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

"The instant you attack, activate the Trap Card—Forced Ejection Device!!" Yu Che shouted. "All duelists must choose one monster from their field and return it to its owner's Deck!!"

There are some interesting rules in this world's multiplayer duels.

For example, in a two-on-two duel, a card played against the opponent can also be played against a teammate.

In the melee between the four, "both sides" refers to the entire arena, while "opponents on the field" refers specifically to the target duelist.

This is why Seto Kaiba's Destruction Wheel can harm everyone, while Yuzuriha's Disruptive Triangle Lightning can only affect Malik.

In order to avoid the attack launched by Yugi, Yugi naturally chose to return the Disruption Yellow, which was the target of the attack, to the deck, while Seto Kaiba could only choose the only Blue-Eyes White Dragon on his field.

For him, the return of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon bound by the six-pointed star to his deck was actually a good thing. Even if someone wanted to attack him directly, he could defend himself by using the face-down card Monster Reborn.

But for King, the trap set by Yuche was extremely troublesome.

No matter which monster he chooses to return to the deck, it will prevent him from executing his strategy this turn.

Wang Yang frowned and announced, "I choose to return the Catapult Turtle to the deck, and then activate the spell card I just set—Seven Star Sword!!"

"Discard Gaia, the Dark Knight of Gale, from the duel, then draw two cards!!"

"Set two cards face down, end your turn!!"

Dark Malik smiled with great interest: "Hehehe~ How interesting, I never thought I'd live to see this day~"

"It seems the current situation has reached a stalemate."

"Then I'll make a small change."

Upon hearing Malik's words, everyone's expression darkened.

This guy is incredibly crazy; nobody knows what he's going to do.

"In my original plan, I hoped to defeat the Pharaoh using the power of two God Cards," Dark Marik said slowly with a wicked smile. "However, the power of Ra's Winged Dragon is superior to that of Osiris's Sky Dragon. So, using one God Card against another doesn't seem like a big deal."

"After all, as long as I'm not the one dueling with Yu Che, I can get two God Cards no matter who I'm paired with~"

"So, I've changed my mind!!"

"Pharaoh, let's settle this early in the semifinals!!"

"My turn, draw a card!!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Heavenly Treasure Card! All Duelists replenish their hands with six cards from their Deck!!!"

Golden light poured down from the sky, and in just an instant, everyone's card resources were greatly replenished.

Holding a full hand of cards, Dark Malik, whose goal was the same as Pharaoh's, smiled and swung the cards: "Pharaoh, for the sake of our common goal..."

"Now then, let us fall into hell together!!"

"If the two of us are eliminated first, our wish will come true!!"

Wang Yang frowned, his face filled with disgust. Although what Dark Malik said was not wrong, it was still too disgusting to stand on the side of such a guy.

"Whoosh————————————"

Dark Marik slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk and said with a grin, "Attack Position Summon—Executioner Demon Shura!!"

【The Executioner: Demon Asura】

【Four stars】

[Dark Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1600/1200]

"Initiate combat immediately!" Dark Malik pointed at the chariot and said, "Executioner! Attack the Armed Dragon Lv5!!"

This was almost a suicide attack. The Armed Dragon Lv5 had a much higher attack power than the Executioner. With this attack, Malik would not only destroy the monster, but also suffer 800 points of combat damage.

However, all of this was part of his plan!

"Bang!"

As the card shattered, a powerful virtual shock assaulted him, but this level of pain only fueled his excitement.

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Dark Malik, LP: 850 → 50

"What?! What is that guy going to do?!" Jonouchi exclaimed.

"I don't know..." Mai Kongque analyzed seriously, "But Executioner Demon Shura is a monster that allows the duelist to activate a Trap Card directly from their hand by burying itself. Malik's goal is probably not just to commit suicide, but also to activate other cards!!"

“That’s right~ Miss Mai~” Dark Marik looked down at the Duel Tower and chuckled in a teasing tone, “After the Executioner Demon Shura was destroyed, my restrictions were completely lifted!”

"This turn, I can activate a Trap Card directly from my hand~~"

"And the card I'll be using is this one—a Continuous Trap Card—Call of the Dead!!"

"Special Summon Lava Monster from the Graveyard to my field!!"

"Pharaoh, my battle isn't over yet!"

"Next, all you need to do is obediently accept the Lava Demon's attack and be eliminated. Then I can use the Lava Demon's negative effects at the end of the turn to eliminate you as well~"

"So, isn't this tactic of using sacrifice as a means to achieve your goal just what you're looking for?"

Hehehehe!!!

"Tsk! This guy..." Mai clenched her fist, feeling offended.

When the cry of the living dead appeared on the field, Seto Kaiba and Yuzuriha looked at each other almost simultaneously.

Their goal was to duel with Yugi, so naturally they couldn't let Malik succeed.

Looking at Yuzuriha beside him, Seto Kaiba kept repeating coldly in his mind: "Yuzuriha, Yuzuriha...you must have a way to stop all this! Hurry up and play your face-down card to stop that guy's plan!!"

However, Youche remained unmoved and simply stood silently in place.

"Tch! Damn it!" Seto Kaiba yelled. "Then I'll have to make my move! Chain your Cry of the Dead, activate the Spell Card—Monster Resurrection!!"

"You were the first to be resurrected by the Lava Demon, and since the monster you targeted disappeared, your trap was rendered useless!!"

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

The explosive flames ignited once more, and Seto Kaiba chose to continue bearing the price of the Lava Demon God on his own!

Lava Demon

[Eight Stars]

[Fire Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2500]

Although Seto Kaiba's remaining LP is no longer enough to withstand the damage from Lava Monster, this card from the DM era deals damage during the Duelist's End Phase, so Seto Kaiba can try to deal with this troublesome monster during his turn.

"This is really annoying!" Dark Marik spat and sneered, "Kaiba, since you love meddling in other people's business so much, then I'll give you a big gift!"

"Equip the Lava Demon with the magic card—Black Necklace!!"

"This card increases a monster's ATK by 500, but when the equipped monster is sent from the field to the Graveyard, it deals 500 effect damage to your opponent!!"

"Kaiba, if you deal with the Lava Demon, you'll be eliminated because of the Black Necklace. But if you don't deal with the Lava Demon, that monster will burn your remaining LP to ashes!!"

"You are doomed to die!!!"

Seto Kaiba snorted coldly and sneered, "But what good will doing this do you? Your goal is to fight Yugi, but that means you'll have to find a way to get rid of Yugi. Do you really have a way to do that?!"

Dark Malik smirked and said, "Of course~"

Seto Kaiba's face darkened.

"The moment you stopped me from summoning the Lava Demon, I already came up with a new plan~" Dark Marik swung his card again, laughing arrogantly, "Trap Card activated! Self-destruction!!"

"For each monster on your opponent's field, deal 500 damage to your opponent!!"

"There are four monsters on the field, so he will suffer 2000 effect damage!!"

"Although he won't lose with 2100 LP left, adding those last two cards changes everything!!"

"A Continuous Trap Card—Coffin Seller and a second Lava Hound!!"

"The effect of the Coffin Seller is that the opponent takes 300 damage for each monster sent to the Graveyard, while the Lava Demon can sacrifice two monsters on the field!!"

"In this way, the player's LP will be completely cleared, and after he is eliminated..."

"Seahorse, now it's your turn to face ultimate despair!!"

Hahahaha!!!

Chapter 175 The God Who Appeared in the Duel Tower—Obelisk the Tormentor

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

As a card was swung from Dark Marik's hand, a massive effect of damage exploded on Youche, leaving him with only 100 health points!

"Rumble rumble rumble rumble——————"

At the same time, the Duel Machine Platform rose rapidly, and Yuzuru instantly reached the same height as Seto Kaiba.

"Hehehe~" Amidst Dark Marik's evil laughter, a continuous trap card—Coffin Seller—was placed on the field. Immediately afterward, the Lava Demon, a symbol of despair, was about to appear on the field.

At the bottom of the Duel Tower, all the spectators who witnessed this scene were astonished.

"What?! This card can cause so much damage in one go? Shouldn't it be banned?!" Anzu murmured in disbelief.

“No, Anzu.” Jonouchi said with a frown, “The Duel City Tournament prohibits cards that can directly damage the opponent without any conditions, such as Fireball and Day and Night Fire. Cards with trigger conditions, such as Self-Destruction, can appear in the Duel City Tournament.”

"How could this be..." Kyoko secretly broke out in a cold sweat. "Malik's deck is almost entirely made up of these kinds of cards. He's clearly exploiting a loophole..."

"Hehehehe!!" Dark Malik laughed loudly, "It's all over! In the end, the Pharaoh and I achieved our goal! Hahahahahaha!"

Below the other three, Wang Yang clenched his fists and remained silent. He did not want to stand on the same side as Malik, but in order to eliminate this guy from the competition as soon as possible, he could only stand by and watch the situation unfold.

The blazing demonic fire has gradually formed around Youche. Once this monster is successfully summoned, he will be the first to be eliminated due to the effect of the Coffin Buyer.

But just a second before the Lava Demon God was about to appear, Youche flipped over the last face-down card on his field and shouted:

"Trap Card activated - Sandstorm!!"

"The turn I activate this card, I will be unable to participate in the Battle Phase!!"

"Target up to two Spell/Trap Cards on the field and destroy them!!"