Yu-Gi-Oh! Your Friends Are Fighting Out of the Underworld

Chapter 266: Through the Light
"Death Deck Destruction Virus" - Seto Kaiba's signature tactic. As one of the few virus cards, it was a card that President Kaiba often used in the original work.

However, unlike the familiar version of the card that blocks the card draw and creates a three-turn card gap, in the early original game, its effect is like this:
"This card allows a monster on my field with an attack power of 1000 or less to become a fragile 'container'. When it is destroyed, it transmits the virus to you."

First of all, it is a trap that can be activated during the damage assessment phase and requires battle breaking as a prerequisite.

Secondly, the original version does not have a blocking effect, but instead has a destructive power that sweeps across everything:
"From now on, all monsters in your field, hand, and deck with an attack power greater than 1500 will be infected by the virus and then completely destroyed (original effect)."

The projection operated faithfully, and when the virus was completely eliminated, the scarlet fluid directly engulfed the Gem Dragon, and then rushed directly towards You Ming's deck and hand.

then……

'bang bang bang'

A series of explosions sounded, as if there really was a world infected by the virus in the deck.

"I don't have any monsters with an ATK over 1500 in my hand, but I have 1500 monsters with an ATK over 15 in my deck, so I'm sending them all to the Graveyard..."

"Humph."

Seeing that the card was still running smoothly, Kaiba Seto's smile became more and more arrogant.

"Judging from the previous duel, it seems you can't directly mobilize the power of the exchange deck. Just savor this humiliation—there will be no more high-level monsters in your deck, and defeat is inevitable."

Immediately, he waved his hand:
"Also, my effect hasn't finished processing yet—although the fragile body of the Giant Virus, acting as a 'vessel,' prevented me from being harmed by the aftermath of the battle, it was still destroyed by your monster, so you must take 500 points of damage."

‘Puff’

[Youming LP: 4000 → 3500]

"Then, I can Special Summon the remaining two Giant Viruses from my deck!"

Giant viruses

"atk/1000"

In the exploding black fog, two monsters exactly the same as before emerged.

"This isn't looking good. That bastard Kaiba already has two sacrifices on his field, and Youming has been badly injured."

Looking towards the duel arena, when the dark waves receded, the originally crystal clear dragon royal vein had been covered with a layer of darkness.

"Now that the deck is destroyed, even the ores around him seem to be contaminated by the virus."

"But is that really the case?"

Pharaoh, however, had a completely different opinion on this.

"I think it's these raw stone veins that absorbed the power of the virus... Kaiba was fooled."

"Fooled?"

Jonouchi was a little confused, but with his strong intuition, he could sense something was amiss.

Looking towards the center of the field again, the duelist standing among the deep raw stones raised his lips:
"A virus, huh? It turns out to be something like that."

"However, he doesn't seem to be as skilled as you, and his blocking power isn't as strong as yours."

After all, I am the o-ized one and he is the original one... Of course, I can't say this.

"I think this ability to wipe out a deck in one go is pretty impressive... considering the current meta."

"However, this overly direct effect is useless against dragons."

In my mind, the voice of the cursed spirit also echoed:
"Dragons are creatures that grew up in a violent and cruel environment. If their proud souls cannot be crushed with one blow, no matter what kind of setbacks or strength they face, they will only become stronger!"

Of course, in human terms:
"It's just a tomb, isn't it? It sounds so mysterious... I'll end the battle here."

Facing Kaiba Seto's gaze, Yu Mei declared:

"In Main Phase 2, I activate the continuous spell "Royal Vein of the Stone" from my hand. As a countermeasure to its effect, I add the quick-play spell "Light Piercing of the Stone" to my hand."

Immediately afterwards, the darkness sealed within the imperial vein began to burn:
"Also, I activate the second effect of "Royal Bloodline", announce the name of a Normal monster, and summon that monster from the Deck or Graveyard to my field in Defense Position."

'Kara'

Finally, the darkness within the crystal quickly revealed the burning crimson eyes. "It's so hot... could that be?!"

Unable to help but rub his equally hot eyes, Jonouchi couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The next moment, the giant dragon tore off a corner of the imperial vein, revealing its own form:

"Answer my call, Red-Eyes Black Dragon."

"Red-Eyes Black Dragon (lv7)"

"def/2000"

Facing the sharp and broad wings of the dragon, You Ming casually put down the cover card:

"Then, I cover the remaining three cards in my hand in the backcourt, thus ending the round."

"It's the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, after all."

After seeing the figure of the pitch-black dragon, Jonouchi couldn't help but get excited:
"You see, Yugi? It's Red-Eyes... but it looks a little different from my dragon, and it seems to have lost an eye."

"Maybe it's because he's been through a lot of battles."

Seeing the pitch-black dragon with scars all over and only one eye standing on the field, his thoughts went back to the horrific scene he saw more than a month ago.

Same "Red Eyes", same giant dragon...

"But it doesn't seem to be able to exert quite the same force as it did back then."

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

Facing Jonouchi's puzzled gaze, the Pharaoh finally just shook his head.

"I mean, Red-Eyes itself isn't a monster known for its defensive power."

Not to mention its defense, to be frank, its attack power is actually a bit disrespectful to its level.

"In this case, if you want to use it as a 'wall', you should have the means to do so. So, You Ming's true trump card is probably there."

"Now, I will cover all three cards in my hand, and this round ends."

Under the cover of round after round of brilliant light, above the imperial vein and under the wings of the black dragon in a defensive posture was a suffocating vortex of the abyss.

"Hmph, four covered cards?—It's my turn, draw a card... Hmph."

The moment the initiative shifted, Kaiba's gaze moved upwards.

"That's all there is to it. Watch me crush it directly—I'm going to open the deck right now. The card I covered last turn is powerful enough to destroy those conspiracies!"

The moment the cover was lifted, the huge deep blue shadow appeared in the sky, only casting its ruthless scarlet eyes downwards.

When it swung its giant fist, a huge pressure descended from the sky:

"[Big Storm] - Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field!"

"Then, at this moment I will also open the cover card."

Confronting the giant god from a distance, the shadow of a giant dragon appeared on the surging imperial vein just below.

"Quick-Play Magic 'Piercing Stone' - When I have a Normal Monster on the field, I can negate the effect of one of your cards and banish it."

The Emperor Dragon roared fiercely, and the white light that destroyed the mountains and tore apart the space surged forward.

Under the piercing white light, Kaiba could only see a dazzling smile:

"I negate 'Great Storm' and banish it."

'boom'

(End of this chapter)