Chapter 108: The Three Musketeers of New Doma

Hearing the opponent announce his name, You Xuan frowned slightly.

New Doma also has a Three Musketeers?

He had an impression of the original Doma's Three Musketeers. Raphael, Amelda, and Valon; none of them were easy opponents. Among them, Raphael even secured one of Wang Yang's rare defeats, accomplishing a feat that various bosses had failed to achieve, making him a legend of the DM era.

However, those three had already been thoroughly redeemed, so the probability of them being dragged back into the mire was low. Yet You Xuan reasoned that if this New Doma also produced a Three Musketeers, surely they couldn't be too far inferior to their predecessors?

Since the opponent had voluntarily proposed a two-on-one match, You Xuan and Judai naturally had no reason to refuse. After all, in Yu-Gi-Oh, two against one meant double the resources, an absolute advantage.

Since this person had already declared it impossible to let them leave, this was naturally a fight to the death.

Xie Er: "Then you each start with 4000 LP, sharing the field and graveyard, while I use the combined total of your life points, 8000 LP. We will adopt the standard Tag Duel rules."

The so-called standard Tag Duel rules meant both sides were divided into two teams, with the teams alternating turns one by one. Furthermore, whenever it was a team's turn, the active duelist had to switch.

To use this duel as an example, if this Doma swordsman named Xie Er goes first, the next turn is You Xuan's, then the turn after that is Xie Er's again, and the one after that is Judai's, and so on.

Like last time when President Kaiba challenged three opponents alone, he did not use the standard Tag Duel rules, but rather the "Battle Royal" rules, which belonged to unofficial house rules. Although he said it was a one-versus-three, in reality, each of the four participants in the duel was treated as a separate faction.

Therefore, the opposing side got three turns for every single turn he received; under normal circumstances, it was simply unwinnable. Unless one possessed extreme confidence like the President, generally no one would ever use such house rules to fight a group battle.

But speaking of which, back in the day when Dartz fought alone against Yugi and Kaiba, he seemed to have used these same house rules. With Dartz getting one turn against the opponent's two, he still nearly won; one could only say he was truly an extraordinary cheater.

But regardless, in a two-versus-one situation, the advantage still lay with their side.

"Duel!" x3

[Judai, LP 4000]

[You Xuan, LP 4000]

[Xie Er, LP 8000]

"The first move is mine, draw!"

The random determination resulted in Judai's side going first.

"I summon 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' in Attack Mode!"

[Elemental HERO Bubbleman, ATK 800]

Judai: "When Bubbleman is successfully summoned and there are no other cards on my field, I draw two cards from my deck!" (Anime effect)

Bubbleman, an essential artifact for Judai to turn the tables when his field was empty, was known as "Greedy Hero" due to this famous anime effect; as soon as he was played, he violently drew two cards, making him extremely powerful.

You Xuan currently had no interest in constructing an Elemental HERO deck for the academy division, but he had still acquired the Greedy Hero. In the current meta, even if one wasn't playing HEROes, Bubbleman held significant value as a tech card in other decks, and would likely be useful for specific decks in the future.

"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Polymerization' from my hand!" Judai said, "I fuse 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' on the field with 'Elemental HERO Clayman' in my hand!

Using a solid body to become a barrier for allies, Fusion Summon—

—Elemental HERO Mudballman!"

The forms of Bubbleman and Clayman vanished in the vortex of fusion, a pillar of water erupted, and a solid figure landed heavily on Judai's field, crossing its arms like a massive fortress.

[Elemental HERO Mudballman, DEF 3000]

Although it was a common monster, it possessed a noble defense stat comparable to Blue-Eyes White Dragon, making it quite acceptable as an opening defense.

Judai: "Then I set one card face-down in my Spell/Trap Zone and end my turn."

"A HERO deck, huh? But becoming a hero is not that easy," Xie Er said coldly, "My turn, draw."

He added the card he drew to his hand, then leisurely pulled out another card from his hand.

"Then I will first activate this card, turning this duel into a great ritual sacrificed to the true god—

—Field Spell 'The Seal of Orichalcos'!!!"

A dark green barrier spread out from beneath his feet, and a pillar of light shot into the sky. Green light floated in Xie Er's eyes, a hexagram emblem reflected on his forehead, and his whole body seemed to burst forth with green flames.

Seeing such a spectacle for the first time, Judai was startled: "What is this?"

"A barrier for a Darkness Duel," You Xuan said, "In this duel, the soul of the loser will be taken."

Because he had previously educated Judai on the concept that "card games can kill people," Judai accepted this setting quite quickly this time. He did not speak, but his expression was several degrees more solemn than usual.

"Ho, for a student, you know quite a lot."

At this moment, the hem of Xie Er's clothes, which had been lifted by the green glow, slowly fell. After activating the barrier, his aura had indeed grown significantly stronger, as if he had borrowed more authority from an evil god of an unknown dimension.

Although both were users of the barrier, he was undoubtedly stronger than the previous user, Thief Keith.

However, fellow student Judai was also a reincarnated great power, with fate power second to none; even if the opponent had the suppression of the barrier, it was not certain he would necessarily suffer a disadvantage.

"Correct, the soul of the loser in this duel will become fodder for the god," Xie Er said calmly, "I summon 'Nephthys Guardian' from my hand in Attack Mode."

A girl clad in golden armor arrived on the field, holding a heavy golden sword, her gaze vacant. Upon landing, the Seal of Orichalcos immediately appeared on her forehead.

[Nephthys Guardian, ATK 1400]

You Xuan raised an eyebrow.

It really appeared, the Nephthys deck.

Could it be that his prayers to the statue in his heart just now were sincere enough that the Phoenix God heard them in some mysterious way, and thus specially guided such a courier to deliver the deck to his door?

"'Nephthys Guardian', activate effect," Xie Er said, "You can destroy one card in your hand, then Special Summon one Level 4 or lower 'Nephthys' monster from your hand.

Therefore, I destroy one card in my hand, then Special Summon 'Nephthys Guide' from my hand!"

A card in his hand was burned to ashes under fire effects, followed immediately by the appearance of a new dark-skinned girl wearing a golden helmet on the field.

But immediately afterward, a hexagram emblem also floated on her forehead, her eyes hollow, like an emptied puppet.

[Nephthys Guide, ATK 600]

Xie Er then continued to raise his arm.

"Nephthys Guide, activate effect. Tribute one monster on my field and this card to Special Summon one 'Nephthys the Phoenix God' from my hand or deck!

I tribute 'Nephthys Guide' and 'Nephthys Guardian'!

Ancient sleeping power, awaken along with the flames that burn all things, bring victory to my hands—

—Nephthys the Phoenix God, Summon!!!"

The dim sky instantly turned fiery red, as if ignited by flames. Amidst the brilliant firelight, dazzling light seemed to break through a layer of fire clouds and dive down.

The Phoenix God bathed in flames, its golden body immersed in scorching light, seemed as if condensed from fire itself. Its eyes were like burning stars, and its huge fiery wings traced brilliant trajectories in the air.

[Nephthys the Phoenix God, ATK 2400]

(End of Chapter)