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

"roar----------------"

A deafening roar shattered the chaos of the night, and a dazzling light burst forth from the Armored Dragon Lv7. The terrifying light of evolution caused everyone to instinctively look away.

When everyone reopened their eyes, they saw the true overlord of this battlefield—a colossal dragon whose level was comparable to that of a god—standing proudly!

【Armed Dragon Lv10】

[Ten Stars]

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/2000]

"Activate the effect of Armed Dragon Lv10!!" Yu Che shouted, waving his arm. "Discard one card from your hand to destroy all face-up monsters on your opponent's field!!"

"roar------------------"

The shattered cards transformed into energy and flew into the eyes of Armed Dragon Lv10. A deafening roar echoed across the battlefield once more, followed by gusts of wind and a burst of exploding dragon breath that swept towards Antid's three monsters on the field!

"So it's finally starting!" Antid's eyes turned cold as he shouted, "But in that instant, my trap card has already been triggered!!"

"Continuous Trap Card - Chains of the Demons!!"

"As long as this card is face-up on the field, Armed Dragon Lv10 cannot attack, and its effects are negated!!"

"Splash splash ...

Demonic chains shot out from the darkness, forcibly blocking the special ability activated by the Armed Dragon. Under the restraint of the chains, the Armed Dragon Lv10 was completely unable to move.

Everyone's hearts tightened.

Antid has two Skeleton Kings with 2500 ATK on the field. Even if the monsters in the game have enough ATK, it will take at least five attacks to break down this defense and attack the Bloodthirsty monster in the back row, Dark Elf Luna.

This is almost unrealistic.

At this moment, due to the trap card played by Antidote, the effect of Armed Dragon Lv10 was completely sealed, making it even more difficult for Yuzuru to break through his defense.

Time is not on everyone's side.

And if we delay for just two more rounds, Dark Elf Luna's effect will completely deplete the remaining LP of the Wanderer...

Everyone looked nervously towards the battlefield, hoping for a change to occur.

However, You Che remained calm and composed. He had a total of seven cards in his hand this round, and he had only used two of them just now.

“Swish, swish, swish——————————————”

The sound of shuffling the deck rang out, and three monster cards were automatically ejected into Yuche's hand. He said:

"You did indeed set a trap, Antidote."

"From the very beginning, Armed Dragon Lv10 was there to lure you into activating your face-down card, and through its effect of discarding cards from your hand, Disruption Magic was successfully sent to the graveyard by me."

"Therefore, I can add the Disruptor Yellow-Green-Black deck to my hand from my deck!!"

"Next, Defense Command Summon - Disrupt Red!!"

"And activate this monster's effect. When this card is successfully Summoned, you can Special Summon up to four Disruption Monsters from your hand to your field in Attack Position!!!"

"With this effect, I will disrupt the yellow, green, and black monsters and Special Summon them to the field in Attack Position!!!"

[Disrupt Red/Disrupt Yellow/Disrupt Green/Disrupt Black]

[Two stars]

[Light Attribute/Beast Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/1000]

"Smack!"

Finally, Youche unleashed the most powerful combo card, Disruption:

"When I have three different Level 2 or lower Disruption Monsters on my field, I can activate Disruption Triangle Lightning from my hand!!"

"For each card your opponent has on the field, inflict 500 LP damage to your opponent, and send one Disruptive Triangle Tornado from your hand or deck to the Graveyard, destroying all cards on your opponent's field!!!"

A burst of golden lightning suddenly erupted, causing the three brothers to fly into the air and form their most practiced triangular formation!

A burst of lightning struck Antid in an instant, dealing a staggering 3500 damage!

Immediately afterwards, a colorful hurricane swept across the field, destroying all the cards on his board!

"disturb!!"

"Triangle!!"

"lightning!!!"

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

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Antide, LP: 3600 → 100

For a moment, everyone seemed to see hope, because the disruptive triangular lightning had successfully destroyed the demon chains binding the Armed Dragon Lv10. Next, as long as Yuche launched a direct attack, he could clear out all of Antid's remaining LP.

However, just as everyone was celebrating, a bomb that had been buried for a long time suddenly detonated, dragging Armed Dragon Lv10 directly into hell.

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

The towering dragon crashed to the ground, then was instantly engulfed by a burst of flames.

“Useless, Youcha!” Antid’s eyes flashed coldly. “While you were activating the Disruptive Triangle Hurricane, I also activated the Trap Card – Control Training!!”

"Choose one of your opponent's monsters of level 5 or lower, and destroy all monsters on the field that are not at that level. I've chosen your Disruptor Yellow!!"

"Since Armed Dragon Lv10 isn't a two-star monster, it will be buried along with my monster!!!"

After the deafening explosion, the battlefield was in ruins, and billowing smoke filled the entire Orichalcos barrier.

But soon, a holy light appeared like the breaking of dawn; it was the magic card from You Che's hand—Monster Resurrection!

The familiar Anka Cross slowly rose, and everyone present was well aware of the card's effect.

"Yosh!!" Otogi Ryuji exclaimed excitedly, "We can defeat that guy just by reviving any monster!!"

However, Jonouchi, who was standing nearby, thought differently: "No, Yuzuru wouldn't do that."

Ryuji Otogi didn't understand what Jonouchi meant. He looked blankly at the battlefield and saw that the one who had been resurrected was actually Luna, the Dark Elf from Antidote's graveyard?!

Although this monster also possesses the ability to end a duel, it still needs to wait for a turn. Why should Yuche give up a turn to his opponent for nothing?!

A duelist of Antidea's caliber must have a way to deal with this Dark Elf Luna!

“Antiedo, the duel is over…” Looking at Antiedo’s incredulous face, Youche said slowly, “But you still have one last chance.”

Enduring excruciating pain throughout his body, Antid asked in a daze, "Why...why did you do this..."

You Che lowered his gaze, placed a face-down card face down, silently stared at his opponent's empty hand and board, and ended his turn: "Antied, my experience is similar to yours, except I'm the younger brother..."

Antide didn't understand what Youche meant, but he felt a slight stirring in his heart.

As he drew his card, Yuche's face-down card was activated—Angel's Tear. Through that card's effect, Yuche gave a card from his hand to Antidote and recovered some LP.

Antid was stunned as he looked at the monster card that flew into his hand.

That wasn't Armed Dragon Lv3, but it still looked very similar to his brother's drawing.

That was a Lightning-type Armed Dragon Lv3.

You Che slowly said, "For me, Armed Dragon is also a very important card. It carries all the memories of my brother and me..."

"Therefore, I will not hand over the Armored Dragon Lv3 to you under any circumstances."

"But this Armed Dragon Lightning Lv3 was created by me and my elf partner, and it also fulfills your brother's dream."

“Antid, I have an older brother who looks a lot like you…”

“During this duel, I often wondered if my brother was going through the same pain as you after that incident?”

“I can’t know how my brother feels, but I don’t want the same regret and pain to continue elsewhere…”

"Antied, you're only doing this to fulfill your brother's wish. So, take this card and leave the Doma organization, and become a respectable duelist again."

Silently, a few tears streamed down Youche's face. How he wished his cousin could get that Armored Dragon Lv3 back. How he wished his cousin knew that he was experiencing the adventure they had dreamed of together as children in another world, that he was still alive and well...

However, Antid couldn't accept Youche's goodwill; his eyes reddened, and he smiled bitterly.

“You Che, your brother is very lucky; his younger brother is an excellent duelist.”

"But I am nothing but a scoundrel who has desecrated the spirit of dueling..."

"That's why, in these final moments, I can't break my promise to my brother. I must take every duel seriously..."

"Youche, because of that promise, I will not work with you to create a draw, and with my hand exhausted, I have no chance of turning the tide."

"So, you won this duel."

As he spoke, Antidote ended his turn abruptly, and when it was the turn of the Wanderer again, the effect of Dark Elf Luna automatically triggered, instantly clearing the last 100 LP!

"Antied!!"

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

The violent impact knocked Antid back several steps, and the last card he drew fell from his hand. It was a magic card—Offering to the Dead, which could destroy a monster on the field by forgoing the next turn's card draw.

He clearly had the opportunity to destroy the Dark Spirit, create a draw with the Wanderer, and escape the Orichalcos Barrier.

But he didn't do that. He knew he had already lost the duel completely, and to keep his promise to his deceased brother, he gave up that opportunity...

The pillar of light descending from the sky began to siphon away Antid's soul, yet standing amidst that evil light, his expression was one of utter relief. He smiled as he looked at the cards in his hand and said to Youche:

"Well, at least I got the monster card my brother dreamed of..."

"Youche, thank you."

"As a way of repaying..."

"These two cards...you can take them..."

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Antidote retrieved the two Dark Armed Dragons from his deck. As he collapsed heavily to the ground, the light of the Orichalcos Barrier vanished abruptly.

The crowd stared at Antid, now just a shell, unable to calm down for a long time. Meanwhile, on the other side not far away, an equally arduous battle continued...

The night was filled with endless noise.

Under the hazy moonlight, different yet similar fates intertwine.