Duels should be played with a smile.

"Then came the bloodsucking maggots..."

"Don't rush!" Leyou interrupted Malik's operation with a smile. If he didn't intervene, Malik might actually cancel his effect. Don't ask, the answer is that you didn't seize the opportunity.

"The effect activates the instant you destroy the Three-Eyed Monster and it is sent from the field to the graveyard."

"Once per turn, you can add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand."

"1500 attack power? My Gluttonous Dragon has a full 1900 attack power. No matter how many of those trash monsters you search, it's useless!" Malik laughed loudly.

"Really? Why don't you take a closer look?"

Before Leyou could speak, the Duel Disk, just as Leyou had in mind, popped out the very crucial monster card from the deck.

Holding this crucial card in her hand, Leyou gently flipped it open, displaying it to everyone.

"The card I'm looking for is named..."

"[The sealed person's left arm]!"

"What?!"

"what?!"

"How is this possible?!"

When this card was revealed, no one could help but gasp in amazement.

Everyone knows this card and this deck of duelists.

Even though this set of cards is the rarest, many people have never seen them, but they have all heard of their fame.

Taking out the last two Exodia parts from his pocket, Yugi sighed with emotion: "Exodia... if it were Exodia! Indeed, no matter how powerful a god, he could be defeated! But, could he truly control the power of Exodia?"

"Game, could he be the second person in the world to collect Exodia? Damn it! If it weren't for that bastard Insect Moth..."

“It’s alright, Jonouchi,” Yugi comforted him with a smile. “Exodia is an incredibly powerful card, but even without Exodia, I still have you all. The power you, my companions, give me, the power we have together, is no weaker than Exodia’s! It’s even stronger!”

Unlike the game and Jonouchi's sentiments, Kaiba didn't want to talk at all right now.

The reason is simple: he is probably the only Exodia victim in the world, besides Jonouchi.

However, Jonouchi was defeated by a fake card; he was the only one who got slapped in the face by the real Exodia.

Malik, who was originally full of confidence, was suddenly shocked when he saw this card, but when he thought of Exodia's harsh conditions and the cards in his graveyard, he was not so worried.

"Exodia is indeed incredibly powerful, but to win with it, you must first collect all the cards in your hand!"

"Compared to this slow method, the power of the strongest phantom god is enough to crush you before you can even gather them!"

"Vampire maggots, attack directly!"

[Leyou LP: 3500 → 3000]

"Then I discard a card, change the Bloodworm to defense position, then set two cards face down, and end my turn."

Malik's hand: 5 → 1

While making a ferocious facial expression, Malik stuck out his long tongue and licked the millennium-old tin staff, which was probably covered in patina, before ending his turn.

If Leyou hadn't confirmed that all the Millennium Items in his possession were made of metal, he would have wondered if Malik's Millennium Microphone should be renamed Millennium Lollipop.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"At that moment! I activate my face-down trap card! [Compensation for the Left Arm]!" Malik opened his face-down card and sent his last card from his hand to the graveyard.

"Discard all my cards and add 1 Spell Card from my Deck to my hand! The one I'm adding to my hand is..."

"[The Dead Resurrected]!"

"Monster Resurrection? What is he going to revive? Masaka?! But God Cards are only affected by Spell Cards for one turn." Yugi exclaimed in surprise.

"Furthermore, in Duel City, only one Monster Resurrection card is allowed in a deck. Even if you can revive a god from the graveyard, it can only be done once," Kaiba added, standing to the side with his arms crossed.

"You underestimate the power of the Phantom God!" Malik laughed incessantly. "As the strongest Phantom God, the Winged Dragon of Ra has three special abilities, and under my control, it will unleash its full power!"

"Shut up!"

Leyou interrupted Malik's laughter with an unfriendly expression, "That's enough, stop making a racket. Anyone who doesn't know better would think you're in your own little round!"

"Hahahaha, whatever, cherish your last turn! Even Exodia can't save you! Besides, I have a face-down trap card on the field, so don't even think about clearing my 4000 LP before I summon the Phantom God. Your defeat is inevitable, your soul will be tormented, and your Millennium Treasure will be taken away by me!"

The six-year-old, gesticulating wildly, looked just like a stage actor, performing a comical drama on stage. Leyou kept glancing sideways at him—glancing at Cheng Nei below the stage, wondering in her heart who could score higher in terms of facial expressions.

Oh, wait, Malik is a judge, so it's alright.

"Stop laughing. Aren't you tired? And have you forgotten my Exodia? Why would I attack you?"

Adopting a confident posture, Leyou glanced at the cards he had drawn and sighed.

This deck is too abstract.

"Malik, you're in luck. Let me tell you, I already have two Exodia cards. Do you want to guess how many of your attacks my cards can withstand?"

Separate the two cards from the other card, and Leyou takes the remaining cards and begins to operate.

"Activate [Golden Goblin] from your hand, draw 1, and return 1000 to you."

Malik LP: 4000→5000

"Then comes the [Pot of Greed], draw 2."

Upon seeing the cards drawn, Leyou's mind raced with a flurry of thoughts, but he maintained a composed demeanor, as steady as an old dog.

"Hey hey hey, Malik, your second way of dying has arrived!"

Upon seeing Leyou's declaration, Jonouchi was shocked for the nth time that night: "What?! With Exodia already in hand, there's another way to win? Just how strong is his deck?!"

“His strength is unfathomable; even I can’t guarantee that I can gain the upper hand against him.” Game nodded in agreement.

The dueling platform wasn't far from the audience seats, and Leyou could hear all the discussions below.

This is probably just a difference in mindset and understanding. In the OCG, a deck like Exodia only needs cards for survival and card draw; the more you add, the more cumbersome it becomes.

But it's different here. Everyone here has god-tier card draws, and their decks have maxed-out synergies. As long as the synergies are good enough, you can draw cards even with your eyes closed.

"Malik! Your death star shines in the sky!"

"I activate the Spell Card 'Countdown to the End' from my hand! Pay 2000 LP. 20 turns after this card is activated, I will immediately win the duel!"

As Leyou declared, something was drawn from his body, and then 20 flames appeared in the sky, arranged in a circle. Each time a round passed, one flame would disappear. When all the flames disappeared, it would be the moment of the end.

"By the way, let me remind you again, I just drew another Exodia, so now I have three in my hand."

"When I collect the last two cards, or when the countdown ends, your life will come to an end."

Leyou separated the card he had just drawn and placed it on the other side. His confident look put immense pressure on Malik, and the strange smile on his face made Malik feel uneasy.

"By the way, I see you're going through so much trouble to summon a god, how about I give you a couple more cards to help you out?"

"I activate two Spell Cards from my hand: Gift Exchange!"

"Each player banishes one card from their deck face down. During the End Phase of this turn, each player adds the card that was banished by their opponent to their hand!"

"Let me be frank and tell you what the gift I'm going to give you is!"

"Please accept my gifts! The Jar of Humility and the Gift of Greed!"

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Repeated Jumping Around is Ready

"A gift exchange? What kind of incomprehensible card is this?" Even Kaiba, who had remained calm until now, was baffled. "Does he want Malik to give him the God Cards? How could that be?"

Who would carry around a card like that for no reason? Aren't they afraid of getting stuck?

Not only did he not understand it, but no one present, except for Leyou himself, could understand it either.

However, since the effect has already been activated, Malik has no choice but to obediently pick out a card from his deck and hand it to Leyu, regardless of his feelings.

To be honest, Malik didn't really mind sending the Winged Dragon of Ra over, because only those who could correctly recite the ancient priestly script recorded on the God Cards could control the Egyptian God Cards. Obviously, Malik didn't think Leyu could understand this almost lost script.

However, the Winged Dragon is now lying in its grave.

Unable to find anything that could benefit him, Malik thought for a while and then removed two Normal Monsters, Melgito the Four-Faced Beast, from his deck and banished them face down.

"Since I haven't performed a normal summon this turn, I'll perform a normal summon of [Magic Warrior Destroyer] in attack position!"

[Dark 4-Star Mage Race Attack 1600→1900 Defense 1000]

The long-absent Magic Warrior has reappeared, and his excellent performance makes him a worthy addition to a deck that basically doesn't include any defensive monsters.

"Then you've fallen for my trap! Now you can truly experience the pain!"

"Activate the covered trap card [Torture Wheel]!"

The red card was flipped open, and a hideous wheel-like instrument of torture was summoned, spinning in the air as it charged toward the magic warrior.

"The Torture Wheel will bind your monster, torture it, and reduce your LP by 500 points every turn that follows!"

"You only have a mere 1000 LP points right now. You'll lose in just two rounds!"

"The countdown to the end? A full twenty rounds? It's all in vain! You'll be swallowed by darkness in just two rounds!"

Seeing that his trap had finally worked, Malik licked the Millennium Staff in his hand as if he were licking a lollipop.

"If you think you can kill me with just this, you're really overthinking it!"

"Activate the Magic Warrior's effect: Remove one magic counter and destroy the Torture Wheel!"

A burst of magical energy suddenly erupted from the magic warrior, shattering the entire wheel. The magic warrior, now free, stretched his body, raised his sword, and pointed it at the other side.

However, because his magic power had been activated and depleted, the sword in his hand was no longer as sharp.

Attack power increased from 1900 to 1600.

"Tch, but that also lowers your attack power, so you can't defeat my Gluttonous Dragon!"

"But my initial target wasn't that thing of yours. Magic Warrior, attack the vampire maggots, Magic Sword Slash!"

Perhaps the Blood Elf Spellbreaker mage warrior didn't charge, knowing full well that a charge could easily turn into a charge and release his soul, he launched a ranged attack from a distance, splitting the bloodsucking maggot in two.

"End of combat phase, end of turn."

"At this point, the previously activated Gift Exchange effect resolves, adding the banished card to the hand."

[Leyou Hand Cards: 6]

The two exchanged cards, and Malik's face instantly darkened when he opened it.