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

"Magic Card - Magic Transfer!!"

"This card will transfer control of the Thousand Blades to me. In the end, I will use your cards to destroy your monster!!!"

"Swish swish swish swish swish————————————"

With the appearance of the third card, this chain came to a complete end.

Countless throwing knives shot out, first destroying the black magicians under You Che's command, while the Death Magic Boxes behind them were rendered ineffective because they had lost their target.

"Boom!!!!!"

The sound of cards shattering rang out again. In the second clash between the two dark mages, Mahad emerged victorious!

"It's not over yet! Yuzuriha!!" King said, "Since the Dark Magician cannot attack in this state, I will activate the magic card—Master-Disciple Bond!!"

"Special Summon one Dark Magician Girl from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, and you can add one Dark Magician-type Spell Card to your hand!!"

"I choose—Black Blast Destruction Magic!!"

"Resurrect, Dark Magician Girl!!!"

A dark purple magic circle suddenly lit up, and at the call of the Dark Mage, the bewildered Dark Mage Girl returned from the light. She seemed not to understand what had happened, having been inexplicably sent to the graveyard earlier, and only blinked her eyes in confusion.

Dark Magician Girl

【Six Star】

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2000/1700]

Seeing that Yugi had searched for the card that could destroy all of the opponent's spell and trap cards, Yugi immediately said, "Chain Master-Disciple Bond, activate the spell card - Altar of Resurrection!!"

"I banish two cards from my deck and add one card from my graveyard to my hand. My choice is—Dark Magician!!"

"Did you prepare in advance, Yuzuriha?" Wang Yang seemed to have seen through everything. "There can only be one reason why you did this: your last face-down card cannot revive a monster from the graveyard; you can only summon monsters from your hand and deck!"

"In that case, there's no need for me to activate Dark Magician Girl beforehand, because as long as Dark Magician Girl launches a direct attack, you'll undoubtedly use your last face-down card to defend against it!!"

"Entering battle phase!!"

"Dark Magician Girl!! Direct Attack!!"

However, just as Dark Magician Girl launched her attack, Yugi said, "You're wrong, Yugi!"

"In your view, my final card should be the curtain of the Dark Demon Clan, right?"

"However, my purpose in retrieving the Dark Magician from the graveyard was to prevent the Dark Magician Girl from increasing her attack power through her own effects!!"

"As long as Dark Magician Girl's attack power remains at 2000, this card can block her attack!!"

"Trap Card - The Magician's Circle!!"

"When either player declares an attack by a Spellcaster monster, you can activate this effect: Each duelist Special Summons one Spellcaster monster with 2000 or less ATK from their Deck!!"

"The monster I've chosen is—the Magical Puppet!!!"

Upon realizing that the last face-down card in his deck was this one, Yugi's expression instantly darkened. Even if he chained his Black Blast Spellbook now, the destructive effect would precede the monster's summoning!

Within the glowing magic circle, a dark puppeteer carrying a puppet appeared with a sinister grin. He possessed attack power completely equal to that of the Dark Magician Girl, and could easily block this attack for Yu Che and perish together with his opponent.

【Magic Manipulation of Dolls】

【Five stars】

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2000/1000]

"Tsk! But I can Special Summon a Spellcaster monster from my Deck using the Magician's Circle!" Yugi shouted. "The monster I want to Special Summon is—Trickster!!"

"Even after the Dark Magician Girl and the magically manipulated puppet perish together, I can still use the Trickster skill to launch a direct attack!!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, the two monsters' attacks collided, sparking bursts of fire. In the end, only the Dark Magician Girl was destroyed, while the strange puppet monster—the Magic Manipulation Doll—remained completely unharmed.

A card was placed from the Graveyard into the Banished Zone, and he responded: "At the moment when two monsters are battling, I banish Shield Warrior from the Duel from my Graveyard!"

"In this battle, magically manipulated puppets cannot be destroyed, so the only one to be sent to the graveyard in the end is your Dark Magician Girl!!"

Chapter 200 The Dragon-Slaying Mage! The Super Magic Swordsman: Dark Paladin!

A crimson robe was lifted, and the eerie puppet mage manipulated his puppets to perish together with the dark magic girl. Immediately afterwards, several chilling laughs rang out, and a dark purple light shone, and a new puppet appeared out of thin air beneath its fingers.

tsk...

Shield Warrior?

This card actually appeared at a time like this.

Looking at the afterimage that slowly disappeared across the battlefield, King Yoshi frowned and turned his gaze to the monster that had defeated the Dark Magician Girl.

That magic puppeteer is similar to a skilled dark magician; both can accumulate magic counters by activating magic cards. Once they have accumulated two or more magic counters, the magic puppeteer can actively destroy monsters on the field.

Considering the potential impact of this monster, Yugi immediately issued the command: "Trickster!! Attack spell: Manipulate Puppet!!"

As the staff was raised, the spiderweb-like puppet threads were also pulled along, and the magical puppet holding the dagger quickly launched a counterattack. However, a wind magic containing powerful energy swept past, and in the end, both of them turned into shattered magical light.

"Bang!"

Because Dark Magician is restricted by his position and the silence of the dead, he cannot attack. Therefore, after a round of attacks, Yugi can only set one face-down card to end his turn.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card!" You Che announced with a wave of his arm, "Activate the Spell Card - Heavenly Treasure Card!"

"Both sides will replenish their hands to six cards!!"

"Next, activate Pot of Greed and draw two cards from your deck!!"

"Activate the Swing of Memories again to revive a Normal Monster from the Graveyard. The monster Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed at the end of the turn!!"

"The monster I've chosen is—Disruptive Yellow!!!"

Under the dim yellow light, a swing made of vines swayed, and after a few swings, it lit up with a bright yellow light, and Disruption Huang was revived in the arena.

[Disrupting Yellow]

[Two stars]

[Light Attribute/Beast Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/1000]

"Then activate the Spell Card—Awaken from the Coffin!" Yu Che said. "Your opponent draws two cards from their deck and returns the Spell Puppet from the Graveyard to their hand!!"

"Offering the Disruptive Yellow as a sacrifice, a superior summoning—the Magic Manipulated Puppet!!!"

"Smack!"

The card was thrown down, and the eerie puppeteer who had just died in battle was resurrected on the battlefield.

【Magic Manipulation of Dolls】

【Five stars】

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2000/1000]

Wang Yang's expression turned serious; he seemed to already foresee You Che's next move.

"Yugi, the card I'm about to activate is the Dark Spellcaster's Curtain!" Yugi declared loudly. "Both players reduce their LP by half, and each player Special Summons a DARK Spellcaster monster from their hand or Deck!!"

"The card I've chosen is the monster in my hand—Dark Magician!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Cruise control, LP: 1600→800

The chaotic magical energy began to twist out of thin air, and a bright red curtain descended from the sky. Then, Hemoti, with his white hair flowing, stepped out from it, revealing a dark staff as his weapon.

Dark Magician

【Seven Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2500/2100]

At the same time, Yugi also paid up half of his remaining LP and summoned a new ace from his deck: "Although Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl cannot be Special Summoned by this effect in the current situation, I still have other aces in my deck!!"

"Come forth!! Chaos Dark Magician!!"

"When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand!!"

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Wang Yang, LP: 700→350

A dark red magic circle lit up from beneath the curtain. A blur of motion appeared as a tall, agile archmage leaped out of the circle and landed gracefully.

As he entered the fray, he pointed his staff at the shattered earth, and dark purple magical energy rose from the cracks, transforming back into new cards.

The Dark Magician of Chaos

[Eight Stars]

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2800/2600]

Almost none of the people present had ever seen the game use this monster before; this Chaos Dark Mage seemed to be making his first appearance.

"Wow, that's amazing! It can even recycle cards while summoning them?"

"And its attack power is 2800, which is even higher than the Dark Magician's!"

"Huh? Wait a minute, the monster's attack power has actually increased!!"

Everyone turned to look, and saw that, due to the activation of a magic card, the remaining magical energy on the battlefield was transformed into a dark purple gem on the robe, and the attack power of the magic-manipulated puppet had actually increased slightly!

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

Magic Manipulation Puppet, Attack Power: 2000 → 2200

You Che said, "As long as this card is on the field, every time either player activates a spell card, it will place a spell counter on itself, and for each spell counter present, its attack power will increase by 200!!"

"But besides that, it has another effect: it can remove two of its own magic counters, destroying one monster on the field!!"