Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1506 The Undying Hand
"Summon Beetle Assembly - Damselfly!"

Although the Beetle Machine is classified as an Insect and its monster cards clearly state that it belongs to the Insect race, it actually looks more like a Warrior race.

The summoned damselfly's body curves clearly indicate that she is human, only she wears an exoskeleton armor modeled after a beetle. The helmet's cross-section design obscures her eyes, but the lower half reveals a distinctly human, fair chin. She flaps a pair of dragonfly-like wings behind her and wields a firearm with a scope.

[Beetle-Mounted Damselfly, Attack Power 1000]

"Beetle Mechanic - Damselfly's effect: Once per turn, choose 1 'Beetle Mechanic' monster from your hand or Graveyard as an Equip Card and equip it to this card."

You Xuanliang plays a monster card that he just retrieved from his hand last turn.

"Equip 'Beetle Machine - Bumblebee' from your hand with 'Beetle Machine - Damselfly'."

The yellow and black warrior, dressed in bumblebee armor, spun out of You Xuan's hands, transformed into his armed form in mid-air, and landed in Dou Niang's hands.

“The monster equipped with Bumblebee will have its level increased by 3 stars, and its attack and defense will also increase Bumblebee’s own stats,” Yu Xuan said. “Therefore, Damselfly’s attack power will increase by 500.”

[Beetle Mechanic - Damselfly, Attack Power 1000 → Attack Power 1500]

Kira: "Oh? You want to challenge my 'hand' by increasing your stats with the help of your companions?"

But he followed with a disdainful smile.

"Heh. But as expected, an insect is still an insect, no matter how much its power is increased."

But then You Xuan continued, "Next, activate the second effect of 'Beetle Mechanic - Bumblebee' equipped on the damselfly. Send this card equipped on the monster to the graveyard, and you can use Bumblebee as ammunition to destroy any card on the field!"

Kira frowned: "So the goal wasn't to increase attack power?"

Yu Xuan removed the equipment card from the slot behind the Duel Disk and sent it to the Graveyard.

"Destroy 'Frost Hand'!"

Damselfly aimed through the scope, locked onto the target, and pulled the trigger. Bumblebee's weapon shot through the air, piercing the Ice Hand right through the center of its palm with a single shot. Ice crystal fragments flew everywhere, and the entire palm was blasted into pieces.

Kiragu's field was instantly empty, but instead of being angry, he laughed: "Heh, an attack that was exactly what I expected."

The monster effect of Ice Hand activates!

Kiragu waved his hand.

"When Ice Hand is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by the opponent, you can choose one Spell/Trap Card on the opponent's field and destroy that card!"

But then, endless ice crystals shot out from the shattered Ice Hand, hurtling towards the cover cards in You Xuan's backcourt.

The card flips over, revealing the Trap Card "Purgatory Trap Hole". It can only be activated when your opponent Special Summons a monster with 2000 or more ATK. Negate the effects of that monster and destroy it.

"Wow, what a dangerous trap! I'm really lucky," Kira chuckled. "And after destroying it in the back row, I can then Special Summon a 'Flame Hand' from my deck!"

At that moment, a flame shot out from the deck, landing on Jirag's field and transforming into the shape of a hand. The giant rock hand opened, its five fingers burning with flames.

[Flame Hand, Attack Power 1600]

"Your attack has only drawn out an even more powerful hand from me," Kiragul scoffed.

Yu Xuan tilted his head slightly: "Then, the effect of 'Beetle Armor - Damselfly' activates. If a monster equipped on Damselfly is sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon a new 'Beetle Armor' monster from your Deck." Another golden light flew out of Yu Xuan's Deck. But this time, it wasn't a beetle armor that appeared, but a centipede. Judging from its shape, it was a heavy armor type, with pincer-like arms and barbs all over its body from head to toe.

Special Summon 'Beetle Machine Centipede' from your Deck!

[Beetle-Mounted Centipede, Attack Power 1600]

Kira: "Another new bug?"

"The effect of Beetle Mechanic Centipede," You Xuan said. "Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can choose any 'Beetle Mechanic' monster from your hand or Graveyard as an Equip Card and equip it to this card."

Once again, I retrieved the 'Beetle Assembly - Bumblebee' from the graveyard and equipped the centipede.

Bumblebee flew out of the graveyard again, transformed into its armed form, and attached itself to the weapon on the centipede's hand.

“Then, use the effect of ‘Bumblebee's Mechanic’ again,” Yu Xuan said. “Send Bumblebee to the graveyard once more and destroy any card on the field.”

I sent the 'Beetle Assembly - Bumblebee' to the graveyard and destroyed the 'Flame Hand'.

Bumblebee was launched again as a projectile, piercing through the palm of the newly appeared Flame Hand and shattering it completely. A vortex of flames erupted from the broken core, the intense heat distorting the air.

"There's a second one?" Kira said. "But it's still useless! Then, at this moment, activate the effect of 'Thunder Hand' in your hand."

If this card is Special Summoned while it is in your hand or Graveyard, and a face-up monster on your field that originally had 1600 ATK is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, this card is also Special Summoned!
Come on, Thunder Hand!

Golden lightning gathered on the field, transforming into the shape of a hand. Crackling lightning bolts blasted black scorch marks into the ground.

[Lightning Hand, Attack Power 1600]

"Furthermore, when Special Summoned, Thunder Hand can choose to destroy one card on the opponent's field," Kira said. "Destroy the 'Beetle Mechanized Centipede' that just came on the field!"

Lightning Hand locked his finger on the centipede's direction, and golden lightning shot out from his fingertip, striking the target head-on. The centipede's armor was pierced, and it instantly exploded into fragments.

"Furthermore, the effect activates when Flame Hand is destroyed," Kira said. "Whether Flame Hand is destroyed by battle or card effect, 'Ice Hand' can be Special Summoned from the Deck!"

The vortex of flames left on the field turned into ice, and the ice crystals condensed, transforming once again into the shape of an open hand with five fingers. The ice crystals spread rapidly along the ground.

[Frostbite Hand, Attack Power 1400]

“My hand is immortal,” Kira sneered. “I’ve told you, I’ll show you the absolute difference between mortals and the Seven Emperors!”

Flame Hand and Ice Hand are troublesome monsters that can leave behind last words whether destroyed by battle or card effects. This is also the main characteristic of Jirag's "Hand" deck.

“It does look a little troublesome,” You Xuan said. “But even if you destroy the centipede, its effects have already been activated.”

If the equipment cards on Beetle Mechanic Centipede are sent to the Graveyard, you can add one more 'Beetle Mechanic' monster from your Deck to your hand.

Yu Xuan's deck executed the automatic search again, and he drew a card into his hand.

"This time, I'm adding 'Beetle Machine - Giga Mantis' to my hand."

(End of this chapter)