Chapter 226: Dragon Knight Family
Two knights riding giant dragons surrounded them, one in front and one behind.
A red-haired girl looked coldly at Allen and asked, "Where is Kaito Tenjo? He killed our brother last time, and this time he will pay a blood debt with blood!"
"Their brother?" Allen frowned.
"Wasn't that the guy who thought he was so brave last time, trying to compare ATK with Brother Kaito's Galaxy-Eyes?" Shinjō Katsu said. "I think his name was Leiser. He insisted on charging in with his monster and ended up getting beaten so badly by Brother Kaito that he was destroyed on the spot, skipping the step of being turned into a card."
Allen remembered. After all, Brother Yūga Hōzumi had used that person as a negative example to educate his juniors when they were cleaning up the battlefield last time. So he replied unceremoniously:
"Now even you've learned the phrase 'a blood debt with blood'? How laughable!"
"Why bother talking to them? Let's finish them off here. Brother Kaito's energy shouldn't be wasted on them," Shinjō Katsu said, looking at the red-haired boy in front of him as he activated his Duel Disk.
"Hmph, sister, let's turn these two into cards first, then go find the one who killed our brother. We will personally wash away the shame of the Dragon Knight Family," the red-haired boy opposite Shinjō Katsu said coldly.
"Duel!" x4
Two 1v1 duels began simultaneously, with the siblings from the Dragon Knight Gaia Family both going first.
"My turn!" the brother, Amon, sneered as he began.
"I activate the Field Spell, Galloping Gaia!"
Burning flames enveloped Shinjō Katsu and Amon, enclosing them within a battlefield.
"I activate the effect of my Field Spell, Galloping Gaia!"
"Once per turn, I can reveal one 'Gaia the Fierce Knight' monster in my hand to add one Level 5 Dragon monster from my Deck to my hand."
"I reveal Gaia the Magical Knight, which is treated as 'Gaia the Fierce Knight' by game mechanics, and add the Level 5 Dragon monster, Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon, from my Deck to my hand!"
"While I control no monsters, I can Normal Summon Gaia the Magical Knight from my hand without a Tribute! Appear, Gaia the Magical Knight!"
"I activate the effect of Gaia the Magical Knight! When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one Level 5 Dragon monster from my hand or Graveyard in Defense Position."
"Appear! Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon!"
"When Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Spell or Trap Card that mentions 'Dragon Knight Gaia' from my Deck to my hand."
"I add the Spell Card, Spiral Fusion, to my hand and now I activate it!"
"I send Fusion Materials listed on a Dragon Fusion Monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon that monster from my Extra Deck! If this effect is used to Special Summon 'Dragon Knight Gaia,' that monster gains 2600 ATK and can attack a monster up to twice during the same Battle Phase."
"Appear! Dragon Knight, surpassing the gale! Sweep away the enemies before me! Fusion Summon! Level 7! Dragon Magical Knight Gaia!"
"While Dragon Magical Knight Gaia is in the Monster Zone, its name is treated as 'Dragon Knight Gaia'! Therefore, Spiral Fusion's effect applies, and Dragon Magical Knight Gaia's attack points increase by 2600!"
Dragon Magical Knight Gaia ATK: 2600 → 5200
"I set two cards and end my turn."
As Amon ended his turn, his sister, Tina, also completed her play.
Her field was similar, featuring a Dragon Magical Knight Gaia with 5200 ATK thanks to the Field Spell. The only difference was that she had only one card set in her backrow.
"This deck's characteristics are exactly as Brother Yūga Hōzumi said that day," Although the two were back-to-back and separated by the flames, it didn't stop Allen and Shinjō Katsu from communicating.
"Exactly. The playstyle is one-note—a deck with a consistent floor but a very low ceiling," Shinjō Katsu said with a smile. "No wonder Brother Yūga Hōzumi, who loves collecting his opponents' decks as spoils of war, couldn't even be bothered to look at it. He said even Aunt Yuko could get the hang of this deck after playing with it for half a day."
"I can finish him off this turn. You?" Allen said, glancing at the cards in his hand.
"What a coincidence? Me too. If we can't even beat them, how can we be worthy of the new deck Brother Yūga Hōzumi gave us and the special training we got from Brother Kaito and the others these past few days?" Shinjō Katsu said with a laugh.
"Don't you dare look down on us!" The duo's conversation wasn't kept quiet, and the siblings from the Dragon Knight Family were furious. Just as they were about to rebuke them, Shinjō Katsu and Allen began their plays.
"My turn! Draw!" x2 As they drew, purple and red patterns appeared at the corners of their right eyes.
"I activate the effect of Gimmick Puppet - Humpty Dumpty in my hand! I discard one 'Gimmick Puppet' monster to Special Summon this card!"
"Next, I activate the Spell Card, Advance Draw! I tribute the Level 8 monster on my field to draw two cards!"
"I activate the effect of Gimmick Puppet - Humpty Dumpty in my Graveyard! By banishing this card, my 'Gimmick Puppet' monsters cannot be targeted by my opponent's effects this turn."
"I summon Gimmick Puppet - Bomb Egg in Attack Position!"
"I activate the effect of Gimmick Puppet - Bomb Egg! Once per turn, I discard one 'Gimmick Puppet' monster from my hand to make this card's Level 8 until the End Phase!"
Gimmick Puppet - Bomb Egg LV: 4 → 8
"Since my opponent controls a monster and I only control 'Gimmick Puppet' monsters, I can Special Summon this card from my hand."
"Appear! Gimmick Puppet - Magnet Doll!"
"I overlay my two Level 8 monsters!"
"Come forth, Number 15! Messenger from hell, puller of fate's strings! Xyz Summon! Rank 8! Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder!"
Allen stretched out his right hand, summoning a shimmering vortex of stars into the air. At the center of the vortex, a dark-red "15" shimmered, mirroring the same number on the back of his right hand.
A moment later, a gigantic black wooden puppet, pulled by threads, descended from the sky. Its massive body radiated a terrifying pressure, forcing the dragon knight in the air to retreat.
Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder ATK: 1500
Allen's opponent, Tina, gritted her teeth. Because of Humpty Dumpty's effect, the "Gimmick Puppet" monsters on the field gained valuable protection from targeting effects this turn. Meanwhile, Dragon Magical Knight Gaia's quick-speed destruction effect required a target to activate. Therefore, at this moment, she had no way to deal with this terrifying monster.
"I activate the effect of Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder! During my Main Phase, by detaching one Overlay Unit, I can target one of my opponent's Special Summoned monsters and destroy it!"
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(end of chapter)