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

Chapter 287 Unity and Bonds VS Pride and Soul

The Mage of Unity and Bonds

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2500/2500]

When the monster appeared, everyone finally realized that the game's earlier frantic card drawing wasn't just to achieve the infinite loop, but also to stack the graveyard and summon this special monster!

A mage companion, strikingly similar to the Dark Mage's apprentice, leaps out of the card. Their robes and staffs, one black and one white, exude a strong sense of mystery simply by appearing on the field!

"You should be able to guess the effect of this monster, Youche," Wang Yang said with a smile. "It's the perfect counter to your Pride and Soul Dragon!"

"Pride and Soul Dragon can only be Special Summoned when there are 25 cards in the opponent's graveyard. When there are more than 25 cards in your own graveyard, its ATK and DEF are increased by 2500."

"And my mage of unity and bonds is exactly the opposite!!"

"In other words, when you have 25 or more cards in your graveyard, its power will be maximized!!"

"You're out of cards now. If you can't summon a defensive monster next turn, I'll use this monster to defeat you!!"

"Place two cards face down, end your turn!!!"

The Mage of Unity and Bonds...

Attack power 2500...

Youche looked towards the battlefield.

The remaining LP of his own was simply not enough to withstand its attack.

Even if you draw the Pride and Soul Dragon, you can't Special Summon it because you don't have enough cards in your graveyard.

No cue cards...

Even if you draw a card, you can only get one.

Even using the power of the spirits, the only card that could turn the tide with a single move was the one that appeared in the Noa incident and was tainted with bloodshed—Disruptor Modification.

But Youche swore he would never use that card, and he never kept it.

At this point, the elves can't offer any further help.

He could only rely on his mental strength to achieve that destined draw!

You Qing closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them. He concentrated all his willpower on the action of drawing a card. An arc of light swept across, and with a whoosh of wind, a new card was drawn into his hand!

He slowly turned the card, looked at the card face, and then revealed a look of surprise.

This was exactly the card he had been longing for—the second Heavenly Treasure Card!

However, this divine draw required a great deal of mental energy, and You Che immediately felt a sense of fatigue and powerlessness. However, he was still able to persevere, and this level of fatigue did not have a significant impact on him.

"My turn!! Activate the Spell Card—Heavenly Treasure Card!!" Yu Che held the card high and shouted, "Both duelists, replenish your hands to six cards!!"

"Next, a hand wipe occurs, sending all cards from both players' hands to the graveyard, and then drawing the same number of cards!!"

"Swish swish swish swish————————————————"

Countless cards were sent to the graveyard.

In that instant, the staff of the Archmage of Unity and Bonds suddenly shone with a dazzling light!

"That, that is?!" Jonouchi, sitting in the audience, stared wide-eyed.

“That’s right,” Seto Kaiba said in a deep voice, a smile of excitement and anticipation already appearing on his face. “Yusho’s graveyard now has 25 cards. The real fun is about to begin!”

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

The Mage of Unity and Bonds, Attack/Defense: 2500/2500 → 5000/5000

With new cards added to his hand, facing Yugi's trump card, Yugi will also summon his main force:

"When your opponent has 25 or more cards in their graveyard, you can summon this dragon of pride and soul!!"

"Additionally, when you have 25 or more cards in your graveyard, Pride and Soul Dragon's ATK and DEF will increase by 2500!!!"

【The Dragon of Pride and Soul】

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2500/2500]

"Beep beep beep beep————————————"

Pride and Soul Dragon, Attack/Defense: 2500/2500 → 5000/5000

"Next! Activate the effect of Reincarnation Decree!!" Yu Che shouted, "This turn, transform all monsters in both players' graveyards into Dragons!!"

"At the same time, the unity effect of the race is triggered, increasing the attack power of the Pride and Soul Dragon by 800!!"

"Entering battle phase!!"

"Attack on the Archmage of Unity and Bonds!!!"

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

The magnificent dragon roared, and a beam of extremely white light shot out, hurtling towards the two opposing mages!

"Hmph~" Wang Yang laughed smugly, "The instant you launched your attack, I activated the Trap Card—Magic Cylinder!!"

"Can only be activated when there is a Spellcaster monster on my field. Negate one attack by an opponent's monster and inflict effect damage equal to that monster's ATK!!!"

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

Two colorful cylinders appeared out of thin air; one absorbed the attack of the Pride and Soul Dragon, while the other reflected the dragon's breath back!

"Then, I will activate the chain—Painful Soul Curse!!" Youche swung his hand, "The effect that inflicts damage on myself can only be activated when the opponent activates it, and the damage caused by that effect is borne by the opponent!!"

The dragon's breath, stirred back by the attack, flew towards Yugi once more. In this critical moment, he had no choice but to reveal his second face-down card:

"Counter Trap Card - Damage Reduction!!"

"This round, all the damage I take will be halved!!"

"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The terrifying white flash finally exploded on King Yang's body; even though it was reduced by half, it was still an extremely terrifying impact.

"Beep beep beep beep——————————"

Wang Yang, LP: 3400→900

At this moment, the situation finally reversed.

Youche has more LP and more cards than his opponent, and as long as he can control the board, he can completely maintain his advantage.

After setting two face-down cards, the turn ended.

Wang Yang smiled faintly, "At this final juncture, the duel can't end so easily."

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Vibrate!!"

"Discard a card from your hand and return a monster on the field to the top of its owner's deck!!"

"The monster I've chosen is—your pride and soul dragon!!!"

The spring that suddenly jumped up sent the only monster on the field back into the deck.

And then, the moment when the true intentions of the King will be revealed will come:

"Activate the Spell Card again—Soul Release!!"

"Ban five cards from your Graveyard from the Duel!!"

"Next, begin mining the magic stone!!"

"Discard two cards from your hand and return Soul Release to your hand!!"

"Relaunch!!!"

"And banish the five cards from my graveyard!!!"

Youche was taken aback.

At this moment, only 23 cards remain in Yugi's graveyard!

This number of cards is far from enough for him to summon Pride and Soul Dragon again, but since he has more than 25 cards in his graveyard, the attack power of Unity and Bond Magician is still 5000!

Therefore, making Pride and Soul Dragon disappear isn't the real graveyard. What Yugi needs to do is prevent himself from summoning this monster while also getting stuck with a card draw!

"Enter battle phase!!" King Yu swung his arm, launching an attack. "Mage of Unity and Bonds! Direct attack!!"

"Trap Card activated - Counter Gate!!" Yuche flipped the face-down card over. "When an opponent's monster attacks directly, negate that attack, then draw one card from your Deck!!"

"If it is a monster that can be Normal Summoned, then Normal Summon it to the field!!"

"Whoosh——————————————————"

Yu Che drew the monster card again, but due to the restrictions, Pride and Soul Dragon could not reappear on the battlefield using the effect of Counter Gate.

At this moment, Wang Yang still smiled confidently, and he calmly ended the round.

At this moment, it was as if he were setting up an empty city strategy.

No cards in hand...

There are no magical traps...

There's only one Unity and Bond Mage on the field with both attack and defense power of 5,000!

"Oh no! Youche has been controlled!!" Yu Jialong couldn't help but exclaim.

"What do you mean by 'under control'?" Kyoko, who hardly ever plays video games, didn't understand at all.

“It means being under control,” Jonouchi explained, stroking his chin. “I can roughly understand Yuzuriha’s current situation.”

"After the intense battle, both players have used up their trump cards, and their decks are running low on cards."

"In this situation, the only card that Yu Che can rely on is Pride and Soul Dragon, but the game's graveyard only has 23 cards, which is not enough to meet the summoning conditions."

“That’s right,” said Mai Kongque. “At the same time, because there are no other cards on the field or in his hand, it’s very difficult for Yuzuru to summon the dragon by sending his opponent’s cards to the graveyard. Yuzuru is currently in an extremely passive situation.”