"Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest, summon!"
From the starlit vortex erupted tangled vines. With an earth-shaking roar, Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest burst forth from a mass of moss, countless glowing spores shaking loose from its emerald fur. Every step it took caused thorny vines to bloom across the ground.
Kira, LP 4000 → LP 3000 Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest, ATK 2600
Dragan: "Using a weaker monster's self-destruct to quickly summon powerful high-level Beast-Type monsters?"
Thinking he had seen through his opponent's Deck Building, Dragan could not help but chuckle. "Not a bad choice, but power on this level is nowhere near enough to be called a worthy opponent for a god."
"Well, just watch."
Kira smiled and waved his hand again.
"Go, Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest! Attack Nordic Beast Garmr!"
The furry green baboon let out a roar and beat its chest with both fists before suddenly leaping forward. Its massive, sandbag-sized fist slammed toward the goat-like Polar Beast's forehead.
"This is exactly what I was waiting for!" Dragan said. "Activate my Set Card, the Trap Card 'Nordic Relic Brisingamen'! Activate by selecting one face-up monster on each player's Field. Until the End Turn, the Monster ATK of my monster becomes equal to the original Monster ATK of that monster on your Field!"
The instant Green Baboon leaped up, Dragan's Trap flipped open. Scarlet fire-serpents burst from the card and wrapped around the attacked goat. Within the blazing flames, the fire twisted and took shape, replicating the form of a mirror image of Green Baboon.
Every strand of fur on the flaming baboon was made of dancing fire, while its originally emerald whites turned lava-orange. The two colossal beasts confronted each other across a wall of flame. Every step