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

"Ritual Spell Card activated - Ritual of Illusion!"

"Using the demon frog I stole from you as material, I perform a ritual summon!!"

"The Demon of Sacrifice!!!"

"Smack!"

As the card was played, a dark golden ritual device appeared. The device, inscribed with the Millennium Eye, absorbed the soul of a monster and then unleashed countless dark red energies!

Amidst the pervasive red mist, a colossal, terrifying, and mysterious monster slowly emerged. It resembled an inverted pyramid, with two constantly flapping wings on its back, thick and bloated arms hanging down, covered with pale, raised patterns, and a gigantic maw on its chest that opened and closed, with a golden eye protruding and constantly rotating.

【The Demon of Sacrifice】

One star

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

This is Pegasus' ultimate trump card!

Has it finally appeared?

You Che observed the situation on the field.

In this round, I can definitely use the "empty stadium tactic"!

Since I have already performed a summoning operation, even if there are no monsters on my field at the end of the turn, I will not be forced to lose due to the rules.

Furthermore, as long as no monster is summoned this turn, the Sacrifice Demon will not have any monsters to absorb in the next turn.

Pegasus's trump card relies on devouring enemy monsters to increase its attack power. If the Demon of Sacrifice fails to capture a monster, it is essentially a useless card.

Since Pegasus cannot harm himself, it is wiser to save his cards and launch an attack in the next turn.

And so, when Pegasus summoned the Demon of Sacrifice, Youche ended his current turn.

"Hehehe~" Yu Che's purpose was quite obvious. Even without the Millennium Eye, Pegasus could guess it. He sneered and played a monster card, saying, "Trying to use an empty field strategy to conserve your strength? I won't give you that chance!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Heavenly Treasure Card!"

"Both duelists will replenish their hands to six cards!"

"Activate the effect of Torture Giant from your hand, Special Summon two Torture Tokens to your field in Attack Position, and Special Summon this card to your opponent's field!!"

"Rumble rumble rumble ——————————"

A deafening roar of machinery erupted as a mechanical giant landed on the field, its sharp saw blade spinning at high speed, emitting a piercing sound!

Two pincer-shaped robots then appeared on Pegasus's field.

Torture of the Giant

[Eight Stars]

[Dark Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 3000/300]

[Derivatives of Torture]

One star

[Dark Attribute/Demon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

Pegasus revealed a smug and sinister smile: "The effect of the Sacrifice Demon is that once per turn, you can equip one monster on your opponent's field as an Equip Card to this card!"

"This card increases the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster!"

"Youche, the real purpose of giving you this monster is to enhance the power of the Sacrifice Demon!!"

"Come! Torture the giant! Become a sacrifice to the Demon of Sacrifice!!"

"Plop—Plop—"

Before the words were finished, the Demon of Sacrifice spread its huge wings and used its powerful attraction to pull the Torture Giant into its massive maw!

Torture a giant?!

Youche was startled.

Although this is a monster with attack power on par with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, most duelists currently scoff at it because this card can only be summoned to the opponent's field.

And now, Pegasus has actually put this card together with the Vengeful Spirit, creating such a disgusting combo!

If his plan succeeds, the Demon of Sacrifice will have a terrifying attack power of 3000 points!

"Tsk!" Yu Che flipped over the only face-down card on the field and shouted, "When you activate the effect of the Sacrifice Demon, I will activate the Spell Card - Purple Flame Spy!"

"This round, we will transfer control of the Torture Giant to our opponent!"

"Since the Torture Giant has become your monster, the effect of the Sacrifice Demon has failed to activate!"

Just as the Torture Giant was about to be devoured by the Sacrifice Demon, Yuzuru used a spell card to return the bulky monster to Pegasus.

This unexpected result caused Pegasus to frown deeply.

The cover card for the roaming controller is actually this?!

In this round, the Demon of Sacrifice will be unable to gain any power!

When the turn of the game begins, he can use the Torture Giant, which has an attack power of up to 3000, to attack!

If you add cards that can defend and seal, you simply can't withstand that much combat damage!

The current situation is very unfavorable for Pegasus, and in order to break through the next round's offensive, he can only transform the Sacrifice Demon into the more powerful Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God!

"Since that's the case... then I'll just have to show you the strongest form of the Sacrifice Demon!" Pegasus shouted, "Activate the Spell Card—Fusion!"

"Use the Thousand-Eyed Cult God and the Sacrifice Demon from your hand as materials!"

"Come on! My ultimate fantasy monster!!"

"Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God!!!"

“Bing——————————————————”

The dark energy surged instantly, and the evil, mysterious creature covered in eyes transformed into a wisp of black energy, seeping into the body of the Sacrifice Demon!

The body of the sacrificial demon began to tremble and contort, as if it were enduring immense pain, or perhaps enjoying boundless pleasure!

"Splash splash ...

The sounds of skin and muscle tearing rang out one after another, and dark purple eyeballs appeared on every part of the Sacrifice Demon's body, using the torn skin as eyelids.

Thousands of eyes blinked erratically, and with each eye that opened, a strange purple beam of light appeared on the dueling arena!

【Thousand-Eyed Offering to the Gods】

One star

[Dark Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

Pegasus sneered, "You Che, your purpose in activating the Purple Flame Spy must be to launch a strong attack on me in the next round using the Torture Giant, right?"

"But unfortunately, even if you stop the effect of the Sacrifice Demon, it will be to no avail!"

"Because as long as the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God is present, all of the opponent's monsters will be completely unable to move!"

"It cannot be attacked, nor can its representation be changed!"

“Bing——————————————”

At the same time, the Thousand-Eyed God opened all his eyes, and in an instant, the entire battlefield was engulfed in a cold and eerie purple light.

Pegasus continued, "Summon a monster in Defense Position, then Set one card, and end your turn!"

"Although the Torture Giant will return to your field, it will have completely lost its ability to move!"

"You Che~ I'd like to see how you break the seal of the Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God!!"

"Boom—boom—"

Heavy footsteps echoed as the Torture Giant walked back into the roaming monster area.

But soon, its movements were restricted by the seal of the Thousand-Eyed God.

However, despite this situation, Youche still smiled and said, "Pagodas, your Thousand-Eyed Nasorah can only seal the monster's attack, but it cannot seal the monster's effect!"

"You shouldn't forget the Armored Dragon's abilities, right?"

"The Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God's attack power is now zero, which means that no matter how many monster cards with high attack power I sacrifice, I can eventually destroy it!!"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"Attack Status Summon! Armored Dragon Lv5!!"

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

Amidst the dragon's roar, a sudden storm raged!

The powerful Armored Dragon Lv5 forcefully withstood the oppressive aura of the Thousand-Eyed God of Sacrifice, secretly gathering its breath in its mouth.

【Armed Dragon Lv5】

【Five stars】

[Wind Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2400/1700]

Yu Che declared loudly, "I activate the effect of Armed Dragon Lv5, sending the United Rebels from my hand to the Graveyard! Destroy the Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God!!"

But at that very moment, Pegasus suddenly burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahahahahahahaha!"

"You daring boy! You've finally fallen into the trap I've meticulously set for you!!"

Youche was taken aback.

Pegasus flipped the face-down card on the field and shouted, "Before you activate the effect of Armed Dragon Lv5, I will use the Spell Card - Book of the Sun!"

"Flip the Dark-Eyed Illusionist on the back side of my field, who is in defensive position!"

"When this card is flipped face-up, you can target one monster on the field. As long as this card is on the field, that monster cannot attack, and its effects are negated!!"