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

"I was prepared all along!!"

"Counter Trap Card activated - The Demon Palace's Bribe!!"

"In exchange for negating and destroying the activation of the disruptive Triangle Lightning, you can draw one card, Yuzuriha!!"

"Bang—"

A flash of purple light interrupted the Disruption Brothers' impending ultimate move, but before the aftershocks could dissipate, Youche's second card was played:

"Then let's activate the Spell Card - Disrupt Riding!!"

"Send three Disruption Monsters from my field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon from my Deck: Y. Dragon Head, Z. Metal Tracks, and W. Catapult Wing!!"

"Then, in attack mode, I summon—V-Jet Tiger!!"

"Exclude V-Jet Tiger and Winged Catapult from the duel!!"

"Special Summon - VW·Strong Tiger!!!"

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

A metallic roar resounded as the two mechanical monsters rapidly assembled, transforming into a mechanical behemoth capable of soaring through the air!

【VW˙Strong Tiger Strike】

【Six Star】

[Light Attribute/Mechanical Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2000/2100]

"Damn it..." Upon seeing the mechanical monster, the duelist's expression changed drastically.

Although Yu-Che doesn't use this monster often, he is well-prepared and understands the effect of VW-Strike Tiger. By simply discarding one card from his hand, it can change the battle position of one of the opponent's monsters. Goblin Assault Troops has zero defense, and Yu-Che can completely destroy Goblin Assault Troops in this way and then launch a direct attack!

Everything went as he had predicted. With the cost of a hand card, Yuche forcibly reversed the Goblin Assault Force's display and directly entered the battle phase.

"VW·Strike Tiger!!" You Che shouted loudly, "Attack the Goblin Assault Force!!"

"Sizzle————————————————"

Golden electricity condensed on both sides of the flight wings, and two powerful laser beams shot straight out, blasting towards the enemy.

"Heh, don't underestimate my combo!!" The duelist immediately flipped up his face-down card and said, "The instant you attack, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card—Draw Muscle!!"

"Target one face-up Defense Position monster you control with 1000 or less DEF; draw one card from your Deck. That monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn!!"

Jonouchi seemed to have figured out the deck's construction strategy: "I see, that guy's deck is probably an aggressive goblin deck!!"

"Besides Goblin Assault Force, commonly used cards should also include special monsters like Giant Orcs. These monsters have extremely high attack power but very low defense, and they are forced to switch to defense position after attacking!!"

"And the card-drawing muscles can just block the opponent's attacks during their weakened state!!"

Honda gritted his teeth and said, "Tsk... It won't be destroyed in battle? Does that mean this round is over?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Yu Che flipped over the face-down card he had set up in the previous turn and announced, "Then chain your card-drawing muscle and activate the Trap Card - Meteor Shower!!"

"This turn, when our monsters attack a monster in Defense Position, they inflict damage to the opponent equal to the difference between the monster's ATK and its DEF!!"

"Although the VW-Strike Tiger cannot defeat the Goblin Assault Force, it can still inflict basic damage on you!!!"

"Simultaneously activate the Quick-Play Spell Card - Disruption Hybrid, send one Disruption Card from your hand to the Graveyard, and add Disruption Powder and Armed Dragon Lightning Level 10 from your Deck to your hand!!"

"Furthermore, I can perform an additional Normal Summon on two monsters added to my hand!!"

"Offering the Y-dragon head and Z-metal tracks as sacrifices, I hereby summon—Armed Dragon Thunder Lv10!!!"

"While the normally summoned Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv10 doesn't possess any special abilities, its Meteor Shower effect, combined with its high attack power, will inflict near-destructive damage on you!!!"

"Now, let's start by calculating the results of VW's Strong Tiger attack!!!"

After each card was activated, the chain of three cards finally began to dissolve.

With a deafening roar, the powerful Armed Dragon Raiden Lv10 made its triumphant entrance, sacrificing the other two monsters!

【Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv10】

[Ten Stars]

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2000]

Immediately afterwards, the VW-Strike Tiger, now equipped with defensive penetration capabilities, unleashed a powerful laser beam that blasted towards the enemy!

Faced with the opponent's offensive, the goblins, under the effect of the spell cards, shone with an indestructible brilliance and formed an impregnable defensive formation.

Even so, the duelists controlling them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "What?!"

His original plan was to use his card draw to block Yuzuru's strong attack, but now, Yuzuru has actually given VW-Strike Tiger and Armed Dragon-Thunder Lv10 the ability to penetrate defense?!

In this way, even if the goblin assault force is not destroyed in battle, it will still lose all its LP due to the high piercing damage!

In an instant, large beads of sweat dripped from his face. Knowing the consequences of losing this duel, he reached into his deck with trembling hands, preparing to draw the last card.

"Rafael, it seems your servant is still far inferior to the Duel King," the red-haired boy with goggles said with a hint of schadenfreude.

The skinny boy standing nearby, after observing for a while, gave a different answer: "Wait, it seems there's still room for a reversal..."

The strong boy, known as Rafael, shook his head in disappointment: "No, it's over. Let's calm down and go see what Old Wang is up to."

"Whoosh——————————————"

With a do-or-die mentality, the duelist suddenly drew a card from his deck and let out a wild, triumphant laugh: "Hahahaha!!"

"The game was ruined at the last minute!"

"Through the effect of the card-drawing muscle, I drew a monster whose ability can be activated directly from my hand—Guardian of the Garrison!!"

"During the damage calculation phase of battle, I discard this monster from my hand. Goblin Assault Troops' DEF is increased by 1500 until the End Phase!!!"

"Boom!!!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep—"

A giant boulder fell from the sky and blocked the way in front of the goblin assault team. VW˙Strong Tiger's attack was first cut off by the mountain-like boulder before it landed on the goblin assault team.

The ability to penetrate defenses remains unchanged, but the final damage dealt is significantly reduced.

Goblin Assault Force, Defense: 0 → 1500

Rafael's servant, LP: 4000→3500

"Damn it! If it weren't for that lucky draw, Yuzuru would have won!!" Jonouchi cried out in regret, but Yuzuru's expression remained unchanged. He simply continued to issue attack orders, instructing Armed Dragon Raiden Lv10 to continue attacking the Goblin Assault Force.

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

Since it wasn't summoned through other forms of Armed Dragon, Armed Dragon · Thunder Lv10 didn't have the same terrifying aura and attack power as before. However, the moment it launched its attack with a roar, it still made the trembling enemy unable to stop shrinking and trembling.

"boom!!!!!!!!!!"

A golden bolt of lightning struck straight down from the dark, cloud-covered sky, and the mountain-like, wall-like boulder absorbed most of the attack once again, blocking a large amount of damage for the goblin assault force.

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Rafael's servant, LP: 3500→2000

"Tsk..." The damage from Orihar's materialized barrier made the duelist's face turn pale, but he still smiled wryly, "Hehe, there's no other way, is there?"

"The monsters summoned by Disrupting Ride must be in Defense Position, which is why you have to choose to sacrifice them to summon Armed Dragon."

"Even though the Armored Dragon's attack power reaches 3000, the same as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, it still can't break through my defense!!"

"Next turn, the Goblin Assault Force will switch back to attack position, and it will crush your monsters one by one with a whopping 3800 attack power!!"

"This is the power bestowed upon me by the great Orichalcos and Lord Rafiru!!"

"And you, after losing this duel, will become a soulless sacrifice!!!"

However, You Che said calmly, "No, that's enough. You've already lost."

Seeing that Yuche was still so smug even after being forced to end his battle phase, Rafiru's servant was taken aback at first, then sneered, "What? Do you have a card that can deal direct damage?"

"Not to mention that cards that can deal effect damage would be difficult to clear out my remaining 2000 LP, those kinds of cards are strictly prohibited!"

"As the Duel King, you absolutely wouldn't have those kinds of cards!!"

You Che was too lazy to waste any more words with this guy. He revealed a magic card in his hand, which was his trump card to end this battle - Time Leap!

Everyone was somewhat bewildered when they saw the card.

"What? This card... what's the point?"

"Sigh, if we had activated it earlier, we might have been able to skip the card-drawing muscle effect, but now it's completely meaningless..."

"No, under the next generation of dueling rules, this kind of normal spell card cannot be activated during the battle phase."

"So what exactly is the purpose of this time-leap?"

"Huh? Wait a minute... It seems like Yuzuru is going to use the opponent's equipment card!!"

Amidst the gasps of surprise within the city, everyone suddenly realized what had happened.

The effect of Time Leap is to advance the turn three rounds consecutively without either player taking any action. This card cannot be used by duelists to replenish their hand, but it can be used in conjunction with phase and turn effects to create many amazing combos!

At this moment, Youche had his eye on the spell card equipped on the Goblin Assault Squad—Dull Axe!

That card can greatly increase the monster's combat power, but each time it's the caster's turn, the controller of the equipped monster will suffer 500 LP damage.

With the Time Leap effect, an opponent who skips three rounds will directly suffer 1500 damage. Then, all that's needed is to end the turn, and when the opponent's fourth turn begins, their remaining 500 LP will be completely wiped out by the effect triggered again by the Dull Axe!

In an instant, the opponent who had grasped the meaning of the movement turned pale, and two of the four swordsmen of Dorma who were watching from above also showed surprise.

"N-N-what... There's actually such a way to play?!" The aura of death gradually drew closer, and the opponent, who had no cards left to activate, trembled uncontrollably.

"Smack!"

As the cards fell, the rapidly passing time catalyzed the reactions on the battlefield, and repeated effect damage relentlessly destroyed the pitiful enemy.

After the effect of the time leap ended, Yuche slowly lowered the arm wearing the Duel Disk, indicating the end of the turn.

At that moment, like the tolling of a death knell, the enemy's last 500 LP was completely depleted by their own cards. As the duel's outcome was decided, the eerie Orichalcos Barrier suddenly shrank, forming a dazzling emerald green pillar of light centered on the loser!

"ah----------------"

Immense pain coursed through the duelist's entire body. He opened his arms and screamed in agony, like a snail being forcibly pulled from its shell by a vacuum cleaner. The moment his soul was completely absorbed, the Field Spell Card—Orihagan Barrier—which had originally been marked with an eerie barrier, became the vessel for the man's soul, and his terrified and pained expression gradually appeared on it...

The scene of sealing souls into cards reminded the group of people who were seeing Orichalcos's barrier for the first time of the methods used by Pegasus, the father of Duel Monsters.