Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

However, despite being made of metal, the [Niebelung Ring] is not firmly held by a magnet and can still move freely, seemingly possessing some kind of magical power; it certainly can't be made of stainless steel.

As he equipped the Ring of the Nibelung to Magnet Warrior β, Qigu Lloyd also drew five cards from his deck. Combined with the cards he drew in the previous turn due to the Counter Gate, he now had an astonishing nine cards in his hand.

"So, are you ready for this final attack, Yugi Muto? Behold, this is the ultimate power of the 'War Goddess' deck!" Kigu Lloyd drew a card from his hand. "I activate the Spell Card 'War Goddess's Ride,' come forth, my 'Valkyries'!"

"Sweep away the filth and sin before me, [Goddess of War - Fourth Daughter], [Goddess of War - Third Daughter], [Goddess of War - Second Daughter], and [Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter]!"

After playing the card "War Goddess's Ride," Qigu Lloyd triumphantly played all four cards in his hand. In an instant, four monsters appeared on his field at the same time, and he hadn't even used his Normal Summon this turn!

"Four monsters were summoned in an instant!?" Yugi stared in astonishment at the four Valkyries of different appearances and ages that appeared on Qigu Lloyd's field. "What exactly is 'The Ride of the Valkyrie'...?"

“Since you’ve asked so sincerely, I’ll mercifully tell you,” Kigu Lloyd said smugly. “The effect of [War Goddess Ride] is to Special Summon all [War Goddesses] from my hand, but because of this effect, the monsters Special Summoned will be returned to my Deck at the End Phase of this turn.”

"However, I don't have an end-of-turn phase." At the end, Qigu Lloyd uttered a seemingly random statement, leaving the game somewhat puzzled.

Although he summoned several monsters at once, the game wasn't particularly stressful. This was partly because the [Goddess of War] only surprised him in number; its attack power wasn't very high. And partly because he had defensive measures prepared in his back row.

【Goddess of War - Four Women】【3☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1400/1400]

【Goddess of War - Three Women】【4☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1000/1600]

[Goddess of War - Second Daughter] [5☆/Light]

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1600/1600]

【Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter】【6☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1600/1800]

Among the four "War Goddess" monsters, even the highest attack power, "Second Daughter" and "Eldest Daughter," only has 1600 points. Considering the naming convention of the "War Goddess" monster series, Yugi thinks that as long as no cards like "Father" or "Mother" appear next, "Eldest Daughter" should be the highest-ranking one.

Even the eldest daughter can't beat my own Magnet Warrior β with 1700 attack power. So it doesn't matter if its attack is sealed or its form is changed. There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

However, the cautious gamer remained wary—if the power of the [Goddess of War] was limited to this, how did Qigu Lloyd qualify for the official competition? And he still hadn't used that "instant end to the battle" ability.

Therefore, the game suggests that these "war goddesses" of varying ages might have effects that haven't yet been activated.

Sure enough, the game had barely considered this possibility when Qigu Lloyd declared: "When [War Goddess - Second Daughter] is summoned or Special Summoned, her effect can be activated!"

"Target one of your opponent's monsters and destroy it!"

Yugi couldn't help but show a "I knew it" expression. Before [War Goddess - Second Daughter] could activate its effect, he pressed the button on the Duel Disk to activate a face-down card: "I'm going to use my face-down card before your effect takes effect!"

Chapter 413 Curipo, Curipo jumped out on his own!

"I'm going to activate my face-down card!" Yugi pressed the button to activate the face-down card, and a card on his back field opened, revealing a green Quick-Play Spell Card, [End of the World]!

"What's that saying again?"

"Heroes have their battleground, and the warriors of the rocks naturally have their own suitable environment."

Yugi smiled, a rare display of confidence from the usually gentle and introverted Yugi, which made Kyoko in the audience have the illusion that it was actually Dark Yugi who had replaced Yugi on stage.

"The effect of 【The End of the World】 is to activate a Field Spell Card from your Deck when your opponent Special Summons a monster?" Qigu Lloyd recalled the card's effect, then revealed a disdainful expression. "Hmph, a futile struggle. You wouldn't be thinking of activating the Field Spell Card 【Wilderness】, would you?"

"So what if the Wilderness can boost the attack and defense of your Rock-type monsters [Magnet Warriors] by 200 points? You are destined to fall to my [War Goddesses]!"

“Sorewadokana?” Yugi chuckled, retrieved a card from his deck, and placed it in the Duel Disk's Field Zone. “I never said I was going to activate 'Wilderness' as a Field Spell. Because of the effect of 'End of the World,' I'm activating my Field Spell Card 'Chaos Field'!”

"And as an effect that occurs when [Chaos Field] is activated, I can add a [Chaos Warrior] Ritual Monster from my Deck to my hand."

Under the effect of [The End of the World], the duel field is transformed into a pale blue void starting from where Yugi is standing, and Yugi adds a Ritual Monster from his deck to his hand.

Meanwhile, because the effect of [End of the World] was resolved, the effect of [War Goddess - Second Daughter], which had been temporarily suspended, continued to take effect. A holy white light was emitted from the longsword in her hand, destroying [Magnet Warrior β], who was equipped with [Ring of the Nibelung], and sending it to the graveyard.

However, as Magnet Warrior β left the field, some changes occurred within the Chaos Field that covered the entire area, and a phantom of Magnet Warrior β appeared beside the game.

"As long as [Chaos Field] exists in the field area, each time a monster from either player's hand or field is sent to the Graveyard, you can place a Spell Counter on the [Chaos Field] card." Yugi's calm voice came through.

Kigu Lloyd glanced at [Magnet Warrior α], whose attack power remained unchanged, and sneered, "Hmph, what a bizarre effect. In my opinion, it's not as useful as [Wilderness]. What difference would it make if you placed ten or eight more Spell Counters on your Field Spell Card?"

"You no longer have the chance to use its effects!"

Kigu Lloyd pointed at the [War Goddess Four], which looked to be the youngest and lowest-ranked monster on his field: "During my Main Phase, I activate the effect of [War Goddess Four] and reveal the number of [War Goddess] monsters on my field other than [War Goddess Four] from the top of my Deck."

"Because I have three 'War Goddess' monsters on my field besides 'War Goddess Four Women', I can reveal three cards."

Qigu Lloyd drew three cards from the top of the deck and frowned: "If there are any Normal Spell Cards or Normal Trap Cards among the cards revealed by [War Goddess - Four Women], I can choose one of them to add to my hand and send the rest to the graveyard. However, there are no Normal Spell Cards or Normal Trap Cards among the cards I revealed, so I return them to the deck and shuffle them."

Although the effect of "War Goddess - Four Maidens" activated but nothing happened, merely shuffling Qigu Lloyd's deck, he didn't take it too seriously. Ultimately, activating the effect of "War Goddess - Four Maidens" had no cost; using it was a bonus, but failure didn't matter much.

Furthermore, there are still two [War Goddess] monsters whose effects haven't been used yet.

"Next is the effect of [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter]. Its effect is to banish one monster from your opponent's Graveyard once per turn, and then until the end of the turn, [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter]'s ATK becomes equal to the original ATK of the monster banished by this effect."

After explaining the effect of [War Goddess Eldest Daughter], Kigu Lloyd arrogantly pointed his finger at the ground: "The monster I'm banishing is, of course, [Magnet Warrior β], which was just destroyed by the effect of [War Goddess Second Daughter]!"

"Destroying my monster before didn't come without a price. Banish it from this game!"

With the order given by Kigu Lloyd, Magnet Warrior β, whose true form was dormant in the graveyard, was pulled from the duel under the watchful eye of the spirit floating beside Yugi. At the same time, the attack power of the two monsters on Kigu Lloyd's field changed.

【Battle Goddess - Three Women】【ATK1000→1100】

【Goddess of War - Eldest Daughter】【ATK1600→1700】

The game knows the reason why the attack power of [War Goddess Eldest Daughter] has changed. Qigu Lloyd just said that the attack power of [War Goddess Eldest Daughter] will become the original attack power value of [Magnet Warrior β] except for her. But why has the attack power of [War Goddess Third Daughter], who has not made any moves, also changed?

Kigu Lloyd immediately provided an explanation: "The final effect of [War Goddess Three Women] is that its attack power increases by 100 points for each banished opponent's monster."

"This is the offensive of my [War Goddesses]! Now, prepare for your doom, Yugi Muto!"

Kigu Lloyd arrogantly waved his hand: "I use [War Goddess - Eldest Daughter] to attack [Magnet Warrior α]!"

The Valkyrie, riding a pure white steed, lightly squeezed the horse's belly with her legs, and the warhorse and the knight charged together in perfect coordination. Although the game's [Magnet Warrior α] raised the magnetic sword and shield in his hand to resist with all his might, he was ultimately unable to block this attack and was destroyed and sent to the graveyard.

A second magic indicator was added to the Chaos Field, and a phantom of Magnet Warrior α appeared around the game. Excess combat damage was deducted from the game's base score, but since it was only 300 points, the game didn't react much.

[Game: 4000 → 3700 LP]

"It's not over yet. Next up is the all-out attack from the remaining [War Goddess] monsters." Qigu Lloyd chuckled coldly, arrogantly raising his head. "How disappointing, Yugi Muto. I remember Seto Kaiba once considered you a worthy opponent, but is this all the strength you've got?"

"Thinking about it this way, Seto Kaiba's abilities in Duel Monsters aren't all that great after all. Or am I just too strong?" Kigu Lloyd stroked his pink hair with a touch of self-admiration and pointed at Yugi. "Then let's attack the opposing duelists directly, [Battle Goddesses]!"

"All troops, charge!"

【Battle Goddess - Four Women】【ATK1400】

【Battle Goddess - Three Women】【ATK1100】

【Goddess of War - Second Daughter】【ATK1600】

On Kigu Lloyd's field, the combined attack power of the three [War Goddesses] had reached a full 4100 points, which would be enough to wipe out the game's life points after one round of attacks. Even after the three [War Goddesses] had rushed to his front after receiving Kigu Lloyd's command, Yugi still did not activate the face-down card on his field.

The three phantom-like [War Goddesses] returned to Qigu Lloyd's field. Watching the opponent's life score continue to drop until the attack ended, Qigu Lloyd revealed a confident smile. But just as he was about to say something, he saw that the game's life score stopped falling after dropping to exactly 1200 points.

[Game: 3700→2300→1200LP]

The combat damage of [Goddess of War - Fourth Daughter] and [Goddess of War - Third Daughter] was indeed calculated, but the attack of [Goddess of War - Second Daughter], which attacked along with them, was not calculated.

Qigu Lloyd's doubts were answered by the third phantom that appeared beside the game.

"Kuri Kuri~" The soul of a fluffy, ball-shaped cutie appeared beside the game, showing a "fierce" expression to the group of bad women who had just attacked its master, but it just made people think it was cute.

"Just now, at the moment when [War Goddess - Second Daughter] attacked me, I used the effect of [Kuriboh] in my hand." My life points plummeted from 3700 to only 1200. Although it wasn't a dark game, the burden caused by the virtual projection system was real. Yugi felt somewhat uncomfortable, but still raised the card in his hand.

"The effect of [Kuriboh] is that when an opponent's monster attacks, you can activate this effect by discarding this card from your hand during that damage calculation. Battle damage to yourself from that battle becomes 0. Also, since [Kuriboh] is sent from my hand to the Graveyard, I can place another Spell Counter on [Chaos Field]."

Sending the Kuriboh card to the Graveyard, and looking at the phantom of Kuriboh guarding his side, Yugi smiled and said, "Thank you for saving me, Kuriboh."

"Kuriri~" [Kuriko] squinted and smiled shyly.

Watching the game where he was interacting warmly with his monster, Qigu Lloyd scoffed, "Hmph, even now, you're still playing house with some mere virtual Duel Monster?"

"Because of that monster, you seem to see an opportunity to survive this turn, return my [War Goddesses] to the deck, and launch a counterattack? You're sorely mistaken, Yugi Muto!" Kigu Lloyd drew a card from his hand. "I did say something before, 'I don't have an end phase,' and that doesn't just mean I'm absolutely certain of victory!"

"Literally, it means that I will use a power that transcends fate to finish you off in this short span of time."

"So don't blink, Yugi Muto, the pain only lasts a moment!"

"I activate a Quick-Play Spell Card—"

As Kigu Lloyd played the card, both Yugi and Yami Yugi in Millennium Puzzle could feel an invisible force expanding outwards from the card in Kigu Lloyd's hand, instantly enveloping the entire arena.

Although its form is somewhat similar to the field spell card "Chaos Field" that Yugi just activated, the quick-play spell card that Kigu Lloyd activated, whose name he hadn't even heard yet, activated its effect the instant it was set, and an indescribable feeling instantly obscured Yugi's perception.

The game knew where it had encountered this feeling before—it was the feeling when the [Time Mage] successfully activated its effect!

As a golden light shone from the "Eye of Ugato" on the front of the Millennium Puzzle, the strange feeling instantly vanished from the game. Both the internal and external games, freed from this wondrous experience, finally heard clearly the name of the card spoken by Qigu Lloyd—

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, [Time Goddess's Mischief]!"

"In a world where time has passed, let us sing a lament!"

After saying this, Qigu Lloyd revealed a smug expression: "Hmph, I've wanted to say this for a long time, but after activating this card, no one can hear me anyway."

"The ability of 【Time Goddess's Mischief】is to sever the linear and continuous flow of time, leaping to the start of my battle phase in a specified future. In other words, it's a card that skips all disadvantages, deletes time, and creates a world under my control." Looking at the calm Yugi, Kigu Lloyd smiled coldly, "Just like that, unknowingly, be defeated and forced to leave the field by me in the leap of time, Yugi Muto."

"But I refuse."

"what?!"

Qigu Lloyd thought the game would be like everyone else he had encountered before, falling into an unresponsive state and being defeated after activating "Time Goddess's Mischief," but the game actually reacted!?

It's disgusting that a second person has entered into what should be a world where you can move around all by yourself, just like the stench of someone else's sweat wafting out of your own private bed!

After a moment of surprise, Qigu Lloyd came to his senses, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "As expected of Yugi Muto, this is truly beyond my expectations, but so what?"

"In the last round, you must have used all your means. If your face-down card was usable, it would have been activated long ago. It's impossible for it to have been left until now."

"As for my War Goddesses on the field, although War Goddess Eldest Daughter's attack power will recover to its basic value as she enters the next round, her offensive ability will also be restored at the same time!"

"With no monsters on the field to act as barriers, only an unknown card and a useless ritual monster in your hand, and your face-down cards mostly useless as well, you're doomed to lose!"