Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

While using invincible Library Old E and Heavy Pit Underworld decks can effectively increase the win rate, audiences will definitely not be interested in such dull duels. Besides, how can investors sell tickets and collect returns on their investment?

As for how to gain fans when you lose a duel even though it's fun? Fans will naturally find ways to redeem themselves. Just like how Mizuki O's videos don't always win, but they attract a lot of fans because they're so entertaining.

This is why Ryuzaki, despite being able to directly destroy the Demon Dragon - Dark Dragon within the castle with the Hyperconductive Terror Beast, insisted on replacing the Hyperconductive Terror Beast with the stronger Ultimate Conconductive Terror Beast.

"My turn is over." Feeling quite pleased with the audience's enthusiasm, Ryuzaki returned Jonouchi a fiercely competitive smile. "You must have even greater strength, Jonouchi. In that case, go ahead and defeat me with all your might, 'Dinosaur' Ryuzaki!"

[Ryuzaki: 1100LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Ultimate Conductive Terror Beast】【ATK3500】

Jonouchi naturally heard the people around him calling Ryuzaki's name. If it were someone with a weaker mentality, hearing even the audience supporting their opponent while at a disadvantage might have made them feel lost and demoralized.

However, Jonouchi was not so fragile. The [Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast] summoned by Ryuzaki not only aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, but also Jonouchi's fighting spirit: "Even if you didn't say it, I would definitely do it."

"Although Ryuzaki, you're strong too, my goal is to become one of the top three in the KC Cup and get revenge on Kaiba, so I'm sure I'll win!" With that, Jonouchi excitedly drew a card from his deck. "My turn, draw!"

"I will activate the Ruby Treasure Card in my hand, sending Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my hand and one Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my deck to the graveyard, and draw two cards from my deck!"

Jonouchi sent the Red-Eyes Black Dragon from his hand, which had been recycled by Dark Factory in the previous turn, and another Red-Eyes Black Dragon that had been returned to his deck by the effect of Demon Dragon - Dark Demon Dragon, to the graveyard. He also replenished his hand with two cards, bringing his total number of cards to three, including the cards drawn during this turn's draw phase.

"I'm going to activate this card, the Spell Card [Painful Decision]." After glancing at the card in his hand and thinking for a moment, Jonouchi placed a card into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk. "I will draw two cards from my deck, and my opponent will choose one of them."

As he spoke, Jonouchi drew two cards from his deck, and two cards with only their backs showing appeared on his field: "If Ryuzaki selects a monster card, then I can Special Summon that monster to the field regardless of its Summoning conditions, and add the other card to my hand. If it is not a monster card, both cards will be sent to the Graveyard."

Upon hearing this, Ryuzaki curled his lip in disdain: "Jonnouchi, has your gambling card finally evolved to the point where it tests other people's luck instead of your own?"

"Hey, don't talk like I particularly like using gambling decks!" Jonouchi immediately retorted. "I only use gambling cards because everyone thinks they're not strong and they're so cheap. Do you think the gambling cards I used before were stronger than the Red-Eyes deck I'm using now?"

When Jonouchi asked this, Ryuzaki was genuinely taken aback. Recalling Jonouchi's unreasonable luck—how he could always win even with gambling cards where the returns were just as high as the risks—he nodded firmly: "That's for sure!"

"If you were using a pure gambling deck, you would have defeated Seto Kaiba long ago!"

"Ugh, I'm so annoyed! I don't want to use a gambling deck!" Jonouchi threw a tantrum. Seriously? I saved up my allowance and prize money, plus the two extra Red-Eyes cards Kaiba gave me, to finally build this Red-Eyes deck. You think you can persuade me to go back to a gambling deck?

No way!

"Hurry up, pick out which card for me!" Jonouchi didn't want to continue this unpleasant and disheartening topic, and Ryuzaki scratched his head in frustration. "Damn it, it's inexplicably hard to choose, even though it's already a choice between two."

Ryuzaki, who had never placed any hope on his luck, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and closed his eyes: "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!"

"Let's pick the best! Alright, this is the one!" Ryuzaki, who had been tapping between the two cards, suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to the card on his right. "I want to choose this one!"

As Ryuzaki selected his cards, the two cards Jonouchi drew due to the "painful decision" were flipped over, revealing their true appearance.

The card to Ryuzaki's left is [Fusion], while the card he chose to his right is none other than the last card in Jonouchi's deck, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!

"Yosh, thanks Ryuzaki, you gave me another [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!" Jonouchi ignored Ryuzaki's displeased expression, added [Fusion] to his hand, and waved his empty hand, "Soar, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"

Chapter 386 Meteor Dragon? I Directly Accelerate Synchro Synchronization

"Soar, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"

Under Ryuzaki's gaze, who donned the "Pain Mask" due to his "Painful Decision," the card chosen by Ryuzaki, "Red-Eyes Black Dragon," was not taken back by Jonouchi. From the unfolded card, a jet-black dragon, bathed in gushing lava, soared into the sky. Even under the gaze of the overwhelmingly large "Ultimate Conductor Terror," the indomitable black dragon roared proudly!

"Ow!!"

Seeing the familiar black dragon appear before him, Ryuzaki subconsciously murmured, "Red-Eyes..."

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon, called out by Ryuzaki, lowered its head slightly, glanced down at Ryuzaki from the air, let out a low roar, and then turned its gaze away from Ryuzaki without any hesitation, focusing on the Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast.

Ryuzaki was the previous user of Red-Eyes before Jonouchi, but that was all. Ryuzaki was merely a passerby in Red-Eyes Black Dragon's eyes; the only one it truly respected was Jonouchi.

【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】【7☆/Dark】

[Dragon/Normal]

[2400/2000]

“Even the Red-Eyes Black Dragon only has an attack power of 2400 points.” Shifting his attention away from the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Ryuzaki looked at Jonouchi again. “My Ultimate Conductor Terrorbeast has an attack power of 3500 points.”

"Indeed, it would be quite difficult to defeat the Ultimate Transducer Beast with the Red-Eyes Black Dragon."

Jonouchi nodded, but then gave a smug smile: "But Ryuzaki, I never said I was going to use Red Eyes to defeat Ultimate Transducer Beast."

"The monster I'm going to use to defeat you next is this one!"

As he spoke, Jonouchi played a card from his hand onto the field: "I'm going to Normal Summon 'Captain of Delicious Cooking' and then activate his effect!"

On the field inside the castle, a man wearing an apron stood with a resolute expression in front of a large pot on a fire, scooping out a spoonful of soup and tasting its saltiness.

[The Captain Who Cooks Well] [3 stars/location]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1200/400]

"【Captain of Proper Handling】When successfully summoned, can return one of my cards to the deck, shuffle it, and then draw one card from the deck."

Watching Jonouchi shuffle a card into his deck, Ryuzaki scoffed, "Tch, it's just an effect of changing your hand. You think you can defeat me with something like that? You're underestimating me, Jonouchi."

"Wait, I remember now. If you fuse [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] with a Warrior-type monster, you can summon another [Red-Eyes] fusion monster—[Red-Eyes Blackblade Dragon], right? Are you planning to use it to defeat me?"

"Muda, muda, I remember the effect of [Red-Eyes Blackblade Dragon], it's just using Warrior-Type monsters from the Graveyard as equipment to increase attack power by 200 points, it's still not as good as [Ultra-Torpor]!"

"Oh, is that so?" Jonouchi asked, but a smile remained on his face. "Of course I know that, but Ryuzaki, the effects of the 'Captain of Proper Cooking' haven't finished yet!"

"Courage, role models, and logistics—these are the three most important elements of an army. Cooking and making porridge may not be considered a great achievement, but soldiers can't die on the battlefield hungry." As he spoke, Jonouchi drew a card. "If the card I draw using 'Captain of Proper Cooking' is a monster card, I can Special Summon it!"

"And the card I drew was this one, [Meteor Dragon]!"

What?! Meteor Dragon!

Ryuzaki, sitting opposite Jonouchi, remained calm, but Hayato in the audience almost lost his composure as Jonouchi slammed the card he had just drawn onto the Duel Disk, intending to Special Summon the [Meteor Dragon] he had mentioned.

You're going too far with this card printing! How did a [Meteor Dragon] suddenly appear? Are we about to start Accelerated Synchro Summoning that can even surpass light?

Then, after seeing clearly the monster that Jonouchi had summoned, Hayato was somewhat relieved that he hadn't gotten too excited.

The monster Jonouchi drew wasn't the Synchro Monster "Shooting Star Dragon," it was clearly another Meteor Dragon.

Compared to the jet-shaped, pristine white Acceleration Dragon, the Meteor Dragon's design is essentially a turtle with two wings attached to its back. Its appearance is even worse than the disgraceful Two-Headed Thunder Dragon, which lowers the average attractiveness of the dragon race.

【Meteor Dragon】【6☆/Land】

[Dragon/Normal]

[1800/2000]

Normally, a level 6☆ [Meteor Dragon] requires a tribute to be summoned, but thanks to the effect of [Captain of the Well-Prepared], it was Special Summoned directly.

"Hehe, Ryuzaki, I wonder if you've ever heard this saying?" Jonouchi said to Ryuzaki with considerable pride after seeing the appearance of the [Meteor Dragon], "The white dragon brings victory, while the black dragon brings possibility."

"If the Blue-Eyes White Dragon symbolizes the most powerful force, then the Red-Eyes Black Dragon corresponds to infinite hope!"

Ryuzaki tilted his head in confusion, scratching his hair through his hat: "I've never heard of that before. Who said that?"

This question stumped Jonouchi.

"Hayato said it. He said it's a legend that has been circulating in the world of Duel Monsters for a long time."

Ryuzaki retorted, "There's no such thing. That guy Hayato Kobayashi is always so irresponsible, he's probably just trying to fool you again."

Jonouchi, however, remained stubborn: "That's not true."

As he spoke, Jonouchi raised the last [Fusion] card in his hand: "This must be true, otherwise why would my [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] always be able to create miracles time and time again?"

"Let me show you another form of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], Ryuzaki! Activate the [Fusion] Spell Card, I'll use [Meteor Dragon] and [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] as fusion materials!"

"Come out—"

"【Meteor Black Dragon】!"

The card 【Fusion】 was played by Jonouchi and landed on the field. At the same time, the 【Fusion】 vortex that appeared on his field sucked in 【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】 and 【Meteor Dragon】.

"It's gone! It's disappeared!"

Ryuzaki was quite surprised. The previous "Summoning of the Demon" could be fused with "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" to summon "Demon Dragon - Dark Demon Dragon", which could be barely explained as a resonance of the dark magic power of both of them, and both of them were quite powerful cards.

However, [Meteor Dragon] has an attack power of 1800 and a defense power of 2000. Not to mention that it is a 6-star monster, many 4-star monsters can also reach this level of strength. Moreover, it has no effect and is just a normal monster. It is not outstanding in any aspect. How can it be fused with [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]?

As if intentionally opposing the supernova light bursting forth from the ground, a streak of fire lit up from the horizon, quickly elongating into a line of fire that hurtled straight toward the arena. In the blink of an eye, a massive fireball crashed to the ground like a meteorite.

With a deafening roar, the rocks encasing the fireball shattered, revealing the robust dragon within.

The originally slender body of the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] is now as if it has consumed hundreds of kilograms of protein powder and gone through a crazy workout, becoming thick and powerful, and its muscles have been transformed into the same dark purple color as the [Meteor Dragon]. Its size is about twice as large as before.

Feeling the surging power within its body, the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], or rather the [Meteor Black Dragon], roared after its workout, showing off its might to the [Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast] in front of it.

【Meteor Black Dragon】【8☆/Flame】

[Dragon/Fusion/Normal]

[3500/2000]

"By combining the power of the Meteor Dragon, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon has amplified its power to the extreme," Jonouchi said, looking at the Meteor Dragon. "Actually, I was originally planning to save the Meteor Dragon for last, to give Kaiba a surprise."

"But as expected, I can't fight you without going all out."

"Hmph, I won't mind if you don't go all out, Jonouchi," Ryuzaki said unhappily. "I can accept achieving a higher ranking even if I can't fully demonstrate my strength."

That's what they said, but seeing the appearance of the [Meteor Black Dragon], Ryuzaki was quite nervous.

With an attack power of 3500, the [Meteor Black Dragon] has just the right amount of power to take down the [Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast] together.

In addition, the Captain of Proper Cooking who brought him the [Meteor Dragon] on Jonouchi's field was summoned in Attack Position with an Attack Power of 1200, while Ryuzaki's own Life Points are 1100.

This is terrible!

No matter how you look at it, Jonouchi's next attack will only be—

"Then, I'm entering my battle phase!" Jonouchi declared excitedly, then touched his nose somewhat sheepishly. "Victory is about to be mine, Ryuzaki!"

"Damn it, don't be so quick to assume you've already won 1000%!"

Upon hearing that Jonouchi was about to enter the battle phase, Ryuzaki made a firm decision in his heart and declared with a heavy heart, "Before entering your battle phase, my [Ultimate Conduction Beast] can activate its effect!"

"Once per turn, [Ultimate Terrorbeast] can destroy one monster in my hand or on the field and set all monsters on your opponent's field during both players' Main Phases!"

"What?! Set all monsters face down?!" Jonouchi was also taken aback. "Wait a minute, Ryuzaki, your hand should be empty, and you only have one [Ultimate Teleporter] on the field... Could it be...!"

"Sacrifice yourself for the greater good, [Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast]!"

"You did that again!!"

Ever since he caused the Superconducting Terrormon to self-destruct in order to summon the Ultimate Conduction Terrormon, Ryuzaki seemed to have flipped some strange switch. This time, when he caused the Ultimate Conduction Terrormon to self-destruct, he no longer hesitated as before, but was instead quite excited.