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

As they were talking, Wang Yang's gaze inadvertently fell on Xingzi, whose eyes were moist. He smiled slightly and waved gently.

Xingzi's nose tingled, and two lines of tears streamed down her face.

On the way to Atlantis, Yuzuriha, Yugi, Seto Kaiba, and Rafael have all gathered, but Jonouchi and Mai are still arguing and struggling.

"Mai, you are not a duelist recognized by the Nameless Dragon, you don't need to come along!" Jonouchi insisted that Mai and the others stay behind.

But Mai stubbornly put on the Duel Disk and said firmly, "What does it matter?! Yuzuriha doesn't have the Nameless Dragon's approval either!"

“That, that’s different. He has Sleeping Giant Gudu…” Just as Jonouchi was about to say something more, he suddenly saw that Mai’s eyes were very different from usual. Unlike her usual sharp and fierce eyes, her eyes were filled with a kind of resolute determination as if she were going to her death and a sorrowful farewell.

"I've made up my mind," Mai inserted her deck into the Duel Disk, tossed her long golden hair, and strode after Yuzuriha and the others. "Jonnouchi, you absolutely cannot stop me. After all, I am also a qualified duelist!!"

Jonouchi gritted his teeth and finally, with a sigh, tacitly approved of the peacock dance's decision.

Amidst the roar of the waves, the six duelists stood atop the boulder, waving goodbye to the crowd.

Kyoko, Honda, Keihei, Rebecca, and Otogi Ryuji stood on the floating island, watching their retreating figures until the mist enveloping Atlantis Island completely swallowed them up...

"Tap—tap—tap—"

Within the deathly silent island of Atlantis, only the footsteps of six people could be heard. Although flames burned on the surrounding stone pillars, the fires remained silent, as if they had appeared out of thin air.

Wang Yang looked up at the sky and said, "We must hurry. If we delay any longer, those souls will probably really be devoured by the Serpent God."

Arriving at a stone archway, Rafiru said with a serious expression, "This way, walk another two hundred meters and you'll reach the entrance to the temple."

"Hmph~" Seto Kaiba sneered, "Since that's the case, what's the point of all this nonsense? I can't wait to twist that Daz guy's head off!!"

With that, Seto Kaiba strode forward and headed straight for the archway.

"Wait! Kaiba!" The cautious King was about to warn him, but Seto Kaiba had already stepped one foot over.

Rafiru looked at the familiar stone gate before him, a bad feeling creeping into his heart, but according to his memory, he was definitely going to pass through from here.

But the next second, as Seto Kaiba completely passed through the archway, his figure suddenly vanished.

"Kaiba!!" the castle serenaded, but there was no sound from any direction, and Seto Kaiba was nowhere to be found.

Yu Che's expression hardened, and he asked Rafiru, "Is this really the way here?!"

Rafael's expression was equally grave: "Yes, this is it, but it was clearly here before..."

Wang Yang gritted his teeth and said, "There's no other way. There's no other way to go except through this door. We'd better catch up with Hai Ma as soon as possible. We absolutely cannot let him fall into an ambush!"

The surroundings were utterly dark, and the entire island of Atlantis appeared particularly eerie under the eerie green light.

With no other choice, everyone stepped into the archway.

Meanwhile, Daz, sitting in the center of the temple, revealed a hint of excited smirk as he looked at the six people scattered in the firelight. He slowly rose, and with a flick of his long sleeve, opened the temple doors...

"Boom..."

After rushing through the archway, Rafael bumped into someone just as strong as himself. He quickly stepped back and looked up to find that it was none other than Seto Kaiba, who had just disappeared.

Startled by the unexpected bump, Seto Kaiba turned around, somewhat annoyed: "Why were you so reckless?! Where are Yuzuriha and the others?!"

Rafiru looked back and found that Yuzuriha, Yugi, Jonouchi, and Mai had not followed. Instead, a light shone from the center of the stone archway, turning into a pale green mirror made of orpiment.

At this moment, Rafael could finally confirm that Daz had laid a trap on the island. Although he didn't know how Daz had completely transformed the island in such a short time, the current situation was obviously very bad.

Seto Kaiba also realized the crisis; now that there was no way back, he could only continue forward.

The two walked along the ancient road shrouded in mist, and when they reached the end of the road, another bronze mirror appeared, blocking their way.

An eerie light flickered, and two blurry figures gradually appeared in the mirror. Both figures revealed their Duel Disks, and at the same time, an Orichalcos Barrier descended from the sky, trapping Seto Kaiba, Rafael, and the figures in the mirror.

Seto Kaiba scoffed, "Is that all the tricks you've got? But in the end, it's just a duel!"

With that, Seto Kaiba unfolded his Duel Disk, ready for battle, while Rafael revealed his deck as well, beginning this two-on-two battle!

"duel!!!!!"

Two deep, resounding shouts rang out simultaneously from the eerie mist.

Seto Kaiba summoned his incredibly powerful ace monster, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, right in the first round.

However, when his opponent's turn began, he suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

The enemy in the mirror gracefully drew a card, accompanied by a loud eagle's cry, and the monster she summoned was none other than the Divine Eagle Lady!

Chapter 249 The Final Battle of the Temple! Daz VS Yuche and the King!

As a strange light appeared, the group was immediately split into three groups after rushing through the eerie stone archway.

Jōnei and Kōjaku Mai looked around at the mottled stone walls, watching blankly as the archway gradually disappeared, eventually turning into a dark green bronze mirror.

"What's going on?!" Jōnouchi exclaimed in surprise.

Peacock Dance frowned: "It seems this is Daz's trick. Obviously, we have already separated from Yuzuru and the others."

"Tsk, how awful!" Jonouchi spat, and could only walk with Mai towards the end of the alley. After passing through a winding stone path, they finally arrived in front of a strange mirror.

Before they could make a move, two blurry figures appeared in the mirror, and at the same time, a barrier descended from the sky, imprisoning the two people and the duelist in the mirror.

"Is it a duel?!" Jonouchi exclaimed, unfolding his Duel Disk. "It seems we won't be able to leave here unless we win this battle!"

Peacock Dance smiled confidently and said, "Then let them witness our two-on-two duel!!"

"duel!!!!"

Two loud shouts rang out simultaneously, and the duel between Jonouchi and Mai the Peacock and the Man in the Mirror officially began.

Seemingly without any reason, the first move was directly seized by a duelist in the mirror. The aura displayed by that blurry image was incredibly powerful, and the arrogance and sharpness in every move gave Jonouchi a strange sense of familiarity.

A strong intuition kept stimulating him, before he could figure out what was going on.

A burst of fused light suddenly erupted in the mirror, and to the astonishment of the two, a three-headed dragon with absolute power roared into existence, receiving the blessing of the Orichalcos barrier the instant it stepped onto the battlefield!

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon

【Twelve Stars】

[Light Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 4500/3800]

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Attack Power: 4500 → 5000

"What?! This is actually a monster from Seto Kaiba?!" Jonouchi exclaimed in surprise.

Soon, the duelist in the mirror finished his turn, and Mai, with a stern expression, said coldly, "No, perhaps it's not as simple as just copying Seto Kaiba's deck..."

As she drew a card, Kongque Wu analyzed:

"We were forcibly separated after we passed through that stone gate."

"I guess the seahorse or the swimming car is going through the same thing as us right now."

"It's very possible that what we're facing isn't some strange mirror image, but Seto Kaiba himself!!"

"That guy Daz used some underhanded tactics to force us to duel each other. In the end, no matter who wins or loses, we're the ones who suffer the loss!!"

Jonouchi's expression also turned serious: "So what do we do now? Can we communicate with Kaiba?"

Mai glanced at the cards in her hand and said confidently, "That guy Daz will never allow us to communicate with each other."

"However, cards are a symbol of duelists!!"

"Just as we recognized Seto Kaiba through the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, they will surely be able to sense our presence during the duel!!"

"My turn! Draw a card!!"

"Attack signal summons—Hawk Lady!!!"

"Smack!"

The duel was underway simultaneously on both sides. Daz, seated in the temple, watched this "internal strife" with great interest. A short while later, hurried footsteps sounded from outside the temple gates. Daz looked up, then revealed a cold, excited smile: "Youcha, Pharaoh, you've finally arrived~"

You Che looked at the pillar of energy shooting into the sky in the temple. He saw that the surrounding walls were lit up, and each stone brick sealed the soul of a living person. The body of the serpent god in the night sky was expanding at an alarming speed. Presumably, it would not be long before the real serpent god appeared, and all the victims sealed in the temple would perish one by one.

"Daz!! Where did you take Jonouchi and the others?!" Yugi roared, pointing at the white-robed, white-haired man, and unfolded his Duel Disk, ready to start the battle immediately.

Kedas simply smiled and said calmly, "Don't rush. Before the duel begins, let's watch this interesting performance first. By the way, this is also an answer to your question just now."

Daz stood up from his seat, flicked his wide sleeves, and a dark green flame condensed into a light screen in mid-air. The scene within that screen was none other than the other four people who were engaged in a duel!

Yuche and Wang Yang immediately realized Daz's trick.

Yuzuru, who had great confidence in Kaiba and the others, said coldly, "It's useless, Daz! They will definitely discover your scheme in the duel. As long as the battle ends in a draw, the Orichalcos Barrier will not be able to punish you!"

"Hahahahahahahaha!!" Daz couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Youcha, in the end, you're just a young soul who's lived for twenty years."

"No matter how smart you are, you can't compare to the accumulation of thousands of years."

"I know that Kaiba and Jonouchi will realize their situation during the duel, so what they are facing right now is not the real body, but a phantom image copied by the Orichalcos barrier!!"

"After realizing their opponent's identity, they would naturally try to fight to a draw, but I had already planned and arranged everything."

"When the decisive moment arrives, when the game is about to end in a draw, those mirror images will stop mimicking and cruelly rewrite the draw into a defeat for your allies!!"

"Daz!!!" Yugi's face was ashen, his anger reaching its peak. "How dare you use the friendship between us comrades to set a trap!!"

Daz smiled slightly: "Friendship? As the Pharaoh, don't you understand? There is no such thing as true light in this world!"

"Those so-called friendships and bonds are nothing but masks that conceal the darkness within people's hearts!!"

“When they realize that it was that ridiculous friendship that killed them, Pharaoh, do you think your companions will be left with regret, hatred, or peace of mind?”

Yuzuru and Yuuki instinctively looked at each other. They both knew that they absolutely could not delay any longer; they had to completely defeat Daz before the castle and Kaiba were sealed by the barrier!

“In the end,” Daz’s heterochromatic eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, “it is precisely because the people of this world are too dark that Orichalcos and Dorma were born!”

"I do have some respect for you guys, after all, you are one of the few bright spots in this ruined world."

"However, the darkness in the hearts of everyone in the world is like a silent Dead Sea. No matter how hard you try, no matter how many tiny waves you create, in the end, only destruction and evil will remain in this world!!"

"And that is why I must summon the Serpent God to thoroughly cleanse this world!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light barrier woven from evil fire shattered with a bang, and Daz walked down from the top of the temple step by step, revealing his magnificent duel disk that looked like a scimitar.

Yugi and Ougi simultaneously held their dueling discs in front of them, and this entangled conflict and grudge would finally come to a close in this battle!

"Come on! Pharaoh, messenger of Gudu!!" Daz grinned maliciously. "In this duel, you will fully understand the gap between us, and you will gradually realize why I chose to use the lives of both of you to celebrate the birth of a new god!!"