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Chapter 848: Change Beetle!
Beside the [Nibiru, the Primal Being], which had transformed into an Insect Type, Johan summoned a metallic-sheened insect.
However, although its name is "Cicada", the appearance of this [Dream Cicada - Sleepy] is clearly closer to its nymph stage. This can also be seen from its ATK/DEF values.
[Dream Cicada - Sleepy] [Level 3☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[300/1300]
"Although I still haven't been able to hear voices from the cards," Johan said, holding a card in his hand, "but I believe that one day, I will find friends and partners with whom I share a deep connection, and together we will work hard to achieve our dreams." He continued, "Even if, like a 'cicada', it remains silent for a long time, unable to respond, the power of bonds will one day radiate!"
"Because [Dream Cicada - Sleepy] was Special Summoned, the strongest monster in my deck met its own summoning conditions. I Special Summon this card from my hand in Attack Position!"
Saying this, Johan placed the [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] from his hand onto his Duel Disk—the card he had just revealed to Hayato to use the effect of [Gigantic Throws]—and shouted powerfully: "Let the cries echo through the sky, let the pulse flow endlessly, and let the power gather as one, guided by the heart! Ancient heavy armor!"
"Change-Beetle! [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules]!"
On Johan's field, a total of six insects successively manifested. Their size was much larger compared to ordinary Insect Type monsters, with various species like butterflies, stag beetles, and wasps.
And after all six types of insects appeared, they gathered together, just like on a Super Sentai set, they began to combine and merge with each other, transforming into a massive, humanoid combined warrior of enormous size, just like their name suggests, like a fighter standing on the earth!
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [Level 8☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[1500/2600]
"So, so cool! This is fundamentally different from the Insect Type monsters I know!" Joey Wheeler 's eyes widened, with light in his pupils. He was even more excited than Johan about the appearance of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules].
"It's simply an existence that overturns the inherent impression of Insect Types. Although its ATK/DEF are just so-so, strength is temporary, while coolness is eternal!" Tristan also said excitedly.
Even Marik nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, that's right, and combination is indeed a man's romance!"
"Tsk, Hayato said long ago that if a man wants to, anything can become romantic." Compared to the boys who haven't graduated from their chuunibyou phase yet, Téa 's reaction wasn't as intense, but looking at the [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] leaning on a greatsword made of carapace, she also said frankly, "But, it is indeed the best-looking Insect Type I have ever seen."
Most Insect Type monsters that leave a deep impression are abstract cards like [Parasite Paracide] and [Drill Bug]. Although there have been monsters like [Insect Princess] before that were decent-looking, in comparison, the appearance of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] can no longer be called cool; it's simply on another level aesthetically.
Not only that, although its base value looks like that of a small fry monster, after all, it's a Level 8 High-Level monster, and the strongest card in Johan's deck. Naturally, it wouldn't just have a Special Summon effect.
"[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] can gather the power of other partners. The existence of every other Insect Type monster on the field can increase its ATK by 300 points. This effect applies to both players."
"Lend me your power!"
As Johan's voice fell, radiance bloomed beneath the feet of the three Insect Type monsters on his field—[Nibiru, the Primal Being], [Dream Cicada - Sleepy], and Hayato's [Giant Spider]. Three streams of light surged into the body of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules].
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK1500→2400]
"It's not over yet, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. Finally, I will Summon [Blade Fly] from my hand in Attack Position, to provide [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] with another 300 ATK points."
Johan summoned a monster from his hand onto the field, and waved his hand, saying, "And because of [Blade Fly]'s effect, the attack of all WIND Attribute monsters on the field increases by 500, and the ATK of EARTH Attribute monsters decreases by 400 points."
"Face the gale!"
[Blade Fly] [Level 2☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[600/700→1100/700]
[Dream Cicada - Sleepy] [ATK300→800]
[Giant Spider] [ATK0→0]
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK2400→2700→3200]
In an instant, the total ATK of the monsters on Johan's field was already as high as 8100 points. In contrast, Hayato's field only had two monsters: [Invoked Mechaba] with 2500 ATK and [Giant Spider] with 0 attack. In an instant, Hayato was actually close to having his Life Points reduced to zero by Johan?
Especially since Johan still had two cards in his hand, while Hayato had a hand full of cards, but his Spell/Trap Zone was completely empty. Even his most frequently used [Rainbow Kuriboh], which could block attacks, was banished previously to Summon [Invoked Mechaba], and couldn't help Hayato!
"Enter my Battle Phase!"
Hearing Johan's declaration, Hayato, who was in a clearly disadvantaged state that even initiates like Tristan and Téa could see, showed no sign of panic and remained as calm as ever: "Hoho, you can actually call forth such a lineup? But instead of choosing Defense Position for defense, you're launching an attack against me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
"Because if I don't attack proactively, there's no possibility of defeating you, Mr. Hayato."
A firm expression appeared on Johan's face, and Hayato also nodded and said, "Then approach a little closer, and begin the attack."
Glancing at Hayato's field, Johan ordered, "First, I use [Nibiru, the Primal Being] to attack the [Invoked Mechaba] on your field, Mr. Hayato—uh, what was its attack name again?"
Pausing for a moment, Johan couldn't recall the name Hayato had shouted when he attacked earlier, and decisively chose to give up. "In short, Johan Impact!"
Although the name lacked aura, but when [Nibiru, the Primal Being] with 3000 ATK started to move, it was still quite full of shock. After the giant meteor was transformed into an Insect Type, the knives that grew on the hands of the human figure that split off also turned into the shape of mantis blades, and were swung towards its original companion on Hayato's field—[Invoked Mechaba]!
It wasn't like before when Hayato attacked a Set Card because of the effect of [Blazing Duelists]. This time [Nibiru, the Primal Being] fully converted its ATK value, which was as high as a [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], into power! Even the 'chariot' that could bring victory couldn't resist!
Unless Hayato used a card from his hand.
"You're actually using the meteor you stole from me to destroy the Mechaba on my field? Johan, you're really despicable like this." Hayato said with a panicked expression, "I'm defeated, Mechaba is just a vanilla monster if its negate is baited, but the meteor's ATK is as high as 3000 points."
"I can't fight it, how can I fight this~"
As Hayato's voice fell, the human figure that split off from [Nibiru, the Primal Being] also came before [Invoked Mechaba], swung the mantis blade in its hand, and collided with the latter's lance.
The battle between a monster with 3000 ATK and a monster with 2500 ATK. Putting these overly classic values together, let alone battle-hardened Joey Wheeler , Yugi, and the others, even Johan had seen battles between monsters with such values on television more than once, the most famous example being Yugi's [Dark Magician] and Kaiba's [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].
Undoubtedly, with such a clear value difference, the one that would be destroyed by battle was undoubtedly the [Invoked Mechaba] on Hayato's field. And in fact, in an instant upon contact with the mantis blade, the lance in the hand of the human figure on [Invoked Mechaba]'s upper body was indeed broken.
However, just as [Invoked Mechaba] was about to be decapitated and destroyed the next moment, the overlooked riding beast on [Invoked Mechaba]'s lower body suddenly raised its head and fiercely pierced the undefended body of [Nibiru, the Primal Being] with its sharp horn, destroying it in reverse!
Furthermore, Johan's Life Points were instead deducted by 500 points. In an instant, it almost made people think that Johan was the one battling with a monster with 2500 ATK!
[Johan: 4000→3500 LP]
"What happened?" Johan looked at the [Invoked Mechaba], which had produced another lance at any moment, in confusion, but found that somehow, the monster's ATK had actually increased to 3500 points!
Looking closer, on its body, which was a combination of human, beast, and chariot, a human figure wearing a mage robe had actually appeared. It was none other than one of the Fusion Materials Hayato used when he Fusion Summoned [Invoked Mechaba] earlier—[Aleister the Invoker]?
"Yare yare, it's a powerful monster I finally managed to Summon, wouldn't it be too pityful if it were destroyed like this?" Standing on the chariot, [Aleister the Invoker] said with a smile.
At the same time, Hayato also revealed the card [Aleister the Invoker] from his hand, and explained, "It's Aleister. In an instant when [Nibiru, the Primal Being] and [Invoked Mechaba] battled just now, I activated the effect of [Aleister the Invoker] from my hand."
"You can activate this card by sending it from your hand to the Graveyard, targeting one Fusion Monster on my field; that monster's ATK/DEF increases by 1000 points until the End Phase. This effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
Hayato said, sending the card in his hand to the Graveyard, "[Aleister the Invoker], recycled from the Banish Zone by the effect of [Invocation], was the sole card in my hand at the End Phase. Because of his existence, I also drew one less card with [Card of Demise], and what I exchanged for was the ATK increase of [Invoked Mechaba] on my field at this very moment!"
[Invoked Mechaba] [2500/2100→3500/3100]
Under the blessing of Aleister's effect, [Invoked Mechaba]'s ATK suddenly grew to the highest level on the entire field. Not only that, because [Nibiru, the Primal Being], whose type had become Insect Type, was battle destroyed and returned to Hayato's Graveyard, the ATK of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] on Johan's field also decreased accordingly.
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK3200→2900]
"To think he could still counterattack in this situation..." Johan exclaimed in surprise at Hayato's toughness, truly worthy of being the strongest Duel King. At the same time, he was also surprised that Hayato didn't use the card effect openly and honestly, but instead hid it until his monster was destroyed before revealing he had used a card, truly too cunning.
Looking at the Mechaba with increased ATK, Johan decisively played a card and said, "However, even if that's the case, I still won't give up. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] isn't just good-looking; a mere [Invoked Mechaba], watch me push it back!"
"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand, [Shattering Body Call]!"
As the card was inserted into Johan's Duel Disk, his Life Points suddenly jumped, dropping sharply from 3500 points to only 600 points!
At the same time, just as other Insect Type monsters provide power to [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], Johan's lost Life Points also transformed into light and surged into its body. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules]'s attack surged!
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK2900→5800]
"[Shattering Body Call] can be activated during either player's Battle Phase, targeting one face-up monster on my field, causing me to lose Life Points equal to that monster's ATK value, and doubling the target monster's ATK until the End Phase. Also, the target monster cannot direct attack this turn."
Because he had certain victory just now, Johan didn't use this card on [Nibiru, the Primal Being] when it attacked [Invoked Mechaba], plus Hayato also secretly used Aleister's effect, which resulted in him only being able to use this card on [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], the monster with the highest ATK among the remaining ones.
And although he lost a large amount of Life Points, Johan's gaze remained firm: "Even if it's [Invoked Mechaba], I will subdue it for you to see, Mr. Hayato!"
"Oh? You're actually still choosing [Invoked Mechaba] as the attack target, instead of attacking [Giant Spider] which has 0 ATK?" Hearing this, Hayato said with a smile.
"The reason [Giant Spider] is in Attack Position is actually simply because I didn't want you to use its effect when in Defense Position to interfere with my attack," Johan said seriously, "and I also couldn't bring myself to send a monster I revived back to the Graveyard again. If this duel were to end with [Giant Spider] under your control, Mr. Hayato, wouldn't that be too pityful for it?"
Hearing Johan's words, Atem couldn't help but rub his nose and glanced at Pegasus beside him. Johan's words sounded strangely familiar. It seemed like he had said the same thing himself a long time ago when Pegasus invited him to participate in the Duelist Kingdom.
"[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], attack [Invoked Mechaba]!" Johan waved his hand and said, "Beet Catapult Attack!"
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], having received the instruction, fiercely swung the broadsword in its hand and threw it out like a thrown weapon, flinging it towards [Invoked Mechaba]. The latter raised its lance and barely blocked the flying greatsword, causing it to drop in front of it, but felt the surrounding light dim.
Its seemingly enormous size possessed considerable flexibility. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] leaped into the air and glided, maintaining altitude using its elytra. The beetle armor on its body began to move along with its body, gathering at the position of its right leg. At the very tip was a wasp's stinger.
"Beetle Kick!"
Beside the [Nibiru, the Primal Being], which had transformed into an Insect Type, Johan summoned a metallic-sheened insect.
However, although its name is "Cicada", the appearance of this [Dream Cicada - Sleepy] is clearly closer to its nymph stage. This can also be seen from its ATK/DEF values.
[Dream Cicada - Sleepy] [Level 3☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[300/1300]
"Although I still haven't been able to hear voices from the cards," Johan said, holding a card in his hand, "but I believe that one day, I will find friends and partners with whom I share a deep connection, and together we will work hard to achieve our dreams." He continued, "Even if, like a 'cicada', it remains silent for a long time, unable to respond, the power of bonds will one day radiate!"
"Because [Dream Cicada - Sleepy] was Special Summoned, the strongest monster in my deck met its own summoning conditions. I Special Summon this card from my hand in Attack Position!"
Saying this, Johan placed the [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] from his hand onto his Duel Disk—the card he had just revealed to Hayato to use the effect of [Gigantic Throws]—and shouted powerfully: "Let the cries echo through the sky, let the pulse flow endlessly, and let the power gather as one, guided by the heart! Ancient heavy armor!"
"Change-Beetle! [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules]!"
On Johan's field, a total of six insects successively manifested. Their size was much larger compared to ordinary Insect Type monsters, with various species like butterflies, stag beetles, and wasps.
And after all six types of insects appeared, they gathered together, just like on a Super Sentai set, they began to combine and merge with each other, transforming into a massive, humanoid combined warrior of enormous size, just like their name suggests, like a fighter standing on the earth!
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [Level 8☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[1500/2600]
"So, so cool! This is fundamentally different from the Insect Type monsters I know!" Joey Wheeler 's eyes widened, with light in his pupils. He was even more excited than Johan about the appearance of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules].
"It's simply an existence that overturns the inherent impression of Insect Types. Although its ATK/DEF are just so-so, strength is temporary, while coolness is eternal!" Tristan also said excitedly.
Even Marik nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, that's right, and combination is indeed a man's romance!"
"Tsk, Hayato said long ago that if a man wants to, anything can become romantic." Compared to the boys who haven't graduated from their chuunibyou phase yet, Téa 's reaction wasn't as intense, but looking at the [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] leaning on a greatsword made of carapace, she also said frankly, "But, it is indeed the best-looking Insect Type I have ever seen."
Most Insect Type monsters that leave a deep impression are abstract cards like [Parasite Paracide] and [Drill Bug]. Although there have been monsters like [Insect Princess] before that were decent-looking, in comparison, the appearance of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] can no longer be called cool; it's simply on another level aesthetically.
Not only that, although its base value looks like that of a small fry monster, after all, it's a Level 8 High-Level monster, and the strongest card in Johan's deck. Naturally, it wouldn't just have a Special Summon effect.
"[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] can gather the power of other partners. The existence of every other Insect Type monster on the field can increase its ATK by 300 points. This effect applies to both players."
"Lend me your power!"
As Johan's voice fell, radiance bloomed beneath the feet of the three Insect Type monsters on his field—[Nibiru, the Primal Being], [Dream Cicada - Sleepy], and Hayato's [Giant Spider]. Three streams of light surged into the body of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules].
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK1500→2400]
"It's not over yet, I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. Finally, I will Summon [Blade Fly] from my hand in Attack Position, to provide [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] with another 300 ATK points."
Johan summoned a monster from his hand onto the field, and waved his hand, saying, "And because of [Blade Fly]'s effect, the attack of all WIND Attribute monsters on the field increases by 500, and the ATK of EARTH Attribute monsters decreases by 400 points."
"Face the gale!"
[Blade Fly] [Level 2☆/WIND]
[Insect Type/Effect]
[600/700→1100/700]
[Dream Cicada - Sleepy] [ATK300→800]
[Giant Spider] [ATK0→0]
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK2400→2700→3200]
In an instant, the total ATK of the monsters on Johan's field was already as high as 8100 points. In contrast, Hayato's field only had two monsters: [Invoked Mechaba] with 2500 ATK and [Giant Spider] with 0 attack. In an instant, Hayato was actually close to having his Life Points reduced to zero by Johan?
Especially since Johan still had two cards in his hand, while Hayato had a hand full of cards, but his Spell/Trap Zone was completely empty. Even his most frequently used [Rainbow Kuriboh], which could block attacks, was banished previously to Summon [Invoked Mechaba], and couldn't help Hayato!
"Enter my Battle Phase!"
Hearing Johan's declaration, Hayato, who was in a clearly disadvantaged state that even initiates like Tristan and Téa could see, showed no sign of panic and remained as calm as ever: "Hoho, you can actually call forth such a lineup? But instead of choosing Defense Position for defense, you're launching an attack against me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
"Because if I don't attack proactively, there's no possibility of defeating you, Mr. Hayato."
A firm expression appeared on Johan's face, and Hayato also nodded and said, "Then approach a little closer, and begin the attack."
Glancing at Hayato's field, Johan ordered, "First, I use [Nibiru, the Primal Being] to attack the [Invoked Mechaba] on your field, Mr. Hayato—uh, what was its attack name again?"
Pausing for a moment, Johan couldn't recall the name Hayato had shouted when he attacked earlier, and decisively chose to give up. "In short, Johan Impact!"
Although the name lacked aura, but when [Nibiru, the Primal Being] with 3000 ATK started to move, it was still quite full of shock. After the giant meteor was transformed into an Insect Type, the knives that grew on the hands of the human figure that split off also turned into the shape of mantis blades, and were swung towards its original companion on Hayato's field—[Invoked Mechaba]!
It wasn't like before when Hayato attacked a Set Card because of the effect of [Blazing Duelists]. This time [Nibiru, the Primal Being] fully converted its ATK value, which was as high as a [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], into power! Even the 'chariot' that could bring victory couldn't resist!
Unless Hayato used a card from his hand.
"You're actually using the meteor you stole from me to destroy the Mechaba on my field? Johan, you're really despicable like this." Hayato said with a panicked expression, "I'm defeated, Mechaba is just a vanilla monster if its negate is baited, but the meteor's ATK is as high as 3000 points."
"I can't fight it, how can I fight this~"
As Hayato's voice fell, the human figure that split off from [Nibiru, the Primal Being] also came before [Invoked Mechaba], swung the mantis blade in its hand, and collided with the latter's lance.
The battle between a monster with 3000 ATK and a monster with 2500 ATK. Putting these overly classic values together, let alone battle-hardened Joey Wheeler , Yugi, and the others, even Johan had seen battles between monsters with such values on television more than once, the most famous example being Yugi's [Dark Magician] and Kaiba's [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].
Undoubtedly, with such a clear value difference, the one that would be destroyed by battle was undoubtedly the [Invoked Mechaba] on Hayato's field. And in fact, in an instant upon contact with the mantis blade, the lance in the hand of the human figure on [Invoked Mechaba]'s upper body was indeed broken.
However, just as [Invoked Mechaba] was about to be decapitated and destroyed the next moment, the overlooked riding beast on [Invoked Mechaba]'s lower body suddenly raised its head and fiercely pierced the undefended body of [Nibiru, the Primal Being] with its sharp horn, destroying it in reverse!
Furthermore, Johan's Life Points were instead deducted by 500 points. In an instant, it almost made people think that Johan was the one battling with a monster with 2500 ATK!
[Johan: 4000→3500 LP]
"What happened?" Johan looked at the [Invoked Mechaba], which had produced another lance at any moment, in confusion, but found that somehow, the monster's ATK had actually increased to 3500 points!
Looking closer, on its body, which was a combination of human, beast, and chariot, a human figure wearing a mage robe had actually appeared. It was none other than one of the Fusion Materials Hayato used when he Fusion Summoned [Invoked Mechaba] earlier—[Aleister the Invoker]?
"Yare yare, it's a powerful monster I finally managed to Summon, wouldn't it be too pityful if it were destroyed like this?" Standing on the chariot, [Aleister the Invoker] said with a smile.
At the same time, Hayato also revealed the card [Aleister the Invoker] from his hand, and explained, "It's Aleister. In an instant when [Nibiru, the Primal Being] and [Invoked Mechaba] battled just now, I activated the effect of [Aleister the Invoker] from my hand."
"You can activate this card by sending it from your hand to the Graveyard, targeting one Fusion Monster on my field; that monster's ATK/DEF increases by 1000 points until the End Phase. This effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
Hayato said, sending the card in his hand to the Graveyard, "[Aleister the Invoker], recycled from the Banish Zone by the effect of [Invocation], was the sole card in my hand at the End Phase. Because of his existence, I also drew one less card with [Card of Demise], and what I exchanged for was the ATK increase of [Invoked Mechaba] on my field at this very moment!"
[Invoked Mechaba] [2500/2100→3500/3100]
Under the blessing of Aleister's effect, [Invoked Mechaba]'s ATK suddenly grew to the highest level on the entire field. Not only that, because [Nibiru, the Primal Being], whose type had become Insect Type, was battle destroyed and returned to Hayato's Graveyard, the ATK of [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] on Johan's field also decreased accordingly.
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK3200→2900]
"To think he could still counterattack in this situation..." Johan exclaimed in surprise at Hayato's toughness, truly worthy of being the strongest Duel King. At the same time, he was also surprised that Hayato didn't use the card effect openly and honestly, but instead hid it until his monster was destroyed before revealing he had used a card, truly too cunning.
Looking at the Mechaba with increased ATK, Johan decisively played a card and said, "However, even if that's the case, I still won't give up. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] isn't just good-looking; a mere [Invoked Mechaba], watch me push it back!"
"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card in my hand, [Shattering Body Call]!"
As the card was inserted into Johan's Duel Disk, his Life Points suddenly jumped, dropping sharply from 3500 points to only 600 points!
At the same time, just as other Insect Type monsters provide power to [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], Johan's lost Life Points also transformed into light and surged into its body. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules]'s attack surged!
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] [ATK2900→5800]
"[Shattering Body Call] can be activated during either player's Battle Phase, targeting one face-up monster on my field, causing me to lose Life Points equal to that monster's ATK value, and doubling the target monster's ATK until the End Phase. Also, the target monster cannot direct attack this turn."
Because he had certain victory just now, Johan didn't use this card on [Nibiru, the Primal Being] when it attacked [Invoked Mechaba], plus Hayato also secretly used Aleister's effect, which resulted in him only being able to use this card on [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], the monster with the highest ATK among the remaining ones.
And although he lost a large amount of Life Points, Johan's gaze remained firm: "Even if it's [Invoked Mechaba], I will subdue it for you to see, Mr. Hayato!"
"Oh? You're actually still choosing [Invoked Mechaba] as the attack target, instead of attacking [Giant Spider] which has 0 ATK?" Hearing this, Hayato said with a smile.
"The reason [Giant Spider] is in Attack Position is actually simply because I didn't want you to use its effect when in Defense Position to interfere with my attack," Johan said seriously, "and I also couldn't bring myself to send a monster I revived back to the Graveyard again. If this duel were to end with [Giant Spider] under your control, Mr. Hayato, wouldn't that be too pityful for it?"
Hearing Johan's words, Atem couldn't help but rub his nose and glanced at Pegasus beside him. Johan's words sounded strangely familiar. It seemed like he had said the same thing himself a long time ago when Pegasus invited him to participate in the Duelist Kingdom.
"[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], attack [Invoked Mechaba]!" Johan waved his hand and said, "Beet Catapult Attack!"
[Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules], having received the instruction, fiercely swung the broadsword in its hand and threw it out like a thrown weapon, flinging it towards [Invoked Mechaba]. The latter raised its lance and barely blocked the flying greatsword, causing it to drop in front of it, but felt the surrounding light dim.
Its seemingly enormous size possessed considerable flexibility. [Giant Beetrooper Absolute Hercules] leaped into the air and glided, maintaining altitude using its elytra. The beetle armor on its body began to move along with its body, gathering at the position of its right leg. At the very tip was a wasp's stinger.
"Beetle Kick!"
