Chapter 121
Mai then continued, "Because a second Harpy monster has appeared on my field besides myself, its original ATK and DEF are doubled due to the additional effect of Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon."
[Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon: Attack Power 1200→2400, 600→1200]
Immediately afterwards, she slammed another card onto the Duel Disk, "Then I summon [Harpie Harpist] in Attack Position!"
Beside the prophet, a harp appeared, carrying a harp.
[Harpie Harpist: Attack Power 1700]
[Mai Hand Cards: 3 → 2]
"Activate her special effect the moment this monster appears!"
When this card is successfully Summoned, you can target 1 other Winged Beast monster you control and 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; return those monsters to their owners' hands.
Wu looked across at that moment, about to point to the side where the horse was riding.
"The monster I chose is..."
However, before she could finish speaking, the Yugi interrupted her, "At this very moment, I activate the monster effect of [Sacred Spirit - Sacred Burst Stream of Destruction] from my hand!"
You can activate this effect when you control a Level 5 or higher Normal Monster, and your opponent activates a monster effect. Special Summon this card from your hand, negate that effect.
In front of the Yugi, a female elf dressed in a green robe was projected.
[Holy Spirit - Holy Burst Stream of Destruction: Defense 2000]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3 → 2]
"Holy Elf..."
Wu was slightly lost in thought as she stared at the monster.
She had seen the card's predecessor in the Duelist Kingdom and during Yugi duels, so it left a deep impression on her (after all, she had been tricked before).
At this moment, Mai didn't feel disappointed after being defeated; instead, she found the duel starting to become interesting.
"Well done! That's how Yugi should be fun!"
She wasn't about to back down either, "But since my monster's effect is negated, [Harpie Oracle] won't return to my hand, so I can activate the third effect of [Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon]."
Once per turn, you can destroy 1 card on your opponent's field.
"The monster I'm going to destroy is, of course, [Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the pet dragon opened its mouth, and a burst of flame was instantly shot out.
Seeing Yugi, Yugi suddenly smirked and shouted, "You've been tricked, Wu!"
"This is the moment I've been waiting for. I'll sacrifice a card to activate the other special effect of [Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight]!"
When the effects of Spell/Trap/Monster cards that target the field are activated, you can discard 1 card from your hand to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it.
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2 → 1]
"What did you say!?"
Mai's pupils suddenly contracted.
Before she could react, he thrust out his spiral spear while riding his horse, the spiraling force instantly shattering the flames.
Bang--!
The baby dragon was instantly pierced.
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Seeing her monster defeated, Mai wasn't angry. Instead, she praised, "Beautiful, Yugi!"
"They deliberately didn't use the effect of [Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight] to destroy [Harpie Harpist], just so I could activate the third effect of [Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon] and thus invite destruction."
"I really was tricked..."
Without the pet dragon, Wu's defenses have been breached, and the Yugi can now launch an attack at any time.
This Yugi developer is a real master of deception.
"But that's alright, I have more methods than just these..."
With that, Mai inserted a card into the Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Card [Summon Storm] from my hand, paying 800 Life Points to Special Summon a Level 6 or lower WIND monster from my hand."
[Mai: LP4000→3200]
She played the card she drew this turn, "Special Summon [Harpie Perfumer] from my hand!"
As soon as the voice fell, a Harpie Lady with a pair of green wings, purple hair, and a colorful bottle in her hand was projected onto the screen.
[Harpie Perfumer: Attack Power 1400]
[Mai Hand Cards: 2 → 0]
Looking at the three of them opposite him, Yugi smiled and said, "They're really going all out, but because Mai activated another Spell Card, [Super Magical Knight - Dark Magician Knight]'s attack power has increased by 100 points again."
[Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight: Attack Power 3300 → 3400]
"I know that without you reminding me."
"Although the [Harpie Lady] have relatively low attack power, they have their own unique fighting style. Let me show you the power of the [Harpie Lady]."
Mai pointed at the newly appeared Perfumer and said, "[Harpie Perfumer]'s monster effect activates the moment it enters the field!"
This effect can be activated if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Spell/ Trap Card with the name of [Harpie Lady Sisters] from your Deck to your hand. If you control a Level 5 or higher [Harpie] monster, the number of that card can be increased to a maximum of 2 (1 card with the same name).
"I have a Level 7 [Harpie's Pet Dragon - Holy Flame] on my field, so I added [Harpie Lady - Phoenix Formation] and [Allure of Darkness] to my hand from my deck."
[Mai Hand Cards: 0 → 2]
After receiving the two cards, she played one of them without hesitation, "Activate the Spell Card [Harpie Lady - Phoenix Formation] from my hand!"
If you control a total of 3 or more [Harpie Lady] or [Harpie Lady Sisters] monsters, you can target as many of your opponent's monsters as possible. If the targeted monster is destroyed, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the highest ATK of the destroyed monster.
[Mai Hand Cards: 2 → 1]
[Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight: Attack Power 3400 → 3500]
"[Harpie Oracle], [Harpie Harpist], and [Harpie Perfumer] are treated as [Harpie Lady] as long as they are on the field or in the graveyard."
"So, get ready, Yugi!"
The three Harpie Lady then assumed a fighting stance, transforming into a phoenix engulfed in blue flames, poised to charge forward.
But don't forget that the Yugi still has one card in hand.
He then discarded the card to the graveyard, thinking, "It's useless; the effect of [Super Magical Knight - Dark Magician Knight] has no turn limit."
"Therefore, I discard a card and activate its effect once more to negate and destroy the effect of a spell!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1 → 0]
"What!?"
Bang!
The rider thrust out his spiraling spear once more, shattering the fiery phoenix and transforming it back into the original three Harpie Lady.
After being repeatedly subjected to Kang's teachings, Mai calmed down a little.
Her expression was grave as she said, "The effect doesn't even have a chance to activate! What an incredibly powerful monster this is, and the summoning conditions are so simple..."
"Fortunately, the cost of activating it is the consumption of hand cards."
This made things a little easier for her.
Therefore, in order to activate the target-selecting effect, she needs to pay attention to the number of cards in the opponent's hand.
Fortunately, the Yugi currently has no cards left in hand; to activate the effect multiple times, it would require drawing a card draw card.
That's not so complicated. Ideally, we should use the effects to force him to use up his cards first.
Thinking of this, Mai continued, "During the turn [Harpie Lady - Phoenix Formation -] is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Deck or Extra Deck, nor can you conduct the Battle Phase."
"Therefore, I will activate the Continuous Spell [Allure of Darkness] to end this turn."
[Mai Hand Cards: 1 → 0]
After announcing the end, she reached for the graveyard again, "And during the end phase, with the effect activated by [Harpie Oracle] this turn, reclaim [Harpie Lady - Phoenix Formation -] from the graveyard."
[Mai Hand Cards: 0 → 1]
The card's return resulted in the attack power of the mounted character remaining essentially unchanged.
"Judging from Mai's expression, she doesn't seem worried about her monster being attacked. If I'm not mistaken, the card she set down at the beginning was probably [Mirror Wall]."
"Um."
Yugi nodded in agreement with King's guess.
The Yugi then draws one card from the deck.
"My turn! Draw a card!"
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 0→1]
Looking at the card in his hand, Yugi thought, "Let's test the waters first..."
He then inserted it directly into the Duel Disk, "Activate the Equip Spell [Wand of the One-Hit Wonder] from your hand, equip it to [Dark Magician], increasing its attack by 800 points."
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 1 → 0]
A crescent-shaped magic wand was seen being held in the hand of the Dark Magician.
[Dark Magician: Attack Power 2500 → 3300]
[Super Magic Knight - Dark Magician Knight: Attack Power 3500 → 3600]
Then Yugi waved his arm and shouted, "Go! [Dark Magician], attack [Harpie's Pet Dragon - Holy Flame], Dark Magic Attack!"
The Dark Magician simultaneously raised both wands, and a black magical energy blast was summoned between them.
Drink--!
The master and his companion swung their two wands together, launching the attack that was about to strike the pet dragon.
However, at that very moment, Mai immediately pressed the button to face down the card, "Activate Trap Card, Continuous Trap [Mirror Wall]!"
"Really!"
A mirror wall suddenly appeared in front of her monster, blocking its attack.
Chapter 170
Boom--!!
As the attack struck the mirror wall, an explosion rang out, kicking up smoke and dust.
Once the smoke and dust cleared, the mirror wall appeared perfectly intact before our eyes.
At this moment, Mai spoke up, "[Mirror Wall] can halve the attack power of the opponent's attacking monster."
[Dark Magician: Attack Power 3300 → 1650]
[Yugi Muto: LP4000→3150]
Fortunately, Yugi and King had already guessed this card. "Then, at the moment the battle ends, I will use the effect of the Equip Spell [Wand of the One-Hit Wonder] to destroy myself and draw a card from my deck."
Bang!
The crescent-shaped magic wand in the master's hand shattered instantly.
[Dark Magician: Attack Power 1650 → 1250]
[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 0→1]
Seeing this, Wu frowned slightly. "You're actually further reducing your monster's attack power. What are you trying to do?"
The Yugi was staring at the cards in its hand when it suddenly said, "I already know what the face-down card for 'Dance' is."
"Could it be!? You let [Dark Magician] Yugi just to test my face-down card?"
"Yes, so the [Dark Magician's] mission is complete..."
As he spoke, he played the card in his hand.
"Therefore, activate the Spell Card [Cost of the Skeleton Horse] from your hand, sending [Dark Magician] (excluding Effect Monsters) to the Graveyard in exchange for drawing two cards from your Deck."
Bang--!