Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

But You Che is well aware that this tactic of playing in an empty stadium is very meaningful in the current era.

To prevent duelists from fighting passively, one of the rules of Duel Kingdom is that if a duelist does not perform any summoning action during their turn, they will lose immediately!

Note that it is "no summoning operation", not "no monsters on the field at the end of the turn", because if it were the latter, then cards like "Trap Hole" that can destroy the opponent's summoned monsters would become extremely terrifying.

The peacock dance's move just now perfectly utilized the rules to create an advantage for itself.

She performed a summoning action during her turn, so she will not be penalized as a loser by the rules.

Since she had no monsters on her field, and direct attacks were not allowed during the Duel Kingdom era, Yuzuriha was helpless against her.

"Ha! It really was the perfect timing..."

"Although the Peacock Dance character doesn't have as much screen time as other main characters in the animation, her fighting skills are always top-notch."

You Che looked at the cards in his hand and thought to himself.

He intended to gather three frogs on the field in the second round and then use the series spell card "Death Chorus" to deal a devastating blow to Peacock Dance.

But now, there are no cards on the field for the Peacock Dance, which means that the Wanderer has nowhere to exert its power.

Although in this situation, you could win directly by gathering five monsters to launch a total attack, since there is no way to stop the empty field of the Peacock Dance, the fact that the Bird-faced Man and one of the Death Frogs perished together in the previous turn means that even if Yu-chan exhausts all his hand resources, he can only gather a maximum of four monsters on the field, which is not enough to meet the conditions for launching a total attack.

"Draw a card." With no other option, Yu Che could only consolidate his advantage first. "Defense Position Summon - Underworld Frog."

"Set one card face down, end the turn."

Like an angel, a small frog with pure white wings and a golden halo above its head slowly flew out of the card. Its peaceful state of mind made it seem as if it had no desire to participate in the battle.

【The Frog of the Underworld】

One star

[Water Attribute/Aquarium]

[Attack/Defense: 0/0]

Seeing that Yu Che was being restricted by her tactics, the golden-haired Peacock Dance revealed a smug smile: "Heh, this kind of fighting style only needs one round!"

"Now it's time to launch a counterattack!"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"Whoosh—"

Peacock Dance deftly played the card she had retrieved in the previous round, saying:

"Attack signal summoned! Harpie Girl - Electronic Bodysuit!!"

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle"

Purple electricity surged through the storm, feathers fluttered down, and a fully armed harpy appeared with a cold smile.

【Hawkgirl - Electronic Bodysuit】

【Four stars】

[Wind Attribute/Bird Beast Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/1300]

This is a new card from the Harpie series, an enhanced version of the Harpie.

Not only is it considered a card with the same name as Harpie in terms of rules, but it also has higher combat power!

After summoning her main card, Mai Kongjaku revealed a mysterious smile: "Yusho, for today! I've prepared countless tactics!"

"In order to defeat you, I even abandoned the 'glorious duel' I had always pursued!"

"For me, victory is the only thing that matters in this duel!"

"Then let me show you my newly developed Combo!!"

"Activate the Spell Card - Dull Axe! Equip Harpie Girl's Electronic Bodysuit!"

"Activate the Spell Card again—Kaleidoscope: Magnificent Clone!"

"Under the effect of the Dull Axe, the Harpy Girl's Electronic Bodysuit's attack power will increase by 1000!"

"And the two additional harpy women that emerge from this will inherit her increased attack power, which is 2800!!"

Chapter 83 Hellish Rampage! A Grand Chorus of Death that Annihilates All Things!

At this moment, the combo played by Mai Peacock is the strongest tactic of the Harpie Lady deck in the current era!

With the help of the Dull Axe, the Harpy Girl's Electronic Bodysuit's attack power soared to 2800!

Immediately afterwards, two tokens with an attack power of 2800 and the card name "Harpie Girl" also appeared!

With just a few cards, Mai Kongjaku instantly summoned three monsters with attack power close to that of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. With her current fighting strength on the field, ninety percent of duelists would be helpless.

"What's going on?!" Jonouchi was utterly shocked. "There's an equipment card that can increase a monster's attack power by 1000?!"

Wang Yang explained, "Although the Axe of Dullness provides a high combat power boost, it also has two serious side effects: the effects of equipped monsters will be nullified, and the controller of the equipped monster will suffer 500 LP damage during each of his preparation phases."

"Five hundred?! That many?" Jōnei was stunned.

During the Duel Kingdom era, the initial LP was only 2000, so 500 was obviously already a considerable amount of damage.

“Hmm,” Wang Yang continued, “If I’m not mistaken, next Peacock Dance will try to transfer that equipment card. Either she will give the Dull Axe to Youche and let the opponent take the damage, or she will increase her attack power again and launch a strong attack.”

As expected, after activating Kaleidoscope: Magnificent Doppelganger, Mai played the key card she used in her duel with Yuzuriha – the Fickle Tailor!

Having gained the upper hand on the field, Mai chuckled, "You remember this card, right? Yuzuriha!"

"Under this card's effect, the Dull Axe will transfer from the Harpie Girl Cyber ​​Bodysuit to a Harpie Girl Token!"

"Having inherited the attack power and also obtained the equipment card, the harpy's attack power will reach 3800 points!!"

"Beep beep beep beep————————"

Harpy Girl - Electronic Bodysuit, Attack Power: 2800 → 1800

Harpy, Attack Power: 2800 → 3800

The terrifying attack power appeared in just the second round!

Peacock Dance shouted sharply, "Enter battle phase! Harpie Girl! Attack the Death Frog!!"

"Whoosh——————————————"

The harpy, with her incredible fighting prowess, swung her giant axe with a mighty swing, flapped her wings, and leaped high into the air before launching a deadly dive towards the dead frog on the ground!

Once this attack takes effect, Youche's LP will be reduced to 100!

Faced with such a fierce attack, You Che remained calm. He revealed a card he had prepared beforehand and retorted, "It really is a familiar combo..."

"However, the instant you launched your attack, I activated the trap card—Frog Shield!!"

"This effect can only be activated when a monster with 'frog' in its name on my field is targeted for an attack. Destroy all Attack Position monsters on your opponent's field!!!"

"What?!" Kong Quewu's expression changed drastically.

This effect...

It's practically a frog version of the Divine Power Reflecting Mirror Wall!

When the opponent's monster attacks, destroy all of the opponent's attack-position monsters...

Once all the Harpy are destroyed by this card, you will suffer fatal backlash damage!

"Tsk!" Kong Quewu's eyes turned cold. "Then this is the only way..."

"The instant you activated that card, I used the Spell Card—Triangle Mystic Spark!!"

"This card can only be activated when there are three Harpy Women on your field. This turn, it negates the effects of all of your opponent's Trap Cards! And all Harpy Women's ATK becomes 2700!!"

"Sizzle—Boom—"

Faced with the incredibly terrifying trap card, the three harpy girls quickly joined forces and formed a triangular formation!

A surge of lightning accompanied by bursts of flames erupted! A triangular beam of light shot out from the magic circle, ineffectively disabling the wandering trap card and briefly sealing its back row!

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

The area around the player's magic traps is occupied by Electric Spark, so no matter what trap cards he activates, it's to no avail.

In the end, the Death Frog succumbed to the Harpie's onslaught.

However, because of the activation of the "Triangle God's Enchanting Spark", the attack power of the harpy with amazing combat power was temporarily reduced to 2700.

"Boom!!!!!"

The card shattered, and combat damage struck Youche in the form of simulated impacts.

"Beep beep beep beep————"

Cruise control, LP: 2000→1200

"That was close..." Mai Kongque was still shaken. She quickly adjusted her mindset and, taking advantage of the moment when Yuzuriha couldn't activate his trap cards, launched another attack. "It's not over yet! Harpie Girl - Electronic Bodysuit! Attack the Underworld Frog!!"

Another monster card was destroyed, but because Yomi no Toad was in defense position, Yuzuriha was not damaged again.

After a round of attacks, Peacock Dance placed two cards face down, ending her turn.

The onlookers looked toward the dueling platform, all stunned by the exchange that had just taken place.

"What a terrifying duel..."

"Both of them were just a hair's breadth away from losing!"

"Speaking of which... can Yuzuri hold out for four rounds?" Jonouchi asked through gritted teeth.

The reason it's called four rounds is because at the start of each round, Peacock Dance has to pay 500 LP for the Dull Axe, and after four rounds, her LP will be cleared.

However, this is obviously an ideal idea. With Peacock Dance's skill level, it is impossible for her to be worn down by her own equipment and magic cards.

It was Youche's turn again. Looking at the cards in his hand, he was not discouraged by the temporary disadvantage.

Although the frog shield was eventually neutralized by the Triangle God's spark, the Death Chorus in his hand was never used!

"Whoosh——————————"

The card is played, and the horn of counterattack has officially sounded!

"Your tactics are good, but Peacock Dance, my new card—Frog—is much stronger than you think!" You Che exclaimed loudly, "Spell Card activated—Angel's Charity!"