Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1583 Clockwork Assault
Both players discard all their cards and then draw cards again.

Max: "Then activate the Spell Card 'Overclocked' from your hand! This card can be Special Summoned face-up in Defense Position by selecting 1 'Clockwork' monster from your Graveyard."

With a flick of his finger, a second identical magic card flashed out from behind the magic card in his hand.

"I activate two 'Overclocked' cards from my hand, which can revive two Clockwork Monsters from my Graveyard." Max reveals the two Clockwork Monsters from his Graveyard, "Special Summon 'Clockwork Dog' and 'Clockwork Rabbit' from my Graveyard!"

Clockwork Dog, Defense 900

[Clockwork Rabbit, Defense 600]

“Monsters summoned using the ‘Overclocked’ effect are negated, cannot be Tributed, and cannot be used as Synchro Material,” Max said. “However, they can be used as Xyz Material!”
Stack two Level 3 'Clockwork Hound' and 'Clockwork Rabbit' on top of each other! Create a stacking network with these two monsters and Xyz Summon!

Two tiny clockwork monsters transformed into beams of light that shot into the sky, intersecting and disappearing into the vortex. The first thing to gush forth from the bursting beams of light was a sea of ​​water, followed by a heavy steel warship bursting forth from the sea, riding on the white spray, resembling an aircraft carrier.

"Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Mothership, Xyz Summon!"

[Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Mothership, Attack Power 1500]

"Oh, the aircraft carrier has appeared!" You Xuan clapped his hands.

This thing was a killer weapon back in the day, a forbidden weapon that was once banned due to the deck being too overpowered in competitive environments.

As for why it was banned...
“The effect of Clockwork Mothership allows me to remove one Xyz Material to Special Summon a ‘Clockwork’ monster from my Deck,” Max said. “I Special Summon ‘Clockwork Hunter’ from my Deck!”

[Clockwork Hunter, Attack Power 1600]

“At this moment, the effect of ‘Clockwork Magician’ on the field is activated,” Max said. “If there is a Clockwork Monster on the field other than Magician activating its effect, you can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Clockwork Monster from your Deck in Defense Position.”

I Special Summon a second 'Clockwork Magician' from my Deck!

Clockwork Magician, Defense 1800

Max said, "Then there's the effect of 'Clockwork Hunter,' which allows you to release a random card from your opponent's hand to the graveyard by releasing a 'Clockwork' monster from your field!"

It has a hand-shaving effect!

This is the main reason why Clockwork was so ruthless in its environment back then. Powerful retrieval, high-speed systems, and the ability to deploy instantly are not the key factors.

What makes Clockwork truly terrifying at its peak is its ability to disrupt the opponent's hand by attacking first!
"Using the effect of Clockwork Hunter, I release Clockwork Carrier and randomly destroy one card in your hand!"

The aircraft carrier disintegrated into golden light and vanished, transforming into a cannonball that struck one of You Xuan's cards. You Xuan's card instantly turned into golden specks of light and disappeared.

You Xuan looked at the cards that had disappeared from his hand: "Ah, only four left."

"Hey, four? Seems a bit too many." Max laughed heartily. "Let's activate the second 'Clockwork Magician' effect!"

If other Clockwork Monsters on the field activate their effects, Special Summon a new Clockwork Monster from your Deck.

I hereby Special Summon 'Clockwork Hunter' Unit 2!

Clockwork Hunter (Number 2), Defense 500

"Then stack two level 3 'Clockwork Hunters' on top of each other and Xyz Summon again—"

—Clockwork Aircraft Carrier, Clockwork Carrier No. 2!

[Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Carrier (Second), Attack Power 1800]

Yu Xuan gasped, "Even the mothership has a second unit! This is truly the pinnacle of clockwork magic!" Max replied, "The effect of Clockwork Mothership II: Remove one Xyz Material, Special Summon 'Clockwork Rat' from your Deck!"

Clockwork Mouse, Attack Power 600

“Then I activate the effect of ‘Clockwork Rat’ to change this card from Attack Position to Defense Position and Special Summon a ‘Clockwork’ card from my Graveyard in Defense Position!” Max said. “I switch Clockwork Rat to Defense Position and revive ‘Clockwork Hunter’ from my Graveyard!”

Clockwork Hunter, Defense 500

“Then I’ll activate Clockwork Hunter’s effect again! Tribute the Clockwork monsters on the field and randomly reduce one card in your opponent’s hand!” Max said. “I’ll tribute my second ‘Clockwork Carrier’ and reduce another card in your hand.”

You Xuan looked at his vanished hand of cards: "Ah, only three left."

Max: "Next, stack the level 3 'Clockwork Hunter' and 'Clockwork Rat' and Xyz Summon!"

Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Carrier No. 3!

[Clockwork Aircraft Carrier - Clockwork Mothership (Number 3), Attack Power 1800]

Max: "Then the third mothership activates its effect, removes one Xyz Material, and Special Summon 'Clockwork Rat II' from the Deck!"

Clockwork Mouse (Number 2), Attack Power 600

Max: "Clockwork Rat II's effect: Switches to defense and resurrects 'Clockwork Hunter' from the graveyard!"

Clockwork Hunter, Defense 500

"Then activate the Hunter's effect for the third time! Release 'Clockwork Carrier' and discard a card from your hand!" Max shouted sternly.

The third time the mothership fired, it once again struck the card in You Xuan's hand as a cannonball, and another card in his hand turned into specks of light and vanished.

You Xuan: "I have two cards left. Hmm, I'm going to run out of cards. But this means you've used up all three of your Clockwork Carrier cards too."

“I know,” Max said, “but don’t think that’s all! My Clockwork isn’t the kind of half-baked build that leaves you with two cards in hand for a counterattack!”

He said this with a wave of his hand.

"I then stacked two Rank 4 'Clockwork Magician' units on the field and Xyz Summoned them! Appear, Rank 4—"

—Great Wind Knight, Emerald!!!

Two magicians vanished into the superimposed network of light, a green, transparent storm arose, and a warrior clad in jade-green armor descended amidst the raging wind, his steel-green wings flapping.

【Great Wind Knight - Emerald, Attack Power 1800】

Upon seeing the monster, Youxuan immediately understood the next move: "Oh, I see, there's such a move. This is really troublesome, it didn't leave me a single one!"

“Exactly!” Max said. “The effect of Great Gust Rider Emerald is to remove one Xyz Material, return three monsters from your Graveyard to your Deck and shuffle them, then draw one card from your Deck.”

I returned all three 'Clockwork Carrier' cards from my graveyard to my Extra Deck!

As soon as he finished speaking, a vast ocean of water surged up on the ground once again. The three motherships burst through the blue water in succession, hovered briefly in mid-air, and then each transformed into a stream of water and flew back to the duel disk that Max had raised.

All three aircraft carriers were recovered from the graveyard and added to the Extra Deck.

With ammunition reloaded, the clockwork aircraft carrier is ready to set sail again!

(End of this chapter)