Heard the opponent's self-introduction, Yugen frowned slightly.
Did the new Doma also have Three Swordsmen?
He had an impression of the previous Doma Three Swordsmen. Rafael, Valon, and Alister, none of them were pushovers. Among them, Rafael even secured one of Yami Yugi's few defeats, accomplishing a grand feat that all the previous bosses couldn't, a legend of the DM era.
However, those three had all been thoroughly reformed, and the probability of them being pulled back into the dark side again wasn't high. Nevertheless, Yugen thought that this new Doma had also created Three Swordsmen, implying they couldn't be too inferior to the previous ones, right?
Since the opponent had taken the initiative to suggest a two-on-one duel, there was naturally no reason for Yugen and Judai to refuse. After all, a two-on-one in Yu-Gi-Oh meant double the resources, an absolute advantage.
This person had already made their intentions clear, so there was no way they would let them leave. Naturally, it would be a fight to the death.
Sierre: "Then each of you will have 4000 LP, and the field and graveyard will be shared, while I will use the combined LP of you two, 8000 points. The rules will follow the standard tag team duel rules."
The so-called standard tag team duel rules meant that the two sides were divided into two teams, and the teams took turns dueling. At the same time, when it was a team's turn, the dueling player needed to switch out.
To compare it to this duel, if this Doma swordsman named Sierre went first, the next turn would be Yugen, then the turn after that would be Sierre again, and the turn after that would be Judai, and so on.
The last time President Kaiba dueled three opponents, he didn't use the standard tag team rules but rather the "chaotic battle format" rules, which were unorthodox. Although it was said to be one against three, in reality, the four individuals participating in the duel each counted as a separate side.
Therefore, it took three of their turns for his side to get one turn, which normally meant there was almost no way to fight. If it weren't for Kaiba's extremely arrogant confidence, normally no one would use this kind of unorthodox rule to gang up in a duel.
Speaking of which, it seemed that Dartz also used this kind of unorthodox rule when he fought Yugi and Kaiba alone years ago. Dartz's side got one turn for every two turns of the opponents, and even then, he almost won. It could only be said that his strength was truly exceptional.
But no matter what, in a two-on-one situation, the advantage was still on their side.
"Duel!" x3
[Judai, LP 4000]
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[Sierre, LP 8000]
"My turn first, draw!"
The result of the random decision was that Judai's side would go first.
"I summon 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' in attack position!"
[Elemental HERO Bubbleman, ATK 800]
Judai: "'Bubbleman' was successfully summoned, and since there are no other cards on my field, I draw two cards from my deck!" (anime effect)
Bubbleman, Judai's essential trump card for turning the tables when his field is empty, famous for this anime effect and nicknamed the "Greedy Hippopotamus"; just drawing it means violently drawing 2 more cards, extremely powerful.
Yugen wasn't currently interested in the Academy's standard Elemental HERO deck, but he still got his hands on Greedy Hippo. In the current environment, even if you weren't playing Heroes, Bubbleman had a lot of value as an external engine, and he would very likely need it later when playing specialized decks.
"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Polymerization' from my hand!" Judai said, "I fuse 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' on my field with 'Elemental HERO Clayman' from my hand!
Using a firm body to become a comrade's shield, Fusion Summon——
——Elemental HERO Mudballman!"
Bubbleman and Clayman's figures disappeared within the fusion vortex, a column of water shot out, and a sturdy body heavily landed on Judai's field, with interlaced hands like a giant fortress.
[Elemental HERO Mudballman, DEF 3000]
Although it was a common card, it had a high defense comparable to Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so it was decent as a starting defense.
Judai: "Then I set one card face-down in the back row, and my turn ends."
"A Hero deck, huh? But becoming a hero isn't that easy." Sierre said coldly, "My turn, draw."
He added the drawn card to his hand, then slowly pulled out another card from his hand.
"Then I will first activate this card, turning this duel into a ritual offering to the great True God——
——Field Magic 'The Seal of Orichalcos' ! ! !"
An eerie green barrier opened up from beneath his feet, and a pillar of light shot into the sky. A green light appeared in Sierre's eyes, and a six-winged star emblem was reflected on his forehead, as if his whole body was erupting with green flames.
Judai was startled the first time he saw this kind of battle formation: "What is this?"
"A dark duel barrier," Yugen said, "The souls of those who lose in this duel will be taken away."
Because he had previously given Judai a crash course on the concept that "dueling can kill people," Judai accepted this setting very quickly this time. He didn't say anything, but his expression was several degrees more serious than usual.
"Hoh, for a student, you know quite a lot."
At this time, Sierre's coat, lifted by the green light, had slowly fallen. After activating the barrier, his aura indeed became much stronger, as if he had borrowed more authority from the unknown dimensional Evil God.
Although he was also a barrier user, there was no doubt that he was stronger than Bandit Keith before.
However, Judai, on the other hand, was a reincarnation of a great being, and his luck was also top-notch. Even if the opponent had the suppression of the barrier, he might not necessarily suffer a loss.
"Not bad, the souls of the losers in this duel will become the god's nourishment," Sierre said calmly, "I summon 'Defender of Nephthys' in attack position from my hand."
A girl in golden armor walked onto the field, holding a golden heavy sword, her eyes blank. After she landed, the Orichalcos mark immediately appeared on her forehead.
[Defender of Nephthys, ATK 1400]
Yugen raised an eyebrow.
It actually appeared, the Nephthys deck.
Could it be that his sincere prayers to the object of his divine devotion had just been heard from the depths, and the Sacred Phoenix had specially guided such a delivery person to his door to deliver the deck?
"'Defender of Nephthys' effect activates," Sierre said, "I can choose one card in my hand and destroy it, then special summon one Level 4 or lower 'Nephthys' monster from my hand.
Therefore, I destroy one card in my hand, and special summon 'Hand of Nephthys' from my hand!"
A card in his hand was burned to ashes under the flame effect, followed by a new dark-skinned girl with a golden helmet appearing on the field.
But immediately after, the six-winged star emblem also appeared on her forehead, her eyes hollow, like a puppet that had been emptied out.
[Hand of Nephthys, ATK 600]
Sierre then continued to raise his arm.
"'Hand of Nephthys', effect activates. By tributing one monster on my field along with this card, I can special summon one 'Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys' from my hand or deck!
I will tribute 'Hand of Nephthys' and 'Defender of Nephthys'!
Ancient slumbering power, awaken with the flames that burn everything, and bring victory into my hands——
——Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, Summon! ! !"
The dark sky momentarily turned into a fiery red, as if ignited by raging flames. Within the dazzling flames, a brilliant light descended like it was breaking through a fiery cloud.
Bathed in flames, the god of the Phoenix, its golden body was enveloped in a blazing aura, seemingly condensed from flames. Its eyes were like burning stars, and its huge fiery wings drew magnificent trajectories in the sky.
[Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, ATK 2400]