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

Dark Magician, Attack Power: 2500 → 4000

"One against all?!" Mai was secretly surprised by the card that Yuzuriha had just activated. "An ultra-rare, high-attack spell card from the late Duel Kingdom era... just one card can boost a monster's attack power by 1500 points!"

With the help of magic cards, the Dark Magician's fighting power instantly surpassed that of the Barbarian King. Just as his staff was about to crash down, the Barbarian King suddenly turned into a toy doll and vanished into thin air!

"Bang!"

Colorful fireworks burst across the battlefield, and an old-fashioned arcade machine appeared on the field inside the city. Those familiar with various games recognized it at a glance as a whack-a-mole game machine.

"Continuous Trap Card activated—Monster Box!" Jonouchi revealed his only face-down card and laughed, "As long as this card is on the field, every time your opponent attacks one of my monsters, they have to guess heads or tails!"

"The attack will only be effective if the guess is correct; if the guess is wrong, the attack will miss!"

"Come on, Youche, try your luck!!"

A monster box?!

You Che's gaze froze slightly.

If I remember correctly, this card from the Duel City era, like the Mirror of the Screen card from Mai Peacock, doesn't require LP to maintain.

Although I may not always be wrong in my guesses, my offensive will be affected to some extent.

“I guess it’s the other way around!” You Che decided.

As soon as the words were spoken, no virtual coin flew out in the duel arena; instead, the system chose to report the result to everyone in another way.

After a burst of electronic music, a gopher resembling a barbarian king suddenly popped out of the machine. The dark mage, who was completely focused, swung his wand at top speed, but ultimately missed his target.

The game ended with a sound effect, and the Dark Mage had to retreat to his original position. The Barbarian King also returned to his normal form and reappeared on the battlefield.

"Phew...that was close!" Jonouchi breathed a sigh of relief.

Shizuka, who had been cheering for him from the audience, also smiled.

At this moment, Yuche's hand only appears to have a lot of cards. If you remove the three Disruptive Monsters, his hand resources are actually about as tight as Jonouchi's.

After the battle phase ends, Youcha places a card face down and then does nothing else.

At the same time, the Dark Magician's attack power also dropped from an astonishing four thousand back to its original two thousand five.

"Hmph! Then it's my turn!" Jonouchi shouted. "My turn! Draw a card!"

"Whoosh——————————"

With a new card added to his hand, he couldn't help but smile smugly once again.

"Ha! It's this card!" Jonouchi's lips curled into a smile. "Now the Barbarian King can launch another powerful attack!"

"Attack signal! Captain, charge into battle!"

"Drink it!"

A rousing shout rang out, and a warrior wielding an iron sword and wearing silver-white armor fearlessly charged into the arena. At his call, another warrior followed!

[The Captain Who Charges into Battle]

【Samsung】

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1200/400]

"A captain's effect that charges into battle!" Jonouchi exclaimed. "When this card is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower monster from your hand!"

"I choose Special Summon—Winged Guardians!!"

[Little Wing Guard]

【Four stars】

[Wind Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1400/1800]

Jonouchi pointed at the Dark Magician on the field and said smugly, "Activate the Barbarian King's effect and sacrifice the charging captain and the winged guards!"

"He can launch two attacks this round!"

"The Dark Mage's attack power is only 2500!!"

"Charge!! Barbarian King!!!"

"roar----------------"

The deafening roar of the two weak warrior monsters was a testament to their power, as they poured all their strength into the brutish barbarian king!

The stone greatsword blazed with crimson light, and the incredibly strong barbarian king charged forward, dragging the giant sword with him. With each step he took, the dueling ship seemed to tremble a little more!

"Whoosh————————————"

The greatsword was swung out, but before it could strike, a gust of wind blew the black mage's white hair into disarray!

In the blink of an eye, a powerful blow slammed down!

However, in the blink of an eye, the Dark Magician vanished into thin air! In his place appeared a crimson mechanical dragon!!

"What?!" Jōnei exclaimed in surprise.

Yu Che revealed the card he had just activated and said, "The instant you attacked, I activated the Trap Card - Monster Switch!"

"Return Dark Magician to your hand, and Special Summon Level 4 Y'Dragonhead from your hand!!"

"Therefore, the barbarians' ultimate target was the Y-dragon's head!!"

【Y˙Dragon Head】

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1500/1600]

"Trying to protect the Dark Magician this way?" Jonouchi laughed. "But the Y-Dragon Head can't withstand the Barbarian King's attack! Go! Barbarian King!!"

"roar----------"

The greatsword, radiating a crimson glow, swung down again, but a holy light suddenly shone, completely protecting Y's dragon head.

It turned out to be another card on the deck – the Messenger of Peace.

If this card is activated, his monsters will not be destroyed by battle this turn, and he will take zero battle damage.

Jōnouchi paused for a moment, realizing that continuing the attack was pointless, so he had no choice but to end his turn.

In any case, with the Barbarian King's 3,000 attack power and the existence of the Continuous Trap Card - Monster Box, it will be difficult for Youche to launch any effective attacks for the time being.

However, Wang Yang, who was watching from below the stage, keenly sensed something was wrong: "Something's not right!"

Kyoko asked blankly, "What's wrong? The game?"

Wang Yang said, "If it was just to block the Barbarian King's attack, then Yuzuru could have activated the Messenger of Peace from the beginning, and there would have been no need to use Monster Swap. He did this not just to protect the Dark Magician! There must be other tactical purposes!"

High up, Seto Kaiba smiled faintly, facing the cold wind.

Of everyone present, only he knew what You Che was planning, because no one else owned the XYZ series like You Che.

“Then it’s my turn,” Youche waved his card, “Activate the Spell Card – Pot of Greed, draw two cards from your deck!”

"Summoning again in attack mode—Z˙Metal Tracks!!"

"Sizzle————————————"

Golden currents surged as the heavy mech slowly drove into the battlefield.

【Z˙ Metal Tracks】

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1500/1300]

"Activate the Spell Card - Silent Dead!"

"Special Summon X-Boss Ganon from the Graveyard in Defense Position!"

【X˙Chief Cannon】

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1500]

When all three XYZ monsters are gathered on the field at the same time, Yu-Che doesn't hesitate to fuse them into one:

"When I control X-Boss Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Tracks, I can banish these three monsters from my Duel and Special Summon them!!"

"XYZ·Dragon Cannon!!!"

"Sizzle——————————"

Golden electricity surged between the three monsters, and amidst the terrifying electric and magnetic forces, the leader cannon, the dragon head, and the metal tracks assembled! They combined to form an incredibly powerful mecha monster!

【XYZ˙Divine Dragon Cannon】

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2800/2600]

Everyone was incredibly surprised to see this.

"What?!"

"A monster formed by fusing three cards?!"

"And it doesn't even require magic card fusion?!"

Seeing the utter shock on everyone else's faces, Seto Kaiba wore a smug expression, but his face quickly darkened. If Yuzuru hadn't summoned the monster before him, he should have been the one in the limelight!

"Attack power of 2800?" While surprised, Jonouchi didn't seem particularly threatened. "But it's still a little bit weaker than the Barbarian King~ And with the monster box around, your attacks might not hit~ Keep moving~"

Looking at Jonouchi, who still seemed relaxed, Yuzuru simply smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll destroy the Monster Box. Activate the effect of XYZ: Divine Dragon Cannon, and throw Disruptive Yellow from my hand into the Graveyard to destroy the Monster Box!!"

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