This Hextech Duel Master is a pro at getting targets.

The heavy branch crashed down, but was blocked by the monster summoned by You Shuo!

"Snapped--"

Due to the vast difference in combat strength, Sting was instantly crushed!

At the same time, You Shuo could clearly see that the card Sting had turned gray in his deck list, and a countdown had appeared below it.

That's it!

Once a monster card is destroyed, it must wait for the cooldown to complete before it can be summoned again!

Chapter 103 Duel Adventure RPG Game

"Bang—"

Sting, the fire-attribute character, has disappeared...

However, the embers on its body ignited the ancient tree Trent!

The towering trees burst into flames instantly! Horrifying screams echoed continuously! The burning Trent had mutated! Its stats had also changed!

[Trent → Burning Trent, Attack/Defense: 1500/1800 → 2000/1300]

Is that even possible?!

You Shuo was somewhat surprised.

Seeing that his opponent had become stronger, Yugi Muto immediately made his move: "Summon! Elf Swordsman!"

"Drink up—"

A hearty shout rang out, and a handsome elven warrior leaped out, longsword in hand.

Elf Swordsman

【Four stars】

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1400/1200]

"Equip the Elf Swordsman with a Unicorn Horn!"

Mysterious sharp horns emerged from the elven swordsman's forehead, granting him immense power!

[Elven Swordsman, Attack/Defense: 1400/1200 → 2100/1900]

"Attack! Burning Trent!"

"Whoosh—"

The elven swordsman swung his longsword and cleaved the burning Trent in two!

A shattering sound rang out, and the enraged ancient tree of flames collapsed, then slowly disappeared, transforming into an ordinary monster card.

With the crisis averted, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after this battle, everyone basically understood the rules of combat in this world.

After picking up the Trent Monster Card, Kaiba Keihei said, "Luckily, we only encountered a Level 5 monster."

Everyone was taken aback.

Keihei Kaiba explained, "When facing enemies below the seventh star level, we will enter the battle mode we just saw."

"You can use any cards in your deck, but if a monster card is destroyed or used as a tribute, it will go into cooldown."

"Non-continuous or non-equipped Spell & Trap Cards also have a cooldown period after use."

"Some unknown attribute changes may also occur during the battle."

"But if we encounter an enemy with seven stars or higher, we will have to use the rules of Duel City to have a real card duel with it!"

"The five giants deliberately increased the difficulty; those enemies with six stars or higher are extremely powerful!"

That's it!

The crowd gradually came to their understanding.

It turns out that what we just experienced was just a minor skirmish. The real challenge of this game lies in engaging in proper duels with bosses of six stars or higher.

The five giants' conspiracy is also contained in those duels with the six-star boss.

"Tap tap tap—"

"Tap tap tap tap—"

In fantasy worlds, heroes often ride strange mounts.

To make traveling easier, everyone summoned their low-star monsters as transportation.

As for why we didn't use cool, high-star monsters like Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Cursed Dragon, or Proto-Dragon/Ancient Dragon...

That's mainly because it's just a matter of traveling, and it's really not worth letting a powerful monster go into cooldown mode.

The chaotic sound of hooves came from the tree-lined path.

You Shuo sat leisurely on the head of the demon beaver.

The man inside the castle rides a wolf.

That's right, this monster's name is "Wolf," and it's also a mortal bone, but its stats are decent.

【Wolf】

【Samsung】

[Earth/Beast]

[Attack/Defense: 1200/800]

As for Yugi Muto... he's probably the most comfortable one!

After all, he has a pterosaur for defending the city!

As a four-star dragon-type flying monster, it is the perfect mount!

Sitting behind the game, Kaiba Keihei's eyes were filled with worry.

How is my brother doing...?

"Tap tap tap tap—"

After a long trek, the group was about to emerge from the forest.

The journey wasn't entirely smooth, but ultimately it was all without major incident.

Although many monsters ambushed along the way, they were all low-level minions.

With their previous experience, the group was able to deal with these small fry with ease.

After several small battles, everyone had acquired a few low-level monster cards.

Jonouchi asked, "By the way, what can we do with the cards we get from defeating these monsters?"

Kaiba Keihei replied, "You can exchange them for gold coins at the merchant's place."

Jonouchi was delighted: "What can those gold coins be used for?"

Kaiba Keiping said, "You can buy other cards."

Jonouchi: ???

Kaiba Keihei explained, "The cards in this world are very important!"

"Mission clues, food, equipment supplies... all of these can be obtained through cards."

"For example: if a low-level monster is chasing us, we only need one Trap Hole to take it out."

"You can also use the Magic Mist Rain when there's a fire..."

Before Kaiba Keihei could finish speaking, Jonouchi jumped off his mount and exclaimed, "Yosh! I've got a way to make money!"

The group of people were taken aback.

Jonouchi pulled a card from the deck and exclaimed, "A treasure from heaven!"

Golden light shone through the forest, and countless gold coins rained down.

Jōnouchi excitedly picked up the gold coins and counted them: exactly five hundred.

"Hahahaha! Now we won't be short of money!" Jonouchi laughed triumphantly.

Kaiba Keihei paused for a moment: "But the Heavenly Treasure Card has also entered a cooldown period... and cards in a cooldown period cannot be used under any circumstances, including in a duel."

"Huh?!" Jonouchi exclaimed in surprise, and quickly checked the deck panel.

The Treasure Card from Heaven is on cooldown. Time remaining: 9 hours and 59 minutes.

"What?! Why didn't you say so sooner?! There's a ten-hour cooldown!" Jonouchi was furious.

Kaiba Keihei sighed helplessly, "You didn't even let me finish!"

Within the City: TvT

The group continued on their way and soon saw the edge of the forest.

Looking out from within the city, one can see a vast grassland beyond the forest, and further still, a small village.

"We see it! There's a village ahead, let's go check it out!" Jonouchi suggested excitedly.

The group nodded and headed towards the village.

Half an hour later, the group finally arrived at the village.

But something seems off here?

You Shuo and his group came here to obtain supplies or information about seahorses...

But the people here looked like refugees, and the whole village was dilapidated. There were no merchants, not even farmers!

The few remaining farm tools are now held like treasures by a few slightly stronger men.

It seems they encountered some misfortune and fled here, and are carefully guarding against any potential dangers.

"Those are... adventurers?!" an old man exclaimed as he looked at You Shuo and his companions approaching from afar.

"A hero! He must be a hero!"

The destitute villagers quickly rushed over, and then knelt down to kowtow to You Shuo and the others.

Yugi Muto quickly stopped him, asking, "What happened?"

You Shuo recalled the plot of the original work and thoughtfully stroked his chin.

Things are different now...

From this moment on...

Everything seems different from the original story...

Chapter 104 The Long-Awaited Peacock Dance

The elderly man, who looked like the village chief, coughed a few times and complained, "We were originally residents of the royal city... cough cough!"

"Everyone's life was originally peaceful and happy..."

"But just two days ago, three ugly monsters led a group of smaller monsters into the royal city..."

"The leading monsters were a blue horse-faced one and a red shark-headed one..."

"And there's another one... it's pink... it has three more eyes on its head, and it's missing a tooth!"

"They plundered the village, and everyone is having a very hard time..."

"You must be the legendary adventurers!"

"You must help us reclaim our homes!!"

The villagers kowtowed again.

The crowd had no choice but to agree while helping the old village chief up.

Just then, a strange horn sounded in the distance!

The villagers' faces changed drastically: "Run! Run!!"