Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"I will Special Summon [Lyrical Bird - Jade Swallow] and [Iron Beast Front Nabel] in my hand simultaneously!!"

A storm suddenly broke out!

A swallow, its body crystal clear and as if carved from jade, took flight first. Closely following behind was a heavy, oppressive aura filled with the smell of gunpowder and rust.

【Lyrical Songbird - Jade Swallow】【★1】

[Wind/Bird Beast Race] [Attack: 100 / Defense: 0]

Beside those dreamy birds, an incongruous figure landed heavily.

It was a strange man wearing a tattered dark green military uniform and a gas mask that looked like a crow's beak.

The pair of once-white wings on his back were now stained with an indelible gray-black from the long-term exposure to war, and his mechanical prosthetics made a dull thud on the ground.

【Iron Beast Front: Nabel】【★1】

[Wind/Bird Beast Race] [Attack: 0 / Defense: 2000]

The dreamy songbird and the ruthless iron beast stand side by side, foreshadowing that this duel is about to enter an even more brutal phase!

"It's not over yet! This is only the first measure of the movement!"

The purple hue in Tsukuyomi Rion's eyes intensified. She suddenly waved her hand, and the air in front of her seemed to be drawn by invisible threads.

The dark golden nebula vortex once again coalesced above the dimly lit containment chamber, which was the starlight path leading to a higher dimension.

"I will once again build a stacking network with the Level 1 [Ironclad Front Nabel] and the Level 1 [Lyrical Robin - Cobalt Spinel]!!"

"Let the mechanical black wings and pure blue feathers intertwine at this moment!"

"The wings of birds resonate here, with starlight as their strings and bonds as their song!"

Xyz Summon! Rank 1!

"Descend once more! The aria of the Milky Way—[Lyrical Robin - Reciting Starling]!!"

"Splash—"

As stardust fell once more, a second starling goddess, with jet-black wings adorned with countless stars, gracefully descended from the vortex.

Two identical monsters flew side by side, their cries forming a perfect harmony that rendered the entire battlefield dreamlike.

Rion Tsukuyomi's lips curled into a smug smile as she loudly proclaimed:

"I've got it!"

"None of the effects of 【Lyrical Robin - Reciting Starling】 have such a boring restriction as 'card name once per turn'!"

"As long as I have enough birds, I can play endless melodies!"

"I'm activating the second [Lyrical Robin - Reciting Starling]'s entry effect!"

"The starlight's blessing has once again been bestowed upon the leading dancer!"

"I'm targeting the first [Lyrical Robin - Songbird] on the field - increasing its attack power by another 600 points!!"

The newly arrived starlings flapped their wings, scattering large amounts of golden phosphorescent powder, all of which gathered on the first starling, making its starlight shield even thicker and more dazzling.

[Lyrical Robin - Reciting the Song of the Starling]

Attack power: 600 → 1200

"Next, resource recycling!"

Rion Tsukuyomi's fingers tapped lightly, her movements fluid and graceful:

"Activate the second effect of the [Lyrical Robin - Reciting Starling]!"

"Remove one Xyz Material and search your Deck for a Level 1 Winged Beast Monster!"

"I'm removing the material—[Iron Beast Front Nabel]!"

"Add [Lyrical Bird - Beryl Canary] to your hand from your deck!"

As the iron beast material, clad in tattered military uniform, dissipated into a stream of light, a card radiating a warm, canary-like glow fell into Rion's hand.

But at that moment, a chilling smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the starlit battlefield.

"Chain processing!"

Rion Tsukuyomi's eyes sharpened, and her demeanor instantly transformed from that of an elegant conductor to a ruthless battlefield commander:

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Iron Beast Front Nabel] in the graveyard!"

"This card can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard."

"Add 1 'Iron Beast' monster other than yourself from your Deck to your hand."

"The flames of war on the front lines have never been extinguished!"

"I've decided to add [Ironclad Front: Gette] to my hand from my deck!"

The Duel Disk accurately ejected a card, and after Rion added it to her hand, she immediately revealed another card that had been waiting to be used:

"Battle lines are assembled! Heavy armored units are on their way!"

"I activate the effect of my [Iron Beast Front Kras]!"

You can activate this effect by discarding 1 other Beast-Type, Beast-Warrior-Type, or Winged Beast-Type monster from your hand.

Special Summon this card from your hand!

"Cost payment! I'm discarding the [Iron Beast Frontline Girl] I just retrieved!"

"boom--!!"

With a muffled engine roar and a beast's howl, a tall, horned beastman carrying a massive heavy weapon and clad in heavy purple armor crashed through the curtain of starlight and slammed heavily onto the ground.

Two plumes of white steam billowed from its nostrils, creating a violent yet beautiful effect.

【Iron Beast Front: Clas】【★2】

[Earth/Beast] [Attack: 1200 / Defense: 1500]

"It's not over yet! Once the resource chain starts moving, it won't stop easily!"

Rion Tsukuyomi quickly revealed the card she had sent to the graveyard:

"Activate the effect of [Iron Front Girl] in the graveyard!"

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard, send 1 other 'Iron Beast' card from your Deck to the Graveyard."

"Cover fire! Pile up graves!"

"I'm sending the second 'Ironclad Front Nabel' from my deck to the graveyard!"

"call……"

After completing this dazzling series of maneuvers, Tsukuyomi Rion let out a long breath.

As she gazed at the dazzling array of birds and beasts and the fully armed iron beasts on the field, the brilliance in her eyes reached its peak.

"The prelude is over, now comes the climax!"

She abruptly reached for the Extra Deck, and the moment her fingertips touched the card, the data stream in the entire containment chamber began to surge wildly.

"Appear, circuit that connects to the future!"

A halo of pure white light appeared in the sky, and the eight arrow indicator lights in all directions began to flash wildly, foreshadowing the imminent arrival of the true ace!

"It's not over yet! The cemetery is the Iron Beasts' true armory!"

The purple light in Tsukuyomi Rion's eyes burned like flames. She pointed sharply at the graveyard area of ​​the Duel Disk, her voice shrill with extreme excitement:

"I activate the hidden effect of [Iron Beast Front Nabel] in the graveyard!"

"You can only activate this skill by removing any number of Beast-type, Beast-Warrior-type, or Winged Beast-type monsters from your own graveyard!"

Special Summon 1 Beast-Warrior-Winged-Beast Link Monster from your Extra Deck that has the same number of Link Marks as the number banished!

"Awaken, fallen comrades!"

"To become the cornerstone of a new revolution!"

"I am removing all four monsters from the graveyard: two [Iron Beast Front Nabel], one [Iron Beast Front Kras], and one [Iron Beast Front Kit]!!"

As Rion roared, a dark crack appeared in the ground.

Four resolute, illusory souls were sucked into the turbulent currents of time and space—sacrifices made to summon the ultimate weapon.

"What...four monsters?!"

Tian Daolian, watching from the sidelines, was visibly shaken. As a high-level duelist, he instantly understood the terrifying significance of this move:

"Using graveyard resources to directly perform Link Summoning?"

"And excluding the four... this means she's going to skip the intermediate steps and directly summon a Link-4 monster?!"

"Bingo! You got it right!"

Rion Tsukuyomi snapped her fingers, and a sudden gust of wind, filled with the smell of rust and engine oil, swept up behind her:

"The one I summon is the king who rules this wasteland!"

"O bird of ill omen with broken wings, roar now to shake the earth, and with your self-sacrificing attack, shatter this unjust era!"

"Use the power of revolution to bring about entirely new changes!"

"Link Summon! Link-4!"

"Soar high—[Schlag, the Ferocious Bird of the Iron Beast Front]!!"

"BOOM—!!"

The heavy clang of metal clashing was deafening. A tall, bird-like figure clad in heavy black and gold armor and wielding a large-caliber revolver emerged from the smoke.

Where his wings should have been, the left wing was a shockingly broken bone wing, while the right wing had been modified into a silver-gray gun-like mechanical wing, spewing blue tail flames.

Beneath the mask covered in serrated armor, a chilling red, menacing light emanated.

[Shrek, the Ferocious Bird of the Iron Beast Front]

[Link-4] [Left/Right/Bottom Left/Bottom Right] [Earth/Bird/Beast/Link/Effect] [Attack Power: 3000]

Despite the Link-4 monster that was shaking the ground, Yu Yang still held the cards in his hand, his face as calm as still water.

The enormous figure of the ferocious bird was reflected in those black eyes, but they did not stir up the slightest ripple.