I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

Attack Power: 1600

Defense: 1700

"Then, I will end my round."

Soon, in her first turn, Pandora played a total of 4 cards. She then held the only card left in her hand in her palm, adjusted her exaggerated black and blue bow tie, and then made a provocative "please" gesture.

"Your turn, Youfeng. Let me see just how powerful your [Machine] deck really is!"

...

As the man seemed quite confident in his strategy, Yufeng could only watch helplessly as his opponent displayed a classic "T-shaped spread"—one monster card paired with three backrow face-down cards.

"Goodness, I get it now..."

"The mainstream of duels in the DM world is underworld duels, right?!"

"He keeps throwing down those 'Sunshine' triple block shots from the backcourt... It seems there's a reason why Xiaobiao has become a 'heavyweight' player..."

"..."

Soon, after witnessing the somewhat eerie scene, Youfeng finally reached for his deck, made a drawing motion, and entered his turn.

"Then, my turn, draw a card!"

A signature [Machine-Type] monster card instantly entered Youfeng's hand, and was immediately played out by Youfeng the next second:

"As the pride of my [Cyber] style, at this moment, I will first take advantage of the effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon], which allows it to be Special Summoned from my hand only when my opponent controls a monster, to summon [Cyber ​​Dragon] to the field!"

Soon, right in front of Youfeng, the classic silver-glowing mechanical electronic dragon monster appeared:

【Electronic Dragon】

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attribute: light]

[Star rating: 5]

[Attack power: 2100]

[Defense: 1600]

The moment this monster with its incredibly flexible summoning conditions appeared, Katsuya Jonouchi, who was standing beside Yugi Muto watching the match on television, nodded, a confident smile playing on his lips.

"A classic opening, the familiar feel... Youfeng's opening is still so domineering..."

"Just like my [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] on the field, it really gives people a lot of confidence."

...

But immediately afterward, just as Jonouchi was smiling, seemingly indicating that Yuuki was "definitely fine," Pandora, Yuuki's opponent, also immediately activated one of her face-down [Trap Cards] in her back row, as seen from the broadcast's perspective.

"Wait, Yufeng, don't even think about continuing this..."

"At this moment, I choose to open a Normal Trap card that's been lying face down in the back row—[Dark Magician's Coffin]!"

"This monster card can be activated when your opponent successfully Normal/Special Summons a monster: Target 1 of that monster and 1 Spellcaster monster you control. Send those two monsters to the Graveyard. Then, you can Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster monster from your Deck/Graveyard."

Soon, as Pandora revealed the red, exclusive trap card, a coffin marked with a cross and inlaid with blue gems appeared within the black mist. Beneath the coffin was a blue magic circle covered in magical runes.

Then, under this effect, Pandora immediately took out a thick deck from her Duel Disk, opened it, and after a precise search, drew a special monster card and played it directly onto the field:

"Then, at this very moment, I can use your [Cyber ​​Dragon] on your field, along with my own [Grievous Killer Doll] monster card, as tributes to Special Summon this servant of dark magic—"

"Appear, Level 7! [Dark Magician]!"

In an instant, a circular magical light flashed within the black mist, and soon, a mage dressed in a red robe and wielding a green staff appeared before Pandora, seemingly breaking through the dimensional barrier.

Dark Magician

[Race: Magician]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Star rating: 7]

[Attack power: 2500]

[Defense: 2100]

...

And at this moment, the scene was precisely transmitted to everyone's view via broadcast camera.

Katsuya Jonouchi, who had been all smiles and full of confidence in Yuufu's situation, instantly froze, his smile turning to ashes on his face.

"This is... the power of your [Dark Magician], Game?!"

Along with Katsuya Jonouchi's surprised voice, Yugi Muto nodded slightly, then shook his head.

"But this [Dark Magician] seems to have a completely different power from the [Dark Magician] I'm familiar with..."

"He possesses a completely evil power..."

"This has completely overturned the original image of the [Dark Magician]..."

Accompanied by Yugi Muto's voice, which was filled with anger in his eyes, Katsuya Jonouchi quickly re-examined the monster, and his expression, after a moment of surprise, turned extremely angry again:

"Indeed, the [Dark Magician] in this card isn't the one with the blue magic robes from your game; his hair is silver, and the smile on his face is evil..."

"Damn it, you guys seem to have absolutely no bottom line..."

"If you're going to print fake cards, can't you at least choose someone else to persecute? For example, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] would be a perfect choice..."

"..."

Seto Kaiba: ? ? ? You dare say another word?!

16. You [Dark Magician] players are all heavy spenders, right?

And at this very moment, within the mist of the [Dark Duel]...

Upon seeing the evil [Dark Magician] monster appear, Yufeng didn't show the panic his opponent Pandora had expected. Instead, after seeing the [Normal Trap] card [Dark Magician Resurrection Coffin] in his back row sent to the graveyard after its effect was activated, Yufeng calmly nodded.

"So it really is this card... But at least this eliminates a potential threat lurking in the back row, so it's not a complete loss..."

Then, seeing the ambiguous smile on his opponent's face, Yufeng immediately played another new monster card from his hand:

"At this moment, I choose to activate the effect of a [Cyber ​​Dragon - Next Generation Star] from my hand: You can activate this effect by discarding 1 monster other than this card from your hand. Special Summon this card from your hand."

"Then I choose to discard the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] in my hand and Special Summon this [Cyber ​​Dragon - Next Generation] to the field in Flanking Defense Position!"

In an instant, as Yufeng tossed a monster card depicting a small, jet-black Machine-Type core into the Graveyard, a new Machine-Type monster with gleaming silver metallic dragon horns, representing a new model from the Cyber ​​Dragon series, immediately appeared in front of him, right in the spot where Yufeng's Cyber ​​Dragon card had just been blasted into the Graveyard:

【Electronic Dragon - Next Generation Star】

[Star rating: 1]

[Attribute: light]

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attack power: 200]

[Defense: 200]

"Then, because of this unique way of being summoned, my [Cyber ​​Dragon - Next Generation Star] can also immediately activate its effect: If this card is Normal/Special Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster from your Graveyard with 2100 ATK or DEF."

"I'm directly resurrecting [Sebadorgon] from my graveyard back into the arena!"

Soon, with a resounding electronic whistle echoing across the Windy Field, the powerful Level 5 monster card, representing the mainstay of the Machine-Type deck and embodying the significance of the [Cyber ​​Style], made its dazzling debut and returned to the Windy Field.

The moment the powerful Cyber ​​Dragon was pulled back from the graveyard to the field, Yuu immediately pointed to the Cyber ​​Dragon Core that had been sent to the graveyard as cost, and used its effect to draw another Cyber ​​Dragon monster card.

...

"It seems that Yufeng has already foreseen the risk that his opponent will destroy his front line... although in terms of attack power, it doesn't reach the level of this corrupted version of [Dark Magician]..."

"But the monster resources on the Windward Field are indeed becoming increasingly abundant, and the opponent hasn't disrupted the rhythm at all..."

Accompanied by Yugi Muto's thoughtful voice...

Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba, watching the duel from the control panel of the Kaiba Group's competition, also had a slight smile on his lips:

"...Do you already have 3 [Cyber ​​Dragon] cards in your hand and on the field?"

"Does this make it relatively easier to collect all three [Cyber ​​Dragon] cards in the deck...?"

"Well then... Yufeng, let me witness the next advanced form of [Cyber ​​Dragon]..."

"I've heard... your deck contains a finishing dragon that rivals my [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. Come on! Let me see it!"

...

But in that very instant, Pandora, as the opponent, seemed equally surprised by the powerful resource-searching and recycling capabilities of Yufeng's [Cyber ​​Dragon] deck, but quickly...

After a brief moment of slight surprise, Pandora, the Rare Card Hunter, also immediately shook her head:

"Useless Windwalker, I will not allow you to use the power of [Fusion]!"

After letting out a cold laugh, Pandora immediately pointed to the remaining two of the three cards she had face-down in the back row in the previous turn:

"First up is a [Normal Trap] card – [Gravity Removal]!"

In an instant, a striking red color filled the black mist of [Dark Duel], and a scene appeared depicting armored warriors in battle stances being slammed to the ground:

"This monster card's effect: Change the battle position of all face-up monsters on your or your opponent's field."

"Therefore, I can change your [Cyber ​​Dragon] to face-up Defense Position, and then activate this [Guillotine Tragedy] that I have hidden in the backfield!"

Soon, the Cyber ​​Dragon, which had been revived in an attack stance on the field, was forced into a defense stance. At that moment, a sharp guillotine appeared in the sky above it and flew down, shattering the Cyber ​​Dragon's metal body.

"Good heavens... Super Power Field is targeting my backcourt... You're targeting my frontcourt, right...? This is too weird..."

Soon, seeing his [Electronic Dragon], which he had revived through a short combo, destroyed again, Yu Feng's expression instantly turned somewhat helpless in this environment where everyone was a "trap".

Seeing that he didn't have many active points in his hand, he immediately set a card face down in the back row and temporarily ended his turn.

...

"My turn, draw a card!"