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

If the Winged Dragon of Ra was as dazzling as the sun, then the Sleeping Giant was as insignificant as a caged bird when it appeared.

But a god is a god after all, and the difference in size alone means nothing. A high-pitched, furious cry rang out, intertwining with the roar of the Sleeping Giant. The Winged Dragon of Ra spread its wings and retaliated with an extremely dazzling storm of flames. The moment the two attacks collided, the entire Duel Tower shook violently, and pieces of rubble fell down the tower walls!

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

In an instant, the entire sky was divided by two different colors: one side was a dazzling crimson like the sun, and the other side was a deep, calm purple like a mountain in the night!

The ever-changing light flickered on everyone's shocked faces. Those who were seeing the Sleeping Giant, Gudu, for the first time were all overwhelmed by its extremely domineering power.

"So powerful!! It can actually contend with the Winged Dragon of Ra!!"

"Youche!! You have to win!!!"

"But...why is the Sleeping Giant's attack power zero?! Even if the initial attack power was unknown, there should be a numerical value by now!!!"

"Hehehehehehehehe!!" Seeing that the two gods were evenly matched, Malik breathed a sigh of relief and laughed arrogantly, "Youche, all you've done is to please me!!"

"Even if you, this monster, are truly some kind of mortal god, you are absolutely no match for the Three Egyptian Gods!!"

"As the foremost of the three Egyptian God cards, Ra the Winged Dragon not only has easier summoning conditions, but only those chosen by fate can wield it!!"

"These two points alone are enough to prove that the Winged Dragon of Ra is ten thousand times more noble than your ugly monster!!!"

"The supreme sun god will never be defeated by mud and sand!!!"

Yu Che's gaze turned cold, and he simply replied, "Is that really so, Malik?"

That confident response made Dark Malik's expression change.

"They're evenly matched, it's just that the Sleeping Giant's true power hasn't been unleashed yet!" Yu Che shouted. "The Sleeping Giant's effect activates during damage calculation when this card battles a monster. This card's ATK and DEF become the monster's ATK plus 1000 during damage calculation! That means its ATK will ultimately become 4100!!"

"The moment the Sleeping Giant awakens, even the three Egyptian God cards will not be able to escape their fate of being defeated!!"

"Open your eyes!! God of Mortal Bones—Sleeping Giant—Gulp!!!"

"What?!" Dark Malik exclaimed in surprise.

At the same time, another roar from Gudong echoed between heaven and earth!

Amidst that furious roar, the Sleeping Giant Gudu finally opened its eyes, which had remained closed all along. In an instant, two beams of dark purple light burst forth, and the radiance and divine power emanating from its pupils sent a shiver down everyone's spine!

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

As he forcefully pushed the staff forward, the Sleeping Giant, whose eyes had already opened, took a step forward with a thud. The surging dark purple energy instantly dispersed the flames of the Winged Dragon of Ra, turning the raging fire to ashes like a destructive force, and finally striking the Winged Dragon of Ra's heart!

"Liao——————————————"

A sharp, mournful cry rang out, and the earth and the tower shook once more.

Although it only caused a thousand points of combat damage, it knocked Malik back dozens of meters, sending him crashing straight into the tower's railing just like when Yu Che was attacked earlier!

"Bang!"

As the smoke rose, several more mouthfuls of blood gushed from Malik's mouth.

But soon, he forced himself to walk back to the battlefield, his steps unsteady, and he held up the thousand-year-old staff with a sinister smile:

"So what! Youcha!!"

"You have no cards left in your deck, while I have my last 500 LP!!"

"Your biggest mistake was not being able to defeat me this round!!"

"Next, I don't need to do anything, and you will face a crushing defeat!!!"

"What mortal bones, what gods? They are all utterly laughable in the face of a hopeless death!!"

"In this duel, I will still be the victor!!!"

Chapter 188 Defeat! Dark Malik!

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

With a devastating blow, the dazzling, sun-like Winged Dragon of Ra suddenly perished, its brilliant golden-red flames rapidly dissipating. In the end, only one god remained on the battlefield—the weak god summoned by Youche, the Sleeping Giant Gudu!

Unmoved by Dark Marik's mockery of his impending death, Yuzuru looked at a mysterious card in his hand and finally understood why Isis had given him this card before the duel.

Although the future foreseen by the Millennium Jewelry was unclear, the card predicted by the prophecy truly helped him greatly at this final moment.

Below the stage, Isis Ishtar, who had appeared at some point, stood at the back of the crowd. Compared to the stunned crowd, her eyes were much calmer.

"Go, Yuzuru." Beneath her veil, Isis's expression held a hint of expectation, her eyes slightly moist. "Use the cards fate has given you to defeat the darkness within Malik's heart! Please, Yuzuru!!"

"Smack!"

"Malik!" Yu Che played a card and shouted at his opponent, "I'm not the one who emptied my deck first! After the Battle Phase, I activate the Spell Card—Awaken from the Coffin!!"

"This card allows you to return one monster from your Graveyard to your hand, at the cost of your opponent drawing two cards!!"

"Under this card's effect, your deck will be completely wiped out!!"

Set a card face down! End of turn!

"Squeak——————————————"

Under the radiance of the magic card, a dilapidated coffin appeared out of thin air, and the monster that had died in battle returned to Yuche's hand. At the same time, Malik was forced to draw the last two cards in his deck into his hand.

At this moment, his deck, like Youche's, was completely empty!

"Great! As long as Malik draws the next card, he'll lose immediately!!" Honda, who was already exhausted from just watching the match, exclaimed excitedly.

But even Jonouchi understands that this is not a battle that can be ended by just one draw. He shook his head and retorted, "No, Malik must have some means of defense... Yuzuru must have realized this as well, otherwise he would not have needed to summon Sleeping Giant Gudu."

"Hehehe, you're right, Jonouchi~" Dark Marik glanced at the sidelines, and at the end of Yuzuriha's turn, he smirked and revealed the face-down cards on the field, saying, "Compared to LP, the sheer number of cards in both players' decks is now an easier weakness to exploit~"

"Knowing this all too well, how could I possibly lack a countermeasure?!"

"Youcha, at the very moment your turn ends, I activate the Spell Card—Decoy Doll!!"

"This card can reveal a face-down card from the Spell/Trap Zone. If that card is a Trap Card, its effect is forced to activate. If the activation is not timed correctly, its effect is negated and destroyed. If that card is not a Trap Card, its effect is reset to its original state!"

"Of course, none of that matters. The most interesting thing about this card is that after it's activated, it doesn't go to the graveyard, but returns to the deck!!"

Dark Marik laughed excitedly and revealed the cards in his hand as he activated the face-down card.

"Hahahahahaha!!"

"Take a good look, Youche!!"

"In my hand are the spell card that can revive Ra's Winged Dragon from the graveyard—'Shallow Graveyard', and the healing god Dean Kate that can restore 1000 LP to my hand!!"

"Since the decoy doll has returned to the deck, I won't lose because I've run out of cards. And the combo of these two cards can revive Ra's Winged Dragon in its phoenix form and unleash flames powerful enough to destroy everything!!"

"The destructive power of the Winged Dragon of Ra ignores all resistances; even the god you summoned could not withstand it!!"

Dark Malik's eyes widened, his expression contorted with rage. As he prepared to draw cards from his deck, he shouted:

"Ra! I've said it before, the Winged Dragon of Ra is the most powerful god!!"

"Prepare to fall into hell along with your god!!"

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

A grave that is too shallow?

You Che's gaze sharpened.

This card was very useful in the early anime version. Not only was the summoned monster face-up in defense position, but it could also be activated even if the opponent had no monsters in their graveyard.

Malik can indeed use this card to revive Ra the Winged Dragon.

but……

The moment the decoy doll activated, his talk of a combo became completely meaningless!

The straw doll swung its scythe and flew towards the card that Yu Che had just closed. Just before the card was about to be forcibly activated, Yu Che couldn't help but smile slightly: "Malik, it seems you've forgotten something."

"What?!" Dark Malik's face darkened.

“You knew from the very beginning of the duel that Isis had given me a very special card,” Yu Che said slowly. “And by the time the duel had progressed to the point where everyone had drawn their decks, I must have already obtained that card. Besides, if I wasn’t absolutely certain, why would I have taken such a huge risk to forcibly summon Sleeping Giant Gudu?”

Dark Marik was startled: "Wait! It's that card?!"

In an instant, Dark Malik felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and an extremely deep chill instantly spread throughout his body.

Only then did he suddenly recall the card that Isis had given to Youche before the duel began—the Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld!

This card allows both players to exchange cards in their decks and graveyards. You really don't need to worry about losing because you've run out of cards, and the Winged Dragon of Korak will be unable to revive through a shallow graveyard because it returns to the deck!

Oops……

It's all over!

Dark Malik clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with intense resentment and despair.

"Smack!"

The decoy doll's scythe finally fell, and the card struck flipped over, unleashing an incredibly powerful burst of energy!

A vortex of spacetime appeared on the battlefield, the shifting light and shadows seemingly turning the world into chaos. Once the effect was triggered, the Duel Disk system automatically swapped the decks and graveyards of both duelists!

When Malik began his turn and drew his cards, the Winged Dragon of Ra was already dormant in some corner of the deck.

"Tch!!" Dark Malik roared angrily, his face darkening. "You think you can defeat me like this?!"

"In the end, your laughable god can only fight recklessly!!"

"As long as the monsters on my field aren't destroyed by battle, there's nothing you can do about it!"

"And the moment I draw the God Card again—Ra's Winged Dragon—you, Yuzuriha, will be utterly consumed by darkness!!!"

"Defense Position Summon - Regenerating Slime!!"

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

【Regenerated Slime】

【Four stars】

[Water Attribute/Aquarium]

[Attack/Defense: 1500/500]

Seeing that disgusting monster appear once again, Jonouchi couldn't help but say, "Damn it... it's that thing again! How much longer is Malik going to hold on?!"

“He can’t hold on any longer.” At this moment, Wang Yang suddenly said, and everyone looked over at the same time. “Ever since he was hit by the Sleeping Giant Gudu, Malik’s mental strength has been insufficient.”