Chapter 196

"The effect of "Chorus of Sanctuary" is that as long as this card is on the field, the attack and defense of monsters on the field with the same name increase by 500.

The effect of "United We Stand" is that if all monsters in your graveyard have the same original type, the attack of monsters of that type on your field increases by 800."

"The Harpie monsters on my field now all have the special effect of being treated as "Harpie Lady" by name, so they can gain the effect of "Chorus of Sanctuary."

By the same token, because the monsters in my graveyard and on the field are all Winged Beast-Type, the bonus from "United We Stand" can also take effect.

Next, I activate the special effect of Harpie Lady 1: as long as this card is on the field, Wind-Attribute monsters gain another 300 points of attack!"

"Chorus of Sanctuary" adds 500 attack, "United We Stand" adds 800 attack, plus the 300 points from Harpie Lady 1, for a total of 1600 attack points.

So the attack power of the Harpie Ladies on Shengzai's field now is as follows.

Harpie Queen Attack: 1900 -> 3500

Harpie Lady 1 Attack: 1300 -> 2900

Harpie Lady 3 Attack: 1300 -> 2900

When they saw the Harpie Ladies on Mai Kujaku's field, under the effects of the Spell Cards and monster special effects, have their attack power soar directly to 3500 and 2900, everyone, whether it was Yami Yugi or Marik, was dumbfounded.

However, even so, Shengzai still hadn't finished his operation, but opened his palm and said: "It's not over yet, activate the other special effect of "Harpie Kuriboh"!

As long as this card is on the field, it can increase the attack power by the number of "Harpie Ladies" on the field and in the graveyard multiplied by 300!"

It was also at the moment Shengzai stated the special ability of "Harpie Kuriboh" that Yami Yugi and President Kaiba, who were watching from afar, showed expressions of sudden realization.

Looking at his confused companions, Yami Yugi took the initiative to say: "In the rules of the duel, the monster zone can only hold up to five monsters.

And that monster named "Harpie Kuriboh" can increase its combat power through the number of "Harpies," which is why Mai Kujaku would try her best to send these types of monsters to the graveyard to maximize the attack power of that monster."

"It's not just that. Her behavior of adding "Harpie" monsters to her hand and then sending them to the graveyard also triggered the effect of "United We Stand."

And by increasing her hand size and then using "Card Destruction" to increase the probability of drawing the trump card—what a terrifying chain.

I didn't expect that Mai Kujaku was such a strong duelist; the graveyard, which ordinary duelists would ignore, is now being utilized by her."

Just as Yami Yugi's voice fell, President Kaiba added from the side, his fists tightly clenched; he also hadn't expected Mai Kujaku to be such a formidable enemy.

"The original attack power of "Harpie Kuriboh" was only 300, but because of "Chorus of Sanctuary," "United We Stand," and the special effect of Harpie Lady 1, the attack power will increase to 1900.

Then there is its own special effect: including itself, I have four "Harpie" monsters on my field.

Plus the three destroyed by your "Raigeki" at the beginning, and the four I sent to the graveyard (three from Card Destruction, one from the initial Spell Card), that's a total of eleven "Harpie" monsters.

This means that "Harpie Kuriboh," which has already increased to 1900 attack, will increase by another 11 multiplied by 300, for a total of 3300 attack points!"

Harpie Kuriboh Attack: 1900 -> 5200!

When they saw a large group of Harpie Lady phantoms appear behind Harpie Kuriboh, and its wings fully spread and turned into rainbow colors soaring in the sky, everyone present was stunned!

"Impossible! A Level 1 trash monster, its attack power actually surpassed Kami (God Card)!"

5200 attack power was quite explosive in the Yu-Gi-Oh! DM era.

After all, as a God Card, "Obelisk the Tormentor" only had 4000 attack power.

Even the two great high-attack trump cards that appeared in the DM era, "Five-Headed Dragon" and "Dragon Master Knight," only had 5000 attack points.

"There is nothing impossible. I said it long ago, this is my last turn!

"Harpie Kuriboh," attack Flame Swordsman, Harpie Feather Slash!"

Following Shengzai's command, Harpie Kuriboh flew directly into the high sky and brandished its rainbow-colored wings.

As the colorful wings were brandished, the rainbow light turned into an "X" slash, instantly blasting the 1800-attack Flame Swordsman into pieces!

Jonouchi Life Points: 1300 -> 0!

"Jonouchi!"

Seeing Jonouchi swept away by the strong wind, Yami Yugi and the others gasped.

Mai Kujaku won, which meant Jonouchi, whose life points had returned to zero, would be dragged directly into the sea by the iron chain on his foot.

But what surprised everyone present was that after destroying "Flame Swordsman" and ending the duel, "Harpie Kuriboh" did not disappear.

Instead, at Shengzai's signal, it flapped its wings and flew directly to Jonouchi's location, and just as the chain was about to drag the unconscious Jonouchi into the sea, a wing slash directly severed the chain!

When Yami Yugi and the others rushed over, Jonouchi was already lying on the spot unconscious, and "Harpie Kuriboh," having completed its mission, also slowly disappeared into the air.

"Does this count as me beating Jonouchi?"

After the duel ended, Shengzai's online substitute service ended. Mai Kujaku, who had recovered from the custodial state, looked at Jonouchi, who was unconscious but otherwise fine, and showed a bitter smile.

When Shengzai was online as a substitute, although her body was controlled by him, Mai Kujaku also had feelings and consciousness.

In other words, the person who felt Shengzai's battle the most deeply was actually Mai Kujaku.

Even though they were the same cards, Shengzai's way of playing gave Mai Kujaku a refreshing feeling; she hadn't even thought before that a duel could be played like this!

"Mai, are you okay?"

After confirming that Jonouchi was fine and that his consciousness had returned to normal because he was defeated by Mai Kujaku, Yami Yugi and the others also came over to check on Mai Kujaku's situation.

Glancing at the "Mission Accomplished" interface pop-up in front of her, Mai Kujaku also breathed a huge sigh of relief, and her mood improved quite a bit.

It seems that although the second half of the duel wasn't operated by her, it used her body after all, so the so-called system still judged that she had completed the mission.

After seeing Shengzai's power and the so-called "Shadow Duel," Mai Kujaku was even more reluctant to give up this power now!

Whether it was the holder of a Millennium Item or the so-called "God Card," without Shengzai's help, she could never defeat these monsters!

(End of Chapter)