Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

To Baron's surprise, the [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops], having received Ryuzaki's command, roared to the sky and actually managed to break free from the [Supergravity Net] that had been suppressing it, thanks to its extremely high purity of force dissipation. The entire creature, the entire dinosaur, charged towards Baron with incredible speed!

"Interesting, instead of running away, are they approaching me?"

Baron grinned maliciously.

"Then let's move closer!"

As they spoke, Baron, throwing a punch, clashed head-on with [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops]. The [Big Explosion Fist - Armor], containing immense explosive power, was about to be unleashed by Baron. If it hit any spot, the power would be released instantly and sweep across the entire arena.

Baron didn't care what the effect of [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratopsian] was. Judging from the monster's appearance, it probably just increased attack power or something. Even if a mere dinosaur is given a name like "wrestler," how could it possibly use any advanced techniques like humans?

Melee combat is to my advantage!

The confident Baron threw a punch, only to find that the [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratopsus] actually responded to his attack, extending a claw to grab his right arm!?

A terrifying grip, as if capable of crushing a block of carbon into a diamond, came through. Baron had no time to react to the actions of the [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratopsus] before he suddenly felt a heavy blow to his abdomen. His entire body instantly lost its balance and spun around.

By the time they came to their senses, Baron had already been thrown back to its original position by the [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratopsian] with a throw, and the armor on its right arm had completely disappeared!

What was that agile movement just now? How could this big guy react so quickly?

"The effect of 【Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Triceratops】 is that you can Tribute 1 【Dinosaur Wrestler】 monster on your field, and then target 1 card on your opponent's field to destroy that card. This effect can be activated even during your opponent's turn."

Ryuzaki watched as he performed one of his "signature acts" on the field, forcefully tearing the [Big Explosion Fist Armor] off Baron's body. The [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratopsian] then hugged the armor and exploded with a bang, completely absorbing the impact with his own strength. Ryuzaki breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been prepared for Baron to summon [Big Bang Fist Armor] again, so he used the effect of [Little Pteranodon] to Special Summon [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops] which could release itself instead of other higher-level dinosaurs.

However, although the "Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops" in "Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops" is clearly a series, it's a pity that Ryuzaki only has two "Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops" monsters and one spell card to use with it. He only got them after losing to Mai last month, and it's unknown when he will be able to collect them all.

However, judging from its current strength, this series is a perfect fit for the dinosaur deck system he uses.

Looking at his bare right arm after losing [Big Bang Fist - Armor], Baron said with a helpless expression, "I was worried that your face-down card might be a trap that could nullify attacks, but it turns out the key was actually the monster itself?"

"Honestly, you've survived another round." Baron stood up from the ground, his armor gradually dissipating. Unlike other Duel Monsters that were merely projections, his [Armor] Monster had a real physical existence, so no dust from the ground touched him. "My turn ends here."

[Baron: 2000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Jura egg derivative] [DEF0]

[GaiKa] [Super Gravity Net]

When it was Ryuzaki's turn, he hesitated after drawing a card, because he had drawn a card with both opportunities and risks—[Dimensional Fusion], which allows both duelists to Special Summon monsters banished from themselves by paying 2000 Life Points.

However, Ryuzaki is currently unable to pay the required 2000 base points.

He currently has no monsters on the field, and his back row contains the [Miracle Discovery] card he set face-down last turn as a cover, and a Trap Card with "Unclear Meaning". If he doesn't use that card in his hand, he's basically...

Well, it's not that we can't fight.

Ryuzaki decisively activated his back row face-down cards: "During my main phase, I activate my back row face-down cards and unleash the boundless power of a planetary overlord that transcends the physical body!"

"Trap Card [Survival Instinct]!"

As Ryuzaki spoke, he suddenly grabbed a card from his graveyard and pulled it out to Baron's astonished look: "Exclude any number of Dinosaur-Type monsters in my graveyard and restore my Life Points to the number of monsters multiplied by 400!"

"Three [Soul-Eating Oviraptor], three [Small Ceratops], two [Small Pteranodon], two [Super Conductive Terrorbeast], [Ultimate Conductive Terrorbeast], [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops], two [Macrophagus X], and [Giant Spinosaurus], a total of 15 dinosaur monsters!"

"I'm scattering all the cards in my grave!"

Of course, Ryuzaki was just saying that. Although he did banish all the dinosaur-type monsters from the graveyard, he wasn't stupid enough to throw cards at the drop of a hat. Although the action of playing cards looked cool, he didn't want to embarrass himself by picking them up afterward.

However, this did not stop Baron from staring in astonishment as Ryuzaki's base score soared.

With 14 dinosaur monsters eliminated, Ryuzaki will recover 15 x 400, or a full 6000 points of base score. After this whirlwind inhalation, Ryuzaki's base score jumped to 7000 points!

[Ryuzaki: 1000→7000LP]

What's going on? Isn't this a dinosaur deck? How come it's all about aggressive attacks, card destruction, damage reduction, and even self-healing?

Baron really wants to complain that the Dinosaur race is such a strong deck?

No, it should be an exception. The strong one isn't the Dinosaur race, but Ryuzaki, who wields them. Others might not be able to unleash such power. Baron thought to himself, looking at the monster that Ryuzaki had manifested on the field.

Spinosaurus, which appeared at the very beginning of the duel, reappeared on the Ryuzaki stage. Despite being banished, it was resurrected, and the aura emanating from [Giant Spinosaurus] was terrifyingly frightening.

"When [Giant Spinosaurus] is banished, I can Special Summon it to my field, and its ATK increases by 200 times the number of banished Dinosaur-Type monsters I control." Ryuzaki looked at the giant monster on the field and said in a deep voice.

[Giant Spinosaurus] [ATK 2000 → 3800]

"3800 ATK, even surpassing the previous [Ultimate Terrorbeast]!" Baron exclaimed. "Moreover, it didn't use the effect of [Lost World] to Special Summon [Jura Egg Token] to my field. Was it planning to clear my field and attack me directly this turn?"

Ryuzaki shook his head.

"Although I would like to do that, I don't actually have any other dinosaur-type monsters in my hand that I can summon, and [Giant Spinosaurus] also has a self-limiting limitation that it cannot attack directly."

Although it was stuck at the minimum level 4 of [Gravity Web], and its attack power was 800 points higher than [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], [Giganotosaurus] could attack without restriction. However, with only [Jura Egg Tokens] in defense position on the Baron field, it couldn't take advantage of its high attack power.

If I could replace the cards in my hand with "Monster Reborn," which can Special Summon cards from the Graveyard, I could use "Miracle Discovery" to recover the banished "Giant Eater X" and Special Summon it. After "Giant Spinosaurus" destroys the token, "Giant Eater X" would be right in my face, which would be a guaranteed kill. Unfortunately, I can't trade for it.

Ryuzaki summoned [Giant Spinosaurus] only as a side effect; his main purpose was to activate [Dimensional Fusion] in his hand. However, just as he was about to play the card in his hand with great confidence, Baron on the opposite side suddenly said, "That look in your eyes is full of confidence, Ryuzaki."

“When I was a kid, I often got into fights and got beaten up more than once. But later I learned one thing: don’t look at the other person’s body, because feints can be deceiving. You have to judge the other person’s thoughts by looking at their eyes. This is my fighting experience that has made me a winner in many battles over the years, but it can also be applied in duels.”

"After successfully activating [Survival Instinct] to recover a large number of Life Points in one go and summoning the powerful [Giant Spinosaurus], you could no longer hide the joy in your eyes. But it didn't come from confidence in the power of the monsters on your field. It was because you felt that the card in your hand could bring you victory, right?"

Baron pressed the button on the Duel Disk to activate the face-down card before Ryuzaki could activate the card in his hand. "Although a duel with you has piqued my interest to some extent, and it's no wonder some people call you 'tough guy' Ryuzaki, for me a duel that isn't a true fight is still a bit lacking."

"As punishment for being my enemy, I will shatter your hopes! Activate the Trap Card [Disrupt Operation]!"

"What?!"

With Baron's back row face-down card opened, Ryuzaki found himself unable to activate [Dimensional Fusion], which was just a hair's breadth away from being placed in the Duel Disk.

I could have Special Summoned all the banished dinosaurs at once and ended the duel by launching a full-scale attack on Baron after just paying the Life Points. But it was like downloading a movie that got stuck at 99% for hours. I just couldn't get to the point where I could activate the card!

This is the effect of Baron's card!

"The effect of [Disrupt the Battle] is that the opponent puts all their cards back into their deck, shuffles them, and then draws the same number of cards."

Baron promptly answered Ryuzaki's question, and as he spoke, Baron was also able to use his excellent visual ability to see that the card in Ryuzaki's hand was [Dimensional Fusion]. "Hmph, [Dimensional Fusion], ah, I see. The Dinosaur-Type deck actually has this kind of combo. Even though most monsters have no chance of being recovered after being banished, the Dinosaur-Type can use [Survival Instinct] to cooperate with [Dimensional Fusion]. That's really impressive."

"However, there's no chance to activate that [Dimensional Fusion] now!"

Ryuzaki couldn't refute Baron's words. At this moment, he only had one bluffing "Miracle Discovery" in his back row, which was completely unable to effectively counter "Disruptive Operation". Helplessly, he put the "Dimensional Fusion" that he couldn't activate back into the deck and let the Duel Disk automatically shuffle it.

Although Hayato Kobayashi, Yugi Muto, and other duelists often say, "A true duelist can draw whatever he wants," the fact that the card was shuffled and drawn again after being put back can only mean that the shuffler is broken. Sure enough, Ryuzaki failed to draw the card in the mysterious way and drew a rather peculiar card, "Mysterious Chinese Pot".

"Entering the combat phase, I use [Giant Spinosaurus] to attack [Jura Egg Derivative]."

Neither the "Miracle Discovery" nor the "Mysterious Chinese Pot" were entirely useless cards, but neither could change the situation and help Ryuzaki achieve victory. Unable to complete the combo, Ryuzaki reluctantly declared an attack.

Baron, with only an open [Supergravity Net] in his back row, had neither the intention nor the ability to stop Ryuzaki's attack, allowing [Giganotosaurus] to crush the [Jura Egg Derivative] with a single stomp, finally clearing his front row completely. In any case, such an attack wouldn't cause him any harm.

After the battle phase ended, Ryuzaki thought for a moment and then activated the "Mysterious Chinese Pot" card in his hand: "Release the 'Giant Spinosaurus' on my field, and restore my Life Points to the value of its Attack."

Rather than keeping the [Giant Spinosaurus] on the field with high attack power but unable to deal effective damage, and waiting for Baron to unleash a [Big Explosion Punch Armor] combo to whittle down health in the next turn, Ryuzaki thought it would be better to cook and eat it himself to recover some health.

As for empty stadiums, they're not afraid at all.

[Ryuzaki: 7000→10800LP]

What does 10,800 base points mean? I could take direct attacks from three Blue-Eyes White Dragons without flinching. So what if my base points are directly attacked? Can the opponent kill me in one turn?

My turn is over.

Having declared the end of his turn, Ryuzaki tried to imitate what Baron had just said, "reading eyes," and stared intently at Baron, who had just interrupted his turn with such precision, as if he had X-ray vision.

"My turn, draw a card."

However, from Baron's eyes, Ryuzaki could only see a feeling of "it's finally over," without any excitement or joy, nor disappointment or depression, only calmness.

Baron, after drawing his card, did not launch a fierce attack as he had in the previous rounds. Instead, he simply placed the card face down and said to Ryuzaki, "Ryuzaki, the 'Dinosaur,' this duel is over."

"As a duelist, I must say you gave me a fairly good experience, but unfortunately, I will still defeat you here. However, I will not seal your soul, because I believe your current Life Points are enough to burn your soul to ashes."

“I don’t pursue victory, so I’m not ashamed to use this method. This is my last bomb, ‘Dinosaur’ Ryuzaki.”

"I set a card face down, my turn ends, and then at the start of your turn, I activate this face-down card!"

"When the opponent's base score is more than 7000 points higher than mine, the [Self-Destruct Switch] will activate, and both players' base scores will be reduced to 0!"

"I will lose 2000 base points that I can still bear in one go, but you will lose 10800 base points in one go. This impact is enough to turn an ordinary person into a vegetable that will never wake up!"

"Sink into darkness with the secret of Dorma!"

Completely unexpectedly, Baron's last resort was this kind of mutual destruction card. Ryuzaki had just drawn a card when he saw Baron give him a thumbs up and then press down with his finger!

A blinding light burst forth, robbing Ryuzaki of everything he could see and his consciousness.

He could vaguely hear the sound of an ambulance and the sound of an eggshell breaking.

Chapter 577 If we don't know the reason, let's just blame it on Pegasus for now.

"Morning news: At 3:00 AM today, the famous professional duelists 'Maze Brothers' and 'Dinosaur Ryuzaki' were found unconscious in front of the newly completed Seahorse Stadium for unknown reasons. This is the 49th case of a duelist falling into a coma in the past week."

"After receiving the emergency call, the three individuals were transported to the University of Washington Medical Center to receive treatment along with the other victims. However, the reason for their collective coma remains unclear, and the Professional Duelists League has expressed its protest. Washington police have launched an investigation, and we will continue to report on related news."

Looking at the news broadcast on the screen inside the car, everyone's expression was not good, especially Jonouchi and Yugi.

"Were the Labyrinth Brothers defeated...?" "Ryuzaki too..."

In Duel Kingdom, the Labyrinth Brothers were duelists hired by Pegasus and assigned to guard the trials initiated by Yugi and others. They had a double duel with Yugi and Jonouchi, and later dueled with Hayato as the guardians of the Duel Kingdom castle dungeon.

As for Ryuzaki, he can be said to be one of Jonouchi's most important rivals back in Duel Kingdom. The Red-Eyes Black Dragon that has accompanied him to this day was won by Jonouchi from Ryuzaki. However, the two have long since let go of this matter after their duel in the KC Cup.

Meanwhile, in the news, even powerful duelists like the Labyrinth Brothers and Ryuzaki were among the victims.

“Initially, it was former U.S. champion ‘Thief’ Keith Howard who was found unconscious in an alley.” Gui Ping retrieved a document and projected it onto the screen, replacing the news that the President had reappeared. “At first, it was thought that Keith Howard’s coma was caused by alcohol poisoning from his own drinking.

"But then, victims kept appearing one after another."

On the screen, Guiping displayed the victims' portraits, arranged in several dense rows. Among them, Yugi and Jonouchi recognized many people they had encountered a few times.

But now, all of them are in a coma.

What could be the reason for the series of comas among duelists in America? Or rather, who caused them to fall into comas?

Yugi lowered his head in thought. The series of unexplained comas that occurred one after another seemed to indicate that the duelists had been stripped of their souls, which was why they could not wake up even though their bodies were still alive. The first one who could do this was Dark Yugi.

Is some serial killer who has mastered the power of the Dark Games launching a hunting game in America? No, the game is more likely to think of Grimo, with whom it had a recent encounter. Grimo claims to be from the "Doma" organization and needs three "God Cards" as sacrifices to awaken their god.

Shortly after all the God Cards were taken away, extremely strange events occurred throughout Domino City and even the whole world, with images of Duel Monsters materializing, plunging the world into panic.

Some duelists who had the ability to see the existence of the card spirits even discovered a huge vertical pupil hanging in the dark sky, as if a giant python was coiled outside the earth, looking down on the panicked humans on the surface.

At the time, Yugi, who was at the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition Hall in Domino City and in the game "Millennium Puzzle", witnessed the appearance of vertical pupils and was then summoned by a cry for help, and traveled to the Spirit World in a spiritual form for a short period of time.