"Now then, moving into my main phase."
Ryuzaki's fingertips brushed lightly over the cards he had just replenished in his hand, letting out a cold laugh.
"You were pretty arrogant last turn, kid. But it ends here, this duel will conclude this turn!"
He revealed three cards from his hand at once: "I activate the Spell Card 'Polymerization'! I'll fuse 'Gilasaurus' and 'Kaitoptera' from my hand!"
The Spell Card appeared, and the dinosaur figures were released from his hand onto the field, engulfed in a dark fusion vortex. Dark lightning bolts erupted from it, striking down magnificently onto the field, creating plumes of black smoke.
"Lord of the abyss and hell, awaken from the boundless chasm of darkness. Fusion Summon—
—Level 6, Horned Saurus!" (Anime card)
[Horned Saurus, ATK 2000]
An anime card that was never officially released, it was one of Dinosaur Ryuzaki's trump cards in DM after his Red-Eyes B. Dragon and Serpent Night Dragon were consecutively taken from him.
"It's not over yet!"
Ryuzaki continued.
"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Monster Reborn'! With this card, I will revive a mighty dinosaur sleeping in my Graveyard!"
The sacred sign of the dead appeared in mid-air, and a card shot out from the Graveyard zone of the duel disk with a golden glow.
"I revive this card from my Graveyard, the absolute king among dinosaurs—
—Black Tyranno!"
A black dinosaur roared as it emerged from the vortex of the underworld, raising its head and letting out a bellow, its massive tail lashing the ground, kicking up a towering cloud of dust.
[Black Tyranno, ATK 2600]
"Oh? Black Tyranno?" Commentator Owatari exclaimed in surprise, "When did that monster appear?"
"When he initially used 'Graceful Charity'," Commentator Sasaki said, "So he had this setup planned from the very beginning. After being broken through in that situation, he can immediately launch such a powerful counterattack this turn.
As expected of a legendary duelist."
"I see, truly admirable. But why didn't he revive 'Tri-Horned Dragon'?" Commentator Owatari asked curiously, "Tri-Horned Dragon should have higher ATK, right?"
Commentator Sasaki smiled mysteriously: "Haha, because Ryuzaki seems to have a winning move already, you'll see."
With two more large monsters on the field, Ryuzaki laughed triumphantly again: "How about it, the power of my dinosaurs! Extreme overpowering attack, crushing the opponent with absolute force to achieve victory, that's my duel now!
I'm not the same as I used to be, I'm stronger now than before!"
However, Yugen, looking at that black Black Tyranno, had only one thought in his mind.
Ryuzaki, why are you using Judai's little brother Kenzan's card?
His only impression of this dinosaur was that it was Kenzan's ace monster when he first appeared in the anime, once putting Judai into a tough fight. But of course, in the end, it was still overturned by a divine draw, and then Kenzan was taken in by Judai as his little brother.
"Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Block Attack' from my hand!
This card can force one of your opponent's Attack Position monsters into Defense Position!"
Ryuzaki waved his hand, pointing at Yugen's Machina Fortress on the field.
"I'll change 'Machina Fortress' to Defense Position!"
[Machina Fortress, ATK 2500 → DEF 1600]
"I see." Yugen understood, "Black Tyranno has an anime effect that allows it to attack the opponent directly when there are no Attack Position monsters on their field.
So that's your plan."
"Hmph, you know quite a bit, rookie." Ryuzaki rubbed his nose, chuckling, "Not bad, that's my strategy.
Also, my 'Horned Saurus' on the field, limited to the turn it was Fusion Summoned, can also attack the opponent directly!"
The entire audience immediately stirred again.
"An ATK 2600 and an ATK 2000 direct attack, two consecutive hits! And it can ignore the opponent's monsters!" Commentator Owatari gasped, "Isn't that an instant OTK (One-Turn Kill)?!"
"Indeed, that's Ryuzaki's strategy." Sasaki said, "It truly is absolute power overwhelming, this might is truly astonishing."
Two consecutive dragon-face-riders, how could he lose?
"Go, first is 'Black Tyranno'! Based on this monster's effect, it bypasses Machina Fortress and attacks the player directly!"
Black Tyranno roared, charging forward with a rumble, a thick cloud of dust churning behind its swinging tail. It bypassed Machina Fortress and lunged towards Yugen, intent on tearing him apart.
"Then I activate my face-down card, the Trap - Call of the Earthbound!" Yugen raised his hand, "Activate when an opponent's monster declares an attack. The attack target can be re-selected by yourself."
He pointed to the mechanical fortress on his field.
"I designate 'Machina Fortress' as 'Black Tyranno's attack target."
"Tsk." Ryuzaki frowned unhappily, "Using such a petty trick to avoid an OTK, huh?
But Black Tyranno's ATK is still higher! So Black Tyranno, first clear out that unsightly machine!"
[Machina Fortress, DEF 1600]
The Fortess, now in Defense Position, naturally couldn't withstand the ferocious Black Tyranno. The giant beast roared as it charged, tearing the massive Fortress into shattered pieces in just a few blows. Components flew everywhere, black smoke continuously erupted, and in mere moments, with a series of rumbling explosions, it turned into scrap metal.
"Oh?"
Commentator Owatari was stunned.
"Strange, Gearframe's effect didn't activate?"
Logically, Yugen's Machina Fortress should have had its "Machina Gearframe" equipped, which could substitute for the equipped monster's destruction once.
Why didn't it activate?
Ryuzaki also vaguely felt a hint of unease, and that premonition immediately came true.
"At this moment, 'Machina Fortress' other effect activates."
Yugen calmly picked up the Fortress card that had returned to the Graveyard zone of his duel disk.
"This card can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by discarding Machine-Type monsters from your hand whose total Levels are 8 or more."
He drew two cards from his hand.
"I send Level 3 Machine-Type 'Card Trooper' and another Level 7 'Machina Fortress' from my hand to the Graveyard, to revive 'Machina Fortress' from my Graveyard."
Two cards were sent to the Graveyard consecutively, and a metal storm swirled on Yugen's field. The Fortress, with its engine roaring, once again rose into the air, its long cannons and short guns once again erected.
[Machina Fortress, ATK 2500]
"Its self-revival effect, is that the source of his confidence?" Ryuzaki narrowed his eyes, thoughts racing in his mind, "So it looks like he has cards in hand that can assist in battle."
Fortress's ATK was only 100 less than his Black Tyranno's; a simple equip spell could easily break through.
And Ryuzaki, because he activated "Reckless Greed," was forced to skip his next two Draw Phases. In other words, even if he survived this turn, if he couldn't protect his "Black Tyranno," it would be as good as over.
However...
"Open face-down card!"
Ryuzaki's back row trap flipped.
"Trap Card - Enma's Judgment! It can directly destroy an opponent's Special Summoned monster!"
A black vortex opened beneath its feet, and the Machina Fortress, which had just returned to the field, had barely stabilized before it was immediately blasted into smithereens with a loud boom.
Ryuzaki burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Using traps isn't your exclusive right! How about it, can you still claim you'll finish me this turn?!"