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

You Che shook his head vigorously, got out of the taxi, and ran towards the soon-to-be-closed Tong Shi Ye Museum.

Under the dim light, the ancient stone slabs seemed to shimmer with a faint glow.

Several people stood in front of the stone slab, seemingly lost in thought.

Honda stroked his chin and said, "Is this the stone slab you're talking about?"

“Indeed, this is exactly the same as the game…” Jonouchi said with some surprise.

Wang Yang looked down at the cards in his hand, his expression somewhat solemn.

The moment has finally arrived.

When these three God Cards are raised to the stone slab, the path to amnesia will be fully opened.

What will happen...?

The answer lies within this!

Residing in the mental space, Yugi Muto gently closed his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Yugi, clearly ready to say goodbye.

"Whoosh——————————————"

As Wang Yang raised the three God Cards toward the stone slab, Yu Che and the others couldn't help but tense up.

After a few seconds of silence, the three God Cards began to emit different colors of light, and the stone tablet suddenly burst forth with a dazzling white light from its center!

But at that moment, a series of deep incantations emanated from somewhere. As the eerie voice continued to chant, the entire thousand-year-old stone slab froze as if encased in ice. At the same time, a strange energy intervened, completely interrupting the King's ritual!

"Bang!"

The shattered light emitted energy, causing everyone to take a half-step back.

"What?! What happened?"

Wang Yang felt the pain in his arm and gritted his teeth, saying, "I can feel some force stopping all of this!"

"Huh? How could this happen?!" Kyoko exclaimed in surprise.

Just as everyone was puzzled, a noisy commotion began to erupt outside the museum. The group rushed out and witnessed a scene that shocked them greatly.

Countless card spirits were seen roaming the city. Normally, they shouldn't be visible to ordinary people, and their impact on the real world should be very limited. But now, some of these card spirits have begun attacking people and facilities in the city!

"What's going on?!" Jonouchi exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"It's a card spirit!" King immediately realized something. "But how could this be? Could it be related to the ritual just now?!"

The streets became increasingly chaotic, and for safety reasons, the group decided to take refuge at the nearest house, Yugi Muto's.

Night fell quickly.

The chaos caused by the card spirits continues in the city. According to television reports, the same situation has occurred not only in Domino City, but also all over the world.

Unaware of the situation, the crowd attributed the strange occurrence to Seto Kaiba and the KC Group, because just recently, Domino City had been attacked by what appeared to be a monster projection.

Faced with such accusations, Seto Kaiba, overwhelmed with worry, could only deny them while trying his best to investigate the situation.

"That seahorse is really pitiful..."

"I just went through something like this once, and now I'm stuck with it again."

"Although given Kaiba's personality, he would definitely admit to doing it, given the current situation, no one will believe him."

In the living room on the second floor of the card shop, everyone was sleeping on makeshift beds on the floor while watching TV and discussing the game.

Because of the mischievous card spirits everywhere outside, Domino City was forced to impose a curfew and suspend all work and school, so everyone had to spend the night at Yugi Muto's house.

Knowing there wouldn't be many customers today, the card shop owner, Sugoroku Muto, closed the door early, climbed the stairs, and said to his grandson with a sheepish grin, "Yugi, could I borrow three God Cards to take a look?"

"Huh?" Yugi Muto, who was about to change his clothes and rest, said with some difficulty, "Grandpa, you've seen this many times these past few days."

Muto Sugoroku said with great regret, "But if I don't watch it now, I won't have another chance... I'll just watch for a little while, just a short while!"

"Sigh! I really can't do anything with you." Yugi Muto sighed and handed the three God Cards to his grandfather.

As if anticipating this, Youche reminded him, "Grandpa Shuangliu, why don't you just stay here and watch? It's very dangerous outside right now; we don't know what might happen."

Muto Sugoroku readily agreed: "Of course, of course! But I left my reading glasses downstairs. I'll go get them and be right back!"

With that, he carefully placed the three God Cards back into the game's hand, then ran downstairs excitedly.

Seeing that the God Card had not been taken away by the thousand-year hostage, Youche couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In the original work, it was because Sugoroku Muto lost the God Card that the main characters were often at a disadvantage when facing the Orihagan Barrier.

Muto Sugoroku disappeared at the top of the stairs, and the others continued making the beds.

Just then, Muto Sugoroku's voice suddenly rang out: "Hey! You thieves, don't touch the cards on the shelf!"

Hearing the commotion, the people who were sleeping on the floor upstairs got up and rushed down the stairs, but when they got back to the first floor, they found that everything was already over.

Amidst the chaos of the shop, Muto Sugoroku lay on the ground, filled with self-reproach and grief, pointing at the shattered glass door and sobbing, "Robbers... four robbers!"

"Grandpa Shuangliu, are you alright?!"

Did they steal anything?

Muto Sugoroku rubbed his aching back and groaned, "They came for the God Card, thankfully it's not in my possession..."

"but……"

"They took away the blue-eyed white dragon card that Professor Hopkins gave me..."

"What?!" Everyone immediately put on their Duel Disks and chased after them, but just as they reached the door, four blinding headlights shone directly on them.

"Damn it! Who was it?!" Jonouchi raised his arm to shield his eyes from the blinding headlights. "Was it you four who stole Grandpa's card?!"

The four mysterious men on motorcycles, all wearing helmets, spoke in succession:

"When the forbidden door is opened!"

"The polluted world will be judged!"

"The light of Orichalcos will purify everything!!"

"We are the Four Musketeers of Doma!!!"

One of the duelists, nearly two meters tall, brandished the Blue-Eyes White Dragon he had just stolen and said coldly to the crowd:

"Since we didn't manage to snag the God Card, we'll take the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"If you want to take it back, come to the construction building across the street."

"This is a challenge to a duel against you!!"

After saying that, the four of them skillfully turned the car around and drove away, kicking up dust.

"Damn it! These guys! They stole my card and they still act all righteous!"

"What are they talking about? Is it related to the Pyramid of Light?!"

"There's no other way. We have to get back that Blue-Eyes White Dragon card. It's an incredibly important card to Grandpa!"

"Let's go!! We need to catch up with them quickly!!"

"Hey, Youche, what's wrong?"

Just as everyone was about to give chase, they suddenly noticed that You Che was standing there in a daze.

Looking in the direction where the person who had just spoken had gone, You Che frowned deeply.

"No...the voice doesn't sound like it..."

"But the body shape is too similar..."

Chapter 216 Orichalcos Barrier

Late at night, in Domino City.

The roars and antics of the card sprites echoed through the streets, and eerie lights pulsed everywhere, dyeing the entire night sky with strange colors.

In order to help Muto Sugoroku retrieve the invaluable Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the group had no choice but to accept the challenge from the Four Swordsmen of Doma. They traversed the chaotic construction site in the night and arrived at the gloomy and dark construction building.

"Those bastards! They actually sent us to such a dangerous place!" Jonouchi cursed, raising his fist as he climbed the stairs without handrails. "When we find them, I'm going to teach those bastards a lesson!!"

Before the words were even finished, a very youthful voice came from above their heads: "Heh, you're quite the braggart. I really want to punch you, you lowlife, but unfortunately, you're not one of our targets this time."

The group that had just arrived on the roof of the construction building were startled. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw four duelists waiting for a long time in the blinding headlights. Although the four were not wearing helmets, it was still difficult for them to see their faces clearly under the light.

"Damn it, what did you say?!" Jonouchi gritted his teeth, holding the dueling board in front of him.

However, just as the four swordsmen said, their target did not seem to be inside the city. Two agile figures jumped down from the high platform next to them, sandwiching everyone in the middle.

The two duelists who appeared later let the gale blow their wide cloaks up, unfolded their dueling disks, and stared intently at Yuzuriha and Yugi.

"Is the target me and Youche?" Wang Yang frowned and raised his duel disk as well.

Youche raised his head and looked in the direction where the Four Swordsmen of Doma were.

Under the glaring lights, he stared intently at the nearly two-meter-tall, thin figure. He tried his best to make out the figure's features, but the less he could see clearly, the more nervous and conflicted he became.

The man seemed to have noticed You Che's gaze. After their duelists had taken their positions, he cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Now that you're here, let's begin this challenge duel."

Hearing the man's voice, You Che couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Somewhat similar...but with some differences...

The man brandished the stolen Blue-Eyes White Dragon and continued, "This challenge is not a two-on-two battle, but a simultaneous one-on-one fight."

"To reclaim this valuable rare card, both Youche and Pharaoh must defeat their respective opponents!"

"Of course, in addition to losing this card, the loser will also suffer additional penalties, and you will soon find out what those penalties are."

Jonouchi retorted defiantly, "Ha! In the end, you four were just hiding on the sidelines! If you have the guts, come down and fight yourselves!"

Suddenly, an even thinner duelist took the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card and suspended it high in the wind. If he let go, this incomparably precious card would be blown away to who-knows-where.

Seeing this, even though he was furious, he had no choice but to keep quiet.

"Then let's go, Youche!" Wang Yang said grimly. "I suspect the chaos in the Card Spirits area was caused by these guys! Defeat them first, then interrogate them properly!!"

"Hmm!" You Che took a deep breath, focusing his attention on the upcoming duel. With a "click," the duel disk unfolded, and two duels began simultaneously on both sides!

"duel!!!!"

"My turn! Draw!" Yu Che swung his card and shouted, "Activate the Field Spell Card—Disruptive Land!!"