Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

The dagger pierced through the five cards that Old Chen had already arranged in his hand with incredible speed.

With extreme precision, one of them was taken away and firmly nailed to the mottled wall behind Old Chen, turning it into a sealed, side-excluded card.

At this moment, although You Yang's tone was calm, it carried an unquestionable and insurmountable weight!

"And the effect of the [Light-Sealing Sword]!"

You Yang suddenly pointed to the card nailed to the wall, "It's the same, except for the inside!"

A cold glint flashed in You Yang's eyes:

"Therefore, the sealing effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Clan's Shangri-La Cocoon] will be triggered again!"

"This time, I will block your last two squares on the field!"

As the nightmarish [Shangri-La Cocoon of the Kusha Wrathful Clan] in the sky shone with its blinding crimson rays once more, Old Chen's last two squares on the field, which he had been struggling to hold on for, were completely sealed off by that irresistible high-dimensional force.

The magic zone, the trap zone, the monster zone—ten whole squares in total—were all sealed off by a blood-red "X" mark that symbolized despair!

At this point, no matter how powerful or how outrageous the mainstream deck is, it's no longer viable.

In extreme situations where you can neither summon any monsters nor activate any spell or trap cards, it's not even as practical as a deck that relies solely on attack power.

After all, even mortal bones can at least be summoned to withstand some damage.

Now, even summoning monsters is just wishful thinking for Old Chen!

Old Chen stood there, stunned, staring blankly at the card on the wall behind him, which was firmly stuck with a virtual dagger.

Then his facial muscles twitched slightly, followed by a long, soft sigh.

"That doesn't make sense..."

He shook his head helplessly and broke the silence with a wry smile.

"This is clearly my territory, so why are you still so lucky?"

"Fine, fine, I give up."

After saying that, Old Chen's slightly weathered face regained its calm and composed expression, and he reached out to press the clasp.

With a "click," the duel disk was removed from their arms, and the murderous aura surrounding the two began to slowly dissipate.

Old Chen gazed at You Yang, his eyes softening considerably:

"I was originally going to try to persuade you, after all, life here isn't bad, is it?"

He looked around at the familiar card shop environment.

"Here, you don't have to work hard for a few coins, you won't be scolded by the boss for not doing your job well, and you won't have the annoying nagging from your family."

"But looking at you now, I realize you've changed."

Old Chen smiled with satisfaction.

"I've become more mature than before."

His figure began to become somewhat transparent, but his voice grew louder and louder:

"Now that you have a goal in that real world, be brave and go for it! Believe in yourself! You can do it!"

As Old Chen finished removing the Duel Disk, the Duel Barrier slowly dissipated, taking away all the oppressive feeling.

Along with Old Chen's encouraging voice and honest face, they too turned into shimmering data fragments, dissipating into the air with the wind.

Immediately afterwards, the realistic card shop scene around them began to collapse violently. The scorching summer sun outside the window and the towering buildings in the distance all turned into streams of data light and dissipated irreversibly.

It seems that the duel between the two has ended.

The mission of this space has come to an end.

It no longer had any reason to exist, so it naturally collapsed.

In this data space that was about to return to nothingness, You Yang slowly stepped forward, reached out, and took the card that had been firmly fixed in place by the Light Seal Sword and Dagger from the mottled wall.

He flipped over the cards, and what came into view was—[Turtle Kaibeast Gamesis]!

Looking at this god-level card that was originally enough to turn the tide of the entire battle, but was now precisely blindly cut off and nailed to the wall, You Yang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile with a hint of relief and self-mockery.

Sure enough, Old Chen's perfectly timed reaction and remark just now, no matter how much it resembled the flesh-and-blood old friend in my memory, was ultimately just a precise simulation by this high-dimensional AI based on underlying logic.

However, this was for the best. You Yang breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, by personally ending this false beauty, he would feel less guilty and burdened.

You Yang abruptly suppressed his excess emotions, his gaze returning to its cold and resolute tone:

"Let's go."

You Yang gently released his palm, and the card that carried the hope of a counterattack, along with the old tables and chairs in the card shop, completely turned into specks of light and dissipated.

Gray Youyang, Lena, and the others followed silently behind him, stepping on the afterimages of data scattered on the ground, and walked without looking back towards the passage leading to the unknown.

……

The scene shifts to the dilapidated yet magnificent city center of Astra.

Rion Tsukuyomi looked up at the enormous pyramid high in the sky, radiating an eerie divine power. Her eyes flickered with anxiety and fighting spirit. Finally, she couldn't help but ask the person beside her:

"Boss, when do we go in?"

In the shadows behind her, dozens of fully armed comrades, who were also hiding, simultaneously turned their gazes toward her, casting eager and questioning looks.

Roland, standing at the very front, appeared calm and composed. He slightly raised his arm and waved his hand steadily.

"There's no rush yet."

After saying that, he lowered his head again, looked at the specially made phone he was holding tightly in his hand, and asked in a deep voice on the other end of the screen:

"So, has the database comparison yielded any results?"

The phone screen lit up, and Victor, on the other end of the video call, solemnly pushed up his glasses and nodded.

"I have a rough idea."

Victor's voice came through the screen clearly:

"After comparing ancient books and mythological illustrations, the deity perched on it is most likely the legendary [Sky Dragon Osiris]."

"That is a supreme god in ancient mythology who possesses absolute power and controls the sky and severe punishments."

Victor flipped through the documents in his hand and added:

"Moreover, several older, hidden records have been unearthed that mention He also held the terrifying identity of the King of the Underworld."

"but……"

Victor frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his voice.

“If you look closely at the description of its appearance, apart from the same name, this behemoth should not actually have any direct relationship with the humanoid deity we are familiar with in our mythology.”

"As for its effects..."

On the other end of the phone screen, Victor's expression grew increasingly serious.

With a rapid clatter of keyboard clicks, Victor adjusted his slipping glasses and continued in a deep voice:

"Apart from the absolute resistance that gods naturally possess."

"He also possesses a most terrifying special ability, which can be described as a dimensional reduction attack—summoning lightning bombs!"

There was a rare tremor in Victor's voice.

"Activate whenever your opponent controls a monster that is Normal or Special Summoned."

"The attack power of those monsters that have just appeared will be instantly and forcibly reduced by 2000 points by this divine power."

"Furthermore, if the attack power drops to 0 as a result, the monster will be destroyed on the spot and reduced to ashes."

Upon hearing this almost unreasonable and domineering effect, the usually composed Roland immediately showed a troubled expression.

"Sigh~"

He couldn't help but gasp, his brow furrowed as he muttered to himself.

"This damn effect is a perfect counter to me!"

As a seasoned duelist who primarily uses Rank 4 decks, he knows his own limitations all too well.

Apart from a handful of cards, none of the monsters in the deck that are relied upon to launch an attack have an initial attack power that exceeds the 2000 threshold for death.

If a monster is struck by lightning upon entering the field, and there are no monsters left on the field, then subsequent link summons are simply out of the question.

If you can't even stand up to a monster, what are you going to use for Xyz Summoning?

Roland cursed inwardly, "What's the point of playing this game?"

Upon hearing this, Rion Tsukuyomi, who was standing to the side, immediately frowned deeply on her delicate face.

Her situation was even worse than Roland's, because she was using an Rank 1 deck with lower attack points, and encountering Lightning Bolt was simply suicide.

She quickly calculated in her mind, but if she could seize the initiative before the gods descended, there might still be a chance.

If the leader's deck can get the first move, it can probably set up an absolute board control.

But do you want to gain the upper hand against a god with unparalleled power?

The difficulty of this idea is no less than that of defeating a god with a mortal body!

Only beings with the same immense power as those in legends are qualified to stand before Him and engage in a contest.

Seemingly sensing everyone's despair, Victor on the screen quickly tried to comfort them:

"Don't worry too much yet. Take a look and see if the height that Osiris Sky Dragon is descending has decreased much."

Upon hearing this, Roland immediately looked up, and thanks to the large sunglasses on his face, he was not blinded by the constantly flashing and dazzling lightning in the sky.

He squinted and examined it carefully for a while, then replied:

"It seems that it hasn't decreased much."

"That's right."

Victor breathed a slight sigh of relief.

According to ancient myths, this deity was actually inclined towards the lawful camp.

"As long as He isn't being manipulated by someone with ulterior motives, He shouldn't initiate a destructive attack on His own initiative..."

Before Victor could finish speaking, Roland's tightly gripped phone screen crackled, and the communication in front of him suddenly and without warning went down.