Chapter 194

Looking at the cards in her hand, she regretted not drawing "Harpie Kuriboh," otherwise she could have achieved a Harpie one-turn kill.

"Next, I will use Harpie Queen to attack the Dragon-Type Warrior, use Harpie Lady 1 to attack Baby Dragon, and finally use Harpie Lady 2 to attack directly!"

Following Mai Kujaku's command, the three Harpie Ladies flew out, and with one claw each, they easily tore Jonouchi's monsters to shreds.

Harpie Queen Attack: 2200

Dragon-Type Warrior Attack: 1500

Jonouchi Life Points: 4000 -> 3300

Harpie Lady 1 Attack: 1600

Baby Dragon Attack: 1200

Jonouchi Life Points: 3300 -> 2900

Finally, under the direct attack of Harpie Lady 2's 1600 attack, Jonouchi's life points instantly plummeted to 1300.

Having suffered three heavy blows to his life points in a row, even someone with mental strength as strong as Jonouchi couldn't help but let out a painful groan and fall to one knee on the ground.

The card he had face-down on the field was the Trap Card "Skull Dice," which could reduce the opponent's attack power by a multiple based on the roll of a die, but he hadn't expected Mai Kujaku to see through it and destroy it.

"Finally, I set one card, turn end!"

Setting a card after the battle phase was over—Shengzai was speechless at such an operation, but since this was DM, an era where Spell Cards could be activated during the opponent's turn, Shengzai didn't say anything.

"Damn it, I didn't expect that Mai Kujaku to be this strong!

Jonouchi, hurry up and defeat this woman for me! Use the cards I gave you. Your true mission is to defeat the Nameless Pharaoh, not to fall in front of a woman like this!"

Seeing that after only one turn, Jonouchi had gone from a huge advantage to an absolute disadvantage, Marik couldn't help but get anxious.

Just kidding, he used the Millennium Item to make Jonouchi lose himself, not to defeat some Mai Kujaku, but to deal with the Nameless Pharaoh.

If Jonouchi lost the duel here, how would he watch the good show that followed?

Jonouchi and Yugi are best friends, while Mai Kujaku is just an ordinary friend to them. If Jonouchi died first, how could he complete his revenge against the Nameless Pharaoh!

"Hmph, how could I easily fall here? My true enemy is only Yugi."

Under the suggestion of the Millennium Item, Jonouchi, who had just suffered a heavy blow, stood up again and reached for his deck.

"It's my turn, draw card!"

"I activate the Spell Card "Mystical Space Typhoon" from my hand. I will use this card to destroy the card you just set."

With a whirlwind sweeping in, the Trap Card Mai Kujaku had just set was shattered; it was a trap that allowed her to quickly pull monsters from the deck after a monster was destroyed.

Seeing the destroyed trap, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Jonouchi's mouth, and then he inserted a Spell Card from his hand into the slot.

"Next, I will activate another Spell Card, "Raigeki." According to this card's effect, all monsters on your field will be destroyed!"

Seeing the card with the lightning pattern played by Jonouchi, Shengzai, who was behind Mai Kujaku, couldn't help but gasp.

"Destroying the back row, then destroying the front row—damn, can forbidden cards like "Raigeki" be used so casually!"

Shengzai had previously thought that if he gave Mai Kujaku too many cards that transcended this era, she would bully the weak throughout the whole thing, leaving him no chance to step in and offer advice.

But now it seemed he had clearly overthought it; Yu-Gi-Oh! DM is simply the era of forbidden cards!

"It's not over yet, I will activate the Spell Card "Final Flame" from my hand, dealing 500 points of damage directly to the opponent's life points!"

A giant fireball descended from the sky and struck Mai Kujaku directly. Shengzai originally wanted to help her block it, but Mai Kujaku pushed Shengzai's body away, acting a bit stubborn.

This was her battle. Although Shengzai was her Duel Spirit, she couldn't always hide behind Shengzai and accept his protection.

The mental trauma of a Shadow Duel also hurts Duel Spirits, right? And as the person chosen by Shengzai, she, Mai Kujaku, couldn't do it without showing some corresponding backbone!

"Boom!"

With the explosion of flames, Mai Kujaku, who had been hit directly by the fireball, flew backward, but because of the chain on her ankle, she was quickly pulled back.

"It's not over yet. Finally, I will summon Flame Swordsman to attack you directly!"

First hit by a fireball, now engulfed in flames—under Mai Kujaku's shrill scream, her life points went from 2800 -> 2300 -> 500.

A total of 2300 points of direct damage instantly made Mai Kujaku, who had never experienced a Shadow Duel, lose consciousness, and she didn't even have the strength to stand up again.

A so-called Shadow Duel is no different from experiencing pain more realistically. If it were indirect damage blocked by monsters, it would be fine, but two consecutive direct attacks were no different from being burned by flames.

"That bastard Marik, the rules of 'Battle City' clearly forbid the use of such direct damage Spell and Trap Cards!"

Seeing the triple combo of Spell Cards that first dismantled the Spell/Trap zone, then the monster zone, and finally drained life points, President Kaiba was also furious!

For no other reason than that the "Final Flame" Jonouchi just used was strictly forbidden by the rules.

500 life points of damage might not seem like much, but if everyone puts such cards in their decks, how are they supposed to use their "lock-life" hacks!

As everyone knows, in Yu-Gi-Oh!, except for the villains, almost all characters follow a law: they don't play cards until their life points are low.

As long as their life points are locked, the protagonist will instantly have various buffs added to them, either drawing a god-tier card or printing a card on the spot.

"Final Flame" becoming a forbidden card is inevitable because it would become an obstacle to their cheating.

Imagine Yugi has already locked his life points, and just as he wants to show off, you play a "Final Flame"—what kind of expression would he have?

"Hmph, President Kaiba, this is my stage now, so the rules are naturally up to me.

I'll tell you generously: Jonouchi's deck not only has "Final Flame," but he has three of them.

Mai Kujaku's life points are now like a candle in the wind; if Jonouchi draws another Final Flame, she's finished!"

Facing the angry President Kaiba, Marik turned a deaf ear; he even felt that Jonouchi already had the victory in his grasp.

Because he still had a "Magical Stone Excavation" in his hand, which has the effect of discarding two cards to add a Spell Card from the graveyard to his hand.

However, because he only had two cards in his hand now, he couldn't activate it, but when it was his turn to draw next, "Final Flame" would return to Jonouchi's hand.

No matter how powerful a monster Mai Kujaku draws next turn, the reactivation of "Final Flame" would take away her remaining 500 life points.

(End of Chapter)