The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

"I see. It's a deck that doesn't rely on zero attack power, but wins by directly destroying monsters and dealing two effect damage. 0" Five ∝♀

As soon as he finished speaking, the game drew a card from the deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

After a quick glance at his hand, he slammed a card onto the Duel Disk and said, "I Normal Summon [Supreme Ace] from my hand in Attack Position."

Om-!

After a flash of light, two clown spearmen, one red and one black, were summoned together.

[Top-tier Ace: Attack Power 1500]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→5]

"And when you only have the [Highest Ace] on your field, you can activate its special effect by sacrificing yourself!"

If you control no other monsters, you can Tribute this card to activate this effect. Select 2 monsters from your Deck: Queen Knight, Guard Knight, or King Knight (maximum 1 copy of each of the same name). Add those monsters to your hand or Special Summon them.

"I choose to Special Summon [Queen Knight] and [Guard Knight]."

Boom!

Two plumes of smoke suddenly burst from the two clowns, and after they dissipated, two card-wielding knights appeared.

[Queen's Knight: Attack Power 1500]

[Guard Knight: Attack Power 1900]

Then Yugi held up another card in his hand and said, "I'll activate the monster effect of [Ace Knight] from my hand again."

You can activate this effect by sending 1 of the following cards from your Deck to the Graveyard: Queen Knight, Guard Knight, or King Knight. Special Summon this card from your hand. This card Special Summoned by this effect is treated as the same card as the monster sent to the Graveyard until the End Phase.

"I will send the last [King's Knight] to the cemetery."

"Come on, [Ace Knight]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a knight dressed as a clown and holding a round shield appeared in a flash of light.

[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

Seeing the game summon three monsters in a short period of time, Baron smiled disdainfully.

"Hmph~, you think you can trade multiple monsters for my monsters and inflict massive damage on me?"

"But these little tricks don't work on me..."

With that, he immediately pressed the button to reveal the card, "Open the card, quick-attack spell [Forbidden Cloth]!"

"This round, the attack power of the [Double Cross Armor] is reduced by 600 points. It will not be targeted by effects, nor will it be destroyed by effects."

"As long as the [Double Cross Armor] is not destroyed by effects, it cannot be destroyed by its own effects."

"So you dare to fight me fair and square, Yugi Muto?"

The game ignores Balong's provocation (♂).

The important thing is that the opponent's monsters are now as troublesome as hedgehogs, making them impossible to fight.

Seeing that there was no way to start the game, the player decided to give up the battle for this round and focus on defense.

Chapter 177 Battle Maniac

The game begins by inserting another card from the hand into the Duel Disk. "Then I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Royal Flush' from my hand, sending three of my Ezra Knights to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 'Royal Flush Swordsman' from my Deck."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→3]

Bang Bang Bang!

The three knights exploded one after another and disappeared from the field, and then the Flush Swordsman appeared.

[Flush Swordsman: Attack Power 2400]

Then, while removing his deck, Yugi said, "Next, I activate the special effect of 'Flush Swordsman' to send one Level 1 to one Level 5 monster from my deck to the Graveyard, destroying all cards on my opponent's field."

"Knowing my monster can't be destroyed, you still activate its effect. Is your real purpose to send five cards to the Graveyard...?"

The game nodded in agreement with Baron's guess.

So he threw the five cards he had drawn from the deck into the graveyard one by one.

"Using the effect of [Flush Swordsman], send five monsters to the Graveyard: Level 1 [Clean Kuriboh], Level 2 [Damage Eater], Level 3 [NecroGuardian], Level 4 [Electromagnetic Turtle], and Level 5 [Otherworldly Thorn Beast]."

Hearing that they were all tombs used for defense, Baron felt a headache coming on. "Tsk, they're really well prepared."

Soon, the swordsman who had absorbed the power of the five monsters swung his longsword, and the sword energy rushed towards the opposite side.

boom--! !

The moment the armor was hit, smoke exploded, covering the crimson armor.

When the smoke cleared, the armor reappeared unharmed.

The game didn't expect to destroy it through effects anyway, since its purpose had already been achieved.

So he declared it over, "That concludes my round."

"And during the End Phase, the [Ace Knight] in the Graveyard returns the other LIGHT Warrior-Type monster [Queen Knight] to its Deck, and this card returns to its hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

Only then is this round truly over in the game.

"Hehe, this is really exciting~."

Baron couldn't wait to draw a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Baron's Hand Cards: 2→3]

He glanced at his hand but said nothing.

However, the next second, a card appeared in front of him.

As the card flashed, the helmet was projected again.

[Psychic Armor Helmet: Attack Power 0]

Seeing the scene before him, Yugi frowned slightly. "What!? The armored monster that should have been sent to the graveyard has returned... Could it be..."

Baron then raised his Duel Disk and explained to him, "While the [Psychic Armor Helmet] is in the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it in Attack Position during your Standby Phase."

"I see."

Then Baron played the card in his hand, "I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed] from my hand, and draw two cards from my deck."

[Baron's Hand Cards: 3→4]

After a quick glance, he silently inserted the two cards he was holding in his right hand, along with another card from his hand, into the Duel Disk.

"I'll cover three more cards, then the turn ends."

[Baron's Hand Cards: 4→1]

"Aren't you going to attack?"

Seeing that the opponent had simply overwritten the card, Yuqi frowned slightly.

He remembered Jonouchi saying that Baron always preferred to attack head-on to defeat his opponents.

However, it seems that now, perhaps because of the loss to Jonouchi, they have become more conservative and not as reckless as before.

"My turn! Draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]

After the game drew a card, I hadn't had a chance to look at it yet.

Baron on the opposite side immediately pressed the button to face down and shouted, "During your preparation phase, I'm opening my face down card, the Trap Card [Battle Frenzy]!"

This effect can only be activated during the opponent's Standby Phase. All face-up monsters on the opponent's field are changed to Attack Position, and their battle positions cannot be changed this turn. Furthermore, any opponent's monsters that can attack this turn must attack.

Upon seeing this card, Yugi raised an eyebrow and muttered, "[Battle Maniac]... It really is a card that suits you."

"But only the [Double Cross Armor] can protect you, therefore..."

As he spoke, he slammed a card onto the duel disk.

"I summon [Magician's Robe] from my hand in attack position."

Om-!

Amidst the shimmering light, a black magician's costume was projected.

[Magician's Robe: Attack Power 700]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

"Only 700 attack power, are you planning to use it to replace the [Double Cross Armor]...?"

Looking at the monster, Baron showed a slight expression of displeasure.

"That's right, so I activated the special effect of my hand card [Ace Knight] once again, sending [Queen Knight] from my deck to the graveyard, and Special Summoning this monster from my hand."

The game player slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, and the Joker Knight reappeared.

[Ace Knight: Attack Power 2000]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→3]

After finishing, he immediately launched an attack: "Battle begins! [Magician's Robe] attacks [Double Cross Armor]!"

The phantom inside the magician's robe opened its palm towards the red armor, and a weak magical energy ball shot towards it.

But the next moment.

boom--!

The helmet suddenly rushed forward and blocked the attack.

[Balong: LP4000→3300]

Upon seeing the scene before him, Yuqi was stunned and asked in confusion, "Huh? What's going on?"

At that moment, a voice came from the other side, loudly explaining, "If an armored monster is attacked, it can choose any one of them to be attacked!"

"Did you manage to dodge it...?"

But it doesn't matter, there are still two monsters in the game.

"Then I'll continue attacking the Double Cross Armor with [Ace Knight]!"

At the game's command, the Clown Knight immediately leaped up, his longsword slashing down at the crimson armor.

But in the next instant, the crimson-armored warrior dodged and then swung a punch at the former.

boom--!

The Joker Knight was instantly shattered.

It wasn't over yet. After dealing with the monster, the armored figure immediately turned around and punched Yugi.

"Uh......"

【Muto Games: LP4000→3000】

Immediately afterwards, Baron tapped the face-down card, "Activate the trap card, [Magnetic Armor]!"

"This card can be Special Summoned in Attack Position from 1 Armored Monster in your Graveyard."

"What we need to summon is the [Double Cross Armor]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crimson armor reappeared on the field.

[Double Cross Armor Set: Attack Power 0]

Chapter 178 Armor Gravity

"It actually revived at this time!? I didn't expect this monster to be so troublesome."

"Yes, he is indeed a powerful duelist, just as Jonouchi said."