Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

Two beeps sounded simultaneously, and the dueling discs of both sides emitted a slight vibration as they unfolded one after the other.

"boom--"

A powerful pressure swept down from the sky.

Luo Bai frowned and couldn't help but sigh, "Is this the king's awe-inspiring power...?"

"Goodness."

He shook his head a few times to clear his head, and a belligerent smirk appeared on his lips.

"Click—click!"

The duel disks on both sides were fully deployed, and flashing red and blue lights illuminated them.

"Duel!" (X2)

[First strike]

[Red Team]

[Duel Begins]

With a declaration from the intelligent referee, five starting cards were displayed on each player's duel board.

"As long as we collect those three cards..."

Luo Bai took a deep breath and flipped the card over.

[The tyrannical typhoid dragon]

[Fear-Rending Peptide Dragon Unharmed]

Arias, the Butler of the Silver City

[The Fearful Peptide Dragon Soars]

[Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Labyrinth!]

Seeing this hand of cards, his expression was quite complicated.

"No [Shirogane-hime]..."

Of the five field cards, only two of the three winning cards were drawn, which is a pretty good starting hand in some ways.

But that's not enough to win; we need to pull it apart.

"My turn." The stone pharaoh's voice remained unchanged, as always. "I activate the spell card—[Dark Magic Circle]."

"Confirm the top three cards of your deck and add [Magician's Guide] to your hand."

Just then, the wind stopped.

Luo Bai resolutely flipped over a card and said in a deep voice, "Activate the effect of [Arias, the Butler of the Silver City]!"

"Send this card from your hand to the Graveyard, and Set [Dreadfy Dragon Rage] from your hand. Cards set by this effect can be activated during the turn they are set."

【Arias】Phantom gracefully twirled half a circle on the field, bowing slightly as if in a gesture of respect.

With a wave of her little hand.

Cover it with a card.

"This—" Arias in the stands widened his eyes and immediately checked his deck.

"The deck is still there..."

If the deck wasn't stolen, how could this happen?

She was stunned; her mind went completely blank.

"Big sister, why did you go up there?" Shui Qian complained from the side.

"What...shady deal do you two have?"

"Hey!" Arias shouted angrily, interrupting Shui Qian's rude guess, his expression extremely serious. "You've been following me the whole time, haven't you? Has this person come close to me?"

Mizuki tilted his head: "No, and his isn't an epic card either, it's not yours."

This explanation eased Arias's mind somewhat, but the doubts were not completely dispelled.

Where did he get the card?

"The stone tablets are all in the city..."

"The Silver Princess's live-in son-in-law?" Mizuki continued her unbridled speech, but suddenly felt a chill. She shrank back and glanced upwards, meeting Arias's murderous gaze.

"Okay...I...I won't say anymore..."

That's fierce.

The Great Demon!

On the other side, the stone pharaoh experienced a brief lag.

Luo Bai's heart skipped a beat in fright.

After a long while, time resumed its flow, and the desired effect was achieved.

"Open the card—[Terror Peptide Frenzy Dragon Rage]!"

"Pay half of your Life Points to activate this effect. Send [Therizinosaurus] and [Pteranodon] from your Deck and Extra Deck to the Graveyard."

Fusion Summon!

"Whoa!" Mizuki exclaimed in surprise, her eyes shining. "The opponent's turn's deck fusion."

"That guy is so handsome!"

“Aphrodisiac…” Arias’s eyes flashed with a cold light, his expression contemptuous, “A disloyal person!”

Mizuki laughed heartlessly, adding insult to injury: "You seem to be just a support..."

A chill swept over her again, and her smile froze.

"sorry."

"I'm not going to say anything more."

On the dueling field.

Dark red energy filtered through the cracks, casting dappled light and shadow. Huge mechanical devices roared, and a heart-stirring growl echoed from the horizon.

"In the crucible of time, the gears of machinery turn."

"The sleeping soul of the dinosaurs."

"Now, answer this call, descend!"

"【Thoracic Peptide Mad Dragon - Nail-like Dragon Queen】!"

As Luo Bai's call fell.

A golden halo spread through the darkness.

She stood on the high platform of the ruins, her body a blend of sophisticated machinery and the primal wildness of dinosaurs, her legs long and powerful, each step accompanied by the clicking of metal joints.

The image of the "Nail Dragon Queen" slowly turned around, casting a complex gaze.

Luo Bai was stunned.

A blurry black-and-white image flashed through my mind: a woman's blurry back view and a few fragmented words.

"What king..."

"What god..."

"As long as we're together."

"That's the strongest!"

"This is--"

"Our era!"

"Activate the [Nail Dragon Queen] effect!" Luo Bai broke free from his memories and burst into an astonishing shout, "Pay half of your life points, and gain the same effect as [Terror Peptide Frenzied Dragon Rage] from the graveyard!"

"Let's go!"

[Nail Dragon Queen] formed a claw with one hand and swung it towards the void to the side, smashing out an astonishing bolt of lightning with a crack.

"Send [Brocade Dragon] and [Winged Dragon] to the Graveyard from your Deck and Extra Deck."

Fusion Summon!

The phantoms of [Brocade Dragon] and [Pterodactyl] swirled into the void, and [Nail Dragon Queen] let out a roar, her expression turning wild and ferocious.

A golden halo flashed, then turned crimson in an instant.

"Roar!"

"【Dragon of the Fearsome Peptide - Rampage Tyrannosaurus Rex】!"

A dazzling light pierced the night sky, the ground began to tremble, and a massive figure slowly rose, obscuring half the sky, its mechanical eyes flashing a cold red light.

Blue side LP: 8000→4000→2000

"Two epic cards?!" Sera's face twisted in pain as she blurted out, "When he played against me... he used a lot of water?!"

When Luo Bai played with her, he used blank spiritual cards.

“It’s not just epic…” Immy’s expression was solemn, his gaze fixed on the unyielding and wild profile of the [Nail Dragon Queen].

She saw that flash of red light very clearly.

"That woman."

"before."

"It's the real deal—the Derivative Earth Rumble."

Chapter 423 A Duel That Might Be Lost (2)

The deep and majestic aura exploded in the void like a bomb.

Some people covered their mouths, some rubbed their eyes, and some even collapsed to the ground, completely unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.