Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Insert a card into the Spell & Trap Zone, and Kaiba declares: "I activate this Spell Card from my hand, [Dragon's Shrine], and send one Dragon-Type monster from my Deck to the Graveyard."

"And when the monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect is a Dragon-Type Normal Monster, you can send an additional Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard." As he spoke, Kaiba drew two cards that were automatically retrieved from his Duel Disk. "The one I sent to the Graveyard is [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], and since it's a Normal Monster, I sent another [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] to the Graveyard."

"It's just 'Foolish Burial,' which is only used by dragon-type monsters. You just sent your important 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to the graveyard without batting an eye. Seto Kaiba, you cold-blooded animal." Even though it was just a normal grave-building operation, Amelda, who couldn't stand Kaiba, took the opportunity to find fault and mock him.

Seahorse simply pulled out another card and said disdainfully, "Hmph, there's no need for me to explain my thoughts to a rotten apple like you."

"Spell Card [Resurrection Gospel], target a Level 7/8 Dragon-Type monster in my Graveyard. Special Summon that monster!" Kaiba raised his arm, pointed upwards, and shouted, "Come to my side, Wagatsumashi!"

"Brues tilts his head, Doragon!"

Light dispels darkness, and a giant dragon takes flight. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, retrieved from the deck and sent to the graveyard by the Dragon Shrine, is resurrected here and descends upon Kaiba's field!

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK3000]

After summoning Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba drew another card and placed it face down on the Duel Disk: "Madada, send the last Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator - from my hand in Defense Position."

"Then, I cover two cards in my hand, and my turn ends."

[Seahorse: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK3000]

【Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator-】【DEF1100】

[GaiK] X2

Amelda raised an eyebrow as he looked at the [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] that appeared on Kaiba's field. If he remembered correctly, that monster had the ability that "when a [Blue-Eyes] monster is present on Kaiba's field, Kaiba decides which monster to attack."

This effect is permanent and does not chain. As long as this monster exists, to destroy this monster with only 1100 DEF in battle, you would first have to face the Blue-Eyes White Dragon with 3000 ATK. If you try to destroy the Blue-Eyes White Dragon with a high ATK monster, you will instead attack the Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator - which cannot be damaged.

In short, it's a monster with a very simple but also troublesome effect.

"My turn, draw a card."

However, even knowing the effects of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -], Amelda remained confident. After all, Kaiba's monsters were nothing more than two monsters with no resistance whatsoever.

Ameruda played the card he had drawn and sneered, "I activate the effect of [Mech Radiation Soldier] in my hand, discarding [Mech Colonel] from my hand and sending it to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [Mech Radiation Soldier] to my field in Attack Position!"

A card was sent to the graveyard by Ameruda, and then a giant mechanical soldier appeared on his field.

[Mech Radiation Soldier] [ATK1700]

Although it's a Level 8 high-level monster, the [Mech Radiation Soldier]'s stats are clearly lacking, with an attack power of only 1700. Upon seeing that Ameruda had only summoned such a weak monster, Kaiba's face revealed a contemptuous smile.

However, having suffered losses against "weak monsters" more than once, the seahorse wisely refrained from directly mocking them, but Ameluda had already entered his battle phase.

"Start the battle! I'm going to use [Mech Radiation Soldier] to attack Seto Kaiba's [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -]!"

As he spoke, the [Mech Radiation Soldier] aimed its cannon, which was integrated with its body, at the [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] in the defensive position, and fired a beam of laser!

Although somewhat puzzled that Amelda had started the battle phase after simply summoning a monster, he still spoke up: "Hmph, don't even think about getting close to my monster. The ability of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] is that when a [Blue-Eyes] monster is on my field, the target of your monster's attack will no longer be you, but me, Seto Kaiba!"

"I command your monster to attack the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and then turn to dust under the Blue-Eyes's might!"

As Kaiba commanded, the beam of light originally aimed at [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] changed course in mid-air and flew towards [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]. However, to Kaiba's surprise, Amelda triumphantly played a card.

"This is a trial, Kaiba, a trial from our past. Only the victor can transcend the past and move towards the future." He inserts the card into the Duel Disk, and a Quick-Play Spell Card appears in Ameruda's backrow. "At this moment, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Limit Removal,' doubling the ATK of all Machine-Type monsters on the field!"

"The trial will end with the blood you shed!"

Chapter 608

With a slightly surprised look in Kaiba's eyes, Amelda threw out another card: "It's not over yet! Chain [Restriction Removal], I'm going to activate the effect of [Mech Destroyer Reserve] in my hand!"

"Send any [Mech Destroyer Reserve] from your hand or field to the Graveyard. You can then target one [Mech] monster on the field to activate this effect. That [Mech] monster gains 1200 ATK until the end of this turn. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn!"

"Because of the chain reaction of finishing off the weaker party first, prioritize dealing with the effects of [Mech Destruction Reserve], and then [Restriction Removal]!"

Although the effect of [Mech Destroyer Reserve] doesn't explicitly state that it can activate during the Battle Phase, the language of Duel Monsters is quite magical; sometimes, even if it's not written on the card, some monsters can still be Special Summoned.

In fact, the description "can be activated during the opponent's turn" means that the effect of [Mech Destroyer Reserve] is not a first-speed effect that can only be used during your own turn, but a second-speed effect, which is equivalent to a Quick-Play Spell Card and a regular Trap Card. Just like [Limit Removal], the effect of [Mech Destroyer Reserve] can of course be activated during the Battle Phase.

A mech soldier shrouded in black energy was sent to the graveyard by Ameruda, but the black energy did not dissipate; instead, it attached itself to the [Mech Radiation Soldier], increasing its attack power.

[Mech Radiation Soldier] [ATK 1700 → 2900]

In the blink of an eye, the previously weak [Mech Radiation Soldier]'s attack power soared to a full 2900 points, just 100 points away from the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon's] 3000 points. Then the effect of [Restriction Removal] took effect.

【Restriction Removal】This card is a Quick-Play Spell Card that doubles the ATK of all Machine-Type monsters on the user's field until the end of the turn, with an extremely terrifying increase.

The more powerful the monster, the greater the boost it receives. And the already enhanced attack power of the [Mech Radiation Soldier] has reached an even higher level after being doubled!

[Mech Radiation Soldier] [ATK 2900 → 5800]

"It's a monster with an attack power of 5800!" exclaimed Keihei, who was watching. "It's stronger than my brother's Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and even stronger than the Five Divine Dragons, which has the highest attack power among Duel Monsters!"

Including the duel that was interrupted by the International Illusion Society, this was the second time that Keibei had witnessed the duel between Kaiba and Ameruda.

Keihei, like Kaiba, was wary of Amelda summoning a weak monster like [Mech-Radiator] after consuming two cards. However, he didn't expect Amelda to play two cards in succession during the battle phase to provide such a significant boost to [Mech-Radiator]!

If this action had been taken before the attack declaration, Kaiba could have used the effect of [Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator -] to transfer the attack target to himself in defense position and avoid taking damage. However, Amelda chose to activate this combo the moment Kaiba decided to attack [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]!

That's so unfair! If that attack hits, the seahorse will suffer a whopping 2800 points of combat damage in one go!

"Take this blow, Seto Kaiba, and taste my pain!"

Even the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, with an attack power of 3000, could not withstand this fatal blow. Under Amelda's expectant gaze, the ultimate attack of the Mech Radiation Soldier struck the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body in attack mode on the field!

"boom!"

Not only that, the expanding laser beam bypassed the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that had already been swallowed up and slammed into the seahorse behind it!

"Ugh!"

[Haima: 4000→1200LP]

The drop in Kaiba's Life Points put Amelda at ease. It seemed that Kaiba Seto's two face-down cards in the back row didn't contain annoying cards like "Magic Cylinder" or "Divine Shield - Mirror Power -", so her attack was successful.

"How are you feeling, Seto Kaiba? This pain?"

However, Ameruda's mockery only earned him a cold laugh from the seahorse.

"Hmph, you're so smug about this kind of painless attack that doesn't even qualify as a massage?" Despite it being a virtual attack from a Duel Monster, Kaiba felt an unbearable burning pain in the spot where he had just been engulfed by the laser beam, but he refused to back down in terms of momentum. "Or do you think that level of attack can bury the brilliance of my Blue Eyes?"

"Stand up, Blue Eyes!"

With a shout from the seahorse, the spot where the [Mech Radiation Soldier] had just hit suddenly burst into light, and a gust of wind dispersed the dust. The [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], though covered in wounds, still survived and let out a majestic roar!

"Roar!"

Ameruda's eyes widened: "What?! The Blue Eyes wasn't destroyed in that attack!"

"It's just a Normal Monster with no effect, so why—" Amelda murmured, noticing a card that had been activated in Kaiba's back row. "What is that card?! When was it activated?!"

"Hmph, you fool, you should ask yourself when you started to have the illusion that I didn't activate my face-down card?" Kaiba's lips curled up. Although his life points were down to only 1200, his aura was even stronger than when he was at full health. "【Tough! Invincible! Strongest!】, this card can only be activated by targeting one 【Blue-Eyes】 on my field."

"During this turn, the Blue-Eyes is unaffected by the effects of other cards and cannot be destroyed by battle."

"Tch, you'd rather use a card that takes battle damage to protect Blue-Eyes White Dragon? But what good is battle destruction resistance? What can you do with your life points that are as fragile as a candle in the wind?"

"My [Mech Radiation Soldier], although it will be destroyed by the effect of [Release] during the End Phase of this turn, can proactively activate its effect to destroy itself and Special Summon a [Mech Destroyer Reserve] from the Graveyard with a Level lower than its own that was previously sent to the Graveyard!"

Ameluda looked disdainfully at the Seahorse, whose basic score was only 1200 points, and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon glaring at him, and said provocatively what tactics he planned to use next.

His words were filled with the message, "I've set a trap," "Come and fall into it," and "This is a conspiracy." A more rational person might have refrained from provocation, but the seahorse wasn't one to swallow his pride.

The proud Seahorse will not back down even if it knows there are traps on the other side's field; it will only attack bravely and fearlessly.

His response to Ameruda's provocation was—

"Is that so? In that case, I'll destroy your monster before that happens, not even for a second!"

As Kaiba spoke, he pointed at the [Mech Radiation Soldier] on the field, which still maintained 5800 attack power, "Even with this level of attack, provocation must be responded to. The time for a counterattack has come, [Blue Eyes]!"

Because the seahorse was attacked while under its protection, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon revealed a dangerous, almost human-like look. As it watched the Mech Radiation Soldier open its mouth, a white ball of light instantly formed, at least three times more serious than its previous attacks.

"Destroy Burst Stream!"

A torrent of light erupted as the seahorse waved its hand, and in just an instant, the once invincible [Mech Radiation Soldier] was destroyed and reduced to ashes, sent to the graveyard!

"In addition to granting Blue-Eyes White Dragon resistance to battle destruction and the ability to be unaffected by other card effects, [Strong! Invincible! Strongest!] also grants Blue-Eyes the ability to destroy your monster at the end of the Damage Step when it battles a monster."

"Looks like you're not going to be able to pick that 'trash' monster out of the graveyard again."

The seahorse looked at Ameruda with arrogance and said, "Anyone who didn't know better would think that it was Ameruda who had just suffered 2800 points of combat damage, not him."

Even though Kaiba had already destroyed the monster on his field, Amelda's face was somewhat gloomy, as if suppressing anger: "You really dare to say that, Seto Kaiba, calling these robots 'trash'..."

“You who bear the surname of Gosaburo Kaiba, you are indeed a sinful bastard with filthy blood flowing through your veins and a soul that knows only destruction!” Raising his head, Amelda’s originally handsome face twisted in an expression, “You must be tortured with defeat!”

"Because you destroyed my Mech-type Earth-attribute [Mech Radiation Soldier] on the field, which perfectly fulfills the conditions for activating the effect of my [Mech Colonel] in the Graveyard!"

"If any EARTH/Machine-Type monster I control is destroyed while [Machine Colonel] is in my Graveyard, Special Summon [Machine Colonel] from my Graveyard!"

"The power of the destroyed gathers here to retaliate against the destroyers! Come forth, [Mech Colonel]!"

Amidst the wreckage of the Mech Radiation Soldier destroyed by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's counterattack, the sound of engines starting up again, even more intensely, filled the air. Amidst the metallic scraping sounds, the Mech Colonel, wielding a chainsaw and an electromagnetic cannon, descended!

[Mecha Colonel] [10 stars/location]

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[3000/2500]

Looking at the [Mech Colonel] summoned by Ameruda, whose stats were almost identical to those of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba frowned and stared at Ameruda, saying, "I should have warned you, you bastard, don't lump me together with that guy, Gosaburo Kaiba."

However, after summoning the "Mech Colonel," Ameluda ignored Kaiba. Glancing at the towering "Mech Colonel," then at Keihei outside the arena, Ameluda reached into her robes and pulled out her brother's keepsake—the badly damaged toy robot.

"Want to hear a story, Kaiba Keihei? A story about my past with the Kaiba Group." Unlike when he was facing Kaiba, when he looked at Keihei, Ameruda showed a gentle smile that was extremely rare on his usually bitter and resentful face. However, when he turned to look at Kaiba, the smile on his face instantly turned ferocious. "It'll be a way for you, Kaiba Seto, to die knowing why."

Chapter 609 Let's drown in the past.

Ameruda told his story to the Kaiba brothers in front of him. When he heard that Ameruda lost his younger brother because of Kaiba Gosaburo, Kaiba clenched his fist.

Guiping never expected that the people from the Doma organization in front of him had ended up in this situation and become his brother's adversary because of his and his brother's adoptive father, Kaiba Gosaburo.

"Miruko, is that your brother Ameruda's name?"

“Ah, Miluko loved robots. This was his favorite toy, and the last thing I found beside his remains.” Ameruda looked at Guiping with eyes full of reminiscence. He remembered Miluko’s age when he was alive, which was not much different from Guiping’s age now. He saw Miluko’s shadow in Guiping.

"Seto Kaiba, you also have a younger brother, so you can imagine the pain I'm going through! It's all thanks to Gosaburo Kaiba!"

"After losing my parents and Milco, I joined Doma so that one day I could avenge myself against Seto Kaiba, who inherited the sins of Gosaburo Kaiba and the Kaiba Corporation!" Amelda glanced at her [Mech Colonel] on the field. "Milco likes robots, so the [Mech] deck I received from Dartz-sama is mainly composed of robot soldiers."