Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Chapter 1782 Enemies coming from the sky
Attack and defense power adapt to changes based on the target's attack power;
Absolute resistance that is unaffected by the effects of other cards;
The combination of the two created the invincible monster, the Sleeping Giant - Gudu. Ed and Caesar discovered that even with their combined efforts, they were completely helpless against the demon before them.

However, after confirming that the opponent was indeed incredibly powerful, both Edward and Caesar had different ideas.

Ultimately, their previous strategy of "avoiding battle" was simply because there were too many Duel Monsters besieging them, and clearing out that number of monsters would be too time-consuming and energy-intensive, not because they were afraid of fighting—and even under the "avoiding battle" tactic, they still managed to kill quite a few Pokémon.

As duelists, they share a common bloodlust, and they are always eager to fight when they encounter a rare strong opponent. Now, the unavoidable [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] has made them unleash their full potential and decide to go all out!
“【Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon】, huh? Not bad, then I’ll take the offensive!” Edward played a card, “【D·Hero Dynamite】! Unleash your power!”

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】grabbed 【D·hero Dynamite Man】, which Edward had just summoned, and flung him toward 【Sleeping Giant-Gudu】. 【D·hero Twilight Poppy】, who had been reawakened by Edward, also cooperated by imbuing 【D·hero Dynamite Man】 with the golden power of protection. The combined power of the three caused 【D·hero Dynamite Man】 to transform into a dazzling meteor, blasting toward 【Sleeping Giant-Gudu】!
It is obvious that the Sleeping Giant - Gudu is not Hercules, who was once reduced to a wooden stake during the debate next door. It seems to be extremely angry that Ed and Caesar refused to obediently accept their death and insisted on resisting, and even dared to launch a counterattack against it. It swung its fist directly at the "human cannon" that is the D·hero Dynamite Man!
"boom!"

Adaptively increasing its attack power to 2900 points, which is 1000 points higher than [D·hero Blood Demon-D], [Sleeping Giant-Gudu]'s punch seemed to predictably blast [D·hero Dynamite Man] into the air.

The reason I say "appears" is because unlike the previous tests where [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] appeared completely unharmed, this time, under [D·hero Dynamite Man's] attack, [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] actually showed a pained expression, retracting its arm and even taking a half-step back!?

"It worked!" Edward exclaimed excitedly, pumping his fist. The sense of accomplishment from finally finding the weakness of a formidable enemy was irresistible. "Although it looks like a battle between Duel Monsters, as expected, some of the rules of dueling are still preserved in this world—such as the rules of Life Points!"

The effect of [D·hero Dynamite] can reduce combat damage to 0 points and inflict 1000 points of damage on both duelists. However, the power of [D·hero Twilight] is also enhanced after breaking free from the duel rules, becoming able to block effect damage for Edward as well. This constitutes Edward's effective attack this time - unilaterally dealing 1000 points of effect damage to [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] through the effect of [D·hero Dynamite]!

In this world where the Duel Monster is the Duelist himself, the effect damage of [D·hero Dynamite] successfully bypassed the resistance of [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] to "not be affected by other card effects" and directly reduced its health. This solution worked because Edward deduced from the fact that it seemed to be in a sleeping state from the beginning.

—If the Sleeping Giant-Gudu is truly an invincible monster without any weaknesses, it would not have needed to sleep in the first place. The main reason that restricts its actions is probably the consumption of its physical strength, or rather, its dueling energy.

Normally, it minimizes its energy consumption by sleeping, and then absorbs the battle energy of other dead elves in the desert to replenish its energy. Only after accumulating a certain amount can it awaken and wreak havoc in such an invincible manner. This is probably the underlying logic of the elf 【Sleeping Giant - Gudu】's actions!

Ordinary attacks and any disruptive effects cannot affect Sleeping Giant - Gudu itself, but Edward can use the effects of cards like D. Hero to directly deplete Sleeping Giant - Gudu's health and stop it from moving. Just like in Duel Monsters, a monster's full resistance does not mean the duelist's full resistance. This is also a way to win!

"4000 points? 5000 points? Considering how much this guy ate before, let's assume it has 8000 base points." Caesar grinned bloodthirstyly. "Do you have enough cards in reserve, Ed Phoenix?"

"We can at least hold this guy off for a whole day!" Edward said confidently. "Are you itching for a fight? Okay, then let's go for the next move: you attack, I defend!"

"Gulp!"

Enraged by its injury, the Sleeping Giant - Gudu raised both hands and slammed them down onto the ground. The desert trembled from the impact, and the force of the blow even stirred up a gale that blew sand dunes far away. However, at the point where the Sleeping Giant - Gudu struck, the images of Caesar, Ed, and their monster passed unharmed through the Sleeping Giant - Gudu's hands, flew up, and then twisted and transformed into a clown-like monster.

"【D·Hero Dreamer】, turning reality into shattered illusions." Sending a card to the Graveyard of the Duel Disk, Edward, not facing 【Sleeping Giant - Gudu】 at the moment but behind it, looked up. "Next up is... Caesar!"

"Qiang!"

[Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] shed the useless components, including [Chimera Fortress Dragon], and transformed back into [Armored Black Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]. Then, it grabbed Caesar's [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], and the two resonated with each other, merging the power of "Cyber ​​Flow" and "Inner Cyber ​​Flow" into one!
"World, destruction, machinery—calamity strikes!"

"【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon】!"

Unlike Edward, who chose to reduce the opponent's power with effect damage, Caesar's answer was—since it was a monster with invincible resistance, he would also use a monster with extremely high resistance to fight back!
Not only that, Caesar even played the spell card "Gigantify" on "Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark End Dragon", causing its size to explode to the same height as "Sleeping Giant - Gudu"!

"boom!"

The two colossal creatures collided, but this time, the Sleeping Giant - Gudu failed to unleash its overwhelming power as it had before. It could only hold its own against the Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator, and even seemed to be somewhat suppressed by it!

Edward's approach followed the rules of Duel Monsters, bypassing the monsters to directly reduce the duelist's Life Points. However, Kaiser's approach transcended the rules of Duel Monsters. Under the rules of Duel Monsters, Sleeping Giant - Gudu, with an attack power 1000 points higher than any other monster, would indeed be invincible. But this is not in a regular duel. Outside the rules of Duel Monsters, can Sleeping Giant - Gudu infinitely increase its attack power?
The answer is no. [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator]'s attack power was already at its peak of 5000 points, and with the power of [Gigantification], it could double to 10000 points. [Sleeping Giant - Gudu], faced with such a high attack power, finally reached its limit, barely managing to unleash a mere 9999 points of power, failing to reach the 11000 points boosted by Duel Monsters. It must be said that Kaiser and Ed, compared to Jaden and the others, were indeed more experienced in professional battles. Even in the completely new rules of battle in the Pokémon world, which they had never tried before, they quickly mastered various combat techniques and continuously incorporated their knowledge from ordinary duels.

(All four were knocked unconscious in a frontal "sneak attack," which was too forced and embarrassing for the sake of plot advancement.)

This can be seen in the performance of the Duel Academy students on another timeline—Manjoume, Asuka, Fubuki, Kenzan and others, no matter if they have special abilities, have been exposed to special powers, can see card Pokémon or have good grades, they can't come up with any decent reactions when facing battle in the Pokémon world that is free from the rules of dueling, and are easily defeated and captured.
Caesar and Edward were drawn into the Spirit World during Jaden and the others' second trip there. They had experienced one less battle in the Spirit World than the others mentioned above. However, they adapted very well to the rules of the Spirit World and even mastered how to fight with cards without any guidance.

(Partners of justice, but dark heroes – what the duo called themselves in the elven realm)

It is foreseeable that although the Sleeping Giant - Gudu is very strong, it is inevitable that Edward and Caesar will defeat it with their combined efforts, and it will not take much time.

Once Edward and Caesar realized this, they even began to compete with each other, accelerating their internal struggle to play a greater role in defeating the Sleeping Giant - Gudu and to seize the final blow in order to win against each other.

【Sleeping Giant - Gudu】 also sensed its impending doom. It wasn't some dignified dueling monster that would fight to the death. Its own life was more important than anything else. It decisively chose to retreat before the next wave of attacks from Caesar and Edward arrived. Its feet kicked the sand as if paddling through water, and it was about to burrow underground to return to its previous sleeping state.

But would Caesar and Edward just let this guy, who was almost defeated, disappear?

"In my worldview, there's no such thing as letting a fruit that's almost ripe fall to the ground and go to waste." Edward waved his hand. "[D·Hero Cultist]!"

"That ugly fleeing posture doesn't count as a struggle. If you can't accept defeat, then die here!" Caesar shouted. "[Restriction Released]! The final pursuit begins! [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon]!"

"Gulp!" After being struck several times from behind, [Sleeping Giant - Gulp] could only let out a pained cry, its mind filled with the thought of escape, refusing to turn back even for half a second. An ordinary person might feel some pity for its pitiful cry, but Edward and Caesar, who had just witnessed its ferocious appearance when it devoured other elves, had no compassion.

"Want to beg for mercy? Unfortunately, although we are partners of justice—"

"—But it's a Dark Hero type." Picking up where Caesar left off, knowing the other wanted to snatch the last blow, Edward exchanged a glance with him and shouted in unison to their monster, "The final strike, bring it on—"

"boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, a white meteor suddenly fell from the sky, striking the Sleeping Giant - Gudu head-on. Its unparalleled power shattered the Sleeping Giant - Gudu's resilient body, which possessed the dual abilities of "adaptive attack power increase" and "unaffected by other card effects," splitting it in half!
The Sleeping Giant - Gudu, whose entire upper body vaporized the moment the meteor struck, first took a step forward due to inertia, and then his remaining lower body collapsed to the ground, exploding into countless points of light. However, because of the commotion caused by Caesar and Ed's battle, no foolish elf dared to devour the dueling energy on the ground.

"Isn't this a bit too outrageous?" Although he and Caesar had been overwhelming [Sleeping Giant - Gudu], Ed knew that [Sleeping Giant - Gudu]'s strongest power—its resistance to being affected by any effects—had not been broken. Its manifestation in the spirit was a resilient body that would not be injured no matter how it was attacked. Even Caesar's [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator Dragon] could only "hurt" it but could not "injure" it.

Even Caesar's aggressive attack tactics would have drawbacks if the speed were a bit slower. While the Sleeping Giant - Gudu didn't keep up with the Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator's attack power, which had doubled to 10000 points the first time, it gradually unleashed its power in subsequent collisions. By the time Caesar used [Limit Release], the Sleeping Giant - Gudu's power had actually adaptively increased to around 18000 points. A few more hits might have even surpassed the Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Terminator's attack power, which had surged to 20000 points.

But what was that meteor all about? It annihilated [Sleeping Giant - Gudu] in an instant. Even when Caesar's [Armored Dragon - Electronic Dark Terminator Dragon] unleashed an attack power of 20,000 points, it didn't have such a performance.
"So even professional duelists don't necessarily have a complete grasp of chain-related knowledge." A voice came from where the "meteor" fell, along with the sound of something being patted, like dust being brushed off. "The effect of the [Gurgle], which is guaranteed to activate, will be the first to enter the chain during your turn, thus preceding the opponent's monster's guaranteed effects and other optional trigger effects."

"In other words, no monster can defeat [Gudong] when he launches an attack."

After a pause, the source of the voice emerged from the dust and appeared before Caesar and Edward, explaining in the spirit of a teacher: "But during the opponent's turn, their guaranteed effect takes precedence over the [Gudu]'s attack effect, so taking down the attacked [Gudu] becomes quite simple; all you need is an Equip Spell Card like [Moon Mirror Shield]."

"Of course, if you don't have one, you can use the Crystal Wing Synchronous Dragon as a substitute." Hayato said with a smile, patting the powerful thigh of the Crystal Wing Synchronous Dragon he had switched to in the air after discovering Caesar and the others' battle.

"Both of these are cards I've never heard of before, Hayato-sensei!" Edward couldn't help but complain upon hearing this.

Gudu's strength mainly lies in fighting and all-around resistance. In terms of pure fighting, characters like Fighting King and Pidan are still stronger.