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

"However, in this way, the Winged Dragon of Ra, which originally belonged to that boring man, will fall into the hands of Yu Che."

"But with Youche's abilities, can he really control that card?"

Seto Kaiba has absolute respect for Yuzuriha, but since the start of the tournament, Yuzuriha has almost never had a direct confrontation with the God Cards. The only time he did so was before the quarterfinals when he encountered Divine Punishment.

Judging from the scene at the time, even with a high level of dueling skill, Yuche was just a mortal. The Winged Dragon of Ra could only be used by chanting ancient priest script, which made him suspect that even if he defeated Malik, Yuche would not be able to unleash the full power of the Winged Dragon of Ra.

While he was pondering, Seto Kaiba suddenly remembered something that everyone had mentioned a few days ago: Yuzuru now had an incredibly powerful trump card in his hand—the Armed Dragon Strike Cannon!

Although that card requires an incredibly complicated process to summon, its devastating power is not to be underestimated.

"Perhaps, for Yu Che, that is his God Card."

With little time left to prepare before the match, Seto Kaiba stopped thinking and stood up from his seat.

"Whoosh——————————————"

After confirming one last time that there were no problems with the deck construction, he skillfully put away the cards on the table, stood up and looked at the rising sun from the distant coastline, and inserted the deck into the Duel Disk.

Facing the blazing sun, Seto Kaiba's gaze was incredibly intense.

"But no matter what, Yuzha!!"

Even if you have all three God Cards, this time, I will definitely defeat you!!

As sunlight illuminates every corner of Alcatraz, the final battle of the Duel City Tournament will officially begin.

Everyone rubbed their full bellies as they walked out of the airship's restaurant. The few days of rest had given them a great deal of relaxation, as they had been physically and mentally exhausted.

Even so, Jonouchi kept yawning and complaining, "That Kaiba guy! Why does he have to start the race so early?!"

"Baka!" Kyoko rolled her eyes at him. "It's not like you're the one participating in the competition. We're here to cheer on Yugi and Yuzuriha!!"

Jonouchi scratched his head and chuckled, "Haha, that's true! But speaking of which, this is the first time Yuzuru has gone out in the past few days, right? How are you, Yuzuru, are you alright?"

"I ask cautiously," Jōnei asked.

You Che smiled and shook his head without saying anything, then walked with the others toward the Duel Tower in the distance.

These days, You Che has been staying in his room preparing for the final battle.

Despite not being able to find a way to summon Sleeping Giant Gudu after the Noah incident, Yuzuru has been confident that he can face whatever comes next with his own power and the power of the spirits through continuous modification and refinement of his deck and tactics over the past few days!

When everyone arrived at the Duel Tower, the Kaiba Brothers, the tournament organizers, had been waiting for a long time. The referee, dressed in a black suit, scanned the area and was about to open the venue when he suddenly discovered that one of the four finalists was missing.

"President Kaiba..." The referee cautiously looked at Seto Kaiba to confirm.

Seto Kaiba frowned and remained silent.

"Huh? Why haven't we started yet?" Honda blinked.

Kong Quewu sighed, "There's still one contestant who hasn't arrived..."

"Huh? Who is it?" Jonouchi looked around, then angrily clenched his fist. "Damn it! It's that Malik guy again! He hasn't shown up for days!!"

"What's wrong, Jonouchi? Looks like you miss me a lot~" Suddenly, a wicked laugh came from not far away, and Dark Malik, with his exaggerated hairstyle and sinister face, walked over unhurriedly, holding the Millennium Staff.

Otogi Ryuji roared, "It was you who caused trouble on the submarine! You almost killed us all!!"

Dark Malik chuckled: "You're actually surprised that I did something like this? If I weren't only interested in the God Cards, I'd love to have a dark duel with every single one of you!"

"You!!!" Jonouchi clenched his right fist.

"Alright!" Seto Kaiba's loud shout interrupted the pointless argument. "Now that all four contestants have arrived, the competition can begin."

Seto Kaiba looked at the referee beside him and called out, "Iso!"

"Yes, President Kaiba!" The referee named "Isono" immediately stood at attention and used his white-gloved right hand to take out a chip card and scan the door of the Duel Tower.

As the group entered, they discovered that the tower was pitch black and there was no place for the duel.

Just as everyone was wondering, Isono walked to a higher place, held a microphone, and announced loudly:

"Welcome to the Duel Tower, fellow duelists!"

"The semi-final tournament of Duel City will now begin!!"

"But there's nothing here!" Jonouchi muttered. "How am I supposed to duel?!"

Kaiba Keihei suddenly laughed: "Hehe! You'll find out soon enough!"

Isono continued, "The four duelists who have advanced to the semi-finals must each enter one of the four doors and ascend to the top of the tower!"

"Now, please choose one of the four doors. By the way, choosing any door will not affect your advantage or disadvantage in the duel, so please rest assured!!"

"Hehehe..." A wicked laugh came from behind the crowd, and Dark Malik, holding the Millennium Staff, walked through the crowd and headed straight for a door.

Seto Kaiba also made his choice after giving a cold snort.

In the end, only two doors remained. Without much hesitation, Youche and Youxi went inside.

Behind the door was a mechanical platform equipped with a duel system.

After everyone was ready, the four doors closed simultaneously.

As the duel platform slowly rose, You Che and the others were also sent to the central height of the duel tower. The four of them each occupied a corner of the duel tower, forming a square formation.

"Now, it's time for the multi-player battles to determine the groups!" Isono announced loudly. "To decide the semi-final groupings for the true King of Duelists, we must use a special selection method!"

"In other words, your opponents will be determined through duels!"

"The rules are very simple—four duelists must fight here simultaneously!"

"The lower the duelist's base score, the higher the position the machine will send them to!"

"When the duel ends, the two fighters at the highest point will be in Group A, and the two fighters at the lowest point will be in Group B!"

"The semi-finals will then be conducted in this group format!"

"Group A is the first battle, Group B is the second battle!"

"Now, I will explain the duel rules: the cards used in the battle are the decks that each player has carefully prepared for the knockout stage!"

"Each person puts their deck into the Duel Disk, and then connects the Duel Disk to the Duel System via the connector!"

"This way, each player's card will be displayed on the screen, and there won't be any issues caused by height during the duel!"

"The four duelists will take turns! You can attack any duelist you want!"

Upon hearing this, the four members of Youche each unfolded their duel disks and connected them to the battle platform via wired connection.

After listening to the referee's explanation of the rules, Kyoko couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that this duel is quite easy compared to the others~ Anyway, it only determines the grouping of the competition, and it doesn't affect the final elimination round~."

But Peacock Dance held a completely opposite view: "No, this group duel is probably not that simple."

"Huh?" Xingzi was taken aback.

Peacock Dance looked up at the high place and slowly said, "Look, although none of the four people who are about to start their duel have shown any obvious signs, you can tell from their eyes that they have already chosen their opponents for the first battle!"

Everything was just as the peacock dance had said.

In the center of the Duel Tower, after setting up the equipment, Youche glanced at Wang Yang not far away out of the corner of his eye.

For him, defeating this opponent with whom he had once fought to a draw was not easy. If the battle dragged on to the finals and Yugi got two God Cards, the situation would be completely unfavorable for him!

Therefore, the ideal scenario would be to face off against Wang Yang in the semifinals!

But at this moment, Yugi's gaze fell on Dark Marik. He could not forgive the leader of the ghoul gang who had defiled the cards and duels, nor could he forgive the guy for the harm he had done to Bakura!

He wants to defeat this guy who has absolutely no dueling spirit first, and then have a fair fight with Yuzuriha and Kaiba!

As for Dark Malik...

His ideas were very pure and simple.

If his first opponent is Yuzuriha, then even if he wins, he will not be able to obtain the God Card.

To satisfy his wicked desires and to torture the nameless Pharaoh in the most cruel way, he decided to first take the Titan of Obelisk from Seto Kaiba's hands, and then inflict painful torture on the Pharaoh bit by bit!

After the preparation indicator lights at the feet of all four duelists lit up, Isono, acting as the referee, waved his flag and shouted:

"On your marks, the semi-final group duels of the Duel City Tournament are officially beginning!!"

"The duel rounds will begin with the randomly selected duelist who attacks first, and will proceed clockwise in turn!!"

"And the duelist who gets to go first is—Seto Kaiba!!!"

"Whoosh————————————"

The flag bearing the KC logo fell to the ground with a wave of its hand, and four loud shouts rang out at the same time.

"duel!!!!!"

Seto Kaiba, LP: 4000

Yugi Muto, LP: 4000

Cruiser, LP: 4000

Malik Ishdar, LP: 4000

"Then I'll start the first round!!" Seto Kaiba swung his card and shouted, "Draw!"

"Put two cards on the counter!!"

"Attack signal summoned! Bloodthirsty Orc!!"

Two Spell/Trap Cards stood in the air, facing the seahorse.

Then, a deafening roar echoed from the battlefield. The virtual duel system flashed, and an extremely ferocious demonic orc materialized in mid-air! He gripped a massive axe, its blade gleaming with a chilling light, and an aura of terror and icy menace filled the dimly lit duel tower with an overwhelming intensity!

Bloodstained Orcs

【Four stars】

[Dark Attribute/Beast Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1900/1200]

This is one of Seto Kaiba's signature monsters.

Despite being only a four-star monster, it boasts an attack power of 1900, enough to crush most monsters of the same level!

Since each duelist cannot attack in the first round of a multiplayer duel, Seto Kaiba ended his turn immediately after setting up the battlefield.

Next, it was Wang Yang's turn.

After drawing cards from his deck, he set his sights on the monsters on Seto Kaiba's field. In order to achieve his plan, he started a battle in the very first turn!