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[Blender Man] [4☆/Wind]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[0/2200]

Despite being a Level 4 monster, it boasts 2200 DEF. While its stats are somewhat unbalanced, they are still quite good. However, compared to its powerful counterpart, the Mud Truck, which wields the power to traverse through space, the Blender's fate is much more tragic. It only appeared on Marufuji's field for a mere second before being sent to the Graveyard by its own effect, disappearing in an instant.

The "Mixer Man" left behind a pool of uncured concrete, from which a long railway track miraculously emerged and stretched out into the air. A train appeared out of nowhere and traveled on the same ever-extending track, just like some kind of time train traveling between the past and the future.

"The train is about to arrive at the station. Please step back behind the white line and wait. Platform ready, train has arrived!" Marufuji Sho placed the card horizontally on the Duel Disk and shouted, "Special Summon! Come forth, Limited Express Train—[Limited Express Machine]!"

【Express Man】【4 stars/location】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[400/1600]

Just as David was about to mock Marufuji Sho for choosing a low-level monster with a mere 400 attack points to Special Summon from his deck, he saw a humanoid high-speed train stop precisely in front of Marufuji Sho. Two of the long train carriages behind it opened, throwing out two monsters. Upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find that they were none other than the [Invisible Robot] and [Truck Robot] that Marufuji Sho had just discarded to the Graveyard!

“When I successfully Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon [Express Machine], I can target two [Machine] monsters other than [Express Machine] in my Graveyard and add them to my hand.” After showing the cards, Marufuji Sho added the monsters to his hand. “The monsters I’m adding are [Invisible Machine] and [Truck Machine], which were just sent to the Graveyard by [Angel’s Charity].

"Even if you've already used a Normal Summon, and even if you return both monster cards to your hand, it doesn't mean you can summon them," David said confidently after a brief moment of surprise. "Besides, what can you do without any more Normal Summon attempts?"

"What can I do? Then witness the full power of my deck, David Rabb, in this field that belongs exclusively to [Machines]!" Marufuji Sho played one of his remaining four cards. Now, two of his cards were face up, and the last card had not yet revealed the limits of Marufuji Sho's duel. It was clear that the last card was the final piece of the puzzle to complete the victory.

The Field Spell Card was inserted into the Duel Disk, and a virtual skyscraper instantly rose from the ground, replacing the surrounding environment. In an instant, a futuristic technology with a strong sense of technology appeared before David's eyes.

For some reason, David felt that the field spell card played by Marufuji Sho was the greatest danger, rather than the potential dangers hidden in the high-rise building.

"Field Spell Card [Giant Machine City], just as heroes have their battlefields, so too should machine monsters have their streets to protect." Looking at the quiet streets, where there weren't many vehicles to attract the enemy's attention, Marufuji Sho confidently stated, "[Giant Machine City] has the ability to swap the original ATK and DEF of my [Machine] monsters by sending them to the Graveyard during damage calculations in battle."

"In addition, it can add a [Machine] card from my deck to my hand by destroying a card on my field. However, before that, I need to activate the effects of cards in my graveyard."

As he spoke, Marufuji Sho actually took out the card from the graveyard—the three-speed counter trap, "Red Robot Call," which he had set face-down in the first turn and used to break "Black Hole" at the beginning of David's turn.

"In addition to its effect when set, if [Red Machine Call] is in my Graveyard, banish [Red Machine Call] cards from my Graveyard and target any [Machine] monster in my Graveyard, adding it to my hand. I choose [Dragon Machine]!"

"Then I discard [Dragon Machine] to activate its effect again. I add one non-WIND [Machine] monster from my deck to my hand - this EARTH [Drill Machine]."

By retrieving from the graveyard search point, Marufuji Sho's hand grew to a full four cards after normally summoning a monster and playing a field spell card. This was almost equivalent to him drawing a "Treasure Card from Heaven" at the start of his turn.

However, relatively speaking, Marufuji Sho's hand was almost entirely open, with David knowing all three cards. At that moment, Marufuji Sho was placing the last mysterious card in his hand face down on the back of the table.

"I set a card face down, then activate the effect of the Field Spell Card [Giant Machine City] to destroy one card on my field and add one [Machine] card from my Deck to my hand once per turn. I chose the face-down card on my back field."

On the central tower of the [Giant Robot City], a beam of lightning struck and shattered Marufuji Sho's cover card, delivering a new card to his hand. Just as David was about to say something, he saw a hidden base slowly rise from beneath Marufuji Sho's destroyed cover card, deploying rockets that revealed their interior!?

"This is!?"

“I wouldn’t just destroy important cards like that, would I? You should be on your guard when you see that I’m going to destroy a card that I set myself.” Marufuji said, pulling out a card from the Duel Disk and showing it off. “Trap Card [Magic Garage], when this set card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, activate its effect to Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Machine-Type monster from my hand.”

"What I Special Summoned is this Drillman, which was retrieved by the effect of [Dragonman]! It has a powerful effect that, when attacking a Defense Position monster, can destroy the monster directly before the Damage Step, ignoring the difference in ATK and DEF between the two monsters!"

As the [Magic Garage] opened, the [Drill Machine], with its arms and nose both being drills, slowly made its way out of the garage on tracks. Upon its appearance, it couldn't wait to focus its attention on the three Defense Position monsters on David Rabber's field. The drills on its body spun rapidly, constantly grinding against each other, seemingly eager to destroy the Defense Position monsters that it was best at dealing with.

[Drilling Machine Operator] [4 stars/location]

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[1600/1600]

Upon hearing Marufuji Sho's words, David Labbour had a look of sudden realization: "So that's how it is. All the planning before was for this moment?"

"However, destroying my [Phantom Beast Machine] won't be so easy. You can't change the battle position of the [Drill Machine] that I Special Summoned. I'm going to activate the effect of [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon] now and release one of my [Phantom Beast Machine Tokens] on the field to change [Drill Machine] to face-up Defense Position!"

David waved his hand, and his [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon] immediately started its engine at full power, bursting out with a roar and crashing into the [Drill Machine Man]. The latter was so frightened that it thought the other party was going to take it down with it and hurriedly put on a defensive stance.

However, when the [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon] crashed into it, the [Drill Machine Man] discovered that the other party had actually passed right through it. The [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon] was clearly a disguise of the [Phantom Beast Machine Derivative]!

The attack is fake, but the change in the representation of the "Drill Machine Man" is real.

[Drilling Machine] [ATK1600→DEF1600]

"Heh, didn't I tell you? You think a mere nobody dares to challenge me? Now your last hope of defeating the [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin] has been dashed, hasn't it? How do you feel now? How do you feel?"

Holding the [Machine City] card retrieved by its effect, along with the two other cards he had left, Marufuji Sho revealed a smile remarkably similar to Jaden's: "Right now, I feel completely excited!"

"Although I don't know what you're thinking, David Labbour, the change in the form of the [Drill Machine Man] doesn't mean anything to me. Its existence is the same as the [Express Machine Man]; they were both prepared for me to use this card."

Flipping the card in his hand to reveal its green border, Marufuji Sho said, "Activate the Spell Card [Transport Robot Link Zone]! Use the four monsters in my hand, namely [Invisible Robot] and [Truck Robot], as well as the four monsters on the field, namely [Express Robot] and [Drill Robot], as Fusion Material!"

"Final Fusion!"

"GaGaGa, GaGaGa, GaoGaiGa!"

The summoning incantation was incomprehensible to those who didn't understand, such as Ryo Marufuji, Rei Saotome, and David Labbour. However, Jaden became excited, and even Hayato couldn't help but hum the same tune, as if the summoning incantation came from a song that all three of them had heard before.

"The absolute hero who embodies all things, the ultimate machine that rules destiny, the four bodies unite! Final fusion!"

Marufuji Shou shouted, holding up the card and yelling out the monster's name.

Fusion Summon—

"【Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Combination】!"

Chapter 1254 Everyone Will Grow

"The absolute hero who embodies all things, the ultimate machine that rules destiny, the four bodies unite!" Shou Marufuji shouted the monster's name, "Final Fusion!"

"【Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Combination】!"

The giant stealth fighter jet soared into the sky and swooped down towards the ground, while the high-speed train, guided by the rails, also rushed into the air and broke through the side of the stealth fighter jet, docking precisely in the reserved connecting passage.

The drilling rig on the ground deformed and caught the stealth fighter jet that was connected to the train. The train and the drilling rig deformed together and turned into arms and limbs.

The long-awaited final truck sped along and collided with the chest of the nascent combined giant. After a moment of transformation, the truck's cab turned into the head of the giant robot!

At the same time, it uses four different monsters that are perfectly fused together. The monster that descends on Marufuji Sho's field is the trump card among trump cards in his deck, which is even stronger than [Super Transporter - Giant Drill] - [Super Transporter - Stealth Fusion]!

(Yes, I didn't post the wrong picture, it's me, it's me)

(Okay, this is the one; the physical card and the anime effects are different.)

【Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Combination】【9☆/Location】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3600/3000]

"Level 9☆, attack power 3600 points!?" David stared wide-eyed at the monster that appeared on Marufuji Sho's field. "A mere [Machine], how could there be such a fusion monster!?"

"【Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Fusion】is the final fusion form that combines four 【Robots】. It is the strongest and invincible monster in my deck, and an absolute powerhouse capable of creating miracles." Marufuji Sho looked at the giant fusion robot standing on his field, and even he couldn't help but feel his heart surge with excitement. "In other words, it is the strongest robot that appears like a hero at the last moment and turns the tide!"

Yes, a hero! That's right, or rather, that's how it should be, because Marufuji Sho himself has always longed to become a "hero," and this [Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Combination] is the closest among the [robots] he uses to becoming a "hero."

But in the past, he had to exert all his strength just to fuse [Super Transport Robot - Giant Drill], let alone [Super Transport Robot - Invisible Fusion]. Until today, with Ryo Marufuji's expectations, the pressure from David Rabber, and the trust of Jaden Yuki, Sho Marufuji successfully summoned this monster that had been sleeping in the deck for a long time!

David Labb was furious as he looked at the [Super Transport Robot - Invisible Combination] summoned by Marufuji Sho. He couldn't help but regret using the effect of [Phantom Beast - Black Falcon] on the [Drill Robot] so early.

It's all that guy's fault. He explained the effect of [Drill Machine] before even entering the battle phase, making it seem like he was about to use it to attack and destroy all his [Phantom Beasts] on the field, which were all in defense position.

But it doesn't matter. So what if it attacks with 3600 attack power? At most, it can only destroy one [Phantom Beast Machine] and can't cause any combat damage to me. The advantage is mine!

Although his hand was empty, Marufuji Sho didn't end his turn there. Instead, he took out another card from the graveyard and said, "Just to confirm, you weren't thinking 'you still have the advantage,' were you, David Rabb? Because my development doesn't end here. If you think that's all I'm capable of, you're being far too unrealistic!"

"【Super Transportation Robot - Invisible Combination】is a 'hero' who can turn the tide, but it is difficult to change everything if he is alone, so he must have a companion who can travel with him!"

Glancing at Judai on the sidelines, Marufuji Sho thought to himself, 'Just like my older brother, he believes in me, walking ahead like a hero, so I must follow in his footsteps!'

"Except for this [Blender Man] in my graveyard, and the following seven cards: [Rescue First Aid Man], [Dragon Man], [Stealth Man], [Express Man], [Drill Man], and [Truck Man], I will pay half of my Life Points to activate the effect of [Blender Man]!"

[Marufuji Sho: 3900→1850LP]

Having practically emptied his graveyard in one go and paid half of his Life Points as a price, Marufuji Sho pulled out a card with a purple border and said, "I Special Summon a Level 7 [Machine] Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck, equal to the number of monsters banished, ignoring its Summoning conditions. Although the monster Special Summoned by this effect will be destroyed during the End Phase, the duel will come to an end before then!"

"Change-Solid-β!"

As Marufuji Sho shouted, the [Invisible Robot] that had been removed from his grave reappeared in the sky above his head, flying at high speed, followed by two other robot-shaped aircraft that had not yet appeared.

With the [Invisible Robot] forming the head, and two other robots serving as the body and legs respectively, a three-in-one, slender fusion robot was specially summoned to Marufuji Shoba!

Marufuji Sho shouted out the card's name, "Transform and combine, attack! [Solid Robot β]!"

【Solid Robot β】【7☆/Wind】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1900]

Even Hayato looked at the card Marufuji Sho played with some surprise, a smile of interest playing on his lips. "[Solid Machine], huh? Well, that makes sense. Using a manga card is perfect for dealing with David Luber."

If I remember correctly, the effect of that card seemed to be...

"【Solid Machine β】can only be Fusion Summoned by banishing three monsters from my Graveyard: 【Attack Machine】, 【Stealth Machine】, and 【Turbo Machine】. However, under the effect of 【Blender】, I can Special Summon it regardless of its Summoning conditions." Marufuji Sho said, meeting David Rabo's gloomy gaze. "And if 【Solid Machine β】 is successfully Special Summoned, its effect can be activated to directly destroy a monster on the field!"

"The monster I choose to destroy is, [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin]!"

"Solid high-speed cutting!"

(Thanks to Mr. Manjou for providing the Panda Dragon for his cameo appearance)

Under Marufuji Sho's command, the [Solid Machine β] took off and spun at high speed, transforming into a spiraling hurricane that instantly sliced ​​through David Labb's [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin], destroying it and sending it to the graveyard!

"Damn it!" Seeing his monster destroyed, especially his highest defense monster, [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin], David had to admit that a sense of panic welled up inside him. He became furious at this panic, "They even destroyed [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin]! What an humiliation!"

"How can someone who's just a nobody put on such a show of fighting! Is it because of this kind of power that he dares to challenge me?!"

However, upon hearing David Rabble's words, Marufuji Sho shook his head and said to the former's puzzled look, "Besides thinking that the [Machine] deck is a weak deck, David Rabble, you have another misunderstanding in this duel that I must correct."

"That means it's not me challenging you, it's you who's the challenger!"

When Marufuji Sho pointed this out, David Raab's pupils contracted, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Mere trash...mere trash! Don't get too cocky!"

"So what if [Phantom Beast Machine - Kalinin Griffin] is destroyed? I still have [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon] on my field in defense position. At most, only one of your monsters can directly attack me. You can't possibly reduce all my Life Points in one turn!"

"And when it's my turn, it's just a matter of using one card to unfold the situation. If you can do it, then I can definitely do it too!"

David Labborg, for reasons unknown, was so confident that he believed he could definitely do it too, seeing that Marufuji Sho could summon two powerful monsters with a single card.

"Perhaps you can do it, but David Rabb, you don't have a next round, because I will win this round!" Marufuji Sho said, waving his hand and declaring, "I enter my battle phase, and then attack the defense-positioned [Phantom Beast - Black Falcon] with [Super Transport Robot - Stealth Fusion]!"

Only then did Marufuji Sho finally reveal the effect of [Super Transporter - Invisible Fusion]: "The effect of [Super Transporter - Invisible Fusion] is that when attacking a monster in Defense Position, if its ATK exceeds its DEF, inflict battle damage equal to the opponent's Life Points!"

"What?! A defensive penetration effect?!" David Labb exclaimed in shock. "Oh no, that means my Life Points are gone!"

Pointing forward, Marufuji Sho ordered, "Destroy that [Phantom Beast Machine - Black Falcon]! [Super Transport Robot - Stealth Combination]!"