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

"Huh? Where is this?"

"Huh? The game, everyone?!"

After successfully gathering everyone together, Yugi Muto wasted no time and stepped forward to suggest, "Everyone, according to Noah's clues, what we should do is find Noah's Ark before the Great Flood comes."

"Just now, I found the location of Noah's Ark using the Eye of Truth."

"However... getting onto Noah's Ark doesn't seem so easy!"

Everyone turned their attention to Yugi Muto.

Yugi Muto picked up a stone from the ground and, while drawing a map on the sand, explained his plan: "A giant rock dragon guards the only way to Noah's Ark."

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the incarnation of one of the five giants. We must defeat it to reach Noah's Ark."

"However, I suggest we split into two groups, with one person going to engage them head-on, while the rest find another way to reach the ark."

"Once the main force arrives at the Ark, we will use the Eye of Truth and the subspace matter teleportation device to transport the people responsible for the entanglement to the ship."

After hearing Yugi Muto's idea, Seto Kaiba scoffed, "What a ridiculous and cowardly tactic! The Five Giants are just amateurs. We can just defeat them directly. Why bother with all this roundabout stuff?"

Yugi Muto shook his head and said, "No, Kaiba."

"The Five Giants only need to prevent us from boarding the Ark before the Great Flood to defeat us; they don't need to win the duel."

"Since all the cards in the world can be obtained here, if he wants to stall for time, he can easily build an absolute defensive deck."

"If everyone is tied down by him in the front, we will eventually be wiped out!"

Yugi Muto's words were like a wake-up call, leaving Seto Kaiba unable to refute them for a moment.

Youche thought to himself, "He truly lives up to his reputation as a hardcore player..."

Seeing that no one objected, Yugi Muto continued, "Since we have already used the cards, Ryuji Mikasa, Keihei Kaiba, and I can only follow the main group and be ready to teleport at any time."

"Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon can serve as a vehicle to carry us over the Five Giants and to Noah's Ark."

"What a joke! You actually want to use my Blue-Eyes White Dragon as a mount?!" Seto Kaiba immediately refused. "If it's just about flying, any other monster will do! I reject this proposal. I'll take responsibility for defeating the five giants who are acting as watchdogs!"

“No.” You Che, who had been silent until now, suddenly stepped forward and said, “If we must send someone as bait, I, who have already summoned the Armed Dragon, am the best candidate.”

Yugi Muto was taken aback: "Armed Dragon... Yugi-kun, what is the power of Armed Dragon?"

“It’s summoning lightning,” Youche replied. “What I summoned wasn’t a regular Armed Dragon Lv7, but a lightning form.”

"I tried it out before I was teleported here. The Thunder Armored Dragon can change the weather in a short time through attacks."

"If the battlefield is shrouded in dark clouds and lightning, it will be even more difficult for the five giants to detect the large force heading towards Noah's Ark from above the clouds."

"And I believe that everyone who has experienced Duel Kingdom knows very well that Armored Dragon is a Heavy Dragon Beast that does not have the ability to fly."

“If I follow the main group, I cannot change the weather; if I change the weather, I can only travel by land.”

"Right now, we still have many unknowns to face, so it's best to let me act as bait while others save the opportunity to use their cards."

Yugi Muto pondered for a moment, then asked, "I agree with Yusuke's idea, and Yusuke's strength is enough to deal with the five giants, so... what about everyone else?"

At this moment, Kongque Wu, who had been frowning and deep in thought for a long time, spoke up: "But there is a problem. If the five giants really did choose the absolute defense deck as the game just said, can we forcibly teleport Youche to the Ark during the battle?"

"In this world... perhaps all events and abilities take a backseat to duels?"

Chapter 138 The Judge – Ōoka Chikuzen

The concerns raised by the peacock dance are not unfounded.

It's no exaggeration to say that not only in Noa's world, but in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! world, dueling reigns supreme.

Running away halfway through a duel?

That's no different from admitting defeat.

At this moment, Jonouchi scratched his head and said, "But... I remember there's a card called Forced Escape Device, right? Could that card allow Yusuke to escape from a duel?"

Honda volunteered, "I'll give it a try! Anyway, we still have one, two, three... five people who haven't used any cards yet!"

"It's no big deal to try it out once for the sake of maneuvering, especially since we still have four chances left to use!"

As he spoke, Honda retrieved the trap card from the system panel—the forced escape device.

In front of everyone, Honda slowly read out the card's effect in non-duel situations: "Can force the target... to escape under any circumstances... Cooldown time: ten minutes..."

"Any situation?" Kaiba Keihei said. "Maybe that includes a duel?"

Seto Kaiba doesn't quite agree with this idea: "But this is just speculation, and we need to have a backup plan."

Just as everyone was preparing to formulate a second plan, the entire earth suddenly began to shake violently!

A deafening roar came from the horizon. As everyone looked up, they saw that at the same time the sun was setting, a massive torrent of water cascaded down from a beam of divine light like a waterfall!

"What?!"

"Has the great flood already begun?!"

"Damn it! At this rate, it probably won't be long before it spreads to our area!"

"If it's just water, could we activate a card related to ships?"

"Don't be ridiculous! Who knows if that's normal water! Besides, our goal is to board the ark and leave this place, not to survive here!"

Where the sky meets the horizon, a vast expanse of silvery-white water spreads rapidly!

There was no time for anyone to linger here any longer.

Yugi Muto said to Yuzuru with a tense and serious expression, "Yuzuru-kun! We will definitely come up with a second plan. Even if the forced exit device doesn't work, we will wait for you to arrive safely before we leave together!"

With a leap, Yugi, aided by the Armored Dragon, mounted its back: "Don't worry, Yugi! There's more than one way to win a duel. I believe that even if the five giants resort to underhanded tactics, I can still defeat them!"

“Then… I’ll leave it to you, Yugi!” Yugi Muto’s eyes gleamed.

Seto Kaiba, standing to the side, coldly shouted, "Yusho, I won't allow you to die at the hands of such an amateur! As one of the top four in Duel City, you still have matches you must participate in!"

Yu Che smiled in response, then gave an order and rode his armed dragon at breakneck speed in the direction Yugi Muto had indicated.

There, in the deepest part of a canyon, lies the embodiment of one of the five giants—a giant rock dragon!

As Yuzuru departed, Seto Kaiba summoned his ace—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

However, even if the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is very large, it cannot carry so many people at the same time.

As the raging floodwaters drew ever closer, Peacock Dance, who knew the bird-beast monsters best, didn't hesitate to play a "Giant Monster Bird" card, and took the rest of them into the air!

After using two more cards, the group had three cards left to choose from. The only people who hadn't used any cards were Jonouchi, Kyoko, and Shizuka.

"Bang bang bang bang————————————"

Yellow sand filled the air, and wherever the armed dragon went, dust rose everywhere!

As a heavily armored dragon beast, Armored Dragon does not have the ability to fly, but it is definitely not slow when moving on the ground!

As it charged forward, streaks of golden lightning swirled around it, increasing its speed and deterring any demons that tried to approach.

"How are you? Can you make it to the canyon?" Youche asked with concern as he lay on the broad back of the armed dragon.

"Roar!!!" A powerful and exciting dragon roar came, clearly an affirmative response.

Finally, after a long raid, Youche reached the mouth of the valley. Looking through the hazy yellow sand, he could see a huge wooden ship that almost covered half the sky, moored in the divine light on the mountain peak a few kilometers away!

The sunset was almost over.

When night falls completely, the flood will engulf the entire land!

Without the slightest hesitation, at Youche's command, Armed Dragon·Thunder Lv7 let out a long roar, summoning rolling thunder!

A golden lightning bolt suddenly ripped through the half-red, half-blue sky, and as dark clouds gathered, the surrounding air began to feel humid!

"It's just ahead, Armored Dragon! Let's finish this quickly!" Yuzuru shouted, pointing to the deep valley ahead. "Let's try to take down the five giants as soon as possible, and then rendezvous with Yugi Kaiba and the others!"

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

The armed dragon roared once more, took a powerful and domineering step, and charged into the deep valley filled with yellow sand!

As the Noah's Ark anchored at the summit drew closer, the view through the canyon gradually blurred!

Finally, when they stepped into a three-hundred-meter-square valley, Youche and Wugonglong finally met the lord of this mythical era—Ooka Chikuzen!

He slowly opened his eyes as he transformed into a giant rock dragon, and as he awoke, countless grains of sand and stones fell from the surrounding cliffs.

The earth trembled continuously, and a dark yellow light flashed by. The giant dragon, which was tens of meters long, transformed into a thin man wearing glasses.

He was dressed in a lawyer's suit, impeccably and elegantly. Even standing amidst the yellow sand, his clothes and gleaming shoes remained spotless.

The roar of approaching floodwaters was drawing ever closer, but Ōoka Chikuzen calmly wiped his glasses, a knowing smile playing on his lips. "As expected," he said, "you bunch of brats chose the most cunning and underhanded method."

"However, as KC's top lawyer and senior judge, these tricks won't fool me at all."

"Do you think you can sneak onto Noah's Ark by bypassing me?"

"Hehehe... How ridiculous!!"

"The reason Lord Naya has sent me here as the judge is to adjudicate your crimes one by one!!"

"Everything Seto Kaiba did to KC Corporation, and everything you did to us, will be settled here today!!"

Yu Che flipped off Armed Dragon from behind, retrieved it into his card, and as the Duel Disk unfolded, he uttered only a few words with disdain: "You deserve to be in this state."

"Ha!" Chikuzen Ooka sneered. "If I were a child like you, I might have argued with you. But now, as a middle-aged man, I have only one thought: to bury you brats!"

"Then I'll take over your bodies, end these dark and hopeless days, and return to the real world to start a new life!"

"You Che, as the champion of the Duel Kingdom Tournament, you must think that your dueling skills have reached their peak, right?"

"However, I'm about to tell you that your wisdom is utterly insignificant compared to ours as veterans of a top company!!"

"Come on! Let the duel begin!!"

"The leader of my deck is—The Judge!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ōoka Chikuzen, who had just transformed back into human form, transformed into a tall and strong warrior in another flash of light. His headband was like a king's crown, and what he held in his hand was not a weapon, but the gavel used by judges to make rulings!

The shifting virtual particles intertwined and constructed a wooden table and chairs around him. Ōoka Chikuzen sat down with a cold smile, looking down at Yuzuru with disdain, as if he were to use this duel to judge him as if he were a criminal!

Unaffected by these external factors, Youche chose his card commander—Treasure Panda—according to his pre-planned strategy!

Dagang Chiqian, LP: 4000

Cruiser, LP: 4000