Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Atum, having traded three cards for one by sending them to the graveyard, took out a card with a purple border and held it between his fingers, saying, "The strongest mage-apprentice duo, answer my call, come forth!"

"Fusion Summoning! [Grand Archmage - Dark Archmage's Apprentice]!"

Atem's most trusted cards—[Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl]—appeared side by side on his field.

[Super Archmage - Dark Archmage's Apprentice] [8☆/Dark]

[Mage Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2800/2300]

Seeing that Atem's hand was reduced to half in the blink of an eye, Keihei, who had calmed down and sat down with Jonouchi and Honda, nodded in satisfaction and pointed at Atem's hand, saying, "That's how it should be. Fusion Summoning is designed to be a card-inefficient summoning method. How can you summon and gain cards at the same time like Hayato's deck?"

"Hmph, a mere combination of [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl] is no match for my [Blue Eyes]. Don't tell me you're going to end your turn like this, Yugi," Kaiba said with a sneer.

Atem returned a fiercely determined smile: "Of course not, Kaiba. I'm going to use this card next, the Quick-Play Spell Card [Fusion Dispel], targeting [Super Magister - Dark Magister's Apprentice] on my field!"

"Huh? He actually dispelled the fusion state of his own Fusion Monster?" Kaiba was taken aback at first, but recalling the effect of [Super Magister - Dark Magister's Apprentice], he suddenly shifted his gaze to the card Atem had just placed back on top of the deck. "Masaka!?"

"Yes, before the effect of [Fusion Release] takes effect, the effect of [Super Magister - Dark Magister's Apprentice] on my field will activate." Atum said, waving his hand. "Once per turn, this can be activated if the effect of a Spell/Trap Card is activated. I draw one card from my deck, and if the drawn card is a Spell/Trap Card, I can set it on my field."

Atem draws a card from the top of his deck that he intentionally placed there, and sets it face-down on the field. "If the face-down card is a Quick-Play Spell Card or Trap Card, it can be activated even during the turn it is face-down!"

"Then, I deal with the effect of [Fusion Deactivation], returning [Super Magister - Dark Magister's Apprentice] to the Fusion Deck, and Special Summoning from my Graveyard the Fusion Material used in the Fusion Summon—[Dark Magician Girl] and [Dark Magician]—to my field!"

Although it's called "fusion release," the fusion form of the "Super Magus - Dark Magus Apprentice" fusion monster is a more perfunctory way of standing side by side than "human riding on dragon." The fusion is simply that "Dark Magus" and "Dark Magician Girl" stand slightly apart, and that's considered to have released the fusion and become two monsters.

They bowed respectfully to Atem, and Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl stood on Atem's field in a defensive stance, ready to face Kaiba's fierce attack in the next turn.

[Dark Magician] [DEF2100]

Dark Magician Girl [DEF1700]

Two monsters in defense position are not worth Kaiba's attention, because he knows very well that "Yugi" is not good at controlling powerful monsters, but at using various spell and trap cards. So the next one should be the card that was just set down, right?

As expected, after placing two monsters on the Duel Disk, Atem pressed the button to activate a face-down card, saying, "This Trap Card, which was face-down due to the effect of [Super Magister - Dark Magister's Apprentice], activates the Normal Trap [Mental Collapse]!"

"I can only activate this effect by declaring a card name. If the card I declare is in my opponent's hand, my opponent must discard all cards in their hand. If the card I declare is not in my opponent's hand, I need to randomly discard one card from my own hand." After describing the effect of [Mental Collapse], Atum was not worried at all about not being able to guess his opponent's hand.

In fact, not only Atum, but also Hayato, Keipai, the other spectators, and even Kaiba all guessed the name Atum was about to say.

"The name of the card I declare is: Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

Upon hearing Atem declare his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba became somewhat angry: "You actually sent my Blue-Eyes to the graveyard, Onore Game!"

"Drawing cards in Duel Monsters is like a tennis ball bouncing off a net; no one can predict where it will land, and no one knows what kind of card they'll draw." Hayato paused, then quipped, "Generally speaking, that's how it should be, except for Kaiba. Wow, I'm really curious what card Kaiba will draw. Could it be [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]? (reading in a monotone tone)."

“You can’t blame anyone else for this. Although it’s not always the same combination of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons and Fusion/Undo, like they’re glued together, my brother always has Blue-Eyes White Dragon in his starting hand whenever he duels,” Keihei said quietly to Hayato.

“In the Legendary Duelist Duel Robot 2.0 recently launched by Seahorse Park, I also incorporated my brother’s setting into it, and named it ‘High-Star Starter’.”

"I heard you, Guiping! Go back and delete that setting!"

Chapter 908 Gives You a Little Bit of Shock with a Hidden Plot Twist

Because of the effect of [Mental Collapse], Kaiba angrily drew three cards from his hand: "I did have [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] in my hand, but because of the effect of your card, I sent them to the graveyard."

"Oh, Nore's Game!"

For a fleeting moment, Kaiba saw the shadows of Yugi and Hayato Kobayashi in "Yugi." Had even "Yugi" been led astray by these two?

No, it must be an illusion.

Following the principle of "if I can't gain an advantage, I'll make my opponent lose cards," Atem easily created a card advantage with a single [Mental Collapse]. Looking at the two monsters on his field, Atem played another card: "I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. Normal Summon [Magician's Staff] from my hand in Defense Position."

"When the [Magician's Staff] is successfully summoned, activate its effect to add one Spell/Trap Card with the name [Dark Magician] from my Deck to my hand."

On the field of Atum, a green wand that had previously appeared in the hand of the Dark Mage appeared alone, and spontaneously released the magic contained within it to construct a phantom of the Dark Mage, which was then grasped and used.

[Magician's Staff] [3☆/Dark]

[Mage Race/Effect]

[1600/100]

With one card left unused in his hand, Atum placed the card he had just retrieved face-down in his back row, declaring, "Face-down a card, my turn ends."

Atum: 4000 LP, Hand: 1

[Dark Magician] [DEF2100]

Dark Magician Girl [DEF1700]

[Magician's Staff] [DEF100]

【GaiKa】

Although all three monsters summoned on the field were in defense position, giving the impression of being cowardly, Atem knew that even with this level of defense, it was still not safe enough against Kaiba, even though he had sent Kaiba's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to the graveyard.

Just as Atem believes in his deck and his monsters, he also believes in the inseparable bond between Kaiba and Blue-Eyes, and even in this situation, he can still get a response from Blue-Eyes.

"My turn, draw!" After drawing a card, Kaiba couldn't help but smirk as he looked at the card he had drawn. He said smugly to Atem, "Yugi! If you think sending [Blue-Eyes] to the graveyard will separate me from her, you're sorely mistaken. My formula for victory is far more perfect than you imagine!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Ultimate Fusion] activated! This card can only be activated during both players' Main Phases. Return the Fusion Material Monsters specified in the Fusion Monster from my hand, field, or Graveyard to the Deck. Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster from the Fusion Deck that uses [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] or [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] as Fusion Material!"

"Light converges here. If your [Dark Magician] is darkness, then my [Blue Eyes] will be the ultimate light that pierces through the darkness, and the strongest dragon, truly evolved, will descend!"

"Come forth, my glory, my Tamashii! Fusion Summon!"

"【True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】!"

The three-body Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared behind the seahorse. The gale created by the flapping of its wings also stirred up the waves stirred up by the ship's progress and onto the deck. They merged into one under the power of fusion, and the dazzling ultimate dragon suddenly opened its eyes!

"Roar!" X3

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [ATK4500]

From the summoning words of Kaiba, Hayato could tell that the guy still seemed to care a little about the fact that he had said he was using the "strongest evolved dragon" when he was playing cards with Tenma Yagyō. This guy was really petty.

“Although Atem tried to stop this monster from appearing, he still succeeded. However, Duel Monsters isn't a game where whoever has the higher attack power of their monster gains an advantage.” Hayato said, looking at Atem, “Give Seth a little shock with your massive crater, Atem!”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking, Hayato!” Atem also decisively pressed the button to activate the face-down card. The card on his back field opened. “Quick-Play Spell Card [Dark Magician’s Ritual] activated. I use its second effect. I Tribute all monsters in my hand and on the field that include [Dark Magician] or [Dark Magician Girl] until the total Level of the Ritual Summoned monster is equal to or greater than the Level of the monster.”

"I unleash [Dark Magician] to make the tribute level exactly 7☆!" Atem shouted, holding up the card in his hand.

With a wave of his wand, the Dark Mage on the field conjured a magical barrier beneath his feet, which rose upwards and passed through his body. As the barrier ascended, a flowing cloak appeared on the Dark Mage, billowing in the wind.

"Ritual Summoning! [Chaos Illusionist]!"

As Atem played the card, the Dark Magician, or rather the Chaos Illusionist, unfurled his cloak and faced the imposing Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!

【Chaotic Illusionist】【7☆/Dark】

[Mage Race/Ritual/Effect]

[2100/2500]

On the panel, [Chaos Illusionist] is just [Dark Magician] with its attack and defense stats swapped, and there's not much else to see. But Kaiba knows that the duel in "Yugi" is definitely not that simple.

But if he hesitated because of concerns, he wouldn't be Kaiba. Although he knew there would be pitfalls ahead, he resolutely declared: "Even in a new form, your Dark Magician will never be a match for Blue-Eyes. Be crushed under the might of the strongest dragon!"

"The effect of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] is activated! During this turn's Battle Phase, it can attack three times! Although [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] will be destroyed by its own effect at the end of the Battle Phase when this effect is used, until then, I will crush all your monsters, Yugi!"

But upon hearing the seahorse's words, Atum smiled and said, "Sorewadokana!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing Atem's words, Kaiba was taken aback. He suddenly noticed that along with the action of activating the effect of [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], Atem's [Chaos Illusionist] on the field had actually started to move on its own.

Suddenly, it yanked off its cloak and flung it towards the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. Just as it approached the white dragon, the cloak vanished on its own, turning into a shower of multicolored stardust that landed on the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. In an instant, the markings on the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]'s body dimmed!?

"This effect can only be activated when the opponent activates a monster's effect. I return [Chaos Illusionist] from the field to my hand and Special Summon [Dark Magician] from my Graveyard to negate that effect."

Retrieving the Chaos Illusionist card from the Duel Disk and letting go of the Dark Magician card, Atem looked at Kaiba and said, "Even if this is the final battle, don't think you can end this duel so easily, Kaiba!"

"Hmph, troublesome methods." Kaiba snorted coldly, but then a smile appeared on his face. "But it's precisely because of you that you're worth defeating and conquering, Yugi!"

"Even if it has no effect, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] still has the highest attack and defense among all Duel Monsters, and it will crush your proud mage!"

"Entering the battle phase, I'll attack [Dark Magician] with [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!"

"Hyper Burst Stream!"

Chapter 909 [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] is more than just good-looking.

"Entering my battle phase, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], attack [Dark Magician]!"

"Hyper Burst Stream!"

Although its effect was nullified, and the nullification effect of [Chaos Illusionist] is the same type as [Blue-Eyes Steelix], which has no time limit and is permanently nullified as long as it is on the field, even with its effect removed, [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] is still invincible in the world!

The three dragon heads opened their mouths simultaneously, each gathering energy to create a ball of light within. With a wave of its hand, the [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] unleashed its energy balls, which converged into a surging torrent of light!

Despite possessing one of the highest attack and defense stats among Magician-type Normal Monsters, [Dark Magician] was no match for [True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], and was instantly annihilated and destroyed by its single attack!

"boom!"

[Dark Magician]'s body was shattered and sent to the graveyard. Atem also raised his hand to shield himself from the strong wind. Fortunately, he had Special Summoned [Dark Magician] in Defense Position. Otherwise, if he had taken this hit in Attack Position, he would have lost 2000 points, a full half of his base score.

"Sorry, Mahad, you protected me again. Rest in the graveyard for a bit." Atem glanced at the [Dark Magician] who had been sent to the graveyard, then looked at the cards at the top of his deck. "I'll bring you back soon."

As the aftershocks of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack swept past Atem, who was protected by Dark Magician, across the water, and reached the distant shore, Kaiba proudly raised his head and said to Atem, "See that, Yugi? I could have reached the other side a long time ago!"

Kaiba placed the two remaining cards face down and declared, "With these two cards face down, my turn is over."

"Standing alongside the Blue-Eyes, I am invincible. Can you overcome the trial of the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon?"

Seto Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand: 0

[True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] [ATK4500]

【Signature Card】【Signature Card】

"A trial? What a pity, Kaiba. I have no intention of losing to you." Atem looked up at Kaiba opposite him and smiled slightly. "You are confident that you are invincible when you stand with [Blue Eyes], but aren't I the same? Fighting alongside [Dark Magician] and the others, I can defeat any powerful enemy!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Atem draws a card from the top of his deck, but instead of using it immediately, he reveals the Chaos Illusionist again, which had returned to his hand by its own effect the previous turn: "The effect of Chaos Illusionist is activated. Reveal this card in your hand to your opponent. I add one Dark Magician (other than a Ritual Monster) or a monster with the name of Dark Magician to my hand, and then return one card from my hand to the top of my deck."

Atem retrieves a card from his deck, places "Chaos Illusionist" back on top of the deck, and plays the card he just added to his hand: "Next, I activate the effect of this card I retrieved, 'Magician's Souls.' If this card is in my hand, I can send one Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from my deck to the Graveyard and activate one of its effects!"

"I use his second effect to send [Double Magician Soul] to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [Dark Magician] from my Graveyard." Having sent the card in his hand to the Graveyard, Atem raised his hand and cried out, "Rise, my most loyal servant, [Dark Magician]!"

Behind Atum, the figures of the guardian priests Mahad and Mana from three thousand years ago appeared and disappeared. They raised their wands and pointed them at the field. Under the call of pure and holy magic, the Dark Magician, which had been destroyed by the True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, returned to the field.