Yu-Gi-Oh! Starting from Duel City.

Chapter 178 The third knockout round begins, Seto Kaiba VS Lishid!
"Starting now, the drawing for the third round of the knockout rounds will be held!"

"...Lottery machine, start!!!"

Called by the sound of broadcasts everywhere, people from all over the airship once again gathered in the hall where the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon Lottery Machine was placed.

As Kaiba Kehei excitedly pressed the start button, the remaining four spheres currently existing in the lottery machine began to rotate automatically under the witness of everyone.

No. 1 Seto Kaiba, No. 4 Maiko Mai, No. 7 Malik, No. 8 Lishid...

This time the random lottery will select the players for the third and fourth knockout rounds at the same time, and the next candidates will also be selected from the remaining four.

"The first player in the second game is No. 1 Seto Kaiba! And his opponent is..."

The first ball spit out from the mouth of the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon was the No. 1 ball representing Seto Kaiba.

After that, looking at the ball spit out from the other's mouth, the man in sunglasses Isono raised his arm and shouted the other person's name loudly: "...His opponent is - Player No. 8! Lishid ·Isildar!”

"Hmph! Isn't my opponent the Malik who has the God Card, but the Gurus cadres under him?"

Standing alone in the center of the hall, Kaiba held his arms. After seeing the result of the lottery machine, he immediately looked at Lishid who was walking with Malik on the other side with a stern look: " ...That’s fine! Since the opponent is that guy, let’s take this opportunity to settle the matter of kidnapping my lovely brother once and for all!”

Lishid: "..."

Without answering Kaiba's provocative words as if there was no one around, after knowing his next opponent, Lishid, the male mother who said goodbye to Malik, took the lead and headed towards the contestant's elevator.

Narrowing his eyes to look at Lishid who was passing by him, Kaiba snorted habitually, and then Isono, who came a little slower, took the contestant's special elevator, and Li Xi, his opponent. De, went to the duel field above the sky together.

Seeing that the third knockout match was about to begin next, everyone watching the match went to the spectator stage through another elevator just like before.

It is worth mentioning that during this process, Peacock Dance indirectly knew that the opponent she would face next was the Gurus leader Malik, and cast her sights in Malik's direction from time to time.

Carefully thinking about how to deal with the Card of God, Peacock Wu was both expecting and a little nervous. While holding her palms to cheer herself up, she silently made a profound realization...

……

"Jie Jie Jie Jie... Although the plan to kill Yu Yu and the others ended in failure due to the interference of You Ling's second and fifth son, I did make some unexpected discoveries during the process."

"That's right! In fact, I still have a huge puzzle that I haven't solved yet..."

Looking at Kaiba who was shuffling with Lishid on the stage, Malik holding the thousand-year-old tin staff in his hand and leaning alone, an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes: "If I remember correctly, that portrayal On the tablet of memory, there must be some kind of close connection between the priest who confronted the Pharaoh, the man who controlled the blue-eyed white dragon, and the thousand-year-old tin staff in his hand, and the seahorse..."

"What is the relationship between them? I will probably know it after this duel is over."

The God Card is a special card that only those related to the Millennium Artifact are qualified to manipulate.

Logically speaking, Seto Kaiba, who neither has a thousand-year artifact nor is a member of the Tomb Guard Clan, should not be qualified to control gods.

However, the reality is that Obelisk personally recognized him and gave his destructive power to Kaiba to use it arbitrarily.

In the previous contact process, Malik, who had considerable doubts about the origin of Kaiba, now put on a calm posture, trying to witness the duel that was about to begin.

spread!Just let me see, Kaiba!
What is your relationship with the person engraved on the mural?
"The players with both hands are in their positions. Next, it will be President Seto... ahem! Player Seto Kaiba will face off against player Lishid Isildar!"

Habitually blurting out the name Kaiba, Isono immediately realized that something was wrong, and tried to correct his speech disorder. After clearing his throat, he loudly announced the start of the duel.

As he finished speaking, Kaiba and Lishid, who were facing each other from afar, immediately unfolded the duel disks on their arms in tacit agreement.

"Hmph! Malik's lackey actually attacked someone from my Kaiba Group. Just watch how I, Seto Kaiba, fix you!"

"In order to fulfill Lord Malik's wish, I have to win this duel no matter what. For those who dare to stand in front of Lord Malik, I will bury them all with my hands!!!"

With varying degrees of awareness in their hearts, the two of them, who were neither planning to lose this duel, faced the biting cold wind coming from the sky and simultaneously assumed fighting postures.

"Duel!!!"×2
(Lishid LP: 4000)

(Seto Kaiba LP: 4000)

"First attack goes to me...my turn, draw a card!"

Lishid took the initiative in the duel from Kaiba, who was holding his arms and had no intention of attacking first. With a flash of determination in his eyes, Lishid suddenly waved his hand and pulled out the card at the top of the deck.

After glancing at the cards in his current hand, he picked up one of the cards individually and put it into the side area of ​​the duel plate with a serious look: "Main Phase 1, I activate field magic from my hand. Ka——[Wang Family’s Temple]!”

As the field magic card was stuffed into a specific area of ​​the field by Lishid, a huge sacrificial temple also appeared behind Lishid's body in the next moment.

Feeling the substantive pressure of the Wang Family Temple coming towards him, as well as the pressure of the ancient temple standing majestically in front of him, Kaiba snorted coldly and relied on his powerful domineering power to dispel the influence of the environment on him. Impact.

A true duellist has a will of steel and tenacity of iron!
A so-called temple with such empty momentum is nothing to be afraid of!

"After I use this card, this space will become a sanctuary for worshiping the Pharaoh."

Lishid raised his arm expressionlessly and pointed at the scene of the huge temple complex that emerged around him. Lishid continued: "In front of this sacred hall, except for the tomb guardians, all other lives will be regarded as Treat the intruders.”

"...intruder?"

"That's right!" Nodding slightly, Lishid explained the effects of the field to the opposite Kaiba: "By the way, Kaiba, due to the effect of the magic cards on the field, you can add up to 1 cards each round. The number has been limited... In one turn, you can only put up to [-] magic/trap card in the backfield."

"……what?"

"Then, in order to punish those intruders who appear in front of the temple with their own personal purposes, I directly ambush four cards to the backcourt, and the round ends!"

Everyone: "..."

Lishid, who had almost all the cards in his hand hidden in the backfield and did not intend to summon any monsters, ended his turn with a calm expression while holding the last card in his hand.

Seeing Lishid's quality behavior of covering four cards in one breath, Yu Ling who was watching the game and Kaiba on the stage couldn't help but be stunned. Jonouchi, who reacted fiercely, couldn't help but take a breath.

Good guy, I just call it good guy!

Lishid, I never thought that you, a big guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a newspaper player who uses trap tactics!

"Okay, Kaiba, my turn is over. It's your turn next. Do you have the courage to step into the sacred realm of this trap hell?"

Declaring the end of the round and handing over the initiative to Kaiba, Lishid made a provocative voice to the stunned Kaiba.

"Lishid doesn't even summon monsters? What on earth is he planning to do?"

"Tsk, such an obvious trap tactic, if you really want to attack it, you will be fooled by that guy!"

"Does that mean you can't attack carelessly? Damn it!"

"Compared to the trap cards Kaiba faces..."

Relying on the guidance of his inner intuition, Xiaobiao, whose focus was slightly different from that of everyone watching the battle, squinted and looked at the holy cabinet standing on the top of the temple.

There was always a strange feeling in his heart, as if something extremely terrifying was sleeping there, waiting for the moment to wake up.

"Hmph! A tactic that uses multiple trap cards? I accept this challenge!"

Kaiba put his finger on the top of the deck, turned around, and suddenly pulled out the card at the top: "My turn, draw a card!"

"Main Phase 1, I summon this monster from my hand in attack position! Come out - [Companion of Justice, Seahorse] (Warrior Type/Light/3 Stars/Attack: 200/Defense: 700)! !!”

Wearing the same white windbreaker as President Kaiba, and with a white dragon helmet covering his face, the humanoid monster emerged from the light following Kaiba's movements and appeared on his field.

The next moment after summoning this monster, Kaiba immediately waved his hand and activated its effect: "At this moment, the effect of [Companion of Justice, Kaibaman] is activated. By liberating himself, I can specialize from the cards in my hand. Summon a [Blue Eyes White Dragon]!"

"I release the Seahorses on the field to summon the monsters in my hand! Show up, my soul - Blue Eyes White Dragon!!!"

As Seto Kaiba's words fell, Kaibaman's body was suddenly enveloped in light, turning into dots of starlight under everyone's gaze, and traces of his existence disappeared from the field.

After that, a beautiful giant dragon with a pure white body appeared from the light, waving its wings behind it, and appeared in the void in front of Kaiba.

That monster is undoubtedly Kaiba's wife - [Blue Eyes White Dragon]!
"You see, this is..."

"At this moment, I open the cover card in the back field and activate the trap card [Naraku's Cave]. If the opponent successfully summons, reverse summons, or special summons monsters with an attack power of 1500 or more, those with an attack power of 1500 or more will Monsters are destroyed and eliminated.”

"……what?!"

At the moment when Kaiba, who had summoned Blue Eyes, was about to declare the cup, Lishid turned over the cover in the backcourt with an expressionless face, aiming at the moment when Blue Eyes would appear.

Following his movements, a deep pit with huge suction force suddenly appeared under Blue Eyes White Dragon's body, sucking Blue Eyes that was originally floating in the air into it, and sent him to another dimension.

Seeing his wife disappear in an instant before his eyes, Kaiba was a little stunned by the scene in front of him. After reacting, what followed in his heart was an uncontrollable rage!
"Tsk! Damn you bastard, do you think you can stop me, Seto Kaiba, like this? Dream! Let you, a third-rate duelist with a second-rate deck, take a look at the new cards I have prepared!"

After seizing Gurus' black technology equipment, the Haima Group also possesses the card printing technology that is on par with the International Fantasy Society.

Kaiba, who decided to show his power to everyone on this decisive battle stage where strong men gathered, did not hesitate to let his subordinates strengthen his [Blue Eyes].

Therefore, even if the current Kaiba eats Lishid's trap head-on, he still has other ways to unfold it!

"The magic card [One-on-one] is activated! Send a monster from your hand to the graveyard, and special summon a 1-level monster from your hand or deck!"

"I discard the [White Spirit Dragon] in my hand and special summon a 1-star monster in the deck! Come out! [Ancient White Stone] (Dragon/Light/1-star/Attack: 600/Defense: 500)!"

It is somewhat similar to the [Legendary Black Stone] in the [True Red Eye] deck, except that the color scheme is more towards the gold and white oval white stone, which appears in front of Kaiba through the effect of the magic card.

"Although I don't know what you plan to do, during your main phase, I will activate the permanent trap card - [Incarnation of Apib]!"

Glancing at the white stone on the seahorse field, Lishid turned over the second cover card hidden in the back field: "After [Incarnation of Apib] is activated, it will become a normal monster. In my monster Special Summon in the area, I summon it to my field in attack position!"

[Incarnation of Apib] (Reptilian/Earth/4 stars/Attack: 1600/Defense: 1800)

The snake soldier holding a sword and shield appeared in front of Lishid as the trap card was activated.

Aiming the weapon in his hand at the seahorse, the reptilian monster transformed from the trap card had a bloodthirsty light for its prey dancing in its eyes.

(End of this chapter)