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

The insect moth turned angrily and strode into the depths of the forest.

That place seems to be somewhere no duelist has ever been before. Perhaps there, he can find some NPCs and trigger some serendipitous encounters.

After the duel ended, You Che looked at the map on his phone again.

Because of the duel that just happened, I don't know if I can be the first duelist to reach the volcano reward point.

Just as You Che was preparing to replan his route, several furious duelists passed by on a nearby path.

"Damn Pegasus! How could he come up with such a disgusting design!"

"Yeah! It looked like a treasure chest on the map, but when I got closer, I realized it was just a treasure chest ghost disguised as a treasure chest! It made me lose a star!"

"However... then again, it's normal for places with treasure to be guarded by monsters. If we can defeat that treasure chest monster, we might still get a decent reward..."

Hearing these words, You Che felt hopeful again.

From the duelists' conversations, it can be inferred that those treasure chests may not be pure rewards, but could turn into mimics with astonishing combat power.

Given this apprehension, the treasure hunters might change their tactics. Even if someone wanted to compete with them for the reward hidden in the volcano, they would probably first consider their own strength.

After reorganizing, Youche prepares to continue his journey to the volcano, where he may encounter some interesting NPCs.

Filled with anticipation, You Che quickened his pace.

As he emerged from the forest and was about to step into the wilderness, a familiar voice called out from behind him.

"You Che? You Che! It really is you!"

Chapter 40 An Encounter in the Wilderness

After bidding farewell to Yugi and the main characters, Yugi, Jonouchi, and the others continued their adventure.

Upon witnessing other duelists battling in the forest, the astute King Yu quickly realized that the insect moth was likely hiding somewhere in the forest.

Driven by a desire to avenge the lost card, the group quickened their pace, eager to locate the insect moth as soon as possible.

But the first person they encountered was a hot blonde woman named Peacock Dance.

As a relatively rational duelist, Mai Kongque does not choose strong opponents from the start. She is like a falcon circling high in the sky, only hunting weak prey.

Therefore, she chose Jonouchi, who didn't even have a chip glove, as her duel opponent.

Logically, this battle, where the odds were heavily against each other, should have ended in victory for Mai the Peacock. However, with the help of incredible luck and Yugi's assistance, Jonouchi achieved a stunning reversal and won his first battle in Duel Kingdom!

"What?! My harp ladies have all turned into old women!" Mai looked at the battlefield in astonishment, only to see that the once gorgeous and beautiful harp ladies had all turned into old women!

Meanwhile, the weak little dragon on the field inside the castle evolved into a thousand-year dragon with amazing combat power under the effect of the Time Magician!

"Ha! The duel is over! Peacock Dance!" Jonouchi shouted excitedly. "Thousand-Year Dragon! Attack! Thousand-Year Dragon Breath!!"

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

"Yoshi! Within the city!"

"Well done! You bastard!"

"Great! With two star chips, the margin for error will be much higher!"

Amid cheers from the crowd, Kong Que Wu left through gritted teeth. Having already won six stars, she naturally didn't care about this mere chip.

However, how could a seasoned duelist lose to a complete novice?

This is absolutely humiliating!!

Peacock Dance clenched her fists, determined to get her revenge sooner or later.

When Jonouchi descended the ladder from the dueling platform, everyone expected him to rush towards them and give each other a warm hug in celebration.

But to my surprise, this kid went straight to the grove of trees next door.

"Hey! What are you doing, Jonouchi?!"

"It's a natural phenomenon!" Jonouchi said, turning back with an embarrassed smile as he ran. "Wait for me!"

The group smiled helplessly and could only rest on the spot while waiting for the city to return.

Nearly half an hour passed, but there was still no sign of them in the city.

Just as everyone was about to split up to search, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in their sight. It was the insect moth, who had just lost a duel and looked extremely pale!

Wang Yang was extremely dissatisfied with the despicable behavior of the insect moth, and the insect moth, who had just lost to You Che, was also in a bad mood.

The two were instantly antagonistic upon meeting, and without a word, they pulled out their decks and began a duel...

On the other hand, the reason why Jonouchi didn't return for so long after using the toilet was because, as always, he had good luck and encountered a second NPC deep in the forest!

However, this event was extremely unfavorable to him.

The NPC didn't offer a choice, but instead presented a riddle. If he could answer it correctly within three chances, he would receive a reward.

Despite his struggles as a poor student, Jonouchi still got the answer wrong after much deliberation, and ended up only receiving a bottle of mineral water as a consolation prize.

"Damn it! What use is this bottled water to me?!" Jonouchi angrily threw the empty plastic bottle on the ground. "That Pegasus guy is really something! The question he gave the duelist has absolutely nothing to do with dueling!"

Furious, Jonouchi had no choice but to go back to find Yugi and the others, but when he returned to the original place, he found that everyone was gone.

Although Kyoko had returned to her original spot to meet Jounouchi after the duel began, the two still managed to avoid each other.

Jonouchi thought he had gone to the wrong place, so he looked in other directions, but without a map card, he quickly got lost.

Just when he was feeling extremely distressed, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure at the edge of the forest!

That's right, that's the Youche!

"Yuche? Yuche! It really is you!" Jonouchi was overjoyed, feeling as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"Huh? Why are you all alone? Where are the others?" You Che was also quite surprised.

Jonouchi sighed and recounted what had just happened.

After listening, You Che couldn't help but show an expression like that of an "old man on the subway".

How could Jonouchi answer a puzzle that's even at the elementary school level wrong?

Isn't that a free reward?

However, since things had already come to this, Yu Che couldn't say anything more. Since Jonouchi didn't have a map card, he had no choice but to let him travel with him for the time being.

Not far from the forest, the two arrived at a desolate wilderness.

Compared to the vibrant forest, this place, filled with sand, appears extremely desolate.

Looking into the distance, one could see many duelists fighting in this place, some against other players, and others against randomly hunted virtual behemoths...

"Speaking of which, do you think NPC merchants sell map cards?" Jonouchi asked, pointing to an old NPC surrounded by six or seven duelists not far away.

You Che smiled and said, "Maybe, but even if you have the map card, you still can't find the game and the others. The whole island is blocked from signal, and you can't make a phone call."

“Ah! Yes…” Jonouchi couldn’t help but lower his head.

“But no matter what, we can still go and take a look,” You Che suggested, since he had never interacted with merchants before.

Arriving beside the NPC Desert Elder, generated by a virtual projection, Yuzuru and Jonouchi began looking at the goods on the shelves.

Although the figures are projected, the shelves are real vending machines.

Squeezed among the other duelists, the two men's eyes swept over the merchandise on the shelves.

There is a "Supply Card" that only requires one star. With this card, duelists can exchange food and water at any merchant NPC. However, this card has a cooldown period and can only provide enough supplies for one person at a time.

There are also the latest "Lv" series cards with varying values, the most expensive being six stars and the cheapest being three stars.

Besides the Level 5 monsters from the OCG, Yuzuriha also saw many very fresh designs.

For example, the originally blank "Rock Giant" and "Rock Giant" were integrated into a series of Lv monsters called "Rock Fighter Lv3" and "Rock Fighter Lv5", whose effect is that when their battle position changes, they can destroy the card.

Meanwhile, "Grigg," "The Enlightened Tree," and "Trent" have been transformed into "Mysterious Tree Lv3," "Mysterious Tree Lv5," and "Mysterious Tree Lv7," respectively. The final form at level seven not only possesses the powerful effect of turning your field into a forest, but also increases your defense when other monsters are destroyed and sent to the graveyard...

“Yuche, look at this, ‘Ultimate Wilderness Grand Prize’? I wonder what it is. It costs a whole eight star chips, and someone already redeemed it?” Jonouchi said curiously, pointing to an empty spot on the shelf.

Eight star chips...

Once you get two more, you can enter the castle directly!

Who is so capable of winning so much in such a short time? And still has the leisure to exchange eight stars for items to play with?

Just as Yu Che and Cheng Nei were both puzzled, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled violently.

Heavy footsteps came from not far away, like some kind of prehistoric behemoth approaching step by step!

Chapter 41 Three-on-Three Duel! One Round Decides the Victory!

The other duelists had already suffered losses in the wilderness, so they ran away immediately.

However, Youche and Cheng Nei remained in the same place.

For Youche, whatever his encounter, it will ultimately become his reward.

As for the castle... it was completely terrified.

In the distance, a Tyrannosaurus Rex over two meters tall was approaching them, and the ground trembled with every step the huge creature took!

Youche initially thought this was a unique NPC found only in the wilderness, which was the "Duelist Hunter" that Pegasus had mentioned at the beginning.

But when he saw that a duelist was sitting on the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, he changed his mind.

"That, that's the dinosaur Ryuzaki?!" Jonouchi exclaimed.

Riding atop the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the dinosaur Ryuzaki strode towards Yuzuru like a tyrant, proudly shouting, "That's right! That so-called 'Ultimate Wilderness Grand Prize' was redeemed by me! Yuzuru!! You made me lose the duel in front of so many people back then, and today I'm going to take back everything I lost!!"

"What?! You got eight star chips in such a short time?! Is this the strength of the national runner-up?!" Jonouchi was still in shock.

"Hmph!" Dinosaur Ryuzaki didn't hide anything. "I just completed an extremely difficult adventure event! I didn't spend a single Star Chip!"

"You Che! Now that we've met here, I absolutely will not let you go!"

"The Tyrannosaurus Rex I ride will grant duelists additional buffs!"

"With this mount, I can force any contestant into a duel, regardless of whether the opponent accepts!"

"Furthermore, the match will be a best-of-three series, and I will assume a win!"

"In other words, you have to defeat me twice in a row! But I only need to defeat you once!!"