Chapter 19: Panther Lady
"My name is Panther Lady. It's been a long time since I've seen such a gutsy man." An "unusual sound" came from Panther Lady's wrist as her Duel Disk activated.
She stared at Yu Miao with a battle-hungry gaze and said, "I like gutsy men. So... let's duel."
[Although this woman is tall and has a rugged face, her body curves are perfect, very wealthy and generous... your favorite type.]
[It just so happens you are about to have a duel. You can absolutely use this duel to achieve some ulterior motives... hehehe, slurp~]
Yu Miao's face darkened. He turned to look behind him.
Sure enough.
That bastard spirit, Bull Blader, was squatting there holding its long sword. It was responsible for these damn narrations.
Dammit, Yu Miao's fists were clenched.
——Could I really have such evil thoughts deep down?
No, I'm a card enthusiast!
Panther Lady stepped forward to accept the challenge.
Duel! *2
Yu Miao: 4000 LP
Panther Lady: 4000 LP
First Turn: Yu Miao
Keith (Marik) stepped back a few paces, giving space to Yu Miao. He hoped to glean more information from this duel.
"Draw." Yu Miao raised his hand and activated a Spell Card: "Dark Magic Veil!"
[Dark Magic Veil: Pay 1000 Life Points; Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand or Graveyard.]
[Yousei: 4000LP → 3000LP]
"Appear, my Dark Magician Girl." Using the power of the "Veil," Yu Miao placed the Dark Magician Girl from his hand onto the field.
Ding~
An octagonal purple transparent magic circle lit up.
Dark Magician Girl arrived!
[Dark Magician Girl, 2000 ATK, Spellcaster]
This Dark Magician Girl, transformed from fake to real, still had the appearance of a delinquent girl, completely devoid of cuteness and gentleness.
Dark Magician Girl has always been an otaku killer, but unfortunately, the large, scantily-clad fellows present had no interest at all.
Summoning Dark Magician Girl on the very first turn?
Yu Miao's strength made Panther Lady start to take this seriously.
"Dark Magician Girl should be one of Yugi Muto's ace monster's..." Panther Lady was surprised. If she hadn't confirmed the person before her was a Rare hunter, she would have thought the "King of Games" himself had arrived.
This Dark Magician Girl must be a fake card.
Everyone else present thought the same.
Only Keith (Marik) was gradually becoming uneasy...
Initially, he also thought the card in Yu Miao's hand was fake.
But now, it seemed this Dark Magician Girl might be a real card?
Just now, Dark Magician Girl gave Keith (Marik) a look with an inexplicable meaning.
——Interesting, Yu Miao, where did you get this Dark Magician Girl?
"Set one card, End Turn." Yu Miao passed the turn to his opponent.
It was Panther Lady's turn.
"Hehe, even Dark Magician Girl cannot withstand the impact of my ambition." Panther Lady let out a roar, then drew a card from her deck.
Appear, Amazoness Swords Woman!
Ding~
A female warrior brimming with wild energy entered the field, holding a long blade.
[Amazoness Swords Woman, 1500 ATK, Warrior]
"Amazoness Swords Woman?" Yu Miao's expression showed surprise; he didn't expect to encounter this thing here.
"From your tone, you seem to know this monster, so I won't explain her power." Panther Lady's moves were far from over. She activated an Equip Spell Card from her hand: "Amazoness Heirloom!"
Ding~
A golden shield appeared on the Pothole Swords Woman's left wrist.
The combination of Heirloom Swords Woman + Amazoness Heirloom appeared, prompting the scantily-clad Rare hunters present to roar instantly:
"Woo-hoo, Big Sis's invincible combo has appeared!"
"Get him, beat him down hard!"
"Strong and powerful, so powerful!"
Panther Lady chose to enter the Battle Phase, commanding Amazoness Swords Woman to attack!!
"The effect of Amazoness Swords Woman combined with Heirloom will create an invincible new combination!" Panther Lady's face was flushed, a sign of the duel reaching its climax.
Amazoness Swords Woman has an effect that reflects battle damage. Amazoness Heirloom grants the equipped monster the attribute of being immune to "destruction by battle".
Furthermore, after a monster equipped with "Amazoness Heirloom" attacks, the attacked monster is directly destroyed!
"I won't let you succeed so easily."
In a flash, Yu Miao activated his face-down Trap Card: Ring of Destruction!
Although Amazoness Secret Tech grants the Swords Woman immunity to "destruction by battle", effect destruction and destruction by battle are two different things.
Distorted red energy entangled the Amazoness Swords Woman.
At this moment, Panther Lady sneered coldly: "Foolish, do you think my strength is only at this level?"
Ding~
A Quick-Play Spell Card lit up.
Panther Lady activated "My Body as a Shield" from her hand!
The rules of the first-generation Yu-Gi-Oh! were simplistic, and the timing and activation rules for Spell and Trap Cards were also vague.
This situation only slowly improved by the time of the Duel City finals.
"Pay 1500 Life Points as cost. When my monster is targeted by an effect that would destroy it, that Ring of Destruction is negated and destroyed."
[Panther Lady: 4000LP → 2500LP]
Boom~
A golden thunderbolt struck down.
Ring of Destruction was negated and destroyed.
Amazoness Swords Woman's attack proceeds!
Dark Magician Girl looked fierce. She used a flash technique with her left hand, while her right hand swung her magic staff (sword) wildly.
Unfortunately, Amazoness Swords Woman performed a sliding tackle, dodging Dark Magician Girl's attack. The final outcome was a stalemate.
Due to the effect of "Amazoness Hierloom", the lower-ATK Swords Woman was not destroyed.
Instead, Yu Miao took the battle damage.
[Yu Miao: 3000LP → 2500LP]
"At this time, the effect of Amazoness Hierloom activates. Your Dark Magician Girl will be destroyed because of it!" Panther Lady's voice rang out.
A golden light shot towards Dark Magician Girl, then transformed into a huge explosion.
"Hehe, the battle is over, but my turn is not finished yet."
"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Kaiser Colosseum!"
[Kaiser Colosseum: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, if your opponent would Summon or Set a monster(s), they cannot Summon or Set a monster(s) if the number of monsters they control would then exceed the number of monsters you control.]
"Set 2 cards, End Turn."
It was Yu Miao's turn again.
"Draw!" Just as Yu Miao drew a card from his deck, Panther Lady's pupils dilated. She activated a Continuous Trap Card at this moment.
Coffin Seller!!
[Coffin Seller: Each time a monster card is sent to your opponent's graveyard, inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.]
"Such a vicious tactic." Keith (Marik)'s expression was one of surprise. His excellent dueling experience instantly saw through the dreadfulness of Panther Lady's strategy.
Kaiser Colosseum (the green sticky note) restricted Yu Miao to only summoning one monster, forcing single combat.
No monster in a frontal clash could defeat the combination of Amazoness Heirloom + Amazoness Swords Woman.
Panther Lady's Amazoness Swords Woman feared no high-ATK monster; even the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon could do nothing against her.
Whenever Yu Miao's monster was taken down by Amazoness Swords Woman, the "red sticky note" Coffin Seller would burn through his Life Points.
(End of Chapter)
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