Chapter 20: I Got Blasted by Sakuretsu Armor?
This tactic was fraught with hidden dangers.
Keith (Marik) truly hadn't expected that the Rare hunters organization had such a strong duelist.
Heh, subarashii~
Keith (Marik) started getting carried away, his burning gaze fixed on Yu Miao, wanting to know how the other would break this situation!
In the current field state, just one "Heavy Storm" or "Harpie's Feather Duster" could clear the path instantly.
[Heavy Storm: Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field.]
[Harpie's Feather Duster: Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls.]
However, Yu Miao currently possessed none of these powerful cards.
"Spell Card, Graceful Charity." Yu Miao activated a Forbidden Card!
He drew three new cards from his deck in succession, then selected two cards from his hand to send to the Graveyard.
At this moment, light heralding a monster's birth erupted on Yu Miao's field.
Red, sharp horns, thick white steam puffing from its nostrils~
Gua, it's an Bull!
[Bull Blader, 1600 ATK, Warrior-Type]
"I have Bull Blader attack Amazoness Swords Woman!" Yu Miao declared an attack!
Keith (Marik)'s expression was one of shock; he found it hard to understand Yu Miao's move.
The Amazoness Fighter, empowered by the heirloom, was invincible. A mere Bull Blader would just be a free sacrifice, serving only to continuously lower his own Life Points with no other possible outcome.
However.
Yu Miao's gaze concealed a scheme.
Although this Bull Blader thing always spouted some yellow-themed remarks, its ability should not be underestimated.
When an attack is declared involving this "Bull Blader" card, its effect can be activated.
The battle damage from that battle becomes 0, and after damage calculation, the attacked opponent's monster is destroyed.
That's right, even if the facing monster was a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, it could not withstand the power of the "bull".
The Panther Lady's eyes were grave. Judging from the situation, Yu Miao's move was suicidal.
But the sense of crisis honed from her past life in the tropical rainforest told her:
She must not let the attack go through!!
This is a trap!
A true duelist makes the correct choice at critical moments.
This moment was no exception for the Panther Lady.
She chose to abandon logic and believe her intuition, stating: "Don't think your attack will succeed! I activate the Trap Card, Sakuretsu Armor!"
Ding~
The Panther Lady's final set card lit up, surprisingly the same "stand-in" as Yu Miao's.
"Bull Blader, shatter to pieces!" The Panther Lady issued the blast command.
Under the effect of Sakuretsu Armor, the Ox-Swordsman was utterly obliterated.
Yu Miao was dumbfounded.
He got hit by Sakuretsu Armor?
What shocked Yu Miao even more was the Panther Lady's intuition. She didn't know Bull Blader's effect.
Yet in this situation, she still activated her set card.
Was this intentional, or...
"Amazing. Bull Blader has the effect to destroy the opponent's monster after battle. You actually activated Blast Armor preemptively," Yu Miao began to admire this woman before him.
"When I lived in the dangerous jungle as a child, if I didn't have this ability to judge crisis, I would have died long ago," the Panther Lady's gaze shifted, seeming almost enthralled by this thrill of living on the edge.
The Sunshine Boy didn't speak, pretending to be very calm.
Actually, everything was within his expectations.
"As your monster was sent to the Graveyard, endure this damage," the Panther Lady said as soon as she finished speaking.
[Yu Miao: 2500 LP → 2200 LP]
"End this turn." Yu Miao glanced at the "Kuriboh" in his hand and chose to do nothing.
This was the confidence and sense of security that Kuriboh gave him!
A weakling?
No, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, Kuriboh is god!
"Hahaha," the Panther Lady laughed quickly. She believed this was a dead end; no matter what Yu Miao did, it would be futile.
No matter what Yu Miao did, it was useless!
"My turn, draw!" The Panther Lady drew a card and looked at it; it wasn't a Monster Card.
"Activate the Spell Card, Magic Reflector" The Panther Lady placed the drawn card on her Duel Disk.
[Magic Reflector: Target 1 face-up Spell Card you control; place 1 counter on that target. If the targeted card would be destroyed, remove 1 counter from it instead.]
"I place 1 counter on Amazoness Heirloom."
On the Equip Spell Card Amazoness Heirloom, a ① counter marker appeared.
Marik, the Sunshine Boy, played his role as an onlooker well at this moment: "This is troublesome. Even if he draws 'Mystical Space Typhoon' now, he can't destroy that Equip Card."
-- Yu Miao, how will you deal with this?
"Direct attack, Amazoness Swords Woman!" The Panther Lady launched an attack.
Swish!
The long blade slashed at Yu Miao, who endured the battle damage.
[Yu Miao: 2200 LP → 700 LP]
"Your Life Points are pitiful, like a candle in the wind," the Panther Lady narrowed her eyes, speaking with the demeanor of a victor: "Even without counting battle damage, once 3 of your monsters enter the Graveyard, this duel is over."
The Panther Lady began to persuade:
"Give up, man!"
"If you give up now, I can still be lenient and let you leave."
Give up?
Doesn't that mean losing?
Yu Miao's eyes were sharp. He looked at the Panther Lady and said in a heavy tone, "I will not lose!"
These simple five words rejected the Panther Lady's "kindness".
If you can't win a duel, it's meaningless.
"Draw!" Yu Miao's finger swept, a card caught between his two fingers.
The Panther Lady's eyes felt a bit sore. She had a feeling that although the situation seemed favorable, it hadn't actually pushed the opponent into a hopeless position.
"Normal Summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon."
Ding~
The alluring twin sisters entered the field.
[Gemini Elf, 1900 ATK, Spellcaster-Type]
"Using one Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon as tribute, release it to Special Summon this card from my hand." Yu Miao raised high a waifu card emitting a silver light.
Keith (Marik)'s eyelid twitched, because this was precisely the True Silent Magician that had instantly defeated him.
As Gemini Elf was sent to the Graveyard, the Coffin Seller continuous trap began to burn Life Points.
[Yu Miao: 700 LP → 400 LP]
"Facing this situation, this Monster Card cannot reverse the outcome." Keith (Marik) couldn't guess Yu Miao's thoughts.
Yu Miao, fully immersed in the duel, released Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon and Summoned Silent Magician to the field in Defense Position.
[Silent Magician, 1000 DEF, Spellcaster-Type]
Just when Keith (Marik) thought Yu Miao had some big move planned, the other actually ended his turn?
Several question marks gradually appeared above the Sunshine Boy's forehead...
"Special Summoned Silent Magician in Defense Position, and then just ended the turn?" Marik clenched his fist, not even knowing why he was angry.
Yu Miao, if you lose...
Then your value is only this much...
Seeing the turn return to her, the Panther Lady's expression was peculiar. In the end, she could only confirm one thing.
Yu Miao had accepted his defeat.
"Hmph, let's end this duel."
"Draw!"
"Entering the Battle Phase, Amazoness Swords Woman attacks!"
Swish!
Amazoness Swords Woman slashed and destroyed Silent Magician.
However.
As Silent Magician fell into the Graveyard, an even more immense magical power was born.
(End of Chapter)
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