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Chapter 402 The Harpy's Backcourt Destruction

If a real fire slash had instantly killed Peacock Dance [Amazonian Fighter], destroying it and sending it to the graveyard, then thanks to the effect of [Amazonian Fighter], Peacock Dance still did not suffer any combat damage this time, saving a total of 1000 basic points.

"Is it because the effect of [Amazonian Fighter] avoids battle damage?" Baron looked at the unchanged Life Points of Mai Peacock, and inserted the card in his hand into the Duel Disk. "Then I'll set one card face down, and end my turn."

[Baron: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[The Captain Charging into Battle] [DEF400]

【Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier】【ATK1900】

[GaiK] X2

After a round of attack and defense, the changes on Baron's field didn't seem significant; only one of the "Charging Captains" was replaced by "Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier." However, in Duel Monsters, these subtle differences are what truly matter.

Peacock Dance closed her eyes, took a deep breath to calm herself, and drew the top card of her deck: "My turn, draw."

As Mai the Peacock drew a card, one of the three giant black lightsabers surrounding the Baron field shattered, and the once stable triangle became just two independent supports.

'The [Dark Seal Sword]'s effect lasts only three turns; it will self-destruct during my second Standby Phase after activation. At that point, this guy's monsters can change their battle position again.'

Thinking this, Mai glanced at the card in her hand, 'Then I'll build up enough advantage this turn, I'll use this card!'

"I activate the Spell Card 'Heavenly Treasure Card,' the effect of which allows both players to replenish their hands to six cards!" Mai said, drawing six cards from her deck. "Since I have zero cards in my hand, I can replenish them with six cards."

“However, I also have zero cards in my hand, so I can still draw six more.” Baron opened his empty palm, drew six cards from his deck, and said with a smile, “Although we both draw the same number of cards, my advantage on the field is much greater than yours. Is it really a good idea to rashly activate a card that could accidentally help the opponent snowball?”

"Stop your endless rambling!"

Baron's seemingly admonish but actually sarcastic words made Kongque Wu feel even worse and reignited her competitive spirit: "This is my freedom to do this. If you keep questioning me, I won't be polite!"

Although the peacock dancer said one thing and did another, she was already being quite blunt.

"I activate the effect of [Harpie Queen] in my hand, discarding her from my hand and adding [Harpie's Hunting Ground] from my deck to my hand," Mai sent a card to the graveyard, retrieved a card from her deck, and instead of adding it to her hand, placed it directly into the Field Spell Zone of the Duel Disk.

"Then, I'll activate the Field Spell Card 'Harp's Hunting Ground' right away!"

The air became dry, and the ground in the dueling arena quickly cracked into fine gravel. The arena was then transformed into an environment most familiar to the Harpies—a vast desert plain.

In the desert, even the [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] can be confused and lose their way by the completely identical environment. Only the [Harpies] can ride the air currents to fly over the land and freely choose their hunting targets.

"【Harpy Hunting Grounds】As a Field Spell Card, it can maximize the power of my elegant ladies—【Harpies】. Its first effect is to increase the ATK and DEF of all Winged Beast monsters on the field by 200."

As she explained, Mai drew a monster card from her hand, "And its second effect is that each time a Harpy is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the field!"

Despite having boasted in the last round that she would show Baron, who looked down on her, her tactics were repeatedly thwarted. Peacock Dance then unleashed her full power, intending to launch the Harpy offensive.

"I summon Harpy Perfumer in Attack Position and activate her effect. If I successfully Summon or Special Summon her, I add one Spell/Trap Card from my Deck that mentions the Harpy Sisters to my hand. The card I add to my hand is Cyber ​​Bodysuit."

On the stage of the peacock dance, a harpy with long, sexy, light purple hair and wearing a seductive, tight-fitting leather outfit appeared, holding two bottles of colorful potions.

The medicine in his hand was slowly poured out onto the sand. As the moisture was absorbed by the dry sand, a strange fragrance was released. Even Baron, who was not a big fan of perfume, was momentarily stunned when he smelled the scent and subconsciously praised, "It smells so good."

"Even if you praise me, it won't work, hmph." Peacock Dance wasn't going to give Baron a friendly look because of his words. She retrieved the [Cyber ​​Bodysuit], the Equip Spell Card exclusive to [Harpy], from her deck, and waved her hand again, "After the fragrance comes the delicate petals, taste the sting!"

"As long as the card name of [Harpie Perfumer] exists on the field or in the Graveyard, it can be treated as [Harpy], thus triggering the forced activation effect of [Harpie's Hunting Ground]. I designate the card on your left side of the field and destroy it!"

Despite her alluring and delicate appearance, the [Harpie Perfumer] smirked and tossed her perfume bottle again, completely bewitching the [Charging Captain] on the field. Caught off guard, he took a step back, accidentally stepping on the card Baron had placed behind him.

"Click".

A cracking sound rang out, bringing the [Captain Charging into Battle] back to his senses. With a look of annoyance, he lifted the trap he had just stepped on, revealing the broken and unusable [Explosive Armor].

[Explosive Armor] once again lived up to its strange design, being destroyed and sent to the graveyard without ever being able to perform any function. A smug expression couldn't help but appear on Peacock Dance's face.

Baron remained nonchalant: "So you've replaced it with the Harpy, which is weaker in combat but extremely effective against backline cards? But a single Harpy isn't enough to make a difference."

“I still have one more card, and you can’t attack my Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier unless you destroy [Charging Captain].

"Hmph, that's utter nonsense. Don't you know that Harpies live in groups?" Mai sneered as she flipped over her face-down card. "I activate the Spell Card Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone -. While I have a Harpy on my field, I can Special Summon other Harpies from my Deck or hand!"

"It's time to party, my ladies!"

Chapter 403 The Harpy's Offensive

"It's time to party, my ladies!"

"Special Summon 'Harpy Spiriter' from my Deck in Attack Position. Since her card name can be considered 'Harpy' while she is on the field, the effect of 'Harpy Hunting Ground' is reactivated!"

Peacock Dance pointed sharply at the last card on Baron's back row: "Your last face-down card is now destroyed!"

With her orange hair styled into an intricate knot, the Harpy Spirit Master, dressed in a sexy white bodysuit that revealed half of her breasts, appeared on the Peacock Dance stage, holding a staff and an empty, chained pet collar. She gracefully and alluringly twirled in place, her white stockings revealing her beautiful "absolute territory." The only regret was that the Harpy Spirit Master was wearing those dreaded safety shorts under her short skirt.

After all, the prototype of the Harpies is the "Harpies" in mythology who seduce ignorant travelers with their beauty. Pegasus put a lot of effort into designing them, which is obvious even to casual viewers who don't care much about Duel Monsters. They are all so beautiful that they make your eyes pop out.

Furthermore, Keihei even saw Honda and Otogi, the two SPs, cover their noses with their arms and raise their heads in unusually synchronized motions, hurriedly taking out tissues from their bodies to plug their nostrils.

Even Yugi blushed at the sight of the Harpie Shaman's attire, but managed to remain calm under the watchful eyes of the three: Kyoko to his left, Rebecca to his right, and Yami Yugi in the Millennium Puzzle.

Jonouchi, however, was not moved at all by the [Harpie Spirit Master]. Instead, he focused on watching Mai's actions: "She's really amazing. When Mai gets serious, she easily takes down that guy Baron's two face-down cards."

Although it was a duel, Mai Kongjaku had actually been keeping an eye on the audience the whole time. Although she couldn't hear Jonouchi's words because there were so many people in the venue, she could still tell that Jonouchi was looking at her, not the [Harpie Spirit] that had just been summoned, and she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

What she didn't know was that the reason Jonouchi was completely unmoved by the appearance of the Harpie Spirit Master was simply because he was attracted to high boots, not white stockings, and he also had a preference for hair color, only being attracted to black and blonde hair.

Although the factors mentioned above do indeed point to the peacock dance.

The Harpy Spirit Master, holding his staff, chanted two incantations before cunningly setting it aside. Suddenly, he swung the chain of the collar in his hand and threw the metal collar forcefully, startling the two monsters on Baron's field. They quickly dodged, but this resulted in the destruction of Baron's last face-down card.

The card he set down was "Time Machine," which has the ability to revive monsters destroyed in battle back onto the field.

Watching Mai Kongque's actions, destroying two cards in her back row one after another, even the usually casual Baron couldn't help but take a serious look at the serious-looking Mai Kongque before sending his [Time Machine] to the graveyard: "Oh, so you're getting serious now?"

"Seriously? Not yet, I still have cards to use." Peacock Mai raised an eyebrow, gathering two [Harpies] on the field before activating another card, "Continuous Spell Card [Hysterical Signature]! During the effect resolution of this card's activation, I add one [Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone -] from my Deck/Graveyard to my hand, and then I activate [Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone -] again!"

"My third Harpy! The Harpist!"

With a black headband binding her long, orange-red hair into a neat hairstyle, the serene Harpist appeared, carrying a huge harp, her eagle claws gently plucking at the instrument, a stark contrast to the sexy Perfumer and the playful Spirit Medium.

Another Harpy monster was summoned to Mai's field, and this time, even without Mai's explanation, Baron had already anticipated it: "If there are no surprises, this Harpist should also have the effect of 'being considered a Harpy when on the field or in the graveyard', right?"

"You haven't forgotten the effect of the Harpy Hunting Grounds you activated so quickly, have you? Its effect is different from other cards; it should be a forced activation."

As he spoke, Baron looked at his empty back row and said, "There isn't a single card left in my back row. Are you trying to destroy your own back row?"

Balong was wondering if Kong Quewu would show that regretful expression that comes from a spoiled woman realizing she'd done something wrong, but to his surprise, Kong Quewu just smiled confidently: "Don't underestimate me. So what if I'm trying to sabotage my own plans?"

"Because of the effect of [Harpie's Hunting Grounds], when [Harpie Harpist] is successfully Special Summoned, I choose to destroy [Hysterical Signature] that was just activated on my back row!"

The serene Harpist plucked a string, and the previously invisible sound waves suddenly transformed into tangible blades. After flying across half the arena, they abruptly veered and tore apart the Hysterical Signature that the Peacock Dance had just activated.

At this moment, Mai cleared her and Baron's backrows, leaving only one [Dark Seal Sword]. She also summoned three [Harpie] monsters to her field, in the [Harpie Hunting Ground], a field familiar to the [Harpies]. In return, she still had four cards in her hand.

Harpie Spirit Master】【4☆/Wind】

[Bird/Beast Race/Effect]

【1400/1300→1600/1500】

Harpist with Harp Body】【4☆/Wind】

[Bird/Beast Race/Effect]

【1700/600→1900/800】

【Harpie Perfumer】【4☆/Wind】

[Bird/Beast Race/Effect]

【1400/1300→1600/1500】

Among the four cards in the Peacock Dance deck, there is also an Electronic Bodysuit that was previously added to the hand using the effect of Harpy Perfumer. It can be equipped to Harpy or the three Harpy sisters to increase their attack and defense by 500 points.

And she did indeed initiate it.

"Activate the Equip Spell Card [Cyber ​​Bodysuit], equip it to [Harpie Summoner] whose card name is [Harpie], and increase her ATK and DEF by 500."

Harpy Spirit Master [1600/1500→2100/2000]

Equip the Equip Spell Card to the [Harpie Summoner], the card with the lowest stats on her field, and wave her hand forward: "Battle Phase, let's launch an all-out attack, My Ladies!"

"Don't forget my [Charging Captain]!" Baron reminded him. "Because of his effect, all your attacks against Warrior-type monsters will be directed at him."

Mai looked at Baron with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding why he had reminded her. Although Mai remembered the effect, if someone with a bad memory used the highest-powered [Harpie Spirit] to launch an attack, the attack guided towards the defense position of [Charging Captain] would be wasted.

Baron could have just watched this happen, since it would have been better for him to suffer less damage, so why would he do that?

Despite some doubt, Mai continued to give the order: "In that case, I'll use the [Harpie Perfumer] with the lowest attack power to attack the [Charging Captain] in defense position first!"

"Perfume tactics!"

The [Harpie Perfumer], who had just appeared and had discarded both bottles of perfume, reached behind her back and somehow produced another bottle of perfume with a strange color that looked like polluted river water covered in oil, and threw it towards the [Charging Captain].

The captain, who was charging into battle, repeatedly reminded himself not to be seduced by the perfume, but the moment he smelled the fragrance, he was once again out of his mind. It wasn't until a sharp pain shot through his chest that he saw that the harpy perfumer had completed her attack.

"puff"

[The Charge Captain] was destroyed by [Harpie Perfumer]'s claws and sent to the graveyard, leaving Baron with only one [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] in Attack Position on the field. Ignoring its effect of being released after being summoned a second time as a Gemini Monster, its 1900 ATK alone makes it a formidable opponent.

Mai currently has two monsters she hasn't attacked yet: the Harpist with 1900 attack power and the Harpist Spirit with 2100 attack power. Theoretically, Mai should first use the Harpist Spirit to destroy the Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier, and then use the Harpist to attack directly, maximizing her gains while minimizing her losses.

However, to Baron's surprise, Mai Peacock made the "incorrect" choice without hesitation: "For the second attack, I will use [Harpist] to attack [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier]! Because the two monsters have similar attack power, they will be destroyed together!"

"They actually chose to take the monster down with them?"

While Baron was surprised, the Harpist did not hesitate to carry out the Peacock Dance's command. Sharp eagle claws slashed at the strings as if shaving someone's head with a cleaver, and wave after wave of sonic blades attacked the Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier.

【Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier】 was equally unyielding, its flames suddenly extending to cover the blade, and with a series of swings, streaks of fire intercepted the sonic blade in mid-air.

However, even the best-laid plans can have flaws. The stalemate between the two sides did not last long. A sonic blade pierced through the defense of the flame slash and landed on the [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier]. At the same time, a flame slash also successfully pierced through the sonic blade and destroyed the [Harp Master] who did not have time to take off with his harp.

A hint of regret crossed Mai's face, as if she felt guilty for destroying the monster that trusted her and sending it to the graveyard. After sending Harpist Harpist to the graveyard, she raised her head again and said with a firm gaze, "Then this is the third attack. Harpist Spirit Master, launch a direct attack on the opponent's duelist!"

The Harpy Spirit Master, dressed in a strangely designed [electronic bodysuit] that looked more like a lingerie set than armor, made no attempt to conceal his identity this time. He swung a chain with a metal collar attached to it and flew up, swooping down towards Baron. He threw the collar, which had been gathering enough power in his hand, like a meteor hammer, and the afterimage of the attack passed right through Baron's body!

[Baron: 4000→1900LP]

"Ouch! Ouch, ouch, ouch." Baron touched the spot where he had just been hit by the Harpy Spirit Master and said that although he said it hurt, the expression on his face was so fake that no one could tell that he had just been in pain.

"You're really impressive, Miss Peacock Dance." For the first time, Baron called out Peacock Dance's name, looking at her with great seriousness. "That attack just now was simple and direct. That's the kind of attack we should be having."

"I really should take back what I said at the start of the duel. You are a formidable duelist, and it's worth me taking you seriously."

Baron wasn't joking. The way the Peacock Dance deck removed all the cards in the back row, leaving only the Duel Monsters to directly clash with each other, was exactly to Baron's liking. He was really fired up and ready to unleash the true power of the deck he was using.

He wasn't using this deck himself, but a different one. That deck had a slightly different dueling style, with peculiar effects in battle, and it also had an effect that could damage the duelist's energy, making it unsuitable for a place like the KC Cup. That's why Baron switched to the deck he's using now.