Chapter 348

"Seto Kaiba!?"

After the man's words fell, the person on the other end of the communication immediately became excited.

"Wait, Luca, don't make a move. He is mine, I must be the one to..."

"Sorry, buddy, but first come, first served. Since I encountered him first, then it's none of your business." Luca smiled lazily, "It looks like I'm going to take him down first."

"No, Luca, you..."

The words on the other end of the communication couldn't be finished, and he cut off the communication. The man put down the communicator and looked at Seto Kaiba in front of him, and expectation actually appeared in his eyes.

"Ho, are you in such a hurry to become my defeated opponent?"

Kaiba crossed his arms and sneered.

The thunderclouds in the sky were still churning, with the appearance of a coming rainstorm, and the wind was blowing stronger and stronger along the pier, making Kaiba's trench coat fly like a cape.

"Interesting." The man stood up, "Seto Kaiba, the strongest duelist legendarily only below Yugi Wu Teng. I've also wanted to try you for a long time."

Kaiba's smile disappeared instantly, and he narrowed his eyes to examine this person.

The other party's words sounded like they were describing a fact, but they also seemed to deliberately emphasize "below Yugi Wu Teng." And it just so happened that it seemed impossible to refute...

"Is it... Luca, right? One of the remaining two of the new Xin Xin Duoma Three Musketeers." Kaiba said lightly.

"I'm really flattered, Seto Kaiba actually knows me."

"Heh, of course I know, a defeated opponent who is about to be defeated by me. In this way, only the last one of the so-called Three Musketeers of Xin Xin Duoma remains..."

Kaiba said lightly.

"Just a rat that snuck in."

"Hahaha, worthy of President Kaiba, indeed as arrogant as the legends say."

Luca unfolded his Duel Disk and smiled lightly.

"But be careful. Otherwise, even a rat might have a time when it bites a beast to death."

"Heh, is that so? Then I'll look forward to it."

As Kaiba spoke, his Duel Disk also unfolded with a *clatter*. At the same moment, a transparent ripple spread out with him as the center, like an ocean of data, gradually materializing into a blue realm, enveloping both sides within it.

"Hmm?" Luca raised an eyebrow.

At this time, Mokuba, wearing a suit, appeared behind Kaiba and explained with a smile.

"KaibaCorp's latest Duel Disk, equipped with the function of materializing images, is about the same effect as those supernatural tricks of yours."

Kaiba also snorted coldly: "In this way, before the duel ends, you won't be able to escape from here."

"Hahaha, that's really a thorough consideration. Good."

Luca swept away his lazy attitude and became serious.

"Then let's decide the winner, and also decide life and death."

"Duel!" x2

【Kaiba, LP 4000】

【Luca, LP 4000】

"I'll take the first turn, draw." Luca said, "Set one monster face-down, then set one card face-down, turn end."

"My turn, draw!"

Kaiba drew a card.

"Summon 'Blood-Vore'!"

【Blood-Vore, ATK 1900】

One of the most common low-level monsters in Kaiba's hands in the anime, and it even had a few cameo roles until the GX era.

"Blood-Vore, attack the face-down monster!"

The Beast-Warrior roared and swung his battle axe to strike at the face-down monster. The blade split the face-down card in two, and a creepy-looking insect monster appeared in the broken card projection.

"Hey, you fell for it, President." Luca said, "The monster you attacked is 'Man-Eater Bug'!

When this card is flipped, destroy one monster on the field.

Disappear, 'Blood-Vore'!"

Before Man-Eater Bug died, it thrust out its blade, a violent piercing. Blood-Vore had just swung its axe and couldn't stop its momentum, was pierced through the chest, and also exploded into fragments and left the field.

An extreme one-for-one trade.

"Ho, this bug, huh." Kaiba mocked, "It is indeed a monster that fits the status of an insect."

"Don't underestimate the power of insects, President Kaiba." Luca said gloomily, "Insects are very terrifying creatures; although they are small in size, they can often erupt with power several times their own body size.

Even powerful beasts are easily ambushed and defeated by insects."

"Is that so? Then why don't you take a look, did your insect's ambush succeed?" Kaiba sneered and asked back.

Luca: "Your monster has indeed been defeated by Man-Eater Bug, what are you talking about... Nani!?"

He widened his eyes, only to be stunned to see a purple dragon churning on Kaiba's field, roaring at him through his empty front field!

"Why?" Luca frowned, "This dragon is..."

【Interplanetary Purplythorny Dragon, ATK 2200】

"The effect of Interplanetary Purplythorny Dragon. When a monster on your field is destroyed by battle or effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon this card from your hand."

Kaiba shouted.

"The duel of a true powerhouse is always one step ahead; this level of small trick is also within my formation!

Interplanetary Purplythorny Dragon, direct attack!"

The impact turned into a materialized image, feeling almost like being hit in the chest by a flying heavy hammer. Luca felt as if his whole body was about to fly out, his blood churning in his chest, and a mouthful of blood almost spurted out.

【Luca, LP 4000 → LP 1800】

"Set two cards, turn end."

Kaiba set two cards in his back row and said expressionlessly.

"Is the so-called Xin Xin Duoma Musketeer only at this level? That's not even a little bit worse than before... it was a waste of me holding a little expectation."

Luca caught his breath, stood up, and patted the dust off his body.

"Worthy of Seto Kaiba, amazing... Heh, but being looked down upon so easily is really a headache.

Then, let President Kaiba feel it a little... what the strength of the Three Musketeers is."

Luca said seriously.

"My turn, draw."

He revealed a card in his hand.

"Normal Summon 'Worm Xex'."

The monster card appeared in the front field, a mass of viscous green liquid slowly flowed out, as if plated with a layer of eerie silver edge by the moonlight, constantly squirming and deforming, struggling as if it had life, until it condensed into a strange entity.

Some kind of four-cornered starfish, with a deep mouthpart like a black hole in the center, twisting like a worm.

【Worm Xex, ATK 1800】

"Worm?"

Kaiba was slightly interested.

Although scattered cards of the Worm series can occasionally be seen on the market, a deck that forms a system is relatively rare.

But since they are Xin Xin Duoma Musketeers, it's not strange for them to have any deck with their organization's strength and foundation.

"Ugh, what a disgusting monster." Mokuba frowned.

"Ha, it's a pity that you can't understand the beauty of Worms."

Luca smiled but then narrowed his eyes.

"But it doesn't matter, I will let you all understand soon... the beauty and power of Worms."

(End of chapter)