Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

With this monster protecting him, Xingyewu is no longer able to inflict any more damage on him this turn.

"Oh dear, it failed."

The blonde girl said with a hint of regret, her emerald eyes scanning her hand as she considered her next move.

"Then let's move on to Main Phase 2. I'll set two cards face down, and end my turn."

"It's finally my turn again, time to draw a card!"

Having barely survived Hoshino's attack and made it to his turn, Haruta drew a card, increasing his hand size to two cards.

"Oh! Good draw! Now the suppression from both 'Summoning Circuit Breaker' and 'Muddy Monster' has disappeared, so get ready, Hoshino! This turn I'm going to launch a counterattack with all my might—During the Main Phase, activate the effect of 'Thousand Blades'!"

Discard 1 "Hero" card from your hand, Special Summon "Hero Challenger Morning Hammer Soldier" from your Deck, and change this card to Defense Position.

"Heroic Challenger Morning Hammer Soldier, DEF: 1300"

Using Chunhu's card as a medium, "Thousand Blade Soldiers" slashed with their longsword, and from the dimensional rift that was torn open, a warrior wielding a meteor hammer descended.

"If 'Morning Hammer Soldier' ​​is successfully Special Summoned, add the Spell Card 'Heroic Messenger' from my Deck to my hand and activate this effect, searching for 'Heroic Challenger Double Spearman'. I then Summon 'Double Spearman' in Attack Position!"

"Dual spearmen, Level 4/Earth/Warrior" "ATK: 1700/DEF: 900"

The retrieved monster card was photographed, and a white soldier materialized from the card, holding a sharp spear in each hand.

"When 'Double Pikeman' is successfully summoned, its effect activates! Special Summon 1 'Double Pikeman' from your hand or Graveyard in Defense Position!"

With this, Spring Tiger now has a total of four Warrior-type monsters, and is only one step away from summoning the fully evolved "Gun King".

You Xi thought to himself.

While it's true that a "Gun King" without 5 materials can't break through Hoshino Mai's formation, at the very least it can replicate the situation from the previous turn. Moreover, the "Gun King," unaffected by effects, is a very troublesome enemy for Hoshino Mai.

Use it to buy time; it should be enough to hold out until a turning point appears.

If You Xilai were to come, he would do just that.

However, despite the short time they have spent together, Yuki already understands Kido Harutora's personality quite well, and he probably won't choose such a "safe" strategy.

"Here we go! I'll construct a network of superimposed light with 'Morning Hammer Soldier' ​​and 'Thousand Blade Soldier,' sweeping across all directions! Let's pacify the world with the strongest power! Xyz Summon, Rank 4! 'Heroic Champion Shining Sword King'!"

As expected, in Yu Xi's "as expected" gaze, an overwhelming burst of light erupted in front of Chun Hu, who had shouted, and the golden Sword Master stood there.

If you want to OTK your opponent, there is no better general in the "Hero" deck.

But before "Radiant Sword King" could unleash its full power, a divine wind blew over from Xingyewu's direction.

"Perpetual Trap activated: 'Night Fog Sniper'."

"Declare a card name. If your opponent Normal, Special Summon, or Flip-Summons the declared monster, banish that monster along with this card. I want to declare the name 'Heroic Champion Shining Sword King'."

"Radiant Sword King" has already been called out by Chunhu, so declaring the card name at this point is a bit too slow.

However, that wasn't Xingyewu's purpose.

"At this moment, the effect of 'Claws Shatter' activates! Target 'Radiant Sword King' and bounce it back to your hand. Since it's an Xyz Monster, it returns to the Extra Deck. This leaves you with only two Warrior-Type monsters on your field. If you want to summon 'Radiant Sword King' again, it will be banished by a Trap Card."

Following in the footsteps of the "Gun King," the figure of the "Radiant Sword King" was swept away by the raging wind and disappeared.

Now it seems that all Chunhu can do is stack "Gun King". But the last round of battle has proven that "Gun King" with only 2 materials is powerless against "Claw Shatter".

Even under these circumstances, Chunhu still had no intention of giving up.

"The effect of 'Shattered Claws' can only be used once per turn, so it can't stop me anymore. I activate the Spell Card: 'Pot of Greed and Greed'!"

"Draw 2 cards, removing the top 10 cards from the inside of your deck!"

Chunhu played the salary card he had drawn, exchanging it for a huge price, and then replenished his deck with new hope.

"Activate the 'Shuffle Resurrection' effect in the Graveyard again! Banish this card, return any 'One-Point Landing' cards in the back row to the Deck, and draw 1 card."

Two consecutive draws gave Chunhu one more card in his hand than he had at the start of his turn. The quality of this draw seemed quite good, and Chunhu's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

"Hahaha! Great timing! I'm getting fired up! Let's stack light with the two 'Double Spearmen' on the field!"

The familiar nebula vortex unfolds once more, and earth-attribute soul light surges in, summoning another trump card besides "Radiant Sword King".

"A dazzling king emerges from the radiance, cleaving all things and obstacles in two! Xyz Summon, Rank 4! 'Heroic Champion Steelbreaker King'!!"

"Heroic Champion Steelbreaker King, Rank 4/Light/Warrior/Xyz" "ATK: 2000/DEF: 2000"

"2 Warrior-type 4-star monsters"

Wielding a steel-slaying sword, the Crimson-Black Sword King, who failed to get a chance to shine in his duel with Yuki, has arrived on the battlefield.

This was the trump card that held Chunhu's last hope.

"The effect of 'Steel-Breaking Sword King' activates! Once per turn, remove 2 Xyz Materials, and the opponent's ATK becomes double its original value until the end of their turn."

[Broken Steel Sword King ATK: 2000→4000]

The small celestial bodies surrounding him were injected into the "Steel-Breaking Sword King's" sword, causing its power to surge.

But this level is not enough; Chunhu will continue to increase the stakes.

"Quick-Attack Spell: Overload Input activated!"

"You can target 1 Xyz Monster you control and an opponent's monster with lower ATK; that opponent's monster becomes Xyz Material under the Xyz Monster!"

"Claw Shatter" has too high an attack power, and "Muddy Monster" cannot be selected as the effect target. Therefore, "Ancient Fairy Dragon" was captured by the power of the spell card and became the material for "Steel King".

And this material will allow him to activate the equipment magic card in his hand.

"Launch a 'Self-Discipline Challenge'!"

"This card can only be equipped to an Xyz Monster that holds Xyz Material. The equipped monster gains ATK equal to 600 x the number of Xyz Materials I control, and inflicts double battle damage to the opponent's monsters when they battle. I currently only have one Xyz Material on my field, therefore 'Steel Broken Sword King' gains ATK again."

And that's not all! I'll activate my final spell card: "Heroic Opportunity"! This doubles the attack power of "Steel-Breaking Sword King" for this turn! It becomes 9200 points!

With three quick snaps, Chunhu played all his cards in one go, pushing "Steel-Breaking Sword King" to its limit in a desperate gamble.

"Fight!"

Kido Harutora swung his massive, powerful arms, roaring, "Take this, Hoshino! 'Steel-Breaking Sword King' attacks 'No. 41 Mud-Sleeping Beast Mud Dream Baku'!"

"—Deadly strike! Dragon Ascension Sword Slash!!"

The blade gleamed with a cold light as the "Steel-Breaking Sword King" streaked through the sky, cutting straight towards the sleepy-eyed Baku, who seemed unaware of the impending doom.

"Miss Xingye!"

The "Steel-Breaking Sword King" has an attack power of 9200. After the battle, it will deal 7100 damage to Xingye Wu. Due to the "Self-Discipline Challenge" effect, this value will be doubled to a terrifying 14200!

【Star Leaf Dance LP: 9400】

Due to the "Ancient Fairy Dragon," Mai Hoshino recovered her HP twice, and her LP was higher than at the start of the duel, but it was still completely insufficient against this level of damage.

It seems that the tide of this duel is about to be completely turned by this one blow...

"—At this point, it's time to use one card to achieve a reversal of reversals."

That's how it should be.

However, the girl's calm and smiling demeanor made it impossible to sense any tension.

The reason why she was so composed was soon revealed to the public.

"Activate the Trap Card 'Precision Defense' while 'Steel-Breaking Sword King' attacks!"

In the sunlight, her golden hair swayed, and the girl raised her slender arm, causing the card under her skirt to pop up.

Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your Graveyard in Defense Position. Revive, "Harpie Prophet"!

"Harpie Prophet, DEF: 1400"

A beam of light shone from the trap card, and the harpy-bodied girl with an indigo ponytail opened her eyes, her hands holding floating crystal spheres.

"When 'Harpie Prophet' is Special Summoned, its effect activates, allowing you to add 1 Spell/Trap Card from your Graveyard that mentions 'The Harpie Sisters' to your hand during the End Phase."

"But even so, it can't stop the 'Steel-Breaking Sword King'!"

Kido Harutora shouted, "I won't attack the retreating monster! 'Steel Sword King', continue attacking 'Sleeping Mud Monster'!"

"No, you don't have a chance to attack anymore, Kido-kun," Hoshino Mai chuckled softly. "When 'Harpie Prophet' is Special Summoned, I have another card effect to activate."

"ended."

Akabane Ryo, who had been silently watching the duel, suddenly spoke up, delivering the final verdict: "Harutora lost this duel."

"Ah! Is that how it is?"

After Akabane Ryo said that, Tobi, who was a little slow to react, realized what was going on, not to mention Yuki and Izayoi Yuki, who had been with Hoshino Mai day and night.

do you remember?

In the previous round, the girl activated a field spell that seemed to only increase attack and defense.

"When 'Harpie Prophet' is on the field or in the Graveyard, its card name is treated as 'Harpie Girl,' therefore the effect of 'Harpie's Hunting Ground' is activated! Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field."

"What? Oh no!"

The effect of destroying a spell trap is not particularly special in itself, since it is a guaranteed cast and can sometimes backfire.

But the timing of this action was perfect.

After hearing Xingye Wu's explanation, Chunhu's expression changed drastically, but unfortunately, he could no longer stop the girl.

What I want to destroy is: the "self-discipline challenge"!

The moment the voice escaped from the girl's cherry lips, a gust of wind swept in, tearing apart the emerald magic behind Spring Tiger.

It wasn't just the equipment cards that were destroyed; the "Steel-Broken Sword King," which had rushed up to the "Mud Sleeping Beast" and was about to strike down with its sword, suddenly froze.