Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"The atmospheric power awakened by the fusion of water and wind will bring victory and invincibility!"

"Born into the labyrinth!"

"Guardian of the End!"

"Both of you are using my words!"

The Labyrinth Brothers chanted in unison, clearly a live adaptation of Jaden's summoning words when he fused and summoned [E·hero Sunrise Warrior]. Amid Jaden's sarcastic remarks, the missing part of the [Gatekeeper] appeared!

"Summon! [Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate]!"

【Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate】【9☆/Wind】

[Mage Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2450/2300]

Just like the flawed form of [XYZ-Dragon Cannon], [YZ-Chariot Dragon], this form is created by [Water Demon God-Saga] and [Wind Demon God-Shuga] without the participation of [Thunder Demon God-Sanga]. The monster that arrived at the palace without a moment's mourning for the destruction caused by [Thunder Demon God-Sanga] was [Wind and Water Demon God - Gate Guardian], standing firmly on the earth!

Upon seeing the appearance of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate], Jaden decisively pressed the button to activate the face-down card: "Can it continue to fight even with one body missing? What a powerful monster. If all three bodies were together, it would probably be even more powerful."

"But what if I do this? I'll activate the Trap Card 'Bottomless Trap Hole'. When a monster with 1500 or more ATK is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, I'll destroy and banish that monster!"

Jaden's "Yin Xiong" deck is missing many things, but it's not lacking in trap cards. Having been taught by Hayato since childhood that a deck must be filled with trap cards, the four face-down cards in his back row are not just for show. He didn't use this card in the previous "Dungeon Chariot" deck, but saved it for the now much more powerful "Wind and Water Demon - Gate Guardian".

However, as the Judai's back row card opened and a huge bottomless pit appeared beneath the feet of [Wind and Water Demon God - Guardian of the Gate], [Wind Demon God - Shuga], who should have fallen into it, suddenly took a deep breath like a toad and used the force of the breath to pull himself out of the pit?!

"Hahaha, trying to ambush our invincible 'Gate Guardian' with a Trap Card? Don't even mention the Pro Duelist League, we already suffered a lot at the hands of Hayato Kobayashi back in the Duelist Kingdom!" Miya said smugly.

"When the opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card or a field effect, the effect of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate] can be activated to negate that effect," Mi added with a cold laugh. "This effect can even be used twice in one turn!"

"Do you have enough cover cards in your backcourt, kid?"

The Labyrinth Brothers struck a triumphant joint pose, clearly excited that even in their incomplete form, they had summoned their trump card, the Guardian of the Gate. The younger brother, Miya, looked at his older brother, Miya, and said, "Speaking of which, if it weren't for you, brother, I might not have even thought of using this form."

"Don't say that. Aren't we brothers? Besides, it's normal that you can't use this card skillfully yet since it's a new card," Mi said nonchalantly.

"No, I can't accept your help without properly thanking you." Both skilled in team duels, the Labyrinth Brothers are far more harmonious than the Light and Dark Masks. Glancing at a card in his hand, the younger brother, Miyako, drew it and activated it, saying, "Activate the Spell Card [Called by Darkness]. This card's effect is: declare a card name, and if your opponent has a card with that declared name in their deck, add that card to their hand."

Pointing at his older brother, Mimi, beside him, Miya said, "My declared card name is [Burial from Another Dimension]."

"Hehehe, thank you so much, Miya. Of course, I have this card in my deck." Miya drew the card Miya had specified, "Burial from Another Dimension," from the Duel Disk, added it to her hand, and said with a smile.

After using [Called by Darkness], Miyako finally had very few cards left in his hand. Looking at the three cards he had left, Miyako drew one of them and said, "I will set a card face down on my back row. My turn is over."

[Palace: 8000LP, 2 cards in hand]

【The Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth】【ATK2400】

【Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate】【ATK2450】

【GaiKa】

'Although this round didn't allow the fully-formed [Gatekeeper] to appear,'

'However, our current lineup alone is enough to exert significant pressure.'

'I just used [Called by Darkness] to send [Burial from Another Dimension] into my brother's hand. I think he must have understood what I meant,'

'I understand Miya's plan. Next turn, I'll be able to use this card to fulfill the conditions for the [Guardian of the Gate] to descend once again.'

'Then, with our two hearts united, we are an invincible combination, and victory is already on our side!' x2

"My turn, draw a card!" With the two labyrinth brothers' almost cheating-like unspoken agreement, Caesar began his turn, drawing a card from his deck.

Caesar glanced at the card in his hand and frowned slightly. Although he was confident enough to defeat either of the Labyrinth Brothers on his own, the combined power of the two of them, [Wind and Water Demon God - Guardian of the Gate], became a considerable problem and hindered his progress when they fought as a team.

What should be done in this situation...?

"Hey, Caesar."

Hearing someone call his name, Caesar turned around and saw Jaden with a smile on his face, saying to him, "How about it? Fighting alongside these labyrinth brothers, are you getting all fired up? The more challenging the situation, the more excited I get."

"Let me see your full power! I'll clear the way for you!"

As he spoke, Jaden pressed the button to activate the face-down card: "Activate the Trap Card—"

Looking at Jaden, Caesar was momentarily stunned by the unexpected turn of events, but then turned his attention back to the Labyrinth Brothers' field, focusing all his attention on them. So much so that he didn't even realize the corners of his mouth that were unconsciously curling up.

Chapter 1101 Seba Andoragon!

"I activate the Trap Card, [Elemental Charge], and I recover 1000 Life Points for each face-up [E·hero] monster on my field."

Jaden held up four fingers and said, "I have four [E·hero] units on my field, so I can recover 4000 life points!"

Last round, Jaden lost a whopping 4000 Life Points without even engaging in battle because he used a "Hero's Arrival" card. However, if this "Elemental Charge" card is successfully used, he can recover all his lost Life Points in one go. Upon hearing Jaden's intention to activate "Elemental Charge," Miyaichi raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Fool, haven't you learned your lesson yet? When your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card, 'Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate' can negate its effect!"

"And because it's now a new round, this effect's usage count has been reset, and it can be used twice!"

As soon as Miya finished speaking, before the [Elemental Charge] on the back field of the Tenth Generation could even be activated and the mechanical device had a chance to start operating, the [Wind Demon God - Shuga], who was the head of the [Wind and Water Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] on Miya's field, immediately blew out a gust of wind, blowing the [Elemental Charge] away and disappearing.

Seeing that [Elemental Charge] was negated as expected, Jaden still smiled and opened his face-down card again, saying, "Then next is this card, the Trap Card [Hero Aura]. After activation, this card becomes an Equip Card. Equip it to one Warrior-Type monster on my field with 1500 or less ATK, and prevent your opponent's monsters with 1900 or more ATK from attacking the equipped monster!"

"It's no use, that card will be invalidated too!"

Miya waved triumphantly again, and Kang knocked out another face-down card activated by Jaden, leaving his previously full backrow with only one card, existing all alone.

However, after having both of Jaden's cards negated, Jaden smiled and said, "Whether it's [Hero Aura] or [Elemental Charge], although I could activate them last turn and then successfully activate either one when the effect of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate] ran out, in that case, the number of times its effect can be used will be restored during Caesar's turn."

"This is my first time participating in a team duel, and I'm not entirely sure how to coordinate with my partner in battle, but this is all the path I can open for you, Caesar!"

Hearing Judai's words, Miya said with some surprise, "Could it be that the two cards just now were activated to consume the usage count of the [Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] effect!?"

“You’ve fallen into his trap, Gong.” Mi frowned. “But even so, you’ve successfully used up the chance to activate the [Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] effect. Will your partner be able to seize this opportunity you created? Not everyone can coordinate perfectly in a team duel.”

"Isn't the answer to the question obvious?" Jaden said, looking at Caesar. "Let them see the power of 'electron flow,' Caesar!"

Upon hearing this, Caesar's expression remained calm as he replied composedly, "Rest assured, giving my all in a duel filled with dignity and respect has always been my principle. The path you have paved for me is just right. Thank you, Judai!"

As he spoke, Caesar finally began his turn, summoning a monster card from his hand to the field: "If only your opponent controls a monster, I Special Summon Cyber ​​Dragon from my hand!"

"Next, Normal Summon [Armored Cyber ​​Wing] and use its effect to equip or deequip once per turn to a Machine-Type monster with [Cyber] in its name on my field as an Equip Card."

On the field of Kaiser, the most iconic core monster of "Cyber ​​Stream" [Cyber ​​Dragon] appears, and a mechanical overlay is embedded on [Cyber ​​Dragon], with additional weaponry connected to [Cyber ​​Dragon].

【Armored Electronic Wing】【4☆/Wind】

[Mechanical Race/Allies/Effect]

[0/2000]

【Electronic Dragon】(Armored Electronic Wings)【ATK2100】

As an allied monster, the Armored Electronic Wings did not increase the Cyber ​​Dragon's attack power, but it did provide it with more diverse attack methods. After equipping the Cyber ​​Dragon with the Armored Electronic Wings, Caesar did not hesitate to activate the power of the new weapon.

"【Armored Cyber ​​Wing】has a powerful effect that destroys one card on the field at the cost of reducing the ATK of the equipped monster by 1000. I reduce the ATK of 【Cyber ​​Dragon】 by 1000 and destroy the 【Wind and Water Demon - Gate Guardian】 on my opponent's field!"

【Electronic Dragon】(Armored Electronic Wings)【ATK2100→1100】

With Caesar's command, the Armored Electronic Wings, connected to the Electronic Dragon's energy core, immediately fired a dangerous laser beam, shooting straight at the Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate in the palace. This time, without the nullifying effect, the Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate seemed to be able to only watch helplessly as it was destroyed by the laser.

However, the face-down card that Miyako had placed at the end of the last round was not just for show. He decisively pressed the button to activate the face-down card, flipped it over, and said with a sneer, "It's useless. So what if the negation effect is exhausted? I still have this face-down card in the back row to protect [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate].

"The Quick-Play Spell Card [Forbidden Lance] reduces the ATK of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate] on my field by 800 until the end of this turn, and also grants it immunity to the effects of all Spell/Trap Cards except [Forbidden Lance]!"

Although [Armored Cyber ​​Wing] was originally a monster card, it is now allied with [Cyber ​​Dragon] as an Equip Card and its effect is classified as an Equip Spell Card. As a holy lance lands in front of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate], its attack power also decreases along with [Cyber ​​Dragon], but it is also successfully immune to destruction.

[Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] [ATK2450→1650]

Actually, the Forbidden Holy Lance that Miyabi originally intended to use wasn't for this purpose. Instead, it was meant to reduce the opponent's monster's attack power. After all, Miyabi never expected that Kaiser would have Jaden's help to force out the nullification effect of the Water Demon - Gate Guardian.

Under normal circumstances, the weakness of [Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate] lies only in its attack power. With only 2500 attack power, it is very easy to be destroyed by monsters with exactly 2500 attack power. [Forbidden Grail] is the card used to turn the tide in those situations.

However, the fact that there's no fixed way to use the cards is part of the fun of Duel Monsters. Looking at Kaiser's Cyber ​​Dragon on the field, Miyako thought to himself.

"Although we had a good plan, intending to exhaust the effect of [Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate] with the help of our partner and seize the opportunity to destroy it with its effect, it is clear that we brothers are stronger. You guys are a step behind."

"A miscalculation? Not necessarily." Caesar glanced at the [Wind and Water Demon - Gate Guardian], which hadn't been destroyed by the effect, and showed no disappointment. Instead, he continued, "I'll lower the [Cyber ​​Dragon]'s attack by another 1000 points to activate the [Armored Electronic Wings] effect. This time, I'll choose to destroy the [Labyrinth Heavy Chariot] on the opponent's field!"

The laser shot out again, but this time it avoided the "Feng Shui Demon God - Guardian of the Gate" protected by the "Forbidden Holy Lance" and struck another monster in the palace, the "Heavy Chariot of the Labyrinth," destroying it.

Unlike physical cards, Kaiser's "Armored Electronic Wings" does not have the restriction of being able to use its effect only once per turn. As long as the equipped monster has enough ATK, it can keep activating its effect. After being unable to destroy "Wind and Water Demon - Guardian of the Gate" with its effect, Kaiser decisively destroyed "Heavy Tank of the Labyrinth", which has the second highest ATK and is linked with "Labyrinth Wall".

But Gong looked at the Cyber ​​Dragon on Caesar's field and said disdainfully, "So what if you destroyed the Labyrinth Heavy Chariot? Do you still want to attack with that weak monster?"

[Electronic Dragon] [ATK1100→100]

After using the [Armored Electronic Wings] twice, the [Electronic Dragon]'s energy reserves were clearly running low. Its movements were sluggish, and even the light in its eyes had dimmed.

"No, Miyako, this guy's goal probably isn't to destroy the monsters," Miyako said suddenly, looking at Caesar. His intuition told him that Caesar had actually achieved his goal. "Is this guy deliberately lowering his own monster's attack power?!"

"Spell Card [Machine Copy], target one monster on my field with 500 or less ATK!" Caesar played a card from his hand, and his Duel Disk began searching. "Special Summon up to two monsters with the same name as that face-up monster from my Deck."

Kaiser draws the two cards retrieved from the Duel Disk and places them both on the field: "I Special Summon two Cyber ​​Dragons from my Deck!"

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

"There are three Cyber ​​Dragons on the field. Shall we go in, Caesar?" Seeing that Caesar had gathered three Cyber ​​Dragons on the field, Jaden recalled the Cyber ​​End Dragon he had seen before and said excitedly.

“Yes, it’s time to show the true power of ‘Cyber ​​Stream’.” Nodding to Jaden, Caesar looked at the Labyrinth Brothers again. “With the trust and power entrusted to me by my partner, I will now show the ultimate secret of ‘Cyber ​​Stream’ passed down through generations. I will activate the Spell Card [Power Welding] and use the three [Cyber ​​Dragons] on my field as fusion material!”

"【Electronic Terminator Dragon】!"

Under Caesar's command, the three-body [Electronic Dragon] came together, accompanied by sparks flying everywhere, and the parallel [Electronic Termination Dragon] made its appearance with a menacing aura!

【Electronic Terminator Dragon】【10☆/Light】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[4000/2800]

"Attack power is a whopping 4000 points!?" Mi exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the appearance of the [Electronic Terminator Dragon].

"It even surpasses the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Miyako exclaimed in astonishment.

"Furthermore, due to the effect of [Power Welding], the attack power of [Electronic Terminator Dragon] will increase further from its original value."

[Electronic Terminator] [ATK4000→8000]

After a pause, Caesar added, "However, powerful cards often come with great risks. The Cyber ​​End Dragon summoned by Power Weld will deal me damage equal to its original attack value at the end of this turn."

"So, you'll take 4000 points of effect damage at the end of the round?" Miya glanced at Caesar and Jaden's base score with some doubt and sneered. "If you had a different partner, you might have been able to withstand this effect, but thanks to your current partner, it seems your base score will be reduced to zero at the end of the round."

"Each person loses 4000 base points in their turn. I have to say, you two are really too in sync here." Mi's face also showed the same expression.