"Utilizing the advantage of a team battle, starting with an attack power of eight thousand."
Yugen nodded.
"Not bad."
Additionally, he knows that although "Meklord Emperor Ryoku∞" is somewhat special compared to the other two Meklord Emperors, and cannot gain attack power from its components, it is still a five-in-one monster, and the other components also have their own unique effects.
The effect of Ryoku's head nullifies the effects of all Synchro Monsters on the opponent's field during the battle step when the Meklord Emperor declares an attack.
The effect of Ryoku's Attack Department can absorb a Synchro Monster destroyed by battle as equipment and gain its attack power. Furthermore, once per turn, it can use the equipped Synchro Monster as a monster to attack the opponent's monster, inflicting piercing damage if attacking a defense monster.
Ryoku's Defense Department allows, once per turn, during the opponent's attack, to use an equipped Synchro Monster as a monster and force the opponent's attack to target that monster.
Overall, besides the ability to convert Life Points into attack power, Ryoku's other capabilities revolve around absorbed Synchro Monsters, maximizing the suppression of Synchro Monsters. Once a Synchro Monster is successfully absorbed, it can torment the opponent with their own monster to the point of desiring death.
Jose: "Set three cards face-down, ending the turn."
"Then it's my turn, draw."
Yugen squinted.
"Meklord Emperor Ryoku∞ is the most targeted against Synchro Monsters among the three Meklord Emperors.
However, if the opponent does not use Synchro at all, how will you respond?"
Jose: "..."
"Let me show you the specialties of the dimension I come from." Yugen said, "I summon 'Cyber Dragon Core'!"
[Cyber Dragon Core, Attack Power 400]
"Cyber Dragon Core's effect, when this card is successfully summoned, add a 'Cyber' Magic Trap Card or 'Artificial Brain' Magic Trap Card from the deck to the hand."
Yugen drew a card from the deck.
"I add the Trap Card 'Artificial Brain Overflow' to my hand from the deck."
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Fusion'!"
Luciano: "Fusion!?"
Their Meklord Emperors are known as Synchro Killers, rampant in the Synchro Dimension, but when facing a Fusion user, their strength naturally drops a notch.
"The 'Cyber Dragon Core' on the field can be used as 'Cyber Dragon,' Yugen said, "I fuse the 'Cyber Dragon Core' on the field with the 'Original Electronic Dragon' in hand!
The fusion requirement is two or more monsters named 'Cyber Dragon.'
Fusion Summon—
—Chimeric Rampage Dragon!!!"
The two Cyber Dragon monsters were absorbed into the vortex of fusion, with lightning and energy storms bursting from the vortex. The soaring light particles first condensed into a pitch-black core, then a silvery-white metallic dragon head protruded from that core, resembling the body of a Cyber Dragon. Complex circuit patterns roamed its steel body, each line pulsating with spirited electric currents.
Chimeric Rampage Dragon, summon!
[Chimeric Rampage Dragon, Attack Power 2100]
"When Chimeric Rampage Dragon is successfully Fusion Summoned, you can select Magic, Trap cards on the field up to the number of materials used for its fusion and destroy the selected cards!"
Yugen pointed to Jose's backfield.
"Destroy the two face-down cards in the backfield!"
The moment Chimeric Rampage Dragon landed, its entire body burst out with transparent arcs, condensing in mid-air into sharp spears.
Those two electric spears pierced through the air, targeting the left and right face-down cards in the opponent's backfield.
Jose's white eyebrows raised sharply, saying in a deep voice, "Not so easy.
At this moment, activate the cover card, Trap Card 'Pandora's Treasure Scroll'!" (Original Card)
One of Jose's cover cards flipped and activated, immediately releasing transparent fluctuations as if carrying some invisible suction. The two electric spears, influenced by those fluctuations, veered towards the "Pandora's Treasure Scroll."
"Pandora's Treasure Scroll can be activated when a card in your Magic Trap Area is targeted by the opponent's effect, Jose said, "It changes the target of that effect to this card in the Magic Trap Area."
Due to this effect, both cards originally targeted by Chimeric Rampage Dragon become targeted by "Pandora's Treasure Scroll," continuously taking it as the target twice, thus protecting the other cover card.
"Additionally, afterward I draw two cards from the deck."
Jose drew two cards with his thick fingers, in stark contrast to his physique and arm.
"Not letting me blast the backfield, huh..."
Yugen glanced at Jose's backfield, smiling slightly.
That card might be a Trap worth protecting, and recklessly attacking might trigger it.
But Yugen was unconcerned and continued, "Then, I activate the other effect of 'Chimeric Rampage Dragon.'
Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can send up to two Mechanical Race-Light Attribute monsters from the deck to the graveyard."
Yugen's deck automatically searched again, with two Monster Cards popping out.
"I send two 'Cyber Dragons' from the deck to the graveyard."
The core and starting point of the Cyber Dragon Card Deck, two basic form Cyber Dragons were sent to the graveyard by Yugen.
"Then, based on the number of monsters I sent to the graveyard, during this turn only, Chimeric Overload Dragon can add extra attacks equal to the number of monsters sent to the graveyard besides its normal attack!"
Luciano: "Hey! Extra attacks, sent two monsters to the graveyard, which means...
"Exactly," Yugen said, "Therefore, 'Chimeric Overload Dragon' can attack three times this turn!"
Jose's eyes also became slightly more serious.
Clearing the backfield along with consecutive attacks, he immediately realized this monster's terrifying ability to kill in seconds.
If one were to speak of a weakness, it would be that its attack power is only 2100, making it difficult to break through when facing high attack monsters on the opponent's field.
Currently, Jose has Ryoku with an attack power of 8000 on the field, but unfortunately, the animated Meklord Emperor is a five-in-one monster. The fusion characteristic allows one Meklord Emperor to combine the effects of multiple monsters, but this characteristic can also become a weakness when subjected to attacks.
Can't surpass Ryoku's attack power, what to do?
The answer is simple, target its other components.
Ryoku has an attack power of 8000, not all its components do.
"Trying to use the effect of multiple attacks to target Ryoku's other components for breakthroughs?" Jose said gravely, "However! All components except 'Meklord Emperor Ryoku∞' are in defense position, even if you attack, you can't reduce my Life Points.
Furthermore, Ryoku's attack power is unaffected by the other components, defeating them will not weaken Ryoku's attack power."
"Is that so, then what if I add this card?"
Yugen revealed another card.
"Equipment Magic 'Blast Flame Piercing'!"