The card player needs to win easily

The Siren smiled once again.

"..."

Do you want to perform a Link Summon again?

(No, that doesn't seem necessary.)

Liva thought carefully.

"I:P Masquerade Reina" has the effect of accelerating Link Summons during the opponent's Main Phase - it can even be used as a counter to God Cards.

"Then—I face down a card, and that's the end of the turn!"

Duel City Part 2: Chapter 124: The Magician's Encore

"It's my turn again - draw a card!"

By drawing cards, the Siren adds new resources to her hand.

Although I was curious why Liva didn't destroy the monsters on my field through battle, it was now my turn.

"On to the main stage!"

"Then, declare the main phase over—"

"Activate the Trap Card 'Hyper-Factorial Slasher'!"

Liva immediately opened the cover card of the exposed card.

"By Special Summoning three "Cutter" monsters from the Graveyard, use those monsters for an Xyz or Synchro Summon!

"I target "Cutter Enbu", "Cutter Kabu", and "Cutter Sigma" and declare an Xyz Summon!"

Assuming Siren has Osiris Sky Dragon or Apollo Winged Dragon in her hand, she will most likely choose to enter the Battle Phase, forcing I:P Masquerade Rena to activate its effect.

Now that it's confirmed that Siren will end her Main Phase, Liva has to gamble on whether "Block Slasher Operator Laplace" Special Summoned by "Slasher Hyper Factorial" can send the God Card in Siren's hand to the Graveyard.

"Hehehe—this time, it's my turn to dig the grave!"

However, Siren did not pass on the idea of gambling with Liva.

"Activate 'Designated of the Grave' from your hand and banish 'Sigma the Slasher' from your Graveyard!"

"Activate 'Designated of the Grave' now...!"

It is almost certain that Siren has a God Card in her hand.

(Even a random hand of cards wouldn't pass—it could be assumed that the card was "Osiris Sky Dragon," which couldn't be retrieved.)

"I will Special Summon the remaining two "Cutter" monsters and then stack them!"

"The second one is 'Block Slasher Counter D'Alembert'!"

"Remove two Xyz materials and add "Slasher" from your deck to your hand!"

Liva took a "Cutter" card from the deck and indicated that she had no other actions.

"With this, I'm back to my main stage."

"But—I still have to enter the battle phase!"

(As expected...!)

"I:P Masquerade Reina's effect is activated!"

"The connection condition is that there are three or more Cyberse monsters on the field!"

Starting with the motorcycle girl, rainbow-colored light spread throughout the venue.

"Connection Five - [Fire Dragon Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind]!"

"Are you still going to enter the battle phase—"

"of course."

Siren took out the card in her hand.

"Even during the Battle Phase, the effects of monsters I activate will be negated—but this isn't a monster, it's a god!"

In a clear sky, dark clouds appeared, lightning and thunder appeared, not knowing whether it was a virtual projection or a real image.

"I enter the Battle Phase! Activate the effect of 'Osiris Sky Dragon'—sacrifice three monsters in the Graveyard to the sky, and let the God of the Underworld descend!"

"That's hard to say."

He smiled with a look of success.

Liva picked up her only card with two fingers and showed it.

"I don't dislike people as passionate as you—but dueling is cruel!"

"Target the "Shadowbeast" in your Graveyard and activate the effect of "DD Crow"!"

"Exclude that card from your graveyard!"

"Liva... Is this really your purpose for not fighting and destroying monsters?"

If you cannot banish three monsters from your Graveyard to summon them instead, you must Release three monsters on the field.

If Siren doesn't have three monsters on the field, this effect will be in vain—but Liva didn't destroy it by battle.

This means that the three monsters on Siren's field will all become sacrifices for his "Osiris Sky Dragon".

"What an ingenious scheme."

Using your opponent's cards to weaken their advantages - even Yugi can't help but admire this ingenuity.

"Wow—don't do that!"

I had obtained three God Cards and was able to have a hearty (boo) duel... It was clearly a happy event for both of us, and I should have been enjoying a dreamlike happiness. But why did this happen?

"I feel like there's something about you that I want to kill... Well, hurry up, it's time to send your monsters off the field."

"I... have chains!"

Siren gritted her teeth and finally revealed the last hidden card in her hand.

"Target the "Dreadnought Dragon Rage" on your field and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card "Shake the World!"

"Return the card on your field to your deck, and send a card from my hand to the Graveyard!"

Angry lightning struck.

But, the gentle waves from the sea calmed it down.

The dark clouds dispersed from the sky,

"Traitor Dragon, well done! You're worthy of me!"

Liva clenched her fist excitedly.

Although she lost a "Draconic Rage", Siren couldn't move again this turn.

Furthermore, the second God Card, "Osiris Sky Dragon", was also removed.

"Osiris Sky Dragon, was it eliminated before it even made its debut?... Riva, you're truly the victor of the Duel Kingdom."

In Jonouchi's opinion, even having one of the God Cards on the field was an insurmountable barrier - let alone Siren, who had three God Cards.

And now, Liva not only defeated two of them, but was even in the upper hand...?

"Damn it...why are you so fierce in the official competition?"

"Well, maybe I'm one of those people who gets really lucky in certain situations... Are you going to end the battle phase?"

Siren nodded helplessly.

"Then, at the moment the battle phase is declared over, the effect of [Fire Dragon Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind] is activated!"

"I send 'Cyberverse Null Dragon' from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and this card gains 2500 ATK!"

"Fire Dragon · Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind"

Attack power: 3000-5500

"I change all monsters on the field to Defense Position—and that's how the turn ends."

Hard to Kill - For a deck like "Tearful Lament Tribe", it is not so easy to deal with monsters placed on the field in defense position.

They can only be dealt with by destroying them in battle or returning them to the hand or deck - obviously, judging from Liva's current situation, it doesn't seem so easy to deal with these monsters.

Place your hand on top of the deck.

Liva took a deep breath and pulled out.

"My--round!"

Hoping that this draw would complete the kill, Liva looked at the drawn card.

A purple-haired girl who looked exactly like Liva was smiling on the card.

"Dream Collapse Evalis"

"I didn't kick this thing out of my deck!?"

Now he can’t be killed.

"Did you get a ghost? I have to congratulate you now——"

"It's okay, even if the ghost is sick, it won't make you any better—"

Liva summons the monster she has already retrieved from her hand.

"Normal Summon 'Cutter' from your hand! By using this card's effect when summoned, Special Summon 'Cutter' from your Graveyard!"

"Enter the combat stage!"

"I activate the effect of 'Fireproof Dragon: Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind', sending 'Nebra the Slayer' from my deck to the Graveyard, increasing this card's ATK by 2500!"

"Fire Dragon · Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind"

Attack power: 5500-8000

"Next, activate the effect of [Cutter's Blade]! This turn, [Fire Dragon Dark Fluid - New Electromagnetic Leak Wind] can attack monsters twice!"

The electromagnetic storm mercilessly swept across the Siren's scene, completely tearing apart the "Fantasy Dragon Fantasy Dragon God" and the "Pearl Tear Lament Clan Type Kusha Wrathful Clan".

Meanwhile, "Zhan Ji Yuan Wu" unfolded the blade at hand and attacked the "Siren Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Lament Tribe" who was in a defensive posture, slashing it down with one blow.

"Finally, [Slashing Machine Direct Weapon] declares a direct attack!"

Seeing the virtual projection in front of her slashing towards her, Siren instinctively dodged.

Siren LP: 8000-7000

"Then enter Main Phase 2! Use "Zan Ji Yuan Bu" to link summon "Link Decoder"!"

"Then, use 'Link Decoder' and 'Cutter' to Link Summon again—'S:P Sayo!' Through the effect of this card's successful Link Summon, banish 'Siren Mermaid, the Pearl Tearful Lament Tribe' in your Graveyard!"

"Quack! Twice! Twice! Don't remove my family's teeth—"

Over Siren's fierce opposition, the second "Tearful Lamenter"—presumably herself—was tragically sent flying to the banishment zone.

"Gu...!"

Although there are ways to recover them, it is still very difficult for Siren to hold back as she watches her fusion effects fly out one by one.

Liva looked at the situation and there was nothing else that could be improved.

At most, she could give "Fire Dragon·Dark Fluid-New Electromagnetic Leak Wind" some attack power next turn—she wasn't sure whether to activate this effect yet.

"That's the end of my round."

"...My turn!!!"

In grief and anger, Siren drew out the only card in her hand.

"I, I, I—"

"I Normal Summon 'Melo Mermaid of the Pearly Tearful Lament Tribe'!!!"

It's here! In a situation where everything is hopeless, the last card of the "Tears of Lament" tribe falls into Siren's hand, giving her hope of a duel!

"Activate the effect of this card when it is summoned—"

"I send three cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard!"