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

Looking at the dinosaur, Jonouchi frowned. "Attack power 3500 points..."

His opponent summoned two high-attack monsters in one turn, which made things a bit tricky for him.

Baron upstairs said with amusement, "Wow~, I didn't expect this kid to be so capable."

Rafael nodded. "After all, he was once the runner-up in the Japanese National Duel Tournament, so it's not surprising that he has this much strength."

At this moment, Ryuzaki the dinosaur continued, "It's not over yet. I'll activate the special ability of the [Ancient Terror Beast] again."

This card is in the Monster Zone. You can activate this effect when a Dinosaur-Type monster is Special Summoned from your Graveyard. Draw 1 card from your Deck.

"Fallen!"

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki Hand Cards: 0 → 1]

After glancing at his hand, he placed it in his left hand and said, "Now, let me show you the power of this enhanced deck."

"Go! [Ancient Terror Beast], attack [Magic Knight Giltia - Soul Spear]!"

At the command of the dinosaur Ryuzaki, the ancient dinosaur opened its mouth and unleashed a breath attack on the Soul Spear.

boom--! !

The Soul Spear was instantly shattered.

"Uhh—!!"

The city was instantly blown away by the impact.

""Within the city!"""

Under the worried gazes of his companions, Jonouchi struggled to his feet.

[Jouchi Katsuya: LP3000→1650]

Within just three rounds, Jonouchi's health points were reduced by more than half.

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur faces down his last card, saying, "I'll face down one more card, end of turn."

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki Hand Cards: 1 → 0]

"What's wrong, Jonouchi? Is this all you've got?"

He said with a disappointed look.

"Of course not, the outcome between us is still far off."

As he spoke, Jonouchi drew out a card.

"My turn!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 1→2]

After glancing at his hand, Jonouchi put the cards down and then clicked the button on the Duel Disk.

A card at his feet then opened.

"I activate the trap card [Metalization - Magic Reflection Armor]."

You can activate this card by targeting 1 face-up monster on the field. Equip this card to that monster as an Equip Card that increases its ATK and DEF by 300.

"The monster I'm going to equip is, of course, the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]."

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon's entire body took on a metallic texture due to the influence of its equipment.

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2400 → 2700]

Then Jonouchi waved his right hand, "Let's go, Ryuzaki!"

"【Red-Eyes Black Dragon】attacks 【Infinite Dinosaur】, and at the moment of attack, 【Metalized Magic Reflection Armor】gains another ability."

The ATK of a monster equipped to this card increases by half the ATK of the monster being attacked when damage is calculated for an attack against a monster.

The Red-Eyed Black Dragon immediately opened its mouth, and red power gathered within.

"The attack power of [Infinite Dinosaur] is 3500 points, and half of it, 1750 points, is added to [Red-Eyes Black Dragon].

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Attack Power 2700 → 4450]

Of course, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur wouldn't sit idly by. He quickly opened his face-down card, "I won't let you succeed, activate the Trap Card [Survival Realm]!"

Destroy all Normal Monsters on the field, and Special Summon up to one Level 4 or lower Dinosaur Monster from your Deck to your field. Destroy the monsters Special Summoned by this effect during the End Phase.

"Nani!?"

boom--! !

Before Jonouchi could react, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon self-destructed, catching him completely off guard.

Chapter Ninety-Six: Forcibly Surviving

Seeing that Jonouchi had been humiliated, Baron came to pick a fight again, "Hey, Jonouchi, are you even capable?"

"Don't lose without realizing it!"

Upon hearing this, Jonouchi was so angry that his veins bulged: "What did you say?!"

"Calm down, Jonouchi! Don't let their provocations affect you!" Yugi quickly reminded Jonouchi.

“I understand…” Jonouchi also understood that he had to remain calm in battle.

So he turned his attention back to the other side.

At this moment, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur also took out a card from his deck and said, "Based on the effect of [Survival Realm], I destroyed a Normal Monster, so I can Special Summon a Dinosaur-Type Monster from my deck."

With that, he inserted the card into the Duel Disk, "I'm going to summon [Little Winged Dragon]."

With a flash of light, a newly hatched pterosaur was projected in front of him.

[Little Pterodactyl: Attack power 500 → 1000]

Next, because the enemy was empty, the battle phase had to be ended.

He then inserted a card into the Duel Disk, saying, "I'll activate the Spell Card [Dark Factory] first."

You can target 2 Normal Monsters in your Graveyard to activate this effect. Add those monsters to your hand.

"I'm adding the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] from the graveyard and the [Giant Axe Raider] that I previously discarded to my hand."

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 2→3]

Then Jonouchi pressed the button again, revealing another face-down card. "Next, I opened the trap card [Mortal's Charity]."

Draw 2 cards from your deck, then banish 1 Normal Monster card from your hand. If you have no Normal Monster cards in your hand, send all cards in your hand to the Graveyard.

After saying that, Jonouchi drew two cards from his deck.

"Fallen!"

After glancing at the two cards in his hand, he couldn't help but smile. "Yosh, I drew some pretty good cards."

Jonouchi then put down the two cards and picked up the other card in his hand.

He continued, "I'm excluding the normal monster, the Giant Axe Raider."

As he spoke, he put the card into his pocket.

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 3→4]

Jonouchi inserts another card into the Duel Disk: "I'll use the Quick-Play Spell [Scapegoat] to summon four [Sheep Tokens] on my field."

Four colorful sheep were instantly projected onto his field.

[Sheep Derivative: Defense 0] ×4

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 4→3]

"That stubborn fool still wants to cling to life."

"Hey, you could say I'm tough."

Jonouchi dismissed Ryuzaki's words.

He then played another card, saying, "Although I can't summon after activating [Scapegoat], I can set a monster face down."

His attacking line showed a cover card.

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 3→2]

"It's not over yet. I'll activate the Spell Card [Token Resurrection Festival] again."

Destroy all tokens on your field. Destroy cards on your field up to the number of tokens destroyed by this effect.

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 2→1]

Upon hearing this, Ryuzaki's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? You, who always relies on luck, actually have such amazing tactics?"

These words immediately infuriated Jonouchi. "Hey, how dare you talk like that? I'm one of the top four in Duel City, aren't I?"

As he said this, he didn't forget to turn and look at his companions.

Everyone:......

The others' gazes began to wander. Although Jonouchi's current strength was not bad, he was still unreliable, so it was normal for him to suffer setbacks.

"you......"

Looking at their expressions, Jonouchi sighed.

What about trust between people?

The city's gaze returned to what was ahead.

"Alright, let's deal with the effect of [Token Resurrection Tribute] now. Destroy all four [Sheep Tokens], and then I can destroy four cards on your field."

At this moment, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur quickly spoke up, "Then I'll banish the 'Generation Boundary' from the graveyard to activate the other effect of this card."

You can banish this card from your Graveyard to target 1 Dinosaur-Type monster you control and 1 card your opponent controls. Destroy those cards.

"I will destroy the [Little Pterosaur] along with the monster you just placed there."

"Nani!?"

Bang bang——!

The small pterosaur in front of him and the Geka in the castle shattered instantly.

Jonouchi frowned slightly. "Then let's deal with the effect of the [Token Resurrection Festival]. Since four tokens have been destroyed, I can choose to destroy four cards."

"I chose [Ancient Terror Beast], [Infinite Dinosaur], [Great Evolution Medicine], and [Orichalcohol Barrier]."

As soon as he finished speaking, the four little sheep transformed into four beams of energy and shot off in four different directions.

Bang bang bang bang—!

After the four explosions, both dinosaurs and the Great Evolution Elixir disappeared, but the barrier remained unaffected.

"Unfortunately, the [Orichalcos Barrier] will not be destroyed, and the special ability of the [Little Pterosaur] that was destroyed will be activated!"

If this card is destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard, activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or higher Dinosaur-Type monster from your Deck. The monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack this turn.

"So many monsters!? They can even Special Summon Level 4 or higher Dinosaur-Type monsters directly from the Deck?"

The city was immediately alarmed.

"That's right, this is my evolution. I will defeat you with the most perfect deck I've ever built since Duel City!"

"Dinosaur Ryuzaki is talking to himself with amusement."

Before long, he placed the card he had chosen onto the Duel Disk.

"I Special Summon [Superconducting Terror] from my Deck."

With a flash of light, another dinosaur was projected.

[Superconducting Terror Beast: Attack Power 3300 → 3800]

This is a dark green dinosaur, wearing silver armor covered with numerous purple gems and radiating electricity; it is quite ferocious.

"Attack power 3800 points... Another monster with high attack power..."

Looking at the dinosaur, Jonouchi subconsciously swallowed.

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur was extremely excited, "Hahahaha, I won, Jonouchi!"