transformed into a streak of earthy yellow light and plunged into the pitch-black void of the Xyz Summon, both Yuma and Astral were stunned.

In their memory, Xyz Summoning should be a Special Summoning that requires multiple monsters of the same level, but Soreva actually used only one monster for Xyz Summoning, which was completely beyond their understanding.

Now, the girl who appeared from the light of the Xyz Summon, with dog ears and a dog tail, and a black ponytail, holding an exaggeratedly large battle ring in her right hand with a huge metal glove, has shown them that it is all true.

Soreva, clearly seeing the astonishment on their faces, smiled and explained to them:

"Don't be surprised. Stacking on top of a single [Zodiac] monster to perform an Xyz Summon is a feature of the [Zodiac] series, not just [Kujira].

Furthermore, this unified monster isn't limited to being a regular Effect Monster or an Xyz Monster!

Soleva's words made Yuma and Astral instantly realize that something was wrong.

However, Soreva quickly gave them a practical demonstration:

"Next, I'll apply the effect of [Monkey Hammer] from the Extra Deck..."

Then, Yuma and Astral saw that on Soreva's field, the radiance of the Overwhelming Light kept flashing, and the monsters on his field kept changing. Sometimes it was a white-haired giant ape holding a big hammer, sometimes it was a little tiger-tailed girl riding a yellow cannon, but in the end, it was fixed as a dragon-woman warrior carrying a huge trident on her shoulder and wielding a dragon tail.

"Hmm, with the four materials for the Dragon Lance, plus the situation that's about to unfold, it should be enough to deal with Yuma."

Just as Soreva was thinking this, Yuma also breathed a slight sigh of relief. After all, in his opinion, although the monsters on Soreva's field kept changing, they were ultimately just monsters with an attack power of only 1600.

"Even I could defeat such a monster with [I-I-I Magician] and [Magic Wand]!"

But just as Yuma was so confident, Soreva revealed another card from his hand:

"Then, I activate the effect of [Zanki Enbu] in my hand! Send one [Zanki] monster other than [Zanki Enbu] from my Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card from my hand!"

I choose to send [Sigma the Machine] from my deck to the graveyard!

With a flash of light, a mechanical warrior wielding a round bow appeared on Soreva's field. Immediately afterward, Soreva activated the effect of [Slice Sigma], which had just been sent to the graveyard:

"Then, activate the effect of [Slicing Sigma]! If this card is in your hand or graveyard and there are no monsters in your Extra Monster Zone, Special Summon this card!"

Extra Monster Zone? What's that?

Upon hearing the unfamiliar term, Yuma and Astral Body once again showed expressions of confusion. In response, Soreva stated:

The fact that my Duel Disk doesn't have an Extra Monster Zone doesn't mean my system doesn't recognize its existence! Right now, my Extra Monster Zone is empty! That's right!

Amidst the surging light, a mechanical warrior appeared on the Soreva field, clad in red and white armor and wielding a flame-shaped longsword, seemingly also conveying this message.

"[Enbu]'s other effect: If you Normal or Special Summon another [Slash] monster while this card is in the Monster Zone, you can activate this effect to add one [Slash] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand!"

Soleva selected the card he wanted to add to his hand, then caught the card that was spat out of the Duel Disk and added it to his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Soreva raised his hand and began to call out:

"Now I have two Level 4 monsters on the field. I'll stack my Level 4 monsters, [Round Fighter] and [Sigma]! Xyz Summon! Come forth, [Block Slasher D'Alembert]!"

With Soreva's call, his two monsters on the field instantly transformed into two orbs of light, one gold and one red, and entered the void of the Xyz Summon.

Then, golden lightning burst forth wildly, and a giant mechanical warrior, mainly black and gold, slowly rose from it, wielding its double-headed greatsword and shattering the two Xyz Material objects beside it.

"If this card is Xyz Summoned, you can remove two of its Xyz Materials and add one [Slash] card from your Deck to your hand! Come, [Slash Nabra]!"

Soleva's voice rang out again as he caught another card that popped out of the Duel Disk.

"[Other effect of [Operator D'Alembert] activated! You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 monster you control, Special Summon 1 Level 4 [Slash] monster from your hand or Graveyard!"

I choose to destroy [Operator D'Alembert] itself and Special Summon [Nabrahma] from my hand!

After the sound rang out, the black and gold mechanical warrior instantly disintegrated, and what appeared in the spot was a mechanical warrior with black and purple armor and gold trim.

But soon, the mechanical warrior in black and purple armor also disappeared from the field:

"Then comes the effect of [Nabra]: Tribute one Cyberse monster on your field to Special Summon one [Cut-Grimo] monster from your Deck! Reappear, [Enbu]!"

The purplish-black body instantly turned into specks of light and dissipated. The mechanical warrior wielding a longbow, whom Astral and Yuma had met once before, returned to Soleva's field.

"Finally, I face down two cards, and the round ends."

Looking at his final state, Soreva couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the limitations of this world and his reluctance to reveal his other summoning techniques so early, he would probably have a future Dragon Emperor or a Reaper on his field right now.

Upon seeing Soleva's scene, Yuma's face instantly lit up with joy:

"Great! The old man failed! Astral Sphere, we'll definitely defeat him this time! My turn, draw a card!"

As Yuma drew out the card, his expression brightened with joy, because the cards he could now use were the perfect way to unleash the winning combo he had used to defeat the shark.

In his excessive excitement, he even forgot the astral body's warning to be careful and slapped a card onto the D panel:

"I usually summon [I-I-I Magician]!"

Chapter 253 Despair Arrives

As the mage, dressed in black robes and bound by chains, appeared, Yuma immediately revealed another card from his hand:

"Then there's the effect of [GagGagBoy] in your hand! If you control a monster with [GagGag] in its name other than [GagGagBoy], you can Special Summon this card from your hand!"

Yuma affixed another card to the D panel. This time, however, it was a little boy with a curved helmet on his head like [Gagaga Magician], holding a popsicle, just like [Gagaga Magician] when he was a child.

"Furthermore, when this effect is successfully Special Summoned, [GagaGaga Boy]'s Level can be changed to the same Level as a [GagaGaga] monster on the field!"

Therefore, I'm going to raise [MeMeMeBoy]'s level to the same as [MeMeMeMagician]'s level 4!

Seeing two Level 4 monsters standing on his field, Yuma grinned excitedly:

"Now I have two Level 4 monsters on the field! I'll stack Level 4 [Ga-Ga-Ga Magician] and [Ga-Ga-Ga Boy]! Xyz Summon! Appear, messenger of light, [Number 39 Hope the Emperor]!"

The figures of the two magicians, one large and one small, instantly transformed into balls of light. The ace warriors who had helped Yuma defeat the shark and win the victory have descended here!

"Fantastic! I've mastered Xyz Summoning now! Next, [Hope], attack [Zanki Enbu]!"

However, this time when the command was given, [Hope] did not move at all and remained standing in place, which made Yuma panic. He quickly ran to [Hope], waving his hand as if to talk to it and calling out.

"Hey! [Hope]! Why aren't you attacking?! If you don't attack, how am I supposed to use my [Double Chance]?"

Watching the farce that Yuma put on, Soreva also began to think about why [Hope] did not launch an attack. Could it really be that [Hope]'s card spirits were having a conflict?

However, Yuma had never used these Cassoreva cards before and didn't know their effects. For now, he could only check them by accessing the MD system's system panel.

However, it would have been better if he hadn't checked; once he did, Soreva's face darkened.

"Could it be... that's the reason?"

Feeling that he had probably figured out why Hope wasn't attacking, Soreva immediately shouted at Yuma.

"Hey, Yuma! Take a good look at the effect of [Me Me Me Kid]!"

"[Me, me, me, boy]'s effect? ​​What happened?"

At first, Yuma didn't understand why Soreva would say that, but when he pulled out the [Gagmon] card and saw the last part of its effect, "During the turn this effect is activated, you cannot participate in the Battle Phase," he instantly understood and let out a wail.

"Ah! So you can't attack after activating the [Me Me Me Kid] effect?"

Even the astral body's face darkened, and it uttered a helpless complaint:

"A horse..."

However, Yuma quickly regained his confidence:

"But it's alright, my [Hope] is a monster with an attack power of 2500 points. Mr. Sorewa's few monsters with low attack power can't defeat it!"

"Then, I'll set a card face down, and the turn ends!"

However, Yuma's words clearly reached Soreva's ears, causing Soreva's lips to twitch involuntarily:

"You little rascal, you really dare to talk back! Well then, I'll have to show you something tough! So, during your end phase, I'll activate a Trap Card, [Severing Machine Super Factorial]!"

Upon seeing Soleva activate the trap card, Yuma's face froze for a moment:

"Huh? A trap card!"

"That's right! This card can target up to three [Zanki] monsters in your Graveyard and activate its effect! I choose to Special Summon [Zanki Enbu], [Zanki Sigma], and [Zanki Nabra] monsters from my Graveyard by negating their effects, and then Xyz Summon one [Zanki] Xyz Monster using these monsters as materials!"

"What? An Xyz Summon is being performed during my turn!"

Despite the deep shock on Yuma's face, he could clearly see that the three [Slash] monsters that had appeared during Soreva's turn had now reappeared.

However, the three monsters quickly turned into orbs of light, becoming materials for an Xyz Summon, and disappeared into the dark void.

Unlike when [Operator D'Alembert] summoned it, this time, what erupted from this dark void was pinkish-purple lightning.

What appeared amidst the thunder was a massive mech, predominantly gold and black, with an inverted triangular antenna symbol on its head and wielding an inverted triangular giant sword—an upgraded and evolved version of the [Nabrah] that had appeared before.

And Soreva called out its name loudly here:

"Show yourself! Iron warrior who inherits the will of the trident with a jet-black body! [Laplace the Block Slash Operator]!"

Then, Soleva raised its hand and activated its entrance effect.

"If this card is successfully Xyz Summoned, you can remove up to three Xyz Materials from this card and activate the corresponding number of effects!"

Therefore, I choose to remove all three of its overcharge materials and activate all three of its corresponding effects!

Immediately afterwards, Yuma saw that Soreva's right hand, except for his ring and little fingers which remained clenched, had his thumb, index, and middle fingers extended. However, he quickly bent his thumb and clenched it as well.

"First, randomly select one card from the opponent's hand and send it to the graveyard!"

Then the middle finger:

"Second, choose one of your opponent's monsters and send it to the Graveyard!"

Finally, even his index finger bent, and Soreva's right hand clenched into a complete fist:

"Third, select one Spell/Trap Card on your opponent's field and send it to the Graveyard!"

Upon hearing all three effects, Yuma's face turned deathly pale, because these three effects also meant that he was about to lose a card in his hand, a face-down card, and the [Hope] he had just summoned.