"Alright, great!" Jonouchi was even more excited than Youyu, who was involved in the duel, "That guy named Yako has only 300 LP left, and the field is barren. He can turn the tables in one go!"
Youyu was already a bit nervous seeing Yako's LP drop to just 300; hearing Jonouchi cheer wildly next to him made his face darken instantly.
Jonouchi, are you doing this on purpose?
I don't recall doing anything to wrong you, so why are you jinxing me like this?
However, Youyu speculated that Tenma Yako probably didn't have the "Three Evil Gods" cards as depicted in the manga. Either Pegasus hadn't created them yet, or they hadn't been handed to him.
If the opponent had something like an Evil God, there should be some telling sign of that powerful and strange dark energy. Youyu, who holds the Spirit Power including the Egyptian Gods, and big shots like Dark Yugi present, couldn't fail to sense even a hint of it.
So for now, Tenma Yako should just be an ordinary talented duelist under Pegasus. Perhaps he possesses some dark power, but it should be unrelated to the Evil Gods from the original... at least for now.
However, just as Youyu announced the end of his turn, Tenma Yako interrupted him, "At this moment, Mr. Youyu, before your turn ends, I have something to do."
Youyu: "?"
"The moment you destroyed 'Beast King Barbaros,' the conditions to summon my true ace were met."
The onlookers were all taken aback.
"Beast King Barbaros, such a powerful monster isn't even his ace?" A bystander face among Yugi's friends, Otogi Ryuji, finally got a line.
Kujaku Mai couldn't help but comment, "Even the defeat of Beast King was a setup?"
"The instant you entered the end phase, Mr. Youyu, my Set Card was also activated. The card I'm using is this..."
Tenma Yako pressed a button and waved his arm.
"Trap Card - Necro Fusion!" The trap in front of Tenma Yako flipped over, "This card allows the Fusion Summon by banishing monsters from the graveyard as Fusion Materials!"
"Fusion from the graveyard!?" Even Yugi was surprised, "A power similar to the 'Miracle Fusion' used by Youyu in Duel City..."
"Indeed, after the Duel City battle, I've always aimed to catch up with you, Mr. Youyu," Tenma Yako candidly admitted, "You're the Duel King and acknowledged by Mr. Pegasus, a duelist somewhat similar to me. I've studied every duel and all your techniques over and over, and I've indeed learned a lot from you."
Youyu: "..."
Is this guy actually a fan of mine?
"But now, I want to surpass you here!" Yako declared, "I'll banish 'Beast King Barbaros' and 'Machine Lord Ur' from the game, using them for a Fusion Summon!
Watch, Mr. Youyu. This is my ultimate ace, the most powerful, nearly godlike monster..."
Beast King Barbaros, along with the 'Machine Lord Ur' sent to the graveyard last turn—a red mechanical monster—emerged from the graveyard, transforming into two beams of light intertwining in mid-air and sending down a waterfall-like pillar of light to the ground.
"Fusion Summon!" Tenma Yako raised his arm, "Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur!" (manga version)
From the pillar of light descended a monster even larger than the Beast King, as imposing as a towering black mountain. Its body still resembled Barbaros but had turned jet-black, with a body as solid as rock, clad in armor similar to the Machine Lord's red armor.
[Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur, Attack 3800]
An attack power of 3800, close to that of Obelisk the Tormentor; in this era, it's nearly an invincible and powerful monster.
But that's not all.
"The Beast Machine King is my final ace, a trump card I haven't used against anyone yet. But if the opponent is you, Mr. Youyu, then there's no better debut for it."
Tenma Yako pointed at the gigantic monster.
"The 'Machine Lord Ur' used as Fusion Material has a special effect that allows it to attack all monsters on the opponent's field, and the fused Beast Machine King not only inherited this ability but advanced even further!
Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur, can add attack targets up to the same number as its level. Since Beast Machine King Barbaros Ur is a Level 8, it can add up to eight attack targets." (manga effect)
This effect description is very comic-like and wouldn't be very standard on a physical card's text.
But Youyu roughly understood what it meant. It seems to mean that the Beast Machine King can attack up to eight monsters in one Battle Phase.
"In other words, no wall can stop the Beast Machine King's attack," Tenma Yako said, "No matter how many monsters, they'll all be instantly killed by the Beast Machine King."
"I see; that's indeed a powerful effect." Youyu nodded.
"Then it's my turn, draw!"
Tenma Yako drew a card and immediately activated the Set Card beside him.
"Flip Cover Card." A red Trap Card at his feet flipped over, "Trap Card - Reckless Greed. This trap allows me to draw two more cards from my card deck, but as the price, I will skip the next two draw phases."