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

The moment the cards were swapped, two beams of light descended from the sky and landed on the hands of both duelists. Under the effect of this card, both players must reveal their hands and can take one card from each other's cards.

Clearly, Antidote intends to use this card to steal the Armed Dragon that Yugi just drew!

"Chain High-Speed ​​Chant!" Youche reacted extremely quickly, playing a Quick-Play Spell Card just before the Hand Exchange effect triggered. "Activate—Hand-Break Kill!!"

"This card's effect resolves first; both duelists must discard two cards from their hands and then draw two cards from their decks!!"

"At the same time, since the Spell Card - Disruption Spell - has been sent to the Graveyard, after the Chain Resolve is complete, I can add one Disruption Yellow, one Disruption Green, and one Disruption Black from my Deck to my hand!!"

"Whoosh—"

A flash of silver light appeared, and a small samurai appeared out of thin air, shattering both of their cards with a single slash.

As Antidote sent the chosen card to the graveyard, his gaze turned cold, and he said, "Are you willing to send Armed Dragon to the graveyard just to prevent me from taking it away?"

Soon, the effects of the high-speed incantation began to resolve. Looking at the cards in Yu Che's hand, Antidote pointed to one of the Lv-series spell cards:

"You Che, you're probably trying to revive the Armored Dragon that was just sent to the graveyard by adjusting its level, right?"

"Since that's the case, then I'll take it first!!"

Antide made his choice, while Yuche was still intently watching the guy's hand.

Besides being used to exchange cards, card swapping also has a tactical significance: it allows you to understand your opponent's tactics by forcibly revealing their hand.

You Che's gaze slowly swept over them, and some doubts arose in his mind.

A trap in the royal tomb?

What kind of card is this?

The effect can only be activated when a Zombie monster from your opponent's Graveyard is Special Summoned to your field?

But when he saw another Field Spell Card next to it, Yuzuru understood.

Antid also has a World of the Dead card in his hand, which can turn monsters on both sides' fields and in the graveyard into Undead. Combined with cards like Monster Reborn, it can trigger the Tomb of the King's Trap.

However, it is estimated that Antidote abandoned the Undead World tactic because he was wary of the fighting power of the Berserker Death Dragon and the Dark Magician, and instead activated the Orichalcos Barrier. It is also possible that he just drew these two cards through a hand-running strategy and had not yet had a chance to use them.

You Che quickly pondered, realizing that Antide's cards were actually not very useful.

Although according to the current rules, new Field Spell Cards can replace old ones, a field spell of the Orichalcos Barrier level is obviously not going to be crushed by an ordinary field spell card.

If that's the case, then the most valuable card is only that one left...

"I choose that trap card—King's Graveyard Trap!" After finally making his choice, Yu Che said, "Antied, in your opinion, my tactic is to revive the Armed Dragon that was sent to the graveyard by adjusting its level."

"However, the Armed Dragon of today is no longer the original Level 5 monster. Even without level adjustment, I can still summon it!!"

"Continuous Trap Card activated - Cry of the Living Dead!!"

"Special Summon Armed Dragon Raiden Lv7 from the Graveyard, then activate the effect of Armed Dragon Raiden Lv7 to discard one monster card from your hand and Special Summon Armed Dragon Raiden Lv10 from your hand or Deck!!!"

Amidst the wailing graveyard, a colossal figure gradually materialized—a Lv7 Armored Dragon radiating lightning.

Just as it was about to absorb the monster's power to evolve into its strongest form, a rope suddenly shot out from the shadows, forcibly pulling it onto Antid's field.

“You’re too impatient,” Antid’s eyes flashed with a hint of smugness. He sneered as he flipped open the last card. “I know very well that once Armed Dragon evolves to its strongest Lightning Lv10 form, control will never be transferred.”

"Therefore, at the same time you activate the effect of Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7, my Continuous Trap Card - Great Arrest is also activated! I forcibly take control of Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7!!"

"Monsters controlled by the Great Arrest cannot activate their effects or attack, but they can still benefit from the effects of the Orichalcos Barrier and can also exist in magic trap zones!!"

"Come, Armored Dragon, return to my side and enjoy the mighty power of Orichalcos!!!"

The forcibly bound armed dragon struggled as it was dragged step by step toward its opponent. As it stepped into the enemy's barrier, emerald green Orichalcos energy descended from the sky, etching a six-pointed star mark on its forehead!

The tormented armed dragon let out low roars. As its power increased, its heart seemed to begin to struggle, constantly resisting the enemy's control.

【Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7】

【Seven Stars】

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2800/1000]

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7, Attack Power: 2800 → 3300

Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

Although the powerful Armed Dragon Spirit wouldn't be completely brainwashed by the enemy in a short time, the cunning Antid summoned it to the magic trap area for protection. No one knows what other effects the power of the Orichalcos barrier will have on the card spirit. If time drags on, the Armed Dragon might undergo some unexpected changes!

As Antid successfully seized control of the Armed Dragon, a strange light appeared in a temple on a mysterious island.

Daz, with his white hair, stood before a formation emitting a strange green light, chanting something continuously. The eerie six-pointed star flickered a few times before suddenly becoming brighter, seemingly absorbing some kind of power from the Orichalcos barrier!

Immediately afterwards, the light and shadow of the Armed Dragon emerged from it, and were gradually eroded and altered by the energy of Orichalcos, eventually transforming into an incomparably brutal and highly aggressive dark form. In this form, the Armed Dragon had even broken away from its original system, and nothing but darkness could unite with it!

Rafael, standing to the side, was stunned as he watched the Dark Card gradually coalescing. It turned out to be a form of Armed Dragon that Yuzuru had used long ago—Dark Armed Dragon.

Dark Armed Dragon

【Seven Stars】

[Dark Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2800/1000]

[Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned if you have three DARK monsters in your Graveyard. You can banish one DARK monster from your Graveyard, then target one card on the field and destroy that card.]

"What is this?!" Rafael was somewhat surprised. He had thought that Lord Daz would use divine power to create some kind of new form. "This is Dark Armed Dragon? This card was already created by the Wandering Spirits..."

Daz, his forehead slightly damp with sweat, didn't stop the ritual in his hands, attempting to create a second card:

"That's right, no matter how it's derived, the dark form of the card spirit won't be much different."

"However, even though this is the most powerful form of the Armored Dragon, that kid Youche is still obsessed with that complicated lightning system."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's completely wasting such a valuable resource!!"

As he watched the second Dark Armed Dragon about to be born, Rafael involuntarily looked down at the Duel Disk on his arm, which contained cards that were more precious to him than his own life.

For the Doma Organization, no card is rare. Apart from super-standard monster cards like the God Card and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Doma can use mysterious power to create a dark version of any other monster as long as it is affected by the Orichalcos Barrier. If a monster does not have a dark form, then its original form will be created accordingly.

Of course, these copied cards do not have any sprites parasitizing them.

Most of the cards used by the Doma organization came from this source, but Rafael was different. His cards had been with him for a long time and held a very special meaning for him.

Soon, the second card was also created, but just as Daz was about to start the third card, the light array in front of him suddenly went out.

Rafael was taken aback, and Daz's expression changed slightly.

They never expected that Antid would only last so short a time, not even having time to generate a third card.

There is only one reason for this situation: the Armed Dragon is no longer affected by the Orichalcos Barrier. Once the Orichalcos Barrier is activated, there is almost no way to make it leave the field. Therefore, it must be that Youche has taken back or destroyed the Armed Dragon controlled by Antid!

Inside the KC Building, which had been completely infiltrated by the Doma Organization, a powerful and terrifying force shattered the chains binding Armed Dragon Lightning Lv7!

While the Doma organization was secretly replicating the Dark Armed Dragon, Youche also summoned the Dark Armed Dragon derived from the power of the spirits and activated its effect to destroy Antidote's Continuous Trap Card - Great Arrest, regaining control of Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7.

Antid's face darkened as he gazed at the dark, armed dragon standing amidst the battlefield.

That guy didn't even have this card in his hand just now, otherwise I would have taken it by exchanging cards in my hand. But that guy actually used the "Horse Bone" skill to sacrifice the Dark Magician on the field to draw a card, and directly drew the Dark Armed Dragon that can turn the tide of everything?!

This bond filled Antid with loathing. He gritted his teeth, his brow furrowed: "Damn it! But... this much time should be enough for Lord Daz to begin the ritual, right..."

"Antiid, I anticipated you'd use cards like 'Big Arrest'," Yu Che said coldly. "So from the beginning, when I summoned Armed Dragon Lightning Lv7, it wasn't for evolution, but to fill the graveyard and bait out your face-down cards!!"

"Although you seized control of Armed Dragon just before it evolved with Great Arrest, the Cost monster card—Magic Puppet—will still go to the Graveyard!!"

"When there are exactly three DARK monsters in my graveyard, I can Special Summon Dark Armored Dragon!!"

"Activate the effect of Dark Armed Dragon to banish two DARK monsters from the Graveyard in succession, destroying Great Arrest and Lady Bone!!"

"With the Great Arrest gone from the field, Armed Dragon Thunder Lv7 will return to my field!!"

"And because Lady White Bone has disappeared, your White Bone Monster no longer possesses combat resistance and magic trap resistance!!"

"Entering battle phase!!"

"Dark Armed Dragon!! Armed Dragon - Lightning Lv7!! Attack!!!"

Chapter 227 Guardianship! The Crucial Heart Card!

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

On the rooftop of the KC Building, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon unleashed a burst of explosive dragon breath, creating waves of energy that crashed into the enemy monster. Because Amelda's ace monster's attack power had been reduced, Seto Kaiba's attack was just enough to defeat it.

After the battle phase ended, Seto Kaiba waved his arm, releasing the White Dragon Paladin on his field and Special Summoning a second Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Looking at the situation before him, Seto Kaiba, who was already confident of victory, chuckled smugly: "Because the Blue-Eyes White Dragon summoned by the White Dragon Paladin cannot attack during its turn, you have escaped with your life."

"You said I couldn't win, and I'll return that sentence to you verbatim!!"

"Now I have two Blue-Eyes White Dragons reigning supreme on my field at the same time. You are utterly defeated, Ameluda!!"

Unmoved by Seto Kaiba's taunts, Ameruda, standing within the Orichalcos barrier, coldly retorted with a mocking laugh: "Is that so, Seto Kaiba?"

"The moment you summoned the Blue-Eyes Light Dragon, I felt like I heard the same thing."

"But in the end, didn't I still destroy your Blue-Eyes Light Dragon?"

"Tsk..." Seto Kaiba frowned.

Indeed, the guy in front of us is not to be underestimated. He not only has superb dueling skills, but his deck is also top-notch.

The moment he summoned the Blue-Eyes Light Dragon, he truly believed the duel was over.

But this man named "Ameruda" was still able to turn the tide through terrible tactics.

Is it...

With his card resources almost exhausted, can he still turn the tide?

“Then it’s my turn, Seto Kaiba!” Ameruda waved his card and said proudly, “Your attack was beautiful, but it was just a brief flash before the flames disappeared!”

"Spell Card activated - Pot of Greed!"

Draw two cards from your deck!

"Then, the Spell Card—Eagle Claw Dragon Flame—is activated!!"

"Destroy all monsters on the field except for FIRE and FIRE monsters, and Special Summon 1 FIRE/FIRE monster from your Graveyard!!"