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

"Heh~" Seeing this, the assassin Doma chuckled and said, "In that case, we'll just have to take you back as planned."

"But there's nothing to regret~"

"Anyway, once we bring you back to headquarters, we can still sacrifice your soul to the new god through a duel."

With that, the leader of the Doma assassins retrieved the Duel Disk and waved his hand, signaling his remaining subordinates to take the three away.

Kaiba's assistant, lying on the ground severely injured, watched this scene with resentment. Helpless, Jonouchi and the others could only huddle together passively in the face of that row of black gun barrels, waving the "tools" they had hastily picked up from the ground.

"Damn it..." Jonouchi kept calling out in his mind, "Spirit! Where are the card spirits?!"

"The game says you have great power, so aren't you going to make a move at this point?!"

"Even fixing my Duel Disk would be helpful..."

The Time Magician, hiding in his inner world, sighed softly, shook his head, and replied, "Cough, cough... (The ability of card spirits to influence the real world is also very limited. I'm not a spirit of the Dark Magician's caliber. I'm already doing well to help you in the duel...)"

"What about the other one?" Jonouchi asked anxiously, sweating profusely. "You're really something, aren't you good enough either?"

The dragons did not respond from their inner world; the Red-Eyed Black Dragon seemed to still be asleep, ignoring the calls from within the city.

Seeing that the group of assassins was about to make their move, Jonouchi and Honda, who were cornered, had no choice but to adopt the behavior of their former delinquent days and prepare for a big fight.

Just then, the roar of a motorcycle rang out and sped closer, followed by a loud shout an octave higher from not far away, and then a cry of an eagle loud enough to pierce the night sky!

"Harpie Girl!! Claws and teeth shattered!!!"

"Clang!"

A long wind swept by, and a silvery-white arc of light flashed like lightning. The screams of the Doma assassins rang out one after another. Under the moonlight, a few emerald green feathers could be seen slowly drifting down from the sky.

The speeding motorcycle finally stopped beside the crowd. In the blazing firelight, a hot-bodied motorcyclist stepped off, took off her helmet, and revealed her incredibly gorgeous, waterfall-like, bright blonde hair.

"Jonnouchi~ It's been so long, why do you still look so pathetic~" Mai kojaku teased with a smile, while the tall harpy elf slowly flew down and cautiously stood aside to observe the surrounding movements.

"Miss Mai?" Kyoko, who had previously disliked this woman, was now shocked by the scene before her.

The spineless Honda stared wide-eyed, his expression unreadable, as if praising the card sprite of the peacock dance: "Wow, so cool!"

Only Jonouchi shouted irritably, "What?! If Kaiba hadn't sold me such a cheap product, I would have settled this with a duel already!!"

"Hey, wait a minute? Wu, why are your card spirits so powerful?"

"My Time Magician can do nothing but make some clock-like sounds."

Time Magician: Hmph!

Mai's eyes suddenly sharpened. She took a spare duel disk from her backpack and tossed it to Jonouchi, reminding him, "Let's talk about this later. It seems these guys are more tenacious than I thought!"

As they were talking, the leader of the Doma assassins slowly rose from the ground. Even with a bloody wound on his back, he was determined to complete the organization's mission.

"Ha, the Harpy..."

"What a powerful Pokémon..."

"However, I still won't let you guys get away with this!!"

Jonouchi's face turned cold. As he unfolded his Duel Disk, he confidently announced, "You just gave me a chance to duel, and now I'll give you one too! Now that I have my weapon, let's settle this with a duel!!"

"Hmph, you overconfident brat!" Doma the Assassin sneered. From the shadows beneath his feet, a mud-like card sprite emerged and transformed into his exact likeness. "You're not the only ones who possess card sprites!"

"What?! A clone?!" Honda exclaimed.

Anxious, Kyoko quickly said, "Miss Mai, that elf seems to be able to transform into a duelist and fight! They're going to fight two against one!"

Having already noticed the situation, Mai gracefully tossed the helmet she was carrying to the ground, smiled, pressed the button on the duel disk, and stood beside Jonouchi:

"Alright, let's do two against two then!"

"Next, it'll be a competition to see whose bond is stronger~"

Suddenly, Jonouchi blushed and exclaimed, "Wh-what bonds? I can handle both of them by myself!"

"Baka, I'm talking about the bond between duelists and spirits, of course~" Mai chuckled smugly, "But if you insist on saying there's some bond between you and me, Jonouchi, then I could reluctantly accept it~"

"Enough with the nonsense!!" The bleeding Doma assassin couldn't wait any longer. He immediately shouted and raised his Duel Disk. The card spirit beside him made the same gesture. "Let's wait until we're sealed together by the Orichalcos Barrier before we go flirt with the new gods!!"

"In this duel, I'll show you my unique tactics!!"

"With my connection to the card spirits and the specially constructed deck, absolutely no one can defeat me in a two-player duel!!"

"Even the Labyrinth Brothers, renowned for their duels, have fallen to my hand!!!"

The Labyrinth Brothers?!

Upon hearing this title, Jonouchi became cautious.

He had witnessed those two guys' tactics in Duel Kingdom before, and even he and Yugi had almost lost to them. If this assassin in front of him could easily defeat the Labyrinth Brothers, then his two-player dueling skills were indeed not to be underestimated!

"Tsk, be careful, Mai, this guy is not simple!" Jonouchi warned.

"Hmph, what's so scary about someone whose name I don't even know? Anyway, thank you for your concern, Jonouchi." Mai Kongjaku smiled sassily, and the card spirit beside her flew back into the deck at the same time.

Four loud shouts rang out almost simultaneously; under the cover of night, a fierce battle was about to erupt!

"duel!!!!"

Chapter 231 The Brutal Mutant Elf

"Lord Daz, the mission to capture the Pharaoh's companions has failed."

"and……"

"The entire army was wiped out..."

Beneath the giant serpent mural, amidst the dim light, Rafiru stood in the empty temple, bowing to the white-robed, white-haired man standing high above, reporting to him.

"Completely wiped out?" Daz asked with a hint of surprise. "Apart from that kid Jonouchi, there weren't any duelists left in that group, were there?"

“Yes!” Rafael replied. “The battle was already impossible in the castle due to the damage to the Duel Disk, but suddenly a female duelist and a harpy spirit appeared.”

"Even after being seriously injured, Scoanderson still wanted to complete the mission through duels, but was ultimately defeated by the female duelist and Jonouchi working together."

"Oh?" Daz smiled with interest. "There aren't many people who can defeat Scorsese Anderson in a two-person duel."

Rafael nodded: "According to intelligence, the female duelist is named 'Peacock Mai,' and she was once a member of the Pharaoh's and the Duel King's team."

"Her card spirit, the Harpy, is extremely aggressive."

"Not only can they unleash extremely powerful combat abilities in duels, but they also possess real-world strength that is no less than that of the dragon race."

Daz stopped speaking and simply stared silently at the flickering flames before him.

The red light from the brazier gradually changed, eventually revealing a series of pictures, the main subject of which was the peacock dance.

“I see,” Daz said thoughtfully after a long while. “She was just an ordinary person who only started communicating with elves after this incident.”

"However, back in the Duel Kingdom era, she had already formed a very deep bond with that card spirit."

"In an era when failing to summon a monster meant certain defeat, she managed to reach the finals using a single-card core strategy, relying on her connection with spirits. She was quite an interesting character~"

"As for practical abilities? That's just a characteristic of the harpy race."

"Most card spirits cannot unleash their full power in other worlds. Only a few special spirits and dragons can unleash more than 70% of their ability to influence reality."

"As a card spirit of the same mountain system, I'm not surprised that the Harpie has reached this level, given her strange connection with the dragon race."

Rafael asked, "Lord Daz, what should we do next?"

“Heh,” Daz sneered, “Since ordinary assassins can’t defeat Jonouchi, let’s leave this to Baron. That way, he won’t keep complaining about this arrangement.”

"Remember to tell him to be careful of the Peacock Dance card spirit. The female duelist's relationship with Jonouchi is not ordinary."

"What about the offerings to awaken the new god? How much energy is needed?" Rafiru asked again.

Daz glanced at the serpent god mural in front of him, where a shimmering blue flame flowed through the winding grooves—the souls of the card spirits. At this moment, the countless streams of energy were just a hair's breadth away from merging into the serpent head relief on the wall.

"You've done a good job during this period. Although you didn't have the three Egyptian Gods, the speed was fast enough."

Daz waved his hand, and the flames in front of him rose and transformed into a map. He pointed to one of the locations and said...

"In this place, there is an extremely powerful elf, who was originally the queen of the insect race, but she became incredibly crazy for unknown reasons."

"The remaining energy is enough for it to sacrifice."

"But we need to act quickly. According to my speculation, the insect elves are also trying to regain their leadership."

“Once this elf breaks free from its mutated state, its energy will diminish, and we will have to go looking for other prey.”

"Yes, Lord Daz!" Rafael accepted the order and strode away.

Once again, only Daz remained in the dark temple. He closed his eyes, and scenes from the Elven Realm from countless past ages flashed through his mind.

It was a cataclysmic battle. Amidst the chaos of the battlefield, the roars of three giant dragons echoed throughout the universe, while a colossal serpent, large enough to devour mountains, was madly destroying everything in its path.

Just as the giant serpent and the three-headed dragon were locked in fierce combat, a massive, gray figure rushed in from afar. With each step it took, the battlefield trembled violently!

The giant's arrival instantly shattered the balance of the chaotic battle. The giant serpent was immediately at a disadvantage and was severely injured. In order to turn the tide of the battle, the cunning giant serpent first feigned death, and then took the opportunity to spit out three orthogonal swords made of energy, which pierced the three dragons respectively.

The moment they were struck, the three-headed dragon's body turned into crystal at an astonishing speed. The cruel serpent tried to take the opportunity to kill them, but was blocked by the giant who stepped forward.

Finally, the battered giant serpent fled into the dark clouds, the three-headed dragon turned into a crystal statue, and the giant was also seriously injured by the serpent's attack. His body gradually turned into rock, and finally he collapsed heavily somewhere in the elven realm, becoming a mountain range that would roar every now and then...

Opening his eyes, Daz's gaze was filled with resentment. He stared viciously at the firelight, the same firelight that had appeared when Yuzuru first summoned Gudu at the top of the Duel Tower.

"Huh, the Sleeping Giant?"

"That's quite an interesting name."

"But this time, let us sleep forever!"

midnight.

Under the dim moonlight, Yuzuru, Yugi Muto, and Ryuji Otogi finally arrived at the pre-arranged meeting place—Professor Hopkins' house.

However, when they arrived there, the once peaceful manor had been reduced to ashes, with sparks constantly dancing in the ruins and a despairing crackling sound emanating from them.

"This, this is Professor Hopkins's laboratory?!" Oga Ryuji exclaimed in shock.

You Che said, "Yes, Professor Hopkins's laboratory was in the basement of his house, but now it seems that the laboratory has probably been destroyed..."

"How could this happen... These people from Doma are too..." Yugi Muto's eyes were red and his face was deathly pale. "What about Jonouchi and the others? Could they have been captured by the Doma organization as well?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two motorcycles arrived one after the other. One motorcycle carried Mai and Kyoko, while the other carried Jonouchi and Honda.

Before they even arrived, they smelled a burning odor. When they stopped the car and saw the manor in such a state of disarray, the four of them, like You Che and the others, were all shocked.