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

"What I'm going to smash is a face-down card belonging to the coffin buyer and the game!!!"

In an instant, Malik's Continuous Trap was blasted into pieces. Although the Lava Demon was still summoned, Yuche was not eliminated due to the immediate loss of health.

As the raging storm gradually subsided, Dark Malik's expression changed from arrogance and smugness to disgust.

He had no cards on the field, and the Pharaoh only had one face-down card left.

In this situation, I am very likely to be the first duelist to be eliminated, and Seto Kaiba will be the next to be eliminated!

Dark Marik, having no cards left, ended his turn with a gloomy expression.

At this point, three of the four duelists had their health reduced to the lowest level, and the key to this group duel had fallen to Yuzuru, who had a full hand of cards.

"My turn, draw!" Yuzuru announced loudly. "I activate the Spell Card - Offering to the Dead, discarding one card from my hand to destroy Seto Kaiba's Lava Demon!!"

"What?!" Seto Kaiba frowned sharply.

His Lava Demon God was equipped with the magic card—the Black Necklace—by Malik!

Once this monster is sent to the graveyard, it will suffer a devastating blow of up to 500 points of damage with only 100 LP remaining!

Seto Kaiba shifted his gaze to Yugi beside him.

Currently, only Yugi has cards left to activate on the field, making him the only duelist capable of stopping Yugi.

After the situation changed, Wang Yang realized that he could no longer stand by and watch.

In this round, Youche's offensive will be exceptionally fierce.

After defeating Seto Kaiba with the black necklace, he could then eliminate Malik with a direct attack, thus preventing him from achieving his goal of dueling Malik!

"Is the result about to be revealed?!" the spectators exclaimed. "Everyone's health is so low this round!!"

Seeing the bandages exuding an aura of death shooting towards Seto Kaiba, Yuuki gritted his teeth and played the face-down card:

"Quick-Play Spell Card - Spell Transfer!!"

"When a Spell Card is activated, negate the effect of that activation and reuse that card!"

"You, Yuzuriha, I will seize your offering to the dead and destroy your Lava Demon by discarding a card from my hand!!"

"Boom!!!!!!!!!"

The bandages that had already been fired suddenly changed direction in mid-air, strangling and killing the monster that was trying to control it!

The sudden reversal directly disrupted You Che's plans.

“Magic transfer...another animation card…” Yu Che frowned.

His original plan was to use the effect of the black necklace to damage and eliminate Kaiba, and then launch a direct attack to eliminate Malik. Even if the offering to the dead was ineffective, he could use his Magma God on the field to destroy both Kaiba and Seto's Magma God.

But now...

There is no longer a way to destroy the Lava Demon Seahorse.

Even if he eliminates Malik, he will only be helping Seto Kaiba.

Without the restraint of the black necklace, Seto Kaiba's attacks will become even more unrestrained. If he summons Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Seto will have almost no chance to fight back.

That's disgusting...

You Che's expression was somewhat solemn.

Even though Malik's defense was the weakest, no one could eliminate him directly in order to achieve their own goals.

"Change Armored Dragon Lv5 to Defense Position!" Yuche announced. "Then summon X-Boss Ganon in Defense Position!!"

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

【X˙Chief Cannon】

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1500]

"Hehehe!!" At this moment, Seto Kaiba let out a long-lost laugh, "Hahahahahahaha!!"

"You Che, since you can't resolve this situation, it seems my plan is about to succeed!"

"Although I didn't want to use this trump card, in order to defeat both you and the game, I have no choice but to go all out!!"

"My turn, draw a card!!"

"Pot of Greed: Draw two cards from your deck!!"

"Whoosh————————————————"

A magic card was swiftly unleashed, and Seto Kaiba shouted:

"Activate the Spell Card again—Monster Resurrection!"

"Resurrect the Executioner, Demon Shura, from Malik's grave and bring him to my field!!"

【The Executioner: Demon Asura】

【Four stars】

[Dark Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1600/1200]

Everyone present was shocked to see this.

The seahorse actually stole the monster?!

Does he have some powerful trap card tactic he wants to use?!

"Hmph~" Seto Kaiba sneered, "After sacrificing your power to me, you, being utterly useless, can simply die!!"

"Let you experience the execution of your own monster!!"

"Entering the battle phase, Executioner Demon Asura launches a direct attack!!"

Amidst a thunderous shout, Seto Kaiba pointed at Malik, who was on the field with nothing in his hands.

As the executioner, Demon Asura, launched his charge, Youche's brain raced.

It seems that Kaiba wants to eliminate both himself and Malik in one round!

Although he had a card that could save Malik, the more important thing right now was to survive on this battlefield!

After all, as long as he is still in the game, the seahorse will not be able to achieve his goal.

With one less crazy and evil Malik, there will be far fewer variables on the battlefield.

"Whoosh——————————————————"

Finally, the sharp claws slashed through, completely wiping out Dark Marik's remaining LP!

With a loud clang, the sound came from the top of the three dueling towers, and Malik became the first duelist to be eliminated.

"Oh? Nothing to do, Yuzuriha?" Seto Kaiba smirked. "Then feel this attack!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Defense Seal!!"

"Convert Disruption Red to attack stance! Lava Demon, launch an attack on Disruption Red!!"

"Trap Card activated—Attack Nullified!" Yuche played one of the two face-down cards, announcing loudly, "Neglect the Lava Demon's attack and force the Battle Phase to end!!"

"Bang!"

The sudden storm completely dissipated the flames released by the Lava Demon, thus completely halting Seto Kaiba's attack.

"The seahorse's attack... was blocked?" Otogi Ryuji said nervously.

"Wouldn't that give us an advantage in the next game?" Jonouchi asked.

"I'm afraid not..." said Mai Peacock. "The game clearly wants to duel Malik, so he can only try to empty his LP, but right now he has the most HP..."

The group has already begun discussing the next round.

Little did he know that Seto Kaiba's attack was merely a prelude. From the moment Yuzuriha ended his turn, he had already made up his mind to make a decisive move in this battle.

"I see..." Seto Kaiba suddenly laughed, "So this is one of your face-down cards, Yuzuriha~"

"Since that's the case, then I can play my trump card without holding back, but before that, I'll shatter your final ambush!!"

"Spell Card - Whirlwind, destroy the last face-down card on the field!!!"

"Bang!"

Five different colors were reflected in the scattered card fragments; they were actually trap cards—Gathering of a Clan.

Realizing something was amiss, Yu Che responded, "When a Clan's Rally is destroyed by an opponent's effect, I can choose one Clan's Rally from my deck and set it to my field!!"

"But that's meaningless now," Seto Kaiba sneered. "Because... no matter how many clans you gather, you can't stop my trump card!!"

"You Che, open your eyes wide and watch carefully. When we clash, this card will be the final straw that breaks your back!!"

"The card I'm about to activate is—a trap card—Final Battle!!!"

"What?!" Wang Yang's expression changed drastically. At this moment, he finally realized what Kaiba's tactics were.

It turns out that the previous attacks were all a feint, with the aim of clearing out Youche's backcourt.

His ultimate plan was to defeat Yu Che in a special way during the final battle!

When the final battle begins, the duelist who activates this card selects one monster on their field, and then sends all other cards on their field and in their hand to the Graveyard. Afterwards, the opponent selects one monster from their Deck to Special Summon, and the two monsters battle. After the battle ends, the duelist who still has monsters on their field wins.

Although Yuzuru's deck has a Berserker Death Dragon, which has 500 more attack power than Lava Demon, if Kaiba summons the God Card - Obelisk the Tormentor, then everything will be over!

"The final battle?! What kind of card is that?!" Jonouchi, who had hardly ever seen any good cards, looked completely bewildered.

However, Otogi Ryuji and Kujaku Mai, who were beside them, realized everything.

In the end, Seto Kaiba prevailed in this group stage battle...

"According to the rules, trap cards cannot be activated directly from the hand, but as long as I send Executioner Demon Shura to the Graveyard, I can ignore this restriction~" Seto Kaiba shouted, "I activate the Spell Card - Sanctuary of the Demon, Special Summoning one Metal Demon Token to my field!!"

"Then, I will sacrifice three monsters on my field: Metal Demon Token, Executioner Demon Shura, and Lava Demon God!!"

"Summon!! God Card!!"

"Obelisk the Colossus!!!"

"Boom!"