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

"Then I apologize in advance, Kaiba." Yugi's gaze was resolute. "My turn, I activate a Spell Card—Reduce Cost: Discard one card from my hand, and lower the Level of all monsters in my hand by two!"

"With this effect, I can directly Normal Summon Catapult Turtle!!"

"Then activate the magic card—Brainwashing!!"

"Seize the monster of the Seahorse Field—the Bloodthirsty Beastman!!!"

Chapter 173 A Chaotic Battle with Hidden agendas

In general, especially in a four-person melee, duelists will first secure their own position before proceeding with their plans.

However, Yugi clearly broke this convention. In the second round of the first round of the entire duel, Yugi attempted to launch an offensive, intending to inflict damage on Dark Marik when he was completely unprepared!

"Bang!"

The card lit up, and a war turtle loaded with a heavy crossbow appeared out of thin air, slowly aiming the cannon at Dark Malik beside it.

[Catapult Turtle]

【Five stars】

[Water Attribute/Aquarium]

[Attack/Defense: 1000/2000]

Immediately following, under the effect of the spell card "Mind Control," Yugi stole Blood Demon Beastman from Seto Kaiba's field and used it as a tribute to attack Dark Marik:

"The effect of the catapult turtle! Sacrifice the Bloodthirsty Orcs!!"

"Deals Malik with effect damage equal to half the Bloodthirsty Orc's attack power!! That's 950 points!!!"

With Wang Yang's loud shout, the Bloodthirsty Orc was tied to the catapult turtle's ballista. As the muzzle slowly rose, this powerful strike was about to be unleashed!

"What?! He's this aggressive right from the start of the game?!"

"Looks like... Yugi wants to duel with that Malik guy first!"

Amidst the astonished gasps of the crowd, Seto Kaiba, the only player on the field with a face-down card, narrowed his eyes.

game……

So, your target is him?

First, deplete that guy's health, and then send yourself to your death. This is indeed the simplest and quickest way!

but……

You who inexplicably defeated me in Duel Kingdom, don't even think about escaping!!

My duel with Youche must be saved for the final battle, and you will become my stepping stone to the final battlefield!

"I won't let you get away with this so easily, Yugi!!" Seto Kaiba shouted, flipping one of the face-down cards over. "The moment you activate the effect of Catapult Turtle, I'll activate the Trap Card—Destruction Wheel!!"

"Destroy the bloodthirsty orc you were sacrificed to, causing all duelists to suffer damage equal to that monster's attack power!!!"

With this trap card played, King's plan was instantly thwarted.

Because the sacrifice chosen by the catapult turtle disappeared, its effect was forcibly terminated, and under the effect of the Destruction Wheel, everyone's life force was reduced by nearly half!

Jonouchi raised an eyebrow: "What on earth is Kaiba doing! Is he trying to take us all down with him?!"

"It seems he doesn't want the game and Malik to become rivals!" Mai peacock noticed something from the chain reaction just now.

"Hehehe..." Dark Malik's expression shifted from resentment to surprise, and at the moment the Destruction Wheel exploded, he couldn't help but burst into maniacal laughter, "Hahahaha!"

"Yosh~ That's it, that's it!!"

"With everyone's health points reduced, my plan will be much easier to execute!!"

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

The explosive flames blasted towards the duelists located in the four corners of the Duel Tower, and under this impact, the health of all four duelists was reduced to 2100!

Wang Yang frowned, his gaze meeting Seto Kaiba's: "Tsk... Set two cards face down, end of turn!"

"Hmph~" Seto Kaiba sneered smugly.

"Then it's my turn~" Dark Malik first drew a card from the deck, then excitedly licked it. "Heh heh~ Pharaoh, it seems our goals aren't the same~"

"You want to fight me first~ but you're not my primary target~"

"In order to slowly enjoy tormenting you in the end, I must first take the third God Card—Obelisk the Tormentor!!"

"Activate the effect of Torture Giant from your hand, Special Summon two Torture Tokens to your field, then Special Summon this card to your opponent's field!!"

"Then, sacrifice the Torture Giant and the Catapult Turtle on the Pharaoh's field to Special Summon the Lava Demon to Seto Kaiba's battlefield!!!"

"Rumble rumble rumble ——————————"

A deafening roar of machinery erupted as a mechanical giant landed on Seto Kaiba's field, its sharp saw blade spinning at high speed, emitting a constant, ear-piercing sound!

Two pincer-shaped robots then appeared on Dark Malik's field.

Torture of the Giant

[Eight Stars]

[Dark Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/300]

But before the giant could be questioned for long, demonic fire from hell suddenly engulfed the only two monster cards on the field. Blazing flames rose around Seto Kaiba, and a demon made entirely of molten lava roared as it appeared!

Lava Demon

[Eight Stars]

[Fire Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2500]

Seto Kaiba's expression changed.

Having been familiar with all kinds of cards, he knew very well that although this was a powerful monster with attack power equivalent to Blue-Eyes White Dragon, its owner would have to suffer up to 700 points of effect damage at the end of each turn!

Because of the destructive power of the previous attack, he only has 2100 health points left. If things go wrong, he might be the first to be eliminated because of this disgusting monster!

"Do you like it, Seto Kaiba?" Dark Marik chuckled teasingly. "This is a monster just as powerful as your Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"Put three cards on the counter~"

"My turn is over!!"

His gaze swept across the battlefield, and the situation was far more intense than You Che had originally imagined!

In the very first round before the battle even began, Yugi and Malik launched a highly targeted attack, their objective now very clear.

Based on Seto Kaiba's actions just now, it can be roughly inferred that he probably prefers Yugi as his opponent in the semi-finals.

Looking at the cards in his hand, a resolute glint flashed in You Che's eyes.

"Whoosh————————————"

The instant the turn began, Youche swung his card and announced loudly:

"My turn! Activate the Spell Card - Angel's Blessing!"

Draw three cards from your deck, then discard two!

"Since Disruption Spells are sent from my hand to the graveyard, I can add one Disruption Yellow, one Disruption Green, and one Disruption Black from my deck to my hand!!"

"Defense Command Summon - Disrupt Red!!"

"Activate its effect to Special Summon up to four Disruptor Monsters from your hand to your field!!"

The unique speed of the Disruptor monsters' deployment once again made a stunning appearance, with various colored Disruptors jumping out of the cards and landing on the field.

[Disrupt Yellow/Disrupt Green/Disrupt Black/Disrupt Red]

[Two stars]

[Light Attribute/Beast Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/1000]

"Smack!"

Then, another spell card was played, and Yugi announced, "Activate another spell card—Disruptive Triangle Lightning!!"

"You can only activate this effect when you have three Level 2 or lower Disruption Monsters with different names on your field. Deal 500 damage to your opponent for each of their cards on their field!"

"At the same time, send one Disruptive Triangle Tornado from your deck to the graveyard to destroy all of your opponent's cards on the field!"

"The target of this card's activation is—Malik!!"

"What?!" Dark Malik's gaze turned cold.

Besides three face-down cards, he also has two Torture tokens on his field, so this Disruptive Triangle Lightning will wipe out his LP!

His tactics are the same as Wang Yang's: eliminate the target first, and then clear out his own LP.

But if he is the first to be eliminated, then he will completely lose control of the situation!

"In order to fight the game, we have no choice but to eliminate you and Kaiba first," Yu Che said coldly.

"Hehehe...Is that so?" Dark Marik chuckled coldly. "Then I'll take your attack on me as a form of help, Yuzuru!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card activated—Painful Soul Curse!!"

"Transfer the effect damage I'm about to take to Seto Kaiba!!!"

The moment the face-down spell card emitted its light, a triumphant smile appeared on Dark Marik's face.

If Seto Kaiba is eliminated first, his plan will be mostly complete.

After Seto Kaiba is eliminated, Pharaoh will become the next duelist to take turns after Yuzuru. Since his goal is himself, he can only achieve his ideal grouping by defeating Yuzuru.

but……

From a certain perspective, his and You Che's goals actually coincided.

He wants to fight Seto Kaiba, while Yuzuru wants to fight Pharaoh.

In this way, when the Pharaoh attacks Youche, Youche will definitely try his best to defend himself and then defeat him.

"Hehehe..." Dark Malik's eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at the rapidly surging golden lightning on the battlefield.