Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Having made up his mind, Jonouchi waved his hand: "[Meteorite Boundary Weapon - Heavenly Dust], use Jonouchi Punch on [Boundary Infant - Vijam]!"

"That name isn't much better!"

Amid Malik's complaints, the fist of [Meteor Cube Artifact - Heavenly Dust] quickly extended and struck the [Cube Inheritance - Pijam], whose skin looked quite sticky and was covered in slime. However, it was as if he had hit a lump of rubber and did not break it at all.

"The first effect of [Fangjieyin-Bijam] is that this card cannot be destroyed by battle." Blue God reservedly stated part of the effect of [Fangjieyin-Bijam] without activating the ability that could actually be used at this moment. After all, the monster attacking at this moment was not a card from Jonouchi, and [Meteor Fangjieqi-Tianchen] would still return to its own field at the end of Jonouchi's battle phase.

Upon hearing this, Malik frowned, glanced at the two monsters on the Blue God Field, and said, "However, since the attacked [Fangjieyin-Vijam] is in attack stance, you will still have to take the combat damage."

“That’s right, and you actively increased the attack power of the [Meteorite Boundary Artifact - Heavenly Dust] yourself, so take the damage!” Jonouchi added immediately.

At this moment, [Fangjieyin-Vijam] was also knocked away by [Meteor Fangjie Artifact-Tianchen] and knocked back onto Lan Shen. [Fangjieyin-Vijam], who was like a mollusk, was unharmed, but Lan Shen suffered excessive combat damage as a result.

【Meteorite Boundary Artifact - Heavenly Dust】【ATK1800】

[Blue God: 7600→5800LP]

Having fought his way here, there were no more monsters left in the city to continue attacking. Moreover, he was reluctant to use his own monster to test the [Fangjieyin-Pijam], which had not yet revealed its effects and had been kept hidden by Blue God.

Seriously, can't that Blue God just arrogantly explain how invincible his cards are and how powerful his combos are, like those villains I've dealt with before?

Jonouchi, who was inwardly criticizing his former rivals, said, "Then, my battle phase ends here, and the Meteorite Item - Heavenly Dust that came to my field due to the effect of [Rebellion Drama] will return to your field."

Retrieving his monster, just when Blue God thought Jonouchi was about to end his turn, he saw him draw a card from his hand and play it: "Then, during my Main Phase 2, I activate the Normal Spell Card [Black Flame Bullet]. [Red-Eyes] finally got a chance to appear, but she couldn't attack anything. I feel so bad for her."

With a smug grin, Jonouchi waved his hand: "The turn this card is activated has the restriction that [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] cannot attack. I thought it was going to clog my hand, but now it seems just right. [Black Flame Bullet] can only be activated by targeting my [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] in my Monster Zone, inflicting damage to the opponent's [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] equal to its original ATK!"

"What?!"

Before Blue God could react, the long-accumulated rage of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], carrying the delighted [Red-Eyes Baby Dragon] on its back, took flight again, unleashing a [Black Flame Bullet] that hurtled towards itself, bypassing the monsters on its field and striking the duelist directly, exploding violently!

"Ugh!"

[Blue God: 5800→3400LP]

"What a pity, we couldn't finish him off in one round." Jonouchi shook his head with some regret, which drew a complaint from Malik beside him, "Hey, you've crossed the line, Jonouchi! Shouldn't that guy's base points be split in half? You dealt 600 extra points of damage!"

"Huh? Who said it was half and half? Besides, I can't control that kind of thing that precisely." Jonouchi retorted, then a provocative smile appeared on his face. "Looks like even if you take down Blue God in your turn, Malik, you can only deal a maximum of 3400 damage. Heh heh heh, I, Jonouchi, have already secured victory!"

"Never such a wonderful start! Time to pop the champagne at halftime!" With a smug grin, Jonouchi placed two cards face down on the back row. "Two cards face down, my turn is over."

[Within the city: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

【True Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon】【ATK2000】

【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】(Red-Eyes Baby Dragon)【ATK2700】

[GaiK] X2

"You, you guys!" Blue God, who had been blasted away by the [Black Flame Bullet], got up from the ground and glared angrily at Jonouchi and Malik, who were joking around with ease, completely ignoring him. He was filled with a mixture of fear and anger.

In a normal duel where each player has 4000 base points, Jonouchi, who easily dealt 4600 damage in one turn, has now OTK'd himself. Even the final blow he used to finish off Kobayashi Hayato and Muto Yugi was effect damage.

"Unforgivable! Putting me in such a dangerous situation is unforgivable!"

Looking at the face-down card on Jonouchi's back field, Blue God drew a card with a gloomy expression: "My turn, because of the effect of [Tearing Time and Space Demon Eye], I can draw two cards. Draw!"

However, he didn't care about the necessity of setting those cards down, because he had already drawn that invincible card in the previous turn and had begun to consciously conserve his hand and accumulate the tributes needed for summoning. Without a doubt, he had already secured victory!

"Then, during my main phase, I will release the [Meteor Dimensional Artifact - Heavenly Dust] and the two [Dimensional Yin - Vijam] on the field!"

"A sacrificial summoning of three monsters?!"

As the three monsters on Blue God's field simultaneously turned into small golden cubes and vanished, Malik, unlike Jonouchi's shock, had an expression of "I knew it," as he watched the red dragon clearly appear behind Blue God as he raised a card in his hand.

"When the sky is filled with thunder and chaos, gather the ancient magic books within the chain, their power will be limitless! When good and evil collide, begin the ritual to summon the judge of hell!"

Blue God sneered as he threw out the card in his hand, "The god who once held Pharaoh Atum's hand, has turned around and unleashed his divine power on Pharaoh's former companions, slaughtering them all!"

"【Osiris's Sky Dragon】!"

【Osiris's Sky Dragon】【ATK?】

"It really is this card. I knew it! I've had it for a long time before, how could I be mistaken?" Looking at the sky shrouded in dark clouds, Malik was puzzled. "But how did it end up in that guy's hands?"

"Hey, Jonouchi, get ready." He looked at Jonouchi beside him and reminded him, "Even a god's attack with only 0 points of power can still sear the soul."

"Besides, that guy's hand right now is..."

[Blue God: 3400LP, Hand cards 2→4→3]

【Osiris's Sky Dragon】【ATK? →3000】

"Entering the battle phase, I'm going to use [Sky Dragon of Osiris] to attack [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!" It was clear that Blue God was really thinking about the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] that had just dealt him a heavy blow, and he couldn't wait to enter the battle phase as soon as he summoned [Sky Dragon of Osiris].

Furthermore, he didn't even glance at the relatively weaker Red-Eyes Black Star Dragon beside him; his only thought was to take it down.

"3000 attack power... Although I don't know why that Blue God has the [Sky Dragon of Osiris], but," Jonouchi glanced at the [Sky Dragon of Osiris] about to unleash its attack, then turned to Malik and said, "It's just a 'god'. Even though I've never used it, how could I not have defeated it?"

"Back then, I almost defeated Kaiba's 4000-point attack power [Obelisk the Tormentor]. I've improved a lot since then." Jonouchi shouted as he pressed the button on the Duel Disk to activate the face-down card, "[Red-Eyes] is more than just for looks."

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Angel's Dice] activated! A mere 'God Card,' watch me push it back!"

Chapter 960 Sky Dragon: I'll Lead You to Victory

"Chain attack with [Sky Dragon of Osiris], I open my face-down card, Quick-Play Spell Card [Angel's Dice]!" Jonouchi looked at the long red dragon in front of him, "[Red-Eyes Black Dragon] is not just for show, a mere 'God Card', watch me push it back!"

"Muda muda muda, it's clearly a card belonging to your comrades, yet you can't remember the invincible resistance of the 'God Card'?" the Blue God arrogantly declared. "Spells and traps are ineffective against gods, all of them muda! This isn't a monster, it's kami!"

Having been humiliated by Hayato Kobayashi before, Ayakashi had a deep impression of the lines Hayato used when summoning [Earthbound God - Veracocha Raska]. Now that he had also obtained a card bearing the name of 'God' and summoned it, he couldn't wait to shout out the same lines.

However, the refreshed Blue God noticed that Jonouchi and Malik were giving him strange looks.

“You idiot, haven’t you seen the card effects before? The ‘Angelic Gods’ don’t seem to have the ability to ‘not be affected by any Spell/Trap Cards,’ right? Although they do ignore Trap Cards, Spell Cards that are activated only in the current turn still have an effect for one turn.” Jonouchi said helplessly, “Even if I’ve never used ‘Gods’, I know that the ‘Angelic Gods’ have the common resistances.”

"Resistance against Spell/Trap Cards, you could say it's a 'God Card' resistance, but it's the same as my brother-in-law's [Earthbound God - Veracocha Raska] resistance." Malik looked at Blue God strangely. "You're preconceived that the 'Egyptian Three' resistance is the same? Wait, you didn't duel with my brother-in-law first, did you!?"

Both Jonouchi and Malik turned to look at each other, their expressions showing the same shock: "They've already dueled Hayato!?" "And their deck hasn't been stolen yet?!"

"Wow, this guy is surprisingly strong!" x2

"Hmph, what's so great about that Hayato Kobayashi!" Blue God said, somewhat embarrassed and angry. "Even if [Sky Dragon of Osiris] doesn't have absolute resistance to spell cards, it's still a 'god.' Effects other than those with the God attribute can't make it leave the field. How could it be inferior to [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]?"

"Idiot, you should know from the name that 'Angel's Dice' can't possibly be an effect that causes destruction or is excluded." Jonouchi imitated Kaiba, crossing his arms over his chest. "Hmph, you fourth-rate duelist using a third-rate deck."

"That's wrong, it's not four with three, it should be three with four," Malik corrected.

“It’s all the same.” Jonouchi waved his hand casually and continued, “The effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card [Angel’s Dice] is to roll a die and increase the ATK and DEF of all monsters on my field by 100 times the number rolled.”

Just as the Magic Cylinder exists in two versions—the general version and the game-specific version—Jonnouchi's Angel Dice and Devil Dice also exist in two versions, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Originally, Jonouchi's "Angel's Dice" could only be used on monsters with an attack power of 500 or less. It could make the monster's attack power a multiple of the number rolled, and could increase it by up to 2500 points at once. Even a monster with only 500 attack power could rival the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

However, if the monster is already powerful, the Angel's Dice won't be of much help; at most, it can only help you win big with a small bet, but it can't help you expand your victory.

Therefore, at Hayato's suggestion, Jonouchi also put the regular version of "Angel's Dice" into use.

"Heh heh heh, you guy called Blue God, let me tell you something pretty terrifying." Patting Jonouchi's shoulder beside him, Malik was as arrogant as if he were the one who activated [Angel's Dice]. "The guy standing next to me, the top four in the Duel Kingdom, the top four in the Duel City, the legendary duelist Jonouchi Katsuya, may not be as good as my brother-in-law or Pharaoh in other aspects, but his luck in rolling dice and flipping coins is simply unmatched!"

"As long as you throw four points or more, the attack power of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] can surpass that of [Sky Dragon of Osiris], but the probability of it being in this guy's hands is directly increased from 50% to 1000%!"

As Malik finished speaking, Jonouchi's [Angel's Dice] rolled to a stop on the ground, but the final number displayed seemed to be a slap in the face to Malik, as it was a "3"!?

"Oh no, if it's 3 points, the attack power of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] can only be increased by 300 points. Both monsters will have to fight to the death!" Malik said, glancing at Jonouchi as if questioning Jonouchi's luck. Was Jonouchi, with such bad luck, the real deal or a fake?

But when Jonouchi saw the score was 3, he was quite pleased and said, "Yosh! That's the best result! 3 points is great!"

【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】(Red-Eyes Baby Dragon) 【ATK2700→3000】

“Even with the same card, different users will bring about huge differences. It’s a bit of a pity that the opponent isn’t Yugi or Hayato, but it’s still an act of slaying a god.” Jonouchi waved his hand and said, “Release the ‘god’ that has been controlled by villains, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!”

"Black Flame Bullet!"

Seeing that the attack power of the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] had increased to 3000 points, which was equivalent to the [Sky Dragon of Osiris], Blue God gritted his teeth in anger, but he couldn't withdraw the attack of the [Sky Dragon of Osiris]: "Don't act so great, you're just a mortal!"

"Superconducting Wave - Lightning Cannon!"

The jet-black fireballs collided with the divine lightning. Although its original power was far inferior to that of the mighty god, with the help of the other cards in the castle, [Red-Eyes] managed to fight to a standstill against [Osiris the Sky Dragon], whose power was not even fully unleashed by the Blue God.

After a brief standoff, the two attacks missed each other and struck the two monsters. With a deafening roar, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon within the castle and the Blue God's Sky Dragon of Osiris perished together.

"In the end, everything was destroyed together. What kind of best outcome is this?"

As Malik spoke, he looked towards the city and saw him pressing the button to activate the card.

“发动【天使的骰子】的作用，如果是1、2点的话，可以尽可能减少受到的战斗伤害，而4、5、6点的话则是可以让【真红眼黑龙】反杀。之所以我说3点是最好的数字……”

The face-down card in the back row was revealed, and Jonouchi proudly put his hands on his hips, "It's because with the destruction of [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], the activation conditions for this face-down card in my back row—[Red-Eyes Incinerate]—were met!"

Chapter 961 You can win as long as you have a powerful monster, right? (laughs)

"Because [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] was destroyed, the activation conditions for this face-down card in my back row were met. Activate the face-down card, the trap card [Red-Eyes Incinerate]!"

Jonouchi pressed the button to activate the face-down card, and at the same time pulled out the card of "Red-Eyes Baby Dragon" from the Duel Disk, saying, "And if the 'Red-Eyes Baby Dragon' equipped to a monster is sent to the Graveyard, I activate its second effect, and add one Level 1 Dragon-Type monster from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand."

"C1 [Red-Eyes Burn] C2 [Red-Eyes Baby Dragon], chain reverse process, I added the second [Black Steel Dragon] to my hand from my deck."

Watching Jonouchi process the effect of [Red-Eyes Baby Dragon] to search for cards, Malik recalled the previous duel: "[Red-Eyes Incinerate]... was that the card that was searched from the deck using the effect of [Black Steel Dragon]? What is that card's effect?"

"Hehe, this card's effect is terrifying."

Jonouchi added the card to his hand and said smugly, "You can only activate one of the cards with the name 'Red-Eyes Incinerate' per turn. If a face-up 'Red-Eyes' monster on my field is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can target the destroyed 'Red-Eyes' monster."

"This will cause both sides to suffer damage equal to the monster's original attack power!"

Upon hearing this, Malik raised an eyebrow: "Huh? Isn't that just similar to the effect of [Destruction Wheel]? And it's not even as good as [Destruction Wheel], which can actively destroy monsters on both sides. In fact, [Destruction Wheel] can cause more damage than that card."

"Shut up! Do you think I don't know the Destruction Wheel is better? But the Destruction Wheel is expensive."

Nowadays, the market is no longer dominated by cards whose prices are determined solely by their attack power, regardless of the monster's effect level. Cards like "Destruction Wheel" are now quite popular.

—For no other reason than that the [Destruction Wheel] possesses the ability to force a mutual destruction even if it normally couldn't defeat the opponent. Its price naturally skyrockets.

While Jonouchi is now financially secure, he's not exactly wealthy and can't afford to spend money recklessly on rare cards. He acquires new cards by opening card packs and trading rare cards he doesn't need with others—this is the most cost-effective method for him.

"Moreover, the [Red-Eyes Burnout] is a high-class field card, and its ability to be searched is its biggest advantage."

Trying to find advantages for [Red-Eyes Incineration], Jonouchi pointed at Blue God and said, "Then self-destruct, [Red-Eyes]! This is a necessary sacrifice!"

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which perished alongside the Sky Dragon of Osiris, flew up with its mangled body. In mid-air, the entire dragon's body transformed into a ball of black flame. As its life came to an end, it exploded with a deafening roar, causing the flames on its body to spread rapidly throughout the entire area, impacting Jonouchi and Ayakashi!

[Within the city: 4000→1600LP]

[Blue God: 3400→1000LP]