We reached 200 power stones thank you ! Here is the 2nd bonus chapter as promised, let's go 300 next !!!
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"I activate the Continuous Spell—Ancient Gear Castle!"
RUMBLE...
A medieval stone fortress slowly rose behind Jinrin Kaname. Upon seeing the familiar card, Professor Chronos finally let out a small sigh of relief in his heart.
"As long as this card is on the field, each time a monster is Normal Summoned, it gains a counter. Also, all Ancient Gear monsters on the field gain 300 ATK."
"I Normal Summon Ancient Gear Hound!"
Ancient Gear Hound – ATK: 1000 → 1300
Jinrin summoned the hound from his hand, and just like before, it snapped at Hikaru Amagi again.
Hikaru LP: 3400 → 2800
Hikaru now had 2800 LP left.
Jinrin narrowed his eyes as he checked his hand. Hound had 1300 ATK. To finish the duel this turn, he needed to deal at least 1500 more damage.
He glanced at his remaining hand.
He held two monsters and one Double Summon. The monsters were Ancient Gear Wyvern and Ancient Gear Frame. The former, when summoned, let him add any "Ancient Gear" card from his Deck to hand; the latter, when summoned, could Special Summon an "Ancient Gear" monster from the hand, ignoring its conditions.
But…
He stared at the three face-down cards on Hikaru's field.
Hikaru hadn't reacted when he summoned Hound. He didn't even glance at his Set cards. So, that meant they probably hadn't changed…
Is it that trap again?
Gladiator Rejection?
That card could Special Summon Flame Swordsman or Darkflame Knight, and flip an opponent's monster face-down. A brutal counterplay to any Special Summon strategy.
"Heh heh… I activate the Spell Card, Double Summon. This turn, I can Normal Summon again!" Jinrin laughed confidently and flashed the card in his hand. "I Normal Summon Ancient Gear Wyvern, and activate its effect to add Ancient Gear Fortress from my Deck to my hand! I can't Set any cards this turn due to its effect, but it doesn't matter!"
A gear-covered mechanical wyvern roared as it landed before him.
Ancient Gear Wyvern – ATK: 1700 → 2000
And with Ancient Gear Fortress, he'd gain another 600 ATK! This was the push he needed—
"Idiot," Chazz Princeton muttered from the crowd, crossing his arms and shaking his head.
"Huh? Chazz, what do you mean?" Syrus asked.
"That upperclassman fell for it," Bastion said with a sigh.
!?
Jinrin hesitated mid-action as their voices hit his ears.
"Syrus, you should remember this," Bastion, ever the tutor, took the floor. "What's Hikaru's most commonly used trap?"
"Of course! Gladiator Rejection! It lets him Fusion Summon during the opponent's turn, Set one monster face-down, and even if it's destroyed, it can still Special Summon Flame Swordsman using that face-down monster! It's basically Hikaru's signature card!"
"Exactly," Chazz nodded. "It's the perfect fusion of aggression and interruption. If even we know it, Jinrin must have considered it too. That's why he summoned instead of Special Summoned."
"But that's exactly why he fell for it."
What!?
Jinrin's eyes widened.
"Hikaru's been running Cyber Dragons and Chimeratech Fortress Dragon," Zane added. "He returned Fortress Dragon to his Extra Deck last turn, which means he plans to fuse it again using Machine-type monsters."
"Face-down monsters can't be used as Fusion Materials," he concluded.
"Then that means—" Syrus gasped, glancing at Hikaru's face-down cards.
Could it be…!?
"Anyway, I activate the Equip Spell—Ancient Gear Fortress! Equip to Ancient Gear Wyvern! Now its ATK becomes 2600!"
"Now—battle phase!"
Jinrin gritted his teeth. If he landed this hit, it was game!
"I've been waiting for this moment!" Hikaru's voice rang out. He didn't even hide it—he flipped his face-down card with a smirk. "Gladiator Unity!"
"Gladiator...!?" Jinrin froze, expression warping in real-time.
Even the other Fusion Club representatives behind him turned pale.
They knew what Gladiator Beasts meant.
"What does that trap do—!?"
"This card can only be activated once per turn, and only during a Battle Phase," Hikaru explained. "I can return Gladiator Beast Fusion Materials from my hand, field, or GY to the Deck, and Special Summon the Fusion Monster directly from my Extra Deck, ignoring Summoning conditions!"
Jinrin's gaze shot to Hikaru's hand in horror.
"That's right!" Hikaru shouted, sweeping his hand out. "I return Gladiator Beast Darius and Gladiator Beast Andal from my hand to the Deck! I Special Summon—Gladiator Beast Gyzarus!"
The mighty armored bird-warrior descended in a cyclone of feathers and metal, his eyes glinting with battle-honed fury.
Gladiator Beast Gyzarus – Level 6 / DARK / Winged Beast / ATK: 2400
"Crap… oh crap…" Jinrin knew this card well—and what came next.
"Your hand's empty. That means—"
"Heh… you get it now," Hikaru grinned. "Gyzarus's effect! When Special Summoned, I can destroy up to two cards on the field. I choose your Ancient Gear Castle—and one of my own Set cards."
BOOM!
The stone fortress collapsed into rubble. At the same time, Hikaru's own Set card exploded—flipping up mid-air to reveal… Fusion Substitute!
"He fell for it hard," Chazz shook his head.
All that effort for Wyvern, and it went nowhere.
"Now that your Ancient Gear Castle is gone, your monster's ATK drops back to base. A 2300 Wyvern is no match for Gyzarus."
"Not to mention," Hikaru added, "you can't Set any cards this turn… not that you had any."
"My turn!"
Without a hint of hesitation, Hikaru drew his card and slapped his palm against the Duel Disk.
"Reveal Set card—Fusion Reinforcement!"
"By its effect, I reveal Cyber Twin Dragon in my Extra Deck and Special Summon one of its Fusion Materials from my Deck or GY. Return, Cyber Dragon!"
Fusion Reinforcement!?
Those three Set cards were all bluffs!?
"This is the end!" Hikaru declared. "I'm taking your Machines!"
"Descend—Chimeratech Fortress Dragon!!"
Chimeratech Fortress Dragon – ATK: 3000
"Direct attack! Let my fusion crush your false legacy!!"
Jinrin Kaname LP: 4000 → 0
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For this week I will do more release depending on the power stones !
100 Power Stones = 1 chapter (in addition to the daily update)
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