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

"Although all my Yoyos are in the graveyard, Resurrection is a Trap Card that can return up to three destroyed monsters this turn to the Deck!!"

"With the combination of these two trap cards, the Yoyos will return to the battlefield once again!!"

"Insect Moth, now that your turn is over, prepare to face the wrath of the spirits!!!"

"I will make you pay for the deceitful elves! I will make you suffer a torment a thousand times worse than death!!"

"My turn!! Draw a card!!!"

"Whoosh—"

The card was played out the instant it was drawn into the hand:

"Magic Card activated! Angel's Blessing!!"

Draw three cards from your deck, then discard two!

"Since Disruption Magic was sent to the graveyard, I can add one Disruption Yellow, one Disruption Green, and one Disruption Black from my deck to my hand!!"

"Next, activate the Spell Card - Treasure Hammer, shuffle this card and all cards in your hand into the deck, then draw and return an equal number of cards to the deck!!"

“Swish, swish, swish————————————”

A new hand was quickly replenished in Yu Che's hand. He stared at the hideous battlefield of insects and moths and swung a monster card: "Attack Position Summon! Zeradius, Messenger of the Sky!!"

"Since there is no Field Spell Card on the field—Sky Sanctuary—the Sky Messenger, Gerardias, will be destroyed immediately!!"

"When an Angelic Monster is destroyed, Wrathful Yo-Yo will be triggered again, and the attack power of the three Yo-Yo monsters on our field will reach 3000!!"

The Insect Moth frowned, extremely disgusted by Youche's tactic of provoking Youyou: "However, the effect of the Corrosion Scale Powder was already triggered the moment you summoned the monster!"

"As long as this card is on the field, each time your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster, you place one Scale Counter on all face-up monsters on their field!!"

"Furthermore, all monsters on the opponent's field lose ATK and DEF equal to the number of Scale Counters multiplied by 100!!"

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Yoyo, Attack Power: 300→3000→2900

"Hmph~ Youcha!" the Insect Moth said coldly, "With the Orichalcos barrier, no matter how powerful your weaklings are, they can't defeat my ultimate mutant Insect Queen! And now, with the added Corrosive Scale Powder debuff, your chances of defeating me this round have become absolutely zero!!"

"Then let's give it a try," Yu Che said coldly, "Activate the Spell Card—Monster Resurrection!!"

"Special Summon the lone Yuyu from the graveyard!!"

"Another attack indicates the summoning of—Lone Wanderer!!"

"When a lone Yo-Yo is on the field, its card name will be treated as Yo-Yo, and therefore its attack power will also become 3000 points!!!"

"I know that at this moment, your Erosion Scales will trigger its effect again, reducing the ATK of the monsters on my field once more, but with the blessing of this card, that slight weakening is nothing at all!!"

"Spell Card Activated—The Triforce!!!"

"This turn, all face-up Level 1 monsters on my field gain 2000 ATK and DEF!!!"

"Finally, equip Youyou with the magic card—Power of Unity!!!"

"This card increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 800 times the number of monsters on your field!!!"

"After combining all its power, this Yoyo's attack power will reach 8900!!!"

"Entering battle phase!! Yoyo!! Attack the Ultimate Mutant Insect Queen!!!"

Chapter 240 The Awakening of the Evil God

"Pop!!!"

With the combined effects, the ordinary bone monster Youyou, whose original attack power was only 300, instantly reached an astonishing 8900 combat power!

Dazzling colored lights swirled around the creature, which rapidly grew in size, its entire body turning crimson, like a balloon continuously absorbing energy. A few seconds later, the crimson square "balloon" finally burst, the accumulated energy suddenly pouring out, and a terrifying red flame blasted out, the violent shockwave even slightly distorting the space within the entire Orichalcos barrier.

"N-Nani?!"

The devastating blow plunged the insect moth into utter panic; the shattered lens quickly reflected a red glow, obscuring its terrified gaze.

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

A deafening explosion echoed through the desolate swamp, the piercing sonic boom completely drowning out the screams of insects and moths!

Previously, only about 2,000 combat damage had already severely injured him, but this time, nearly 9000 attacks knocked him to the ground and knocked him unconscious on the spot!

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Insects, feather moths, LP: 2700→0

The duel ended amidst the lingering smoke.

The light from the Orichalcos barrier gradually gathered, eventually shrinking from an array into a beam of light. The consciousness of the insect moth was also absorbed by that beam of light and was ultimately sealed completely within the card.

"Boom..."

"Click...tap..."

The insect-moth, now reduced to a mere shell, collapsed heavily, its duel disk falling from its hand and scattering dozens of cards across the ground, some of which faintly glowed.

"Lord Youche, those cards are derived from the Ultimate Mutant Insect Queen," Hemoti whispered a reminder.

You Che remained silent, his emotions still not fully calmed. After a long while, he finally asked, "So what should I do now?"

Hemoti replied, "The Insectoid Card Spirits possess a sacred relic called the Cocoon of Mega Evolution. This relic can issue commands to Insect Spirits and can also be used for gestation, purification, or evolution..."

"The ultimate mutant insect queen must have been affected by something to become the way she is now."

"Lord Youche, you can try using that sacred object to purify it."

As they were talking, the giant insect queen, whose energy had been largely depleted due to her defeat, struggled to emerge from the card and tried to flee into the distant dense forest.

You Che stepped forward and picked up the card that was radiating dazzling golden light.

With Hermoti's help, gentle energy from nature slowly drifted out, transforming into tough, transparent silk threads that wrapped around it, eventually forming a golden cocoon.

As the light gradually faded, the ultimate mutated insect queen ceased her struggles and began to sleep in her cocoon.

After dealing with the card sprites causing chaos, Youche's next task was to deal with the insect moth. He glanced coldly at the slumped, lewd-looking man with a parted hairstyle, then picked up the card that housed his soul.

The Orichalcos Barrier is a card that harbors mysterious power. When someone is defeated in a duel in which it appears, it transforms into a "prison" that seals that person's soul after the duel ends.

On the card, the insect moth has a ferocious expression, as if it is trying to escape in fear, but is blocked by a wall. Looking at this ugly face and recalling some things that happened before, You Che frowned and wanted to tear the card in two.

However, just as he exerted force with both hands, an incredibly powerful and irresistible force emanated from the card, forcefully stopping his actions.

The fluctuating energy, carrying a hint of punishment, rushed towards Youche, but was instantly suppressed by the energy of Sleeping Giant Gudu.

"Can't they get rid of them..." Youche clenched his fist. "It seems that Daz or the barrier is secretly protecting these sacrifices."

“Forget it, Lord Youche, with our current strength we can’t do anything to the Orichalcos barrier,” Hemoti said. “However, although we can’t deal with this clown, there’s no need to help him. Let him fend for himself here.”

You Che looked up at the huge, now completely still cocoon: "What about it? Won't it cause any problems if we just leave it here like this?"

Hemoti pondered for a moment, then suddenly took out his staff and swung it at the golden cocoon. Dark purple energy exploded on the golden cocoon, but it couldn't even break a single thread of the cocoon.

As a dark mage, Hemotti's abilities are not as powerful as Mahad's, but he is now comparable to Armed Dragon. If even he cannot harm the cocoon, then perhaps only Daz in the Doma organization can do so.

Finally, everything was taken care of.

Youche returned to the camp somewhat dejectedly. On the way, he thought of the elf who had been deceived by the insect moth, and felt very uneasy.

That bastard insect, the feathered moth, should have his life exchanged for that elf's.

"Hey!! Youche!!!"

Near the lakeside RV, a joyful shout broke Youche's thoughts; it was Yujia Longji, whose arm was wrapped in bandages.

You Che was taken aback for a moment, then quickly walked over. He saw a campfire burning in the afterglow of the sunset. Everyone was safe and sound by the RV by the lake, including Professor Hopkins, who had been captured by the Doma organization.

Yugi instinctively looked for Yugi Muto.

In the original story, Yugi was defeated in this battle with Rafael, and Yugi Muto was willing to sacrifice himself to protect Yugi.

Although Yu Che had warned Wang Yang in advance, there are too many unpredictable developments in this world, so as soon as he returned to the camp, Yu Che couldn't help but look at the person with the Millennium Block hanging on him.

Yugi Muto, who was warming himself by the campfire, seemed to notice Yuzuru's gaze. He then turned his head and smiled gently, "Thanks to Yuzuru-kun, my other self didn't fall into the opponent's trap. If my other self had activated the Orichalcos barrier, we probably wouldn't have been able to get that Nameless Dragon card."

Youche smiled with relief, then asked, "What about that guy? Was his name Rafael? Did he lose?"

Yugi Muto shook his head and said seriously, "He is an extremely powerful duelist. Even with the help of the Nameless Dragon, my other self only managed to fight him to a draw."

"Alright, alright!" At this moment, Anzu and Rebecca came over with dinner and said, "Let's eat and chat. Although there were some twists and turns, everyone is safe and sound. I hope things went smoothly on Youche's side too?"

You Che paused for a moment, then finally nodded.

During dinner, You Che gradually learned about the situation of the other people.

Yugi and Yugi Muto fought Raferl to a draw and successfully obtained the Eye of Timaeus.

The storyline between Jonouchi and Baron is a bit unexpected. This rival from the original work has become a childhood friend who has gone through thick and thin with him in this world?!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. In the original story, the story of Jonouchi and Baron was triggered by Mai's corruption. In this world, although Jonouchi and Mai's development was not smooth, Mai did emerge from the shadow of loneliness, so there was really no reason for her to become corrupted.

During the duel on the cliff, Jonouchi, with the help of the nameless dragon, joined forces with Baron to remove the restrictions of the Orichalcos barrier. Afterwards, Jonouchi followed Rebecca to rescue Mai and Ryuji Otogi, while Baron and Kyoko went to support Honda, who was besieged by the Doma organization.

After a fierce battle, Mai, Ryuji, and Honda were all successfully rescued.

However, there was one person he ultimately failed to save.

“Baron…” Jonouchi’s expression was downcast, his fists clenched tightly. “Baron betrayed the organization to help me. I really don’t know what those desperados in Doma will do to him…”

Peacock Dance comforted him, "Since he can become one of the Four Swordsmen of Dorma, he must be quite strong. Dorma probably won't easily touch him."

"Ahem!" Just then, Professor Hopkins, who had been recovering research data on his laptop, cleared his throat, picked up his tablet, and came to the group. "Gentlemen, the data has been completely restored. Perhaps we can still rescue our old friends in the city and end this chaos."

"Really?!" Jonouchi exclaimed with delight.

Everyone turned to look at the computer in Professor Hopkins' hand.

Hopkins cleared his throat again and began to speak slowly and methodically:

“Previously, we explored the underwater city of Atlantis. At that time, although we discovered the existence of Atlantis, we were unable to announce it to the outside world for various reasons.”

"Because this research cannot be supported or recognized at the moment, we can only put our exploration of Atlantis on hold for the time being."

"This time, after studying that peculiar ore, we unexpectedly discovered that it is exactly the same as a type of ore called 'orginite' that we found in the underwater ruins!"

"Based on this clue, our expedition team decided to return to that underwater ruin to continue exploring and try to find clues, but the hastily assembled expedition team disappeared without exception."

"Before losing contact, the lab received this photo from the front lines."