Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

With 0 attack power against 2000 attack power, the result should have been indisputable. However, when Baron's gauntlet struck the sharp tooth of the Giant Spinosaurus, a bright golden light suddenly burst forth!

"What?!"

Ryuzaki was shocked and somewhat relieved as he watched the golden light suddenly expand. He had just followed his intuition and made some responses. The opponent's confident attack must have some hidden tricks!

"The special effect of [Big Bang Fist - Armor] has been activated!"

With Baron's voice, the golden light that enveloped the three monsters on Ryuzaki's field, the [Jurassic Egg Derivative] behind Baron, and Baron himself suddenly contracted, followed by a deafening explosion, with flames shooting into the sky!

"boom!"

"Ugh!!"

[Ryuzaki: 4000→1000LP]

Ryuzaki was completely caught off guard by the sudden impact. He was knocked over by the shockwave that came almost face to face and sat down on the ground with a thud. His base score dropped by a full 3000 points!

Ryuzaki's head was buzzing as if he had been hit with a giant sledgehammer. He felt that this 3000 points of damage was more intense than any damage he had ever received before, and it was not a normal level of damage at all.

But more than those things, he was concerned about the effects of [Big Explosion Fist - Armor], and what it would be like to face the explosion of Baron at almost point-blank range if he had suffered such great damage.

However, when Ryuzaki, suppressing the dizziness and nausea from his injury, looked up at Baron, he found that Baron had returned to his original position. Several openings in his [Active Defense Armor] were sucking in smoke and dust like a fan. Baron looked completely unharmed, the only difference being that the [Big Explosion Fist Armor] he originally wore on his right arm was gone.

Baron: 4000LP

"The special effect of [Active Defense - Armor] is to absorb damage, and on the turn it is destroyed, the damage to my Life Points will be 0." Baron casually flicked his empty right hand, explaining the situation to Ryuzaki with a smug look. "And when [Big Bang Fist - Armor] is destroyed by battle, it can destroy all monsters on the field except for itself, and then both duelists share damage equal to the combined ATK of the destroyed monsters."

Ryuzaki was also taken aback: "So that means—!"

“Ah, that’s why I said you’re really lucky, ‘Dinosaur’ Ryuzaki.” Baron’s armor pieces disappeared one by one, revealing his original appearance. “When I saw you summon two monsters with 2000 attack power in one go, I thought it would be so easy to finish you off in one turn.”

"But because of that [Survival Level] card, the [Macrophagus X] with an attack power of 2000 points was replaced by two [Small Horned Dragons] with a combined attack power of 1000 points. You got a lucky break, Ryuzaki."

Upon hearing this, Ryuzaki felt a wave of fear wash over him. If he hadn't activated [Survival Realm] just now, he would have suffered a full 4000 points of damage and had his basic points wiped out instantly.

Trap immunity, damage immunity, and the ability to wipe out all monsters on the field when destroyed—these are just the effects of three of these monsters. The "Legs" monster, which hasn't activated its effect yet, and the "Helmet" monster, which hasn't appeared, must also have some outrageous effects.

This "Armor" deck is just too terrifying! What kind of deck is this? Can a normal person even beat it?

Although a host of disheartening thoughts flooded his mind, Ryuzaki didn't feel despair. Why?

"I see, but you're still far from being able to defeat me, Baron."

As Ryuzaki spoke, he pointed to Baron's field, "Haven't you noticed something since the beginning?"

"Your [Jura Egg Token] on the field wasn't destroyed at all!"

"What?!" Baron was stunned. He turned his head and looked in the direction Ryuzaki was pointing. Sure enough, he found that the [Jurassic Egg Token] was still on his field.

"The fourth effect of [Lost World] is that when a Normal Monster on the field is destroyed, I can destroy it in place of the same number of Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Deck. What protected [Jura Egg Token] from being destroyed by your [Big Bang Fist - Armor] was the third [Little Horned Dragon] in my Deck!"

"...So, your Tamashi is just a shield?"

"Uru-seriously!" Baron's sarcastic remark made Ryuzaki blush slightly. "I'll remember [Little Horned Dragon's] contributions, probably..."

That's normal. One minute you've called a monster your own, and the next you've sacrificed it. Not everyone can be as shameless as that Duel King.

"However, if [Little Horned Dragon] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect can still be activated. I can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Dinosaur-Type monster from my Deck, and this effect is not limited to once per turn."

Now, it was Baron who was surprised, because he suddenly remembered that the two [Small Horned Dragons] that Ryuzaki had summoned earlier were also within the range destroyed by [Big Bang Fist - Armor]: "Masaka!?"

"This is my struggle for victory!" Ryuzaki shouted, drawing three cards from his deck in one go. "Evil dragon, feed on my Tamashii and devour the light of the future!"

"Come forth, all three of my [Soul Eater Oviraptor] cards!"

The eggshells left behind by the Little Horned Dragon scattered across Ryuzaki Field were picked up by several scarlet claws. The soul of the Little Horned Dragon was peeled off the eggshell and revealed, but was greedily sucked and swallowed into the belly of a gaping maw. The blue soul flame flickered above the heads of these evil and terrifying beasts.

【Egg-Thief Dragon】【4☆/Dark】

[Dinosaur Tribe/Effect]

[1800/500]

"These monsters don't look like they're to be underestimated." Looking at the three dinosaurs that appeared on Ryuzaki's field, Baron had a serious expression, but it didn't last long. He couldn't help but complain, "But this feeling of having my lines stolen 'again' is really weird."

Chapter 574 A Man's Fight! (Part 3)

【Oviraptor】】【ATK1800

【Oviraptor】】【ATK1800

【Oviraptor】】【ATK1800

"If [Egg Thief Dragon] is Summoned or Special Summoned, activate this effect: Select one Dinosaur-Type monster from my Deck and add it to my hand or send it to the Graveyard. I can activate this effect three times."

Ryuzaki wore a "grief" expression on his face because of the destruction of [Little Horned Dragon], and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. He retrieved three cards from his deck, added two of them to his hand, and sent the third to the graveyard.

Baron's attack failed to kill Ryuzaki instantly, instead allowing Ryuzaki to summon more dinosaurs on the field and replenish his hand and graveyard. However, Baron did not feel regretful. Instead, he couldn't help but show an excited expression: "Oh, I thought it was just a boring cleanup, but now this duel has suddenly become interesting."

"I place three cards face down in my back row, then the turn ends."

[Baron: 4000LP, 2 cards in hand]

[Jura egg derivative] [DEF0]

[GaiK] X3

Ryuzaki played well during his opponent's turn, but Baron was no pushover either. While launching a sharp attack, he didn't forget to set up defenses in his back row, and the presence of three face-down cards was hard to ignore.

However, some time ago, specifically around the time of Duel City, Baron, while still adept at launching powerful attacks as he is now, had a rather subtle habit of disliking defense.

According to him, "There is nothing in my life that I need to protect; all I need is to attack."

If it were Baron and Ryuzaki dueling back then, after activating "Armor Gravity" and wiping out all the "Armor" monsters on his field, he would have made the incredibly brave move of not summoning any monsters to defend or setting any cards.

Rafael and Amelda, both members of the "Three Musketeers of Doma," felt that Baron's strange habit would eventually get him killed. However, Baron was a very strong duelist, and few could withstand his first round of attacks or defeat him before his second round. So he kept this habit until the "Duel City" tournament, which was broadcast live to the world, ended and Kobayashi Hayato became the King of Duel.

Hayato becoming the Duel King should have had nothing to do with Baron, but because of their admiration for the strong, many duelists began to imitate the deck building Hayato revealed and tried to understand his dueling style.

So, inexplicably, overnight, a number of duelists around the world began to enjoy playing cards like "Catapult Turtle" and "Summoning Exosome." Even duelists with some skill started to refer to Hayato's deck, stuffing strange red-bordered cards into their decks, which were originally mostly yellow-bordered.

As a result, Baron almost suffered a defeat during a hunt for duelist souls. He was easily defeated by a five-cap Imp in the back row at the start of the game, without even having a chance to activate "Orichalcos Barrier". He was wiped out by a single "Torrent Tribute" spell.

Then, in the second round, it was hit by a "E-hero Mudball" that flipped its attack and defense stats with a single punch, losing a full 3000 points of life points. Then, that brat activated "Destruction Wheel", causing the "E-hero Mudball", which was no longer useful after the attack, to self-destruct.

After the duel ended, the brat didn't even know that Baron had tried to seal his soul, and said something like "What an interesting duel." The barrage of taunts almost made Baron faint from anger at that scoundrel.

That kind of duel doesn't bring joy; only that bastard finds it entertaining!

After experiencing a humiliating defeat, Baron learned his lesson and decisively chose to join the fight if he couldn't win. He also followed Hayato's deck list and added many cards that he would never have used before to his originally very pure "Armor" deck. Later, he added and modified the deck based on his own understanding of duels.

The Baron who is now dueling Ryuzaki is no longer the Baron who only knew how to attack.

"My turn!" As a professional player, Ryuzaki also understood how terrifying the "heavy trap" strategy popular in the Duel Monsters world was. Naturally, he wouldn't be like some reckless player who was good at rolling dice and never looked at the face-down cards in the opponent's back row. "Draw!"

The card he drew was the spell card "Miracle Discovery," which requires five or more banished monsters to activate. Ryuzaki has not yet met the activation condition.

However, it only takes a few steps. Because of the actions taken during Baron's turn, Ryuzaki now has two high-level dinosaurs in his hand that are eager to be played.

"I sacrifice my two [Soul-Eating Oviraptor] on the field to Tribute and Summon [Superconducting Terror]!"

The two [Soul Eater Oviraptor] creatures, clinging to the broken eggshells, vanished into light, coalescing and transforming into a towering Tyrannosaurus Rex, the second-highest star level [Superconducting Terror] in Ryuzaki's deck!

【Superconductive Terror Beast】【ATK3300】

A powerful monster with attack power surpassing that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon stood on Ryuzaki's field. The Lost World beneath their feet gave birth to a Jurassic Egg Specimen once again due to the appearance of a new dinosaur, which landed on the haystack in front of Baron.

However, the starlight that rose after the two dinosaur monsters entered the graveyard did not dissipate due to the appearance of the [Superconducting Terror Beast]. Instead, it rose higher and higher, tracing a star-like trajectory in front of Ryuzaki.

Behind Ryuzaki, blue soul flames rose up, but they were not the dark souls of the Soul Eater Oviraptor that gave off a chilling feeling; rather, they were the soul power of an ultimate Terror Beast that transcended the constraints of the physical body!

"Except for two Dinosaur-Type monsters in my Graveyard, Special Summon this card from my hand!"

Ryuzaki raised a card above his head and shouted, "Ancient overlord, supernova of destruction, reign supreme over the world once more! Use your power to crush all things and guide destiny onto the right path!"

"Engrave my glory, remember my soul!"

"Witness the ultimate dinosaur, witness my Tamashi!"

"【Ultimate Transductive Terror Beast】!"

The most ferocious, most vicious, tallest, and strongest being among the dinosaurs has opened its eyes!!

"Roar!!!"

The purple gems lit up simultaneously with the roar of the behemoth, and the blue flames behind Ryuzaki instantly evolved into a higher purple. The colossal beast stomped its foot on the ground, and its movements caused the entire Lost World to tremble!

【Ultimate Conductive Terror Beast】【ATK3500】

"Oh, here it is. This is the monster that truly deserves the title of 'Ace'."

Baron recognized [Ultimate Transmission Terrorbeast], after all, as Ryuzaki's "debut match" that made him famous, his duel with Jonouchi in the first match of the KC Cup was arguably the most memorable.

'A super-elite monster that can attack all monsters on your opponent's field once, and when it attacks a Defense Position monster, it can inflict 1000 damage to me and send it directly to the Graveyard...'

Baron glanced at his two Defense-position [Jura Egg Tokens] on the field, "This is really bad."

"Entering my battle phase, I will attack your [Jura Egg Token] with [Ultimate Conduction Terror]!"

Ryuzaki decisively ordered an attack, saying, "When [Ultimate Conduction Terror] attacks a monster in Defense Position, this effect can only be activated at the start of the Damage Step, inflicting 1000 Effect DMG on the opponent's Duelist and sending [Jura Egg Token] directly to the Graveyard!"

The jewels on the towering dinosaur's body contracted their light, concentrating all their energy into the body of the [Ultimate Conduction Dinosaur], and purple breath was about to burst out from its mouth!

"Supernova————"

"Before that, I'm going to chain your [Ultimate Terrorbeast] attack declaration and activate my backrow face-down card!"

Baron's voice interrupted Ryuzaki before he could even utter the name of the attack. As Baron opened up its back field, countless snake-like black shadows suddenly sprang out from beneath the ground, climbing up the bodies of [Ultimate Conductive Terrorbeast] and [Super Conductive Terrorbeast] along their feet that were firmly planted on the ground, and in just an instant, they had wrapped around their necks!

In this ancient era, the two-bodied dinosaurs, who were like giants, were naturally unwilling to sit and wait for death. However, the black shadows on their bodies were exceptionally stubborn and could not be struggled against. They could only have their movements gradually compressed until they were completely immobilized!

Only then did Ryuzaki realize that the monster that had bound him was clearly a grid of countless green lines interwoven together!

"Continuous Trap Card [Gravity Web]: As long as this card is face-up on the field, Level 4 or higher monsters on the field cannot attack."

Following the sound of Baron, Ryuzaki saw that the countless green grids were extending from the cover card that Baron had opened in the backcourt.

It makes sense. Last turn, Ryuzaki used the effect of [Soul Eater Oviraptor] to search for three Dinosaur-type cards in one go. Ryuzaki also has three monsters on his field that can be used as tributes. It's easy to imagine what he'll do this turn. Baron's trap is really too targeted.

“Well, although I can’t target monsters other than tokens because of the effect of [Lost World], cards like [Gravity Web] that don’t target are not restricted,” Baron said with a light laugh. “Speaking of which, I only realized belatedly that this card is perfect for my [Armor] deck.”

"Higher-level powerful monsters will be unable to move under the restriction of this card, and lower-level monsters are almost impossible to resist the power of the [Armor] deck. My [Armor] deck, which is almost entirely composed of lower-level monsters, is not restricted at all in this [Super Gravity Net]. I am so happy that I want to sing a song."

"This is so exciting!"

"Using a card that only benefits the user is so malicious! I have absolutely no way to deal with such a card!"