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"How could this happen? We're completely finished..."

White Mask lost his will to fight and knelt down.

"He has lost the will to fight. Let's end this duel here. Kaiba, there's no need to continue attacking."

Wang Yang turned to the president and offered his advice.

"Hmph, I understand. Right now, Guiping's safety is more important."

The president put down the God Card he was preparing to summon.

Chapter Eighteen: The Deathly Duel with Jonouchi

After the duel, as is customary, Malik controlled White Mask to speak with Yugi and the others, and learned the bad news that his companions had been manipulated.

"Kaiba, please find their location inside the castle. Keihei must be there too."

Wang Yangxin said to the president of Kaiba.

"Of course I will rescue Guiping."

The president responded matter-of-factly.

He then searched White Mask's body and found two puzzle cards, giving one of them to Yugi.

"Here's your puzzle card."

Wang Yang took the jigsaw puzzle card handed to him by the president.

"Let's go."

Just as the president was about to leave, he suddenly heard a roaring sound behind him.

Wang Yang and the president looked up and saw a helicopter rise and stop in front of them. Then a familiar figure emerged from the helicopter door.

"Nessama—!"

Guiping returned safely.

"Kuihei——!"

The president and Wang Yang rushed over.

"Kuihei, are you alright!?"

The president immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, it was Kyoko who saved me."

Guiping looked at the president and answered.

"Is Kyoko safe now? What about Jonouchi and Honda?"

Wang asked worriedly.

"I'm sorry, all I know is about Kyoko, and when I went back to the warehouse, there was no one there anymore."

Guiping answered Wang Yang's question apologetically.

"Get on the helicopter, Game. It seems your companion saved Guiping. I will never default on my debt."

The president suggested with a touch of arrogance.

"Seahorse..."

Wang Yang looked at the president.

So he followed the company president to find his companions, and they eventually found Jonouchi at the dock.

......

"Jouchi-kun..."

Wang Yang exclaimed in disbelief upon seeing the malicious look in the castle's eyes.

"I've been waiting for you for so long, game."

The city seemed to be looking at a stranger.

"Jonouchi-kun... he really has been brainwashed by Malik..."

Wang Yang's worst fears came true.

Then, no matter how much Yoru tried to persuade Jonouchi, he couldn't wake him up. He could only watch as Jonouchi headed to the death duel arena that Malik had set up at the docks.

"It's no use, game. No matter what you say, you can't avoid this duel."

Malik's voice came from behind Wang Yang.

"Kyoko!"

He saw a familiar figure step off the ship behind him.

"Jōnei is my puppet, manipulated by the hateful memories I possess, heh heh heh heh..."

Malik's voice came from Kyoko's side.

"Kyoko has been brainwashed by him too..."

With two hostages present, Wang Yang dared not make any rash moves.

"Well, Yugi, Jonouchi is getting impatient waiting in the death duel arena."

Apricot was also manipulated to move forward.

"Xingzi..."

Wang Yang had no choice but to go with them.

......

"Put these shackles on before the duel begins."

Malik manipulated Kyoko to pick up the two shackles, and Yoshihiro had no choice but to accept it.

Soon, both Wang Yu and Jonouchi were shackled, their shackles connected to the anchor hanging above them. If either player's health reached zero, a bomb would detonate after thirty seconds, causing the anchor to fall and both players, still attached, to the sea. Beneath their feet were counting boxes containing keys to unlock the shackles; these keys could only be retrieved when the other player's health reached zero. In other words, for both to be rescued, they must both reach zero health simultaneously.

The president was not happy about this rule.

"I will not allow this duel to take place. I will not allow Malik to run rampant in Duel City!"

After he finished speaking, a crane came and lifted a container over Apricot's head, which was locked to a chair.

"Look closely, everyone. There's a bomb strapped to the chain suspending that container, just like a ship's anchor. Seahorse, you just stay put and enjoy this spectacular show. Oh, and since it's such a rare treat, this woman has to watch too, hehehehe..."

After saying that, Malik released his control over Apricot.

"Kyoko!"

Wang Yang quickly called out to her.

"Where am I? Wait, what am I doing here?"

Anzu woke up to find herself locked up, and then she looked ahead.

"Games and... Jonouchi!"

Apricot didn't quite understand the situation.

"You're despicable, Malik! Let go of Anzu!"

Wang Yang shouted at the air, but Malik did not respond.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, Yugi. I don't care if you die at sea, but you have to keep the Osiris card first. Quickly pick Osiris out of your Duel Disk."

At this moment, the castle opened its gates and gave the order to the king.

Wang Yang had no choice but to remove the card box, take out the traitorous dragon, and then show it to the city.

"The God Card is right here..."

As he spoke, he put the card back into the card box and tossed the card box aside.

"Leave this duel to me, my other self."

At this point, the game finally spoke to Yugi.

"AIBO!?"

Wang Yang was stunned.

"I want to rescue Jonouchi myself; I don't want to cowardly stand by and watch."

The game's voice was very resolute.

"I understand. I'll leave it to you then, AIBO."

As Wang Yang exited the game, the game opened his eyes.

"I will definitely rescue you, Jonouchi-kun."

The game player intently watched the opponent.

......

After shuffling their decks, the two then engaged in a duel.

"Duel!!" ×2

Yugi Muto: LP4000

【Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000】

The death duel between Yugi and Jonouchi has finally begun.

Chapter Nineteen: The Bond Between Compatriots

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Chapter Twenty: Rescue

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1→2]

I didn't use the card I drew in the game immediately.

"First, activate the effect of [Skilled White Mage]."

You can activate this effect by Tributing this card with 3 Spell Counters. Special Summon 1 "Destroyer Swordsman" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.

The game revealed the Destroyer's deck and then the White Mage was destroyed.

"Come forth, Swordsman of Destruction!"

A warrior wielding a large sword was projected onto the game field.

[Destroyer Swordsman: Attack Power 2600]

"It's actually a high-level monster with an attack power of 2600 points!?"

Jōnei frowned.

"That's right, I'll activate the Equip Spell [Gigantify] from my hand and equip this card to [Swordsman of Destruction]. And since my Life Points are lower than Jonouchi-kun's Life Points, the original ATK of the equipped monster [Swordsman of Destruction] is doubled."

[Destruction Swordsman: Attack Power 2600 → 5200]

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[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→1]

"His attack power is a whopping 5200 points, even higher than the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's attack power. So that's why he deliberately sacrificed his own life points!?"

The president of Kaiba also understood how to play the game.

"Hey, trying to beat me in two attacks?"

The city did not panic.

"Battle begins! I'm attacking Iron Knight Gia Fried with [Swordsman of Destruction]!"

The game immediately enters the combat phase.

"What?! Why didn't you switch the monster to attack stance?!"