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

"My turn! Draw!!" Yu Che immediately swung his card, retrieving Sleeping Giant Gudu from the graveyard. "Spell Card activated—Monster Reincarnation: Discard one card from your hand and return Sleeping Giant Gudu from the graveyard to your hand!"

"Activate its effect, place the fourth Gudu counter for the Mediocre Ghost!!"

"Spell Card - Hand Depletion Kill!!"

"Discard two cards from your hand, then draw two more cards from your deck!!"

"Then activate the Heavenly Treasure Card to replenish all duelists' hands to six cards!!"

"Activate Warrior Survival again, returning a Warrior-Type monster from the Graveyard to my hand. I choose—Sleeping Giant Goo-Goo!!"

"Place the fifth Gudu indicator for the mediocre ghost!!!"

With a series of actions, Youche got a few more steps closer to summoning Sleeping Giant Gudu, but even so, the gap of the remaining five counters was still incredibly difficult!

During the Duel City Tournament, Yuzuru only summoned Sleeping Giant twice. The first time was when he ran out of cards and used the Infinite Loop with the Magic Hammer. The second time was after careful planning, when he used the enemy's hand to activate the Obedience of the Heavenly Voice.

But the current situation...

Neither of these methods is nearly feasible.

Looking at the remaining cards in his hand, You Che gritted his teeth and thought quickly, but with so many tactics and ideas intertwined, the only conclusion he reached was a possibility that was almost hopeless.

Is it...

Is there really no way to summon the Sleeping Giant, Gudu?

"Yusho!!" Just then, Seto Kaiba, despite the excruciating pain, forced himself to stand up and revealed the Duel Disk on his arm. "As compensation for causing this farce, I'll tell you directly: in the next-generation Duel City version, I designed a general-purpose card specifically to counter Gudu's appearance!!"

"Since that guy could steal the power of Blue-Eyes from the graveyard, you can definitely activate that card from my graveyard too!!"

"Yuche, use your temporary status as the Duel King to turn my resentment towards defeating you into the possibility of victory!!!"

Jōnei was completely dumbfounded.

What kind of nonsense is this?

Summon Sleeping Giant Gudu with a card that targets Sleeping Giant Gudu?!

Is the seahorse stupid?

But Yuzuru, already on the edge of a cliff, had no choice but to trust Kaiba. A flash of light swept across him, and he inserted the card into the Duel Disk, shouting, "Then, activate Double Spell—discard one Spell Card and copy one Spell Card from Kaiba Seto's Graveyard to activate this spell!!"

As the card was played, the spell cards from Seto Kaiba's graveyard also appeared clearly in front of Yuzuru, and he quickly found the Victory Card that Kaiba had pointed to!

So that's what it meant!

With a sudden realization, the player selected the card as the target of the double spell and announced:

"What I want to copy is the Quick-Play Spell Card - Counter Compressor Machine!!"

"Pay half of your LP to clear all counters on the field, and during the End Phase of the turn this card is activated, place as many of the same type of counters that were cleared onto the original card as possible, up to double the number of counters that were cleared!!"

"This card temporarily removes the Gudu counters from the Mediocre Ghost, but with this card, you can directly summon Sleeping Giant Gudu this turn!!"

"Magic Card - Magic Stone Mining!!"

"Discard two cards from your hand and add Time Leap from the graveyard to your hand!!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Time Leap!!"

"Progress the round count to three rounds!!!"

Holding his last remaining card—Sleeping Giant Gudu—You Che watched as the ever-changing light rapidly flowed across the battlefield!

The azure light that enveloped the mediocre ghost first disappeared, then suddenly illuminated it again!

Standing amidst the descending beam of cyan light, You Che resolutely played his last card and shouted:

"A mediocre ghost with ten Gudu tokens placed on it will be offered as a sacrifice!!"

Special Summon – Sleeping Giant Goo-Goo!!! from your hand

The Card Spirit—Dr. Ido Boggs—opened his arms, embracing the cascading azure light. The powerful divine light gradually engulfed his figure, and then a colossal deity slowly emerged from the light. It held an ancient, short staff, its entire body as massive and dark as a mountain. Although its eyes were closed, it exuded an inviolable majesty!

【Sleeping Giant · Gudu】

[Ten Stars]

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

"Enter the Battle Phase!!" Yugi issued the command to end the duel. "Due to the effect of Sleeping Giant Gudu, when this card battles a monster, its ATK and DEF become that monster's ATK plus 1000!!"

"Under this ability, even with an attack power of nearly 60,000, Sphinx Andrguinis is helpless!!"

"Go!! Sleeping Giant, Goo-dong!! Attack Sphinx, Andrguinus!!!"

Chapter 214 Seto Kaiba's Gift

"Gulp—thump—"

The moment the Sleeping Giant Gudu opened his eyes, the entire sky turned a majestic and magnificent deep blue! Accompanied by a strong and steady gust of wind, the Sleeping Giant Gudu swung his wand forward, unleashing an incomparably powerful surge of energy that blasted towards the ferocious Sphinx monster opposite him!

A series of booming sounds echoed from the top floor of the KC Building. Countless people in Domino City looked up at the sound and saw a vast circle of energy spreading outwards, just like the smoke and dust from a bomb explosion!

Faced with the Sleeping Giant Grumpy's fierce attack, Sphinx Andrguinus roared, crossed his arms in front of him, and released an energy attack in return. The attack, with a power of nearly 60,000, created ripples the moment it struck. However, the instant the two energies collided, Sphinx's attack seemed to be silently erased, completely unable to withstand the power of the Sleeping Giant Grumpy!

That strike seemed capable of melting everything. With its divine power, the Sleeping Giant Gudu unleashed an irresistible aura of death emanating from the Sphinx Andrgenius. Finally, a deafening explosion rang out, followed by the crashing sound of shattered glass from the KC building!

"boom!!!!!!"

"Splash splash splash splash——————"

Screams and gasps echoed from the building and the nearby streets. All the glass in the KC building shattered, and even the power supply system experienced a temporary short circuit.

The violent explosion first shattered the stone slab bearing the Sphinx Androgenus, then transformed into countless shockwaves that blasted towards the jackal head—Anubis—whose eyes were filled with shock and terror.

“This…this is a god beyond the three Egyptian Gods…” Anubis’s eyes widened, and he uttered his last words in disbelief, “This…this is a power that the Pyramid of Light cannot restrain…”

"Bang!"

Like a collapsing statue, Anubis first turned into a grayish-white stone statue, then crumbled into pieces, and finally the gray rubble that fell to the ground turned into disappearing energy and gradually dissipated...

The Sleeping Giant Gudu's ability ensures that its attack power is 1000 higher than the opponent's monster's attack power during battle. However, after Anubis activated the Sphinx Androgynus's ability, its life points were reduced to only 600. Therefore, this attack not only utterly defeated the terrifying monster but also completely shattered the demon!

"We won!!"

"The God Card is amazing! It took down that guy the moment it appeared!"

"Sleeping Giant... This monster is strong, but it's also incredibly difficult to summon. If it weren't for Seto Kaiba's pre-made counter card, I really don't know how the outcome would have been..."

"Alright!" Kyoko interrupted Honda's mutterings, patting her chest with a sigh of relief. "We're already very fortunate to have resolved this crisis."

"Hmph~" Jonouchi laughed gleefully, "That's true, but Seto Kaiba is really in trouble~ His attack just now shattered all the windows of the entire building, hahahahahaha!!"

"Heh, what a mediocre person's wild imagination~" Seto Kaiba, who had suffered some injuries, smiled disdainfully, slowly walked towards the crowd, and hugged Keihei Kaiba, who ran over. "It's just a few thousand pieces of glass. It won't take a day to replace them all with new ones."

Kaiba Keihei, who was initially anxious, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and smiled, "Yes, and this trouble can't be blamed on you, brother. As long as we announce to the outside world that it was caused by illegal forces, no one will blame you or the KC Group."

“No, Keihei,” Seto Kaiba suddenly corrected him seriously, “I must bear all the losses this time.”

Kaiba Keihei was taken aback and looked at his older brother in confusion.

"To put it bluntly, this whole thing started with me," Seto Kaiba said seriously. "If I hadn't been so eager to defeat Yugi and Yugi since the Duel City tournament, I wouldn't have given that ugly thing such an opportunity."

"Pegasus is right. Creating cards is not a simple matter. It contains too many secrets that are not yet clear. I cannot fully control this power at the moment."

"It seems necessary to pause the development of the next series of cards for a while. Let's wait until KC Group has a thorough understanding of the cards before continuing this activity."

Seto Kaiba didn't have the same mentality of trying to shirk responsibility as Keihei Kaiba. In his view, this matter was caused by his eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, so he had to take responsibility for it.

He was never a coward; he would bear the consequences he had to bear. But he would never be lenient with his rivals who plotted against him. If anyone tried to smear or even destroy KC Company through underhanded means, he would show no mercy.

After the duel ended, the dark energy that had enveloped the entire arena was retracted by the Millennium Puzzle.

As Yugi was preparing to put away his Duel Disk and cards, he was surprised to find that the three God Cards had appeared in his Duel Disk.

"What...!" Wang Yang was stunned. "This should be over there by the yuchi..."

At this moment, Youche walked over with a smile and said, "It seems that the one the Three Phantom Gods ultimately approve of is you, Youche. But that's fine too, I no longer need to worry about the things that Isis and the Tomb Keepers entrusted to me."

"Isis? The tomb-guarding clan?" Wang Yang asked, somewhat puzzled.

Yu Che explained, "When the Duel City tournament ended, Isis told me not to give you these three God Cards just because I was being impulsive."

"She said that although the three Egyptian God cards originally belonged to the Pharaoh, the current Pharaoh is just one step away from opening the gate of memories. When the time is right, the three God cards will naturally belong to the Pharaoh."

"Now it seems that her prophecy was correct. The three Egyptian Gods have indeed appeared in your hands. This means that you now have enough power to retrieve your sealed memories."

"To retrieve the sealed memories..." Wang Yang was somewhat dazed, but the excitement in his eyes as he looked at the three God Cards was absolutely genuine.

Hearing You Che and Wang Yang's conversation, the others also came over one after another.

"Cards, what a mysterious thing." Seto Kaiba snorted, somewhat unconvinced. "I'm not interested in those nonsensical claims."

"However, Yugi, you were able to come up with a way to break the Pyramid of Light even though you had only just learned the rules of dueling. You truly deserve to be one of the only two duelists who can defeat me."

"But does this mean another game is leaving us?" Jonouchi couldn't help but feel a little sad. "It's not nice to say it like this, but I really hope this day never comes..."

Recalling the past they had shared, Kyoko slowly lowered her head, her eyes reddening.

Sensing the somber atmosphere, Honda racked his brains trying to change the subject. Just as he looked somewhat uneasy at the spot where Anubis had appeared, he saw a decaying mummy, the same one that had been on display in the museum, while the crystal pyramid was scattered in fragments on the ground.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Honda was genuinely terrified. "Zombies, zombies!!"

Everyone turned to look and was startled.

"How did this thing get here? Shouldn't it have disappeared by now?"

"It probably won't come back to life, right?"

"Stop talking. Even if it's just a dried-up corpse, I don't want to stay in this place anymore. KC Company is always so unlucky!"

"What?! What are you saying! Jonouchi!"

"Alright, everyone leave the rooftop. I'll find someone to handle these matters."

Under Seto Kaiba's command, everyone who had just experienced a great battle left through the stairs. Not long after, the power to the KC Building was restored. To express his apologies, Keihei Kaiba invited everyone to the restaurant, which was usually only used to entertain VIPs, and had a feast prepared.

Sunset.

The golden sunset bathed the entire city of Domino.

Countless maintenance workers were hanging on the walls of the KC building cleaning up the broken glass.