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

Antid spread his arms and roared, and the cards on the Duel Disk suddenly burst forth with incredibly powerful energy and an eerie emerald green light!

A magic circle appeared out of thin air beneath Antid and Youche's feet, a green-glowing barrier completely isolating them from the outside world!

The moment the Orichalcos barrier appeared, a six-pointed green light pattern, representing mysterious power, appeared on the foreheads of Antid and all the monsters under his command!

At the same time, roars from the skeletons rang out once more, and the power of all four skeletons was enhanced!

"Under the effect of Orichalcos Barrier, all monsters on my field gain 500 ATK!" Antidore played another monster card. "Not only that, my Spell & Trap Zone can also be used to summon monsters!"

"As long as there is a monster in my monster zone, my opponent cannot target monsters in my spell and trap zone!!"

"Therefore, I will summon this Mother of Skeletons, who protects the dead, behind the four skeletons!!"

"Summon in attack mode within the magic trap zone!!"

"Lady White Bone!!!"

In stark contrast to the arrival of the Bone King, the Bone Lady appeared like a mysterious, decaying, and foul wind, her dark green aura accompanying her noble steps as she slowly entered the battlefield.

Upon entering the arena, skeletons rose from the ground and, together with a sticky spider web, wove together to form a queen's throne. Lady Bone sat down proudly and, with a gentle wave of her hand, bestowed a mysterious power upon each of the skeletons present.

Lady White Bone

【Samsung】

[Dark Attribute/Undead]

[Attack/Defense: 0/2200]

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Lady White Bone, Attack Power: 0 → 500

The moment he saw the monster, Yu Che finally understood Antid's tactics. Looking at the formation Antid had created using the Orichalcos barrier, a strong sense of oppression washed over him.

At this moment, the remaining spectators were completely dumbfounded.

The monsters that can only exist for one turn are all in defensive form, but Lady White Bone, whose attack power is zero, is summoned in attack form.

What exactly is Antidote trying to do?!

"The effect of Lady White Bone," Antid explained coldly, "is that as long as this card is face-up on the field, all Zombie monsters of level 3 or lower on my field, except for Lady White Bone, cannot be destroyed by battle or affected by the effects of Spell/Trap Cards!"

"In other words, from the moment Lady White Bone appears, the four skeletons on my field will not be affected by the negative effects of the Dimensional Return!!"

"Due to the barrier effect of Orichalcos, Lady White Bone cannot be attacked until all the monsters in the front row are dead. However, as long as Lady White Bone exists, those skeletons in the front row will live on forever!!"

"This is the immortal array I created using the barrier of Orichalcos!!"

"Now it's my turn to counterattack! Equip the Spell Card - Unity Power to Lady White Bone! For each monster on my field, the equipped monster's ATK will increase by 800!!"

"After boosting Lady White Bone's attack power to 4500 points using equipment cards, I chose to directly enter the battle phase and launch an attack on the Berserk Death Dragon with Lady White Bone!!!"

"Whoosh————————————————"

With a raised, pale skeletal arm, vast swirling swathes of deathly green mist surged from all directions, hurtling towards the raging, savage death dragon!

Even though it was also an undead monster, the Berserk Death Dragon was still unable to stop this bizarre and terrifying attack. Like mud bursting, the Berserk Death Dragon, whose attack power was reduced to 3000 due to its own effects, collapsed to the ground as if its flesh and bones were being ripped out, and turned into a pool of bubbling poisonous water...

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Cruise control, LP: 4000→2500

After completing the battle phase, Antid sneered, placed another card, and handed the turn to Yuche.

At this moment, relying on this incredibly powerful formation and three face-down cards, he was completely unafraid of any of Youche's attacks!

This terrifying tactic left Jonouchi and the others speechless and plunged them into deep despair.

"Attack power of 4500?!"

"Is this still the skeleton I know...?"

"The front row cannot be destroyed, and the back row cannot be attacked... This is practically an unsolvable formation!!"

“No, Jounouchi, you must make a calm judgment and not let the situation cloud your judgment,” Wang Yang suddenly reminded him. “The resistance provided by Lady White Bone is limited to magic and trap cards, so it is not a completely invincible combo.”

Jonouchi suddenly realized: "I understand! So the monster's effect can break this formation, like my Time Magician and the Wandering Armed Dragon!"

As he spoke, the "Alarm Clock" card sprite beside him nodded in satisfaction, seemingly agreeing that this rotten wood was not entirely beyond redemption.

Wang Yang took a deep breath, his expression still grave: "That's true, but I'm more concerned about what Antidid said from the beginning."

"He claims that this duel is to reclaim the Armored Dragon, and that only the Armored Dragon can break the current situation."

"I'm worried this is a trap..."

Wang Yang's words made everyone who had just been happy worry again. They all looked at You Che, who had just started to exchange blows, and secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

Will everything really be as the game portrays it?

If they really fall into that trap, will Youche still have a chance to win?

"Boom—Boom—"

The two loud noises coming from downstairs also startled the two duelists who were fighting on the rooftop.

Seto Kaiba coldly stared at his opponent and said, word by word, "I've already told you, you've got the wrong person, Ameruda!"

"I have never killed anyone!"

"If you insist on including Gosaburo Kaiba, who angered himself to the point of dying with resentment, then I have nothing to say."

Standing in the raging wind on the high-rise building, Ameruda sneered, "Heh, yes, it's Kaiba Gosaburo."

Seto Kaiba was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.

“What do you think I’m talking about?” Ameruda said with disgust. “Have you forgotten what the KC Corporation used to be like?”

"That's a profit-driven, ruthless arms company!!"

"In order to gain profits and test weapons, Gosaburo Kaiba is simultaneously selling arms to multiple parties in the war!!"

"And my family... were the victims of those tests and struggles!!"

As he spoke, Ameruda pulled a broken, charred mechanical doll from his robes, tears welling in his eyes, and roared:

"Open your eyes and watch carefully, Seto Kaiba!!"

"These are my brother's last possessions, and proof of your killings!!"

"Everything the KC Group has was bought with the blood and lives of the dead, and you, who have inherited it all, can never wash away your sins!!!"

Having listened silently to every word Ameruda spoke, Seto Kaiba slowly raised his head and retorted with utter sarcasm and coldness:

"You can't even protect your own younger brother. You're really incompetent as the older brother."

"Nani?!" Ameruda seemed to have been insulted like never before. These powerful words shattered him like a heavy cannonball. He stood there stiffly and trembling, his face turning deathly pale in an instant.

Seto Kaiba said coldly as he drew a card from the deck, "If you insist on imposing Gosaburo Kaiba's sins on me, then I'll accept it."

"Because it is an undeniable fact that he inherited KC Company from him."

"But don't be so arrogant as to forget that I am the one who dares to admit this sin and make amends with my actions, while you are nothing but a coward who spouts nonsense just to find an excuse to vent!!"

"I've seen far too many people like you who can't live without finding some excuse. If you truly want to redeem your pathetic and lowly soul, then defeat me with the cards in your hand!!"

"But unfortunately, the future that awaits me and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon will not allow me to stop here. Next, I will show you the ultimate power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!"

"My turn!!"

"Release Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!!"

"An invincible and resilient light that surpasses the ultimate!!"

"Blue-Eyes Light Dragon!!!"

Chapter 226 The Corruption of Orichalcos! Dark Armed Dragon!

"Whoosh——————————————"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

Faced with Antid's "undying array" formed by the Orichalcos barrier, Yuzuru's only way to break it was to summon a high-level Armored Dragon monster.

However, as King Yu said, all of this could very well be a trap—Antiid's goal from the very beginning was to steal the Armed Dragon!

Looking at the Armed Dragon card he had just drawn, You Che frowned.

The Armed Dragon now possesses extremely powerful combat capabilities and energy. If the Doma Organization were to seize it, it could potentially trigger some very terrifying disasters.

More importantly, this is the only card that connects to his past; it's a very meaningful gift his cousin gave him before he left.

He would protect it no matter what.

"Perhaps... there is another way..."

Yu Che withdrew his hand, which was about to draw Armed Dragon, and at the same time shifted his gaze to the other cards.

But just then, Antidote's chilling, mocking laughter broke through the heavy aura of death: "What? You don't even have the courage to use that card?"

"However, that makes sense."

"After all, those cards never belonged to you!"

"A true duelist will always believe in his Heart Cards, no matter what."

"Your timid and hesitant demeanor is enough to prove that you are not the true master of the Armored Dragon at all!!"

No sooner had Antidote finished speaking than Jonouchi shouted a warning: "Yuche! Don't get angry with him! He's just trying to trick you into summoning the Armored Dragon!"

"It's too late!" Antid sneered, flipping over one of the two face-down cards and shouting, "Youcha, from the moment you showed that expression, I knew you had already obtained Armed Dragon!"

"Activate the Trap Card - High Speed ​​Chant!!"

"At the cost of being unable to activate any Spell Cards next turn, discard one Spell Card from your hand and change its effect to that Spell Card's effect!!"

"And the cards I'm going to give up are—a card swap!!"

High-speed chanting?!

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

This is one of Seto Kaiba's favorite cards. Even during the Duel Kingdom and Duel City eras when the rules were not yet perfect, he often used this card to create some unexpected combos.

In a time when spell cards are typically set to have the highest speed, this trap card's value has increased several times over, because only it can enable some tactics that were only possible in the past.