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

What a despicable guy!

Even though my monster only has 700 defense, it still doesn't choose to attack!

The insect moth looked at the two cards in its back row and was momentarily annoyed: "Ha! You're such a spoilsport!"

"Since you're not going to launch an attack, then I'll do it!"

"Draw a card! Switch the Insect Man to Attack Position!"

"Activate Equipment Magic Card - Firearm-Equipped Mech Armor! Increases the Insectoid's attack power by 700!"

"Click click click————————"

A mechanical cannon was mounted on the insect-man's back, instantly giving it a significant boost in attack power, which was originally extremely weak.

In this era, the core tactic of Insect decks is to use Equip Cards to increase the attack power of monsters.

Compared to the equipment cards exclusive to other races, the equipment of the Insect race is more powerful; a single card can increase a monster's attack power by a full 700 points.

"Beep beep beep——————"

Insect Man, Attack Power: 500 → 1200

The insect-moth shouted, "Go! Insect man! Attack that hidden monster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the insect-man, whose weapon had been enhanced, lowered his body slightly and aimed the heavy cannon on his back at the roaming monster.

With a loud "BOOM!", a powerful shell flew out and blasted towards the card!

The insect moth smiled smugly. Although the insect man's attack power was only 1200, he might be at a disadvantage when facing some monsters with high defense. But this was the Duel Kingdom, with special rules that were different from the usual ones!

He was very confident that even if the monster that was roaming around had a higher defense, it would be completely unable to withstand the insect-man's attack!

The smoke gradually dissipated, but the monster cards that were in control remained intact.

The insect moth was taken aback. Could it be that the monster's defense was much stronger than it had expected?

"The instant you attack, I activate the Trap Card—Messenger of Peace!" Yuche flipped the face-down card and said, "This turn, I take zero battle damage, and the monster cannot be destroyed by battle!"

"At the same time, because you attacked my monster, my monster will be reversed!"

"Come on! Dark Mimic Lv1!"

The silver-white treasure chest opened with a creak, but inside there was no treasure, only a huge mouth full of sharp teeth!

【Dark Treasure Mimic Lv1】

One star

[Dark Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 100/1000]

"What?! A mimic? A level 5 monster?!" The insect moth broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

In his view, he seemed to have stepped into some terrible trap!

The Lv series is a new card series launched by the International Illusion Society, so its strength is not low.

Those familiar with the game, such as the insects and moths, also know that the treasure chest monster, also known as the "mimic monster," is an evil creature that specifically lures adventurers!

He didn't know the specific effects of this mimic, but it was very likely... he would pay an extremely heavy price for his attack!

However, Yuzuru's next response surprised him greatly: "Dark Treasure Mimic Lv1 effect: When this card is flipped face down, I can draw one card from my deck."

"Oh? Hahahaha!" The insect moth burst into laughter upon hearing this. "That's it? I thought it was some amazing effect!"

"Youche, it seems your score against the AI ​​wasn't very high! You only got such a trash monster!"

"My turn is over! Let me see just how far you, you foolish mimic, can evolve!"

It is a consensus among most duelists that Lv series monsters will evolve during the controller's second preparation phase.

When it was Mimic's turn again, Mimic Lv1 evolved into Lv3 in a dazzling light! Not only did the box become more luxurious and mysterious, but the demon lurking inside also became incredibly ferocious and terrifying!

【Dark Treasure Mimic Lv3】

【Samsung】

[Dark Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1000/1000]

"Hmph~ Mimic's combat power may not be that strong, but any monster can be combined with other cards to create a combo that is greater than the sum of its parts!" Yu Che drew a card and said, "My turn! Attack Position Summon! Fierce Mukamka!"

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

A meteorite fell from the sky and smashed a huge crater into the field!

After the thick black smoke dissipated, a bright red flint toad with a bulging belly appeared.

【The Passionate Mukamka】

【Five stars】

[Earth/Rock type]

[Attack/Defense: 1200/600]

You Che said, "The effect of the Furious Mukamka is that for every card you have in your hand, this card's attack and defense increase by 400!"

"I now have five cards in my hand, so its attack power will increase by 2000!!"

"Beep beep beep beep——————"

The exhilarating Mkamka, Attack/Defense: 1200/600 → 3200/2600

"What?!" Insect Moth was startled. Only now did he finally understand that the purpose of Yuzuriha's summoning of Dark Treasure Mimic was not to fight, but to replenish his hand so that the Furious Mukamuka could achieve a higher attack power!

With a wave of his arm, Youche announced, "Dark Treasure Chest Monster Lv3! Attack the Insect Man!!"

The Insect Moth frowned and sneered, "Are you out of your mind, Youcha! Insectoids have equipment cards! And you probably don't know, do you? There are many hidden rules in the Duel Kingdom Tournament! Since our battle arena is 100% forest, when an Insectoid monster fights, its attack and defense power will increase by 30%!"

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

The Dark Treasure Chest Monster was blasted to pieces by the Insect Man's heavy cannon.

However, Yu Che smiled slightly and said, "No! The purpose of Dark Treasure Mimic Lv3 attacking is to commit suicide! When it is destroyed by battle after being summoned by Dark Treasure Mimic Lv1, I can draw two cards from my deck!"

"Due to the increased number of cards in hand, the Furious Mukamka's attack power will reach 4000!!"

"Heh! Insects and moths, of course I know about the field bonus effect you mentioned, which is why I chose to use this combo to attack!"

"My goal should be clear by now! It's to kill you in this round!"

"Go! Rage Mukamka! Attack the Insect Men!!"

Chapter 34 Ultimate Insect Lv5 and Forest Terrain 100%

"boom!!!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep————"

Cruise control, LP: 2000→1440

Amidst the deafening explosion, "Dark Mimic Lv3" was shattered by the Insect Man's heavy cannon, and at the same time, the player's life points plummeted.

But all of this was under his control. What You Che really wanted to do was to achieve a "one-shot kill" in this round!

The death of "Dark Treasure Chest Monster Lv3" brought two new cards to Yuzuriha's hand, and with the increase in the number of cards in the hand, the Furious Mukamuka has become a terrifying monster with an attack power of up to 4000!

Faced with such a terrifying offensive, Insect Moth's expression changed drastically: "Damn it... I didn't expect you to know the hidden rules of the Duel Kingdom Tournament! But it doesn't matter, as far as I know, your deck doesn't contain any monsters that can enhance their strength through the forest!"

"The instant your furious Mukamka attack, I activate the Trap Card—Savior Ant Hell!!"

In the OCG, this card's effect is to destroy monsters that are 3-star or lower during the End Phase of their Summon or Flip Summon.

However, in the original work, this is a card similar to "Hexagram Binding," and it was because of this card that Ryuzaki the Dinosaur lost to Yuga in the National Tournament.

"Hehe~" the insect moth chuckled wickedly, "As long as there is an Insect-Type monster on my field, this card can be activated! As long as this card is on the field, the targeted monster can never attack or change its battle position!"

"Although 4,000 attack power seems troublesome now, as the duel progresses, the number of cards in your hand will continue to decrease. At that time, Furious Mkamka will become my breakthrough point!!"

"Whoosh————————————"

Suddenly, the ground beneath the excited Mukamuka's feet collapsed, and countless termites flew out from the sinking pit and began to gnaw at their prey's body!

However, You Che was prepared.

Because the concept of a specific time point does not exist in this era, any spell card can be activated at will. Therefore, players who rely on Equip Cards, such as Insect Moth and Peacock Dance, will choose to set Equip Cards in the back row and wait for the opponent to launch an attack before instantly increasing the monster's attack power.

To prevent this tactic and to be able to deal with some tricky cards at crucial moments, Youche put two Whirlwinds in his deck, one of which was in his hand at the moment!

"Then I activate my magic card—Whirlwind!" Youche swung the card, "Destroy your Savior Ant Hell! Furious Mukamka! Continue the attack on the Insect Man!"

The insect moth gritted its teeth, its eyes filled with resentment.

Even though Yuche has one less card in his hand, the Furious Mukamka still has 3600 attack power!

This combat power is still enough to instantly kill him!

Damn it! Why choose such a reckless tactic right from the start?!

In a critical moment, Insect Moth had no choice but to make a drastic decision: "Tsk! Then let's activate the Spell Card - Hatching! Tribute the Insect Man on my field to Special Summon an Insect-Type monster from my Deck that is one level higher than it!"

"Come on! Ultimate Insect Lv3!!"

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

The exploding fireball crashed down, but the insect-man quickly transformed into a cocoon to evade the attack.

Bright light gradually emanated from inside the cocoon, and when it hatched, it had transformed into one of the new series' Level 5 monsters—Ultimate Insect!

[Ultimate Insect Lv3]

【Samsung】

[Wind Attribute/Insect Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1400/900]

Logically speaking, according to the rules of this period, even if the attacked monster turned into another monster, the monsters that appeared later should still be attacked.

However, the insect moth cleverly chose to summon the Ultimate Insect Lv3 in another monster area, so the furious Mukamuka attack missed.

At this point, Youche's combat phase ends.