Life and Death in an Instant / Silver Battle Maiden ...

This isn't inherently a weakness; it's simply a change in fighting style. In a sense, it can catch the opponent off guard, provided the opponent is defeated or at least evenly matched. If suppressed in a head-on confrontation, it will lead to an inescapable predicament.

Under the onslaught of the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao's Fighting-type moves, the Dark Demon King was forced to retreat steadily, its health rapidly declining. It was quickly broken by a Mach Punch, and then, in its haste to use its greatsword to block the Burst Punch, it was blasted out of its hand by the force of the impact.

Seeing that the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao was about to deliver the final blow, Lihua hurriedly activated her newly crafted Spell Card: "I activate 'Dark Hole' to destroy all the spirits on the field!"

A pitch-black vortex descended upon the arena, emanating a powerful suction force, threatening to destroy both Pokémon.

For the Dark Demon King, who was almost in dire straits, mutual destruction might not be a bad outcome.

"You used Dark Hole in the last duel, so I took precautions. 'Compulsory Evacuation Device' effect activated, retrieve the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao."

You Zhi activated the covered Spell Card in time, and the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao transformed into a beam of light and returned to the Pokémon Card.

Only the Dark Demon King remained on the field, and just as it was about to be futilely sacrificed by its own trainer's Spell Card, Lihua drew a Pokémon Card from the void.

"I activate my spirit ability, sacrificing 'Dark Demon King LV8' as a tribute to summon the Great Beast Gazette!"

Chapter 289 Life and Death in an Instant

[Great Beast Gazet (6-star) Dark]

[Genealogy: Evil]

[Level: 43]

[Attack Power: 0 (5600)]

[Defense: 0 (0)]

[Fiend, Effect: This card's ATK is twice the original ATK of the Tributed Monster.]

In Spirit Duel, summoning spirits ignores summoning conditions and does not require sacrifices, but this does not apply to spirits' own special effects.

The Great Beast Gazet's special ability is that when a Pokémon on your side of the field is summoned as a tribute, it gains twice the base ATK of that Pokémon.

Of course, it can also be used without offerings, but then its attack power will only be 0.

By utilizing this characteristic, Lihua not only prevented her Pokémon from being sacrificed in vain under the Dark Hole effect, but also allowed Gazette to gain attack power surpassing that of Dragon Master Knight.

You Zhi said, "This Pokémon doesn't suit your usual fighting style."

Gazette's abilities clearly belong to the burst damage type, while according to the information gathered by Alisa, Lihua's specialty is clearly the attrition type, which focuses on magical destruction.

"You always have to keep a couple of tricks up your sleeve for crucial battles, otherwise you'll be helpless against a powerful opponent. Didn't you have any in reserve?"

Lihua answered casually while quickly crafting Spell Card.

At this point, she wouldn't urge the other party to summon the spirit; the longer it dragged on, the better. Therefore, she was happy to talk to the other party.

Unfortunately, You Zhi didn't answer her question. After a moment's thought, he drew a new Pokémon Card from thin air. "Since you've chosen to go all out, I can't let the audience down. This battle is yours. Tear your opponent apart with your blazing blades, revel in the thrill of mutual slaughter, and ravage, Spiked Dragon Queen!"

With a flash of light, the Spiked Dragon Queen, clad in a combat bodysuit, appeared on the field. Looking at her ferocious opponent, she revealed an excited expression, and with a shake of her arms, her two arm blades entered a state of high-temperature vibration.

Lihua was slightly taken aback when she saw the Spiked Dragon Queen. It wasn't that she didn't recognize her; on the contrary, she was very clear about the opponent's abilities and characteristics. Therefore, she immediately realized that her tactical intentions had been seen through by her opponent.

To maximize the high attack power of the Great Beast Gazet, she is usually paired with the equipment Spell Card Meteor Bow or Meteor Strike. The former grants the Spirit Pierce ability, while the latter grants the Spirit Penetration ability. However, neither of these effects is effective against the Spiked Dragon Queen, who has a defense of 0.

Left with no other choice, Lihua had to dispel the Spell Card she was working on to minimize her losses and switch to crafting other Spell Card. She didn't show any weakness in her words: "The lower her life force, the stronger the Spiked Dragon Queen becomes. It seems she's not afraid of exchanging blows in a head-on confrontation, but high-attack spirits like the Great Beast are her nemesis. As long as we inflict enough damage instantly, we can defeat her before she reaches her strongest state."

Gazette threw a punch, the powerful attack giving off terrifying destructive force. The air itself seemed to explode from the force of the punch, and the residual force kicked up dust from the ground.

The Spiked Dragon Queen dodged with a nimble backflip, quickly creating distance and using her speed advantage to evade the opponent's attacks.

At this moment, because her life force is at full strength, her attack power is less than 1000, so she can't gain any advantage in the attack. On the contrary, her opponent's attack power is extremely high, and she may be defeated if she gets hit by one.

Seeing this, Lihua immediately provoked her, saying, "Choosing to avoid battle when there's a difference in ability is only suitable for cowards, not for those with any Fearphin."

The Spiked Dragon Queen has a fiery temper, easily ignited. Upon hearing this, she immediately donned her helmet, her eyes transforming into vertical pupils in hunting mode, and her arm blades hummed. However, she did not immediately launch an attack, still waiting for her trainer's instructions.

If it were the Spiked Dragon Queen when she first joined the team, she would definitely turn around and charge at the opponent to fight. But now she has been in the team for more than three months, and because she is the lowest level, she has received special care from You Zhi. Under his careful training, she knows how to respect stronger trainers than herself, even if she is not grateful to her trainer.

"Sigh, I just wanted to conserve some spiritual energy. Since you can't wait, let's start the battle ahead of time."

You Zhi sighed, then flipped over a face-down Spell Card on the field. "I activate 'Reverse Trap,' for one turn, the effects of increasing/decreasing ATK and DEF are reversed!"

A mischievous sprite appeared on the field, extending its white-gloved hands to unleash strange light waves at the Spiked Dragon Queen.

The effect of the Spiked Dragon Queen, which originally decreased her attack power and reduced her health, was reversed to increase her health. In an instant, her attack power surged to over 7,000. With a flash, her scorching blade slashed through the air, leaving a faint crimson mark.

The two spirits collided, and Gazette was outmatched, forced back several steps. The Spiked Dragon Queen pressed her advantage, Fury Cutter of fiery slashes from her twin blades. Combined with her light and graceful movements, her posture resembled a dance, a move known as "Fire Dance."

If defense is weak, compensate with offense. As long as you suppress the opponent and prevent them from counterattacking, the strength of your defense becomes irrelevant.

The Spiked Dragon Queen strictly adhered to this fighting principle, overwhelming her opponent with a relentless offensive. Seizing an opportunity, she unleashed a powerful slash, the scorching heat shattering her opponent's punches. The remaining force struck her arm, inflicting a severe blow.

While she is indeed a fragile character with zero defense, Gazette is the same; they are evenly matched, and even with reduced power in an offensive exchange, she can still inflict significant damage.

Seeing this, Lihua knew things were going to go wrong. Although the "Reverse Trap" only lasted for one round and was about to end, Gazette might not be able to hold out until then. Once the two high-attack, zero-defense Pokémon started a head-on attack, the outcome would be decided instantly if they failed to block even one attack.

Without further hesitation, he consumed double the spiritual power to forcefully activate the newly forged Spirit-Accumulating Spell Card: "I activate 'Mirror Wall,' halving the opponent's spirit attack power!"

A crystal wall suddenly appeared before the Spiked Dragon Queen, reflecting her image and separating her from the Great Beast Gazet.

The Spiked Dragon Queen, caught up in the moment, had no time to stop. She slashed at the mirror image, and with a "crash," the crystal wall shattered. As if she had been struck herself, the Spiked Dragon Queen showed a pained expression, and her attack power was instantly halved.

"Now's the time! Gazette, launch a full-scale counterattack!"

Gazette lowered his stance, his eyes blazing with fury and his teeth bared in a ferocious expression. He unleashed a powerful punch, the Netherdark Strike, surging with Dark-type energy, destined to strike a vital point.

Undeterred, the Spiked Dragon Queen faced the challenge head-on, piercing her opponent's chest with her arm blades as she was struck.

In an instant, the two elves froze in place, as if frozen in time.

The next moment, they all exploded!

(Note: Gazette's prefixes include Great Demon Beast, True Demon Beast, and Demon Beast Emperor. Its prototype is the robot anime series Demon God, corresponding to Great Demon God, True Demon God Z, and Demon God Emperor. Gazette is actually a variant of Caesar.)

Chapter 290 Silver War Maiden

The two high-attack, zero-defense Pokémon fought to the death in less than three rounds, the process as brilliant and short-lived as fireworks.

However, there's a difference between saying it's a mutual destruction and not, because the Spiked Dragon Queen has a dying message effect.

Both elves exploded simultaneously, but only the Great Beast Gazet turned into particles of spiritual energy, while the Spiked Dragon Queen reformed, only now her life force was fixed at 2000 points. At the same time, her status was refreshed, and she was freed from the negative effect of having her attack power halved.

"Sigh, the ingenious plan failed, and I didn't accumulate enough graveyard resources. This fighting style really isn't suitable for me."

Lihua sighed slightly, but her face didn't show much regret; she still had that lazy look, lacking much motivation.

"Are you going to admit defeat?" You Zhi asked, a pointless question.

"Haha, that won't do. Although it's not obvious from my appearance, I have the spirit of never giving up until the very last moment. Most importantly, if I admit defeat now, I won't be able to let everyone appreciate the charm of the Fiend elves."

Lihua Blossom patted her cheeks, forcing herself to stay alert, her eyes sharpening. She drew a Pokémon Card from thin air and declared, "Behold my trump card! The magnificent city nestled in the clouds welcomes all brave challengers. Let's give a round of applause to Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle!"

In an instant, enthusiastic applause erupted in the stadium, and one could even faintly hear shouts of "Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

Amidst the commotion, a female elf dressed in a pristine white wedding gown, wielding a double-edged axe, slowly appeared, a smile of elegance tinged with amusement playing on her lips.

[Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle (8-star) Dark]

[Lineage: Evil, Fairy-type]

[Level: 48]

[Attack Power: 2900 (3190)]

[Defense Strength: 1900 (2090)]

[Fiend, effect: omitted]

Labrynth extended his hand, clad in a silk scarf and glove, and pointed at the Spiked Dragon Queen, saying, "Your eyes are excellent; they remind me of someone from the past. Come, do everything in your power to please me."

The Spiked Dragon Queen let out a sneer, her fighting spirit surging, and said, "I hate people like you who go to the battlefield in flimsy clothes! What do you take battle for? Go to the ball, that's where you belong!"

"Your tone is full of jealousy. Have you never tried on fine clothes before? Oh, how pitiful."

"This is anger, you pretentious bastard! I'll tear your clothes off in a minute!"

Before the two trainers could even exchange a word, their respective Pokémon started trash-talking each other, and it was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that the two were extremely incompatible.

Despite her anger, the Spiked Dragon Queen chose to restrain herself and did not rush to attack.

Because Mirror Wall is still on the field, this is a continuous Spell Card, but it requires 2000 health points to be paid every two turns.

No matter how easily angered and impulsive the Spiked Dragon Queen is, she wouldn't fall into the same trap a second time.

"Heh, so you're wary of this magical trap? Well then, I won't hold back."

Labrynth smiled slightly, then brandished his axe-spear and thrust it at his opponent.

The Spiked Dragon Queen dared not retaliate, fearing it would trigger a trap effect, and could only dodge and retreat, fleeing rapidly across the field.

It has to be said that the bodysuit is more suitable for combat than the wedding dress. Even though Labrynth was light-footed and graceful, and his speed was no less than that of a top sprinter, he still couldn't catch up with the Spiked Dragon Queen could use the jets of her high-tech combat suit. After chasing for a while, he had to give up and instead use ranged skills such as Dazzling Gleam and Dark Pulse to snipe her.

The audience didn't boo the farcical fight; after all, the two beautiful elves were quite pleasing to the eye, and they could accept whatever they did.

During this time, You Zhi and Lihua did not give any instructions, letting the two spirits fight freely, and focused on crafting Spell Card.

The Spiked Dragon Queen dodged helplessly, taking two hits from Dazzling Gleam in the process. Fortunately, as a Steel/Fire dual-type, Fairy-type moves only dealt a quarter of the damage to her, and she was managed to avoid being defeated.

This persistence soon paid off; with a loud clang, the Mirror Wall shattered into a pile of ice shards.

Labrynth only paid 2000 life points once, Lihua didn't dare let her pay a second time. Otherwise, with only a little bit of health left, the Nail-shaped Dragon King could have risked halving its attack power to take them both down.

"Now, it's my turn to fight back!"

The sound of the mirror shattering was so pleasant to the Spiked Dragon Queen that she immediately grinned, turned around, accelerated with her jets of air, and slashed through the air with her blazing arm blades.

Labrynth hurriedly tried to defend herself, but the force was stronger than she had imagined. She was instantly knocked back a step, and before she could catch her breath, a storm of sharp blades came crashing down on her.

Although she wielded the heavy axe-spear, which resembled a Zen staff, with effortless ease and seemingly unaffected by her wedding dress, she was still forced to retreat steadily in the battle.

In reality, even with the level bonus and injury amplification, the Spiked Dragon Queen's attack power only reached 3500, not much stronger than Labrynth's. However, with the support of her rage and battle suit, she completely overwhelmed her opponent in terms of momentum, and her combat skills were indeed superior.

However, Labrynth's strengths were never in direct combat.

Seeing that Lihua elf was at a disadvantage in the battle, Rika remained calm and said unhurriedly, "Activate Labrynth' special ability to reclaim one Spirit-Accumulating Spell Card from the Graveyard."

A Spell Card Yuyu into her hand.

Seeing this, the Spiked Dragon Queen had no choice but to stop her attack, because the only Spirit-Accumulating Spell Card that the opponent could recover was "Sakuretsu Armor," and with her current remaining health, she couldn't withstand the effect's destruction.

"They're not attacking again? Then I'll have to counterattack."

Labrynth chuckled and retaliated without hesitation, swinging his axe-spear.

"I activate 'Dinomorphia Shell,' sacrificing half of my Pokémon's life force to summon 'Dinomorphia Token.' This turn, the opponent can only attack this token!"

You Zhi activated a Fearphin Trap Card that was already face down on the field. As the Spiked Dragon Queen's health was halved, a giant Crystal Dinosaur appeared on the field.

Labrynth involuntarily changed the direction of his attack, striking the Crystal Dinosaur instead, leaving only a shallow wound, as this derivative possessed a terrifying 3000 defense and 10 stars of health.

"I activate 'Lightning Vortex,' discarding a card from my hand to destroy all the Spirits on my opponent's field!"

Lihua discarded a pre-prepared E-rank Spell Card, and thunderclouds, exuding a terrifying aura, began to gather above the arena.

"I activate 'Dinomorphia Sonic,' sacrificing half of the spirit's life force to nullify and destroy your Lightning Vortex."

During their brief moment of perfect coordination, both sides crafted a considerable number of Spell Card, You Zhi naturally didn't hold back.

A futuristic-style floating combat vehicle appeared, hurtling into the sky and smashing the thunderclouds to pieces.

"Then, I'll choose one of my own Dinomorphia Spirits to destroy; naturally, I'll destroy its tokens."

Chapter 291 The Beginnings of Change

If it were a 10-star spirit, it might survive two destructive spells, but derivatives couldn't. Perhaps because they were fake, they had no resistance to them. The Dinomorphia Token was instantly smashed to pieces by the chariot.

You Zhi didn't feel sorry for it. The Dinomorphia Token looked impressive with its 3000 defense and huge size, but it was actually extremely clumsy. It only had a taunt effect during the round it was summoned. Once that round was over, the opponent could treat it like a statue and go around to attack the Spiked Dragon Queen. After all, the derivative had 0 attack power and couldn't cause any damage.

Since leaving it around is a waste anyway, it's better to sacrifice it as a sacrifice and make the most of it.