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

"Don't worry, Yuma, you'll find out when the battle begins!"

Then, Tie Nan's expression instantly turned serious, and he said with a more solemn tone:

"Then, the effect of [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] activates! Once per turn, you can equip it with 1 monster from your or your opponent's Graveyard!"

I've chosen to equip [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon] as an Equip Card again!

This time, the Armored Dragon, whose chest area had already been occupied by the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], ultimately failed to pull out a second [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]. However, the eyes of the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] on its chest shone even brighter.

"Battle has begun, Yuma! [Armored Dragon] Attack [Hope Emperor Hope]! [Dark Final Evolution Beam]!"

As Iron Man gave the order to attack, black orbs of light condensed in the mouths of [Armored Dragon] and the three mouths of [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], transforming into black beams of light that shot towards [Hope].

"It's no use! Iron Man, have you forgotten the effect of [Hope]? I'll activate the effect of [Hope], remove one Xyz Material, and nullify your [Armored Dragon]'s attack! [Luna Shield]!"

As the last remaining Xyz Material was swallowed by [Hope of the Emperor]'s chest, transforming its wings into a shield, Iron Man responded to Yuma with a slight smile:

"Yuma, did you think I would forget the effects of [Hope]? Now, take a good look at the miserable state of [Hope]!"

"What!?"

Reminded by Tetsuo, Yuma looked again at Hope, who had used her wings as a shield to block the attack from [Armored Dragon]. Hope's face showed pain, and even her roar was tinged with agony.

Then, Yuma saw the dark beam of light melt away Hope's wings, which had been transformed into a shield, and strike Hope's body heavily.

Meanwhile, Yuma's own LP also plummeted from 4000 points to 1500 points under this wave of impact.

"This is……"

Faced with Yuma's question, Tetsuo explained the effects of [Armored Dragon] to him without any hesitation:

"Yuma, [Armored Dragon] is unaffected by the opponent's effects! Therefore, your method of using [Hope]'s effect to negate [Armored Dragon]'s attack power is impossible!"

After this explanation, seemingly to ignite Yuma's fighting spirit, Tetsuo added another sentence.

"Furthermore, [Armored Dragon] can launch an attack equal to the number of cards it is equipped with during a Battle Phase! In other words, next turn, [Armored Dragon] can acquire another monster as its equipment and launch two attacks!"

"Yuma, are you confident you can withstand two attacks from [Armored Dragon]?"

Instantly, Yuma fell into deep thought. Faced with such a powerful Armored Dragon, Yuma felt it was impossible to withstand its two attacks given his current hand.

However, Yuma still optimistically raised his head and spoke to Tetsuo in his usual tone:

"Although it's almost impossible, Iron Man, I believe in the bond between my deck and me; it will definitely help me win this duel!"

"Very good, Yuma, that's the spirit! Next round, let me see your full power, Yuma!"

Seeing that Yuma hadn't given up even after all, Tetsuo immediately gave a good-natured smile, then drew a card from his hand and slapped it onto his D-card panel.

"Since [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] was summoned by the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark World], I can perform another Normal Summon! I Normal Summon [Cyber ​​Kirin] from my hand!"

As the silver-white mechanical Qilin appeared on his field, Iron Man immediately activated its effect.

"I activate the effect of [Cyber ​​Kirin] and Tribute this card. Until the end of the turn, the damage I take from this effect becomes 0."

That way, [Power Bond] won't harm me. I'll end my turn like this!

"Well, it's my turn then!"

However, the instant Yuma's finger touched the deck, Astral Entity's voice rang in Yuma's ears:

"Yuma, don't lose!"

"Isn't that obvious? Let's soar to the heavens, me! Time to draw a card!"

With a swift, heavy flick of his finger, Yuma, who had just revealed the card, was immediately taken aback.

"This card..."

This [Gag ...

However… after glancing at the [Armored Dragon] on the field, which was unaffected by the opponent's activated effects, Yuma still wore a somewhat troubled expression.

For a moment, he couldn't think of any way to deal with [Armored Dragon].

"What to do? What to do? What to do?"

Now, in his haste, Yuma even pulled out his Extra Deck and started frantically searching through it. Soon, his finger stopped on a card that looked somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"Is this the card the uncle lent me before?"

Pausing to carefully read the card's effect, Yuma's eyes lit up. Perhaps this card could really help him defeat [Armored Dragon]!

So, this card is the one!

Having made up his mind, Yuma nodded and spoke to the man in front of him, Tetsuo:

"Tetsuo! Don't think you're the only one with the card that the old man gave you! Now, I'll show you the power of the card that the old man gave me!"

As he spoke, Yuma revealed the [I I I Revenge] in his hand.

"I activate the Equip Spell Card [Ga Ga Ga Revenge] from my hand! This card can revive one [Ga Ga Ga] monster in my Graveyard and equip it with it!"

The monster I want to resurrect is, [I, I, I the Magician]!

Chapter 441 Dragon King Armor

"[Me, me, me, a magician]?"

Watching [GagaGaga Magician] emerge from the slowly rising coffin in the racecourse, Tetsuo nodded slightly. After all, he knew how versatile [GagaGaga Magician] was during Xyz Summoning in his daily duels.

However, Yuma's next announcement startled Tetsuo:

"Then, I activate the effect of [I-I-I-I Magician]! This time, I choose to upgrade [I- ...

"Level 5?"

The level that Yuma chose to transform [Ga-Ga-Ga Magician] was incomprehensible to Tetsuo. In his memory, Yuma didn't seem to have any Rank 5 Xyz Monsters, did he?

However, Yuma still chose to do it, and afterwards, he even showed off the [I-I-I x I-I-I] move he had just mastered:

"Then, I activate the Continuous Spell Card [GagGagGag]! This card can be used to Special Summon one [GagGag] monster you control as a monster with the same Level, Attribute, ATK, and DEF as that monster!"

Come on! The other [I-I-I Magician]!

In an instant, this [I I I × I I I] transformed into a [I I I Magician] with reversed colors and the same level of 5, and appeared next to the original [I I I Magician].

Now, two Level 5 monsters appeared on Yuma's field, and Yuma immediately raised his hand to announce:

"Tetsuo! Now you'll see the power of the card that the old man lent me!"

Now, I'll stack two Level 5 [Ga-Ga-Ga Magician] monsters on the field! I'll create a stacking network with two monsters! Xyz Summon!

Appear! [Heterogeneous Concentric Weapon - Heavy Armored Dragon King Halberd]!

As the two [Ga Ga Ga Magicians] transformed into orbs of light and disappeared into the Xyz Summoning channel, the coffin formed by [Ga Ga Ga Revenge], which was originally used to revive [Ga Ga Ga Magicians], shattered with a bang, painting a golden hue across Yuma's field.

Then, a dragon, its body primarily composed of silver, red, and gold, resembling a steel-forged divine dragon, wielded its wings, which resembled golden blades, and descended from the Xyz Summoning portal, landing amidst a dazzling expanse of gold beside Yuma.

The golden light also entered its body after the [Heavy Armored Dragon King Halberd] descended, causing its attack power to increase slightly from the original 3000 points to 3300 points.

"3300 points is a high attack power, but it's still far from [Kaihuanglong's] 5000 points. Yuma, what are you going to do next?"

Hearing Tetsuo's question, Yuma rubbed the tip of his nose slightly and responded with a smile:

"Iron Man, don't rush, the real show is just beginning! I activate the effect of [Heavy Armored Dragon King Spear]! Once per turn, this card can remove 1 Xyz Material from this card and add 1 [Heat of Unity] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand!"

I choose to add the [Different Heat, Same Heart Deck] deck that the uncle gave me to my hand!

As the two super-materials surrounding it sank into the top of its head, the [Heavy Armored Dragon King Halberd] immediately raised its head and let out a roar. Brilliant golden light also emanated from its body, enveloping the horse in it.

Yuma, amidst the golden light, caught the card that popped out of his deck.

Yuma caught the card and immediately revealed the [Heat Convergence Deck] along with his last card to Iron Man:

"Next, I activate this spell card from my hand, [Heat of Unity]! This card requires you to reveal one card from your hand to your opponent, and then draw... wait? There are so many!"

After grumbling in dissatisfaction, Yuma continued reading word by word.

"You can add any one of the following cards from your deck to your hand: [Heat-Soul Weapon] monster, [Heat-Soul Servant] monster, [Heat-Soul] Spell/Trap Card, [Rank-Up Spell] Spell Card, or [Rank-Down Spell Card] Spell Card!"

After finally finishing reciting so many lines, Yuma continued:

"I choose to reveal this [I-I-I Guardian] from my hand, and add [Heat-Sympathy Weapon - Wild Eagle Claw] from my deck to my hand!"

However, for some reason, when Yuma selected the [Wild Eagle's Claw], he seemed to hear a faint voice from the astral body saying:

"There's just no way to deal with this idiot."

"It must be an illusion."

After catching the [Wild Eagle's Claw], Yuma picked up the [Guardian of Ga-Ga-Ga] and returned it to his deck.

"The [I-I-I Guardian] used for display will then be returned to the deck."

As [I-I-I-Guardian] was shuffled into the deck, Yuma's finger then retrieved the evolved form of [Hope Royal Hope] from the Extra Deck—

[CNo.39 Hopeful Hope]!

"Then, according to the effect of [CNo.39 Royal Hope]! This card can be Xyz Summoned by stacking it on top of [No.39 Royal Hope] on your field! Now, I construct a stacking network with one monster, [Royal Hope]! Chaos Xyz Transformation!"

Show yourself! [CNo.39]! Messenger who will transform chaos into light! [Hope Emperor Hope]!

After the platinum-colored warrior returned to the Xyz Summoning channel, a black and white warrior with only one Xyz Material appeared on Yuma's field.

With the arrival of [Hope Emperor Hope], Yuma immediately spoke up:

"Now, I activate the other effect of [Heavy Armored Dragon King Spear]! This card can target one [Hope Royal Hope] monster you control, and equip this card on that monster as an Equip Card that increases its ATK by 3000!"

Now, I will equip [Heavy Armored Dragon King Halberd] to [Hope Emperor Hope]!

As Yuma's voice rang out, the body of [Heavy Armored Dragon King Halberd] suddenly split apart, transforming into heavy armor, primarily gold and red, which was then fitted onto the shoulders and limbs of [Hope Emperor Hope].

Even its dragon head held the halberd-like dragon tail in its mouth, transforming it into a dragon-headed halberd, which was held in the hands of a pair of huge auxiliary arms behind [Hope Emperor Hope].

"Entwine the armor with divine might, and tear the earth apart with an incomparably sharp giant blade! This magnificent and dazzling light can even cleave the sky! [Dragon Armor Fusion Dragon King Hope]!"

Seeing [Dragon King Hope], wielding a halberd and twin blades, descend upon the racecourse with an attack power of 5500 points—enough to defeat [Armored Dragon]—Iron Man's expression hardened.

"Yuma, your [Dragon King Hope] does have higher attack power than my [Armored Dragon], but don't forget, I still have 4000 LP. With [Dragon King Hope], you won't be able to defeat me this turn!"

"Is that so? Iron Man, don't forget, I still have this [Wild Eagle's Claw] in my hand!"

"Unleashing the [Wild Vulture's Divine Claw]," Yuma shouted.

"Now, my LP is 1500 points, which is 2500 points less than yours, so I can Normal Summon [Wild Eagle's Claw] from my hand without Tributing it!"