The card player needs to win easily

In order to prevent any bloodshed, Kaiba decided to sacrifice himself and delay the other party - Noa, who had received the notice, should be able to take action soon.

"...Wait, Siren and the others seemed to have said that this 'Orichalcum Barrier' has the same effect as the 'Orichalcum Barrier', right?"

However, Jonouchi reached out and stopped Kaiba.

"Within the city...?"

"Yugi, you guys are more important—well, like Mai said, my strength is not comparable to yours."

Jonouchi pulled out the duel disk and put it on his right hand.

"...Jounouchi, you want it?!"

"Hmph, let me, Jonouchi, hold him back, and you guys just leave!"

"Hey, Jonouchi, I'd be better off handling this sort of thing—"

Honda immediately understood what Jonouchi was trying to do and tried to pull him back, but was gently slapped away.

"I didn't say I was going to lose here—rather, it's precisely because I seem like I'm neither good nor bad that I'm the most suitable person to be in this position!"

Letting Yugi Muto or Seto Kaiba deal with Raphael would cause some damage to their "high-powered units" - and if Honda, Kyoko and the others were to go and fight, there might be no chance of victory.

In this case, Jonouchi is the best option to stop Raphael and buy time.

A ray of sunlight, no longer blocked by the helicopter, shone into the building.

"This is……!"

Yami Yugi finally saw the cards that were scattered on the wall—not scattered, but carefully pasted on the wall.

It's the "Harpie".

"'Harpie'...'Harpy's Feather Snowfall'...Dancing!?"

"...I won't duel with you. It's pointless."

Looking at Jonouchi who had unfolded the duel disk, Raphael shook his head and walked up with an axe.

"You can't help it... Draw a card!"

Looking at Jonouchi, who had decided to attack first on the Duel Disk, he smiled and pulled out a card - and then, an "Orichalcum Barrier" appeared in his hand.

"I activate the field magic, 'Orichalcum Barrier'!"

"!?"

Raphael looked at the card in Jonouchi's hand and was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, flames burst out from the duel disk inside Jonouchi.

A hexagram surrounded by flames extended from under his body and enveloped Raphael.

"...Is this the real card you used to break the "Orichalcum Barrier"? Another "Orichalcum Barrier"!

"Exactly! Just stay here and duel with me—of course, not the terrifying duel that takes away your soul!"

"..."

If that was the case, Raphael was helpless—for him, who wanted to stop Yugi and his group from moving forward, there was only one way left.

Reluctantly pulling a card from the deck, Raphael looked towards Jonouchi.

(The only way to resolve the battle quickly...)

"Everyone! Come this way!"

We must not waste the precious time given by Jonouchi.

Yugi waved and shouted to the others - showing the cards in his hand.

"'Harpie'...Miss Mai!?"

Kyoko immediately understood the meaning of the game.

She also saw the cards, so she and Honda started to chase after Yugi, who had already gone deep into the building.

"……snort."

If they were inside the building, there was a greater chance they could hold out until Noa arrived—Kaiba immediately set off, moving away from the fully deployed hexagram barrier behind him.

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The mechanical cluster was alarmed.

Those gold and silver machines appeared before their eyes the moment everyone completed their last time and space jump.

This was probably just a part of the abandoned ruins of a former civilization—when those things' eyes glowed red, the "Icon Knights" gave up this idea.

"Meet the enemy——"

The well-trained soldiers did not relax their vigilance even after a few days of peace - the messenger immediately channeled magic power, allowing everyone to receive the order to prepare at the same time.

They were about to face a battle—and this battle was only the first.

The presence of hostile forces here means that there are indeed people who control the "great darkness" and attempt to obtain its power.

"Keep the formation! Don't let yourself be dispersed!"

Faced with the ferocious mechanical creatures, people almost unanimously recalled the "mechanical monsters" they had faced before.

An overwhelming torrent of metal rushed towards the formation of the "Icon Knights".

"Hold it! Hold it!"

After a brief moment of contact, the team's formation was firmly held, blocking the biting and friction outside the giant shield.

An assembly was immediately completed on the battle line - the golden-maned giant lion roared, and hundreds of beastmen from the "Hundred Beasts" tribe formed a spearhead, and under the firepower of the "Demon Realm", they tore a hole in the mechanical group.

"Roar!!!"

Metal fragments flew all over the battlefield.

Clad in centaur-like armor, the swordsman charged at the strongest point of the group, leaping between Orcust.

The "Icon Knights" were in an advantageous position - on the hill behind, in a peaceful area far away from the battlefield, Liva, holding a telescope, came to this conclusion.

"At this rate of advancement, we should be able to reach the center in a few dozen minutes."

Looking at the tall tower that could be vaguely seen even at this distance, Liva sighed.

"Good news, we'll be at the center soon."

"Bad news, we're almost to the center."

Knowing who was near the tower, Liva couldn't help but pull his hood down again and check again whether the mask was fastened tightly.

"If we go a little further, we won't be able to see it anymore... Never mind, let's just go a little further."

Thomas: Chapter 176: The Beginning of the Autorama

"You're trying to stop the Orichalcum Barrier this way... It's useless."

Dazhi pulled out the card and looked at the scene with the purple-haired girl.

"I activate the normal magic 'Harpy's Feather Blow'."

"Through its effect, all magic traps on your field are destroyed."

"So your blockade will—"

Purple-haired girl LP: 8000-4000

"Counterattack trap, 'Iron Cavalry's Thunder Hammer'."

Before Lian Dazhi could finish his words, the purple-haired girl cut her basic points in half without hesitation.

"Negate your effect and destroy it. After that, destroy all cards in the same column as that card... That is, 'Iron Cavalry's Thunder Hammer' itself."

"..."

Watching the card in his hand disappear into the wind, Dazi's expression remained unchanged.

"Okay... then, the usual magic 'Lightning Storm'."

"Destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on your field."

"Hey, are you taking this a bit too far?"

An Moliang looked unhappy and had a sour face.

For the purple-haired girl's backcourt, Dazi's two moves were truly shocking.

Purple-haired girl LP: 4000-2000

"Counterattack Trap, 'God's Proclamation'."

"You're not much better, are you?!"

An Moliang couldn't hold it in any longer.

Instead of such abstract interaction, it would be better for him to attack first and use FTK to kill one of Dazhi's.

"Well, in that case..."

Dazhi shook his head and drew the third card.

"Usually, magic like 'Big Storm'—"

Purple-haired girl LP: 2000-1000

"Counterattack Trap, 'God's Proclamation'."

"what!?"

An Moliang suddenly began to doubt whether there was really something wrong with his thinking.

Is this the real Duel Monsters... In fact, you don't need to unfold the cards to play this game, you just need to cover the cards in your hand or tap them out?

"Since you've given me the opportunity to share two parts, it's only natural to use one of them to achieve a breakthrough."

Dazhi shook his head indifferently.

Sacrificing one person to pave the way for the other - this kind of thing that is difficult to coordinate in a normal two-player duel is not a problem for Dazhi who can use two decks to duel.

(So why on earth do we have to use this crazy rule...)

An Moliang cursed inwardly in great displeasure.

If he had come alone, he would have ended the battle long ago - he didn't know why the purple-haired girl insisted on doing this.

"Then it's over..."

The purple-haired girl glanced at Yamokura and placed her hand on her Gaika.

An Moliang accidentally glanced at the other person and saw the other person's eyes.

A little cold, a little resolute...wait?

"...!?"

He seemed to realize something.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be collecting energy? Are you kidding me?"

Yamo Liang turned around and glanced in the direction where Seren was standing - even the gray-haired girl looked indifferent, making him feel as if he had been deceived.

"I'm not kidding, this is a little faster...it's no different from your original plan anyway, right?"

"...Well, you're really boring."

After getting the answer he wanted, An Moliang sighed and stopped looking at the scene.

He already knew what was going to happen next—

"Usually trap, activate."

"When the difference between your basic points and your opponent's is more than 7000, the conditions are met."

"Self-destruct Switch - Reduces both players' basic points to zero."

"……Um?"

A red button appeared on the field.

Under Dazi's gaze, the purple-haired girl slowly walked forward, clenching her fists.