Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1367 Model Worker Bumblebee

"Equipment that increases attack power?"

Kaito said calmly.

"But even with increased power, he can only barely defeat the Radiant Photon, not my 'Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon'."

Furthermore, after using up all its Xyz Materials, Glowing Photon Paradox is nothing more than a vanilla card with 2000 ATK. This level of attacker is not surprising at all for Kaito's Galaxy Photon deck.

However, Shining Child also has a hidden effect that allows you to draw a card if it is destroyed by the opponent and sent to the graveyard. So, it's actually more worthwhile for Kaito to have the opponent remove Shining Child and get a card draw in return.

Kaito squinted.

Come on, attack me and destroy my Glow.

However, You Xuan continued unhurriedly, "Then I will activate the quick-play spell 'Super Evolution Cocoon' from my hand and sacrifice my 'Beetle Machine Centipede'!"

Kaito: "!"

He sacrificed the centipede. He understood this to be the meaning of liberation, which they often referred to in their dimension.

But Kaito had to admit he was a little confused now. Equipping the centipede first and then releasing it—wasn't that just a complete waste of an equipment card?
"The Cocoon of Super Evolution can only be activated by sacrificing one Insect-Type monster that is equipped with an Equip Card on your field," Yu Xuan said. "It allows you to Special Summon one Insect-Type monster from your Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions."

Kaito finally understood. So that's how it is; having an equipped Insect-type card is a necessary prerequisite. But since he can choose any Insect-type card from his deck, what kind of card does that mean his opponent has to choose?
"A duelist as wise as Kaito must have already figured out the pattern of this beetle build and knows which insect I should choose, right?"

You Xuan smiled and shook the cards that were automatically retrieved from the deck again.

"Yes, this is the card I want to choose."

Beetle Assembly - Damselfly!

The beetle-like machine's soul, its slender, thin body encased in black tight-fitting clothes and armor. The damselfly's wings vibrated at a high frequency, moving so fast they became afterimages, before landing on the field again with a buzzing sound as they flapped through the air.

[Beetle-Mounted Damselfly, Attack Power 1000]

Kaito's lips twitched.

Damselfly. Then, Damselfly's effect can equip Bumblebee from the Graveyard, Bumblebee destroys a card, Damselfly can then Special Summon Centipede from the Deck, Centipede can then equip Bumblebee, and Bumblebee can then destroy another card.
Is this horde of bugs never going to stop?
"It also has the effect of the Equip Spell 'Beetle Mechanic's Demon Sword - Insect King Sword'. When this face-up card on the field is sent to the Graveyard, you can add one 'Beetle Mechanic' from your Graveyard to your hand."

Kaito was startled.

So it turns out that the demonic sword wasn't just for fulfilling the requirement of "sacrificing an equipped monster" for the Mega Evolution Cocoon; it also had its own use.

"The Insect Sword that was just equipped was sent from the field to the graveyard, so I retrieved the first 'Beetle Mechanic - Damselfly' from the graveyard."

You Xuan shook the damselfly he had retrieved into his hand.

Kaito's expression grew increasingly cold.

The first damselfly card means that you even have enough sustain for the next round.

Even if you fail to finish them off this turn, your opponent can still Normal Summon Damselfly next turn, equip Bumblebee, then use their cards to search for cards and unleash a three-pronged attack for another round.

Even if you can survive one round, can you survive the second?
At this point, Kaito began to experience the pressure of being a champion and the true value of a champion deck that swept the top four spots in a world tournament.

"Alright, let's go then, Kaito-kun~" Yuugen grinned mischievously. "First of all, of course, is the effect of 'Beetle Mechanic'. Once per turn, equip a 'Beetle Mechanic' monster from your Graveyard to yourself."

Therefore, I equipped the 'Beetle Assembly - Bumblebee' to the damselfly from the graveyard!

Bumblebee, the model worker, has been awakened from the graveyard once again. It seems that once he's on the card table, Bumblebee will never be able to lie still for the rest of his life. The returned Bumblebee skillfully and pitifully transforms his form, once again changing from humanoid to armed, and falls into the hands of Damselfly.

"Bumblebee's effect: The equipped Bumblebee is sent to the graveyard, destroying cards on the opponent's field."

I destroyed the 'Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon'!

Bumblebee's second bomb in this round!

The power of the Beetle Mechanic at its peak was largely due to the fact that there was no "card name once per turn" restriction in this era. So basically, the Bumblebee could jump around the graveyard several times in a turn, and it could fire several times in a turn.

"Activate the face-down card!" Kaito shouted, "Trap Card 'Twitch'!"

At this moment, Bumblebee roared out again, its cannonball trailing golden lightning, stirring the air as it shot straight toward Galaxy Eye. However, just before it hit, two strange shadows flashed on the opponent's field, and a castling occurred. Galaxy Eye, which was originally in the trajectory of Bumblebee's cannonball, suddenly transformed into Glowing.

You Xuan raised an eyebrow: "Did you use Radiant Particles to take the hit?"

“That’s right,” Kaito said. “The effect of swapping allows you to exchange two monsters on your field that are being targeted by attacks or Spell/Trap Card effects, turning the attack or effect target into a monster you choose!”

“Although Bumblebee is a monster, when a monster is used as an Equip Card, it is considered an Equip Spell Card according to the general rules of duels.” Yu Xuan smiled. “As expected of the strongest in Heart City, your understanding is spot on.”

boom!
In the blink of an eye, Glowing Paradios was pierced through by Bumblebee's cannon, engulfed in flames and reduced to ashes in an instant.

"If Paradis is destroyed by the opponent and sent to the Graveyard, I draw one card from my deck!"

Kaito drew another card.

"But the beetle-equipped machine's offensive isn't over yet," Yu Xuan smiled. "However, someone as strong as Kaito must already know what's going to happen next, right?"

Kaito gritted his teeth.

"Because the equipment card equipped on the damselfly was sent to the graveyard, the damselfly's effect was activated. I can Special Summon a 'Beetle Assembly' monster from my Deck."

Without hesitation, Yu Xuan selected the monster he wanted to search for and then drew the card he needed from his deck.

"I hereby Special Summon 'Beetle Machine Centipede'!"

[Beetle-Mounted Centipede, Attack Power 1600]

Of course, just as the effects of damselflies and bumblebees don't have the concept of being used once per turn, there's no reason for centipedes to have one either.

then
"The effect of 'Beetle Assembly Centipede' is activated!" Yu Xuan said. "Once per turn, equip a monster with 'Beetle Assembly' in its name as an Equip Card from your hand or Graveyard."

So of course, I took this card from the graveyard again.”

You Xuan showed off the Beetle, the number one designated assembler that had just entered the cemetery less than three seconds ago, a model worker who couldn't even die peacefully, and smiled.

"Equip the Centipede with the 'Beetle Assembly - Bumblebee' once again."

(End of this chapter)