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

"At the same instant, the monster I had been lying in ambush made its move!!"

"Shadow Ghoul!! Attack!!!"

A cold wind came from the ceiling, and Seto Kaiba was startled. He saw a rotting zombie emerge from the shadows and pounce on him.

Seto Kaiba instinctively rolled away, dodging the deadly attack, and then raised his Duel Disk to block the sharp claws: "Tch!! But I still have enough Soul Power to summon another monster!! I'll kill this ugly thing!! Bloodthirsty Beastman!!!"

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

An angry roar echoed throughout the palace, and the strong orc wielding a giant axe stomped his foot and slashed at the shadow ghoul!

"Instant position swap! Shadow Ghoul!" Bakura grinned smugly. "By switching positions between the Shadow Ghoul and the Headless Horseman, the Headless Horseman, with his increased defense, will withstand the Blood Demon Orcs' powerful attack!! Also, the Shadow Ghoul is launching a sneak attack on Dark Clown Zaki!!!"

"Whoosh————————————————————————"

The Dark Clown, Zach, had just launched a fierce attack when, before it could react, the Shadow Ghoul swung its claw and utterly crushed it!

A shattering sound rang out, and Dark Clown Zachi vanished from the battlefield. Seto Kaiba, too, was impacted to some extent. He coldly withstood the energy damage, sneering maliciously, "Did you think only you knew how to use tricks?! How could Dark Clown Zachi be so easily defeated by Shadow Ghoul?!"

"What?!" Bakula exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be..."

"Hmph~" Seto Kaiba waved his hand and shouted, "The moment I was attacked, another special ability of Dark Clown Zach was activated—Death Plague!!"

"Spreading its own terrible plague virus to the enemy!!"

"Under the influence of this power, your Shadow Ghoul, the Headless Horseman, and yourself will all be infected with an incurable death virus!!"

"Bakura!! Go to hell and wail!!!"

Chapter 311 The Awakening Demon God! Zorc!

"Bang bang bang!!!!"

The Dark Clown Zachi exploded like fireworks after being shattered, and the scattered virus spread from Bakura and the monsters he controlled. In just a few seconds, the Headless Horseman and the Shadow Ghoul turned into pus. He wanted to summon monsters again, but he no longer had enough souls.

The potent poison corroded Bakula's body, and he soon collapsed to his knees, coughing uncontrollably.

Seto Kaiba sneered and recalled the Bloodthirsty Beastman: "Hmph!"

"No matter where you are, my duels are not something someone like you can challenge."

"You piece of trash, you think you can defeat me?"

"This is unbelievable!!"

Bakula's clone gradually turned into wisps of black mist. In his painful final moments, he roared with a savage laugh: "Hahahahahaha!"

"What you defeated was merely my clone."

"Besides, the real battlefield isn't here!"

"They're already in a tough fight in the game, but it won't be long before I wipe them all out!!"

"Seto, you and the Millennium Key can just stay here and admire yourselves in solitude~"

"I'll kill those exhausted guys first, then I'll deal with you last!!"

After saying that, Bakula turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared completely.

Upon hearing this, Seto Kaiba's expression turned serious: "Damn it... Are Yugi and the others fighting?"

Looking at the Millennium Key in Priest Shada's arms, Seto Kaiba realized something: "This key-like thing must be the key to the battle! Both Bakura and Yugi must be eager to get it! In that case, I have to quickly take it and support Yugi!!"

With that, Seto Kaiba picked up the Millennium Key and strode out of the palace.

Along the way, he asked several guards about the location of the final battle between King Yu and King Yu. The guards mistook Seto Kaiba for the priest Seth, and although they didn't know what was going on, they all respectfully reported the truth.

After obtaining the specific location information, Seto Kaiba found a warhorse and rode it into the desert.

Little did he know, his actions would only facilitate Bakula's plans...

Royal Mausoleum, Tunnel.

Yugi Muto is still fighting against Bakura's clone.

At this moment, Bakura's deck-destroying combo has begun. Since his graveyard has been destroyed, only Yugi Muto is affected by the effect.

Both Mai and Jonouchi's expressions darkened.

Bakura has already accumulated quite a few monster souls. At this rate, Yugi Muto's deck will be wiped out in just a few turns!

"Hehehe~" Bakula chuckled wickedly, "Let this duel end even faster!"

"Defense Position Summon - Necromancer!!"

The stone slab rises, revealing an exaggerated and bizarre mannequin made of yellow sand. It stands there motionless, yet it evokes an incredibly terrifying feeling.

[Necromancer]

【Samsung】

[Dark Attribute/Undead]

[Attack/Defense: 500/500]

“Then…” Bakula raised his hand, and a stone slab in front of him stood up. “Activate the Perpetual Trap Card – Necromancer Reincarnation!”

"When there is a Necromancer on the field, you can Special Summon a Necromancer each turn!!"

"Alright! Container!!"

"Now, can you count how many monsters are on the field?!"

"Hahahahahaha!!"

"When it's your turn, you can only defeat two of my monsters at most, but that's far from enough to defeat me!!"

"Furthermore, at the end of the turn, the effect of 'Death by Death' will erase a large number of cards from your deck!!"

"Soon, you'll see how terrifying my combo is!!!"

Hahahahahaha!!!

Mai and Jonouchi's expressions were extremely grim.

With the monster ghost behind Bakura and the number of monsters on the field, we now have ten cards. This means that at the end of the turn, we must discard ten cards from our deck!

Because of the effect of the Continuous Trap Card - Narrow Corridor, you can only use a maximum of two monsters to attack per turn...

"Damn it... what do we do now?!" Jonouchi clenched his fists tightly. "Come on, game!!"

"I'll give it my all!!" Yugi Muto shouted. "My turn! Draw! In this instant, the Silent Swordsman reaches level six, with an attack power of 4000!!"

"Hmph~" Bakula said smugly, "The effect of Necromancer's Reincarnation has also been triggered. I will Special Summon another Necromancer Doll on the field!"

Yugi Muto gritted his teeth: "But I'm still going to use the Silent Swordsman and the Silent Magician to attack the Necromancer Doll and the Necromancer Soldier!!"

"Entering battle phase!!"

"Go!! Smash them!!!"

"Bang bang ——————————————"

Bakula's monster shattered into countless fragments, but he paid no heed, merely laughing mockingly, "Oh~ how cruel~"

"After the attack, your turn seems to have ended as well~"

"Alright, just accept the effects of this deathmatch!"

"You must send cards from your Deck to the Graveyard equal to the number of monsters on the field. Don't forget, monster souls on the field also count towards this number!"

"So that makes a total of... eleven cards!!"

This astonishing number made the three of them nervous.

That's a quarter of the deck's total!

As the duel progressed, Yugi Muto had already used up some of his cards, leaving him with even fewer cards in his deck!

"Hahaha~" Bakula laughed, "Now your deck only has seventeen cards left~"

"However, because you chose the effect of the Red Box earlier, you will recover 200 LP for every card sent to the Graveyard during this duel."

"So, by discarding eleven cards, you will gain 2,200 health points~"

Mai's expression remained grim: "But it's pointless... If the deck runs out, having more life points is useless..."

"My turn is over!" Yugi Muto shouted. "While you were drawing a card, the Silent Magician reached Level 2, and its attack power increased to 2000!!"

"Alright, alright~" Bakula waved his hand, and the yellow sand in the air condensed into new cards. "My turn~"

"Defense Invocation - Wall of the Dead!"

"Its effect is that during my End Phase, I Special Summon a Dead Wall Token based on the number of Zombie-Type monsters on my field."

"Because I have two Necromancer Dolls on my field, two Necromancer Wall tokens will be Special Summoned~"

"Now, my turn is over~"

"Cloning, Wall of the Dead!!"

Yugi Muto said, "However, derivatives don't go to the graveyard, so they won't turn into ghosts!"

"My turn! Enter the battle phase!!"

"Silent Swordsman and Silent Mage, attack!!"

"Destroy the Necromancer's Wall and one Necromancer's Wall derivative!!"

"Now, in Main Phase Two, I activate the Spell Card—Chant from Afar!!"

"Activate the Necromancer's Sealed Sword that you used before with this card!!"

"And seal the Silent Sword Lv7 with the effect of the Necromancer's Sealing Sword!!"

Jōnei exclaimed in surprise, "Wait?! Why...?"

Peacock Dance reacted quickly: "I understand. The game wants to reduce the number of cards discarded this turn by doing this. When the effect of Death Slash is activated, the Necromancer's Sealed Sword will be disabled, and the Silent Swordsman will return to the field!"

"Hehehe~" Bakula laughed, "It's all in vain! Container!!"

"You're not changing anything by doing this!!"

"At the end of your turn, you will continue to discard eleven cards from your deck!!"

One by one, cards disappeared from Yugi Muto's deck, until only five cards remained.