Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As for Ameruda's disregard for Baron's challenge to a duel, Isis showed no surprise on her veiled face. Just as she had foreseen Baron's attempt to seize the Winged Dragon Ra, she had anticipated this scene as well.

"I see. Are you absolutely confident that you can defeat me? But underestimating your opponent should only be done when you have absolute strength."

Isis also raised the Duel Disk she had put on beforehand. Knowing what was about to happen, she had brought the Duel Disk even though she knew there would be no conflict with Baron.

"Well, let me make it clear beforehand that my [Millennium Jewelry] has the power to foresee the future, and the future it foresees is almost absolute."

"Hmph, so you saw your future where I defeated you and sealed you in a card?"

Upon hearing Isis's words, Ameruda, who had not been ambushed by Isis like Baron, smiled disdainfully. Like Kaiba, whom he regarded as an opponent he had to defeat, he did not believe in things like "predicting the future" at all, and said it casually.

Isis, standing on the steps, and Amelda, standing below, simultaneously drew cards from their duel disks and shouted in unison:

"Duel!" x2

Isis: 4000 LP

[Ameruda: 4000 LP]

"Hmm? This hand of cards..." Seeing the four cards in his hand: [Mech Cannon], [Mech Mechanical Frame], [Mech Force - Super Transformation], and [Mech Force - Destruction Force], Ameruda realized that these were the cards he had used in his last duel with Kaiba.

It wasn't that I didn't have a shuffled deck; after all, both Kaiba's and Amelda's cards were scattered on the ground after the duel, so their order couldn't have been randomized. Besides, my Duel Disk had an automatic shuffle function. The fact that I had this "perfect hand" was simply a matter of luck.

Hmph, as long as I use the effect of [Mech Cannon] to discard three [Mech] monsters from my hand into the graveyard all at once, I can easily summon [Mech Cannon] with its ATK increased to 2400. Then, I can use the effect of [Mech Force: Destruction Force] to Special Summon it by banishing two monsters from the graveyard.

The last card in his hand is the invincible "Orichalcos Barrier," which can provide all his monsters with a 500-point attack bonus. This time, he won't hold back like he did when he dueled Kaiba; he'll definitely activate this card right from the start.

In the first round, you can summon two such powerful monsters. It's like having dragons charging in your face. How can you lose?

Victory is assured, I have already secured the win!

Ameruda was quite satisfied with his hand, but that didn't mean he would arrogantly hand the first move to Isis.

"I get to go first! Draw!" Ameruda swiftly drew the card from the top of her deck, seizing the initiative.

Although information about Isis is scarce within the Doma organization where Ameruda is located, and is often limited to a few sentences such as "using the [Gravekeeper] deck and the [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld] deck which mainly features Angel-type cards" and "defeated the Duel King Kobayashi Hayato in the quarterfinals of Duel City", there is no complete data at all.

However, just the "Valley of the Royal Sleep" card in the "Gravekeeper" deck and the terrifying effect of "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" are enough to make it clear that the opponent must not be allowed to gain the first move.

Despite Amelda's seemingly nonchalant attitude of "Isis is nothing, just bring the ship over here," he is the most intelligent of the three musketeers of Doma. Even in his duel with Isis, he goes all out. Perhaps only Seto Kaiba could make Amelda lose his mind and act recklessly.

"I activate the effect of [Machine Cannon] in my hand. This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can be Special Summoned by sending any number of Machine-Type monsters from my hand to the Graveyard. I discard three Machine-Type monsters from my hand and then Special Summon [Machine Cannon]!"

Three phantom images of monsters appeared on Ameruda's field, and the images transformed into electricity that surged into the [Mech Cannon] behind the phantom images, giving the monster a power boost.

[Mech Cannon] [8 stars/land]

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

【0/2200→2400/2200】

"The ATK of [Machine Cannon] will be increased by 800 points based on the number of monsters sent to the Graveyard by its own effect. Since I sent three Machine-Type monsters to the Graveyard, [Machine Cannon] will gain 2400 ATK."

After Ameruda finished speaking, she drew the three cards she had just sent to the graveyard. "Madamadada, my summoning isn't over yet. Next, I'll activate the effect of 'Machine Force: Destruction Force' in the graveyard. I'll banish two Machine-Type monsters from the graveyard: Level 4 'Machine Skeleton' and Level 8 'Machine Force: Mega Transformation', bringing their combined Levels to 12 or higher."

"Special Summon [Mech Force: Destruction Force] from the Graveyard!"

A massive war fortress, clad in jet-black armor, appeared on Ameruda's field. In just one turn, Ameruda managed to summon his ace monster, [Mech Force: Destruction Force], on his field in one fell swoop!

[Mech Forces - Destroying Armed Forces] [ATK4600]

"Finally, I'll activate this Field Spell Card, [Orichalcos Barrier]. This card increases the ATK of all monsters on my field by 500, and the soul of the loser in this duel will be sealed inside this card!"

As Amelda activated [Orichalcos Barrier], Isis and he were surrounded by a copper-green barrier. A smaller barrier mark appeared on both of Amelda's monsters on the field, amplifying their attack power, and the same mark appeared on Amelda's own forehead.

[Mech Forces - Destroy Armed Forces] [ATK4600→5100]

[Mech Cannon] [ATK2400→2900]

"I'll cover a card, and my turn ends here."

Satisfied with the board state he had set up, Ameluda looked at Isis with a provocative gaze: "Now my perfect field is complete. From now on, whether you use the [Gravekeeper] deck or [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld], you can't do anything to me."

"End of round."

“My turn, draw a card.” Hearing Amelda say this, Isis curled her lips and recalled Hayato and Malik’s tone in her memory, saying sarcastically, “Is that so? That’s impressive. But I feel there’s something wrong with your board.”

“But it’s alright, I’ll give you a powerful monster to fix it up.” Isis said, revealing a card. “Release the two monsters on your field, come forth, [Lava Demon]!”

Chapter 557 Isis, You're So Baby Hot!

"Um!?"

As Isis pulled out a "big treasure," Ameluda watched helplessly as his invincible [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Force] and [Mech Cannon] were swallowed up by the surging lava from underground, turning into [Lava Demon].

【Lava Demon】【DEF2500】

"This card, isn't it Malik Ishdar's card? How did it end up in your hands?!" Ameruda was completely bewildered by the situation.

Isis shrugged indifferently: "Yeah, why? I'm looking for the reason too."

Although that's what Isis said, in reality, this [Lava Demon] was an extra card that Malik opened when he bought card packs. Since Malik already had three of these cards in his own deck, he gave them to Isis.

Looking at his "Lava Demon" in Defense Position on the field, Ameluda reluctantly put his two monster cards back into the Graveyard.

Besides negating the ability by paying half of your Life Points during the Battle Phase, [Mech Force - Destruction Force] has a second effect: if destroyed by battle or effect, you can Special Summon up to three banished [Mech] monsters to the field with a combined Level of 12 or less.

If these monsters are destroyed and sent to the graveyard again, the [Machine Force - Destruction Force] in the graveyard can then Special Summon itself by excluding the Machine-type monsters in the graveyard, making its resurrection ability extremely powerful.

However, all of this is predicated on the fact that [Mech Force - Destruction Force] must be destroyed in any way. The effect of [Lava Demon] is not destruction but direct liberation, which happens not to trigger the effect of [Mech Force - Destruction Force], which is really disgusting.

Isis then drew another card from her hand.

"Summoning [Lava Demon] will take up my Normal Summon once per turn, but Special Summoning will not be restricted. I activate the effect of [Statue of the Goddess - Keldor] in my hand."

Isis discarded a card into the Graveyard: "Discard one EARTH Fairy-Type monster from my hand, Special Summon [Statue of the Gods - Keldor], and thereafter add one [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld] or a card with that name from my Deck to my hand."

"Is it coming? [The Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld]!" Upon hearing this, Amelda temporarily ignored the displeasure in his heart that his monster had been eaten by the [Lava Demon], and looked at Isis seriously.

As Isis discarded a card, an ancient golden statue appeared on her field, with two golden wing-shaped shields on her arms, positioned in a defense stance to defend Isis's field.

【Statue of the Deity - Keldor】【4☆/Earth】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1200/1600]

Isis also drew a card from her deck and showed it to Ameruda: "The card I'm adding to my hand is this [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld]."

The effect of the card "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" immediately came to Ameruda's mind.

If you have at least 15 cards in your graveyard, "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" can be activated by paying 1000 Life Points, and both duelists exchange their decks and graveyards.

In other words, if either side doesn't have enough cards in their graveyard, they could easily run out of cards after the exchange and be wiped out in an instant, leading to defeat. It's an extremely dangerous and vicious card.

However, Ameluda was already mentally prepared for this card. Since Isis had already obtained it, he would send "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" to the graveyard before she could activate it!

"The instant you added [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld] to your hand, I opened my face-down card in the back row, the trap card [Strong Knockdown]!"

"You can activate this effect when your opponent adds a card from their deck to their hand. Your opponent discards that card." Amelda pointed at Isis. "Just like that, send your 'Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld' to the Graveyard!"

Isis showed no surprise at Ameluda's powerful strike, and without hesitation, sent the Reversal of the World and the Underworld to the graveyard. Isis's composure was so profound that Ameluda even had the illusion that "this was also part of her plan."

After Isis sent [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld] to the Graveyard and dealt with the effect of [Strong Knock Down], she continued, "When I Special Summoned [Statue of the Gods - Keldor], the EARTH-type Fairy monster I sent to the Graveyard was [Ancient Guardian - Argento].

"If this monster is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard, its effect can be activated. Send five cards from the top of both duelists' Decks to the Graveyard. After that, if I have 'Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld' in my Graveyard, I can send five more cards from the top of either player's Deck to the Graveyard."

As Isis finished speaking, a phantom of a golden sphere with mechanical arms appeared in front of her. The mechanical arms extended and each grabbed Isis and Ameruda's deck, pulling out five cards in one go and sending them to the graveyard.

“Oh dear, originally it was only possible to reduce each deck by five cards, but now, because of Amelda's [Powerful Knockout], [Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld] has entered my graveyard. In that case, I can send five more cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard.”

"What?!"

Ameluda never expected that her previous guess was actually true. Isis had even calculated her own face-down card, "Strong Knockdown," and even turned the tables with psychological tactics. The purpose of retrieving "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" was not to use it, but to provoke her into helping her send the card to the graveyard!

This woman's scheming is so deep, she's just like that annoying Hayato Kobayashi!

No, I understand now. It's the power of the Millennium Jewelry. This woman orchestrated this plan after seeing the future, which is like cheating in an RTS game filled with the fog of war by having full map vision!

"Tch, you already have 12 cards in your graveyard? But 'Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld' has already been sent to the graveyard. Retrieving that card and using it again will at least give you your next turn. And before that," Amelda glanced at the cards that had just been sent to her graveyard, including several Machine-Type monsters of suitable rank.

"Next turn, my [Mech Force - Destruction Armed Force] can be revived from the graveyard again. With the [Lava Demon] you sent to my field, can you survive a turn?"

Isis glanced at the three cards in her hand and chuckled, "How would you know if you didn't try? Even I sometimes can't predict the exact future."

"I discard another EARTH-type Fairy monster from my hand and Special Summon [Sword Priest Mudora] from my hand in Defense Position."

Isis activated the same effect again. With only one card left in her hand, the Sword Priest-Mdora appeared in the front row, wielding a pair of sharp fist blades, and entered the field in a defensive stance.

In Amelda's memory, most of the angel monsters he knew were light-attribute, with occasional dark-attribute angel monsters designed based on fallen angels, but they were few in number. Apart from that, there were very few angel monsters with other attributes.

The earth-attribute angel race gives people the feeling that this combination is not harmonious just by hearing it. Whether it is the newly appeared [Sword Priest-Mudora], or the previous [Ancient Guardian-Argido] and [Statue of the Deity-Keldo], although their names have nothing in common, they all give people an ancient and solemn temperament, like stone statues in a tomb from a thousand years ago.

Low emotional intelligence is described as having an incredibly outdated or unsophisticated feel.

【Sword Priest - M'dora】【4☆/Earth】

[Angel Race/Effect]

[1500/1800]

Upon hearing the method of Special Summoning for [Sword Priest Mudora], Amelda felt that its effect couldn't end so simply, and sure enough, Isis did activate the subsequent effect after summoning the monster: "After [Sword Priest Mudora] is Special Summoned by its own effect, I can place one [Gravekeeper Trap] from my Deck face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone."

"Face-up placement!?" Amelda pondered for a moment, not having much of an impression of the trap cards in the [Gravekeeper] deck. After all, the only card he was particularly interested in was the [Gravekeeper] field spell card that specifically countered his [Mech] deck's high graveyard utilization—[Royal Valley of the Slumber].

However, the ability to activate a trap that should have taken a turn to activate immediately should not be underestimated.

Isis retrieves a card from her deck and places it into her Duel Disk: "Activate the Continuous Trap Card, [Gravekeeper's Trap], then set my last card in my hand, End of turn."

[Isis: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Statue of the Deity - Keldor】【DEF1600】

【Sword Priest - M'dora】【DEF1800】

[The Gravekeeper's Trap] [Face Card]

After Isis ended her turn, Ameluda didn't rush to draw a card. Instead, he looked at the [Gravekeeper's Trap] that Isis had activated with a strange expression—or rather, at the card's artwork. The effect was also displayed on the card, but it was written too densely, and Ameluda was too lazy to read it.

The card art for "The Gravekeeper's Trap" features a woman dressed in traditional white Egyptian clothing, reaching out her hand towards the light. Although her face is covered by a white veil, this outfit is none other than Isis, who is dueling with Amelda!

Before Hayato disappeared, all the "God Cards" were concentrated in his hands. In order to better defeat Hayato and seize the "Three Egyptian God Cards", Amelda and the others had been tracking Hayato for a long time to gather information about him.

During this process, Ameluda and his companions did indeed gain something: Hayato, using his status as a 30% shareholder in the International Illusion Society, used the card manufacturing department several times to create cards. Ameluda and his group had hoped to use this to learn about Hayato Kobayashi's hidden trump cards in order to prepare a countermeasure.

However, what was unexpected was that after completing the cards, Kobayashi Hayato only gave some of the successful cards to Malik, Isis, Yugi Muto, and Katsuya Jonouchi, and did not use any of them himself. He only collected some incomprehensible words from the recordings at the scene, such as "As expected, Red Daddy is not so easy to get for free."