Chapter 827: Chapter 800: Animated Sword Fighting Beast

The landing of Blind Fighting seemed to have given Merlot an enormous boost of confidence. After all, it was an entirely new Sword Fighting Beast that surpassed an entire era, his true trump card at this moment.

"The effect of Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting! When this card is successfully Special Summoned, you can Special Summon one Sword Fighting Beast Fusion Monster from your Fusion Card Deck, other than Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting, ignoring Summoning Conditions!"

"The other Sword Fighting... "

Yugen understood.

"I see. The ’Sword Fighting Beast Caesar’ that was resurrected from the graveyard by Madox has now returned to the Fusion Card Deck because it was used as Fusion Material for Blind Fighting..."

"Hahaha, indeed, as expected of the Duel King, you understood the situation quickly."

Merlot raised his arm high.

"So I can now Special Summon Caesar directly, ignoring Summoning Conditions without using Fusion Material.

Return to the field once again, and demonstrate the majesty of a king—

—Sword Fighting Beast Caesar, Summon!!!"

The sword blade in Blind Fighting’s hand slashed the air, leaving a red line in its wake. All around, a faint image of an ancient coliseum seemed to appear again, and a storm rose amidst endless passionate cheers, once more transforming into the descending king of the bird and beast sword duelists!

[Sword Fighting Beast Caesar, Attack Power: 2400]

"And this time, Caesar’s return to the field has not negated the effect." Merlot sneered, "Therefore, the effect of Sword Fighting Beast Caesar is activated!

When Special Summoned, destroy up to two cards on the field!"

He pointed directly at Yugen’s two backfield cards.

"Continuous Magic ’Flaming Cannon’, Continuous Trap ’Super Gravity Net’, make those eyesores disappear for me!"

Merlot’s entire face twisted in a grotesque facial art, but it wasn’t entirely due to darkening like Saio, it was also partly due to excitement.

Finally! Finally, damn it!

As a Sword Fighting Beast, with a card deck that possesses transcendent power, I have reached this point without a single battle, not even touching the opponent.

Who could understand the frustration and bitterness of this?

But now it’s finally coming to an end, with Blind Fighting and Caesar both on the field, the opponent has no chance at all. No matter what stands in front, just blast them all away...

"Then chain to Caesar’s effect with my Set Card," Yugen said, "Trap Card ’Volcanic Power’.

Send ’Flaming Cannon - Trident Style’ on my field to the graveyard, and Special Summon one ’Volcanic Demon’ from my hand, deck, or graveyard!" (Original Card)

Merlot frowned, "Sacrificing the Flaming Cannon before Caesar’s bombardment, huh?"

The bubbling lava had already consumed the Trident Cannon on Yugen’s field, making a chain of gurgling noises.

Like a dormant volcano awakening, the black smoke from the crater was like an enraged dragon, roaring towards the sky.

The binding of the crust was torn apart, the fiery red magma like boiling angry blood. The flowing lava gradually solidified, forming a high-temperature body capable of melting steel, its sharp claws like sword blades, flashing with dark red light. The long tail formed by the molten lava whipped up waves of warmth and sparks, its never-ending flames burning fiercely above its head.

Volcanic Demon, Summon!

[Volcanic Demon, Attack Power: 3000]

This Trap is a dedicated Trap for summoning the Volcanic Demon in the original work, though it has not been turned into a physical card. However, the Volcanic Demon is included in the physical card collection, and can be Special Summoned directly by sending the ’Flaming Cannon - Trident Style’ on the field to the graveyard.

In the animation, O’Brien used both the real card’s summoning method and the animation-exclusive trap summoning method; both methods should apply.

"The attack power is actually three thousand."

Merlot muttered, but then sneered.

"Interesting... but now that the attack blockade has been lifted, my Sword Fighting Beasts are fearless!

Battle! Use ’Sword Fighting Beast Caesar’ to attack ’Volcanic Demon’!"

[Sword Fighting Beast Caesar, Attack Power: 2400]

Though seemingly an attack using an egg to strike a stone, Caesar, having received the command, charged headlong with full speed towards the Volcanic Demon, launching a suicide attack.

But since he dared to attack proactively...

Yugen glanced toward Merlot’s backfield at the Set Card.

That Set Card Merlot placed down in the first round and has shown no movement until now.

Sword Fighting Beasts are a card deck reliant on battles; thus, obtaining the resistance "cannot be destroyed by battle" is undoubtedly the key to protect the Sword Fighting Beasts to successfully survive in a battle and smoothly trigger card deck operations.

In the first round, Merlot summoned Shield Battle, then the Set Card ended the round. Yugen did not battle, but instead used the Flaming Cannon to blow up Shield Battle. In fact, from beginning to now, not a single direct combat had occurred between both sides in the entire duel. Therefore, assuming that was a card resistant to battle destruction, it indeed had no opportunity to be used.

Just as he had speculated.

"Activate the Set Card!" Merlot shouted, "Continuous Trap ’Sword Fighter’s Wound’!

As long as this card remains on the field, the ’Sword Fighting Beasts’ on your field will not be destroyed by battle. However, as a price, all battle damage from Sword Fighting Beast battles dealt to your side is doubled!" (Original Card)

Yugen sharply raised an eyebrow.

Wow, this is actually a Sword Fighting exclusive animation card.

This card and Blind Fighting, both are cards used by the Duel Academy’s forbidden weapon "Battle Beast" in Arc-V. Though Blind Fighting got turned into a physical card, this card did not.

Although Arc-V’s animation was poor, it did provide honor to the "Sword Fighting Beast", as former champions.

The "Battle Beast" using Sword Fighting Beasts first defeated Clero, who used the Black Feather Card Deck from the Synchro Dimension, then almost completely crushed the protagonist Sakaki Yuuya and his close partner Gokenzaka Shu in a two-on-one duel. It wasn’t until Synchro Dimension’s king Jack Atlas made a mid-duel entrance with Yuuya that they finally defeated Battle Beast.

"You even have the animation card for the Sword Fighting Beast." Yugen displayed an expression of increasing interest, "You indeed produced a lot of good things at the International Fantasy Association."

With so many good items, you are being too modest, how could I not be embarrassed...

Moreover, since the Trap is an animation card, Yugen boldly speculated, the Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting appearing now...

At this moment, Caesar had collided with the Volcanic Demon. Although he was slapped away by the burning claw of the Volcanic Demon, the invisible barrier of the Trap protected Caesar in its aftermath, preventing any destruction.

Of course, as a price, Merlot needed to endure double the battle damage. This trap brings benefits but also increases risk, in some way requiring the duelist to serve as a shield for the Sword Fighting Beasts.

[Merlot, LP 3500 → LP 2300]

Merlot staggered back two steps from the impact and said in a deep voice.

"The effect of Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting!

The Sword Fighting Beast Special Summoned by Blind Fighting’s effect is returned to the Fusion Card Deck after damage calculation during a battle.

Moreover, during the time when Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting is on the field, if any Sword Fighting Beast is returned to the Deck or Fusion Card Deck, Blind Fighting’s attack power increases by that monster’s attack power!"

As expected.

Yugen squinted his eyes without surprise.

The "Sword Fighting Beast - Blind Fighting" he faced also had an animation effect.