Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"Guardian Priest Mahad" tactics are no longer viable, but he still has "Dark Magician Circle" on his field. When "Dark Magician" is Special Summoned, "Dark Magician Circle" can banish one card from the opponent's field. Use this to break through.

"This trick won't work, Yuki."

Seeing through Yuki's thoughts, Kaiba Soto's voice stirred up a new wave of controversy: "The effect of 'DDD Raging Tide King Decision Caesar' has no limit of once per turn. Remove the materials again to negate this effect's activation."

Both of "Guardian Priest Mahad's" counterattacks were ruthlessly suppressed. The latter one was because the effect of the monster was activated in the graveyard and was not destroyed. Therefore, the "DDD" monsters of Kaiba Sōjin were unable to increase their attack power.

Of course, even without upgrades, its current attack power is already very high. Even "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" can't beat "Cursed Blood King" and "Tidal Wave King".

Yuki didn't give up, and continued, "Then activate the Continuous Spell: 'King's Coffin,' and use its effect. Discard 1 card from your hand, and send the 'Horus' monster from your Deck to the Graveyard."

"The effect of 'DDD Blood King Sefried' is activated. Once per turn, the effects of 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field are negated until the next Standby Phase."

The white-haired demon brandished his weapon, the crimson sword light covering the golden royal coffin.

The corrupted magic has tainted it, temporarily rendering it unable to exert its power—thus breaking Yuki's third move.

"...But 'King's Coffin' will remain on the field. If 'Horus's Glory - Imset' has 'King's Coffin' on its field, Special Summon it from the Graveyard."

"Horus's Glory - Imset, Level 8 / ATK: 2500"

The guardian of the royal family materialized in front of Yu Xi, followed by the azure soul of a magician.

"Now that 'King of the Raging Waves' has run out of Xyz Material, send 'Dark Magician' from the deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 'Magician's Souls' in Defense Position. Then activate the effect of 'Magician's Souls' to send 'Dark Magician Circle' and 'Coffin of the King' from the back row to the Graveyard, drawing 2 cards in total!"

"The effect of 'King of Raging Waves' is no longer usable, but I still have this monster on my field—when the effect of 'Double Soul' is activated, the effect of 'DDD King of Mercy's Death Machine' will activate."

[This effect can only be activated when a monster card on your opponent's field activates its effect (maximum 1 time per chain). Deliver 2 Xyz Materials from this card or destroy 1 "Contract" card you control; use that card as Xyz Materials.]

Once again, when Yuki tried to unfold the plan, interference from Kaiba Sojin arrived.

“「死亡机降神」的效果没有1回合1次的限制。我现在场上有2张「契约书」，「死亡机降神」自身也有1个超量素材，最多可以把你的4只怪兽变成为「死亡机降神」的超量素材。”

Seahorse Soren said, "This is the final obstacle. Can it be reversed, Youxi?"

Four monster absorptions, plus the previous "Cursed Blood King" and "Raging Wave King", totaling seven suppression interruptions, can truly be described as "insane".

Breaking free from this formation, or even raising the banner of rebellion, is no easy task.

Yuki's reaction to Kaiba Soujin's question was—

"No problem, let's use this card to turn the tide! C3, Quick-Play Spell Card activated: 'Mana Spring'!"

Yu Xi held the last card in her hand, the very card she had drawn this turn.

He placed it into the duel disk, and magical water gushed out and poured down.

[Mana Fountain (Quick-Play Spell): Draw the number of face-up Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls from your Deck. Then, discard the number of face-up Spell/Trap Cards you control from your hand. After activating this card, Spell/Trap Cards on your opponent's field cannot be destroyed, and their activations and effects cannot be negated until the end of your opponent's next turn.]

"Including the two cards in the Pendulum Zone, Mr. Soujin now has four face-up Spell & Trap cards in his back row, so I draw four cards and discard one."

Using the last card to complete a large number of draws, plus the two cards that were predetermined by "Magician's Twin Souls", Yuki's originally empty hand suddenly increased to as many as five cards.

And the important part is yet to come.

"After that, until the end of the next opponent's turn, their Spell/Trap Cards will not be destroyed." Yuki looked up, her eyes gleaming. "For the effect of 'DDD Pardon King Death Machine' to activate successfully, it requires destroying the 'Contract' or removing materials. But now it only has 1 Xyz Material, and the 'Contract' cannot be destroyed, so this effect is completely useless!"

"Did they cleverly utilize the side effects of the 'Fountain of Magic'?"

"Now, the effect of 'Death's Descent' is countered by 'Mana Spring,' and you can no longer stop me, Mr. Cangren!"

Yuuki's fingers swept across her hand, drawing one card and striking it down: "I summon 'Destroyer's Companion Dragon' in Attack Position!"

"Destroyer's Companion Dragon, Level 1/Tuner, ATK: 400"

A six-legged white-feathered dragon emerged from the card and chirped softly.

"When 'Companion Dragon of Destruction' is successfully summoned, add 1 'Destruction Sword' card from your Deck to your hand. Then, use 1 monster from 'Companion Dragon' to Link Summon 'Link Kuriboh' via a Link Circuit. Next, set Link Markers on 'Link Kuriboh''s Arrow Zone using 'Magician's Twin Souls' and 'Horus's Glory - Imset' to Link Summon L-ink2, 'Dream Shattered Shadow - Cerberus'!"

"Dreamlike Collapse - Hellhound, L-ink2/Connection" "↑←, ATK: 1600"

"If 'Cerberus' is Link Summoned, discard 1 card from your hand to destroy 'DDD Blood King Seifert' Special Summoned. Since they are Link Summoned, draw 1 card from your Deck."

"A guaranteed effect that sends 'Cursed Blood King' to the Graveyard if destroyed by battle or effect," Kaiba Souto said unmoved as he watched his dragon-slaying hero be killed by Cerberus. "I recover Life for 1000 times the number of 'Contracts' on my field."

【Seahorse Aoi LP: 6000→8000】

"Then, 'Queen Knight' from the deck is sent to the Graveyard, and 'Ace Knight' is Special Summoned from the hand."

"Ace Knight, Level 5 / ATK: 2000"

Based on playing card suits, a knight dressed as a clown is summoned by Yuki. In the next moment, he and "Connecting Kuriboh" are thrown into the Connection Gate.

"Set a connection marker with 'Dual Souls' to summon L-ink2, 'The Guardian Dragon of the Destroyer Swordsman'."

"The Destroyer's Guardian Dragon, L-ink2/Light/Dragon/Connection", ATK: 400

The dragon that appears in the Link Summoning effect is exactly the same as the "Destroyer's Companion Dragon", except that its whole body is wrapped in golden light.

If "Guardian Dragon" is successfully Link Summoned, send 1 "Destroyer Sword" card from your Deck to the Graveyard.

"By combining two Effect Monsters' circuits, I Link Summon L-ink2, 'Shadow Mage Top Hat Rabbit'! Then, using two monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, I set Link Markers and Link Summon! The Pioneer of the Future, L-ink4, 'Twin Sky Knight Astram'!!"

"Twin Knights Astram, L-ink4/Light/Cyber ​​Realm/Connection" "←→↙↘, ATK: 3000"

Bathed in starlight, the savior stands tall on the battlefield, sword in hand.

In its presence, the so-called high-attack walls are nothing but a facade.

"Battle has begun! The Knights of the Twin Skys are attacking DDD, the King of Raging Waves, Caesar!"

Chapter 324 The Final Lockdown, The Three Knights Who Summon the Gods

With Yuki's declaration of battle, the Star Knight, burdened with the wish to save the world, slowly raised his holy sword, gathering countless hopes and prayers into an unparalleled sword light, and slashed down at the otherworldly demon.

"DDD Raging Tide King Decision Caesar" has an attack power of 4600, while "Twin Sky Knight Astram" only has an attack power of 3000, so it seems like the former is a sure win.

But everyone knows that's not the case.

"Twin Dome" increases the ATK of the opponent's monster when battling a Special Summoned Monster. In this respect, it is almost invincible, just like "Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon". It can be described as an invincible god of victory.

A mere extradimensional demon bearing the name of a king could never possibly defeat it.

—So, the Seahorse Sojin lifted the cover.

"Activate the Trap Card: 'High-Speed ​​Card Draw'."

Kaiba Sojin's face-down card activation took Yuki by surprise: "Destroy 2 or more monsters on my field. For every 2 monsters destroyed, draw 1 card from my Deck."

As he spoke, the two "DDD" monsters, "Raging Wave King" and "Death Machine God," exploded and became Kaiba Sojin's new hand cards.

"Then, if 'King of Tides' is sent from the field to the graveyard, add 1 'Contract' card from your deck to your hand."

"It's a monster that destroys itself... But in that case, there are no monsters on the field to protect you. Attack Mr. Souhito directly, 'Knight of the Twin Skys'! [Star Creation]!!"

The sword of victory, which could reach the other side of the sky, changed direction and slashed at Kaiba Sojin from afar.

Faced with this dazzling and magnificent sword strike, Kaiba Sojin only took out one of his own cards.

"During the Battle Phase, the effect of 'Demon-Type Pestle' activates. Special Summon this card in Defense Position, and restore 1000 Life Points to me."

"Demon-shaped Pestle, Level 4/DEF: 1300"

【Seahorse Aoi LP: 8000→9000】

A demon with a cone-shaped lower body leaped out of the car and stood in front of Kaiba Sojin, taking the hit of "Twin Domes" in his place.

—The "Demon-shaped Pestle" is destroyed.

"I see. It was because of the 'Demon-Shaped Pestle' that they abandoned those monsters."

Izayoi Yuki finally understood Kaiba Sōjin's intention in doing what he did earlier: "Kaiba Sōjin, this guy... is probably more difficult to deal with than we imagined."

Generally speaking, even if it suffers combat damage, "DDD Pardon King Death Machine God" can still survive.

This monster has no functional problems. As long as it can be kept until the next turn, it can be used as a powerful interference card again—it can turn up to 4 of the opponent's monsters into Xyz Materials, which is very useful in every sense.

—But Kaiba Sojin gave up without hesitation.

This means that the Seahorse Man's schemes are only bigger than this.

"It's not as complicated as you think."

Seemingly sensing the wariness in everyone's eyes, including Yuki's, Kaiba Aoto said, "It's simply necessary to do this to deal with the monster 'Knight of the Twin Skys'."

"Is the 'Knights of the Twin Sky' such a headache for you?"

"This is indeed a bit troublesome."

Faced with Yuki's question, Kaiba Aoto readily admitted, "After all, the 'Knights of the Twin Skys' have resistance to targeting, and they're difficult to defeat head-on. They're quite troublesome in every sense, but they're just a bit troublesome."

"Yeah."

Yu Xi reached out towards her grave and said, "Well then, I hope you'll still think that way later. Entering Main Phase 2, I'm going to activate the quick-attack spell sent to the grave—'Servant of the Soul'!"

"I currently have three monsters sleeping in my graveyard: 'Guardian Priest Mahad,' 'Dark Magician,' and 'Dark Magician Girl.' Banish this card and draw three cards from your deck."

"Then I set four cards face down, and my turn ends."

With "Queen Knight" returning to the deck and "Ace Knight" returning to the hand, Yuki's turn officially came to an end.

Kaiba draws a card from his deck, increasing his hand to four cards.

"My turn, preparation phase. Continuous spells: 'Contract of Hell's Gate' and 'Contract of the Demon King' both inflict 1000 damage on me each. However, due to the presence of 'GO-DDD God Zero King Zero God Zero', one of the damage instances is reduced to 0."

【Seahorse Aoi LP: 9000→8000】