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

A heavy cannon shot rang out, and the artillery expert, Disruptor Huang, once again made a heroic sacrifice!

As the card shattered, Jonouchi's expression changed drastically.

But this is just the beginning.

"Send the Disruptive Green card from your hand to the Graveyard!" Yuche pointed at the once-mighty Barbarian King, "Destroy the Barbarian King!!"

"Boom!!!!!"

A second explosion rang out, and the strong barbarian king was pierced through the body by a laser, collapsing heavily to the ground.

At this moment, there is still a Continuous Trap Card on the field in the city – DNA Modification Surgery. For Yuche, there is actually no need to destroy that card.

However, to facilitate the development of subsequent combos, it is best for the three disruptive brothers to exist in the same area at the same time, either all on the field or all in the graveyard.

Therefore, Youche ultimately decided to destroy the DNA modification surgery and use it to send the body to the grave: "Then discard the disruptive black and destroy the DNA modification surgery!!"

"Jōnei, you have no cards left on your field!"

"XYZ·Dragon Cannon!!"

"Direct attack!!!"

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

Golden laser beams poured out again, the intense virtual impact causing Jonouchi to sway and clench his teeth.

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Within the castle, LP: 3100→300

After pushing the city's basic points to the brink of elimination, Yuzuriha, having run out of usable cards, also ended his turn.

"Brother!" Shizuka exclaimed in alarm, her voice filled with worry.

"I'm fine!" Jonouchi grinned, straightening his back despite the soreness in his body. "That's what makes a duel interesting!"

"If Yu Che doesn't use his full strength, then even I, as a duelist, will feel ashamed!!"

"You Che, thank you for your respect!!"

"However, this duel is not over yet!!"

"My turn!! Draw a card!!"

If it were any other top duelist, with both sides having such depleted hand resources, they would most likely play a powerful card. Seto Kaiba, on the other hand, would play his almost exclusive card that deals devastating damage, delivering a fatal blow to his opponent after replenishing his hand.

However, Jonouchi Katsu is different. As a first-class duelist, his financial situation can no longer be described as miserable.

In order to allow him to continue his studies, the school even made an exception and allowed him to work off-campus.

Although Jonouchi had some money after participating in the Duel Kingdom tournament, he used all his savings for his sister's surgery.

Because he didn't have enough money to buy cards, Jonouchi had to use these gambling cards. The Treasure Cards that fell from the sky weren't particularly rare, but their price was definitely beyond Jonouchi's means.

While drawing cards, Jonouchi was also silently praying in his heart.

Please! My deck! I'm really begging you!!

If I can't draw that card, the duel will really be over!!

The speed boost is indeed very strong...

But the battle has only just begun!!

Jonouchi gritted his teeth and drew the top card from the Duel Disk!

And this time, fate answered him once again!

"Yosh!" Jonouchi slammed the card onto the Duel Disk. "While it doesn't have a card like the Heavenly Treasure Card, this one is good enough for me!"

"Spell Card Activated - Fate's Decree!!"

"Roll a die, draw cards from the deck according to the number rolled, and then banish the same number of cards from the top of the deck!!"

A die flew out like a whirlwind, and under the expectant gaze of Jonouchi, it finally landed on the number four side!

"Bang!"

The dice shattered on the spot, transforming into four cards that flew into Jonouchi's hand.

However, while excitedly drawing cards, Jonouchi suddenly noticed something!

Those were the two powerful monsters left in his deck—Fortress Whale and Insect Queen—that were banished at the cost of the Fate-Borrowing Card!!

In this era where alternative recovery methods are scarce, there is absolutely no way Jonouchi could get those two cards back.

"Tsk... As expected, good luck won't always be on my side..." Realizing something was wrong, Jonouchi clenched his fist. "But I can't worry about that for now. Right now, I have to deal with that mechanical monster that Yuzuriha is running around!"

Chapter 131 Summoning and Stealing! Dark Magician!

Losing two key cards at once had a significant impact on Jonouchi, but he didn't lose heart for long. Instead, he quickly assembled an offensive, aiming to destroy Yuche's XYZ˙Dragon Cannon!

You can destroy a card on the field simply by discarding a card from your hand...

This effect is absolutely terrifying!!

With its attack power of 2800, if this monster survives for even one more turn, Jonouchi is very likely to lose this duel!

"My turn!" Jonouchi shouted. "Attack signal summoned! Iron Knight, Kia Fried!"

"Whoosh————————————"

The card was swung out, and a fighter armed with dark special metal appeared out of thin air. From a distance, his armor could be seen reflecting a strange light!

【Iron Knight Kia Fried】

【Four stars】

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1600]

"Activate the Demon's Dice again!" Jonouchi finally played his most prized dice card, "Choose your XYZ: Dragon Cannon! Then roll a die!"

"The selected monster's attack power will decrease exponentially based on the dice roll!!"

Hehehe~~

The tiny demon flapped its wings and flew out, throwing down a die almost the same size as itself.

The black die rolled a few times on the ground, and the final number was four!

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

XYZ˙Dragon Cannon, Attack Power: 2800→700

The animated version of this card is much stronger than the one in the OCG.

Although Yu Che has a lot of LP, he actually doesn't have many cards left. Once XYZ's Dragon Cannon is destroyed, he will be in a passive situation for a period of time.

"Yosh!" Jonouchi slammed down the card again. "Iron Knight Gia Freed's attack power has surpassed XYZ Dragon Cannon!"

"However, before launching the attack, I need to use one more equipment card!!"

"Magic Card - Fusion Weapon Murasame Blade! Equip Iron Knight Gia Fried!!"

Upon hearing this, Mai couldn't help but question, "What is that guy doing! Iron Knight is a special monster that will destroy an equipment card as soon as it's used! How can Jonouchi use an equipment card on it?!"

Beside him, Wang Yang smiled and explained, "That's true, Mai. However, that equipment card is also an extremely special one. If we're talking about equipment cards that can be equipped by Iron Knights, then that's the only one."

Kong Quewu was taken aback.

"Fusion Weapon Murasame Blade can only be equipped to Warrior-Type monsters. Its effect is to increase the equipped monster's ATK by 800! Furthermore, this card equipped to a monster cannot be destroyed by card effects!" Jonouchi declared loudly. "Therefore, Iron Knight's destruction effect on it is nullified, and its ATK will also increase to 2600!!"

The katana, gleaming with purple light, was slowly drawn from its sheath by the iron knight. In that instant, the blade, radiating magical light, and the metal armor, reflecting an eerie glow, achieved a perfect harmony!

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Iron Knight Kia Fried, Attack Power: 1800 → 2600

Jonouchi shouted, "Iron Knights! Attack the XYZ Dragon Cannon!!"

"Whoosh————————————"

Before the words were even finished, the Iron Knight wielding the Murasame sword had already taken a step forward and swung his sword at a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye!

"boom!!!!!!"

The deafening roar of the mechanical explosion resounded, and as the monster was destroyed, Yuzuru, who had nearly ten thousand health points, was finally injured!

Cruise control, LP: 9600→7700

"Put on a card!" Jonouchi said. "Your turn, Yuche!"

As the duel progressed, the atmosphere within the castle gradually heated up due to their desperate situation.

Holding the last remaining Dark Magician in his hand, Youche felt like a skilled cook without ingredients.

Without a monster as a sacrifice, he has no way to summon the Dark Magician, and even if he could, he couldn't defeat the Iron Knight with an attack power of 2600.

"Whoosh————————————"

With the new card added to his hand, Youche glanced at it and immediately had a strategy in mind. However, due to a shortage of cards in his hand, he had to wait another turn: "Set one card face down, end of turn."

"Hmph~" Jonouchi gradually revealed a smile, "Yusho, I don't believe that card you covered up was some kind of trap! Because you just drew it!"

"Besides, right now, I have no choice but to keep attacking you!"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Pot of Greed!"

Draw two cards from your deck!

"Attack again to summon—Armored Lizard!!"

Both monsters launched a direct attack!!!

In the light, a huge, cold-blooded creature emerged and stood on its hind legs. Its entire body was covered with ice-blue keratin as hard as armor!

【Armored Lizard】

【Four stars】

[Earth/Reptile]