Duels should be played with a smile.

Its appearance seems suitable for a game where you can guess the species of a monster from a picture: "Which of the following monsters is a dragon?"

Although it is a demon race.

"Hmph, are they all inverted monsters? Aren't these kinds of monsters outdated?"

Upon hearing this, Leyou really wanted to take out a hammer and smash the seahorse's head.

How many of those Reversal monsters with "pot" in their names are actually benevolent? And Shaddolls are a whole bunch of Reversal monsters too!

For example, the set that Leyou has can also be equipped with Shadowfiend and Xiaomi, although Xiaomi doesn't seem to be of much use against White Dragon.

"Don't worry, I'll show you how powerful the Reverse Monster is in no time."

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card [Miracle Spiral Staircase]!"

In an instant, a strange dizziness enveloped everyone, and when they came to their senses, they were already standing in mid-air.

A spiral staircase, seemingly endless whether going up or down, surrounded them, and they were at the center of that infinite spiral.

Trapped in an endless spiral, they can never escape.

"The effect of Miracle Spiral Staircase: Discard 1 [Tinda Triangle] card from your hand, and change 1 face-down Defense Position monster on your field to face-up Attack Position, or vice versa."

"I discard the [Apostle of the Tinda Triangle] from my hand and change the Intruder to Attack Position!"

"Spin! Miracle Spiral!"

Even though no one present moved and they all remained in place, the spiral staircase began to move on its own. Under the influence of an unknown force, the endless spiral began to rotate downwards, like a vortex, trying to suck in everyone's souls.

After a moment of disorientation, the intruders that had been lurking on the field reappeared, displaying a ferocious yet angular appearance with a "rule-like" aesthetic.

"The Intruder's Reversal effect searches for the [Tinda's Triangle] card, and I add [Tinda's Triangle: Megaworm] to my hand."

Anyway, the monsters in the Tinda Triangle all look pretty grotesque, and you can imagine what the giant worm is just from its name. The seahorse couldn't be bothered to look at such a weird thing.

But to his surprise, Leyou's next move was not to summon the giant worm, but to raise his hand high and call for the arrival of the circuit.

"Reveal! The circuit that traverses time and space!"

"The summoning condition is 3 'Tinda Triangle' monsters. I will set up arrows for Trinity, Bottom Guardian, and Intruder on the field!"

"The gates of hell are open! Flames will become the guardians of darkness! The ultimate pursuer, united by the power of the trinity!"

"Descend amidst the endless pursuit!"

"Link 3! [Tinda Triangle: The Acute Angle Hellhound]!"

[Dark Link 2 Demon Attack 0 Arrow ↙↑↘]

A three-headed dog with three heads that don't look like heads at all emerged from the gates of hell. Each of its three heads had an acute-angled triangle-shaped organ on its neck, and other parts of its body also had various acute-angled triangles, perfectly matching its name.

The Cerberus appears in the EX area on the left. The two arrows pointing towards our side are currently empty, while the arrow pointing towards the opposite side is exactly the square where the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is located.

"Attack power 0? So its effect should be to increase attack power, right?"

"You guessed right, so here's your reward: a monster with 3,000 attack power."

"This card gains 3000 ATK if you have 3 or more 'Tinda Triangle' monsters, including Bottom Guardian, in your Graveyard."

"Since the Trinity was sent to the Graveyard as Link Material for Cerberus, I can add 1 copy of 'Zerg's End' from my Deck to my hand, and then send 1 Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to the Graveyard. I'm sending 'Euler Circuit' to the Graveyard."

"Eulerian circuit? Isn't that a mathematical concept?"

Upon finally hearing a familiar term, the seahorse recalled a series of commonalities among the monsters in this series and seemed to understand something.

"It seems you know something, but the concepts you know and the effects of the card are not necessarily related."

If it weren't for the fact that Delaunay's triangulation was excluded by the White Spirit Dragon, Leyou wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble. He could have just used a trap to kill three monsters, making a huge profit instantly, and then used a million different methods to take down the Seahorse.

However, it was fortunate that I didn't use the Bubble Card at that time, otherwise the situation might be even more unfavorable now - after all, as everyone knows, in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, the contents of the top card in the deck are not actually written before the card is drawn.

"The effect of Miracle Spiral Staircase is not limited to once per turn. As long as the name of the card discarded each time is different, it can be activated multiple times."

"I send the Giant Devourer Worm from my hand to the Graveyard and flip the Barrier Stone on the field."

The spiral staircase rotated downwards again, flipping over the barrier stone that appeared to seal the hound but was actually not sealed at all.

"At that moment, the effects of the Barrier Stone and the Macro-Worm were activated: C1 Barrier Stone, C2 Macro-Worm."

"When the effect of the Giant Devourer Worm is sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard, Special Summon a [Tinda Triangle] monster other than the same-named card in the Graveyard in face-down Defense Position. I Special Summon Trinity to the Link End of Cerberus."

"Boundary Stone flip effect: Search my Deck for any Flip Monster other than the same name that is sent to the Graveyard. I search for [Tinda Triangle Angel]!"

"Twice turn! Spiral Staircase! I send the Angel from my hand to the Graveyard, Flip Trinity."

"The Trinity effect: I Special Summon Bottom Guardian to the deck, and I Special Summon another link to Cerberus."

"In that case, my hellhound will be a match for your Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!"

For every additional native monster linked to Hellhound, its attack increases by 500. Currently, the bottom edge and the Trinity are both linked, together increasing Hellhound's attack to 4000.

Tinda's Magic Triangle deck relies heavily on synergy. The individual cards are all quite subtle in strength, but when combined, they can be quite tricky to deal with.

"4000 attack power, are you going to launch an attack now?" Kaiba asked provocatively, holding the last card in his hand.

As long as Leyou launches an attack, this card in his hand will be enough to clear out Leyou's last LP!

"No." Leyou completely ignored Kaiba and handed over all the cards in his hand.

"I'm going to set my hand completely, intending to end the turn immediately."

He said he wanted to end the turn, but Leyou didn't confirm the end of the turn directly. Instead, he started talking to Kaiba from a distance.

"Don't think I don't know the effect of your Dragon Ruler. With it around, you can choose my target at will. If I charge headfirst into it, and you change the target to Extreme Dragon, then my Cerberus will be gone. Then you can defeat me with your monster next turn."

Hearing Leyou's words, Kaiba snorted disdainfully: "You're still trying to trap me at a time like this? Only two turns have passed, and I haven't forgotten that the effect of your Trinity on the field prevents your monsters from being destroyed by battle. If you attack, and I really switch my target to Extreme Dragon, then you'll have gained an Extreme Dragon from me for free!"

"Tch, who's setting the trap here?" Leyou retorted again: "It hasn't even been a turn yet, and I still remember the effect of your chuunibyou trap card! If I play it and you switch the target to Abyss Blue-Eyes, then you've really gotten a free Cerberus from me!"

The final result was that the two realized they couldn't trick each other, their eyes met in mid-air, and then they smiled at each other.

"You're no good!"

"You, too."

Seeing that the two were setting traps for each other, the two family members watching were speechless for a moment. They looked at each other and smiled helplessly. In the end, Philvo gave a summary of the two's behavior.

"Neither of these two are good people."

Chapter 133 You're so strong! The task of saving the world is entrusted to you!

"During the End Phase, the effect of the Demon in the Graveyard is triggered. I add 1 Level 3 Fiend-Type DARK monster (other than the one with the same name) from my Deck to my hand."

A card automatically popped out of the Duel Disk. Leyou gently picked it up and showed it to Kaiba, which made Kaiba's blood pressure rise again.

It was the second tour guide.

He just demonstrated how Guide could summon Future Emperor with a single card, and the Xyz Monsters he used in that move have now been recycled by Pot of Greed. This means that if Kaiba can't end this duel this turn, he'll have to taste it again next turn.

This time, however, he no longer had a third Divine Declaration.

At the very least, it wouldn't be easy for him to obtain the third Divine Declaration before he fused the Tyrant Dragon.

Unless he miraculously draws a death sentence or something unexpected happens.

"Leyou, I admit that your actions in the last round were quite unexpected, but I was also mentally prepared, so I won't be surprised no matter what you bring out."

"I will only find an opportunity to defeat you in this duel, among countless possibilities, and then seize that opportunity to make your defeat a reality!"

"A true duelist possesses limitless potential! My turn, draw a card!"

The deck met Kaiba's expectations.

"Watch closely, Leyou, I'm about to defeat you! I'm launching my attack..."

"Have you forgotten that there's a preparation phase before your main phase begins? Or is it that it's no longer fashionable to end the opponent's turn directly, and instead you jump straight to the semi-primary phase?"

Before Kaiba could skip the semi-rank, Leyou quickly pressed the Duel Disk, and the face-down card he had set up the previous turn was immediately activated.

"During the preparation phase, activate the covered Trap Card [Gergan's End]."

"Target my Cerberus on my field and equip this card to it as an Equip Card. The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, and cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects."

Suddenly, a triangle appeared on the hellhound's body, framing it in the center. The hellhound's three heads were also looking at the three corners of the triangle. The triangle shrank instantly, perfectly framing the hellhound's three heads with its three corners, like a strange ornament hanging around the hellhound's three necks.

"It's a very strong equipment card, but it only makes that one monster stronger. Don't forget, you still have two monsters on your field with 0 attack power in attack position! I only need to attack your other monsters, and I can wipe out your 3000 LP at any time!"

Kaiba didn't care at all that he only had 2000 LP left because of two divine pronouncements; after all, he had already figured it out after so many duels.

As for LP (Limited Partner), as long as it's not zero and you can still make payments, it doesn't matter how much or how little you have.

“You’re right~ So, I don’t intend to give you that chance, or even the chance to use the card you just drew.”

If the seahorse were to actually use its life-stripping technique, who knows what problems might arise.

"The second effect of 【Zergán's End】! Once per turn, if there is a monster at the point where all the Link Markers of the equipped monster are located, you can activate this effect. Destroy all those monsters and this card. If all are destroyed, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the monster equipped to this card."

In that instant, a massive surge of energy appeared in the center of the three heads of the Cerberus, which were arranged in a triangle, and pointed towards the three connection points of the three-headed dog.

The two are Tinda Monsters from Leyou's side, and the other is Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Kaiba's side. Cerberus was deliberately placed in the EX zone on the left because the EX zone on the right is Chaos Extreme Dragon, and since the Extreme Dragon cannot be destroyed by effects, it cannot trigger the subsequent damage effect.

"Now, my Hellhound's attack power is 4000 points, because you will suffer a full 4000 points of effect damage!"

"Seahorse, prepare for your defeat!"

The three linked monsters form a perfect triangle, and within this triangle, several energy lines pass through the hellhound's body, intersecting at four points. These are special energy nodes called Gergon Points. Once these four nodes have been infused with enough energy, they will lead all the linked monsters to their doom.

A dark purple energy ball suddenly appeared from the hellhound's body, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded to the size of surrounding the monsters at the three links. In the center of the energy ball, the hellhound, its body brimming with energy, could be vaguely seen running back and forth between several nodes.

Let it come to an end!

The energy ball was instantly compressed, and the three linked monsters shattered together, being sucked into the hellhound's mouth—and then blasted towards the seahorse.

The deafening explosion echoed throughout the spiral staircase. Due to the staircase's unique structure, the rumbling continued to intensify and weaken over a long period before gradually subsiding.

Amidst the billowing dust, the seahorse remained unharmed.

A defensive wheel connected by four rings blocked the way in front of the seahorse, but the seahorse remained calm. Its anti-gravity windbreaker was as hard as steel under the impact of the explosion and did not move at all. Even the seahorse's hairstyle was still in good condition.

At this moment, Leyou remembered that one of the classic tactics of the seahorse is to use a combination of a destructive wheel and a defensive wheel.

"Oh dear, this isn't fun anymore."

With an awkward smile, Leyou, who had nothing else to do, shrugged and handed the turn priority back to Kaiba.

"No, the fun is just beginning!" The seahorse's lips curled up slightly, its smugness evident.