Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 320 The Holy Seal of the Celestial Sphere

"Confirm arrow (bottom left, middle right), the summoning condition is two or more Earth-type Machine races. I'll set the link marker with the Ancient Machine Dark Giant and the Ancient Machine Wyvern, link summon, link 2, Ancient Machine Crossbowman!" (Earth/Machine race LINK2 1500/- [→][↙])

"When this card is successfully Link Summoned, you can add 1 'Ancient Gear' monster or 1 'Gear Street' from your Deck to your hand. I add Gear Street to my hand and then activate it. As long as Gear Street is in the Field Zone, the number of 'Ancient Gear' monsters required to Summon is reduced by 1."

"I activate the second effect of [Ancient Mechanical Crossbowman] again, destroying one Spell/Trap Card on my field, and reducing the ATK and DEF of one monster you control to zero until the end of this turn."

"I'll destroy my Gear Street and reduce your Triple-Strong Dragon Army King's attack power to zero!"

The ancient mechanical crossbowmen raised their massive crossbows, unleashing two bolts at Gear Chariot Street and the Triple-Strong Dragon King. Gear Chariot Street was shattered by the enormous bolts, while the Triple-Strong Dragon King was pierced through and fell from the sky, his attack power reduced to zero.

"It's not over yet! When Gear City is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 'Ancient Gear' monster from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard, and I Special Summon 'Ancient Gear Dark Giant' from my Deck!" (EARTH/Machine, Level 8, 3000/3000)

A dark version of an ancient machine makes its appearance, smashing the ground with a single punch!

"When Ancient Gear Dark Giant is successfully summoned twice, you can add up to two 'Ancient Gear' cards (other than this card's name) or 'Gear Street' cards from your Deck to your hand, then discard one card from your hand. After this effect is activated, I cannot set cards until the End Phase."

"I added 'Ancient Gear Launcher' and 'Ancient March' from my deck to my hand, then discarded 'Ancient Gear Launcher'. Next, I activated the Continuous Spell Card 'Ancient March' and added one Ancient Gear Spell/Trap Card (other than its name) from my deck to my hand. I chose 'Ancient Gear Fortress'!"

Great! It's a magic card that guarantees the Ancient Gear card's effect will work! And it can grant all "Ancient Gear" monsters Warmth Resistance.

"While Ancient Mechanical Fortress is on the field, the Ancient Gear monsters I control cannot be targeted by your card effects during the turn they are Summoned or Special Summoned, nor can they be destroyed by your card effects. Furthermore, you cannot activate Spell/Trap/Monster Cards in response to the activation of Ancient Gear's card effects!"

"Then I Special Summon 'Ancient Gear Statue' (EARTH/Machine-Type, Level 2, 500/800) from my hand. This card can be Special Summoned once per turn from your hand if you control more monsters than I do."

"I'm going to perform a Link Summon. Confirm the arrows (bottom left, bottom right). The summoning condition is two or more Machine-Type monsters. I'll set the Link Sign with Ancient Gear Statue and Ancient Gear Crossbowman. Link Summon, Link 2, [Guardian Angel Pathfinder]! (Earth/Machine-Type LINK2 1800/- ↙↘)"

"I activate the second effect of Path Spirit, once per turn, choosing one face-up card each from my field and yours. The effects of those two cards are negated until the end of the turn. I choose my Machine Drive Night and your Celestial Holy Mark."

"Don't even think about it! I activate the effect of the Celestial Holy Imprint: Once per turn, when this card is in the Extra Zone, I can Tribute a card from my hand or a monster on the field to activate this effect and return one face-up card on the field to its owner's hand!"

"It's useless. Path Zero, a Link Summon, is unaffected by the effects of Spell & Trap Cards, nor by the effects activated by other Link Monsters."

"Is that so? Too bad my target is the ancient mechanical dark giant!"

"Because of the effect of Ancient Mechanical Fortress, my 'Ancient Gear' monster will not be targeted by your effects during the turn it is summoned."

"Unfortunately, the effect of Celestial Sacred Mark is not targeted. I release Celestial Sacred Mark on my field and choose your Ancient Machine Dark Giant to return to my hand!"

The golden sphere—the Holy Mark of the Celestial Sphere—radiated a dazzling light, and countless other holy marks began to revolve around it. Then, the sphere shattered, unleashing a massive burst of energy, and the Dark Giant was bounced back into the hand.

"Hmph, the fact that your Ancient Advance didn't take [Ancient Gear Fusion] proves you already have it in your hand, right? Too bad, that card can only use monsters from your deck as Fusion Material when you use Ancient Gear Giant or Ancient Gear Giant Ultimate Strike on the field as Fusion Material, right?"

"That...that guy actually knows so much about Ancient Mech decks?" Sendou Shinki was starting to panic.

"And that's not all. If the Celestial Sacred Mark is released, this can be activated. You can Special Summon a Dragon-Type monster from your hand or Deck with its ATK and DEF reduced to 0. Then, Special Summon 'Mischievous Wind Fairy' from my Deck! (WIND/Dragon Level 3 1700/0)"

Wait, shouldn't we be summoning a Fortune Dragon here, and then having the Fortune Dragon's effect pull a Red Dragon from the graveyard?

Lunya cautiously examined the effects of the Baby Dragon Fairy. It had two effects: 1. When double-summoned, it grants one friendly monster a pierce defense effect; 2. During the opponent's turn, it targets one other face-up monster on the field, changing that monster's battle position. The Baby Dragon Fairy then returned to her hand.

"I grant the Tri-Strike Dragon Army King the armor penetration effect!"

"You want to use its second effect, right?" Lunya pushed up her cowboy hat with her gun. "Unfortunately, because of the effect of the Ancient Mechanical Fortress, it can't select my 'Ancient Mechanical' monster as the target."

"Lunya!" Di Xing shouted from the stands, "He wants to return his baby dragon fairy to his hand to avoid the [Ancient Mechanical Chaos Giant]'s penetrating attack."

The ancient mechanical chaos giant can attack each of the opponent's monsters once, and it also has a defense-piercing effect. The more monsters the opponent has in front of it, the more dangerous it becomes.

"Hey, you fellow countryman, do you even know what 'a true gentleman observes a game of chess without speaking' means?" Qi Bai glared at Di Xing with displeasure.

He called me a fellow villager; it seems he really is a time traveler.

"However, you'll need to find a way to summon the ancient mechanical chaos giant first, since you don't have any ancient mechanical giants on the field anymore."

"I'll summon it for you right now!" Lunya raised her extendable fist gun. "I activate the second effect of the Continuous Spell Card Ancient March. Once per turn, I Tribute 1 monster on my field to activate this effect. I draw 1 card. This turn, when I summon Ancient Gear Giant or a Level 5 or higher monster whose name is written on that card, I can do so without Tributing!"