Duels should be played with a smile.

"So... all that effort you put into summoning this monster... what?!"

Before he could finish his provocative words, Baron was stunned when he saw the unharmed Steel Flame Dragon.

"Don't get too excited!" Jonouchi said with a smug look on his face, explaining with a smile, "A Steel Flame Dragon with an excess of materials will not be destroyed by the effect."

"Since it wasn't destroyed, the subsequent LP damage is naturally invalid!"

"And now, your armor is gone too!"

"Furthermore, Steel Flame Dragon has another effect! As long as this card with Xyz Material is in the Monster Zone, each time your opponent activates a Spell/Trap/Monster effect, inflict 500 damage to your opponent."

"You activated the Double Cross Armor effect, so you'll take 500 damage! And you..."

"That's all! Only 500 left! The 'Armored Monster freely chooses its target' effect is not included!"

Steel Flame Dragon's second breath got stuck in its mouth. Since it had never seen an Armored Monster before, Jonouchi didn't know how to judge it. However, the Duel Disk didn't seem to have ruled that Baron had fouled, so it had no choice but to accept Baron's explanation.

It's only 500 LP points, it's not a big problem, let's just let him have it!

Jonouchi was in a good mood, while Baron now felt he understood why Mai the Peacock had taken a liking to Jonouchi.

He tried to eliminate the enemy by self-destructing, but the enemy was more skilled and took the opportunity to lose 500 LP. After this defeat, Baron's opinion of Jonouchi improved a little.

"Then comes the Red-Eyes Black Dragon! Attack boosts shield!"

In any case, Baron chose the final target himself, and Jonouchi only made a symbolic shout. But this time, Baron did not change his target, and the Red-Eyes Black Dragon easily broke through the shield.

Now it was Jonouchi's turn to hesitate, because he couldn't figure out if Baron was just creating a diversion.

"Forget it! If I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore. Anyway, I'm going to beat you badly today!"

"Crimson King! Attack the Spirit Helmet!"

He made a token gesture of calling out "True Crimson King," then clenched his fists and punched Baron's helmet.

"Black Hole Shield's effect! When an Armored Monster other than this card is attacked by an opponent's monster, you can activate this effect by Tributing this card. That Armored Monster will not be destroyed by that battle, and the battle damage will be reduced to 0!"

The shield blocked Jonouchi's fist that was aimed at his face. As the only monster in attack position on the Baron's field, if it were destroyed, the loss would be significant.

Of course, more importantly, I can't let myself be humiliated by Jonouchi in front of Mai! It's a matter of face!

"Hmph! You blocked the attack, but you can't dodge the Steel Flame Dragon's damage!"

[Baron LP: 7500→7000]

"Set one card face down, end your turn! Is this your invincible armored monster? In my opinion, it's nothing more than a bomb!"

"Then you'd better not regret it!"

"Don't blink! The armored monster is just something I use to deal with ordinary minions!"

"The Spirit Helmet allows me to search my deck for an Armored Monster during the draw phase, but!"

"Jonnouchi! I acknowledge your strength, therefore, I will use a monster specifically designed to fight the strong to give you a proper battle!"

"My turn, draw! My deck! Answer me!"

"I activate Pot of Greed! Draw two more!"

As Baron pulled out the two cards, a faint electrical current could be seen emanating from them within the castle.

The Steel Flame Dragon's flames fell on Baron again, but Baron remained completely unmoved, his face showing only determination and fighting spirit.

The immense pressure made Jonouchi dare not be careless, and he immediately activated his Continuous Trap Card after the flames of Steel Flame Dragon disappeared.

"I Special Summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon from the Graveyard... Defense Position!"

His intuition told him that if the attack indicated something was wrong, something very bad might happen.

"You're done? Now it's my turn!"

"Normal Summon, [Cyber ​​Dragon Core]!"

Chapter 155 Fatal... Combo attack my ass!

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Baron, who originally used armored monsters for Mortal Kombat, summoned a monster that, although its name contained the word "dragon," was actually a machine-type monster onto the field.

"Cyber ​​Dragon Core's effect activates if this card is successfully Summoned. Add 1 'Cyber' Spell/Trap Card or 'Cyber ​​Tech' Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."

The red core flashed, and a card was spat out by the Cyber ​​Dragon Core. Jonouchi, who attacked in his True Red King form, did not rush to activate his effect, but quietly waited for the right opportunity.

After all, its effect is only removal and interference, not blocking or invalidation.

"I've added the [Electronic Emergency Call] feature to my card."

After obtaining the power of the Cyber ​​Dragon, Baron had heard of an even more powerful force related to the Cyber ​​Dragon, originating from the Draco constellation. However, over the years, he had never been able to see it, only obtaining some clues and two related cards.

Those two related cards were very powerful, but they weren't very useful for his current situation.

Otherwise, he could have won the duel directly with just this one electronic emergency call.

After the effect of the Electronic Dragon Core was activated, the Steel Flame Dragon unleashed another burst of flames. Although the damage was not very high, the continuous scorching heat was not very comfortable for the Baron.

"I activate Cyber ​​Emergency Call, adding 1 'Cyber ​​Dragon' monster from my Deck to my hand. The one I'm adding is 'Cyber ​​Dragon Next Generation'!"

Before he could finish speaking, another breath of dragon fire rang out.

It doesn't cause much harm, but it's extremely insulting.

"You can activate this effect by discarding 1 monster other than this card from your hand. Special Summon this card from your hand."

"I discard the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my hand to Special Summon Next Generation Star!"

-500

Baron's blood pressure was a little high, I don't know if it was because of the high temperature or high blood pressure, anyway his face was getting redder and redder, the kind of red that comes from anger.

"Cyber ​​Dragon's effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 'Cyber ​​Dragon' from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand."

-500

After a series of maneuvers, the cards in his hand became a Cyber ​​Dragon and a previously revealed Cyber ​​Load Fusion, while the field now had a Cyber ​​Dragon Core and a Next Generation Star.

However, the Next-Generation Star and the Electronic Dragon Core were clearly just stepping stones; their weak attack power posed no threat whatsoever to the monsters within the castle.

"It seems you're not as reckless as you appear... My opinion of you has risen even higher." Baron clapped his hands in praise as he looked at Jonouchi, who still hadn't activated the Crimson King effect.

Cheng Nei didn't respond, because he had already sensed the second layer of meaning behind Baron's praise.

However, after praising Jonouchi's caution, he spoke again: "But sometimes caution is not necessarily a good thing. In the heat of battle, intuition is often more useful!"

"I activate the covered trap card [Cyber ​​Overflow]!"

"Due to the effect of Cyber ​​Overflow, banish up to 1 Cyber ​​Dragon of the same Level from your hand, Graveyard, and face-up monsters on your field. Then, destroy the number of cards your opponent controls that were banished."

At this point, Baron only has the Cyber ​​Dragon he has searched out, but it is clear that, unless there are special circumstances, it is impossible for a Trap Card of a monster with a limited Cost to specifically indicate that there can only be one of the same level.

"The Electro Dragon Core, Electro Dragon Core and Sub-belt Star all have a common effect: they can be used as Electro Dragons when they exist on the field or in the graveyard."

"Then that means... a maximum of four cards?!"

Jonouchi only has 4 monster cards on the field, and who knows what kind of monster Baron will pull out with the remaining Fusion card after the field is cleared.

"No! The moment you activate Cyber ​​Overflow, I chain-activate the effect of Crimson King... I target and destroy your other face-down card!"

His armor burst into flames, which blasted towards Baron's Gaika from afar.

"It's a bit wasteful to use it now, but there's no other way! I'll chain your True Red King's effect and activate that face-down card!"

"【Infinite Illusion】! You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. Negate that monster's effects until the end of this turn."

"I will nullify your Steel Flame Dragon!"

I've been keeping this card because I wanted to use it in the most crucial moment. Now that I've been forced to use it, I guess it's a bit of a stretch.

"Hmph! Then I'll activate another effect of Crimson King, chaining it to your Infinite Impermanence, targeting your Spirit Helmet on the field and destroying it!"

The other monsters on the field and in the graveyard can be considered Cyber ​​Dragons, so destroying them would be pointless and might even trigger other unknown effects. To be on the safe side, Jonouchi chose to destroy the last armored monster.

"Furthermore, I'm going to activate Steelix's effect again. Steelix's Special Summon effect can be activated during the opponent's turn. I detach the last Xyz Material and summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my Graveyard in Defense Position!"

Since it's going to be invalidated soon anyway, and then most likely destroyed anyway, I might as well use up the last effect now.

Anyway, during the time Steel Flame Dragon was on the field, it used its dragon breath a lot on Baron.

Now, after a series of effects, Baron has only 3500 LP left.

After all the effects were activated, Baron had no more effects to chain, so the effects began to be processed at this point.

The black dragon in the graveyard rose from the dead again, and then the Crimson King spat out another ball of flame that shattered the Spirit Helmet—and also smeared Baron's face with it.

Every day, it tried to ascend, but failed each time. This brought the punishment of failure upon it, and a bolt of lightning shattered the steel frame on the Steel Flame Dragon's body.

Having completed its mission, the Infinite Bubble was naturally unafraid of the Crimson King, and finally, the electron overflow took effect.

As a noble effect that does not target, Baron has only recently required the free selection of an excluded Cyber ​​Dragon to activate its effect.

"I will exclude the Electro Dragon Core, Electro Dragon Core from the graveyard, and the Electro Dragon Sub-Star from the field!"

"I'll pick your Steelix, Red King, and a Red-Eyes Black Dragon to destroy it!"

The power of the three electronic dragons overflowed, and the chaotic currents paralyzed Jonouchi. Even the Crimson King trembled, and as he trembled, he detached from Jonouchi and exploded into pieces.

The peculiar sense of déjà vu caused many viewers to subconsciously look at Jonouchi's chest to see if there was a flashing red signal light there.

"Ha ha--"

He got up from the ground, panting heavily, his body covered in soot.

When Baron saw that the man who had been so smug and even somewhat arrogant before had now turned into a black man with an afro, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Being made to look so pathetic under the nose of the peacock dancer, Jonouchi felt extremely embarrassed, but when he saw the appearance of the other man, Baron, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"why are you laughing!"

"Whatever you laugh at, I'll laugh at too!"

Because of the series of effects that just happened, Baron, who had been sprayed with several breaths of dragon's breath, was in no better condition than Jonouchi. Jonouchi was electrocuted and turned into a black charcoal head, while Baron was burned into a smoky makeup and turned into a shiny bald head!

The audience was so engrossed in the two men's clown-like antics that they were completely unaware that the battle between what was originally just virtual images had begun to affect reality.

"You're...quite interesting! But to win Miss Peacock's heart, I'm determined to win this duel!"

By smearing the bald head with oil, Baron inexplicably regained his composure—but because his bald head was so comical, it always seemed somewhat out of place.

"If Cyber ​​Dragon is in your hand, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand if there is only one monster on your opponent's field!"