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

However, as a top duelist, Yugi was certainly aware of the situation. As he played the Painful Soul Curse, he also revealed a trap card:

"Malik, don't even think about escaping!!"

"I must defeat you, you who have tarnished the very essence of dueling and cards!!"

"You haven't paid the price for what happened at the docks last time!!"

"Trap Card activated - Magic Interference Array, discard one card from your hand to negate and destroy the effect of Painful Soul Curse!!"

Ultimately, you will be the one who suffers that fatal blow!!!

At this moment, Seto Kaiba, who had been frowning just moments before, gradually revealed a cold smile.

Interesting~

Once Malik is eliminated, the situation will be evenly matched. In order to avenge Malik, Yugi will definitely try to end his own life, while Yugi will launch a fierce attack on himself in order to fight against Yugi.

but……

When the turn ends, it will be your turn first!

With the formidable attack power of the Lava Demon and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, I can completely wipe out Yo-Che's LP in one turn!

In this way, the one who ultimately achieves their goal is still themselves!

"How infuriating, Pharaoh!!" Dark Marik sneered. "Then I'll have no choice but to activate my Trap Card—Damage Conversion!"

"This turn, I take half the effect damage, and for each instance of effect damage I take, I Special Summon a Ghost Token to my field!!"

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

In a chain reaction, the disruptive triangular lightning finally erupted!

With the final trap card he played, Dark Marik withstood the fatal damage, but due to the disruptive effect of Triangle Lightning, all of his cards on the field were completely wiped out.

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Dark Malik, LP: 2100 → 850

"Tsk!" Seto Kaiba was a little annoyed.

But the situation was developing in the direction that Youche had hoped for, and after placing two cards face down, he ended his turn.

At this moment, Dark Marik is like a lamb to the slaughter; with no cards on the field, he can be eliminated by anyone.

Seto Kaiba will lose 700 LP at the end of his turn due to the presence of the Lava Demon.

This makes them the two most likely to be defeated first.

Although it's Seto Kaiba's turn to fight, if he wants to fight Yugi, he either has to defeat both Dark Marik and himself in one turn, or eliminate Yugi first and then be eliminated himself.

But no matter which method he chooses, it will be incredibly difficult for him, because Yugi, who is determined to punish Malik, will not let Kaiba achieve his plan easily, and he himself will definitely stop him.

The first round, filled with intrigue and tension, has finally ended, and everyone is about to face a second round where they are free from all constraints!

The current situation is very unfavorable for Seto Kaiba, but looking at the Lava Demons on the battlefield, he suddenly had an incredibly bold idea.

"My turn, draw a card!!" Seto Kaiba shouted in a deep voice, "Activate the Spell Card - Silent Dead, revive the Blood Beastman from the Graveyard!!"

"Then sacrifice the Lava Demon and the Bloodthirsty Orcs!!"

"Superior Summoning!!"

"Bloues Whitedoragon!!!"

Blue-Eyes White Dragon

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2500]

"A game!" Seto Kaiba stared at Yugi beside him, his fighting spirit blazing. "Even though the defeat of Duel Kingdom is nothing short of a farce, I will not allow this humiliation to continue!"

"Therefore, your opponent in the semi-finals must be me!!"

"Right now, defeating you is clearly more direct than any other method!!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Defense Lock, forcibly changing the Catapult Turtle into Attack Position!!"

"Battle begins! Blue-Eyes White Dragon attacks Catapult Turtle!!!"

The Catapult Turtle has an attack power of 1000, while the Blue-Eyes White Dragon has an attack power of 3000. After the two monsters fight, although Yugi will suffer up to 2000 battle damage, he will still retain his last 100 LP.

Seto Kaiba's attack obviously wouldn't be enough to eliminate Yugi, and even if he did eliminate Yugi, he would still have to find a way to empty his own LP.

No matter how you look at it, his tactics seem somewhat lacking.

Just as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon opened its jaws, preparing to unleash a destructive white light upon the enemy, the appearance of a card completely reversed the situation.

Seto Kaiba sneered and shouted, "At this moment, I activate the Spell Card—Obedience of the Heavens!! Pay 2000 LP, declare the name of a monster card, and Special Summon the declared monster from your opponent's field in Attack Position, ignoring its conditions!!"

"I'm going to activate this card against Yugi, forcibly summoning Armed Dragon Lv5 from its Deck!!"

"At the same time, activate the Quick-Play Spell Card - Dragon's Might! Blue-Eyes White Dragon can add the number of attacks equal to the number of monsters Special Summoned by the opponent this turn!!"

"Game, the next two consecutive strikes will be enough to defeat you!!"

"After eliminating you, I will activate the face-down card on the field—Monster Reborn—to Special Summon Lava Demon from Malik's Graveyard to my field!!"

"In this way, at the end of my turn, I will lose instantly due to taking 700 points of effect damage!!"

"Game, in the end, we will all fall into hell together!!"

"And in hell, I will mercilessly defeat you with the power of the Blue-Eyes and the Colossus!!!"

Chapter 174 Hellish Torture! Twin Lava Demons!

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

The roar of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon echoed through the Duel Tower, and at the same time, a celestial being with flowing long hair appeared from the magic card played by Seto Kaiba!

Under the command of that god, Armed Dragon Lv5 in the Yuzuriha deck was forcibly summoned. At the same time, due to the huge amount of LP paid, Seto Kaiba's life points were also below the Lava Demon's kill threshold!

【Armed Dragon Lv5】

【Five stars】

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/1700]

The moment they realized Seto Kaiba's tactics, both Yugi and Yugi's expressions changed.

With the effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card - Dragon's Might, Blue-Eyes White Dragon can attack twice in a row. In addition, with his backrow face-down card - Monster Resurrection, Seto Kaiba can unleash a total attack power of 9000 in one go!

And with only one catapult turtle on the field, King Yu was almost unable to resist!

Once Yugi is eliminated, Seto Kaiba can end his turn immediately and use the Lava God's effect damage to reduce his LP to zero, thus achieving his goal of being grouped with Yugi.

"But, Kaiba, you're not my target right now!" Yugi's eyes turned cold as he flipped up his only face-down card, "Continuous Trap Card activated—Hexagram Binding! Prevents Blue-Eyes White Dragon from declaring an attack and from changing its battle position!!"

Just as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was about to unleash a destructive beam of light at the Catapult Turtle, a dark purple six-pointed star magic circle appeared out of thin air and completely bound it!

"Tsk!" Seto Kaiba frowned and forcefully pushed the corpse that was about to be uncovered back down.

Under the effect of the Hexagram's Binding, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon will lose its ability to fight. Even if it revives the Lava Demon and launches an attack, the game will still end with 100 LP remaining, and it will be the first to be eliminated.

Regardless of what happens next, it's clear that their plans will not be realized!

"Rumble rumble rumble rumble ——————————"

As LP was lowered again, the mechanical dueling platform beneath Seto Kaiba's feet continued to rise.

At this moment, he, with LP of 100, is at the top, followed by Malik, while Yugi and Yugi are tied at the bottom.

"Round... over!" Seto Kaiba gritted his teeth and could only announce reluctantly.

"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Wang Yang shouted. "Activate the Spell Card—Pot of Greed! Draw two cards from your deck!!"

"Put a card in the stamp!!"

"And when this monster is the only card left in my hand, I can Normal Summon it without Tributing it!!"

"Come forth!! Gaia, the Dark Knight of the Gale!!"

A sound of hooves seemed to come from afar, and a knight wielding two spears charged into the battlefield on a dark purple steed! The moment he appeared, a black whirlwind swept outwards, and the battle-ready steed raised its forelegs, letting out a fierce neigh!

Gaia, the Dark Knight of the Gale

【Seven Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2300/2100]

"What... I don't understand at all?" Honda asked, completely bewildered. "I have no idea what they're doing."

“Me too…” Jōnei was equally confused.

Kong Que Wu frowned, observed for a while, and then said, "The current situation seems to be very favorable to the game."

"Huh? Why?" Kyoko asked, puzzled.

Otogi Ryuji tried to explain: "At least from the conversation just now, we know that the opponent the game wants is Malik. Now, he has successfully summoned Gaia, the Dark Knight of Gale, and there is another catapult turtle on the field."

"Next, all he needs to do is sacrifice Gaia to eliminate Malik, and then use the catapult turtle to attack the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and cause it to self-destruct. That should achieve his goal."

“But…” Mai shook her head, “The Catapult Turtle has an attack power of 1000. It’s obviously unrealistic for the game to be eliminated along with Malik in this way without any other cards.”

The chaotic situation left almost everyone confused and bewildered.

But at that moment, Wang Yang actually turned his attention to You Che!

"Gaia, the Dark Knight of Gale!! Attack Disrupt Yellow!!!" King Yu shouted.

Like a dark tornado, the fearless knight Gaia suddenly charged towards the weak and disruptive Huang.

Malik, who had been watching the show for a while, couldn't help but chuckle, "Hehehe... Pharaoh, has your plan changed?"

"Knowing that it's impossible to eliminate both of us at the same time, do you want to achieve your goal by eliminating both Yuche and Kaiba simultaneously?"

"However, right now, the duelist with the richest resources is You Che! Your attack is unlikely to be effective."

Faced with the attack from Yugi, Yugi decisively retaliated, revealing a face-down card on his field. It wasn't from the Armed Dragon series, nor from the Disruptor or XYZ series, but rather a trap card related to the Paladin Demon!