Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 801

Chapter 801: Chapter 801: King of the Volcano

"Andabata’s effect—after battle, return Gyzarus to the Deck!"

Gyzarus, who’d barely thrown a punch, turned into golden light and flew back into Mello’s Deck. Though gone, a ghostly afterimage lingered on the field.

Andabata spread his arms, and the phantom overlaid him like a guardian spirit. His aura surged.

"Then Andabata gains ATK equal to the returned Gyzarus’s ATK!"

[Gladiator Beast Andabata, ATK 1000 → 3400]

Though Andabata was eventually printed post–Arc-V, its effect was heavily nerfed. The auto-return and ATK-absorption from allies were cut.

"Now with Gyzarus’s power, Andabata surpasses Doomfire!" Mello declared. "’Gladiator Beast Andabata,’ attack ’Volcanic Doomfire’!"

Gyzarus’s phantom merged into Andabata, whose momentum soared. His blade fell; as it did, a storm of metal feathers—Gyzarus’s barrage—rained down like a blanket.

Volcanic Doomfire was riddled like a sieve and grunted. The sword then cleaved down its face, exploding into a fireball.

But when the flames cleared, that ever-burning head and molten body emerged again from the smoke.

"What?" Mello frowned.

Kira revealed a monster card.

"One of the cards sent by the Continuous Spell ’Volcanic Wall’ was this," Kira said. "Relinkuriboh. When your monster would be destroyed by battle, you can banish this from your GY instead."

A fluffy little ball floated at his side like a ghost, chirping proudly.

"Kuri-kuri!"

"Tch. But the battle damage still applies," Mello said.

[Kira, LP 2500 → 2100]

Even so, failing to push through irked Mello. But at least he’d finally conducted the duel’s first real battle, and his Gladiator Beasts could now operate.

"Andabata’s effect!" Mello said. "At the end of the Battle Phase in which it battled: return this card to the Extra Deck. Then Special Summon any two ’Gladiator Beasts’ from your Deck!"

Andabata flew back into the Deck, splitting into two beams that landed on his field.

"First, ’Gladiator Beast Murmillo’!"

A spiral of water appeared; a fish-type Gladiator Beast manifested with thick lips and twin turbines on its back blasting high-pressure jets.

[Gladiator Beast Murmillo, DEF 400]

"Murmillo’s effect: when Special Summoned by a Gladiator Beast effect, destroy a face-up monster."

Mello raised his arm and shouted:

"Destroy ’Volcanic Doomfire’ here and now!"

A high-pressure water blast fired; even Doomfire’s eternal flames dimmed under it. With a resentful roar, the demon was pierced and exploded, billowing steam across the field.

Kira raised an arm against the blast. "As expected of Gladiator Beasts—able to press forward even from disadvantage."

"We’re not done," Mello said coolly. "The other Gladiator Beast I’m Special Summoning is ’Gladiator Beast Bestiari’!"

Green winds swirled; the avian Gladiator with spread wings descended again—Gyzarus’s key material, the pivotal Bestiari.

[Gladiator Beast Bestiari, DEF 800]

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