Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

However, Mai Kongque was unaware of all this. She assumed that the deck Baron was using was his main deck, and she was genuinely annoyed to hear from Baron that he hadn't yet gone all out.

"Go all out? Then go ahead and go all out, the stronger the better. Anyway, I will definitely defeat you and show you my power, hmph!" Mai snorted coldly, then flicked three cards between her fingers across the Duel Disk, skillfully inserting all the cards into the Magic and Trap Zone. "I will face down all three cards in my hand and end my turn."

"During my turn's preparation phase, the effects of [Hysterical Sign] and [Harpist] that are sent to the Graveyard can be activated this turn."

Baron revealed a knowing expression: "I see, so it has an effect that can only be activated when sent to the graveyard? This duel is getting more and more interesting."

"The effect of [Harpist] is: add one 4-star Winged Beast monster with 1500 or less ATK from my Deck to my hand, and then [Hysterical Sign] can add up to three [Harpist] cards from my Deck to my hand, with a maximum of one card of the same name."

The effects of the two cards took effect simultaneously. After playing out all the cards that Peacock Dance had replenished with "Heavenly Treasure" in one turn, she miraculously replenished four more cards from her deck!

[Peacock Dance: 4000LP, 4 cards in hand]

Harpie Spirit Master (Electronic Bodysuit) [ATK2100]

【Harpie Perfumer】【ATK1600】

[Dark Seal Sword] [Face Card] x3

Location: [Harpy Hunting Grounds]

Baron's fingers rested on his deck, a smirk playing on his lips: "The battle ahead might be a bit brutal, but are you ready to face my heat, Miss Peacock Mai?"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Chapter 404 Fiery Blade Draws, Kia Fried?!

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Then, I activated the spell card [Angel's Charity], drew three cards from my deck, and then discarded two cards from my hand."

After sending the card to the graveyard, Baron seemed to have gotten a good card in return, and smiled: "I can feel it, the winds of victory are blowing from behind me."

"I activate the Continuous Spell Card [Diamond Power]." Baron played a card; the card art depicted [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier], who had just been destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, manipulating flames to create a barrier. "The effect of this card is: if my opponent controls a monster and I control no monsters, I can Special Summon one 4-star or lower Gemini monster from my hand once per turn!"

"I Special Summon [True Guardian - Bishop] from my hand, and then Multi Summon it!"

Amidst the raging flames, a monster emerged that bore a striking resemblance to the [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] summoned by Baron earlier. The only differences were that [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier]'s skirt had been replaced with a shawl, and the sword in its hand had been replaced with a chain hammer.

[True Guardian - Bishop] [4☆/Flame]

[Warrior Race/Dual/Effect]

[1500/1000]

Although its attack power is only 1500 points, the True Guardian - Bishop still exudes a powerful aura when facing the Harpy Perfumer with an attack power of 1600 and the Harpy Spirit Master with an attack power of 2100.

"After being summoned a second time, the effects of [True Guardian - Bishop] were unlocked and activated simultaneously," Baron said, pointing to his graveyard.

"Once per turn, if [True Guardian - Bishop] is Normal or Special Summoned, I may target one Warrior-Type FIRE monster or Gemini monster in my Graveyard other than [True Guardian - Bishop] and Special Summon it."

As the [True Guardian - Bishop] on the Baron field chanted the incantation, a ball of fire surged from his grave and landed on the Baron field. Only a human figure could be barely made out in the raging flames.

Mai Kongque frowned: "Warrior-type fire attribute monsters and dual monsters, there should only be one [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] in Baron's graveyard, but why does this monster look a little different?"

Although [Evolved Armor Knight - Chevalier] also appeared with his entire body enveloped in flames when he first appeared, the flames were more of a violent outburst that could not be effectively controlled, unlike the flames now, which are so restrained that they hardly resemble flames at all.

Moreover, this flame was much larger. Mai Kongjaku could swear on her future popularity with women that this monster was definitely not [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier]!

"Clang!"

All I remember is the sound of a sword being drawn. A heavy sword wreathed in flames emerged from the fire and cleaved the flames in two. The two halves of the fire spread out like the wings of a phoenix, revealing a tall figure wielding a sword and shield and wearing white armor.

"Blazing sword drawn! The moment the eternal phoenix clashes with the blazing sword, all evil will vanish into nothingness!"

"This is the strongest monster in my deck, [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed]!" Baron said, his hands itching as he looked at the fully armed [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed].

His preferred dueling style wasn't like this one; he only chose this deck because fully armed Warrior-Type monsters suited his tastes better. However, although Baron was now filled with fighting spirit, this deck not only failed to satisfy his craving, but instead made Baron even more excited and restless.

What Mai Kongque cared about wasn't the strength or coolness of the monsters summoned by Baron, but rather his name: "[Gia Freed]?"

As she recited, Mai turned her head slightly and immediately spotted Jonouchi in the audience, who also looked surprised.

When it comes to "Kia Fried", the first thing that comes to mind for Mai is the Iron Knight Kia Fried from Jonouchi, and the Sword Saint Bare-chested Kia Fried after he was freed from his restraints. But she never expected to see a completely new Kia Fried here today.

【Phoenix Sword Saint - Kia Fried】【8☆/Flame】

[Warrior/Normal]

[2800/2200]

"Attack power, 2800 points?" Mai's expression turned serious. Although she had seen monsters with higher attack power before, Mai rarely had to face them.

The biggest feature of the Harpy deck is its ability to disrupt the back row, but its weakness lies in its generally low attack power, which requires card support and is not good at direct confrontations where attack power is directly compared.

In addition, the way [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] appeared was almost identical to that of [Evolved Armor Knight - Chevalier] and [True Guardian - Bishop], making Mai Kongque suspect that it was also a dual monster.

The only saving grace is that Baron has already used his normal summoning opportunity this turn on [True Guardian - Bishop], so even if [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried] is indeed a Gemini monster, he will have to wait until the next turn to use his effect.

"Even if [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] is a Gemini Monster, I still have to wait until the next turn to use its effect. Miss Mai, that's what you're thinking, isn't it?"

Seemingly seeing through Mai's thoughts, Baron, with a confident smile, drew a card: "In some ways, that's true, since I don't have a chance for a Normal Summon this turn, and I don't have any [Double Summon] cards in my hand."

"However, not to brag, but I am actually quite good at using various armors and equipment for enhanced combat."

Baron inserted the card in his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone: "Your Harpy has its own Equip Spell Card, Cyber ​​Bodysuit. Similarly, Gemini Monsters also have their own equipment. I equip Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed with the Equip Spell Card, Super Gemini Summon!"

"Only a Dual Monster can be equipped with [Super Dual Summon]. It can be used as a second summon to grant power to a Dual Monster. Therefore, the power of [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] is unleashed!"

With a command, the flames that had been restraining [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried] suddenly surged, breaking free from his body and transforming into a giant phoenix made of flames!

"Then, let's enter the battle phase!" Baron clenched his fist and swung it forward sharply, then belatedly remembered something and changed it to a chopping motion. "[Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried], attack [Harpie Spirit Master],"

"Phoenix Cross Slash!"

Chapter 405 The Invincible Shield's Super Multiplier

"【Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried】, attack 【Harpie Spirit Master】!"

"Phoenix Cross Slash!"

Wielding a massive shield and greatsword as tall as a man and clad in thick armor, the Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried moved with a speed far beyond what one would expect from someone carrying such a heavy burden. In the blink of an eye, the Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried appeared in front of the Harpy Spirit Master as if by teleportation, ready to swing his greatsword.

[Harpie Spirit Master] didn't even have time to take off from the ground, and just as it was about to be destroyed, Mai Kujaku reacted in time and pressed the activation button on her Duel Disk: "Don't even think about succeeding, look this way!"

"I'm going to activate the Trap Card [Explosive Armor] to chain your [Phoenix Sword Saint - Giafrid]'s attack declaration and destroy it!"

As Mai the Peacock spoke, one of her three face-down cards in the back row was revealed, and a laser beam shot out from the artwork of [Explosive Armor] towards [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed]. Once hit by this laser beam, no matter how powerful [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed]'s attack power is, it will simply be destroyed.

Just as Kongque was feeling smug, she saw that the momentum of the heavy sword in the hand of [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried] did not slow down at all. It heavily struck the [Harpie Spirit Master], piercing and tearing through her [Electronic Bodysuit] and sending her into the graveyard.

Faced with the incoming laser, he didn't even flinch. He simply raised his shield, which was wreathed in flames, and delivered a shield bash, which actually blocked the laser!

Seeing the astonishment on Kongque Wu's face, Baron smiled and explained, "Don't forget, [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Fried] has already obtained the state of double summoning power. Although I didn't activate his effect during the main phase, as long as the conditions are met, he can use special abilities even during the battle phase!"

"【Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed】Can negate and destroy the activation of a Spell/Trap Card targeting a monster on the field by sacrificing one of my Equip Cards!"

"Drink!"

With a powerful push, the Phoenix Sword Saint, Gia Freed, pushed the shield that was stuck on his shield back, and the laser beam that was stuck on his shield was forcibly pushed back and returned to hit the card itself, the Explosive Armor.

The card 【Explosive Armor】 was destroyed by its own attack, and at the same time, the battle damage from when 【Harpie Spirit Master】 was destroyed was also applied to Mai.

"uh-huh!"

[Peacock Dance: 4000→3300LP]

Having completed an attack and perfectly defended against the destructive effect, [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] returned to Baron's field. The only cost was that the fire phoenix, which had been awakened by the effect of [Super Double Summon], burned to ashes when [Super Double Summon] disappeared.

The equipment card that Baron sent to the graveyard to activate the effect of [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] was [Super Double Summon]. It was precisely because of losing [Super Double Summon] that [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] reverted to its normal monster form before being double summoned, and the flames receded back onto its back, turning into a cape.

However, this was only part of the flames. Where the fire phoenix had vanished, another flame was still burning fiercely and was even beginning to spread and expand.

“If a face-up [Super Double Summon] is sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Normal Monster from my Graveyard.” Baron said, retrieving a card from his Graveyard and showing it to Mai. “The monster I summoned is the [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] that was destroyed earlier!”

"Now that he's appeared, my second attack will be with [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier] against [Harpie Perfumer]!"

A figure flew out from the burning flames. The [Evolved Armored Knight - Chevalier], wielding a sharp knife, was resurrected from the graveyard and pierced the [Harpie Perfumer]'s chest with a single blow, showing no sign of being seduced by her beauty.

That cold gaze seemed to say, "Women will only slow down my speed of drawing my sword."

[Peacock Dance: 3300→3000LP]

Peacock Dance suffered another battle injury, and her total Life Points dropped by 1000. Although it seems that she has more Life Points than Baron, the last of the Harpies in Peacock Dance's front field was destroyed, while Baron still has a True Guardian - Bishop with 1500 ATK on his field that has not yet made an attack.

"That's the third attack, Miss Peacock Mai!" Baron shouted excitedly, pumping his fist. "If no monster comes to stop my attack, [True Guardian - Bishop], launch a direct attack on the duelist!"

The chain hammer wreathed in flames was swung by the [True Guardian - Bishop]. Due to the characteristics of whip-like weapons, the chain ball at the end was continuously accelerated. The [True Guardian - Bishop], wielding the chain hammer, took a step forward, preparing to launch a direct attack on the Peacock Dance.

In the audience, Jonouchi watched with extreme anxiety as Mai, who was in dire straits. He excitedly grabbed Honda's thigh and stood up abruptly, shouting loudly into the arena, "Don't lose, Mai!"

The venue was so noisy that, theoretically, with so many noises, even if Jonouchi's voice was loud, Mai would be unable to hear what he was saying because her attention would be distracted by the noise.

But for no apparent reason, the Peacock Dancer heard the shouts from within the castle.

Without turning to look at Jonouchi, who had been pushed back into his seat by Honda and was apologizing to the audience behind him, Mai quipped, "Idiot Jonouchi! Even if I was hit by the attack, I wasn't at the point of losing. How can you think I'm going to lose just like that? You're underestimating me!"

Her words were quite arrogant, but the corners of Kong Que Wu's mouth unconsciously curled up.

"Baron, you did say you were going to attack me directly, right?" Mai's finger pressed the button to activate a face-down card. One of her face-down cards stood up, revealing a semi-circular shield. "You've already destroyed all my monsters and gained a significant advantage, but you don't know when to stop."

"Then don't blame me for using this card. I have to thank Jonouchi for drawing it and giving it to me not long ago. I made a promise with him to settle things in the group finals!"

"Activate the Trap Card, [Ripple Shield - Wave Power]!"

"What!?"

Before the Peacock Dance, a pale blue transparent shield silently opened. As the [True Guardian - Bishop]'s chain hammer slammed down heavily, it only caused slight ripples on the seemingly fragile shield, without even leaving a dent.

At the same time, as if triggered by the attack of [True Guardian - Bishop], the shield protecting Peacock Dance suddenly released, turning into a compressed flood that surged out and instantly turned the entire field into a vast ocean. All of Baron's monsters were swallowed up in the flood and disappeared!

"【Ripple Shield - Wave Power-】 seems to be a derivative card of 【Divine Shield - Mirror Power-】, with a similar effect, which can knock back all attack position monsters on your field. Instead of destroying them, they are returned to the deck, so even cards like 【Monster Resurrection】 will not recall monsters that have left the field. Therefore, I think its effect is stronger."

"However, powerful effects inevitably come with strict limitations. [Holy Shield - Power of Reflection] can be activated with just a monster's attack declaration, while [Ripple Shield - Power of Waves] requires a direct attack from the monster."

Peacock Dance paused, looking at the gradually receding torrent, "In other words, Baron, it was your insatiable desire to attack that led to the complete elimination of your monsters."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Kong Quewu saw a golden spear embedded in the sand beneath the receding water, creating a tiny space that was not submerged by the water for the humanoid flame that followed it.

Baron said helplessly, "I was actually lectured because of my strong desire to attack? I felt like I was trying my best to restrain myself and be a calm person. Besides, not all the monsters left the field."

“The Quick-Play Spell Card [Forbidden Lance], chained to Miss Peacock Dance's effect [Ripple Shield - Wave Power], I activated this card from my hand.” Baron said, showing the card. “At the cost of a 800-point reduction in attack power, I granted [Phoenix Sword Saint - Gia Freed] the ability to be unaffected by the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards besides this card.”

"However, for him who has already attacked, the cost of reduced attack power is negligible, and it only lasts until the end of the round."