Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Three-Eyed Little Wizard, Attack/Defense: 2100/1800 → 3600/3300

"Ha!" the Rare Card Hunter sneered. "Do you have a second Blunt Heavy? Wandering Lightning!"

"This strike will directly defeat your Armored Dragon!!"

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card - Split!"

"Launch another rapid attack!!"

"This turn, the Fusion Monster that just appeared through Fusion Summon can declare an attack!!"

"Battle phase begins! The Three-Eyed Wizard attacks the Armored Dragon Lv5!!"

"Swish swish swish swish————————"

The three-eyed wizard spun his wand rapidly, and the magical power surrounding it surged ever stronger!

Just as the white magical light became extremely dazzling, the three-eyed wizard suddenly pointed his wand at his enemy—the Armored Dragon Lv5!

A long, silvery-white streak spanned the battlefield, striking the armored dragon almost instantly and triggering a deafening explosion!

"boom--------------"

"Hahahahaha!"

Smoke filled the alleyway as the rare card hunter laughed arrogantly:

"Even if Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon came, it wouldn't be able to withstand such an attack!"

"Once Armored Dragon dies, you won't have any other skills left, will you?"

However, before the smoke had completely cleared, an explosive dragon breath suddenly swept away all the dust and smoke. The three-eyed wizard's attack had failed to defeat the armed dragon!

Countless plumes of dust were swept onto the walls on both sides of the alley, and the Armored Dragon opened its jaws and launched a counterattack while roaring!

"Boom!!!!!"

The card shattered in a burst of light, and even the Rare Card Hunter couldn't help but exclaim, "What?! The Three-Eyed Wizard clearly has 3600 attack power! How could it possibly be defeated by an Armed Dragon?!"

Yu Che revealed a Trap Card that was face down on the field and said, "While your monster was attacking, I activated the Trap Card - Armed Dragon's Thunder!"

"You can only activate this effect by selecting one Armed Dragon monster on your field. That monster gains ATK equal to 1000 times the level of any Armed Dragon monster in your Graveyard below that monster's level!"

"The turn this effect is activated, the selected Armed Dragon monster deals zero battle damage to the enemy."

"Because I have two Armed Dragon monsters in my graveyard, Armed Dragon Lv3 and Armed Dragon Raiden Lv3, my Armed Dragon Lv5 on the field will gain 2000 ATK!!"

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Armed Dragon Lv5, Attack Power: 2400 → 4400

4400? !

The rare card hunter was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Yu Che could increase Armed Dragon's attack power so much with just a single Trap Card!

Under the shocked gaze of the rare card hunter, Yu Che said disappointedly, "I thought you would be a very powerful duelist, but I didn't expect that the so-called Fusion Master can only summon some empty cards with no real stats."

"Ha! It's too early to say that!" The Rare Card Hunter sneered, putting the card that the Duel Disk had spat out of the Graveyard back into the Monster Zone. "Before I attack, I activate the Continuous Spell Card - Divide!"

"When a Fusion Monster is destroyed on the field and sent to the Graveyard, I can revive one of that monster's Fusion Materials from my own Graveyard on the field!"

"Since your Lv5 Armored Dragon can't do any damage to me this round, then I'll revive the Black Forest Witch from the graveyard! And have her attack the Armored Dragon!!"

"Although the Witch of the Black Forest can be destroyed by battle, her effect will also be triggered, allowing you to add one monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand!!"

"I choose—the Demon King of the Swamp!!"

The fragments of the Three-Eyed Wizard did not completely dissipate; a dark energy surged from some of the fragments and reassembled the body of the Black Forest Witch on the battlefield.

The moment she was resurrected, she opened her arms, preparing to cast dark magic on the powerful Lv5 Armored Dragon, but the dragon easily shattered her with a single roar!

"Bang!"

The sound of cracking rang out again, but the defeated Black Forest Witch revealed an evil smile.

A card flew out from her last bit of energy; it was the swamp creature that could mimic any fusion material!

"But this isn't over yet!" The Rare Card Hunter placed the card he had just acquired into the graveyard and said coldly, "Activate the Spell Card again—Fusion Recycle!"

"Add one Fusion Summon from the Graveyard and the Swamp Beastmaster previously used for Fusion Summoning to your hand!"

"Hehe~ Youche, since you say I can only summon some high-attack-power blank cards, then this time I'll show you my real tactics!"

"However, the price for watching my fusion performance is to be utterly defeated by me!!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Fusion!!"

"Use the Swamp Monster King and the Flame Swordsman in my possession as materials!!"

"Fusion Summon! Black Flame Swordsman!!"

Since the Duel City rules only prohibit the activation of Continuous Spell Cards and Equip Spell Cards during the Battle Phase, the Rare Card Hunter's activation of a Normal Spell Card is still within the Battle Phase!

This time, the Swamp Monster King actually disguised himself as the Dark Magician! And together with the Flame Swordsman, who was still a Normal Monster in this era, he stepped into the dazzling fusion light!

In an instant, purple magical flames surged across the battlefield, and black-robed warriors wielding swords and shields emerged from the flames!

Black Flame Swordsman

【Six Star】

[Dark Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2200/800]

The Black Flame Swordsman...

You Che couldn't help but frown.

This monster, which symbolizes the bond between Yugi and Jonouchi, has been summoned by this guy!

If the Ghoul Gang has already created a copy of this card, then another card closely related to it must also be in this guy's deck!

"Hehehe!" The Rare Card Hunter sneered smugly, "After Yugi Muto and Jonouchi teamed up to defeat the Labyrinth Brothers in the Duel Kingdom Tournament, International Illusion Company created this ultra-rare and precious monster card!"

"But aside from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and your Armored Dragon, there isn't a single card in this world that our Ghoul Creed can't create!!"

"Youchaser!! Even though your monster currently boasts an attack power of 4400, it will soon be defeated by the cards created by your two partners!!"

"My ultimate combo has begun! You will soon be defeated and screaming in agony under my relentless onslaught!"

"And if I defeat you and take the Armored Dragon, I will not only receive a huge reward from Lord Malik, but I will also become a prominent figure second only to Rishid!!"

"Come on! My battle phase isn't over yet!"

"Black Flame Swordsman! Attack Armed Dragon Lv5!"

"Although he cannot defeat Armed Dragon, I can Special Summon Phantom Knight from my deck without taking any battle damage!!"

"Furthermore, the effect of the split has been triggered again!! The Flame Swordsman has been resurrected from the graveyard!!"

"Bang!"

After yet another suicide attack, the swordsman wielding the flaming sword and the scythe knight clad in golden armor appeared simultaneously, pointing their weapons at the ace of the game—the Armed Dragon!

【Flame Swordsman】

【Five stars】

[Fire Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1600]

Phantom Knight

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2800/2000]

"Whoosh————————————"

The Rare Card Hunter waved his hand and shouted, "Phantom Knight, attack Armed Dragon Lv5!!"

"This card's effect: When this card is used for damage calculation, increase this card's ATK by the original ATK of the opponent's monster! That is, 2400!!"

"In the end, the Phantom Knight, with its 5200 attack power, will mercilessly defeat your Armed Dragon Lv5!!!"

"Whoosh——————————————"

Golden phantom flames ignited from the giant scythe, and the Phantom Knight leaped high into the air, cleaving the Armored Dragon in two with a thunderous strike!

"Boom!!!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Cruise control, LP: 4000→3200

"Flame Swordsman! Attack directly!!" the Rare Card Hunter shouted again.

A dragon-shaped sword aura was unleashed, further reducing Youche's basic score!

"boom----------"

Cruise control, LP: 3200→1400

After withstanding two powerful attacks in succession, You Che slowly straightened up from the aftershocks of the simulated impact and said, "There's a reason why your ghoul gang is wanted."

"In order to win duels, you mass-produce counterfeit cards, which is not only an insult to duels but also a desecration of the cards."

"Without the replicas of the Black Flame Swordsman and the Phantom Knight, you simply couldn't have done this."

“However,” Yu Che brushed the dust off his clothes and changed the subject, “While the Phantom Knight’s ability is strong, it can only exist for one turn. When that turn ends, your replica monster will also disappear from the field!”

"Is that so?" The Rare Card Hunter revealed a sly smile. "After I set one more card, I will end my turn."

"Then, please take a look, you champion of the Duel Kingdom Tournament, has the Phantom Knight disappeared?"

You Che looked up and saw that the monster, which should have turned into a phantom and disappeared, was now standing on the battlefield, but its armor and weapons, which had originally been shining, had lost their luster.

The rare card hunter said smugly, "Before the end of my turn, I activated the skill draw I set up last turn!"

"At the cost of 1000 LP, negate the effects of all monsters on the field!"