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

"No, no, no~" Dark Marik's lips curled into a wicked smile. As he ended the Battle Phase, he slowly inserted the monster card he had just drawn into the Duel Disk. "Yusho, I understand your thinking~ You want to corner me with the Command Silencer and the two monsters blocking my way~"

"But the last card in my deck is this one!!"

"Activate the effect of Lava Demon from your hand, Tribute two monsters on your opponent's field, and Special Summon this card directly to your opponent's field!!"

"Youche, your blockade ends here!!"

"In the end, the great Winged Dragon Ra will rise again!!"

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

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

The demonic fire from hell suddenly engulfed the only two monster cards on the field, and raging flames rose around him. A demon composed entirely of molten lava roared as he appeared!

Lava Demon

[Eight Stars]

[Fire Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2500]

"What?!" Everyone's expression changed drastically.

"The real show is just beginning~" Malik laughed smugly. "You think I'd die from having my deck emptied, Yuzuru?"

"As long as I can activate a magic card, I won't fall before you!!"

"Spell Card activated—Pot of Greed!!"

"Select five monster cards from your graveyard and return them to your deck, then draw two more cards!!"

"Activate the Spell Card—Awaken from the Coffin! Choose one monster from your Graveyard and return it to your hand. Then your opponent draws two more cards!" Dark Marik grinned wickedly. "The monster I'm taking back is, of course, the mighty Winged Dragon of Ra!!"

Everyone was startled by this sudden reversal and broke out in a cold sweat.

With a face ashen, Jonouchi muttered, "But, but you can't perform a normal summon during the turn you summon the Lava Demon, right... Even if I add the Winged Dragon of Ra to my hand, there's no way to summon it!"

"Hehehe~" Dark Malik sorted through the cards in his hand and laughed, "Do you think I need to rush to summon Ra's Winged Dragon right now?"

"As long as the Lava Demon is present, its controller will suffer 700 points of damage every turn!!"

"Not only that, I also have a Masked Beast, the Death Guardian, on my field with enough fighting power!"

"You Che, now you're the one in dire straits!"

"I still have three cards left in my deck. I won't lose because I run out of cards within four turns! And I will definitely summon the God Card within four turns!!"

"Before we're melted by the flames of the Winged Dragon of Ra, let's enjoy some entertainment from the Lava Demon God!!"

"Set three cards face down! End of turn!!"

"And in your final phase, the Lava Demon will deal 700 points of effect damage to you!!!"

Looking at the two monsters on his field that had been burned to ashes, You Che frowned deeply.

He now has only 1900 LP left, and he must take down this Lava Demon in this round.

but……

Since the Noah incident, there aren't many monster cards in the Yuzuriha deck that don't have spirit possession. The two mentioned earlier are among the few ace cards that can be effective in the current situation.

In subsequent battles, he could only choose cards containing spirits, but under this rule of dark duels, once those cards were destroyed, the spirits within them would also be erased.

"My turn, draw!" Yu Che played his last high-level monster card without any spirit host. "Activate the effect of Beast King Behemoth from my hand. This card can be Tributed to a single monster as a Tribute Summon!!"

"The monster summoned through this effect will have its original attack power increased to 2000!!"

"Offering the Lava Demon as a sacrifice, in Attack Mode I summon—Behemoth, the King of Beasts!!"

"When this card is successfully Tribute Summoned, you can add Beast-Type monsters from your Graveyard to your hand, based on the number of monsters you Tribute! I choose—Disruptor Pink!!!"

Behemoth, the King of Beasts

【Seven Stars】

[Earth/Beast]

[Attack/Defense: 2700/1500]

Chapter 185 Guardian Spirit Cards

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

The ground trembled violently, and amidst furious roars, the majestic Beast King, Behemoth, slowly walked into the battlefield.

But this wasn't the end. With abundant resources at his disposal, Youche continued to play cards, shouting:

"Activate the Spell Card again—Silent Dead!!"

Special Summon a Normal Monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position!

"Come back!! X-Leader Ganon!!!"

Amidst the throbbing of electric current, the mechanized soldiers, equipped with heavy cannons, returned to a defensive posture.

【X˙Chief Cannon】

【Four stars】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1500]

The smug Dark Malik chuckled, "Hehehe~"

"The monsters resurrected from the silent dead cannot change their appearance or declare an attack."

"Do you want to summon the XYZ Dragon Cannon in this way?"

"However, your other alliance monsters were already defeated from the very beginning of the duel~"

Yu Che replied coldly, "No! I summoned X-Boss Cannon to destroy the monster on your field!!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card activated - Assault Command!!"

"Tribute one of my Normal Monsters and destroy one of your opponent's monsters!!"

"With this card, I can crush your Masked Beast, Death Guardian, on the field!!!"

"Smack!"

A magic card slammed down, and the newly resurrected X-Boss Cannon sacrificed its own life, transforming into an unstoppable cannonball that blasted towards the strange monster on Malik's field!

"boom!!!!!!!!"

With a loud bang, the Masked Beast Death Guardian, with an attack power of 3300, fell heavily to the ground and turned into a pool of pus.

"That monster is finally dead!" Jonouchi clenched his fists nervously. "Now Yusuke can launch a direct attack with Beast King!"

“But I remember that Masked Monster Death Guardian is a monster with a special effect…” Mai said through gritted teeth, “When this monster is destroyed, it can take control of one of the opponent’s monsters!”

"What?!" the castle exclaimed in shock. "That roaming Beast King, isn't that...?!"

Everyone looked towards the battlefield, but even after Masked Beast Death Guardian was completely torn apart by Dark Duel, the monsters on the field remained unaffected by any effects.

Mai Kongjaku and Jonouchi and the others were somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, Seto Kaiba, who had personally fought this card in the Duel City qualifiers, explained: "The effect of Masked Beast Death Guardian is to equip one Masked Death from your Deck to your opponent's monster."

"As long as this card is equipped, Malik can gain control of the target monster."

"However, Malik's deck now has nothing but the three monster cards he recovered using Pot of Greed."

"In other words, he could only watch helplessly as the Masked Beast Death Guardian was destroyed, without being able to use any of its trigger effects."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Enter battle phase!!" You Che shouted, "Beast King Behemoth!! Attack directly!!"

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

At the duelist's command, the fearless Beast King roared once more and charged towards the enemy.

Seeing the brutish monster charging towards him, Malik sneered:

"Oh? You plan to attack like this?"

"Next turn, I'm going to summon the God Card—Ra the Winged Dragon!!"

"Aren't you afraid of being burned to ashes by the damage from the God Card?!"

"The instant Behemoth, the Beast King, launched his attack, I activated the Quick-Play Spell Card—Dark Wind Barrier!!"

"This turn, all direct attacks launched by enemy monsters against us are nullified!!"

The moment the card was revealed, a dark storm swept up, and Malik's figure disappeared into it and began to blur.

The Beast King, having already charged towards its enemy, instantly lost its target. Confused, it could only tentatively swing its claws, but failed to strike!

Dark Wind Barrier...

You Che's heart sank.

Compared to other overpowered anime cards, this card's effect is already mediocre, but its appearance now will render all of Yuzuriha's subsequent offensive efforts futile...

The situation seemed to become increasingly unfavorable from the moment the "betting" began.

Last turn, Malik was unable to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra due to the Lava Demon's restriction. Next turn, with a full hand of cards, there's no way he still won't be able to summon it!

Looking at the cards he held, Youche kept thinking about the possibility of winning.

The disruptive triangular lightning bolt is still covering his own field.

This card might have a chance to corner Malik, but activating it requires summoning the Disruptors.

just in case……

What if the Disruptive Spirit was wiped out by the Dark Duel?!

With a furrowed brow, You Che shifted his gaze to the other two cards in his hand.

Before the duel even began, he had anticipated Malik's underhanded tactics, so he included these types of cards in his deck. Now, backed into a corner, he had no choice but to fight back with his card spirit, and these two cards were the key to protecting the spirit!

"Activate the Spell Card - Three White Bone Zone!!" Yu Che gritted his teeth and resolutely summoned three Card Spirits. "Special Summon three Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters from the Graveyard!!"