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

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

Vast swathes of yellow sand buried Youche, and as the virtual projection gradually faded away, his original 3000 LP points were reduced to a mere 1000.

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Cruise control, LP: 3000→1000

"Put three cards on," Lishid said coldly, his face as still as water. "Your turn, Youche."

tsk...

The residual force of the simulated impact had not yet completely dissipated. Enduring the soreness in his body, You Che's gaze toward Lishid became even more serious.

This guy's strength...

It's much stronger than I imagined!

Although Rishid was merely a servant of the Tomb Keeper clan, his dueling prowess was by no means inferior to Malik's!

In the original work, Malik's victories were almost all based on underhanded tactics, while Rishid could have easily defeated Jonouchi and become one of the top four in the Duel City Tournament if he hadn't been forced to use the forged God Card.

At this moment, night has gradually fallen in Domino City.

Lishid, draped in a wide black robe, stood like a heavy stone door, blocking Youche's path to the finals.

As Yu Che drew a card from the Duel Disk, his eyes lit up slightly.

That was the magic card I just won from Daigo Kamano—Secret Deal with the Demon. Its effect is that as long as you have a Level 8 or higher monster on your field sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon Raging Death Dragon from your Deck or hand!

Raging Death Dragon...

At this moment, Youche's thoughts raced like lightning, and he seemed to have found a way to defeat the Sand Swamp Monster!

"My turn! Draw!" Yu Che shouted, holding seven cards in his hand. "Activate the Spell Card—Pot of Greed!"

Draw two cards from your deck!

"Activate the ancient rules again!"

Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from your hand!

"Come on! Red-Eyed Black Dragon!!"

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

A deep red column of magma burst forth from the ground, and a giant dragon with red eyes, as black as obsidian, took flight from the scorching lava!

Large swathes of lava splashed in all directions, landing heavily as the Red-Eyed Black Dragon roared angrily, intimidating its enemies!

【Red-Eyed Black Dragon】

【Seven Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/2000]

"Enter battle phase!" Youche shouted. "Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Attack the Swamp Monster!!"

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

The massive Red-Eyes Black Dragon soared into the sky once more and unleashed its dragon breath upon the Swamp Monster on the ground!

The dark red flames illuminated the gloomy street!

Just as the powerful black flame bomb was about to explode, the calm Lishid flipped open the cover card and responded, "At the moment of your attack, I activated the trap card - Universal Mine - Broadsword Style."

"This can only be activated when the opponent's monster declares an attack. Destroy the monster with the highest ATK on the opponent's field."

"You only have one Red-Eyes Black Dragon on your field, so it will be crushed by my trap card!"

Yu Che anticipated Lishid's trap card. As his opponent revealed his face-down card, he activated his own face-down card: "Then, chain Universal Mine - Broadsword Style, I activate the trap card - Metallize - Magic Reflect Armor! And use it on Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

“Heh,” Lishid sneered, “that card can’t protect Red-Eyes Black Dragon. In the end, your monster will still be destroyed.”

Yu Che revealed a magic card from his hand and said, "I know that, so the purpose of activating Metallize Magic Reflect Armor is not to protect Red-Eyes Black Dragon, but to transform it into an eight-star Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon!"

"Although Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon will eventually be destroyed, the activation conditions for this card will also be met at the same time!!"

"Activate the Spell Card—A Secret Deal with the Demon!!"

"When a Level 8 or higher monster on my field is sent to the Graveyard this turn, I can Special Summon - Raging Death Dragon!!!"

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

Before the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's attack could hit, a landmine suddenly exploded and blasted it into pieces!

However, just before it was destroyed, it turned into metal and transformed into a higher-level monster!

The furious roar of the dragon echoed across the battlefield filled with yellow sand. Before the fragments of the Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon could dissipate, they were swallowed up by a powerful dark force!

The chaotic vortex turned the solid ground in front of Youche into a swamp-like muddy mess. Suddenly, a nauseating stench of decay swept in with a gale, and an undead dragon, its body reeking of corpses, crawled out from the muddy ground in a ferocious manner!

[Rampaging Death Dragon]

[Eight Stars]

[Dark Attribute/Undead]

[Attack/Defense: 3500/0]

"What...!" At this moment, Lishid's eyes finally showed a slight fluctuation. He did not expect that the red-eyed black dragon summoned by Youche was just a decoy!

"My battle phase isn't over yet!" Yuche pointed at the immortal monster on Lishid's field and shouted, "Raging Death Dragon! Attack the Sand Swamp Monster!!"

Lishid's eyes turned cold, and he shouted, "Activate the Trap Card - Hidden Sands! It can only be activated when a Rock-Type monster on my field is attacked!"

"Neglect that attack, and change the monster targeted to face-down defense position!"

"Bang—"

The dark green, venomous dragon breath was blocked by the sudden sandstorm, and the swamp monster once again hid in the darkness amidst the swirling yellow sand!

However, Youche clearly had no intention of letting this troublesome monster go.

This disgusting thing has lived for far too long; if it can't be dealt with soon, the situation will only get worse!

"Activate Spell Card! Double Spell!" Yu Che shouted. "Discard a Spell Card from your hand to copy the Black Hole in your Graveyard!"

"And this card as well—the Forbidden Cloth!"

"Reduces the attack power of the Berserker Death Dragon by 600 this turn. It cannot be targeted by effects and cannot be destroyed by effects!!"

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Raging Death Dragon, Attack Power: 3500 → 2900

An ultra-rare magic card capable of destroying all monsters on the field has reappeared on the battlefield, and a silent black hole is trying to devour all the monsters from both sides!

But then a figure in white robes radiating holy light descended and protected the raging death dragon.

"Boom!!!!!"

In the end, only Rishid's monster was destroyed.

"You made a very stupid mistake." Lishid flipped over the last face-down card and said in a deep voice, "Because the Sand Swamp Monster was destroyed by an effect while face-down in Defense Position, it will revive on the battlefield again!"

"And because it was reborn with 1000 attack power this time, I can activate this card - Hellish Rampage Summon!"

"Special Summon as many Sand Swamp Monsters as possible from your hand and deck to your field!"

"Although this spell card has a fatal side effect, which is that the opponent can also Special Summon one of their monsters as much as possible."

"However, I can assure you that there are absolutely no more Raging Death Dragons in your deck!"

"Come on! At this moment, three Sand Swamp Monsters will appear on my field at the same time!!"

The towering sandstorm, driven by the fierce winds, turned the entire sky a hazy yellow!

The ground cracked, and a chilling wind howled!

Three sand monsters gradually materialized and stood in front of Lishid.

【Sand Monster】

【Four stars】

[Earth/Rock type]

[Attack/Defense: 1000/2000]

On the other side, Kamano Daigo, who had just won a hard-fought battle, breathed a sigh of relief. But when he saw three Sand Swamp Monsters appear on Rishid's field at the same time, his eyes widened.

Although he wasn't watching the battle from the sidelines the whole time, Daigo Kamano heard about the situation to some extent.

Previously, just one Sand Swamp Monster was enough to put Youche at a disadvantage, but now that three have appeared at the same time, how will he deal with them?

However, when his gaze fell upon the chaotic battlefield, Daigo Kamano's face broke into a smile: "I see..."

"It seems we have very limited information about the ghoul group too."

"I never expected that the card I just lost to Youche would actually work so quickly..."

Standing behind the three sand monsters, Lishid let his wide black robe be blown about by the wind mixed with yellow sand.

At this moment, the streetlights along the roadside lit up one by one, and the glaring light cast shadows on the ground, making Lishid, who was in the shadows, appear even more sinister and terrifying.

However, despite the appearance of three Sand Swamp Monsters on the field, it was no different for Youche from reviving only one.

“It’s no use, Lishid,” Youche said. “I summoned the Berserker Death Dragon precisely to utterly destroy your swamp monster!”

"This monster has a special effect: it can attack all monsters on your opponent's field once!!"

"Nani?!" Lishid was suddenly stunned.

Youche swung his arm and shouted, "Raging Death Dragon! Destroy all three Sand Swamp Monsters!!"

Without any cards to cover him, Lishid was completely unable to withstand the onslaught of the Raging Death Dragon.

A dark green dragon breath swept across the field, and all the monsters it touched instantly turned into fragments!

"Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!!"

Seeing all three monsters being defeated at once, Rishid was helpless.

Monsters Special Summoned via Hellfire Summon must be in Attack Position, which means they will suffer massive battle damage!

Fortunately, being cautious by nature, he chose Defense Position when reviving the first Swamp Monster; otherwise, he would have been defeated in this turn!